Chapter 56 Pawn

“By the way, I heard there’s a prisoner named Shen Jinan. Ask someone to keep an eye on him.”

He seemed to be mentioning it casually. Magistrate Huang was unsure of what he meant and hesitated, "Do you need any help?"

It is difficult for newcomers to survive in Puzhou.

"No need." Liu Ruiping tapped the table with his index finger, looking thoughtful. "Just watch for now and don't let her get away."

He is still taking his medicine. If Shen Jinan dares to lie to him, he will make sure to let Shen Jinan know how the name of Puzhou Boss Liu came about!

Magistrate Huang nodded repeatedly and sent him away trembling with fear, but he couldn't help but worry about the woman he was thinking about.

This man kills without blinking an eye. It's not a good thing for Lin Xiaofeng and Shen Jinan to be targeted by him.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning came through the window, dispelling the dampness in the house.

After stretching, Shen Jinan patted the little beanies' backs to wake them up.

"Mom." Huanhuan opened her sleepy eyes, yawned, her round eyes filled with tears, and she stretched out her hands for a hug.

"Get up, we are going to the market to buy things today."

Just as he finished speaking, Li Chunhua's voice came through the courtyard gate: "Doctor Shen, we borrowed a car to go to the market, do you want to come with us?"

"Give me a moment."

Shen Jinan didn't expect them to be here so early, so he simply packed up and found Gu Yanqing already waiting outside the door.

When he went out, he saw Li Chunhua and Mrs. Zhou and the others were there, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Madam Zhou came from a family of military commanders and was not one to be bothered by trivial matters. She waved her hand and said, "Why did Doctor Shen say that?"

Shen Jinan and the others sat on one side of the ox cart, chatting about family matters. Time didn't seem so unbearable. When they saw people passing by on the road, they realized that they had arrived in the county.

"Why do I feel this place is so weird?" Madam Zhou carefully looked at the people passing by.

"The people in the village seem to be the same. I heard that they are also exiled prisoners." Li Chunhua explained excitedly with a gossipy look in her eyes.

She was worried about bandits, so she went out to inquire yesterday and had a pretty good understanding of the situation here.

"The bandits here rarely rob people. The large tracts of wasteland we saw outside the city gate yesterday were all reclaimed by them and rented out to tenants."

Yes, exiles like them cannot survive without renting land.

The bandits took advantage of this point, and although the villagers knew it, they could do nothing about it.

Madam Zhou's pupils suddenly dilated, and she asked indignantly, "Don't the government care?"

Shen Jinan shrugged and sneered: “I’m afraid this is tacitly approved by the government.”

The reason why the leader Liu dared to be so arrogant before was because he knew very well that no one would care about the matter even if he reported it to the government.

When the ox cart passed the pawn shop, Shen Jinan took the children and said goodbye to Li Chunhua and the others: "I have something to do, you go first."

Glancing at the three words "pawn shop", they thought that Shen Jinan was sad and didn't want others to see her destitute appearance of pawning jewelry, so they left without saying a word.

"Let's go in." Shen Jinan calmly walked in with Xiao Douding and Gu Yanqing, and said loudly: "Call your shopkeeper."

The waiter in front of the counter raised his eyes slightly to look at Shen Jinan, then quickly lowered his head and said lightly: “The shopkeeper is busy, just show me what you want.”

This family is dressed simply, what valuables could they have?

There is no need for the shopkeeper to take action at all.

“Then take a look at this one. Do you want to see it?” Shen Jinan sat down directly, raised his eyebrows, took out a white jade Guanyin from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

The waiter looked up and couldn't take his eyes off it.

The Guanyin was jade white in color, without any impurities, and had a lustrous color. One could tell at a glance that it was no ordinary item.

He threw away the things in his hand, walked out quickly, looked at the white jade Guanyin, and his eyes flashed: "Such a large item needs to be brought to our shopkeeper for review."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards the white jade Guanyin.

But the Guanyin was taken away first.

Shen Jinan smiled, as if he saw through his inner thoughts: “I said, call your shopkeeper.”

"Our shopkeeper has a rule and doesn't see outsiders easily..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Jinan put away the Jade Guanyin and walked out. The waiter suddenly became anxious and quickly chased after him.

"Madam, wait a minute."

A gentle voice was heard, and the waiter looked back, and suddenly it was as if he saw his savior.

"Mr. Cao!"

The person who came was Cao Jun, the owner of the pawnshop.

Shen Jinan turned around and saw that the man was about thirty years old, with a gentle temperament like jade, walking towards them.

"Are you the owner of this pawnshop?" She was a little surprised.

This man doesn't look like a businessman, but more like a scholar.

"You have a say here. Why don't you show me what you want to be?" Cao Jun avoided the question and was only interested in what she had in her hand.

Taking out the white jade Guanyin statue again, Cao Jun took it carefully, looked at it carefully, and praised the Guanyin statue highly.

"It looks like top-grade Hetian jade. It's smooth to the touch but not greasy. It's the finest quality jade. If you're interested, I'm willing to pay you three hundred taels."

His eyes seemed to be glued to it, and he couldn't let go of the jade.

"Mr. Cao, do you think that a woman like me doesn't understand the market? Are you planning to deceive me like this waiter?" Shen Jinan's eyes were cold and he asked a series of questions.

Gu Yanqing, who was standing behind Shen Jinan, had a cold look in his eyes, and was intimidating without even getting angry, which made Cao Jun feel cold in his heart.

Who is this person?

"Then name your price." Cao Jun looked at her quietly, not daring to look down on her anymore. He didn't expect that this young lady was really hard to fool.

"Five hundred taels." Shen Jinan reported the number calmly, and Cao Jun's expression changed immediately.

"Although this jade is good, it is a small item. It's a bit unreasonable for the young lady to ask." He frowned, and his tone was no longer as relaxed as before.

Shen Jinan smiled faintly and shook his head, his red lips parted slightly: "Mr. Cao should understand how much it is worth to send it to the capital."

After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand, ready to take the jade back: "If Mr. Cao can't accept this price, then I will go ask somewhere else."

Cao Jun didn't hand the jade back. Instead, he looked at her with a deep gaze. "Young lady, you are very articulate. Consider this as Cao making a friend of yours. Go and get the banknotes."

"Mr. Cao is straightforward. There will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future."

She nodded slightly, took the banknote handed to her by the waiter, and left in a hurry.

"Why have I never seen this person before?"

He was somewhat interested in this woman, but the man standing next to her, although he looked frail, he could tell from the awe-inspiring aura he exuded while standing there that he was no ordinary person.

En County, Chenjia Village.

Hearing the voices of Shen Jinan and the others, Shen Xitang and Lin were awakened. When they heard that they were going to the market, they hurried to get out of bed, but they were still a step too late.

“That little bitch Shen Jinan didn’t even know to wait for us!”

Shen Xitang grinned and rubbed her waist. There was no bed in the front hall, so she slept on a chair all night and her back ached.