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In the corner, a few people stared at the people who were passing by, and next to it was a large piece of glass that had been carefully selected and wiped clean without a single stain.

"Mr. Zhu Qian, it's almost, isn't it?"

"Go ahead. Be careful. ”

"Don't worry, we've done a lot of this kind of thing."

Hu Lin nodded, and the two of them carefully carried this special piece of uncut large glass, and walked sideways into the crowd, constantly shouting for a let's go.

Suddenly, a person ran over and "accidentally" smashed the piece of glass, and the sound of the bang immediately attracted the attention of everyone next to him, and a large group of people instantly surrounded him.

The two who carried the glass looked at the man who had broken the glass, but he was not cut because he was careful about the collision, and winked at the man.

When there were enough people, the two people who were originally carrying the glass rushed to grab the neck of the person who smashed the glass, and shouted, "Blind? How do you hit the crystal? Money! ”

The man who hit the glass said aggrievedly: "I didn't see anything, who knew you were carrying something in your hands?" I'm still wondering why you walk so weirdly......"

The man who pretended to lift the glass rolled up his sleeves, revealing the tattoo on his arm, and scolded: "Is it reasonable for you to break our crystal piece?" Money! ”

As he spoke, he picked up a broken piece of transparent and bubbleless lead glass from the ground, and said to the people next to him: "Everyone take a look, look, this is a rare crystal piece, just dug out of the mountain and processed by many masters, now?" Let this guy be crushed, do you think you have to lose money? ”

The onlookers looked down at the shiny pieces of glass on the ground, reflecting the sunlight, and swallowed one by one.

Although they didn't hit it, such a large piece of crystal feels extravagant when you think about it, not to mention that it must have taken a lot of thought to polish it into this shape.

No one thinks about glass, now only crystal has such color and transparency, many people have seen crystal mirrors, and pale green glass mirrors with bubbles are completely different.

Look at the person who hit the glass, dressed in silk, and he doesn't look like a master who has no money, but such a large piece of crystal, I'm afraid that ordinary people can't afford to compensate, especially such a meticulous one.

Several onlookers shouted to go in and pick up the crystal shards, but they were all pulled back by the adults.

The man who hit the glass said with a bitter face: "Then how much do you want me to pay?" ”

"10,000 silver coins, not a penny less!"

"How much?"

The man who hit the glass screamed, and the hand that had already opened the belt around his waist carefully shrunk, clutching his money bag tightly.

"Are you deaf? 10,000 credits! Do you pay or not? If you don't pay me, I'll find a magistrate to solve it, and lose money quickly! ”

When the man who hit the glass heard this, he pretended to cry and shouted, "Ten thousand silver coins? How can I have so much money? ”

"No compensation, right? Call me! ”

I couldn't help but say, the two of them rushed up and tore together with the person who broke the glass, but they didn't think that the person who broke the glass seemed to have served in the army, and the three of them fought together, screaming constantly, and after a while, their clothes were torn apart.

Seeing more and more excitement, suddenly there was a sharp whistle outside, and several soldiers with heavy muskets on their backs pushed everyone away and shouted inside: "What are you doing? Stop it! ”

The soldier was followed by a sheriff, and the three men who were still fighting inside were pulled away by the soldiers, and one of them smashed several shots.

"What for?"

"Sheriff, this guy smashed our crystals, and he didn't lose any money! You see! ”

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of glass from the ground and held it in front of the sheriff, crystal clear and colorless.

"Why don't you lose money?"

"Ten thousand silver coins, where do I have so much money? Even if my family sells it, I can't sell it for so much money...... I have an eighty-year-old lady and a child waiting to be fed, what can I do......"

As he spoke, he burst into tears, and the sheriff took a breath, as if he was also frightened by the price. He looked like a good man, and with some pity, he asked, "Is your crystal really worth so much money?" ”

"Next to it is a mirror grinding shop, Master Li in the store, that is the best mirror grinding master in our Fujian City, he has seen a lot of crystals in these eyes, you might as well ask him!"

The shouting, coupled with the noise outside, had already made the guy in the mirror grinding shop next to him unable to sit still, and several apprentices watched the excitement at the door, listened to the man's shout, and hurried back to the back hall.

"Sir, sir! Get out there and have a look. ”

Li Kuojiao was grinding a lens there, and when he was shouted by the apprentice, he was a little angry, and said angrily: "What are you shouting? ”

"Sir, there's a bustle outside. A man smashed such a large piece of crystal, and he was about to lose money. ”

The apprentice measured the size of the crystal with his hand, and Li Kuo pouted and said, "Nonsense, how can there be such a large crystal?" Besides, even if there is, who will be idle to grind like that? ”

"You go out and have a look, I'm looking for you to make you firm. How to say that you are also the best mirror grinding master in our Fujian City, you say yes, if you say no, it is not, I guess it is not, but if people say yes, they will pay 10,000 silver coins......"

Listening to such a pat on the horse, Li Kuo was also happy in his heart, and he felt a little pity for the man, so he walked out.

The sheriff recognized him, and when he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Master Li, I'm looking for you, can you show me what this is?" ”

Li Zheng lowered his head and couldn't help but hiss, just looking at these fragments, they did look like crystals, and they were crystal in excellent condition.

However, when I picked it up again, it was a little warm with a touch of tentacles, and I couldn't help but shake my head. I picked up another piece and flicked it with my fingertips to listen to the voice, and my heart suddenly understood, and my heart said: "If this is crystal, my store will be opened for nothing!" ”

The crystal tentacles are cold, and the sound is crisp, these fragments know that they are glass after a little probing, but how can there be such glass in the world?

Although he was convinced that this was not a crystal for a while, he was not sure in his heart, and said, "This should not be a crystal." ”

The onlookers already took pity on the person who was asked to pay 10,000 silver coins, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the two people who didn't want to be smashed quit.

"Master Li, we know your eyesight, but you said that this is not a crystal, so what do you say it is? Could it be glass? Have you ever seen glass like this? ”

As he spoke, he picked up a pile of fragments and handed them to the people next to him, saying, "Look at the big guys, who hasn't seen glass yet?" How can there be such glass? ”

Everyone took the glass and looked at it, and they didn't think it was like it, everyone had also seen the glass, full of bubbles and the color was dim, there was really no such transparency, how to look at it and how to like it.

"My crystal was originally going to build a big house and install it to let in light. Think about it, three or four feet wide glass, how comfortable is this house? When you get up in the morning, you can open the curtains, huh! The sunlight is all in, and all the flowers and plants outside can be seen clearly, and if a woman passes by, she will inevitably want to live in such a house...... Now it's good, it's broken! ”

Li Kuang also felt strange, and said in his heart that this was indeed not crystal, but if it was glass...... Thinking of this, he suddenly thought that if there was such glass, then his own mirror grinding shop would have a lot to do, and if he could have a good relationship with such a glass workshop, he was afraid that other mirror grinding shops would collapse.

At this time, the person inside was still screaming there, and Li Kuo was also extremely dissatisfied in his heart, whether he lost money or not had nothing to do with him, but just questioned his eyesight in public, which made him very angry.

"What? I said it's not crystal, you still don't believe it? ”

The man who was shouting poorly smiled: "Mr. Li said no, then he naturally believes it." Actually, this thing is indeed not a crystal, but a fire crystal, that ...... Belch...... Oh yes, fire crystals, so the tentacles are warm. All in all, it's also very valuable. ”

"Fire Crystal?"

Li Kuo shook his head, and he was a little suspicious in his heart, there are countless ores that have been discovered over the years, and he can't hold it accurately, could it be that new ores have appeared?

He didn't want to be full of words, and said that in a month a new pamphlet from the capital would be published and spread here, and that he would have to buy a copy to see if there was any new ore or something new. In this era, what he said today may be wrong tomorrow, he can only be sure that this is not a crystal, but he is not sure that this is not the so-called "fire crystal", and he is worried that those learned people will be slapped in the face by the pamphlet, so he bows his head and is silent.

The onlookers sighed, and felt more and more pity, whether it was a pity that this huge "fire crystal" was two or three times larger than today's large glass, or it was a pity that the man in silk was afraid that he would have to wear a short shirt and work as a hired worker in the workshop for the rest of his life......

Now even the best mirror-makers in the city can't recognize what it is, and it's like a jade gem, and it's just a stone until it's discovered, so who knows for sure what it is?

The man who smashed it seemed to have collapsed, and the sheriff said helplessly: "Ten thousand silver coins is too much, but ...... But if it is broken, it will be compensated, and there is no way. I think so, go back with me, and consult with the magistrate what to do about it. ”

"It's okay, I'm not afraid to find anyone, anyway, it's 10,000 silver coins, and I can't do it less. I really don't believe it, this is so good, is it possible that there is still a matter of not paying for other people's treasures? ”

As he was talking, a voice suddenly came from outside the crowd, as if with a bit of ridicule.

"Ten thousand silver coins? How dare you say it! Don't say 10,000, a hundred silver coins a piece, we will sell it to you at the charity trading house, we will have as much as you want! ”

Everyone hurriedly turned around, and many people recognized the person who spoke and greeted them one after another.

"Mr. Zhu Qian!"

The sheriff also knew Hu Lin, and he was a member of the county council, and his reputation was quite good, except for the two who suddenly appeared in the past two years, there was no one whose story was more bizarre and praiseworthy than this person, and he hurriedly said hello.

Hu Lin walked over, picked up a piece of shard, looked at it, and snorted: "This is glass, we have it in the trading company, how many are there, where is the fire crystal crystal?" ”