Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

At this moment, the beautiful female clerk standing nearby seized the opportunity and hurriedly promoted the gold necklace in the store to Xu Damao: "My dear brother, our store has all kinds of exquisite gold chains, which are much more beautiful than ordinary ropes!"

However, before Xu Damao could respond, the middle-aged man next to him took the lead and said, "Xiao Zhang, a tiger tooth pendant like this is not really suitable to be paired with a gold chain. Relatively speaking, a rope is more suitable."

After hearing this, Xu Damao nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement: "Brother, you are indeed an expert! I am absolutely confident in letting you make these two canine teeth."

The middle-aged man showed a hint of pride on his face after being recognized, and then turned to Xu Damao and said, "Well, in that case, let's weigh the two tiger teeth first. Little brother, it is estimated that the shortest time is three days, and the longest may be five days. You can come directly to pick up the goods when the time comes."

"okay!"

The beautiful saleswoman carefully placed the two tiger teeth on the scale, observed the scale carefully, then carefully recorded the weight, and wrote out a beautifully written handwritten receipt, which she handed to Xu Damao with a smile.

After Xu Damao took the receipt, he took out two black Fushun amber necklaces and two strings of agarwood bracelets from his arms, and asked expectantly: "Sister, could you please take a look at these long strings and turn them into bracelets for me?" As he spoke, he handed the treasure in his hand to the clerk.

The beautiful saleswoman carefully examined the bracelets for a while, then nodded, indicating that they could be modified. Then she looked up and asked Xu Damao what size bracelet he wanted.

Xu Damao thought for a moment and replied, "Well... my wife and I both want to wear a string of wooden bracelets, and we plan to each wear one of these black ones. As for the other extra beads, let's make them according to general standards." As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Lou Xiao'e beside him, his eyes full of tenderness.

Lou Xiao'e blushed when she heard Xu Damao's intimate address to her, and her cheeks flushed like the charming sunset. She lowered her head, but her heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

Seeing this, the beautiful salesperson smiled knowingly and said softly, "Okay, I'll start changing your bracelet right away."

After that, she skillfully opened a small wooden box beside her and took out a pair of sharp scissors, a thin wire and an exquisite bracelet string. After the preparations were ready, she devoted herself to the transformation of the bracelet.

“Crunch!”

With a crisp sound, the beautiful salesperson picked up the scissors without hesitation and quickly and accurately cut the string held by Chen Xiang. Then, she carefully removed the agarwood beads from the string one by one, as if these beads were invaluable treasures.

Xu Damao looked at this scene curiously and couldn't help asking, "How much does it cost to change these things?"

He thought to himself that such a delicate job would not be cheap.

However, the beautiful salesperson did not raise her head, but replied calmly: "It's free, it just takes some labor and thread." Her tone was calm, as if she was already accustomed to such work.

Hearing this, Xu Damao felt a little embarrassed.

Lou Xiao'e, who was standing by, couldn't help but be moved when she saw the beautiful salesperson stringing beads so skillfully, as if she was threading a needle.

"I'll try it too." Lou Xiao'e volunteered, then quickly walked to the clerk.

"Well, remember to try it on. My necklace has four more beads than yours, and the amber one has five more!" Xu Damao reminded from behind.

"I know, it's just your wrist that's thick!" Lou Xiao'e turned around and said to Xu Damao, then concentrated on stringing beads with the clerk.

Xu Damao was feeling bored and remembered that there was a pastry shop near the door, so he went out and bought two bags of pastries, put them on the counter, and let Lou Xiao'e and the clerk have them as snacks.

The beautiful clerk was a little reserved at first, but after Lou Xiao'e generously opened the paper package and personally handed a piece of cake to the clerk, the clerk let go of her reserve and chatted and laughed with Lou Xiao'e while stringing beads.

Time passed by minute by minute, and after about half an hour, all the bracelets had been modified. They received a total of four strings of agarwood bracelets and six strings of Fushun amber bracelets, each of which exuded a unique luster and fragrance.

Xu Damao couldn't wait to put on one of the agarwood bracelets and found that it was just the right size and fit him perfectly. He nodded with satisfaction and a happy smile on his face.

"Thank you for your help. We will leave now."

"You're welcome. Take care."

Xu Damao smiled and nodded to the clerk, then walked out of the gold shop with Lou Xiao'e.

"Da Mao, are you going to the ghost market tonight?" Lou Xiao'e blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Xu Damao with anticipation, full of curiosity like an innocent child.

"Why, you still want to go? It's freezing cold, and there are fewer people in the ghost market than before." Xu Damao joked, but seeing Lou Xiao'e's eager look, he continued: "But if you are really interested, I can take you to see it. By the way, Xiao'e, are you interested in visiting other ghost markets?"

Xu Damao's voice was full of irresistible charm. Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but wonder, are there other ghost markets? Where could they be? Could it be different from the ghost markets she had been to before?

"Hehe, this ghost market is quite old. Its history is much longer than the one we visited before. And the items sold there are dazzling and varied, which is guaranteed to open your eyes! It is right at the foot of the old imperial city in Xicheng." Xu Damao introduced enthusiastically.

"But the market there opens earlier, around midnight. And there are a lot of rules, such as no loud noises, and at some stalls you can't even make any noise when bargaining."

Xu Damao pedaled his bicycle leisurely and slowly. While riding, he patiently explained the other rules of the ghost market to Lou Xiaoe.

"How can I bargain with others if I can't speak?" Lou Xiao'e asked curiously with a puzzled look on her face.

Xu Damao smiled and explained mysteriously: "You don't understand this! We can complete the transaction in our sleeves. For example, if you like something and want to ask the price, you put your hand in your sleeve, and the seller will also extend his hand, and the two of you will shake hands in your sleeves to indicate the price. One finger means one, and two fingers mean two. In this way, you can negotiate the price without being heard by others. This is called 'talking about money in your sleeves, not about people'."