After rushing back to the town and getting off the boat, seeing that Li Yongji was young and not short of money, Sun Wang simply hired a sedan chair carried by two people, and then asked someone to carry Li Yongji, and he walked with Li Jinbao to accompany him, and then walked to the residence of the owner of the house.

Because it was the first time to sit in a sedan chair, Li Yongji was very curious, kept looking left and right, and felt that sitting in a sedan chair was indeed very comfortable.

I walked all the way, and after walking for about half an hour, I came to my destination.

When I got off the sedan chair, I saw that this was a shop along the street, called Jinxiufang, and I knew that it was selling silk and satin fabrics at a glance. When I went in to talk to someone, I soon came a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing satin clothes, with a relatively thin figure, who claimed to be surnamed Shen.

This middle-aged man surnamed Shen in his forties is the owner of this shop, and after he asked Li Yongji about his intentions, he only agreed to sell it, not to rent it.

According to him, he is only a person in charge of the branch here, with limited power, and the instructions he got before were to sell, and if he wanted to change the lease, he could only go to Suzhou to talk to the big boss, in other words, he could only make some concessions on the selling price, if he changed it to rent, but he did not have this power.

The matter was not negotiated, Li Yongji was a little frustrated, after all, he was quite satisfied with that place, but now he can't, he can only find another place, and he is originally a person who is afraid of trouble and does not like to go shopping to compare prices.

In the past, when he bought things, he bought them directly, he didn't like to bargain, and he didn't like to compare prices everywhere, and one of the reasons why he broke up with his ex-girlfriend was that he didn't like to go shopping with his girlfriend.

Just when Sun Wang was nagging about other options, Li Yongji suddenly waved his hand to shut him up, because he saw a relatively large shop on the opposite side, and there was a large curtain hanging on the shop, and a big traditional Chinese character "dang" was written on the curtain.

"Sun Wang." Li Yongji pointed to the shop, "That's a pawnshop, right?" ”

"Oh?" Sun Wang looked at it, "Yes, that's right." ”

"Is the pawnshop's credit good?"

"That's Jufengdang, a famous big pawnshop here, which is the property of the Wang family." Sun Wang said, "Speaking of which, the Wang family has been a pawnshop here for more than 50 years. ”

"Hmm." Li Yongji nodded, knowing that this is the so-called time-honored brand, a big brand, and an outstanding reputation.

"Does such a pawnshop sell anything?" Li Yongji asked again.

"Of course it sells." Sun Wang smiled, "Isn't this what the pawnshop does?" ”

"Oh." Hearing this, Li Yongji temporarily had a separate thought.

Li Yongji thought that he still has a lot of modern handicrafts, especially those stainless steel, which can be pawned, and maybe the funds to buy a house will be available.

"Sun Wang, you wait for me here." Li Yongji turned around and looked at Li Jinbao again, "You go home with me first." ”

After speaking, Li Yongji didn't wait for a reply, he walked to the sedan chair again, and after sitting in the sedan chair, he didn't want to walk anymore.

After going home, Li Yongji hurriedly went back to his room, chose and chose among a bunch of things, and finally chose a stainless steel mirror, an antique stainless steel pocket watch, and a few stainless steel jewelry, after that, he locked the door of the room, and then hurriedly took Li Jinbao out of the door and got into the sedan chair in a hurry.

After reuniting with Sun Wang, they went to Jufengdang together.

After entering, I found that the front hall is not small, the counter is relatively high, and there are many people here, and it seems that most of them are here to pawn objects.

Looking at it this way, you can see that the business of this store is good, but Li Yongji can also see that most of the customers who come here want to sell things, but there are basically no people who come to redeem them.

Li Yongji lined up with peace of mind, and while queuing, he listened to the people nearby, mostly complaining that prices were getting more and more expensive, copper coins were becoming less and less valuable, and life was getting more and more difficult.

Li Yongji can guess that the living conditions here are getting worse and worse, and this is still a first-class prosperous place, and it is also a famous grain trading point in the Qing Dynasty.

Finally waited for Li Yongji, Li Jinbao went to the counter and immediately took out a silver-shining treasure object!

This object is like a fan, the handle and frame of the fan are not only carved with a lot of patterns, but also exude a bright silver-white color, and at the mirror surface of the fan, there is an oval mirror of light that can be seen, the mirror is so bright and clear, so that the surrounding qiē can be clearly reflected in the mirror.

The middle-aged man on the counter also has some knowledge, although he has never seen this thing, but he also knows that this should be the commonly known silver mirror, a kind of high-grade glass mirror imported from the West, it is said that the light can be seen, and it is like seeing a real person, much stronger than a bronze mirror.

Although I haven't seen it, this thing looks like it is of the highest quality in terms of workmanship and material, but I don't know where this little master of mine got it from, anyway, he has never seen this thing.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man immediately took a piece of black cotton cloth with a solemn face, covered it on the top of the mirror, then put the thing on the tray, and called another person to ask him to take this object and lead Li Yongji to the back hall to talk.

Because they didn't follow the past before, although Li Jinbao and Sun Wang, who were in the back, didn't know what Li Yongji had put on it, they also knew that this kind of behavior of being invited into the back hall meant that things were very valuable. And whether it was out of curiosity or out of the intention to protect the little master, they both subconsciously wanted to follow.

But soon, two strong men in black stopped them in the pawnshop, and finally after getting Li Yongji's consent, only Li Jinbao was allowed in, but Sun Wang was left in place.

In this way, Li Jinbao followed Li Yongji and was also allowed to follow him to the back hall.

Soon, Li Yongji and his entourage followed the young guy to a luxuriously decorated large room in the back hall, and after entering, a maidservant girl immediately brought hot tea, and the little guy who led the way put a tray covered with a black cloth on the table, and then bent down and left.

After a while, an old man in a satin robe and about fifty years old came.

After the old man came in, he first said hello to Li Yongji, claiming that his surname was Chen, and he was said to be the most senior appraiser here.

After saying hello, Master Chen asked Li Yongji to wait while drinking tea, while he took out a satin cloth, cushioned it with his hands, and then gently uncovered the black cloth in the tray.

The moment the black cloth was lifted, Master Chen's eyes only narrowed slightly, while the young Li Jinbao took a deep breath.

Even if Li Jinbao has little knowledge, he knows that the things on the tray are valuable, and this thing was actually sent by the little young master, this ......

Thinking of this, Li Jinbao came to his senses, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said to Li Yongji: "Little master, this, where did you get this baby?" ”

"Leave that alone." Li Yongji said lightly.

"Don't care, such a valuable thing is not clear, how can you pawn it." Li Jinbao was anxious, "If there is a ...... in case"

"No whatever!" Li Yongji glanced at Li Jinbao and said with a cold face, "I said no problem, it's just no problem." You don't look at what this place is? Anyway, since I let you in, you can listen more, watch more, talk less, and have your benefit in turning back, understand? ”

seemed to be calmed by Li Yongji's cold face and calmness, Li Jinbao didn't say much, anyway, the matter has come to this point, he has no other way but to take one step at a time.

Just when Li Yongji was talking to Li Jinbao, Master Chen picked up a magnifying glass with silver trim and began to carefully examine the stainless steel mirror.

In fact, this stainless steel mirror is a modern imitation of the handicrafts used by European aristocrats in the nineteenth century, so in appearance, there are many European shadows. Li Yongji believes that if Master Chen is really well-informed, he will definitely be able to see the Western flavor of this thing.

Sure enough, when Master Chen saw this thing, he decided in his heart that this was an authentic Western import, or that kind of high-quality, anyway, it couldn't be imitated in the Qing Dynasty, and the frame was just that, but the light can shine on the mirror, and the Qing Dynasty didn't have this technology.

In Europe, the glass mirror made by reducing the method of silver nitrate made zuò only appeared in the thirties of the nineteenth century, and it has not been long until now.

Although in Europe, because of the emergence of this technology, the price of glass mirrors has plummeted, and has gradually evolved from a luxury to an industrial product, in the Qing Dynasty, this kind of silver mirror was still a very expensive imported luxury. In other words, the inlaid mirror surface alone is worth a lot of money, not to mention that the material of the frame looks very good.

Although Master Chen doesn't know stainless steel, he knows that this whole body is silvery-white, but it is brighter and smoother than silver, which must be worth a lot of money.

After looking at it over and over again for a long time, Master Chen sighed and put down the mirror.

"How? This thing is okay, right? Li Yongji said with a smile.

"Boutique, boutique." Master Chen shook his head, "Childe, please forgive me for being clumsy, this object should be a glass mirror imported from the West." But the material of this side of the frame is very special, and I have never seen it before. Well, could it be that this is the light silver of the West? ”

"Light silver?" Hearing this word, Li Yongji was stunned, is this a god thing? Could it be that what I have traveled through is not history, but fantasy?

"That's right." Master Chen nodded, and touched his beard again, "Light silver is said to be a rare thing from the West, and the luster of that thing is the same as silver, but it is lighter than silver and more expensive than silver." Because it is lighter than silver, there is also a light silver here, and I heard that it is more expensive than gold. However, I've only heard of it, and I've never seen it, so could it be that this is the so-called light silver? ”

After hearing what the other party said, Li Yongji finally reacted and understood that what the other party said should be aluminum.

However, the word aluminum, which is said to have actually been transliterated from the West, originally did not have this word. Before the large-scale industrial production of this thing, it was indeed more expensive than gold, which was used as a luxury product, and was a treasure of European emperors and nobles. It is precisely because of this that the name of aluminum in the East is different, what silver essence, earth silver, light silver and the like, generally speaking, the name of light silver is more common and more visual.

Thinking of this, Li Yongji smiled: "Hehe, this of mine is not light silver, but something more expensive than light silver, called Mithril." ”

"Mithril? What's that? Master Chen asked.

Faced with Master Chen's question, Li Yongji began to lightly talk nonsense with an unfathomable look: "Mithril is a special metal that is heavier than light silver, lighter than silver, harder than steel, and never rusts, and its output is much less than gold, so it is even rarer than gold." ”

"Is that a rarity?" Master Chen said.

"That's right, it's a rarity." Li Yongji nodded, "However, this is not an ordinary rarity, because this is a Western magic metal with mysterious abilities!" ”

"Magic metal? Mystical abilities? What mystical abilities? It wasn't Master Chen or Li Jinbao who asked this, but a young fat man of twenty-five or sixteen who didn't know when he came in.

This guy is burly, big-bellied, wearing a pale gold brocade robe, an indigo melon skin hat, jade and gold all over his body, and a big jade jade wrench on his left thumb. Although he was a little fat, he had a fair complexion, a red face, and a few pockmarks on his face, and the whole person had a radiant momentum.

In short, looking at his dress and aura, he looks like a real rich man.

"You're really asking the right question!" Glancing at the other party, Li Yongji smiled lightly, "It is said that Mithril is a mysterious product that only Western alchemists can make zuò, in addition to the characteristics of this kind of thing that are harder than steel and never rust, one of the most important characteristics is that this metal is a good conductor of magic and can absorb magical elements." Well, the magic element is like the aura we have here. In other words, the things that are made of Mithril are all artifacts without exception, which is the magic weapon we are talking about. ”

"You mean, this mirror is a magic weapon of the West?" Sure enough, the fat man became interested.

"That's right!" Li Yongji nodded, "Take this mirror as an example, the Western name of this mirror is called Silver Light Magic Mirror, and I prefer to call it Silver Light Treasure Mirror." In short, this is a magic mirror, a magic weapon, which can automatically absorb the magic elements between heaven and earth, oh, that is, the aura of heaven and earth, forming a kind of holy light. ”

"What is the Light?" The young fat man asked again.

"Good question!" For such a good cooperation, Li Yongji nodded with a decisive smile, "This holy light is a special energy, ordinary people can't see it, only those demons and monsters, as well as those who have achieved cultivation, can see it, similar to the Buddha light on our side, spiritual light and the like, to put it simply, this holy light is the nemesis of dark creatures and evil spirits."

The so-called dark creatures are the monsters we call with flesh, and the evil spirits are the demons without flesh that we call here. Like the vampires, zombies, werewolves, and gargoyles in the West, these inhuman dark creatures are a kind of monsters with physical bodies, ghosts, demons and the like, they are evil ghosts, and you will know if what I said is true if you ask a foreigner about these things in the future.

Anyway, as long as it's not a human demon, let alone touching this mirror, as long as it's illuminated by the light emitted by this mirror, it will be wiped out immediately. Therefore, those who possess this mirror will not invade all evils, and will avoid all evils. If this person does not encounter evil spirits in his life, he will naturally live longer. ”

"Oh, that's the Western Demon Mirror?" The fat man said.

"No, it should be said that it is the Western Demon Slayer Mirror." Li Yongji shook his head and said, "Our demon mirror here is relatively gentle, it just shows the demons and monsters that we can't see, and it generally doesn't kill, but the silver light treasure mirror made by this foreign alchemist is a bit overbearing, and people will directly kill you at all, so the demons and monsters will find the threat of this thing from afar, and avoid it from afar, and they don't dare to appear in the scope of this mirror at all!" ”

"So powerful?" The fat man frowned, "However, you are a Western magic mirror, can you destroy the monsters on our side?" ”

"Why not?" Li Yongji said, "Foreigners look different from us, right?" But a foreigner's musket can kill our people, and our big blades can kill a foreigner. In the same way, Western magic weapons can destroy our evil demons, and our magic weapons can also destroy Western evil spirits, do you think this is the truth? ”

"That's right, that's right, that's how it should be." The fat man nodded repeatedly.

"Since it's a Western baby, how did you get it?" Master Chen suddenly spoke, "Moreover, how do we know that what you said is true?" Is it really able to ward off evil spirits? ”