Volume 2 The Wind and Rain of the Imperial Capital Chapter 191 Dig a Pit (I)
The Ji family pawnshop is located in the east of Beijing, and is one of the few big pawnshops in the city, and I heard that there is a big backer behind it, and it is a prominent and powerful figure in the DPRK and China.
It is precisely for this reason that this pawnshop dares to accept many things that other pawnshops dare not take, such as stolen goods stolen from a certain mansion by some thieves. As long as the thing is really valuable, they have a way to resell it, and if they can't sell it in the capital, they will ship it outside and sell it. Of course, in this way, the pawnbroker can get less high.
However, whether it is the pawn or some yamen who know about it, they all turn a blind eye to this, and there are almost no people who dare to make it difficult for the Ji family pawnshop, which is even more solid The statement that this pawnshop has a big backer.
In the afternoon of this day, Mr. Liu was checking the accounts in the back, and there were only a few guys staring at the front, but at this time, a middle-aged man with an obscene face crapped into the shop. As soon as the two fellows, who were accustomed to seeing all kinds of guests, saw that this person was dressed and looked, they knew that he was not a righteous person, so they did not greet him like an ordinary guest, but watched coldly.
This person also looked around, and then he came to the counter more than one person high, and shouted inside: "There is business coming, I want to be a thing." ”
"What do you dare to ask the guest officer?" The young man lazily greeted him, but his eyes were on the other party's somewhat bulging arms, and the things were obviously in his pocket.
"It's this...... How much silver can it be? As he spoke, the man carefully took out a brocade box from his bosom, hesitated for a moment, and then handed it over.
The guy pursed his lips with some disdain, obviously this one's demeanor was too obscene, but he still took the box and opened it casually. Before this look, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't move it anymore: "This...... It's ......"
Seeing this, the other guy next to him also changed his face, opened his mouth, and then walked to the back.
The things in this brocade box are rao that they have seen a lot of treasures in the pawnshop for several years, and they also feel amazing. It was a fist-sized pearl of the night that radiated a soft glow.
Because of the usual style of pawnshops, this Ji family pawnshop can also be a little dark, and such ordinary things don't look so good. But this night pearl happened to be precious in this somewhat dark environment, and the soft light actually swept away the dark colors here.
"You're going to be this?" The young man smacked his mouth and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, how much money can you make in your pawnshop?" The man asked, swallowing greedily.
"I can't be the master of this, just wait, and we'll give you a price after we come out to inspect it." The young man had come out of his shock and was calm again.
As he spoke, a steady footstep came from inside, followed by the sound of a chair dragging and sitting: "Xiao Li, bring something in and I'll take a look." Chao Bong didn't show up, but spoke at the counter.
Under the man's somewhat uneasy gaze, the young man took the brocade box and turned from the side to the counter, and then there was a whisper from inside. It was only because of the counter that they deliberately lowered their voices again, and the man could not hear what was being said clearly.
After a while, Liu Chaofeng inside poked out his head and pushed the brocade box out again: "The guest officer plans to be the beads in this box?" ”
Standing outside the counter, the man always had a feeling of being condescendingly overlooked, which made his face tense again, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva again before saying, "Yes, I don't know how much silver the old courtier can give?" ”
"The color of the pearl this night is quite acceptable, and the size is not too small, it is sloppy." Liu Chaofeng said this expressionlessly. This is the pawnshop's usual means of lowering prices, no matter how many valuable things there are, when you get here, the value immediately plummets, even if you take the jade seal of Zhenguo to pawn, in their mouths I am afraid that it can be called a broken stone.
But the man obviously didn't understand the doorway, and when he heard this, his face was a little elongated, and he said apprehensively: "This bead is a rare pearl of the night, and it is big, you ...... it."
"Whether this bead is good or bad, the old man can naturally tell it, and you don't need to remind you." Liu Chaofeng immediately interrupted the other party's words, and said very imposingly: "Looking at your dress, I'm afraid you can't take out such a precious night pearl, right?" ”
This made the other party shrink his head suddenly, but then he straightened up again: "This bead was handed down by my ancestors, and now my family is in a hurry to use the money, so I came to pawn it for emergency relief." Why, you still have to find out the origin of the Ji family's pawnshop? The first sentence is quite imposing, but unfortunately the latter sentence is timid.
was deceived by such a trick, Liu Chaofeng smiled secretly when he saw this, and he was sure that this bead was coming from the wrong way. However, he is not afraid of things that come from the wrong way, and it can even be said that the more he comes from the wrong way, the more he likes it, because the more profitable this is.
So he didn't get angry because of this, but just laughed: "Our pawnshop naturally doesn't have such rules, just follow the rules and ask." Since this is something from the guest officer's house, it is naturally okay. However, the fineness of this bead is really not too sufficient, so the silver side ......"
"How much are you willing to give?" The man didn't want to hear him ramble at all, and immediately asked.
Liu Chaofeng smiled again, and then stretched out three fingers: "Three hundred taels of silver, I can give you a pawn ticket." ”
"You ......" The man's face suddenly changed: "This is a first-class night pearl, worth more than 10 million, and you are only willing to pay 300 taels?" ”
"Three hundred taels, this is a job, I can give you three months to redeem it." Liu Chaofeng didn't think it was angry, and still said unhurriedly: "Of course, if you are willing to die, then you can be higher, five hundred taels!" "Since this thing is coming from the wrong way, and the other party is in a hurry to get rid of it, how can Liu Chaofeng not take advantage of this to slaughter a big knife?
"Five hundred taels? This bead is worth five thousand taels, and you're too dark. In this way, a thousand taels of silver, you will be given a death. The man immediately countered.
When the young man inside heard this, he was overjoyed. Just now, my own court has experienced it, and this night pearl is the best, and one should be more than 10,000 taels of silver. Now it only costs 1,000 taels to take it, it's really too cost-effective, and I can't wait to promise it on behalf of Liu Chaofeng.
But who knew that Liu Chaofeng shook his head: "No, there are flaws in this bead, it is not a good grade, and a thousand taels is absolutely not worth it." If you don't believe me, you can ask somewhere else. ”
"You ......" The man was suddenly a little annoyed, and immediately took the brocade box on the counter and was about to leave. At this moment, Liu Chaofeng spoke again: "By the way, there is another thing to remind the guest officer, where this bead came from...... Hehe, in this Beijing city, to be honest, only my Ji family pawnshop can accept your beads, other families, even if you are willing to pawn three hundred taels, they will not dare to accept it. ”
Although these words were not serious, they made the man's footsteps pause, and the expression on his face changed even more, obviously hesitating. But Liu Chaofeng looked like he was not afraid of him leaving, so he sat back for a while, and took a sip of tea from a teacup.
In the end, the man did not leave, but turned back and stared fiercely at the man at the counter: "Eight hundred taels, no less, die!" ”
"Six hundred taels, no more." Shopkeeper Liu immediately replied.
After another struggle, the man finally sighed: "Okay, who said that Lao Tzu is really short of money now." ”
Shopkeeper Liu smiled, stretched out his hand to take the brocade box back, and then ordered: "Xiao Li, take forty taels of silver for the guest officer, and give him five hundred taels of silver tickets." ”
"No, isn't it six hundred taels?" The man was a little anxious again, this is a difference of sixty taels of silver.
"The rules of the pawnshop are nine out of thirteen. Guest, you counted, this is forty taels. Xiao Li explained casually, and then pushed out a few ingots of silver, and then it was a silver ticket that was commonly used in the capital, and you could take five hundred taels of silver when you saw the ticket.
In the man's surprised look, another pawn ticket as a voucher was handed out by Liu Chaofeng, although it was a dead one, but he still needed a note.
The man opened his mouth to say something, but finally obediently took the things. When he walked to the door, he said: "The Ji family's pawnshop is really good, Lao Tzu can be regarded as a teacher." ”
Liu Chaofeng just smiled indifferently at these words, he didn't care about this kind of person at all, and this pawnshop was not something they dared to mess with.
After he left, Xiao Li and another guy all looked at their own courtiers with admiring eyes: "Mr. is really powerful, let him give us the beads at such a price." ”
"It's just an ordinary method, since he sells stolen goods, he naturally doesn't dare to entangle more. And he also knows that on the ground of this capital, only our Ji family pawnshop can accept such a hot thing, and if he changes to another family, he doesn't even want to get a penny, maybe he will have to go to court. The old Chaofeng smiled to himself, and pushed the brocade box again: "Put it in the warehouse, this bead is indeed very unusual......
Just as he was giving the order, there was a sudden commotion outside, and then the half-hidden door was suddenly pushed in. With a bang, a big man had stepped into the shop.
"Who are you?" Liu Chaofeng's face sank suddenly, and he asked. This pawnshop has been open for more than ten years, and no one has dared to break into it like this.
The strong man didn't reply, only waved his hand, and then, the man who had pawned the beads just now was escorted in by two men of the same shape. Then, two young men walked in slowly.
As soon as he saw the man, Liu Chaofeng's old face stiffened, knowing that something was wrong!
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