The ding-dong sound of gold coins rang out, followed by an electronic notification tone.
"Supermarket turnover: RMB 26,000, 50 taels of silver; 56 copper coins; 100 taels of gold (deposit)."
"Entry method for the transaction partner..."
As the prompts came one by one, Xiao Yingchun was stunned!
She wondered how an ancient general would come to buy things?
Could it be that her own small shop had become a cross-time and space supermarket system? Based
on Xiao Yingchun's years of gaming experience, this system could be upgraded! It
was currently at level one, and could only be traded with Fu Chenan. Perhaps in the future, it would be possible to trade with other people or even other time and space?
The thought of this made Xiao Yingchun extremely excited.
She wondered why she had been so unlucky recently, and it turned out that good luck was waiting for her right here!
She activated the storage function, and upon entering, hey, wasn't it her own warehouse?
This old, dilapidated two-story building was an inheritance left by Xiao Yingchun's parents. It covered an area of 80 square meters, with 30 square meters on the first floor used as a warehouse and about 40 square meters used as a supermarket.
The first floor was three meters high, and the warehouse contained ninety cubic meters of space.
Five thousand boxes of compressed biscuits and five thousand boxes of mineral water each—even if they couldn't fit all at once, two batches should be enough.
Her logic working, Xiao Yingchun decided to first examine the gold in the cloth bag. She
opened the bag, revealing ten unassuming gold ingots.
The ingots were small, flat, larger at the ends and smaller in the middle, somewhat like a bow, with a stamp in the center.
She checked the price online.
With an idea in mind, Xiao Yingchun placed two ingots in her bag, along with the three copper coins from yesterday. She placed
the other eight ingots in the safe before heading to the pawnshop.
Purchasing five thousand boxes of compressed biscuits and five thousand boxes of water would cost at least eight hundred thousand.
That was too much, and the wholesaler wouldn't sell such a large amount on credit; they would require a deposit, payable on delivery.
She had no money, so she had no choice but to sell the gold ingots first.
And to verify their authenticity.
Xiao Yingchun, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, carrying a shoulder bag, walked into the door of Xinlong Pawnshop with no makeup on...
When Dai Hengxin saw Xiao Yingchun coming in, his eyes lit up for a moment and he stood up on his own initiative: "Beauty is here again, what good stuff do you have today?"
Xiao Yingchun looked at the gray-haired Mediterranean old man who had appeared in the store and did not respond.
Dai Hengxin saw Xiao Yingchun's vigilance and took the initiative to introduce: "This is my mentor and my uncle, Professor Dai Wangnian, the doctoral supervisor of the Department of Cultural Relics Appraisal at Beicheng University."
Xiao Yingchun looked at the other person carefully and took out his mobile phone to search.
Beicheng University official website, Department of Cultural Relics Restoration, doctoral supervisor, Dai Wangnian.
Although the photo has been beautified, the eyebrows and bald head show: it is the same person.
Xiao Yingchun's vigilance was lowered a lot, and then she sat aside.
Dai Hengxin's eyes fell on Xiao Yingchun's shoulder bag.
Xiao Yingchun glanced at her bag and, turning a passive stance, asked, "Teacher Dai, is that the teacher who examines copper coins that Boss Dai mentioned earlier?"
Dai Wangnian, realizing the situation, looked at Xiao Yingchun in surprise. "You're the owner of that copper coin?"
Xiao Yingchun nodded, cautiously remaining silent.
Dai Wangnian, a seasoned veteran, saw Xiao Yingchun's nervousness and said, "I don't mean anything else. I was just about to have Hengxin contact you to see if we could see the actual coin."
"I've never seen this type of copper coin before. I couldn't find anything in the literature. I'm curious and want to see the real thing."
Xiao Yingchun pondered for a moment, then pulled three copper coins from her bag and placed them on the coffee table.
Dai Wangnian immediately picked one up and examined it carefully.
He not only looked, but also smelled it.
There was no earthy smell. Just like the previous silver ingot, it wasn't unearthed, but rather a treasured possession that had been carefully handled.
The shape, the luster, the feel, and after careful inspection... nothing was wrong.
The only discrepancy was this style of Daliang Tongbao coin and the silver number indicated on the inscription on the previous silver ingot. He had never seen one before.
But just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it's fake. It's very likely that it's not found in historical documents, or that very few exist.
Xiao Yingchun waited patiently for him to finish reading, and then Dai Wangnian offered a price of two thousand yuan each.
Dai Wangnian's tone and expression were sincere: "Daliang Tongbao coins on the market generally cost one thousand yuan each." "But I've never seen this style before, so it'll be more expensive. And it's worn... I can only give you two thousand yuan each. Can you please part with it?"
Xiao Yingchun, remembering the handful of these copper coins still in her safe at home, nodded readily.
"Okay."
Dai Wangnian was instantly delighted and hurriedly asked Dai Hengxin to pay.
Dai Hengxin had just noticed something wrapped in toilet paper in Xiao Yingchun's bag.
After giving him the money, he asked tentatively.
"Miss Xiao, do you have anything else you can share with us?"
Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment, then pulled out a piece of toilet paper and placed it on the coffee table.
After the three previous transactions, Dai Wangnian and Dai Hengxin were cautious. After a glance at each other, Dai Wangnian carefully opened the toilet paper.
When a shiny golden ingot appeared before them, their eyes widened in shock. "This is... a gold ingot?!"
Xiao Yingchun nodded.
Dai Wangnian was excited: gold ingots are very different from silver ingots.
Even in ancient times, ordinary people did not use gold ingots for transactions, and they were rarely circulated in the market.
He asked Dai Hengxin to get the scale while carefully picking it up and examining it...
After a careful examination, he weighed it again and found it weighed 362 grams.
It was indeed a ten-liang gold ingot.
Dai Wangnian was completely excited and offered to teach Xiao Yingchun.
"In ancient times, the scale was sixteen liang per catty, so one liang is roughly thirty-one to thirty-six grams..."
Xiao Yingchun nodded frequently as Dai Wangnian explained.
Finally, Dai Wangnian stopped talking: "Are you selling this too?"
Xiao Yingchun nodded seriously, "I need the money urgently, there's nothing I can do."
Dai Wangnian didn't question the truth of his excuse. He took Dai Hengxin away to discuss it, and when he came back, he asked, "Is eight hundred thousand yuan okay for this gold ingot?"
Xiao Yingchun was stunned: eight hundred thousand yuan?
She nodded decisively, agreeing, and held out another one: "I have two."
Dai Wangnian and Dai Hengxin: "..."
After Xiao Yingchun left, Dai Hengxin sighed helplessly, "Uncle, this is a pawnshop. You can't take it at market price."
If Dai Hengxin offered, the maximum he'd get was 600,000 yuan per piece.
This was the market price for a ten-liang gold ingot.
But Dai Wangnian remained serious: "The inscription on this ingot is something I've never seen before. It's likely from a dynasty I've never seen before."
"It's the same ten-liang gold ingot, but the price can vary by more than ten times. I'm already underpaying. How can you bully her for not understanding?"
"Besides, this little girl must have other valuable things at home. Aren't you afraid she'll come to her senses and find other ways to sell her valuable things later?"
Dai Hengxin wanted to say that no pawnshop could offer 800,000 yuan per piece, and 600,000 yuan would be a lot.
But thinking of his uncle's scholarly spirit, Dai Hengxin tactfully shut up. As soon as
Xiao Yingchun left the pawnshop, she called Uncle Liang, the owner of the wholesale shop, to place an order.
Mineral water wasn't a problem; it was always available.
The problem was the compressed biscuits.
Five thousand boxes of them needed to be assembled within a day, which presumably meant hauling them from all over the city, or even across the border.
Fortunately, Xiao Yingchun had a clear understanding, so he relaxed his requirements: no restrictions on brand or packaging, as long as they could produce five thousand boxes.
With his boss's affirmative promise, Xiao Yingchun put his worries to rest and began to think about his next steps.
(End of this chapter)