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Chapter 418 Acquisition of Yongan Pawnshop

Yongan Dang.

The largest pawnshop in Yuzhou City is also one of the many businesses of the Tang Clan.

Jingtian's father had been the shopkeeper of Yongan Pawnshop for a long time. Jingtian lived and grew up in Yongan Pawnshop and learned the skill of identifying antiques. His cost estimation skills were superb. He could make fakes so good that even the owner could not tell the real thing from the fake.

After the previous shopkeeper resigned, the Tang Clan promoted him as shopkeeper without hesitation. However, that afternoon, Jingtian had close contact with Tang Clan's eldest daughter Tang Xuejian on the street because of a jade pendant that fell from the sky, which caused a sensation.

Therefore, the Tang Clan sent another person to take over the position of shopkeeper.

All in all, Jingtian was the shopkeeper for less than half a day.

However, he has always been the type of person who would rather lose the battle than the fight, so he doesn't even blush when he brags.

"Don't worry, kid. Yong'an Pawnshop is my territory. Just stay here peacefully. I promise that those who want to arrest you will never dare to come to our door. When this storm is over, I will send you back." Jingtian said, patting his chest.

He was very enthusiastic and of course not without some cleverness. He could see that Hong Chen's clothes were unusual, so when he sent Hong Chen home in the future, would his family not be grateful and give him money?
As he thought about it, Jingtian couldn't help laughing.

On the side, kind-hearted Maomao poured a cup of tea for Hong Chen. He Biping looked at him for a few seconds and asked, "I am quite familiar with Yuzhou City, but I have never seen or heard of any family with such a beautiful child. Where are you from? Where are your family members?"

As soon as the words fell, several people looked over.

Hong Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said thank you to Maomao with a smile. Maomao immediately blushed and waved his hands repeatedly.

"I came here alone."

Hearing this, the three people in front were all stunned.

"You're alone? You came to Yuzhou City alone?" Jingtian asked in surprise.

Hong Chen nodded.

Jingtian stood up and said sternly: "You, you, how could you do this? Do you know how worried your parents will be about you if you do this?"

Hong Chen kept smiling, glanced at him calmly, and said softly, "I am an orphan."

Instantly, Jingtian's expression froze on his face, and Xu Maoshan and He Biping were also stunned. They all seemed to find it hard to believe that Hong Chen was actually an orphan, and an orphan wandering around the streets.

Jingtian sat down quietly and quietly, his brows knitted together unconsciously, and after a while he asked tentatively: "Are you serious?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

"That's true..." He nodded, "But why did you come to Yuzhou alone? Aren't you afraid?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of. As for why we came to Yuzhou... does doing business count?" Hong Chen suddenly had a new idea.

"Doing business?" Jingtian frowned even more tightly, "How can a little kid like you know how to do business?"

Hong Chen nodded: "I understand a little bit."

Maomao couldn't help but interrupt and advise: "No, it's not okay to have only a little knowledge. Business is something for adults. Children can't do business. You will be cheated by those bad guys."

He Biping also said: "Yes, you are so young, although you look like you come from a wealthy family, your family should have left you a lot of money. But the most difficult thing in the world is business, you are so young, it is easy to be cheated. I advise you to go back to where you came from, and it is best not to tell anyone that you are rich."

"That's right. What they said is what I want to say!" Jingtian nodded heavily and put a hand on Hong Chen's shoulder: "You stay with me for a few days. When Yuzhou City is safe, I will send you back. As for doing business, we'll talk about it when you grow up. By the way, I have a very good idea. Shall we cooperate then?" As he said that, he leaned close to Hong Chen and winked.

"Hey, Jingtian! You're not going to lie to even a child, are you?" He Biping looked at him with suspicion.

"What a joke, how could I lie to a child? Didn't I tell him to wait until he grows up?"

"Oh, you mean you can cheat when he grows up?"

"How could I possibly mean that?"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Hong Chen shook his head and lightly brushed his sleeves across the table.

A golden light flickered from the table, and the noise in my ears stopped abruptly.

Jingtian suddenly leaned over the table, staring at it for a long time before stammering, "This... this this this color! This light! Could this be???"

Hong Chen bowed and said, "You saved me just now, this is my way of thanking you, please don't refuse, Brother Jing."

"No refuse! Of course not!" Jingtian's hands were so fast that they left afterimages. He grabbed the two gold bars on the table in his hands. The cold touch and heavy feel made him smile with his teeth showing. Then he turned his back and put the gold bar in his mouth and bit it. The soft taste made him even more overjoyed.

"Twenty taels of gold!" He Biping exclaimed, then looked at Hong Chen in shock.

Maomao was also very happy: "Wow! Boss! You finally made a lot of money!"

One tael of gold is roughly equivalent to ten taels of silver, and twenty taels of gold is equivalent to two hundred taels of silver. Even though Jingtian was the shopkeeper at Yong'an, he could not make twenty taels of silver in a year.

In other words, these twenty taels of gold were equal to his income for more than ten years.

Hong Chen then put down another ingot of silver and said, "I'm a little hungry."

He Biping rushed forward and grabbed the silver, smiling flatteringly and said, "No problem, I'll go to the best restaurant in Yuzhou City to pack up the food. I wonder if the young master would like to eat anything?"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "It's up to you. You can arrange it. The remaining silver will be your reward."

He Biping was very excited: "Okay! Sir, please wait a moment, I will be back soon." After that, he ran out.

Jingtian sat back down and said, "Young Master, what's your name?"

"My name is Hong... Hongchen, the red dust of the endless red dust."

"Oh? Is your surname Hong?" "No, it's inconvenient to tell you your surname. Can we tell you later?"

"Okay, okay, of course no problem." Jingtian smiled, "Mr. Hongchen, you just said you wanted to do business?"

Maomao said hurriedly: "Boss..."

"Don't worry, Maomao. I'm not trying to deceive Young Master Hongchen. I just think that although he is young, he has a strong opinion. We usually call such people geniuses. If he is a genius, what's wrong with doing business?"

Maomao felt dizzy after hearing what he said.

Jingtian continued to say to Hong Chen: "Young Master, if you trust me, you might as well pay to buy Yong'an Pawnshop. I can be your shopkeeper. If I don't run the business well, you can fire me at any time." After a pause, he took out two gold bars and put them down: "Also, if you lose money, I can compensate you with these two gold bars at any time!"

"Is there such a good thing?" Hong Chen laughed.

"Hehe! Let me tell you, I, Jingtian, don't have any other special abilities, but when it comes to the pawn shop business, no one is as skilled as me!"

"Then why don't you buy the Yongan Pawnshop yourself and become the owner yourself?"

"Two reasons. First, Yong'an Pawnshop is the property of the Tang Clan. The Tang Clan may not be willing to sell it to me. Even if I pay, they may think I stole it from somewhere. Anyway, I don't have a good relationship with them. Second, Yong'an Pawnshop is the largest pawnshop in Yuzhou City. Twenty taels of gold is far from enough, and the money I have saved is not enough. However..." He glanced at Hong Chen and continued, "I hope to open my own pawnshop in the future. If Master Hong Chen is willing to sell it to me in the future, that would be the best. If not, I will leave Yuzhou City and buy a pawnshop somewhere else and be my own boss."

"Why not open another one in Yuzhou City?"

"How can I do that! You're my boss and you've helped me a lot. How can I do that, right?"

After saying that, Jingtian waited expectantly for Hong Chen's response. Maomao, who was sitting next to him, didn't dare to breathe heavily. He also realized that his boss's life seemed to be at a turning point.

Hong Chen took the teacup and took sip after sip.

After a long time, he put down the cup, and Jingtian quickly got up to pour tea.

When Jingtian sat down again, Hong Chen suddenly nodded: "Okay."

Jingtian was startled and suddenly turned to look at Maomao.

Xu Maoshan's facial fat trembled with excitement, and he hugged Jingtian excitedly: "Boss! The young master agreed! You will be the boss again! That's great!!"

Then, the two hugged each other and shouted excitedly in the house.

After a while, a table full of delicious food was set.

He Biping poured tea for Hong Chen very naturally, then turned around and poured wine for Jingtian.

"Boss, shopkeeper, please enjoy your meal and drink. I will serve you comfortably."

Jingtian nodded at him in a reserved manner, then a smile suddenly broke out on his face, and he smiled at Hong Chen in a very servile way: "Sir, I toast you a glass."

As for Maomao, he was concentrating on dealing with the big pig's trotter on the plate, even more seriously than the righteous knights who were dealing with the Evil Sword Immortal.

After dinner, why bother cleaning up the mess?

Maomao showed a satisfied and happy smile: "Mr. Hongchen, you will be my second parent from now on. I will definitely work hard for you. If you tell me to go east, I will definitely not go west."

Hong Chen stood up, patted his round belly, and then looked at Jingtian: "Let's go to Tangjiabao."

Maomao struggled to get up: "I'll go too."

Jingtian pushed him back into the chair: "Take a rest and look after the house. Sir, let's go!"

The three of them went out together, Hong Chen in front and the other two behind. After walking for a while, Jingtian suddenly frowned: "Something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"We are going to acquire Yong'an Pawnshop, how can we do it without any pomp and circumstance? Wouldn't that make the people in Tangjiabao look down on us?"

"what do you mean?"

"Even if you don't ride in a sedan chair, you should at least ride a horse, right?"

So Jingtian took the two of them to buy a tall and majestic white horse, let Hong Chen sit on the horse, and he led the horse and walked in front.

Apart from anything else, just based on his kindness and serving attitude, Hong Chen also felt that he should give him a raise.

Not long after.

At the entrance of Tangjiabao.

Jingtian was about to go forward and call for help, but Hong Chen took out a visiting card from his pocket and gave it to him.

The gold-stamped post was shining brightly, and Jingtian wanted to pick off the gold powder and put it in his pocket on the spot.

The Tang Sect disciple guarding the door received the visiting card and realized that the visitor was of extraordinary status, so he hurried forward to report it.

Soon, an old man with white hair and a goatee and a kind smile came out quickly.

Hong Chen moved and flew off his horse.

Seeing this scene again, Jingtian's surprised eyes showed some speculation.

The others were just shocked.

(End of this chapter)