hotmtlnovel Chapter 134 Selling Pearls
Chapter 134 Selling Pearls
"Hey! Baohuazhai is the largest jewelry store in our city. The jewelry there is not only inexpensive, but also fashionable and beautiful. In any case, it is affordable. Their owner is a well-known philanthropist who never cheats anyone in business. Not only in our city, but also in the counties below, they all come to Baohuazhai to buy jewelry."
The old man was very talkative and enthusiastic. When Jiang Youzhen heard the name of the boss, his heart moved.
"I saw someone wearing a piece of beautiful jade ornaments before. I wonder if it's expensive? I'll go check it out later."
"Oh! For ordinary people like us, it's more cost-effective to buy gold and silver jewelry. Jade is unaffordable for most people. The owner of Baohuazhai likes jade. The jade in his shop is not cheap. It is said that he also likes to dig stones."
Jiang Youzhen found out what she wanted to know. Of course she knew what stone digging was. It was gambling on stones.
After finishing the remaining few bites quickly, Jiang Youzhen took the two to the store entrance. There were quite a few people in the store, many of whom were dressed in luxurious clothes. Jiang Youzhen looked for a while and found that those dressed in luxurious clothes all went to the second floor.
Jiang Fugui saw Jiang Youzhen standing still and wanted to ask. He glanced and found Zhao Wei standing quietly behind him without asking anything.
He took a deep breath, but he was not as calm as the two kids!
Jiang Youzhen moved and waved to a friendly-looking guy.
"Sir, do you want to buy jewelry? Why not come in and take a look? I'll introduce some to you." The waiter first looked at him vaguely, and then said enthusiastically.
The two in front were wearing fine cotton, and the younger one looked like a scholar, with ermine fur trimmed around the collar. Then I was sure that this family was willing to spend money on their children.
As for Zhao Wei behind him, he automatically ignored him.
"Young man, is your boss here?" Jiang Youzhen asked directly.
"What do you want to see my boss about?" The waiter still had a smile on his face.
"Please ask him to take a look at some things."
"My boss is very busy and I'm afraid he'll delay your business. There's a pawnshop to the west of the market that specializes in jewelry appraisal. If you need it, you can go there for the same purpose."
The clerk wanted to leave after he finished speaking. Too many people came to the shopkeeper every day. In fact, these people just thought the pawnshop charged too low a price and wanted to sell it to Baohuazhai, but how valuable could those things be? Baohuazhai generally did not want things of unknown origin.
"Young man, please stay! Your boss will definitely like my things. Why don't you let him know?"
The waiter sighed, "Let me tell you this! We at Baohuazhai generally don't accept items of unknown origin. We have our own trading channels..."
"Please be flexible, young man!" Jiang Youzhen stuffed a bunch of things into his hands without saying anything.
The guy was halfway through his speech when something was suddenly stuffed into his mouth. When he raised his hand to take a look, he was shocked.
This? How could he be so generous? There were about a hundred copper coins tied together in a circle.
"Then wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Without waiting for the three men to speak, the waiter turned around and went into the shop.
"Why give so much? Ten cents is too much." Jiang Fugui felt a little distressed.
"This is the provincial capital. If we don't give enough, people won't look down on us. Besides, only in this way can our things appear more precious." Jiang Youzhen said calmly.
Didn't you see that guy left without saying anything? That means he will definitely be invited.
After a while, a man in an ice-blue satin robe came out. He smiled and introduced himself as soon as he arrived.
"My name is Tong. I wonder what the three distinguished guests want to see me for?"
"Shopkeeper Tong, my surname is Jiang, this is my father, and this is my friend. I came here today because I'm unsure about a few things and would like to ask you to take a look."
Before Shopkeeper Tong arrived, he heard his clerks say that he was very generous, so he must have a treasure.
"I wonder what it is?" But he looked at the three people and saw that their family conditions were only considered well-off, so he still had some doubts.
"There are so many people here, can you please excuse me and talk to me?"
Shopkeeper Tong glanced at the tall and strong Zhao Wei, hesitated for a moment, and then led him into the backyard.
The backyard of Baohuazhai is very large, with several separate rooms and some rubble piled in the yard.
Jiang Youzhen recognized at a glance that this was waste material cut from the raw jade material, and he was immediately certain.
However, she still had to find a way to sell the jade in her space. This time, Jiang Fugui was with her, so it was not convenient for her to sell it.
They followed Manager Tong to a small reception room, where two sturdy men quickly stood at the door.
"Boss Tong, let's get straight to the point!"
Jiang Youzhen didn't say much, as they were on guard against them! It would be better to get started right away.
He took out a small cloth bag from the cloth bag and poured the contents into the small tray.
Shopkeeper Tong was about to speak when suddenly a bright light flashed before his eyes, followed by the sound of pearls falling on a jade plate. This sound was very familiar to him.
When he looked carefully, he saw that the tray was filled with pearls of various sizes.
There were some the size of a thumbnail, some the size of an index fingernail, at least 30 of them, large and small. Among them were purple and pink beads, all of which were round and plump.
He rubbed his eyes, as if he saw the brilliant light flowing above.
He took a deep breath, "This? This is Dongzhu."
Zhao Wei, who was standing behind Jiang Youzhen, was a little confused. When he was at the wonton stall, he guessed that there was a treasure in the cloth bag, otherwise his future father-in-law would not be so nervous.
But he didn't expect the treasure inside to be so precious. What on earth was this? It's not like he had never seen pearls before, but these beads looked more magnificent than pearls.
When he thought about how Jiang Youzhen had openly placed such a treasure on the table, he thought that this guy was crazy.
Jiang Fugui was very confused. Why didn't he see the golden bead? The largest and most valuable golden bead should be that one. He opened his mouth but still couldn't ask.
"Shopkeeper, take a look. These oriental pearls are of very good quality and are not small in size. I wonder if Baohuazhai needs them."
Shopkeeper Tong swallowed his saliva and said, "Mr. Jiang, if you don't mind, I'd like to take a look at it?"
"You come in!" Jiang Youzhen gestured calmly.
The first thing Shopkeeper Tong picked up was the pink bead. He placed it in the palm of his hand, looked at it over and over again, and could not help but exclaim in admiration.
"Dongzhu of this color is really rare. Winter pearls are mostly white and creamy white. To be honest, this is the first time I have seen pink pearls."
As he spoke, he put the pink bead down again, picked up one of the purple beads, and exclaimed in admiration again.
"The colors of these five purple pearls look very noble, and the quality is really great."
This color is most suitable for dignitaries. Even if it is presented to the court, the princes and nobles will also like it. How beautiful it would be if it was inlaid on jewelry?
Shopkeeper Tong was already thinking about how to use these Dongzhu as a gimmick. Ordinary people and wealthy families certainly could not afford them. Only the powerful families in Beijing could own them.
The other white beads are also excellent, but they are slightly inferior to these six pink and purple beads.
Fortunately, there are plenty of white beads, and they can be inlaid into sets of jewelry, which are rare and exquisite items.