Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 644 - 400 Bargaining and Switching_3

Jiang Ning said, "It’s not serious, right? Just have it removed at the hospital."

Xue Yuantong replied, "It was really serious when we were kids!"

"One day, a kid in our village got a fishbone stuck in his throat, and they couldn’t get it out. The adults found going to the hospital too troublesome."

Jiang Ning agreed, recalling that in the past, if someone in the village fell ill and it wasn’t extremely serious, they often couldn’t be bothered to go to the hospital and would just visit the small clinic in the village.

"Later, the kid who had the fishbone stuck was crying out in pain, and the parents had no choice but to use an ancestral method."

As Xue Yuantong spoke, he gestured with his hands, "His dad caught a duck from the ditch, told the kid to open his mouth, hung the duck upside down, and poured its saliva into the kid’s throat."

Xue Chuchu whispered, "Duck’s saliva."

"The kid was crying and screaming, but after a while, the fishbone just disappeared." She laughed joyfully.

Jiang Ning had heard of this remedy before but had never thought that people actually tried it.

"Can duck saliva really dissolve a fishbone?" Jiang Ning asked.

Xue Chuchu said, "Theoretically, it can, but it requires the duck saliva to be in contact with the fishbone for a long time."

Xue Yuantong was puzzled, "But it didn’t take that long, did it?"

Xue Chuchu added, "Maybe the kid was so stimulated that he swallowed the fishbone."

...

The night market was dimly lit.

Dan Xiao, wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts, walked along Hongxing Street.

His clothes had no patterns at all, highlighting a simplicity, and his old face looked honest.

The Duckbill hat spotted this young man, immediately pinpointed him as naive and gullible, and decided he was easy to trick.

’This deal is definitely happening!’

The Duckbill hat tightened his grip on his bag and stealthily moved closer, "Bro, wanna buy a phone? The new 5S, see how new it is?"

He demonstrated as usual.

He lowered his voice, "Just got it, need to sell it fast, see? It’s unlocked."

Dan Xiao seemed interested, "How much?"

Hearing him inquire about the price thrilled the Duckbill hat; people he had targeted earlier either complained his phones were junk or accused him of being unpatriotic.

Now facing a normal person, he almost felt a touch of sadness.

But professional ethics meant he kept up the scam.

"A flat rate of 800!"

Dan Xiao said, "That’s too expensive, aren’t you in a hurry to sell? Give it to me for 200."

The Duckbill hat swiped the screen, "See how smooth it is, the screen is all original, the fingerprint is still intact. Why would I sell it for 800 if I weren’t desperate?"

"Here, check it out." The Duckbill hat handed over the phone generously.

After some bargaining, they finally agreed on 350.

The Duckbill hat didn’t raise the price again, it was enough, and it was all profit anyway.

"Wait a moment, let me change the SIM card." He turned off the phone and used a pin to eject the SIM tray.

Dan Xiao took the opportunity to pull out his money, and the Duckbill hat glanced at him inadvertently, a sly gleam in his eye.

After removing the card and casually taking the money, he handed the 5S to Dan Xiao as if nothing was amiss.

"Bro, it’s been a pleasure!" The Duckbill hat dashed away.

Dan Xiao continued playing with the phone at the same spot.

The Duckbill hat blended into the crowd and signaled his accomplices with a glance, and the other two quickly left Hongxing Street.

In a corner, the Duckbill hat pulled out the cash, "Hahaha, 350 in the pocket!"

The other two brawny men praised, "Nice, you’re skilled!"

"Hehe, it’s my livelihood skill, how could it not work?" The Duckbill hat scrolled through the 5S, the iOS animations sleek and elegant. He had just switched the real phone for a model.

Taking advantage of changing the cards, he had done the switcharoo.

Holding up the 5S, he gloated, "From now on, follow my lead and use the 5S, or else we’re just letting people look down on us."

Saying this, he planned to pull out the previous iPhone 5, but when he reached into his pocket, it was empty.

The Duckbill hat was momentarily stunned, "Damn, where’s my 5?"