Chapter 96 She actually believed that they were fishermen!

The saleswoman saw that the two men did not look like fishermen. She guessed that they must be the children of impoverished landlords or that their families had encountered difficulties and fell into poverty and were in urgent need of money, so they took out the pearls saved by their ancestors to sell.

I have seen too many things like this in the past few years.

Since they needed the money urgently, she was sure they would sell it.

Afraid that Jiang Xia would think it was cheap, she pointed to the pearl jewelry on the counter and said, "Look at the pearl necklaces we have here. The expensive ones are dozens of yuan each. The most expensive two are more than 100 yuan each and more than 200 yuan each. The others are mostly 20 or 30 yuan each. Look, I'm not kidding you! Isn't 6 yuan a pearl very expensive?"

Jiang Xia took the pearl back from her hand and took Zhou Chenglei away: "I won't sell it anymore. Six yuan each. I'll take it back and grind it into powder to eat and use for skin care!"

Can the pearls in the window compare to the one in her hand? They are all cultured pearls.

As if she was blind? Salesperson: “…”

Jiang Xia also knows that the price range of pearls is very large, there are very cheap ones, and one needs to look at its glossiness, shape, whether there are any flaws, as well as its size and color and whether it is rare.

In short, the more perfect the natural pearl, the more immeasurable its price. Top-quality pearls are extremely rare and are sold at a fixed price.

The pearl she took out was of top quality, although gold was not a rare color.

As the saying goes, "70% pearl, 80% treasure", this is a natural seawater pearl, with a round shape, good color, no flaws, close to perfection, and can be considered a top-quality pearl.

Six yuan?

She is kidding me. She has never seen the world of this era!

No matter how valuable money is in this era, she thinks it is worth more than six yuan.

If this pearl is really only worth six yuan, then she will keep it and sell it in a few years when the economy is better and everyone has more money.

Seeing that Jiang Xia was really leaving, the salesperson stopped selling and said hurriedly, "Six dollars and fifty cents, no higher."

"Let's go!" Jiang Xia took Zhou Chenglei's hand and left.

The salesperson then said, "How many pearls do you have? If you have more than one, the price can be higher. Let's talk about it. Don't leave yet."

Jiang Xia ignored her and pulled Zhou Chenglei away without looking back.

The saleswoman was reluctant to miss such a fine pearl. After all, it was rare to find a top-quality pearl with so few flaws. She quickly ran out to stop them and said, "Don't leave yet! Let me take a closer look. The price is negotiable. If there are really no flaws, seven yuan is fine."

At this time, a well-dressed man came out. Seeing the salesperson in the store stopping the customer, he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Xia turned around.

Zhou Chenglei also looked back and said hello: "Second brother."

The manager of the jewelry store was surprised when he saw Zhou Chenglei: "Captain Zhou? Why are you here?"

Team leader?

The salesperson looked at Zhou Chenglei with surprise. Such a young team leader?

They just said they were fishermen! If he hadn't said they were fishermen, would she have thought they were from a poor family and offered such a low price? Zhou Chenglei: "I'm here to sell pearls."

Zhou Chenglei then said to Jiang Xia, "This is Zhang Rong, the manager of the jewelry store. He is my comrade's second brother. You can call him second brother."

That must be a close comrade, Jiang Xia thought, and then greeted him with a smile: "Second brother."

A slight smile, just right.

Zhou Chenglei added: "My love is Jiang Xia."

Jiang Xia couldn't help but look at him. He had a nice voice, and the three words "my love" sounded quite nice when he said them.

Zhang Rong glanced at Jiang Xia, and there was amazement in his eyes, but of course it was just pure amazement.

It was the first time he met Jiang Xia, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know who Jiang Xia was.

He still knew whose daughter Zhou Chenglei married.

He smiled and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, please say hello to Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang for me."

The salesperson felt even more uneasy.

Her attitude towards Jiang Xia just now was not very good.

She knew a little about the manager's background. How could he become a jewelry store manager without any background? It was said that the manager's hometown was in Beijing. His grandfather, father, and an older brother and younger brother were all in the military. He also had a younger sister who was studying at Beijing University. It was also rumored that his grandfather and father had very high status.

But one can imagine the background of the person who even he greeted.

She said that she felt at first sight that this couple was extraordinary.

She actually believed that they were fishermen!

The salesperson was nervous.

Zhang Rong smiled again and said, "I haven't congratulated you two on your wedding yet. I wish you a happy marriage. Come, sit in my office. Aren't you going to sell pearls? Come in and chat. Sister-in-law, please!"

Zhang Rong politely made a gesture of invitation.

Because Zhang Rong's younger brother Zhang Rui was a soldier under Zhou Chenglei, he admired Zhou Chenglei very much.

He went to the battlefield when he was a teenager. He shot down two enemy planes the first time he fired a cannon, making great contributions. He has made many military achievements over the years.

He was unanimously regarded as the most promising soldier! It was a pity that he injured his ears during a mission and became a fisherman when he returned.

What a pity!

Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia had no idea what the other was thinking and followed him into the office.

Zhang Rong makes tea himself.

"The Mingqian Longjing tea I bought this time is very good. Captain Zhou and your sister-in-law, please try it."

Zhou Chenglei: "I have already retired from the army, second brother, just call me by my name."

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Zhang Rong said sincerely: "Even if you retire, you will always be the most powerful commander in our hearts. Zhang Rui wanted to cry when he called me."

Zhou Chenglei: "It would be bad if people misunderstood what they heard."

Zhang Rong knew Zhou Chenglei and who he was. Thinking of the reaction of the salesperson in his store, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

He looked at Jiang Xia: "Didn't my sister-in-law say there were pearls? Let me see."

Jiang Xia took out the small bag of pearls wrapped in a handkerchief from her cross-body bag.

She borrowed this cross-body bag from Zhou Zhou.

Zhang Rong looked at the bag of pearls and raised his eyebrows. There were so many of them? Seeing his confusion, Zhou Chenglei explained, "We fished them out from the bottom of the sea for a long time."

"This thing is not easy to get, you are really good."

The pressure at the bottom of the sea is high, and most people can't hold their breath for long. He is worthy of being the most versatile and promising soldier in history who has served in the navy, army and air force! Zhou Chenglei knew that he had misunderstood. He had heard too many compliments like these, so he said nothing.

Zhang Rong poured the bag of pearls onto a tray covered with flannel. As soon as the pearls came out, he couldn't help but praise them: "They all look very good, with very few flaws."

Jiang Xia took out the twin pearls again: "These were opened from the same pearl."

Zhang Rong put on gloves, took it and looked at it, then carefully examined each pearl, picked out the five best ones and the twins, then pointed to the remaining pile and said:

"I'll give you three hundred dollars for this pile."

Jiang Xia was a little surprised. This pile is worth three hundred?

Zhou Chenglei frowned: “Second brother, you don’t have to buy it at a loss.”

Zhang Rong calculated the price based on the money he could make from selling these pearls as jewelry, and he didn't make a penny.

Of course, you can't make money just from pearls. To make jewelry, you need to add some other things, such as gold, silver, etc., and you can also make money from the labor fee, just a little less.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely not a loss. I can't make money from you. What kind of person would I be if I did? If my father, eldest brother and Zhang Rui knew about it, I probably wouldn't even be able to enter the house. Besides, the pearls you sent are very good. I can also use them to do favors. In the end, I still make a profit."

Zhang Rong pointed at the pearls he had picked out and said, "These pearls are top-quality. I will take them to Hong Kong to find someone to buy them for no less than 100 yuan each. I will give you 100 yuan each first, and after you sell them, I will give you the remaining balance. How do you think?"

This is clearly helping them sell, but it won’t make any money.

Zhou Chenglei trusted him: "Thank you for your help."

No one knows better than Zhang Rong how to sell a good pearl for the highest price.

Zhang Rong waved his hand: "Just tell me this! If you have good pearls in the future, please send them to me and I will help you sell them. I will never let you suffer a loss."

Flawless, top-quality natural seawater pearls are relatively rare, so there is no fixed price. It depends on whether you can find a suitable buyer and try to sell them at a slightly higher price.

Jiang Xia took out the shells of the orangutan sea chrysanthemum clam and the crown conch from the basket, and placed the other two pearls in front of their respective shells.

The oval-shaped pearl king was not brought out today. Jiang Xia thought that there were not many rich people in this era and the pearl could not be sold at its value.

"Brother Zhang, take a look at these two."

(End of this chapter)