Ten miles away from Yuanshan Village, there is a small city, the number of people is only tens of thousands, but because it is located at the confluence of the water river, there are many merchants, but it is also prosperous.

Walking with Qinglian to a pawnshop in the south of the city, Baili Lan felt that this plaque was atmospheric enough, and the shopkeeper inside should have seen the world, so she walked in with Qinglian.

At first, when the shopkeeper saw that the two men were dressed in rude clothes, he did not pay attention to them, bowed his head and pulled the abacus, and the apprentices below went to receive them.

Taking off the ring from his hand and throwing it to the guy opposite, Baili Lan said without changing his face: "Pawn." ”

When the man saw that this woman did not care about her jewelry so much, he thought that she was just an ordinary woman, and that her life could not go on, so he came here to be a jewelry that was not worth much. Carelessly, he picked up the ring, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it, the man was stunned, then took out the lens and put it on the ring, studied it carefully, and then looked at the woman with the veil in front of him, and couldn't help but be suspicious. However, there was no change in this guy's face, just let Bai Lilan and Qinglian sit on the side for a while, and he took the ring to find the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, look at this."

The small eyes only glanced at the ring, and then exclaimed, "Isn't this a glass bead?" ”

"yes, the little one was scared just now. It was a woman in a coarse cloth garment with a half-grown child. Look, are we going to take this business? ”

The shopkeeper groaned for a while, and then smiled: "Pick it up, why don't you take it!" We are lucky to meet this big fish today, but we can't waste it. Let's go, take me to see first! ”

Following the guy to the lobby, the shopkeeper had already made a straight face, and he didn't have the smile he had just seen. Walking in front of Bai Lilan, the shopkeeper put his hands behind his back and asked in a cold voice, "Are you here to be this ring?" ”

This shopkeeper already has a square face, and after deliberately putting on a straight face, he looks even more vicious. Looking at the appearance of the shopkeeper, he couldn't help but hide behind Baili Lan in fear, only showing a small head, and kept looking.

Although Bai Lilan had amnesia, she didn't take this shopkeeper seriously from the bottom of her heart, and said with an unchanged face: "It's me, is there any problem?" ”

"Of course there is a problem, and the problem is even bigger! Come on, surround these two of them, and don't let them run away! As soon as the shopkeeper gave the order, a few guys surrounded Baili Lan and Qinglian, with a fierce look in their eyes.

Looking coldly at the guys who came up, Bai Lilan didn't laugh angrily, and asked curiously, "May I treat it as my own thing, what's the problem?" ”

"If you're really your own, that's fine. But we are afraid that some people will steal unclean things and come to us to sell the stolen goods, then we must handle it impartially and then hand it over to the yamen to deal with! ”

The shopkeeper said it was reasonable, as if Baili Lan was the thief, which attracted the people around her to point fingers at her, and at the same time, she felt that such a shabby woman was definitely not qualified to have any precious treasures.

When Xiao Qinglian had seen this kind of scene, the most she could do was to fight with Xiaoice and other children in the village, and she was so frightened that her eyes were red and she wanted to go home with her mouth open.

Bai Lilan patted Qinglian on the shoulder, coaxed her lightly, and calmly met with the shopkeeper, "This is really strange, I brought my things to the pawnshop to make things, and you think it's a treasure to frame people, saying that poor people are not qualified to have such luxurious things." But I would like to ask those of you who did not come here because of their family difficulties? But if there is another way, who would want to be an ancestral treasure? Isn't it a robbery when you pawnshops don't do your job well, but instead suspect others without reason, and just find an excuse to steal the money that others are waiting to save their lives? Okay, aren't you going to sue the yamen, then go well, I'm not afraid, because I have evidence to prove that the ring is mine! If, on the other hand, it is your pawnshop that turns out to be a liar, how are you going to compensate me for my losses? ”

Baili Lan's words resonated with many people, and to a certain extent, many people chose to stand on Bai Lilan's side, looking at the shopkeeper and others with fierce eyes, waiting for their answers.

The pawnshop shopkeeper didn't expect Bai Lilan's eloquence to be good, and he easily won everyone's sympathy, but let himself fall into a passive situation, saying that he was aggrieved. The small eyeballs rolled around, and the shopkeeper pretended to be Ling Ran and said, "You don't have to confuse people's hearts here!" Okay, didn't you say you had proof that the ring was yours, so you might as well take it out and take a look? Why, can't you take it out, then don't talk about it again and bewitch the public! ”

"Taking evidence is also a matter for the yamen, why should I show it to you? Everyone is here to testify, if this ring is really mine, the shopkeeper will publicly apologize in front of this door, and compensate me ten times the gold of this ring! If I falsify it, I am willing to give this ring to the court, take nothing, and voluntarily go to prison! Shopkeeper, do you dare to play this game? ”

"I ......"

"Shopkeeper Liu, didn't you just swear that this woman was a liar, then you agreed, anyway, it will not hurt your pawnshop."

"That's it, after this woman is put in prison, your pawnshop can still get a reputation for fiery eyes, it's really a double win!"

There are people around who are not willing to be lonely, and while watching the excitement, they are coaxing, for fear that this matter will not make a fuss, and they will not be lively to watch. His eyes turned to the woman's side again, although this woman covered her face, but her figure was graceful and her voice was beautiful, so she thought that her appearance should not be much worse, so she had a crooked idea at the woman and shouted: "Little lady, you can also remove the veil, let us see your true face." If it's really a thief, we can also go to the yamen to testify and say what you look like. ”

"Yes, yes, take off the veil!"

There are more and more people around who are bullying, but they forget the original purpose in their minds, and they still think that if she is a stunning beauty, she may be able to spend a little money to marry her back to be a small one, and by the way, she can get the gold of the ring, which is really a good thing. Thinking like this, the men's gaze at Baili Lan changed color, from exploration to curiosity.

The shopkeeper originally wanted to use the momentum around him to make the woman timid, and then take back the ring at a low price to earn the difference in the middle. But now, he could only continue to follow everyone's words, instigating Baili Lan to take off the veil, and at the same time secretly sending someone out, and when Bai Li Lan left in a while, snatch her ring back!

"I wondered, does my appearance have anything to do with the ring? Is it true that only beautiful people can own rings? Oh, I'm really lonely. Well, since you want to see it, then I'll pick it! After speaking, Bai Lilan took off the veil from her face, revealing a ...... Ugly and unusual faces?

"Ah, sister, ......" Qinglian screamed in surprise, and wanted to say something, but when she saw Bai Lilan's eyes passing to her, she quickly closed her lips and didn't dare to say more.

In the crowd, some people couldn't hold back for a while, retched sideways, and felt that the gap between the fantasy and reality in their hearts was too big, so they bent down and left the pawnshop. There was a first, and then a second, and it didn't take much effort to get most of the people in the pawnshop.

Looking at everyone proudly, Baili Lan winked at the stunned Qinglian.

It turned out that when Baili Lan was on the road, he made a temporary idea, kneaded the juice with the weeds and herbs everywhere on the roadside, rubbed it on his face, and then rubbed it on his face with black weed seeds and juice, and if he didn't look carefully, it looked like he had a pockmarked face.

Forcibly enduring the discomfort in his stomach, the shopkeeper frowned, and said with a look of disgust: "You better wear a veil quickly, it is really a disaster to look like this." ”

"I don't want to, don't you have to take it off?" Bai Lilan hooked the corners of her mouth indifferently, then slowly put on the veil and said, "I have already fulfilled your requirements, can I be a ring now?" Ah, I forgot to tell you, this ring, I want to be five thousand taels of silver! ”

"What? You're robbing! "The shopkeeper's heart was expecting fifty taels, but he didn't expect this woman to open her mouth and ask for five thousand taels, and he couldn't take out so much money in the whole store!

"I'll just take this money, if you can't afford to take this business, then I'll change to a pawnshop, I'm sure there will always be someone who knows the goods." And I'm sure they'll gladly accept this ring, because even a business that even a noble pawnshop can't afford to take over will definitely be a big deal and a sure deal! Okay, I won't bother the shopkeeper to do business, farewell! ”

"You...... Wait, who said we can't take it, isn't it just five thousand taels, you wait! The shopkeeper thought to himself, this breath must be fought for, otherwise he will not have to mix in the city in the future. And even if you buy it for 5,000 taels, you can sell it for a good price. This kind of goods is very popular among the rich people in the south.

After spending half a day's effort, the shopkeeper handed over the five thousand taels of silver tickets to Bai Lilan, glanced at her meaningfully, and then secretly glanced at the people on both sides, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Bai Lilan noticed the shopkeeper's small movements, and smiled coldly in her heart, but she still looked very grateful in words. And the white silver ticket also made everyone's eyes red, and they were thinking about dirty thoughts in their hearts.

Leaving the pawnshop hand in hand with Bai Lilan, Qinglian gently dragged Bai Lilan and asked, "Sister, is five thousand taels a lot of money?" ”

"Yes, it can buy a lot of sugar gourds that you can eat for a lifetime."

"Can you eat it for a lifetime!?" Qinglian immediately smiled and bent her eyebrows, and said happily, "That's really happy!" Sister, I'll eat half my life, and I want to share the rest with my grandfather. ”

Looking at Qinglian's innocent appearance, Bai Lilan's mind seemed to recall a little boy, who looked exquisite, gentle and polite. But when she thought about it carefully, Bai Lilan only felt that her head hurt and her mind was blank.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Qinglian's worried look, Bai Lilan shook her head and said, "It's okay." Qinglian, no matter what happens for a while, you don't have to be afraid, just follow me closely, you know? ”