jdhmnovel Chapter 12 Pawn
Chapter 12 Pawn
Yun Dan strolled along the main street of Zhennan, where various shops lined both sides of the street.
Compared to East Street, South Street appears more upscale.
This place not only has common shops such as inns, fan shops, and rouge shops, but also places with a strong cultural atmosphere such as bookstores and pharmacies.
As she walked, Yun Dan suddenly saw a gambling den.
The words "gambling den" were written in traditional Chinese characters at the entrance.
The sign on the right reads: "Willing to bet".
On the left is written: "Admit defeat".
The horizontal inscription reads: "Gambling House".
Although the gambling den was crowded with people, Yun Dan was still a little girl and naturally wouldn't enter such a place.
Even if I were to go, I would have to wait until I'm an adult.
After walking about twenty meters further, Yun Dan saw another pawnshop.
This pawnshop looked very legitimate, with a sign hanging on a pillar at the entrance.
The sign above reads "Honest and fair dealings with all customers, young and old."
In addition, there are two couplets carved on wooden boards at the entrance.
The first line of the couplet is "Pawning things in a pawnshop".
The second line is "Merchants from the North and South come from the North and South".
The name of this pawnshop is "Xingwang Pawnshop".
When Yun Dan entered Xingwang Pawnshop, she saw various precious items displayed on the top of the wall cabinets.
There was a high platform in front of Yun Dan, which was more than half a meter taller than Yun Dan.
Because Yun Dan was over a meter tall, there was no other way but to shout, "Shopkeeper, I have an ancestral jade pendant that I would like to pawn here."
A head sticking out from the window on the high platform.
"Shopkeeper, I have a top-quality jade pendant that has been passed down through generations. Would you like to pawn it here?"
The shopkeeper looked at Yun Dan's patched clothes and asked suspiciously, "Little girl, this is a pawn shop, not a place that sells pastries and candies. Have you come to the wrong place?"
Yun Dan cursed inwardly.
"Shopkeeper, you're in business. Do you think I would make fun of you?"
"Oh, really? Then please show it to me."
Yun Dan carefully took out the jade pendant from her bosom—actually, she took it out of her spatial storage—and handed it to the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, you'd better take a good look at this."
The shopkeeper examined the jade pendant carefully, a satisfied look on his face.
Shopkeeper: "Hmm, this jade pendant is of good quality and the craftsmanship is exquisite. How much do you want to pawn it for?"
Yun Dan: "Shopkeeper, how much do you think this jade pendant is worth pawning?"
Upon hearing Yun Dan's words, the shopkeeper laughed and scolded, "You little brat, it's not good for you to be so glib at such a young age."
Upon hearing the shopkeeper's words, Yun Dan weighed the matter in her mind before directly replying, "Eighty taels."
The shopkeeper, hearing that Yun Dan was such a young child yet spoke so arrogantly, said, "Eighty taels? This jade pendant is nice, but it's not worth that much. I can only give you thirty taels at most."
Yun Dan: "Thirty taels is too little. You're not being honest at all. This is a family heirloom passed down from my great-grandfather. You're only giving me thirty taels? Is it thirty taels of gold?"
Fortunately, the shopkeeper wasn't a modern person, otherwise he might have followed up with: "Flowers and plants."
Shopkeeper: "I understand how you feel, but pawnshops also have their own rules. If you feel the price is not right, you can go and check other places, and you'll know that my pawnshop is honest and fair to all."
Yun Dan hesitated for a moment, but decided to try to negotiate the price with the shopkeeper a little more.
Yun Dan: "Shopkeeper, thirty taels is too low. How much would it cost if I pawned it?"
Shopkeeper: "You're going to pawn this! Didn't you say it was a family heirloom? Why are you still going to pawn it?"
"Who says you can't keep your family heirlooms? Just be straightforward, how many can you keep pawning?"
"Alright, since you've said so, then it'll be sixty taels."
After thinking it over, Yun Dan decided on the shopkeeper's price.
"Alright, sixty taels it is."
"Wait a moment, I'll go get you the silver right away."
Yun Dan readily agreed, not at all worried that the shopkeeper would embezzle funds.
Which shopkeeper would embezzle your sixty taels of silver after chatting with you for so long?
A moment later, the shopkeeper brought out a bag.
"Little one, here's sixty taels of silver. Take it. Since the jade pendant is a dead pawn, the silver is all paid off."
Yun Dan took the bag, opened it, and saw six identical silver coins inside. She said, "Thank you, shopkeeper."
Yun Dan took the silver and left the pawnshop; having money made her feel at ease.
After leaving the pawnshop, Yun Dan threw five ten-tael silver coins into her spatial storage, and put the remaining one in her bag along with the silver she had on her person.
It was noon by then. Yun Dan had made some money today, so she had a lavish meal. She ate a big bowl of wontons by the roadside, which wasn't expensive: four coins.
After lunch, I rested for a while and overheard the people at the next table gossiping. They were mostly talking about trivial things and didn't mention anything about the government.
After eating and resting well, Yun Dan headed towards the clothing store.
When she stood in the shop where she was buying clothes, she saw that the shop's name was: Yunxiufang. Haha, that's quite interesting.
The female shopkeeper greeted the little girl warmly as she entered the shop.
The female shopkeeper asked, "Young lady, are you looking to buy some fabric or clothes?"
Yun Dan looked at the female shopkeeper and said, "Madam, I would like to buy some cotton fabric to make clothes for my family."
Upon hearing this, the female shopkeeper took out several different colors and patterns of cotton fabric from the shelf and let Yundan choose.
Yun Dan examined the fabrics carefully and then selected some colors and patterns that she liked.
She also asked the female shopkeeper about the price of the fabric, and the shopkeeper told her the price per foot of fabric.
Upon hearing this, Yun Dan silently calculated in her mind how many feet of fabric she needed to buy and how much money it would cost.
Yun Dan picked up a piece of cloth and held it up against her body a few times.
"Madam, I'll take this dress. Is there anywhere I can try it on?"
The female shopkeeper, with a beaming smile, led Yun Dan to the back room.
A moment later, Yun Dan came out wearing a plain-colored cloth dress.
Hey, this person's aura is completely different from before!
Finally, Yundan selected enough fabric and paid for it.
The female shopkeeper wrapped the cloth up and handed it to Yun Dan, saying, "Little girl, you're so clever. You can buy things at such a young age."
Yun Dan was speechless. She really wanted to tell the female shopkeeper: "My soul is thirty years old, but my body is only eight."
In the end, she thanked the female shopkeeper and left Yunxiu Workshop amidst her smiling face.
Then she left with a bag of fabric. Strangely enough, no one found it odd that an eight-year-old girl was carrying a bag on her back all the way.
Yun Dan left the town, and seeing no one on the way, threw the bag into her spatial storage and used her lightness skill to float towards Su Family Village.
When she returned home, her family saw that she was carrying a large bag of things on her back.
When Yun Dan put the package on the ground, her eldest cousin, eldest sister, and eldest brother quickly crowded around it and opened it.
The three of them were also taken aback; how could there be so much fabric?
Lin's mother asked her why she bought so much cloth and cotton, and how much it must have cost.
Yun Dan didn't say anything, but took a bag out of her arms and placed it on the table where her grandparents were sitting.
Grandma was curious, so she opened it and was shocked.
Seeing his wife's startled reaction, Old Master Lin also looked over. When he saw the silver in the bag, his eyes widened.
When asked where Yun Dan got so much money, they asked her.
Yun Dan naturally wouldn't reveal the truth, but simply said that she found a jade pendant on the road and then took it to a pawnshop to exchange it for some money.
That's how we got so many things and that bag of gleaming silver.
When Lin's mother heard this, she was overjoyed and didn't even think about it. What kind of coincidence could there be in this world where someone could find a jade pendant on the road?
Then I started using these fabrics to make clothes for my family.
Over the next few days, the mother used the fabric to make many beautiful clothes for the family.
Yun Dan had a new piece of clothing, which she found very warm and comfortable.
She knew that these clothes were earned through her mother's hard work, and she was very grateful to her mother.