"You need more collateral?" Tu Nian frowned.
She sets up a stall here and gives the other party 20% of the profit every day, which is really not a small amount. To be honest, it seems that she is taking advantage of the situation by collecting the mortgage money.
The servant had anticipated her reaction and said with a calm smile, "This is the rule of our family. If you are truly capable, I think these two won't be a big deal, right?"
As expected of a businessman, he is really smart.
Tu Nian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Honestly, this brothel's location was truly prime. It sat at a well-connected intersection, and practically everyone in Wozhou had to pass through it. If she could set up shop here for a whole day, her biggest concern would be whether she'd run out of talismans. That was why she'd insisted on arguing with the other party for so long, rather than choosing another location.
That's all.
"You are right, fellow Daoist."
After weighing the pros and cons, Tu Nian finally chose to take out twenty high-grade spirit stones from the cloth bag.
"So generous?"
Seeing that she was about to give away most of the few remaining spirit stones she had, Bo Qiu warned her, "Wozhou has never produced any kind people."
Tu Nian hesitated for a moment after hearing the voice, but it was only a moment before she handed the remaining spirit stones and the cloth bag to the other party. The other party quickly took them and began to count them.
"It shouldn't be that serious. We have no grudges against each other. Why would he try to trick me?" she said.
Bo Qiu laughed, "Does this kind of person need a reason to cheat you?"
Simple and crude.
Tu Nian suddenly realized that she had indeed been careless. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "If I really get cheated, I'll just admit it."
She couldn't win anyway, and as she said, life was more important than money. Of course, the best thing would be that this unfortunate thing didn't happen to her.
Fortunately, the incident of getting angry after receiving the money did not happen. The servant counted the spirit stones, tightened the cloth bag and put it on his body, then said to Tu Nian lightly, "Please do as you please."
"Then please take care of your family."
Relieved, Tu Nian smiled and greeted him, but he didn't seem to want to pay attention to her and turned away. Although she was a little puzzled, she didn't care about such trivial matters when it came to business. After all, she had already secured the venue, so she just had to count the money.
He skillfully made hand gestures to set up the stall and read on the yellow talisman papers, as if he saw his bright future.
"You are lucky." Looking at her busy, Bo Qiu said sincerely.
"You're right." Tu Nian accepted it all.
As soon as the sun sets and the brothel opens, the number of pedestrians on the street suddenly increases. The girls' sweet voices and the men's flirting can be heard. Tu Nian and Bo Qiu each occupy half a lounge chair, guarding the stall to restock the goods and collect money.
From the initial set of ten top-grade talismans, to thirty later, and now fifty, even though Tu Nian has raised the price several times, these talismans are still cheaper than those sold at ordinary stalls.
The affordable prices, the perfect location, and the reputation of the stall that had spread the day before meant there was a constant stream of passersby coming to buy talismans. Tu Nian also experienced firsthand what it felt like to count money until his hands cramped.
"If I had known that practicing talismans was so popular, I wouldn't even join a sect and would have directly changed my career to become a businessman." While restocking the goods, Tu Nian took the opportunity to express his feelings.
Bo Qiurui commented: "How useless."
"You have the potential to be a master."
Gouging his eyes at the man half-leaning on the recliner, Tu Nian muttered, "He hasn't done any work, but he still talks a lot."
Bo Qiu said lazily, "You watch the stall and I watch you. We each do our job. What's the problem?"
"No problem. I don't talk back to my elders."
A single sentence killed two people. Tu Nian ignored the resentful look of a certain ancestor and counted the inventory in the wooden box. "These talismans will only be enough to sell for half a day at most."
It's time to add some talismans.
"Do you still have this talisman?"
"some!"
While she was thinking, another customer came to her stall. She had to put the matter of repairing the talisman aside and greeted him warmly.
Tu Nian and the other party reached an agreement in a few words. Just as the two of them finished the transaction, a big hand suddenly appeared behind the customer.
“Who is it?”
Tu Nian's business in Wozhou kept her nerves on edge. The moment the hand appeared, she had already drawn her black sword from her waist. The customer reacted with a startled scream, instinctively arching his body and darting out, just enough space behind him to give her the opportunity to strike. Without hesitation, Tu Nian thrust her sword forward, but what met her blade wasn't the human face she'd imagined, but a cold arrow flashing with a cold light.
"bite--"
With a crisp sound, the cold arrow shattered into pieces and the sword tip was bounced away. Tu Nian felt a little numb in his hand at first, and then a fine pain came from the base of his palm, probably because it was shattered by the power of the cold arrow.
Behind the cold arrow was a man with too fair skin and who looked a little kidney-deficient. The hand that had just stretched out from behind him undoubtedly belonged to him.
Seeing Tu Nian blocking his attack, he pulled up the corner of his mouth and said half dead: "No wonder you dare to occupy my territory, it turns out you have some skills."
Tu Nian, who was originally confused by this sudden attack, suddenly had an epiphany after hearing these words.
That boy was really trying to trick her!
In fact, not only that, if Tu Nian had the time to look back at this time, she would see the servant who had cheated her, leaning against the door of the brothel with a gloating look on his face, watching the show leisurely, and with him were the waiters and several girls in the brothel.
Once you enter Vaud, it's like a deep sea. Those who cannot become superiors either become coolies or work as chickens and ducks. In short, apart from earning more money, their lives are not much better than those outside Vaud. They have been enduring in these endless days of hardship and have long forgotten what is benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
Without any reason, they will cheat people out of their money, their women, and even their lives. They are good at it and enjoy it.
"How many moves do you think Baimian will need to defeat this idiot?"
"His broken sword almost shattered after blocking it once. How many more moves? The next one!"
Everyone laughed, buzzing like flies.
Anyone who could boast a prime stall in Vaud was anything but counterfeit, especially when it came to flour. His stall boasted the finest love potions and aphrodisiacs in the entire canton, and his person was as ruthless and vicious as his merchandise.
"This place was rented to me by the people from the restaurant. I had no idea!"
Tu Nian was busy explaining, but she didn't forget to dig out the Vajra Talisman from the mustard seed. She had blocked the arrow just now, and it was really a lot of luck. She didn't have the confidence to do it again.
As expected, Baimian didn't take her explanation to heart at all. He shook his sleeves and the cold arrow was ready to be fired.
"I want to see how many times you can carry it."
As he was about to throw the cold arrow, a gust of wind suddenly blew past his ears, and then a cold voice came into his ears.
"So much talk, why are you here in Vaud?"
Hand knife!
Bo Qiu raised his hands and lowered them, and Bai Mian, who was ferocious just a second ago, now collapsed to the ground.
He withdrew his hand and turned his head to meet Tu Nian's stunned face. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Everyone has their own duties."
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