Chapter 89: Companions
"Girl, you are so lucky. No matter how many 11,000 stalls you visit, you may not encounter this jade pendant... I think this jade pendant is destined for you, girl. Four hundred and fifty taels, no more."
The stall owner watched the exotic girl repeatedly caressing her, but didn't say anything for a long time. He wondered if he had spoken like a lion. He couldn't help but reflect for a while and lowered a little. He didn't know that this was a taboo in bargaining, but the other party was dumbfounded. People from other lands have to adopt different strategies.
The demon princess still didn't speak, but she glanced at Jack, who understood and took out a handful of gold coins from his arms.
"I want it, and that box must be given to me and wrapped."
The voice of the foreign woman is euphemistic and pleasant, with an authentic Central Plains accent.
The boss was overjoyed, and quickly picked up the exquisite wooden box, which was not worth three taels of silver, and put the jade pendant and soft cotton cloth inside. "The girl speaks good Mandarin, and she doesn't look like a foreigner at all..."
"etc."
Suddenly a figure came in and snatched the jade pendant box from the boss's hand.
"Boss, I want this jade pendant."
The demon princess was stunned, and Jack moved his steel sword, ready to take action at any time. But the princess gently held the edge of the sword and suppressed Jack's impulse without making a sound.
This is a somewhat thin, somewhat dark young man from the human race. Although he does not have the outline of a knife or an axe, he still has a hint of heroism. The most outstanding thing is that he has an inexplicable self-confidence.
Behind him was a beautiful woman with a child. The boss had traveled all over the country for so many years, but this was the first time he saw such a beautiful woman. This was even when it was dark and it was not clear.
The boss rolled his eyes: "Guest, you have to follow the rules. You must know first come, first served..."
The boss is from the north and speaks with an accent.
"Wo Zhidao - Hotan jade, isn't this - I can pay double the price."
"Okay, don't tell me. This lady is here first. You have to ask her."
When the boss heard the double price, his eyes suddenly lit up, but since he recognized Hetian jade, would he pay such a high price?
You Chuiyun looked too young. The stall owner only thought that young people were easy to deceive and didn't care whether he knew what he was selling.
"Here, I want this jade, and I'll pay double the price."
The demon princess didn't say a word. She stared at You Chuiyun with a pair of wonderful eyes and looked up and down. After a while, she said quietly: "You want nine hundred taels?"
The boss also groaned: "My dear, don't take pleasure in me, nine hundred taels is not a small amount."
The skinny boy smiled and said, "I'll pay twenty taels."
The boss immediately changed his color and said, "Are you just trying to amuse me?"
"Hahahaha, Northern Xinjiang Hetian jade, judging from the luster and impurities, it is indeed a rare treasure——"
The young man took a closer look through the light.
"You know what I'm talking about, little brother, why are you making fun of me?" The boss put his hands on his hips as if he was going to kill you.
"But what if it was broken?"
The young man suddenly became cold and held a jade pendant in his hand.
The boss's face changed drastically: "Stop talking nonsense! Can you see any cracks?"
The young man said softly: "You used the body fluid of the Mizusawa giant snail... right? This rare item is specially used to repair jade. It is a craft mastered by only a few craftsmen. It looks intact, but the disadvantage is that it will be damaged after a few years. Will evaporate and melt.
Let me tell you something you don’t know. The body fluids of water snails will solidify and leave traces on the jade, and under the light it will emit a green color that is slightly different from the material of the jade itself.
It's really hard to recognize if you don't look carefully. "
The boss was already sweating profusely.
"Where can I find it?"
The foreign woman took the jade pendant suspiciously, looked at the light carefully, and found a clue.
Her eyes showed a little anger, and the man accompanying him slowly raised his steel sword.
The boss was so frightened that he sat on the ground. Even at night, you could clearly see that his face was pale.
"Don't...don't be impulsive. If you have something to say, talk it over...you can't fight here." As he said this, he looked around to see where the official had gone. If he saw it, he would immediately make a loud noise to attract attention. Then his fate would be determined. .
"Do not impulse."
It was You Chuiyun who spoke at this time. He stretched out his finger and pointed at the blade of the steel sword.
The tall blond man Jack glanced at him and saw that the princess did not speak or move.
You Chuiyun explained to the foreign woman: "This kind of night market antique stalls are designed to test your eyesight. If you have eyesight, you can occasionally get a bargain, but if you don't have eyesight, you will spend money to buy experience and lessons.
If I exposed it to my boss like I did today, I would have broken the rules. "
The boss is about to cry but has no tears: You still know a lot about emotions, so why are you trying to tear me down?
But You Chuiyun pointed at the boss and said: "I know you are cursing me, but the boss is not as bad as you in business. He sells worthless things for nearly a thousand taels. I can't stand it now, you know What?"
The boss was too embarrassed to refute after hearing this. He was just obsessed.
"Oh, I am running a small business to support my wife and children... So, I will give this jade pendant to this little girl from a foreign country for free. Okay, I won't take a penny. Today, you are so generous, let me go, little man. I can’t thank you enough, I can’t thank you enough!”
The boss looked respectful and let others take advantage of him.
"That won't work."
The foreign woman said softly.
Jack raised his steel sword.
The boss suddenly turned pale.
"This box is also going to be given to me."
call--
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this matter would definitely involve blood.
Of course, You Chuiyun didn't want to kill his boss, he just wanted to teach him a lesson. The pressure on the blond man holding the steel sword was not weak. If it weren't for the support of his senior sister, he wouldn't dare to step into troubled waters.
At least the golden elixir goes up... You Chuiyun estimated.
The foreign woman put away the box, but threw the jade pendant to You Chuiyun and said, "You are a Central Plains person with a good heart."
You Chuiyun smiled and said: "Wherever I am, it's great to have friends from far away."
He still handed the jade pendant back.
Because the physical characteristics of foreigners are somewhat similar to those of demons, foreigners are often ostracized and discriminated against in the Central Plains, but most people are very friendly.
But these two are different, because they are real demons disguised as foreigners, and one is a princess of the demon envoy.
"Hey, have you had enough limelight?"
At this time, Wen Renzhu smiled and nodded expressionlessly from behind.
The foreign woman was a little stunned when she saw her. This was the first time she saw a woman who could be equal to her. This human woman's beauty could be ranked in the top three among the people she knew.
Jack had noticed this human woman for a long time. In fact, from just now, his fiery eyes had been fixed on Wen Renzhuxiao. It was also because of his naked gaze that he somewhat offended Wenren Zhuxiao.
"You loyal Central Plains people...you can call me Reba and his name is Tengger."
The demon princess immediately felt that this person was not simple, so she changed her name to meet him.
Jack, who had been given the name Tengger, had no choice but to accept it silently. He felt that the name was a bit wild.
"My name is Lu Ping, and her name is Zheng Xiaohong."
You Chuiyun thought for a while and rushed forward.
Wen Renzhu looked at him with a smile and acquiesced without refuting.
"Oh, friends Lu Ping and Zheng Xiaohong, are you also here to see the excitement of the night market?"
Lu Ping narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course... together?"
Reba nodded without hesitation and said: "We are new here and we are not familiar with the place. Please take care of us."
"Of course, of course. Two friends, how about we talk while we walk?"
"please--"
"please--"
You Chuiyun and others were walking behind. Wen Renzhuxiao kicked You Chuiyun on the heel of his back foot, and the latter deliberately walked slower: "What are you doing?"
"Pick up girls."
You Chuiyun only felt that his waist was pinched and it hurt.
"to be honest."
Wenren Zhuxiao's cold voice came: "They are demons."
You Chuiyun widened his eyes, turned around, looked at Wen Renzhu and gave a thumbs up: "Smart, you have discovered this..."
Wen Renzhu smiled as if he did it even if he knew it, but You Chuiyun shook his head indicatively and pretended to say loudly: "What? Zheng Xiaohong, you said you wanted to eat that?"
Is that the one? No problem.
Hello friends, friends of Reba Tengger, I’ll treat you to something delicious. "
So You Chuiyun led the four people to a small stall.
"How much does it cost for five portions of dried silk?"
You Chuiyun carelessly chose a large table and sat down.
"This little brother...he has a total of fifty coins."
The boss was frightened by these people, especially the two eye-catching women. Guaiguai, he had never seen such beautiful women in his life.
Sure enough, there are still many lustful people wandering around here.
"Do you think of me as a Yangpan?"
"Hey, little brother, you understand. Have you been to Yangzhou? Hey, absolutely not. The dried shredded silk I used is absolutely authentic. The best clear water tofu is exactly the same as the one in that teahouse.
Since my little brother knows his stuff, I’ll just take ten less coins, but it can’t be any less. "
You Chuiyun turned around with satisfaction. Seeing that several people had strange expressions, he explained: "If I were in Yangzhou, you said: Do you treat me as a Yangpan? This means that the store's price is too high."
Wen Renzhu smiled and said, "You still know this."
Reba nodded and said, "I heard that Yangzhou is a great place. It is one of the most prosperous cities in the Central Plains."
"Hey, since I'm interested, I'll say something else - it's just bad words about Yangzhou, boss, don't you mind -"
"Hey, brother, tell me your story."
"In the past, Yangzhou was a big place, but now the salt service is no longer good, and it is just a small town. But the people of Yangzhou have the name "Yang Xuzi", which has two meanings. One is to make a fuss, and the other is to make a fuss. Bet too long. All in all, it’s the fault of bluffing.”
