Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, picked up a sachet from the tray, handed it to Hua Yue, and said, "How about that? Well, you can take this sachet, I think it's good~"
Hua Yue nodded: "Okay~"
After all three women had chosen, Ma Xiaoquan turned to Fangfang, who had just returned from breastfeeding the baby behind the screen, and said, "Fangfang, please choose one."
Hua Yue took Tong'er from Fangfang's arms. Fangfang blushed, looked at it again, shook her head and said: "Sir, these are too expensive, I don't want them anymore, let's choose one for Tong'er.
"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, picked up a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with gems, and said, "If you don't choose, just take these gold bracelets. I haven't given you anything, so I will give you a pair this time to make up for it."
.”
Fangfang shook her head and refused to accept it. Hua Yue said with a smile: "Fangfang, accept it. Ma Xiaoquan gave it to you, how can you not accept it?"
Lisa also nodded.
Bei Mingxue was still familiar with it. She snatched the gold bracelet from Ma Xiaoquan and put it into Fangfang's hand: "Ma Xiaoquan gave it to you. Don't give it away. Take it and ask him for more later."
Ma Xiaoquan: "..."
Hua Yue: "..."
Lisa: "..."
Fangfang bit her lip, finally nodded, and carefully accepted the gold bracelet.
Looking at Fangfang's gold bracelet, Ma Xiaoquan smiled and clapped his hands and said: "Okay, you have finished choosing. It's time to choose for Tong'er. Fangfang, you are Tong'er's mother, so choose for Tong'er.
"
"Hmm~" Fangfang stepped forward, looked at it again and again, and finally picked up a not too big pearl and said, "Just take this one. The child is too young and too expensive. I will embroider some incense."
It’s enough to put this pearl in the bag and keep the child safe.”
Ma Xiaoquan did not force himself any more, and smiled and said to Zhao Dabao: "Then how much do these cost in total? You can calculate it."
Zhao Dabaoshi was very happy. The deacon is the deacon. He is rich and wealthy. Well, if he chose so many at once, his reward today will be huge.
"Yes, yes, I'll do it right now. Uh, sir, that stone..." Zhao pointed at the cloth bag containing the diamonds.
"Don't worry about this. You can discuss the price with your shopkeeper and then send it to my home. Just take the money."
"yes!"
...
After leaving Chen Ji's pawnshop, Bei Mingxue said to Fangfang with some confusion: "Fangfang, there were so many good things just now, why did you fall in love with this one? This one looks like an ordinary pearl.
How big..."
Fangfang smiled slightly and said, "Why would a child want something so valuable? There are words on this pearl."
Upon hearing that there were words on the pearl, Bei Mingxue curiously took the pearl from Fangfang's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "It looks like words, but actually there are impurities in it. This pearl is not very pure."
"
Ma Xiaoquan also came over, took a look and said: "It doesn't matter, I can just change the child's number in the future. Take this pearl with you first."
...
Not long after Ma Xiaoquan left, another distinguished guest came to Chen Ji's pawnshop. Zhao Dabao had not yet settled down. When Shuanzi said that an honored guest was coming, he hurriedly put down the teacup he had just picked up and straightened his clothes.
Take the lead and walk to the front of the main hall to greet the guests.
The visitor's name was Feng Quan, a Hanlin scholar from Zhuozhou. He was from a wealthy family and ran a pawnshop locally. In terms of business, he had business contacts with Chenji Pawnshop in the capital, and Chenji Pawnshop had recently purchased a batch of goodies.
, some of which were sent for consignment from Feng Quan’s pawnshop in Zhuozhou.
Seeing Zhao Dabaoshi, Feng Quan asked directly: "Zhao Dabaoshi, I sent you a batch of goods from Zhuozhou to Chenji Pawnshop a few days ago. How is the pawn sale going?"
Zhao didn't hide anything, and said with joy: "Master Feng, don't tell me, in just a few days, a financial sponsor came today, bought several treasures in one go, and left."
"Finance owner? Which one?"
Zhao Dabaoshi chuckled: "Jinyiwei Deacon Ma Xiaoquan, Mr. Ma."
"Ma Xiaoquan, the deacon of Jinyiwei?" Feng Quan frowned slightly, and a bad feeling surged in his heart, "What did he buy?"
Zhao Dabao said: "I bought a ruby necklace, a gemstone, but I haven't priced it yet, a pair of gold bracelets, a fine sachet, oh, and a pearl."
"Pearl?" Feng Quan's heart tightened and he asked quickly, "Which pearl? It can't be the one sent in the same batch, right?"
Zhao nodded vigorously: "Yes, what's the matter?"
"Ouch..." Feng Quan slapped his head and sighed heavily, "It's all my fault. I wish I had come earlier."
Zhao Dabaoshi didn't know the reason and asked: "What? Is there any problem? Can't the pearl be sold?"
Feng Quan smiled bitterly and asked, "Are you sure Ma Xiaoquan bought the pearl?"
Zhao nodded boldly: "Yes, Mr. Ma brought his woman and son with him when he came. Oh, the pearl said it was for his son."
At this point, Zhao Dadaoshi suddenly reacted and asked Feng Quan: "You don't want the pearl, do you?"
Feng Quan nodded his head discreetly and said: "The promotion period is coming soon. Now the entire court is under the control of Mr. Wei. If you want to get a better position, you have to give some blood (pay bribes).
"
Zhao was puzzled: "The pearl is of average quality and not big enough. It's a toy for a little kid. Why are you so attached to that pearl?"
Feng Quan sighed and said: "You don't know something. When Mr. Wei was very poor, he pawned pearls in a pawn shop in Zhuozhou. It just so happened that the pawn shop belonged to my family. At that time, we didn't pawn a few taels of silver. Plus, the pearls were of average quality.
I didn’t sell it anymore. Recently I heard that Mr. Wei is looking for that bead. If I find it and dedicate it to Mr. Wei, half of my promotion will be settled."
Zhao Dabaoshi has no interest in official promotion, but judging from Feng Quan's words, it seems to be true.
"Otherwise, I think it's too early. Why don't I go to Ma Xiaoquan now and tell him that the pearls are no longer for sale and I will take them back. What do you think?"
Feng Quan nodded, then shook his head and said, "Ma Xiaoquan has always been cunning. If you suddenly stop selling, he will definitely become suspicious."
"Then what should I do? Don't you want that pearl?"
Feng Quan also had a grimace on his face: "I wish I had come earlier, hey~~"
...
While Feng Quan and Zhao were discussing how to get the pearl back, Ma Xiaoquan had already returned home with his family.
Seeing that Fangfang was busy breastfeeding her child, Hua Yue smiled and gave Fangfang the sachet given to her by Ma Xiaoquan, saying: "I think there is still some space in this sachet. Why don't I open the sachet and put the pearls in it?"