kingnovel Chapter 153 Depressed Xiao Yan
Chapter 153 Depressed Xiao Yan
"Look, folks, take a look. Here are some top-quality first-grade elixirs. 20 gold coins for one, 50 gold coins for two, and 100 gold coins can buy three..."
The trading area of Wutan City was bustling with people.
Xiao Yan, who was selling pills at a stall, had been shouting at the top of his lungs for two and a half hours.
His voice seemed a little weak in the noisy environment, but it was filled with a hint of eagerness and anticipation.
But no matter how much he shouted, there were still few customers, which made Xiao Yan very depressed.
His face, which was originally full of expectations, was now filled with helplessness and confusion, and his brows were tightly furrowed as if they could pinch a fly to death.
"Teacher, didn't you say these recovery pills and vitality-restoring pills are very popular? Why haven't I had a single customer after advertising them for so long?"
There was a strong sense of frustration in Xiao Yan's voice. While complaining, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.
Yao Lao was a little confused. He didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, this pill should be very popular.
However, as a senior, since this method doesn't work, he naturally has other ways.
But before Yao Lao could tell him the method, a middle-aged woman with a big beard and dressed like a flower, twisting her waist, stood in front of the stall.
Her colorful clothes looked particularly dazzling in the sunlight, and the thick makeup on her face seemed like it would fall off at any time.
"Little brother, why are the prices of your pills getting higher and higher? Could they be fake?" The middle-aged woman's voice was sharp and piercing. She squinted her eyes and looked at Xiao Yan with suspicion.
Seeing a guest coming, Xiao Yan immediately forced out a smile that he thought was kind.
But that smile seemed a little stiff, uglier than crying.
"Big brother, I..."
But before Xiao Yan could finish his words, when she heard the word "big brother", the middle-aged woman put her hands on her hips, her thick waist like a bucket, revealing a very angry look.
"Who are you calling Big Brother? I'm Donut, but I'm one of the three most beautiful women in Wutan City. Remember to call me Little Sweetie. If you call me Big Brother again, I will never let you go."
The middle-aged woman opened her eyes wide, and her eyes seemed to be able to spit fire.
Xiao Yan subconsciously tightened his sphincter, feeling a chill in his heart.
However, for the sake of business, I had no choice but to go against my conscience and say things against my will.
"Sister Tiantian is right, but the reason why this pill is said to be more expensive is because of the cost issue." Xiao Yan tried to make his voice sound calm and sincere.
"Originally, the starting price was 100 gold coins, but in order to boost sales, you can buy one for 20 gold coins today. So, Sister Tiantian, do you want to buy some pills?" Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Donut frowned, picked up a Qi-recovering pill, looked at it, and then put it down with some regret. The pill was casually tossed in her hand, as if it were worthless.
"Your pills are no good. The quality is not as good as the ones I bought at the auction house. What's more, yours is so expensive. You can buy five pills there for 100 gold coins." Donut curled his lips with a look of disgust.
"What! So cheap..." Xiao Yan widened his eyes in surprise, his eyeballs almost popping out.
You know, the materials needed for a furnace of pills like this one cost seventy or eighty gold coins, and there is also the risk of failure.
Even if a furnace is refined, there will only be three or four pills. If you sell five pills at a time for 100 gold coins, then you are completely losing money.
He also planned to save money to buy medicinal herbs to refine the foundation-building spiritual liquid. This made Xiao Yan's face extremely ugly, as if it was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.
At the same time, several passers-by gathered around and began pointing at Xiao Yan. They were all the people who were speechless after hearing the price before.
At this moment, Xiao Yan finally understood why he had been unable to sell any pills at his stall for so long. It turned out that someone had already started selling pills on their own.
Helpless Xiao Yan could only pack up his things and leave the market dejectedly.
At this time, Yao Lao also spoke up, "Xiao Yanzi, there's no need to be so discouraged. Didn't you have a good chat with the auction house manager before?"
"Perhaps you can go find her. I believe she has a way to solve the problem with this batch of pills."
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands in surprise, "Teacher, you are right, how could I forget about this?" The light of hope rekindled in Xiao Yan's eyes.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and decisively set off for the Miter Auction House.
What Xiao Yan didn't expect was that there were even more people outside the Mitel Auction House at this time. It was a huge crowd, a sea of people.
Confused, Xiao Yan immediately squeezed in with all his might, and then he saw a small shop that had been opened nearby at some point.
The shop was decorated very gorgeously, with colorful signs at the door.
There were all sorts of first-grade elixirs displayed there, all priced at 100 gold coins per bottle, with five pills in a bottle.
"It really is an auction house selling pills, and there are so many of them. Where did they find the alchemists?" Xiao Yan widened his eyes, his heart full of confusion.
You know, in the more than ten years that Xiao Yan has lived in Wutan City, he has never heard of any alchemists in the city.
But now that things have come to this, he has nothing to say. He can only squeeze into the Mittel Auction House like a loach with a depressed mood.
Not long after, Xiao Yan was taken to a private room, and Ya Fei also hurried over at this time.
"Isn't this the senior alchemist? What brings you here?" Xiao Yan was dressed up carefully at this time, so Ya Fei recognized the man in black in front of her at a glance.
"It's like this. I recently refined a batch of pills and wanted to sell them, but something unexpected happened." There was a hint of helplessness and anxiety in Xiao Yan's voice.
"I heard that your auction house is also selling pills recently, so I wanted to ask if you would buy them?" Xiao Yan stared at Ya Fei with full of anticipation.
Although she was a little surprised, Yafei still showed a professional smile on her face as business came to her.
"Of course, I wonder what kind of elixir you are going to sell?" Ya Fei's voice was gentle and pleasant.
"that's it."
As Xiao Yan spoke, he took out all the hundreds of first-grade pills he had refined in the past few days.
The pills were packed in small bottles and piled up like a small mountain on the table.
Yafei picked up a bottle of pills and took a look at it, then frowned slightly.
Although these pills are considered top-grade among first-grade pills.
However, after seeing the top-grade elixirs made by Mingzhu and Ning Rongrong, the elixirs in Xiao Yan's eyes seemed not so good.
But it was a business after all, and the quality of this batch of pills was pretty good, so he nodded.
"Senior, this batch of pills is good. I am willing to buy them for 80 gold coins for 5 of them. I wonder if you are willing?" Ya Fei's voice was calm and decisive.
"Five for 80 gold coins?"
“This is too low!”
At this moment, Xiao Yan was very depressed. The medicinal materials for his furnace of pills were almost close to this price. He could only get five pills if he was lucky. If he failed, he would lose money.
Five pills cost 80 gold coins. If that's the real price, it will take me forever to save enough money to buy the herbs.
Just when Xiao Yan was still struggling, crisp footsteps were heard from outside.
Not long after, Alicia, dressed in pink, came here as light as a butterfly.