Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 101
Xiao Huai looked down with his sleeves in his hands.

Shen Xi picked up the spotted finger, and saw a cylinder half an inch long, made of Hetian sapphire, with a pattern of a green dragon entering the sea engraved in the middle.

She held it and twirled it between her fingers, and saw that there were many old engravings on the spray in the middle, as well as a few small seal characters, she couldn't help taking it to a bright place to look closely.

It's the word "Zhihuan", with a small stamp next to it!
She quickly withdrew her hand and looked at shopkeeper Liu: "This jade is of high quality and the carving is quite fine. The key is its origin - from the dragon seal on the pattern, it should be an old item from the founding emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty who prayed for Zhenyu. !"

"Girl has good eyesight!" Shopkeeper Liu couldn't help clapping her hands. "I don't want the girl to know ancient artifacts!"

Xiao Huai upstairs also narrowed his eyes.

Shen Xi's face was indifferent, and the antique and jade wares belonged to a family, so there was nothing unusual about it.

Shopkeeper Liu said: "Then please ask the girl to estimate the price."

"Evaluation?" Shen Xi's expression became negligent when he heard this.

"What's the matter?" Shopkeeper Liu couldn't restrain his urgency when he met an expert among the connoisseurs.

Shen Xi glanced at him, then handed the finger back: "This finger is still warm, and I don't know who took it off.

"The filth on the man's body was actually used by the shopkeeper to let me, a lady from an official household, value it. If I had to estimate it, I'm afraid it would be worthless!"

This spot finger is not only clean, but also has a faint fragrance of agarwood, just now he came in with this thing after going out for a while, if she didn't take it off now, she could write the name upside down!

As the shopkeeper, he knew she was a lady from the servant's mansion, yet he still let her taste the belongings of a strange man, it was really rude.

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Huai who was inside the railing on the roof remained motionless, but Su Yan behind him frowned.

After all, everyone can bear the words filthy substance, but it is not easy to use it on this master.

But Xiao Huai just glanced at Shen Xi, then walked back to the room with normal expression.

He has seen a lot of talented people, even if he is scolded, why is it worth his anger?
It's just the ability to appreciate it!

"Girl—I'm really ashamed."

Shopkeeper Liu was not angry when he was slapped in the face, he just smiled and retracted the finger, and then said: "I hope the girl will forgive me for being rude.

"However, in today's world, there are really not many connoisseurs like girls. Inviting girls is actually a request."

Ever since Shen Xi saw that he was mixing fakes with real ones, he had guessed that he would be more than just soliciting business from her.So he said: "The shopkeeper, why don't you tell me?"

"I would like to ask the girl to help appraise the expensive jade in our store, and at the same time work part-time to estimate the price. I don't know what the girl wants?"

Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Xi's face, and immediately said: "If the girl agrees, then I agree, not only will you pay 80 taels per month, but you will only receive [-]% of all the goods you bought in my shop today. profit!"

When Huang's mother and daughter heard the last sentence, they immediately straightened their backs!

[-]% profit!

Who doesn't know that gold is valuable and jade is priceless?If they only received [-]% of the profit, that would be enough for them to save a lot of money!

However, Shen Xi raised his lips and said with a sneer: "Who does the shopkeeper take me for? No matter how poor the family ancestor is, he is still the third rank Zuo Shilang.

"As the granddaughter of his old man, I want to work for others to earn money. If this gets out, what will happen to my Shen family?"

Shopkeeper Liu never expected that she would refuse. After all, the monthly dowry of 80 taels of silver is already twice the salary of an ordinary jade appraiser!

"If the girl really doesn't want to, I don't dare to force it. It's just that it's a pity that the girl's certain ability is wasted..."

He said regretfully: "Actually, to tell you the truth, it is precisely because it is hard to find a jade appraiser with accurate vision, that's why I lost two big deals in a row last month.

"Our boss blamed me, so I had no choice but to make up for it. I hurriedly searched for someone, and I met a girl without thinking...

"To tell you the truth, if Sister Ling hadn't been a girl, the 2000 taels of silver would have to be paid."

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Xin.

When Shen Xi heard what he said, he asked, "Who is that Madam Qi?"

Shopkeeper Liu said: "Mrs. Qi is a relative of the Han family. She is the sister of the Second Grandma Qiu, the wife of the Supervisory Censor Han Jin of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. She came to Beijing to visit the Second Grandma Qiu a few days ago."

Hearing that it was a member of the Han family, Shen Xi sat up suddenly: "Then Master Han Jin and Elder Han Ge—"

"Brother!" Shopkeeper Liu looked at her in surprise, "Don't you know, Miss?"

It turns out that the Han family is not only Han Dun's future, but even Wen Chan's second grandson is an important minister in the court!

The old woman who sold flowers in Han's house that day said a lot, but she didn't remember all of them. It turned out that Mrs. Qi was actually the sister of Han Dun's sister-in-law!

She smiled and said, "I'm a girl in a boudoir, how can I know so many things outside."

After she finished speaking, she sipped tea, pondered for a while, and thought again.

The business of this jade shop is not small, and even the female relatives of the Han family know when they come, so the news must come from a wide range of sources.

She went on to say: "Since the shopkeeper sincerely wants someone, I can't agree. I don't want your bride price either, but I have a small matter, and I need to ask you to help me."

Shopkeeper Liu heard her change of tone, and immediately said: "Please tell me, girl!"

Shen Xi looked back at Huang and the others.

Shen Xin showed a rare cleverness, and immediately helped Huang to stand up: "My mother and I went to the outer hall to see if there is any matching jewelry."

When they went out, Shen Xi said to shopkeeper Liu: "The shopkeeper is also a jade lover, I heard that Miss Ji, the niece of our third wife's family, has hidden a piece of high-quality Laokeng glass jadeite.

"I just don't know where the jade came from. If the shopkeeper can help me find out, I will help you appreciate the jade for three months for free."

Shopkeeper Liu's expression became serious after hearing her finished speaking: "Miss, do you really mean what you say?"

"Really." Shen Xi looked back at him, "However, I don't agree to sit in court. At most, I can only agree to pick a few days in a month to concentrate on helping you learn."

"No problem!" Shopkeeper Liu made a decision, "I still have people for ordinary goods. Only high-end goods dare to disturb you. Girl, give me three days, at most five days, and I will help you find out!"

Shen Xi stood up slowly: "Then I will wait for the shopkeeper's good news."

Shopkeeper Liu respectfully sent her to the store, and Huang's mother and daughter had already spotted several pieces of jewelry.

He immediately sent a message to let them choose whatever they wanted, and then told the person on the counter to calculate the price according to [-]% profit.

When Huang's mother and daughter heard this, they immediately dragged Shen Xi to serve as a staff officer.

Shopkeeper Liu, holding the spotted finger, pulled up his robe and came to the top attic of the store.

Xiao Huai sat on the recliner and read the military newspaper, his loose hair hung on the loose robe like mink fur.

Liu Ling approached him lightly, bowed his waist and stretched out his hand, and presented the spotted finger: "Young master."

Xiao Huai took it back and put it on his finger without looking at it, and then read the book again.

Seeing that he hadn't left yet, he said, "Is there anything else?"

(End of this chapter)