Hans's motorcycle rumbled down the road. There was a lot of dust on the road, and he looked very imposing.
Li Du picked him up and said, "You better drive slower. This is a motorcycle, my brother. Do you want to die driving so fast?"
Hans laughed, "I'm driving fast? No, you see the dust because there are a lot of carriages on this road, so there's a lot of dust. "
He saw that Li Du was about to say something, so he quickly added, "Okay, brother, don't get too excited. Let's go look at the goods first. You called me here in such a hurry. Did you find something good?"
Li Du said, "It might not be anything good, but I really like a big bird specimen."
"What big bird? Emu? Ostrich? Golden eagle? Andean eagle? "Hans asked curiously.
Li Du brought him to the Amish's front yard. He pointed at the specimen and said, "This is it. I don't know what kind of bird it is."
Hans stared at the specimen and blinked, then turned around and said, "You don't know what kind of bird it is. Why are you so interested in it?"
Li Du said, "This is fate. I don't know what kind of bird you are, but I decided to work with you early on because I believe in fate!"
Hans spread his hands and said, "You win. Alright, I'll go ask what's going on."
He went to talk to the Amish woman. They talked about the farm work and the onions, and then went straight to the point. He asked, "What kind of bird is this? It looks really big. "
The woman shook her head. "Sorry, I don't know what it is. These are all things left behind by my grandfather. Some of them are from Africa. I think they should be valuable."
Hans said, "Alright, my friend is interested in this specimen. He wants to get it. What do you need?"
The woman said, "My roof is leaking, so I need a bundle of raw cowhide, at least 100 pounds …"
"Understood!"
"My husband likes to do woodwork, but he needs a lot of tools. No hand grinder, no drilling knife, no plane …"
“OK！”
"Our old horse is no longer suitable for farming. It would be great if a young horse could take over its work …"
Hans saw that the woman was going to continue and became anxious. "Hey, Ma 'am, are you kidding me? How much do you want for a pile of bones? "
The woman smiled shrewdly and said, "Although I don't know what kind of bird this specimen belongs to, it must be very valuable. This was brought back by my grandfather when he was young when he followed a British adventurer to the east of Africa."
Hans said helplessly, "But it's just a pile of bones, a specimen of a big bird. It looks like an ostrich. It's not worth much."
The woman shook her head and said, "That's impossible. Even if it's an ostrich specimen, it's an ostrich specimen with hundreds of years of history. It's very valuable! Look at how well my grandfather kept it. "
"A few hundred years?" Hans was sweating profusely. "A few hundred years of preservation? Madam, are you kidding me? "
The woman said seriously, "No, I'm not joking. My grandfather said that he got this specimen from the treasure room of an African chief. The chief said that everything in the treasure room has a history of at least a hundred years …"
Hans gestured for her to wait for a while. He went back to Li Du and said, "I've met my match today. This woman is really good at bargaining!"
Li Du understood what he meant and said, "Anyway, I'm determined to have this specimen."
Hans rolled his eyes and wiped his sweat. He said helplessly, "Okay, I give up!"
He walked back to the woman and said, "Okay, I agree to your conditions. I'm really crazy …"
The woman said, "Sorry, sir, I haven't finished my conditions."
Hans held his breath and the veins on his forehead bulged. "Your specimen is made of bird bones, not gold!"
The woman shook her head and said, "I want to use it to exchange for these things. If you're not willing, then I'll wait for the next person."
Hans squatted down and said, "You're really my nemesis! Okay, go on. Do you want the moon? "
The woman continued to shake her head. "No, why would I want the moon? I want a textile machine because mine is broken. "
Hans asked, "And then?"
The woman thought hard and said, "Okay, just these four. I think it's a fair deal. What do you think?"
Hans smiled bitterly. "What do I say? What can I say? Can I say that I'm desperate now? "
Now that the conditions were listed, the next thing to do was to fulfill them.
Li Du was still worried and told the woman, "I'll go get these things right away, but it will take time. Before that, don't sell this specimen to anyone else."
The Amish woman was straightforward about this. She took out a big box, put the specimen in it, and passed it to Li Du.
Li Du was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Take it back first," the woman said matter-of-factly. "When you find what I want, remember to send it back to me as soon as possible."
Li Du asked in surprise, "We don't know each other. Aren't you afraid that I'll disappear after I take it?"
The woman said, "We swear by God that I'm not afraid of anything."
Li Du did not know what to say. Should he praise the woman for being faithful to the contract? Or laugh at her naivety? Or marvel at her pious faith?
But no matter what, the woman's forthrightness and trust in human nature made him admire her.
He did not waste any time and gestured for Godzilla to carry the large specimen away. He said, "I'll send all four items in a week at most."
When they got into the car, he said to Hans, "Think of a way, brother. I need to get these four items as soon as possible!"
Since the woman had trusted him, he had to repay her with sincerity.
Hans said, "Pony, raw cowhide, and carpentry tools are all easy. I can get them in a day. The difficult part is the textile machine she wants."
"What's so difficult about a textile machine? There's plenty on eBay! "
"Come on, brother," Hans said helplessly. "The textile machines on eBay are all modern electric machines. The Amish don't have electricity! She wants a mechanical treadle loom! "Hans said helplessly.
On the way back, they passed by a leather shop. The two of them first went to buy raw cowhide. They spent 1,000 dollars for 100 pounds of raw cowhide.
Looking at the raw cowhide, Hans asked, "Don't you think they look familiar?"
Li Du asked hesitantly, "Could these be the things we found with the antique clock?"
They had found some raw cowhide and sold it to this leather shop for a total of 500 dollars.
Hans sighed, "I think so."
Li Du scolded, "This profiteer!"
They had sold two hundred pounds of raw cowhide in the past. The difference in price was four times that of what they had sold!
But at least they managed to get one of them, which was a gain.
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