"The human heart is not enough, and being too greedy will not end well. I just got an extra two hundred dollars in the house, but I don't want it. I have to go to other places to inquire. I'll come back later. I'm afraid the shopkeeper doesn't have any." Looks good."
The waiter looked like he hated iron and kept nagging, "Come back later, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Jiang Youcheng didn't feel confident about what he said, so he just reached out and tugged on Jiang Michia's sleeve.
Jiang Michia just said to the waiter, "I would like to remind you, when buying things, you have to shop around. The same is true when selling things. If you really can't sell the price, you can feel more at ease. Do you have those two hundred?" Money doesn’t matter.”
The guy curled his lips when he heard this.
He is clearly a farmer's clay leg who wants to split his legs into two flowers for a penny, and a master who wants to walk sideways in the village even if he has two hundred dollars in his hand. Now he is here talking about nothing for two hundred dollars.
I'm really not afraid of laughing out loud.
The clerk sneered, "Now that we've talked about it, I won't say much. Go south along this street and you'll find Gaoji's Pawn Shop. Go ask for the price, and you'll be safe."
After that, he threw off his sleeves and went back to the shop.
And at the corner door of the backyard of Zhenbaozhai, a figure came out, hurriedly walked onto the street, blended into the crowd, and quickly disappeared.
The three of them, Jiang Michia, did not see this scene. They left the entrance of Zhenbaozhai and found a quiet place to discuss the pearl.
"I see that shopkeeper Qian is so full of words, and I guess he is confident. This pearl is really worthless if it can't be fetched." Jiang Youcheng scratched the back of his head.
He also thought that if the pearls could be exchanged for money, he would renovate the house and buy land, so that his family's life would be easier in the future. Now it seems that the most he can do is renovate the house.
After all, it was much worse than expected, and Jiang Youcheng seemed a little downcast at the moment.
"Zhenbaozhai is a business, so when you buy something, you have to lower the price. Just like when we buy something, we have to pick the place where the quality is not good. We also say that the price is cheaper elsewhere. In fact, it doesn't necessarily mean that the price is lower elsewhere. It's just a casual comment. Just say it."
Jiang Michia said, "Let's ask about the price first."
"That's true. At least I have some confidence in my heart." Jiang Youcheng nodded.
The three of them went to Gao Ji's pawnshop together.
After some haggling, the price offered by the pawnshop was the highest price, two or two and a half cents.
"this……"
After exiting the pawn shop, Jiang Youcheng scratched his head again, "I guess the shopkeeper really didn't lie to us. This pearl is probably worth this price."
Jiang Michia pursed her lips.
I always feel like something is not quite right.
The price given by the pawn shop was too consistent with what the shopkeeper said.
"Then let's go to Zhenbaozhai and sell the pearls." Jiang Youcheng suggested.
Three taels of silver is also money.
This pearl was picked up for nothing, which is equivalent to three taels of silver. If you put aside previous years, this would be the family's income for most of the year.
"Let's go and have a look elsewhere." Jiang Michia didn't want to go back to Zhenbaozhai.
The clerk's arrogant attitude and the coincidence of prices made Jiang Michia feel that there was something unusual there, and that some stores seemed to be bullying customers.
Moreover, they are both not far apart from each other in the county, and they are all shops with partially interconnected businesses. It is not impossible for the two parties to join forces, buy at a low price, slightly modify and make them, and sell at a high price...
The daughter was cautious, and Jiang Youcheng was a little unwilling to accept the price of the pearls. They thought it would be fine to go look elsewhere, but they were not familiar with the county, and they didn't know where there were jewelry shops, let alone which jewelry shops were reliable. I can only walk on the street and look around.
"Is this also a jewelry shop?" Song Jingyun pointed to a shop not far ahead, "I see that the cloth strips hanging on it have the same pattern as that shop just now."
In ordinary shops, in addition to the wooden sign above the door, most of them also hang a small wooden sign or a soft sign with a pattern on it, so that illiterate people can tell at a glance what the shop does.
Although Song Jingyun is illiterate, he can remember the patterns.
Jiang Michia looked up and saw the words Jinyu Pavilion written on the signboard above the shop.
However, this shop looks brand new, as if it was newly opened. It is not as gorgeously decorated as Zhenbaozhai, and there are not many people coming in and out, so the business looks quite deserted.
But since it’s a jewelry store, let’s go and give it a try.
Jiang Michia nodded, "Probably, let's go and take a look."
The three of them entered the Jinyu Pavilion one after another.
There weren't many people inside, only one or two were picking things.
When the waiter saw someone coming, he hurriedly came over and said, "What do you want to see, sir? Bracelets, hairpins, or collars. What are they used for? Birthday gifts, children's dowries, children's 100th birthday?"
"None of them." Jiang Michia explained the purpose of her visit, "There are a few pearls found in the river clams. I would like to ask your shopkeeper to give me a price."
When the waiter saw that he was not buying something, but selling something, his smile did not diminish. "The three of you have to wait a moment. The shopkeeper is there to pay the bill. When the work is done, I will take you there."
"Thank you."
This guy had a kind attitude, and Jiang Michia had a good impression of him.
After a while, the customers who picked things paid and left. The waiter brought Jiang Michia over and said, "This is our shopkeeper, surnamed Zhao."
"Shopkeeper, these guys want to sell pearls."
"Selling pearls?" Shopkeeper Zhao laughed, "One that comes out of a river mussel?"
"Exactly." Jiang Michia responded.
"Then you are really lucky. Pearls are not common in these wild river mussels. Please take them out and let me take a look and give you an estimate."
Shopkeeper Zhao walked out from behind the counter, "This way, please."
Jiang Michia and the other three followed Shopkeeper Zhao to a room in the backyard. After sitting down, they took out the pearls.
Shopkeeper Zhao took a handkerchief next to him and put it in his hand, then picked up the three pearls and looked at them carefully one by one.
"This one is big, not round enough, has some surface flaws, and is slightly light. In terms of quality alone, it's acceptable."
"This one is medium in size, oval, with slight flaws on the surface. In terms of quality, it is of medium quality."
"This one is on the small side, perfectly round, with a smooth surface and few flaws. In terms of quality, it's on the upper side, but it's just too small, and what can be made is limited."
Shopkeeper Zhao gave his evaluations one by one, then looked at Jiang Michia and the others, "I wonder what price you three want?"
Jiang Youcheng thought for a while and tentatively wanted to stretch out five fingers.
But I was a little hesitant, thinking about whether to stretch out four...
Jiang Michia spoke first, "Shopkeeper Zhao also knows that we farmers don't understand this. Shopkeeper Zhao can give it to us. If it's suitable, we will sell it."
"In that case, I will make an offer."
