In the jewelry store, there is a small private room separated by a screen. There are many jade and ivory jewelry boxes placed on the eucalyptus table in the middle. The jewelry inside is illuminated by the snowy light outside the window, giving off colorful light.

faint.

After the boss Shi Ning finished introducing them one by one, Yang Ji said disappointedly: "Dongzhu Shi, these jewelry of yours are good, but if you only have these, we can only go to other stores to look at them."

Shi Ning's expression froze. His collection was all top-grade jewelry. Even if it was sold in Daxing or Luoyang, it would still be a rare treasure that dignitaries and dignitaries flocked to. However, in front of the three masters and servants, these rare treasures seemed like a pile of rubbish.

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Not only were Yang Ji and Liu Rumei indifferent, their expressions were indifferent; even the "girl" who followed them did not show any signs of envy, and even looked at him with contempt and disgust, as if they were laughing at him.

He laughed dryly and said to Yang Ji: "There are also some top-notch collections, but the prices are quite expensive."

"Bring them all!" Yang Ji shook his head and said, "I said, we only want what we like, and we don't care about the price."

"Here!" Shi Ning knew that Yang Ji was not pretending to be an uncle, so he quickly took out a round jade box about a foot high.

He carefully placed it on the table. The box was like a treasure box, with three floors, three compartments on each floor, and a piece of jewelry in the exquisite little drawer in each compartment. Liu Rumei already knew that Yang Ji was for her

When I was buying jewelry, I saw that the items inside were all top-notch treasures. I couldn't help but ask, "Master Shi Dong, how much does each of these jewelry cost?"

"Madam, we don't sell them one by one. The average price of a piece is 300,000 yuan." Shi Ning's set of jewelry comes from the State of Shi and is made by a famous craftsman. It is very in line with the aesthetic concepts of the Sui Dynasty. He originally planned to use it for Daxing.

Those sold in Luoyang and Luoyang would not have been taken out if they had not been beaten to pieces.

Seeing that Liu Rumei was finally moved, she felt a little better; if it was still the same as before, it would be too shocking.

Liu Rumei asked again: "In other words, the total is 2.7 million yuan?"

"Exactly 2.7 million yuan!" Shi Ning smiled slightly, took out the pair of bracelets on the bottom, and said: "This is a bracelet made from a complete piece of top-grade emerald, without any flaws; especially

What’s rare is that this pair of bracelets has a warm luster and is crystal clear, neither dull nor ostentatious. It is very suitable for the nobles of the Sui Dynasty who were elegant and restrained, knowledgeable and courteous, dignified and luxurious.”

He put the bracelets on the thick wool felt, took out another pair of bracelets from the treasure box next to him, and introduced with a smile: "To be honest, this pair of bracelets are made of the emerald scraps, although they are also

There are no flaws, but the luster is dull, so it only costs 230,000 yuan. But if it is taken to Daxing and Luoyang, it will definitely cost more than 230,000 yuan. This set also costs more than 2.7 million yuan."

Yang Ji suddenly heard that Shi Ning had become frank and asked with a smile: "Did you recognize me?"

"Um, tell me...should I recognize it or not?" Shi Ning's face changed slightly, and he said in a dilemma.

He traveled back and forth on the Silk Road for more than 30 years, and he saw the kings of the Eight Sogdian Kingdoms and the Western Regions, as well as the high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty. His eyes were very vicious. Although Yang Ji and Liu Rumei were dressed in ordinary clothes, they were

Their attitude towards those treasures allowed him to vaguely guess their identities. After all, Zhangye was not Daxing and Luoyang where dignitaries gathered, and there were only a few people who could be so calm and calm.

When he went to pick up this set of jewelry, he saw many armed strangers wandering outside the door. In addition, when he quoted the price of 2.7 million yuan, Liu Rumei was just surprised, while Yang Ji even

There was nothing special about them. So he concluded that the man and woman were the King Wei and his wife.

The couple came in disguise, so he naturally didn't dare to reveal it, but he spoke more frankly. He thought he behaved very well, but unexpectedly, Yang Ji immediately felt something strange about him.

This shocked him greatly.

Yang Ji's question also put him in a dilemma, whether he recognized it or not.

"Just think of us as customers." Yang Ji said with a smile and took out a ruby ​​necklace from the jewelry box to look at it. The chain of the necklace is woven with gold thread, silver thread and silk. The color is very beautiful. The pendant

It is a hollow heart-shaped jadeite with a (this chapter is not finished yet!) inlaid in the middle.

A ruby, if worn by Liu Rumei, would definitely form a beautiful tripartite force on the chest.

In addition to a pair of bracelets and a ruby ​​necklace, this three-layer treasure box also has a pearl necklace, earrings, a rocker, a hairpin, a bracelet, and an anklet. Each piece is extraordinary. If you want to add a treasure box, it is sold as a set.

Two million and seven hundred thousand yuan is indeed not expensive. If it were sold in Daxing or Luoyang, it would be worth at least one million more.

After Yang Ji looked at them one by one, he took out a check from his pocket, filled in the figure of 2.7 million yuan, stamped it with his personal seal, and handed it to Shi Ning: "This is what you need, find one

Put it in an outer box. This check is the same as a banknote and can be exchanged for cash or gold and silver. However, the amount is relatively large, and only Zhangye, Daxing, and Luoyang money banks can do it."

"Sir, it's too expensive, let's forget it!" Liu Rumei was shocked. She didn't dare accept such expensive jewelry.

Yang Ji asked: "You don't want to give me face, do you?"

Liu Rumei hurriedly denied it, shaking her head repeatedly: "No, no."

Yang Ji looked at her and smiled: "That's it."

"Oh!" Liu Rumei met her husband's gentle gaze, her face suddenly turned red, as pretty as the blooming red plums outside the window.

Just as Shi Ning was carefully packing, a "bang bang bang" sound suddenly came from outside the screen, and then he heard someone screaming: "Guest, I was wrong, please forgive me!"

Then, the sound of beatings and screams continued. Yang Ji frowned, got up and walked out. As soon as he exited the shoji door, he saw a samurai beating the shop clerk.

At first glance, Yang Ji was greatly surprised.

This warrior was exactly the down-and-out warrior who gave him a sense of familiarity, and this person turned out to be Cheng Yaojin. However, after Cheng Yaojin declined to surrender to the army, he went back to his hometown with Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin and others. How could he suddenly

Did it appear in Zhangye City during this time?

Seeing that the shop assistant was beaten all over the floor, Yang Ji's face darkened and he said coldly: "Cheng Yaojin, stop it."

When Cheng Yaojin heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw Yang Ji walking over. However, Yang Ji had already disguised himself and he couldn't recognize the person for a while.

"Have you forgotten the lesson from Fengming Tower?" Yang Ji reminded.

Cheng Yaojin shuddered immediately. Back then, he, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin and others went to Fengming Tower in Pingkangfang to play. He thought that the maids were also "tricks", so he molested and molested a very pretty maid, and then he was almost killed.

Yang Ji was beaten to death.

The impression was so profound that it is difficult to forget.

After being prompted by Yang Ji, he took a closer look and finally recognized the person. He stepped forward and saluted calmly: "Yes, it's you!"

Yang Ji asked coldly: "Why did you beat him?"

Cheng Yaojin was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he quickly defended: "Big, big...it's not my fault this time! It's not my fault, it's this damn doctor who deserves it."

Yang Ji looked at the miserable waiter and asked Cheng Yaojin: "Why should he die?"

Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Yang Ji: "I was in a hurry to spend money the day before yesterday, so I deposited a pendant worth 60,000 to 70,000 guan here for 30,000 guan. I was

They took away a gold pearl worth twenty-seven thousand guan. If I don't pay back the 30,000 guan within three days, the pendant will be theirs. But now that I have brought the money, he says the pendant is missing."

As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin almost shed tears: "That pendant is the only relic left by my late father to my mother-in-law. It is my mother-in-law's life."

Yang Ji knew that jewelry shops all engaged in pawn business. In order to earn the huge price difference of the pawned items, they kept the prices very low based on the customers' urgent need for money, and they also had to earn profits every day. In addition, they also

Set the repayment time very short. As long as the customer misses the repayment time, they can sell the items and make a lot of money.

In response to the chaos in this business, Du Ruhui, who is in charge of business, issued a special decree requiring "pawn shops" to accept items from customers, the agreed repayment time must be more than three months, and the interest must not exceed 7 cents.

He looked at the text in his hand. Everything was as Cheng Yaojin said. The store's seal was stamped underneath, but there was no required private seal of the proprietor. But since a "transaction" had occurred, the contract had already been completed.

It seriously violated Liangzhou's "pawn" policy, and this jewelry store not only had to return the pendant to (this chapter is not over yet!)

Cheng Yaojin, even the 30,000 guan belonged to him; in addition, he had to pay a fine of 60,000 guan to the city department.

The amount of the "transaction" with Cheng Yaojin was less than 50,000 guan. If it was greater than or equal to 50,000 guan, all of Shi Ning's property would be confiscated.

Seeing Shi Ning walking up to him quickly, he handed the contract to him and asked coldly: "Master Shi Dong, read it for yourself!"

Shi Ning looked at it again, his face suddenly turned pale, and he explained to Yang Ji in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, although we also accept guests' belongings, everything must be done in accordance with the government's requirements, and the contract can only be written by the proprietor or the chief steward.

This one was not written by me!"

"It's true that it wasn't you who wrote it, but this bastard." Seeing that the waiter wanted to run away, Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and pinched the back of his neck, lifted him up, and threw him to the ground.

When the waiter heard Shi Ning call Yang Ji "King", he immediately understood who the man in front of him was. He was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground. Before anyone could interrogate him, he stammered and confessed everything.

This person was not only a boy, but also Shi Ning's nephew, and he had saved a lot of money. He heard from his accent that Cheng Yaojin was a foreigner, and during the communication process, he learned that Cheng Yaojin didn't know

After Liangzhou's pawnbroking decree, he became greedy and used his own money to take on illegal private business behind Shi Ning's back, commonly known as "borrowing chickens to lay eggs".

After learning the truth, Shi Ning immediately found the pendant and returned it to Cheng Yaojin. And because Yang Ji was here, he not only gave the 30,000 guan to Cheng Yaojin in accordance with the regulations, but also compensated an additional 10,000 guan; related

As for the fine, he also recognized it as one hundred thousand yuan.

After the matter was done, Yang Ji did not stay; he and Liu Rumei left the store with the purchased jewelry. As for whether Shi Ning and his nephew had an affair or were sent to the government for prosecution, that had nothing to do with him.

Cheng Yaojin followed Yang Ji in a hurry. This time he met a noble man. Not only did he want the pendant back, he also made 40,000 yuan, which almost killed him.

On the street, Yang Ji asked curiously: "When did you come? And why are you so miserable?"

According to what Cheng Yaojin had said before, he was a descendant of Cheng Yu, a famous counselor in Cao Wei. Regarding this, Yang Ji did not know whether it was true or not, but the old Cheng family was indeed wealthy, and it was also a family of officials.

Cheng Yaojin's great-grandfather Cheng Xing was the Sima of Yanzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, his grandfather Cheng Zhe was the Sima of Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his father Cheng Lou was the Grand Zhongzheng of Jezhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the old Cheng family was in the Northern Zhou Dynasty's purge of the Northern Qi official family.

, was also seriously affected. His father lost his official position, so he concentrated on educating Cheng Yaojin at home. Until the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, perhaps in order to appease the local powerful, awarded Cheng Lou the honorary title of Governor of Jezhou.

Although Cheng Lou is no longer here, the Cheng family is a family of officials that has been passed down for many generations. They own many fields in their hometown of Dong'a, and they are still the most powerful in Jibei County. Cheng Yaojin, whether in official history or novels,

, he is a top-notch filial son. No matter how bad his life is, he will not become the loser of his old mother Zhenruo's life, right?

But the real problem is, he really did it.

"Your Majesty, the thing I regret most is that I did not come to Zhangye with you. Otherwise, even if I am not a world-famous general now, I will at least be a general and a lieutenant. It is better than being a county lieutenant in Dong'a."

As soon as Cheng Yaojin mentioned his decision back then, he regretted it endlessly. As soon as the martial arts examination was over, he originally wanted to follow Yang Ji. Yang Ji suggested that he go back to his hometown to practice martial arts for a few years and study the art of war for a few years before coming to Zhangye.

He agreed, but regretted it at night. However, he was young and couldn't make up his mind, so he went to Qin Qiong to discuss it. However, Qin Qiong was unwilling to travel far and had great expectations for the follow-up arrangements of the martial arts examination, so she suggested that he not

They came to find Yang Ji. The imperial court did grant them military positions later, allowing them to return home in fine clothes; however, they are still at that level to this day.

Half a year ago, he didn't want to remain in such obscurity, so he decided to sell his property and come to Zhangye to settle down. However, the property could not be realized in a short time, so he asked the old housekeeper to stay in his hometown to handle the family business. He took his family, a few
To be continued...