At this time, there were no pawnshops, but there were already the prototypes of pawnshops. On a street, several shops are next to each other, and there are no banners hanging at the door, which is extremely mysterious. Yuan Xi inquired and learned that this was the shop where gold, silver and jewelry were collected.

In this era, calligraphy and painting and other works of art were not popular, and only hard currency gold and silver jewelry could maintain their value. The main circulating property is grain, rice, cattle and sheep, and the real estate is only land and minerals. Therefore, in the black market, valuation is very simple. Just by looking at the price of food, you can estimate the value of gold, silver, jewelry, etc. Gold and silver are good to say, if the fineness is about the same, just weigh it. As for jade, it has to be identified manually.

Yuan Xi found a shop that looked a little bigger. The shopkeeper picked up the jade strip, looked at the bright place, and then picked at the raised place, meticulously.

Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun pursed their lips and looked at the old shopkeeper, for fear that the old man would accidentally smash into the place and break it.

"This jade ...... Is it Childe's own? ”

"Own, of course."

"Can you let the old man show it to our boss, maybe he can give the son a satisfactory estimate."

"Hurry up, I'm still waiting for the money."

The old man had this thing in his hand and hurried into the room. The two waited for a long time but didn't see any movement.

"Brother Yuan, it won't be that you escaped, right?"

"No, he won't abandon this store for a piece of jade, and besides, I inquired, this one has a good reputation, and the reputation of doing business is the most important."

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary to make such a big deal to buy a horse, although this jade has a strange shape, it can be seen that it is very valuable......"

"Zilong doesn't have to worry about it. The jade is placed in the room and can only be used for grinding ink. If you change to a horse, you can save your life on the battlefield in the future. Life is nothing compared to money. ”

The two waited for a long time, and then the old shopkeeper trembled and lifted the curtain and walked out again. He was followed by a middle-aged man dressed in black.

Yuan Xi and the middle-aged man glanced at each other, and they were immediately extremely embarrassed.

That person was Cui Guang.

This jade was given to him by Cui Guang, and now he is using it for money, but he didn't expect to meet Cui Guang by chance. It was originally his thing, and he was looking for him to sell it for money, Yuan Xi suddenly felt that his face was lost.

Cui Guang smiled and said: "The second prince is here, and the villain is not far away." ”

"It's easy to say...... it's easy to say"

"I heard that the second son wants to sell this jade? With all due respect, this jade is translucent in color, warm and silky to the touch, and is the best jade, which is priceless and cannot be measured by copper coins. ”

When Yuan Xi heard this, he found that he didn't mean to expose himself in his words, but he was very good at being a man, so he also followed his words and said: "Well, my son's hand is a little tight, otherwise he wouldn't have taken it out." ”

Cui Guang said: "Second son, don't worry, you can keep this jade for the time being." In addition, the villain will give another twenty gold, and ask the second son to take it for emergency use first. When it's not enough, just ask me again. We are old friends, a little bit of money, the second son should not worry about me. ”

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this person was generous. However, if he accepts his money, won't he be short of hands, and if he wants to do anything for himself in the future, he can't refuse. So just as he was about to politely decline, Cui Guang quietly pulled his sleeve, and as if he had something to say, the two approached the side.

Cui Guang lowered his voice and said, "The 'bond' issued by the second son before has helped us a lot. Now that Gongsun Chan has also collapsed, everyone has made a fortune, let's talk about it in private, we all think that the second son is very business-minded. ”

The so-called bonds refer to the written notes made when borrowing grain and money before, and the amount of these money and grain was slightly sorted out by Yuan Xi, and some gambling agreements were added, which were broken into parts and divided into things on paper, which were called "bonds". In fact, they are just documents that can be used for trading. As soon as some small landlords got these documents, they directly sold them at a discount to make a fraction of a profit. And the big families of the Cui family have purchased a lot of these documents and are ready to go to Youzhou to exchange land. In this sense, now that they have won this battle, the documents in the Cui family's hands will be worth money immediately, and Yuan Xi can be regarded as helping them make a fortune.

The reason why Yuan Xi used financial derivatives to make these documents was to pass on the risk, and the risk was accompanied by profit, and the Cui family just ate the risk and then turned it into profit, not to mention who helped whom.

Cui Guangdao: "The second son is also very active on the battlefield, we have all heard that the first camp is now under your control...... Now that Yuan Gong's body is also strong, it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future. In our opinion, the third prince is a little impatient. But please rest assured, our Cui family and the second son have always been friends. ”

Yuan Xi was a little confused when he heard this.

"What does the third prince mean by being impatient?"

"Huh? The second son didn't know it yet...... The third prince has already met with representatives of several big families in private, and said that now the battle is almost over, and he wants us to take the bonds and go to you to redeem the money. Didn't he just want to squeeze the second son? The brothers had seen a lot of the wall, but now that Yuan Gong is in full swing, the third prince is a little anxious to do this. Second son, don't you say? ”

The more Yuan Xi listened, the more gloomy his face became, this was really a vicious ploy. Yuan Shang, this guy, either doesn't make a move, or as soon as he makes a move, he is in the yin, laughing on the surface, but behind it is another set. Although this bond raised money for itself, it was only a temporary means in wartime, and it would obviously add a lot of unnecessary pressure to come to me to ask for money at this time. Especially Gongsun Chan is still staying in Yijing, and the matter has not yet been decided. Although it can be relied on Yuan Shao's head, when the time comes, several local wealthy families in Hebei will definitely tear their faces with themselves.

Yuan Shang did this because he wanted to dismantle his own platform. These bonds are clearly for the purpose of raising food for Yuan Jun, which is a public matter. I didn't expect this guy to be so desperate to see himself make a fool of himself, for a private matter. Yuan Xi felt a little angry at this time, he was not afraid of the god opponent, he was afraid of the pig teammates, he was talking about people like Yuan Shang.

Cui Guang said with a smile: "The second son doesn't have to worry too much, with the Zhen family as the backer, everyone will not really come to the door to ask for it, just treat it as a joke." So the twenty gold, the second son will take it first. Come back to me if you need it. ”

It turns out that there is still a relationship between the Zhen family, and it seems that marrying Zhen Ji, Bai Fumei, is really profitable. No wonder Mrs. Liu, Mao Pet and others were very red-eyed at the beginning, and they still thought about Li Daitao.

Speaking of this, Yuan Xi was no longer polite, took the gold, and let Zhao Yun carry it and go out.

After such a delay, the sky was about to get dark, and in the evening, I promised the brothers of the people's army to go to the "Qunying Building" to drink, and now look at the time, there is not much time.

The two rushed to the bazaar where the Huns were, but they could not find the Huns and the two horses. Someone next to him said: "The Huns, they have already sold their horses, and it is estimated that they are on the road now." ”

"Sold? Who are you selling to? ”

"Mr. Song from the west of the city bought it. Each horse talked about hardware, and the Huns were probably in a hurry, and they gritted their teeth and sold the hardware if they lost it. Later, Lord Song personally led the horse back, and estimated that it was time to get home. ”

Yuan Xi asked about the location of the so-called Lord Song Lu's mansion, and rushed to Zhao Yun.

Speaking of this Song lord, he was still a relative of Emperor Song of the Han Dynasty, when the Nanpi Song family was beheaded all over the house, this Song Lu escaped by going out, and then after the Ling Emperor died, the world was in chaos, so he returned to Nanpi and pried back the Song family's property one by one, and it is unknown what means were used. Later, Gongsun Zhan took Nanpi, and Song Lu fled to Yecheng and bought a property in Yecheng.

Zhao Yun carried a box of gold and said, "Second son, if you don't buy this horse, why do you have to run around?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "This good horse was bought by dignitaries, that is, locked in the stable, what use can it be?" Haven't you been wasted yet? Let's make the best use of everything, let's run and rescue the horses. ”