Four Hundred and Forty-Six: Don’t Mind the Price, Buy Buy Buy (3)

Mrs. Wulibaba was stunned for a moment and asked, "What else?"

Jubaozhai is the most famous smuggling shop and antique shop in Northern Xinjiang. There are no most expensive things, only more expensive ones. Many nobles from Northern Xinjiang often visit this store in order to show their identity. To be honest, this store has really wide access and you can get almost anything. The most important thing is that the backstage of the store is also very clean and reassuring.

"Ladies, wait a moment. I will bring it here for the ladies to see."

After saying that, the shopkeeper went upstairs and fetched a red sandalwood box as big as the palm of an adult man's hand. The outside was carved with complex and gorgeous dark patterns, and there was a bit of strange fragrance floating in the air. The curiosity of many ladies was aroused, and they wanted to Crane your neck and see.

However, they still sat in their original positions reservedly, waiting for the shopkeeper to deliver their babies and their children.

"Ladies, please take a look."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, his slender and white fingers opened the hidden button, revealing the treasure inside.

There was plenty of light in the room, and the bright light reflected by the light shone in their eyes, almost making them unable to open their eyes. One lady was so frightened that she raised her hands to cover her eyes, her beauty turned pale, and her rough voice became shrill.

Sharp voice said in surprise, "Ah, what is this? It's so dazzling?"

After a while, everyone slowly got used to it, and the sound of gasping for air rang out in the room.

I saw an exquisite dragon and phoenix hairpin lying quietly inside the red sandalwood box!

This hairpin is completely transparent, and it actually comes from the same source as the previous glazed vessel. A dragon and a phoenix are intertwined together. The dragon scales and phoenix feathers are dense and lifelike. The phoenix spreads its wings and is about to fly. The dragon soars across the nine heavens. The phoenix's mouth and the dragon's mouth each hold a string of tassels made of transparent beads. They shine brightly in the sun and are so beautiful that you can't take your eyes away.

The shopkeeper carefully took it out, the beads collided slightly, and the crisp sound was very pleasant.

Liu She handed him twenty pieces of glass tea sets and such a dragon and phoenix hairpin, and he was left to decide the price alone.

Seeing the looks in the eyes of these noble ladies from northern Xinjiang, the shopkeeper knew that this dragon and phoenix hairpin could be sold at an excellent price.

Women may not like exquisite antiques, but they absolutely cannot resist the temptation brought by dazzling jewelry.

The shopkeeper smiled gently, "The shop spent a lot of energy to get this. Madams, take a look, how do you feel?"

Mrs. Wuliba said loudly,

"Buy! Shopkeeper, please be more cheerful and give us a price."

The other ladies are no longer willing, so what’s the matter, they bought the best glazed utensils and still want to take over this unique treasure?

The fat lady raised her chin slightly and squinted her eyes.

She said unhappily, "Mrs. Wu, this is not right. You guys didn't say you wouldn't buy it, so how can you let you make it round by yourself? I want to buy this hairpin too. Shopkeeper, we are all old acquaintances. I know. The rules here are that the one with the highest price gets it.”

The shopkeeper knows how to maximize the value, and he also knows that this kind of transparent and dazzling jewelry cannot be sold only once, so the first time you rip someone off, you can't be too harsh, lest there is no room for further ripoffs.

This principle is the same as raising pigs before killing them during the festival. Because they are fat, they feel good to slaughter.

"Ladies, please listen to what I said. There is news from the store that there is more than one piece of jewelry."

The shopkeeper eased the atmosphere and said, "It's just that they are still in the hands of others, and it will take some time to get them over. If you ladies can wait for a while, you can buy them again at that time. Don't break your friendship."

After hearing this, the faces of the ladies improved slightly. They believed that this shop owner was really capable of getting what he asked for.

However, buy early and enjoy early. There are only a few treasures, but there are many people competing for them.

When the reputation of this dragon and phoenix hairpin spreads, I don’t know how many noble ladies from northern Xinjiang want to buy it. How many competitors will there be at that time?

Thinking of this, everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts.

At this time, a familiar male voice came from outside. Mrs. Wu Liba's expression changed, and she was slightly unhappy.

The shopkeeper secretly raised his eyebrows. He had long heard about the reputation of Northern Xinjiang's fierce warriors, but now it was the first time he saw him.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be so frightened that he would nod his head or bow down, or show his ugliness.

But who is the shopkeeper? He has dealt with many noble families in northern Xinjiang. I remember that back then, the eldest princess of Northern Xinjiang was in love with him and wanted him to be a guest. He could handle such a big battle, so how could he be afraid of a sudden force?

On the other side, Wu Liba's face turned green with anger when he knew that his wife had spent 41,000 yuan on a set of flashy things.

"It's just a bluff. You're a generous woman. You don't even know you've been deceived." Wu Liba said.

Mrs. Wuliba snorted, rolled her eyes away from her husband, pointed at the set of glass tea sets and said, "You said I was deceived, then why don't you tell me their origins? Have you not been to Dongqing to understand more about them?" The custom objects over there are not vulgar, so come and see if they are treasures?"

Wu Liba was choked by his wife and was speechless. His brown and black face was tangled together.

After a long while, he said sarcastically, "It seems to be made of porcelain..."

Nowadays, the technology of firing porcelain is available, but most of the fired porcelain is crude, with criss-crossing cracks on the surface, and not many of them are good-looking. Therefore, most people in the Central Plains still use pottery products. As for porcelain, Wu Liba had a set in his study room and he often played with it. Porcelain was considered a luxury item in the Central Plains.

The shopkeeper curled his lips and said in a warm voice, "The porcelain is mostly cyan or gray, of poor quality, and is made of ordinary clay. Although I don't know what kind of objects these glazed wares are made of, but It is crystal clear and has a crisp texture, unlike anything else in the world. How can it be compared to just porcelain?”

After Wu Liba heard this, he couldn't explain why.

He knew a lot about things in the Central Plains, but he had indeed never seen anything made of this kind of material.

The mud on the ground is mostly gray, black, yellow, and brown in color, and it cannot be made transparent.

Seeing that he couldn't say anything, Mrs. Wulibaba said angrily, "Humph, I don't need your money, why are you feeling so distressed?"

Wu Liba became more and more embarrassed, but he did not dare to argue with his wife, so as not to make outsiders laugh.

Seeing the shopkeeper frowning and lowering his eyes, he became even more angry.

The atmosphere in Northern Xinjiang is so frivolous and extravagant. You can't avoid Jubaozhai. Even if other similar stores have sprung up like mushrooms, Jubaozhai still sits firmly on the fishing platform. I don't know how much money I have earned over the years. Wuli Ba Ba was so angry that he said, "It's you treacherous villains who have made luxury fashion prevail in Northern Xinjiang!"

The shopkeeper said politely, "The general is wrong. Life is short, you have thousands of taels of money at home, and you can enjoy delicacies from the mountains and seas. Why do you need to eat bran-thick vegetables? Your wife is very noble, and her clothes and daily expenses should be in line with her." Otherwise, what’s the difference between this and Jinyi Night Walk?”

The shopkeeper’s words can also be translated as——

If you don’t have money to buy it for your wife, why are you beeping blindly if your wife goes to buy it for herself?

Wu Liba's face could no longer be seen.