Chapter 260: Receiving Eggs
After arranging this matter, I suddenly remembered that I almost forgot the main business.
I beckoned, signaling the Golden Cloud to bring me the large sack. I then instructed Third Son, “Open your mouth. Here, these beasts this time, no, that is, these delicious foods I brought for you this time are good. Their cultivation levels are not bad, try them.”
Third Son didn’t think much of it at all. He opened his huge dragon mouth, and I opened the mouth of the sack and poured them in.
He didn’t even chew a few bites before swallowing them whole, and even let out a satisfied burp at the end.
He said to me:
“Big Brother, next time can you bring me some fatter ones? These are too skinny and get stuck in my teeth.”
Damn this brat, it’s good enough that I’m feeding him, and he’s still being picky.
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After returning to the tavern from the East Sea, Jin Buque and the others hadn’t left yet. As soon as they saw me enter, they cupped their hands.
“Thank you, Senior, for your assistance. Your great kindness is beyond words.”
I smiled and replied nonchalantly, “No need for such formalities.”
After everyone thanked me again, they each found a seat.
The waiter told me that these people were all connected to someone named Chan Xin. The Big Brother, Eldest, Shopkeeper, and Invincible Awesome Chan Xin Great Master they spoke of were all the same person.
Oh my god, is the person with that name that awesome?
After resting here for a while, Jin Buque and two others, along with six others, prepared to leave. They said they were afraid the Sato Clan would seek revenge and wanted to avoid implicating me.
What kind of talk is that? Do you think Big Brother is scared? Damn, if I can beat them, I’ll beat them. If I can’t beat them, I’ll run away. When I can beat them, I’ll come back and beat them again. Anyway, I have plenty of sunflower seeds, so I won’t starve for a while.
“Everyone, no need to worry too much. Since I arrived here, there hasn’t been anyone I couldn’t defeat. You can rest here with me for now. When your injuries have mostly healed, it won’t be too late to depart.”
“No, Teacher, you’ve already gone to a lot of trouble for us,” said the good-looking girl named Mingyue to me.
As she spoke, she walked towards me and placed something resembling a firecracker in my hand.
“This is for you. If you ever need our assistance, just light this. No matter where you are in the world, we will rush to help you immediately.”
After Mingyue finished speaking, Jin Buque also gave me one. “Yes, Teacher. I’ll leave one for you too. If you ever need us, please be sure to light it.”
Seeing that I couldn’t dissuade them, I didn’t refuse and accepted the two firecrackers.
To my surprise, Little Tiger and Waiter also wanted to leave with Jin Buque.
Little Tiger said, “Shopkeeper, thank you for taking care of me and Waiter during this time. Waiter and I have discussed it, and we want to follow my Second Brother, Jin Buque, to search for our Eldest’s whereabouts. We hope you will approve. For the kindness you’ve shown us by taking us in, if we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely dig a hundred wells to repay you.”
“Yes, Shopkeeper, in our Eldest’s words, a drop of kindness should be repaid by digging a hundred wells. When we find our Eldest later, we will definitely find time to come back and help you dig wells,” Waiter also added.
Hearing this, a dark line involuntarily appeared above my forehead. I rolled my eyes and laughed, scolding, “Get lost! What do I need that stuff for? Dig a hundred wells for me, am I that thirsty? Hahaha.
But if you have this intention, go wherever you go, and if you see a place lacking water, dig a well for them. Dig enough for a hundred wells, and that will be it.”
After Little Tiger and Waiter agreed, the others said no more. They cupped their hands to me again, and everyone left the tavern together.
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Half a month later, I was holding an activity at the tavern, a Boasting Competition. Yes, a Boasting Competition. I was bored and looking for some fun, hehehe.
The first prize is ten sunflower seeds, the second is five, and the third is three.
The number of people who registered was overwhelming, it was a sea of people. They could really take advantage of it, each one wanting to boast of good results and take away more sunflower seeds from me.
The most interesting part was a group of old men and women who came with a bag, asking me, “Young man, can we get an egg or something if we register here?”
This question stunned me, and I laughed the next moment. It’s not their fault. They saved money their whole lives, saving a little here and there, and most of their money was spent on their children. They were usually reluctant to eat or wear nice things, and they didn’t dare to spend their savings carelessly. So, as soon as they saw an activity, they asked if there were any eggs to be given away.
I remembered that there was a scam involving giving away eggs in the mortal world. They would give them on the first day, the second day, and for several days. During these days, they would lecture the old men and women all day long. Salespeople would visit them from time to time, offering gifts, washing their feet, and doing housework. Through this process, they would fully understand the physical condition and family situation of the old men and women.
After a while, the old men and women let down their guard, and they felt closer to these salespeople than their own sons and daughters.
Later on, these salespeople who came to deliver gifts and warmth smoothly became the godson and goddaughter roles of the old men and women.
Then, these godchildren, under the guise of the products being good for the old people’s health, and using phrases like “internal price,” would sell products to the old men and women. This sales method wasn’t normal; it was more like they genuinely cared and were truly thinking of the old people’s well-being.
The old men and women thought that their godchildren would definitely not lie to them and were definitely thinking of them, so they willingly took out their savings to buy the products. Damn, they were completely fooled by these old people.
In fact, what were those products? They would put some stone slices in an electric blanket, or some stone pieces in an electric pillow, and call it magnetic therapy or physical therapy products. The old men and women didn’t understand, so they fell for it completely.
What were these people selling? On the surface, they were selling what the elderly needed most: care. In essence, however, they were committing fraud through this bond of trust.
Perhaps in that situation, the elderly received warmth, and the salespeople received money. But once that period passed, the elderly would fall into pain, and the salespeople would end up in jail. No one would have peace.
You desire their kindness; they desire your money. Most sentient beings are driven by profit. It’s just that the nature of the “profit” is different, but the essence is the same kind of taking.
Positive is doing without expecting anything in return; what is yours will be yours. Negative is “I gave you something, so you must give me something back.”
It’s like ancient teachers:
If collecting tuition fees is just for the sake of collecting fees, then don’t talk about how grand it is or how you are helping people.
But if you collect a certain tuition fee to help people, and you are not helping people for the sake of the tuition fee, these two points are completely different directions.
Earning a living with one’s abilities is not embarrassing. Selling skills, selling culture, selling wisdom, selling anything is not embarrassing.
But to deceive others for a living with ill intentions is truly an utter disgrace.
If good people and bad people were the same person, then that would be a truly terrifying thing.
