Although he sensed a business opportunity, the owner of Big Wine Vat didn't dare buy too many. He only got two hundred screws from the agent, then priced them at two yuan each.
Yet even with the price rising again, the drinkers' enthusiasm didn't fade. Every night, they gathered to play to their hearts' content.
They drank less, fought less, and the half of their income that used to go toward doctors and alcohol was now saved.
What was more, Wang Ma, who claimed he got sleepy the moment he opened a book, had actually started reading.
He first read One Hundred Ways to Capture Your Younger Sister, then Be a Good Older Brother, followed by What Tomboys Like, and finally How to Gently Protect Your Younger Sister.
Heaven knew where he'd dug up those books, and he felt that anyone who wrote such things was definitely prison material.
Although he'd read plenty of books, the owner was pleased that the one Wang Ma ultimately chose was Why Are Workers So Poor.
This was the owner's favorite book. It thoroughly explained why workers were impoverished, and its simple, accessible explanations made it impossible for him to put down. Unfortunately, no one else had ever read it.
Sensing Wang Ma's change, the owner sighed at the well-deserved reputation of the Trapper Type Five.
Type Four trapped pests, while Type Five trapped humans.
But tell me, did it trap people or not?
He'd thought he could make a fortune with the Trapper Type Five, but after just five days, the agent informed him that it was out of stock.
Hearing that, the owner's first reaction was: You're pulling my leg!
How could screws possibly sell out?
You must be a toad trying to court a swan—ugly as hell, yet full of tricks.