The owner of the Jade Store, who was still bidding just now, subconsciously shut his mouth.
He seemed to be angry at the person who came, but he dared not say anything.
The hands that were originally still bidding also put down. A few of them even shook their heads and sighed before turning around and leaving.
"This person!"
Su Ruyi's eyes flashed with disgust.
"This person is called Xue Cheng, right?" Zhang Qing chuckled.”
" Little Taoist, what's wrong?" Su Ruyi stuck out her tongue awkwardly.
He had almost forgotten what Little Daoist's old profession was.
Zhang Qing's eyes flashed with the past of that domineering young master, and he said,""Xue Cheng, his father is the former Minister of Revenue, Xue Jia. He resigned from his business in the 14th year of Hongwu. He is now a tycoon in Yingtian Prefecture and his wealth is enough to rank in the top three.”
"Xue Cheng used his father to shelter him from the wind and rain. He often acted tyrannically and took things by force.”
"There's such a thing?"
Zhu Biao's face turned cold.
He had an impression of it
The Great Ming Dynasty had extremely strict control over merchants. Scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants were ranked last.
Even if it was just an ordinary scholar, the merchants would be half a head shorter.
Even if the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was the former, even if he had already gone into business, he still had complicated connections in the court!
To ordinary merchants, he was an ancestral Buddha and could not be offended.
However, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the low status of merchants was only for the sake of agriculture and commerce, so that the people could have enough to eat.
Officials had high statuses, but Old Zhu's requirements were even stricter! What Old Zhu hated the most were corrupt officials who took advantage of the people!
Seeing that Zhu Biao wasn't afraid and was instead furious, Su Ruyi also knew that he had an extraordinary background.
She gritted her teeth and said,
"A shopkeeper surnamed Chen went to report it to the authorities and died the next day. I suspect that it was the Xue family who did it.”
"Moreover, after reporting it to the authorities, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.”
"There's no need to doubt it. It's true."
Zhang Qing affirmed.
"Little Taoist, I will deal with it. Not only will I buy the jade at the original price, but I will also make this person deserve it.”
Zhu Biao felt very ashamed.
Ying Tian was under the Son of Heaven, yet there was actually such a thing as deceiving his superiors and subordinates!
It was likely that the Xue family was not the only one involved!
"Don't worry, do you see the mole on Xue Qiang's face?。”
Zhang Qing shook his head and said,""One who is unjust will surely die. That is the mole of the traitor. From the position of its growth, it is a dead mole. Moreover, there is black hair on the mole, which is a sign of bad luck.”
As he said that, he added,"Yes, slightly inferior to Brother Huang."”
Zhu Biao was speechless.
What did he mean by slightly inferior to him?
This was not a competition!
Was there no one more unlucky than him in this world?
However, it was also true that Xue Cheng had coincidentally bumped into him today. Wasn't he just unlucky?
On the stage.
The young man dressed like a scholar blushed and straightened his neck."
"This is my family heirloom jade, worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. Brother, please have some self-respect."
Pa!
Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped by Xue Cheng.
Xue Cheng stared at him fiercely and said,"
"What nonsense are you talking to your grandfather for? It was already very kind of her grandfather to be willing to pay for a broken stone.”
"I still have to cut the jade on the spot! If he couldn't solve it, he wouldn't even get five hundred taels!”
"I'm not convinced. Do you know who my father is? The previous assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Xue Jia!"
Hearing this name, the young man's face flushed red and he was speechless for a long time.
The situation was stronger than the person. Even if his heart was bleeding, he had no choice but to follow Xue Cheng's words.
Xue Cheng's men began to cut the jade.
As the rope bow was pulled and pulled, everyone stared intently.
Kacha--
The jade cracked open, revealing its rough interior under the sunlight.
"It's white!"
"Aiya, it's a good thing I didn't buy it before. Otherwise, I would have suffered a huge loss.”
"One strike is white, the second strike is poor, and the third strike is linen!”
Sounds of rejoicing immediately came from the surroundings. Clearly, everyone was happy to see that Xue Cheng did not cut out a good jade.
"What bad luck! Worthless! I don't want it anymore!"
Xue Cheng cursed angrily and turned around to leave. It was obvious that he did not plan to pay a single cent.
The scholarly youth's face turned pale.
"Do we still want this piece of jade?" Su Ruyi also asked in an uncertain tone.
The first cut was the one that was most likely to be sold.
After the first cut, the value of the jade was greatly reduced. Moreover, Xue Cheng did not even give him a single cent, so he lost everything!
At this moment, not to mention tens of thousands of taels, it was already not bad to be worth a few thousand taels.
"Naturally."
Zhang Qing nodded and walked forward.
The young scholar, who was on the verge of tears and filled with grief and indignation, was stunned. After all, Zhang Qing's clothes did not look like a rich man.
However, he still asked,"Brother, you…"
"This item is fated with me. How about I buy it at the original price?”
Zhang Qing's voice was calm.
"Original price? Brother, are you trying to frame me?" The scholarly youth's eyes were filled with shock.
The jade was no longer worth the previous price.
Either this person was a fool, or this person was playing him for a fool.
"Naturally."
Zhang Qing's voice seemed to have a calming tone.
Zhu Biao, who was below the stage, gave him a look.
The attendant then handed over a stack of Great Ming Treasure Notes. According to the current exchange rate between copper coins and silver, it could definitely be exchanged for 50,000 taels of silver!
"This, this, this, this money, this one doesn't deserve it! How can I let brother suffer for me?"
The scholarly youth was a decent person. Although he had the intention to move, he still refused repeatedly.
Xue Cheng, who hadn't gone far, also heard the commotion.
He immediately smiled contemptuously and looked at Zhang Qing as if he was looking at a fool.
He was smart enough to cut the jade first without paying. Now, he didn't have to pay a single cent.
This stupid Daoist priest used fifty thousand silver taels to buy a stupid stone.
However, at this moment, there were discussions that fell into his ears, saying that Zhang Qing could calculate.
A fortune teller?
Although Xue Cheng still felt contempt in his heart, he also stopped in his tracks, wanting to see what he could get out of it.
"I'm the one who took advantage of you."
Zhang Qing placed the notes in the young man's hand and patted his shoulder.
Then, he rejected the other party's suggestion to help him cut the jade.
Everyone was even more puzzled.
He didn't need a bow or jade sand, so how could he break the jade? Could it be that he wasn't prepared to cut open the stone and see if he was dead or alive?
At this moment.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhang Qing waved his horsetail whisk lightly.
Shua la la-
The outer shell of the smaller piece of jade that had been cut off earlier seemed to have been eroded by the wind as it automatically peeled off!
Not only that!
A green light appeared in everyone's eyes!
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