Chapter 1823
: Predicting things like a god
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man clicked his tongue and blinked, then frowned and thought for a long time before reluctantly saying:
"As for the water-type shotgun, it's not easy to sell. I can only offer you 400 yuan for a 20-shot Mauser pistol. The bullets are hard to get. How about this, I'll give you the Mauser pistol. Hmm, 300 yuan a pair. It's a homemade shotgun. You can't even get one made at a blacksmith's shop for much money. Or how about 50 yuan?"
Clearly, water beads, mace cannons, and shotguns are all unpopular items, and One-Eyed Dragon has no intention of collecting them.
After the one-eyed man finished speaking, seeing that Wang An remained silent, perhaps worried that the deal would fall through, he added with a pained expression:
"Brother, to be honest, those 'water-jet cannons,' 'big-caps,' 'old Hanyang', and 'box cannons' are all outdated. The bullets they use are nowhere to be found, so they're really worthless. I don't even know if I'll be stuck with them if I get my hands on them. The price I'm offering you is really not low."
To everyone's surprise, Wang An only thought for a moment before nodding and smiling:
"I trust Brother Long's reputation. If you're willing to take all my goods, let's go check them out now, shall we?"
One-Eyed Dragon was surprised that Wang An was so easy to talk to. After a moment of stunned silence, he hurriedly said:
"Okay, let's take a look at the goods. Let's see them now. Brother, where are all your goods stored?"
Wang An agreed so readily because the price offered by the one-eyed man was actually not low.
The main reason is that the prices of all kinds of goods in the public sales store have increased in the past two years, and guns have naturally increased in price as well. However, the price that One-Eyed Dragon offered was still almost the same as the selling price of old guns in the public sales store.
Although Wang An knew of two other people involved in this business, he did not believe they could offer a higher price.
Most importantly, One-Eyed Dragon has always had a very good reputation in this industry, and people trust him quite a bit, so selling the gun to him is a very good choice.
Wang An pointed in the direction of the department store and said:
"It's not far, it's right next to the department store. There are a lot of people there, so it's less likely that anything will happen there, hehehehe."
Wang An's words made it very clear: he couldn't completely trust One-Eyed Dragon, nor did he expect One-Eyed Dragon to completely trust him. Therefore, it was best for everyone to conduct transactions in crowded places to avoid each other being wary of the other.
One-Eyed Dragon was taken aback upon hearing this, clearly not expecting Wang An to pull such a stunt, but he quickly recovered and said:
"Department store, huh? Sure, department store is great, really great, lots of people, lively, hehehe. I'll grab my things and we'll head over now."
Just as he was about to turn around, the one-eyed man said again:
"Hey bro, how many of those thirty-shot and ten-shot ones do you have? I'll just hand over the bills."
Wang An thought for a moment and said:
“Two for thirty shots, fourteen for ten shots, twelve for double shots, and three for single shots.”
After Wang An finished speaking, the one-eyed man said to the person next to him:
"Go and get 3 yuan from your sister-in-law."
Upon hearing this, the person next to him immediately ran into the house, and in just a short while, he came out carrying a cloth bag.
The one-eyed man took the cloth bag and then instructed the boy:
"Go and drive the truck out, we'll just bring the goods back."
What Wang An and Wang Li didn't expect was that the car the kid drove was actually a Songhuajiang minivan, a "northern wonder car" with "aviation quality" that had just been launched this year.
To say that the Songhuajiang minivan has "aviation quality" is absolutely not an exaggeration, because the manufacturer of this vehicle is the Bingcheng Aircraft Manufacturing Company, a genuine aviation enterprise. When Wang An saw this vehicle, his eyes lit up, mainly because this vehicle is so practical; it can carry people and haul goods, and most importantly, it is very fuel-efficient.
Patting the car body, Wang An smiled and flattered the one-eyed man:
"Wow, Brother Long, you've managed to get this car. You're practically the boss of JY County now." As he spoke, Wang An gave One-Eyed Long a thumbs up.
The one-eyed man laughed heartily, quite pleased with himself, and said with a chuckle:
"Hey, it was only thanks to a friend in the county government that I was able to buy one. I definitely couldn't have done it on my own, mainly because they wouldn't sell it to me anyway, hahaha."
Although these words sound humble, the one-eyed man was clearly subtly demonstrating his strength.
At that time, although a Songhuajiang minivan only cost five or six thousand yuan, it was affordable for anyone with ten thousand yuan in income. However, cars were mainly ordered by companies and organizations; individuals couldn't just buy one whenever they wanted, as they needed a car purchase quota.
To put it bluntly, you need to have extremely strong connections to buy it.
Therefore, you can tell from this van that One-Eyed Dragon's power in JY County is extremely formidable.
After laughing, One-Eyed Dragon personally opened the car door for Wang An and Wang Li, and said:
"Get in, get in, brothers, please get in the car."
It must be said that although One-Eyed Dragon was very powerful in JY County, he was a very polite person, and his manners were very smooth and proper, leaving no room for criticism.
After Wang An and Wang Li got into the car, One-Eyed Dragon and his little brother also got into the driver's and passenger's seats respectively. One-Eyed Dragon's other little brother opened the gate, and the van drove out of the yard.
Throughout the entire ordeal, One-Eyed Dragon never asked what was in the sacks that Wang An and Wang Li were holding, as if he didn't care at all.
Soon, the van stopped next to the GAZ truck under Wang An's direction.
When Wang An opened the trunk of the GAZ truck, the one-eyed man was clearly astonished. He hadn't expected that Wang An had also driven there, and moreover, it was a very rare hardtop GAZ truck.
While Wang An and Wang Li were not paying attention, the one-eyed man subtly shook his head at his buddy next to him. His buddy nodded slightly and then immediately walked to the side, making a very subtle gesture towards the distance.
Wang An and Wang Li didn't see the little tricks the one-eyed man and his companion made, but what they never expected was that Mu Xueli and Huang Zhong, who were not far away, saw it all.
Then Mu Xueli looked at Huang Zhong with an expression of admiration and said:
"My brother-in-law is really a prophet! He arranged for us to be here in advance. If we hadn't been here, we wouldn't have seen these two guys pull this stunt, damn it."
Huang Zhong glanced over casually and said:
"Brother Mu, are these two bastards planning something bad to my brothers?"
Mu Xueli shook her head and said:
"It probably was before, but it's probably not now." (End of Chapter)