After Wang Dong left, the back house was returned to him. It faced the Bian River and one could enjoy the scenery on the river by opening the back window.
It is also more convenient to practice martial arts. After a simple cleanup of the back garden, it is much more spacious than the front yard.
Before going to bed, Zhang Shixun found the travel bag containing the treasures under the bed and carefully examined the remaining "treasures".
There are still a lot of things, enough for Wang Dong to raise construction funds.
I have to admire Wang Dong. This guy actually had the foresight to bring these worthless street goods instead of gold and silver. He really turned decay into magic.
With these "treasures" as material foundation, the two of them were able to have smooth sailing and successfully exchange this house from Gao Yanei.
Today I exchanged another manor from Prince Yun.
With the land, we can build a small workshop to produce explosives.
Without chemical raw materials, Zhang Shixun did not expect to produce the high-efficiency explosives of later generations, but he could only produce black powder.
Time is really running out. The fifth year of Xuanhe is about to pass, and the invasion of the Jin army is getting closer and closer.
Raising money is the top priority. Tomorrow Prince Yun will come to see the treasures, and we must sell one or two treasures.
Thinking about all sorts of things, Zhang Shixun fell asleep.
The next day, the rooster crowed three times and Zhang Shixun got up to do morning exercises, a few rounds of boxing, and a hundred or so push-ups before he began to wash up.
When the sun was high in the sky, Gao Yanei and He Ji arrived, followed by two servants carrying food boxes in their hands.
"We are here to bring food to brother." Gao Yanei said with a smile.
"I'm afraid he's talking about the treasure I have here." Zhang Shixun looked at them with a smile.
"A good friend is one who sees through things without saying them out loud. You are such a boring person." Gao Yanei stepped into the courtyard.
He Ji said, "To be honest, Brother Zhang, you said yesterday in Prince Yun's Mansion that you wanted to sell a few treasures. I was a little tempted, and I was thinking about it all night last night."
"Not really. They're just some common things. There's no need to be like this." Zhang Shixun opened the food box and saw that it contained meat buns. He picked up one and started eating.
He Ji was a little impatient: "Brother Zhang, I wonder what treasure you are going to sell? Can you let me take a look at it first?"
Zhang Shixun said, "Why not? I'll show it to you after I finish eating the buns."
Gao Yanei asked, "Brother, I have two hundred thousand strings of cash. What treasure can I buy from you?"
"You can't buy anything with the 200,000 strings of cash. You can only touch it." Zhang Shixun said half-truthfully.
"Brother, this is two hundred thousand strings of cash. Do you know how many pounds of pork it can buy?"
"This is not pork, but a rare treasure. Every piece is unique in the world."
Zhang Shixun finished his bun in a few bites, stood up and said to the two of them, "Wait here, I'll go get the treasure."
He returned to the second floor, pulled out a travel bag from under the bed, and took out a pendant made of luminous stone, a small glass mirror, and two colorful glass balls.
I picked it out last night.
He took them back to the front yard living room, where Gao Yanei and the other man were waiting eagerly. When he saw Zhang Shixun come in, Gao Yanei jumped up and asked anxiously, "Brother, what treasures do you have? Let me see them quickly."
Zhang Shixun carefully took out the glass ball from his arms and opened his palm for him to see.
"What is this?" Gao Yanei looked down at the two glass balls. "It's transparent, looks like colored glaze, and there are flowers inside."
He Ji also came over to take a look and murmured, "This is the first time I've seen such pure glass. I've never even heard of glass with flowers on it."
Zhang Shixun gave one to each person and said, "Take it and enjoy it."
The two were overjoyed and took it in their hands to look at it carefully.
Zhang Shixun sat there with his legs crossed, watching the two country bumpkins intoxicated, without disturbing them.
Gao Yanei finally raised his head and asked Zhang Shixun, "Brother, how much does this glass ball cost?"
Zhang Shixun said, "I won't sell any of them. If you want to buy one, buy them all together."
"How much is a pair? I'll buy it." He Ji said before Gao Yanei.
Gao Yanei was unhappy and said, "He Dalang, I was bargaining with Brother Zhang, and you interrupted me. That's too overbearing. No, these glass beads are mine."
He Ji refused to give in: "It's mine."
"It's mine!" Gao Yanei started glaring.
Zhang Shixun hurriedly tried to persuade them, "Alright! Alright! We're all good friends. There's no need to get so worked up over these little things."
"I want them." Gao Yanei held the glass ball tightly in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the glass ball in He Ji's hand.
"Gao Yanei, your family has already taken two treasures from Brother Zhang. How about you stop fighting with me over these two small things?" He Ji said in a negotiating tone.
"This..." Gao Yanei looked at the glass ball in his hand, feeling a little reluctant.
Zhang Shixun said, "Gentlemen, these glass balls are neither worth eating nor drinking. There's no need to spend money on them. We're all brothers, so I sincerely advise you not to buy them."
He Ji seemed not to hear and asked stubbornly, "How much is this pair of glass balls?"
Seeing that he wouldn't listen, Zhang Shixun sighed and said, "I was going to sell it for 200,000 strings of cash. Since Brother He wants it, I'll give it a discount, 150,000 strings of cash."
"Okay! 150,000 strings of cash. This pair of glass balls is mine. I'll send someone back to get the money." He Ji said, snatching the other glass ball from Gao Yanei's hand and walked out excitedly.
"We want silver, not copper coins." Zhang Shixun said behind him.
"No problem." He Ji said without turning his head.
"Brother, what about me?" Gao Yanei looked at Zhang Shixun eagerly.
"What?" Zhang Shixun pretended to be confused.
"He Ji has bought the treasure, but what about me? You can't let me make this trip in vain, right?"
Zhang Shixun took out the small mirror and said, "Originally, I was going to give this mirror to Madam Ding. Seeing your pitiful appearance, I couldn't bear it, so I had to inconvenience Madam Ding for once."
Gao Yanei happily took the mirror and said, "This is a good brother... Oh my! Is that me in the mirror?"
"No, it's a pig." Zhang Shixun was both angry and amused.
"Oh my god, this mirror is so clear, I can even see my eyebrows and beard clearly, wow!" Gao Yanei admired himself in the mirror without blinking, "This is the first time in my life that I can see myself so clearly."
"Yanei, this mirror is very expensive, you'd better not set your sights on it." Zhang Shixun said, crossing his legs.
"How much?" Gao Yanei looked at him warily and asked, "Could it be that my brother saw that I wanted it and took the opportunity to blackmail me?"
Zhang Shixun said, "Three hundred thousand strings of cash is the fixed price. Take it or leave it."
Gao Yanei, upon hearing this, slipped the mirror into his arms and walked out: "I'll send someone back to get the money. Only silver, no copper coins."
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