Night Falls: I Kill Through the Wasteland with My Entries

Chapter 21: Identifying Treasures at the Book Stall

"Hey, Auntie, this is your daughter. How can you be so cruel?" Someone couldn't bear to watch and couldn't help but persuade her.

"I'm cruel? How could I be as cruel as this bitch! Just because she secretly went to scavenge at dawn, she ended up in this crippled state. I can't even sell the stall! My thirty kilograms of black crystal!!!"
This damn bitch!!!" Li Jingan's mother supported her waist and cursed the person who tried to persuade her. When she cursed the thirty kilograms of black crystal, she whipped Li Jingan fiercely.

It seems that she really cares about her thirty kilograms of black crystal.

When other people heard her explanation, some even agreed with her, thinking that Li Jingan deserved to be severely punished for losing the 30 kilograms of black crystal in the family.

Su Ding watched this scene in silence.

Perhaps it is because of life and suffering that the bottom line of people in this world is particularly low.

The ugliest part of human nature is revealed.

"Bitch! Bitch!" Li Jingan's mother was still beating Li Jingan.

In fact, because Li Jingan looked so dazed, the angrier she became, the harder she beat him.

"Hey, crazy woman, if you want to beat your daughter, go home and do it, don't do it here. Do you know that you are blocking the road?" At this moment, a burly man in security uniform walked out and said to Li Jingan's mother.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingan's mother looked over and immediately flinched. She quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll take her home right away."

After saying that, she looked at Li Jingan fiercely and said, "You stupid girl! Why don't you leave?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jingan glanced at the burly man calmly, and then limped behind her mother.

Su Ding looked at the backs of the two men, but did not call out to them.

Now that the other party has just failed to reach an agreement on thirty kilograms of black crystal, he must still have some psychological expectations.

If we negotiate the price with the other party now, they will definitely ask for an exorbitant price.

In this case, it is better to wait for the other party to leave a few more times.

Moreover, he didn't have that many black crystals on hand now, so he needed Zhang Kun to send them to him.

"I just hope Brother Zhang can be more cautious in doing things." Su Ding thought to himself.

Then, he felt a little uneasy, so he followed the two of them from a distance.

Afterwards, Su Ding saw Li Jingan's mother taking Li Jingan to several stalls, but failed to sell Li Jingan.

This made him a little surprised at the methods of the scavenging group.

If they say they won’t accept the goods at the market stalls, then they really won’t accept them.

Su Ding finally understood the value of Zhang Kun's favor.

However, this may also be due to Li Jingan's kick.

The feet were full of potholes and holes, which made people feel uneasy just by looking at them, let alone doing anything with them.

However, it is a good thing that Li Jingan was not sold. After that, all he has to do is wait for Zhang Kun to meet up with him and then buy Li Jingan.

Thinking that he was going to buy someone, Su Ding found that there was no ripple in his heart.

Now, he has gradually integrated into this world.

This is a world where human life is worthless.

"Huh?" At this moment, Su Ding paused, turned his head and looked at a stall.

There were some old books on the stall.

However, no one who passed by the stall even glanced at it.

This was the first time Su Ding saw a real book in this world.

However, the reason why he stopped was not these books, but the greed he had for them.

Su Ding knew that this was the influence of the explorer's entry again.

Among these books, there must be a mineral, and it must be of a very high-grade quality.

Then, Su Ding picked and chose for a while and came to the stall selling books.

But when he got here, the stall owner didn't offer any hospitality at all. He just looked at the book, as if he was immersed in it.

Su Ding looked at the other person in surprise. The other person had a thin face and didn't look rich. Why didn't he greet the customers?
However, when he thought of the person who had just passed by the stall, he understood the reason.

After all, only a few people buy books here, and most people just come to watch the fun.

If you greet every customer, it will be a thankless task.

Su Ding picked up the book and started looking through it, and suddenly felt a headache.

The characters in this world are not the same as those in his previous life. Although they are also Chinese characters, they are completely different from Chinese characters.

The original owner only knew a few characters. "I need to learn some more characters," Su Ding took a deep breath. He didn't want to be illiterate forever.

Then he asked the stall owner, "Boss, do you have any books on how to read?"

"Learn to read?" The stall owner turned to look at Su Ding, pointed at a book not far away, and said, "It's there."

Su Ding walked over, picked up the book, flipped through a few pages, and frowned.

These books are indeed books for learning to read, but they should be dictionaries or something like that, and he can't understand them at all now.

"You don't recognize a single word?" The stall owner noticed Su Ding's expression, then shook his head, casually pointing to a book beside him with his chin, and said, "There are textbooks used in the city, starting from kindergarten."

After saying that, he continued to read the book, completely ignoring Su Ding beside him.

Seeing this, Su Ding picked up a book beside him and started reading.

The books here are indeed textbooks, and some of them have all kinds of graffiti drawn on them.

Some characters are also accompanied by patterns.

Although it is a fantasy to expect to learn all the characters by relying on these books, you can still learn some of them.

"How much is this book?" Su Ding paused and asked the stall owner.

The stall owner looked at him in surprise, then said calmly, "One pound of black crystal, thirty pounds of books."

"One pound of black crystal and thirty pounds of books?" Su Ding paused slightly.

This price is too expensive.

You know, books are very heavy. Thirty kilograms of books is about the weight of several sets of the Four Great Classics.

However, Su Ding took a look at the stall owner's expression and realized that the other party was not someone who would easily bargain on price.

He had just miscalculated. This person was not indifferent to customers because few people bought books.

It’s because the other party is indifferent to customers.

Perhaps, the other party is not short of black crystal at all.

Su Ding nodded, picked up a few books at random and started reading.

The stall owner glanced at him, shook his head, and continued reading.

Seeing that the stall owner didn't react, Su Ding picked up a book with a yellow cover and rubbed the cover with his fingers.

The mineral he sensed was right under the cover, but it was sealed so well that it couldn't be seen at all.

Su Ding looked normal as he flipped through a few more books. Then he picked up a few textbooks and the dictionary, piled them together, and said to the stall owner, "I want all these books."

When the stall owner heard this, his expression paused, he put the book on the table, and looked at Su Ding in surprise.

He didn't expect that this seemingly poor scavenger would actually buy books.

"What are you going to do with the books?" the stall owner couldn't help but ask.

After asking, he felt that he was talking nonsense again.

The other party just said that he came here to learn how to read.

But he didn't know what use it was for the other person, a scavenger, to know how to read.

It would be better to follow other scavengers and learn more about minerals or plants.

"I want to learn to read." Su Ding looked at the stall owner and said seriously.

"Can you read?" The stall owner shook his head.

He couldn't recognize the words when buying these books. But he was not a meddlesome person, so he picked up the pile of books, put them on the scale, and weighed them.

"13.6 kilograms, give it to me..." The stall owner didn't hesitate at all and was ready to give the number he calculated.

"Forget it, let's add a few more books." At this time, Su Ding interrupted him and spoke.

Hearing his words, the stall owner was stunned, then sighed.

Yes, there are few people who can read nowadays, and even fewer who can count.

People here are afraid of being cheated, so they basically round up the numbers.

Su Dingze selected a few books.

The book with the yellow cover was also placed among them.

(End of this chapter)