His gaze fell upon the jade stones of various sizes and shapes, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
Anle followed behind Feng Yan with a pounding heart, wondering to himself how much this kid had guessed.
I always felt there was something off about the way he looked at me.
They strolled along the narrow path beside the flower bed, each with their own thoughts. Ahead of them was a group of customers guessing prices. As they got closer, they realized it was Yan Shanxing and the head of the He family.
Yan Qingxue took two steps back, wanting to pull Yan Linglan to go around through another side path.
She was angry with her father.
I don't want to run into him.
Anle was a little surprised to see that Yan Qingxue hadn't followed and seemed to be going around to the side. "Beautiful sister, where are you going? There's a bidding game here, it's quite a show!"
Yan Qingxue forced a smile and had no choice but to pull Yan Linglan back, bracing herself to come closer.
The one guessing the price was He Yanshang, the head of the He family, while Yan Shanxing was just there to play along.
The things here are so expensive that he doesn't even dare to look at them, let alone buy them.
He Yanshang had his eye on a colorful stone. The stone shimmered with iridescent light in the water, reflecting a dazzling array of colors that were quite eye-catching.
Anle watched with a smile as He Yanshang was ripped off, arms crossed.
There was a reason why He Yanshang was able to take a liking to this colored stone, and it was all thanks to Anle's scheming.
There are more than just this one colored stone here, so why did He Yanshang only take a liking to this one? It's because of its shape.
The shape of this colored stone is that of a pair of golden boy and jade girl dolls.
Yu Rong's companions had already thoroughly investigated the hobbies and secrets of some wealthy families in the cities surrounding Jincheng.
This is Jincheng Commercial Street, a place for doing business and making money from the wealthy. Because it deals in luxury goods, it targets the rich as its consumer group.
If you want to extract money from these wealthy people and get them to willingly part with their own money, you have to put in some effort.
The He family in Hongcheng has only one son, and Mrs. He holds a dominant position in the family. In this era of male superiority and female inferiority, it is a typical henpecked family.
He Yanshang, the head of the He family, is a shrewd and mercenary businessman who dotes on his wife excessively. He is completely irrational when it comes to anything related to Madam He. His weakness is Madam He!
Mrs. He, after having a son, had been childless for many years and longed to have another son and a daughter.
So, her opportunity to make money came.
She planted a pair of colorful stones resembling a golden boy and a jade girl. In reality, they weren't anything special; they were just a pair of colorful stones. But the symbolic meaning she gave to these stones was very beautiful!
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He Yanshang was overjoyed when he saw it and willingly and obediently took out his wallet.
She casts the bait, and naturally, those willing to take the bait will bite.
So Anle wasn't surprised by what was happening; it was something she had deliberately planned, a little trick she had played.
Rich people, why not take advantage of them?
As for money, the more the merrier, of course.
Therefore, her standard price for goods was 180,000 taels.
Right now, He Yanshang is writing furiously, and with a few quick strokes, a price appears on the paper.
The onlookers stared wide-eyed at the price written down by He Yanshang, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
Holy crap, the He family is incredibly wealthy!
Fifty thousand taels just casually slipped away like that?
The sales assistant picked it up, glanced at it, and shook her head at He Yanshang with a smile.
Without hesitation, He Yanshang wrote a second valuation.
This time it's 100,000 taels.
Those with poor mental fortitude, like Yan Shanxing beside him, were so trembling that they almost collapsed to the ground. Good heavens, he had never seen 100,000 taels of silver in his entire life.
It's not that the city lord's mansion didn't have the money, but all the money he did have was given as tribute to the prestigious Zhao family. Every time it entered the treasury, it would slip away before he even had a chance to keep it warm.
His household treasury really couldn't produce 100,000 taels of silver in cash.
The sales assistant glanced at it again and continued to shake her head.
He Yanshang picked up his pen again, the wolf-hair brush touched the paper, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote 130,000.
Helsin, who was strolling over from the other side, saw the commotion and came over. When he saw that it was his father, he was stunned for a moment. When he saw the 130,000 words his father had written, his eyelids twitched.
"Wait, wait, Dad, what have you got your eye on? You want 130,000?" If we really throw that money away, won't his parents turn the world upside down when we get back?
To be precise, his father was completely overwhelmed by his mother.
He's definitely going to get beaten up.
He Yanshang pursed his lips and pointed to a pair of golden boy and jade girl colored stones on the lotus seat in the flower pond.
Helsin glanced in the direction He Yanshang was pointing, paused, and his brow twitched.
Wow, a house full of wonderful children?
That's fucking clever!
This has really hit his father right in the head.
No wonder he was willing to go back even knowing he'd get a beating.
"Father, go ahead and take the pictures, I won't stop you." Helsin glanced at He Shuang and He San beside him.
"What did you two see?"
The two said in unison, "Master, we didn't see anything."
“Very good.” Helsin nodded calmly, turned and left, having seen nothing.
It's none of his business if he gets beaten up when he gets back.
He saw nothing, he knew nothing.
It's all his father's fault.
If you're going to beat someone up, beat up his father.
He Yanshang scoffed and glanced at his son, sneering, "Don't think you can absolve yourself of all responsibility by saying you didn't see it."
When the father is in trouble, the son is an accomplice.
Even 130,000 yuan couldn't get the sales assistant to nod in agreement; everyone stared in astonishment, sighing in disbelief.
"They can't even get it for 130,000 taels! This commercial building isn't just for selling things, it's practically sucking people's blood!!"
"This is absolutely terrible!"
"Luckily, my wife didn't come along to watch the fun. If she had seen the jewelry and clothes inside, I would have been in for a huge financial loss."
"I'm telling you, it's best to avoid places like this that are notorious for squandering money in the future."
"Hey, that's not quite right. Why don't we come in and take a look and broaden our horizons? I've never seen such precious and rare items as these elsewhere."
"That's true. Coming here really broadens one's horizons. Just to have the chance to see these gems here is enough to make the trip worthwhile."
"You can't find this in any other shops outside. Which shop has as much stock as this commercial building? It's all top-quality!"
"Well, it's no wonder the stuff here is so expensive! The quality is just so different. Compared to this, the shops outside are practically street vendor stalls, they're not even worth looking at, tsk tsk—"
The carving of this pair of golden boy and jade girl is quite exquisite, with excellent luster, fine and smooth texture, and a gentle touch. The child's brow bone is depicted with lifelike detail and exceptional refinement.
The spirit depicted was so exquisitely crafted that it seemed as if only a divine hand could have created it.
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