Li Haoyang and Ling Yun were a little surprised when they saw the shopkeeper's expression. They looked at each other, and Ling Yun thought in his mind: "Looking at the secretive look on the shopkeeper's face, these things must be worth a lot of money. We can't give him any advantage." !”
So, Ling Yun said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, you see, my two brothers sneaked out without telling their families. These things were secretly taken out from my mother's house. Just watch and give me a price!" As he said that, he winked at Li Haoyang. Li Haoyang immediately understood and continued what Ling Yun said: "Yes, yes, we came out without telling the family and had no silver on us, so we had to exchange these jewelry for some silver. The shopkeeper, look at Give it!”
The shopkeeper looked the two of them up and down again. He had been living in Jinling City for who knows how many years and had never seen anything. At this moment, he also muttered in his heart: "Look at these objects, they are definitely not something that ordinary people can find in their homes." Things, and although these two silly boys are very strong, they don't look like strong men who rob families and homes. If I don't accept them, I will be advantageous to others."
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper raised his right hand to the two of them, stretched out his index and middle fingers to make a two-character sign, and said, "Two hundred taels!" When Li Haoyang and Ling Yun heard this, they were so shocked that their eyes almost dropped. Except for the two of them in Juelong Ridge, they had never seen so many silver coins in their lives.
Although the two of them were surprised by the price, they thought on second thought that the shopkeeper could never be so cheerful, so the two of them kept silent in a tacit understanding and just looked at the shopkeeper with a smile, which made the shopkeeper feel scared. .
But he is an old fox after all, and he cannot be manipulated by these two young men so easily. So, he held out five fingers pretending to be heartbroken and said: "Five hundred taels at most!"
When the two of them heard this, they were even more surprised. Without saying a word, the price more than doubled. There must be something wrong in the shopkeeper's heart. There was still no other expression on their faces, they were still looking at the fat shopkeeper in front of them with smiles, wanting to see what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd.
Seeing that the two of them were still indifferent, the shopkeeper felt even more uneasy: "Did these two guys really come from a wealthy family and know these items?" So he took back his right hand, stretched out his left index finger and said to them: "One Thousand taels!"
After hearing this, Ling Yun almost stopped. He touched Li Haoyang's shoulder lightly, and was about to speak when he heard the man in black beside him say loudly: "Shopkeeper Jin, if you don't want it sincerely, two thousand taels, I can accept it for these two little brothers first."
When Ling Yun and Li Haoyang heard this, their jaws almost dropped. They originally thought they could exchange for twenty or thirty taels of silver at most, but they didn't expect it to be worth two thousand taels of silver. From his tone, it seemed that it was more than that, two taels of silver. No matter where you go, Qianliang is a huge sum of money.
Li Haoyang glanced at Ling Yun and motioned for him to be silent. After listening to the words of the man in black, the fat shopkeeper suddenly changed into a different person and laughed loudly: "Thank you for your trouble, my shop has taken these things!" After that, he shouted into the inner room: "Waiter, bring me two thousand taels of silver notes!" The man in black interrupted: "Shopkeeper Jin, this is your fault. Exchange some loose silver for these two distinguished guests!"
When Li Haoyang and Ling Yun heard this, they both cast grateful glances at the man in black in front of them. They were two villagers who had just arrived and were not familiar with the place. Now they had met a noble person.
Shopkeeper Jin chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, you are right, young hero. Come on, take one thousand eight hundred taels of silver notes and two hundred taels of cash in cash!" As he said that, he looked at Li Haoyang and Ling Yun with a flattering smile. The two of them asked, "What do you think?" Li Haoyang nodded slightly, and heard a man's voice reply from the inner room: "Okay!"
Within a moment, a thin young man walked out of the room, he must be the waiter of the pawn shop. He was wearing plain clothes and holding a sandalwood tray with a few ingots of silver on top and two banknotes. I saw him walking straight to Shopkeeper Jin and handing the tray to Shopkeeper Jin. The shopkeeper glanced sideways, winked at the waiter, and said "hmm" in his nose. The waiter understood and stretched out the tray. In front of Ling Yun and Li Haoyang.
Ling Yun's eyes flashed, he stretched out his hands to take out the banknote, raised it above his head, pretended to check it, folded it and put it in his arms, then picked up the silver ingot, weighed it, and put it in his mouth to bite He took a bite and whispered to Li Haoyang: "Brother Yang, you are rich!" Li Haoyang ignored it, just smiled and looked back at Shopkeeper Jin.
Shopkeeper Jin took the ring from the table and tried it on his thumb. He stretched out his hand and made a few gestures. His face lit up with joy. When he raised his head, he met Li Haoyang's eyes and smiled awkwardly. He immediately took off the ring and put it into his sleeve. At the same time, he pointed at other objects on the table and said to the waiter: "Put it away!" After saying that, he smiled at Li Haoyang and said: "Young hero, if you have nothing else to do, Jin So I went to greet other guests!"
Li Haoyang didn't want to stay here too long, so he said: "We have other things to do, let's go first!" After saying that, he turned back and nodded to the man in black with a hint of gratitude, and then dragged Ling Yun. With his sleeves on, he walked out of the store.
Ling Yun was still playing with the few silver ingots, but when he pulled them like this, he almost dropped them to the ground. He hurriedly put the silver ingots into the cloth bag on his body, and followed Li Haoyang out of the pawn shop.
After they left, Shopkeeper Jin took out the ring finger from his cuff, put it on his left thumb and admired it repeatedly. The joy on his face could not be concealed. Seeing this, the man in black on the side said coldly: "Shopkeeper Jin, this thing Wear it on your body, or you may cause disaster!" When shopkeeper Jin heard this, his expression changed, and then he showed his iconic smile and replied: "Young hero really loves to joke!"
The man in black stood up and said, "Believe it or not, by the way, I won't take away my things for the time being. I'll keep them with you for now and come back another day!" After saying that, he turned around and left. Shopkeeper Jin watched him leave. Looking back, he replied: "Easy to say, easy to say." After saying that, he continued to play with the finger.
Li Haoyang pulled Ling Yun to the outside of the pawn shop, and walked faster and faster for more than ten feet before slowing down. Ling Yun chased after him and asked in confusion: "Brother Yang, why are you leaving in such a hurry? We didn't even follow. The man in black is saying thank you!" Li Haoyang continued walking forward without stopping.
After walking for a while, Li Haoyang looked back and saw that he was some distance away from the pawn shop. He stopped, tugged on Ling Yun's sleeves, pulled him to a corner of the alley, and made a gesture of silence. He moved and said to Ling Yun in a low voice: "Ling Yun, my father once told me that Jinling City is an important trade route between the north and the south. It is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. We are new here, so we should be careful in everything, don't get hurt by others. That’s the truth!”
Ling Yun raised his head and glanced at Li Haoyang, sighed disapprovingly and said: "Brother Yang, what kind of heart are you thinking? We come from that remote country, look at our clothes, who will hit us? An idea?"
Seeing Ling Yun's attitude, Li Haoyang made a silent gesture again, and said in particular worry: "Shh! Ling Yun, don't forget, you just got two thousand taels of silver in your hand, which we have never seen in ten lifetimes. My parents often can't save five taels of silver a year. And look at the shopkeeper. He clearly knows that the things you picked up are valuable treasures, but he only gives you two hundred taels of silver. If If the man in black hadn’t helped us, we would have been deceived by him!”
After hearing this, Ling Yun felt that what Li Haoyang said was reasonable, so he said: "Brother Yang, you're right, we'd better be careful. I hid those banknotes deep inside my clothes, don't worry!"
After hearing this, Li Haoyang finally felt relieved and said to Ling Yun: "Yes, this is my good brother. By the way, I didn't expect your pile of scrap metal to be so valuable. Quickly bring Brother Yang." Shall I go have a nice meal?"
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother Yang, are you okay? Didn't you just eat six big sesame cakes? In the blink of an eye, you are hungry again?"
Li Haoyang touched his stomach, then remembered, scratched his hair and said with a smile: "Hey, I'm so anxious! Let's go, find a place to rest first, and then eat in the evening!" He turned around and left. Ling Yun grabbed him and said, "Brother Yang, don't worry!" He pointed at himself and Li Haoyang, and continued: "Look at our clothes, we are treated as beggars everywhere in Jinling City. Well, let’s buy some new clothes first, then find an inn to take a bath, have a good rest, and then go to the Zuixian Tower for the best meal in the evening, and let the waiter take a good look at us to see if we are beggars!” Li Haoyang nodded, and the two of them walked out of the alley one after another.
They searched all the way along the street and found a clothing store that looked good. The shopkeeper was an old man. When he saw the two of them coming in, he looked them up and down and greeted them warmly: "Hey, you two customers." Officer, what do you need? The shop has more than a hundred styles of ready-made clothes, as well as fine fabrics that can be made to order. You two have a good look at it. If you like something, I will take it off for you to try!"
Li Haoyang and Ling Yun both looked up at the clothes hanging on the shelves. They had never seen this scene before. The color of every piece of clothing here was something they had never seen since they were young. Even Li Haoyang, the most beautiful clothes he had ever seen were the clothes his parents wore when they got married. One year, his mother took them out of the wooden box on the bedside and showed them to him. She also said that when he got married, she would give them to him and his wife. His wife is wearing it.
Ling Yun was even more dazzled by what he saw. His eyes were filled with red, green, blue, and all kinds of clothes and fabrics, which made his eyes dizzy.
Ling Yun pointed at a long dress and said to Li Haoyang: "Brother Yang, that dress suits you very well. Take it off and try it on!" Li Haoyang looked in the direction of his finger. It was a long dress in the color of indigo. Only the collar has a white edge, and the long skirt is carefully embroidered with patterns of flowers, birds, and fish.
The shopkeeper said: "This guest has good taste, this is the best style in our store!" After saying that, he called the store clerk to come forward and take it out, handed it to Li Haoyang, pointed to a curtain inside and said : "Sir, would you like to go inside and try it?"
Li Haoyang waved his hand, pointed at himself and said: "Shopkeeper, look at how dirty I am, so I might as well not try it on!" Ling Yun said: "Shopkeeper, please check the size for my brother Yang. He just needs to wear it that fits him." , let’s wear it when we go back!”
The shopkeeper took the clothes from the waiter, started gesturing in front of Li Haoyang, and said happily: "Hey, look at your eyes, this dress seems to be custom-made for you, it couldn't fit better!"
When Li Haoyang saw it, he liked it very much. He asked the shopkeeper: "How much does this dress cost?" The shopkeeper said: "One or two dozen cents. I think this dress is destined for you, so I'll give you one or two cents!"
Li Haoyang frowned and glanced at Ling Yun. Ling Yun smiled and said: "Brother Yang, don't hesitate, just take this one!" After that, he said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, wrap up this long coat first. Let’s pick out a few more items for Brother Yang and pack them together!”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was delighted and hurriedly led the waiter to pick. Li Haoyang was about to say something when his lips moved but he did not speak. After all, he is a young man who came from a remote rural area. He has been used to living in poverty since he was a child. Spending money so lavishly like this does not make him feel good. But he also liked it very much, so he could only stand aside and watch.
The waiter and the waiter picked out five clothes, folded them separately, wrapped them in cloth, and handed them to Li Haoyang. Li Haoyang took them, said thank you, looked at Ling Yun, who was looking around with a frown, and asked: "Ling Yun , why don't you choose a few?" Ling Yun replied: "Brother Yang, I want to buy some new clothes for my grandpa, but I looked around for several times and didn't see anything suitable!"
Before Li Haoyang could answer the question, the shopkeeper said: "Hey, sir, in this world, people as filial as you are rare. Listen to me, this shop only sells clothes for young people." , if you want to buy clothes for the elderly, you can go elsewhere, there are many shops selling ready-made clothes on this street!"
Ling Yun exclaimed: "Oh, so that's it!" Li Haoyang said: "Ling Yun, don't worry, we have to stay here for a few more days, it won't be too late to buy it when we get back!" After hearing this, Ling Yun felt It made sense, so he pointed to a light blue long coat on the shelf and said, "I want that one!" The shopkeeper looked up and said with some surprise, "Hey, this guest officer has really extraordinary vision. , this dress is of the style of a small shop, and it is made of fine silk!" As he said, he said to the waiter beside him: "Go and take it off for this guest officer!"
The waiter skillfully took off the clothes, folded them smoothly, and held them in front of Ling Yun. The shopkeeper pointed at the clothes in the waiter's hand and said, "Look, should I wrap it up for you directly, or should you try it first?" Ling Yun said: "Wrap it up. If it doesn't fit, I'll come back and ask you to change it!" the shopkeeper said, "Easy to say, easy to say!" As he said that, before he could speak, the clerk had already wrapped it skillfully. Ling Yun said to a few more clothes in the store: "There are also this, this and those two, I want them all."
According to his request, the waiter took off all the clothes one by one, wrapped them up, and held them in his hands. Ling Yun asked the shopkeeper, "How much are these clothes in silver?" The shopkeeper took out the abacus and fiddled with it. Said: "My guest, the total is more than five taels and three hundred Wen!"
Ling Yun took out a silver ingot from the bag and said to Li Haoyang: "Brother Yang, I only have this here. Do you have three hundred coins?" Li Haoyang put the clothes in his hands on the shelf and took out a silver ingot from his arms. A bunch of copper coins, he counted three hundred coins and handed them to Ling Yun. Ling Yun took them and handed them to the shopkeeper together with the silver ingot in his hand and said: "Here, just five or three hundred coins." After saying that, he took the clothes and walked out with Li Haoyang. Got the shop. The shopkeeper looked at Ling Yun and Li Haoyang's leaving figures, bumped the silver ingot in his hand, and his face blossomed with joy.
The two of them walked along the street and looked around, but did not see an inn. So, Li Haoyang stopped a passerby and asked, "Uncle, where is the inn in this city?"
The man looked them both up and down and said, "You are from out of town, right?" Li Haoyang said, "Yes, if you come to live with your relatives, you won't be able to find a place for a while, so you can only find an inn to stay in!" The man stretched out his hand. Pointing in the direction they came from, he said: "There is the Zuixian Tower not far from the city gate. Behind the Zuixian Tower are restaurants and inns!" Li Haoyang suddenly realized it and said: "Oh, I understand. Thank you, uncle!" The man waved his hand and continued walking forward.
Li Haoyang and Ling Yun turned around and walked back. Ling Yun followed behind and said, "Brother Yang, why didn't I think of that? That area is full of restaurants. When guests drink too much, they look for a place to rest, so there are many restaurants nearby. Inn!" Li Haoyang nodded and said, "Let's go back there."
The two of them followed the direction pointed by the uncle, asked several passers-by, and finally found a restaurant with a plaque that said "Zui Xian Lou". The two of them took a closer look, hey, isn't this the place they just visited? The two trotted to the door and happened to bump into the waiter from before. They recognized each other at a glance. The waiter threw the towel in his hand over his shoulder, tilted his mouth in disdain, twisted his head and got in again. , Ling Yun stretched out his hand and pointed at him. He was about to speak, but was blocked by Li Haoyang. Li Haoyang said to Ling Yun: "Ling Yun, let's not argue with him. Let's go and find an inn to stay in first."
The two of them turned around and walked back along the path next to Zuixian Tower. Sure enough, that area was full of restaurants and inns. The west side is mainly occupied by restaurants, while the east side is mostly occupied by inns.
The two of them walked along the path to the east of the city and found a remote inn. It was far away from the crowd and the environment was quiet and suitable for rest.
The two of them came to the door of the inn. There was already a waiter standing outside the door. Seeing the two approaching, he greeted them warmly and said to them: "Hey, you two guests, do you want to stay in the hotel?" With that said, he stepped forward to take the luggage from their hands.
Ling Yun was about to hand the clothes he had just bought to the waiter when he saw Li Haoyang step aside and asked warily: "What are you going to do?"
Li Haoyang himself was tall and burly, with a loud voice. The waiter in the shop was startled by his actions, but he immediately reacted and said with a sorry smile: "This young hero, I'm carrying your luggage for you. If you want to be sharp, I'll help you." I will store it for you temporarily. If you are staying in the hotel, I will send it to your guest room!" After saying that, he glanced at Li Haoyang and added: "Don't worry, I can't lose your things. Our inn is a time-honored one. Damn it. It’s just the word ‘faith’!”
After hearing this, Li Haoyang said "Oh" and said, "No need, I'll take it myself and open a larger guest room for us, one that can take a shower!" After saying that, he walked in, and the waiter hurriedly grabbed it. He walked in front of Li Haoyang, stretched out his hand and said, "You two, please follow me upstairs!" Seeing this, Ling Yun had no choice but to follow him with his luggage.
