There were no more twists and turns on the way to Daliang City in Kyoto, and Shao Xi and Lao Wu had no intention of meddling in their own business. Along the way, the two of them were no longer as relaxed as before. Shao Xi didn't talk much along the way. Lao Wu knew that he was still sad about Ye Ziyuan's incident. Everyone had to slow down for this kind of thing, so he didn't talk much along the way. He just drank his own wine and didn't bother him.
The two of them went on their way, stayed at the hotel, and then went on their way again. After traveling like this for seven or eight days, we finally arrived at Daliang City in Kyoto. It was not easy with many twists and turns along the way.
As soon as he entered Daliang City, Shao Xi's eyes were dazzled. The capital of the country was really different from other places. It was not comparable to a small county like Qingshan County.
At this time, the New Year is approaching, and the entire Daliang City is very lively. You can see lights everywhere, various pavilions and buildings with blue bricks and blue tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, various luxurious decorations on the wide stone road, and spacious and comfortable horse-drawn carriages passing by. Pedestrians in fine clothes were bustling, and there were even handsome young men in bright clothes strolling leisurely accompanied by servants.
Restaurants, inns, art shops, teahouses, casinos, merchant houses, etc. are all crowded with guests and business is booming. They reflect the wealth and prosperity of the Gyeonggi region and create a lively scene.
Shao Xi's eyes couldn't get enough of the sights along the way and the various new things along the way, and he would ask Lao Wu this and that from time to time.
Old Wu had naturally seen this in the early years, and when Shao Xi asked, he patiently told him about this and that. The two of them walked all the way and looked around, and they only visited a corner of the city for most of the day. Daliang City is really too big. If you want to visit everything, you may not be able to finish it in a month. Lao Wu also advised Shao Xi not to be impatient. After all, the stay in Daliang City will not be too short this time. There will be plenty of time to wander around in the next few days. The most important thing now is that it’s time to eat. After shopping for most of the day, It’s weird to be hungry.
When Shao Xi saw that Lao Wu was complaining that he was hungry, he proposed to go to the best restaurant nearby to open a meat restaurant and have a delicious meal. However, Lao Wu looked embarrassed and coy, which made Shao Xi feel that Not happy.
"Can't you just say something directly? Aren't you embarrassed by being so coy at your age?"
"Master, you can eat, but the problem now is that I don't have much money left. If I go to a big restaurant to eat, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave because I'm full."
"You have no money? Didn't you bring a lot of money with you when you left? When you bought Shi Jintang the road money, it was a piece of silver. Now why do you say you have no money? What about the silver?"
Old Wu said a little aggrievedly: "You came here very quickly. With one sword, you split the person in half. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, large intestines and small intestines were scattered all over the floor. Would you have gone looking for that cold steel?"
Lao Wu did not dare to mention how much money he spent on Ye Ziyuan's funeral. After all, it was a sad thing, and he was afraid that Shao Xi would feel sad if he mentioned it.
Shao Xi agreed when he heard it. He still remembered the scene at that time. No one would rummage through a pile of internal organs to find a piece of silver. It was really disgusting. But what should I do if I have no money now? If you want to stay in Daliang City for such a long time, you must first find a way to make money.
He patted the mantle and thought that the Sky Eye Stone and those glass products that he had saved over the years could finally be put to use.
Shao Xi waved his hand and said: "Take me to the head office of Taihe Commercial Bank in Daliang City. I brought a lot of heavy stuff with me all the way. It's time to deal with it. After exchanging the money, we can have a good meal."
When Lao Wu heard that he had made money, he happily took Shao Xi to Taihe Trading Company in Daliang City, looking even happier than Shao Xi.
The head office of Taihe Commercial Bank is in the most prosperous area of Daliang City. Old Wu and Shao Xi walked seriously for a long time.
The two came to the door of Taihe Trading Company and handed over the horses to the servants. The two of them stepped into the door of the business. When the clerk in the lobby saw someone coming, he hurriedly came up to greet them and respectfully moved them aside to sit down. If nothing else, I first poured some tea and some kind words. It was obvious that Taihe Trading Company was really good at doing business. No wonder the business has been so prosperous for many years.
After sitting down, Shao Xi raised his eyes and scanned the hall. Good guy! The front hall alone is as big as a basketball gym. Many guests and merchants are either buying or selling, and they are all talking about business under the greetings of many clerks. It seems that the scope of business of Taihe Trading Company is very wide. Whether it is silk, tea, salt, iron, utensils, or rare treasures, they are all welcome. If you are willing to sell, I will buy, and if you are willing to buy, I will sell. Money flows like water.
Seeing Shao Xi looking around all the time, the clerk from the trading firm asked with a smile: "This young master must have arrived in Daliang City for the first time! Our Taihe Trading Firm is one of the largest trading firms in the Jingyuan Dynasty. Our business is not only in the Central Plains, but has even After visiting the surrounding foreign countries, what do you want to buy or sell? If you come to our Taihe Trading Company, you have come to the right place. Our prices here are fair, and we will never let you suffer a loss."
When Shao Xi heard this, he was like, good guy! This professional quality is OK! Taihe Trading Company's training for its clerks is very good! The first thing that came out was an advertisement. This business is really professional!
"Brother, do you recognize this thing?"
With that said, Shao Xi took out a gold medal from his arms and handed it to the guy.
After seeing the gold medal, the clerk's face showed a look of shock, and he quickly bowed and saluted: "Master, I'm sorry for my blindness, but I didn't realize just now that you are a friend of our big shopkeeper of Taihe Trading Company. You, a distinguished guest like you, have such an identity." It would be too disrespectful to entertain any more, you two please wait a moment, I will call our second shopkeeper to greet the two distinguished guests, the younger one will leave first."
After saying that, the guy quickly ran towards the back hall.
Just a moment later, a thin old man in luxurious clothes walked out with the waiter, came to Shao Xi and Lao Wu, bowed his hands and expressed politeness.
After a few people sat down again, the second shopkeeper named Cao asked: "Since you two are friends of my boss, Taihe Trading Company, then they are my friends. If there is anything I can do to help you, just ask Open your mouth, but I don’t know if you two are coming here to buy something or sell something?”
Shao Xi smiled and said: "I came here this time because I wanted to sell some things. I had borrowed a sum of money from your branch of Taihe Commercial Bank in Qingshan City before. After selling the things this time, I can also repay all the money I owed. And pay it off, and I will have to trouble Shopkeeper Cao about this matter."
Shopkeeper Cao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! Since you two are friends of the big shopkeeper, it's normal for you to lend some money to us for a while. Don't worry about it. I just don't know what the young master wants to do this time." Things?"
Shao Xi did not answer, but lowered his head and took out an orange Sky Eye Stone from his pocket and placed it on the table in front of Shopkeeper Cao.
"Please tell me, Shopkeeper Cao, how much money can this item be sold for?"
Shopkeeper Cao looked at the Sky Eye Stone in front of him. Although his face showed no expression, he was already happy in his heart. This orange Sky Eye Stone looked to be of extremely high quality. Although it was not as precious as the yellow one, it was still valuable.
"Among the high-quality Sky Eye stones, although orange is not as valuable as yellow, it is still quite valuable. I think this one, young master, can be sold for at least two hundred gold."
Shao Xi felt happy when he heard that it could be sold for two hundred gold. Just such a broken stone that I picked up is so valuable, and I still have a pile of it! It looks like you are going to get rich today.
"Then shopkeeper Lao Cao would like to exchange this item for money, but I wonder if your bank is willing to accept it?"
When Shopkeeper Cao heard this, he smiled and said, "Of course I am willing to accept this item, but there is a good opportunity today. Maybe the Young Master's Sky Eye Stone can be sold at a better price. Are you interested?"
"Of course I am interested, and very interested! I just don't know what kind of opportunity the shopkeeper Cao is talking about?"
"Our bank has been holding a bidding meeting for rare and rare treasures every day recently. The young master happened to catch up with it today. Why don't we take this object to the bidding meeting and see if anyone is willing to pay a higher price to buy it. I don't know. What do you think, Master?"
Shao Xi felt happy now. Good guy, isn't this just an auction? In this way, these things in my hand will definitely be favored by some wealthy businessmen. In addition, rich people like to be vindictive. The prices will naturally rise. Wouldn't I be able to make a lot of money?
Thinking of this, Shao Xi stopped hiding it. He raised his hand and put the bag containing more than 30 Sky Eye stones on the table, then took out ten glass beads with faint cloud patterns and three "fairy tears" from the bag, and pushed them all in front of Shopkeeper Cao .
Shopkeeper Cao is really not calm this time. It’s not surprising to say who has some good things in his hands, but why does this guy have so much in his hands? Is this wholesale?
Shopkeeper Cao was thinking at this time, could these two people be criminal thieves? Otherwise, who would have so many precious and rare treasures in their hands? Especially the ten glass beads and three "fairy tears", which are crystal clear and change color when reflecting light, are things that have never been seen in the world. How many people have seen such a baby? How many people can tell its value? But in Shao Xi's hands, he grabbed them by the handful. How could he keep people from going crazy?
Shopkeeper Cao raised his hand and wiped his forehead with his sleeve, "You two, it's not convenient to talk here. Please come to the back hall with me to talk."
Shao Xi and Lao Wu glanced at each other and understood that there were too many good things. Shopkeeper Cao was afraid that their wealth would be exposed and others would take notice.
The two of them followed Shopkeeper Cao to the back hall. Shopkeeper Cao reached out and opened the bag containing the Sky Eye Stones, poured the Sky Eye Stones in the bag into a small bamboo basket, and looked at them one by one. After seeing it, he took the ten glass beads to the window one by one and looked at them carefully. Finally, when he looked at the three "fairy tears", he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
"I am really shocked that the young master brought out so many treasures at once. Although these thirty-odd sky-eye stones are not of the highest quality, they can at least be sold for dozens of gold, and these ten colored glaze stones I really can't estimate the value of the beads and these three 'Fairy Tears', so I can only put them up for auction and the highest bidder will get them."
"In this case, there will be shopkeeper Lao Cao."
