Chapter 227 - Fleecing Liao (1/2)
Lin Luoran asks the fisherman about the whereabouts of the Dragon Palace as if she is joking, which confuses Rong Donglin. However, the fisherman b.u.t.ts the cigarette and smiles hard till his eyes become a seam.
“What a visionary girl you are… Only I can take you to this place. Well, the price…” His coldness shrinks away and his eyes squeeze so hard that it leaves only a slit. Rong Donglin finds his smile obscene yet Lin Luoran’s eyes light up instantly.
They have only the records on the bamboo sheets which says that countless treasure will be found in the Dragon Palace under Dongting Lake. Yet the Dongting Lake covers too vast an area, making it difficult to find the palace.
Although Xin Yuanping said about working together, Lin Luoran already learned not to be led by other people.
Even if Xin Yuanping can bring her to the palace, she still needs a plan B.
As a hindsight, Lin Luoran don’t even know what prompted her to ask the fisherman about the palace and she actually believed in what he said.
Liao is laughing even more, “Since we have a connection, I will give you a discount. I will bring you to the palace if you give me so much money. How’s that sound for you?”
Liao shows three fingers and makes a swirl.
“Three hundred?” Rong Donglin is frugal but not exactly stingy. Three hundred for the location of Dragon Palace is a bargain.
“Three hundred? Are you dreaming? It is the very palace where the Dragon King lives! Thirty thousand, you know? Thirty thousand!”
Liao says in a particularly high pitch by the lake in the dim late night. Several feeding egrets are alarmed by his voice and fly away. Rong Donglin opens his eyes wide furiously.
“You might as well rob someone for that!”
This slippery old man might have gone mad. How dares he fleece Miss Lin? He may lose his life by doing so.
Liao has eyes as large as Rong Donglin’s when he stares. There is no trace of the honesty of a fisherman on him. Rong Donglin feel like they are two rabbits at a loss, led by this slippery fisherman to a trap that can make him a fortune.
Clearly, he is not the only one that thinks in that way.
As the boats of the fishermen are not far from each other, it is no big deal when they talked in low voice. But since Liao said aloud, it certainly caught the attention of the other fishermen.
Thirty thousand yuan. How much pounds of crayfish costs thirty thousand? Liao dares to offer such a price — does this ever happen to anyone? Maybe they have a shot on this too.
The indifferent fishermen who turned down Lin Luoran are so regretful. They started to yell pa.s.sionately.
“Hi, there! Where are you going? Liao asks for thirty thousand, but we charge you only three thousand…”
“I agree. It’s late in the night. Liao is old. He’s not as fast as the youngsters. Why don’t you let my son, Huasheng, take you there? ”
“How old is your Huasheng? Can he even move the paddle? What about my…”
Wealth tempts human heart. Thirty thousand yuan may only worth a square meter of an apartment in the capital. Yet for these fishermen, three thousand may ask them to take anyone to wherever they like around the Dongting Lake.
Now, as everyone is competing for the money, no one cares about their neighborhood relations.h.i.+p. Therefore, the lake starts to be noisy with the two being the center of spotlights.
The dim light s.h.i.+nes through the vintage gla.s.s lantern, which is a necessity for the people here. As they have no electricity on the boats, this kind of lantern can keep off the wind. These lanterns are lit one by one. The lakeside is lively as if they were celebrating the Spring Festival.
Lin Luoran smiles slightly, watching the fishermen argue with each other. She keeps silent and intends to see how Liao solve the problem.
Liao does not disappoint her. He sneers.
“It is the Dragon Palace that she wants to go. Do you want to take her there for thirty thousand?”
Dragon Palace?
The nearest fisherwoman chills, feeling the wind of tonight is particularly cold. She goes back to the cabin and no longer wants to be part of it.