He Angelica played with the teacup, nodded and said, "Since even the shopkeeper is at this price, it seems that the shopkeeper Li over there is really not wrong...... Alas, now I have to go back and persuade my wife to take the coffin back to Yangzhou and sell it again. ”

"Sell?!" Shopkeeper Jing asked excitedly, "You want to sell this coffin?" Can you show me? ”

He Angelica nodded: "Shopkeeper, please look at it casually." ”

Shopkeeper Jing turned around and opened the mahogany tool box on his counter, which contained several soft rulers and several tools for testing the hardness of wood, and he stretched the soft ruler and compared it to the coffin board, while looking up and probing the bottom: "Little sister, I don't know your accent is local, right?" Where did this coffin come from? ”

He Angelica took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said: "The shopkeeper doesn't know, the little girl is a little maid in Luofu, Yangzhou, and my young lady is a cousin of Luofu. At the beginning of this month, my lady died unexpectedly, and my wife was very sad, so she spent a lot of money to buy four kinds of high-quality fragrant wood, and asked the craftsman master of Yangzhou 'Yuhua Ji' to beat this fragrant wood coffin, and also sent it to the water merchant view to the young lady to spend the undead. In the past, I only heard that the fragrant wood coffin can calm the soul, but I didn't expect it to be more divine than the legend, my young lady was placed in the fragrant wood coffin for two days, and actually woke up again, as alive as before......"

"What?! Dead for two days and back to life?! Shopkeeper Jing shouted.

He Angelica signaled the other party with his eyes not to be impatient, and continued: "My wife was very happy when she heard the news, and made a special trip to Shangshui Shangguan to pick up Miss. Some people said that although this fragrant wooden coffin is indispensable, but the coffin is not an auspicious object after all, we were carrying the coffin out of Yangzhou, and now there is a shocking event, and we should not carry the coffin back to Yangzhou......"

"Yes, yes, yes! This is reasonable! Shopkeeper Jing nodded vigorously.

"So, my wife accepted the suggestion of the next person, and asked the coffin to be carried to Rabbit Town to ask, if the price is right, even if it is only 60% of the material price, it will be sold for a good fortune."

Shopkeeper Jing's small eyes lit up, and he couldn't put it down and stroked the fragrant wood coffin, thinking, haha! I worshiped the God of Wealth early in the morning, and the God of Wealth really came to the door! The Nanmu coffin sold for half a year is not worth the value of such a fragrant wood! Well, be sure to push down the price hard and buy it!

He Angelica put down the empty teacup in his hand, took another full cup, smiled silently at his reflection in the tea, and said sadly: "Alas, my wife looks at me as a clever talker, and has the intention to promote me...... Alas, seeing that my first-class maid can't do it, Gao Daxia, Zhenjing, let's take the coffin and go back to the water! ”

Gao Jue and Zhenjing immediately stood up when they heard this, and the shopkeeper Jing was anxious, opened his arms and stood in the aisle, blocking the door and asking again and again: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" Talking well, how can you just leave? Didn't you say you were going to sell coffins? I'll buy it! Little sister, do you think the price I gave is too low, uncle? How much do you say? ”

He Danggui said that he wanted to leave, but he didn't stand up, still holding the small teacup and said unhurriedly: "I asked the little brother in the town in the morning, the shopkeeper's shop is the largest coffin shop in Rabbit Town, I wanted to come to you to ask first, but when I got to the door, I found that your store had not yet opened, so I went to the shopkeeper Li three streets away to ask." Although he was willing to give one hundred and forty taels of silver, he was still far from the amount that my wife had set for me. Before leaving, I asked him, there is no coffin shop nearby that accepts high-quality coffins? Shopkeeper Li told me that Rabbit Town is a small village and town, with few large households, and the coffin shops are all Nanmu coffins that sell five taels or six taels, and fragrant wooden coffins like mine can only be sold at a good price in Yangzhou, so he persuaded me not to find buyers in Rabbit Town anymore. ”

Shopkeeper Jing's little eyes bulged, and he said angrily: "Li Laosan, that poor man is full of nonsense, he is too poor to afford it, I, Jing Renxing, am richer than him, I can definitely afford it!" That's the case, little sister, I was dazzled just now and didn't see it clearly, so I quoted you a low price, you wait for me to take a closer look, and I will definitely give you a good price! ”

"Let's take a look," He Angelica raised the teacup to his lips and drank it all, "It's really good tea." ”

Shopkeeper Jing looked carefully at the outside of the coffin, pushed open the coffin to look inside, frowned and asked, "Little sister, why doesn't this coffin have sleepers?" A carved coffin like this should be equipped with a carved sleeper, right? ”

He Angelica nodded and said, "Yes, there was originally a sleeper, but my wife specially explained that the sleeper was removed." ”

"Why? Are sleepers valuable? ”

He Angelica shook his head and said: "No, my wife said that I can't let my young lady share a pillow with the lower 'master' of this coffin, after all, the meaning of 'common pillow' is very deep, and my young lady is a young girl in the boudoir......"

"Hehe, your wife has really thought about it carefully, I have sold coffins for many years and I have never thought about this layer," Shopkeeper Jing touched his chin convincingly, the light in his eyes flashed, and he stared at He Angelica's face and asked, "Little sister, how much does your wife stipulate for you to sell before you can pay the difference?" ”

"Three hundred taels." He Angelica stretched out three thin fingers like spring onions.

Shopkeeper Jing's small eyes were the largest, but they were still very small, and he exclaimed loudly: "Three, three hundred taels?!" That's too expensive, right? ”

At this time, Gao Jue and Zhen Jing were both standing behind He Angelica, Gao Jue clasped his hands to his chest, looking at a spider webting on the beam above his head. Zhenjing clenched her little hand under her sleeve very weakly, didn't Xiao Yi say that the cost price of this coffin is two hundred and thirty taels of silver......

He Angelica spread his hands and said helplessly: "Look at the shopkeeper, you are also a person who knows the goods, why do you talk to laymen now?" This is not enough to buy fragrant wood at the beginning, not to mention the boutique designed and produced by Master Zhang of Yangzhou Yuhua Ji, who has the face to invite him? The value of this coffin, the resurrective effect, is not something that a few words from my little maid can explain. Madame asked me for as much as I wanted. Saying that, she stood up and turned her head to look at Gao Jue, "Gao Daxia, the tea is also finished, let's take the coffin and go, it seems that we have to go back to Yangzhou and sell it again." ”

Gao Jue pulled out the coffin from the shopkeeper Jing, took it on his shoulders with a "bang", and walked out of the coffin shop in two steps. He Angelica followed him and walked out, turned around when he was about to leave the door, and waved goodbye with a smile: "Thank you Shopkeeper Jing for your tea, I wish you a wide range of financial roads and rolling financial resources, and say goodbye!" ”

Shopkeeper Jing just grabbed the coffin with Gao Jue, but he didn't expect the other party's strength to be so great, it was easier to take the coffin than to take a small wooden box, and he flashed him in the air at the moment, and almost fell on his stomach. After standing firm, he hurriedly trotted after He Angelica.

He Angelica showed a surprised look on his face, waved his hand and said: "Shopkeeper Jing stays, I'm just a little girl, I don't dare to let you send it, please stay!" ”

Shopkeeper Jing stopped her and said in a panic: "I also buy high-grade coffins in my store!" The price is negotiable, and I can afford a high price! ”

He Angelica blinked his big innocent eyes, but didn't speak.

Shopkeeper Jing gritted his teeth, compared one hand to two, one hand to five, and said arrogantly: "Two hundred and five!" ”

Zhenjing, who was standing behind, smiled when she heard this, and when she saw the shopkeeper Jing and He Angelica looking back at her together, she was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her mouth and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know anything, you go on!" ”

He Angelica said apologetically to Shopkeeper Jing: "I'm really sorry, I'm just an errand boy, and I don't dare to talk about the price." If the price that my wife said is fixed without permission, then I can't afford to pay it when I go back. If I can't sell the coffin, at most I will be disadvantaged; I sold the coffin at a reduced price, and in case my wife gets angry, I ......"

Shopkeeper Jing shook his head and sighed again, with a face of hatred that iron is not made of steel, and persuaded: "Ah, why is your little sister so axial?" The price is dead, people are alive, I have been in business for decades, and I have never heard of a price that cannot be negotiated! Besides, your wife is also an insider who knows the market, and this coffin has been used once, and there is a depreciation fee; Second, you have removed the sleepers, and I will re-select the wood, redesign the patterns, re-carve the carvings, and make a new sleeper that matches the coffin, all of which must be gouged out of the three hundred taels of silver you said. Even if your wife herself is here, you have to allow us buyers to negotiate the price! ”

He Angelica bit his lower lip hesitantly, and his expression seemed to loosen.

Shopkeeper Jing saw that there was a play, and said further: "Since the price I gave by another Xiaodao aunt just now was not good, then I will add another ten taels to you—two hundred and sixty taels, six or six Shun!" Okay? ”

He Angelica paused, and said expectantly, "I don't know about this...... That's it, I'll let Gao Daxia live in the inn with the coffin first, and when I go back, ask my wife, if she agrees, then I'll come back to you tomorrow......" said and walked out of the door again.

Shopkeeper Jing stepped forward to be in another column, and he was so angry that he stomped his feet twice: "Wait, wait, yo, my aunt!" It's early in the morning, why are you in such a hurry? If you're too little, we can talk about it again! You said that you are a little girl, you can't even negotiate the price, why did your wife send you? A sweeping guy in my shop is more business-friendly than you! Think about it, don't your guesthouses cost money? The heroic bodyguard you hired, wouldn't it cost you an extra day to hire for one more day? There are a lot of people in the inn in Rabbit Town, it's not that I scare you, there are three sects and nine streams of people there! If such a valuable thing is placed there, if something goes wrong, even if it is broken and touches off a little skin, it will be cheap! ”

He Angelica blinked his big watery eyes, tilted his head and said, "Shopkeeper, your heart is so good, you are so thoughtful for us." Well...... Since the guest house has such a big risk, then the shopkeeper, you can give another price, as long as it is not much different from our quotation, and let me go back to pay the difference. Otherwise, we didn't dare to go to the guest house, so we had to hire a carriage and rush to Yangzhou City to find a buyer at dawn. ”

Shopkeeper Jing clenched his fist with his left hand and smashed it into the palm of his right hand, revealing the expression of a strong man with a broken wrist: "No two prices, two hundred and seventy-five taels!" Definitely can't go any higher! ”

"Deal."

He Angelica also happily set the price this time, turned his head to look outside the door, Gao Jue was holding a coffin, and a pair of dark eyes were staring at himself, with a thoughtful look on his face. She smiled and beckoned: "Okay, don't be there, carry it back, when the coffin is sold, let's go and eat breakfast!" I invite you to eat soy milk fritters! ”

staring at the smart and lively demeanor in front of him, there was a joy in the eyebrows that could not be concealed, and he was still a little girl who was calling and drinking to himself, the "God Killing General", and the taste of his heart was inexplicable, there were doubts, confusion, appreciation, hatred of seeing each other, and ...... My heart throbs.

What kind of person is she? Why is her mind and courage completely out of step with her age? How many other unknown talents does she have? What kind of life does she want to live? What kind of man would she fall in love with?

She is only ten years old now, she is already a jade snow and a clear face, and she has begun to look at the city, what kind of peerless beauty will she become in another three or five years?

Gao Jue is the emperor's confidant, who walks in front of the emperor all the year round, and has read all the beauty of the harem with Qiongzi flowers and pink makeup. The emperor's harem has a collection of many beautiful women in the world, but none of them can make Gao Jue pay so much attention and can't take his eyes off it. There is no shortage of those women, who are fat and thin, amorous, weak and willowy, cold and arrogant, but none of them are like the woman in front of them, just like ...... It's like a crescent moon in the mist.

In He Angelica's urging, Gao Jue carried the coffin back to the coffin shop. Shopkeeper Jing went into the account room for a while, took a few silver tickets and five taels of broken silver, and happily handed them to He Angelica, saying, "Little sister, you order a little, two hundred and seventy-five taels!" ”

He Angelica took it, put it into an apricot-colored money bag, and said with a smile: "It's all right, then we will say goodbye, and the shopkeeper Jing will stay, no need to send it." Turning to Gao Jue and Zhenjing, he said, "Things are done, let's go, go to the market, it's full of food stalls." Finding that Gao Jue's gaze was still on her face, she smiled and said, "Lord Gao, my face is blooming, why are you staring at me like this?" ”

Gao Jue turned around and strode out of the coffin shop, looked at a sparrow pecking on the side of the road, turned his back to He Angelica and asked, "Duan Xiaolou, why didn't you agree to him?" ”