Chapter Forty-Six: Half Mind and Half Fate
Empress E dressed as a woman, dressed in a blue shirt, with a jade face, and took Qingxing, who was also a man dressed as a woman, on the street.
Thinking about Mr.'s birthday, what kind of gift to give, I saw a jade shop not far away, thinking that Mr.'s favorite thing on weekdays is not only musical instruments, but jade, and he often wears different types of jade pendants.
Then he raised his feet and walked in, and a man dressed as a shopkeeper in his forties hurriedly greeted him, "This little brother, what do you want, I am the first jade here." If you have anything to look at, I will wrap it up for you, and you will see it. ”
"Shopkeeper, I want to give a gift to my teacher, and I ask the shopkeeper to help you consider it."
"That's natural, little brother chooses at will. I'm never going to hide anything good, as long as it's available in a small shop, it's all here. Emperor E looked around, found a white hosta in an inconspicuous corner, picked it up and looked, it was crystal clear, without a trace of impurities, the top delicately carved an orchid, not carefully look at it really can't be seen, in the palm of the hand, there is a slight warmth, is a piece of high-quality jade.
Turning his head to look at the shopkeeper, he saw the shopkeeper nodding and smiling on the side, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell this hairpin?" ”
The shopkeeper waved his hand, "Little brother, there are so many jade jewelry displayed here, and the value of the variety is also on the white hosta that is not carved in this area, I see that your dress is also a big family, why did you choose this plain hosta?" ”
Emperor E touched the white hosta and couldn't put it down, "The ancients have clouds, gentlemen are like jade, I bought jade to give my teacher, and this plain white jade is also to show the purity and simplicity of my teacher's virtue. ”
The shopkeeper looked at this little brother, obviously a girl, but he was dressed like this, and he was not shocked when he spoke, and he suddenly had a good impression.
"Little brother, you wait here, I still have a few pieces of jade, and the little brother will also help take a look."
As he spoke, he turned and stepped behind the curtain.
Emperor E looked at the white hosta and was really happy, and after a while, the shopkeeper came out, holding a wooden box in both hands, and brought it to Emperor E, opened the wooden box, and Emperor E was suddenly amazed.
Two pieces of pure orchid-shaped white jade lay quietly in the red lacquer box, as if they had been sleeping for nearly a thousand years, and suddenly had an aura after the shopkeeper opened the wooden box.
Emperor E looked at the shopkeeper, only to see him carefully pick up a piece with both hands and hand it to himself, and suddenly felt warm in his hand, and did not feel a burst of surprise, "This is warm jade?" ”
The shopkeeper nodded proudly, "Little brother really knows the goods, this hairpin in your hand is carved from the materials left after the carving of this white jade." ”
"The shopkeeper's possible love? I want to give it to my teacher, and I want the treasurer to fulfill it. ”
"Little brother, you said something before, 'half heart, half fate', I just took it out to show you, but I can't sell it to you." The shopkeeper waved his hand again and again.
"Why can't you sell it, I'm willing to pay ten times the price, even if the shopkeeper opens his mouth, such a good jade, I will never return it." Anyway, it's not your own money, so I don't feel distressed.
"To tell you the truth, my little brother chose the white magnolia hairpin today, which is also fate, the hairpin has been placed for half a year and no one cares, in fact, the value of this hairpin is much higher than all the jewelry I have here.
It's just that this pair of orchid warm jade has already been ordered, and I really can't break the contract. Please bear with me. ”
Empress E was a little disappointed, and looked at the shopkeeper, "Since the warm jade has been decided, and the gentleman does not win people's love, is it okay to sell me the white jade hairpin?" "Emperor E is not dead yet, no matter what, he has to have the same treasure.
The shopkeeper pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, "If the little brother wants it, I will sell it to the little brother, this hairpin is also fate with the little brother, but the little brother, the price of this hairpin is not low." ”
When Emperor E heard that the shopkeeper was willing to sell, it was too late to be happy, and he looked at the hairpin, "The shopkeeper, you can tell me the price." ”
"Little brother, you are also a person who knows the goods, I won't lie to you, I will give you the price, I won't charge you more, seven hundred taels of silver, little brother will wrap it up for you when he sees it."
Emperor E thought about it, this price is indeed not expensive, the shopkeeper did not deceive people, the warm jade brought back from the Western Regions by the prime minister's father and father was far more than that.
"Aunt, no, young master, Mr. Yin's birthday, how can you buy such a plain jade? At least you have to buy Fu Shoulu's complete range of high-quality jade, how to take such a simple jade, if the old man knows the way, he will definitely be reprimanded. ”
Qingxing heard on the side that a white hosta costs seven hundred taels of silver, and her own girl is a decisive master, so she was in a hurry.
Empress E frowned: "Mr. Yin may not be rare in those mundane things, but I think this hairpin is more suitable." ”
"Okay, I want the hairpin, and I'm tired of wrapping it up for the shopkeeper." As he spoke, he motioned to Qingxing to take two silver taels.
Qing Xing was reluctant, slowly took out a silver ticket of 1,000 taels from her purse and handed it to Emperor E.
The shopkeeper looked at it, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Little brother, it's not that I'm careful, I don't accept cash tickets here, one hundred taels is okay, but the amount of one thousand taels is huge, so let's pay cash." Or you can exchange it for a hundred taels of silver tickets. ”
"Shopkeeper, why don't you collect cash tickets, I only brought this silver ticket when I went out, and I didn't bring broken silver."
"Recently, fake silver tickets are prevalent, the government is tight, we don't accept more than 1,000 taels of silver tickets for the time being, if the little brother is annoyed, there is a money village opposite, if the little brother's silver ticket is not fake, go and exchange it for silver, I will wrap the hairpin here and wait for the little brother, how about it?"
Empress E frowned slightly, "Okay then, I'll come when I go." ”
Qing Xing stomped her feet, her face full of reluctance, but she still pouted, "Young Master wait here, I'll go exchange for a silver ticket." ”
Empress E smiled apologetically at the shopkeeper.