The happy little days of the Ye family

"Xiao Huang is so awesome."

Seeing the purse in Tang Shan's hand, Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing's eyes lit up.

Tangshan happily poured everything in his purse onto the shaft of the car.

There are quite a lot of things inside, including several pieces of silver and a large handful of copper plates.

The three of them happily counted the money. After a while, they counted it. There were a total of 8 taels and 36 coins in their wallets.

In addition to the silver and copper plates, the three also found two golden beans.

Tangshan took two small golden beans and weighed them, "These two golden beans together weigh about two cents."

Tang Xiaojing smiled and said: "That's not bad. Two coins of gold is equivalent to two taels of silver. It is enough to cover the family's expenses for several months."

Ye Qingqing looked at Xiao Huang with a smile, "Xiao Huang is so awesome, I will give you a meat bun as a reward tonight."

Hearing the meat, the big tail behind Xiao Huang wagged even more vigorously.

"Ouch!"

"Hahaha, Xiao Huang, you are such a greedy dog."

The car was filled with bedding and clothes. Xiao Huang couldn't sit in it, so he had to sit outside with his father and son to catch the car.

The pawn shop is located in the middle of South Street, very close to their house, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to get there.

Tang Xiaojing parked the ox cart at the door of the pawn shop.

Ye Qingqing got off the bullock cart and looked up to see a big plaque above the door, which said Li's Pawn Shop.

He didn't know if the pawn shop would accept clothes and bedding, so Tangshan took a few clothes and a quilt and went in to ask.

The young couple stayed at the door to watch the oxcart, and to keep an eye on Xiao Huang so that he wouldn't run around.

The pawn shop is not big inside, and there is only one clerk and one shopkeeper inside.

As soon as Tangshan came in, the waiter enthusiastically brought him to the table in front of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper is an energetic little old man, who looks to be about the same age as Mr. Ye.

Tangshan put the clothes and quilt in his hand on the table and asked straight to the point:

"Shopkeeper, do you collect clothes and bedding made of good fabrics here? They are all excellent silk from Hangzhou and patterned fabrics from Shu."

The shopkeeper looked at the clothes and quilts on the table. They were indeed made of fine fabrics, and the embroidery on them was also very delicate.

The shopkeeper looked kindly and looked at Tangshan with a smile: "Are you going to pony it up dead or alive?"

Pawn shops are divided into dead pawns and live pawns. Dead pawns actually mean selling things directly to the pawn shop. The price of dead pawns is generally higher.

Pawning is actually mortgaging things to a pawn shop. The pawn shop will give you a sum of money and a pawn note. When you have more money later, you can come over and redeem the things.

However, the pawn shop must pay a certain amount of interest to redeem the items. If the items are not redeemed before the expiration date, the pawned items will belong to the pawn shop.

"Death."

Their family has no use for these clothes and bedding, so of course they will be robbed.

The shopkeeper in front of him still had a kind face and continued calmly:

"These clothes are indeed made of fine fabrics and the workmanship is good. However, these clothes and quilts are used items and most people dislike them."

"The things are good, but they can't be sold at high prices. The clothes are 23 per piece, and the quilt is 28 per bed. This is the highest price our pawn shop can give."

People say that pawnshops are shady, but Tangshan didn't expect them to be so shady, so they only gave him this little money.

"Shopkeeper, you are being dishonest. When these clothes are made, they only cost twelve or eighty taels per piece."

"And this quilt, the quilt cover is made of fine silk, and the inside is made of new cotton. The price you gave me is too bullying."

"These clothes and quilts are all good stuff. Although they have been worn, they are still [-]% new. If they were sold to those brothels, they would probably be eager to get them."

"And that's not all I have on hand. There's also an oxcart full of clothes and bedding outside. Shopkeeper, please give me a real price."

After hearing Tang Shan say that he still had an oxcart of clothes and bedding in his hand, the shopkeeper's expression finally changed, and he started playing Tai Chi with Tang Shan again.

"The price is negotiable. Why don't you move the things in first and then I can set a price after seeing the things."

The shopkeeper asked the waiters in the house to go out with Tangshan and move everything in the oxcart.

After everything was moved, the clerk helped tie the Tang family's ox cart to the door of the pawn shop. Tang Xiaojing, Ye Qingqing and Xiao Huang also entered the pawn shop.

This was Ye Qingqing's first time coming to the pawn shop. On the surface, he looked very calm, but in fact, he was looking around with his peripheral vision.

Xiao Huang followed Tang Xiaojing very quietly and obediently.

The reception room outside the pawn shop is not big, only about 10 square meters, and there are no decorations around it. It looks very simple.

The pawn shop is very well-informed. The shopkeeper knew yesterday that the Guan family's house had been sold.

The Tang family's father and son brought so many fine clothes and bedding, and the shopkeeper immediately guessed that they were from the Guan family's house.

The shopkeeper was very shrewd, and he thought that there must be more than just clothes and bedding inside. The camel was so skinny that it was bigger than a horse, and there were probably a lot of valuable things inside.

The shopkeeper thought that he should establish a good relationship first, and there might be other big deals in the future, so the price was not kept too low.

"The things are indeed very good, but you also know that wealthy people will definitely not buy these old things."

"Only those who have no money but want to save face will buy these old things to decorate their appearance."

"I also want to make friends with the three of them. Clothes are priced at 30 cents each, quilts are 35 cents, mattresses are 20 cents. These two carpets cost one tael of silver each, and pillows cost 3 cents each."

Although the young couple thought the price was too low, they had never been to a pawn shop, so they all looked towards Tangshan.

Tangshan frowned and was not happy, and said with a somewhat tough attitude:

"This price is too low. Clothes are 35 Wen, quilts are 40 Wen, mattresses are 23 Wen, carpets are 1 tael and 5 Wen each, and pillows are 5 Wen each. If it works, we will all pawn it. If it doesn't work, we will go to other pawn shops. .”

The shopkeeper took a step back and said, "Others are fine, but the carpets can only be given for one or two cents each, and the pillows are worthless, at most three cents each."

Although Tangshan felt that the price was still too low, it was about the same, and it was impossible for the pawn shop to make nothing, so he reluctantly nodded.

掌柜拿着一个大大的算盘拨弄着，“两张地毯、3个枕头、6张床褥和8张被子，另外还有38件衣服，总共4两197文。”

A cart full of clothes and bedding was only paid for 4 taels of 197 coins. Ye Qingqing was a little disappointed.

The pawn shop is too deceptive, it’s a pity for such good clothes. If these clothes were put up on a street stall, would anyone buy them?

After Tangshan got the money, he called the two younger ones to come back.

Ye Qingqing suddenly remembered that there were several embroidered handkerchiefs in the sack, and hurriedly took them out.

Tang Ye, who was beside him, remembered and found a few lotus flowers in the house.

The embroidered handkerchief and silk flowers were pawned together for 200 coins. When Ye Qingqing came out of the pawn shop, she had 4 taels of 397 coins in her hands.

As for the other things found in the house today, Tangshan did not intend to pawn them at the pawn shop on South Street.

Pawning things in the pawn shop on South Street is still too conspicuous, so everyone knows that they have found something good in the house.

People's hearts are evil, and Tangshan doesn't want others to know that they found something good in the house.

He planned to check out the pawnshop in Xiaohe Town later. There were merchants from all over the place, a mixed bag of good and bad, so it was the best place to sell things.

No one knows them.