manynovel Chapter 137 Upgrading Calligraphy Skills
Chapter 137 Upgrading Calligraphy Skills
Zhang Shouan thought Jiang Youzhen would be satisfied, but unexpectedly Jiang Youzhen just smiled and shook his head.
"Mr. Zhang, I can guarantee that this agate will sell for about two or three kilograms, so it should sell for at least three thousand taels, right? And the jade looks like mutton-fat jade, and it has been polished out so much, so the quality and size inside will definitely not disappoint you. I want four hundred taels, which is not expensive at all."
Jiang Youzhen was a little reluctant to sell it. "Gold has a price, but jade is priceless. With such a large jade, if I sell it for a pair of bracelets, a few jade pendants and bead rings, do you still think four hundred taels is too much?"
Zhang Shouan did laugh, "I've been playing with raw jade for several years, and I can't tell how much jade is in it. You say you can tell, and you guarantee it? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
He thought that the young man in front of him might be a little arrogant because he had just come into contact with these things. Even those experienced people often made mistakes! Who could still see what was inside the stone?
"I can guarantee it, but I also know that business is business, so I'll give you a lot of profit. If you think it's not worth it, I'll go to another store. Even if the deal doesn't work out, we'll still be friends. We'll meet again in the future."
Jiang Youzhen certainly dared to guarantee that the gambling stone skill rewarded by the system was not an ordinary skill. Although there was no X-ray vision, he could still see the general idea, and the probability of making a mistake was as small as 0.000001%.
Don’t ask why it’s not 100%. It’s because the system is happy and willing, but it just won’t give it.
Zhang Shouan began to hesitate. The quality of the stone materials was indeed top-notch, but he was still a little hesitant to gamble. If he failed in the gamble, that would be hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver, and he would suffer a huge loss!
"I heard before that the owner of Baohuazhai is a man of insight and courage, but now I feel that hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person."
Jiang Youzhen said this and smiled at Zhang Shouan. This was a arrogant provocation.
Zhang Shouan was naturally not going to be fooled by Jiang Youzhen's provocation. He shook his head and laughed, "You are a good provocateur, but I am a dozen years older than you. I am not a young boy and will not be fooled easily."
I didn't expect the other party to be fooled like this. Jiang Youzhen thought to himself: Then I will go to another store, and I will definitely promote it for you after selling it.
"But I really like these four raw materials, so naturally I'm willing to take a gamble!" Seeing Jiang Youzhen packing up the raw materials again, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.
"Boss? Are you really buying it?" Shopkeeper Tong reminded him hurriedly. Thinking of the one thousand taels he had just offered, he couldn't help sweating again.
"Go to the accounting office and get the banknotes!" Now that Zhang Shouan had made the decision, he would not regret it.
Jiang Youzhen immediately bowed to Zhang Shouan and said, "Mr. Zhang is indeed very courageous. I believe that you will not regret buying it."
Zhang Shouan smiled, "Then I'll take your advice! If I really don't buy it, I'm afraid you'll spread the word that I'm a coward, and then how can I go out in the future? Come to Baohuazhai more often if you have good things in the future, and I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."
"How could it be? The boss is so generous, he is a gentleman. Even though I spoke rudely just now, the boss did not get angry. He is humble and kind!"
"However, I have another thing here. I wonder if Mr. Zhang is interested in it?" Jiang Youzhen felt that this man was a good person, so he planned to sell him the ebony as well.
"Oh? Tell me now!"
"ebony!"
Zhang Shouan's eyes lit up immediately, "Hurry up and bring it over to see its quality."
"I can't lift it!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head, then said, "It's about 15 feet long, and if two people were to hug it, it would be over 200 pounds. I can't lift it. I really can't lift it."
"So big? Are you sure? Are you sure it's so big?" Zhang Shouan was shocked, because that was ebony.
"Of course! I can only send a carriage to deliver it in two hours." Jiang Youzhen also kept about 10 meters of it for himself. This kind of good stuff is hard to come by, so naturally he had to keep some for himself.
"Is there really such a big one? Where is it? If it is inconvenient for you, I will send a carriage to pick it up." Zhang Shouan was very excited. If there really was such a big ebony, he could present it to that person and maybe he could return to Beijing.
"That's not necessary. I'll just deliver it in two hours." Jiang Youzhen thought, Jiang Fugui and the others had gone to bed in two hours, so he sneaked out. After returning, he found a secluded place, called a carriage in advance, and asked it to come when the time came.
"Okay, okay! If the quality is good and the price will not disappoint you, Mr. Jiang, then I will be waiting for you here!"
"You're too polite. See you later!" Jiang Youzhen noticed that Zhang Shouan was extremely excited when he heard that the ebony was so big. Although such a big ebony was indeed priceless, the other party did not seem to be doing it for that.
After leaving Baohuazhai, Jiang Youzhen's storage space had another 4,200 taels of silver. She was also a little excited. Although she had made several hundred taels each time before, she was still very excited to sell so much silver at one time.
Walking in the market, Jiang Youzhen wanted to buy everything she saw. How about buying two shops? She thought about it and decided to forget it. It was rare for her to come to the capital, and she would go to the capital in the future, so she might as well wait until she got there to buy!
Seeing a stall selling red bean cakes nearby, Jiang Youzhen bought some and prepared to take them home to let his family try them.
That’s right! Jiang Youzhen just remembered that the four treasures of the study he was using were given by Tong Huaian. He must use better ones in the future. He can’t treat himself badly, right?
[System releases task, check-in location: Yingxuezhai, host, please complete the check-in task as soon as possible! If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. If you want to have good calligraphy, the matching four treasures of the study are the perfect aid! Please keep up the good work~]
Ouch! You said so much nonsense when you released the task this time? I just want to ask you why you didn’t say more when you signed in at the Tiankeng Land before?
Jiang Youzhen: This system is really not a good one.
System: I don’t care whether I want to say it or not. I’ll say it when I think of it. You are supported by me working hard, yet you still talk so much nonsense.
Since we are going to buy the four treasures of the study, then this Yingxuezhai must be the one that sells the four treasures of the study? Jiang Youzhen was wandering around the market while looking for this shop.
"Sir, please come in. Do you want to buy some four treasures of the study? Would you like me to introduce them to you?" Jiang Youzhen quickly found Yingxuezhai. As soon as he walked in, a waiter came up to greet him.
This shop is also very large, with two floors. With Jiang Youzhen's current attire and status, he would definitely not be able to enter the second floor.
[The host has completed the Yingxuezhai sign-in task. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the intermediate calligraphy skill, a Duan inkstone with Chi pattern, a Chengxintang paper (one cut for 100 sheets), a small regular script wolf-hair brush, and an ingot of eight-treasure medicinal ink]
Wow! This is already a reward, what else do you want to buy? Jiang Youzhen was a little speechless, but the system rewards were all good things, some of which he was reluctant to use, so he should buy some that he could use daily!