1909, London, England.
Somewhere in London's piccadilly.
A young man with obvious Asian features suddenly appeared in an empty alley without being noticed by anyone.
"Great Britain! 1909, I'm coming!"
The young man carried his suitcase and walked out of the alley. Looking at the cars and streets on the road that clearly had the aura of the times, he could not help but feel excited.
His name was Su Xiu, an ordinary young man from the 21st century.
However, a few days ago, he unexpectedly obtained a superpower.
He was able to travel to London, England, in 1909.
This was his second transmigration.
Unlike the confusion he felt the first time, he was fully prepared this time.
At this time, England was still the British Empire, far more powerful than the British Empire in later generations.
However, the environment in London, the capital of Great Britain, was far from good.
As most Londoners used coal as their household fuel, London was shrouded in smog all year round.
It was only slightly thicker than the smog in the capital of a famous country in the future.
Because of this, London was also known as the Fog City.
Facing the thick smog in Fog City, he took out a blue surgical mask from his pocket unhurriedly.
"Fortunately, it's the 20th century now. Otherwise, if we had transmigrated a few decades earlier, it wouldn't be Fog City but Shit City.”
Su Xiu complained as he put on his mask.
At this time, sewers had been popularized in London, and the streets were not as full of sh * t as they were decades ago.
Although the air was filled with smog made up of harmful substances, at least the smell was not that strong.
Although he was quite critical of the air quality in Britain, Su Xiu did not forget the business of his trip.
He needed a sum of money.
If he wanted to make money, the most down-to-earth way was to work.
However, it was impossible for him to work, so he chose to take the fast lane.
Pawn.
The pawn industry in England had a long history.
During the Hundred Years War between England and France, the King of England even had to resist the royal jewels to raise military funds.
In the early 20th century, pawnshops entered their heyday, claiming to have more pawnshops than public houses.
Therefore, Su Xiu effortlessly found a pawnshop nearby.
"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?”
Inside the pawnshop, the owner, John, looked suspiciously at the strange Easterner in front of him.
He was wearing a decent suit and was in high spirits. He looked like a gentleman.
However, he was wearing a strange blue mask that covered his face.
John couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Could it be those damn robbers?
"Hello,"
Su Xiu took off his mask and bowed slightly. He said in fluent English," My name is Su Xiu. I need to pawn some things.”
"Business!"
John's eyes lit up, and he immediately became enthusiastic." Oh, my friend. My name is John. What do you want to pawn?”
"To be honest,"
Su Xiu took out a mechanical watch from his pocket and gently stroked it. He sounded a little regretful." If it weren't for those damn thieves, I really wouldn't have pawned it.”
"Oh, my friend, I'm very sorry about that.”
John revealed a sympathetic look.
At this time, although Great Britain was the world overlord, the lives of the people at the bottom were not very good.
This caused many poor people to have no choice but to embark on the path of crime.
For example, thieves.
The thieves in Great Britain were even more rampant than the Gaul chickens of later generations.
At the same time, the image of a wealthy oriental man who had to pawn his precious watch because his entire fortune was stolen by a thief popped up in his mind.
"Hey."
Su Xiu sighed softly and handed the watch over." Please take a good look at how much you can pawn it for.”
"No problem."
John nodded slightly. He took the watch and looked down. He gasped." Oh, my God! This, which master's work was this?”
"This is a gift from my friend.”
Su Xiu said with a hint of pride in his voice," As for my friend's identity, I can't reveal it to you.”
"Unbelievable, simply unbelievable!”
John stroked his watch with trembling hands.
His gaze was not like he was looking at a watch, but more like he was looking at a beautiful piece of art.
As a professional pawnshop owner, he was extremely confident in his judgment.
The watch in front of him was definitely a rare piece of art!
"Mr. John."
Su Xiu kindly reminded him," This is a watch with a tourbrelon and an automatic winding function. It even has a calendar function. It's the masterpiece of my friend's life.”
"Self-winding? A tourbellion?"
John's eyes widened in disbelief." You mean this watch?”
"Yes."
Su Xiu nodded his head reservedly." In fact, it's waterproof. You can even soak it in water for an entire day! If you don't believe me…"
Su Xiu looked at the glass of water on the table.
John had just drunk it.
"Oh my god!"
John suddenly screamed and held the watch tightly in his arms." What do you want to do to it?!”
"I just wanted to show you.”
Su Xiu said innocently.
"No, no need!"
John hurriedly shook his head. How could he bear to soak such a piece of art in water!
"Alright then."
Su Xiu shrugged and did not insist.
"Su!"
John asked excitedly," Are you really going to pawn this watch?”
"Of course."
Su Xiu smiled." If your price is suitable.”
"This…"
John's eyes flickered.
If the person who came was dressed 'plainly', one would know that he was poor.
He would definitely lower the price and give some advice to those who were 'ignorant of the world'.
However, if the person who came was a well-dressed gentleman with an extraordinary status.
Then there was no need to get that set. The specific value of this watch was well known to the other party.
If his bid was too low, the other party would definitely turn around and leave.
He was not the only pawnshop on this street.
Therefore, if he wanted to keep this watch, he had to give a suitable price.
"Drip! Drip!"
As time passed, the pawnshop was silent.
Only the sound of the clock turning tugged at John's heartstrings again and again.
" 120,000 pounds."
John gritted his teeth and made a painful offer." If you're willing to sell it, I can give you 120,000 pounds. Pay in cash!"
John was afraid that Su Xiu would refuse, so he added," Su, trust me. Even in piccadilly, I'm the only pawnshop that can take out 120,000 pounds in cash at once.”
Of course, he was not willing to pay such a high price because he was stupid and rich.
In his line of work, idiots had long been eaten up by others.
The reason why the price was 120,000 pounds was because a similar watch was bought by the Austrian royal family for 100,000 pounds last month.
John had seen the watch before.
Su Xiu fell silent, making John extremely nervous.
They were afraid of losing such a business deal.
"Mr. John."
Su Xiu revealed a hesitant expression." After all, this was left to me by my friend, so…"
Su Xiu looked at John.
You have to pay more.
"130,000 pounds!"
"140,000! This is my final price!"
Hearing this, John gritted his teeth and increased the bid several times.
"Deal."
Su Xiu pondered for a moment and slowly nodded. He sighed and said," If it weren't for those damn thieves, I wouldn't have ended up like this.”
"Oh! My friend, believe me, you won't regret it!”
John was hit by a huge surprise. He, who had always been a businessman, had an ecstatic expression on his face.
Su Xiu's smile was still reserved.
Although he was in a good mood.
After all, he had bought this 'Seagull Hollow Diamond Eccentric Tournaments Watch' from a certain treasure.
It cost him five hundred dollars.
As for the 140,000 pounds he had pawned in 1909…
Well, it wasn't a lot.
That was the price of a cruiser in this era.
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