Returning to the village to farm starts with activating the spiritual veins.

Chapter 24 Sleight of Hand

Zhang Long was feeling a bit irritable.

Especially when he looked at the middle-aged woman outside the stall who was pointing her finger at him and cursing him.

This summer has been hot.

Therefore, after the fishing season opened on August 1, the yield of swimming crabs was not high, even less than at this time last year.

People nowadays just want to be the first to try something new.

With high demand and low production, the price of swimming crabs naturally goes up after the fishing season opens.

At the beginning of the month, the price of female crabs could reach over 100 yuan per kilogram.

Despite the high price, crabs are still snapped up like crazy.

Often, the goods are snapped up as soon as they arrive at the market before dawn.

He doesn't even need to carry the cages of crabs to his stall; they're often snapped up by customers as soon as they're unloaded from the truck.

He really made a lot of money those few days.

The repeated "Ding~ Your Alipay account has been credited..." sounds made him grin from ear to ear.

That's why the price he offered to buy the goods skyrocketed.

But who knew that just a few days later, the supply of crabs on the market suddenly surged.

Prices in the market were driven down, and all the goods he bought were stuck in his hands.

This stuff can't be stored for long; the meat will be empty in two or three days. If you dare put any more in, it'll die right away.

Even if we sell them for a few yuan per kilogram, there's no guarantee anyone will want them.

So he's currently quite overwhelmed by these crabs.

We can only try every possible way to ship the goods as soon as possible.

Isn't today just a coincidence?

Just then, a woman from the next village came over to buy crabs, and she wanted to buy a whole basket of them.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, but there are two children with them too, and they have to soothe one one and comfort the other one...

Isn't this the perfect example of someone who gets sucked out?

So he immediately started thinking of something crooked, and quoted a price that was ten yuan lower than the market price.

They even claimed that because everyone lived nearby, they were given the price at cost, without making a single penny.

With his persistent efforts to get closer to the person, the deal was quickly finalized.

Then comes selecting and weighing the crabs...

The plan was going perfectly. During the final packing, he had distracted the woman by playing with the two children.

He had already given the stall worker a signal to replace the basket of unsorted goods with a basket of mixed goods that hadn't been sorted.

And the goods were delivered just two days ago.

The crabs have already been poured into the styrofoam box. All that's left is to lay down some ice, pour some sawdust on top, put the lid on, and seal the box with a dozen pieces of tape, and that's it.

But who would have thought that the woman, as if she wasn't sure, wanted to take one last look...

Look, look, what's so interesting about this!

The price I pay for these goods is higher than the price I sell them to you, okay?

Still watching!

That's insane!

"No, either give me the one I just picked out, or give me a refund; I don't want this crab!"

Zhou Yue'e stood at the stall and angrily addressed the market management personnel who came to mediate.

"dream!"

Zhang Long flew into a rage upon hearing this, pointing at Zhou Yue'e and starting to yell, "If you don't have money, don't come to buy crabs!"

"You want to go back on your word after agreeing on a price? Have you no shame?!"

The market management staff member who came to mediate was a young woman in her early twenties, and she looked quite troubled as she was caught between the two men.

I stammered and didn't know how to say it properly.

She knew that the problem was most likely with Zhang Long, but she lacked evidence and couldn't do anything about this seasoned veteran.

But it's equally impossible to turn back and persuade Zhou Yue'e to admit her mistake.

They froze in place.

"Are you being unreasonable? You clearly agreed that I could choose for myself, but you gave me generic stuff, and now you're accusing me of going back on my word?"

"Aren't you just blaming me?!"

Zhou Yue'e was also quite angry with Zhang Long, and she stood there pointing at him, trembling.

"Mom, calm down. It's not worth getting angry with him. Leave the rest to me."

At this moment, Sun Ran came up and gently patted Zhou Yue'e's back, comforting her in her ear.

"you?"

Zhou Yue'e took a couple of deep breaths, looking at him with some hesitation: "Son, are you sure you can do it?"

In her eyes, her son was usually an honest child.

Let alone arguing with the stall owner, even bargaining is rare. If you go up there, you'll suffer a loss.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'm your son, how could I not be good? I usually just hide my true abilities, okay?"

Sun Ran winked at her and smiled. Zhou Yue'e was amused by him and nodded, "Okay, I'll catch my breath first."

"You go first. If it doesn't work, I'll go argue with him!"

"Haha, Mom, just you wait and see."

Sun Ran smiled at her, then turned to the boss and gave Wang Jun a slight nudge: "So, boss, do you recognize me?"

"Are you going to give me a refund or exchange for these crabs?"

He spoke with such confidence, as if he were some important person.

This surprised Zhou Yue'e, who was standing behind him.

Does my son know this stall owner?

"Refund my ass! Who do you think you are, acting all high and mighty?"

On the other side, Zhang Long was furious when he heard Sun Ran say that. He raised his head and pointed at Sun Ran, ready to start cursing.

When he turned his gaze to take a closer look at Sun Ran's face, he was stunned, and his expression changed drastically.

Wait, why does this face look so familiar?

Holy crap, isn't this the super popular internet celebrity with tens of millions of followers that I've been following?

Oops!

He saw Sun Ran frown, and the curses that were about to come out were instantly swallowed back.

"What are you filming for? Don't you know I have portrait rights? Turn your phone off right now!"

He shouted something in a fierce but weak voice, not caring about cursing, and immediately covered his face with his hand.

"It's just a few pounds of crabs, what's the big deal? What's there to film!"

If it's someone you don't know, that's fine. So what if you argue and scam people?

Anyway, the impact is limited.

But he was actually a little hesitant when faced with such a big internet celebrity.

Its influence is enormous.

If a video goes viral, will he still be able to run his stall?

All the handsome men and beautiful women reading this book surely know that the reason he mistook Sun Ran for some big internet celebrity is naturally because Sun Ran used a trick on him.

But no one else around them knew that.

Zhou Yue'e, Wang Jun, the two little ones, the market manager girl, the helpers in the stalls, and the crowd of onlookers...

They were all stunned.

What's going on?

Why did the stall owner's attitude change so drastically the moment he saw Sun Ran?

The two little ones looked at their uncle's back with admiration. "Uncle is so amazing! He's such a fierce bad guy, but he scared the bad guy with just one word from him!"

Uncle is awesome!

Wang Jun looked at Sun Ran, somewhat puzzled.

With just one sentence, you silenced the other person completely?

What is this supposed to mean? Trying to overwhelm the other person with sheer force of will?

The onlookers around them started discussing amongst themselves, all wondering who Sun Ran really was.

Some say he's an internet celebrity, some say he's a big boss or a rich second-generation, and others speculate that he might be on a clandestine mission. Anyway, the more they talk, the more outrageous it gets.

They even have noses and eyes, just like real people.

"So, have you made up your mind? Are you going to return it or exchange it?!"

Sun Ran chuckled inwardly at Zhang Long's terrified expression, then turned serious and pressed him for an answer.

To be honest, he's actually quite glad he got the Illusion spell by random.

Otherwise, if he were to draw a fireball or lightning strike spell, he would be in real trouble right now.

You can't just throw a fireball directly into their stall, can you?

Okay, even if we lose this stall, what happens next?

We can't just throw a fireball or a lightning bolt at anyone we don't like whenever we encounter something, right?

Wouldn't that make him a great demon?

On the contrary, this kind of deception is much easier to use now, and there is no psychological barrier at all.

Anyway, I didn't say anything; it was all just a hallucination in the other person's mind. What does it have to do with me?

At worst, let him go to a mental hospital for a thorough check-up!