Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, the stall owner who had been lazy and ignored her opened his eyes and looked at Xu Jinning with admiration in his eyes. It could be said that he was looking at them seriously from then on.

"Little girl, you have good vision."

"You are right. This hairpin is indeed from the Han Dynasty court. Everything must find its destined person. This hairpin is a gift to you."

"Ah, no, that won't work." Xu Jinning quickly put down her hairpin.

"This thing is too precious, how can I give it away?"

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, then he smiled, his eyes seemed to be slightly red, "Only you think this thing is precious. In the eyes of others, it is worthless."

"Since I said I gave it to you, you should take it. If you don't want it, just throw it away."

As he said that, the stall owner picked up the hairpin and threw it towards the squatting Xu Jinning seemingly casually.

Xu Jinning was startled and subconsciously reached out to take it.

Fortunately, I caught it, otherwise it would have been a shame if such a precious hairpin was broken.

Xu Jinning was still planning to return the hairpin, but the next second, Xu Xiangbei next to her grabbed her hand, then shook his head and signaled her to accept it with his eyes.

Hmm? Xu Jinning was confused.

But she thought that the young man probably had a reason why he asked her to accept it, and the stall owner seemed determined to give the hairpin to her.

so……

Xu Jinning finally accepted the hairpin.

Then I bought some gold jewelry and jewellery from the stall owner, including the emerald necklace.

As for the price offered by the stall owner, for Xu Jinning, who previously lived in an era of high-priced luxury goods, it was simply a bargain, or even a free gift.

But in the opinion of Xu Xiangbei and the stall owner, the price is reasonable.

"I have something, I wonder if you want it, little girl..." The stall owner seemed to really like her. After hesitating for a moment, he closed the stall and took Xu Jinning and Xu Xiangbei to a remote and deserted corner.

Then he took something out of his chest.

When Xu Jinning saw that thing, his eyes widened.

It was a necklace full of diamonds. Each of the diamonds was quite big. The necklace was inlaid with five kinds of diamonds: pink diamonds, yellow diamonds, blue diamonds, green diamonds and red diamonds.

Each diamond is polished to be round and full, sparkling in the sunlight.

“It’s so beautiful.”

The stall owner handed it to Xu Jinning, who took it and felt it was very heavy in his hand. Xu Jinning felt that the necklace was at least over 250 carats.

What’s more, these diamonds are real.

She remembered that in modern times, there was a 181-carat diamond necklace inlaid with pink and yellow diamonds, which was sold at a sky-high price of 3.7 million US dollars.

From this, we can see that the value of this five-color diamond necklace is self-evident.

It’s a pity that there are no people who know the value of it now.

"Little girl, how about I sell you this necklace?" said the stall owner.

Xu Jinning didn't even think about it and immediately shook his head, "No, I won't buy it."

"Uncle, this necklace is really valuable. It can be said to be more valuable than anything I bought from you before."

The stall owner smiled helplessly, "This thing is worthless now, not even as much as a bag of rice, how can it be so expensive?"

"It may not be worth much now, but in the future, maybe it will be worth a lot when you get it, so much that you may not even be able to imagine it."

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

"Uncle, keep this necklace for yourself. Don't sell it to anyone. Believe me, this necklace will be very valuable in the future."

Xu Jinning spoke with such confidence that the stall owner almost believed him.

Looking at the necklace that was handed back to him, the stall owner was stunned for a moment, then clenched his palm.

It was unclear whether he was asking Xu Jinning or muttering, "If it's not valuable now, will it be valuable in the future? Then will many things in the future be different from now?"

Xu Jinning thought he was asking him, so he said, "Of course. In the future, the wind of freedom and reform will blow to all parts of the country, and there will be equality, unity, freedom, harmony, and prosperity... Everyone will be able to eat well, wear warm clothes, and children will be able to receive free compulsory education... In the future, things will get better and better."

"I believe that kind of life will be in the near future."

As Xu Jinning described, the stall owner's gaze looked into the distance, gradually becoming more profound.

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The back, which was originally half hunched, gradually straightened up.

The decadent and listless aura on his body gradually dissipated, as if Xu Jinning's words gradually injected a breath of vitality into his body.

This vitality is not much, just like a trickle.

But little by little, it flowed into his body, his limbs, and his blood, bringing him back to life bit by bit.

"Okay, little girl, I believe you."

"If the future you described can come true, and we meet again in the future, I will definitely remember your kindness."

The stall owner finally took the diamond necklace back, said goodbye to Xu Jinning and his sister, and left dragging his lame leg.

On the way back, Xu Jinning learned the origin of the stall owner from Xu Xiangbei.

The stall owner is in his thirties. His surname is said to be Xiao, but no one knows his full name.

Because he had a lame leg, everyone called him Xiao the Lame.

As for Xiao Quezi, other people in the yard don't like to get close to him, let alone be friends with him, just because of his identity.

"It is said that his ancestors were royal nobles, but they gradually declined in the later period."

"It was also because of this identity that their family had a hard time fifteen years ago."

"It is said that in the accident fifteen years ago, his grandparents, father, and even his wife and two children all died."

"Of course, I lost my good home. I was kicked out and ended up living on the streets."

"His leg was also broken in that incident. He had no money for treatment and no one was willing to treat him, so he became lame."

"The only people left behind after the accident were his paralyzed mother and his infant daughter."

"Probably for the sake of his old mother and little daughter, he tried hard to survive and take care of them until now."

"Those gold and jewellery must have been hidden somewhere else by him before, because the ones that were originally in his own home had long been taken away, and the whole house was emptied out."

"I don't know if it's because of that incident, but his temperament is a little strange. Although he has a stall here and sells jewelry that is not very valuable nowadays, he doesn't sell to everyone. It depends on fate and rapport."