He Wei

Xue Chengyu and Xu Hong stayed at the beach for a long time before returning to Li's house. In order to prevent the Li family from seeing his red eyes from crying, Xu Hong followed closely behind Xue Chengyu, lowering his head to avoid the eyes of the three of them.

As an elder, Li Wenting was very worried about Xue Chengyu's safety. He was afraid that something might happen to him. If Xue Chengyu came back a quarter of an hour later, he would send someone to look for him.

Fortunately, he is back, and he can rest in peace.Since there is going to be a sea market tomorrow, the two went back to the house and put out the candles to go to bed.

The next morning, Xue Chengyu and Xu Lang were dressed neatly, followed Song Ling to the place where the sea market was held, and waited in line to enter the market.

The so-called sea market is actually an auction house that collects rare treasures from all corners of the country. All the things in the sea market are sold to the highest bidder. It is said that there was once a fist-sized luminous pearl in the sea market that cost a gold ingot to sell. From the purchase price, it can be seen that those who come to participate in the sea market are either princes or nobles or rich and squires. If the family does not have some savings, they cannot even enter the door.

The place where the sea market is held is in a huge three-story attic near the sea. The auctions in these three-story attics are also different. The first floor is all kinds of porcelain, the second floor is jewelry and jade, and the third floor is also an auction building, which is exclusively for Used by bidders for bidding.

Xue Chengyu walked around the first floor with Xu Lang and Song Ling. Although there were many porcelains that were attractive to the eye, it was useless to buy them home. It was a waste of money and took up space in the car. The gain outweighed the gain, and they quickly moved to the second floor.

Arriving on the second floor is like being in a treasure house. There are all kinds of jewelry and jade. Xu Lang is dazzled by pearls of various colors. One of them has a box of golden pearls on the table. Xu Lang has never seen golden pearls before. Pearl, pull Xue Chengyu over to look.

"This is the first time I've seen a golden pearl, so beautiful!" Xu Lang exclaimed.

Although Xue Chengyu has seen golden pearls, he has never seen such a large pearl. The oyster that produces pearls must have lived for ten years.

Otherwise, it is impossible to produce such round and smooth pearls without polishing.Xue Chengyu picked up one and looked at it. After thinking it was really good, he asked Xu Lang, "Do you want it?"

Xu Lang was just curious about golden pearls, not to mention liking them, not to mention what a big man would do with pearls, but Miss Luo San might like such beautiful pearls.

"I don't need it, Chengyu can buy it for Miss Luo, and treat it as a congratulatory gift for the second young master."

After hearing what Xu Wei said, Xue Chengyu felt that it made sense. The marriage between Luo Shaoqing and Xue Chengyi was a big event in Jiangnan, and it would be unreasonable if he didn't send a decent gift.

It's just that it's not good not to leave one of this huge golden pearl to Xu Lang. After thinking about it, he picked up a pearl and asked, "Boss, how much is this pearl worth?"

The boss saw that Xue Chengyu was dressed in wealth, but also saw that Song Ling was protecting Xue Chengyu, so he didn't dare to say it even if he wanted to raise the price. The top grade of this is hard to come by, this bead costs 50 taels a bead, if you want this to be cheaper for you, I will charge you 400 taels."

"400 taels? Boss, this is really a sky-high price. This bead is only 30 taels a bead in the East China Sea, and the color is as good as it is.

Moreover, this pearl is produced in the Bohai Sea, and the cost of transportation is not much. Even the auction price is less than 40 taels. You know how much water is in the middle. "

Hearing Xue Chengyu say this, the boss realized that the rich man in front of him was not a fool. Every word he said was extremely reasonable, making it impossible to refute.

The gold beads produced in the Bohai Sea are really not as good as the gold beads produced in the East China Sea, but if he does what Xue Chengyu said, wouldn't he be doing a loss-making business, and everyone is a businessman who is not willing to do a loss-making business.

"Since the young master is an expert, please ask the young master to set the price himself."

Xue Chengyu was not such a anxious person, so he picked at the booth again, picked up a rough stone, and asked, "What's the price of this piece of Kunlun jade?"

The boss didn't expect that Xue Chengyu would take that piece of Kunlun jade rough. That piece of rough stone was his treasure, and he wanted to put it on the booth to attract the attention of visitors.

Besides, the quality of this piece of jade is not good, the skin is thick and there is little jade, so it can’t be used as a big item, but it can only be used as a pendant like a jade pendant. However, because of the cracks in the jade, many carvers are reluctant to take it. Xue Chengyu asked today After inquiring about the price, he realized that this broken stone had a chance to sell.

"The quality of this stone is not good, if you want me to sell it to you for 100 taels."

"Deal." Xue Chengyu happily took out 500 taels of silver and handed it to the boss, saying: "The price of the gold beads will be calculated according to what you said. This is 500 taels for you to keep."

After ordering the money, the boss politely wrapped the pearls and rough stones and handed them to Xue Chengyu. He smiled and sent the three of them out of the booth. Well, sure enough the rich and the rich are the same thing.Fortunately, Pearl didn't lose much, so it was considered a profit.

I have to say that this boss picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon. Xue Chengyu is not an expert in pearls, he is just an expert in playing with stones.

There are people at the pier of Xue's house, and it's not like I haven't seen a good golden pearl before. If I didn't come to Haishi today and didn't buy something, I wouldn't be able to go back to do business. Why bother to go all the way to bring the pearl back? It's nothing more than Xu Lang's fancy I just bought it because I like it.

And this Kunlun jade is also a good thing that can't be found. Although this piece of jade doesn't look good, the cracks are not easy to carve.

But no matter what kind of jade it is, it can be carved perfectly in Xue Chengyu's hands. Xue Chengyu's craftsmanship is not something ordinary people can learn.

Song Ling sees through Xue Chengyu's behavior, but he doesn't say it. Haishi has Haishi's rules, and Xue Chengyu also has Xue Chengyu's rules. Xue Chengyu's rules are broken, and Haishi's rules are not broken, but he has lost a lot. Xue Chengyu has made money in this way some more.

After the three of them walked around the second floor, they were just about to go to the auction house on the third floor, when they saw the words on the door as soon as they arrived at the door, "If you want to enter this door, you must hand in rare treasures first."

Xu Lang didn't understand the purpose of doing this, and asked, "People who come in are here to buy things, why do they send things out?"

Xue Chengyu smiled, patted Xu Lang on the shoulder, and said: "The so-called Haishi is a big transit place, as long as you can think of things from all over the world, he has them here. If you want to buy better things, you have to use If you exchange the good things you bring with you, if the price is higher than the one you bring, you will make a profit, and if the price is lower, you will lose.”

Xu Lang thought for a while when Xue Chengyu bought the gold beads and the piece of Kunlun jade with poor quality. He always felt that he had lost money. Why did he say: "Didn't Cheng Yu lose money when he bought the gold beads? Why do you still want to buy them?"

Xue Chengyu had already guessed that Xu Lang would ask such a question, and replied easily: "Xiao Hong, don't underestimate this stone. This stone doesn't look good, but its hidden strength is not small. When I carve him out, I just want to say How beautiful it is."

Xu Lang nodded, but did not continue talking.The three of them wandered around the sea market again, and planned to go back home after having nothing to buy.

On the way back, Xue Chengyu calculated the return schedule, and there was enough time, but he needed to leave for Xu Hong's hometown today.

"Song Ling, when you get home, wait for me to tell your uncle that I'm leaving."

Song Ling was very puzzled by Xue Chengyu's decision, so he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? At least wait until my uncle and brother come back before leaving, so that we can do our best as landlords!"

Xue Chengyu lowered his head and smiled, and declined: "No, the most important purpose of my visit this time is to take Xiaohong home to have a look, the other is not important. I know this is difficult for you, but I have to do this, please bear with me some."

Although Song Ling still wanted to persuade Xue Chengyu to stay, seeing how Xue Chengyu was so persistent and didn't want to shame him, he knew how important Xu Hong was to Xue Chengyu. As long as it was about Xu Hong, Xue Chengyu would definitely put it at the top of the list. .

And it's the kind of person who never gives up until it's done. It's really hard to find such an infatuated person.

"Since you persist like this, I know I won't be able to keep you, so you should leave a letter for my uncle before you leave, lest he blame me again."

"it is good……"

The three of them speeded up and walked towards Li's mansion. At this time, the coachman had already fed the horses enough fodder. Xu Hong went back to the house to pack up and pack up Xue Chengyu's letter. Everything was ready and the only thing left was to set off. .

In order to send Xue Chengyu away, Song Ling specially prepared a horse and sent the two of them to the official road before leaving. Xue Chengyu smiled at Song Ling's back, and said in a low voice: "This idiot is still so dumb, I can't see that I want to follow him more You are close."

Xu Lang was fiddling with the ugly rough stone in his hand, and followed Xue Chengyu's voice without thinking, "Aren't I always by Cheng Yu's side every day? What else do you miss about me?"

Xue Chengyu hugged Xu Hong from behind, played with his hair, bit Xu Lang's fragile earlobe lightly, and said with a smile: "Of course I want to hug you, it's cold, so it's warmer to hold you."

Xu Lang had nothing to say to Xue Chengyu's excuse, no matter whether he was really cold or not, he rubbed against his arms and passed his own temperature to Xue Chengyu.

Seeing Xu Hong playing with that rock with great interest, Xue Chengyu asked casually, "What gift does Xiao Hong want for her birthday next month?"

Xu Lang couldn't think of anything to ask for, every birthday was something Xue Chengyu prepared for him. He had no desires, and he would accept whatever Xue Chengyu gave him. "It's still the same, I want what Chengyu gives me."

"Well, then I'll prepare as I please."

Xu Lang fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't see what was so special about this stone, so he asked in puzzlement: "Chengyu already has many rare treasures, why do you want to buy them?"

"Of course it's useful. Xiao Lang should rest more in the car, so as not to be sleepy like before and unable to open his eyes again. This time, if I don't wake up when I know where I am, I will go home directly."

"No, Cheng Yu's inability to speak doesn't count, I'll just go to rest, Cheng Yu will definitely call me!"

Xue Chengyu nodded dotingly, and tightened his arms to wrap Xu Lang in his arms.It didn't take long for Xu Lang to fall asleep leaning on Xue Chengyu's shoulder. At this time, Xue Chengyu secretly lowered his head and kissed Xu Lang's forehead, and whispered:

"All rare treasures can't compare to your price. You are a priceless treasure, and I Xue Chengyu's favorite person."