Chapter 5 So Pawned

Probably because business was not good, the shopkeeper and the guy in the pawnshop were sleeping on their stomachs, and when they heard someone coming in, the shopkeeper in the fence stood up sleepily and called out habitually: "Sir, what do you have to do?" When he saw Liu Yong's appearance clearly, he was suddenly furious and scolded the guy: "I don't do anything serious all day long, how can I put all the people who ask for food in." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

The guy also woke up, and hurriedly came over and stretched out his hand to catch Liu Yong. Liu Yong hurriedly said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, I'm not asking for food, I'm here to be something." ā€

The shopkeeper was a little strange and said, "When something is, bring it to me and see." ā€

Liu Yong took out the two brand-new renminbi from his pocket and handed them to the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "I don't hide it from the shopkeeper, I came from the Western Regions, and because I met robbers on the road, I had to pawn these two pages of ancestral treasures."

The shopkeeper looked at it with some disdain, and said, "What treasure, isn't it just two paintings?" It's so small. ā€

Liu Yong smiled and said: "The shopkeeper said that it was a painting, then it was a painting, but the shopkeeper could see what was so strange about this painting?" ā€

"What's so peculiar?" This sentence aroused the interest of the shopkeeper, and his curiosity suddenly soared, and he took the banknote and looked at it over and over again, and said while looking at it, "It's a portrait of a person, I don't know it." The guy next to him interjected on the side: "Shopkeeper, what are the words on it?" The shopkeeper read: "People's Bank of China, one hundred yuan, Mao ...... What a ....... ā€

"Yes******." The word "Zedong" is a simplified word, so Liu Yong explained.

"Who is ******? Is it famous? What's behind that? Also, what does it mean that there are two circles in this big vertical column? How many lines of crooked words are there? The shopkeeper was even more inexplicable, and asked Liu Yong with a questioning face.

Liu Yong said in his heart that it was the hundred and era of Arabic numerals, and there was no such thing at this time; The so-called crooked characters are the words of ethnic minorities, and they hurriedly said: "Those are just auspicious symbols." I'm not talking about that, but this. Liu Yong pointed with his finger and said, "Does the shopkeeper still think this is a painting?" ā€

"Of course......," the shopkeeper said casually, but looking at the two identical paintings in his hand, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he didn't finish his words.

Liu Yong said: "Shopkeeper, you said this is a painting." Who can draw two pictures that are exactly the same on the front and back, and have such fine lines? What's even more amazing is that the shopkeeper asked the shopkeeper to overlap the two paintings and look at the light, is all the lines completely overlapping? ā€

The shopkeeper and the man hurriedly put the two coins together and looked at the window. The man shouted, "The shopkeeper, it must be perfect, I'm afraid it's printed." ā€

Liu Yong didn't wait for the shopkeeper to speak, and continued: "If it is printed, who can print such a colorful painting?" "You know, at that time, engraving printing had not yet been invented, and even if someone could engrave seals and the like, they could only print some monochrome and rough pictures, how could there be such clear and bright colors." And there's more. Don't you think the paper is different? The shopkeeper may wish to touch it carefully, and then take a corner and shake it gently. ā€

Hearing Liu Yong say this, the shopkeeper was even more curious, pinching the corner of the banknote and flicking it gently, the "painting" made a crisp "whoosh" sound. The shopkeeper and the man looked at each other, hardly believing their eyes, because the paper used at that time was extremely soft and coarse, how could it have such a texture.

Liu Yong didn't raise his head, and continued: "The most amazing thing is ...... Didn't the shopkeeper see anything when he looked into the light just now? It's in the blank space on the left. Before Liu Yong finished speaking, the shopkeeper had already raised the banknote and looked at the light. The guy was so shocked that he cried out, "Wow! Shopkeeper, you see, this is a figure, so clear, and it's exactly the same as the big one. ā€

The shopkeeper put down the banknotes, and before he could speak, Liu Yong took out one of them and pointed to one of them and said, "There is more." You can see that there is a vertical and two circles in the lower left corner of the front of this painting, and now you can see if it is green. You turn back and forth like I do, and you see. See? It's turned blue. How, it's amazing. ā€

The shopkeeper and the fellow did so, and sure enough. The two looked at each other for a moment, and both were speechless. It took a long time for the shopkeeper to say: "Childe's treasure painting is indeed strange, but it is just an old and small business, I'm afraid it can't be done." ā€

Liu Yong also knew that the store here was small, and he was not a greedy person, so he said: "Don't you dare, a painting can be used as two taels of silver?" ā€

The shopkeeper said happily: "The son is really generous, but the shop is small and small, but there is not so much silver, five baht is good?" ā€

Five baht? Liu Yong knew that it was a copper coin that was common in all parts of the Han Dynasty. It doesn't matter what kind of silver or five baht he has, as long as it's money, he can use it. Liu Yong said in his heart, thought about it, still felt uneasy, and asked: "Dare to ask the shopkeeper, how much is a tael of silver for five baht?" ā€

"At present, the market is one tael of silver for two hundred dollars." This shopkeeper is also honest.

"Then I'll have to pay eight hundred dollars for these two." Liu Yong calculated, "Okay?" ā€

"Exactly!" The shopkeeper laughed.

"Is it only five baht to exchange? I'm going to go out of the house, can't I carry it? Liu Yong asked.

The shopkeeper knew that Liu Yong didn't understand, so he patiently explained, "Childe doesn't know. For example, in large places, five baht can be exchanged for gold and silver, which is much more convenient. If you are still too heavy, you can also exchange gold, silver, and copper coins for cloth, silk, silk, silk and other items. ā€

"Cloth, silk, silk? What if I don't wear it? Liu Yong felt a little depressed.

"You can get it to the local area and exchange it for five baht and silver." The guy interjected, "However, the price may vary from place to place. ā€

"Oh." Liu Yong suddenly realized that he dared to love his history as a half-hanger, so he had to give up his hand and say, "Thank you for the shopkeeper's advice!" I understand it below! However, if you want to go to Xuzhou alone, it is too heavy to bring five baht and too big to bring silk silk, can you ask the shopkeeper to make it convenient, and then think of other ways? ā€

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Childe is really lucky." In his early years, he went to Xiangyang and Xuzhou to exchange for some silver taels, which were originally reserved by himself. If the son is in urgent need, the old decay will fulfill you. "Then he was ready to issue a ticket and ask the man to withdraw the money.

Liu Yong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Shopkeeper, slow down!" ā€

The shopkeeper said strangely: "What else does the son command?"

Liu Yong stretched out his hand to untie his belt, "Shopkeeper, how much do you think this can be?" ā€

The shopkeeper took it, looked at it carefully, and said, "What is this?" ā€

Liu Yong said cautiously: "This is a belt." ā€

The shopkeeper looked at it carefully, "Belt, why is it so strange?" ā€

The guy next to him also leaned over and said, "It looks a little like it, but it doesn't look like it." ā€

Liu Yong said: "This is the belt used by the royal family of the Western Regions. You see this strap, it's all made of the finest bison leather, and there's a print on it. Looking at the belt buckle in the middle, it is made of white gold, the most precious local price. Liu Yong boasted nonsense, in fact, the so-called platinum is just an ordinary piece of stainless steel.

"What is platinum? Is it as valuable as gold? ā€

Liu Yong was stunned for a moment, daring to love the people at this time didn't know what platinum was, and thought that he couldn't be too greedy, so he said: "It's just brighter, but the price is not as good as gold." ā€

The shopkeeper nodded, and the guy took the belt and looked at it for a long time, needless to say, the workmanship of this "belt" is really good (Liu Yongxin said, of course it's good, it cost me more than 200 yuan to buy), the embossed pattern on it is quite beautiful, especially the belt buckle, in addition to the large piece of shiny "white gold", there are also a lot of rhinestones on the side, shining, it looks like it is worth a lot.

The shopkeeper was still a little uneasy, and said, "Childe said that it was a belt, can you show the old man?" ā€

Liu Yong took the belt, called the guy to his waist, passed the small end of the belt into the buckle, and tied it. The guy took a few steps on a leather belt and said happily: "The shopkeeper is indeed good, much more convenient than our belt." Then, Liu Yong pulled the bayonet on the belt buckle, and as soon as the belt was loosened, he took it off.

Liu Yong said: "Shopkeeper, what do you think?" ā€

The shopkeeper was very moved, so he said, "How much does the son want to be?" ā€

Liu Yong thought for a while and said, "Shopkeeper, when I bought it, it was one hundred taels of silver, and now I have used it for a while, and I urgently need money in the future." In this case, you can give twenty taels. ā€

"Twenty taels? It's too expensive. You can't afford a small shop. The shopkeeper almost jumped.

Liu Yong now has the psychology of the shopkeeper, so he said: "The shopkeeper is not asking for a high price." You also took a closer look just now, the material of this belt is first-class, and the workmanship is also first-class. I don't look at the shopkeeper, I met a robber today, and everything on my body was robbed, so I had to be this thing. Besides, if I get Lujiang Mansion, it will be more than this price, right? Seeing that the shopkeeper was still a little hesitant, Liu Yong smiled and said: "Don't worry about the shopkeeper, you have been to Xiangyang, Xuzhou and other places, think about it, if you sell this belt to princes and nobles, wealthy businessmen, I believe it will not be worth only one hundred taels of silver, right?" ā€

The shopkeeper nodded his head again and again, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Okay! Childe, old decay! ā€

Liu Yong hurriedly returned the courtesy: "The shopkeeper doesn't have to be polite, there is still something to worry about." ā€

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Childe, please speak." ā€

Liu Yong said: "Shopkeeper, you see that my clothes are all torn, is it good to bother the shopkeeper to find a set of old clothes that fit someone else?" ā€

The shopkeeper nodded, looked Liu Yong up and down, and instructed the man to take a set of clothes from the warehouse for Liu Yong to change. Not to mention, Liu Yong changed into a long coat, put on cloth shoes, put on a hat, and tied a belt, although he was a little unaccustomed to no belt, but judging from his appearance, he was a Han Dynasty person.

Liu Yong pointed to the changed shoes and said: "These shoes are also a good thing, all of them are made of cowhide, and the shopkeeper gave them to you!" Seeing that the shopkeeper was about to thank him again, Liu Yong waved his hand and said, "Shopkeeper, I'll give you another idea to make a fortune." He whispered in his ear: "The shopkeeper may wish to carefully study the structure of that belt, and then make a batch of imitations to sell, how many people will buy it?" After speaking, "haha" smiled, the twenty-four taels of silver in his arms, and bowed his hand to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, farewell!" ā€

The shopkeeper said gratefully: "Thank you, son, congratulations." ā€

Liu Yong walked out of the store with pride, and heard a crisp female voice shouting, "Big brother! ā€