"You guys take good care of the distinguished guests, and I'll go get the treasure of the store." The shopkeeper ordered, and went to the back hall to fetch a beautifully crafted camphor wood box. After opening the box, Yang Ji and Gao Ling saw that there were still many things inside. It is lined with several layers of Shu brocade. Shu brocade is originally an expensive thing that can replace currency. However, in this piece of clothing, it is used as a foil together with the camphor box. The price of this piece of clothing can be imagined.
The shopkeeper opened the neatly folded Sichuan brocade and carefully took out the women's long skirt inside. Then he shook it gently, and the whole hall was filled with light. The light seemed to be like ripples. As the long skirt swayed slightly, it seemed like there was a gurgling sound. The water flows slowly by.
The master and servant Gao Ling and the girl in red who silently watched their fight for wealth were all stunned, while Yang Ji showed a surprised look. Although he had not studied the clothes, he could still see the preciousness of this long skirt.
"Young man, young lady, this is the treasure of our store." The shopkeeper said loudly: "The material of this long skirt comes from the Western Regions. This material has two unique features. First, it is presented in different locations. Secondly, it is waterproof, even if it encounters a heavy downpour. After cutting the garment, a picture of hundreds of birds is embroidered with ice silk. The smallest sparrow is only about the size of a fingernail, but if you look closely, you will find that it is lifelike. It is said that a dragon robe requires more than a thousand embroiderers and painters and takes two years to make, but this long skirt is equally labor-intensive and time-consuming."
At this point, he shook slightly, and the color of his clothes changed from moonlight to aqua blue, but from another angle, it turned into emerald green again.
"The previous owner of our shop was His Highness the King of Shu. Later, the King of Shu was convicted and reduced his title to the people, so the shop also changed to a new owner." The shopkeeper said: "The new owner used this unique long skirt as a store. The price of this treasure is one hundred thousand guan, which is one thousand taels of gold."
"A thousand taels of gold?" Gao Ling was surprised. Although the Gao family was rich, their upbringing was very strict and their monthly payment was pitiful. But a few days ago, I didn't know what his father was thinking. Suddenly, He gave her three thousand gold beads, which was undoubtedly a windfall for her who had always been frugal. She had already spent a lot on small items just for the sake of fighting spirit. If she spent a thousand taels of gold to buy this long dress , I'm afraid that all the 'windfall' that I haven't saved has been thrown into this store, and I don't even have enough clothes to wear it.
But facing Yang Ji's provocative gaze, Gao Ling said, "Isn't it just one hundred thousand coins? I want it!"
"One hundred thousand and one!" Yang Ji is also planning to buy this unique long dress as a gift to my mother.
Gao Ling said angrily: "I have already bought it."
Yang Ji smiled slightly: "Businessmen never make a lot of money. If your bid is higher than mine, this skirt will only belong to you."
Gao Ling was excited by this and said loudly: "One hundred and ten thousand strings!"
Yang Ji said leisurely: "One hundred and one hundred thousand!"
Gao Ling gritted his teeth and said loudly: "One hundred and twenty thousand strings!"
Yang Ji immediately said: "One hundred and twenty thousand!"
"..."
The price of this long skirt quickly reached 200,000 yuan while the two were comparing it, and the people in the store were dumbfounded. The shopkeeper didn't expect that the two of them could raise the price so high, so he excitedly ordered a few servants to go out.
After a while, these handymen attracted many people, and Wanxiang Trading Company was completely surrounded.
The shopkeeper knew that the men and women who fought against each other for wealth were all high-status and arrogant people. As long as they were unwilling to lose face in public, the price could be even higher.
"Two hundred thousand!" After Gao Ling reported the extra number, he felt so regretful that his intestines turned blue. If she had known this, she would not have followed him in, let alone provoked this hateful Yang Ji in a fit of rage.
She was worried about many things now. Firstly, the money she brought was simply not enough. Secondly, even if she went home to ask for money, her father would probably not agree to her spending a sky-high price to buy a skirt. By that time, she, Gao Ling, and even Gao Fu became the laughingstock of the whole city.
Gao Ling, who was riding a tiger with difficulty, began to make up his mind silently.
"Two hundred thousand and one!" Yang Ji quoted the price again.
The shopkeeper was trembling with excitement. He had been worried that the new owner would replace him with his henchmen, but if he made hundreds of thousands of dollars for the new owner today, then his position would definitely be preserved.
"Two hundred and sixty thousand!"
"Two hundred sixty thousand and one!"
"Two hundred and seventy thousand!" Gao Ling glared at Yang Ji angrily: "Can you stop being such a disgusting person? Are you short of that little money?"
"Three hundred thousand yuan!" Yang Ji saw that there were more and more people watching, and he didn't want to be a monkey, so he reported a sensational figure in one breath.
"Three hundred and one thousand!" When the price came out, the entire Jinxiu Colorful Silk Shop was in a sensation.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand!" Yang Ji shouted out a price that held the audience's breath.
Just when everyone thought Gao Ling was continuing to tell the time, she smiled, with a pair of big, watery eyes that almost turned into a pair of crescent moons: "Since the young man likes this dress, then I, with my adult beauty, will let you alright."
When she reported "two hundred thousand", she had actually given up. Although this dress was indeed very exciting, she would not spend thousands of taels of gold just for a little vanity, so she went against the grain. Yang Ji got up.
During the bidding process, she was actually extremely nervous. After each bid, her heart beat a little faster. When the price reached the limit in her mind, she immediately said the words "adult beauty" and successfully jumped out of the pit.
"Thank you so much, little lady..." Yang Ji thanked him with a smile on his face, his heart bleeding.
This long skirt is certainly something he is determined to get, and 320,000 yuan is certainly nothing to him, but the feeling of being plotted is disgusting and uncomfortable. What's even more disgusting is that even though he knew he was being tricked, he still had to thank Gao Ling in order to show his grace.
"You're welcome." Gao Ling returned the gesture and walked aside to gloat and watch the fun.
Three hundred and twenty thousand guanxiang is equivalent to 3,200 taels of gold, weighing two hundred kilograms, and it would be even heavier if it were silver. Yang Ji was alone, and although the money bag he carried was bulging, he couldn't see it. Dozens of kilograms. She wanted to see how this bastard solved the checkout problem. She would be happier if he couldn't.
The old shopkeeper had long noticed that the man and woman were fighting each other. Seeing that Gao Ling stopped bidding, he was afraid that Yang Ji would not admit the price, so he hurriedly stepped forward to fight for it: "Little Langjun, Chenghui is 320,000 yuan. You are Cash payment, or gold and silver?"
"Do you think there are people carrying hundreds of kilograms of stuff to go to the market?" Yang Ji saw pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the counter. He took out a note similar to a check from his arms, filled in the content and numbers, and then stamped his own Seal, tear off the stub and put it away, then handed the check to the shopkeeper and said: "Take this note and go to the palace to find the chief steward Gongsun Huan. He will give you the full amount of money."
The shopkeeper took it and took a look and found that the characters were printed horizontally in rows from left to right. The seal of Prince Wei's Mansion was also printed on the lower left, and in the upper right corner were printed '1, 2, 3, 4,' which he did not recognize. 5, 6...', he felt that this should be the same as the secret of the secret code, and must be the same as what Yang Ji retained. The items purchased, the amount, the store name, and the date were all correct...
He believed in the origin of this piece of paper, because no one in the world dared to privately engrave the seal of the palace, and then go to the palace to defraud money with a fake note with a code.
but……
"Your Highness, can I get money from this piece of paper?" Seeing that the back of the check was stamped with the royal seal, and the front was just stamped with Yang Ji's seal, the shopkeeper already knew who this rich man was, so he bowed respectfully. He bowed and then raised his doubts.
"You will send the skirt to the palace. If you can't get the money, just don't give me the skirt. At most, the trip will be in vain and there will be no loss." This palace's 'check' is something that Yang Ji made for the convenience of shopping. Although it cannot be promoted nationwide, Prince Wei's own agricultural and commercial system has already used it. The headquarters of the "bank" is Prince Wei's Mansion, and the president is the great steward Gongsun Huan; of course, his and Dugu Min's checks must be special, and are naturally very different from ordinary checks.
When Dugumin inspects the farm, if he comes across something that has business opportunities but he doesn't have enough money, he will write a check to the seller in this way.
"Then I'll accept it and go to the palace in person later." When the shopkeeper heard this, he also felt that this was the truth. If he couldn't get the money, the worst he could do was not give him anything; besides, the new owner was not a simple one. As a person, and a relative of the palace, he was not afraid of King Wei going back on his word and forcing him to buy it.
"Send it as soon as possible." Yang Ji was not afraid that the other party would dare to pass it off as good quality, so he confessed and left.
The conversation between him and the shopkeeper was not deliberately low-key. Gao Ling next to him naturally heard it. She was very curious about the power of the piece of paper and followed him out.
As they left, someone asked the shopkeeper: "Uncle, is this business done?"
"Of course!" The shopkeeper raised the check in his hand and said, "I'll use this, this check to exchange for cash later."
The whole hall was in an uproar. Even though the onlookers were either dignitaries or wealthy gentry, they were still daunted by this long dress worth 320,000 gold. What shocked them even more was that someone actually bought it.
The servants in the store couldn't help but cheered after hearing this.
"It's only 320,000 yuan, and I'm so excited. It's really embarrassing for me to greet guests." The shopkeeper scolded the servant while stroking his beard with a look of disgust, and then walked into the back party with a cold face. However, when the door curtain fell, the shopkeeper threw his body heavily onto the long couch, looked at the check, and suddenly punched and kicked the air.
The second shopkeeper who followed happened to see this scene and coughed softly and said: "Uncle, our business has made several times as much money. It has really become huge. Now we are not afraid of being fired by the new owner. "
The shopkeeper quickly sat up, his face flushed, and he pretended to be reserved and ordered: "Send someone to report the good news to the proprietor!"
The second shopkeeper said blankly: "Uncle, how can we find someone?"
"Our store was bought by Dugu Jingyun, the second son of Dugu Kai, and on the day of transfer, I saw that the name written on the deed was Dugu Min. Our new owner must be a member of the Dugu family, so you just have to Just send the good news to Dugu Kai's house. He is King Wei's uncle, and we are not afraid that King Wei will take this treasure of the store." The shopkeeper said confidently: "Let someone prepare a car, and I will go to the palace to exchange money in person. .”
