"Not bad," the pawnshop owner straightened up and smiled, "three hundred taels." ”

Qi Zehui and Xiao Yan were stunned, they never expected that this little black thing was actually worth three hundred taels of silver.

Baiwen is one coin, ten dollars is one tael, and ten taels is one gold. A family of ordinary people, working hard and diligently for a year, does not know whether the total income is one or two.

And the price of this piece of jade pendant is at least equivalent to the net income of ordinary people for three hundred years!

"This jade pendant is really a bit valuable, if the guest officer is not willing to be it, then take it carefully, it will not get in the way. The pawnshop owner smiled and said that he was about to hand the jade pendant back to Qi Zehui.

Qi Zehui swallowed his saliva, looked at Xiao Yan, and was about to reach out to take the jade, but the latter stepped forward first and pushed the boss's hand back: "Thank you, but we'll still be it." ”

Qi Zehui looked at Xiao Yan in surprise: "Banzha, you ......"

Xiao Yan made a silent gesture: "It's okay, you can't fill your stomach if you keep it." ”

"Do you want a silver ticket, or a silver tael?"

"Two hundred taels of scattered silver tickets, one hundred taels of broken silver. ”

"Wait a minute. ”

The pawnshop owner quickly wrote the pawn ticket, instructed his subordinates to pack up the broken silver, wrap it in cloth, and finally took out two brand-new 100 taels of silver tickets and handed them to Xiao Yan: "Please put it away from the guest officer, this cloth bag is what I spared for the two of you, please be more careful when you go out." ”

Xiao Yan checked it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he hugged his fist at the boss and said, "Thank you!"

immediately put away the silver ticket and pawn ticket, but Qi Zehui insisted on taking the package full of broken silver.

In the early years, a bucket of rice was sold for five yuan, ten buckets for one stone, and one tael of silver was enough to buy twenty stones of white rice, that is, two hundred buckets.

And now they have three hundred taels in their hands, which is a full sixty thousand buckets of rice!

The two walked on the street, Xiao Yan was still relatively calm, but Qi Zehui smiled like a fool:

"This boss is really a good person, unlike those profiteers, not only did not lower the price, but also tripled us!"

"Yes!" Xiao Yan also nodded with emotion, this time he met a good person. With this money, it will be much easier to hire a carriage and go to Shaolin again.

"Now I really don't have to worry about eating and drinking, let's go, Banzha, let's change our outfits first!"

Xiao Yan looked at Qi Zehui's elated appearance, and he didn't smile, he rubbed his chest, and forcibly pressed the coughing **, his eyes were a little more lonely......

When Xiao Qi and the others walked away, the pawnshop owner looked a little strange, first closed the shop door with a left and right, and then turned off two of the three oil lamps: "Ah Hu, I asked you to invite Zhang Gongzi, can you go?"

Sneakily walked out of a small house in the back room, and replied softly: "The little one has already been invited, and it should be ...... by now."

"Boss Wu, what are you inviting my son over for now? I'm just going to Luanfeng Tower to drink!" The door of the backyard was suddenly pushed open, and a few people walked in. The man at the head is quite young, dressed as a rich man, and wears two jade wrenches on his left and right hands, which looks expensive.

"Childe, please come, can there be anything else?"

"Oh?" Zhang Gongzi frowned, "Did you get into anything again? If it's not good enough, Ben Gongzi will be angry!"

"Don't worry, Childe, I will never let you run for nothing-"

The pawnshop owner smiled mysteriously, took out the black jade pendant that had been carefully wrapped from his waist, and handed it over.

Zhang Gongzi's expression changed, and he immediately snatched the jade pendant and played with it carefully, and his face gradually showed an expression of amazement and appreciation.

When the pawnshop owner saw the former with this look, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but get stronger and stronger:

"Is Childe still satisfied?"

"Tsk, it's wonderful, it's wonderful," Zhang Gongzi walked into the lamplight, looked carefully, and couldn't help but sigh again and again: "Although this piece of jade is as lustrous as ink, it is crystal clear when you look closely, there is no impurity, no more or no less white jade tendons, it happens to be embellished, and the material is peculiar, and the body feels warm and moist like water, which is really rare——"

He took out a small gold-inlaid beast claw and tapped it lightly on the jade, which actually emitted a beautiful echo as crisp as a musical instrument.

"Zhang Gongzi is really an expert. The pawnshop owner approvingly.

Zhang Gongzi reluctantly played with the jade pendant for a long time before he raised his head and asked, "Boss Wu, but you plan to make a move?"

"That's natural, otherwise how dare you bother Zhang Gongzi?"

"Make an offer. ”

The pawnshop owner's eyes showed a gleam: "Three thousand taels." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Gongzi paused obviously when he stroked the jade pendant: "Isn't it a little high?"

The pawnshop owner smiled, he pointed to the jade pendant, and said a little jokingly: "Zhang Gongzi's words are wrong, with your eyesight, it is impossible not to see that this is a piece of jade core of river mill jade, river mill jade is hidden deep underground, it has been washed and washed, it is very rare to be so clear and thorough without impurities, not to mention that this piece of jade is still black - let me ask you, son, have you ever seen a similar river mill jade?"

Zhang Gongzi sighed: "Such a superb, it is indeed unheard of, unseen, I have to admit that this is indeed a rare piece of the best." ”

"So, you are acquaintances with Childe, so you set this price, if you change to someone else, this price will at least-"

The pawnshop owner stretched out his hand and made a palm flip motion.

Zhang Gongzi nodded, groping carefully for the jade pendant, his eyes were full of confused colors: "Boss Wu's words are very true, it is indeed worth the price......"

He paused, and suddenly handed the jade pendant back to the former, and his expression became very flat: "It's a pity, it's not complete, I don't want it, childe." ”

Now it was the boss's turn to be shocked: "Zhang Gongzi, why did you say this?"

"Look at the shape of this jade," Zhang Gongzi said indifferently, "There is a seal on the edge, and it should be two jades together." Boss Wu, Boss Wu, you keep saying that you have a friendship with me, but you dismantle and sell this pair of jade and hide the other, what is your intention?"

Hearing this, the two entourages behind Childe immediately took a step forward, with a fierce light in their eyes.

The pawnshop owner was anxious, and hurriedly bowed down and begged for mercy: "Childe, you misunderstood, and I can see that this is a pair, but I really don't have a second one......

Zhang Gongzi's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"It's true!" Boss Wu said with a crying voice, "If you don't believe me, I, I can swear a poisonous oath!"

"No need!" Zhang Gongzi stretched out his hand to stop it, looked at Boss Wu coldly, and after a long time, he suddenly laughed out loud, and helped Boss Wu up who was full of cold sweat:

"Boss Wu, what are you doing, how can this son not believe you?"

"Yes, yes......" Boss Wu wiped his cold sweat and laughed with him.

"That's it, I'll take this jade," a subtle light flashed in Zhang Gongzi's eyes, "but the price will be lowered." ”

"You...... What do you mean?"

Zhang Gongzi stretched out two fingers: "One price, two thousand taels!"

"This, this, this, this and this ......" Boss Wu suddenly sat down on the ground when he heard this, "You are too low, I will accept it for more than this price!

"What about two hundred taels?"

"This, this really can't be sold, I'm tantamount to not making any money, and I'm busy working for nothing!"

"Oh, that's okay, Childe, I'm not a person who buys and sells," Zhang Gongzi said with a pity on his face, "It seems that this business can't be done!"

With that, he waved his hand and turned around and left without looking back.

When he was about to arrive at the door, suddenly Boss Wu's eager voice came from behind: "Son, wait a minute!"

Zhang Gongzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at the person with a smile on his face, only to see Boss Wu with a distressed look on his face, and his hands trembled and held the jade pendant high:

"Alas, two thousand two is two thousand two, this jade is indeed missing another one, if you don't buy it, I really don't know who to look for...... If you lose, you will lose, the right to open, ......"

Zhang Gongzi looked at Boss Wu's painful expression, and couldn't help laughing: "That's it, add another three hundred taels to Boss Wu, if you are hungry, Childe and I have one less place to find treasures - but if there is news of another jade, Boss Wu, you have to tell me as soon as possible!"

"That's nature, that's nature......" Boss Wu tried his best not to let himself cry and take the silver ticket.

"Young master, are we going to Luanfeng Tower?"

"What are you going to do? Such a beautiful jade, isn't it more endearing than that filthy slut?

When Zhang Gongzi walked away, Boss Wu got up from the ground, and his depressed and sad face became calm at this time, as if nothing had happened just now:

"Ah Hu, take it, this money is not recorded in the public account!"

The little guy ran over and took the silver ticket, and looked at his boss with admiration on his face:

"You are so powerful, three hundred taels of things, two thousand five hundred taels changed hands! I looked at the smug face of the surnamed Zhang, and I probably thought that I had made a lot of money!"

"Remember, that's what we do, we always have to make guests think that we are losing, they are earning, so that business will come again, understand?" Boss Wu said lightly.

"Understood, understood, uncle, my mother asked me to learn things from you, and it was really right!

Boss Wu shook his head: "No need, just look at the eyes, you can know that this jade should be their own." If he is so depressed, he can't eat, and even if he finds out, he will definitely not have the money to redeem it, so go and rest. ”

"Okay uncle!"

watched the little guy enter the back room, but Boss Wu didn't move, he looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and slowly put on the pair:

"The way to do business lies here......"

......

Xiao Qi and the others on the other side naturally didn't know what happened to the pawnshop later, and at this time they had found the upper room of the inn to wash their bodies, changed into a set of new clothes that fit neatly and fit, and also found a hairdresser to trim their hair.

Two refreshing and handsome young men stuffed their bellies with wine and meat were wandering the streets proudly in the spring breeze, whistling happily.

When you have money in your pocket, you have to enjoy it first, so that the whole body is surrounded by a happy air - there is nothing more than this in the psychology of young people.

The reason why today is lively and the reason why the moon is full is because today is August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The residents of the city had a reunion dinner and brought their families out to play. They don't have a home, but they play more freely and uninhibitedly.

They ran around the lantern street with their teeth and claws, shouting loudly to the dragon dance team while eating candy man mooncakes, and whistling at the fairy in front of the green building with fireworks, causing a burst of laughter.

In the end, when I was tired of playing, we sat together on a high branch and watched the moon without saying a word.

After a long time, it was finally Qi Zehui who opened his mouth: "Banzha, are you homesick?"

Xiao Yan was stunned, nodded and smiled: "I really miss Ping'an County, but the martial arts hall should have been abandoned......

"I also miss my little nest, I don't know how the group of brothers in the beggar gang is doing now, without me, can I win the fight with the group of people in the north of the city......"

"Yes......" Xiao Yan sighed lightly and nodded.

Qi Zehui was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "I don't know if you can still watch the moon with me in the Mid-Autumn Festival next year......

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yan was shocked.

He turned his head, only to find that the former was still staring directly at the moon, as if the words were just his delusion.

But soon, Qi Zehui turned his head and looked at his friend beside him:

"You wood, I don't ask you, do you still want to keep it hidden?"

"You...... You know?" Xiao Yan was a little weak and deeply sorry, so his voice was a little hoarse.

"It's not just me," Qi Zehui remembered the scene on the shore of Pengli Lake that day, and couldn't help laughing dryly: "I'm afraid half of the rivers and lakes know it." ”

Xiao Yan was naturally confused by this, he scratched his head, held back for a long time, and only said one sentence:

"I'm sorry, brother......"

Qi Zehui shook his head and said with a wry smile: "What's the use of you telling me to be sorry, I only ask you one question, and you answer me truthfully!"

"What?"

"Your poisonous ......"

Qi Zehui looked at him, his voice trembling a little: "Is there still salvation?"

The cool evening breeze blew faintly, gently blowing the hair of the two of them.

Xiao Yan lowered his head and shook his head slightly.

Qi Zehui took a deep breath, turned his head, and stopped talking.

The atmosphere was silent for a long, long time.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan saw the crowd of people on the street in front of him, and couldn't help but want to break this embarrassment, so he pulled the hem of the clothes of the person next to him and said loudly:

"Ah Hui, there seems to be a lot of excitement ahead!"

Qi Zehui glanced at him, and then smiled dryly: "Haha, yes, how can there be less excitement than me?"

The two of them, one left and one right, turned over and jumped off the branches, landed firmly on the ground, and ran towards the crowd.

The crowd was all men, and among them there were many elegantly dressed literati and scholars and wealthy children, all of whom were going in one direction.

They stopped one of them and asked with a smile, "Big brother, where are you going!"

The man was in a hurry, and was suddenly stopped, looking a little angry, but he still said patiently: "Hey, don't get in the way, the flower lady of Yangzhou City passed by our Shouzhou, and the men in the whole city want to see it!"

"Flower lady?" Xiao Yan and Qi Zehui looked at each other, and they only saw a blank look in each other's eyes:

"What kind of character is this flower girl?"