Age: My Small World

Chapter 204 Butcher Knife
Speaking of the dark market in Luohe Lane, it is actually much bigger than you imagine.

An entire alley of about several hundred meters is filled with stalls. Half of the dark market in the entire provincial capital is here, and there are many vendors and people visiting the market.

In addition to a variety of grains, game, and mountain products, the Luohe Lane dark market also has some other miscellaneous stalls, not just grain.

Yang Jun stopped in front of a stall.

"Young man, what would you like to order?" The stall owner was an old man with gray hair. Although he tried to hide it, one could tell from his appearance carefully that he was probably not afraid of being seen.

Various types of knives are displayed on the stall.

"Uncle, get me some good knives for chopping wood."

Without even raising his head, the old man pulled out an axe from underneath.

"Is this okay?"

The knife is sharp and well made, it must have been made by a professional blacksmith.

"Okay, give me five."

You also need five kitchen knives.

"Ten?"

The old man finally raised his head, looked at Yang Jun in surprise, and said kindly: "Young man, you can't use this knife to chop people."

Yang Jun was instantly at a loss for words and said, "Uncle, you misunderstood. I really use it to chop wood and cook, not for anything else."

Xiaowu is here to kill people.

Two of the hatchets are for the Mi brothers, so I don’t know what they can use them for.

If he could find the special long knife, he wouldn't have used a hatchet instead.

"Okay, then ten knives."

As the old man spoke, he pulled out a bag from under the stall, which was filled with all kinds of knives.

There aren't too many styles, mainly the most commonly used knives such as chopping knives and kitchen knives.

When Yang Jun saw another set of tools for pressing the wooden board together, his eyes lit up.

"Uncle, are you selling that set of knives?"

As he spoke, the old man looked over and saw that the young man was interested in a set of pig-killing knives that he had prepared.

There are five types of pig-killing knives: stabbing knives, boning knives, chopping knives, scraping knives, and cutting knives.

"Do you want this knife?" the old man confirmed with Yang Jun.

He nodded and said, "If you haven't sold it yet, just give it to me."

The wild boars in the small world are about to grow up, and this knife will come in handy then.

Besides, when he killed fish some time ago, he had to use a hatchet to scrape the scales, which was quite difficult. Now that he has professional knives, it will be more convenient to do things.

"This set of knives was custom-made for me. If the person hadn't passed away suddenly, I wouldn't have sold it."

The old man seemed to have thought of something, shook his head, and looked gloomy.

Perhaps the person who ordered the knives from him was his friend.

It's naturally a pity that he left like this.

Yang Jun didn't say much at this time.

The old man sighed and then named a price.

"Ten knives, plus this set of butcher knives, you'll give me thirty-five."

Chopping knives and kitchen knives are cheaper, but butchering knives are a bit more expensive. After all, they are custom-made, and the old man has polished them for a long time, so the craftsmanship is not bad. If they are sold in stores, they may be a few dollars more expensive.

Yang Jun didn't bargain at all, and directly took out seven big unity notes to pay the bill.

When the old man saw that he was really buying it, a smile appeared on his face. He quickly took the money and looked at it carefully, and he took a long time to confirm each bill.

Yang Jun was not in a hurry and was playing with a few butcher knives on the side.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man finally said, "Young man, I'll keep the money. By the way, this knife is for you." What he handed over was an ordinary knife, only as long as a finger, more like a small gift for someone.

But after trying it, Yang Jun found that this knife was sharper.

The old man smiled and said, "This knife is very useful for cutting meat. Keep it."

The knife was not big, so Yang Jun thanked him and accepted it.

"Have a good time. Next time you need a knife, come to me. I'm right here."

"Okay, I'll come back to take care of your business another day."

After receiving the bag of knives, Yang Jun didn't know how to put them into the space, so he just carried it on his back.

He had been to Luohe Lane several times but had never been able to finish his tour. This time, he walked from the beginning to the end so that he could get a general understanding of the stalls in the dark market here.

The main business is still grain, with grain trading being the largest part. The rest includes some clothes, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, cloth, various types of ticket second-hand transactions, etc.

But there are no live poultry like in Xishi, all of which are prohibited.

It seems that if you sell live poultry, it will be difficult for the stall owner to leave when the time comes, so the people behind the scenes are afraid of trouble.

This also led to a major outbreak at the Xishi live poultry market, with everyone gathered there.

Suddenly, there was a commotion that attracted people to gather around.

"We've already paid, what else do you want?"

The voice was Mi Liang's.

Yang Jun quickly approached, but did not rush to solve the problem. Instead, he listened to the cause and process of the incident.

It turned out that Yang Jun had just asked them to take a look at the jade and ask him to buy it if they found anything suitable.

As a result, after seeing two pieces of jade on a stall, they were about to come over to find Yang Jun when they happened to meet someone who also wanted them, so they put in their own money and wanted to buy them first.

Unexpectedly, the other person who wanted to buy it refused to give in and insisted on bidding, and the highest bidder won.

The two men were straightforward and said that first come first served, so they should pay first and take the jade. The other man put down his hand to block it, but the jade fell to the ground and broke into several pieces. The stall owner was about to compensate him.

Mi Shan felt that the other man was half responsible for the broken jade, so he only gave half. However, the other man ran away when there were many people around, and the stall owner grabbed the Mi brothers and demanded full compensation, which made Mi Liang angry.

Yang Jun frowned and walked to the center of the lively circle, and calmly took the Mi brothers, one of the protagonists, aside.

"I understand the general situation. I can take the jade. There's no need to argue with the stall owner."

He took out ten yuan and handed it to Mi Shan: "Dashan, you go and pay."

"As for the jade robbery incident just now, if you run into that guy again, tell me. I have a way to make him return the money."

Although he didn't need these few dollars, he couldn't let it go after suffering a loss.

"Brother Xiaoshan, I'll squat at the intersection. I remember what he looks like, so I can't be wrong."

Yang Jun nodded: "Okay, go ahead. If you see anyone, don't force yourself on them. Wait for me and your brother to come over."

"I understand."

The two men each took one side, and before leaving, Yang Jun stuffed a hatchet into their hands.

"Keep it for self-defense."

"Yes, Brother Xiaoshan." Mi Liang put the hatchet on the belt behind his trousers. For a moment, he looked heroic and powerful.

The jade that the Mi brothers liked was not expensive, only five dollars.

But it looks quite big. After being broken into several pieces, each piece is still half the size of a fist.

Yang Jun felt it and found that these jade stones could only bring him about twenty drops of spiritual water, which was better than nothing.

"It still requires high-quality jade."

This is why he needs the help of the Mi brothers. High-quality jade is really hard to find, and there are not many of them even in state-owned stores.

The key is not to buy too much in the store.

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