Acacia, don't be negative

Chapter 22 The Outside World

Ye Song entered the pawnshop briskly, and looked around lightly.The pawnshop owner saw her, although she was a woman, but her temperament was more like that of a female man, with her hands behind her back and a sense of boldness, and there was a girl beside her.The boss knew that his business was coming again.

The boss smiled all over his face and said, "May I ask if the girl is a thing or a ransom?"

Ye Song looked at him slightly sideways, and said with a smile, "Buy."

"What does the girl want to buy?"

Ye Song walked to the counter, and on the counter a wooden grid and transparent glass barrier was erected up to the beams, separating the inside and the outside, leaving only a small window in the middle of the counter for exchanging treasures and paying money.

Ye Song lowered her head and glanced in through the small window. The latticed counter inside displayed a dazzling array of treasures. She met the boss's wrinkled smiling face, put her arm on the counter, and said gossipingly: "Look People say that this Jinxian pawnshop is the number one pawnshop in the capital, and you don’t lie to me. I came here after asking about it. Recently, I wanted to buy some jewelry. However, I was disappointed after going to a few finished goods stores. The amount of gold, silver and jade It’s quite enough, but the styles are all the same, and my sister doesn’t like it very much. I heard that the boss has all kinds of jewelry here, but I don’t know if there are any jewelry with exquisite styles and craftsmanship?”

The boss brightened his eyes and said: "The girl came just in time. Not long ago, someone came to my place to buy a batch of jewelry. The style and craftsmanship are all top-notch, but the price is... I wonder if the girl is interested?"

Ye Song said: "You bring it and I'll take a look."

The boss turned around and fetched a cyan bundle, and opened it in front of the counter.Immediately, the jewels dazzled people's eyes.There were several kinds of Buyao hairpins and earring bracelets in it. Ye Song took a gold Buyao and took a closer look. It was in the shape of a phoenix pattern and matched with blood-red gemstones. It was very precious and delicate. She couldn't help but The smile on the corner of his mouth was even bigger. Aren't these jewelry the same batch that the four girls in Bihuayuan sent out?Not much of the same.

"Sure enough, it's not an ordinary thing," Ye Song said, "it must be of great value. Everything here, I'm afraid the best craftsman in the capital would have to spend a lot of effort to create it. Boss, you really have made a lot of money." The goods are approved." Ye Song is really a layman when it comes to jewelry tasting, but no matter how ignorant he is, how bad is the jewelry that the prince gave his concubine?She just picks up good words, and she's right.

The boss gave a thumbs up when he heard the words: "Young lady really knows what to buy. If she wants to buy it, I can sell it to you at a lower price."

"How much is it cheaper?"

The boss gestured with five fingers.

Pei Qing lost her composure and was shocked: "5000 taels! Obviously..."

Ye Song stopped her, and said bluntly, "Of course these are worth 5000 taels, but I can't afford such a high price." After a pause, he smiled again, "But I'm also a businessman, and the boss is smart. These should come in at most 2000 taels, right?"

The boss laughed dryly, and said, "Since the girl is so straightforward and knowledgeable, let's discuss the price later!"

Ye Song tutted: "It's a pity, although I want to choose finely crafted jewelry, but I don't like the gold and silver luster very much. Compared with these, I still like that." She pointed to the display on the counter inside. An emerald jade bracelet placed on it.

The boss couldn't hold it anymore, and said, "Young lady, you need to be well-crafted, and the jade bracelet doesn't take much craftsmanship."

"But the texture is moist and natural, and there is nothing wrong with it. Can the boss give it to me for a try?"

Seeing that the big business seemed to be in vain, the boss was a little frustrated, but he took it off and gave Ye Song a try.Ye Song's wrist was very thin, but his complexion was fair, and the deep blue jadeite bracelet looked very beautiful. Pei Qing said happily, "Miss, I want this one. Boss, how much is it?"

The boss said: "100 taels of silver, not a penny less."

Ye Song said: "Boss, it's still moral to buy and sell. This time, I'm familiar with the second time. I'll just pick some good things when I come back next time. You can give me a little cheaper."

"The girl is here to make me happy." The boss said with a worried face, "To tell you the truth, I paid a lot of money for this batch of jewelry. If I can't sell it this month, it will be equivalent to a whole month." I don’t earn a penny, and my family is still waiting to eat.”

"It's not easy to sell?" Ye Song caressed the jade bracelet on his wrist, thinking that it would cost at least 1 yuan in modern times, and said casually, "There are many ways, just I don’t know if the boss is willing to spend his time.”

When the boss heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Why are you trying so hard?"

Ye Song smiled and said, "If I show you a way, how can the boss thank me if he makes money? Why don't you give me this bracelet for free? This is the sound of sure money."

The boss hesitated for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said in pain: "If the girl has a way to let me sell these guys, then the bracelet will be given to the girl for free!"

Ye Song ticked his fingers at the boss to signal the boss to come closer, whispered a few words in his ear, and said, "It's just a matter of holding an auction, and the one with the highest bid will get it. How many princes and nobles buy a beautiful woman with a lot of money? Among them, King Ning will be at the top of the list. I heard that he especially likes to create unique jewelry for concubines, and he will like your things. Let alone 5000 taels, even 1 taels is also possible. "

The boss was very happy when he heard this: "Your words are enlightening!"

After leaving Jin Xian's pawn shop, Ye Song was very satisfied with the free bracelet, Pei Qing asked curiously: "Miss, what did you tell the boss?"

Ye Song glanced at her: "Curiosity killed the cat."

After coming out of Jin Xian's pawn shop, it was already noon, but the two of them had eaten too much and hadn't digested it, so they couldn't eat lunch anymore, and felt that it would be a pity to return to the palace so early, so they went into a teahouse to drink tea and take a nap.

There are very few customers in the teahouse, and it happens that there is a storyteller on the stage who is going to talk about the last round of books.As soon as Ye Song came in, it gave people a bright feeling. She had never heard of storytelling, so she and Pei Qing picked up a seat closer, ordered a pot of spring tea, and listened to the book with great interest.

Three or four men at the other table cast glances at Ye Song as soon as he came in, and burst out laughing from time to time without knowing what topics they were talking about.Ye Songzhi felt that what they said was not good, and they had something to do with her, so he frowned.It happened to be this slight frown, like a touch of unmelted snow in the thick spring.The laughter of several people became more and more obscene.

Sitting next to the window was a young man in black, with sculpted eyebrows, his facial features were very handsome and heroic, he was a rare handsome man.His eyes were as pure as black ink, and he looked sideways at the window lightly, flashes of light flashed across his pupils, his eyes were always indifferent, as if the noise on the street outside had nothing to do with him at all.

However, the wretched tea customers in the teahouse obviously disturbed him, so he turned his head and glanced over at Ye Song's table.There was an attendant standing beside him. The attendant understood his master's intentions very well, so he turned and went to the wretched tea customer, to the effect of politely asking them to be quiet.

Seeing that there were so many of them, the tea guests didn't pay attention to the attendant, so they immediately wanted to teach him a lesson.Unexpectedly, the attendant didn't know what kind of means he used, and made a few people change their faces in a few small steps, as if they had suffered a disadvantage.They stood up, walked away with distorted faces, and did not forget to glance at Ye Song as they passed by.

After the people left, Peiqing cursed angrily: "Bah, Deng Tuzi!"

The book told by the storyteller in the teahouse is really a good hypnotizer.After a while, Ye Song fell asleep and climbed on the table to sleep.But Peiqing is different, probably she has rarely heard the romantic stories of Miss Scholar, so she feels very moved, the more she listens, the more energetic and fascinated she becomes.

By the time a book was finished, noon was almost over.At this time, more and more tea guests came to drink tea and chat in the afternoon.

Pei Qing pushed Ye Song who was sleeping soundly beside him: "Miss, wake up! Wake up!"

Ye Song seemed to have been stimulated by something, bounced up, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said in a daze, "What's the matter, bitch Su is chasing you!" After seeing Pei Qing's surprised expression clearly She slowed down, her complexion returned to normal, and she saw the storyteller in the stands tidying up and preparing for another one to come up, and she began to applaud, "Nimma's speech is so good and wonderful! Like it!"

The storyteller glared at her as if he was watching a psychopath.

Peiqing said worriedly: "Miss, are you still asleep, you should continue to sleep."

When Ye Song heard this, he slammed his head down on the table and continued to sleep soundly.

Later, I don't know how long Ye Song slept. Anyway, he drooled a few times, and half asleep and half awake a few times.She has a problem with taking a nap. If she doesn't sleep, she will feel bad and her mind will be in a state of confusion.When she was in Bihuayuan, she slept very quietly in the afternoon every day. It was the first time she spent a noon in the teahouse today, and she was still a little uncomfortable.

I heard many tea drinkers at the next table say that there seems to be a play in the middle of the afternoon.A new troupe of actors came to the troupe, all of them were juicy-looking, and their performances were also very good. Every three days, the stage would be staged, and every time the seats were full and the scene was full.Then the tea guests started arguing about which actor was the most provocative.

Pei Qing was meticulous and sat upright in front of the tea table, waiting for Ye Song to wake up from his afternoon nap.

At this moment, Ye Song raised his head suddenly, with sleepy eyes still in his eyes, rubbed his forehead, and said straight-forward, "Let's go to the theater later."

Pei Qing was worried: "Miss... are you okay?"

"Okay, why not." Ye Song lifted the teapot and raised his voice, "Xiao Er, serve another pot of tea!"

In order to get a good seat in the Liyuan, Ye Song took two sips of tea to wake up and led Pei Qing to inquire about the way to the Liyuan. She also wanted to see those juicy actors.

Peiqing said worriedly: "Miss, I heard that the opera in Liyuan is at the end of Shenshi."

"That's when the atmosphere is there. Dances, concerts, etc. are held at night."

"No, what this servant means is that it will be dark after the play is over. We will go back after dark, will the prince..."

(End of this chapter)