The sky is bright.
Xie Fan woke up due to urgency and found that he was the only one in the room.
"Where has this Ah Fu gone?"
Xie Fan muttered and finished solving the problem.
Lying on the bed, no one came in for a long time.
Drowsily, he fell asleep again.
Ah Fu sat on the steps leading up to the second floor, staring blankly at the locked shop door.
After everyone woke up, he quietly walked back to the room.
Xie Fan yawned while putting on his clothes, "Afu, come out with me later!"
Ah Fu turned around slowly, revealing two dark circles under his eyes, and replied dully, "Yes, Master!"
"Grandma's fault! Did you stay up all night again?" Xie Fan put on his shoes and pushed the other party on the bed, "What's going on? Where is Aoying?"
"Master, I can't sleep!"
Xie Fan sighed, it was probably the hundreds of taels of goods that caused the trouble. He took a piece of ore the size of an egg from his luggage and put it in his pocket, "Don't go anywhere today, stay in the house and sleep peacefully!"
Zhang Chao led his soldiers and simply modified the carriage.
Finally, all the fabrics were installed.
Xie Fan took fifty taels of silver for them in case of emergency on the way.
Zhang Chao left four soldiers behind and got on the carriage, "Master, let's go back quickly!"
Xie Fan waved his hand, "Be careful on the road, people are the most important, goods don't matter!"
"Yes, Master!"
Xie Fan watched everyone leave and went to the street alone.
Yesterday, he paid special attention to a store, "Qiankun Zhibao".
He brought the ore with him just to try his luck.
The waiter in the store had just opened it, and he didn’t expect to have a customer so early. “Sir, please come inside!”
Xie Fan walked straight to the booth aside, "Man, call the shopkeeper here!"
The guy looked at Xie Fan's dress, he looked like a rich man, and went to the backyard.
There was a sound of soft footsteps, and a man wearing a melon cap came forward respectfully, "Master, what are your orders?"
Xie Fan glanced at the jewelry in the store, "You made all these jewelry yourself?"
"Serve the tea!" The shopkeeper sat next to him and explained patiently, "It's all made by the master at home. The master may have any special requirements, but it doesn't matter!"
Xie Fan put the piece of ore on the tea table, "What kind of things can I make?"
The shopkeeper held the ore in his hand. At a glance, it was an agate stone.
The surface of the ore has an oily luster, bright color, and is natural and pure.
Looking at the texture again, it is natural and smooth, with clear layers, pink and purple.
After looking at it, he put the ore back and said, "This agate is of very good quality and large in size. It can be made into ordinary objects without any problem!"
Xie Fan held the tea cup and sipped the tea carefully, "I see, you don't have such a big agate in your shop, right?"
The shopkeeper said with a sullen face, "Sir, the items in the store are naturally ordinary."
"If I were willing to sell this piece of agate, what price could I give it?"
The shopkeeper picked up the ore again. He was just praising it and forgot to leave some room for it. He pointed at a ripple and said, "This agate has some flaws! If the young master is willing to give it up, I will pay fifty taels of silver to accept it!"
Xie Fan took the ore from his hand and said, "Goodbye!"
"Don't worry, sir, the price is negotiable!" The shopkeeper pulled Xie Fan's sleeve, but he didn't dare to use force for fear of dropping the jade, "In this case, I will double it, one hundred taels of silver!"
Xie Fan stood there with his face facing the door, "I sincerely sell it and give you a real price!"
The shopkeeper asked the waiter to close the door and put Xie Fan on his seat, "Sir, let me think about it!"
Why, if the sale can't be completed, we have to rob it openly?
Xie Fan drank tea and paid attention to what was going on in the room, "Think about it quickly, I'm in a hurry to see Li Qinghua!"
"Master, are you talking about the eldest son of the Li family?"
"Exactly!"
The shopkeeper's eyes were attracted by the ore.
With such quality and superb craftsmanship, it is naturally worth a lot of money.
After a few cups of tea, the shopkeeper patted the table and said, "That's it! Master, I'll pay you one hundred and twenty taels! In addition, you can choose two more things in the store!"
Xie Fan picked out a hairpin and a pair of earrings. The hairpin was inlaid with a piece of blue jade, and the earrings were also blue. These two things are carefully carved, giving people the illusion of skylight and cloud shadows.
"This time, just make friends! My surname is Xie, and I opened the new shop on Dongliu Street!"
"New store? Never heard of it!"
"Zhengtai Chain, we're putting up the brand today!" Xie Fan put the jewelry in his pocket, "Shopkeeper, where's the money?"
"My surname is Fang! Master, wait a moment, I'll go get it!"
In the blink of an eye, Xie Fan returned to the shop carrying a parcel of silver.
Shopkeeper Tong was right outside the door, greeting hurriedly, "Thank you, Mr. Xie, you're back! I'll be here soon, get ready!"
Xie Fan put the money away and hurriedly ordered people to boil water and prepare tea.
He rummaged through the cabinets and placed the best-quality animal skins in a conspicuous place, "Afu, step back! If Mr. Li sees it, he will think that I abuse my servant!"
Lin Yue put a few packets of spices on the counter, "Do you think Mr. Li likes spices?"
"Just put it there! Just in case his wife likes it!" Xie Fan found that the legs of the chair were a little unstable, so he went to the second floor to get a better one.
Ziying took the rag and wiped the chair clean and shiny, "Master, would you like to prepare some fruit snacks to entertain the distinguished guests?"
Lin Yue pointed to her room, "Ziying, go and take out all the fruits you bought last night!"
Xie Fan stood aside, always feeling awkward.
He turned around and saw that the window was not big enough and the light was a little dark.
"Grandma's!" Xie Fan shouted and wanted to tear down the window, but he didn't expect it to be very strong.
Lin Yue quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Just move the position of the cabinet and it will be fine!"
The authorities were confused. After some adjustments, Xie Fan was satisfied.
"You and the maid are in the backyard." He walked to Lin Yue and handed the jewelry to her, "Take this and go quickly!"
Xie Fan stood outside the door and looked up to see that the sign had been hung on the second floor.
The words "Zhengtai Chain" were trembling in the wind.
A luxurious carriage appeared in sight.
There are many complicated embroidery patterns on the carriage, which are quite elegant at first glance.
Xie Fan lowered his head respectfully and waited until the carriage arrived before slowly stepping forward.
The coachman put down the horse stool, and Mr. Li slowly walked out of the carriage door.
Without saying a word, that wealthy temperament had already made Xie Fan proud.
Xie Fan stretched out his hand to support him, "Master Li! Your Majesty is here to visit our shop..."
"Zhengtai Chain? This name is quite unique!" Mr. Li said to himself and glanced at Xie Fan, "Why don't you get a decent plaque?"
Xie Fan was stunned and said with a smile, "Back to Mr. Li, I want to ask you for a calligraphy painting!"
Mr. Li looked bright and staggered into the shop.
Li Qinghua got out of the car with a look of shock on his face, "What about this calligraphy treasure?"
"That was abrupt!" Xie Fan apologized deeply.
"Hey!" Li Qinghua sighed and wrote lightly, "That's quite abrupt!"
