Chapter 5: Pawnshop Encounters
After the fifth prince saw it, he was very surprised, and immediately changed his words and began to praise. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This face became faster than the weather, too.
Two rainbows came out of the sky, and everyone was very surprised. Many people came out to walk around, and for a while, many people gathered in the streets that had not been crowded because of the rain just now.
At this time, a man in a long shirt hiding under the eaves of the alley couldn't help but shake his spirits, put away the umbrella that was already a little broken, and walked for another tea time before entering a pawnshop.
"Shopkeeper, I'll be the thing. The man put the jade pendant that he had been holding in his hand for a long time and put it on the counter of the pawnshop.
The guy in the store first took out the things and looked at them, and then looked the man up and down several times. Although the clothes worn by the man were dark coarse cloth rushan, Toushan also tied a strip of cloth of the same color, and there were no other hair accessories. There are still some open lines on the sides of the cloth strips, which looks like they have been used for a long time.
whispered, "Poor ghost." ”
Looking at Yu Pei, the guy asked, "Is it alive or dead?"
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Live." ”
"There is half a month, a month, and half a year, which one to choose?" asked the guy stiffly, as he opened the account book and prepared to start recording.
"Is there anything longer?"
The guy stopped his pen and leaned on the counter of the pawnshop, through the wooden fence, and asked playfully, "How long do you want to be there?"
"A year or two, that'll ......," the man replied politely.
"Why don't you spend your whole life?" said the man impatiently: "If you live, you will pay four taels of silver for half a year, and if you don't redeem it for a month, you will die." ”
"It's only four taels, look at it again, this is the best Hetian jade. The man said euphemistically: "Look at this luster, this ......"
"You don't like it. The guy's attitude was very tough, and he threw the jade pendant out directly. Fortunately, the man's eyes and hands were quick to catch it, otherwise the jade pendant might have fallen to the ground.
"I'll change ......"
"If you change a few more, it's also at this price, maybe it's really lower than this. ”
The man took the jade pendant and turned around a few more houses, and sure enough, they all came out dejectedly.
"Miss, Lin Wei has already gone to five pawnshops. None of the prices given by any of them exceeded ten taels. ”
"Got it, you go down. Chu Ziyan turned her head, looked at Cuihuan, and asked, "Cuihuan, is it okay to look at me?"
"Little, no, Childe, when you go out like this, you may not even recognize your wife. ”
Chu Ziyan cut her hair again, then clenched the folding fan in her hand and went downstairs with Cuihuan. And the person just now, that is, Lin Wei, went out to another pawnshop. Chu Ziyan followed him all the way with Cuihuan, maybe he was focused, maybe there were too many people, Lin Wei didn't notice them.
Chu Ziyan followed behind him, imagining while following. Lin Wei is a talent from a poor family who relies on his mother's embroidery and sewing and washing clothes. He took the heirloom jade pendant and ran into walls everywhere in the pawnshop. In summer, it is hot, there are many mosquitoes, and it is not easy to sleep. In winter, the weather is cold, sewing and washing clothes, using hot water is too wasteful, and using cold water hurts hands and bodies.
It can be imagined that the humiliation at the door of his house on a snowy day back then was really tantamount to sending ice in three or nine days, which hurt Lin Wei's family a lot.
But this Lin Wei is stubborn and very tall, what is the bitterness of the family, he came out and didn't say anything. Many people thought he was a child of a wealthy family at the time.
Lin Wei patted his clothes and prepared to go to the sixth pawnshop.
"Five taels of silver, shouldn't you deserve it?"
Lin Weidu really wanted to give up, so he just took it.
At this moment, the curtain of the door opened, and a young man with pink carving came in, followed by an equally pink little man.
"Boss, if there's anything good, our son wants to find something new. Cuihuan shouted loudly.
"Yes, yes, the shop just received a few good things. Another guy came out of the side door next to him, ready to take Chu Ziyan and his party in.
Chu Ziyan followed the guy into the side door, and when she passed by Lin Wei, she nodded and signaled.
Lin Wei felt that a fragrant wind was wafting by, and the person was gone.
"You have six taels of silver, right?" the man asked again.
Lin Wei accepted the jade pendant and said, "It's not appropriate." ”
"Cut, really. ”
Chu Ziyan, who entered the pawnshop, sat on a chair, looked at the pawnshop owner, and took out one treasure after another from the counter.
Chu Ziyan didn't know if she could see the baby this time, but she remembered that Chu Ziqian did come out of this pawnshop at that time. She never came to the pawnshop again, but the thing was in her hands.
The shopkeeper looked at Chu Ziyan in a low-key and luxurious dress, and he knew that he must have met a big customer. It's just that I don't know what this little girl's vision is, and after changing three batches of treasures, I didn't catch my eye.
The shopkeeper whispered a few words in the man's ear, and the man left, and when he returned, he was holding three large boxes.
Chu Ziyan quietly watched the shopkeeper open it little by little, "This is the pearl of the night, except for Jianbaozhai's in the capital, there is only this one." ”
The shopkeeper looked at Chu Ziyan and didn't even bother to lift his face, and directly opened the two boxes next to him.
Chu Ziyan was about to give up and was ready to leave.
Then, the shopkeeper was ruthless, and turned around and led her into the treasure room inside.
Chu Ziyan knew that every pawnshop would have a treasure at the bottom of the box. I saw a lot of pawns, but none of them were what I wanted, could it be that Chu Ziqian really found them somewhere else?
Leaving a silver ingot, Cuihuan said, "Tea money." ”
Then he left the pawnshop after Chu Ziyan.
When Chu Ziyan came out of the pawnshop, she saw Lin Wei still overlooking him not far away, but she didn't pay attention to it, but walked to a small restaurant not far from him.
Xiao Er quickly served tea and asked enthusiastically, "What else does Childe want?"
"On the plate of dim sum, you pick up the signature dish, you can serve. Cuihuan's tone almost told others that I am a local tyrant, come and be friends with me.
Lin Wei looked at this posture, pressed it in his heart, he stepped forward and asked, "I saw the little brother in the pawnshop just now that he wanted to buy something, I don't know if I can buy what I like?"
Chu Ziyan looked up at him, shook her head, and said, "No, does my brother have any good recommendations?"
"This is Hetian jade, from the hand of the master carver Li Yuan," Lin Wei carefully introduced the origin and value of this jade pendant, talking eloquently, not like he was selling something, but like a master of history in the Guozi Prison.
How difficult it was for Lin Wei to take this step, Chu Ziyan didn't know. I could just see that his forehead was sweating all the time. I didn't say anything bad after hearing it, but looking at her expression, Lin Wei knew what she meant, so he was ready to take the jade pendant and leave.
"Childe stays, I fancy a treasure on Childe's body, I don't know if Childe can sell it, the price is easy to say. ”