The clothes that Gu Yanzhang wore when he went out were quite decent, because there were no holes, wrinkles, or patches on them.

It was just a new set of clothes.

This new set of clothes was made of twill cotton.

It was a set of trial clothes that Chen Xuanxuan bought for Gu Yanzhang on the Qiongheihei app.

Moreover, this set of trial clothes had been specified as being for the spies who were waiters in a certain ancient hotel.

Therefore, in Chen Xuanxuan's opinion, this set of clothes was actually a bit ugly. Moreover, it was particularly rustic.

However, when worn on Gu Yanzhang, this kind of clothes could still show how handsome he was. Add to that the pair of old Beijing cloth shoes he was wearing... After Gu Yanzhang walked to the pawnshops in the county, the waiters there really didn't look at him with any displeasure.

After asking him about his purpose and learning that he wanted to pawn something, an old man sitting at the counter of the pawnshop told him directly.

"Take out the things you want to pawn and show them to me. I can also give you an estimate of the price..."

Gu Yanzhang hesitated for a moment, then took out the spoon that was carefully wrapped in a piece of black cloth from his chest.

Seeing the silvery thing, the old man with white hair and a pair of particularly sharp eyes took it from him expressionlessly.

He found that the texture of the spoon in his hand looked a bit like silver... However, the weight and touch did not match that of silver.

After thinking about it, he felt that something else must have been added to the spoon.

When he observed the handle of the spoon, he found that there were some delicate patterns. The old man with gray hair felt that the soup spoon in his hand seemed to be a bit extraordinary,

so he could not help but ask inquiringly, "Your soup spoon is a good thing. It should be a set, right?"

Gu Yanzhang shook his head honestly after hearing this. "This is my wife's dowry. It was given to her by her eldest brother. I don't know if it's a complete set or not. I just want to know how much money you can give me..."

After hearing this, the old gentleman smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, distinguished guest."

"There are some things here. We still have to sit down and talk about it in detail."

"If you don't mind, can you sit with the old and the young and drink tea?"

After hearing this, Gu Yanzhang shook his head and said without hesitation, "I'm afraid that's not possible..."

"My old father and son are sitting outside waiting. I still have more than 100 kilograms of vegetables on hand that I haven't sold yet."

"Our family is now counting on those vegetables to make more money for the family..."

Knowing that Gu Yanzhang was a vegetable farmer, the old gentleman couldn't help but explore.

"You just said that this thing is your wife's dowry, and it was given to her by your wife's elder brother. Then can you tell me, where are you from? Which village are you from?"

After hearing this, Gu Yanzhang realized belatedly that the man in front of him should be looking for something to serve according to the dish.

After all, people in this place are like this. They like to bully strangers and outsiders.

So, Gu Yanzhang hesitated for a moment, and then told him directly.

"I am from Gujiagang, which is next to Xiaoyue River. I live next to Chenjia Village. My eldest brother-in-law is the adopted son of Huang, the head of the yamen..."

When the old gentleman named Deyi Pawnshop heard this, he immediately understood the source of the thing in his hand.

So, he showed a sincere smile and said to Gu Yanzhang kindly, "So it's you, Brother Gu..."

"I was saying just now, why did you look so familiar..."

"Since this thing is a good thing, then our Deyi Pawnshop should give you a fair price."

"By the way, I forgot to ask you just now, do you want to pawn this soup spoon alive or dead?" In fact

, this is the first time that Gu Yanzhang has come to the pawnshop to pawn something in his life. When he heard about the living and dead pawning, he couldn't help but ponder.

When he went out before, his wife had actually explained to him the difference between dead and living pawning.

For dead pawning, the price given by the pawnshop will definitely be a little higher. As for pawning..., his wife told him that his family really didn't need it.

So, without much hesitation, Gu Yanzhang told the old gentleman who was in charge of the pawnshop, "Before I left home, my wife told me to pawn everything. After all, we are going to build a new house next year and marry our son off."

After hearing this, the old gentleman finally gave up the evil idea.

He had mistakenly thought that Gu Yanzhang was a thief who specialized in robbing graves. After all, the good stuff he had was beyond the reach of ordinary officials.

It was not silver, nor copper, and certainly not gold.

It looked a bit like iron, but it was not at all.

The level of workmanship was something that the wealthy families in their area could not afford.

So, what he first considered was that it should be a burial object of the royal family of the previous dynasty that was taken out from underground...

But after a few words of conversation just now, he gave up that seemingly absurd but particularly reasonable idea.

After all, this kid surnamed Gu said that the daughter he married was the biological sister of the adopted son of Captain Huang...

He knew Captain Huang, and he was quite familiar with him. The

reason why his boss has been running a pawnshop here steadily for these years is not because he has used money every year to bribe those thieves in the government?

Especially Captain Huang, the boss would send him to come to the door in person with various gifts during festivals.

Thinking of this relationship, the old man who was originally planning to give Gu Yanzhang only a hundred coins, immediately did some calculations and said, "Since your wife's eldest brother is the adopted son of Captain Huang, then we are also family members."

"Our Deyi Pawnshop has always been adhering to the words of virtue and righteousness. We are honest and trustworthy to everyone. We are very honest in all transactions."

"If you are willing to pawn this spoon, then I will give you a real price. How about two hundred coins?"

Gu Yanzhang heard this, his eyes widened, and said in astonishment, "Such a glittering silver thing is only worth two hundred coins? Impossible?"

"My wife told me before I left that she would not sell it without five hundred coins. I didn't want to sell it in the first place. After all, this thing can be used as a family heirloom."

"Because it never rusts and can withstand fire..."

Gu Yanzhang wanted to talk about the advantages of this spoon, but the old man heard it, gritted his teeth, and directly made the decision, "Okay. Since you said so, I will give you three hundred coins. What do you think?"

Gu Yanzhang heard it and shook his head vigorously, "No, no."

"If I sell this spoon at a low price, I will have a hard time explaining to my wife when I go back."

Hearing this, the old man immediately knew that the man in front of him, who was dressed decently, was actually a wimp who depended on his wife for food and was particularly afraid of his wife.