bookcurios Chapter 126: Fraud 52
Chapter 126: Fraud 52
Chen An saw Cheng Yue's confident expression and suddenly realized, "A Yue, are you going to use the thing inside?"
Although he couldn't see what was inside, he knew that there were both ordinary and unusual things. He wondered what rare things Ah Yue would take out this time?
Thinking of this, Chen An's face couldn't help but show curiosity.
Cheng Yue nodded and took out a glass from the space to show Chen An. If the time-traveling heroine could sell glass, she could certainly try it.
In her previous life, she liked to hoard pots, pans, and cups of various kinds. After careful selection, Cheng Yue could only take out the most common glacier-patterned glass cup.
However ordinary it is, it is still quite explosive in this era.
Cheng Yue had no choice, she was obsessed with cups and couldn't come up with anything more ordinary.
Chen An's eyes widened a little bit, his mouth slightly opened, and his tone was full of disbelief, "What is this? It's too, too beautiful..."
The thing before his eyes was completely beyond his comprehension. Apart from the word "beautiful", he couldn't think of any other way to describe it.
Cheng Yue put the glass into the space, without explaining too much, and only replied: "It's a glass cup."
Chen An came back to his senses in an instant and said worriedly: "Ayue, although I don't know what this kind of thing is, I can see that it is very precious. If I take it out rashly, will it arouse suspicion?"
They are just farmers. If they take out such precious things and get targeted by someone, wouldn’t that be a disaster?
Cheng Yue naturally thought of this problem, "Don't worry, I will disguise myself and will not take it out rashly. Besides, we will only sell it this time."
She is not stupid. It is enough to take this thing out once. If she takes it out a second time, it will definitely arouse suspicion.
Chen An was about to ask, why not give it to Mr. Chen San? But he stopped talking.
He immediately understood that Mr. Chen San was familiar with them and knew the situation of their family. If they took out such things that were not in line with their status, it would be even more dangerous. It would be better for them to sell them to strangers.
"Ayue, then you have to go by yourself. It's not good for us to follow you."
"I see."
If she follows a group of people, what's the point of her disguise? Cheng Yue said and went into the bedroom in the backyard.
There will be some time before the braised food is sold out, so go now. I have to continue making braised food in the afternoon and I won’t have time.
Cheng Yue entered the bedroom, took out her makeup bag and started to put on makeup. She had been wearing no makeup for so long and her hands were unfamiliar with it. After fiddling with it for a long time, Cheng Yue finally found the familiar feeling.
Quarter of an hour later, Cheng Yue looked at herself in the mirror and was very satisfied. She had willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a small cherry mouth. Well, it was very much in line with the aesthetic of this era.
The evil face-changing technique is indeed extraordinary. It cannot be said that she does not look like her, but it can be said that she has nothing to do with her.
Cheng Yue packed up neatly and went out through the back door. After thinking for a while, she asked for directions and went to the largest pawnshop in the county.
Maybe it was because it was almost noon, the pawnshop had no customers. There was only a middle-aged man with a goatee fiddling with an abacus at the counter, and a few shop assistants were wiping left and right with rags, taking their time while working.
Since no one stopped him, Cheng Yue went straight to the counter as soon as he entered the door and whispered, "Boss, I want to pawn something."
The shopkeeper looked up at Cheng Yue and saw that she was wearing ordinary clothes and had no expensive jewelry.
But that face was particularly attractive, and her temperament was unusual. I thought she must be a poor lady from some poor family. Maybe she had some good things with her?
Then he smiled and said, "Miss, what do you want to be?"
Cheng Yue ignored the shopkeeper's thoughts and took out the cloth bag containing the glass, put it on the counter, and showed him a small corner.
"This is a glass cup?!" The shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise after taking a quick glance, then realized that he had lost his composure and quickly covered his mouth.
Such a clear and impurity-free glass is really precious! Especially the lines on it, which appear sparkling under the light.
Even though he had seen many glass products, he was still so surprised that he was speechless at this moment. Such quality was truly top-notch!
The master has been worrying about the gift recently, and asked him to pay more attention to it. Unexpectedly, he really got what he was waiting for.
Cheng Yue was delighted when she saw this, but her face showed no expression. She just said calmly, "Boss, what do you think this is worth?"
The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva, glanced at Cheng Yue quickly, and asked calmly, "Miss, may I ask where this glass cup came from..."
Cheng Yue lowered her eyelids. "If my family hadn't been in trouble, I wouldn't have pawned this heirloom."
Needless to say, the shopkeeper immediately understood that it was a family heirloom. It seemed that his vision was correct, and she was indeed a poor lady.
There are countless people coming to the pawn shop every day, and there are all kinds of people. As long as he is sure that the item has a clean origin, he will not ask any other questions.
The shopkeeper's mind turned slightly, and he held up two fingers and said, "Two hundred taels."
Although two hundred taels is not a lot, it is not a small amount either. Since he has fallen to the point of selling a family heirloom, he will surely not bargain too much. What if he can get a bargain?
Although it's a bit unkind, all businessmen are dishonest. If I can get this glass cup at this price, it will be a great achievement in the eyes of my master.
Cheng Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a light tone: "Shopkeeper, you are an expert and you can tell at a glance how precious this thing is. How about you take a closer look? If you are not sincere enough, I will have to go somewhere else."
What if he took it somewhere else? He was still counting on this to make a name for himself!
Realizing that Cheng Yue was not someone who could be easily fooled, the shopkeeper immediately put on a smiling face and said sincerely:
"Five hundred taels, I'll give you five hundred taels, girl, it really can't be any higher, we have to make some profit, right?
To be honest, if it were a prefectural city or the capital, it would be more than this, but this is a county town, so the price cannot be too high."
What the shopkeeper said made sense. If she could go to the provincial capital or the capital, she would not make a move in a small county town.
Moreover, five hundred taels was already far beyond her expectations. She had originally thought that it could only be two hundred taels. If the little expression on the shopkeeper's face had not betrayed him, she would have almost agreed to the two hundred taels.
Who would have thought that she could cheat and get five hundred taels, which was a pleasant surprise.
Cheng Yue frowned and said reluctantly: "Well, five hundred taels is five hundred taels."
The shopkeeper was delighted, five hundred taels was a great value!
He immediately took out the five hundred taels of silver note and handed it to Cheng Yue. As if fearing that she would change her mind, he took out a booklet and recorded it.
After Cheng Yue signed, the shopkeeper said in a flattering manner, "Miss, if you have any good things in the future, just send them to me. I promise not to let you suffer any loss!"
Cheng Yue was a little embarrassed. "I've pawned all my heirlooms, so what good things are left? But the shopkeeper is so sincere. If there are people I know, I will definitely introduce them to you."
Who doesn't say polite words? She won't come here anyway.
After the shopkeeper responded, he escorted Cheng Yue out of the shop carefully, then returned to the counter, rubbed the glass repeatedly, and picked up a pen to write a letter.