"I've been to that and that one before, which one do you want to go?"

Du Yong pointed to the two stores in front and asked Lingling that it is now located in Jewelry Street in the west of the city, which is very prosperous. Most of the visitors are big ladies or ladies. There are also many combinations of boys and girls like Du Yong and Lingling.

"Young Master, the decorations of those two shops are so luxurious, the things inside must be very expensive. How about changing to a smaller shop? Or buying them at a stall?"

Lingling looked quite contradictory, with a very yearning look, but she said she didn't want it.

Du Yong smiled and said, "On this street, the prices of all the things in the shops are similar. They have joined forces to set rules that they must not maliciously lower prices to destroy the market. On the stall, the prices of things will indeed be much cheaper, but the quality cannot be guaranteed, and there are many fakes."

"Fake?"

In Lingling's impression, this kind of wealthy street should be frequently visited by government officials to crack down on counterfeit goods or tax evasion.

Du Yong thought for a while and explained: "It is a bit serious to say that the counterfeit goods are inferior. For example, the gold and silver content is insufficient, the pearls are not big enough, the jadeite is not of sufficient water, the workmanship is rough, etc. Even if the price is low, it will be a loss if you buy it, because it does not preserve the value, and the transfer again is basically a bargain price."

"oh!"

Lingling nodded thoughtfully, then felt a little embarrassed: "Lingling doesn't understand these."

Du Yong chuckled and said, "What's the shame of this? You'll understand it if you do it a few more times. Come on."

After saying that, he took the cloth bag containing the ancient scrolls and stones in Lingling's hand, and led the way to the shop on the left.

Lingling was stunned for a moment, quickly stepped forward, reached out to grab the cloth bag: "How can you let the young master take it?"

Du Yong didn't say: "Don't talk so much nonsense. You want to try jewelry later. How can you try it with something? Don't say that these broken stones are really a bit heavy. You have held it for so long, and your hands are sore, right?"

“It’s not sour.”

Lingling smiled silly and asked curiously: "Young Master really wants to knock on these stones with a hammer to vent his anger?"

Du Yong casually said: "I am rich and willful!"

Lingling: "..."

Du Yong laughed and said, "Just kidding, the ancient scrolls have taken advantage of it. The boss wants two thousand taels, but we still have one thousand taels, so these stones are used to take care of Boss He's business."

Lingling was still a little distressed: "Young Master, I want Lingling to say that even if it is one thousand taels, buying a paper is very expensive!"

Du Yong shook his head: "After all, it is an antique, and it also contains text. Just using it for research is worth this price."

What a joke, the pink-grade body protection technique, let alone one thousand taels, even ten thousand taels, twenty thousand taels, or even fifty thousand taels, Du Yong would not blink.

Du Yong was very excited all the way. If he had to behave normally, he would have to laugh to the sky.

As for these three strange stones, they were indeed bought to study, and eighty taels are not expensive.

"Oh, Mr. Du, please come in quickly!"

The old shopkeeper had sharp eyes. As soon as Du Yong and Lingling entered the door, he came warmly.

Du Yong nodded slightly and said politely: "Shopkeeper, you look good. It seems that the business is quite good, and you can receive a lot of bonuses at the end of the year. You should be getting dividends, right?"

When the old shopkeeper heard this, he waved his hand and chuckled, "Young Master Du, don't laugh at me, why do you pay me any dividends? Even if the prince is willing to give it to me, I won't dare to ask for it."

He turned his head to look at Lingling, with confusion: "Young Master Du, who is this lady?"

Du Yong introduced: "You can call her Miss Ling or Miss Ling, either."

The old shopkeeper said politely: "It turns out to be Miss Ling, I have long admired it for a long time! Miss Ling has such outstanding appearance and temperament. If she wears the jewelry in our store, it will definitely be a big wing."

Lingling was a little embarrassed to be praised so much.

Du Yong laughed and said, "Shopkeeper, you use this word. Do you want to say that she is a tigress?"

Lingling was just happy when she suddenly heard Du Yong's teasing and couldn't help rolling her eyes, quite speechless.

The old shopkeeper gently patted his mouth: "Oh, I'm wronged, Miss Ling, please don't be surprised. Change the word, is it good to add icing on the cake?"

Lingling chuckled: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay."

After chatting, the old shopkeeper welcomed Du Yong and Lingling to the side and asked the guy to have some good tea. Then he asked: "I wonder what accessories Miss Ling wants to buy? The store has a lot of things and the price is very affordable."

The old shopkeeper is very familiar with the west part of the city. He has never seen Lingling before. He thought in his heart that she was not the lady of a wealthy family, but the daughter of a small family that Du Yong liked. Because Lingling had almost no jewelry on her body, she just had a hairpin.

Lingling looked at the extremely lively counter: "Why should I take a look by myself?"

The old shopkeeper said: "There are ordinary things on the counter, and they are not worthy of Miss Ling's temperament..."

Du Yong interrupted: "What are you doing when you say so much? If you have any fun, just take it all."

The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "Okay, I'll get it now, let's wait."

After he arrived, Lingling asked in a low voice: "Young Master, is this store run by the prince's house?"

Du Yong nodded: "It's the Iron Hat Prince I told you last time, the one that occupied two streets. I tell you that his family's business is endless, and it's available in all walks of life. It is said that his family's money is more than Shaofu Temple."

"Is that amazing?"

Lingling was very surprised. She knew that Shaofu Temple was the emperor's wallet.

Du Yongli said so naturally: "Of course it's amazing. Who dares to inconvene his family on this acre of three-point land in the capital?"

Lingling lowered her voice: "His family has so much money, won't Your Majesty stare at it? In recent years, hasn't the court been short of money?"

Du Yong shook his head: "Although he is not in power, he has a good reputation. He will donate silver every year to support the court. In the Golden Sword Fish Incident, he donated tens of thousands of taels to fishermen in Sichuan, Ming, Sichuan and Ning counties."

Lingling praised: "He donated tens of thousands of taels, so he is very good, better than those rich businessmen."

Du Yong said lightly: "This kind of thing is just a prince with an iron hat. Even if a wealthy businessman has that intention, it is difficult to implement it. If he is not careful, he will be deprived of a hat that buys the people's hearts. The consequences will be quite serious, and maybe the whole family will be lost."

Lingling frowned: "How could this happen?"

Du Yong laughed and said, "Donating money is not that simple. Only when the royal family issues an order can merchants donate openly, and most of them are in the form of donating money and getting titles. Donating tens of thousands of taels can you get a small title."

Lingling obviously didn't understand this very well, and she said in confusion: "Isn't the title only available for military merit?"

Du Yong explained: "The title obtained by donating money is a false one. It only has a name. You cannot receive money per month or pass it on to your descendants."

Lingling curled her lips: "Then what's the use of such a title?"

Du Yong smiled and said, "Of course it is useful. At least others will respect it a little, and will broaden the circle, which is good for business, and can help the younger generations in the family meet more useful friends. Many merchants start by donating money."

Speaking of this, Du Yong was a little confused: "You have been to the capital for several years. Have you never heard of these common sense?"

Lingling was stunned and shook her head: "When I was at the Sha family, I served my wife every day, and I rarely had the opportunity to go out. The maids gathered together to talk about the trivial matters of life, or interesting things about the young master and the young lady. They rarely talked about the affairs in the court, because Mr. Sha never let us talk about those things, and we didn't understand."

Du Yong sighed: "It's better if you can't do that."

At this time, the old shopkeeper came over with a few exquisite small wooden boxes, with a smile on his face: "You two have been waiting for a long time, let's take a look at these."

The small wooden box was placed on the table, and all opened it, all of which were gold jewelry, and a few pearls were brought.

Du Yong was amused when he saw it: "Hairpin, headdress, necklace, ring, bracelet, bracelet, and style look like a set."

The old shopkeeper smiled: "When I saw Miss Ling so simple, I simply took a set. The materials were very good, and they were made by the master in the store."

"Lingling, do you like it?" Du Yong asked.

No need to ask, Lingling's eyes were all over, and she didn't notice that Du Yong was asking her.

"Just this is the one, give it a real price. You know I won't bargain." Du Yong looked at the old shopkeeper.

"With the friendship between the prince and Du's mansion, I will never dare to pay a false price. The whole set is 1,400 taels." The old shopkeeper said seriously.

"One thousand four hundred taels?"

When Lingling, who was in a daze, heard the price, immediately woke up, looked at Du Yong, and shook her head slightly.

Du Yong smiled, took out the silver notes from her small cloth bag and counted them to the old shopkeeper.

This price is not cheap, but it is not too expensive. It must have been a good discount. The master's work is rare.

The old shopkeeper took the silver note and thanked him, and asked, "Mr. Du, Miss Ling, do you want to take it away in person, or do you send it to the mansion?"

Du Yong waved his hand: "Why not that troublesome? Isn't it enough to wear them all?"

The old shopkeeper clapped his hands and said, "That's right."

After saying that, he called a girl to come over and help Lingling wear it.

Lingling had no choice but to sit down and let the little girl do anything.

The little girl's movements were very quick and she quickly helped Lingling wear them and praised: "Miss Ling is so beautiful!"

The old shopkeeper gave a thumbs up and agreed: "It's definitely like a tiger's wings, no... it's icing on the cake."

Lingling looked at the bronze mirror. Although she didn't say anything, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she obviously liked it very much. Then she looked at Du Yong and waited for comment.

Du Yong clapped his palms: "It's pretty good!"

Lingling smiled foolishly and said, "Young Master, is it really good?"

Du Yong shrugged and raised his foot to move forward: "Don't be so stinky, go!"

Lingling quickly followed.

The old shopkeeper laughed and saw him off: "You two are walking slowly, welcome to come next time."
Chapter completed!