Chapter 7 Risk-taking
"Have you thought about it, this golden hairpin is new, and the style is exquisite, does it look like something you can take out?" Xia Xiaodong asked with a smile.
Do you think the courtiers in the pawnshop eat dry rice? Whoever takes anything over can be used as money? The thief didn't have to bother to sell the stolen goods, just send them all to the pawnshop.
Xia Xiaodong didn't plan to share the money of the hairpin, but it was not good to cut off people's money, so he didn't stop Xiaodaogu before, but now things are getting more and more complicated, if he really goes to the pawnshop, he is regarded as a thief, even if he can get out in the end, he will be fishy, but it is a boring move.
Xiao Daogu is young and greedy, and she has little experience. Xia Xiaodong is not a chick.
Seeing that at Xia Xiaodong's insistence, Xiaodaogu was about to follow away in a huff, Li Dalang no longer looked at the bluestone slab, and came over to reprimand his sister: "Why are you embarrassed to swallow it alone?" Give everyone all the money you have! ”
The Li brothers and sisters only had a total of 126 copper coins.
"Why don't you wait," Li Dalang's thick eyebrows furrowed, and there was a stubborn expression between his thick lips: "When the things I consigned are sold, there will always be a few hundred dollars." ”
"No need," Xia Xiaodong shook his head and said, "The thing was originally picked up by Ah Fu, we just saw it." Seeing that their little girl's family wanted to get a few pocket money, I didn't stop it before. Now that it's so troublesome, forget it. In fact...... I guess it's not easy for you to take it in your hands, it's better to wait, go back to the pawnshop and ask, is anyone looking for this thing, it's more practical to exchange a few rewards. ”
Li Dalang's honest face froze, and he looked quite stupid.
This Xia girl is really, saying that others are 'little girls', she herself is a teenage girl.
Things are just as Xia Xiaodong said, in fact, the brothers and sisters of the Li family are also very hot when they hold the golden hairpin. It's still a pick-up, but it's very difficult to get it down - unless it's hidden at the bottom of the box and not taken out for cash.
Such a beautiful golden hairpin, whether it is taken to the pawnshop to be discarded, or taken to the silver cabinet to be melted and poured into gold again, is too eye-catching.
Moreover, when a rich or noble family loses something, they will draw a pattern and go to the pawnshop and the silver cabinet to say hello - this is more reasonable than going to the yamen to report the crime. With such a portable thing as a golden hairpin, it is difficult to expect the owner to ignore it.
So in fact, Xia Xiaodong's construction is more reliable, although the reward is definitely not as valuable as the golden hairpin, but it is better to be safe.
Ah Fu was still a little unwilling, but Li Dalang had already bowed to Xia Xiaodong respectfully: "Thank you girl for mentioning it." We'll go to the pawnshop in two days and ask. If there is really a reward, I will ask my father to send it to Xianyiguan when I go back. ”
Well? Xia Xiaodong raised his eyebrows. Li Dalang's last sentence is a bit famous.
Why didn't Li Dalang send it himself, but his father sent it?
Li Dalang glanced at Xia Xiaodong's eyebrows and smiled: "My father is the driver of Yunchang Car Dealership. Xian Yiguan is a bit far away, and it is more convenient for him to stop by when he has work out of the city. ”
Hearing that Li Dalang's father was a famous coachman, Xia Xiaodong's heart moved, his eyes drooped slightly, he thought for a while, bit his lip and made up his mind.
Xia Xiaodong really has no interest in spending time in Xianyiguan retreat, and if he wants to run, he can't do it without a car. came out today, Xia Xiaodong can see clearly, where Xianyiguan is, although it is not as barren as the fat girl said, but it is indeed quite remote, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream if you want to walk away on two feet.
What's more, if you get away alone, it will be impossible to get the identity documents in the hands of the Lord Yuguan.
What will happen to a single woman who runs away with a few taels of silver on her body and no documents to prove her identity? The best outcome is probably to be arrested as a fugitive and sold again.
That scene was so beautiful that Xia Xiaodong didn't want to think about it.
Xia Xiaodong is more willing to plan more perfectly.
That's her forte.
The best possible plan does not mean that there is no risk, only that the risk is within an acceptable range.
For example, the risk that Xia Xiaodong needs to take now lies in whether Li Dalang is a person who can entrust the plan.
The opportunity to go out is rare, and in a hurry, such a risk must be accepted.
Xia Xiaodong moved his footsteps, walked to the corner, and motioned for Li Dalang to follow.
"I heard that your father is a coachman, and I just happened to hire a car." Xia Xiaodong said in a low voice: "It's a good car to take a long distance." ”
Li Dalang blinked, and there was a blank look in his dark eyes. Hire a car, just hire it, go to the car dealership and pay the fixed fee, you can also specify the vehicle and the driver, why tell yourself this?
"Hmm......," Xia Xiaodong also had a little headache, and he couldn't say his thoughts too bluntly, how could he say it well?
The matter of hiring a car looks very simple, and the person who hires the car only needs to prove two things: we are a legitimate person, and what we want to do by hiring a car is also a legitimate thing. Xia Xiaodong is poor and white, and he can't prove anything, so he has to follow Li Dalang's wild path.
"I live in Xianyiguan, and it's inconvenient to come out." Xia Xiaodong said carefully: "Recently, I have been homesick and want to go back to see my father." ”
"Oh-" Li Dalang suddenly realized: "So Miss Xia wants to hire a car to go back to Suzhou." It really needs a good car that runs long distances. ”
Xia Xiaodong mentioned before that she was a girl from the Xia family in Suzhou.
"If I propose to go back and forth myself, Guanli will not release people casually." Xia Xiaodong looked at Li Dalang with the most sincere eyes he could show as much as he could: "But I've lived in Guanli for several years, and I really miss my father!" ”
It would be nice to get a few tears. Xia Xiaodong thought to herself.
Li Dalang opened his mouth wide - if he doesn't let people go, what's the use of hiring a car? After being stunned for a while, she finally understood: "What does Miss Xia mean, do you want my father to say that your family sent her to pick up the girl back?" ”
Whew-Xia Xiaodong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, Li Dalang was not too stupid.
"But in this case," Li Dalang's thick eyebrows almost wrinkled: "Looking back, I found out, will it affect my family?" ”
Xia Xiaodong smiled and said, "If you're afraid of getting involved, you can help me find another driver." When the time comes, cover up the markings of the dealership on the car, so that you will not be found in the view. ”
Li Dalang was still hesitant, and reluctantly said: "I'll go back and discuss it with my father." If it does, it will be a few days away. Around the time of the Furi Festival, the business of the car dealership was very busy, and my father would definitely not be able to leave. ”
Just a little hope. Xia Xiaodong didn't expect to be able to say it at once, so he nodded and agreed, and said that he was willing to pay double the fare and pay another three taels of silver to thank him - not that he was unwilling to give more, but he really didn't have any money.
And Xia Xiaodong knows that if the price is too high, the other party may feel that the risk is too high and will not help - if it is not a high risk, why are you willing to pay a lot of money?