Volume 1 Never with a Sword Chapter 54 Shipment
Back in Yibei City, Bao Jiwan rushed to Luoyilou as soon as possible. The white jade chicken fir in his hand is like a beautiful spring, and he can't be delayed, so he must get rid of it as soon as possible. In order to prevent those gangsters from being unfavorable to Bao Jiwan last time, Tu Shi never left Bao Jiwan's side.
This time, it was the shopkeeper Tong who personally received him on the second floor. When he heard that there was a white jade chicken fir, he immediately took it seriously and called someone to ask an old man in the building who had been in charge of the pawnshop for forty years. This old veteran has a big temper, and the first thing he said after rushing over was a lesson: "Boy, everyone is fighting for the Chamber of Commerce, let me know that you are making fun of me, I will tell the general manager, let you go back and forth, believe it or not?" β
Lad? The name is chic. Tu Shi thought to herself.
"Uncle, look at what you said, what are you doing? How dare I amuse you? See for yourself if you don't beat (just) to know? The shopkeeper couldn't cry or laugh. He said to Tu Shi again: "My real name is copper, copper, gold, silver, copper and iron, the young master gave the surname, the sound is still that sound, and the beating is that the number of strokes has increased." β
Tu Shi smiled and nodded, thinking, this shopkeeper is so powerful, he can still notice me when he is being accused?
The old man opened the mud bag, and his eyes straightened: "Now there is really someone who can dig up the white jade chicken fir?" β
"So, is it genuine?" Shopkeeper Tong asked, looking solemn.
"Yes." The old man pursed his lips, and his excited expression disappeared without a trace, as if the white jade chicken fir had instantly turned into a pile of garbage.
"Really?" The shopkeeper asked.
The old man's face turned red, and he coughed angrily: "Tongzi, cough cough, I'm not old and confused, say it's true, it's true!" β
Shopkeeper Tong smiled and said: "Uncle is not strange, the stakes are very high, I haven't confirmed (recognized) a few more times!" Okay, I've worked hard for you this trip, and I'll go down to get a hard money later! β
The old man coughed a few more times and said, "My body can't stand the toss, and my waist is a little sore, let me sit for a while." β
The shopkeeper clapped his hands: "Then the beating is going to rest!" Come to the silver (person), send the uncle home, remember to choose the best car, take the most comfortable road! At that moment, someone politely and forcefully helped the old man away, Tu Shi and the old man met their eyes, and felt that the old man had a lot to ask.
"There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure! If there is no him, I'm afraid the entire Yibei City won't be able to find a second silver that can identify the white jade chicken fir! Shopkeeper Tong smiled again: "Okay, Lao Bao, let's talk about the price." What else do you have? β
Hearing the negotiation price, Bao Jiwan came to the spirit: "There are pearls, hawksbill turtles, corals, and many dry goods." "He exchanged a truckload of seafood for all the seafood.
"Dry goods...... No wonder I heard the silver say, why does your car smell like it! Yes, it's actually in the South China Sea? Shopkeeper Tong glanced at Tu Shi twice, clapped his hands again, called someone in, and ordered, "Is the uncle gone?" β
"He said he had rheumatism in his leg and was resting on the first floor."
"There are many problems with the silver old beating. That let him identify the goods of the old bag by the way. Shopkeeper Tong said, and personally made tea for Tu Shi and Bao Jiwan: "Old Bao, let's be honest, your white jade chicken fir was sent to the palace in the past, and no one knows what the price is, you'd better not open your mouth." β
"This is natural." Bao Jiwan and Tu Shi exchanged glances. When they came back, they discussed this issue, and Bao Jiwan had his own bottom line: one hundred taels of silver a catty, this car of white jade chicken fir with mud removed, can probably be sold for 1,500 taels of silver, that is, fifteen taels of gold. Luo Yilou will definitely repay the money on the ground, but it can't be lower than this amount, otherwise Bao Ji would rather have the white jade chicken fir rotten in his hands.
"After Yan (then), only we in the entire Yibei City can eat this batch of white jade chicken fir, don't you want to find a second one."
Shopkeeper Tong is telling the truth. Although Bao Jiwan's face was still expressionless, it could be seen from the hand on his knee that he couldn't help but clench his pants tightly.
"My sister (no) has a precedent for buying and selling, and my sister has the prices of other merchants as a comparison...... "The shopkeeper Tong broke two fingers in a row, and was silent, looking at his appearance, he seemed to want to break the third one, and at the moment he was looking for a reason in his mind." According to the calculation of 'one pound of white jade chicken fir to cover the tax of a family', the beating is too little, and you will definitely not be willing to sell it. Well, I can't go any more. β
He held out a finger: "One hundred taels." β
Bao Jiwan and Tu Shi glanced at each other, thinking that this shopkeeper's eyes were too poisonous, and he actually hit the psychological price of Bao Jiwan in one bite, and there was no more than a point, no less! This white jade chicken fir originally referred to the price of abalone ginseng wings, and planned to sell it for one hundred taels of silver a catty.
Shopkeeper Tong slowly spit out four words: "Gold." All. β
Damn, !!ahhh If these four words are not spoken, there will be a full eighty-five taels of gold missing, which can be converted to buy eighty-five thousand bottles of antidote, or eight thousand five hundred iron swords!
Bao Jiwan woke up from the shock and naturally agreed busily. At this time, the appraisal report downstairs also came out, and the goods in the late season were all genuine, although the price of none of them could be comparable to that of the white jade chicken fir, but it could add up to two hundred taels of gold. Hearing the news, Bao Jiwan happily hugged Tu Shi and began to speak incoherently: "Brother, I'll take you to eat well." No, let's split the money first. Do you like women? I'll take you to Lele tonightβ"
The shopkeeper coughed twice, regained Bao Jiwan's attention, handed over a stack of silver tickets, and after Bao Jiwan verified that it was correct, he immediately asked people to take away the white jade chicken fir and then sent the two downstairs affectionately, and said "If you want to buy insurance, come to me". There are a lot of businessmen gathered on the first floor, all of them are well-informed, look at the staff of the Kung Fu Chamber of Commerce running around on the first floor of the second floor for a while, and then look at Bao Jiwan's radiant face, and finally see the shopkeeper Tong smiling so ambiguously at Bao Jiwan, it is a fool who knows that Lao Bao is lucky and rich, so everyone gathered around to ask questions.
The reason why a businessman is a businessman, the first key is to keep the secret of making money, although Bao Jiwan smiled and groaned, but his mouth was extremely tight, and he didn't say a word. At this time, the palm-eyed old man guarding the gate came over and grabbed Tu Shi: "Housheng, is it really the white jade chicken fir you got?" β
Tu Shi also smiled: "This can't be said. "This uncle is in good spirits, where is it like a sore back and legs? Maybe he wanted to know the content of the transaction between the two parties, and he was recognized by the shopkeeper Tong before he gave up.
"Then, how much did the white jade chicken fir sell, you can finally say it!"
Tu Shi leaned into the uncle's ear and said, "One hundred taels of gold." β
"One Hundred ββ!" The uncle almost screamed, coughed twice, and sneered: "This kid shopkeeper looks a little ugly!" β
Bao Jiwan actually listened with his ears pricked up, and quickly asked, "What do you say?" Is he still bidding low? β
"No, no, no, this price is kind, it can be seen that he is sincere. Alas, it's not okay to be unconvinced, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves! The old man shook his head and left, his tone a little disheartened.
Tu Shi became interested, and took two steps to catch up with the old man: "Uncle, you can make it clear, why is the bid too high, but it looks ugly?" β
"Housheng, where do you guess this white jade chicken fir will be sent? The City Lord's Mansion and the Yamen! As long as the big man is happy, turn a blind eye and close one eye, how can the benefits that the shopkeeper can get in exchange for a hundred taels of gold? Not only do you not lose money in this business, but he also doesn't lose money! After saying this, the old man did not stop any longer.
Bao Jiwan looked at the old man's back and sighed: "I haven't seen this palm eye for a long time." Before the shopkeeper Tong came to Luoyilou to take office, this person was the left and right hand of the previous shopkeeper, and he was also a candidate for the shopkeeper. It's a pity that the shopkeeper Tong is a celebrity in front of the young master of the Jin family, and he has jumped from a nobody to a shopkeeper who is in charge alone. Of course, Zhangyan is not convinced, but what can be done, he is old, and he does not want to go to other places to serve as the shopkeeper, nor can he wait for the selection of the next shopkeeper. β
"How long has the shopkeeper been in office?"
"It's been a year since I took office. The new official took office with three fires, and he was engaged in insurance and trade exhibitions, and there were a lot of things. "After the two of them were some distance away from the building, Bao Ji was not polite in his evening talk, and he thought that other businessmen had similar ideas to him." I'll tell you the truth, the foundation of the shopkeeper is not stable, he is young, and he is a foreigner, so he has to work hard to be a real snake. This white jade chicken fir gave him some relationship, which helped him a lot, and it was no wonder that he wanted to give a hundred taels of gold. β
"Since the white jade chicken fir is useful, will he miss your favor?"
Bao Jiwan said with a smile: "My brother still settles accounts, let alone a businessman?" Since the deal is made at a clear price, no one owes anyone, and everyone is at ease. But you're different, brother, and I owe you a favor. We'll go to your place to divide the money later, you can't excuse yourself, don't just look down on me. β
Tu Shi laughed: "Okay, whatever you want." β
The two went to Kaiwufang again and sold the materials that broke out from fighting monsters along the way. Kaiwufang is one of the largest workshops in Kyushu, China, with branches all over the country, and it is also a family business like the Jin Family Chamber of Commerce, and the person in charge is generally surnamed Song. The workshop owner is more down-to-earth, not a robe like Du shopkeeper and Tong shopkeeper, but a craftsman who dresses very simply, with high sleeves rolled up, broad shoulders, and a muscular body, it is said that he is in his fifties and looks like he is only forty years old.
"Is there a poison ivy-tail hook this time?" The person in charge recognized Bao Jiwan, and his first sentence was straight to the point.
Tu Shi stepped forward and took out many "poison ivy tail hooks", as well as a "giant spider silk sac". This thing is an oval-shaped organ with a thin tube that fell from the body of the overlord spider, the size of a child's ball, very elastic, and a little poke with a finger can squeeze out a piece of mucus from the tube, and this mucus will form a silk thread when it sees the wind.
The person in charge sighed, carefully picked up the "giant spider silk sac", and looked left and right in the sun: "It's actually the silk sac of the overlord spider!" Forty taels of silver. β
Wow, that's worth so much! Tu Shi pondered whether to sell the other one in the storage bag.
Tu Shi was about to agree, but Bao Jiwan interjected: "Forty taels can make people die?" At least sixty taels. β
The principal hesitated and seemed reluctant to make the offer. Bao Jiwan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Didn't you say last time that your nephew needed this thing?" Think about it, who else can sell you but us? β
"I just don't know if I should buy it for him." The person in charge sighed: "Okay, just buy it, it's not bad for this one, let him fail a few times, and he will die." β
While the other party was looking for a notebook to record, Tu Shi quietly pulled Bao Jiwan and asked, "What's the matter?" Seems to have an inside story? β
"The principal has a nephew in the Xuzhou headquarters of Kaiwufang, named Song Yafeng, I heard that I don't know what to make, I actually tossed for five years, spent a lot of financial and material resources in the family, and there has been no achievement so far, but he has master's achievements at a young age, which causes the family to have to meet all his requirements." Bao Ji sneered. A self-made man like him regards every penny as his life, and certainly despises the wasteful behavior of others. "Five years, it's too much, is it that he has spent his whole life on it? It's really a blessing in the midst of blessings, and I don't know how to be blessed β
Tu Shi always felt that he had heard the name Song Yafeng, but he couldn't remember it after recalling it carefully, so he didn't think about it anymore.