Chapter 136 137. Gift
"But this person has gone far away. What should we do?" The waiter was scratching his head anxiously.
"Do you know which family he belongs to?"
"He looks unfamiliar. He should not be one of the customers we know." The waiter tried hard to recall, but to no avail.
"Look at you," the shopkeeper pointed at his head angrily, "that was ordered by the prefect's daughter. If we can't deliver the goods, our store will be in trouble in the future."
The waiter also knew he was scared, "Then let's quickly ask the chef to make a new set."
“You make it sound so easy. Just based on the jade on it, it’s hard to find something exactly the same.
Don't do anything now, go out and find someone to try to get that customer to return the jewelry." The shopkeeper took a deep breath. If this guy wasn't his relative, he would have wanted to push him out to confess his guilt.
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Gu Wenheng, who had no idea of all this, returned to the inn humming a song. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Deng Yuanhang and Zhou Ping already waiting in the lobby.
"Look at how happy he is. What good thing did he get?" Deng Yuanhang stared at the wooden box in his arms.
Gu Wenheng said frankly, "It's a rare opportunity for me to come out and show my wife a set of jewelry. Do you have anything else to buy?"
Deng Yuanhang shook his head and turned to ask Zhou Ping, "What about you?"
Zhou Ping held his stomach and said, "At least let me have some breakfast. Otherwise, I will be starving after such a long journey back."
Gu Wenheng, "We can eat on the way. The last time we went back, the wontons made by the food stall on the way were pretty good."
Deng Yuanhang also thought of it, "Wen Heng is right, that old man is really good at making wontons, and it's not far from here, just right to satisfy my craving."
Zhou Ping did not go back to Fu County with them last time. After hearing what they said, he seemed to have some impression of it. After all, there were only a few sheds on this official road, but they were in a hurry last time and missed them.
Since they had already discussed it, the few people didn't waste any time and asked the waiter to call a carriage and they drove off in a hurry.
As for the waiter at the jewelry store, he walked around the city all day but couldn't find any customers early in the morning.
In the end, the shopkeeper had to beg for help from everyone and finally made a similar set and handed in the task, which was considered to be a settlement.
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"Did you really win the bet?" Jin Qianqian saw the box and banknotes on the table, "Senior, is there anything else you don't know?"
Gu Wenheng, "This is really just luck. In fact, I only have a vague understanding of those stones. The fact that I won the bet shows that this batch of stones is good, unlike the many fake ones in the world today."
He pushed the box towards her, "See if you like it?"
Jin Qianqian had forgotten how it felt to receive a gift. Her heartbeat was very irregular. "What's in this?"
Gu Wenheng motioned for her to open it, "I don't know if you like it or not. When there's a chance in the future, I'll design a set for you personally."
After all, spending money to buy this thing cannot show his sincerity. Time is limited this time, so he can only make do with it for now.
Jin Qianqian carefully opened the box and her eyes sparkled when she saw the set of antique jewelry.
She carefully picked up the hairpin inside, and as her fingers trembled, the green jade on the tassels danced in the air as if alive.
"Do you like it?"
Jin Qianqian put the hairpin in his hand and said, "I want to try it."
Gu Wenheng carefully pinned it on her hair, and the emerald tassel made Jin Qianqian's face look even whiter.
"Does it look good?" Jin Qianqian hugged his waist, her tone full of cuteness.
Gu Wenheng's eyes were full of her, "It looks good. My girl looks good even without wearing it."
Jin Qianqian carefully stroked the hairpin on her head, "But this thing is too valuable and not suitable to be taken out."
As he said this, he wanted to take off his buyao, hoping that it would not be damaged because of his carelessness.
Gu Wenheng held her hand and said, "You buy it to wear. If it gets broken, we can buy a new one later.
If I buy this and keep it in the bottom of the box, it will lose its meaning. "
Jin Qianqian rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's totally inappropriate for me to be standing there doing business while wearing jewelry that's more expensive than a storefront.
I'd better put it aside for now, and I'll take it out and show it off when there's an important occasion in the future."
Gu Wenheng couldn't persuade her, and he knew that what she said made sense. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful and thought he should buy some more jewelry for daily use.
Jin Qianqian reached out her hand, picked up the banknote on the table, and flipped through it to see if it was worth it. "There are actually four hundred taels. This is really a huge profit."
Gu Wenheng took the opportunity to move over and steal a kiss. "No other way, I have to keep a low profile. In fact, I have my eyes on a few better stones, but I'm afraid of attracting other people's attention, so this is the only way I can make a profit."
Next, Gu Wenheng talked about the merchants hiding in the dark and the officials in the city.
Jin Qianqian, "That's right, after all, you just registered in the city, maybe someone has recognized you.
But what should we do with this money? Can we use it?"
Gu Wenheng, "What do you think?"
Jin Qianqian, "Why don't we buy a small farm? It doesn't have to be very big. We can fence it off and plant what we want."
Gu Wenheng also knew that Jin Qianqian had a variety of seeds. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Just take some of the more scarce vegetable seeds first, and the others can be taken later."
Jin Qianqian, "That's going to be hard work for you. I don't know if there is a small farm nearby."
As for socializing, Jin Qianqian had to admit that Gu Wenheng had already built up a lot of connections in this county in such a short period of time.
And she was in front of the shop every day, and the people she knew were just some old women. They were well-informed about gossip, but they couldn't get away with such a large-scale transaction.
"Madam boss, someone is looking for you in the store." The two were being affectionate when they were awakened by Mrs. Xiang. They then realized that they were still in the backyard of the store.
Now, as long as Gu Wenheng is not at home, Jin Qianqian will move to the store to keep Xiang Saozi company.
Originally, Mrs. Xiang went home every day, and now in order to keep her company, there is a small guest room here.
"Who would come to look for me at this time?" Jin Qianqian straightened her clothes and stuffed the banknotes she had just taken out back into Gu Wenheng's arms, "Keep these."
"Don't you have to hand it in?" Gu Wenheng asked with a smile, and then changed his expression to a funny one, "Just give me a little pocket money."
Jin Qianqian walked to the door and turned back to ask, "Are you sure?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head honestly, "Forget it, anyway, you know how much money I have, but I have nowhere to spend it."
Jin Qianqian snorted, then walked out with her head held high.
Gu Wenheng was worried that she would fall if she didn't look at the road, so he hurriedly stuffed the banknotes into his arms and followed her out.
"Sister Xiang, who is looking for me?" When the door curtain was lifted, the voice came before Jin Qianqian arrived.
(End of this chapter)
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