A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

Upon hearing Da Jin Ya's words, Li Chunlai quickly waved his hand and said, "Not at all, not at all. How can you call this 'make do'?"

At this point, Li Chunlai seemed to have thought of something, glanced at the table, and then said, "Just one, could you bring me two more bottles of beer? I can't eat without alcohol."

Just as Li Chunlai finished speaking, a waiter came in carrying a plate of food.

Seeing this, the fat man quickly called out to the waiter, "Comrade, bring two more bottles of beer."

Then Hu Bayi said, "Brother Chunlai, how about we eat and watch at the same time?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chunlai immediately smiled and said that there was no problem and that he would listen to them on this matter.

Bai Jing, however, was staring at the waiter who had just left. He could smell a musty, earthy odor coming from the waiter.

Chapter 195 Not the Main Character

Bai Jing thought for a moment, then looked at the group and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, you guys keep eating and chatting, I'm going to the restroom."

After saying that, Bai Jing put his hands together and apologized to everyone.

After that, Bai Jing left the room and followed the waiter from a distance.

The waiter didn't go directly to the front desk to get beer for Li Chunlai; instead, he turned around and went into another private room.

Bai Jing rushed towards the private room, and as soon as he reached the door, he heard the conversation inside.

"Brother, Li Chunlai has made contact with those out-of-towners."

Bai Jing recognized the voice; it was the same voice of the waiter from before.

Immediately afterward, another voice, distinctly local in dialect, rang out: "Keep a close eye on things and see how much they cost. Don't let outsiders rip us off."

Then the waiter's voice rang out again.

"Understood, just watch, big brother."

Bai Jing knew that the conversation was over and the waiter should be coming out soon.

Bai Jing rushed towards the private room.

When the waiter came out and saw Bai Jing leaving the private room, he wondered what was going on and whether these out-of-towners had discovered something.

Bai Jing called out, "Waiter, could you tell me where the restroom is?"

Hearing Bai Jing's words, the man breathed a sigh of relief and then came over to point out the location of the toilet to Bai Jing.

Bai Jing pretended not to know anything and walked towards the restroom.

The waiter checked and, finding that Bai Jing hadn't noticed, breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the counter to get the wine.

A moment later, when Bai Jing returned to the private room, he saw Li Chunlai haggling with the fat man.

After asking Hu Bayi, I learned that the first thing Li Chunlai took out was that pair of embroidered shoes, and that Da Jinya had asked Li Chunlai for three hundred for them.

Li Chunlai was naturally unwilling and immediately asked, "Back in the capital, a single shoe cost two hundred, how come two shoes are only three hundred?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately chimed in, "Back in Beijing, Master Jin initially valued these shoes at two hundred, but he only gave them to you because he knew it wasn't easy for you to travel all the way to Beijing, and since there were no middlemen involved."

But our situation is this: we've come all this way, and you remember what happened on the Yellow River, right? If it weren't for Lao Bai, we might all have perished there. In a way, our Master Bai saved your life, so three hundred isn't a small amount."

Big Gold Tooth nodded and said, "That's right, Fatty is right, three hundred is not a small amount."

That makes perfect sense. Li Chunlai is clearly a farmer from the Loess Plateau, and his annual income might not even reach three hundred yuan.

However, Bai Jing knew that although Li Chunlai had been persuaded, he actually had no real power and was stalling for time.

At this moment, the fat man continued, "Besides, this time we're here to buy all your stuff, so we can't just charge you the same prices as in Beijing, right? We have to give you a discount, at least a little, right? Besides, we're just paying for..."

"I did save your life, didn't I? Isn't your life worth at least a hundred?"

Just then, the waiter who had served them the dishes earlier came in again. This time, he was carrying two bottles of beer, which were obviously the beer that Li Chunlai had ordered earlier.

When the waiter walked in, Li Chunlai saw him and raised his voice, shouting, "Three hundred for two children, three hundred for two children, only three hundred for two children!"

Neither Fatty nor Big Gold Tooth noticed anything amiss and continued to haggle with Li Chunlai.

Hu Bayi had already noticed that something was wrong.

He then used the excuse of going to the restroom to leave the private room.

Bai Jing was losing patience; it was obvious that someone was setting a trap. However, Bai Jing did not react immediately.

A moment later, Hu Bayi returned, and it seemed that something had happened to him, as his expression was somewhat off.

Shortly after Hu Bayi entered, the waiter who had served the dishes earlier brought out the last dish.

After placing the dishes on the table, the man said, "All your dishes are served, all of them are served."

After saying that, the waiter prepared to leave. At this moment, Li Chunlai, who had been refusing to budge and haggling with the fat man with the gold teeth, suddenly relented.

"Three hundred it is, I'm not a difficult person to talk to."

When the fat man saw that Li Chunlai had finally relented, he immediately slapped his thigh and said, "That's great!"

As he spoke, he prepared to pour wine for Li Chunlai.

At that moment, Bai Jing stood up and stopped the waiter who had already reached the door.

Hu Bayi, Fatty, and Big Gold Tooth were all somewhat puzzled by what they saw.

The fat man asked, "Old Bai, what's going on?"

Bai Jing didn't answer, but instead pulled the waiter aside and said, "He can't make the decision. Let someone from your department who can make the decision come over, otherwise we'll call it quits."

The waiter froze upon hearing this, then turned around and chuckled awkwardly, "Boss, I don't quite understand what you're talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing smiled and patted the man on the shoulder, then said, "I'll give you five minutes to find someone who keeps their word to talk to, otherwise this deal is off. Don't test my patience."

After saying that, Bai Jing returned to the dining table, picked up his chopsticks, and ate some food while saying, "If we don't see anyone for five minutes, we'll leave."

If Hu Bayi and his companions still couldn't react after hearing this, then they would have wasted the last few decades of their lives.

Big Gold Tooth then gave Li Chunlai a serious look and said, "Does Master Bai mean that this Li Chunlai is a shill?"

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this, then glanced at Li Chunlai, who was no longer daring to speak, and said, "Whether it's a hoax or not is hard to say, but this Brother Chunlai is genuine, don't you think, Brother Chunlai?"

Li Chunlai was trembling like a leaf and was sitting in his chair feeling very uneasy.

Seeing Li Chunlai's state, Hu Bayi and the others immediately understood what was going on.

Immediately, everyone's face fell.

Then everyone began to eat.

The only sounds in the room were the sounds of people picking up food and eating, and there were no other noises.

About two minutes later, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a bald man walked in first. He then touched his head, looked at everyone, and said, "Who wants to see me?"

Behind the bald man were six or seven men, all of whom looked to be in their thirties.

Chapter 196 Making the Deal

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing sized up the group of people who had entered and roughly understood what was going on.

A group of self-taught individuals, none of whom possessed any martial arts skills.

It's highly likely that they're just relying on sheer grit to get things done.

However, Bai Jing looked at the bald man leading the group and inexplicably found it a little funny. Seeing this man made him involuntarily want to sing, "Do you love me or not?"

Stop right there! Then, Bai Jing pointed with his chopsticks to the seat below and said, "Sit down!"

Anyone who truly knows their stuff would be furious by now.

Bai Jing was also testing the waters to find out who these people came from.

If it's a lineage, then it's really not easy to offend them; if it's just an unorthodox method, then naturally everything will be much easier to handle.

But it was obvious that these people didn't understand any of this stuff, and the bald man immediately took the seat of honor.

Seeing this, Bai Jing understood what was going on.

However, Bai Jing started the conversation with the idea that even if a deal fell through, it was best to be courteous.

Bai Jing pointed to the wooden box and asked, "Are the things in this box yours?"

The bald man said, "Of course it's mine."

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this and then asked, "What's your name?"

The bald man waved his hand and said, "Just call me Ma Dadan."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Brother Ma."

As he spoke, Bai Jing stood up, cleared a small space on the table, and took out the contents of the box one by one, placing them on the table.

Then Bai Jing looked at Ma Dadan and said, "Since you are the master, let's be frank. Since this is our first collaboration, it's understandable that you don't trust us."

As he spoke, Bai Jing pointed at Li Chunlai and continued, "Your purpose in arranging him was probably to find someone with enough funds to buy these things, right? Coincidentally, that's us."

Hearing Bai Jing's words, Ma Dadan naturally smiled, rubbed his bald head, and said, "Alright, let's start naming prices then."

Bai Jing gestured for Da Jin Ya to step forward.

Bai Jing glanced at them and saw that these items were all from ordinary people and were not very valuable.