Chapter 857: There are many who know how to make money, and they have already started using tricks to cheat

From Maxian to Wucheng, although the road conditions of the Wuyi Highway are much better than the country roads and there are few cars on the road, the jeep still needs to travel for two hours.

Fortunately, the people sitting in the car are not carsick. Even an old lady like Du Chunfang, who rarely goes out, can look at the scenery outside the window while sitting in the passenger seat without feeling uncomfortable.

What surprised Li Long a little was that Li Juan and Li Qiang didn't just look at the scenery outside. Along the way, they mainly helped Gu Xiaoxia take care of Mingming and Haohao, teasing the two children to make them happy, and supporting the two little ones so they wouldn't bump or fall.

They were very attentive.

Hmm, these two children are not bad. I must reward them well later!

The car stopped when it reached Beiting. Li Long let everyone get out of the car to rest for a while, move around, and then continue forward.

The car drove directly to the Wucheng Zoo. Because there were old people and children here, Li Long didn't leave anyone behind to pick up the others at the August 1st Guest House. Li Long had already told his eldest brother the route, and they would come by bus.

On the weekend, the entrance to the zoo is very lively. Not only are there people coming to play, but there are also many small vendors setting up stalls here to sell things. There are also some stalls for playing, such as spinning wheels for prizes—not as exquisite as in later generations, just cutting squares out of cardboard from paper boxes, drawing circles on them, and then drawing lines from the center to distinguish the prize grids. There is a pointer in the middle that can be moved by hand. Whichever area it spins to, there is a prize in that area.

Several children were playing there. Li Juan and Li Qiang were both quite curious, but both of them were helping Gu Xiaoxia watch Mingming and Haohao, so neither of them went over.

Li Long heard the commotion from the boss over there; it costs one dime to spin once. The biggest prizes are two, and you can choose either a toy cloth doll or a plastic water gun.

The smallest prize is a glass marble, the kind used for marble checkers. Of course, there is also an area that is an empty prize.

Li Long understood as soon as he saw it; this thing can be cheated.

That pointer is made of iron sheet. It is very smooth when spinning, obviously the axis has been processed. You just need to put a magnet under this cardboard, and if you want the pointer to spin to where you want, just put the magnet there.

Under this turntable is a small table, and the small table even has a tablecloth covering all four sides. The stall owner sits behind the table, and there is always one of his two hands put down. It would be strange if he wasn't playing tricks!

The stall owner is also quite clever, letting a child spin to the glass marble area from time to time to show a winning state, or just half a grid away from the biggest prize, attracting the children to shout and add money constantly.

In a short while, Li Long saw a child spin ten times and finally left disappointed with three glass marbles.

Li Juan was nothing, but Li Qiang kept looking over there, obviously very much wanting to play.

There were also candied haws on the stall, postcards for sale, and a large piece of paper carried on a bicycle with many photos pasted on it. Obviously, this person is taking pictures for tourists.

Li Long glanced and found that there were many animals in the photos, with monkeys appearing the most, and then tigers, cranes, eagles, wolves, red deer, and other animals.

It seems that this photographer can enter the zoo to take pictures for people, which is quite good.

Because he had to wait for people, Li Long simply picked up Mingming and Haohao, one in each arm, and wanted to take Li Juan and Li Qiang to play—he also saw antiques for sale, mainly copper coins.

1985, selling copper coins at this time?

Well, it may also be that in Wucheng, there is already this trend.

"You go spin, I'll just sit in the car. There are so many people, it makes me dizzy." Du Chunfang didn't want to spin, she just wanted to sit in the car, not knowing if she felt the car was safe or if it was convenient to look out from the car.

"Then you take them, I'll take my mother and the children and sit in the car." Gu Xiaoxia said.

"No need, no need, I'll hold Mingming and Haohao, look at these two, they love watching these people." Li Long shook his head, "Mother is fine sitting in the car, the jeep is parked here, no one dares to touch it."

In this day and age, although there are already private cars, they are still a very small minority. A jeep is not only a car but also a symbol of status. At this time, even people with crooked thoughts dare not touch this car—the commotion in the past two years was too big, and the commotion in Wucheng was much bigger than in Shicheng and Maxian. Some courtyard children were affected—don't think Wucheng doesn't have courtyards, there is a large region stationed here.

"Don't worry about me, Mingming's mom, you go spin, don't worry about me." Du Chunfang waved her hand, "It's so comfortable sitting in the car, I love sitting in the car and watching. I'll follow you in when you go to see the animals later, you go play yours now."

Since Du Chunfang said so, Gu Xiaoxia didn't insist anymore—actually, she didn't really want to sit in the car with Du Chunfang, after all, there were no topics. If Liang Yuemei were in the car, she would definitely be willing. Having been taken care of by Liang Yuemei since childhood, at least they could talk together—

In Gu Xiaoxia's mind, Liang Yuemei is more like a mother-in-law.

Du Chunfang got into the car, Li Long opened the car window and let her lean against the door to look out, while he held Mingming and Haohao and took Li Juan and Li Qiang to play.

Gu Xiaoxia originally thought about holding a child to share the burden, but Li Long didn't let her. Although Mingming and Haohao are only one year old now, to be honest, they are quite heavy. They are not lacking in nutrition and weigh nearly ten kilograms, so it's better for him to hold them.

He is tall and big, with long arms and strength, holding two children is like playing.

At this time, the group of children who were playing the turntable just now had been led into the zoo by adults. When Li Long and the others came over, the stall owner's eyes lit up immediately.

It was mainly because although Li Juan and Li Qiang were looking left and right, looking like they hadn't seen much of the world, what they were wearing and what they were stepping on were not cheap goods, so they must have money on them.

It's them!

As soon as the four of them surrounded the stall, others didn't gather around and went to look at other stalls.

"Juan, Qiangqiang, if you want to play, you two, one spins after the other, one person spins ten times, how about that?"

"I won't play! I'll just watch!" Li Juan suddenly spoke, "Qiangqiang, you just play twice. I just saw that those three kids spun more than ten times, and that girl spun five times, and at most they spun a glass marble."

Li Juan has a very firm idea. As soon as she spoke, it was equivalent to setting the tone for Li Juan and Li Qiang's actions.

As soon as the stall owner heard that this business was going to fail, he immediately said:

"No, no, let me tell you, this pointer has a probability. You watch me spin it once," he reached out and flicked the pointer. The pointer spun seven or eight times, and when it stopped, it pointed to an angle, which had the word "sandbag" written on it.

"Look, you get something when you spin it. If you are lucky, you can also spin to a toy gun or a doll. Don't you like them?"

After speaking, the stall owner put one hand down and signaled Li Qiang with the other hand: "Look, this toy water gun is so fun. I've already let others spin away two today, this is the last one. If you don't spin, someone else will spin it away later, and it won't be yours. Think about it, you can spin a water gun for one dime, and this water gun sells for one point five yuan in the mall!"

Mortals all have a gambling nature, adults and children are no exception. However, Li Qiang still turned his head to look at Li Long, wanting to see his reaction.

"Play, play, play, you can play." Li Long said with a smile, "You play, I'll pay."

Li Qiang excitedly squatted down immediately, ready to start flicking the pointer.

Actually, Li Juan also wanted to play, but she was more rational. Now that Li Long said they could play, Li Juan hesitated for a moment and also squatted down.

Gu Xiaoxia whispered:

"This... is there any mechanism? Is it hard to win?"

"It's okay, watch me." Li Long held the children and moved closer to the stall owner, squatted down, and whispered:

"Boss, let's discuss something."

"What is it?" The stall owner saw that Li Long was tall and big, and immediately became vigilant.

"I'll pay two yuan for them to spin." Li Long said, "You, don't play any tricks. Of course, it's best to let them both spin a doll or a toy gun, so we can all be at peace, how about that?"

When the stall owner heard Li Long say this, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, but then he calmed down and said with a fake smile:

"This is all up to luck. Whether you can spin it or not depends on your children's luck. How can I say it? You are right, aren't you?"

"If I say it, of course it's right, but if you say it, it's hard to say." Li Long's voice was quite low, and his tone was normal, but to the stall owner's ears, it was not the case:

"Let me tell you, keep your right hand disciplined, put that magnet to the side, or put it in a place with a prize, and we will have no trouble. If you do the same as you did with those few children before, do you believe I will shout right now, tear down your stall, and make it impossible for you to set up here?"

"You... what are you talking about?" The stall owner was a little panicked.

"You should have heard my meaning clearly. I won't expose you, and you don't play tricks. I just want my two children to be happy, how about that?"

Li Long aimed his gaze at the stall owner's hand again. The stall owner's hand shrank back as if struck by electricity, and his hand was clenched tightly.

Li Long saw that the stall owner was still reluctant, knowing that his deterrence might not be enough, mainly because holding two children made him look weaker. He stood up and stepped on a brick by the side of the road, and the brick was directly stepped into two pieces!

The stall owner was immediately cowardly.

This guy is powerful!

"Won, won!" At this time, Li Qiang suddenly shouted, "Uncle, look, I spun a toy gun!"

"Hey, what good luck!" Li Long said with a smile, "Come, come, Juan, you spin too. Qiangqiang, having a toy gun is enough."

"Good, good, good!" Li Qiang was actually able to restrain himself, moved to the side, and watched the stall owner.

The stall owner's face showed bitterness. Although he didn't want to give it, at this time others surrounded him again, so he unwillingly took a plastic toy water gun from the side and handed it to Li Qiang.

In Li Long's view, this toy water gun is worth at most one yuan, and if it is wholesale at the place of origin, it might be a few dimes.

But at this time, the small commodity wholesale city in Wucheng has not yet appeared. It might be sold in the mall, and this thing should cost more than one yuan.

Li Qiang took the pistol and was extremely happy. He wanted to take water to play with it immediately, but Gu Xiaoxia pressed him down.

"See, how many people did my nephew attract for you with that shout? My proposal is not a loss." Li Long reminded the stall owner in a low voice again.

Sure enough, many people around heard Li Qiang's shout, and some children saw that Li Qiang really got the water gun, so they immediately surrounded him.

Li Juan had already started spinning. The stall owner hesitated for a moment and really didn't play any tricks again.

Li Juan's luck was also not bad. She spun twice. The first time was a sandbag, and the second time she spun to the position of the doll (water gun).

She also shouted excitedly.

Under Li Long's approaching gaze, the stall owner handed a doll to Li Juan. Gu Xiaoxia took out money, and Li Long said:

"Give him two yuan, we won't spin the rest."

The stall owner felt it was okay, barely breaking even, not a loss.

Although it was different from the original expectation, at least this person really didn't tear down the stall again.

Although Gu Xiaoxia didn't understand, she still listened to Li Long's words.

Taking the two children up, this place was immediately surrounded by other children.

Seeing that children didn't win things before, others naturally worried that the stall owner was playing tricks. Now that both of them got things, and there were three items, the children nearby naturally felt that this stall could spin out things.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, one by one, pay first and then spin! Pay first and then spin!"

Li Juan and Li Qiang held their toys and laughed happily.

"There are many people, don't get separated. Since you have already won things, then lean towards the car. There is a faucet under the tree near there, Qiangqiang, you can take water." Gu Xiaoxia greeted the two children.

Li Long held his own child, and Gu Xiaoxia consciously took charge of Li Juan and Li Qiang. Those who have been teachers are different. As soon as the tone came up, the two children listened obediently.

It was inconvenient for Li Long to hold the child, so he also looked around, but it was not easy to buy things. He thought for a while and said:

"Xiaoxia, you give Juan ten yuan, and then watch Qiangqiang go take water; I'll take Juan to buy candied haws, how about that?"

"Okay." Gu Xiaoxia naturally had no opinion. Since they were out, they must have a good time. Candied haws are almost never seen for sale in the county, let alone Li Juan and Li Qiang, even Gu Xiaoxia wanted to eat some.

The person selling candied haws at this time was not so standardized. It was just a large grass bundle with twenty or thirty skewers of candied haws inserted on it. It looked like hawthorns, and I don't know how these hawthorns were preserved until this time.

"How do you sell the candied haws?" Li Long walked up to the middle-aged man and asked.

"Five dimes a skewer." That person just saw Li Long's situation at the turntable stall, and now he was very polite when speaking.

"Five dimes, not cheap." Li Long said. Now popsicles have risen in price, selling for one dime each, and doll-head ice cream sells for three dimes each. This candied haw price is really not cheap.

"It's mainly because the raw materials are hard to find." The stall owner explained hurriedly, "I use hawthorns, which are very rare here. These things are transported by people from the pass, and the shipping cost is quite a lot!"

Fine, it's really not easy to eat a sweet treat at this time—except for sugar. Like candied haws, Li Long guessed that Li Juan and Li Qiang had only seen them in books.

"Buy ten skewers." Li Long said, "Can it be cheaper?"

"That..." The stall owner didn't expect Li Long to buy so many, thought for a while and said, "Then let's calculate it as four dimes a skewer, it can't be less."

"Okay." Li Long smiled. Bargaining itself is a tentative nature. Even if the price didn't drop, he would still buy it.

Li Juan held five skewers in one hand, and the stall owner stuffed the six yuan change into Li Long's pocket. Li Juan ran back excitedly:

"Eating candied haws!"

Hey, this crisp voice also attracted many guests to this candied haw seller.

"Slow down, slow down, don't fall!" Gu Xiaoxia saw Li Juan running back with candied haws in her hand and shouted hurriedly.

"Auntie, I won't fall, hee hee." Li Juan smiled and ran to Gu Xiaoxia, handing a candied haw to her: "Here, you eat!"

"Give it to your grandma first." Gu Xiaoxia whispered, "She is sitting in the car."

"Everyone has one, everyone has one." Li Long held the child and came over, "Mingming and Haohao can't eat it, everyone else has one."

Li Qiang was playing happily with the plastic water gun. As soon as he saw the candied haws in Li Juan's hand, he felt that the water gun was not so fun anymore, and immediately came over.

"Here." Li Juan turned her head to look at Li Long. Seeing Li Long smiling, she handed the candied haws to Li Qiang: "You take one."

"Hmm, I'll just eat one!" Li Qiang nodded firmly.

Du Chunfang didn't want it, but Li Juan was very determined and stuffed a candied haw to her grandma. Actually, she knew that grandma also liked to eat sugar. Sometimes she would quietly take a piece of fruit candy and hold it in her mouth for a long time, tasting the sweetness.

Just when Li Long was thinking about whether to stroll around more, Li Jianguo and the others had arrived. Li Juan immediately ran over with the candied haws, handing them out one by one.

The adults were quite reserved and refused. Li Juan had already regarded handing out candied haws as her task and insisted on stuffing one to everyone.

So, these people were like a tour group waving small flags, each holding a candied haw. Don't say it, it was quite good.

"These are hawthorns, really rare." Li Jianguo ate one, tasted it and said, "How many years has it been since I ate this... It's really not easy to eat hawthorns in Northern Xinjiang!"

"That's right, they don't produce them." Li Qing Xia also held one.

Li Long thought to himself, wait a little longer, wait a little longer, and then they can be planted in the courtyard. This is one of the few fruits that can be planted in one's own vegetable garden and doesn't need to be buried in winter.

The hawthorns grown in one's own courtyard are much better than those on the market.

When everyone arrived, they went into the zoo together. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 858 =====