As a city built by a business group with a strong commercial atmosphere such as the Coal and Steel Federation, the business district of Black Flame City is naturally located in the best part of the city, the Upper East Side, which is far away from the production area and in a downwind position, and the business district of Black Flame City is very prosperous.
The abundant coal and steel production of Black Flame City supports the prosperity of the city, and it seems that there are trains 24 hours a day from morning to night to transport these specialties of Black Flame City to the outside.
The small grocery store where Zhang Tie works is also located somewhere in the bustling business district of Heiyan City, but compared with those large business groups, free trade bodies, and the magnificent facades and stations of the exchange, the location of the small shop where Zhang Tie works is much more remote and marketable, less than three hundred meters away from the small shop, is the railway station of Heiyan City, and there are some people who come and go, and the small shop itself is next to a flea market spontaneously composed of local residents and those foreign pioneers.
People come and go every day quite lively, but from the dress, we know that most of the people who are fighting in this area every day are some middle and lower class little people, and the reason why these little people are here to hang around, in addition to the physiological motivation to fill the stomach, there is also the legend that I don't know how many years no one has ever researched, such as the owner of a stall on the street who received a remarkable thing one day and has since soared and other market fairy tales.
It is these fairy tales that support many ordinary people to mingle in this neighborhood day after day and year after year, and also support groups of pioneers who have come from afar to set foot on the unknown land to the west and north of Black Flame City.
Of course, if you're lucky and discerning, you might be able to find something good here.
When Zhang Tie came to the grocery store, the fat body of the grocery store owner Tang De was curled up on the recliner at the door of the store, Tang De was enjoying the afterglow of the sunset, while his eyes were half-open, indifferently looking at the crowd coming and going on the street, only when some plump or beautiful women passed by the door of the grocery store, Tang De's fat fish-like head would turn slightly, staring at the bodies of those women and walking out for a long time.
As usual, the first thing Zhang Tie did when he came to the grocery store was to clean the store first, and then count and sort out the containers and counters, and then "pop" the abacus, keep the accounts, and stay here for a year, Zhang Tie felt that his biggest gain was to learn how to use the strange mathematical tool called the abacus, which is a very practical skill, which was not taught in school, but Zhang Tie estimated that he touched it, This skill should be helpful for his future work, and my father has been thinking about finding himself a job as a bookkeeper at the Coal Exchange in Black Flame City, of course, this will not be considered until he finishes his military service.
For ordinary ordinary people, after completing military service, it is already very good to have a job in the city, no matter what they do, as long as they can fill their stomachs.
As soon as the accounts were settled, there were customers in the store, Tang De's fat pig-like body was still lying on the chair and did not get up, Zhang Tie closed the account book and began to greet him.
"Excuse me, what do you want to buy" The new guest was in his 40s, still wearing the work clothes of the stevedores at the railway station in Heiyan City, and the whole person still had a smell of soot, estimating the time, at this time the factory in the city should be off work, this person is estimated to have stopped by after work.
"I want to see white crystal," said a 40-year-old railway station stevedore, while browsing the boxes behind the counter with crystals, those boxes, all kinds of crystals are dazzling, but most of them are ordinary first-grade crystals, and a few second-grade crystals, among all crystals, white crystals are the most, there are natural, there are artificial, the same size and color of crystal, double-headed is more expensive than single-headed, natural is much more expensive than artificial, artificial looks more beautiful, but on the effect, But it is not natural good, I heard that before the cataclysm, the biggest role of crystals was only decorations, and its functions and secrets that help the human body to practice were not known to the public, and now, this is something that even the aunts who set up stalls on the street know.
The crystal of this era is a standard strategic material, and it is also one of the sources of confidence for human beings to survive in this era.
"Is that all" The man in his 40s had a slightly disappointed expression on his face, it seemed that the ordinary goods on the counter did not satisfy him, and the man's expression was slightly unexpected by Zhang Tie, you must know that even if it is these ordinary first-grade crystals, their prices are not cheap for ordinary people.
"There are better products in the store, but the price is more expensive, do you want to see it?"
A smile appeared on the man's face, and he patted his waist bag casually, Zhang Tie stopped talking, put on a pair of white gloves, turned around and took out a more delicate box from the back of the container drawer, carefully placed it on the counter, and opened it in front of the man.
Impressively presented the shape of a pyramid, the best and largest of the double-headed crystal inside the pyramid, when you look carefully, each side of the pyramid in the crystal, is shining with an inexplicable brilliance, this is the magic between heaven and earth, is the natural convergence of energy between the universe.
The greatest effect of the white pyramid crystal is not only to quickly help the user enter a meditative state and calm the mind, but also to allow the user to absorb the energy of the universe faster and stimulate the potential and vitality of the body with the help of the power of the pyramid in the crystal during cultivation.
Sure enough, the eyes of the man in his 40s couldn't move away when he saw those pyramid shadow crystals, which was similar to Zhang Tie's expression when he saw these crystals, these three-grade white crystals were already the most high-end goods that could be found in this small grocery store, and the price of each one was more than two gold, and in Heiyan City, the food that could be bought with one gold coin was enough for an ordinary family of three to let go of their belly for two months.
The label under each crystal in the box indicated the price, and the man saw the price, but he still hesitated to point to a single-headed crystal and asked Zhang Tie, "Can this be cheaper?"
"218 silver, this price is already very low, the things in our store are clearly priced, take the liberty to ask, do you want to give this away."
"Well, my son will be 16 years old tomorrow, I want to surprise him, my son is a genius" Speaking of this, the 40-year-old man smiled, and his face, which was still covered with soot, instantly showed a lot of warmth and pride, and the smile on the man's face made Zhang Tie think of his father at once.
"In this way, the 215 silver, I will give you another box, and two taels of crystal sand.
This is the lowest price and discount we can give you," Zhang Tie said sincerely, this is indeed the bottom line of the transaction given by the store.
The stevedores in their 40s probably also inquired about the situation and reputation of this grocery store, maybe it was introduced by a friend, and the price was also very fair in Heiyan City.
The man carefully took out the money bag from his clothes, and after paying two gold coins and 15 silver coins, he took the things wrapped in Zhang Tie and the crystal sand given away, and the business of more than two gold coins was also a big deal in the store, maybe the luck in the store ran out today, and more than an hour after the man left, except for two people who wandered in, there was no business in the grocery store anymore.
Zhang Tie sat behind the counter, holding his chin with his hands, looking at the street outside, thinking about what happened today, in a daze When the sun finally set and it got dark outside, the dead fish sitting on the chaise longue finally moved, twisted around, reluctantly stood up, and moved the chair back into the store.
"Why, I was beaten up today" The scars on Zhang Tie's face made the grocery store owner laugh gloatingly.
"No, I fell," Zhang Tiezui said stiffly.
"Okay, boy, don't pretend, what's so embarrassing about this, when I'm your age, if I don't fight three or five times a day, I'll either beat someone or be beaten, it's normal, if you lose the field, you can get it back," the grocery store owner said with a big grin.
Zhang Tie's mind at the moment was all about the scene where he was seen by Teacher Dina today, and when he heard Tang De say this, he only muttered helplessly, "What if the field can't be found again?"
"Boy, so you are still tender, where is there a field that can't be found, only stupid and wrecked people who don't dare to win, if the other party is stronger than you, then you have to use ten times the effort to surpass him, and then beat him all over the ground to find teeth, if you still can't beat him, then come to the yin, cover your face and beat the sticks behind your back, get black hands, shoot bricks, as long as you don't let him know who you are" The grocery store owner said darkly, gesturing, Zhang Tie was slightly stunned, seeing Zhang Tie's stupid appearance, The grocery store owner seemed to be very dissatisfied, he patted Zhang Tie's shoulder hard, "Boy, I see that you are not bad, I just passed on the experience of my life for decades, when your fists are not good, it is to use this to make up for it" The grocery store owner pointed to Zhang Tie's head and raised his head proudly, "Today I will teach you a famous saying that a soft tongue can break hard bones, and a wise head is better than any divine weapon" Tang De's last sentence made Zhang Tie's heart move slightly, and the young man felt that it seemed to make sense, "Who said this?"
"Donde" "Cut, I don't believe it" "If you don't believe it, well, I won't leave you for dinner today," Iron Rooster said stingily as usual
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