Chapter 1822
One-Eyed Dragon
After Wang An knocked on the door, he only waited a short while before the wooden door was opened from the inside.
However, the door was only opened a crack, and then a head poked out from the crack, and the person said:
What are you doing here? What can I do for you?
Wang An didn't lie; he told the truth:
"We're from out of town and want to talk business with Brother Long."
The man immediately asked:
"To buy or to sell?"
Wang An reiterated the truth:
"Sell."
The man looked Wang An up and down, then turned and looked Wang Li up and down before nodding and saying:
"Okay, then come in."
Wang An wasn't worried about any traps or anything, so he stepped inside, and Wang Li naturally followed him into the courtyard.
After leading Wang An and Wang Li into the courtyard, the man led them directly into a side room, then pointed to a stool and said:
"You guys wait here for a bit. Brother Long is talking to someone. I'll go tell him first, and I'll come over when he's done."
After saying this, the man turned around and left without waiting for Wang An's reply, which was extremely impolite.
Wang An and Wang Li sat in their chairs, staring at each other for a long time, before the man returned with a burly, middle-aged man who only had one eye.
That's right, this middle-aged man only has one eye because his other eye is covered with a piece of leather. People like him with only one eye are usually called "one-eyed dragon" in the local area.
His so-called "Brother Long" title has nothing to do with his name; it is actually taken from the "Long" in "One-Eyed Dragon".
As soon as the middle-aged man entered, he clasped his hands in a fist and said:
"My two brothers have been waiting for a while, hehehe. My little brother here told me that you two have some goods to sell?"
To be honest, although this guy was big and burly, he was very polite, much more so than his little brother.
Wang An stood up from his chair, gave a simple fist and palm salute in return, and then said with a smile:
"Yeah, there's a batch of goods to sell. They're all trolls. I just don't know if you, Brother Long, can take them all."
There's no need to beat around the bush with people like "One-Eyed Dragon"; the best approach is to just tell the truth.
When Brother Long heard that it was a troll, he was visibly taken aback for a moment, but immediately patted his chest and said in a very heroic tone:
"You can buy them? You can buy them all! I'll take as many as you have. The market for trolls is really good lately."
Upon hearing this, Wang An's heart stirred, and he asked casually:
"Trolls are in high demand? What's going on? Did something happen somewhere?"
Normally, there's a reason why guns sell well. Either someone wants to start a war, or someone is fighting over something. Otherwise, why would a normal person spend so much money on these things? Would they not live a normal life?
However, Wang An felt that the improved gun market was most likely related to the gold mine in the mountains. After all, even before Wang An and his companions left the mountains, they had already seen wave after wave of people looking to strike it rich, and now, the number was certainly even greater.
You know, that's gold. Who wouldn't want gold?
However, the competition for gold has always been accompanied by bloodshed. It can be said that every gram of gold is stained with blood, so it is only natural that the market for guns would improve.
After Wang An finished asking his question, the one-eyed man chuckled and said without any hesitation:
"I heard that a gold mine has been discovered in the mountains. The mine is still unclaimed, so these people went into the mountains to rob the gold. You can't rob gold without trolls, so trolls have become very popular."
Wang pretended to be conflicted, wanting to ask but not wanting to, before finally nodding and saying, "..."
"Oh, is that so? Hehe, Brother Long, what's the price you're charging for spammers around here these days?"
The one-eyed man seemed quite surprised that Wang An didn't pursue the matter of the gold mine, but he didn't dwell on the topic. Instead, he smiled and answered Wang An's question:
"It mainly depends on what kind of troll it is, and then you have to see what kind of troll it is. Anyway, as long as they are all roughly the same, my price is definitely the highest in the industry."
Wang An stated directly:
"Among my shipment are 56-type, 56-type half-type, vertical and horizontal double-barreled, and single-barreled. Oh, and two very good quality water beads."
Upon hearing that there were 56-type and 56-type semi-automatic rifles, the one-eyed man's remaining eye glowed green, and he hurriedly asked:
"What about the thirty-shot and ten-shot ones? These are really good stuff."
Strangely enough, when it comes to business, people like One-Eyed Dragon rarely use the word "gun," or even mention it at all. They always use the word "spittoon" instead.
As for the gun model, they use "how many shots" or the gun's "common name" instead, as if the word "gun" is some kind of taboo. I don't know why they developed this habit.
Wang An nodded and continued:
"There's also a Type 51 short shotgun, two genuine 20-round Mauser C96 pistols, and oh yes, a shotgun."
“Type 51 short shotgun? That’s good, that’s good too.” As soon as Wang An finished speaking, One-Eyed Dragon immediately said.
It's clear that for the one-eyed man, the Type 56 assault rifle, the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, and the Type 51 rifle are all quite popular and can fetch a high price.
As for double-barreled and single-barreled shotguns, they were very common at that time. As long as you had money, you could easily buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative, so the one-eyed man didn't value them much.
However, the Mauser C96, the Water Beads, and the Sand Gun don't seem to be very popular.
Wang An didn't waste any time and asked directly:
"Brother Long, what's the price range?"
The one-eyed man pondered for a long time before finally saying:
"If the fur is good, I'll give you 4000 yuan for a 30-shot rifle. I'll give you 1200 yuan for a 10-shot rifle. I'll give you 800 yuan for the short shotgun. Double shots, whether horizontal or vertical, and whether they're 12 or 16, are all 500 yuan each. Single shots are 300 yuan each."
After quoting the price, the one-eyed man couldn't wait to say:
"How about it, bro? I dare say you won't find another place like it in the whole world with this price. It's just that the market for trolls is good lately, otherwise I definitely couldn't give you this price."
Wang An had originally intended to wait for him to mention the price of the water-based beads and the Mauser C96 pistol, but unexpectedly, after mentioning those few items, he started rambling on with useless nonsense. So, Wang An asked again:
"No, Brother Long, I also have a Mauser pistol and a water-jet cannon. Oh, and a shotgun. You haven't mentioned the price yet."
Why does he start bragging halfway through a sentence? (End of Chapter)