The waiter scratched his head, blushed, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "It wasn't hard work at all."
Just as Wen Nongnong was about to say something more, she noticed Gu Linchao's cold gaze.
"Let's go." Gu Linchao's voice was low and cold.
Wen Nongnong was somewhat confused.
Why does he seem so unhappy?
She shrugged and quickly followed him out.
Today was a sunny day with plenty of sunshine. There were more pedestrians on the street, and all kinds of stalls were set up on both sides of the street. The vendors were shouting and selling their wares, making it a very lively scene.
When Wen Nongnong arrived at the general store where Gu Linchao exchanged his wooden comb, she immediately saw the shopkeeper quickly stuff the jade pendant he was playing with into his sleeve.
Her eyes flickered, and she said with a mournful face, "Boss, my husband just pawned his ancestral jade pendant to you, right?"
Upon hearing this, the boss quickly glanced at Gu Linchao, who was standing silently beside her, and immediately became wary. "I...I don't know what you're talking about?" He subconsciously clenched his sleeve.
Based on his years of experience traveling all over the country, the jade pendant that this young master had just given him must be extremely valuable, something that ordinary people could not possess.
Wen Nongnong knew all along that he would definitely deny it and refuse to acknowledge it.
She sighed, "Don't be nervous, boss. We've already given you the jade pendant; we can't possibly ask for it back. But my husband and I are penniless after wandering around this small town. Could you please have some money for our journey?"
We're leaving soon, but we're short of money, so we're staying here.
As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a sorrowful expression.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed to hear they were leaving soon, secretly hoping they would never return. That way, the jade pendant would be his for good. He could sell it, buy a luxurious mansion, and, of course, expand his shop…
Thinking of his bright future, the shopkeeper sighed dramatically, "Considering your pitiful state, I'll give you one or two taels of silver..."
“Boss,” Wen Nongnong interrupted him, “one tael of silver won’t last long. If we pawn that jade pendant…”
"I'll give you five taels of silver," the shopkeeper hurriedly said. When the jade pendant is sold, it can fetch not just five taels, but five thousand taels. Compared to that, five taels of silver is really nothing.
Wen Nongnong sighed, then suddenly whispered, "To be honest, my husband and I actually eloped from home, planning to find a place to hide and never be found by our families. But unexpectedly, my husband fell ill on the way and spent all the money we brought."
He immediately gave you the remaining jade pendant as collateral. We're penniless now and probably won't last much longer. If our families find us, not only will we have to go back, but we'll also lose the jade pendant…
That's, after all, my husband's family's heirloom jade pendant. The elders in the family value it highly, and they'll definitely come back for it. Although our family isn't extremely wealthy, we do have elders who hold official positions in the court..."
Upon hearing this, the boss shuddered and began to scrutinize Gu Linchao and Wen Nongnong again.
Judging from their extraordinary bearing, the two must be of noble birth.
Indeed, how could an ordinary family possess such a valuable jade pendant?
He hesitated for a moment.
Should we return this jade pendant?
After all, he was just an ordinary person; if he were to offend a powerful family…
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