Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 56 Little Artist
Henry got in the car and took out two bags of spicy strips from his bag: "Do you want to eat?"

Huo Qingtong and the others were not surprised, but Lin Yuan was a little surprised: "You can buy spicy strips here?"

Qiao Yufan laughed and said, "Brother Lin, you don't know this. Spicy noodles are also very popular in the United States, and they are not cheap, 10 dollars a bag!"

Even so, some Americans still can't resist their love for spicy strips.

Listening to Qiao Yufan talking about how spicy snacks are in the United States, Lin Yuan also felt a little emotional.

Entering the town of Mekal, Lin Yuan noticed that the town was backed by mountains and faced the sea, with diverse architectural styles. There were many flowers and green plants planted in front of every house, as if he was in a garden.

The town is centered around the main street, Ocean Avenue, and is dotted with retro-style shops, galleries, libraries and other cultural venues, as well as big-name stores such as BV and Tiffany.

Every street and alley is full of surprises, making people linger.

"Done yet?"

In front of a candy house, Li Qiushui and Huo Qingtong stood side by side, with their hands on their heads, making a heart-shaped gesture.

"OK!" Qiao Yufan pressed the camera button on his mobile phone several times.

Hearing this, the two girls put down their hands and trotted back.

"This one doesn't work, it's out of focus, the people are blurry, delete it!"

"This one is okay, keep it for now."

"This photo has the eyes closed. It's too ugly. Delete it immediately!"

"This..."

Li Qiushui and Huo Qingtong gathered together to look at the photos they had just taken.

Since getting off the bus, the two girls were immediately attracted by this Bohemian town and kept taking pictures with their mobile phones.

In fact, Lin Yuan was also a little surprised. The environment here was quiet and beautiful, giving people a peaceful and simple feeling.

For a moment, everyone's desire to hunt for treasure faded a lot, so they let the two women take pictures at will without rushing.

"Brother Lin, have you noticed that these houses don't have house numbers? It's so strange?" Huo Qingtong suddenly asked.

Everyone knows that in modern society, having a clear address, that is, a house number, has become a basic need.

In daily life, such as applying for water and electricity services, receiving express parcels, filling out various forms, etc., detailed addresses are needed;

In the event of an emergency such as fire or earthquake, a clear address information is crucial for rescue operations.

Henry: "This is nothing strange. This is a tradition in Carmel. Buildings in small towns do not have specific street addresses. Residents and businesses usually rely on landmarks, house names or neighboring buildings to describe the location."

For example, "the third house on the west side of San Antonio Street, south of 12th Avenue" is a common way of describing an address in the area.

Since the establishment of the city, the practice of not having house numbers has not only become a major feature of the town, but also represents Carmel's unique leisurely and village-like lifestyle.

It is important to know that this unique lifestyle is protected by town laws.

"Wow! Look, that kitten is so cute!" Huo Qingtong poked Li Qiu Shui with her finger.

The sound was not loud, but Lin Yuan could just hear it clearly.

Huo Qingtong was talking about the end of the alley on the left. There was a cat half lying on a wooden chair, lazily basking in the sun. From time to time, it lowered its head, stretched out its pink tongue, and licked its paws.

At this time, a little girl of seven or eight years old appeared in front of the cat, moved her lips slightly, and then helped the cat up and let it sit upright.

However, after the little girl turned around and walked a few steps, the cat half-crouched down again.

After a few seconds, the little girl returned to the cat and gently tapped the cat's forehead with her finger, as if to warn the cat of something, and finally let the cat sit up straight.

How easy is it to make a cat understand human language?
As soon as the little girl turned around, the cat went limp again. The little girl seemed to have a bad premonition, and when she turned back sharply, the cat was also frightened and automatically sat up straight, not moving.

"Ha ha!……"

This scene made Lin Yuan and others happy.

The little girl is wearing a white apron with colored blocks on it. It can be seen that she is drawing a cat, but the cat is a little naughty and always moving around.

When Lin Yuan approached and saw the little girl's painting, he was a little surprised.

Although not many strokes are used, the cat's naughty and lazy look is clearly portrayed.

Lin Yuan also noticed that next to the painting supplies, there was a small cardboard standing upright, which roughly said that it was a portrait drawing, and the price was $10 per time.

In the eyes of ordinary people, people who help draw portraits on the streets basically have long hair or ponytails and are not young.

It seems that this little girl has some talent.

"Amazing! His painting skills are not inferior to those art students in art academies." Li Qiu Shui said.

"More than that? It's not like I haven't seen the works of those art students. I think I can do it too."

Qiao Yufan was not exaggerating when he said this. One often sees the "homework" of art students from art academies on the Internet. To be honest, they are really average, even a bit ugly.

"So, hard work is really worthless in the face of talent," said Huo Qingtong.

She understood the truth of this sentence, just like one of her childhood friends. No matter how hard she tried, she could not catch up with the other person who just learned casually.

In her opinion, talent is very important.

Without talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless because your limit is there.

"On the Internet, I am a loser. I didn't expect it to be the same in real life." Henry also made a self-deprecating remark.

After making fun of himself, Henry shouted to the girl, "Hey! Girl, draw me a picture!"

The girl made an "OK" sign and asked Henry to come closer.

In just five minutes, Henry was already on paper, about 70% like. I have to say, this kid is really amazing.

"This town really has a lot of talent! Even the child is so amazing." Qiao Yufan exclaimed.

They all knew that there were many artists in this small town, but they didn’t expect that even the children were artists.

"Draw one for me too." Li Qiushui and Huo Qingtong took out $10 at the same time.

This made the little girl very happy. On the one hand, she made money, and on the other hand, her painting skills were praised and affirmed by others.

Children, after all, need others' affirmation and encouragement.

In the end, even Lin Yuan came to help, but my uncle was indifferent to this matter. He didn't even come over. He was sneaking around outside and no one knew what he was doing.

When leaving, Henry gave the girl the unfinished snacks.

"What is my uncle doing?" Qiao Yufan asked Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan turned his head and saw him standing at the door of a store, looking left and right. If someone didn't know him, they would think he was going to do something shameful.

Just when Lin Yuan was puzzled, his uncle suddenly took away something from the door of the house.

Lin Yuan: “…”

It was a clay doll. The shop made these things. There was a row of them at the door, and there was a sign saying that if you liked one, you could take it yourself, but you could only take one.

Lin Yuan was speechless. Couldn't he just take it away openly?
(End of this chapter)