Chapter 5 Transaction

  When Chen Chu walked into the back hall, an energetic old man was kneeling beside a small table carefully examining two 100-yuan bills. The old man, who was fully focused, did not notice that Chen Chu and his partner had already entered the back hall.

  Chen Chuli took a glance around and saw that the furnishings in the back hall were very ordinary, and there was no fierce-looking executioner as he had imagined. Chen Chu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

  "The shopkeeper, I've brought the owner of the goods," said the apprentice, walking up to the old man and speaking in a respectful and hushed tone.

  At this time, the old shopkeeper finally came to his senses and raised his head towards Chen Chu. Chen Chu noticed that the old man first showed a hint of surprise, then got up enthusiastically to welcome him. Chen Chu understood that the hint of surprise was directed at his outfit, which was vastly different from those of ancient people.

  "Please sit down," said the old shopkeeper, leading Chen Chu to a small table and then kneeling down himself across from Chen Chu.

  Just as he was about to speak, the old shopkeeper noticed that the store clerk was still standing beside him, so he said: "This has nothing to do with you, go and watch the front." The store clerk responded with a sound, and then retreated.

  "This young master, may I ask your esteemed surname and given name?" The old shopkeeper said with a bow, his expression quite respectful.

  Chen Chu also learned from the other's gesture and cupped his fist: "I dare not, my surname is Chen, single name Chu."

  The old shopkeeper nodded and said, "Mr. Chen, I'll be straightforward with you, our store hopes to buy these two paintings." The old shopkeeper's words had a hidden meaning, as buying and pawning were two different concepts. If it was a pawn, the item would still belong to the original owner on the condition that they could redeem it within a certain period of time by paying back the loan. During this time, the pawnshop was not allowed to dispose of the item arbitrarily. However, if it was a sale, once the transaction was complete, the item would become the property of the pawnshop. In the pawnbroking industry, this was also known as "dead pawning".

  Chen Chu is also a figure who has been in the scene for a few years, of course, he can understand the old boss's meaning. Chen Chu's original intention was to hope to sell some money.

  Chen Chu nodded and said: "Alright, then please name a price, old shopkeeper."

  The old shopkeeper saw the young man in front of him with a calm and composed demeanor, and felt that he was also an expert, so he didn't dare to cheat, and after some thought, he gave a price.

  "Five thousand gold, what does Master Chen think?" The old shopkeeper stretched out his five fingers and said with great momentum, but he waited for half a while and the other party didn't have any reaction.

  The old shopkeeper looked at the other's smiling and calm expression, and couldn't help but secretly sigh, this Liu young master seems to be a real expert! Our side is probably going to have to shed some blood!

  The old shopkeeper didn't know that the 'connoisseur' opposite him was already shocked speechless. Chen Chu, although not very familiar with history, also knew that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, five thousand gold was an absolute fortune.

  My god! I'm rich! Putting down the RMB and going back to ancient times, it's actually worth this much money! There are still thirty or so tickets on me, how many gold coins will that be?!

  Chen Chu was excited for no reason, but his face didn't show any expression, this was the skill he had honed over the years in the business world.

  "Six thousand taels of gold! This is the highest price our store can offer, Master Chen!" The old shopkeeper looked at Chen Chu with some tension. This was a big deal, and if it went through, he would also reap great benefits. Don't think that this is an ancient person losing their mind, using a large amount of gold to exchange for these two seemingly useless banknotes. You should know that the craftsmanship of making banknotes in Chen Chu's previous life in modern society was also extremely advanced. Otherwise, why couldn't counterfeit bills be made to deceive people? In this ancient era, nearly two thousand years ago, the craftsmanship of these banknotes could only be described as divine, and their value was absolutely impossible to estimate. This is also why the old shopkeeper was willing to pay a high price for these two banknotes - his vision was indeed keen!

  When he heard the new number reported by the other party, Chen Chu's excited heart almost stopped beating. He suppressed his excitement and nodded lightly.

  Chen Chu nodded in agreement, and the old shopkeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Then the old shopkeeper clapped his hands towards the door and a swordsman walked in.

  The man bowed and said to the old shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, what are your orders?"

  "Bring over 60,000 taels of gold."

  The man with the sword at his waist was visibly startled and asked in surprise: "Six thousand taels of gold?"

  The old shopkeeper nodded and waved his hand: "Go quickly."

  "Yes." The swordsman replied and immediately turned around and left.

  This man with a sword should be the bodyguard of this pawnshop. Chen Chu thought so.

  After that man left, the old shopkeeper said to Chen Chu: "Mr. Chen, please wait for a moment." Chen Chu nodded and didn't speak.

  About half an hour later, the man with a sword at his waist finally returned, followed by six strong men who carried three large wooden chests into the back hall.

  Before Chen Chu could react, the old shopkeeper said to the man with the sword: "Open it."

  "Yes." The sword-carrying man bowed his fist to the old shopkeeper and immediately opened three large chests.

  Suddenly, a dazzling gold appeared before Chen Chu's eyes. Looking at so much gold, Chen Chu finally couldn't keep up with his image and was stunned on the spot.

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