"If you really need money urgently, you can take some money from me first. Your master and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need for interest."
To be fair, it is a great act of justice for a businessman to take the initiative to give up his interests.
I quickly shook my head and said, "I understand, but I'd better sell it."
Shopkeeper Liu adjusted the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Saving money is like a needle pushing away soil, spending money is like water pushing away sand."
"Once you open the door to selling off your property, you can't stop it!"
I nodded to myself and took a long breath: "Don't try to persuade me, I've already figured it out."
"good."
Shopkeeper Liu took out the abacus from the counter and started playing.
"Last time, you made me a hundred thousand yuan. Now that I'm old, I can't take advantage of money."
As the last sound of abacus stopped, he pointed at the official seal of heaven: "One thousand yuan."
My comrade-in-arms, who has been with me through life and death, is only worth a mere thousand yuan.
It is still unknown when Uncle Ya and Ji Canghai will be discharged from the hospital. They will rely on Xiaobai alone to support them in the future.
Even eating bran-pharyngeal vegetables requires money.
I asked almost pleadingly: "Can you give me more?"
"You are just making things difficult for me." Shopkeeper Liu sighed softly: "This is already a hefty price. Why don't you go out and ask again?"
Instinctively, I waved my hand quickly: "No, no, no."
"One thousand...just one thousand."
In a matter of seconds, I betrayed my comrades who were committed to life and death.
Then, shopkeeper Liu counted the items in the backpack one by one, and added them up to a total of five thousand yuan.
Looking at the numbers on the account, I couldn’t laugh or cry.
Five thousand yuan is simply a drop in the bucket.
"Why?"
Shopkeeper Liu took his hand out of his bag and brought out a red paper bag: "What is this?"
"This is not for sale!"
I almost snatched it away without giving shopkeeper Liu any room.
Shopkeeper Liu took his hand back and said, "I'm sorry."
Before my master died, he knew that my uncle could not stand me. He also knew that when he passed away, it would be the day I was expelled.
While he was still able to move, he personally took me to the Sanqing Hall, dug down under the Sanqing statue, and took out the mountain ghost coin.
When laying the foundation of a Taoist temple, there will be a process of filling the altar. Devoted men and women will throw the most valuable things into the foundation pit. This is a great merit.
Among these treasures, there are also some artifacts from previous eras, which are regarded as the foundation of the Taoist temple.
When we dug up the hole, we immediately found a lot of gold and silver porcelain, but it was really hard to get, so we finally chose this mountain ghost coin.
According to my master, this mountain ghost coin is a real person traveling in Longhu Mountain. He was passing through Monan and made a meritorious deed.
The exact year this thing is from is unknown.
But my master said that the entire Taoist temple may not be worth as much as this one coin.
I looked at the paper bag in front of me, and my thoughts returned to the past.
Shopkeeper Liu had already checked the money and placed it neatly in front of me.
The moment my hand touched the money, I suddenly remembered what the master said.
"People are bound to have ups and downs in life, and everyone has their own setbacks. If it can save you from fire and water, then that's where the value comes from."
Master has been gone for so many years, this is the first time I think of this sentence.
I seemed to have an ear disease, and this sound echoed throughout my ears.
Am I not suffering in dire straits now?
But if I really want to sell it, I may never see it again in this life.
Like a wooden man, I hesitated in place for a long time, and the roots of my teeth were bleeding.
"Shopkeeper Liu."
I tried my best to squeeze out one sentence: "Please give me a price."
Things are dead, but Uncle Ya and Ji Canghai are still alive. I don’t think this is a waste!
He happily took the paper package and examined it carefully with a magnifying glass.
Time seemed to have frozen, and he did not give an answer.
I couldn't bear it any longer and urged, "Is this valuable?"
Shopkeeper Liu smacked his lips and said, "Good stuff, this is good stuff."
"During the Tang Dynasty, King Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty promoted Taoism. This mountain ghost coin is a product of that time!"
"The mark behind this is the mark of the Zhenguan period!"
Shopkeeper Liu turned the Shangui coin over, and there was indeed a lump of small characters where he pointed.
I couldn't see clearly what was written, but it didn't matter, as long as he recognized it.
Shopkeeper Liu’s dating was like dew from a long drought. I quickly asked, “How much can you pay for this?”
Shopkeeper Liu rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment: "I'll give you a sky-high price, 120,000."
