Chapter 18 Updating Equipment
The pawn shop owner examined the wine bottle skillfully, looking left and right, pondered for a moment, then took out his mobile phone to take a picture. I don't know if he checked it online or sent it to someone, but he received a message a moment later.
The boss quickly gave an evaluation and a fair price. "1800 Sirena Del Deseo, a luxurious mermaid bottle created by Golden Joy and designer Gary Baseman for the 1800 collector's edition tequila. If it is authentic, I can buy it for $2000 more than the market price of $200! But unfortunately, this is just a replica with some flaws on it. The bottle is not very valuable, but a friend of mine wants to taste the blue tequila inside."
"If you want to sell it, I can buy it for you for $260."
"Sure." Zhang Ailun didn't know much about this business and didn't want to bargain. He was getting it for free anyway.
$260 is quite a good price to spend on a bottle of tequila that is at least 3-5 years old.
Most tequilas on the market claim to have been fermented in oak barrels for years, but in reality they are only a few months, and are full of technology and hard work. They are as unreliable as the 1982 Lafite.
There is no good thing that is cheap. Most poor people cannot taste the flavor of wine that costs from a few dollars to dozens of dollars. If they drink fake wine every day and suddenly drink real wine, they will immediately suspect that they have drunk fake wine.
Even though the wine in this bottle, which had been stored for several years, was still drinkable, Zhang Ailun didn't dare to try it easily because it had just been fished out of the sewer outlet.
It’s better to hand it over to Youyuan people.
"The total is $296."
Seeing Zhang Ailun agreed so readily, the boss happily took out his mobile phone and asked, "Excuse me, do you accept online banking or cash?"
"Cash, please." Zhang Ailun replied. Even if he wanted to accept online payment, he didn't have the conditions for that now.
"Okay, please wait a moment. If you need anything else, you can look around the store."
A deal was concluded and there was profit to be made, so the boss was relieved about Zhang Ailun.
Anyway, there are nothing valuable in the house, most of them are just showpieces.
"No, please settle the bill for me as soon as possible. I have something else to do." Zhang Ailun said.
"OK!" The pawnshop owner nodded, glanced and saw a new customer coming in, then turned back to the compartment and soon came in with a black box.
He wrote a receipt by hand, counting out fourteen $20 bills, a $10 bill, a $5 bill, and a $1 bill, "One, two, three, four..."
They were laid out on the table, in full view. Then they were neatly folded and handed to Zhang Ailun.
"If you find good stuff in the future, you can come back to this store. George Pawn Shop is a 60-year-old recycling shop that operates with integrity!" Old George said with a smile.
That's because the reviews of this store on the Internet were also very good. Otherwise, Zhang Ailun would never have found such a shady store and entered it headfirst.
The way you count money is somewhat similar to that of the accountant and the dealer in a casino.
He must be an old gambler from Texas.
"There will be a chance."
Zhang Ailun took the money and left the pawn shop. The sun shone on his shoulders, clearing away the clouds and mist, and he felt refreshed.
160+296+.
His total assets amounted to an astonishing .
I was still worried about this matter yesterday, but today I got a huge sum of money!
After taking a look at the message, I decided to go to the roadside to have a good meal.
I spent $6 on a burger and hot dog combo from a roadside food truck, along with a cup of iced Coke. I was full in no time, and felt full of energy.
I went to a discount store for light luxury goods again, picked and chose, and spent $46 to buy a fashionable CK denim jacket and jeans. The discounted price was $59, but the final price was only $42. I also bought a Champion sweatshirt at a discounted price of $, but the final price was only $. I also bought a pair of Puma sneakers for $3.
Can you believe that Zhang Ailun also found a pair of DG Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses worth $16 in the corner?
Very good, after visual inspection, it is not wholesale goods from Yiwu small factories, all are original brand goods. It's just that the style is a bit outdated, and the price of unsalable products is very cheap.
The fashionable ones are really expensive, costing at least several hundred to several thousand dollars.
Getting better!!
Zhang Ailun just felt that the feeling of having money in his pocket was simply too wonderful.
The remaining assets are $400.
Zhang Ailun looked at the time and it was still early, so he decided to go to the alley on No. 8 Gongdao to have a look. The wallet and ID photo of the lost person were thrown into the black trash can in the alley on No. 8 Gongdao.
After arriving here, Zhang Ailun saw several homeless people sitting on the street against the wall.
A few black men were leaning against the wall while talking, with a Leaf brand cigarette in their hands, a few cups and empty lunch boxes in front of them, leisurely showing off their begging gains of the day.
His mouth was full of Bro long, Bro short, and the beautiful West Coast street code that was fucking awesome.
Zhang Ailun glanced at the black men, took off his new coat and put it in the package, wrapped his old sweatshirt around his fists twice, rolled up his sleeves and walked over quickly.
It looks like it's running towards people.
Lao Hei was making gestures with his hands and he realized something was wrong at that time. He turned around to look at Zhang Ailun's entangled fists. One of his hands was reaching straight back to his waist and he was instantly frightened.
He crawled to his feet, carrying the cart and ran away, his shoes flying off.
The cup was knocked over, and scattered coins and dollar bills flew everywhere.
"Hey!! Don't shoot!!"
"We'll be leaving soon, Bro."
Lao Hei ran away quickly with a look of fear on his face. Their rich experience in street life taught them never to try to provoke someone who looked abnormal.
That thing came straight towards them with a ferocious look on its face. It was obvious that it was not a good person! !
Maybe it's some mentally ill person who wants to kill people indiscriminately.
"..."
Zhang Ailun had just tucked the corner of his shirt into the waistband of his pants to free up his hand.
Looking at the few black men fleeing in panic, I suddenly understood.
When the black guy thinks you have a gun, you'd better really have one!
Zhang Ailun looked at the spoils scattered on the ground. The little black guys had exploded their equipment.
It's about a dozen dollars.
What a domineering aura! They surrendered before we even started! The ground was full of gold coins.
GTA didn't lie to me, it turns out that money really does explode on the ground.
Zhang Ailun didn't go to pick up Lao Hei's dropped items. The other party would definitely come back. He got them with great difficulty by begging. Why should a homeless man make things difficult for another homeless man?
He turned into the alley and began to search through the trash can, and soon found a light brown wallet in the corner.
After opening it, I took a look at the information on the certificate.
[California driver's license: Katherine Jon, female, 36 years old, address: 964 Corona Crown District, Los Santos. ]
Wow, rich area? There are also work IDs and bank cards, ID cards and contact information.
Zhang Ailun immediately took out his cell phone and tried to call.
However, the call was only connected to the other party's home phonograph phone.
"Hello, this is Catherine! 964 Corona Crown District, please leave a message if you have any questions."
"Hey, Ms. Jon, hello, my name is Hamburg Juan Kim, I'm a waste collector, I found a wallet in the trash can, but I'm not sure if you still need it, here are some of your documents, bank cards and so on. If you still need it, please call me back before 22pm."
After leaving a message to the other party, Zhang Ailun hung up the phone.
Put your wallet and ID into your pocket and wait to receive your payment from the other party.
(End of this chapter)
