Zhao Changlong walked to the counter. The counter of the pawnshop was connected to a wooden fence that led straight to the roof beam. The grid of the fence was less than a foot high, and the width was even smaller. Even a larger fist could not fit in. If one did not look at the counter, this place was even more strict than a prison. In the middle of the fence, there was a one-foot-wide window. It seemed that the items to be pawned had been handed in through this window.
"Cough! Cough!"
Zhao Chang Long stood a foot away from the counter and coughed twice.
After a while, Chao Feng, who was flipping through the account book and fiddling with the abacus behind the counter, looked down and saw Zhao Changlong, who was standing with Golden Sabre, empty-handed. His expression was also very different from that of a poor family.
He cleared his throat and asked," Sir, what's the matter?”
Zhao Changlong was ignored by Chao Feng and asked in a tone that almost forgot his words. He was stunned for a moment before replying.
"Does your shop have anything for sale?"
Of course, there were things that would not be redeemed after the deadline. At least half of the things that went into the pawnshop these days would eventually become absolutely pawn. However, this business was usually only done by rich people. Although this person did not look poor, he did not seem to be particularly rich either.
Chao Feng looked at him from head to toe, then stood up and said," Please wait a moment, sir."”
With that, he turned around and opened the blue curtain hanging on the second door.
After a while, a few voices came from the inner room. After a while, the curtain was lifted, and an old looking court servant came out. He held a kettle and looked at him twice before returning to the inner room, making Zhao Changlong confused.
Just as he was in a daze, he heard a sound from the left. A door beside the counter opened. It was the old court servant from before, followed by a burly man and an apprentice.
Old Chao Feng looked to be in his early fifties. He had a head of white hair and his eyes were narrowed, but he looked quite energetic.
"How should I address this customer?" Old Chao Feng asked loudly.
"I am Zhao Changlong."
Zhao Chang Long cupped his fists and bowed.
"This way, please."
The burly man opened the side door, and the old man gestured for him to come in.
After entering the door, he realized that the side door was a VIP room. There was a square table and a few armchairs.
After sitting down, the old court official asked.
"Mr. Zhao, what kind of goods are you interested in?”
"Jade, I'm more interested in jade. Give me a few catties first.”
Zhao Chang Long did not beat around the bush and replied directly.
What was that?
Jade?
How many catties?
Can't you tell that this little brother's family has a lot of silver?
Old Chao Feng's blurry eyes lit up slightly.
"Oh, a slip of the tongue.”
Looking at Old Chao Feng's eyes, Zhao Changlong realized that he had said something wrong.
That's more like it. I thought I was wrong. However, since he only mentioned a few things, the old court official's expression relaxed a little and he said slowly.
"Jade artifacts. The number of jade artifacts handled by our pawnshop is neither too much nor too little.”
After saying that, he waved his hand and whispered a few words to the acolyte. The acolyte lowered his head, turned around, and opened the door from the other side.
After a while, the apprentice came back with a slightly rolled book and handed it to Old Chao Feng.
Old Chao Feng narrowed his eyes and leaned closer to the notebook to flip through page by page. After a while, he said," Earth No. 23.”
The apprentice turned around and left. After a while, another court servant came in with a wooden tray and placed it neatly on the table beside the old court servant.
Old Chao Feng took a closer look and said to Zhao Chang Long," This is the new White Jade Double Rabbit Handles we received last year. It's just past the current period. It's priced at ten taels. If you want it, I'll give you a 20% discount.”
Zhao Changlong held it up with both hands and looked at it carefully. The jade handle was half white and half brown. On it were two rabbits with their heads and tails connected like a Tai Chi diagram. Only the head and body of the rabbit on one side were brown, and the tail was white like the other rabbit.
The entire pendant was less than two inches long and one inch wide. It was slightly smaller than Zhang Hongshi's jade pendant. Although it was not pure white, the price that the old court official had offered was not too high.
Zhao Changlong looked at it carefully and put it back on the tray. He nodded at Old Chao Feng." This one is fine. We'll pay the price you gave us."”
Old Chao Feng's narrowed eyes moved slightly.
He had chosen this jade artifact because he wanted to test the waters. Old Chaofeng wanted to see how strong Zhao Changlong was.
For this item, the price of eight taels was considered a good price in the pawnshop. However, this price was neither high nor low. It was much more than the liquid capital of most people.
If it was just an ordinary well-to-do family who wanted to buy something that could be passed down from generation to generation, the price of eight taels would exceed their budget in modern terms. If that was the case, then he was not a powerful player. Old Chao Feng was prepared to get a jade hairpin to send him away.
He did not expect Zhao Changlong to accept it without bargaining after reading it. He accepted it!
It seemed that he had some spare money!
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This chapter had been written long ago, but I was busy writing the next few chapters and posted it late again. Sorry! Please don't send me the razor blades. The author is very self-aware.
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