Chapter 103 Guilty
When the man heard that he had to see the police, he became even more anxious.
Without caring about anything else, he turned around and ran away with the jade ring.
How could Lin Chuxia let him run away? He grabbed the man's arm.
"You feel guilty and want to run away? Let's go to the police station to see the police."
Her voice was not loud and this place was remote, so it did not attract other people's attention, but it scared the man enough.
He struggled to run, but somehow, the woman, although she looked thin, was surprisingly strong, and he couldn't run away at all while she was pulling him like that.
"Girl, please forgive me. This thing is really passed down from my ancestors. I am not lying to you. I can swear to God that if my mother was not seriously ill and needed money, I would not sell it, let alone go to see the police with you..."
The man squatted on the ground, looking so scared that he looked like he was about to cry.
Lin Chuxia had long seen that this man was an honest person. She had deliberately scared him just to hear some truth, but she hadn't expected him to be so timid.
"Well, tell me where the thing came from. If you tell me the truth, not only will I not send you to see the police, I will also buy your jade ring as well."
The man looked at her warily, as if he was weighing the options, and finally gritted his teeth and said it.
These things were indeed from his ancestors. Although his family had fallen on hard times, they still left behind a lot of good things. He just didn't dare take them out before and buried them all underground. Now that the policy has changed and his mother is sick and in urgent need of money, he had no choice but to take them out and exchange them for money.
"What I said is true. I can't go to see the police. If they find out that there are still things in my house that I haven't handed over..."
"Okay, since you told the truth, I will fulfill my promise. How much do you plan to sell this jade ring for?"
Lin Chuxia picked up the jade ring and took a look at it. The quality of the jade was not exceptionally good, but ancient jade was still of great collection value, especially since there were two small traditional Chinese characters engraved inside the jade ring.
The man weakly held up two fingers and said, "20 yuan," and then he quickly explained, "Girl, I'm not asking for an exorbitant price. This ring has a history. My grandmother said it was passed down from my great-grandfather. It's a family heirloom. My mother still needs 20 yuan for medical treatment, otherwise she wouldn't be selling it."
He sold the family heirloom for 20 yuan, and Lin Chuxia didn't know whether to praise him for being filial or not.
I guess our ancestors knew that the coffin lid couldn’t hold it down anymore.
Without bargaining, I took out 20 yuan from my bag and gave it to him.
When the man saw that she was so happy, he took the money and thanked her profusely.
Lin Chuxia put away the things and said, "Don't thank me yet. Do you have anything else to sell? Take them all out so you don't have to squat here every day. You've been selling the bracelet for several days. If you hadn't met me, you should know that it would take a long time to sell this ring. You might as well sell everything you want to sell to me."
The man was slightly stunned when he heard this and looked at her warily.
Lin Chuxia smiled directly, "Don't worry, you are here for money, I am here for things, and it just so happens that you have things and I have money, there is no other twists and turns. You should know from my accent that I am not from here. I was originally going to take the train back, but I saw you selling things here, so I was delayed. If you have anything else, just show it to me. As long as the price is reasonable, I will buy it."
"No, it's really gone."
"Think carefully. These days people can't even get enough food to eat. Not many people can spare the money to buy these jewelry. I can't catch the train today. I'm staying in the guesthouse next door. If you still want to sell something, you can come to me in the next two days, but the latest is before this time tomorrow. I missed today's train, so I have to take tomorrow's."
After Lin Chuxia finished speaking, she didn't delay any further and took her things to the guesthouse not far away.
The proprietress still remembered Lin Chuxia, and seeing her staying there again, she greeted her with a smile.
Lin Chuxia checked into a room and went upstairs with her luggage.
In the space she has
There was enough food and drink, so she didn't have to leave the room at all. But she didn't have to wait too long, as the man came to her in the evening.
The waiter informed her that someone was looking for her at the front desk. Lin Chuxia went downstairs and saw the man sitting there, looking around with a pair of eyes, feeling a little guilty, and she knew it was safe.
When the man saw Lin Chuxia, he stood up suddenly.
"Let's talk outside."
Although it would be more private and convenient to go to the room for the next thing, this is a guesthouse and Lin Chuxia cannot bring a man to her room.
What people say is scary, especially in this day and age.
The two of them went to the alley where the man used to sell things. Seeing that there was no one around, the man took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and as he moved, there was a crisp sound of jade colliding.
I opened the small cloth bag and found several pieces of jewelry inside.
A snow-white jade hairpin, two jade bracelets, one emerald green and one red jade, an agate bracelet, and a gold hairpin.
Lin Chuxia looked at them one by one and found that the quality varied.
In her previous life, she had bought many good things and was quite knowledgeable about goods. This white jade hairpin and jadeite bracelet both had good water content.
"How much are you going to charge for these?"
The man was indeed very honest, and he was a little at a loss when Lin Chuxia asked this question.
He had inquired before and found out that the most valuable things were gold and silver, which was why he brought a pair of silver bracelets to sell for the first time.
Jade bracelets and the like are not valuable, only gold hairpins are made of gold and are valuable, but they are not solid.
Not to mention that if he hadn't met Lin Chuxia, he wouldn't dare to sell this thing openly.
He first stretched out a finger, thought for a moment, and then made an eight gesture, "Give me one... Oh no, give me 80 yuan, 80 yuan and all of this is yours." This is almost three months' salary for a worker without food or drink, which is not a small amount.
Lin Chuxia raised her eyebrows. She thought the price wouldn't be very expensive, but she didn't expect it to be so cheap.
But then I realized that the Northwest is a poor area and people can't even afford food and clothing. Who has the spare money to buy jewelry?
Moreover, tomb robbers are rampant here. Even if the items the men took were passed down from their ancestors, it would be difficult to sell them in such a chaotic market.
The man saw that she didn't speak for a long time, and he felt a little anxious. "80 yuan really can't be any less. My family is counting on this money to live a good life."
Lin Chuxia took his small cloth bag and rewrapped it, "I want all of these. Since you're so honest, I'll give you 100 yuan." She would feel guilty if she gave less.
She took out the stack of money Qin Yang gave her from her bag, counted out ten Big Unity bills and gave them out.
The man was stunned for a moment, and only came to his senses when Lin Chuxia handed the money to him.
He took the money with trembling hands and looked at Lin Chuxia with gratitude, "Thank you, thank you, you are such a kind person, our whole family will remember your kindness."
Lin Chuxia waved her hand, "I still say that, we are doing business, one hand pays the other hand delivers the goods, now the money and the goods are settled, you don't need to thank me for anything."
I’m afraid that your whole family will be grateful to me now, but will scold my whole family in the future.
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