Chapter 609 Bargaining
Fubao took a reluctant look inside the store before nodding.
"That's fine, but there's nothing good on this floor of yours, and it's not worthy of my brother's status. Don't think of using these junks to fool my brother, because my eyes are very sharp."
The shopkeeper was really impressed by this little girl. Not only was she good at talking, but she also had a sharp eye. Although the things on this floor were not as good as the collections on the second and third floors, it would not be embarrassing to put them at home. However, this girl had high standards. These things could be placed at home. The ones upstairs were more suitable for collection.
"I dare not, I dare not. Even if I had ten times the courage, I would not dare to fool the general. The things on the first floor are definitely not worthy of the general's noble status. Please follow me to the second floor to have a look."
Wan Quan's heart was filled with joy, but his face remained cold, so outsiders could not tell what he was feeling at the moment.
Only he himself knew how happy it was when his sister confronted the shopkeeper just now. She was simply his substitute for words. He really wanted to take Fubao with him, to the military camp, to quarrel with those old guys on his behalf. It would definitely feel great.
Several people followed the shopkeeper up to the second floor.
The layout of the second floor is completely different from that of the first floor. It is composed of rooms, not a hall, and the items in each room are classified by category.
Some are specifically vases, some are large screens, some are calligraphy and paintings, and some are rare books.
Wan Quan carried Fubao into a room. The room was filled with all kinds of vases, which dazzled Fubao. Moreover, these things were much higher grade than those on the first floor below.
Although Fubao can't name these things, she can look at them, which doesn't prevent her from picking out the good ones.
Fubao waved his little hand and said, "This, this, and this, that, those, and those over there, pack them all up for me."
The shopkeeper was shocked. Is he here to buy something or to purchase goods?
He was afraid that Fubao couldn't make the decision, so he had to look to Wanquan.
"General Wan, this..."
"Listen to my sister and bring them all here."
The shopkeeper was so happy that he was beaming with joy. He had just gotten a big deal and could finally report back to his boss.
He immediately took carefully all the things that Fubao had just pointed at and placed them on the table in the middle.
"Look, miss, are these the ones?"
"Uncle, although you are a little old, your memory is quite good. Not a single thing is wrong."
Fubao doesn't give any face to people he doesn't like very much, so there's no need for him to say nice things to others.
The shopkeeper secretly touched his face and thought, “Not that old, right?”
But now that she was the sponsor, he could only smile and nod, and thank her, "Thank you for the compliment, Miss."
Fubao burst out laughing. These people were really ridiculous. However, she did not say anything to embarrass the shopkeeper. Her master once said that one should be more considerate when speaking and forgive others when possible.
"Boss, can you calculate how much these are worth in total?"
Wanquan spoke in a deep voice and moved Fubao onto his knees.
The shopkeeper carried a golden abacus with him. Upon hearing this, he immediately took out the abacus with a smile and started fiddling with it.
"General Wan, the original price of these is 100,000 taels of silver, but I just gave you a 50% discount, so you only need to pay 50,000 taels."
"Boss, I just praised you for your good memory, how come you forgot so quickly? Didn't you just say downstairs that you wanted to give one to my brother? I want that one."
Fubao pointed at a double plum blossom vase with her pink little hand and said to the shopkeeper with a grin.
The shopkeeper took one look at the vase that Fubao was pointing at, his expression changed immediately and he couldn't smile at all.
"Miss, this is the most expensive one here. How about you pick another one? I'll give it to you no matter which one you pick."
Fubao's big eyes flashed with a cunning light, and she reluctantly responded: "Okay, I'll take a look."
The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief. It was a very cold day and his back was already soaked. If he delivered this item, he could leave on his own without being fired by his boss.
Moreover, the shopkeeper still had a lucky mentality. He thought that Fubao must have been a blind cat that had caught a dead mouse, and he just got lucky to point out the most valuable item just now. This time, he didn't believe that the little girl could point out the second most valuable item in their room.
It's not that the shopkeeper looked down on Fubao, it's just that Fubao was too young. How could such a young child know so many antiques? Wouldn't that make him a child prodigy?
Fubao's eyes were slowly moving among the antiques on the table, and he seemed to be having a hard time making a decision.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but smile with relief, he had made the right bet, this girl was just lucky.
In fact, Fubao was struggling over which one to choose between two antiques of similar value.
In the end, she really didn't know how to choose, so she gave the choice to Wanquan.
"Big brother, which of the two do you like? Ask the shopkeeper to give us the one you like."
When the shopkeeper saw the two vases that Fubao was pointing at, his eyes almost fell to the ground.
Impossible, how is that possible!
At this point he had to admit that the one in front of him was a child prodigy, otherwise why would he choose the best in their store?
Fubao selected a total of ten items this time. The most expensive one was the plum blossom double vase, which was worth eight thousand taels. The next most expensive one was the two phoenix-tail vases and the hexagonal vase, which were worth six thousand taels.
Wan Quan secretly observed the shopkeeper's expression and saw that he kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, so he knew that the two items Fubao chose this time were not cheap.
"Then let's go with the blue one." Wan Quan pointed at a phoenix-tail vase at random.
Fubao nodded immediately.
"Uncle Shopkeeper, did you hear me? My elder brother said he wanted the Phoenix Tail Zun."
Fubao specifically emphasized that it was Wanquan who said that, not her, for fear that the shopkeeper would find an excuse to refuse and not want to send it.
"Well, I heard you. Since it's the general who asked, let's take this one. This one is six thousand taels, which leaves us with forty-four thousand taels."
Fu Bao immediately shook his head. "Pfft, ptff, ptff, what's with the 44? Doesn't the shopkeeper think it's unlucky to do business? Just 41,800 taels. It sounds good and auspicious. 418, I swear to be rich."
The shopkeeper was almost crying. Where did this little girl come from? Just by talking, she took away another 2,200 taels. He only earned 5,000 taels in total from this order. Now he had to take away another 2,200 taels. He had no chance of working anymore.
"Miss, this... this won't do. Even two fours are fine. Miss, please stop bargaining with me. I've already made a bargain. I'm still thinking about how to explain to my boss. If you bargain like this, I won't have to work here anymore. Can you please leave me a job?"
Wan Laoer was stunned as he watched his daughter bargain down to two thousand taels right away. Especially when the boss said that this pile would cost one hundred thousand taels, Wan Laoer's eyes widened. He tightly grasped his purse, which only had more than ten thousand taels of silver notes. He felt that they should take Fubao away quickly because they couldn't afford it.
But he didn't expect that the price dropped directly from 100,000 taels to 41,800 taels. He admired Fubao's eloquence, but he didn't expect that his daughter had this talent.
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