Chapter 158 159. Mr. Tang
As the servant boy stamped his feet in anxiety, an old man with a white beard came over with his men.
"Cai Gui, what good thing is it that made you rush me over here?" As soon as the old man entered the room, his eyes were fixed on the box on the counter.
After looking for a long time, he looked at the stranger in the store and said, "I am the owner of this pawnshop. My surname is Tang. Others call me Old Tang. I wonder what this gentleman's name is?"
"So troublesome? Do you have to ask these questions for a thing?" The young master muttered, still unwillingly, "My last name is Jia, I just don't know if you will accept this thing? The shopkeeper said that he couldn't make the decision, now the one who makes the decision is here, give me an explanation!
If it doesn't work, I'll just go find another one. Isn't that delaying my work?"
The shopkeeper exchanged glances with Mr. Tang, then quietly stepped back, leaving the home court to Mr. Tang.
"What's the point of this?"
The young master looked impatient, but he still answered, "Didn't I tell you? It's called Liulizhan. I don't know the exact name, but as far as I know, there hasn't been another one yet. It's one-of-a-kind."
Mr. Tang picked it up carefully and took a look at it. Looking at the colorful light refracted by the light, he couldn't help but pursed his lips, trying not to make a fool of himself.
"I have never seen this thing before. If I accept it, it will be considered a precedent. But at this price, I wonder what you think?"
"This is the same question again. I want one million taels. Will you give it to me?"
Mr. Tang smiled and didn't care about his attitude. "I don't think anyone in the whole country can afford this price. Do you think I can offer this amount?"
Seeing the other party pointing a finger, Master Jia snorted, "I don't understand."
Mr. Tang, "."
Cai Gui: "..." Where did this idiot come from? He speaks so directly. Does his father know?
"This is my first time in a pawn shop, so isn't it normal that I don't understand?" Young Master Jia also felt that he had just spoken too bluntly, and immediately made up for himself, "Don't guess at me, just say what you want to say."
"Young man, you are quite straightforward," Mr. Tang carefully put the glass cup back in his hand, "I just mentioned 10,000 taels of silver."
Master Jia was stunned for a moment. "So cheap? My old man said that this is a priceless treasure.
In this case, I will go to other stores to ask. I don’t believe that the old man would even cheat me.”
As he was about to cover the box, he was stopped by Mr. Tang.
"Don't be in a hurry. This deal is negotiated. What price do you want? If it works out, we'll settle it. If not, then I won't get it either."
Young Master Jia looked back at the servant and said, "Then why don't we just quit? This ten thousand taels of silver won't stop us from getting hurt."
The servant nodded vigorously, "Yes, Master, let's return the things before the Master finds out.
If it doesn't work, just tell your family, they will always find a way."
"But this is a hole worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and my parents will definitely not be willing to help me.
If that doesn’t work, we can go to a few other stores and ask, there will always be someone who knows the goods.”
Although no one had said what the matter was in the past two years, Mr. Tang and Manager Cai immediately thought of gambling debts, and they knew in their hearts that if they didn't spend a lot of money to get this treasure now, they would probably miss it.
The two men hurriedly stopped Young Master Jia, asked him indirectly, empathized with him, and gave him advice. Finally, they appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, and finally they paid 30,000 taels of silver to keep the things.
After the payment and goods were exchanged, the master and servant were sent away. Tang Dongjia held the glass cup in his hands as if he had found a treasure. "Today I have met a fool. This time, Old Cai, you have made a great contribution. I will ask the butler to send you a reward later."
"Thank you, boss. This is what I should do."
"But you and I know this, so don't spread it for now."
Shopkeeper Cai said, "I understand all this. Don't worry, Boss. Nothing happened today. I just collected a few simple pieces of jewelry."
Mr. Tang patted him on the shoulder, then carefully closed the box and held it in his arms.
"Then I'll go back first. If you find other goodies, remember to have someone notify me." After saying that, he happily held his belly, called the security guards, and quickly left the pawnshop.
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Carefully avoiding pedestrians and seeing that no one was following them, Master Jia and his servant boy went around to a blind corner and the two disappeared in an instant.
"Oh, I'm dying of suffocation," Jin Qianqian laughed, holding her stomach. "You acted like a prodigal son just now, and you really acted like one. Look at my palms, they've turned red from pinching yourself."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and there were some obvious nail marks on it.
Gu Wenheng snorted, "Is it that funny? It was all your bad idea. Why did you have to put some pimples on my face when you could have pretended to be something else?"
As he spoke, he stroked his face, and soon, a acne mark appeared on the palm of his hand.
Jin Qianqian pointed at the corner of his mouth and said, "That's not entirely true. Look, this is real."
Gu Wenheng covered the only real acne and said, "The weather in the north and south is very different. It's normal for my body to have some abnormalities. And I'm not the only one with this problem. Some people in this team are not used to the climate and have rashes all over their bodies."
Jin Qianqian scratched her head, trying not to imagine that scene. "Now that we are rich, can we buy as much as we want?"
While they were on the road, they had already discussed that they would take advantage of this rare trip to sell as many things as possible.
"Including the things we exchanged at the previous stops, the total is almost 50,000 taels of silver," Gu Wenheng thought for a moment, "We should stop now and stop exchanging."
Jin Qianqian also understood this truth, "You think if we change our clothes several times, others won't be able to recognize us, right?"
Gu Wenheng looked at her childish attire, then pointed at his own face, which was already made up, and said, “Even if I recognized you, I would still be unsure looking at my appearance.
Hurry up and get that makeup remover out, my face is so uncomfortable, others are dressing up to look handsome, but you are making me look ugly."
Jin Qianqian smiled ingratiatingly, "This is not required by the plot. Look at how good your natural performance is. If this were really a movie, you would probably be given an award.
Senior, have you ever thought about entering the entertainment industry? You might become a shining star. "
Gu Wenheng scratched her nose lightly, "What do you think about all day? I think you've been too bored recently. Why don't you find some time to learn needlework from Master's Wife and the others?"
Jin Qianqian's eyes widened, "Are you sincere in what you said? Are you sure?"
Gu Wenheng thought of the shapeless purse he had received before and immediately shook his head.
(End of this chapter)
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