Hongdou took the jewelry out to pawn it as an excuse to go shopping.
The pawn counter was very high, and Hong Dou couldn't see it even if she stood on tiptoes. She raised her hand and handed the package to the shopkeeper: "These are the jewelry that our lady doesn't like much anymore. She asked me to bring them over to pawn. My lady said so."
, if the pawn price is very low, it would not be appropriate. Please help me, the shopkeeper, how much silver are these jewelry worth?"
The shopkeeper first glanced at Hongdou, then picked up a piece of jewelry and looked at it carefully: "Which family are you a girl from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"I'm the maidservant of the fifth master of the Wuchang Marquis Mansion. This is my first time pawning. It's okay for the shopkeeper to have never seen me before!" Hongdou put down her sore hands and said with a smile.
The shopkeeper tilted his head and thought for a while, then seemed to remember something, with a look of realization on his face: "Oh, it's the person next to Mr. Su Wu!"
Hongdou smiled and said nothing.
The shopkeeper looked at the jewelry one by one and then said: "They are all good things, and the jewelry is also of the latest style. Why don't you, my little girl, just don't want it anymore?"
"My dear, I love pearls. I look at all these gold and silver jewelry. There are so many of them, but no one likes them!" Hongdou said helplessly, "My dear, I want to change my money to buy some Dongzhu noodles that I like!"
"Your wife is quite classy!" The shopkeeper smiled, "Since I belong to the Marquis of Wuchang's Mansion, I won't lose you, but these days, there are many people who are sneaking around, so according to the rules, I have to
Send someone to the house to ask, I don’t know where you are..."
"It doesn't matter!" Hongdou said quickly, "Our fifth master knows about this matter, just ask it yourself!"
The shopkeeper's smile immediately became brighter: "This is the best, then you wait here for a while!"
Hong Dou was not in a hurry, and a servant happened to come and ask her to sit aside, so she followed and drank a cup of tea. The shopkeeper came over with the silver coins, sat in front of Hong Dou, and explained in detail
Hongdou also wrote down the price of each transaction carefully. Among them, the mutton-fat jade bracelet Su Xubai bought was really expensive, worth five hundred taels.
As the saying goes, gold has a price but jade is priceless, so the shopkeeper took it at the original price.
Hongdou counted the silver taels, and found a total of one thousand three hundred and eighty taels. Her heart was trembling, but her face remained calm: "The shopkeeper is doing this for the sake of our fifth master."
We gave you the most affordable price!”
"Girl is joking. The jewelry she brought are all real and worth the price. They are all good things. I can't regret it after accepting the money!" The shopkeeper looked at Hongdou and said with a smile.
Hongdou collected the money and stood up: "Of course I won't regret it!"
"Girl, hurry up!" The shopkeeper stood up and sent Hong Dou away.
When Hongdou walked out of the door with the baggage in his arms, he saw Isatis waiting at the door. Isatis was leaning on the railing in a daze. He raised his head after hearing the shopkeeper's voice: "Okay?"
Hongdou was a little surprised: "Why are you here?"
"Who do you think they met when they went to the house?" Silan Lan said, taking away the baggage from Hong Dou's hand, "Although we are at the foot of the imperial city, you have so much money, you are not afraid of being
Did someone steal it?”
"I hold it close to my chest, who dares to steal this?" Hong Dou raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why aren't you with Fifth Master?"
"Fifth Master is staying at home with my wife, so I'm here to pick you up! Didn't you say you want to buy cakes for my wife? Where are the cakes?" Islam looked around, but she didn't see the cakes she mentioned.
"My dear, I want to eat Lotus Cake from East Street. I went to look at it. I came a little late, so there is no longer any for sale. However, I have told the shopkeeper that I will go there early tomorrow to get it. I have already ordered it in advance.
Got it!" Hong Dou said, following Isatis slowly walking in the direction of Yang Mansion.
"Did the shopkeeper really send someone to the house to ask?" Hongdou was a little surprised, "I thought they were just talking casually!"
"Every day in the capital, there are many incidents where maids take away their masters' jewelry and sell them, usually involving high-ranking officials. The shopkeeper will often ask about it before deciding whether to accept it or not, so as not to get into a lawsuit for nothing!"
He said, "But why did I buy so many jewelry this time?"
Hongdou shook his head: "I don't know either. I just said that I didn't like it, so I kept some of the ones that I usually wear, and I pawned the rest!"
"Have you been short of money in some way lately?" Shia Lan asked tentatively.
Hongdou glanced at Isatis, then shook his head: "My wife doesn't spend much money on weekdays. She still has some money left over from her monthly payment. Maybe she just doesn't like it!"
"If you are short of money, you should tell me as soon as possible and don't carry it alone." Silan said with a smile, "By the way, I heard that a group of people have appeared in the capital recently, specializing in defrauding some families.
His daughter and wife said they were loaning loan money, but in the end they gave the money, but no one could find it. If you meet such a person, you should tell the Fifth Master as soon as possible!"
Hongdou was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shilan with a look of disgust: "You think the lady will be deceived, right?"
Woad said nothing.
"My wife is so cautious on weekdays, how could she be deceived by something like this? What's more, she is at home every day and has no contact with others. How could she be deceived by outsiders?" Hongdou said with a helpless smile.
, "Besides, lending usury is against the law. My wife is usually very timid. How can she dare to do such a risky thing?"
Silan smiled: "That would be the best!"
"Actually, I think the lady may have been hurt when she sold these jewelry!" Hong Dou glanced at Woad, hesitated for a while, and then said softly.
"sad?"
"My wife didn't want to be a concubine, but I had no choice but to survive. In order to survive, I married the Fifth Master as my concubine. When we were in Jiangnan, we all knew it well, so we didn't have any feelings for my wife."
It's a bit underestimating, but when you get to Tiancheng, other people come and go
She would always call her a bitch, look down on her, belittle her, wear slightly better jewelry, and be said to be pampered. Maybe it's because of these things that I don't want to see her.
These jewelry are gone!" Hongdou said helplessly.
Silan suddenly realized: "So that's what it is..."
"This is just my own conjecture. It's also possible that the lady just feels more at ease if she changes the jewelry to silver and holds it in her hands!" Hongdou smiled, "Don't tell Fifth Master what I said!"