Chapter 142 Zhu Lin: Want to buy a shotgun again?

When Li Changhe came out of the department store, he had nothing in his hands. It was not because he did not buy anything, but because he had left his things in the department store.

Of course, there are requirements for storing items, and they must be picked up before the department store closes.

Li Changhe and Zhu Lin were mainly looking for convenience. After buying things, they wanted to stroll around Wangfujing Street.

Li Changhe had strolled along this street before, but most of the time he was alone. He just passed by and was too lazy to go in for a look.

When I come here, I usually go to Cuihualou for dinner.

"There's a sporting goods store over here. Let's go in and buy a pair of badminton rackets."

At this time, Zhu Lin saw a Lisheng sporting goods store on the side of the road and became interested again.

Li Changhe took a look and saw that it was an old two-story building along the street.

"Row!"

The two men walked in. Zhu Lin excitedly went to the counter to ask about badminton rackets, while Li Changhe was attracted by the things hanging on the wall at first sight.

My goodness, you call this sporting equipment?

What Li Changhe saw was nothing else but a gun!
"Comrade, are you interested in a hunting rifle?"

"We have single-barreled and double-barreled Squirrel brand shotguns. How about taking them down and showing them to you?"

A salesperson came over at this time and said to Li Changhe with a smile.

What a rare good service attitude!
"Can you buy this shotgun, too?"

Li Changhe knew that there were many guns in this era and guns were not banned, but this was the first time he had seen guns being sold so openly.

"Look at what you said, why can't this be sold? We can always sell it."

"This is a special hunting rifle. Buy one and go hunting in the mountains of Changping or Mentougou in the fall. It would be great."

The salesperson said to Li Changhe happily.

After listening to this, Li Changhe was quite excited. What man doesn't want to play with a gun?

He had this idea when he went to the Northeast before, but was persuaded by Haiwen at that time. After all, the beasts in the Northeast are extraordinary.

Wild boars, black bears, and mountain gods are all difficult to deal with.

But I'm not in the Northeast now. I'm back in Beijing. It should be okay to go hunting in the mountains in Changping, right?

There are wild boars and other animals in the mountains of the capital, but other ferocious animals are rare. It should be okay for him to hunt a rabbit or a pheasant.

The main thing is that Li Changhe is very clear that if you don’t experience it now, you will have no fun in a few years when guns and hunting are banned.

"How much is that single-barrel shotgun?"

Li Changhe asked with great excitement.

"196 yuan, 258 yuan for a double-barreled one"

The salesperson quoted a price to Li Changhe, and he was expecting Li Changhe to buy one.

The main reason is that guns are hard to sell these days!

From major factories and units to rural areas, from security departments to grassroots militia organizations, basically there are arsenals with no shortage of guns, some of which are even military weapons.

At worst, some factory masters can just use steel pipes to make their own guns, which is not technically difficult.

Most of the people who buy this thing are young people in the city.

Two hundred bucks is not expensive, even with bullets, it’s no big deal.

Li Changhe was considering this when Zhu Lin came over with a pair of badminton rackets.

Seeing that Li Changhe was staring at the hunting rifle on the wall, I knew that Li Changhe was moved.

"Why, you want to buy a shotgun?"

“I kind of want to buy it!”

Li Changhe nodded and spoke honestly.

"no!"

"You haven't practiced before, what are you going to do with this?"

"You might as well buy a fishing rod and go fishing in the river nearby."

Zhu Lin rejected Li Changhe's idea out of hand.

There are many water systems in Beijing, both artificial and natural. Especially in Haidian, there are many water systems and fish in the rivers.

It’s just that people in this period had trouble eating fish, mainly because the fishy smell was too strong and required a lot of seasoning to suppress the fishy smell.

Another thing is that most fish in the north have many bones, making them difficult to eat.

Catfish has fewer bones and more meat, but it's not something you like to eat.

"All right!"

Since his wife wouldn't let him, he had no choice.

"The main thing is that you don't know how to play. If you buy a shotgun and go hunting alone, won't my parents and I be worried at home?"

Zhu Lin patiently explained a few things to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe also understood Zhu Lin's concerns, but at this moment a sudden idea flashed in his mind.

He doesn't know how to do it, but someone in his family probably does.

"You said that our eldest brother-in-law Chen Aiguo should know how to hunt."

"Aren't there many things in the house that he hunted in the Northeast?"

"I'll go back and ask him if he knows how to use a hunting rifle. Then we can buy one for each of us."

"It's always safer if two people go together."

Li Changhe said with a smile at this time.

"You!"

"Don't ask yourself, wait until I ask our eldest sister."

Seeing that Li Changhe was indeed fascinated, Zhu Lin did not try to stop him, but instead planned to find an opportunity to ask Li Xiaojun first.

If my brother-in-law Chen Aiguo really knows how to hunt, then it wouldn't be a problem for Li Changhe to join in the fun.

If she didn't understand, she would definitely not let Li Changhe buy it.

"Okay, I'll ask later."

Li Changhe nodded.

However, he estimated that Chen Aiguo must know how to hunt. There were few people in the mountain village next to Changbai Mountain on the northeastern border who did not know how to hunt.

"Let's go!"

At this time, Zhu Lin regretted coming in to buy a badminton racket. Buying this thing ended up allowing Li Changhe to discover something new and interesting.

After going out, Zhu Lin was still thinking about Li Changhe's plan to buy a hunting rifle.

She always felt that this matter was unreliable, so she had to think of a way to stop Li Changhe's idea.

Then at this moment, the two people passed by a store on the side of the road. Zhu Lin saw the name of the store and stopped subconsciously.

"Wangfujing Engraving Service Department"

"Huh? Why don't you leave? What are you looking at the engraving for?"

Li Changhe saw Zhu Lin staring at the sign of the Engraving Service Department and asked curiously.

Zhu Lin thought thoughtfully at this time: "Changhe, don't you have your own seal?"

"What do I need that for?"

Li Changhe said subconsciously.

"You are a well-known writer now, how come you don't even have your own stamp?"

"When you go out to attend writers' meetings in the future, you can't just eat and chat. I heard that writers have writing seals and so on when they get together."

"How about carving one for you?"

Zhu Lin spoke softly to Li Changhe at this time.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "In that case, I still have to practice calligraphy. Otherwise, when others are singing and dancing, I won't know how to do anything. How embarrassing, isn't it?"

"Then practice. It's better to practice calligraphy at home than to go out hunting!"

"I remember you bought a fountain pen copybook to write fountain pen calligraphy. Now I hardly see you practicing." Zhu Lin couldn't help but complain to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe smiled, it turned out that the root was still on the hunting rifle.

However, practicing calligraphy does seem to be in line with his personality.

He had practiced penmanship for a while, but after his writing skills improved, he stopped practicing.

As for writing, he always thought that it was enough to have enough.

But now that I've even managed to make money, maybe it would be nice to have a pretentious hobby of pretending to be a scholar.

Isn’t it said that writing calligraphy can calm your mind?

"Let's go in and take a look. Since we are here now, we are here."

"I'm already here"

"New Year's Day"

"Still a child"

“We are all friends”

These are some of the most common words of advice that Chinese people use, and they are all quite effective.

Following Zhu Lin in, Li Changhe took a look around. The room was different from other shops. There were some literati calligraphy hanging on the walls, and some engraved signs and so on.

Engraving is still a large business scope, and many units’ signs are engraved.

"Hello, comrade. I want to ask, if we want to engrave a seal, can we do it here?"

"Of course we carved it. That's our specialty. You came at the right time today. Our Liulichang master Liu Tiebao is here today. He is a disciple of Mr. Qi Baishi."

The salesperson introduced the products to Zhu Lin while leading them to the seal engraving area.

"Look, that's Master Liu working over there. His craftsmanship is excellent, and many Japanese come to him to do engraving."

Speaking of this, the salesperson felt a little proud.

After all, if we can get the Japanese to come, then they can also be a foreign exchange earning unit.

Li Changhe felt uncomfortable when he saw this. What was there to be proud of when selling to a little Japanese?

But he didn't say anything, after all, the times were different.

In his previous life, the country was strong and powerful, and the only competitor in the eyes of young people was the United States. They didn't even look at other countries like Japan and South Korea.

Nowadays, many companies are like this, proud of earning foreign exchange and highly recognizing foreigners, even Japanese.

In the final analysis, it is because the country is too poor, and the people are poor and have low aspirations and no confidence!

"Master Liu, two comrades came today and wanted to have their seals engraved. Could you please take a look and introduce them to me?"

The salesperson brought the two of them to Liu Tiebao and said with a smile.

Liu Tiebao raised his head and glanced at Li Changhe and his wife, then nodded with a smile: "Please sit down, comrades. What kind of seal do you want to be engraved? If you have any requirements for the seal, please tell me and I will recommend one for you."

"I don't know what kind of seal to engrave. My wife is a writer in the Writers Association, and I thought they all have seals. We happened to be here, so we came in and asked."

"Oh, your wife is a writer. It's rare to see such a young writer from the Writers Association."

"For writers, it's the literati seal. We have many kinds of seals, such as famous seals, casual seals, red and white seals, etc. But I guess you are talking about the famous seal, which is the seal with the name or title, right?"

Liu Tiebao used a lot of professional terms as soon as he opened his mouth, which left Zhu Lin stunned.

But in the end she understood.

"I don't really understand most of it, but I just think my spouse might need it, and I don't want to be unable to take it out when I want to."

Zhu Lin introduced his intention of engraving, and Liu Tiebao nodded.

"As for the material, do we have any requirements?"

"Generally speaking, we have wooden seals, stone seals, and metal seals. Generally speaking, most private seals are stone seals. Common ones are jade, lapis lazuli, etc."

"Is there any in Tianhuang?"

"How about bloodstone?"

At this time, Li Changhe opened his mouth and asked Liu Tiebao.

Hearing Li Changhe's words, Liu Tiebao looked at Li Changhe in surprise. It seemed that this young man knew something.

Zhu Lin looked at Li Changhe with some surprise.

Tian Huang? Chicken Blood Stone?
How come Li Changhe knows everything?

"There are still a few pieces of Tianhuang stone in stock in the store. They are not big, enough to carve a private seal, but this material is not cheap."

"how much is it?"

Li Changhe asked with a smile.

"You are the writer, right? Since you asked about Tian Huang, you must know something about its value."

"In the past, this kind of Tianhuang stone seal was used by the emperor in the palace. Of course, now there are not so many requirements, and we ordinary people can also use it."

"But Tianhuang is rare after all. Since ancient times, one ounce of Tianhuang is worth one ounce of gold."

"If you use Tianhuang for your personal seal, I estimate the price will be over a hundred yuan."

"If it's bloodstone, the price difference isn't that big, but I estimate it'll cost around 80 or 90 yuan."

Liu Tiebao said to Li Changhe seriously.

"That's not expensive. Isn't that Tianhuang the best kind? That's right. The emperor used it before, so it must be good."

“Let’s carve that!”

A Tianhuang stone seal that costs about a hundred yuan is not much cheaper than a hunting rifle.

Zhu Lin said decisively at this time.

"Don't worry, I'll bring Zhang Shiqi over to take a look. He knows a lot about this kind of thing."

Li Changhe said to Zhu Lin at this time.

Tianhuang is the same thing as calligraphy and painting. Although it is made of the same material, its quality can be good or bad.

Li Changhe himself didn't understand, but he thought Zhang Shiqi should understand.

After hearing Li Changhe's words, Liu Tiebao looked at Li Changhe suspiciously.

"The Zhang Shiqi you are talking about is the old Zhang who lives in Haidian?"

"Yes, you know Master Liu too?"

"Yes, he seems to be from Rong Bao Zhai."

Li Changhe smiled and said at this time that he mentioned Lao Zhang's name on purpose.

Liu Tiebao shook his head: "Mr. Zhang was not from Rongbaozhai before, that was our Liulichang, but later he hung it in Rongbaozhai."

"He is in the backyard today. If you really know him, can I call him for you?"

Liu Tiebao said to Li Changhe with a smile at this time.

"Mr. Zhang is here?"

After hearing this, Zhu Lin also asked in surprise.

"Well, a few things came in later today, and we asked him to take a look. So, you two will wait for a moment."

Judging from the two people's attitudes, Liu Tiebao was afraid that they really knew each other, so he stood up and walked towards the backyard.

After a moment, a thin figure walked out from behind the curtain, saw Li Changhe and Zhu Lin, and nodded.

"When Xiao Liu said that just now, I knew it was you two, writers who know nothing but have money. There is no one else except you, Li Changhe."

After Zhang Shiqi came out, he laughed at Li Changhe.

Li Changhe didn't care. He looked at Zhang Shiqi curiously and asked, "Why are you here today?"

"What do you mean today? I come here every day these days."

"That's just in time. There are some good things coming out recently. You want to buy Tianhuang, right? Come in and I'll show you the world."

"Come on, you two!"

Zhang Shiqi said something to the two of them, then walked in with Li Changhe and Zhu Lin.

(Depending on the time, there will probably be another chapter, but it may be a little late, but there will be more!)

(End of this chapter)