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Chapter 41: Poor people with short ambitions

"One hundred and eighty taels! Ambassador Liu, do you think I am Gua Wa Zi?"

"I didn't think you were a fool. I said, Xiao Si'er, if it weren't for my own sake, let alone one hundred and eighty taels, I wouldn't sell it even if I offered two hundred taels!"

"Ambassador Liu, although Chongqing Prefecture is not as good as Chengdu Prefecture, and even less so with the capital city, there are many young and old masters. I, Han Si, have been helping in the yamen for so many years, and I have already known the market prices of official uniforms. I have even inquired about the market prices in the capital city.

"Excuse me. You are asking for an exorbitant price. You don't regard me, Han Si, as your own person."

"What do you know, little Qingshu? In this case, you wait here first."

"What are you waiting for?"

"I'll go get it and show it to you."

Ambassador Cang seemed anxious and went to get it as he said.

Pan Er thought to himself that this was the Daotai Yamen where the troops were put in charge and the people were taken care of. He was a little scared and couldn't help but ask: "Fourth brother, is he going to call for help? A good man doesn't suffer the immediate consequences. How about we leave as soon as he is gone?"

"Why did he call people here? Why should we leave?" Han Xiufeng was not worried at all. He sat down on the Grand Master's chair carelessly, picked up a pear, rubbed it, and started to nibble on it as if no one else was watching.

Pan Er was uneasy, hiding behind him and looking outside.

After waiting for half a stick of incense, Ambassador Cang came back with his official uniform and official hat. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Xiao Sier, come and have a look. You are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparing goods. Take a closer look.

Feel carefully to see if my official uniform is different from what you have seen before!"

"Okay, let me take a look first."

"Go and wash your hands first. Wash your hands before touching them. Can you afford to pay compensation if you touch my official uniform?"

"My hands are clean and I don't have stolen goods." Han Xiufeng didn't bother to find water to wash his hands, so he just wiped Pan Er's body, took the official uniform and looked at it while murmuring: "Ambassador Liu, I think it's almost done.

What’s the difference?”

"Touch the patch!" Ambassador Cang reminded.

"The supplements are almost the same."

"You said you don't know the goods, but you really don't know the goods." Ambassador Cang was anxious. He grabbed the official uniform and asked Han Xiufeng to touch the patch on it, and said angrily: "Touch well, touch carefully, is the texture very hard? You

Feel what I'm wearing, is it as soft as ordinary cloth?"

Bargaining is haggling, but you can't tell lies with your eyes open.

Han Xiufeng touched it and agreed: "It turns out that the tonic on this body is quite hard to the touch."

Ambassador Cang felt much better and reminded: "Can you look at the embroidery thread again?"

"The embroidery thread is different?"

"More than just different!" Ambassador Cang spread out the original official uniform on the public case and said with excitement as if appreciating antiques: "This patch was embroidered by the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, and the colored threads used to embroider the patches are all wrapped outside.

There is a thin layer of silver, which is often called flat gold embroidery, so it feels hard to the touch. The patchwork on this one on me is much worse. It uses embroidery thread, which is often called colorful embroidery, so it feels soft to the touch.

It feels soft and soft. Look, I've only been wearing this for a few days, and it's starting to shed silk."

It turned out that he was not asking for a high price. Han Xiufeng murmured: "Ambassador Liu, I didn't know just now, but now I know. This official uniform of yours is really good. It's really worth one hundred and eighty taels."

"Now that I understand, you don't want to think about who I am, Liu Daquan. I am a seventh-grade magistrate and ambassador with the title of Cangcang. How about extorting your little money?"

"This is, this is, how can you value this little money?"

"You kid, don't try to trick me. I won't try to get into the trick. If you want to get money for this official uniform, even one cent less than one hundred and eighty taels won't do." Ambassador Cang folded the newly unfolded paper.

He said, "I don't like this little money, but this official uniform didn't fall from the sky. Since we are talking about business, we must settle the accounts clearly between brothers."

"Yes, you also spent money to buy it. I can't let you suffer." Han Xiufeng touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Ambassador Liu, I just told you about my family's affairs. I really can't handle it now."

That's a lot of money. Otherwise, I'll buy this official uniform, and you can take it off and keep it."

Ambassador Cang didn't expect that Han Xiufeng would come up with this idea, so he asked dumbfounded: "Xiao Si'er, I am now a seventh-grade civil servant, what's the use of leaving this ninth-grade civil servant's complement? Besides, you just buy official uniforms, don't you?"

If you buy supplements, it will be useless even if you buy them."

"It's useful." Han Xiufeng rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "You can keep the patch and sell it. It's flat gold embroidery. The quality is so good. Just because I, Han Si, can't afford it doesn't mean that others can't. If you keep it, you can always sell it.

It can still be sold for a good price. As for my official uniform, it's just as easy to deal with. I can just wait until I get to the capital to buy colorful embroidery patches and sew them on."

Pan Er almost burst into laughter and couldn't help but add: "Fourth brother, I don't think you need to wait until the capital. You can probably buy it in Chongqing."

"Who are you? You don't even look at where this is. Is it your turn to speak?" Ambassador Cang got angry and looked up at Pan Er angrily.

Pan Er was startled and did not dare to say anything.

Han Xiufeng patted Ambassador Cang's arm and said with a smile: "Ambassador Liu, he is neither old nor young nor knowledgeable. You sir, don't argue with him. Let's continue talking about official uniforms. If you don't want to give up, how much money can you sell for?

"

"If you want to buy the whole piece, there is no point in taking it apart and selling it."

"Oh, I can't go on. Ambassador Liu, it's not that I, Han Si, have to cut your price, but I, Han Si, am really short of money and can't afford it."

Although Ambassador Cang is an official, he is a donor after all, and his rank is low. He has never been looked at seriously by the Taoist authorities. Since he took office, he can only talk to the seventh-room clerk of the Taoist Department, and Han Yucai has been working in the Taoist Department for several years.

Yes, he has a good relationship with the scribes of Qifang, so the ambassador of the Han family has heard about it from the scribes.

Thinking that the little fox in front of him really didn't have much money, he muttered: "One hundred and fifty taels, no more."

Han Xiufeng said without hesitation: "Ambassador Liu, I am not afraid of your ridicule. I can't afford one hundred and fifty taels."

Official uniforms are not made of silver. Even if the silver is stored for a long time, it will become moldy and black. Moreover, this is a ninth-grade civil official uniform. There are many people donating official uniforms, but not many people donating ninth-grade sesame official uniforms. It won't work if it's just packed in a box.

I want to sell but can't.

Ambassador Cang weighed it up, stared at Han Xiufeng and asked, "Let's all be more relaxed. Can you first tell us how much money we can offer?"

"Fifty taels, at most fifty taels."

"Xiao Si'er, I treat you as a self-sufficient person, but you make fun of me!"

Han Xiufeng sighed and said with a sad face: "Ambassador Liu, even if I have the guts, I wouldn't dare to tease you. I really don't have that much money, and I am really poor and short-minded."

"Who is a poor man with short ambitions, a thin horse but long hair? Since you are determined to go to the capital to surrender, who will believe you if you don't have 800 taels of silver in your hand?"

"Whether you believe it or not, I really don't have one." Han Xiufeng didn't want to bargain with him anymore, so he clasped his fists and made a bow: "Ambassador Liu, if there is no business, I will take the first step. We will meet again if we are destined."

"etc."

"Do you have any other instructions?"

Ambassador Cang thought that the official uniform could not be sold in Chongqing. Instead of keeping it in a box and getting moldy, it would be better to exchange it for dozens of taels of silver. He grabbed Han Xiufeng and said, "Fifty taels is just fifty taels."
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