That night, after Jiang Ning finished tempering his body, he went to the village factory for a walk.
To his regret, the place was deserted.
After his repeated targeting, the young man Yan Bo gave up doing bad things and evacuated the entire factory.
This made Jiang Ning's life less fun.
He stood on the dam and looked at the village with only a few lights.
“Too weak.”
This time it was just something he did on a whim. From beginning to end, no one noticed and he easily defeated his opponent.
With this kind of execution ability, even if he had entered society in his previous life, it would have been extremely difficult for him to accomplish this task.
Jiang Ning glanced at his phone. It was only eight o'clock in the evening.
"Sell two gold bars first to make up the balance, otherwise I won't have money to buy the 'Soul-sinking Incense' from the herbal medicine merchant."
Jiang Ning originally planned to go to Qiaozhou City and find a deserted place to sell the gold bars, but he changed his mind and thought it was too troublesome.
This cannot completely eliminate the risk. It is better to go to the pawn shop last time. Colleagues in the previous life have verified the other party's character. In addition, the distance is close, so as long as the spiritual mark is planted, everything will be under control.
Besides, Jiang Ning couldn't wait to quickly improve his cultivation progress. If he wanted to cultivate spiritual herbs, he had to contract a precious land with rich spiritual energy, mountains and water.
Jiang Ning has already determined the location of the precious land, which is located on Huqi Mountain adjacent to Qingyu Lake. There are mountains and water, the air is clear, the environment is elegant, and a villa area has been built halfway up the mountain.
It is the residence of the wealthy people in Yuzhou City. It is very famous. Passers-by walking at the foot of the mountain can often see various luxury cars coming in and out.
If an ordinary person can live in the Huqishan Villa District, he would be a winner in life.
After graduation, Jiang Ning dreamed of buying a villa in Huqishan. However, after working for several years, he could not even afford a fraction of that.
Even now, a villa there would cost several million. Even if Jiang Ning sold all the gold bars he had dug out from Xue Yuantong's family, he still couldn't afford to buy a villa.
Jiang Ning not only wanted to buy a villa, but also a single-family villa with the best location. He also had to contract a piece of forest, set up a spiritual formation, and cultivate spiritual herbs. These things would not be easy to accomplish without a certain status in the local area.
He planned to refine some elixirs, promote and sell them in the world, gain money and status, and seize the Huqishan villa and land contract rights.
Given Jiang Ning's age and his current status, it is actually not very convenient for him to take action. Moreover, those things are too complicated and will greatly slow down his practice speed.
It is like an immortal sect. Those who are busy with trivial matters are usually cultivators who have no hope of making a breakthrough, while those elders with profound cultivation usually practice in seclusion all year round. They will only come forward to resolve major events when something big happens in the sect.
Jiang Ning prefers to stay behind the scenes and control things, so that he can enjoy greater benefits.
During this period, he has temporarily finalized two external spokespersons, the so-called "white gloves."
However, they are still in the probation period, and one of them is Shao Shuangshuang, the owner of the pawnshop.
First, lure the other party into a trap, then use this opportunity to control her and make her do things for you.
Jiang Ning already had a preliminary idea. Is there anything in the world that is more solid than controlling one's life
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning no longer hesitated. He used the Qi Concealment Technique and rushed towards the city center.
Ten minutes later.
It's not even 8:30 in the evening and the pawn shop is still open.
Shao Shuangshuang sat on a chair, tapping the keyboard with her white fingers, controlling the character on the screen to move and attack.
The pawn shop is open until 10 o'clock every night and then closes.
There are not many customers usually, but that's how it is in this industry. Once the business opens, it's enough to sustain the business for ten days or half a month.
Relying on the connections left by the elders, I can earn hundreds of thousands of yuan on average every year. After all, the shop is my own and I don't have to pay rent.
Tens of thousands of yuan may seem like a lot in Yuzhou City, but it does not make one rich.
Moreover, the work in a pawn shop is boring and tedious, which will only dampen one's morale.
There was no other way. Her brother was unwilling to take over the store, so she had to take over. Otherwise, the family’s network of connections maintained over the years would be broken, which would be a pity.
Shao Shuangshuang initially stayed in Linzhou City for a few years. She was a medical student and worked as a nurse. Her job was very tiring and hard. She worked in three shifts, often night shifts, and was scolded by patients and their families.
After she turned 25, she felt she couldn't go on any longer and the elders in her family were not in good health either, so she simply returned to her hometown of Yuzhou and took over the pawn shop.
She lived a comfortable life from then on, but this kind of life could be expected to end. She was already 27 years old this year and would soon be 30. In the future, she would probably find a man to marry and live a life of taking care of her husband and children.
Shao Shuangshuang was a little confused and scared. Although she was already twenty-seven years old and could stand on her own, she still felt like a child.
She has also thought about giving up her current life and going to a big city to make a living. She is unwilling to stay in a small place, but she has no special skills and it is not easy to get along with people outside. There is a high probability that she will not be as good as she is now.
Shao Shuangshuang occasionally gets together with her former sisters, who are also medical students. Later, they were admitted to the Health Bureau, where they have leisurely work and comfortable life. She confides her ideas to her sisters, but they do not quite agree with her and think that peace and safety are good enough.
Shao Shuangshuang was lost in thought, her fingers tapping the keyboard non-stop, when the glass door opened.
She looked up and saw a tall young man walking in. Shao Shuangshuang knew this young man, he was Jiang Ning.
Shao Shuangshuang made some money from him not long ago, a few thousand yuan.
Jiang Ning sat on a wooden chair, gently turned his palm, and two golden strips appeared in his palm.
Shao Shuangshuang's expression changed and he looked at Jiang Ning, trying to find any suspicious points on him.
"It's passed down from our ancestors. Do you want to accept it?" Jiang Ning said calmly.
Shao Shuangshuang looked at Jiang Ning, then at the gold bars. She was a little worried that these gold bars were stolen by Jiang Ning, or taken from home. It would be very troublesome for her to accept such stolen goods.
After thinking for a few seconds, Shao Shuangshuang decided to accept it.
Firstly, she could sell these gold bars through channels, which was enough to cover two months' income. Secondly, she was in the pawn business, which was a very demanding job because she had to have good eyesight, not only by looking at the items but also the people.
This is the only way to judge the other party's confidence and accept it at the lowest price.
She had seen people who stole jewelry to pawn before. Those people avoided eye contact and became extremely nervous at the slightest sign of trouble. They were like powder kegs that could explode at any moment and lacked confidence.
Faced with that kind of customer, Shao Shuangshuang would usually refuse to accept him. Although her family had some background in Yuzhou City, they could not withstand the trouble.
Jiang Ning is different. Although he looks like a teenager, his temperament is quite calm and he does not show any fear at all.
As the saying goes, "You can tell a person's future from the age of three." For many young children, our current performance can probably tell their future achievements, unless they encounter major changes in the future.
In Shao Shuangshuang's eyes, Jiang Ning will definitely achieve great success if he follows the procedures in the future.
Just like last time, Shao Shuangshuang took out a complete set of tools and started weighing, measuring, determining the purity, whether there were other impurities mixed in, and so on.
After a series of tests, there was no problem with the gold bars.
"The international gold price is still 310 yuan per gram, and because of the purity and other factors, we still go with the last price of 270 yuan. How about that?"
Shao Shuangshuang asked.
Jiang Ning nodded: "No problem."
He didn't bargain for that little bit of price. He would still need Shao Shuangshuang to work for him in the future, so what was wrong with giving her a little advantage
"The two gold bars weigh 620 grams in total, which is equivalent to 167,400. I'll make it a round number for you, 168,000."
"Cash or bank card?" She glanced at Jiang Ning.
"Cash." Jiang Ning said.
"Wow, that's quite a lot!" Shao Shuangshuang smiled. Her eyes were almond-shaped, but slightly larger than ordinary almond-shaped eyes. There was a small teardrop mole under her eyes. She had a special charm when she smiled.
Her tear troughs were slightly dark, which not only did not affect her beauty, but instead added a sense of reality. One could tell at a glance that she often stayed up late.
"Wait a moment."
Shao Shuangshuang said something, walked to the back of the room, pushed open a door and locked it.
She opened the wooden cabinet, revealing a silver-white safe. After entering the password, the box opened, revealing stacks of cash inside.
Many customers come to pawn their items and ask for cash payment, so Shao Shuangshuang usually keeps some cash as a backup.
She took out an Adidas black backpack, took out most of the cash, put it into the bag, and then carried the bag out.
In front of Jiang Ning, Shao Shuangshuang counted the money with the machine to make sure there was no problem with the amount.
She handed the Adidas backpack to Jiang Ning: "Happy cooperation."
Jiang Ning put his bag on one shoulder and pushed open the glass door. Before leaving, he suddenly turned around and said:
"Don't eat too much black sesame, it's not good for your body. If you have hair loss, you should get more sleep and relax."
After saying that, Jiang Ning left.
He just dropped a seed and waited for it to take root and sprout.