I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 435
Although the land in Longyou Road is poor, it is rich in jade and gemstones. The same jade seed material can be sold for dozens or even hundreds of taels in other prefectures, but the price in Longyou Road is more than half lower.

Shenghexuan is the property of the Jin family, and it is also the largest jade shop in Minhe Prefecture. It has everything from finished gemstones to various raw stone seeds. deserted.

"Miss, please, here is a batch of jade that was delivered at the beginning of the month." The shopkeeper greeted Zhan Feiyu earnestly. If she had a maid by her side, the shopkeeper would probably call people to the second floor .

The long shelves for placing jade stones are in the shape of three layers, with black satin on the bottom, and jade stones of various sizes and colors are placed on the shelves in sequence.

Zhan Feiyu's eyes lit up for a moment, and at first glance, he aimed at a piece of white jade the size of an egg on the third shelf. Against the backdrop of black satin, he really answered the sentence "white jade is flawless".

"Miss has a good eye. This can be said to be the treasure of our store." The shopkeeper introduced it eagerly, and carefully picked up the white jade and handed it to Zhan Feiyu.

"Although this piece of white jade is not as good as Hetian jade, and its oiliness is a bit worse, but in terms of color, Hetian jade is yellowish, not as pure white as this white jade. Miss, look, this piece of white jade is real. There is no blemish at all.”

Zhan Feiyu also likes Hetian jade. Last time Madam Qian gave Zhan Feiyu a piece of Hetian jade seed material as a thank you, which was about the size of a small pumpkin.

The piece of white jade in front of me is much smaller, but at least two no-thing cards can be made, and the remaining scraps can be used to make a few pearl hairpins and earrings. Of course, the jade carver can also make a white jade ornament.

"Like?" Yin Wuyan looked at the little girl whose eyes were shining brightly.

The fineness of this white jade is considered to be of the upper-middle class, but it is average in Yin Wuyan's place. After all, the things that are rewarded by the palace every year are much better than this one. Besides, the Forbidden Dragon Guards also do a lot of house raiding. .

"Yeah." Zhan Feiyu nodded, "I liked it the first time I saw it, it fit my eyes."

Compared with other big and small jade stones on the shelf, Zhan Feiyu likes this one the most. The whole piece of jade has no blemishes at all and is as white as snow.

The business was completed, and the shopkeeper's face was full of smiles, "Gold is priceless and jade is priceless. It's fate to make a girl like it. This piece of white jade is 280 taels. Since the lady likes it, just 260 taels."

Yin Wuyan was just about to get the banknote, when suddenly there was a coquettish voice from the stairs on the second floor, "Wait a minute, my wife bought this piece of white jade."

Zhan Feiyu looked back, only to see a noble lady walking down from the second floor, surrounded by six or seven maids, but the gorgeous makeup couldn't change her too ordinary facial features .

The shopkeeper was surprised, "Madam Six."

"I want this jade. Let Master Zhu make me a set of white jade headdresses. Any missing materials will be recorded on the account." The sixth lady raised her hand to trim the gold-encrusted jade bead hairpin in the barber room. Compared with the white jade headdress, she is more Loves gold jewelry and gemstones of all colors.

But when I thought of going back to my natal home the day before yesterday, I was ridiculed by a few married sisters as lowly merchants who only loved gold and silver jewelry and other yellow and white things, and I was still chanting some sour poems "There are women in the same car, Yan Rushunhua. Will soar and soar, According to Pei Yuqiong."

The sixth lady was so angry that she lost her temper on the spot. Several cousins ​​married scholars, scholars were noble, even though they were poor, they still mocked her as a businessman's wife with a superior attitude, so the sixth lady came back in a rage. Sheng Hexuan came after the Jin family.

The second floor is full of high-quality goods, and they are all kinds of pearl and hairpin headgear made by Master Zhu himself. In the past, Mrs. Six would just pick the one she likes and buy it.

But when she thought of how useless she was in her natal family, she gave up the gold and silver jewelry. The jade jewelry on the second floor was also high-quality goods, but they looked too plain, and the sixth lady didn't like any of them.

Hearing the voice of the shopkeeper downstairs, he planned to go downstairs to take a look, but he immediately fell in love with the egg-sized piece of white jade in Zhan Feiyu's hand.

"First come, first come." Zhan Feiyu put his five fingers together in a childish manner, and had no intention of being an adult at all.

Yin Wuyan also took out 300 taels of bank notes and put them on the counter. As for the aloof Mrs. Six, they both ignored her.

"Madam Liu, why don't you look at other jade stones? The jade stones sent at the beginning of the month are all here, and there are still a few pieces of good material that have not been calcited. If Madam Liu likes it, the old man will send someone over here, and he will surely be able to open a few pieces of jade." It's a good piece of jade." The shopkeeper smoothed things out with a smile.

Although Sheng Hexuan is the property of the Jin family, according to the rules of the Jin family, the things in the shop are generally for the customers, and what the family likes can be sent by the shop in private, but it must not break the rules of the business and compete with the customers. grab.

The guests of the Jin family are either rich or expensive, good things are enjoyed by the Jin family, but defective products are sold to the distinguished guests, which not only smashes their own signboard, but also easily offends the distinguished guests.

What's more, this piece of white jade from the shopkeeper had to be sold for 20 taels after erasing 260 taels, but when you bought it, you didn't even get 60 taels, so you can earn 200 taels for this one.

But if the sixth lady buys it, it can only be recorded on the purchase price. The shopkeeper is naturally not happy, and the Jin family has a lot of people. If you come to buy one today, and he will buy one tomorrow, then the Jin family's shop does not need to do business. To earn money.

"Shopkeeper Tian, ​​what do you mean? Are you saying that my wife is not qualified to buy this piece of white jade?" Before Madam Six could get angry, Dongmei, her eldest maid, stepped forward to reprimand, glaring at Shopkeeper Tian angrily, "Treasurer Tian, ​​you Hitting our Sixth Madam in the face with a cheap girl, is this looking down on the Sixth Young Master?"

Sheng Hexuan was taken care of by the fourth young master of the Jin family, and the relationship between the fourth young master and the sixth young master has been at odds since they were young. In the past few years, it has become even more tense. If it weren't for the strict rules of the Jin family, it would have been torn apart. Today, Dongmei's words Once it gets out, the Sixth Young Master will not do anything to the Fourth Young Master, but he will definitely not let Shopkeeper Tian go.

But in the same way, shopkeeper Tian dared to break the rules and sell the white jade to Mrs. Six. When the fourth young master finds out, he, a shopkeeper who eats inside and outside, can return to the village to farm.

Before shopkeeper Tian could think of a countermeasure, Dongmei stepped forward, pointed at Zhan Feiyu and ordered aggressively, "Where did you come from, who dares to act presumptuously in Jin's shop, put down the jade and get out, otherwise don't blame me for being rude! "

Following Dongmei's scolding sound, the four attendants who were guarding outside walked in immediately.

The entourage who followed the sixth lady naturally obeyed her orders. At this moment, they were staring at Yin Wuyan, and they didn't pay attention to Zhan Feiyu, a little girl.

"Are you deaf? You don't want to get out, do you want to break your leg and be thrown out?" The big man in Tsing Yi snorted coldly, looked contemptuously at Yin Wuyan, who was not very strong, and the contempt in his eyes deepened, "Get out immediately now , don’t let me do it, or you won’t be able to bear the consequences!”

While speaking, the big man in Tsing Yi pressed his right hand on his left hand, and there was a crackling sound of his knuckles. Coupled with his fierce appearance, the threat was self-evident.

The sixth lady didn't speak again, and looked at Zhan Feiyu arrogantly. Seeing her well-educated appearance, she suddenly understood why her anger was not going well.

Although the cousin of her natal family married a poor man, her daughter is eight years old now and has no official status, but not only her cousin, but also the eight-year-old niece look very annoying, calm and composed But those cousins ​​also praised the little girl as "beautiful as blue, and more talented than immortals."

After thinking it over, Mrs. Six opened her mouth again, with vicious coldness in her eyes, "You can buy this piece of white jade if you want, just kneel down and kowtow to me to make amends, and Madam will give this piece of white jade to you."

Can't humiliate the daughter of the cousin's family who has read poetry and books, can't she humiliate the bitch in front of her to relieve her anger?

Zhan Feiyu was amused by Mrs. Six's natural attitude, and shook the white jade in his hand, "Don't say you come first, you come first, just say that you are a businesswoman, but you are just a lowly family. What qualifications do you have for me to kowtow to apologize? ?”

"What did you say?" The voice suddenly became high-pitched, and the words "cheap Ji" pierced Mrs. Liu's heart.

This time when I went back to my natal home, the cousins ​​didn't say anything on the surface, but in private they laughed at themselves with the word cheap, but no matter how stupid the sixth lady was, she knew that she was the one who would make a big mess and lose face.

Hearing that Zhan Feiyu dared to insult herself with such a cheap name, the sixth madam roared angrily, "Smash the mouth of this cheap girl!"

(End of this chapter)