Chapter 4 Preparations

The shopkeeper has extraordinary eyesight, and directly invited Zhao Rui to the box on the second floor.

Soon, he invited the shopkeeper over.

It is a middle-aged man in his forties, very fat, wearing a Zhu Zi scarf, and a round-necked robe on his body can fit Zhao Rui and two people.

The man had apparently told him what had happened, and as soon as he entered, his poisonous eyes landed on the wooden box on the table.

Zhao Rui got up and saluted him, "The shopkeeper's noble surname?" ”

"Don't have your surname Chen, the cursive character is Changyuan, look at the face of the son...... It seems to be a little raw......" the shopkeeper saluted.

Zhao Rui said with a smile: "It turned out to be the shopkeeper Chen, disrespectful and disrespectful, surnamed Zhao, the cursive character is upright, I have rarely gone out these years, and it is normal for the shopkeeper Chen to not know." ”

The surname is accurate, but the word is what he thought temporarily, even if someone asks him later, why the word is different from before, he can also say that he has changed it, anyway, the ancient word can be changed at will, no one says anything, and it will not affect himself.

"It turned out to be Zhao Gongzi, who has been looking up to ...... for a long time"

Shopkeeper Chen had a polite conversation with him and sat down.

After the guy in the store also served him a cup of tea, Shopkeeper Chen took a sip, and then asked, "Zhao Gongzi, how much are you going to make this treasure?" ”

Zhao Rui smiled faintly: "Naturally, the more the better, if the price given by Shopkeeper Chen can reach my psychological price, it is not impossible to make a move." ”

"That's a good feeling!"

The shopkeeper Chen's face was almost happy, when he only heard the guy say it before, he wanted to take it, but he never thought that he hadn't revealed this idea yet, and the guest brought it up first.

He smiled: "Although I heard from the people below that it is a rare treasure before, you also know the rules of our industry, and you need to be verified for the last time before you can ......"

"Shopkeeper Chen, please!"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Zhao Rui reopened the box and pushed it in front of Shopkeeper Chen, motioning for him to check.

Shopkeeper Chen smiled: "Why don't you say that it is easy to talk to smart people, offend!" ”

He arched his hand, carefully removed the black cloth covering the top of the mirror, and then took out the mirror and looked at it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

It was the first time he had seen a mirror that could reflect people so clearly, and those bronze mirrors were simply unsightly compared to them, worthless, and could be thrown directly into the trash!

However, he couldn't see what kind of material it was made of, only recognized the border around it, it was a very ordinary wood, although the carving was good, the depth was neat, but the pattern was simpler, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: how could such a treasure be such a simple accessory, it was too tyrannical!

"If you decorate it with precious wood again and present it to the master, maybe the master's official career can go further!"

In ancient times, there were private and official pawnshops, but most of them were held by dignitaries, and the owner of this pawnshop was a high-ranking official in Jingjiang Mansion.

It's just that his movements are extremely careful, because he is afraid of damage, and the hands where the mirror is placed even tremble slightly, which shows his nervousness.

Zhao Rui looked funny, but his face did not move, and asked, "What does Shopkeeper Chen think of this thing?" ”

Shopkeeper Chen groaned slightly, nodded and said: "The light reflects people, clear as water, and it is definitely the best mirror!" I don't know how much Zhao Gongzi wants to make? ”

Zhao Rui said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Chen, this is not a bazaar, how can there be any reason for the guests to say, or you say the number, if the kid feels suitable, he will sell it to you, if it is not suitable, our trading is not in benevolence, and there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future." Make an offer......"

There was a blank look on his face.

Shopkeeper Chen couldn't see his depth, he could only judge that he was from a big family and a scholar, otherwise he would never be so graceful and indifferent. Such a character is not looked down upon by a small amount of money, so it ......

After thinking for a while, he slowly stretched out five fingers, "Zhao Gongzi, how do you feel about this number?" ”

Fifty taels?

Zhao Rui felt that this number was low, although the value of this mirror itself was very low, but it was not a product of this era at all, it could be said to be the only one, as the so-called rare things are expensive, he felt that they could be sold higher.

"Shopkeeper Chen, I'm afraid this deal won't work out today."

He shook his head and reached for the wooden box, ready to take the mirror away and look elsewhere.

Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly pressed his hand, "Zhao Gongzi, the price is not suitable, we can discuss it again, don't worry, this way, I'll add five more numbers to you,"

He stretched out two fingers and said hurriedly, "How about a thousand taels?" That's the largest amount of money I can spend on buying rare items. ”

Zhao Rui: "......"

Damn, it turns out that he just said five hundred taels, I thought he was talking about fifty taels, but fortunately I didn't say it.

But...... A broken mirror actually gave me a thousand taels, he is crazy!

How did he know that the ancients were obsessed with rare objects, and it was rumored that a prince in the capital even gave a sky-high price of 500 gold in order to get a two-foot-long red coral ornament, which can be imagined that the ancients loved scarce objects!

"It seems that Shopkeeper Chen really likes this mirror......"

Zhao Rui smiled and shook his head, "Okay, since your shopkeeper Chen sincerely wants, then I will sell it to you cheaply, one thousand taels is one thousand taels, I just hope that when the kid needs the help of the shopkeeper Chen in the future, the shopkeeper Chen will not be too troublesome and can give some help......"

"Definitely, definitely!"

Shopkeeper Chen happily agreed, laughed, and Le's teeth were exposed.

One thousand taels bought this mirror, he felt that it was too worthwhile, and when he dedicated it to the master, maybe the master was happy, and it was possible to make himself a general manager!

As soon as he thought of this, he was very happy, and said to the shopkeeper who was standing aside to serve: "Little Lizi, go to Qingfeng Building immediately to prepare a table of good wine and food, I want to entertain Zhao Gongzi!" ”

"Don't bother, there are other things to deal with next, I'm afraid I don't have time to have fun with Shopkeeper Chen today, another day the kid will set up a table in Qingfeng Building, and I hope Shopkeeper Chen will come to appreciate his face!"

Zhao Rui was anxious to experiment with the overlapping space, and after a polite exchange with the shopkeeper Chen, the two handed over the mirror.

Originally, the shopkeeper Chen was going to use "Jiaozi" to trade, but Zhao Rui didn't want it, saying that he needed cash to do something, so he asked the shopkeeper to move out two boxes of white silver, because it was inconvenient to move, and asked the shopkeeper to carry it with a burden and send it back.

After returning home, Zhao Rui moved the two boxes of silver into the ancestral hall.

Zhao Rui closed the double door for the first time, and then opened the left door.

Suddenly, the scene of the 21st century came into view.

"You have to succeed!!"

Zhao Rui's heart was agitated, and he finally calmed down, and then, he pointed to the sky with both hands, and said with a solemn expression: "I want to exchange a thousand taels of silver for my freedom to go out!" ”

With that, he reached out his right hand and touched it forward.

But soon, he touched the transparent barrier wall again, and he still couldn't get through!

"! Won't it......"

Zhao Rui's face suddenly fell.

"Isn't that enough?"

"It shouldn't be, it's all a thousand taels, a lot of ......"

"It can't be money, right?"

"It's not life, it's not health, it's not money, what's that?"

Studied but cannot comprehend.

Zhao Rui sat weakly at the door, his face dazed.

If he can't get by, he won't be able to bring things from the 21st century, and if he can't bring them, he won't be able to earn money, and if he doesn't have money, he won't be able to pay it back in three days......

Although today's mirror sold for a thousand taels of silver, he will have to live in the Zhao family in the future, if he pays back the money, the family will have no money to live at all, and he will starve to death, which is not the result he wants to see.

But if you don't pay it back, the steward of the Li family will come to the door three days later to ask for the account, what should I do then?

Thinking about his thin body and the old housekeeper, Zhao Rui sighed deeply, the account cannot be relied on, and it must be returned.

What can you take......

Could it be that you really want to sell those 100 acres of paddy fields?

Zhao Rui sat in the ancestral hall for a long time, his head cloudy.

It wasn't until the butler came and knocked on the brass ring on the door that he woke up, quickly stood up, and asked, "Is there something?" ”

The butler stopped talking.

Zhao Rui: "If you have something to say, just say it, what does it look like!" ”

The housekeeper whispered, "Young Master, Gongzi Song is looking for you." ”

"Song Gongzi? Which Song Gongzi? ”

Zhao Rui has no memory of the original host at all, many people don't know him, and this name is very unfamiliar to him.

"It's the Song family who was exterminated two years ago because of reselling illicit salt, the youngest son of Song Yuanwai, Song Fengyi and Song Gongzi."

The housekeeper sighed and said: "I don't know what evil his Song family has done, Song Gongzi was the most beautiful scholar in our Lingshan County, and the county said that he was very likely to become a lifter in high school in the future, who would have thought that in the year he participated in the imperial examination, his father was accused of selling illicit salt, and as a result, he not only failed to participate in the imperial examination, but also almost beheaded, fortunately, our Song Dynasty has the law that the doctor cannot be punished, otherwise his Song family will be ...... behind."

Zhao Ruixin said, it turns out that this is also Lingshan, the place where he lives in the 21st century is under a viaduct in Lingshan County, but he didn't expect that after coming here, the address has not changed, and it is also in Lingshan.

It's just that he looked at the housekeeper quietly and didn't speak.

He knew that the butler was definitely not trying to say this.

Sure enough.

The housekeeper hesitated for a while, and then said, "Young master, although this should not be said, for the sake of the Zhao family, the old slave thinks it is better to make it clear to you." Although Song Gongzi is innocent, he is just a good gambler now, and he has a very bad reputation in the county......

Young master, if you get too close to him, you will definitely be affected, there are only two months left in this year's township examination, if you have a bad reputation, it is very likely that you will be disqualified from the township examination by the county, so ah young master, for the sake of your future career development, we really can't have anything to do with him......"

Zhao Rui looked confused.

What? What? What?

Township test?

I'm going to take the imperial examination this year?

it!

Is there a mistake?

I still don't know anything, participate in a hairy imperial examination!

The boy was stunned for a moment.