Chapter 11 Bargaining
The waiter glanced at her, stretched out his hand on the counter, and curled his lips.
"When you bring something, I'll check it out first. I'll make sure it's valuable before I call the shopkeeper. Otherwise, if cats and dogs just come up with random things to deceive people, we'll have to work to death!"
Although his words were a bit unpleasant, there was some truth to them, so she took out the jade pendant from her arms and held it up in front of the waiter and shook it. When the waiter was about to reach out to pick it up, she took it back and looked seriously in front of her.
of Duanxiang,
"You see! This is a jade pendant of good quality. If you don't ask the shopkeeper to come out, then I will leave."
Although the waiter didn't know the goods, the jade pendant looked really good. He was afraid that he would miss a big customer, so he asked her to wait while he went to call the shopkeeper.
After a while, a young man wearing a white gown, with sparse eyebrows, and a young man came in from the back door, holding a folding fan.
Luo Lan did not stand up to answer. She felt that this man did not look like the shopkeeper of a pawn shop. The shopkeeper here must be an older man with a beard.
The young man came to her and bowed:
"Does this girl have something to pawn?"
Luo Lan was stunned for a moment, then nodded,
"Yes, you are the shopkeeper?"
The other party responded politely, "I'm Yuan Feng, the shopkeeper of our store."
Hearing that it was the shopkeeper, Luo Lan opened his palm and showed the jade pendant in front of Yuan Feng.
"I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to give me some advice. How much silver can this thing be worth?"
Yuan Feng took the jade pendant with respectful hands, held it in his hand and examined it carefully. After a long while, he frowned and said:
"Where did you get this thing girl?"
"My own."
He glanced at her, then stretched out his hand and said:
"Girl, please talk later."
Although she was a little puzzled by his inexplicable behavior, it was a valuable item after all, so it was understandable that the shopkeeper would be cautious, so she didn't think much about it and went directly to the backyard with him.
This pawn shop seems to be quite capable. The main hall in the backyard is spacious, bright and uniquely decorated.
Luo Lan looked around, and when she turned back, she saw Yuan Feng sizing her up. She asked unnaturally,
"Why does the shopkeeper look at me like this? What's wrong?"
Yuan Feng shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with it, this thing isn't yours."
Hearing this, Luo Lan tried to grab the jade pendant, but Yuan Feng dodged.
Luo Lan glared at him with some displeasure,
"This is my thing. If your pawn shop doesn't take it and return it to me, I will go to another place."
"Come on, I'm just curious about the origin of this thing."
Yuan Feng looked at her again with inquiring eyes, "If I'm not mistaken, this thing is a royal thing, and the girl doesn't look like a member of the royal family."
Luo Lan didn't expect that the shopkeeper had quite good eyesight.
She simply said:
"I didn't expect you to be quite knowledgeable. In that case, I won't hide it from you. This thing belongs to the royal family, but I came from the right way. Do you accept it or not?"
"receive."
Yuan Feng looked at her again, with a trace of curiosity deep in his eyes.
"How much silver do you want to sell it for?"
A trace of displeasure flashed in Luo Lan's bright eyes. How could she know how much money this thing was worth? So she looked at him seriously, "You are the shopkeeper, and I want to hear whether the price you gave me is satisfactory.
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Yuan Feng happily stretched out a finger,
"One hundred taels of silver."
One hundred taels? Can this thing be sold for so much? Luo Lan felt almost ecstatic, but she still calmed down, blinked slyly and said:
"I want two hundred taels."
Yuan Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Can you tell me your reasons?"
"If you give me one hundred taels, it means that this thing is more than one hundred taels. You are a businessman, so you will naturally make some money. If I give back two hundred taels, you will never lose. Besides, I will redeem this jade pendant in the future.
You just earn a preservation fee, I want more, and you earn more in preservation fees."
"Hahaha……"
Yuan Feng suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, girl is a happy person, so two hundred taels, I will give you the longest term, one year. If you don't come to redeem it within one year, then this thing will be mine."
Luo Lan nodded without hesitation, "It's a deal, I only need ten taels of silver in cash, and the rest require banknotes."
It is always inconvenient to carry too much cash with you, and it is also easy to be discovered.
The two hit it off immediately, and Luo Lan didn't want to waste any more time. She took the silver and signed the pawn ticket. She went out happily with the two hundred taels of silver banknotes.
At the door of the pawn shop, Yuan Feng looked at her back with deep meaning in his eyes. He turned around and said to the waiter in the shop:
"Find someone to follow her and see where she goes."
The waiter responded and stepped back.
Luo Lan got the money, inquired about the location of the human tooth market, and hurried there.
If she wants to survive in Nuo Da's palace, how can she survive without a few capable people around her? This is why she is eager to leave the palace in exchange for money.
The poor and sinners in ancient times were kept in cages like animals and allowed to be bought and sold by the rich.
As soon as Luo Lan entered the human tooth market, someone came over to talk to him, "Girl, are you looking for a boy or a girl? I have all kinds of things, and they all come from wealthy families."
Luo Lan looked at him. He looked very vulgar. The two mustaches on the corners of his mouth were particularly eye-catching, and his shrewd little eyes flashed with sinister looks.
This kind of human trafficking business can only be done by people like her.
So she asked:
"Do you know any kung fu skills? We need two men and two women."
Hearing this, the man with the mustache hurriedly slapped his thigh and said, "Girl, you have found the right person. Some of the masters who just came here committed crimes and were exiled, and their slaves were sold here. Come and take a look?"
Luo Lan nodded, "Take me to see it."
The man with the mustache was naturally grinning from ear to ear. He bowed all the way and led Luo Lan to a wooden cage, where two unkempt young women were sitting. Their faces were cold. When Luo Lan came, they used cold words to
Looking at her with cold eyes, even though she was a girl, she could see the arrogance in their eyes.
Although such girls are difficult to manage, they have their own personalities. Luo Lan doesn't like those submissive girls at all.
So he said to the man with the mustache:
"It's just the two of them. How much money?"
Seeing how happy she was, the man with the mustache hurriedly stretched out two fingers and said, "These two girls know how to do some kung fu, and if you buy them, it will be a death contract. Once and for all, they are naturally more expensive than ordinary girls. Just give me twenty taels."
At this time, one of the girls in the cage stood up and glared at the man with the mustache, "You lied. Someone asked me this morning, and you said it was five taels per person. Why has the price increased now?"
The man with the mustache suddenly turned pale and pointed the whip in his hand at her, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will whip you."
Chapter completed!