A knife in love

Chapter 2974

While speaking, the gray-clothed old man pointed to the screen behind Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and then said, "Although there is a screen in the house for a big gentry family, they don't put screens at the gates, but pawnshops open their doors to do business. However, screens will be erected inside the gate. This is because pawnshops make their fortunes from the customers who come to pawn objects, and the people who pawn objects are either the poor and poor, or some people who have lost their family property through eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. These It is a very shameful thing for people to pawn things in exchange for money at a pawnshop. If neighbors or relatives and friends see it, it will be very embarrassing. Therefore, the pawnshop has set up a large screen at the door, but it is not allowed to pass through the pawnshop door. Passers-by who pass by see who is pawning things in the pawnshop, and save the customer's face."

When the old man in gray said this, he walked around the screen and walked into the house, then turned his head and said to the big man surnamed Yue: "Follow the old man in and have a look!"

When the old man in gray spoke, his voice was not harsh, but there was great power in his words.Although the big man surnamed Yue didn't want to listen to his orders, he didn't dare to disobey him, so he could only follow the old man in gray and walked into the house.Seeing this situation, Murong Danyan thought to himself, the gray-clothed old man acted secretly, originally he came to trouble Brother Li and me.But after he entered the room, he chatted non-stop with the guy surnamed Yue, not knowing what he was planning.

The old man in gray circled around the right side of the screen, and the big man surnamed Yue followed closely behind him, his body trembling slightly.The two strangers, one old and one young, did not follow, but stared blankly at Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan.Murong Danyan was extremely afraid of these two strangers. Seeing the menacing eyes of the two, he became more and more uneasy. He gripped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and quietly squeezed a sword formula with his left hand. He thought to himself that if these two guys make a sneak attack, It must be extremely difficult to deal with, and you have to strike first.As long as there is a slight movement between the two of them, before they attack, I will draw my sword and rush to attack.

When Murong Danyan was thinking about it, Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Miss Murong, we have nothing to do, so we might as well follow this old gentleman to see the excitement."

Murong Danyan was taken aback, thinking to himself that if we bypass the screen at this time, all the vitals of the vest will be exposed in front of the two strangers, if they want to take the opportunity to sneak attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with.Thinking of this, she was about to speak, but she saw Li Qiufeng wink at her, Murong Danyan understood, so she had to swallow the words that came to her lips.Li Qiufeng nodded to her, motioning for her to go around the screen and enter the room first.Murong Danyan thought that Brother Li refused to go first, so he was naturally worried that two strangers would attack me when I walked around the screen, and he walked behind me, so he could cover it for me.Since he thought of this joint, why did he follow the old man in gray into the house?
Although Murong Danyan was in doubt, she had great trust in Li Qiufeng. Seeing the encouraging look in his eyes, she nodded and walked towards the right side of the screen.Li Qiufeng followed Murong Danyan closely, walked around the screen with her, and walked into the room.

After bypassing the screen, Murong Danyan looked forward intently, and saw that the room was not big, only about Zhang Xu wide and seven or eight feet deep.In front of everyone stood a very high wooden wall, and a square opening was opened on the wooden wall about eight or nine feet above the ground.Seeing this situation, Murong Danyan thought to himself, I have seen a pawn shop in Hangzhou city, but I have never entered the house to watch it.He Taidang built the counter so high, presumably because he was worried that someone would rob his property.

When Murong Danyan was thinking about it, he only heard the old man in gray say: "The counters of ordinary shops must be shorter than the customers, but the counters of pawnshops are higher than the customers. Focal length, very easy to get angry, if something goes wrong, he will throw a tantrum, which conflicts with the court servants and clerks of the pawnshop. The pawnshop has built the counter so high that even if customers get angry, they can't jump on the counter and beat the court servants and clerks. In addition, the counter of the pawnshop is so tall, and Chaofeng and his staff stand inside the counter, condescendingly looking down at the customers who come to pawn their property, which will make the customers feel fearful, and they will have more scruples when bargaining with Chaofeng, and dare not ask for the price randomly. The third The reason is that the person who runs the pawn shop must be a rich man. In order to receive the pawns from the customers, he must have a lot of money in the pawn shop. In this way, there must be a strong person secretly planning to use the pawn shop. Once there is The strongman came to rob, relying on the tall counter, Chaofeng and his staff can resist for a while, waiting for the government to come to arrest the strongman."

When the old man in gray walked around the screen and entered the house, there was a guy in his 20s standing in front of the counter.Murong Danyan saw this person's wretched expression and cunning eyes, and thought to himself, this person is the guy who talked to the guy surnamed Yue just now.This guy looks cunning, not like a good guy.

After the gray-clothed old man finished speaking, Li Qiufeng and the others had their own thoughts, and no one spoke for a while.Only the guy looked surprised and looked at the gray-clothed old man suspiciously.The gray-clothed old man ignored him at all, walked around the room for a few steps, then stopped, and said in his mouth: "You Han people often say the word 'taken', which means being deceived. In fact, the word 'taken' It comes from the pawn shop. No matter what treasure you bring to the pawn shop to pawn, everything will change when it comes to the mouth of the pawn shop and the clerk. A perfect leather jacket."

When the old man in gray said this, he turned his head and glanced at the big man surnamed Yue.The big man surnamed Yue couldn't help but glanced down at the fur fur on his body, his heart brightened, and he thought to himself that when the old guy said the word fur jacket, he must have seen the fur fur he was wearing.Damn it, I'm obviously not afraid of this old guy, but why doesn't he dare to disobey this old guy's orders?Could it be that he is a monster, who can make demons fail?

When the big man surnamed Yue was thinking about it, the old man in gray turned his head and said to the clerk: "You are a clerk in this pawn shop, so you naturally know how to deal with customers who come to pawn their property. Tell me, if this gentleman wants to be a pawn How would you respond to the fur on his body?"

The clerk was startled, opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the gray-clothed old man, unable to utter a single word.Seeing his dumbfounded look, the old man in gray sneered and said, "Did you hear what the old man said clearly?"

The clerk trembled suddenly, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the villain, the villain was a little scared just now, and he didn't answer the master's question. I hope the master will forgive me."

The gray-clothed old man snorted, and said, "You have to talk like you usually do when guests come to pawn their belongings, and you must not deliberately lie!"

The man was forced by the aura of the gray-clothed old man, and he kept saying that he didn't dare. Finally, he cleared his throat, took a look at the gray-clothed old man, and then boldly said to the big man surnamed Yue: "I received a message from Mr. Yue who was bitten by insects and rats." One piece of hairless torn leather jacket, exchanged for seven taels of cash."

(End of this chapter)