The queen mother is charming

Chapter 17 Adventure
Chun Ya laughed when she heard this: "Queen Mother, what are you buying this for? You can't eat or drink it, and besides, it's so far away, you can't leave the palace a few times a year."

Mu Qingchao dismissed it, "What do you know?"

She clearly remembered that according to historical records, in 120 of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a large amount of black oil was dug out in Wuya Mountain.

Black oil has a great effect, it can illuminate, make ink, fight...

For many years after that, the three kingdoms of Nanming, Beiqi, and Daqin were still fighting over a mountain.

If you can buy this mountain, isn't it equivalent to guarding a gold mine in the future?

Are you still afraid of running out of money?
Now the mountain road is not easy to walk, the scenery is mediocre, and there are no places of interest, so it should not be difficult to buy it.

The difficulty lies in... the money.

Mu Qingchao thought about it, wiped off the two bracelets on his wrists, and took off the earrings on his ears.

He said to Chunya again: "Go to the pawn shop."

Chunya was puzzled: "Where are you going for what?"

In the past, when Mu Qingchao and the others were at Zhong's house, Chunya often went to the pawn shop.

Madam used to marry into the Mu family with rich clothes and fine clothes. There were a lot of jewelry and clothes, but each piece was pawned and turned into rice for cooking and charcoal for heating...

It's just that now that Mu Qingchao has become the queen mother, why does he still need to go to the pawn shop?

Mu Qingchao looked at the jewelry in his hand, and said with a heartbeat, "Go if you are told."

Being a gift from the imperial court is a serious crime, but she has done so many daring things, why do she care about one more thing?
This thing is an imported product from the sea, not built inside, and anyone who wants to come to the pawnshop will not recognize it.

Tianyi Pawnshop is one of the best pawnshops in Jinling City. The owner is fair and generous, but he has many regular customers.

The sedan chair stopped in front of the pawn shop.

The shopkeeper inside looked at the sedan chair outside, put down the ledger in his hand, and looked outside.

In their line of business, they are used to seeing customers coming and going, so they naturally know how to order dishes when they see them. He only needs to look at the guard of honor outside, and he knows that a big customer is coming.

He put down the account book and greeted him personally.

But when the sedan chair curtain was lifted, a teenage girl came out of it.

The girl was extremely beautiful, but she was dressed a bit old-fashioned, with one hand supported by a maid, her noble and graceful appearance, she didn't look like she came to a pawnshop, she seemed like she was going to be a noble and precious empress in that palace.

The shopkeeper was waiting inside the door, nodding and bowing when he saw the girl coming in.

"What do you want to be, little lady?" the shopkeeper asked.

As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, Qiangwei rolled her eyes and said sharply: "Presumptuous!"

"I……"

"rose!"

Before Qiangwei could utter her words, she was stopped by Mu Qingchao.

She looked back at Qiangwei, then turned to face the shopkeeper.

She took a handkerchief, opened it, and inside lay a pair of bracelets and two red coral earrings.

The whole body of the bracelet is shiny and smooth without any impurities, so it looks extraordinary at first glance.

The shopkeeper is a person who knows the goods, so he couldn't move his eyes away on the spot.

"Miss, you..."

"Go! Go! Go……"

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, he heard a noise from the side barge in.

It was the waiter in the shop who coaxed another customer.

The customer was only in his early twenties, with thick eyebrows and starry eyes, his feet were windy when he walked, his body was straight, and he looked upright.

It's just that the clothes on his body are thin, and he only has a single coat to cover his body in the cold winter.

I just heard the little boy say: "You want me to pay 30 taels of silver for this broken sword, it's not worth even three taels."

But the man said: "He also said that you, the owner of the Tianyi pawnshop, have vicious eyes and that giving money is the most fair, but you don't even know the good things, and you don't even know the black iron sword."

"I don't care what your sword is, we are Jinling, the nobles only like expensive jewelry and beautiful clothes.

Do you want someone to buy your sword at a high price?

Then you go to the frontier, go to the frontier to find King Wu'an, he is good at martial arts, and he will definitely appreciate you. "

When Mu Qingchao heard the noise, his eyes were drawn involuntarily.

Looking at the young man who was the sword, she always felt that he shouldn't look so down and out.

The shopkeeper looked at her, but thought she was interrupted by someone, and hurriedly shouted at the little girl, "Wang Er, what's the matter? Didn't you tell him not to let him in?"

That Xiaoer was wronged by being scolded inexplicably: "He insisted on breaking in."

While talking, he pushed people out: "Hurry up, get out, get out..."

Just pushing one hand on the man's body did not shake him at all.

He still stood where he was, with a full voice: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to pawn it to me, I will press the sword with you, and you can lend me 30 taels of silver.

Don't worry, I, Lu Li, will never break my promise. I will do what I say, and I will definitely pay back the money. "

Land from!

Mu Qingchao's heart skipped a beat, Lu Li, she knew this person.

She had seen it in the history books!

It’s just that it’s not in Nanming’s history books, it’s in Northern Qi’s.

This man was a mighty general in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was brave and invincible, and he was a great general whose name would go down in the annals of history.

When Mu Qingchao was reading the history books, he wondered why Lu Li became a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty when he was clearly from the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Only then did I know that he had suffered such treatment in Nanming.

But at this moment Xiao Er shouted: "Are you bothered? We are a pawnshop here, not a charity hall. If you want to beg, there is a porridge shed outside the city gate."

"Hold on."

Seeing that the two people couldn't stop pushing each other, it was Mu Qingchao who stopped them.

Lu Li turned his head and saw a girl with a peach blossom face walking towards him slowly.

Seeing that Mu Qingchao was fully dressed, the little girl didn't dare to make any mistakes, and quickly explained: "Guest officer, he..."

"Your sword is a precious sword." Before he finished speaking, he heard Mu Qingchao look at the sword in Lu Li's hand.

Seeing someone admiring his sword, Lu Li had a look of relief on his face: "This sword was bestowed by my master, it cuts iron like mud, and makes decisions without hesitation."

He looked at the sword in his arms, and there was more regret in his eyes.

"Why do you want such a good sword?" Mu Qingchao asked again.

"Master is dead." A gloomy look appeared in Lu Li's eyes.

"I have no money to bury, so I can only sell swords."

"He is really a kind and righteous person. I will help you with this money." Mu Qingchao made a prompt decision.

She called out, "Shopkeeper, how much do you think my things are worth?"

The price of Tianyi pawn shop is fair, and it does not engage in fraudulent activities. The shopkeeper said truthfully: "Miss, this bracelet is of good quality, at least it is worth 500 taels.

As for the earrings, it's a bit short, but 200 taels is still worth it. "

Sure enough, the nobles of Jinling City like expensive jewelry and beautiful clothes.

Mu Qingchao said: "Okay, I'll take it, give this young master 100 taels, and I'll convert the rest into bank notes."

100 two!

Hearing this, Lu Li suddenly raised his head and looked at Mu Qingchao.

Seeing that Mu Qingchao was willing to help, the shopkeeper naturally didn't say anything.

In this way, he not only got two pieces of high-quality jewelry, but also solved the trouble of coming to the door every day, killing two birds with one stone, why not do it?

The shopkeeper quickly exchanged the bank notes and gave them to Mu Qingchao and Lu Li respectively.

Mu Qingchao took the banknote and left the pawn shop, but Lu Li hurried after him.

"Girl wait a minute." Lu Li called out to her from behind him.

"I and the girl have never met, may I ask why the girl wants to help me?"

(End of this chapter)