Early this morning, when the old grandson walked slowly to the pawnshop, the door of the pawnshop was still tightly closed. The little maid in the house has always been like this, and the old grandson is the first to call for the door every day. Unlike in the past, today there is a shabby little guy shrunk outside the pawnshop. The little guy was holding a bag wrapped in green cloth in his hand, bulging out of his pocket.

Old Sun Tou was originally a man with a heart, so he stepped forward and asked, "Little brother, do you want to be a thing?" ”

The little guy stood up in a daze, looked the old grandson up and down, and asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?" Just ask me what to do? ”

If someone else scolded the little guy a long time ago, but the old grandson had a good temperament, and he was not in a hurry or annoyed, holding the abacus under his armpit, holding the wisp of beard on his lips with one hand and saying: "Don't hide it from the little brother, I am the bookkeeper of this pawnshop." No matter what it is, I will always give more than them, you have to be careful, I will give you an estimate first. Then, he looked back at the closed door of the pawnshop and whispered: "Little brother doesn't know, the guys in the shop are a little greedy for ink, and ten taels of silver always have to be pressed in half, isn't this a loss to you, little brother?" I'm an honest man, and I don't want to make that black heart silver, so I warned my brother. ”

The little guy hugged the cloth bag tightly with both hands. The old grandson's heart moved, could it be that there was a valuable guy inside? No wonder early this morning, a black magpie flew in the yard out of nowhere, chirping non-stop. I said that it was a good thing to come to the door, but the dead old woman said that a bad thing was coming, isn't this the first Dali City?

"Do you speak effectively? Won't you buy my baby cheaply? The little guy asked again suspiciously.

The old grandson was overjoyed. He actually used the word baby. You must know that ordinary people come to the pawnshop and say the name of the thing directly, who dares to use the word baby? It can well be imagined. It's worth a lot of money. The old grandson thought for a while and said to the little guy: "What is this little brother called?" ”

The little guy was a little dazed, and then said, "My name is Cai Wu." People call me the black centipede. ”

The old grandson naturally couldn't take the liberty of calling him a black centipede, and called out affectionately: "Brother Cai, you have to trust me, we are talking inside." I'm sure you'll get the real price. ”

Cai Wu nodded and said yes. Lao Sun Tou did not open the door of the pawnshop, and led Cai Wu to the pantry on the west side of the pawnshop. It's empty, and there is an iron general hanging on the door. Lao Sun Tou took out the key from his belt and opened the door, inviting Cai Wu to sit inside.

Cai Wu asked in confusion: "I said Mr. Bookkeeper, why don't you go to sit in the pawnshop?" ”

"If you are seen by the guy in the shop. will definitely give you a lower price, I will give you the real price directly, how good is it to open a silver ticket. The old grandson opened the door of the pantry. There is a square table in the middle of the room. Four or five circle chairs around the square table. On weekdays, when they are free, most of the people in the store sit here to drink tea and chat. There was no one at this time, the old grandson asked Cai Wu to sit down, closed the door and said apologetically: "I should have invited Brother Cai to have a cup of tea." But it's not bad for this moment or two. Or do you want to get down to business first, you say? ”

Cai Wu sat down in confusion and asked, "Then what are you doing with the door?" ”

The old grandson explained: "It's not good for outsiders to see. Brother Cai, just rest assured, my old grandson won't lie to you again. Let me see what I'm going to do now. ”

Cai Wu then carefully placed the package he was holding tightly on the table. Although this thing is wrapped in green cloth, it is extremely tight layer by layer, presumably because of the value of the thing. The old grandson's heart is about to jump, since this month, Hongcui's girl has been very strict. Basically, I didn't get much silver. If the market happens to open today, you can earn thirty or fifty taels of silver. It's a nice thing.

After a dozen floors, it seems that you can see the real thing. The old grandson stared at the inside of the bag to see what kind of treasure could pop out of it. Cai Wu slowly uncovered the last layer of green cloth, and suddenly revealed a treasure, the gold was shining, the jewelry was dazzling, and it turned out to be a phoenix crown. The old grandson couldn't hide the surprise in his heart, and carefully carried the phoenix crown to look in front of him. I saw a lot of jewels and utensils, but this phoenix crown was something from the former Ming court.

Old Sun Tou looked at Cai Wu in surprise and asked, "Dare to ask Little Brother Cai how did you get this phoenix crown?" ”

Cai Wu lowered his voice and said: "Don't hide it from Mr. Accounts, my first grandfather used to be an errand in the Qianming Palace, and he was also prominent for a while. Later, Emperor Chongzhen hanged the coal mountain, and all the palace maids and eunuchs could run. My first grandfather was originally serving the first concubine, and after that, after that~~~" He suddenly stopped talking.

The old grandson naturally understood that it must have been stolen from the palace by the county magistrate. But that's nothing now, as long as it's real.

"Mr. Bookkeeper, this is a genuine phoenix crown, how much does your old man give?"

The old grandson thought for a while and said, "Don't hide it from the little brother, the phoenix crown is naturally a good thing." But the little brother also thinks about it, this phoenix crown was originally a thing in the former Ming Palace, who can afford to wear it in ordinary people? If it is dismantled and sold, it is not worth much. So although things are good, they are a hot potato, and they are not easy to dispose. ”

When Cai Wu heard this, he was disappointed in his heart, and he looked at the old grandson and asked, "So you can't sell the phoenix crown?" ”

Seeing that his suppression really played a role, the old grandson raised again: "That's not it, but the price has to be suppressed." ”

At this time, Cai Wu didn't ask for anything else, as long as the price was about the same. He asked urgently, "How much did the gentleman say to give?" ”

The old grandson first stretched out his right index finger and slapped it again. Cai Wu asked with a sad face, "One hundred and fifty taels?" ”

Old Sun Tou shook his head and said, "No, one thousand five hundred taels." ”

Cai Wu was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Is it really one thousand five hundred taels?" ”

The old grandson carefully took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, took out three, handed them to Cai Wu and said: "The major money banks in Beijing will redeem the tickets when they see them, each of them is five hundred taels, and there is no fake at all, can the old grandson still lie to you?" ”

Cai Wu was overjoyed, hurriedly took the silver ticket, put it in his arms, said goodbye to the old grandson, and left happily.

Only the old grandson was left in the house, and he rubbed the phoenix crown for a while before wrapping the phoenix crown again. At this time, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he tore off a silver ticket and put it into his silver bag. This one, he earned it again!

"Sir, Mr. Sun, are you here?" Someone suddenly shouted outside the door.

The old grandson got up calmly and said, "Who, come in." ”

It was Fang Xiao, a guy in the store, who came in.

"I guessed that Mr. had arrived when the pantry was open, why didn't you call the door to enter the store?" Fang Xiao asked. As soon as he finished saying this, Fang Xiao's eyes were shining, and he looked straight at the table and asked, "Did Mr. accept a phoenix crown?" (To be continued......)