The first female cannon fodder in the ancient dragon world: the ecstasy palace master

"Your deed." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"My deed?" I raised my eyebrows and said, "I don't understand."

"My lord, why don't you open it and have a look?"

I took out the piece of paper suspiciously, opened it, and couldn't help but wonder: "...this...?"

The shopkeeper touched his goatee and said with a smile: "Before Miss Seven left, she returned all the family property to the Zhu family, but left this house, which is her and her husband's home, and she is reluctant to sell it. She let Her brother-in-law, who is the current head of our Zhu family, notified all the shopkeepers of the Zhu family's pawnshops: If anyone comes to pawn with this string of bracelets in the future, they will hand over the house deed to them."

"Why?" I was confused and puzzled.

"Miss Seven said that she gave this bracelet to a junior who had a good relationship with her. If it hadn't been a desperate situation, this junior would not have pawned this bracelet. If we see this bracelet, it means that this person He must have encountered a lot of trouble, and maybe even lost his shelter. She gave him this house just to make him feel that he is not wandering in the rivers and lakes alone. With a home, people's hearts are settled No matter how hard and tiring I feel, there is always a place to go back to at any time, and I am not afraid of big difficulties, there will always be a day when they will be resolved."

A hot current surged out of my heart, rushed up to my eyes, turned into two lines of hot tears, and refused to fall in my eye sockets for a long time: "What if I don't come?"

"Miss Seven said it," the shopkeeper said with a pair of shrewd eyes on his honest face, "If no one has pawned this bead string, then it would be better, it means that everything is going well for this junior. This house is just there, Let’s talk when he needs it. It’s impossible for a person to have smooth sailing all his life. In many cases, it’s not really possible for you to live your life in a mediocre way. People can’t help themselves in the arena, especially those who are as outstanding as People, I am afraid that life will be full of ups and downs, great joy and great sorrow, destined not to be mediocre."

I never thought that Zhu Qiqi, the unruly and willful young lady in "Wulin Outer History", grew into such a wise and open-minded woman after experiencing countless storms with Shen Lang, and she had already foreseen my situation.

I didn't expect her words to be true, and I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart.

Seeing that I bowed my head and said nothing, the shopkeeper continued, "It's just that I didn't expect the young master to come so quickly. Seventh Miss has only been away for about a month, and you came here. Fortunately, our shop is near Shen's house. So the house deed is here with me, if you pawn this string of beads at Zhu's pawn shop elsewhere, you may have to wait at least a few days to get it."

I couldn't help but blushed: "Aunt Seven has only been gone for a month, and I'm going to pawn the bracelet she gave me. I'm really incompetent."

"Young master, you don't have to blame yourself." The shopkeeper smiled slightly, in addition to the shrewdness of a businessman, he also had the boldness of a quack: "Because our shop is close to Shen's house, Miss Seven often comes here when Miss Seven is here, and she also talks about things in her spare time. Interesting facts about the Jianghu. Although I am not a member of the Jianghu, I also know that the changing situation in the Jianghu is a common occurrence, and even life may be lost at any time for no reason, so what is impossible?"

"My lord, please put away this deed as soon as possible." The shopkeeper continued, "I'll have the yard cleaned regularly, and you can live in it now."

"Then I will thank you here!" I stood up and clasped my fists and said.

The shopkeeper hurriedly stood up and helped me up: "My lord, don't hurt me. These are all Miss Seven's orders, and I'm just following her instructions. Miss Seven also said, you can keep this bead string, or you can exchange it for money." Well, it's all up to you to decide."

"Isn't this string of beads worth the deed?" I became more and more confused.

The shopkeeper laughed: "This string of beads is just a token for taking the deed. Now that you take away the deed, the string of beads can be kept by yourself. Of course, if you need cash urgently, you can also take it out as a pawn. If each bead is alone Pawn, I can count you 500 taels of silver, if you make a string of pawns, this string has a total of twelve perfect big beads, I will count you 8000 taels, you will never find a better price than me outside."

"...How can this work?" I felt as if I was dreaming, as if a pie fell from the sky and hit me on the head.

The shopkeeper thought I didn't think it was enough, and continued: "Miss Qi once mentioned to me that she originally wanted you to withdraw money from Zhu's bank as long as it didn't exceed her principal, but in a person's life, many Things have to be experienced by oneself, many difficulties have to be solved by oneself, and many risks have to be borne by oneself, otherwise it would be very boring... So, she just helped you here."

I hurriedly said: "These are too many, how can I bear the kindness that Aunt Qi has shown me?!"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Master, you are young, so you don't have to care about these vain gifts. The Seventh Miss and her wife have helped countless people in their lives. If everyone came to thank them, the threshold would have already been broken. Give someone a rose, leave a lingering fragrance in their hands, they I have never expected anything in return from anyone, and you don't have to mind. The young lady is willing to help you, so there is a reason for her."

I was silent for a moment, and asked: "Since the shopkeeper said so, I won't be polite to you. However, I don't know something..."

"Sir, please speak."

"Although this string of bracelets is rare, it may not be unique in the world. How did you recognize that this is the string of bracelets owned by Aunt Seven?"

The shopkeeper laughed, with a sly look in his eyes: "We did it in the pawn shop, and we have already cultivated a pair of sharp eyes, otherwise, if we receive the wrong goods and lose money, we will not only have to pay for it, but also ruin our reputation." , which other shopkeeper dares to invite you in the future?" He paused, and continued: "What's more, this string of bracelets is the year of Miss Seven's birthday, and old shopkeeper Zhu made the Zhu family shopkeepers of hundreds of shops all over the country. We have searched together for more than half a year, only to get together these twelve perfect big beads with exactly the same size and color, one of them was found by me, how could I not recognize it?"

When he saw me, he still looked skeptical, smiled and took out a thin piece of transparent crystal from the hidden drawer under the table, and continued: "What's more, Miss Seven's name is engraved on one of the beads."

I took a closer look according to his instructions, and saw that the surface of the pearl was magnified through the crystal slice, and one of the beads was near the edge of the rope-threading hole, with a small "seven" engraved on it. Most people will not notice the crystal chip that acts as a magnifying glass. Even if they find that this place is different from other places, they will only think it is a tiny flaw on the pearl.

Just a string of bracelets has so many famous names, no wonder Zhu Qiqi rest assured to use it as a token, not afraid of someone who is willing to pretend to replace it.

Thinking that although she and I have only been together for a short three months, she generously gave her and Shen Lang's "home" as a gift, and left a string of beads to relieve my urgent needs. What makes me happy is that the senior brother and Xiao Hua who grew up together didn’t let me see clearly until their death. What makes me happy is that Zhu Qiqi personally proved to me that even though there are people in this world who are unpredictable, there will always be some people who, in order to protect the essence of human nature Move forward with a little light and a heavy load.

I silently put away the house deed and the bracelet, and took the key to Shen's house handed over by the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I will keep this bead string at hand for the time being, and I won't bother you unless it is absolutely necessary."

The shopkeeper smiled openly: "No trouble, no trouble! I would rather you pawn this bracelet to me earlier. If you get the silver, I can take it to claim credit from the big shopkeeper. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"Shopkeeper, what do you mean?"

"The current big shopkeeper of our Zhu family is Miss Seven's eldest brother-in-law. The eldest sister of the Zhu family and Seventh Sister have the best relationship. Ever since Seventh Miss and my uncle bought a boat to go to sea, I don't know if we will see each other again in this life. The shopkeeper was in a hurry. I gave him Miss Seven's personal belongings to curry favor with Madam, wouldn't the big shopkeeper want to reward me?" The shopkeeper laughed.

I secretly sighed in my heart that everyone in the Zhu family is a smart person from top to bottom, and praised repeatedly: "The shopkeeper is wise! The shopkeeper is wise!"

"I am over-flattered!"

When the shopkeeper sent me to the door, I suddenly remembered something, and turned around and asked: "Shopkeeper, if I didn't take this bracelet to Zhu's pawn shop to pawn it, but found another shop or sold it to others privately, what should I do?" Aren't you waiting in vain?"

He put his hands behind his back when he heard the words, and said with a proud smile: "The Zhu family's business is spread all over the country. Although pawnshops are only set up in crowded and prosperous places, if you want to sell this valuable bead string, no matter financial resources or Reputation, the Zhu family must be your best choice. What's more, this is the property of Miss Zhu's family, maybe you don't realize it yourself, son, the first thing you think of is us."

I nodded: "Then what would you do if I didn't come to pawn the beads today, but someone snatched them from me and brought them to you?"

"This bead string is used as a keepsake. Naturally, seeing an object is like seeing a person. No matter who it is, as long as it brings this bead string, we will treat it the same."

"Wouldn't it be possible to deliver it to the wrong person?"

"A lot of things don't talk about right or wrong, but about fate. If you lose this bead string, you will also lose the fate with Zhu's family."

I secretly thought it was dangerous.If I hadn't mysteriously put these things in the place where I usually hide the wine the night I returned to the Palace of Ecstasy, I'm afraid they would have been raided by those people already.Although money is something outside of the body, it still makes people feel depressed when they think of those bad guys who have been taken advantage of for nothing.

After bidding farewell to the shopkeeper of the Zhu family, I wandered aimlessly in the street and came to the gate of a courtyard unknowingly.The gate of the courtyard here is closed, there is no decoration at the gate, not even a plaque on the gate, you can vaguely see that the trees inside the courtyard wall are tall and dense, a few roses protrude from the wall, the branches sprout young leaf buds, and the camphor tree outside the gate has already sprouted new leaves , There is a faint fragrance of leaves in the air.

The street here is quite quiet, and there are rich and powerful families on both sides, which makes this courtyard even more simple and chic.

I took out the key from my pocket, opened the door and went in. There are pavilions, towers and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and the octagonal pavilion in the middle of the lake is empty. At that time, the three of Shen Lang Wang Lianhua and Panda Er were still vivid in my memory. The building has been empty.

I backed out silently, locked the door again, and went to another place: Wangji Rice Shop.

Wangji Rice Shop is not on the busiest main street in Sioux City, but in a small alley next to the main street. The facade is small, and the cotton signboard with black letters on a white background flutters in the wind, looking very low-key.

I would never have imagined that the high-profile and flamboyant Lianhuazi would choose such an inconspicuous place as his channel to transmit information.

Pushing open the thick cotton curtain and walking in, no one came forward to greet him. When he walked to the counter, he saw a frail scholar-looking man in his forties lying face down on the counter and sleeping.

I knocked lightly on the counter, his eyes suddenly opened, he straightened up and was about to curse, when he saw the token raised in my hand, he was shocked, he straightened his clothes quickly, cupped his fists respectfully and said, "My subordinate pays homage to the Palace Master! "