**Period, the Guo family pawnshop stood quietly in the bustling city. The owner of the pawnshop, Boss Guo, has a pair of small eyes that are bright, as if he can perceive people's hearts, so he is nicknamed "Guo Xiaoyan". He has a sharp eye, is good at recognizing people, and is also good at appreciating treasures.
On this day, the pawnshop welcomed a special guest. A young man in a long robe, with a pale face and a weak posture, as if he had come out of a large family. He hugged a blue cloth bag tightly in his arms, with a hint of shyness and eagerness, and said, "I want to be a thing." ”
Guo Xiaoyan knew in his heart that this young man must have encountered great difficulties before he chose to pawn his precious things. He asked softly, "I don't know what Mr. wants to be?" He held out his hand and motioned for the young man to hand him the burden.
However, the young man shook his head, his voice weak but firm: "I want to be bored." ”
Guo Xiaoyan was slightly stunned, the risk of being stuffy was extremely great, because once the item was worthless, the other party might not come back to redeem it. But at the same time, it also means greater profits. He glanced at the burden in the young man's arms, and he already had a plan in his heart.
Fifty oceans, one month in the current period, feasible? The young man asked softly.
Guo Xiaoyan smiled slightly: "Of course you can." He secretly rejoiced in his heart that this business would be a sure success.
The young man opened the baggage, revealing a purple and black leaf red sandalwood box. Guo Xiaoyan's eyes froze, and he agreed to the young man's request without hesitation. He paid fifty oceans, issued a pawn ticket, and agreed to redeem the silver for seventy oceans after a month. He then carefully placed the box in a pawnshop-specific box and affixed a seal.
After the young man left, Guo Xiaoyan smiled proudly: This young man is really too young, can the contents be bad when he uses such an expensive Xiaoye red sandalwood box to pack things? He couldn't wait to open the box, and inside was a radiant blue and white jade pot spring bottle!
Guo Xiaoyan held the bottle and looked at it carefully for a long time. With his eyesight, he can conclude that this is a genuine product from the Qianlong period, worth at least a thousand oceans! That night, Guo Xiaoyan was so excited that she lost sleep ......
However, a month passed, and the young man never came to redeem his things. Guo Xiaoyan was a little uneasy in his heart, could it be that he was in more trouble? Or has he already left the city? For countless nights, Guo Xiaoyan lay on the bed tossing and turning, thinking about the whereabouts of the young man and the mysterious blue and white jade pot spring bottle.
The next morning, as soon as the pawnshop man removed the heavy door panel, a dusty young man stepped into the shop. Guo Xiaoyan looked fixedly, wasn't this the young man who came to be a thing a few days ago?
The young man's face was filled with a relieved smile, and he said to Guo Xiaoyan, "Boss, I'll redeem you." He cautiously handed over the pawn ticket. Guo Xiaoyan took the pawn ticket, polite on the surface, but in his heart he had already begun to calculate. He smiled slightly, then his expression changed, and he shook his head and said, "Oops, it's expired." ”
The young man eagerly explained: "It's only one day overdue, boss, I just scraped together the ransom last night and came over early in the morning." ”
Guo Xiaoyan's face became more and more gloomy: "You know, rules are rules." A day is overdue, even if it's just for a moment. ”
The young man begged bitterly: "Boss, you can be accommodating." It's my family heirloom, and if I can't redeem it, I can't live. Why don't I give me more interest? ”
Guo Xiaoyan interrupted him coldly: "Even if you give a mountain of gold, you can't do it." ”
The young man's face turned pale, and he suddenly fell to his knees: "It seems that you are interested in seeing wealth." ”
Guo Xiaoyan disdainfully asked the guy to bring the box: "You open your eyes and see clearly, have I touched your box?" "The seal was still intact, how could he have opened it?
The young man was about to come forward to check, but was stopped by the guys. Guo Xiaoyan shouted angrily: "Don't get close!" How could I possibly have seen what's inside? Then he asked the man to take the box away.
The young man was in great pain and cried loudly: "Boss, you are so ruthless! You're trying to kill me! With that, he turned away in despair.
Soon after, a news spread in the city: a young master of an official eunuch's family in the city became a family heirloom in desperation due to a family accident. Unfortunately, because the ticket expired and could not be redeemed, his mother died in a hurry. The young master was also hit hard by this incident and disappeared without a trace. And the eunuch's house also suffered a heavy blow because of this.
When Guo Xiaoyan heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart. He thought of the young man who had come to ransom him, and guessed that he was the young master. He felt deeply remorseful: he was only interested in coveting that windfall, but he indirectly killed his mother. Now the young man's whereabouts are unknown, and his fate is uncertain. He learned from the pain and secretly vowed that he would never lose his humanity for money again.
A few years passed like a white horse, and the warlords made the people live in misery, Guo Xiaoyan stuck to his pawnshop, like a bright light swaying in the wind.
One day, the pawnshop welcomed an uninvited guest. The man was five big and three thick, and his messy hair and beard covered part of his face, especially the purple-red scar on his left cheek, which made his left eye slanted a little bit, and looked intimidating. Guo Xiaoyan's heart tightened, and he didn't know what kind of trouble he would encounter this time.
The big man put down something in front of the counter and said in a rough voice: "Boss, I want to be twenty oceans, redeem it in a month, stuffy!" ”
Stuffy? Guo Xiaoyan was taken aback. He quietly wanted to see the other party's things, but found that it was another small leaf red sandalwood box! His heart was lifted again.
He steadied himself and wrote down the pawn ticket. The ransom due was thirty oceans, and the box was sealed in front of the big man. After the big man left, Guo Xiaoyan still couldn't calm down for a long time.
A month passed, and Dahan did not appear. Guo Xiaoyan was worried. After another month, the big man finally appeared, and he said expressionlessly: "Boss, I just scraped together enough money, I know that it is overdue, and I am willing to pay more interest, can I redeem it?" ”
Guo Xiaoyan sighed, nodded and said, "Of course you can, you don't need to pay more interest." With that, he took out the box. But Dahan didn't answer, but asked a question that made Guo Xiaoyan's heart tremble: "Boss, I heard that you also took such a lump of money a few years ago, and you refused to redeem it after only one day of expiration, is there such a thing?" ”
Guo Xiaoyan's heart trembled, and he admitted: "There is such a thing." Dahan sneered: "Then why are you willing to redeem it today?" ”
Guo Xiao's eyes were full of tears: "Because I was confused for a while, I was greedy." Later I learned that the young man's mother had died as a result of the incident, and the young man's whereabouts were unknown. I'm guilty......He wiped the moist corners of his eyes, "I've been looking for that young man for the past few years, I want to atone for my sins, but I haven't found him. I am afraid that I will not be able to atone for this sin for the rest of my life. ”
Dahan's eyes were indifferent: "Boss, you come with me, someone wants to look for you." ”
Guo Xiaoyan was helpless, so he had to follow the big man out. They came to the outskirts, and the big man said, "Boss, if you secretly open the box again like last time, then you will die!" ”
Guo Xiaoyan took a step back in shock, only to see the big man holding his breath and carefully opening the box. He inserted a small pair of scissors into the gap, cut something with a "snap", and only then did he open the box completely. Guo Xiao was shocked when he saw it - it was actually a grenade inside!
Dahan had just cut the string of a grenade. After he picked up the grenade and pulled out the string, white smoke came out, and Guo Xiaoyan was frightened. The big man threw the grenade far away, and the dust flew after a loud "boom".
Dahan said coldly: "Do you remember that weak scholar a few years ago? That's me! ”
Guo Xiaoyan looked at him in shock: "You ......."You're the scholar? ”
A look of pain flashed in Dahan's eyes: "At that time, it was only one day overdue, and you refused to let me redeem it." I kneel down and beg you, but you still won't. Do you think I hate it? I hate you! Hate those dog officers who framed my father! Hate the world! I finally realized that there was no use in this cannibalistic world, and I was a scholar, so I went up to the mountains and became a bandit. The days of licking blood with a knife have changed my face and temperament greatly, and killing people has become commonplace. ”
A look of pain flashed in Dahan's eyes: "I've been wondering if I've done something wrong for the past few years. But today I decided to let you go, because you still have a good heart, and I hope you will do it yourself. With that, he rolled over and galloped away, leaving a sentence: "I hope you will do it yourself." ”
After this catastrophe, Guo Xiaoyan finally realized that he had his duty to operate and be good from then on. It is strange that in that stormy era, his wife survived countless difficulties peacefully.