Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 284 Long Worry 99

The jewelry store ushered in a businessman who sold pearls today. Originally, their shop would not easily consider door-to-door sales. I didn't come, and I don't know if something happened on the way, and the pearls were out of stock.

However, the merchant sold rare and high-quality goods, so Guanshi Tao couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he told Du Xiaoyu.

When Du Xiaoyu got the news, he rushed to the shop immediately.

Master Feng had been invited by Guanshi Tao a long time ago, and he was looking at a jade-white pearl carefully. He was so focused that his eyes were almost glued to it.

The businessman had an attitude of "my stuff is good, you can look at it as you like", leaning leisurely on the counter, playing with a string of colorful beads in his hand.

"It's a good pearl." Master Feng exhaled, but he was not sure on his face, "Could it be that it came from Leizhou?"

The businessman clapped his hands, "Good eyesight, finally Lu did not find the wrong shop. It seems that you still have some skills. My pearls are genuine pearls. I am not afraid of comparing goods, but I am afraid that they are genuine. This shop of yours I heard it was opened by the Lin family, so I just bought it because I knew you could afford the price, otherwise don’t even think about other shops!”

Master Feng looked at the pearl in his hand in surprise. Although it was not big enough, it was more beautiful than ordinary pearls.

The businessman was loud and confident. Du Xiaoyu glanced at him and asked, "Are you from Leizhou?"

"This is..." The businessman stared at Du Xiaoyu with fishy eyes.

"It's our young lady." Guanshi Tao hurriedly said.

"Oh, that's the one who can make the decision." The businessman laughed twice, and handed the colorful bead chain in his hand to Du Xiaoyu, "As the saying goes, pearls match beautiful women, young lady must wear them well, if you want to buy them , Lu’s price will definitely be a bit lower.”

Du Xiaoyu didn't answer, but asked the question just now, "Are you from Leizhou?"

"Yes, otherwise, could it be that my pearl was stolen? Of course, I, Lu, bought it from Leizhou on a special trip." He snorted coldly, "Your master has also seen it, it is definitely a good one, you are nearby Definitely can’t buy it. If I wasn’t short of money and eager to get rid of it, I definitely wouldn’t do this business, and if I sell this pearl in the capital, the price will double.”

After hearing this, Du Xiaoyu asked Master Feng, "Are you sure this pearl came from Leizhou?"

Master Feng was still not sure, "This..."

"You actually suspect that my pearls are not from Leizhou? How about this? You can go to any jewelry shop and invite their masters. If you say that they are not from Leizhou, I will give you these pearls for free, okay?" The businessman was furious, and said angrily, "It's wise to think that you are members of the Lin family, but you have such a style!"

This anger is true, is it really Nanzhu from Leizhou?
Just when Du Xiaoyu was hesitating, Mrs. Lin came over. Seeing the businessman there, she felt that the atmosphere in the store was weird, so she asked what was going on, and when she heard that the businessman was selling Nanzhu, her eyes lit up immediately, and she pulled Du Xiaoyu went to one side and said softly, "Maybe Master Feng have seen it?"

"I've seen it. Master Feng said it's really good, but I can't be sure it's from Leizhou."

"Hey, you should ask the price first. Since the pearls are so good, even Master Feng can't tell where they are from, so why don't you sell them as Nanzhu?"

"How can it be done? If someone finds out, our shop's reputation will be lost."

Lin's eyes rolled, "Why don't you invite a master from another family to take a look? You must know that these pearls are not easy to buy, and it would be a pity to miss this opportunity."

She was very enthusiastic, but she always had such an attitude towards the jewelry shop, Du Xiaoyu shook her head, "That's not okay, our shop is a competitor with other shops, we need to let others know that our master can't tell the difference." True or false pearls, there is no benefit in spreading them out. I think first ask him the price, if it is comparable to other pearls, then it’s fine.”

But the businessman didn't agree, he only said that his pearls were southern pearls, but she wanted to buy them at the price of ordinary pearls.

Seeing the door, Mrs. Lin said anxiously, "Xiaoyu, you see he won't sell it, it must be genuine, otherwise he would have sold it to you a long time ago!"

The more Lin was worried, the more strange she felt, immediately called the businessman back, and sent a clerk to report to the old lady quickly, saying that someone had Nanzhu and wanted to sell them the shop, and wanted to ask the old lady for instructions.

Lin didn't know why she did this, so she felt a little guilty at the moment, "Why did you tell mother about this, since the shop is entrusted to you, naturally you are fully responsible."

"The asking price for this pearl is too high, I don't dare to make a decision on my own." Du Xiaoyu said perfunctorily to her.

Soon, the old lady sent Guanshi Liu. The speed surprised Du Xiaoyu, as if the old lady had been waiting for a long time.

"I heard that there is a pearl seller in the shop, and the old lady asked me to come and see it." Manager Liu said with a chuckle, "The old lady wants a lot of pearls. The price is not limited, as long as the quality is good."

Lin looked at Guanshi Liu with sparkling eyes as if she was at a straw, "Mother really said that? What does she want pearls for?"

Guanshi Liu has always been displeased with Mrs. Lin, so his tone was a little cold, "Liu doesn't know."

Du Xiaoyu didn't expect the old lady to buy these pearls without asking any questions. It seems that the old lady guessed something.But the items have not been confirmed yet, so the merchant will ask for the price of Nanzhu, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy them all.

If it's fake, isn't it a waste of time?

However, once Guanshi Liu came, it was not her turn to make decisions about the shop. Guanshi Liu got the old lady's order to buy all the pearls in the man's hand, and Du Xiaoyu couldn't get in the way.

Seeing the banknote in the hands of the businessman, Mrs. Lin finally relaxed a string in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.

As soon as the businessman left, Mrs. Lin wanted to see the old lady.

Unexpectedly, Guanshi Liu reached out to stop Mrs. Lin, and his tone became more and more cold, "The old lady said that my aunt has stayed here long enough, and it's time to go back to the Chen family. If my aunt still cares about the relationship between your mother and daughter, then don't come to the Lin family again." Otherwise, don’t blame the old lady for being cruel, and all these pearls will be fed to the dogs!”

Lin's face turned pale immediately, two lines of tears fell down, she didn't know how to wipe them, and stood there like a log.

"Young madam, follow me to see the old lady."

Only now did Du Xiaoyu fully understand what the old lady was thinking. It turned out that the old lady could see clearly that the pearl had something to do with Lin.

In the main room, the old lady was sitting on a high chair, with her downcast eyebrows hiding her sadness. She was old, and her face was full of wrinkles, which made it hard to bear to look at, and spots began to appear on the exposed wrist.

"Sit down." She raised her head and smiled slightly.

Du Xiaoyu didn't know what to say for a while.

"Their Chen family accidentally entered a batch of artificially raised pearls, and was cheated of a lot of money. Although these pearls look better than ordinary ones, the price is far lower than that of wild pearls. The Chen family has become more and more expensive over the years. If you don't sell this pearl, you may even have to mortgage your place." The old lady laughed at herself, "Look at the good girl I raised, I just want to sell this pearl here .”

The voice was utterly disappointed, because of her own daughter's unfilial piety.

"Auntie just didn't understand..." She comforted softly, "One day, she will see clearly."

The old lady sighed, "A hundred-year-old son, long-term worries, my daughter is really worrying!" She was silent for a while, and then said, "Xiaoyu, you handled it very well, and you didn't buy these things rashly. Pearl, you are a cautious person. Our Lin family needs someone like you to take care of it. Your uncle is easy to soften, and he doesn’t know how many people he helped with money, and some people took advantage of him.”

This means... Du Xiaoyu hurriedly said, "It's a good thing for my uncle to be kind. There is a way that the poor take care of themselves alone, and the wise are good at the world. With this kind of mind, uncle can do everything in the world."

The old lady laughed, "He alone can't manage our Lin family's property. I've thought about it. Feixian County isn't suitable for me. I'm used to living in Qidong. You and Yuanqing are like-minded. , I was too worried, when I leave, you have to worry more about the shop here."

Hearing that she has made up her mind to go, Du Xiaoyu knows that the old lady is stubborn, so she doesn't say anything to persuade her to stay.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Du Xiaoyu talked about the color screen and green bamboo.

The old lady's eyes flickered slightly, this girl is shrewd, although her tone is humble, but there is a sense of arrogance in her bones, so even if those two maids are left behind, nothing can be done at all.Now that she already knew Du Xiaoyu's character and knew that she took the overall situation into account in her work, otherwise she would not have sent someone to notify her at that time, just thinking of the family relationship between Lin and her.

Such a person is both vigorous and resolute, but not heartless or unjust. He is exactly the same as her back then, so why do things that destroy the relationship between the two of them?Then he smiled and said, "If you don't want it, that's fine. I like these two girls very much, so just go back with me."

Du Xiaoyu was very grateful to the old lady for her understanding of righteousness, and immediately said that she had to think again.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Qing Zhu came up to meet him, and said with a smile, "I heard that grandma has returned to Lin's house?"

She was well informed, Du Xiaoyu nodded.

"My aunt is tired of staying here all day long, and the servants are uncomfortable looking at them, and they also hinder the young lady from doing things. If you don't know, you think she is in charge of the shop."

Du Xiaoyu turned her head and glanced at her, "The old lady is going back to Qidong in a few days, please call the color screen for me."

Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.

Could it be that the old lady wants to betroth the two of them before leaving?She was in a trance, accidentally, and almost fell over.

(End of this chapter)