Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 7 Old Man Television

Inside "Cangzhenxuan", the boss was leaning on a recliner behind the counter watching TV. He was an old man whose hair had retired earlier than he was.

The boss glanced at Zhai Da for a moment and then lost interest and continued watching TV. He didn't even bother to say a word to this little brat, whose pockets were cleaner than his underwear.

The TV was hidden under the cabinet. I don't know what was on it that made his blood boil. The old man's face turned red when he saw it.

Zhai Da looked around and thought that this store could be called a "master of space utilization". It seemed that even the corners of the store, which was more than ten square meters, were stuffed with a few "antique spittoons". The entire store probably had hundreds or even thousands of junk pieces, which made his eyes dizzy.

Wanting to find out the approximate price, Zhai Da picked up a small object and asked, "Boss, what is this? What's the story?"

The boss didn't even raise his head: "That's an antique from the Kangxi period, absolutely a genuine product from the imperial kiln."

Zhai Da looked at the second-hand pager in his hand and fell into deep thought.

So...how dared the Eight Dog Alliance back then?

"How to sell it?"

"Two years ago, Sotheby's auctioned a similar one for 2000 million. Mine is cheaper, only 20."

I see. This was probably snatched from the Forbidden City or maybe pulled off the waistband of old lady Cixi's pants!
This old man has a bit of an abstract look to him!
Zhai Da pointed at the faded Hello Kitty in the window.

"What about this?"

The old man looked up this time, perhaps because he was not familiar with the things in the window.

"This is the world's first Hello Kitty cat, which was first produced in Japan in 1974. There are only eight of them in the world. The young man has a good eye. It is of great collection value."

Zhai Da was amused, you are from Zhangkoulai!

"How much is it?"

"Twenty thousand, I'll give you a bargain."

"twenty."

"make a deal!"

The old man immediately stood up and tried to pack for Zhai Da, but Zhai Da pressed his shoulders tightly and said, "You should watch TV. I'll go shopping."

So far, he has not received any system prompts, which makes him a little disappointed. However, he does not rule out the possibility that there are too many things and some are blocked, so he patiently continues to search.

After more than ten minutes, Zhai Da had nothing to gain except a handful of ashes, so he clapped his hands and prepared to leave to check on the other two families.

When I walked to the door, I stretched my neck to take a look because I was curious about what the old man was looking at.

On the old TV hidden under the counter, a handsome guy jumped from the opposite free throw line, stepped on the excavator and turned to stay in the air for more than 30 seconds, crossing more than 40 meters.

Dunked a slam dunk.

Then a woman on the sidelines said in shock: "Is this the Kanglongbuhui whirlwind slam dunk? Even NBA players can't do it!"

Zhai Daxin said that not only NBA players, even NMBA players couldn't do it.

"Basketball Fire" is one of the hottest idol dramas recently.

According to this setting, the American NBA must be filled with Chinese people so that the power system will not collapse.

The character design of the abstract old man is more specific.
But then, a thin broken line appeared, pointing from the old TV to an illusory text box in the upper right corner.

"Found a special item of white rarity, [Old Man's TV]: No one can watch TV for twenty hours a day, unless he runs a store with no customers."

"Status: Not owned, not activated."

"Effect: Addiction level caused by playing content +300%. Not activated yet, requires the host to acquire ownership."

“Note: My obsession as an adult is to comfort my childhood self.”

Zhai Da's eyes lit up. Hey, it really exists!

Wait, this effect
So Zhai Da leaned on the counter, forced a smile and said, "Boss, is this TV also an antique? The first TV in the world?"

The boss turned around and took a look. He probably couldn't make up any more stories, so he said truthfully: "That's not it, it's just an ordinary TV." "My family used this big-butt TV when I was a child. It looks very familiar. Do you want to sell it? I want to heal my childhood self."

The boss had probably never met anyone who wanted to buy a TV before, but after a brief moment of distraction, he immediately gave a quote.

"2000."

There is nothing that cannot be sold in this store. As long as the price is right, even the self-propelled tank upstairs can be sold to you.

Zhai Da gritted his teeth and said, "For your TV, the junk collector would only give you 50 at most. How can you sell it for 2000? What's your basis for that?"

"Because if I buy a new one, it will really cost me 2000."

It makes sense.

Zhai Da definitely doesn't have 2000 yuan, and he can't even afford 200 yuan. High school student Zhai Da is a "weeklighter". After his rebirth, he only inherited a small treasury of 4 yuan, which he used up to buy breakfast in the morning.
But he certainly won't show any impatience, which would make the abstract boss raise the price.
This also reminded him that discovering a special item and obtaining "ownership" of it are two different things.

Some things can be bought with money, which is the best, but some may not be, and you may need to put in more effort to get them.

After leaving "Cangzhenxuan", Zhai Da visited "Cangbaoge", "Zhenbaoxuan" and "Juzhenge" on the same street in turn, but found nothing.

After that, I walked around the old Hongqi Shopping Mall a few times, and there were some small, shabby shops there that sold cell phone repairs, plus-size women's clothing, etc. The result was the same, I didn't find anything.

Before they knew it, it was noon. Zhai Da had fed the malnourished baby buns in the morning, so he became hungry quickly.

After a brief recollection, I thought about how to solve my lunch problem. There is an old Liangpi restaurant in Hongqi Shopping Mall.

Dongyang County is located in the northern part of the province. Its eating habits are a fusion of the north and the south. Over the past thousand years, it has been influenced by Qi and Lu, with a lot of pasta and heavy flavors.

Things like jelly and cold noodles are not only found in the northwest and northeast, but are also very popular in Dongyang County, and have a unique flavor. Zhai Da has been craving for them for several years.

He wants to try all the delicacies from his hometown again.

He has been coming to this "Tiantian Liangpi" restaurant since he was in elementary school. It has been open for more than ten years. The store is small, but it is well-known throughout Dongyang County.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a crowd of seven or eight people. How should I describe it? The student temperament was very obvious, especially when they were in a group.

Even though they weren't wearing school uniform, the "poor and smelly" vibe was already wafting out when they sat there.

Poor: no money, sour: the awkward hormonal atmosphere between boys and girls, smelly: boys' travel shoes.

A pair that is not obvious, why don’t you try it in a group?

Seven or eight people looked up, and one of the tall and strong boys' eyes lit up and waved: "Zhai Da? Are you coming to the party too?"

It was his high school student Pu Peng and future dishwasher Wu Yue.

Zhai Da took a quick look and found that they all looked familiar, but not all of them were the same people who visited the patient yesterday.

Lin Shuyao, who wrote her own love letter, was also among them, which was a bit awkward.

Zhai Da asked in confusion: "You guys don't have class today?"

Wu Yue was confused: "Don't we have a day off after the second mock exam?"

Zhai Da: That head teacher gave me a stupid day off!

After all, it has been too long since his school days, so how could he remember such trivial things? Yesterday in the ward, he thought his homeroom teacher was a very nice person.
But this class reunion is so shabby. They gathered in a cold noodle restaurant. Isn’t there any rich second-generation in the class who likes to show off?

Zhai Da was not interested in attending this so-called class reunion as he still had to go look for equipment in the afternoon.

Besides, there were eight people sitting around a long table, and if he went over he would have to sit on Wu Yue's lap.

So he waved his hand and said, "You guys eat, I just happened to come here to eat."

Then Zhai Da walked past everyone and sat directly at the innermost table. He tapped the table lightly and asked, "Can I sit down?"

The girl raised her head and glanced at the many empty tables, but nodded silently.

　Add to collection and send to the system, read on and you will be reborn!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)