Chapter 29 Something is not right
"People are greedy, and there is no good end for being too greedy. I just got two hundred more coins in the house, but I didn't want them and had to go somewhere else to ask for the price. If I come back later, I'm afraid the shopkeeper will not be in a good mood."
The guy looked very disappointed and kept nagging, "Come back later, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Jiang Youcheng felt unsure after hearing these words, so he just reached out and tugged at Jiang Mixia's sleeve.
Jiang Mixia just said to the clerk, "Thank you for reminding me, brother. When buying something, you should always compare prices from three different stores. The same goes for selling something. If you really can't sell it at a high price, you will feel more at ease. It doesn't matter whether you have the two hundred dollars or not."
The guy curled his lips when he heard this.
He is clearly a peasant who would rather split a penny into two, and would want to walk around the village with his head held high if he had two hundred coins in his hand. But now he is saying that two hundred coins are nothing.
I'm not afraid of laughing my teeth off.
The clerk sneered, "Now that we've come to this point, I won't say any more. Just walk south along this street and you'll find Gao's Pawn Shop. Go ask for the price so you can give up the idea."
After saying that, he shook his sleeves and went back to the shop.
At the corner door of the backyard of Zhenbaozhai, a figure rushed out, hurriedly walked onto the street, blended into the crowd, and quickly disappeared.
Jiang Mixia and the other two did not see this scene. They just left the entrance of Zhenbaozhai and found a place with few people to discuss the matter of the pearl.
"I see that Shopkeeper Qian is so confident in what he said. I guess he has the confidence. These pearls may be worthless." Jiang Youcheng scratched the back of his head.
He also thought that if the pearls could be exchanged for money, he would renovate the house and buy land, so that his family would live a better life in the future. But now it seems that the most he can do is to renovate the house.
It was far different from what he had expected, and Jiang Youcheng looked a little dejected at the moment.
"Zhenbaozhai is a business, so they naturally have to bargain for the goods they buy, just like when we buy things, we have to choose a place with inferior goods, and say that the price is cheaper elsewhere. In fact, it may not be that the price is lower elsewhere, but it is just a casual remark."
Jiang Mixia said, "Let's go ask about the price first."
"That's right, at least I have a rough idea in my mind." Jiang Youcheng nodded.
The three of them went to Gaoji Pawnshop.
After some bargaining, the pawnshop offered a maximum price of two taels and five cents of silver.
"this……"
After leaving the pawnshop, Jiang Youcheng scratched his head again, "I guess the shopkeeper Qian really didn't cheat us. I guess this pearl is worth this much."
Jiang Mixia pursed her lips.
I always feel like something is not right.
The price given by the pawnshop was too close to what the shopkeeper Qian said.
"Then let's go to Zhenbaozhai to sell the pearls." Jiang Youcheng suggested.
Three taels of silver is also money.
This pearl was picked up for free, which is equivalent to picking up three taels of silver for free. In previous years, this would be the family's income for most of the year.
"Let's go take a look somewhere else." Jiang Mixia didn't want to go back to Zhenbaozhai.
The waiter's arrogant attitude and the coincidence in price made Jiang Mixia feel that something was not right there, and it seemed like the store was bullying its customers.
Moreover, they are all located not far from each other in the county town, and they are all shops with some business interlinked with each other. If the two sides join forces, they can buy at a low price, make some modifications, and sell at a high price, which is not impossible...
His daughter was cautious, and Jiang Youcheng was also a little unwilling to accept the price of the pearls. They thought it would be okay to look somewhere else, but they were not familiar with the county town, and did not know where there were jewelry shops, let alone which jewelry shop was reliable. They could only walk on the street and look around.
"Is this also a jewelry store?" Song Jingyun pointed to a shop not far ahead. "I saw the cloth hanging on it has the same pattern as the one we saw earlier."
Ordinary shops, in addition to the wooden sign above the door, usually hang a small wooden sign or soft sign with a picture painted on it, so that illiterate people can tell at a glance what the shop does.
Although Song Jingyun could not read, he could remember the patterns.
Jiang Mixia looked up and saw the words "Jin Yuge" written on the sign hanging above the shop.
However, this shop looked brand new, as if it was newly opened. It was not as luxuriously decorated as Zhenbaozhai, and there were not many people coming and going, so business seemed quite slow.
But since it's a jewelry store, I might as well give it a try.
Jiang Mixia nodded, "It should be. Let's go and take a look."
The three of them entered the Jinyu Pavilion one after another.
There weren't many people inside, only one or two picking things out.
The waiter saw someone coming and hurried over to greet him, "Sir, what would you like to see? Bracelets, hairpins, or necklaces, what are they for? Birthday gifts, dowries for children, or a child's 100th birthday?"
"Neither." Jiang Mixia explained her purpose. "I found a few pearls in the clams. I would like to ask your shopkeeper to give me a price."
Seeing that they were not buying things but selling things, the clerk smiled and said, "You three need to wait a moment. The shopkeeper is settling bills there. I will take you there when he is done."
"Thank you."
This guy had a kind attitude and Jiang Mixia had a good impression of him.
Not long after, the customer who had selected the items paid and left. The waiter took Jiang Mixia over and said, "This is our shopkeeper. His last name is Zhao."
"Shopkeeper, these people want to sell pearls."
"Selling pearls?" Shopkeeper Zhao laughed. "From river clams?"
"That's right." Jiang Mixia replied.
"Then you are really lucky. Pearls from wild clams are rare. Please take them out and let me take a look. I will give you an estimate of their price."
Shopkeeper Zhao came out from behind the counter and said, "This way, please."
Jiang Mixia and the other two followed Manager Zhao to a house in the backyard. After they sat down, they took out the pearls.
Shopkeeper Zhao took a handkerchief beside him and placed it under his hand. Then he picked up the three pearls one by one and looked at them carefully.
"This one is large, not round enough, has some flaws on the surface, and is a bit light. But in terms of quality, it's acceptable."
"This one is medium in size, oval, with slight flaws on the surface. In terms of quality, it is of medium quality."
"This one is small, perfectly round, with a smooth surface and few flaws. In terms of quality, it is of good quality, but it is too small, so there are limits on what can be made out of it."
Shopkeeper Zhao gave his comments one by one, then looked at Jiang Mixia and the other two, "What price do you want?"
Jiang Youcheng thought about it and tentatively stretched out five fingers.
But I was a little hesitant, wondering whether to stretch out four...
Jiang Mixia spoke first, "Shopkeeper Zhao also knows that we farmers don't understand this. Shopkeeper Zhao, just give it to us. If it's suitable, we will sell it."
"In that case, I'll make an offer."
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