Liang Fu said: "I'm not here today for this matter, you estimate the coral tree in this little brother's hand, and our general wants to buy it." ”

The shopkeeper said, "I understand, Lord Steward. As soon as he entered the door, he was attracted by the coral tree in Chen Chunfeng's hand, the color, size, and style of vermilion were all excellent.

The shopkeeper said: "This coral tree, judging by the size and shape, is worth 100 yuan at the current market price. ”

Liang Fu said: "Is this fair? Don't treat this little brother badly? ”

The shopkeeper said: "Fair, fair, the price is particularly fair." ”

Liang Fu said: "Justice is good. Then he said to Chen Chunfeng: "One hundred times, do you sell it?" ”

One hundred times this was beyond Chen Chunfeng's expectations, he knew that this coral was valuable, but he didn't expect it to be worth so much.

Chen Chunfeng said: "Okay! I'll sell it to you! ”

Liang Fu said: "This money will be paid in advance by your jade shop, and the coral tree will be put here for you, and a base will be installed, and it will be settled with this batch of jade at that time." ”

The shopkeeper said: "That's no problem, according to the market price, one hundred yuan is equivalent to ten horseshoe gold." Wait a minute, I'll come when I go. ”

Not long after, the shopkeeper brought a tray with ten horseshoe gold, and handed over the money with Chen Chunfeng on the spot and delivered it with one hand.

After the transaction was completed, Liang Fu said: "I still have something to do, go first and leave." With that, he walked out of the store.

The shopkeeper followed closely behind, and after walking far away from the store, the shopkeeper of the jade shop said to Liang Fu in a low voice: "Lord Butler, the price of this coral is already half of the market price, and it can't be lower." ”

Liang Fu said: "The extra money, we still have the old rules, open three or seven." ”

The shopkeeper of the jade shop smiled and said, "Understand, you can rest assured!" It's not the first time I've done this. ”

Liang Fu said: "You go back!" Hurry up and carve the jade and send it to the General's Mansion. ”

The shopkeeper of the jade shop said: "Yes, yes, then I will not send it far away." ”

Liang Fu turned a street corner and disappeared.

The shopkeeper returned to the store and saw that Chen Chunfeng had not left, but was looking at a piece of white jade pendant, and the shopkeeper said: "Little brother is really good-looking, this jade pendant is going to be given to the Queen Mother, if the little brother likes it, I can make one, this will be sold to the little brother first!" ”

Chen Chunfeng took the small jade pendant in his hand, and he really couldn't put it down, the knife work of this jade pendant is a real Han eight knife, although the jade pendant should not be very big, but it makes people feel comfortable and enjoyable, Chen Chunfeng said: "If I want this, you carve another one of the same and give it to the Queen Mother, isn't it a big disrespectful crime?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "If I engrave it again, it can only be bigger than this, and the style can't be the same as this one, I won't make trouble for myself." ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "How much is this jade pendant?" ”

The shopkeeper stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty times." ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "So expensive? ”

The shopkeeper said: "This is the top mutton fat white jade, you see this color, as the saying goes, gold has jade priceless, this is a priceless treasure!" Charge you thirty times, and you'll be able to pick up a big bargain. ”

Chen Chunfeng really liked this jade pendant too much and said: "Here, three horseshoe gold, this jade pendant is mine." Putting down the three horseshoe gold, Chen Chunfeng put the jade pendant into his arms.

The shopkeeper said, "We have a better one here, do you want to take a look?" ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "I still have something to do, let's see it another day!" ”

The shopkeeper said, "Slow down, man, send off!" ”

Chen Chunfeng wanted to buy pearls, so he asked the shopkeeper and said, "Let me ask you about it, do you have a place to collect pearls?" ”

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that the sale was coming, he said, "We will accept pearls here, but it depends on the price of the pearls." ”

Chen Chunfeng took out an egg-sized pearl from the fish basket and held it in his palm and said, "How much do you think this can be worth?" ”

The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva and gritted his teeth and said: "This pearl is not small, but unfortunately the color is not very good and it is a little dull. ”

Chen Chunfeng put the pearl on the table, and then took out twelve pearls of the same size from the fish basket. The thirteen pearls are placed side by side and look spectacular. Chen Chunfeng said: "If you want it, take the money!" ”

The shopkeeper said to the man, "Take it, take it, thirteen gold." As he spoke, he stared intently at the thirteen pearls, as if one of them had flown off.

After a while, thirteen pieces of horseshoe gold were placed beside Chen Chunfeng, and the shopkeeper asked the man to take a Nanmu box and put these beads up.

Chen Chunfeng looked at the shopkeeper and smiled, then took out a peanut-sized pearl from the fish basket and said, "How much do you think this can be worth?" The shopkeeper took it, and Chen Chunfeng said: "The price is fair, and I will come here to sell good things next time." ”

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said, "Like this, we will sell it for fifty yuan, and if we collect it, we will give you at most thirty yuan a piece." ”

Chen Chunfeng sold more than 30 peanut-sized pearls for a total of 1,000 and 20 yuan, and he took out a marble-sized pearl from the fish basket and said, "Shopkeeper, how much is this?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, looked at the fish basket beside Chen Chunfeng and said, "In this way, if you don't earn money, you will be given a hundred yuan." ”

Chen Chunfeng asked the man to bring a wooden box, and poured all the pearls in the fish basket into the wooden box, which contained a golden pearl and a few colored pearls. The shopkeeper counted a full hundred, and when he settled the account, the golden pearls were added to the three hundred coins.

Chen Chunfeng put 21 horseshoe gold and 1,320 coins into the fish basket and went out of the jade shop.

After he walked out of the jade shop, the man said, "Shopkeeper, do you want to find a few people?" As he spoke, he gestured with his hand around his neck.

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "No, wouldn't that be killing chickens and taking eggs." With those thirteen lessons alone, we earned twice as much money as he had. I'm going to make a fortune on him!" Send a clever watcher to secretly protect him from discovering it. ”

The man said: "It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish, do you want to let the beggar teach him some martial arts for self-defense?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "Your boy has grown up, so do as you say!" ”

The guy nodded and said, "I'll do it." ”

Chen Chunfeng went out of the jade shop, bought a few baked cakes on the side of the road, filled the kettle with water, bought a roast goose, and was about to find an inn to live in, when an old beggar with a white beard and white hair and a patch appeared in front of him.

The old beggar made a gesture at Chen Chunfeng and said, "Little brother, I haven't eaten since last night, can you give the old beggar a bite to eat?" ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "Old man, I have the baked cakes and roast goose I just bought here, you can take them!" ”

The old beggar took the things handed over by Chen Chunfeng, squatted on the side of the road and began to eat, gobbling it up, and before he could swallow one bite, the other bite was in his mouth again, burning cakes with one hand and goose with the other. At first, it was okay to eat, but then the old beggar stretched his neck so much that Chen Chunfeng opened his water hyacinth again and handed it over. The old beggar was not polite, took a few bites, and finally washed the food down.

The old beggar said, "Thank you, I'm so old that I can't eat well, and I make you laugh." ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "Where is your home?" I'll send you home! ”

The old beggar said: "My family lives on the edge of the Yellow River, I remember that year there was a big flood, the house was washed away by the flood, and my old man was left alone in the family. ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "Then where do you usually live?" ”

The old beggar said, "In winter, you live in a ruined temple, and in summer, you can sleep wherever it is cool!" There is no place for it. ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "Luoyang is so prosperous, is there still a broken temple?" ”

The old beggar said: "Yes, there is a Xingjun Temple three miles outside the city, which is dedicated to the Tai Bai Xing, which has been in disrepair for a long time and has been dilapidated. ”

Chen Chunfeng said, "Can you take me there?" I'll pay a little money to repair the temple so that you can have a better winter. ”

The old beggar looked at Chen Chunfeng, stood up, and said, "That's great, you're really a good person!" Let's go! With that, he took Chen Chunfeng and walked out of the city.

Out of the south gate, did not take the main road, walked a small road, there is a dilapidated temple in front of you, surrounded by collapsed walls, three halls, two side halls, the roof has been broken, the surrounding walls have collapsed in several places, the main hall is surrounded by huge stones, the main body is okay, the temple is full of wild grass, there is a thick meadow paved with grass in the main hall, the paint on the statue of the god has been spotted and peeled off, on both sides are two boy statues, one has fallen to the ground, and was used as a pillow by a beggar. This scene made Chen Chunfeng look a little desolate.

Chen Chunfeng said: "Old man, where can I find craftsmen in this Luoyang City?" ”

The old beggar said, "Near the land temple in the city, there are usually some craftsmen who have no work waiting there. ”

Chen Chunfeng said: "You can live here tonight!" I went to the city land to find a craftsman. ”

The old beggar said, "I have enough to eat and drink, and I can do it anywhere." I'll be here today! ”

The old beggar was not mentioned in the broken temple, Chen Chunfeng went to the vicinity of the land temple to find 30 craftsmen, and said that the salary of 100 yuan per person per day was good, but who knew that there were 50 craftsmen who came the next day, and they couldn't drive them back when they came! There were many people who worked well, and several old craftsmen worked together to sum up the materials needed to repair the temple, and the others cleaned up the surroundings, and by the way, the road from the city to here was paved and smoothed, the narrow places were slightly widened, and the places with pits were filled with gravel loess.

At the end of the day, the temple was cleaned up and the road was repaired, and when it was dark, Chen Chunfeng settled their wages, and some workers lived in the broken temple. Chen Chunfeng asked a few people who could cook to buy rice grain, vegetables and meat, and cook on fire.

The next day, the ordered materials were delivered and the repairs began. People are good at work, ten days, a brand new temple has restored its original appearance, but also built a small square in front of the temple, run to the four towns and eight villages to post notices, every three seven, there is a temple fair here. After Chen Chunfeng repaired the temple, he asked the old beggar to clean the courtyard, and some tribute was enough for him to eat.