Chapter Seventy-Three: The Hidden Treasure Pavilion
"Why can't you wear it out? Are you afraid that the people in the village will gossip, or are you afraid that your father and your stepmother will find trouble? We spent our own silver to wear our own flowers, and we didn't steal or rob, no matter what others say! Bought it, bought it! Gu Xiao asked the shopkeeper to wrap up.
Just as they were about to pay, the shopkeeper smiled and pointed behind them and said, "Mr. Chu over there has already paid the silver for you." ”
Gu Xiao's bronze bell-like eyes opened, and he said unhappily: "Young General, it's rare for my old Gu to buy a gift for my granddaughter, what are you going to do?" Get the money back. ”
Although her granddaughter is small, she is a girl after all, how can she casually accept jewelry from a stinky man? This Chu Da Shao, what kind of heart is it? He doesn't have any bad thoughts about his granddaughter, does he? Gu Xiao hurriedly stuffed the silver into the shopkeeper's arms and asked him to return Chu Dashao's.
"Grandpa Gu, you're too much of an outsider. With your relationship with my grandfather, your granddaughter is just like my sister. Sister Gu followed her master for a few days and saved my life. You can't stop a piece of jewelry as a thank you gift. Chu Muhua showed a gentle smile, as if the spring breeze was blowing, and even the ice and snow could melt.
"Uh...... No, no! Gu Xiao still refused, "If you want to choose a thank you gift, everything else is fine, only this clothes and jewelry can't!" ”
Gu Ming nodded heavily on the side. Hmph, another one who robbed his sister with him. It's amazing to be rich, and if you have money, you can recognize your sister casually? With him Gu Ming here, the others don't want to snatch their sister away!!
"That'...... All right. Chu Muhua understood what Gu Xiao meant, and only felt a burst of amusement in his heart. Miss Gu doesn't look like she's even ten years old, so Grandpa Gu is guarding against it, it's too much of a fuss, right? But...... If it were his sister and a man wanted to give her something, he wouldn't beat that guy all over the place!! Alas...... I don't know where his hard-working little sister is now......
The two sets of jewelry are considered the lowest in the store, but they also cost Gu Xiao more than fifty taels of silver. Gu Ye held the gift given by his grandfather, and sighed in his heart: he had concocted medicine for a month, and he could only buy two pieces of low-grade jewelry. Consumption in big cities is really not low, and she has to continue to work hard.
The group left the jewelry shop and came to the embroidery workshop. Gu Xiao ignored her granddaughter's obstruction, and asked the embroidery girl to make two sets of clothes for her. Gu Ye lamented in his heart: These brocades and silk la, they can be scraped into rags on a trip up the mountain - no, these materials don't absorb water, and they are not enough to make rags!
Chu Muhua watched interestingly from the sidelines. Other people's little girls were happy when they heard that they were making new clothes, but this Gu Xiaomei had a wrinkled face and looked helpless. It's so interesting, I really want to snatch it home and be his sister. Thinking of the little girl's difficult childhood, Chu Dashao couldn't help but feel pity.
When she arrived at the fur shop, Gu Xiao was worried that her granddaughter was weak and couldn't withstand the cold winter in the mountains, so she made two thick sweaters and matching cloaks for her. spent a few hundred taels of silver at once, which distressed Gu Ye.
Gu Ye fled and left the fur shop, and when he looked up, he saw the three words "Hidden Treasure Pavilion" on the iron painting silver hook. The plaque that was mentioned by this is so uninhibited. It is said that words are like people, and this person must have a personality!
The Hidden Pavilion is a three-story tall building, with hundreds of square meters on each floor. The first floor is some of the more common, the second floor is a collection of rare goods, and the third floor is a collection of rare treasures from the mainland.
Gu Ye's purpose is to find the shopkeeper of the Hidden Treasure Pavilion and talk about glass products, naturally the fewer people around him, the better. She smiled and proposed: "Two sons, grandfather, brother, let's go shopping, how about gathering in the rest place on the first floor after shopping?" ”
Coincidentally, Jun Qicheng and Chu Muhua also wanted to stroll inside, but Gu Xiao was taken away from the weapon counter as soon as he entered the door. As for Gu Ming, when he entered such a luxurious store for the first time, he was a little stunned in his heart, and said that he would follow his sister so as not to get lost.
Gu Ye went straight to the counter of the array glass teacup that Ding Qimei said, but found that it was empty. Hey? What about glass tea sets? Didn't you say that the treasure of the town store is not for sale? Gu Ye felt a little lost in his heart.
Yin Lu has been wandering around in the Hidden Treasure Pavilion for several days, and her heart is restless: the glass products have been advertised for several days, why hasn't the little girl of the Gu family "taken the bait" yet...... Ahem, come to the door! In order to let the little girl know as soon as possible, he also specially inquired about the relationship between the Jun family in Yancheng. But all the ways that can pass the news into Jun's house, he has arranged it properly. But it's been three days, why hasn't there been any movement? Or...... He's going to Jun's house tonight to explore?
Wait a minute...... Isn't that little guy shrinking from his hands and feet Gu Xiaogirl's brother? The little girl beside him, dressed in fancy clothes, looked quite familiar. Yinlu was left in Qingshan Village by his master, and he personally protected the little girl of the Gu family for a while, and soon recognized Gu Ye's identity.
No wonder it is said that the Buddha wants to be dressed in gold, and people want to be clothed! This little girl is dressed up quite beautifully, especially the big smart eyes, which add a lot of color to that little face. I have to say that the palace is quite discerning!
Yin Lu finally waited for his goal, he was in a good mood, and greeted him with a smile: "This little boy, what type of goods do you want to see, do you need help introducing them?" ”
Yin Lu rarely changed into a black power suit, put on a purple brocade robe with a commotion bag, wore a gold crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and a green wrench hanging on his thumb, looking like an upstart. Gu Ming was not used to his enthusiasm, so he said, "I'll accompany my sister to take a look." ”
Gu Ye was about to find someone to inquire about the glass, so he asked, "Are you the shopkeeper of this store?" ”
"Exactly...... Little girl, is there anything I can do to help you? Hidden Lu secretly gave the real shopkeeper of the Hidden Treasure Pavilion a look, preventing him from coming over to pay his respects.
The Hidden Treasure Pavilion is the property of the Hidden Soul Palace, which is spread over the three major powers and sixteen major vassal countries. Originally, it was to facilitate the collection of information, but it gradually developed and became the most profitable industry in the Hidden Soul Palace. No matter what time and space, luxury goods are a big market.
As one of the four hidden guards, the Hidden Soul is the right-hand man of the Hidden Soul Palace. When I came to Yancheng Hidden Treasure Pavilion three days ago, I was startled by the shopkeeper, I didn't know what big things were about to happen, and I was able to work the third of the four hidden guards. For this reason, he was still worried for a while.
The shopkeeper never expected that the hidden guard, who had been wandering around the store for three days, finally made a move today, but the target was two inconspicuous little guys. On the rivers and lakes, the more inconspicuous people are, the more dangerous they are. Remembering that there is a pair of dwarf masters on the list of killers in the rivers and lakes, is it ...... The shopkeeper immediately became nervous, mobilized all the light and dark guards of the Hidden Treasure Pavilion, and cheered up the spirit of twelve points, and waited for the battle.
Gu Ye's keen intuition told her that this shop was unusual. Especially in the atmosphere at this time, there seems to be a sense of depression that the mountain rain is coming. She looked around alarmedly, and noticed that there were suddenly a lot more guests on the first floor.
Seeing that the little girl's eyes were a little more vigilant, Yin Lu suddenly remembered what the palace had told him: only need to be protected "from afar". The guards of the Hidden Treasure Pavilion are all carefully cultivated by the Hidden Soul Palace, released for training, and after selection, they become the back-up of the hidden guards. Unexpectedly, just after taking action, he was noticed by the little girl of the Gu family. What a keen observation!
Hidden Shadow hurriedly made a gesture to the shopkeeper. Soon, the guards who were hiding among the guests retreated. The danger was lifted, and Gu Ye's slightly frowning brow calmed down a little.
"Shopkeeper, you have done a good job in the security measures in this store!" The small movements of the hidden dragon, of course, did not escape Gu Ye's eyes.
Yinlu laughed a few times, glared at the real shopkeeper fiercely, and explained: "Our Yinzhen Pavilion, the cheapest commodity, also costs hundreds of taels of silver. If the security measures are not in place, it will be a catastrophe for us. Just now, he was just secretly training the guards in the store. I didn't expect to be recognized by you, girl! It seems that our protection capabilities need to be strengthened! ”
"It's already very good!" Gu Ye stared at some of the guards disguised as guests with interest, and left the venue one by one. It turned out to be a small drill, which made her nervous. I thought I had a robbery!
The secret guards in the store are already very tightly hidden! Even he may not be able to see through them one by one, but he can't escape the eyes of the little girl of the Gu family. She can't be just an ordinary little village girl, what is her origin? The hidden lure turned a thousand times in his heart.
"Shopkeeper, I heard that there is a new treasure of the town store in your store, why didn't you see it!" Gu Ye's mind returned to business.
It's not that he is a little too much to promote, and the guests who come to admire the glass tea set every day almost crowd the first floor. The owner hasn't come yet, and in order to prevent damage to the glasswork, the hidden dragon has to move the "treasure of the town store" to the third floor.
The first floor of the Hidden Pavilion is a place to entertain ordinary guests, and anyone can come and visit. There will be certain restrictions above the second floor. Customers who go up to the second floor have to pay a deposit of 1,000 taels to prove that they have enough spending power. And if you want to enter the third floor, you have to pay 10,000 taels of silver.
If there is no desired item, the silver will be refunded in full. If you see what you like, you can pay with a deposit, and refund more and make up for less.
However, this regulation is naturally an exception for the Gu family brothers and sisters. Yin Lu pointed to the third floor and said, "The girl wants to see the glass products, please follow down to the third floor." ”
Gu Ye didn't think much about it, followed behind the "shopkeeper", raised his feet and went upstairs. Gu Ming took two steps closely, followed behind her sister, and was about to go upstairs, but was rudely pulled by her sleeve.
"What are you doing? Do I know you? Gu Ming looked back in surprise and saw a strange fat man, holding his sleeve tightly. He shook it, but he didn't shake it off.
The fat man shouted unconvinced: "Why can he go up to the second floor, but I can't?" He was poor and sour-looking, and Lao Tzu didn't believe that he could hand over a deposit of 1,000 taels of silver!! ”