Ma Xiaoquan made a move, and the servant skillfully brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of Zhao Dadaoshi.
Zhao thanked him profusely, picked up the tea cup as if he was very thirsty, and drank all the tea in one gulp.
The servant poured another cup for Zhao Dabaoshi. Zhao Dabaoshi ordered it tentatively, but because the tea was too hot, he did not drink it again.
"Okay, tell me about Feng Quan..."
"Uh~~ Sir, actually I am not familiar with Feng Quan, but his family has a pawnshop business in Zhuozhou, so they often do business with our Chenji Pawnshop."
"Then what do you mean when you say Feng Quan wants pearls?"
Zhao Dadaoshi said humbly, "That's it. Feng Quan wanted to be promoted, so he asked Wei Zhongxian for help, but he got the news from nowhere that Wei Zhongxian wanted a pearl."
Ma Xiaoquan was puzzled: "Pearls? Speaking of pearls, which jewelry store in the capital sells high-quality pearls that are not better than the one Feng Quan wants, but why does he want this one?"
Zhao Dabao said: "Feng Quan told me that in the past, Eunuch Wei was in poverty and pawned a pearl in a pawnshop in Zhuozhou. Now that he is in power, he naturally wants to find the pearl..."
"That's right, that makes sense..." Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "It's just that I have already bought the pearls, and you want to take them back from me. Isn't this inappropriate?"
Zhao Dadaoshi chuckled, nodded and said: "I also think it's inappropriate, so I've made an agreement with Feng Quan to buy it back from the adults."
"Buy it back? Haha, Zhao Dadaoshi, are you kidding? If you say anything else, I can still consider it, but the pearl was bought for my son. If you buy it back, didn't I lie to my son? Of course, although
My son is younger, but the meaning is different."
"This..." Zhao scratched his head in confusion, "That's right, sir, but..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "But then again, since the pearl is so important to Wei Zhongxian, I simply won't keep it. After all, it belongs to a eunuch, and I feel bad about keeping it."
When Zhao Dabao Shi heard that there was something interesting, he quickly stood up and thanked him.
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Don't forget to say thank you. You kid, you want to make money from it. Okay, we eat meat, but we have to let you drink soup. You can go back and discuss with Feng Quan now how much to buy it back, eh
,Don’t go too far, do you understand?”
Ma Xiaoquan saw through Zhao's style at a glance. He smiled, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I'll just smoke a little, and the rest will be given to you. Sir, I have an idea. I don't know whether to say it or not."
"
"Tell me~"
"It's like this, I think. The adults bought those treasures in the pawn shop (Chen Ji Pawn Shop) two days ago and spent a lot of money. Why don't you just ask for a price this time and use the money you paid before?"
I want them all back from Feng Quan, what do you think, sir?"
"Oh?" Ma Xiaoquan smiled, nodded and said, "Zhao has a lot of tricks, you old boy has no good intentions. But your method is not bad, okay, then so be it, you do it as soon as possible, right,
And get my gold bracelet and another gemstone back as soon as possible."
"yes!"
...
Zhao Dabaoshi returned to the pawn shop happily, where Feng Quan was waiting for him. Seeing Zhao Dabaoshi's face smiling, Feng Quan was sure that something was going on.
"How?" Feng Quan asked.
Zhao Dada made a gesture to show that it was done, and then frowned and said: "However, Master Ma is asking a lot of money, isn't it?"
Feng Quan cursed secretly in his heart, but said in front of him: "How much does Ma Xiaoquan charge for a pearl of average quality?"
Zhao Dabao said: "Oh, what you said is simple. Who is Mr. Ma? Deacon Jinyiwei, he has a bunch of Jinyiwei under his command, all of them are capable. You want the pearl, do you think you can still hide it?"
Do you want to stay?"
"Ah? You mean, Ma Xiaoquan already knows my intention to get the pearl? Isn't that what you said?"
"What did I say?" Zhao Dabaoshi denied, "I'm going to say it, do you think I will come back so smoothly? With Mr. Ma's temperament, I won't arrest you and ask you what happened?"
Feng Quan snorted and nodded: "You are right. How much does Ma Xiaoquan cost?"
As soon as Feng Quan said the words, he immediately cursed himself secretly. Considering the money-loving character of Ma Xiaoquan circulated in the court, why not get a hundred or eighty thousand?
Zhao Dabaoshi spread his hands and said: "Not much, just this number..." As he said that, Zhao Dabaoshi held out three fingers.
Feng Quan's first thought was 30,000 taels, and he cursed in his heart, but the number Zhao casually said made him feel happy.
Zhao Dabao said: "Three three three, a total of nine thousand taels."
Feng Quan was stunned for a moment, and was secretly happy in his heart. This number was much smaller than he thought.
"Oh, nine thousand taels?" Feng Quan muttered, pretending to be embarrassed.
Zhao Dadaoshi also saw Feng Quan's hypocrisy, and said quickly: "This is not much. If it costs ten thousand taels of silver, you will probably feel bad, right?"
Feng Quan chuckled, nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, okay, then I'll give you ten thousand taels, and you can help me handle this."
Ten thousand taels, as the name suggests, means that one thousand taels are given to Zhao Dafang.
Zhao Dabaoshi was overjoyed. In fact, the treasures Ma Xiaoquan bought from Chen Ji's pawnshop two days ago only amounted to less than two thousand taels. He had the courage to say such a high price, but he was worried at first.
Now that I see Feng Quan being so generous, I can't help but feel a little regretful. I wish I had known how much better it would have been to ask for thirty thousand taels.
"Okay~ Then I will help you with this matter!" Zhao Dada agreed to Feng Quan's words simply.
Feng Quan was even more straightforward. He fumbled a few times from his sleeve pockets, pulled out a few banknotes, and handed them to Zhao Dafeng.
Zhao Dabaoshi quickly put the banknote into his arms, smiled and said nothing.
That night, Zhao Dabaoshi took the money given by Feng Quan and went to Ma Xiao's family to buy pearls. Ma Xiaoquan received the two thousand taels of silver notes handed over by Zhao Dabaoshi, laughed, and threw the silver notes on the table.
"That's it?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
"Well, sir, you spent less than two thousand taels in the pawn shop. This is an integer of two thousand taels, and you still made a profit."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and shook his head: "I've made money, but I've made less money...Zhao Dadaoshi, are you hiding the money secretly?"
Zhao Dabaoshi smiled and said: "Not much, just a few hundred taels..."
Ma Xiaoquan gave Zhao Dabaoshi a thoughtful look. In fact, he already knew how much money the other party had embezzled.