Chapter 194: The Way of Business (Five Watches)

The night market in the county town of Yangtze is spread out along the streets on both sides of the canal, with a variety of goods and crowds, which is quite lively. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

If you don't want to take a detour to the few stone bridges, there are cheap ferries on both sides of the canal, and you can go to and from the streets freely for only a penny, which is very convenient.

Spitfire and Gao Liancheng have been shuttling among the crowd, and the two have always maintained a certain distance, in a sense, they can be regarded as going their own way.

Although Gao Liancheng kept patronizing a few small stalls, he didn't buy anything.

Of course, Feihuo knew that Gao Liancheng was absent-minded, and he didn't deliberately drag Gao Liancheng to hang out with him, but he really had the heart to bring something back, and then take a look at Gao Liancheng's movements by the way.

He stopped in front of a small stall selling jade carvings, which were one of the most famous local skills in Yangzhou, and were even paid as tribute to the imperial court every year.

And Yangzhou's lacquerware, although it is also very famous, but it is inconvenient to carry, this one was denied in the first place.

As for the famous embroidery in Yangzhou, most of them are given by women to men, and if a man gives embroidery to women, it is somewhat out of place.

What he liked was a pair of jade bracelets, crystal clear, without even a trace of variegation.

Feihuo picked up the jade bracelet and looked at it for a while, then said, "How much is this?"

The stall owner saw that the official dialect of the Central Plains used by Feihuo was not like the locals, so he said to him in Yangzhou dialect: "This son, you have such a good vision, this is the work of local craftsmen, the standard is very high, if you take a fancy to it, I will sell it to you at a discount of fifty taels!"

The first thing that came to the young man's mind was whether it was appropriate for Qingwen to wear a jade bracelet, and this idea was immediately erased by him, and he bought this pair of jade bracelets back, I am afraid that he would not dare to give them away.

Gao Liancheng didn't know when he appeared behind him, and said to Feihuo with a smile: "Brother Feihuo has taken a fancy to this jade bracelet?"

Feihuo was startled, and Gao Liancheng was elusive, almost appearing when he was unprepared, but he was also blamed for being too attentive, so he didn't notice Gao Liancheng.

"It's okay, you like it, I'll help you see how this jade bracelet is!" Gao Liancheng picked up another jade bracelet, weighed it a little, and then said to the stall owner with a smile: "Your bracelet costs fifty taels, is it a person who doesn't know the goods?"

Gao Liancheng frowned, and said sharply: "If you want me to say, one or two pieces of silver can't be more, if you don't agree, I will take this bracelet and report to the official!"

When the stall owner heard Gao Liancheng's words, he did not panic, but said strongly: "You are a good person, I am doing business seriously, and what I sell is genuine, why do you come to report to the official!"

Gao Liancheng sneered, and then said, "Tell me, what kind of jade is the jade you use for this jade bracelet?"

The stall owner still had a stiff mouth and refused to admit it, "Naturally, it is carved from the finest white jade, I don't believe you take this jade bracelet to ask other people, what I said is true or false!"

Gao Liancheng just picked up the jade bracelet, shone it under the light, and then put it back on the stall, and said: "The weight is light, it looks crystal clear, but it is actually made by the method of immersion and dyeing, if you still have a hard mouth, I can break the jade bracelet and show it to you now!"

The stall owner saw that Gao Liancheng was a knowledgeable person, so he didn't dare to shout loudly anymore, and whispered to him: "This son, I have a small business, don't embarrass me, take this bracelet for one or two!"

"That's not good, this was just one or two, and now it's only worth ten cents!"

Gao Liancheng didn't give up, and even had a bit of a sense of falling into the well, forcing the peddler to hurriedly say: "This master, you are amazing, I met the plague god today, you can take it away!"

So Feihuo only spent ten cents, and "bought" the jade bracelet from the hawker that originally cost fifty taels, and when the hawker packed the jade bracelet, he had a look of wanting to cry without tears.

Feihuo didn't know what to say for a while, after all, this experience was still better than Gao Liancheng, and even bargaining was a familiar thing.

Gao Liancheng smiled beside Feihuo and said: "Actually, this jade bracelet is also carved from jade, and its workmanship is not bad. The difference is that the material is not the high-grade jade, which is barely medium, so the method of infection is used to make the jade bracelet look better. If I come to sell, I can sell it for five taels of silver, which is ten cents, which is considered to be a free pick!"

"Then thank you Brother Gao!" Feihuo said quite politely: "If it's not Brother Gao, I'm afraid I'll have to spend a lot more silver taels!"

"It's just a gesture, most of the merchants in the world are a habit, so they can't become the climate! If Brother Feihuo wants to become a businessman, he needs to pay more attention!" Gao Liancheng didn't forget to tell some unknown truths, and then asked tentatively: "Did you buy this bracelet from Ling'er on a different island, but she is still young, so she can't use it now!"

"Well, no, I just saw that this bracelet was good, and I thought I would buy it first, and maybe I could give it away when I had the opportunity later!" Flying Fire replied, of course he couldn't say that it was given to Qingwen, at least not now.

"I see, Brother Spitfire is a delicate person!" Gao Liancheng paused and said, "I haven't picked this thing yet, do you want to go shopping with me, or go back to the inn first?"

Of course, Spitfire understood it, although he was a little grateful to Gao Liancheng at this time, but he did not forget the purpose of Gao Liancheng coming out at night, and naturally wanted to take the opportunity to meet people outside the city.

"I'm not going shopping, I'm dragging Brother Gao, I'm afraid I'm going to make Brother Gao spend more time again,!" Feihuo nodded, and then arched his hand to Gao Liancheng and said, "There is no one to give anything to give, this bracelet has been bought, and I should go back to the inn first!"

"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow!" Gao Liancheng also said goodbye to Feihuo, but he hesitated in his heart, he was not too relieved, I don't know if this Feihuo is really going back to the inn.

So when Spitfire disappeared into the crowd, he deliberately walked in the opposite direction of Spitfire, and then turned back.

However, the crowd was noisy, and although his insight was not weak, he found no trace of Spitfire turning back after all.

Gao Liancheng stopped in the night market for a moment, and even hid to a small stall with a small number of people, and made sure that Spitfire did not come back, so he strode forward and walked towards the west gate.

But of course he didn't know that Spitfire was not actually very far away from him, but used the "Dream Hidden" method to cleverly follow him.

"You think you can easily get rid of me in this way, brother, although you are very capable, but my 'dream hidden' method is not so easy to discover!" (To be continued.) )