The middle-aged man was shocked when he saw Zhou Ziwen easily crushing the stone, and the expression on his face became solemn.
He originally looked down upon Zhou Ziwen's young appearance, but at this moment he completely stopped being contemptuous.
"My little brother is really good at it. My eyes have been opened." The middle-aged man said sincerely, with a bit of admiration in his tone.
Zhou Ziwen smiled slightly and said nothing more. He knew that sometimes actions are more convincing than words.
The group continued to move forward, Zhou Chaoyang looked at Zhou Ziwen from time to time, his eyes full of admiration.
He had long known that Zhou Ziwen had extraordinary skills, but he was still shocked to see him display his strength with his own eyes.
Soon, they arrived at the middle-aged man’s residence.
This is a relatively spacious courtyard in the county. From the outside, the courtyard walls are high and the gate is closed, making it look a bit strict.
“I’m afraid this person’s identity is not simple!”
Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang looked at each other with the same thought in their minds.
Zhou Chaoyang, in particular, is more familiar with this environment.
After all, he is an official, and his official position is not low.
The middle-aged man opened the door and led Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang into the yard.
The yard is neatly kept, and it can be seen that the owner's life is quite particular.
"Wait a moment, you two. I'm going to get the money right now." The middle-aged man motioned for the two of them to sit down in the living room, and he hurried to the back room.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang looked at the layout of the living room. There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, tables and chairs are neatly arranged, and there is a set of exquisite tea sets on the table, which looks antique.
After a while, the middle-aged man came out with a stack of banknotes and handed it to Zhou Ziwen: "Little brother, count, this is one thousand yuan."
Zhou Ziwen continued After passing the money, he counted it casually and nodded: "Yes."
"That's good." The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Little brother, I didn't know your name yet." What name?”
“Forget it, I haven’t seen you today, and you haven’t seen us.”
"If there is a chance to meet in a formal occasion in the future, it will not be too late for us to get to know each other."
Zhou Ziwen waved his hand, showing no intention of getting acquainted with him.
After all, his behavior is speculative.
He doesn’t want to cause trouble.
The middle-aged man was slightly startled when he heard Zhou Ziwen's answer, but he soon understood his concerns.
In this era, there are indeed certain risks in privately trading precious items, especially when the identity of the other party is not familiar.
“I understand, little brother, it’s a good thing to be cautious.”
The middle-aged man nodded and expressed understanding, “Then we will pretend we have never met before.”< br>
Zhou Ziwen responded with a smile: "It's best this way. It saves everyone's worries."
The middle-aged man, Li Siguang, nodded slightly and expressed his appreciation for Zhou Ziwen's cautious attitude.
"Little brother, although we only met each other once today, I believe that true fate does not matter how long we have known each other."
There was a hint of depth in Li Siguang's tone, which seemed to imply that there may be further developments in the future. intersection.
Zhou Ziwen heard the implication of his words, but did not show much emotion.
He just responded calmly: "What the elder brother said is that no one can say for sure about fate. Let's just treat today's incident as a small episode and see you again in the future."
Li Siguang nodded, then picked up a business card from the table and handed it to Zhou Ziwen: "This is my business card, with my contact information on it. Although you and I don't know each other today, if you need help in the future, little brother Anywhere, just contact me.”
Zhou Ziwen wanted to hide his identity and origin, but Li Siguang was not prepared to hide it.
With his status, he won't have any trouble going to the black market.
Zhou Ziwen took the business card and took a look at it, then he knew his name. He put the business card into his pocket: "Thank you, Brother Li, I will remember it."
In fact, Zhou Ziwen also knew that Li Siguang was trying to win over him.
After all, Li Siguang had seen with his own eyes how strong he was just now.
Zhou Ziwen doesn’t mind making friends with him.
One more friend opens up a new path. If you need anything in the future, you can ask him for help.
Although Zhou Ziwen didn’t feel like he needed help from others.
The conversation between the two ended, and Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang stood up to leave.
Li Siguang didn't hold back too much, he just sent the two to the door and watched them leave.
Out of the yard, Zhou Chaoyang couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhou, what do you think of this person?"
Zhou Ziwen smiled: "This person is not simple, judging from his Judging from his behavior and the layout of his home, he should have some background. However, since he has given us enough respect, we don't need to worry too much. "
"Well, Brother Zhou is right." Chaoyang nodded.
The two of them rode bicycles, facing the cool night breeze, and embarked on their way home.
Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang were both a little excited.
Especially Zhou Chaoyang saw with his own eyes that Zhou Ziwen sold a leopard skin for a thousand yuan. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it anyway.
After being in the countryside for so long, the total amount of money given to him by his father, relatives and friends was only this amount.
And what about Zhou Ziwen? Just one piece of skin earned him back.
All the way home, the two sisters were planning to wait for him, but they fell asleep while waiting.
Seeing their appearance, Zhou Ziwen covered them with quilts, washed them a little, and then lay on the kang himself.
Lying on the kang, Zhou Ziwen calculated his family fortune.
When he first went to the countryside, he had more than 800 yuan.
Later, it cost almost two hundred to build a house and buy furniture.
Later, the family sent him another hundred, leaving seven hundred.
It also costs a lot of money to buy big items such as bicycles, watches, radios, and sewing machines.
Of course, during the Chinese New Year last year, he helped people hold banquets and made some money.
With the usual expenses, he doesn’t have much money left.
Fortunately, I made a little profit during this period, selling turtles, deer meat, medicinal materials, leopard meat, and finally leopard skins.
Ling Ling always calculated like this, and his net worth increased instead of decreasing. He roughly calculated that he still had more than 1,400 yuan left.
"More than fourteen hundred, it will be enough for a long time."
Zhou Ziwen thought to himself.
Most of the big things in the house have been sold, and there is nothing to spend a lot of money on.
It's just some daily expenses.
But his family’s expenses are very low, they have food and vegetables, and there is no shortage of meat.
At most, it’s just some oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and some daily necessities.
Thinking about it, Zhou Ziwen hugged the two sisters and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Ziwen got up early as usual.
The first time he got up, Zhou Ziwen opened the idle panel and took a look at the changes in proficiency of various skills.
Every time he saw the improvement in proficiency, it made him feel happy. (End of chapter)