A knife in love

Chapter 2973

When Murong Danyan heard this man's words, he was terrified, and thought to himself that Brother Li was right!Those guys on the roof didn't know what our plans were after we entered the pawnshop, and they didn't dare to make a presumptuous decision to break into the pawnshop to check, so they had to report to the gray-clothed old man.The old man in gray was worried that we had other plans, and he couldn't trust these subordinates, so he had no choice but to come and check in person.The guy surnamed Yue spoke in a rough voice without restraint at all, not to mention that brother Li and I hid behind the screen and heard his words clearly, the old man in gray standing on the long street would not Can't hear this guy clearly.Now that the gray-clothed old man has arrived, his two strange men must be accompanying him, and there may be many soldiers ambushing around.Brother Li and I were trapped, so we had no choice but to act first and capture the gray-clothed old man, forcing the two strange men and the soldiers to make way.

When Murong Danyan was thinking, he could only hear the sound of footsteps, the old man in gray had already climbed up the steps and walked into the room with a smile.Two strangers, one old and one young, followed closely behind him, with four dead fish-like eyes revealing a gloomy gaze, constantly circling around Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan.

When Li Qiufeng saw the gray-clothed old man appear, he was not surprised at all, but just smiled and did not speak.The gray-clothed old man cupped his hands to Li Qiufeng and said, "Where in life do we not meet each other again. I never imagined that just after parting with the young master, we would meet here again. What a blessing?"

Li Qiufeng bowed his hand to return the salute, and said in his mouth: "I thought my husband would come to see me, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Li Qiufeng's voice fell, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, but it was the big man surnamed Yue who walked around the screen angrily after hearing the old man's words in gray.When he first saw the gray-clothed old man and the two strange guests, although he was taken aback, he was used to being arrogant, so he was not afraid. Lao Tzu's treasure, stand up and show me?!"

The gray-clothed old man nodded to Li Qiufeng to express his apology, then he turned to the big man surnamed Yue and said: "The old man just passed by Hetaidang's gate, and heard your Excellency say that he wants to be a treasure, and he was curious, so he spoke Inquiry. Please forgive me for being reckless."

The big man surnamed Yue sized up the gray-clothed old man, curled his lips, with a disdainful expression on his face, and said sternly: "Look at your poor appearance, you are not a person who knows the goods anyway, how can you know what I have in my hands?" The origin of this treasure?"

The big man surnamed Yue spoke rudely, but the gray-clothed old man was not annoyed. He said with a smile: "There is a saying in the Han people, that is, people should not be judged by appearances, and sea water should not be measured. Although I am not talented, I dare not stand shoulder to shoulder with the sages. I also ran a pawn shop back then, and did a few days of grand tribute, although I can’t say I have a good eye, I can still tell the authenticity of the objects pawned by customers.”

The big man surnamed Yue snorted after hearing what the gray-clothed old man had said, and said with a disdainful look on his face, "So, I used to be the magistrate, do you believe me or not?"

The gray-clothed old man shook his head, and said solemnly: "The old man and Your Excellency are telling the truth, but Your Excellency is talking nonsense, which is a bit too much. There is a distinguished guest here today, and the old man is just trying to make money with him. I don’t have the same knowledge as a fool like you, don’t know what’s good and what’s wrong, and provoke trouble!”

The big man surnamed Yue heard the old man in gray accuse him of talking nonsense, and immediately became furious, rolled up his sleeves with both hands, clenched his fists, and cursed loudly, he wanted to punch the old man in gray.Seeing this situation, Murong Danyan thought to himself, the man surnamed Yue didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, he thought the old man in gray was just a bad old man, and he could knock him down with one punch, but he didn't know that the two strange men behind the old man were strong in martial arts, and their attacks were fierce. , he punched out, not only can't hurt the old man, he must be very unlucky.This person is arrogant and domineering, he is not a good person, if he is taught a lesson by two strange men, he deserves it.

Murong Danyan wanted to see the big man surnamed Yue make a fool of himself, and waited for him to punch the old man in gray with a smile on his face.At this moment, the old man in gray said in a deep voice: "I will teach you to be good, and let you know that what I say is true."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Just now, the old man heard you yelling that there is no one who knows the goods in Hetai, and that only the shopkeeper can know the value of the treasures in your hands. The shopkeeper is the biggest, and can best distinguish the authenticity and value of the pawn, that is completely wrong. The most discerning person in the pawnshop is not the shopkeeper, but the court servant. In a pawn shop, there is not only one court servant, the one who can be the master It is called Dachaofeng, and it is not easy to show up. On weekdays, the second court, the third court, and even the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh courts will show up to receive guests who come to pawn objects. Generally speaking, fine and soft objects such as calligraphy and painting are presented by the second court Investigate the authenticity, the three dynasties inspect the antique jade, and the four dynasties inspect the clothes and hats and other daily-use items. Only when extremely important treasures appear in the pawnshop, everyone will invite Dachao to inspect them personally and set a pawn for the treasures Silver taels."

The gray-clothed old man talked eloquently, not only stunned by the big man surnamed Yue, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan were also surprised, thinking to himself that this man spoke clearly, maybe he was not lying when he said that he had run a pawn shop.The old man in gray went on to say: "The word Chaofeng has an unusual origin. Everyone knows that the pawnshop was opened by the rich, and it can be said that it is a good business that makes money every day, but they don't know that the pawnshop was not a place to make profits in the first place. It is a place set up by the monks of the temple to help the poor people. As far back as the end of the Jin Dynasty, Buddhist temples spread all over the world, and some temples set up soup kitchens to help the poor and helpless people. The government thought this was a great act of kindness, so they Gentlemen are invited to come forward to preside over the soup kitchen, not only supplying food, but also supplying money, but when borrowing money, they must take out something as collateral, so the soup kitchen is called a pawnshop. The clothes worn by the people who work in the central government are quite similar to those of the officials in the yamen, so they are called court servants."

At this point, the gray-clothed old man glanced at the big man surnamed Yue, and continued, "Songtianyan Island is thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. Although there is a pawn shop, it is not as comprehensive as the Central Plains pawnshop. You came here from the Central Plains. Don't you know that the person in charge of the pawnshop is not the shopkeeper, but the court servant?"

The big man surnamed Yue was forced by the aura of the gray-clothed old man, and he was no longer as arrogant as before. Hearing him questioning himself, he didn't dare to speak harshly to each other, and said in a low voice: "I, when I was in the Central Plains, I never went to the pawn shop in person. , my family will take care of everything..."

The gray-clothed old man looked embarrassed when he saw the big man surnamed Yue talking, he already guessed that this man's family has fallen, he just wanted to save face, he refused to go to the pawnshop to pawn the things in the house, he could only leave it to his family.The gray-clothed old man nodded, and said: "There are many rules in the pawn shop, and knowing some things is not a bad thing, such as this screen, it is very important."

(End of this chapter)