Chapter 084 Selling Tiger
When I got up in the morning, I heard from my servants that Mrs. Qin had gone out again.
I went to Baopu Taoist Temple to offer incense and pray for my two sons to go to high school.
It was a waste of time to ask for leave. Qin Guan took his second treasure to go out. It was still early, so Qin Guan did not take a car and took his second treasure for a leisurely walk on the streets of Hangzhou.
The commerce of Da Zhao Kingdom is very developed. There are many shop stalls on the streets, selling calligraphy and painting, silk flowers and snacks, rattle sellers spinning tambourines, maltose sellers shouting loudly, breakfast stalls boiling lamb in big pots.
The bone soup exudes this rich fragrance, and the atmosphere of this era is everywhere.
"Master, there is a juggling act called "Teaching the Insects and Ants" ahead." Erbao said to Qin Guan excitedly.
The two of them stepped forward to squeeze out a spot in the crowd. The performer was an old man in his fifties, playing a short flute. In front of him was a wooden box with dozens of flies inside that were playing rapidly to the music.
Spin dance.
As soon as the music changed, the dozens of flies suddenly turned into a bunch and kept wandering around in the box. Qin Guan found it interesting, a bit like a greedy snake.
After performing this part, the old man said: "It's a small trick. The old man raised a few little guys and showed it to the judges."
After the old man finished speaking, he took out a large wooden basin and opened the lid. They found that there was a basin of water in which there were more than a dozen goldfish swimming back and forth.
The old man took out a small gong and said to the audience: "Let them say hello to the judges first, and you can order whoever comes."
Everyone was stunned, can you still call your name?
A man stood up and said, "Let me see this one with the golden head and red tail."
The old man smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be objective. Let Jintou give you a hello."
The old man sang a song in his mouth and kept beating the small gong in his hand. In everyone's surprised eyes, the gold-headed and red-tailed goldfish that was clicked actually floated to the surface of the water, and breathed in with its mouth close to the water.
Keep nodding.
Seeing this scene, everyone cheered.
The man just now took out a few pennies from his sleeves and threw them into the money box in front of the old man.
The old man nodded and thanked, took out a small red silk flag from behind, and continued: "This is nothing, the old man asked them to set up a formation for all the judges to take a look at, please take a look, this is the Three Talents Formation."
As he said that, the old man waved the small flag in his hand a few times, and he saw that the dozen or so goldfish were no longer swimming as scatteredly as before, but actually divided into three groups in the water and began to swim in circles.
In the "Five-Star Formation", the old man waves the small flag in his hand, and the fish schools form five groups. In the "Serial Formation", the fish schools separate and regroup, connecting end to end, forming a circle in the water basin, and keep swimming in circles.
The old man took out a hoop from the basket on his back and said, "Dear judges, let me perform the most difficult thing for you, the carp jumping over the dragon's gate." After saying that, he put the hoop on the water and beat the drum with one hand.
In everyone's surprised eyes, the goldfish that were originally spinning in circles jumped out of the water one after another and jumped through the circle. It was so beautiful.
The audience couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Even in modern times, Qin Guan has never seen such a miraculous performance, being able to train these goldfish to be so obedient.
What a feast for the eyes.
The reason why ancient folk street performers were able to make a living in the world was that they relied on their unique skills to travel all over the country and travel to all corners of the country.
But in the long history, how many skills have been annihilated.
After the old man's performance was over, everyone took out their copper coins and threw them into the money box. Qin Guandao said: "Two treasures as a reward."
"Master, how much is the reward?"
"Just take two sticks."
If it were before, Erbao would definitely not be willing to part with it. At that time, Qin Guan's monthly pocket money was only 10 coins. But now Erbao has seen big money. The young master ordered him to take out two coins from his pocket.
He handed the money to the old juggler.
When the old man saw that it was money, he quickly stood up, took it with both hands and thanked Qin Guan repeatedly.
Qin Guan waved his hand and left with Erbao.
Ancient times were not as feudal as people imagined. Women could see many young women on the street without leaving home. The girl in front of her was wearing a green skirt and had a maid beside her. She was quite beautiful.
Qin Guan looked over, and the girl happened to glance at Qin Guan secretly. The two looked at each other, and the girl's pretty face immediately turned red, and she pulled the maid away quickly.
Ha ha ha ha.
As long as you find it with your heart.
There are beautiful views everywhere.
In fact, this ancient life is quite interesting.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a noise in front of me, and someone exclaimed: "Oh, what a big tiger!"
"Yes, this big insect probably weighs four to five hundred kilograms."
"Look at the tiger's blood still dripping. I guess he died not long ago."
"What a big man. I think he was the one who killed this big bug."
There was a loud noise in front of them. Qin Guan and Erbao were also curious and went over to see what was going on. They saw a big man walking not far away, carrying a striped tiger on his shoulders. The tiger was covered in flesh and blood.
It was blurry, and blood was still dripping down.
Looking at the strong man again, he is eight feet tall, with strong muscles all over his body. There are also a few blood marks on his body, which are obviously injured when fighting a tiger. The big man's face is full of determination, and he can hear the roar when he steps on the ground.
There was a loud sound of footsteps on the ground, and others saw it and fled away.
Good guy, that tiger weighs three to four hundred pounds at least, and he can actually carry it by himself.
Carrying the tiger to the door of the "Yonghetang" medicine shop, the big man threw the tiger on the ground. Half of his body was stained with tiger blood. It looked a bit scary. Others only dared to watch from a distance. The big man shouted toward the inside: "
Will your drug store accept tigers?"
A middle-aged shopkeeper came out, and several young men also poked their heads out to take a look. The shopkeeper circled around the tiger, looked over it again, and then reported a number: "Thirty Guan".
The big man frowned and said, "Too few. A tiger skin is worth more than thirty pieces. Shopkeeper, please don't try to deceive me because I don't know how to handle things."
The shopkeeper pointed at the tiger and said: "The most valuable thing about this tiger is its skin, followed by its bones, and the remaining flesh and blood are worthless. Look for yourself, the tiger's skin has been beaten to pieces, it's not worth anything at all."
It’s not worth much, so it’s just a tiger bone that can be used. Thirty guan is not a small amount for me.”
"It's still too little." The big man shook his head.
The shopkeeper took the cloth handed by the clerk and wiped his hands, and said: "Our "Yonghetang" is the largest pharmacy in Jiangnan. We have always been good at dealing with children. If you don't like it, you can go to other pharmacies and ask."
The big man looked ugly. He held it in for a long time before he said: "My brother is seriously injured and needs at least 50 medicines for treatment. Can the shopkeeper raise the price? Or in a few days, I will send you some medicinal materials to offset the bill."
The shopkeeper shook his head, "My dear man, it's not that I don't obey you, it's just that our pharmacy has its own rules and it's impossible to set prices randomly. Besides, I'm just a shopkeeper and don't have the right. For 50 pieces, you'd better go and ask elsewhere.
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