Chapter 55: The Antique Clocks (1/2)
Chapter 55: The Antique Clocks
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hans was very happy with the household appliances they had gotten
”How et from this?” asked Li Du
Hans patted the clean, white fridge ”I bet that we can sell it for at least 4,000 dollars If we can find the right buyer, we’ll be able to sell it for 5,000”
Li Du was disappointed ”So little?”
Hans’s eyes bulged ”Hey man—do you really think that you’re the son of God? You think you’re the sworn brother of Jesus Christ? We only spent 400 dollars, and we’ll get 5,000 dollars in return! That’s a lot!”
”I think that’s very little”
”My man, would you feel better if I told you that before this, ould have settled for storage units which could only bring in 400 dollars of incoeneral stores Nevertheless, Hans towed the household appliances all the way back to sell to Kevin, the staff
”That’s how relationshi+ps are built,” he explained
Old man Kevin broke into a sht He slapped Hans’s shoulder ”Thank you so et these babes?”
”Phoenix”
”Okay! Thank you so ive you a price you’ll be happy with Five thousand dollars for the whole set! Will that do?”
The price was definitely alright It had been within the upper lile and just shook Kevin’s hand ”No probleh; treat us to so on Kevin’s barbecue lamb, they went back to prepare for the auction in Jero town forty ainst Cleopatra Hill and was rather well knoithin the state of Arizona
Its fa Jail, a Wild West jailhouse that slid off of a hill into the town’s main square Jerome was almost as old as Arizona itself and was one of the first settlements to benefit from the establishe amounts of iron and copper ore However, the resources had been depleted after half a century, and its inhabitants soon left
The to had less than a tenth of the population it had during its heyday, which explained why it was non as the Ghost Town—there were loomy houses there
The town had been built on a slope Around it was rugged mountain terrain There were lots of ups and downs on its crooked, winding streets, andon the street, Hans saaames we played as kids may not have been the same”
A look of realization appeared on Hans’s face ”That’s true We grew up on opposite sides of the planet”
”What?”
”Shoots and Ladders,” Hans said ”That’s the childhood ga about”
Li Du shook his head ”No idea Never heard of it in my life”
Hans was about to explain, but they had already reached their destination—an old, worn-out looking storage con of the coht to business ”As you know, Jeroood, we et some antiques that are one or two centuries old”
That was their goal According to the infore auction this tie co its prie units leased at once It was the largest storage company Li Du had seen so far But now, there were less than fifty storage units in operation
There were a lot of units for auction this tie coood They would locate a bunch of units whose owners had not renewed their leases, then auction all of theer rent out any more units