Chapter 15 15. Sell

"Are you two the only ones here to pawn things?" A tall figure appeared behind the counter. This man was the shopkeeper called by the waiter.

He frowned at the ragged refugees in front of him. They looked so fragile that they could fall down at the slightest breeze. How could they have anything valuable?

He glared at the guy next to him, but was thinking in his heart whether he should replace him with someone else to look after the store. This guy's eyesight was really bad.

Gu Wenheng seemed unaware of this scene and performed the scholar's salute to the shopkeeper, which made the shopkeeper take him seriously.

"Shopkeeper, this is something that I want to pass down from my ancestors, and I want you to appreciate it."

"Are you a scholar?"

"I am not talented, I just passed the exam and became a student, but unfortunately I was born at the wrong time. Now I am in trouble, and I can only feel ashamed of my ancestors."

Thinking about the current state of the world, the shopkeeper's expression softened a little, "Then let me take a look at the things first."

There are only a few wells in this county that can still produce water, otherwise they would not dare to stay here.

"Of course." Gu Wenheng carefully placed the mirror in his hand on the high cabinet. "This was also obtained by our ancestors by chance. If we were not in this difficult situation, I would not dare to take it."

The shopkeeper was stunned at the first sight; he had never seen such a clear reflection of the roof beams.

“Is this a bronze mirror?”

Gu Wenheng, "You can say that, but this thing is very different from a bronze mirror. It can reflect everything clearly."

The shopkeeper carefully took the mirror in his hand and looked at his face clearly reflected in the mirror, but his face did not show any sign of sadness.

He gestured to the waiter next to him, and the waiter quickly opened the small door next to him and politely invited the two of them in.

"How do you want to treat this thing?"

"..." Jin Qianqian and the others didn't react for a moment.

"If it's a dead pawn, I can give you this amount," the shopkeeper gestured, "but if it's a living pawn, I'll give you half the price."

Gu Wenheng looked at it with embarrassment, "But this is something passed down from my ancestors after all, and I was hoping someone would redeem it one day."

Jin Qianqian grabbed Gu Wenheng's arm and said, "Can this be eaten or drunk? Such a big family is waiting for food to save their lives. A little more money is better than anything else."

"But I can't sell it cheap. My grandmother has repeatedly told me that this thing is a family heirloom. If I sell it like this, how can I explain it to her in the future?"

Jin Qianqian couldn't bear to look at the things in the shopkeeper's hand, and whispered in his ear, "Didn't I leave one for you?"

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. This thing is a pair.

Gu Wenheng saw the corners of Jin Qianqian's mouth twitching, and knew that she was about to lose control. "I know your husband well. When will it be your turn to make the decision in our family? Stand aside."

Jin Qianqian took two steps back with a look of grievance and lowered her head.

The shopkeeper looked at her shrugging shoulders and her face covered with her hands, and knew that the young wife was being scolded by her husband and was wiping away tears sadly.

But this is someone else's family affair, and he is only thinking about how to get the treasure in his hand, and it would be best if the other party could make a move as a whole.

He glanced at Jin Qianqian with guilt, "I just heard from this young lady that these things come in pairs. If you buy them together, I can raise the price for you a bit."

They are staying here because they want to take advantage of the drought and collect some inexpensive and high-quality old items to make a profit for their employers.

If we can bring this thing back, it will be a great achievement.

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As soon as Gu Wenheng came out of the pawnshop, he handed all the banknotes and silver in his hand to Jin Qianqian, who quickly put the things into the space.

"I didn't expect a small mirror to be so valuable here." Jin Qianqian covered her chest, "I was so upset just now that I almost couldn't hold back my laughter."

Gu Wenheng was also a little excited. With the coins of this era, he felt more at ease.

If you keep taking things out of thin air like this, it will arouse other people's suspicion sooner or later.

"This place is sold at a relatively low price. After all, the pawnshop is not that big, and this is almost the maximum amount they can come up with." Thinking of the bargaining just now, Gu Wenheng still felt a little novel.

"That's too poor," Jin Qianqian looked back at the shop which was already quite old, "They emptied the shop with just a few hundred taels. It seems they are not very wealthy."

Gu Wenheng knocked her head and said, "You are still studying economics. Forget the purchasing power of these few hundred taels of silver. Be content!"

You have to know that the old man had insisted on fifty taels at first, but after his pitiful attitude and his willingness to give in, he finally lowered the price to three hundred and thirty taels.

"It didn't turn around in an instant," Jin Qianqian calculated in her mind, feeling a little guilty. A mirror worth just a few dollars was exchanged for thousands of kilograms of grain in an instant.

"We'll turn the corner next time," Gu Wenheng stood in the middle of the street and looked around, "Let's hurry up and buy some things so we don't miss the time when the city gates close."

When they came in, the yamen runners repeatedly told them that if they didn't cross out their names before leaving, the entire team would be implicated by them.

Jin Qianqian, "Then let's go buy some food and two sets of clothes."

They bought food to hide their identities, but they bought clothes because these two people were really poor. The two tattered coats had been sewn again and again. If they didn't replace them, they would probably have to take apart the quilts and wear them as clothes next.

Gu Wenheng looked down at himself. Even if he wanted to be more low-key, he couldn't agree with his current outfit. Yesterday, he just took a big step and a tear appeared on the inside of his trouser leg.

Fortunately, he was covered by the shirt outside, otherwise he didn't know if he would have the courage to move his legs.

"Buy. Buy a few more sets for backup. We still have a long way to go."

As for staying in this town, Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian both knew that this was unrealistic. Not to mention their current status as refugees, the drought here was getting more and more serious, and the days to come would only become more and more difficult.

Continue to move forward in the direction of the team. This is also the result of their discussion over the past few days.

Although this small county town is not big, it has all the necessary shops. Jin Qianqian originally thought that she was already very wealthy and had everything she needed to eat and use.

But when I actually arrived at these stores, I realized that the things in my space were incompatible with this time and space. Even the most common grains were several grades higher than those in their shops.

Not to mention clothes and daily necessities, which cannot be exposed to the light.

"Let's buy more," Gu Wenheng naturally saw the difference here. Anyway, his pockets were full now, so he naturally had to buy what he needed.

Regardless of whether the clothes were good or bad, everyone almost emptied the shop according to their size.

(End of this chapter)