Chapter 771: Glass Tea Bottle
In the dead of night, Cher sat on her bed and searched for stolen silver elsewhere where Kali lived. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 It turned out that there were more than a dozen red lacquered wooden boxes under his vegetable cellar, and the words "birthday gift" were also written on them, which means that the contents of the boxes were all collected from the birthday ceremony. Emperor Kangxi told Bing'er and Xue'er to report the situation in a timely manner, regardless of time. Xue'er and Bing'er naturally had to report the situation to Kangxi.
Kali's injuries worsened, he became inflamed, and he had a fever. He loves face and doesn't look for Langzhong, for fear that there will be a scandal, which will be unfavorable to him. However, avoiding medical treatment can only delay the condition, and the eighth aunt finally knew about Kali's injury, and desperately invited the best Lang Zhong in Hangzhou to treat him. When asked how Kali was injured, he was sure that it was a scorpion sting, and if he was bitten by a snake when he was a little girl, the eighth aunt had to fight with him. Don't look at this eighth aunt is too young, she is famously powerful, and no one may know if she asks the name, but the "dried chili peppers" in Hangzhou City are well-known.
At this time, Kali didn't have the heart to clean up the benevolence and righteousness class, and he couldn't take care of his life, so he lay on the bed and hummed every day, and entrusted the military affairs to his subordinates.
Xue'er also saw that there were seven or eight red lacquered wooden boxes under the eighth aunt of Kali. This building was the residence of a concubine in the former Kali, but after the woman died, the building remained empty. The Kali exchanged all the embezzled silver for gold bars, gold ingots, and gold bricks, compressed the floor space, and placed them separately in the basement of the vegetable cellar and the eighth aunt's house, which was very secretive. Aunt Eight still doesn't know that she has a lot of wealth downstairs, and if she knew, she would be crazy! Kali never spoke to her about silver or gold.
However, if people do not know what they can't do unless they do it, ordinary people's eyes can't see it, and there are a pair of extraordinary human eyes, a pair of beautiful big eyes that have insight into all the secrets of the Kali: in addition to gold, jewelry, antiques, and silver tickets, these things of the Kali are enough for ten generations of his descendants if they are obtained by righteous and bright means. It's a pity that the ill-gotten gains should not belong to him! Soon the emperor replied and instructed Bing'er not to move this batch of treasures first, and then pack up the Kali after worshipping the Fa.
Xue'er said to Bing'er: "A few glassware and resin handicrafts brought by Xiao Eniang from Beijing, let's sell it, otherwise it's a pity that it will break all the way, you can't sell it to a place like Qinglou, let's not deal with that kind of person, there is no place for jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and painting in such a big Hangzhou city?" ”
"Oh, daughter-in-law, why didn't I think of it? In the end, he was born in a big family. ”
"I don't understand these either, so I heard what my grandfather and Xiaoniang said. There is a glass factory in the capital, specializing in buying and selling these things, and you say, this glass is not available in the Qing Dynasty, you don't sell it, but you don't have greed, it's not just profit, and we can hand over the silver to the emperor like Ama or build bridges and pave roads on the road. ”
"Madam, you are Bing'er's excellent master! I don't understand, you tell me what to ask for what price first. ”
"Ha, you think I'm an expert, huh? I don't understand either! In this way, you look at the price given by the buyer, we just think it is appropriate, just let it be, don't be outrageous. ”
The next day, they brought out a set of glassware: a pot-bellied glass bottle, four glasses, and a glass tray. Show it to Wen Juan and ask her to estimate the price, Wen Juan was stunned: "Why is it so beautiful!" It's worth it! Scarcity is expensive, this is something that there is absolutely no in the Great Please Dynasty! ”
"Tell me a price."
"In my experience, you don't want much for anything like that. In this way, less than three hundred taels cannot be sold. ”
Xue'er knows that her mother-in-law is everyone's best girl, and after seeing a lot, she must have her reasons.
Xue'er put on makeup and dressed up as a boy, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and Bing'er also looked like a noble child. took Shi Qing and the two little eunuchs, carried the glassware to a jewelry store called "Jinlan Pavilion", and sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals in style without waiting for the boss to greet him, and opened the fan.
"Second master, are you buying or selling?" The young man stepped forward to talk.
Bing'er said, "Call your shopkeeper, you can't be the master." "It's not that Bing'er looks down on the guy, he really can't be the master. The man hurried upstairs and found the shopkeeper.
"Look up for a long time, what kind of treasure did you two bring?" The shopkeeper in his fifties immediately stared at the brocade box, which alone proved that the contents were very expensive.
This set of glass tea sets was originally packed in a carton, Wen Juan felt that the packaging of valuable things had to be decent, so she poured out a delicate brocade box containing other things and installed the tea set.
"Shopkeeper, you look at things first, and then say anything else."
"Whether it's good or not, I'm not afraid of good things here." Speaking of the packaging,
Bing'er smiled and said, "Slow, the shopkeeper is not familiar with our things, or I'll come." As he spoke, he slowly and carefully unpacked the package. The shopkeeper's eyes are straight! Where had he ever seen such a crystal clear treasure! I can't hide my surprise when I want to: it's great! Not bad, said a truthful word: "Good! It's a good thing! ”
"The shopkeeper thinks it's good, you can take a closer look."
The shopkeeper put on reading glasses and looked at it carefully, with a happy look. He probably wants to buy it, and now he's weighing the price, this thing can't be cheap! He is an expert in this area, and he has seen the world big, what jewelry, jade, and rare antiques have never been in his hands? I've been doing this as a teenage apprentice, almost forty years, but I've never seen such a rarity! He wanted to pick it up and take a closer look, but Bing'er hurriedly stopped him: "No, no!" It's going to fall to the ground and shatter, and you can't afford to pay for this store of ten combined! ”
The shopkeeper's face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly put it down and said, "I'm sorry, may I ask the two sons, what is your treasure made of?" What is it used for? ”
Xue'er thought it was funny: I don't know what to say, I can't even see a tea set? She didn't want to speak, because she was a woman, she opened her mouth and whispered, looked at Bing'er, Bing'er understood, and said unhurriedly: "This is made of glass, it's a set of tea sets." ”
"Exquisite! Exquisite! Watery and transparent. Clean and refreshing! ”
Bing'er said: "It also has the advantage that no matter how hot the water is, it won't be fried." Now there is glass in foreign countries, but the quality cannot be compared with this, since it is a tea set, it is necessary to use boiling water to make tea, what is the matter with the explosion? The tea brewed is amber, and you will want to drink it when you look at it. ”
"Can you give it a try?" The shopkeeper made further requests.
Bing'er said, "Yes, you have to take the tea." ”
"That's nature. Li is good at this in this life, delaying the two of them for a while. ”
After a while, the water boiled, Xue'er took the tea box, pinched a pinch of tea leaves, and put it in a large cup, and the shopkeeper filled a pot of water with a long-spouted teapot, watching the tea leaves float on the water, the water was changing color, and then the tea leaves fell one after another. After a while, the water turned amber, and it went without saying that it was translucent. Xue'er poured three cups of tea from the teacup and signaled that Shopkeeper Li could drink it. The wall of the teacup is very thick, not very hot, Shopkeeper Li carefully picked up the teacup, did not dare to leave the table, drank a few sips gently, and exclaimed: "Okay, it's really a good thing." Can you talk about the price? ”
Bing'er smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Li said a number." Your Jinlin Pavilion is the biggest treasure store in Hangzhou, right? You're definitely a connoisseur. Where else have you seen anything like this? It seems that the Qing Dynasty did not have it. What is precious? What others don't have is precious. It's not worth it if everyone has it. ”
"That's, that's, but Li doesn't dare to call the shots, such a precious thing, the price must not be low, let's find someone who understands."
"You are free, but be quick, we are not in a hurry to sell things, we want to leave Hangzhou for Yunnan."
"The two of you wait, go find someone more knowledgeable on the next horse, and you will be back immediately." went out without waiting for Bing'er to agree, it seemed that he really wanted to buy it.
Sure enough, a more expert person came to him, an old man with a white beard, and after a few words of greeting, he began to "appreciate". After looking at it over and over for a long time, he said in a very stylish way: "One thousand taels can't be higher!" ”
"What?" Bing'er and Xue'er called almost at the same time, just such a thing is worth a thousand taels? The young couple, who had never done business seriously, looked at each other.
Shopkeeper Li thought that he was giving less, and he wanted to be stunned by these two fledgling boys, but they were still experts, and when he saw the surprised expression, he knew that they were unwilling to sell, and hurriedly said, "In this way, add another thousand taels." ”
Bing'er was scared, picked up the tea set, and said to Xue'er: "Brother, let's not sell it, let's go back and discuss." ”
"The guest officer walks slowly, are you the seller, or do you tell a price."
Bing'er stretched out five fingers, which meant five hundred taels, but the other party misunderstood, thinking that Bing'er wanted five thousand, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "Five thousand is five thousand!" In the next way to redeem the silver ticket, you can't regret it. As he spoke, he took out an iron box behind the counter and took out a dozen silver tickets: "The guest officer counts in person." ”
Still Gege was calmer, lit the silver tickets one by one, and then said, "Then don't bother, farewell!" "Pulled Bing'er and walked out of the treasure shop.
The first thing I did when I came back was to burn incense and ask Master. Amid the rising cigarettes, Cher heard Master's voice, "This is what he gave you voluntarily, and there are other reasons as well. You are not greedy, you deserve it. Moreover, this thing is a treasure that the Kali entrusted the owner to find. Remember, you cannot touch this money, but you will spend what you have earned by your labor.
"Master, if something like this happens, what should we do?"
"If this man is forced to buy your things, sell them to him at the price he gives, remember, he gave them, and you should not be greedy."
"Yes, the disciple obeys the master's orders!"
Xue'er told Bing'er what her master meant, and Bing'er said, "My mother, how can you buy a few thousand taels of silver to buy something to drink water, but you are really rich." ”
Wen Juan said: "Having money is not a good way to come.
Cher told her mother-in-law that Kali had entrusted the treasurer of the treasure shop to find the treasure for him. Don't let the silver of the Kali be in vain.
The shopkeeper Li who bought Xue'er glass tea set is a specialist in appreciating treasures, and he is also one of the best figures in the connoisseurship industry in Hangzhou. He had a secret mission to collect rare treasures for the Kali, and to buy them whatever was strange, what no one else had, whatever the price. Kali not only likes gold and silver, but also likes weird things, and of course he wants to be beautiful, and he doesn't want skulls. This shopkeeper Li has been in this business for 40 years, and he has seen a lot of rare treasures, and he has never seen this set of tea sets today, and it is completely transparent! Beautiful and generous, a rare treasure! Five thousand taels, it's worth it! He is experienced in finding treasures for Kali, don't look at the greed of Lord Ka, but collecting treasures is willing to spend money, and he also trusts Shopkeeper Li, as long as he buys something he likes, not only the amount of silver, but also a rich reward, no wonder Shopkeeper Li has so much courage.
Shopkeeper Li, who brought a glass tea set, came to the governor's office, and he could directly meet the governor without a report. He first placed the tea box firmly on the table, kowtowed to Kali, and told Karli with joy, "Your Excellency, I will find you a rare treasure today. ”
"Oh? What is it? What's in this box? This governor should be a sight to behold. ”
"My lord, be careful, this thing is too delicate, I'm afraid of beating, and I can't afford to pay for the five thousand taels of silver if it falls on the ground. You move slowly, and you will be shown below. ”
Kali suddenly became interested: "Yes, this governor wants to see the eyes of the gentleman." ”
Shopkeeper Li carefully opened the box, and Kali immediately exclaimed: "Good! All right! What a discerning gentleman! Where did you get this baby? ”
"Back to adults, it was sold by two young people in the store below."
"How much? Five thousand taels? Value! It's worth it! Come on, give Mr. Li to the account room and get a silver ticket of 6,000 taels! ”
Kali rubbed his hands together in excitement. Impatiently waiting for the shopkeeper Li to take out the glass tea set from the box as if holding a fire, he looked around the tea set, and couldn't see enough! That's great! It's so precious! The water is smart, without the slightest flaw, without a trace of dust, and you can see it from the outside at a glance from the inside!
Kali asked, "What kind of young man is it?" ”
"Handsome, delicate, and personable, at first glance, he is the son of a big family."
"Didn't the gentleman ask his name?"
"This ...... I patronized the tea set below, and I was negligent. ”
"If you see him again, be sure to ask, what treasures are there?"
Yes, yes, I must be careful in the next. Then don't bother the adults in the next place, and retire. ”
Kali was so happy, he had never seen anything so transparent, and if there was no reflection of light, it would be as smooth to the touch as if it didn't exist! Exquisite! The tea inside also seems to be transparent, which is simply ...... Your Majesty, you can't see such a good thing! I'm going to make it a family heirloom! That box is also worth dozens of taels of silver! "Baby, where can you come and see?"
The eighth aunt came over too timidly. Kali pulled her into his arms: "What do you think this is? ”
"Oh my God, why are you so beautiful! Is this something that an adult gave me? ”
"Ours, ours."