The bigger the caliber, the more confident you are, but things are ever-changing, and if you don’t advance, you will retreat.
Now that my shooting and escaping skills are almost maxed out, it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to train my melee ability. It never hurts to have one more skill.
Having made up her mind, she stopped thinking about it, slowly stood up, and bent the armrest back into place. Although it couldn't be completely restored, it wouldn't be noticeable unless you looked closely.
She tensed all her muscles tightly and took every step with extreme caution, as if she was not walking on stairs but a cliff covered with thorns.
Only when her feet finally stepped firmly on the ice on the first floor did she breathe a long sigh of relief.
"No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you still have to be afraid of slipping!"
When I arrived at the trading market, I walked into the building as if I was familiar with the place. After browsing the first floor and seeing nothing I liked, I went upstairs. Surprisingly, I ran into the man who sold diamond rings before.
He Xiaobei walked over and took a look. The quality of the jewelry this time was much better than the last time, and the quantity was quite large.
She had reason to suspect that this guy was in the same industry as her.
But there were too many items and it was not easy for her to make a deal, so she spent a long time picking and choosing in front of the stall, and took out two necklaces of the best quality and asked the price.
The man actually recognized her at first sight. After all, not many people could afford to buy jewelry these days. Most of them were scalpers who bought and resold them to the base and sold them to wealthy ladies.
She was the only girl like her who was well-dressed and had a rosy complexion.
The man's mind became active when he looked at her. Although he didn't understand much, he knew that the items this time must be more valuable than the previous ones, so the price he quoted was surprisingly high.
Looking at the necklace in her hand, he said calmly:
"Two necklaces of the best quality here, 100 packs of compressed biscuits, or 20 kilograms of rice."
He Xiaobei was so angry that he laughed. Without saying a word, he put the necklace on the stall and walked away.
When the man saw her attitude, he immediately became anxious:
"If you're not satisfied with the price, you can bargain. What's the point of just walking away? If you don't want to buy, don't ask the price. Are you bored?"
He did not mock the other party for not being able to afford it, because he could tell at a glance that the other party was not short of food. It was probably because his asking price was too outrageous that the other party left.
He Xiaobei turned his head suddenly, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, locking onto the other person tightly.
For some reason, he suddenly felt an inexplicable fear in his heart, as if a pair of invisible eyes were staring at him.
He couldn't help but shudder, goose bumps instantly covering his entire body. At the same time, he clearly felt that the air around him seemed to have become unusually cold, as if it was enveloped by a mysterious force.
However, this is an official trading place, and there are troops stationed there. He reacted and was no longer afraid. He just shrank his neck and quickly made amends:
"Hey... that's not what I meant. As the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you'll pay a low price. If you want, we can negotiate... negotiate."
He is not afraid of causing trouble, but he is afraid of failing in business and having no food to eat.
Then he quickly put on a flattering smile and said in a pleasant tone:
"Don't be angry, young lady. I was careless just now. I'm sorry. But the goods this time are really good. If you buy them at the base, you will pay much more than what I just quoted. Let's cut out the middleman and make a profit. Can we continue to discuss?"
Seeing that he apologized, He Xiaobei's anger was basically gone, and after a little thought, he realized that the man was right. These things could be brought into the base in the future to cheat the wives and children of rich people.
She wouldn't go against the supplies, so she walked back to the stall, squatted down, and teased:
"Even if there's no middleman making a profit from the price difference, your price is ridiculous. Someone who doesn't know would think you're robbing me."
After a while of bargaining, the two men sold the 12 pieces of jewelry on the stall for 40 kilograms of rice.
Due to the large transaction volume, He Xiaobei said she would go downstairs to get it from the car. When the man learned that her car was at the door, he said he would follow her. There were patrols around the exchange building anyway, so he was not afraid of being robbed by the gangs. Moreover, he was afraid of being targeted with so much rice.
At this moment, the man had an irrepressible smile on his face. He bent down to clean up the stall and said to her:
"My name is Hao Yue. I'll set up a stall here when I have goods. If you like, you can come and visit me next time you go to the market."
He Xiaobei didn't answer him. After watching him pack up his things, she went downstairs first, and the man followed her happily.
When they reached the car, Hao Yue stopped. She walked around to the other side of the car, opened the door, smuggled out 40 kilograms of rice from the space, and put it on the ground.
Hao Yue took out a portable scale from her backpack, hung the rice on it, and after struggling for a long time, her face flushed red, she finally managed to lift it up. She weighed it briefly and quickly put it on the ground.
It seems that in the end times, life in their business is not easy either.
After weighing them, Hao Yue panted and handed the eleven pieces of jewelry to He Xiaobei:
"Please check it out. This is a face-to-face transaction. I'm not responsible for any problems later."
He Xiaobei took the small package he handed over and opened it to check each item one by one.
It was okay, the man didn't do anything, so I nodded at him.
Seeing her nod, Hao Yue didn't say much. He squatted down and took out everything in his backpack, stuffed the rice back in, and then left in a hurry.
He Xiaobei watched him leave and had no intention of continuing to go in and look around. She had already seen everything, so she wanted to wait in the car for a while to see if she could wait for the three people who pried the door open.
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