The ceramic art gallery was naturally willing to buy the animal models.
Thus, a bidding war broke out again. Lucci Payne was specially sent to bargain. When he met Hans, it was like a tit for tat. Payne offered 40,000 dollars, and Hans asked for 100,000 dollars. Then the two sides began a fierce bidding war.
When Hans offered the outrageous price of 100,000 dollars, and Payne did not leave with his two colleagues, Li Du knew that this thing would definitely be sold.
Sure enough, the final price was 61,000 dollars. Payne nodded and accepted. "Although this is a bit high, we should respect the art itself. We are willing to accept this price."
Hans suddenly changed his previous businessman attitude. He reached out his hand and high-fived Payne. He laughed and said, "Thank you for your understanding, brother. May God bless you. I am glad to see you buy these works of art."
Payne also laughed. "Thank you for finding these ceramic toys. We know that Cohen has been to Humphreys, but we didn't expect him to leave so many treasures there."
Everyone put the ceramics into cardboard boxes for preservation. Payne and the others had driven a Toyota Highlander, so they had to hire a car to transport the ceramics.
Just then, Hans's car was repaired and sent over. He said happily, "Why spend money on a car? Let's go, I'll deliver it to you. But when we get to Phoenix, you have to buy me a cold beer. "
Payne patted him on the shoulder. "Good man, the cold beer is ready, and there are delicious dishes you will like."
"Then what are we waiting for? It's so damn hot today. I can't wait to enjoy the cold beer. "
Sixty-one thousand dollars. One thousand dollars was used as the repair fee, and Li Du got thirty-six thousand dollars out of the sixty thousand dollars.
Since Hans had gone to deliver the goods, Li Du was free. At noon at the end of March, Flagstaff was indeed very hot, and it looked like it was going to rain. The weather was very sultry, and there were dark clouds brewing in the distance.
When he got back, he saw that the supermarket was selling Mexican dark plums, so he bought some to make sour plum juice.
It was very easy to make. He bought rock sugar, dried hawthorn, and osmanthus, and put them in the pot to simmer on a high heat, then to simmer on a low heat.
After cooking for an hour, the dark plums and dried hawthorn became dregs. He poured them out and filtered them with gauze. What was left was dark purple sour plum juice.
After it cooled down, he tasted it. It tasted sweet and sour. It was a pity that it lacked some licorice. Otherwise, it would not only relieve the heat but also moisturize his throat.
At this time, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Dark clouds had already covered the sun. It was estimated that another spring rain was coming.
Plum juice needed to be chilled to taste good. Rose did not have an ice machine, so Li Du had to put the juice into the fridge. At the same time, he found a plastic bowl and artificially made ice cubes in the freezer.
In the evening, following the muffled sound of thunder, the sky seemed to have turned on a faucet and began to rain heavily.
Ah Meow was startled by the muffled sound of thunder. It began to jump up and down in the room with its tail between its legs.
Li Du quickly came over to comfort him. "Come, come, come, Ah Meow, come to Daddy's arms. Don't crawl into the sofa, you won't be able to crawl into it. Come here, Daddy will hug you and you won't be afraid."
Ah Meow burrowed into his arms and buried its head into his crotch, squirming around in search of a sense of security.
Mr. Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He picked it up and hugged it in his arms, laughing. "Alright, alright, the inside of my pants is scarier than the thunder outside. Wouldn't it be nice to just lie in my arms?"
The sound of a key opening the door was heard, and Rose walked in angrily.
She looked very disheveled. Her hair and clothes were all wet, and for some reason, she was wearing an office lady uniform. Her white shirt and black skirt clung tightly to her body, showing off her slender and beautiful figure.
Li Du stared at her with wide eyes, and then shook his head regretfully. The shirt was too thick, and he couldn't see anything.
Rose was indeed a police officer; her senses were very sharp. He only took a few glances, and Rose immediately scolded him, "What are you looking at? Shaking your head, I suspect that you've taken some aphrodisiac. Behave yourself! "
Li Du pursed his lips, not wanting to lower himself to her level. He now knew that the landlord was a tomboy, and that she was on her period every day. Every day, she would find fault with him, and there was never a time when she was in a good mood.
After entering the house, Rose kicked off her high heels. Her black stockings had become translucent from the wet water. Her little feet stepped on the floor, leaving a watermark with each step.
Seeing this, Mr. Li had a reason to retaliate. "I shook my head because you're going to trouble me. Look, the floor is so wet, and you don't do housework. Don't I have to clean up?"
Rose snorted and bent over to take off her black stockings. However, seeing Li Du in the living room, she stopped. She put on her slippers and went to the fridge to look for something to drink.
Seeing the sour plum juice, she was stunned. "Where did you buy it? There's even ice cubes. Looks like you're enjoying it. "
"What did you buy? I made it myself." Li Du came over and closed the fridge. He quickly chopped some ginger, mixed it with the brown sugar, and mixed it with hot water.
Rose saw him close the fridge door, and said with disdain, "So stingy. Did I say I would drink your sour plum juice?"
Li Du passed the brown sugar ginger water to her. "Come on, Miss Landlord, I didn't forbid you from drinking sour plum juice, but you're drinking something cold after being drenched? Are your stomach and immune system made of iron? Drink some hot water. "
Rose held the cup and wanted to retort, but she opened her mouth and did not say anything. Instead, she took small sips.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Li Du said, "Do you want to change? Be careful not to catch a cold. "
Rose said stiffly, "I'm not a young lady waiting to be married. I'm not that delicate. You don't have to change. We still have to go to the police station later, and new clothes will get wet."
Li Du was shocked. "Going to the police station in a day like this? You American police officers are really responsible. "
Hearing the mockery in his tone, Rose glared at him and said unhappily, "We've always been responsible. This time, we're looking for two robbers. They robbed a jewelry store in LA. Someone saw them in the neighborhood next door this morning. We need to arrest them as soon as possible."
Li Du said, "Then let's go into the house and search."
Rose said dejectedly, "No, we don't have a search warrant issued by the court. The eyewitnesses can't completely confirm their identities."
"Why are you dressed like this?"
"Pretend to be a bank salesman, knock on the door, and then look for them."
Li Du said, "What a stupid operation. Who made this plan? How can a salesman work in such a heavy rain? There's clearly something wrong! "
Rose's response to this question was very calm. "But there's no better way. Their existence is a threat to the safety of the neighborhood. We need to arrest them as soon as possible."
At this moment, her phone rang. After she picked it up, a loud female voice said, "Hi, Rose, have you changed your sanitary pad? The rain will be even heavier at night. We need to find those sons of b * tches in the afternoon! "
Rose blushed, put down the cup, and hurried out.
Li Du blinked. He had misunderstood her. The landlord was really on her period today.
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