"Forging Workshop"

Qin Tao looked up at the rusty plaque on the bronze gatehouse, muttered softly in his mouth, and at the same time curved a small arc at the corner of his mouth.

Walking into the shop, large and small forging shops are lined up on both sides, and the sound of metal collision is like a symphony.

Qin Tao looked at the rough men striking iron outside each shop through the extremely low brim of his hat, and wondered which one was more suitable to go to.

He actually came to this "forging workshop" this time to match Han Feng with a suitable blade handle, and he didn't care about the smelting kung fu.

After wandering around for a while, Qin Tao finally stopped in front of a medium-sized shop.

"Hidden Soldier Pavilion, this is it. Looking at the gilded font on the plaque, I felt that the strength of this shop should be considered strong, so I walked in.

The little guy who greeted him at the door greeted him attentively, and the smile on his emaciated face was quite harmonious, and when he saw Qin Tao, he said enthusiastically as if he had seen a relative: "Guest officer, welcome!"

Qin Tao raised his eyebrows, looked at the layout of the store through the gap in the brim of his hat, and couldn't help but feel satisfied.

"Guest officer, I wonder if you want to build or buy weapons?" asked the little guy with a smile.

"Oh, I'd like to pick a proper dagger handle. ”

"Guest, if you want to choose a blade, please come here. With that, the little guy invited Qin Tao to a stone wall on the right side.

Qin Tao lifted the brim of his hat slightly, his eyes scanned the wall, and he saw wooden brackets inlaid in the wall, and blade handles of various materials were quietly placed on them.

"Guest officer, your eyesight is really high, and the blade handle of my house is definitely the most complete on this street. Look, it's sandalwood, and it's a ...... of Suzuki."

The little guy introduced the blade handle with the same format as his eyebrows, and boasted about the craftsmanship of the shop, but Qin Tao turned a deaf ear and quietly selected to find the one he was proud of.

After the introduction of the little servant, Qin Tao was silent for a while, and then asked, "Is there any better material?"

The little servant rolled his eyes, hurriedly approached Qin Tao a little closer, and said respectfully: "Of course there is, guest officer, please come with me." ”

Under the guidance of the little servant, Qin Tao came to the room behind the stone wall. The space in the house is not large, there is a set of sandalwood tables and chairs in the center, and there are famous landscape calligraphy and paintings hanging on the four walls.

After Qin Tao sat down, the little guy said with a smile: "Guest officer, we have an extremely valuable blade handle here, I don't know if you are interested." ”

"Oh, let's take a look. Qin Tao raised his eyebrows and said with interest.

The little servant saluted respectfully, turned and left the room. After a while, I saw him hunched over, walking in with frequent steps under his feet, and holding a jade plate covered with a satin red cloth in both hands.

The jade plate was crystal clear and round, without the slightest flaw, and from this alone, Qin Tao concluded that the blade handle under the red cloth was by no means an idle thing.

The little servant respectfully put the jade plate on the table, and then said to Qin Tao: "Please wait a while, because this blade handle is very precious, it must be displayed by my shopkeeper, and I also invite the guest officer Haihan." ”

Qin Tao nodded slightly, casually "um", picked up the porcelain cup on the table, and spent the waiting time as if drinking tea.

After a while, an old man over seventy years old walked into the room steadily, first looked at Qin Tao, and came to the table at the moment when his brows furrowed and expanded.

Qin Tao saw all the subtle changes in the old man from the lowered brim of his hat, and couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.

Running his gray beard with two fingers, the old man's polite voice suddenly sounded: "This guest officer, I've kept you waiting for a long time." ”

Qin Tao waved his hand lightly, said indifferently "It's okay" and fell silent, and the lowered hood never raised a point.

The old man seemed to be a little confused about Qin Tao's behavior, but his years of experience in the business world made him familiar with this, so he smiled and said: "This guest officer, you have good eyesight, this blade handle is definitely the treasure of the store, and it is definitely one of the best in this forging workshop." ”

"Open it and take a look. Qin Tao didn't care about any commodity boasting, and his voice was still indifferent.

The old man frowned slightly, and his old hands pinched the opposite corners of the red cloth with great care, and his movements were extremely gentle, with caution for fear of hurting the utensils, and slowly lifted the cover.

As the silk lid was lifted, the originally dimly lit room suddenly became a little brighter, and under the silk cloth that had not yet been fully uncovered, a jade-like emerald green light burst out mischievously, reflecting the desktop in a patch of green.

Attracted by the green light, Qin Tao raised the brim of his hat, his eyes emitted a hint of shock, and his right hand holding the porcelain cup looked a little stiff.

When the silk cloth was removed, the dazzling soft green light rushed out of the jade plate, dyeing the half meter radius of the wooden table pale green.

Looking at the jade plate, the emerald bracket is topped with a crystal transparent green jade blade handle, and the delicate dragon pattern carved plate is on it, just the right way to render the whole, looking from afar as if a green dragon is swimming in the deep pool, adding a unique charm to the blade handle.

Qin Tao looked at the handle of the green jade blade stupidly, and swallowed his saliva unconsciously, it was the first time he had seen such an ingenious artifact, and his heart couldn't help but feel a sense of joy.

As if sensing Qin Tao's happy gaze, the old man stroked his long beard and smiled slightly, and said, "This dragon chalcedony jade handle can enter the eyes of the guest official?"

"The dragon chalcedony jade handle, it's really a good name. Qin Tao admired in his heart, and while retracting his foolish gaze, he asked the old man: "Shopkeeper, I don't know how much this dragon chalcedony jade handle costs?"

The old man gently covered the silk cloth, brushed his beard, and said with some embarrassment: "I see that the guest officer is also a knowledgeable person, and he has a lot of fate with this jade handle, I think so, I will promise you five thousand gold coins, what do you think?"

Qin Tao's heart trembled, and a scolding erupted in his heart: "Damn, why don't you rob it! Five thousand gold coins, this broken jade can be worth five thousand?"

Although he was indignant in his heart, he still had to pretend to be calm on the surface, so he said calmly: "Two thousand gold coins." ”

Such a counteroffer made the little guy on the side couldn't help but be shocked, and kept glancing at the old man with his spare eyes, wanting to see how this majestic shopkeeper should respond.

But the old man didn't seem to be surprised by Qin Tao's counteroffer, he just took his fingers away from his beard and said slowly: "Guest officer, two thousand old decay is a loss, if you really want it, you can take four thousand five hundred gold coins with confidence." ”

"Four thousand five hundred gold coins, take it with confidence, I'll destroy the merchant!" Qin Tao scolded secretly in his heart, but he still replied without a trace of expression on his face: "The most I can bear is two thousand five hundred gold coins, and it is the accepted price of the green jade material, if it doesn't work, then I can only go elsewhere." ”

The old man frowned slightly, but he was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that a teenager who looked to be only a teenager would know so much about jade materials. But the price of 2,500 did make him a little unbearable.

In fact, what the old man didn't know was that Qin Tao grew up in the Lu family when he was a child, and he had never seen any kind of jade. And from the surface of the jade, you can see the quality of its texture, so the old man can't deceive him.

Gently putting down the teacup, Qin Tao shook the wide cloak, pressed the hood down again, and raised his ass to leave.

Seeing this, the old man raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were uncertain, as if he was struggling in pain.

From the hesitant aura exuded by the old man, Qin Tao concluded that the old man had already wanted to make a move, but he couldn't accept a low price in the spirit of the merchant's greed, so he had been struggling.

"Since you want to make a move in a hurry, why don't I kill you. Qin Tao had already made up his mind, and muttered softly as he took a step: "Using jade as a blade handle has long lost its practical value, and those dignitaries who like to appreciate utensils will not spend money to buy a single handle without a dagger, so you have to think about the pros and cons of it." ”

The charm of a seat is deep, although it seems to be an unintentional word, but it weighs the pros and cons vividly, where is it still like the words of a teenager.

The old man's brows had condensed into a Sichuan character, and it seemed that the struggle in his heart had become even stronger. But if you think about it carefully, there is no flaw in the young man's words, and this is precisely the reason why he wants to rush to make a move.

Qin Tao deliberately slowed down, and a way out that was only a few steps away actually made him walk out of the taste that seemed to take several years to complete.

However, as soon as his left foot stepped on the stone slab in the doorway, the old man finally spoke.

"Guest, please wait a minute. ”

The old man's words suddenly made Qin Tao's heart relax, and the corners of his mouth immediately curved a shallow arc.

Instantly retracting his smile, Qin Tao turned his head calmly and asked calmly, "Is there anything else?"

The old man gritted his teeth, his heart slammed horizontally, opened his somewhat dry lips, and tried to squeeze out a few words: "Okay, two thousand five hundred gold coins, you can take it away." ”

Qin Tao slowly turned around, raised his hood slightly, made a visible arc at the corner of his mouth, and responded in an extremely clear voice: "Two thousand gold coins." ”

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