Xicheng, a medium-sized city located more than 100 miles north of the imperial city, is adjacent to Yanxia Mountain in the east, the official road in the west, and the Xuancheng where the residence of King Xuan of Ming is located in the north. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info communicates the imperial city and the Xicheng of Xuancheng, which can be said to be the only place for the northern city to the imperial city, and the floating population is huge. In addition, Yanxia Mountain is an important source of medicinal materials and several rare minerals, so that Dexi City is full of people coming and going every day.

At this time, it was more than half of the hour, and it was not yet the time for lunch, but the diners at the South City Gate and the hawkers on the street had already opened up, for fear of missing any passers-by who wanted to solve the problem in their stomachs.

"Little Er, come to a pot of wine to quench your thirst", before the person arrived, the voice had already resounded throughout the restaurant. "This hellish weather, it's really hot." I saw a strong man with a big burden and a simple knife walking into the store.

"Guest, your wine." Xiao Er brought a pot of sake, turned around and was about to leave. Now that it's time to receive customers, we need to get busy.

"Don't panic, come here," the strong man drank Xiao Er, "Is there a silver shop or a pawnshop nearby?" I went out in a hurry, and I didn't bring enough coils, and I wanted to sell some antique treasures in exchange for two silver flowers. ”

"Guest officer, at first glance, you are a good man who walks the rivers and lakes, you can come to the right place to exchange silver, there is a pawnshop in the east of the road one hundred and ten steps ahead of my restaurant, next to Li Ji Iron Shop, Li Ji Iron Shop, do you know? The shop of the famous Li Shenjiang in the country, we have a branch shop in Xicheng" Xiao Er showed the way to the man with an enthusiastic face, after all, there are not many guests, and a little chatter is nothing.

"It would be best if that were the case, do you have dried meat? I'll take less to the road to feed my hunger, and fill my jug with more money, and yours will be spared no silver." The strong man seemed unwilling to linger too long, and after drinking the wine on the table in three or two sips, he took out the silver and prepared to settle the bill.

"Okay, guest officer, take your wine and meat, take it well" Xiao Er didn't procrastinate, this big man looked tough, but he was generous, and the silver he took out was enough for ordinary people to have a few meals. Handing over the wine and meat to the strong man, Xiao Er took the silver and said to him with a smile: "Master, if you want to exchange the silver, now is the right time, at noon, the Xuanyuan shopkeeper is going to Zuixianlou for lunch, if you go later, I'm afraid you will have to wait another hour."

"If so, I'll go." The strong man picked up his luggage and left the restaurant without looking back. "Slow down!" Xiao Er sent him away, and continued to greet other customers.

"Huzi, have you ever noticed that man's baggage?" The shopkeeper of the restaurant, who had been observing at the counter, called the little two in a low voice, but his eyes followed the direction of the man's departure. "The one who returned to the shopkeeper did not pay attention." Xiao Er, who was replaced by a tiger, replied, but his glasses were just staring at the silver two left by the man. "You go first," the shopkeeper waved at Huzi, "the things in that bag are not simple." How can a reckless man who walks the rivers and lakes carry a few antique toys with him? ......" the shopkeeper muttered.

This is not a gorgeous pawnshop, the quaint plaque is written with the words "Qiankun pawnshop", the strange thing is that these four words are not the same font, the word "pawnshop" is neat and clear, it is a commonly used line for merchant plaques, and the background color is also bright vermilion. However, the word "Qiankun" is different, and the whole is more inclined to official books, but it is not exactly. The background color of the word "dry" is white, but the color is not bright, but it seems to be quite yellow after a long period of sunshine; The background color of the word "kun" is black, which is particularly inconspicuous on the dark brown plaque. The pawnshop is not a restaurant inn, and there may not be many guests in and out all day, and it is close to noon at this time, so it is naturally even more crowded.

Directly opposite the pawnshop door was the pawnshop counter, but no one was standing there. On the left hand side of the door and behind the counter, there are all kinds of pawn goods and goods for sale, on the right hand side are two Taishi chairs, a table of eight immortals, there is a purple clay pot on the table, exuding a faint fragrance of tea, it is a dog day, the temperature on the street makes pedestrians stay not far away, and this shop is refreshing, and there is no heat. On the Taishi chair on the left sat a handsome young man holding a teacup in one hand and a feather fan in the other, looking at his appearance, but in his early twenties, he was extremely handsome, with phoenix eyes, beautiful and long eyebrows, the bridge of the nose was straight and not sharp, the lips were pink, the ten fingers were slender and slender, and the skin was white and tender. However, even so, it exudes not femininity, masculine and elegant, quite the atmosphere of a rich son. This is the shopkeeper of the Qiankun pawnshop, and he is holding a fragrant tea at this time, tasting it carefully.

"Although this Lushan tea is light, it is also mellow, and it is best to use it to relieve the heat." An old man walked in at the door, holding a peachwood cane and wearing a green shirt, quite plain. "The shopkeeper of Xuanyuan is young, but he will enjoy it."

"Old Han said with a smile, please take a seat." When the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan saw the visitor, he hurriedly got up and sat down with the old man.

"There's no need to sit on the toilet, does the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan still remember the agreement with the old man? Tomorrow night is the night of the lunar eclipse calculated by the old decay, and the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan should not delay the hour. The old man smiled.

"How dare you dare, Han Lao's covenant, Xiaosheng dare not forget, but this eye is still lacking, although I have substitute products in this shop, but I am afraid that the character is not the best, delaying Han Lao's calculation, if there is a mistake in the calculation, Xiaosheng is also panicking." The young man said in a deep voice, as if he was thinking about something between his eyebrows.

"Alas, Xuanyuan shopkeeper does his best, the old man naturally won't blame you, if you really can't find the best formation, the old man can also calculate, but it will hurt some vitality, I'm afraid that I will have to rest for a month to recover." The old man sighed lightly, but his eyes were full of determination.

"Han Lao is affected this time, I will try my best to help you, if it hurts your vitality, I also have a few medicinal herbs that can help you recover, but this loss of energy, don't affect your old age." The young man was also a little worried.

"This calculation is very important, and it doesn't hurt to get tired...... old man said.

"Where's the shopkeeper here? I have a baby to make some money. A loud voice came in, it was the strong man just now.

"When a guest comes, I will leave first, and if there is any change, I will notify the old man." Han Lao said to the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan.

"Old Han walks slowly, come and sit again when you have time." The owner of Xuanyuan sent Han Lao out and came to greet the guest.

"What are you going to pawn?" The shopkeeper of Xuanyuan smiled and welcomed the strong man into the store, but his eyes were quietly looking at the customer, only to see that the strong man had a dark complexion, a beard, and a height of more than nine feet (note: the one foot here is not the current 33 cm, but the ancient 23 cm), a loose clothes, which is the line often worn by people who walk in the rivers and lakes in summer, and it is noticeable that his right arm has a wolf head, which makes people dare not approach.

"You're the shopkeeper of this shop?" This strong man was a little suspicious, after all, the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan looked too young, and his temperament was not like that of the bosses in other pawnshops, his face was full of oil, but he was very kind.

"It's the owner of the Qiankun pawnshop, I don't know what the guest wants to pawn?" The owner of Xuanyuan is also accustomed to it, after all, his image does not look like a pawnshop shopkeeper.

"Lord, I came from the imperial city, went to the north to visit relatives, left in a hurry, and never brought enough, you look at the treasure in my bag, which one is more valuable?" The strong man opened the package on the counter, revealing the "treasures" inside, and the Xuanyuan shopkeeper glanced at them and became suspicious—these treasures could be exchanged for some silver, but they were too messy for passers-by to carry with them: beautifully crafted jewelry, simply treated gemstones, and even a few delicate antiques. If you want to say that these things are given away, why should they be pawned at will? And if you look closely, these treasures are not neat, even a little old, and they are stacked on top of each other, which is not the right way to place them. Suspicious, but business still had to be done, the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan began to carefully examine these treasures and evaluate them one by one.

"The fineness and workmanship of this jade phoenix hairpin are good, but when it is 30 taels, the weight of this spiritual crystal is not small, but the fineness is slightly lacking ......" The price given by the owner of Xuanyuan was very fair, and the big man's expression relaxed slightly, and his eyes rolled, as if he was thinking about how much he wanted to exchange for cash.

"Do you want to be this incense burner too?" Seeing this incense burner, the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan was secretly surprised, but his expression remained unchanged, and he asked.

"You make a price first, and I'll think about it." There was no change when the big man spoke, as if in his opinion, this incense burner was just an ordinary antique.

After carefully examining this incense burner, the Xuanyuan shopkeeper spoke: "The incense burner used by the noble priests of the previous dynasty is mainly made of copper, mixed with pure gold, everyone's work, and it is relatively well preserved, and the collection value is not low, but after all, this incense burner is used by the ancestors of the priests, that is, the deceased, so that it has a cold atmosphere, but it affects the value, if it is the same quality of the main hall incense burner, it is quite valuable, this is probably only worth 80 taels." I don't know why, Xuanyuan's shopkeeper has analyzed a lot more this time than before.

"Is death worth 100 taels?" The strong man remained silent and asked in a deep voice.

The shopkeeper Xuanyuan was silent for a long time, as if thinking about something, and replied after a while: "It's worth it."