Chapter 52 Buying Pearls
The two of them wandered around the downtown area of Qincheng for a while. Chu Yi was naturally thinking about the issue of pearls, while Zhuo Qingzi was full of joy. It seemed that Chu Yi was by his side and he was pleasing to everything. The sky was so blue, the air was so sweet, and everything was so beautiful.
"Qingzi, there is something I don't know if it's suitable or not. Don't blame me for being abrupt, okay?" Chu Yi suddenly said.
Zhuo Qingzi's heart swayed, and her pretty face suddenly turned red. She gently stroked her chest with a delicate jade hand. There was a round pearl hanging there, which was the one Chu Yi gave her.
"Is he going to confess to me now? What should I do? I'm not ready yet! But, if I reject him, will he be angry? What if he ignores me like this? Should I agree to him for the first confession? This is too unreserved! This is not good! But if I refuse, will he have a second chance to confess to me?" Zhuo Qingzi's heart flashed countless thoughts, and the girl's shyness and reserve made her thinking seem blank.
"Tell me, I will definitely agree to you." Zhuo Qingzi made up his mind and said shyly.
"Well, that's right. My mother's birthday is coming soon. I want to give her a gift, so can you help me ask your uncle if there are any pearls of five hundred years, the more, the better. As for the price, it's not a problem. Is it OK? I know this is still a bit troublesome! I hope you can help me!" Chu Yi said.
"Ah, this is the matter!" Zhuo Qingzi said in disobedience, but immediately found something wrong, so he hurriedly added, "No problem, I will take you there now. Isn't this a trivial matter? Leave it to me, I will do it for you!"
Although Chu Yi did not confess to her, she was a little disappointed, but she knew that the old lady of the Chu family was not Chu Yi's biological mother. She also felt that Chu Yi was affectionate and righteous, and was a rare man. A man with filial piety and family responsibilities was really rare in this world.
"This Zhenbao Pavilion is my uncle's property. Come in and have a look!"
Zhuo Qingzi took Chu Yi for a while and then arrived at a medium-sized shop. The various treasures in the sea were placed in it, such as pearls, shells, agate, tortoiseshell, corals, etc., but Chu Yi knew at a glance that these were all very ordinary things, and the real treasures should still be inside. The things at the bottom of the box must be in an extremely secret place!
"Haha, why did our little princess come here today? I haven't seen you for a long time!" At this time, a middle-aged man came over with a smile.
"Second uncle, I'll bring a friend here. He wants to buy some 500-year-old pearls to go back to celebrate his mother's birthday." Zhuo Qingzi greeted him and said cutely, smiling like a flower.
"Oh? Five hundred years of pearls?" Zhuo Qingzi's second uncle's face became a little serious. Looking at Chu Yi, he felt a little unbelievable. After all, five hundred years of pearls are of great value. Judging from Chu Yi's age, even a nobleman, it is not a little kid who controls a large amount of wealth, right?
"Chu Yi has seen the second uncle. Looking at the second uncle's expression, he should have a source of goods. He just thinks that I don't have enough financial resources? Do you dare to ask if you think so?" Chu Yi bowed and said with a smile. He was a super rich man in his previous life. If he didn't even have this vision, he would be getting back on the tide.
"Since that's the case, let's go in and talk. Don't say too much nonsense!" Zhuo Qingzi's second uncle's face returned to calm and he said with a smile.
"It seems that there is really." Chu Yi was still excited. He felt that maybe he could buy it all at once this time.
The three of them walked through the outer hall and entered a rather secret room in the inner courtyard. They used three keys to open the door. Chu Yi could vaguely hear the iron lock accidentally hitting the door, making a sound of metal and iron. It seemed that this was a thick iron door, but it was painted in the color of a wooden door.
The house is not big, it is only about ten square meters, but the row of cabinets on the wall are all iron locks and doors, which are obviously valuable.
Chu Yi's heart moved, and he focused his mind on Zhuo Qingzi's second uncle, and was shocked to find that the other party's cultivation level showed that it was a question mark!
"The martial arts school level? The Zhuo family is just a famous family. Zhuo Qingzi's second uncle is so powerful, why don't he fight for the status of a prominent family? Could it be that even the people in his family know the strength of this second uncle? Moreover, he was hiding his cultivation, and even I didn't realize it. If it weren't for the thoughts just now, he would have thought he was an ordinary warrior. In this world, the hidden tiger, hidden dragon, are indeed unpretentious people!" Chu Yi couldn't help thinking in his heart.
No wonder Zhuo Qingzi's second uncle was able to open a store in a place like Qincheng and become a maritime businessman. He had an extremely good cultivation level. Martial arts school-level warriors can compete with thousands of soldiers and can be valued no matter where they are. Of course, there is no problem in doing business with insurance.
"I have some pearls for five hundred years. I didn't tell anyone about this. But since you are Qingzi's friend, there is no such taboo." Uncle Er pondered for a moment and said.
"I don't seem to know me when I heard his tone? This is strange. Didn't he grow up in Hancheng? By the way, I don't seem to have heard of this character in the Zhuo family." A trace of doubt flashed through Chu Yi's heart.
Uncle Er took out the key, opened an iron cabinet, and just opened it, and saw the charming glow of light began to bloom in the room. Because the light itself was not strong, the glow of light was very dazzling.
"So beautiful!" Zhuo Qingzi couldn't help but exclaim, his beautiful eyes could no longer leave that place. As long as it was a woman, she could basically not resist such things.
"This string of North Sea pearl necklaces consists of thirty-six pearls over five hundred years old, and each pearl has an exquisite image of a god. As for pearls alone, the price of each piece will not exceed 3,000 taels of gold, but the value of this string is enough to double its price." Uncle Er had already taken out the string of pearl necklaces at this time and said lightly.
There are no more and no less, just thirty-six. Chu Yi was so excited! Fortunately, he brought Zhuo Qingzi over today, otherwise he might have missed him. This opportunity is hard to come by, and he must not give up easily.
The Eighteen Bronze Man of Shaolin is famous on Earth. Although it is incomparable to the Bodhidharma Sword, Yijin Jing, and Marrow Cleansing Sutra, it is at least famous in the world. It should not go anywhere. No matter what the price you have to take, I must not let this opportunity go, Chu Yi thought secretly.
What Chu Yi needs most now is the means to save his life. People like him, such as Wu Mao, Wu Emperor, and Wu Shuai, are disdainful to cause trouble for him, so as long as they have a trump card that can defend against martial arts school-level warriors. I think no matter how much the 18 Shaolin bronze men shrink, they will not be unable to stop the martial arts school, right?
It was based on this idea that Chu Yi took over the task of repairing the Eighteen Bronze Man at all costs. He was only one last step away, and the things he needed were right in front of him. How could Chu Yi not be excited?
"Uncle II, my mother's birthday party is about to come, so I really need a gift. I wonder if your Beihai pearl necklace can be cut off? Uncle II can just give it a price!" Chu Yi smiled slightly and tried to calm down his mood.
"I am a businessman, and I am in business. As long as the price is right, nothing can be sold." Uncle Er paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then continued: "As long as you can take out 200,000 taels of gold, this North Sea pearl necklace is yours."
"Twenty-hundred thousand taels of gold!" Zhuo Qingzi exclaimed, looking very shocked. This is not a small amount. According to the current price of Wei State, one tael of gold is equivalent to one million on the earth, and two hundred thousand taels of gold is equivalent to a huge sum of 200 billion.
However, the Tianwu Continent is different from the Earth. The gap between the rich and the poor is thousands of times. After all, the more the martial artists practice, the more astronomical the wealth they spend. The strong will definitely accumulate more wealth, while the weak will have to let the mermaid meat.
A low-grade Yuan stone requires three thousand taels of gold, which is only enough for the Wuwei level to use for one month. Ordinary little nobles have long gone bankrupt. This is true for nobles, let alone civilians.
Chu Yi frowned immediately, looking a little embarrassed. He actually didn't care about such a little money, but if he agreed at once, it would be like telling others that he was very rich and didn't care, and he would just cause trouble.
Looking at Chu Yi's expression, the second uncle naturally felt as expected. After all, this price, let alone Chu Yi, even those direct descendants of the royal family may not be able to accept it easily. Of course, he was somewhat contemptuous in his heart, but because Chu Yi was brought by Zhuo Qingzi, he gave him some face and did not show it.
"Uncle Second, this price is a bit difficult for me. Can I get a discount? What do you think?" Just when Uncle Second and Zhuo Qingzi were about to end the topic, Chu Yi suddenly spoke, which surprised both of them.
The second uncle pondered for a moment and said, "It's actually like this! Then! 180,000 taels of gold is the lowest price. No one can be missing! If you want it, buy it, forget it if you don't!"
Merchants buy and sell, ask for prices everywhere, pay back the money by sitting on the ground, and just seeing Chu Yi dare to give him a discount, the second uncle began to pay attention. A young man who can control so much wealth will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future.
"Thank you, Uncle Second. This is a silver note of 180,000 taels of gold. Please take a look." Chu Yi smiled slightly and handed over the silver note. Longsheng Trading Company has a very good reputation. Chu Yi had already taken out 300,000 taels of gold on the day he came here, in case.
Chapter completed!