When Song Che woke up, the color outside the window was already bright.
The busy traffic along the streets and the hustle and bustle of the opening of the market can be seen.
Yangzhou is the last stop. After the Japanese pirates are dealt with, they must return to Suzhou. Even if Wang Laozi comes, he can't stop him.
After briefly washing up, I planned to leave the guest room, but as soon as I opened the door, Yun Niang from next door happened to come out.
Song Che's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he stared at her for a long time. The village girl who always wore common clothes actually changed into a blue skirt, tied up her hair in a bun, and added some light makeup, making her already delicate facial features more three-dimensional.
It turns out that she can still be so beautiful.
Perhaps her gaze was too hot, Yun Niang turned her head and murmured: "Thank you Mr. Chen for your generosity for letting me stay in such a good guest room. I will move out when I find my cousin today..."
"You're welcome, Madam Boss, let's go down and have breakfast."
The two of them went downstairs one after another.
Shen Fang was settling accounts behind the counter. When he saw Song Che coming downstairs, he hurriedly approached him: "Brother-in-law, I should have found the person you are looking for——
The shopkeeper at the 'Zi No. 5' pawnshop in the south of the city has a surname of Wu, but it seems that instead of the name you and I had last night, his name is Wu... I've also forgotten what Wu is. Anyway, it's two characters, not three. word. "
Yun Niang's eyes sparkled: "As long as you have the surname Wu and own a pawn shop, even if you are not my cousin, you are my cousin's family. The shopkeeper will lend me a donkey cart, and I will go find him right now!"
Song Che said, "Don't worry, boss lady. If he is really your cousin, he won't be able to run away for a while. I still have some things here, which I am about to pawn. After breakfast later, I will drive you there."
He also had two tiger skins and a tiger whip in his hand. Keep this tiger whip for yourself. The tiger skin was sold. Yangzhou is a big trading city, so prices will definitely not be low.
"Then eat quickly, eat quickly."
Yun Niang was so desperate that she ate a steamed bun in three mouthfuls just to see her fiancé.
Why, at least for Song Che, everything must be kept on the line, and you can't think too beautifully. The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. There is a huge sense of contrast, and many people accept it without talking about it.
After a quick breakfast, Song Che tied up a carriage, took Hupi and Yunniang with him, and headed south of the city to look for them.
"Jiangnan is so beautiful." Yun Niang sat on the shaft of the carriage, admiring and praising her along the way.
"Madam boss, your cousin, is he so handsome that he can fascinate you so much?" Song Che asked casually when he had some free time on the way.
Yun Niang said: "I was only seventeen years old when I separated from my cousin. I have almost forgotten his appearance, but he is certainly not as handsome as you, Mr. Chen."
In ancient times, a promise could last a lifetime.
In modern times, one wrong word can lead to separation.
Song Che said meaningfully: "People will change."
Yun Niang is confident: "Even if he has changed, I can recognize him at a glance as long as we meet him!"
Song Che shook his head secretly, "Xia Chong can't say ice, how can the appearance compare with the heart?"
Half an hour later, the carriage and horses entered Nancheng. After some inquiries, they quickly found Pawn Shop No. 5.
The pawn shop has four facades and is quite large. You can see eight towering counters and windows when you enter the door, and there is an endless stream of customers coming in and out.
Pawnshops are typical "businessmen" who buy at low prices and sell at high prices, with serious middlemen making the difference.
If Song Che hadn't been too lazy to sell the goods, he would never have sold the tiger skin here.
Anyone who can open a pawnshop locally must be a powerful person in the city. This "big name" pawnshop is the property of the Liu family.
In a wealthy business family, the branch manager, Mr. Ji Zhang, must be a member of the family, even a distant relative.
This makes people wonder, if Yunniang's cousin is really the shopkeeper named No. 5, how can he be a person with a different surname from a foreign country?
Song Che took off the tiger skin and walked into the pawn shop with Yun Niang.
Yun Niang kept arranging her hair to fully show off her beautiful face. The anticipation of seeing her again after a long separation made her almost trembling with excitement.
Song Che came to the counter.
Unlike other service industries, pawn shop clerks are often superior to others. He barely looked at Song Che and asked casually: "Do you want to pawn goods or redeem items?"
"Find someone first, then pawn the goods." Song Che said, then asked: "Excuse me, is the shopkeeper here called Wu Mengde?"
The waiter was suspicious: "Why are you asking our shopkeeper?"
Yun Niang stood on her tiptoes and tried to stretch her neck, so that she could barely get above the counter. He smiled at the waiter: "I'm here to find a relative, and Wu Mengde is my cousin."
The waiter waved his hand: "Then you are looking for the wrong place. Our shopkeeper's surname is indeed Wu, but his name is Wu Gang."
"Maybe he changed his name," Yun Niang said quickly, "My cousin is seven feet tall and has a round face. His family is from Nanjing. Oh, and by the way, he also has a smart mole under his left ear. "
The waiter thought for a while and said, "It seems that he has a few things in common with our shopkeeper, but he is not in the store recently. You can come back another day."
Yun Niang hurriedly took out a piece of silver and put it on the counter, "It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Please help me and call my cousin to meet me."
This piece of silver is only as big as a thumb, which obviously does not match the arrogant counter.
The clerk glanced at the silver ingot, showed a hint of contempt, and said impatiently: "I'm busy right now. If you don't get the goods, leave as soon as possible. Don't hinder our business."
Yun Niang bit her lip, and painfully took out a larger piece of silver. When she was about to hand it to the counter, Song Che blocked her.
Then, he threw two tiger skins on the counter and said, "The eye-catching white-fronted tiger leather, do you want to do this business?"
Not only the guy in front of me, but also people from other windows came over with their eyes wide open. They turned over and touched the tiger skin and came to a unified conclusion: "The best! The real thing!"
The man who was arrogant at one moment was smiling at the next moment: "Sir, the tiger is the king of beasts, and this tiger skin is naturally the best among leathers. What price do you want to pay for it?"
Those who are worthy of these two tiger skins must be at least princes and nobles, and the price is at least one thousand and fifty six. For these middlemen, it is undoubtedly a windfall.
"I want to discuss this business with your shopkeeper in person, shall I call him out?" Song Che asked.
"Yes, yes, sir, please wait a moment. I will go to the backyard to invite the shopkeeper." The waiter got off the counter.
"Isn't he just now? Hasn't the shopkeeper been in the store for a few days? Why did he go to the backyard to invite you now?" Yun Niang asked confused.
Song Che said: "If he doesn't do this, how can he get money and water from you? The more urgent you are, the more he will get."
Yun Niang sighed: "I don't think Yangzhou is so good."
After waiting for a moment, a door next to the pawn shop was suddenly opened, and a seven-foot-tall, slightly fat young man in brocade robes walked out with a bright face:
"Which distinguished guest comes to our store and wants to be treated as the best tiger skin?"
"cousin!"
Yun Niang almost lost her voice, and rushed forward with three steps at a time. Facing the person she missed so much, her old feelings got out of control, and her eyes turned red instantly.
When Wu Mengde showed doubts when facing Yun Niang, it was enough to prove that
He is her sweetheart.
But he didn't care about her.
