At this time, the Lu family's pawnshop was in the midst of a storm. Lu Buti sat in the hall of the back hall, and in front of him stood the shopkeeper and his companion of the pawnshop, with a bead beside him. Lu Buti slapped the table and said angrily: "Shopkeeper Qin, let's talk about it, what the hell is going on?" ”

The shopkeeper of Na Qin wiped the sweat on his head and said, "In the morning, there was a son who claimed to be from the Xie family in Yangzhou to pawn this thing. Young shopkeeper, you also know that the people in the shop know about the night pearl in the past two days. So I was a little surprised when I saw it. Although the Night Pearl is very rare, there are some on the market, although I have never seen it, but I have heard of it. So I arbitrarily offered a price of three hundred taels. Unexpectedly, the boy agreed without even thinking about it. ”

Lu Buti sighed and said: "Shopkeeper Qin, you are also the old man of my Lu family, do you think that a night pearl worth thousands of taels, if it is true, how can that person agree so easily?" Although the Xie family is a prominent family in Yangzhou, they boast of being heirlooms with poetry and books, where does the son come from who needs to be the pearl of the night? You don't think there's a problem here? ”

Shopkeeper Qin sighed: "I also doubted, but this bead can indeed shine in the dark, plus the three hundred taels of silver is not much, that person still wants to live, so I didn't dig deeper." Afterwards, I also asked the guy to quietly follow the boy, and it wasn't until the guy picked up the man's pawn ticket that I thought there might be a problem. When I took out the beads and looked at them closely, I realized that the beads were smeared with phosphor. ”

After listening to him, Lu Buti pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you remembered that person's appearance?" ”

Shopkeeper Qin replied: "I remember it, but most of that person is wearing makeup." I've asked all over the street, and they all say I've never seen this person. ”

"Well, in that case, the three hundred taels of silver will be deducted from your dividends for the next few years. Shopkeeper Qin, you have to pay attention to it in the future. When we are in business, we should not think about taking advantage of others, but we should behave properly and sit upright. Lu Buti waved his hand and motioned for Shopkeeper Qin to step back.

Shopkeeper Qin walked out of the courtyard dejectedly, and three hundred taels of silver was almost his year's dividend. Li Mingyi and the others happened to come back from outside at this time, and when they saw the dejected appearance of the shopkeeper Qin, they stepped forward and greeted, "What's wrong with the shopkeeper Qin?" ”

This Qin shopkeeper arranged a place for Li Mingyi and Xie Yarong to live, knowing that these two people had special identities, presumably Wu Wei's sons and nephews, so he said: "Don't mention it, I was beaten by someone." "Shopkeeper Qin is a responsible person, and he told the story of the incident one by one.

Both of them were very embarrassed after hearing this, and Xie Yarong suddenly asked, "That fake night pearl is smeared with fluorescent powder on the stone?" ”

Xie Yarong changed her name to Li Yalong at this time, and when the shopkeeper heard her ask, she couldn't help but come to her senses and said, "What does Gongzi Li know?" ”

Xie Yarong explained: "My father was once deceived by people using this kind of beads. Later, my father asked someone about it, and this bead was made of white marble coated with fluorescence and gelatin, and it would crack after a long time. ”

The shopkeeper Qin asked again: "Then I don't know, can Li Gongzi recognize the person who makes beads?" ”

Xie Yarong shook her head, and Shopkeeper Qin sighed, very disappointed. Li Mingyi, who was on the side, suddenly spoke: "I have an idea, maybe I can help Shopkeeper Qin call that person back." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shopkeeper Qin instantly seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and said, "Childe is serious! ”

Li Mingyi said mysteriously: "Naturally, but I don't dare to guarantee that I will be able to exchange the lost silver back." I also need Shopkeeper Qin to cooperate with me in a play. ”

Li Mingyi explained his plan in detail.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper Qin gave a very respectful salute and said, "Childe's plan is very good. If it is done, I will repay my son. ”

Li Mingyi hurriedly supported the shopkeeper Qin and said, "The shopkeeper doesn't have to be like this, I also have a request for the shopkeeper." ”

"Childe, please speak."

So Li Mingyi told what had just happened on the street and said, "We just met a thief on the street who stole my brother's wallet. Money is a trivial matter, but there is a jade pendant among them, which is given by the elders and is very important. I don't know if the shopkeeper Qin knows a friend on the road, can he help to come back, I am willing to spend money to redeem it. ”

Shopkeeper Qin assured: "Don't worry, Gongzi Li, I have been in this city that never sleeps for some years. I also know some people. If that person takes out the jade pendant and sells it, he will notify Li Gongzi as soon as possible. I was afraid of this thief, and I didn't sell the things as soon as possible. ”

"It's okay, this matter can only be left to fate." Li Mingyi thanked him with a salute.

Soon after the day, Li Mingyi put on makeup, and when there were many people, he came to redeem the pawn ticket of the Night Pearl. Shopkeeper Qin took out a night pearl on the spot and gave it to Li Mingyi. Li Mingyi took the night pearl and walked out of the pawnshop door happily. When he opened the box, he found that it was only a stone, and he angrily tried to question the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper angrily drove Li Mingyi out of the gate, and scolded at the gate: "You were the one who deserved this thing in the first place, and now I have returned this thing to you, why are you still entangled." ”

Li Mingyi pretended to be nonsense and said: "You are talking nonsense, this pawn ticket is obviously a night pearl, when did it become this rotten stone." You Lu family pawnshop is a big bully! ”

The shopkeeper Qin said-for-tat: "I think you are crazy about money." The real night pearls are worth thousands of taels, how can they only be three hundred taels of silver. You say, where did your pawn ticket come from! ”

"I, I, I." Li Mingyi pretended to be angry and thumped his chest there.

At this time, a crowd of good deeds was already gathered at the door of the pawnshop. Seeing this, they were whispering there, curious to know what was going on.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shopkeeper Qin said, "Neighbors, neighbors. Today, a man came to work with a pearl of the night. After looking away from the eyes, he gave him three hundred taels. This person picked up the pawn ticket out of nowhere, thought it was a real night pearl, and wanted to redeem it with money. So I gave it to him as it was. When the ticket and the goods are complete, how can I say that my Lu family pawnshop is a big bully? ”

The whispers around began to increase.

"It turns out that this person wanted to take advantage of it and didn't take advantage of it."

"I'll just say, the Lu family pawnshop has been in the city that never sleeps for so many years, and it has always had a good reputation, so how can it bully customers."

"This world is full of people who like to take advantage."

“......”

The argument is getting louder and louder, and the number of people talking about it is getting louder and louder. Li Mingyi saw that the time was almost up, so he angrily lifted the Night Pearl, threw him to the ground hard, and directly smashed the Night Pearl to pieces. In the midst of the exclamations around him, Li Mingyi pretended to be ashamed and squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

Gradually, the crowd dispersed. Everyone knows that the Lu family pawnshop received a fake night pearl, and someone picked it up and wanted to redeem it at a low price, but they didn't expect to steal chickens and rice. As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and this matter has been spread all over the city overnight.