Chapter 17 Capital (4)

The voice of the golden shopkeeper was also a little amplified: "Miss, please be careful." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info treasure and real estate genuine, fair trading, children are not deceived. "The signboard of Baohelou for decades, even if the guests are the parents of food and clothing, they can't be disrespectful.

The woman's voice did not decrease: "That is to take advantage of the danger of others and fall into the well!" ”

The shopkeeper Liu's smile remained unchanged, bowed slightly to Tanaka and the others, said "rudeness", and walked out to see what was going on, Baohelou had not heard such accusations for more than ten years, and it was not easy to accumulate reputation for decades, so it should not be taken lightly.

But I saw a young woman in her twenties, her shoulder-length hair was obviously permed with fashionable large arcs, and she didn't seem to have been well maintained recently, and she looked a little dry; A light milky yellow dress is a good material, but there are a few stains that are not obvious that have not been washed off; Draped over his shoulders, the open leather shoes under his feet were well-made, but they should have been worn in early autumn, and it was out of place on such a cold day at this time.

Looking at the face again, the complexion is a little dark, rubbed with powder, and the appearance is quite dignified, but there is a small black mole under the corners of the mouth and on the wing of the nose, which has lost a little color, and the temperament seems to be a person who has read a book.

After the Japanese bombarded Beidaying and made a 918, Liu Da shopkeeper has seen a lot of such a remarkably extravagant and a little down-to-earth person these days, and there are twenty or thirty transactions with the store.

The shopkeeper Liu had a plan in his heart, and scolded the gold shopkeeper and said: "Don't be rude to the guests!" He turned to the young woman and smiled: "Miss, please bear with us if the second shopkeeper offends!" I'm sorry for you! ”

The young woman hurriedly let go of Liu Da's shopkeeper, and her face eased: "I don't dare to be the old shopkeeper's gift." I was impulsive and offended, so please don't blame me. ”

When the shopkeeper Liu heard this, he changed his original mind, he originally planned to "salute first and then soldier", and then asked the young woman what to say about "cheating, buying, cheating, selling". Merchants are trustworthy, these four words can be called a high-voltage line in the gold, silver and jewelry store, and they cannot be touched. After so many years on the street, Liu Da's shopkeeper naturally does not allow anyone to plant these four words on his head.

But this young woman refused to accept his courtesy, and immediately admitted her mistake, and the dress of the big family also made Liu Da Shopkeeper dare not despise it, and he was even more helpless, so he simply changed his tone and asked, "Do you have a business to take care of?" ”

The young woman's face was slightly unnatural, she lowered her head, but still stretched out her fingers that were frozen red, and showed a small object: "I want to sell this ring." But the price of your two shopkeepers is ridiculously low. ”

At this time, it was nearly noon, and the sunlight shining through the glass merchant on this ring immediately flashed a touch of colorful color, and the halo was light blue.

Fancy coloured diamonds? Shopkeeper Liu looked at his nephew, and the golden shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Blue diamond, light color, ninety points, average cut." This young lady asked for three thousand five hundred oceans. ”

The young woman was still a little angry: "I personally bought this ring during the Dragon Boat Festival this year, and it cost more than 4,000 yuan!" ”

Shopkeeper Liu had an idea in his heart and said, "Can you let me take a closer look?" ”

Shopkeeper Liu took the ring, and after taking a closer look, he noticed a small mark on the bottom of the inner support. The goods of the Shenyang big gold store, Liu Da shopkeeper was determined, and said: "If Miss really wants to give this ring to the trumpet, the trumpet will be out of ...... at most" The corner of his eyes swept over, and the gold shopkeeper made a gesture, "...... Fifteen hundred oceans. "This price is two hundred yuan more than what the golden shopkeeper just opened.

"One Thousand and a Half ....." The young woman muttered in disappointment.

Liu Da's shopkeeper became more and more kind: "Diamonds and gold and silver are different, the silver building is bought and sold is this example, this is the rule, Baohe Lou is a number of names in this Tianjin Wei, and I dare not break the market, Miss, what do you say?" ”

"But I'm going to France, where is a thousand and a half?" The young woman was somewhat helpless.

The golden shopkeeper smiled: "Go to France? So far away, you just sold it at the original price, and it is still not enough! He doesn't know exactly how much he needs, but whether it's enough depends on how it is calculated, exaggerated, and he won't miss it.

The shopkeeper Liu has already turned around, ready to go back to greet the two consuls and distinguished guests, such a small business really does not need him to come forward, the golden shopkeeper is enough.

At this time, the young woman bit her lip: "So, what about this one?" How much do you give this one? ”

Another flash of colorful light, the light is more blazing, and the halo is more abundant. A two-carat fancy yellow diamond ring is now in front of everyone. There are many fashionable Western-style characters in Tianjin Wei, and large-carat diamond jewelry is not uncommon, but the production of colored diamonds itself is rare.

This yellow diamond has a brilliant and full color, and the cut is not top-notch, but it is also top-notch.

"You'll have to make an offer first." Shopkeeper Liu was tempted. He has also collected some diamond jewelry these days, and there are a few pieces that are bigger than this yellow diamond, but the colored diamond is only one pale pink, which is smaller than the ninety one that the young lady took out.

As for this two-carat vivid yellow diamond, there are a lot of diamond jewelry in Baohelou, but there is really no such grade! Take this piece of jewelry, and the pink diamond in Qingyun Building will not be able to suppress Baohelou!

The young woman bit her lower lip, her eyes flashed with hesitation, and the shopkeeper Liu understood that the price of the small ring just now was more than half cut, so she couldn't make up her mind.

"Twenty thousand oceans." The young woman opened the number.

"Fifteen thousand." The shopkeeper Liu took this diamond ring in his hand, and at a glance he saw the same mark as the previous small diamond ring, and the price of the diamond increased geometrically with the increase of the carat. The young woman's offer was not false, and the counteroffer was just instinct.

"You can earn more than 2,000 by changing hands just now, and now you can earn at least 20,000 yuan." The young woman's face turned red.

The shopkeeper Liu was not in a hurry and was amiable: "That's not how the account is calculated, miss." We have so much money on it, we don't know when we will sell it......"

It's not that he is ruthless, the yellow diamond in front of him, 40,000 is afraid that he has no money to buy it, and colored diamonds are rare! It's so big again. But this young woman is obviously a person who fled from the Northeast, alone, eighty percent of them ran away from their families, and they had no money on them, so they had to sell jewelry.

Gold is okay, the price and fineness are clearly marked, and the weight is what it is. Jewelry, jade diamonds and the like, some peers directly pressed to three into two, he gave a four-fold number is very worthy of people, no matter how high it is, it will offend the peers!

"Twenty thousand! I bought it! The Chinese words interrupted Liu Da's shopkeeper's words.

I saw the Japanese consul Tanaka quickly walking over, followed by the Jeffrey couple with sparkling eyes. The brilliance of the vivid yellow diamonds caught everyone's attention, and the two consul couples were no exception.

The difference is that Tanaka thinks that by buying a yellow diamond ring with a similar price, but obviously more in line with the Jeffreys' wishes, the purpose of the empire will be more perfectly achieved!

Tanaka took the diamond ring from the hand of the shopkeeper of Liu Da, handed it to the empress dowager, and then said to the young woman: "Please wait a moment, I will write a check to you immediately." ”

Obviously, the young woman was a little overwhelmed, and was stunned for a moment before she said vaguely: "I... Are you ..... I mean....."

A check with undried ink had already slipped into her hand, and Tanaka wrote the check in less than twenty seconds, less than a minute before and after, including the offer.

The young woman did not have time to react and stayed on the spot with the check. The shopkeeper Liu reacted quickly, but he couldn't say anything, he secretly took a few deep breaths, suppressed his annoyance, and still smiled: "You are really discerning, I have been in this industry for decades, this is a rare good thing, it is also fate to be able to deal such a treasure in my store, you wait a minute, I will pick a good box for you to put on." ”

There was no way, the Japanese were powerful in Tianjin, and they had always acted unscrupulously, sending troops to occupy the northeast, and the Nationalist Government did not dare to send soldiers; A few days ago, hundreds of people died in Tianjin Wei, and it wasn't a! We're just a trader, bear with it!

Tanaka and Jeffrey returned to the private room and waited for the box that the shopkeeper Liu personally picked up. The shopkeeper over there continued his previous business: "Do you think you also take a check?" Or will you be given cash? The rules of our Baohe Building, if the guest comes to the door alone, whether it is buying or selling, we will definitely send it home safely, you can rest assured. ”

The young woman hesitated, but replied irrelevantly: "May I ask the treasurer, the one who bought my ring just now is not Chinese, right?" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I've never seen Chinese nod their heads like that."

Just now, when the shopkeeper Liu went to pick the box in person, Tanaka nodded to him and let her see it.

The golden shopkeeper was happy: "Miss, you are really good eyesight. ”

"When I was at home, I saw many of them...... "The young woman was momentarily stunned and fell silent.

Seeing her sitting without saying a word, the golden shopkeeper sighed secretly, personally went to serve hot tea and snacks, put them in front of her, and then sat with her, without urging her to complete the transaction.

In the private room, I don't know what was said, but I heard the men and women laughing. ran a big business, the gold shopkeeper was really unhappy, and secretly scolded, if it wasn't for the government's incompetence, Baohelou would have to bear this anger!

When the young woman heard the laughter, as if awakened, she arose sharply and ran to the private room. The golden shopkeeper immediately followed, first heard a woman inside, "ah", entered the private room, and saw the young woman slapping the check on the table: "You take back the money, I won't sell the ring!" ”

The "ah" was uttered by Mrs. Jeffrey, who was shocked that the ring she was admiring was snatched away violently. Jeffrey was already angry when he saw that his wife was frightened, and when he heard that the ring was not for sale, he was immediately annoyed, and rushed out in a series of French: "Impolite Chinese, do you understand the law?!" You've just received the money, the ring is ours, and your current behavior is breaking the law! After a long time in China, the "offense" of this down-and-out young woman made him extremely angry, his Chinese expression skills were limited, and he wanted to curse people with foul language, but his professional instinct made him restrained, so he could only amplify the volume.

The young woman was a little excited: "Are you French?" My uncle works at the Paris City Hall, my husband is a professor at the University of Lyon, I spent my secondary school years in Paris, I sold rings to go to France to find them, I need money, but I won't sell to the Japanese, I think you know why. ”

There was silence in the private room for a while, including the shopkeeper Liu Da, who had picked out the box and returned to the private room, because the young woman's words were also spoken in French.

After Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey looked at each other, Mrs. Jeffrey also responded in French: "I'm sorry ma'am, my husband is so rude because I am frightened, I apologize to you, and I ask you to forgive him for his rudeness." ”

Jeffrey bowed slightly and nodded in apology.

The young woman avoided for a moment, and her face was a little embarrassed: "I made the impolite behavior first, please understand." ”

After a back and forth, the Jeffreys and their husbands began to remain silent. The Chinese who can live and work in France for a long time will not be complete ordinary people, and they do not know which relatives and friends are big people. Besides, people are coming for the Japanese, and they are the ones who receive gifts, and they can't get ahead.

Tanaka still wanted to watch the play when Jeffrey was angry, but the plot reversed, and after two sentences from both sides, Jeffrey put out the fire, threw the check he wrote on the table, and the young woman put the diamond ring in the pocket of her coat and turned to leave. How does this work?

Tanaka immediately spoke up: "Please stay." ”

The young woman didn't bother with him, but Mrs. Tanaka took the lead and stopped at the door.