Chapter 42: Selling Jewelry in the South Market (Part II)
Steward He heard that he was also surnamed Huangfu, and was thinking about whether he would also be a royal family, but his eyes were attracted by a box of gems, each gem was crystal clear and clean, all of them were of the highest grade, he was surprised for a while, and he was so excited that he was ready to go, "It's really good, we are now in short supply of high-grade gemstones, and this box of gems is too timely." ”
Wu Jin was surprised in his heart, how could he do such a business, like this, couldn't he help but ask for the price? He Guan Shi seemed to feel Wu Jin's doubts, he explained with a smile: "Gongzi doesn't know, Jubao Zhai has its own rules and regulations for doing business, everything is clearly priced, no bargaining, how much money should be given, we will not give less because the guest asks for a low price, nor will we give in because the guest asks for a lot of money, Jubao Zhai is the largest jewelry store in the capital, fair trading." ”
Wu Jin nodded and pushed the gem box to him, "Then you calculate, how much can you give this jewel?" ”
"Childe, please wait!"
He went out, and in a moment, he took in a rather large flat wooden box and an abacus, he slowly poured the gems in the box into the wooden box, took a gem and looked at it, he dialed a few abacus beads, and the action was very fast, and the price of a box of gems was estimated in a moment.
"Childe, I'm just roughly estimating, our bid for your box of gems is about 12,000 taels of silver, even if you carefully re-evaluate it, it's not much worse."
The capital of Wu Jin's box of gems is 10,000 taels of silver, and the fifth uncle said that he can probably earn 2,000 taels of silver, which is really not wrong, but Wu Jin knows that this is the fixed purchase price of Jubaolou, and the Mid-Autumn Festival factor is not considered at all, if he goes to other small shops to sell, it will definitely not be this price, at least he can earn another 3,000 taels.
He snapped the lid of the box shut, and said with a faint smile: "I'm sorry, I can't accept this price, I'll sell it elsewhere." ”
He was stunned, he didn't expect Wu Jin to refuse so simply, he showed a wry smile on his face, he could understand, other stores would not be at this price, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, everyone is stocking, like his box of high-quality gems is definitely a sought-after goods, seeing that he is going to lose this business, he is very sorry in his heart, but regret is regret, the rules of the treasure building can not be broken.
He had to apologize and said, "I understand Childe's decision, but I can't be special for Childe." ”
"Alright then!"
Wu Jin stood up, arched his hand and smiled: "Then what's the matter of bothering." ”
He glanced at Baozhu and asked her to go with him, but Baozhu was a little unwilling, she frowned, and asked what to do: "Jubaolou is so rigid in business, now it's the Mid-Autumn Festival!" ”
Steward He smiled bitterly, "County Lord, I really can't help it." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Steward He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Childe, I have a suggestion." ”
Wu Jin stopped and said with a smile: "What's the matter, please speak!" ”
"That's right, we happen to have a distinguished customer who wants to buy a batch of good gems, and it just so happens that our store is stocking up on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there are not many gems in stock, so why don't I introduce it to my son, even if it is the reparation of the store to the lord of Jinyang County!"
Wu Jin was a little interested, "I don't know what price that distinguished guest is willing to offer?" ”
"Money is not a problem, what he has is money, but he must be of the highest quality, Childe's gems are in good condition, I guess he will be satisfied."
Wu Jin couldn't help but secretly admire, it was worthy of being a big store, it was really courageous, and the business was not in love, so he nodded happily, "Please take me there!" ”
Baozhu wanted to buy a piece of jewelry, so he went to the jewelry counter downstairs to choose, He Guan took Wujin to the third floor, there is a more luxurious trading room, there are two entourages standing at the gate, both dressed gorgeously, they walked to the door, only to hear a very regrettable voice from inside, "I forgot that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, embarrassed your store, but I do continue, and I hope that your store will help me raise money in many ways, and the price is negotiable." ”
"We are also willing to work for the eldest prince, if the eldest prince can slow down a little, we will go to another store to buy it for the eldest prince, but we want it now, we are afraid that the time is too tight, so we dare not promise the eldest prince."
He asked Wujin to wait for a while, and then he pushed the door in, only to hear him say in the house: "The big shopkeeper, there is a guest who has come to sell gems, and there are a lot of them, and they are of good quality, but his asking price is high, and we can't accept it, I don't know if we can let the eldest prince meet him." ”
I only heard the big shopkeeper smile and said, "I wonder if the eldest prince is interested?" ”
"I'm really embarrassed to rob Jubaolou's business, according to the rules, I will pay another 10% commission to Jubaolou."
"It is an honor for Jubaolou to be able to relieve the worries of the eldest prince, we don't take a penny, what's the matter, invite them in!"
The door opened, and Steward He smiled at the door: "Childe, please come in!" ”
Wu Jin pushed the door in, the room was not big, the decoration was particularly elegant, I saw three people sitting on both sides of a mahogany table, the person on the left seemed to be the big shopkeeper of the treasure building, surnamed Yang, more than fifty years old, white and fat, medium figure, wearing a green silk robe, wearing an octagonal hat, looking a bit like the fifth uncle Huang Fugui.
On the opposite side were two people, a middle-aged man, about forty-seven or eighteen years old, thin and weak, with a sickly face, wearing a brocade white robe, and behind him sat a young girl, when Wu Jin and her faced, the two actually shouted at the same time, "It turned out to be you!" ”
This girl turned out to be Qi Fengwu, Wujin's rival in Weiyang County, neither of them expected that they would meet here, and they were stunned for a while.
The middle-aged man is Qi Fengwu's father Qi Mao, he is preparing a birthday gift for his father, and wants to buy a batch of gemstones, but he came a little later, Jubao Zhai's stock is insufficient, he is an old customer of Jubao Zhai, and he doesn't want to go to other stores to buy.
Qi Mao glanced back at her daughter in surprise, "Feng Wu, do you know this son?" ”
Qi Fengwu wore a pale yellow dress today, her hair was combed into braids, in the sun, her skin was extraordinarily crystal like jade, her eyes were like paint, she looked very pretty and lively, she was originally smiling, she could see Wu Jin, her smile disappeared immediately, there was no joy of meeting her old acquaintance in another country, she just knew that the land at the north end of the bridge had been replaced by Wu Jin, and more importantly, the fake silver ticket related to the life and death of Qi Dafu Qian Zhuang was Wu Jin's masterpiece, so how could she be happy.
She glared at Wujin fiercely, and whispered a few words to her father, Qi Mao's originally plain eyes immediately burst out of essence, he took a deep look at Wujin, got up and saluted him, "It turns out that you are the son of Wujin, who has admired the name for a long time, and is under Qi Mao, who is Feng Wu's father." ”
Wu Jin didn't expect that it would be so coincidental, he also smiled faintly, "Junior Wu Jin, give Uncle Qi a gift!" ”
The shopkeeper next to him smiled and said: "It turns out that you know, that's the best, come, please sit down without Jin Gongzi!" ”
He enthusiastically pulled a chair himself, invited Wu Jin to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea, Wu Jin was not polite, sat down on Qi Mao's side, and he nodded slightly at Qi Fengwu and smiled: "I didn't expect to meet Fengwu girl in the capital, I really have the joy of meeting an old man in another country, and I plan to visit the girl in a few days." ”
"Humph!" Qi Fengwu snorted coldly, "If you don't go, our Qi family will also look for you." ”
Wu Jin was stunned in his heart, his mind turned very quickly, and he immediately thought of Qi Dafu's silver ticket, and only this matter would the Qi family look for him, but he didn't expect that the Qi family was so well-informed, and he actually knew about those fake silver tickets, it seems that the relationship between the Qi family and Uncle Shen Guo is not shallow.
Qi Mao turned around and gave her daughter a look, asking her not to mention the silver ticket first, he smiled slightly: "August 16 is Feng Wu's grandfather's birthday, so I want to prepare a birthday gift, I need a batch of good gems, but it was too late, the treasure building is not stocked, it just so happens that the son has gems in his hand, I wonder if the son is willing to cut love?" ”
Wu Jin smiled and nodded, opened the small box, and Steward He brought a gem box dedicated to holding gems, and put the gems into the box one by one, a total of two hundred gems of various kinds.
Shopkeeper Yang is an expert, he carefully browsed these gems, then nodded and said with a smile to Qi Mao: "The eldest prince, these gems are all of the highest grade, which fully meets the needs of the eldest prince." ”
Qi Mao glanced at these gems, he was now far more interested in Wu Jin than these gems, Wu Jin was the key person in the million fake silver tickets, but his daughter knew him, he knew that if he wanted to deal with the silver ticket incident perfectly, the key was Wu Jin, but he was not in a hurry, he knew in his heart that this matter had to be done slowly.
Thinking of this, he smiled at Wu Jin and said, "I want all these gems, you can offer them." ”
The shopkeeper Yang next to him was stunned, although the Qi family was rich, but it was not so generous, it was even offered by others, so there was no bottom, he hurriedly added with a smile, "According to the market price, these gems are about fourteen thousand taels of silver." ”
He is the middleman, he can't let the Qi family suffer, the Qi family will regret it in the future, he can't afford to offend, and the shopkeeper Yang will set the approximate price of the gem, so that the two sides will bargain, and it will not be too outrageous.
Unexpectedly, Qi Mao shook his head, "Since I bought these gems, the price is not according to the market price, and no Jin Gongzi can offer the price." ”
Shopkeeper Yang and Steward He glanced at each other, both of them were a little dumbfounded, Qi Fengwu next to him knew what his father meant, he wanted to envelop Wujin first, and then talk to him about the silver ticket, but this Wujin was extremely slippery, his father didn't understand him, he would definitely be teased by him, and in the end, both people and money would be empty.
She finally couldn't help but say, "Father, these are two things, it's best not to mix them up." ”
Qi Mao turned around and said to her daughter unhappily: "I'm talking to Wujin Gongzi, don't interject." ”
Qi Fengwu saw that her father didn't listen to her advice, so angry that she gritted her teeth and stared at Wu Jin fiercely, if he offered too much, she would never agree.
Wu Jin glanced at her deeply, he understood Qi Fengwu's thoughts, if it was in Weiyang County, he might be able to tease the Qi family, but people change with the environment, and after a series of things, he no longer has the competitive spirit he used to have, or rather, the Qi family is no longer so important to him.
He pushed the gems to Qi Mao, "Since it is the birthday of Old Lady Qi, these gems should be regarded as a congratulatory gift from me to Old Lady Qi, this is a little bit of my heart as a junior, please accept it!" ”
..........
(To be continued)