When Li Mingyi returned to the Lu family's pawnshop, Xie Yarong was already waiting for him. Without waiting for Li Mingyi to speak, Xie Yarong took the lead and said, "Where have you been?" Is there any news of jade pendant? ”

Seeing her so eager, Li Mingyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart, but he still sold Guan Zi and said: "A good news, a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" ”

"What are you selling?" Xie Yarong urged impatiently, "If you know something, say it quickly." ”

Seeing her like this, Li Mingyi stopped selling Guan Zi and said: "The good news is that I know that the jade pendant was stolen and stolen. The bad news is that the thief won't give it to me and wants us to pay for it ourselves. ”

After hearing this, Xie Yarong said in a surprised tone: "Thief Saint! How much money he will collect! ”

Li Mingyi said truthfully: "He didn't say it, the thief saint put it in the Beigu Building for auction." ”

After hearing this, Xie Yarong's face was like ashes, and she said with some twists: "I don't have any valuables on me, do you still have money?" Can you lend me first, and I'll pay you back later? ”

Looking at her appearance, Li Mingyi couldn't bear to take out all his belongings, a full thirty taels of silver. If this money were usual, it would definitely be enough for Li Mingyi to squander it for a few months, but now it is obviously not enough. Without waiting for Li Mingyi to say anything, Xie Yarong preemptively spoke: "That jade pendant is carved from the warm jade of Liangzhou, and it is worth at least one hundred taels of silver, and this money is not enough at all." ”

Li Mingyi couldn't help but slander in his heart: This grandmother's Xie family is really a local tyrant, and the jewelry of a little girl is a hundred taels of silver, no wonder she will be targeted by the Vulcan Sect.

Thinking so in his heart, Li Mingyi didn't dare to say so, silently took out the hairpin and said, "It depends on whether this guy is worth a hundred taels of silver." ”

Looking at the hairpin in Li Mingyi's hand, Xie Yarong had an expression on her face that she didn't know whether she was happy or worried, and said, "You didn't take it seriously?" ”

"I didn't have time." Li Mingyi said angrily, "I'll go to Boss Lu for a while, and then see if there is any way to get into the treasure appraisal conference in Beigu Building." ”

"Okay." Xie Yarong calmed down and only said a good word.

The two cleaned up their mood and came to the back hall to look for Lu Buti. As soon as the two of them stepped into the courtyard of the back hall, they ran into the shopkeeper Qin. The shopkeeper Qin was very polite, and when he saw Li Mingyi, he was the first to speak: "Where have you been, Gongzi Li?" My boss and I were still looking for you. I will definitely thank you this time. Come and follow me to the boss. ”

Shopkeeper Qin was very excited, took Li Mingyi's hand and walked to the back hall. In the back hall, Lu Buti, who was in a good mood, was leisurely sipping tea there. Seeing Li Mingyi coming in, Lu Buti hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "It's really a hero out of a young man." Unexpectedly, there was a character like Li Gongzi in the world's dart game. ”

Li Mingyi hurriedly said: "Boss Lu is polite, and then he just came up with an idea at random, but I didn't expect that the person would come back greedy for money." ”

"Li Gongzi is humble." Lu Buti held his hand and said, "Li Gongzi, this is called strategizing. This time it's really thanks to Li Gongzi. ”

Li Mingyi hurriedly denied it, and the two sides pushed back a few times. Li Mingyi found a gap and asked, "I don't know if I have an eyebrow to ask Boss Lu to inquire about." ”

"This matter ......" Shopkeeper Qin was a little distracted, he had been tortured by the false night pearl all day, and he didn't inquire about the jade pendant.

Seeing this, Li Mingyi had a realization in his heart and said: "Actually, I have already inquired about the whereabouts of the jade pendant, but there is one thing that needs the help of two people. ”

Lu Buti watched from the sidelines and understood that he had been in the mall for many years, and what he was most afraid of was owing the other party favors, and the last thing he was afraid of was that the other party would open conditions. So Lu Buti said: "Although Li Gongzi speaks, as long as he can help, my Lu family's shop will definitely help to the end." ”

"Then I'll thank you two first." Li Mingyi hit the snake with the stick and said, "I heard that the jade pendant will be auctioned at the Beigulou treasure appraisal conference in the near future, so I specially want to ask Boss Lu to take me and my brother in." ”

Lu Buti frowned after hearing this, and said, "Don't hide it from Li Gongzi, this time Beigulou has a strict limit on the number of people who can participate in the treasure appreciation conference. My Lu family only brought a night pearl, so only three people could enter the venue. However, this kind of conference often has an auction link, and my Lu family also has some pursuits. Therefore, at least bring a good eye-catching and experienced shopkeeper with you. Therefore, only one person can be brought there. ”

Xie Yarong was on the side, and couldn't help asking: "If you don't bring a treasure, you may enter the treasure appreciation conference." ”

Lu Buti replied: "Yes, you only need to pay a thousand taels of silver as a deposit." ”

"A thousand taels! So much! Xie Yarong was surprised, and after thinking about it, she said, "If I can identify those treasures for Boss Lu, can Boss Lu take me and my brother in." ”

Lu Buti's eyes lit up and asked, "Little Master Li is telling the truth." ”

"Naturally. If you don't believe it, Boss Lu can test it. Xie Yarong said confidently.

Shopkeeper Qin also said on the side at this time: "Young shopkeeper, it is this little prince Li who said the production method of the fake night pearl." ”

Seeing this, Lu Buti said: "Then take some things out and ask Li Xiaogongzi for some advice." ”

After a while, Shopkeeper Qin came to the back hall with a jade bracelet and coral ornaments. As soon as Shopkeeper Qin put the two items on the table, Xie Yarong picked up the jade bracelet and looked at it.

After only a few glances, Xie Yarong said: "This is an ice jade bracelet with floating flowers, but its color is not uniform enough, so it is not crystal clear enough, and it is obviously produced in the south of Jingzhou." It's not from the farther south of the Night. However, even if it is Jingnan's jadeite, its value is not less than a thousand taels of silver. ”

Xie Yarong's words instantly conquered the Qin shopkeeper, and the Qin shopkeeper said: "Li Xiaogongzi has good eyesight, and he can see the origin of this bracelet at a glance. ”

Lu Buti didn't say anything, and pointed to the coral ornament again: "What does Little Master Li think of this coral?" ”

"This is red coral from the South China Sea, and its value should be equivalent to the same weight of gold." Xie Yarong didn't get started at all, so she said.

After hearing this, Lu Buti's eyes lit up and said, "Little Master Li has good eyesight, I don't know where I know this." ”

Xie Yarong thought about it and said without thinking: "I have a lot of such objects in my house, so naturally I ......" Halfway through, Xie Yarong suddenly reacted, she is still a fugitive, and she can't be exposed.

Lu Buti listened to Xie Yarong speak like this, and knew that most of her backgrounds were rich and noble, so he asked again: "I don't know where Gongzi Li's family is?" ”

As soon as this question came out, Xie Yarong instantly quieted down, and just when he didn't know how to answer, Li Mingyi hurriedly said: "Shangyang City, and Zhou." ”

"No wonder, no wonder, it's really a family history." Lu Buxi seemed to think of something and said, "In that case, tomorrow I will take the two Li Gongzi to Beigulou together." ”

So Li Mingyi and the two discussed with Lu Buti and went to Beigulou together.