After repeatedly confirming with Chen Xiao that he had memorized the address of the village, Master Zhou Wu left with a lot of confusion.
At this time, the shopkeepers and masters who were off duty had also returned, and Chen Xiao could not wait to ask for leave from the chief shopkeeper. At first, the chief shopkeeper was quite unhappy when he heard that he wanted to take a ten-day vacation. But when he heard that he was going home and that someone from the immortal sect had come to his house to recruit disciples and wanted him to go back for this matter, he immediately agreed.
Just as Chen Xiao expected, the owner behind the Snow Seeking Immortal Pavilion was a crazy fan of immortals. Anything related to immortals would make him sincerely interested. So the shopkeeper approved Chen Xiao's vacation immediately without thinking, and even asked if ten days was enough.
He did this just to collect more information about the immortals after Chen Xiao came back. Even if he only talked about what he saw this time, it would make the boss happy. If the boss was not in the county town, the shopkeeper believed that the boss would follow Chen Xiao to the countryside just to chase the immortals.
The head shopkeeper exempted him from his afternoon work and asked him to prepare to go home. With Zhao Erhu's envious eyes, Chen Xiao went back to the backyard to take out the package given by Master Zhou Wu and went directly to the store where he was kicked out before.
The name of this shop is Jianbaozhai. Like Taxuexunxian Pavilion, it is also a famous antique shop on this antique street.
Chen Xiao had lived here for five months, so he was recognized as soon as he entered the gate. The doorman greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Han, what are you doing here this time?"
Chen Xiao smiled and replied: "I came back to do some personal business."
The clerk at the door was surprised. What private business did he come to the treasure appraisal studio for? Chen Xiao walked to the jade shelf. A senior clerk stood next to him. When he saw him come in, his face fell. Now he was so cold that he was about to fall apart.
The bumpkin he had kicked out of the house in the past became his colleague, which directly reduced his sense of superiority. Every time they met by chance, they were both speechless.
"I don't know what kind of courage he has to come out and slack off just after noon. If I were the owner of Taxuexunxian, I would have kicked this lazy guy out long ago." The waiter didn't even look at Chen Xiao, and said something in a sarcastic tone.
Chen Xiao was of course unhappy, but thinking of the goal he was going to achieve, he endured it. So he raised his face and smiled: "Thank you for your concern. The big shopkeeper took care of me, so I dared to come out."
The guy snorted coldly: "Who cares about you? You are just being sentimental."
Chen Xiao said calmly: "I'm going to visit my relatives in the near future, and this time I came to buy a gift."
The guy sneered, "You're just trying to show off!" After the mockery, he realized that Chen Xiao was buying exhibits on the shelf he was responsible for. Then he waved his hand impatiently, "Pick it yourself! If you dare to knock over anything, be careful that you won't be able to pay for it!" He was unwilling to serve him and simply stepped aside.
Jadeware is a large category, so it is impossible for him to be responsible for it alone. There is a shopkeeper above him who is in charge of the fine products. As an assistant, he can only take care of those with lower quality.
The clerk turned his face away, but he didn't notice that the shopkeeper behind him glared at him in dissatisfaction. If the shopkeeper hadn't had a customer at the moment, he would have come over to cut him.
Of course, he was not complaining for Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao was just a small waiter, and he didn't care at all. But no matter what, the waiter couldn't let the customer stay alone in front of the shelf. This was the waiter's duty.
The waiter who was greeting Chen Xiao at the door saw that the shopkeeper was dissatisfied, but he did not remind the waiter. He stepped forward and said to Chen Xiao with a smile: "Xiao Han, which one do you like? I will help you."
The waiter was not stupid. When he saw the waiter coming, he immediately scolded him: "Why are you not guarding the door to welcome customers? Is this the place you came to? Go back!"
The waiter at the door made an aggrieved expression, but he went back happily in his heart. See if the shopkeeper above you will not punish you!
The clerk didn't know he was going to be unlucky. He stood by the shelf with a cold face, staring at Chen Xiao with eyes as sharp as knives. Chen Xiao was unmoved. He pretended to choose and finally picked up the jade pendant with a subtle aura. He turned to the clerk and said, "I've chosen. This is it."
The clerk looked down and muttered something. Chen Xiao didn't hear it clearly, but judging from his expression, it wasn't a good thing. Then he said, "Two hundred silver coins."
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows, feeling a little angry. As a person in this business, he knew that the price of this jade pendant would not exceed 150 silver coins when he saw it was placed on an inconspicuous shelf. This guy asked him for 200 silver coins, which was clearly a huge price.
Chen Xiao's face darkened, and he raised his voice and said to the clerk behind him, "I thought this jade pendant was pretty good, so I thought of buying it from Jianbaozhai. I didn't expect your shop to be so dishonest. The price that everyone in the industry knows is 30% higher. It seems that your shop is unwilling to do this business?"
The clerk felt a little guilty when Chen Xiao directly raised his status to the level of Jianbaozhai. But he had been a clerk for many years after all. When Chen Xiao picked up the jade, he recalled that he was also holding a piece of jade like this when he was kicked out.
If they didn't really like it, why would they come back to buy it a few months later? For such people, it is popular in their industry to ask for a high price, so as not to worry that the other party will not pay.
The guy said bluntly: "That's the price, buy it if you want!"
Logically speaking, his idea was correct. It was just that his attitude was bad, and other people didn't know that Chen Xiao had already taken a fancy to the jade.
As a result, the clerk directly angered the shopkeeper behind him. He apologized to the customer and walked over quickly.
"Little fool, right? Let me take a look--"
The clerk was stunned at first, then hurriedly said: "Boss, what am I doing..." Before he could finish, he was sternly stopped by the other party: "Shut up first!" The clerk was frightened and saw that the boss seemed extremely dissatisfied with him. His face turned pale immediately.
Chen Xiao greeted the master respectfully, and the master smiled politely and said, "Since Xiao Han wants this jade pendant, you can take it for only one hundred and forty silver coins." The shopkeeper was determined to send Chen Xiao away immediately, and as for the clerk, he would reprimand and punish him later.
No matter what the conflict was between him and the clerk watching the shelves, he couldn't continue the quarrel. There were still several customers in the store, and it would have a bad influence!
Chen Xiao did not delay any longer and simply took out the silver and paid the bill. He turned and walked out of the treasure appraisal studio, thinking of the clerk's face that looked like he had lost his temper, and smiled. He had cheated the other party a little, but he was just collecting some interest before leaving.
After carefully keeping the jade pendant close to his body, Chen Xiao went to other busy commercial streets.
I bought some famous snacks from the county town, and bought ten meters of light blue fine cloth from the cloth shop. Together, these two things would be a very decent gift for visiting relatives or friends in the villages and towns.
Not to mention that you can't eat such snacks in the village, just look at these ten meters of light blue fine cloth. A family of three can get a new set of clothes for everyone, even if they save some money like Uncle Hanwa's family, including adults and children.
After putting the gifts away separately, Chen Xiao changed into a clean set of clothes and brought another set of spare clothes. Then, just in case, he stuffed a hot water bottle into the cotton cover of the copper kettle and brought it with him. He was worried that it would be even colder at Hanwa's uncle's house at night, after all, they couldn't afford to burn a charcoal basin at night.
Following the route given by Master Zhou Wu, Chen Xiao boarded the post carriage from the county town to the county seat.
The carriages of the post station are more expensive than private ones, but they are very comfortable. After all, they are four-wheeled, equipped with shock absorbers and springs, and the interior space is also relatively large, at least you don't have to curl up your legs and feel cramped.
Although the road was a dirt road, it was very compacted and very smooth. The carriage ran very fast and reached the county town in one day. At night, Chen Xiao slept in the inn. Sure enough, the hot water bottle came in handy, otherwise he would not be able to sleep at all due to the cold.
The next morning, after eating the meal provided by the inn, Chen Xiao was on the road again. This time, he only took a bullock cart for half a day to reach the village where Uncle Hanwa lived.
Chen Xiao got off the cart under the urging of the ox-driver. He picked up his bag and walked toward the path beside the main road. As he walked, his occupational disease suddenly attacked him. He climbed up the mountain from the path beside it and looked at the village below.
I saw that this place was full of mountains and rivers flowing westwards. It was surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there were three streams running through the village. The surrounding mountains were high, but there was a wide flat land, shaped like a sailboat, quietly anchored in the harbor. Surrounded by mountains and water, it was a typical auspicious place in Feng Shui.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a great place, great feng shui!"
If people live in such a good place of Feng Shui, they will surely live and work in peace and contentment, and talents will flourish. If villagers living here choose to pursue a career in government, they will surely be promoted, and if they do business, they will surely prosper.
It is no wonder that the immortal sect would come to this small village to recruit disciples. After all, outstanding people will emerge in a blessed place.
Thinking of this, an idea flashed through Chen Xiao's mind, but unfortunately the thought passed too quickly and he didn't catch it.
Just as he was thinking hard, a hesitant voice behind him said, "Brother Hanwa? Is that you?"
Chen Xiao then came back to his senses and remembered that he was not here to look at Feng Shui, but came back to visit his relatives as a silly kid.
He turned around and saw a thin boy behind him, leading a cow with two calves following behind.
Chen Xiao looked at him with a puzzled look: "Who are you?" The boy was very nervous and swallowed his saliva. Chen Xiao's eyes softened a little, and he said softly and kindly: "I'm sorry, I had a serious illness before, and I don't remember anything before."
The boy showed an expression of joy and disbelief: "Brother Silly! You have become completely different!"
Chen Xiao blinked: "Well, probably because I've become very thin. By the way, can you tell me who you are?"
The boy shook his head, as if to deny Chen Xiao's statement: "It's not because of being thin. But, maybe it's because of being thin?" As he spoke, he became confused. Then he smiled, revealing his uneven teeth, "Brother Hanwa, I'm Sanshuan, your cousin."
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