After Shen Xiu said these words, she took out a small brocade box from her arms.
She quickly opened the brocade box and saw a pair of fine jade bracelets lying inside.
A few local ruffians are somewhat knowledgeable, and their eyes lit up when they saw such a good thing.
The leading gangster picked up the jade bracelet and looked at it. After confirming that the jade bracelet was of good quality, there was a hint of confusion on his face.
"Such a pair of bracelets is worth at least dozens of taels of silver. Are you really willing to use it for ten taels of silver?"
Shen Xiu smiled faintly, it seemed that these gangsters were not too stupid.
"Of course I can't bear to part with it. I just couldn't get enough ten taels of silver together in a hurry, so I'll just use it to offset the ten taels of silver! Think of it as forming a good relationship with some big brothers."
After saying this, the leader eliminated his doubts and acted bravely, "Don't worry, little lady, if you encounter any difficulties in doing business in the future, just go to our brothers."
Shen Xiu just smiled and said nothing. Based on the nature of these people to bully the weak and fear the strong, if something happened to her, she would be afraid that these people would not be able to hide in time and would not be able to help her.
Her eyes fell on the pair of jade bracelets, and she just hoped that these gangsters would recognize the goods and give the jade bracelets to the people behind them.
Regardless of whether the person behind these hooligans is the county magistrate or the chief registrar, they are still no bigger than the county magistrate.
Although a few local ruffians did not get any money, they did get a pair of valuable jade bracelets, and they all had smiles on their faces when they came out.
"Fourth brother, that bracelet is of good quality. If you take it to a pawn shop, it can be pawned for dozens of taels of silver!"
The leader, Lu Si, said: "What do you know? Last time I went to deliver something to Shi Xian Cheng's house, I heard that Shi Xian Cheng's wife had chosen a piece of jewelry. Unfortunately, Shi Xian Cheng thought it was too expensive, and the couple even had a quarrel."
"Now that I have obtained this jade bracelet, I will naturally send it to Shi Xian Cheng's home. Maybe Shi Xian Cheng will reward us with one or two errands when he is happy, and then we will have a lot of use for it."
After hearing what Lu Si said, those local ruffians no longer mentioned the matter of sending the jade bracelet to the pawn shop, and then dispersed in twos and threes.
Lu Si took the brocade box and came to Shi County Cheng's house.
Shi Xiancheng is in his forties this year. Compared with the young and powerful Zuo County Magistrate, he looks much older.
When Lu Si arrived, Shi County Cheng was being served by two maids for breakfast.
When the housekeeper brought Lu Si to him, Shi Xiancheng wiped his hands with a hot towel and said, "You came just in time, I was just about to send someone to find you!"
"If you have something to do, just give me your orders." Lu Si knew that Shi Xiancheng liked to be called "sir" the most, so he said respectfully.
Sure enough, Shi Xian Cheng showed a smile, looked at him and said: "It's nothing serious. I just heard that some Mr. Luo came to the backyard of the county government office, or some kind of cousin of Mrs. Wen. Go and keep an eye on Mr. Luo for me. Look at him.
What’s the origin?”
Lu Si immediately agreed. Seeing that Shi Xian Cheng was in a good mood, he took out the brocade box and said he had got a pair of bracelets, specially used to honor the county Cheng's wife.
Shi Xiancheng remembered that his mother-in-law was still talking about jewelry last night, and saw that the pair of jade bracelets were of good quality. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and said: "You are thoughtful. I will definitely remember you when I have a good job next time."
This was what Lu Si wanted, and he immediately felt that the jade bracelet was worth the gift.
This jade bracelet was quickly given to his wife by Shi Xiancheng. Mrs. Ma picked up the bracelet and looked at it again and again, and said happily: "The water quality of this bracelet is really good, better than the pair of bracelets in the store."
Shi County Cheng let out a breath, feeling that the test was finally over, and immediately walked to the county government office with eight-character steps.
Mrs. Ma put the bracelet on her hand and looked at it over and over lovingly.
Last time she was in the backyard of the county government office, she saw Wen Min wearing a pearl hairpin. The pearls embedded in the hairpin were as big as lotus seeds.
Mrs. Ma was immediately envious.
Shi Xian Cheng is an eighth-grade official, only one grade different from the seventh-grade Zuo County Magistrate.
But Wen Min wears gold and silver, but she doesn't even have any decent jewelry at home.
Mrs. Ma was very angry and wanted to have a decent piece of jewelry, but unfortunately Shi Xian Cheng was reluctant to part with money, not even a gold hairpin to buy it for her.
Mrs. Ma was still a little angry at first, but until Shi Xiancheng brought the pair of jade bracelets, Mrs. Ma's anger immediately dissipated, and she also wanted to show off.
"Come here, help me set up the car. I want to visit the county magistrate's wife."
Wen Min has passed the most dangerous first three months and is now following Dr. Lin's instructions to walk in the yard every day.
When the maids reported Mrs. Ma's arrival, Wen Min frowned slightly, obviously not liking Mrs. Ma coming to see her.
It's just that Magistrate Zuo and Shi Xiancheng got along well, and Wen Min could only deal with it for Shi Xiancheng's sake.
"Sister, it's really cold today." Mrs. Ma said carelessly as soon as she came in.
Wen Min showed an unhappy smile, turned around and ordered the maids to serve tea.
The maids brought tea to Mrs. Ma. Wen Min was pregnant and could not drink tea, so what the maids brought to her was a bowl of almond tea.
Mrs. Ma came from a small family and had never been interested in tea. She always felt that the tea was bitter and astringent, so she would rather quench her thirst with a bowl of sugar water.
It's just that Shi Xiancheng has warned her many times not to show off her petty attitude. No matter how bitter the tea is, she has to swallow it.
Mrs. Ma was also afraid of being laughed at for her vulgarity, so she could only drink tea every time.
But today, for the first time since the maid served tea, she felt that drinking tea was a pleasure.
She stretched out her hand to serve the tea. This action caused her sleeves to droop naturally, and the pair of extremely fine jade bracelets on her wrists were also exposed.
Wen Min is a careful person, and Mrs. Ma's unusual behavior today quickly caught her eye, and naturally she also noticed the pair of jade bracelets she was wearing.
She seemed to have seen such a fine jade bracelet somewhere.
Wen Min couldn't help but said: "Sister-in-law, is this jade bracelet you bought new?"
Mrs. Ma said proudly: "I bought it new and I spent a lot of money on it!"
Wen Min said: "Can you let me take a look?"
Mrs. Ma naturally would not refuse, so she carefully took off the jade bracelet and placed it gently on the coffee table.
Wen Min picked up one of the jade bracelets, looked at it carefully, and suddenly remembered. The reason why this bracelet looked familiar was because it once belonged to her and was later given away by her.
At first, Wen Min was afraid that she would see it wrong, but after looking at it carefully, Wen Min was even more sure that the bracelets were the ones she gave to Shen Xiu.
But since this bracelet was already given to Shen Xiu, why did it end up with Mrs. Ma again?
Wen Min looked at Mrs. Ma in front of her and was silent. In the end, she still took the other person's face into consideration and said nothing.
But after Mrs. Ma left, Wen Min ordered the maid: "Didn't my cousin take a fancy to my gauze tent two days ago? When you come back, please invite Mrs. Shen here, and I will ask her to embroider a gauze tent for my cousin."