After signing up, Qiao Wei went to the ingenious iron shop on Changqing Street.
The iron shop is located at the corner of the street. The location is relatively remote. You can hear the sound of blacksmiths striking iron from a long distance. A few shirtless men at the door are carrying new goods and loading them into carts. It seems that the business is good.
Qiao Wei took the children into the iron shop, looked at a middle-aged man who was lowering his head and fiddling with his abacus, and said, "Boss, I'm looking for Luo Yongnian."
The middle-aged man didn't even look at Qiao Wei, and shouted loudly: "Xiao Luozi! Someone is looking for you!"
"Coming! Who is it?"
Luo Yongnian came from the back hall sweating profusely, with bare arms, dirty face, and black hands, holding a half-burnt piece of red iron. He saw Qiao Wei, He was stunned for a moment, "Sister? It's you! Why are you here?" At this moment, another apprentice walked by him, and he handed over the iron rod, "Come on, give me a push, My sister is here."
The man readily took it.
Luo Yongnian walked forward with a smile: "Sister!"
"Little uncle." Jing Yun and Wang Shu called out obediently.
A Sheng also called out: "Brother Yongnian."
Luo Yongnian smiled happily: "You are so cute!"
Seeing that his eyes were almost dazzled by sweat, Qiao Wei hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped it off for him: "They took part in the child prodigy test, I took them to sign up, and I came to see you by the way, I didn't expect you to work so hard."
Luo Yongnian had been an apprentice for two years, and it was the first time his family members came to see him. He was so excited: "Sister, wait for me for a while, I will tell the master! I will take you around the capital!"
Qiao Wei swept her eyes: "Where do you live?"
Luo Yongnian took Qiao Wei to his residence. There were more than a dozen of them in one room. He was lucky. A senior brother quit a year ago. Living, it is rare to be clean, that is—
Looking at the messy room, Luo Yongnian scratched his head embarrassingly.
Qiao Wei had expected this would be the case, so she took out the clean sheets and quilt covers that Mrs. Luo had given her before she left, and changed them for Luo Yongnian. Carry it to the well, clean it well, and then take out the sewing kit to mend the broken place. Then sweep the inside and outside of the house, and wipe all the tables and chairs.
A puppy kennel was cleaned up like this!
Qiao Wei took out two jars from the bag: "I pickled the pickles myself, which is quite good for dinner. This jar is braised beef, so it can't be kept for a long time. You will share it with the brothers today."
Luo Yongnian hugged the jar and sat on the bed, his eyes felt a little hot.
Since he was a child, no one has treated him so well.
He fought, and his parents couldn't control him, so they sent him here. They never asked him if he was happy, nor worried about his poor life, as if he deserved to suffer.
He himself knew it was right, but in his heart, he also wanted to be loved.
Qiao Wei looked at his suddenly depressed mood, and patted him on the shoulder: "What's the matter? I am so kind to you, so moved that I want to cry?"
"I didn't!" Luo Yongnian insisted.
Qiao Wei tied up the bundle: "Okay, it's not for nothing. I have something to ask you for help." Then, she asked Ah Sheng to take Jingyun Wangshu to play in the yard, and she carefully walked out of the room. Two gold leaves were taken out of the purse, "Do you know where there is a pawn shop? I want to pawn them."
Luo Yongnian looked at the workmanship and texture of the gold leaf, and asked suspiciously, "Where did such a fine thing come from?"
Some things, knowing too much is not good, Qiao Wei said: "I picked it up, do you think it can be used?"
Luo Yongnian thought for a while: "It should be possible. There is a pawnshop near here. I'll take you there."
"Wait." Qiao Wei stopped him, "You melt it for me first, in case... the owner reports to the police, I will pawn it with it, and I will be arrested."
Luo Yongnian thought about it for a moment: "I happen to have a mold lock here, or else I'll melt it for you to make a golden lock?"
"good!"
In the afternoon, Luo Yongnian cast Qiao Wei's gold leaf into a small golden lock. He wanted to accompany Qiao Wei to the pawn shop, but Qiao Wei refused. He was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. No matter what, he was going to be a "stolen item" ", she dared not let him and the children take risks with her.
Furthermore, she has a personal matter that is inconvenient to resolve in front of the children.
Qiao Wei came to the pawn shop that Luo Yongnian mentioned, and lied that the golden lock was her family heirloom. The business failed, and the creditor forced him to come to the door. She was desperate and wanted to pawn it off.
After checking the golden lock, the boss looked her up and down, and said, "Twenty taels of silver."
Qiao Wei frowned: "What? Only twenty taels? This is pure gold!"
One tael of gold in this dynasty is roughly equal to ten taels of silver. Her gold lock weighs three taels, and the total price is around thirty taels. The pawnshop would eat up one-third of her in one bite. It's too dark!
The boss said impatiently: "That's the price, are you right?"
"twenty five."
"I can't be."
Qiao Wei's eyes rolled around: "You haven't opened for a day, and you don't do business when you have business delivered to your door. You didn't open the store to make money, right? Why is that? It can't be for money laundering, right? Behind you, there is Shameful deeds?"
The boss' eyelids twitched wildly: "Girl, don't talk nonsense!"
Qiao Wei knocked on the counter: "Twenty-five taels, is it right?"
The corner of the boss's mouth twitched a few times: "...you wait."
Qiao Wei originally just lied to him, but she didn't expect him to give in. Qiao Wei didn't bother to care whether he was in business or a cover-up, as long as he could get the money.
Just when the boss ordered the silver and wanted to settle the money with Qiao Wei, a bare hand came over from the side and gently pressed the box: "I want this golden lock, the price can be set by Madam."
Qiao Wei frowned slightly when she heard the familiar voice, turned around, and saw Qiao Yuxi in a white dress, standing gracefully in front of her, with an innate sense of superiority, so gentle It's dazzling.
I can't explain why, every time I see her, Qiao Wei feels uncomfortable all over!
In fact, she didn't do anything harmful to herself, but Qiao Wei just didn't like her, and she hated her even more than Wu Dajin!
Qiao Yuxi was afraid that the eldest sister who suddenly appeared in the capital would rob her of her marriage, so she wanted to please the people around Mingxiu. The old lady seemed to have already stood in her camp, but Shi Qi still refused to enter, which made her hurt. Brainstorming.
Right now, it's hard to meet Shi Qi's friend, and she has to put aside the previous suspicions and repair the relationship with the other party.
"Madam, I like this golden lock very much. Why don't you give it up and sell it to me?" She kept her posture extremely low, as if she had forgotten the unhappiness between herself and Qiao Wei.
This face, Qiao Wei is convinced.
Qiao Wei smiled lightly and brushed her hand away from the box: "Miss Qiao is from a famous family, how did such a rough thing get into the eyes of the daughter of the Ember House? What exactly do you want to do, just tell me?"
Qiao Yuxi gathered Jinsi Zeyun's wide sleeves, swept the other party's coarse linen clothes calmly, and said: "Seeing that you are a straightforward person, I will not go around with you. Since the last misunderstanding, the seventeen couples I'm not very close, you are Shiqi's friend, I hope you can come forward to clarify the misunderstanding for me."
She said, raising her hand.
Xingzhu walked forward holding a brocade box.
Qiao Wei opened it and saw, good guy, it was actually a box full of gold!