"Look at it, our hairpin is not a vulgar thing. If the Northern Envoy hadn't arrived today, I wouldn't be willing to take it out no matter what."
In a blink of an eye, three or four more merchants had already handed over their items, and the one who was chosen naturally looked happy.
As for those who were not selected, they must be angry. After all, it would be a pity for everyone to have such a good business go down the drain.
What's more, he was not willing to accept the reality at all, and kept talking to the Jin man about the benefits of his belongings. Some of them even got over his head, and actually hugged the Jin man's thigh and started begging bitterly.
Like this, most of them have a gambling mentality, either thinking that the barbarians in the north are ignorant, or they are overestimating their own treasure...
What is the difference between this kind of business and money falling from the sky?
But everyone knows about a profitable business, so everyone is destined to want to make money.
Some people gambled their entire lives on this item, some pawned it off to buy it from someone else, and some people bought it on credit at a high price.
If the things of these people are taken by the golden people, everything will be fine.
But if you don't get caught...
I don’t know how many more people will have their families broken up and their families destroyed.
The police drove away these collapsed gamblers, and now the confident old man holding a box was none other than Wu Yuanwai, the richest man in Mingzhou.
He prepared a total of eleven treasures this time, four of which were not picked up, and six of which were all collected by the Jin people.
This was already a big profit, but what he finally came up with was what he had bet on this time.
Jin Guoren took the box, only glanced at it, and his eyes widened.
Liu Bang raised his feet and wanted to see what kind of hairpin it was that could make a man who had seen countless treasures make such an expression.
The man was cooperative, so he took the box and took two steps forward, facing the sun...
In this way, everyone can see it clearly.
The sun made the thing shine brightly, and judging by its color, it was probably made of gold.
Of course, a gold hairpin is not something that will make everyone jealous, the main thing is the exquisite workmanship of that thing... There were many experts at the scene, and they were amazed when they saw this thing.
A palm-long, half-finger-wide gold vessel with two layers at the front. The upper layer is engraved with arabesque patterns. The arabesque patterns are engraved with dot patterns, and then superimposed on the bottom layer. The end of the bottom layer is another cloud pattern.
The middle section has been hollowed out, and three dots of green light up from the hollowed out place. If you look carefully, you can see three round jade beads.
When Wu Yuanwai saw everyone's expressions, he felt proud and introduced again:
"This item is expensive, but the most expensive thing is its workmanship!"
As he spoke, he said to the Jinguo man: "You can take it out and look at the back."
After hearing this, the golden man's hand trembled slightly... It would be a huge pity if such a treasure was accidentally damaged.
After taking out the hairpin, Wu Yuanwai hurriedly pointed at the hairpin and said:
"Look!"
There was an exclamation of surprise at the scene, and now even Liu Bang was a little uneasy.
Damn it, the back of that hairpin is densely engraved with words!
"I remember the first time we met on the painting screen, and the sweet dream came back... I was so shy that I couldn't say a word in front of others. It's hard to express my deep feelings in front of others."
Wu Yuanwai shook his head and recited, and he was reciting exactly what was engraved on the hairpin.
It is a poem by Su Dongpo, "Butterfly Loves Flowers".
This thing is extremely beautiful, with beautiful workmanship, beautiful materials, beautiful artistic conception, and beautiful colors. Even the words engraved on it are also beautiful.
Feeling that the breathing of the person next to him was getting heavier, Liu Bang turned his head and looked... Chen Miaochang's soul had been sucked in by that thing.
Yes, I was quite moved when I saw it, not to mention that it was specially made for women.
The golden man carefully put the hairpin back into the box, but this time he did not put it away directly, but gave instructions to others.
After a while, five or six Jin people came out of Duting Posthouse.
The dwarf at the head talked a lot with the treasure appraiser, Jili Gulu, until he saw the hairpin and his eyes immediately straightened.
"Reward!"
Wu Yuanwai was overjoyed when he heard this. As long as the Jin people accept this thing today, I am afraid Dutingyi will have to go to the Ministry of Rites to ask for money tomorrow.
Why?
Because this thing doesn't mean that it will take away the tens of thousands of taels of silver, but the money that can be left behind probably won't be able to withstand the Jinren's consumption for a few days.
The old man even bowed and thanked several gods of wealth, which made Liu Bang very angry.
He asked Chen Miaochang in a low voice:
"This thing...do you want it?"
Before the little beauty could answer, Lu Zai was the first to react.
He quickly interjected: "This thing matches Madam Chen, and it really lives up to its worth... But having said that, who in the world is more suitable for this hairpin than Madam Chen?"
The old man's compliments made Chen Miaochang feel a little embarrassed:
"This thing is very valuable. I naturally know the official's good intentions."
"But I have also heard that the ancient holy emperors and kings all regarded frugality as a virtue and extravagance as a great evil... Extravagance is born from ease, and ease is born from Yu. It grows day by day, which may lead to the failure of Gu."
"Guan family, seeing this hairpin today is already a blessing for me. I don't dare to ask for it."
What a good wife!
At another time and place, Liu Bang might be able to listen to her words.
But now... these people are spending their own money!
He had to humiliate himself to make others feel comfortable. This kind of work would not be possible for him even if he was reincarnated ten times.
So Liu Bang patiently asked again:
"You just need to say whether you want it or not. I will take care of other things myself."
I think about it, of course I think about it, is there any woman in the world who doesn’t want to see her?
Looking into his man's determined eyes, Chen Miaochang felt extremely at ease and nodded gently.
"That'll do it!"
Lu Zai smiled like a chrysanthemum on the side. He was afraid that Mrs. Chen would reject the emperor.
Frugality is a good thing, but sometimes it's better to be extravagant.
For example, now.
When Wu Yuanwai saw that the other side was about to collect something, he was about to go to the side to collect his note, but he heard a somewhat familiar voice:
"Hey! I bought that hairpin, please pass the box over quickly!"
He looked back to see who was making such arrogant remarks... After all, his eyes were dim. After looking for a while, he saw Liu Bang below who was being stared at by a group of policemen.
"official……"
"Shut up!"
Liu Bang glared at him, and the old man felt his bones soften and almost collapsed to the ground.
The events of that night are still vivid in my mind. When Wu Yuan was sleeping outside, the people he saw most often were the Zhao family.
Now that he saw him with his own eyes, the old man's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
"Didn't you hear what I said? I bought that hairpin!"
He roared again, very loudly, with a lot of emotion in his voice.
Wu Yuanwai didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly snatched the box from the golden man's hand, held it in both hands, and handed it to the emperor.
No matter they are Song people or Jin people, no matter they are traders or officials,
No one expected that this would happen.
Not to mention that this deal is specially prepared for Jin people. Even if you are not Jin people, you have already sold it, how can you resell it to others?
Your Mingzhou Wu family is not just a businessman, but you are destroying your own brand like this in front of so many colleagues...
Is this Member Wu so old that he has lost his mind?
Naturally, everyone is more interested in another person who dares to buy than him who dares to sell.
It's not like there were no examples of things prepared for Jin people being temporarily bought by other rich families, but those were all done privately.
This is indeed the first time I have seen someone come out to cut off the beard after someone has taken advantage of him like today.
There were many discerning people here, and they recognized this person's identity at a glance.
He introduced in a low voice to others:
"This is the person who opened up Qin Liu's belly in the street, Xin Ciying!"
"Is that the one who killed the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion and nothing happened?"
"Who said there was nothing wrong? Wasn't he promoted by an official? Now he is the head of Lin'an Mansion!"
"That's not surprising. It seems that Wu Yuanwai also recognized this person, so he turned the business to this person."
There were murmurs around him, but he could be regarded as understanding Wu Yuanwai's actions.
After all, you Jin people can't come once every few years, so it's okay to negotiate peace this time. If the negotiation doesn't go well... I'm afraid it will be the last time we meet them in our lifetimes.
But this Lin'an Mansion... you can spit in the river and it will float to Mingzhou Port. If the Wu family still wants to do business, they can't refuse this time.
Liu Bang reached out and took the box handed over by Wu Yuanwai. He couldn't see it clearly just now, but now that he was closer, the lines on the hairpin were so delicate that he felt it was even more rare.
He looked at Chen Miaochang: "Next time, just say 'I want' or 'Don't want', and don't worry about it."
"I won't be stingy with what I can give you, and I won't be stubborn about what I can't give you."
As he spoke, he gently inserted the treasure into the little beauty's hair.
As for women, it's okay if they haven't been used before. They are infinitely possessive of anything they have penetrated.
At this moment, she was moved and asked in a low voice: "Is my body... good-looking?"
"It looks good! It looks good!"
Liu Bang couldn't help but nod. This is really good-looking. It looked good without the hairpin, and it looks even better now.
"It looks so good!"
Liu Bang's expression froze, and when he looked back, he saw that the golden man above him had already walked down.
The one who spoke was the little dwarf who came out from behind. Judging from the position of this group of barbarians, this man should be their leader.
When he arrived in front of everyone, he first glared at Liu Bang, and then asked Wu Yuan:
"I'm just talking about buying and selling. You clearly gave this treasure to me first, and we were willing to take it, but you didn't even ask and just sold the hairpin to someone else."
"Is this how you people from Song Dynasty conduct business?"
Wu Yuanwai could not say anything. He just looked at His Majesty the Emperor... hoping that this person could send him away.
There was no need for him to give a hint. Liu Bang pushed away the two police officers who were watching. The two were about to speak, but Zhao Mi pulled them away.
Then, he put up the sign of his Infantry Division.
In this way, the two buyers faced each other without any hindrance.
Liu Bang was more than a head taller than him. Although the golden man behind him was also taller than him, facing this group of people, he was even more imposing.
"When buying something, you pay the money and the goods are delivered. Isn't this the truth?"
The man seemed to have sensed what he was going to say, and just when he was about to speak, Liu Bang didn't give him a chance.
That's what quarreling is like. If you say something to me, that's not a quarrel, that's a debate.
Only if you say more words, the other party can say less words. This principle is obtained from countless actual combats.
"You didn't fucking pay anything. You only sold but didn't buy. What kind of business is that?"
"Not to mention this hairpin, as long as I am willing, I can buy the things these people brought here!"
"No other reason, cash!"
This man spoke so rudely that the dwarf frowned and rolled his eyes:
"You didn't pay either?"
Liu Bang waved his hand, and Zhao Mi handed the ten taels of silver to Wu Yuanwai.
"Pay now."
"you……"
He took a deep breath. Even in the Kingdom of Jin, he had never been this angry before.
But now, he came with the task of negotiating peace... Although Zhang Tonggu said that there was no need to look down on the Song people, it was the Jin country who wanted to make peace this time.
Moreover... isn't he Zhang Tonggu also a Han?
"Do you know how valuable that hairpin is? You want to buy it for so little money. You really have never seen the world."
As he spoke, he winked at the person behind him. The latter understood, turned back, and soon brought out a wooden tray. What was placed on it was naturally silver.
Just looking at the number, I'm afraid there must be a thousand taels.
"Sir, you are the owner of this hairpin. You should know its value. This silver is regarded as the order money I gave you. You can go and collect your note. You can collect the money you deserve tomorrow."
These words were said with great sincerity, but Wu Yuanwai shook his head:
"The little old man has already collected this person's money first, and then yours. It doesn't make sense according to the rules."
"For those of us who do business, the word 'faith' is the most valuable thing. Please forgive me, Ambassador Bei, but this hairpin is indeed not destined for you."
To say that I don't feel bad is a lie.
But Fan Tong's body is still hanging in the temple!
Every time he closed his eyes, in addition to seeing the emperor, he could only see the vague shadow, swaying in front of his eyes.
Compared with life, money is nothing!
The dwarf was shocked: "You have to think about it! This is not the difference between one hundred taels and fifty taels!"
Wu Yuanwai shook his head and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
But his attitude was very firm.
The man next to the dwarf whispered: "If you really like it, why don't we go find Zhang Zhengshi and ask him to find Qin Hui and get an explanation for you."
He thought for a while, shook his head slightly and said:
"You should put important things first, there is no need to argue with the Song people over this little thing."
It sounds a bit magical. The people of Song Dynasty were afraid of the Jin people. The Jin people were defeated in battles and were unwilling to really push the Song people.
There is only a group of people who are neither Song nor Jin, but they bully Song and flatter Jin at the same time.
Seeing that this man had no temper at all, Liu Bang felt bored and mocked:
"How about using other people's money to act as a wealthy family? Now you've missed the mark, right?"
He looked at the dwarf and said, "If you don't have money, don't come here to buy anything. If you can, just pay the bill yourself."
After saying that, he led everyone, including Yuan Wai, and turned around to leave.
These words made the dwarf blush with embarrassment. He had no intention of taking advantage.
There are still people who say that there are such treasures out there, and when they look at them, they really like them. He would not want any of those things.
I didn't really want it at first...well, I actually wanted it very much.
And after that scoundrel's ridicule,
When the dwarf looked up again, he had already made a decision.
(End of chapter)
