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Chapter 3 Yutong Pawnshop plans for the future (please recommend and collect)

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Xiuyan's parents were waiting for their daughter to come back, when they suddenly saw her carrying a burden, even if they had no experience and no knowledge of the ancient way of life, they could still see that it was clearly a baby.

Xiuyan's father asked tremblingly, "Where did the child come from?"

Lu's mother noticed another point. The daughter didn't know how long she held her, and her little hands showed signs of being unable to hold on.Worried that the child would be thrown off, she hurriedly took the baby from her daughter's arms.

Lu's mother was a mother, and when she saw the child sleeping soundly, she was moved with compassion.

"I went to a rouge shop across the street. The family gave it to me. They said it was a child who was picked up by Xing Xiuyan not long ago. Parents, do you think it is because of this that Xing Xiuyan was beaten? A family of three. Will there be conflicts?"

Mother Lu thought of the injuries on her daughter, "It's not impossible. Didn't you say that Xing Zhong's character is not good, and it's not strange to kill his daughter by mistake. The couple had a fight because of this, so the three of us got into trouble." Hole."

Xiuyan's father had a serious look on his face: "Mother of the child, Xiuyan, you two remember that since you are here, you have to live with the situation. Although you have to find a way to go back, you can't give up on yourself. From now on, the daughter can just change her name to Xing Xiuyan. Xing Zhong is me, and I am Xing Zhong."

Mother Lu hurriedly said, "What about me?"

Xing Xiuyan laughed and said, "Of course it's Mrs. Xing's family."

The three of them laughed loudly, and they settled on the title.This smile didn't matter, the child who had just woken up and fell asleep, saw that someone else was hugging him, hummed twice, didn't cry, and then looked around curiously.

"Yo, what a beautiful child. It doesn't look like a small family. Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Ms. Luzhu said it was a baby boy."

Xing Zhong suddenly remembered the jade pendant they planned to pawn: "You said, how could there be a jade pendant in such a home? Could it be this child's?"

Xiuyan had already thought about this matter on the way back, and she knew that once her father found out, he would only think of other ways.But when the family had reached the point of no return, Xiuyan hurriedly laughed and said, "How is it possible, Dad, you don't know. Although the Xing family is down and out, it turned out to be a good family. It is only because of Mrs. Xing that they lost. I guess Xing When the family married their daughter, they exchanged all their family assets and focused on clinging to a wealthy family. Do you want anything in the future? Who knows that Mrs. Xing is a hateful person, she kicked her natal family away, and even felt ashamed of having such relatives."

Xiuyan thought of the scene of the Xing family entering Beijing described by Cao Gong.Even the little maid looked down on Xing Xiuyan. When Xue Biao, Baoqin, Li Wen, Li Qi, and Xing Xiuyan came to Jia's mansion, Baoyu praised the first four people as "" "Essence and beauty", that is, there is no mention of Xiuyan, which shows how inconspicuous Xiuyan is.

As soon as Jia's mother saw Xue Baoqin, she ordered Mrs. Wang to recognize her as her goddaughter, and she didn't even order to live in the garden, so she slept with Jia's mother at night.

Not to mention the 'golden and emerald splendor' fur that Pao Baoyu didn't give him to wear as a gift to Xue Baoqin.As for Xing Xiuyan, Jia's mother only told Mrs. Xing that her niece should stay in the garden for a few days before going home.

It can be seen that he didn't really keep people.

Today's Xing Xiuyan is not the Xing Xiuyan in Cao Gong's works who lives indifferently and allows others to belittle him. They live a good life behind closed doors, do they have to find that uncomfortable?
Xiuyan's mind was firm, and she felt more and more reasonable, and continued to persuade: "The Xing family must have some family background to be able to climb the big tree of the Jia family. What's a jade pendant that you can't see for sure."

Xing Zhong didn't make a sound, silence is affirmation.

Mother Lu smiled and said, "Then listen to my daughter and pawn the things."

Xiuyan then told her parents the name of the pawn shop she had heard.

The three of them ate some rice soup at will that night, but fortunately the baby followed suit and did not cry.

In the early morning of the second day, Mother Lu dressed neatly and went to West Street holding Xiuyan's hand.

The neighbors in the neighborhood who saw her mother and daughter all came up to inquire about the news, Lu's mother smiled kindly, Xiuyan was even less talkative, and everyone saw that there was nothing to inquire about, so they dispersed in boredom.

Yutongdang is located in the third house at the corner of West Street. It is two floors high and many people come in and out.

The couple were not timid, unlike ordinary people who came to pawn with a sad face, they entered the house openly.

A tea boss inside had seen them a long time ago, he was slightly surprised, but he didn't make a sound, he just looked at their origins.

The pawnshop is divided into front and back, and a wooden fence divides the house into two halves.Behind the wooden fence stood a pawnbroker every few steps, making calculations under his fingers.

Xiuyan is small, so she climbed up the wooden steps with great effort, holding the counter with both hands: "Grandpa."

The pawnbroker raised his head when he heard the sound, seeing such a young customer, he first smiled: "Little girl, are you calling me?"

Xiuyan nodded: "Grandpa, I want to pawn something. Can you take a closer look for me?"

Mr. Pawnshop also has a granddaughter who is about the same age, so she has already brought a little kindness before seeing anything.

"Okay, take it out and have a look." The pawnbroker looked behind the little girl, and sure enough, he saw a woman following her. From the look of her clothes, it should be a mother and daughter.

Xiuyan turned her head worriedly, then squinted her mouth and looked into the fence: "Grandpa, please take a closer look." She took out the jade pendant from her bosom like a baby, put it in the tray and pushed it to Mr. Pawnshop.

Mr. Pawnshop's eyes lit up, and he knew that he had met something good.only.
The pawnshop looked at Xiuyan suspiciously: "Little girl, where did you get this jade pendant?"

The jade pendant is not very emerald, but fortunately it is transparent and clean, with no fine lines in it.The size of a baby's fist, it is engraved with the appearance of a crane, a deer, and a spring. The crane is very vivid, as if it spread its wings and leaped out.

Xiuyan smiled and said: "Of course it is inherited from the family. Grandpa may not think that I am not dressed well, but my ancestors were also officials and were in charge of a party's money and food. Don't worry, grandpa, the source of things is fine, it only depends on you. How much is it?"

Xiuyan hastily added: "It's dead."

When the old gentleman at the pawn shop heard that he was dead, his heart became more alive.

Xiuyan is used to observing words and expressions, knowing that the other party's heart is moved, she smiled softly: "Grandpa, good things can be met but not sought after! We only come to Yutong pawn shop, naturally we can trust your family's signboard."

The pawnbroker was still hesitating, but suddenly changed his face and said with a smile: "Master."

Xiuyan turned her head to look at the man, who was about the same age as her father, but dressed in a world of difference, with her head held high, with an indescribable air.

"Let me take a look."

The pawnbroker did not dare to delay, and had already handed out the jade pendant through the gap in the fence.

Xiuyan was worried that they would lose their bags, so she stared intently at them.

Yutong's owner smiled: "Things are good things. Since you are dead money, I won't give it a pretense. 100 taels. You take the money and we keep the things."

Xiuyan's face darkened immediately, as if she was about to snatch the jade pendant.

The pawnbroker wanted to get out of the fence, so he could only reassure him repeatedly: "You child, why are you in a hurry, let's negotiate the price slowly."

Xiuyan looked at Mr. Pawnshop aggrievedly, as if he was Yutong's owner: "Grandpa, you can't bully people like this."

As for how she bullied others, Xiuyan didn't say a word, let alone refute the quality of this jade pendant.

Mother Lu secretly applauded her daughter from behind.What a clever ghost, she knew that if her daughter spoke casually, she would definitely show her truth in front of these two experts.It's better to just be false and real like this, so that people can't see it.

Yutong's boss looked at the small Xing Xiuyan with a sallow complexion full of interest: "Then what price do you want to give?"

Xiuyan has never pawned anything, but who hasn't bargained in the previous life!There is a saying that whoever quotes the price will be slaughtered first.Yutong gave one hundred, so it seems there is still room for maneuver, but as far as Luzhu said, this family is still fair, if they ask for it harshly, will they turn their backs and kick them out?
Xiuyan thought of her mother standing behind, looking at Mother Lu like a child who was at a loss.

Yutong was his boss but only stared at Xiuyan instead of her mother, still said with a smile: "Little girl, what are you thinking?"

"300 taels, not a single point less."

The pawnbroker almost lost his temper. He wanted to help the little girl, but he was a lion who opened his mouth. "Little girl, you are being unreasonable. Who can use such a large amount of money to collect it?"

The owner of Yutong waved his hand, signaling the pawnbroker not to talk too much, and counter-offered on his own: "300 taels is indeed expensive. Even if the same piece is re-carved, it is only more than 100 taels. I just look at it. It was a famous artist who paid that price. Otherwise, depending on the material of this jade pendant, 50 taels would be difficult."

Xiuyan's previous life's "Golden Eyes", the great love god's work, has a little common sense under the influence of her ears and eyes.She reached out and took the jade pendant that the other party was playing with, and looked up at Yutong as the owner: "Uncle, don't lie to me that I am young. Although the jade in my house is not green, it has an even color, no dirty spots, and no chaff. , Not astringent, it is really top grade. The shape is exquisitely crafted, the texture is natural, depending on whether you look at it, listen to it, or knock it, there is nothing wrong with it. Just go for this, and it should be worth 300 taels."

Before Xiuyan could finish speaking, Yutong's boss had already laughed out loud: "Which little girl actually said the right thing, if I don't pay this price, it seems like we are not good at ramming goods."

He turned to look at Lu's mother who was a few steps away: "Madam, do you dare to ask who is in the house?"

Lu's mother smiled and said: "It's a small family, it's not worth listening to my boss."

The owner of Yutong knew that pawning such a good jade must have some family background, but it was difficult, so why bother him.He nodded to Mr. Pawnshop: "Give some money to this girl and wife."

Xiuyan was overjoyed, she was not greedy, 300 taels was enough for the family to relax.

"Grandpa, you only took 50 taels of silver, and exchanged the rest for silver notes with us, asking for small denominations."

The pawnbroker was taken aback, but he didn't understand what small denominations were.

Lu Shi was in a hurry at the back, her own girl was too shrewd to make people suspicious!

On the contrary, Yutong said as if he knew it clearly: "You mean the ones that cost 50 taels each?"

Xiuyan's heart skipped a beat, she said with a straight face, "Yes."

"Small denomination? This name is really interesting. Not only did I get good jade today, but I also listened to the girl's motto, which is considered good luck." The owner praised Xiuyan without hesitation, but didn't ask anything else.

After a while, Mr. Pawnshop weighed the pieces of silver for the mother and daughter of the Xing family face to face.

Xiuyan had already prepared a small cloth bag, counted the silver and put it away, put the jade pendant on the plate with one hand, and went to receive the silver bill handed over by the pawnbroker with the other hand.

The owner of Yutong watched the two of them go away, and then called the chief manager: "I got a good thing today, I asked someone to ride a fast horse to catch up with the convoy, and put it in the goods sent to Beijing."

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PS: I recommend Xiaohe's old book "Night Talks in the Red Chamber" when Daiyu has an older brother.

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