Chapter 65 Pawning the Jade Bracelet
"It's just the beginning of winter, and there are still a few months left. Congratulations in advance." Yun Wansheng said with a sincere smile.
"Yun Wansheng, she will come back here to marry me after the new year. I will make arrangements for you then." Mu Xingci said seriously.
"I believe you on this point. Isn't the military camp busy today?" Yun Wansheng asked, changing the subject.
"I'm done with this for now. I'll set the crossbow to one mile for now. I'll find a way to increase its range later."
"I hope you succeed."
"Thank you!" Mu Xingci smiled and continued, "I have nothing to do. How about I draw a portrait for you?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Wansheng immediately became interested: "Great! This is a great opportunity for me to see how good the Marquis's painting skills are."
"I hope you won't be disappointed then." Mu Xingci said with a smile, and walked to the desk to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Yun Wansheng was also busy, grinding ink for him to make it easier for him to paint.
"Please move a stool and sit opposite me. I will draw you."
Yun Wansheng responded and obediently moved a stool to sit across from the table: "Is it okay to sit casually like this?"
For some reason, she usually sat very casually and naturally, but when she was asked to draw herself, she felt awkward no matter how she sat.
Mu Xingci looked at the woman opposite him who didn't know how to pose. Her silly and cute expression made him laugh so much that a doting look unconsciously appeared in his eyes.
He stood up and walked to the woman, saying gently, "It's better to sit like this." Then he asked her to sit up straight, put one hand on the table to support her chin, and lean her body slightly to the side.
After he had finished fiddling with her, he returned to his seat, picked up the pen, and looked at her: "Don't move around. If the drawing is ugly, don't blame me."
"I know, just draw faster." Yun Wansheng felt uncomfortable and urged her to draw before she even started.
Mu Xingci smiled, stopped talking, and started painting seriously.
The man looked up at the woman from time to time, as if he wanted to paint every part of her.
Seeing how serious and rigorous he was, Yun Wansheng didn't dare to move, so she could only endure the pain in her waist and wait.
This painting took him half an hour, and Mu Xingci finally put down his brush: "It's done!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Wansheng immediately relaxed her body: "If you don't stop, my waist will break." She stretched her waist and walked around the table to the man.
When she saw the portrait on the paper, she couldn't help but be surprised. She didn't expect that this man could really draw a portrait, and it was so vivid, exactly like herself.
"My Lord, your painting is so beautiful. I didn't expect that a military commander like you could also paint."
Mu Xingci looked at the admiration and praise in the woman's eyes, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise: "It's just a painting, it's not difficult."
"Look at you, you're being modest when someone praises you." Yun Wansheng was admiring the painting in her hand. Upon hearing this, she raised her eyes and rolled her eyes at him.
"Isn't it good to be a little humble?" Mu Xingci hugged her from behind and said with a smile.
"It's okay outside, but why be so polite at home?" Yun Wansheng said casually.
"Indeed! Later, I will have your portrait framed and hung indoors."
"Okay! I'll draw one for you too!" Yun Wansheng became interested.
"You can also draw?" Mu Xingci was surprised.
"Of course my drawing is not as good as yours, but it's okay to just draw a little." As she said that, Yun Wansheng asked the man to let go of her, and then let Mu Xingci sit in the position she had just been in.
Mu Xingci just sat there with his legs crossed, his strong and handsome features with a gentle smile, and the blue tight-fitting robe on his body made him look very noble.
At this moment, Yun Wansheng's face was extremely serious, as if she was really painting a famous painting.
She drew very quickly, finishing in the time it took to drink two cups of tea. "My Lord, come and take a look."
Mu Xingci didn't expect her to paint so fast, and walked up to her prepared to be teased. But when he saw the figure on the drawing paper clearly, he couldn't help but stare.
The portrait of the person above was not the style he knew how to paint. The person looked small and cute, but it was not difficult to see that the cute little person was somewhat similar to himself.
"Yun Wansheng, what kind of painting method is this? Why have I never seen it before?" Mu Xingci looked curious.
"This is something I created when I was bored. I call it a kouhua." He didn't understand what QQ Animation said, so Yun Wansheng made up a name for it.
"Painting? You are really a genius." Mu Xingci wanted to question her words, but he had never seen such a style of painting before, which made him believe it to some extent.
For several days, no one knew what Mu Xingci was busy with and he hadn't come to the villa for three days.
That afternoon, Yun Wansheng left the house alone without saying a word to her maid.
Walking all the way to the market, I looked at both sides of the street from time to time. When I saw a pawnshop in front of me, a smile appeared in my eyes.
He walked a few steps into the pawnshop and saw that there were not many customers in the shop, but they still had to queue up. Yun Wansheng was the fourth in line.
Seeing the pawnshop owner exploiting the common people who came to pawn their belongings, Yun Wansheng became worried about the items she was going to pawn.
Soon it was her turn: "Boss, how much silver do you think this jade bracelet of mine can be worth?"
The pawnshop owner casually took the emerald green jade bracelet from the counter, thinking it was an ordinary item. But at a glance, greed flashed in his eyes: "Girl, do you want to pawn this jade bracelet?" When you listen carefully, you can't hide the excitement in his tone.
"Of course, otherwise why would I come here? Give me a price first, and if it's suitable, I'll take it."
Although Yun Wansheng could see that the jade bracelet was a good one, she couldn't tell how good it was, so she didn't know its value.
The pawnshop owner looked through the item carefully for a moment with a cautious look on his face. "Miss, are you pawning it dead or alive?"
"Damn it!"
"If you pawn it, your bracelet won't be worth much silver. Although it's made of jade, and the quality looks decent, a closer look reveals some cotton-wool flaws inside. Since you're a young girl, I won't lie to you. How about giving you one hundred and eighty taels of silver?"
The pawnshop owner looked like he was giving away a lot of money. Seeing that the woman was dressed simply and did not look like a wealthy person, he deliberately devalued the jade bracelet.
Yun Wansheng sneered when she heard this: "Boss, don't try to steal the jade bracelet from me just because I'm a woman.
Since I can pawn it, I naturally know its value. I'll give you two thousand taels. If you like it, you can take it. If not, I'll look at other pawnshops."
When the pawnshop owner heard this, he knew that she had no idea what kind of treasure this jade bracelet was. She didn't even know it was a precious emerald.
"I'm sorry, young lady. I was mistaken just now. I took a closer look and found that this bracelet is indeed made of top-quality jadeite. However, no matter how good a jade bracelet is, its value will depreciate after it passes through other people's hands. The two thousand taels you asked for is absolutely not enough.
So, I won't lie to you. How about 1,500 taels? This price is already the highest."
If he could spend more than a thousand taels to buy this emerald, he could make a fortune. In their line of work, there are few who are not cunning. If there is anything to blame, it is this woman who knows nothing.
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