Bright Spring

Du Qianrui said coldly: "Daddy promise me first!"

Her father immediately nodded and said, "Success!"

So Du Qianrui let go, and put the jade bracelet into his father's hand.

"Look hungry." Shopkeeper Li also looked over.Her father didn't quite understand it either, so he handed it to shopkeeper Li. Anyway, this thing might become shopkeeper Li in the end.

Shopkeeper Li walked up to the oil lamp, and brought the jade bracelet close to the lamp flame, almost touching the bracelet with his eyes.The previous frivolous expression was gone, and he was concentrating on it, with a very serious expression, and slowly turned the jade bracelet, not letting go of a small area.

"Sixty Guanbao Banknotes." Shopkeeper Li said, "I'll give you the banknotes right away!"

Du Qianrui's father frowned and said, "Sister Hungry asked for a hundred copper coins!"

Shopkeeper Li held the jade bracelet tightly and said with a smile, "Why is it worth so much? Yugan County can afford sixty guan notes."

Du Qianrui's father asked, "Copper coins?"

Shopkeeper Li said: "Do your own calculations. There is a war going on in the north right now. On the Jiangxi side, you need ten guan notes to count as one guan. If you want copper coins, you only need five guan. If you are hungry, you will get it in the county seat in Ming Dynasty."

Her father thought for a while and said, "The treasure banknotes are different every year. If you are hungry, you need copper coins, ten pennies! The hungry sister has knowledge, and you can earn money."

Shopkeeper Li said with a smile: "You got the money, as if you can manage it until next year? The banknotes are also spent, and the sixty-column banknote is more than the five-column banknote." He laughed, the flesh on his face seemed to be twisted together, He never let go of the jade bracelet.

He paused and said again, "It takes tens of miles to get to the county seat, and it's the same as collecting banknotes. Let's get it, eighty guan, it's worth it as a ticket."

Du Qianrui's father finally nodded and said, "It's done."

Shopkeeper Li immediately put the jade bracelet into his bosom carefully, patted it with his hands, exhaled, and took out a stack of treasure bills from his sleeve pocket very readily, counted and kept a few, and handed it to Du Qianrui. father.

Her father also counted twice, and took it to the oil lamp for a closer look.

Shopkeeper Li smiled and said, "Don't worry! Look at the words on the top: Zhongshu Shengzhuo is authorized to print Daming treasure banknotes and copper coins for public use. Forgers will be beheaded, and those who will be sued will be rewarded with 250 taels of silver, and the prisoner will still be given property."

He then turned his head to look at Du Qianrui with a smile, and said: "Wait a little longer, you will be hungry sooner or later! In this world, the weak are preyed on by the strong. Hunger is stronger than the Nong family, and it is only natural that hunger wins you!"

Shopkeeper Li finished speaking, and finally let Du Qianrui go temporarily, asked for a torch, and said that there was a boat waiting for him at the entrance of the village.

Du Qianrui went back to the room and bolted the door, sat on the edge of the dark bed and did not move for a long time.She hasn't done anything these days, but suddenly she feels very tired!

Now she is penniless, not even a single thing of value.She didn't know what to do, maybe shopkeeper Li was right, and she still had to sell her whole body to him after a while...

But Du Qianrui doesn't think that selling herself and suffering is the end.It is certain that she cannot be the concubine of the Li family for the rest of her life. No matter whether she is disliked or the shopkeeper Li is nearly half a century old, she is dead.

When he took out the jade bracelet just now, Du Qianrui thought of this, so he was very hesitant; what's more, the bracelet was full of emerald green, without any flaws, and it was sold for a few copper coins... Later, he was really tired, so he took it away to save trouble and live a day Count it as a day!

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Shopkeeper Li drove to Yugan County overnight on his own boat. He didn't close his eyes all night, clutching the jade bracelet in his arms, he smiled from time to time.The young lady of the Du family really came from a big place, things are not simple!Old Du is simply a boy who gives money.

"Shopkeeper, is there something good?" Godson asked with a smile.

Shopkeeper Li shook his head noncommittally, he was in a good mood, and said: "Sister Du's hair is delicate and tender, and Lennon can help me out. I bought it after I was hungry, and asked her to sleep with Lennon for a few nights."

The godson scratched his head: "How dare you?"

Shopkeeper Li sneered and said: "My girl was originally sold in the capital. I have seen some scenes, and she is very noble. When I buy it, I will clean it up with me when I am hungry."

...As long as it is genuine, things will sell easily.Only two days later, the pawn shop came to the money owner who might be able to afford it.

The person who came was a man wearing a satin robe. He was not tall, but he was very strong. Looking at his demeanor and demeanor, he was not ordinary people.The man walked around the pawn shop, only staring at the bracelet, and shook his head with disdain when he didn't see anything.

"The distinguished guest wants to pick a bracelet for Madam?" Shopkeeper Li greeted with a smile on his face.

"Huh!" The man let out a sound, but didn't speak.

Shopkeeper Li said: "The ones placed outside are not suitable for Mrs. Ling. I'll show you if you're hungry."

The man nodded, but still didn't speak, could he be dumb?

Shopkeeper Li called his godson into the house, and took out the jasper bracelet that he got just two days ago.First take the key to open the lock, and uncover the finely carved wooden box with a piece of red satin inside, and the flawless green jade bracelet appears in front of your eyes.

The man stretched out his head, took a look, and shook his head!Then he went out quickly.

Shopkeeper Li looked at his back, waited for him to move away, and then cursed.In the jade bracelet, this is already top grade, much more expensive than gold!If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. What are you pretending to be!

It doesn't matter if you don't buy it, shopkeeper Li hides it again.Just like his insight, good things never worry about selling, it's just a matter of price.

Two days later, before it was time for you, shopkeeper Li's godson took leave of absence and went back for something else.Shopkeeper Li said: "It's something to do, lock the door and close it when you're hungry."

After a while, it was getting late. Seeing that there was no business, shopkeeper Li was just about to close when a tall, strong young man walked in with a smile on his face.

"Guest officer, do you want to be... to pick up the goods?" Shopkeeper Li also said with a smile on his face.

The man spoke in the official language of the capital: "I want to pick out a bracelet for my mother to take home. If it's better, just pass by here and have a look."

Chapter 98 Green Forest Heroes

This ancient county is surrounded by the Xin River from east to west, and Zhu Gaoxu and others took the water route from the Xin River.There are also a large number of residents of the attached city outside the city wall. A group of low and dilapidated buildings are built against the river. It doesn't look like a city from a distance, but it looks like an ancient town.

The flames of the "Battle of Jingnan" were far from spreading to Jiangxi. At this time, there was no bustle of cars and factories, and the city seemed very quiet.

Zhu Gaoxu went south and did not take the canal route to the east.Although the road to the east is close, the army is heavily concentrated and the atmosphere is tense; the road from Henan to Huguang is more peaceful and smooth.After crossing the river, they went straight to Jiangxi chief envoy.

If you don't go east along the great river, you will avoid many important obstacles.At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu also came here for Du Qianrui... After Du Qianrui left Beiping, there were many doubts in Zhu Gaoxu's heart. He always wanted to find Du Qianrui to ask for clarification, but there was no chance.This time he went south, without any hesitation, he came directly to Jiangxi.

... Zhu Gaoxu noticed this pawn shop in the east of the city two days ago.Since Du Qianrui didn't bring any money back, he probably wanted to treat it as something.Zhu Gaoxu first asked Wei Da to look at the pawn shop.

Although Zhu Gaoxu has been in Peiping all year round, he grew up in the capital since he was a child, and he can speak very fluent Ming Dynasty official dialect.Wei Da can also speak Mandarin, but with a Peking accent, so Zhu Gaoxu ordered him to try not to speak when he arrived at the pawn shop.

Not wanting to go very well, Wei Da reported when he came back that he saw a green and flawless jade bracelet.

That kind of jade bracelet is not something that can be seen everywhere, it is seen in pawnshops in small county towns, and it is very likely that it came from Du Qianrui; but it is not necessarily without coincidence.So Zhu Gaoxu made some arrangements, and when there was only one shopkeeper left in the pawnshop, he went to investigate in person.

The shopkeeper took out the jade bracelet, Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand to pick it up, and looked at it carefully.He nodded slightly: "Not bad, what's the price?"

"One thousand five hundred guan in banknotes." The shopkeeper stared at the bracelet and said, then pondered for a moment, and said calmly, "If you don't have banknotes, gold, silver or copper coins are also acceptable, as long as one hundred guan."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.Daming banknotes are very unpopular locally, mainly because they depreciate too quickly.However, the government decrees in most places prohibit gold, silver and banknotes as the main money and supplemented by them. No bills."

"Is there anything else? Gold chains and the like, the workmanship is better." Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

"Yes, yes!" The shopkeeper quickly took out a few gold necklaces from the cabinet.

Zhu Gaoxu took a look, and one of them was very familiar.At this time, there was no standardized processing, and each goldsmith crafted something different. He picked up the gold necklace and took a closer look, and it was indeed well-made... It looked like something that Zhu Gaoxu had put in the warehouse of the county prince's mansion before.

"Guest officer has good eyesight." The shopkeeper praised.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, and said with a smile: "You definitely want me to buy a jade bracelet. The so-called gold has a price and jade is priceless. You have to weigh the gold necklace, and your income is limited. This jade bracelet may earn a lot!"