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Chapter 88 17．Return to Tianyi Town, Central Plains

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On the wharf of Tianyi Town, a large ship that had just docked was carrying goods, and the workers who came and went were busy carrying boxes of goods from the deck to the wharf.On the side gangplank, three people, one old, two young, came down. They were Shen Yunfei, Wen Ruxia, and the captain, Mr. Situ.

Shen and Wen drifted at sea for several days before they finally met Mr. Situ's cargo ship passing by and rescued them.

Wen Ruxia got Lizhu, so she had to report such things to the general altar of the Chivalry Sect. It happened that Mr. Situ's boat was about to arrive at Zhuolu, so the two took the boat to go.

Although this Mr. Situ is a businessman, he also entered an official career in his early years, so he can be regarded as a well-educated person.Chatting with Shen Yunfei along the way, we got along very well.As for Wen Ruxia, because of her status as a merchant, she was reluctant to get too close to him, but for the sake of saving others' lives, she couldn't make it too obvious.Every time he just stood aside and listened to the chat between Shen Yunfei and Mr. Situ, he felt more and more that his fiancé knew a lot, and he was really not like those playboys and wealthy sons in the legend.

Tianyi Town is the southernmost gateway of Zhuolu. From here, along the Hebei River, you can directly reach the Yellow Emperor City in Kyoto.Hearing that Shen Yunfei and the others were going to the main altar of the Chivalry Sect in Huangdi City, Mr. Situ said that he could send them there, but he had to wait for him to finish the business in Tianyi Town first.

Although Wen Ruxia was somewhat displeased, but now she and Shen Yunfei were penniless, and there was no branch of the Chivalry Sect nearby, if she refused rashly, she didn't know how long it would take to reach the main altar.So I had to agree.

Mr. Situ is mainly engaged in medicinal materials and tea business, and he also runs several shops in the small town.He originally planned to let Shen and Wen go to his house in the town to rest first, and go to the shop to take care of it himself.But Shen Yunfei came here to be polite, and secondly, since he is a businessman himself, he is also quite interested in various businesses, so he wants to go with Mr. Situ.No matter how uninterested Wen Ruxia was in this kind of thing, she couldn't go and live in someone else's house alone.As a result, as soon as the three of them got off the boat, they rushed to the town market without stopping, where Mr. Situ's pharmacy was located.

It can be seen that although Mr. Situ has become a monk halfway, this medicine shop has been open for some years. There are no less than thousands of raw and cooked medicines in the big black medicine cabinet with two entrances and eight rooms.There are also clinics and pharmacies, and doctors and pharmacists are specially hired in the shop, which can be used to diagnose and prescribe prescriptions for ordinary patients, and even directly boil medicine for treatment. This is not something that a half-way monk can accumulate.

It is said that this shop is the accumulated business left by Mr. Situ's ancestors. He failed to become an official, so he inherited the family business again and started the medicinal material business.Because I like to taste tea, I opened a few more tea shops, but compared with this medicine shop, they are much worse.

Shen Yunfei listened to Mr. Situ talk about the experience of opening a drug store, while looking around, he sketched in his mind the various situations of a young man who abandoned his official position to start a business and ran a family business.In these years, it is not new to abandon business to pursue literature or martial arts, and it is not surprising to even return to farming and hunting.But in a world where businessmen are so unpopular, it takes a rare courage to give up a good future and abandon an official to go into business.

Thinking of these, Shen Yunfei couldn't help feeling a little admiration for Mr. Situ.

While chatting, I heard a cry of surprise coming from outside the door. A man dressed as a porter, about thirty, rushed in. Before he could stand still, he knelt down in front of Mr. Situ and said: "Engong, you're finally back, I thought you couldn't make it in time."

"It's Chang Lin, get up quickly, get up." Mr. Situ quickly helped the man up, turned his head and said to Shen Yunfei: "This is my distant nephew, who has never seen anything in the world. Brother Yunfei laughed."

The third young master hurriedly said "where", then turned his head and cupped his hands at the man, and said, "In Shen Yunfei, people from Wanglong Town, this is Miss Wen. Brother Chang Lin, it seems that there is something urgent? "

Only then did the man notice that there were two other guests beside him, he smiled and said, "I'm rushing to attend the Treasure Appreciation Conference of the Tianxiahui. I don't want to see my benefactor come back. The two laughed."

Shen Yunfei saw that although Chang Lin was a porter, his conversation was elegant, as if he had studied for a few days.It is rare to abandon an official to go to business, but it is not common for scholars to become porters.If it hadn't been for some major change, how could a good scholar suddenly go to work as a coolie?

With this level of thought in mind, Shen Yunfei paid extra attention to Chang Lin.

As soon as he heard that Chang Lin was going to the Appreciation Conference, Mr. Situ frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "After all these years, are you still unwilling to give up?"

Chang Lin lowered his head, showing embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I have long since lost the intention to sell the family heirloom. It's just that my father has already explained that this thing is a priceless treasure. It’s just that I don’t know. I just want to use this treasure appraising conference to let an expert look for me. It’s not true that my father just left a lesson for me as benefactor said.”

Shen Yunfei was surprised when he heard this, so he inquired curiously, and found out that Chang Lin was originally born in a wealthy family, and the family had quite a lot of property.But for some reason, as far as his grandfather's generation was concerned, when his family suddenly fell, he only passed down a piece of jade, which was regarded as a family heirloom.

More than ten years ago, Chang Lin's father passed away and had no money to bury him. He wanted to sell this piece of jade, buy a decent cemetery for his father, and buy some other land for farming and schooling. It would be better than being so poor all his life. go down.But who knew that the jade was actually a fake when he went to the pawnshop. Chang Lin failed to sell the jade, and was almost thrown out as a liar.

Fortunately, Mr. Situ rescued him, bought a grave for his father, and used it for Chang Lin to study.But Chang Lin didn't want to be favored by others for nothing. He would rather work as a porter and earn money with his strength than live and eat at Mr. Situ's house for free.

Over the years, with the help of Mr. Situ, he has already married. Although he is still a porter, he has a very competitive son. He was only ten years old and was admitted as a scholar.He thought about passing the ancestral jade to his son, but he was a little angry when he thought that the jade was said to be a fake.So I thought to take advantage of the treasure appraisal conference held in the world now, and find a real expert to have a look.If it's really a fake, that's all. If it's real, it can also solve his doubts and grievances.

Shen Yunfei was born to like appreciating treasures, so he couldn't stand it after hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Brother Chang, show me your piece of jade to see if it works?"

Chang Lin hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Mr. Situ.

Although his piece of jade has been said to be a fake, it is still a family heirloom after all.When such a young man who met for the first time said that he wanted to see it, he couldn't help being a little suspicious.

Mr. Situ has been with Shen Yunfei these days, and he knows that he is curious by nature, so he said with a smile: "This brother Yunfei runs a pawnshop at home, and he has some good eyesight. You can let him take a look for you."

Hearing this, Chang Lin nodded his head, thinking in his heart that even the pawnshops in Huangdi City couldn't see the jade for a long time. Thinking that Wanglong Town is a remote place, he probably wouldn't have any real knowledge.But since the benefactor spoke, it was unavoidable to take it out and have a look.

The lobby of the pharmacy is not a place for appreciating treasures. Mr. Situ let a few people into the side hall in the backyard, and then asked Chang Lin to take out the things.

Shen Yunfei knew that although he had chatted with Mr. Situ for many days along the way, he never said that he knew how to appraise treasures.Mr. Situ said that he "has a bit of vision", but it was just a polite remark to satisfy his curiosity.

But after all, he has loved this way since he was a child. If he can't say one, two, three today, let alone disappoint Mr. Situ's wish for perfection, he will also be sorry for what he has learned over the years.Therefore, when Chang Lin took out the jade, he had already paid special attention to it.

It can be seen that although Chang Lin has learned that the jade is a fake, he still cherishes this family heirloom very much.He carefully took out a package from his arms, and unwrapped layers of cloth, only to reveal a three-inch square wooden box inside.

All in all, the workmanship of this wooden box is quite fine. It is made of top-quality red-heart poplar wood, with a picture of Chunhui teaching children carved on it, and a layer of red lacquer painted on the outside to make it not easy to perish.The lid and the body of the box are connected together with two pieces of silver sheaths, which can be lifted gently to reveal the beautiful jade inside.

The jade is transparent and pure white, with only a touch of pink on the tip.The workmanship is also very meticulous, obviously by the hands of a skilled craftsman, the five sons are carved to pray for birthdays, and the pink spot in the center is the tip of the longevity peach, which can be described as unique.

As far as the carving is concerned, this jade can already be regarded as high-grade, but if the quality of the jade itself is fake, the value will be greatly reduced.

Shen Yunfei watched it carefully for a long time before finally saying: "This jade is indeed a fake. If you sell it at a pawn shop, it will be worth [-] yuan. If someone sells it for more than one gold, it is a fancy item." The craftsmanship of this jade carving is outstanding, and Chao Feng must be a kind person to offer this price."

When Mr. Situ and Chang Lin heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. Shen Yunfei's words were almost exactly the same as what the court official from the pawnshop in the Emperor City said at that time.It can only be valued as a handicraft, not a treasure.

Although Chang Lin hadn't expressed any hope in the first place, but when he heard the same words again, he couldn't help showing a little disappointment.Thinking about it, it was a family heirloom, but it was just an ordinary handicraft, and anyone would feel unwilling to change it.

But Wen Ruxia, who had been sitting by the side, heard something in Shen Yunfei's words, and thought to herself: This guy, he always talks around the bush, and this time he has hidden some tricks.

(End of this chapter)