The rookie master's eyes lit up when he saw Qin Qinghong, and he ran over and said diligently: "Brother Qin, you are still in our Qiongyu Building. Are you doing another mission?"
Qin Qinghong coughed lightly, "Just some ordinary daily tasks, are there any events to be held in Qiongyu Tower recently? I see that the NPCs are very busy."
"Brother Qin, have you forgotten?"
The rookie master raised the tray in his hand and said, "Tomorrow is Chinese Valentine's Day, and the sisters in the building are all waiting to beg for help."
The tray in his hand contained silk threads of various colors and a large handful of fine needles.
The rookie master said: "Brother Qin, I'm going to do the mission first."
Qin Qinghong nodded and watched him leave. He had been busy doing tasks these days, but he really forgot that tomorrow was the Chinese Valentine's Day. The ancient Chinese Valentine's Day was also called Women's Day. It was a day when women worshiped the Weaver Girl and begged for cleverness. It is the same as the modern Chinese Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day has different meanings.
He turned around and left Qiongyu Tower and went to the street. Looking at the more than three hundred taels of silver in the game backpack, Qin Qinghong thought that these should be barely enough to buy a gift that Xie Lanyi would like.
The festival is approaching, and the streets are very lively. In addition to the usual items, there are also many vendors selling silk threads, embroidery needles and sweet fruits.
Women in twos and threes travel together, buying things needed for the festival. Their noses are filled with the aroma of freshly baked food, and the shouts of vendors are endless.
Qin Qinghong's mood seemed to be infected by the festive atmosphere, with a smile on his face and thinking about what to give.
The vendor's shout came, "Sir, this is a new jadeite bracelet. It's a great gift for your sweetheart. Would you like to pick one?"
Qin Qinghong's heart moved, and he remembered the emerald white jade bead curtain hanging beside the soup pool, and the white jade wine glass Xie Lanyi used to drink. He must be very fond of jade.
Glancing at the jade pieces on the stall, Qin Qinghong did not stop. The quality of the jade pieces sold at the street stalls was naturally not much better. Qin Qinghong walked along the street for a while and entered a It looks like a luxurious jade shop.
Seeing his extraordinary temperament, the store owner NPC personally came to greet him, "What does this young master want to buy?"
Qin Qinghong said: "Buy some accessories for men."
"Come this way." The store owner NPC extended his hand to invite.
The number of men's jewelry is much smaller than that of women, usually hairpins, finger rings, and hair crowns.
Before the boss could introduce it, Qin Qinghong took a look at the blue water jade hairpin placed in the middle of the counter. The color was even and clear, like a clear deep pool.
"Boss, how do you sell this hairpin?"
The boss rolled up his sleeves and gave Qin Qinghong a thumbs-up, "Young Master has a discerning eye. This is the latest style developed by our store. It uses ice jade. It is the most exquisite in both style and materials. "
Qin Qinghong raised his eyebrows, knowing that this was the boss's foreshadowing before bargaining.
Sure enough, the boss stretched out his hand and there were five fingers, "I won't ask for more from the young master, the price is five hundred taels.
The purchasing power of silver in the game, converted into real currency, is approximately one tael of silver equivalent to six hundred yuan, and five hundred taels is equivalent to three hundred thousand yuan.
This hairpin is indeed made of excellent materials and the carving is exquisite, otherwise Qin Qinghong would not have fallen in love with it at first sight, but the boss's asking price was also much higher than the actual price.
Qin Qinghong naturally would not be taken advantage of, and the silver tael in his hand did not allow him to be taken advantage of. He calmly made a price: "Two hundred taels."
The shop owner's eyes widened. He had seen people bargaining, but he had never seen people bargaining like this. Anyone who had bargained for half the price would get more.
The shop owner had an exaggerated grimace on his face, "Oh, sir, this shop is also a small business. In addition to the cost of raw materials and the cost of the carving master, I won't make much even if I sell this jade hairpin for five hundred taels. You It’s only two hundred taels, but I can’t even get back the money for the raw materials.”
Qin Qinghong also knew that the price he offered was harsh, but he did it on purpose. Only by raising the price from low to higher could he know where the boss's bottom line was.
He pondered for a moment, "Then I'll add another twenty taels. Will you sell it, boss?"
"Hey," the boss said, "Sir, let alone adding twenty taels, even if you add two hundred taels, I can't sell you this hairpin."
"Let's do this," the boss seemed to have made up his mind, "One hundred and fifty taels of West, young master, you can take it if you like."
The boss has been running the store for many years and is naturally a master at bargaining. He suddenly took back the initiative.
Qin Qinghong saw that this boss was not an energy-saving lamp, so he had to resort to the last resort - to retreat in order to advance.
"I'm so shy in my pocket that I can only afford three hundred taels at most. Boss, do you want to sell it?"
"Sir, three hundred taels is too little. Look..."
Before the boss finished speaking, Qin Qinghong turned around and left. Just as he was about to talk about how nice this hairpin was, the shop owner saw that he was about to leave and hurriedly grabbed Qin Qinghong's sleeve and said, "Sir, why are you in such a hurry? If you really I like this hairpin, so I have a solution.”
Qin Qinghong stopped and looked sideways at the shop owner, waiting for him to continue.
The shop owner said: "I definitely can't sell you three hundred taels of this hairpin..."
Qin Qinghong raised his eyebrows and looked at the shop owner with a look in his eyes that said, "Are you kidding me?" The shop owner hurriedly added, "But there is also a piece of the same jade material in the shop, which can be sold to you cheaper. You can probably spend less money by finding a carver yourself.”
Qin Qinghong turned back to the counter and said, "Bring me the jade material."
The shop owner called a waiter and went to the warehouse to bring the jade material. Qin Qinghong took it and took a closer look.
This piece of jade is indeed made from the same piece of jade as the blue water hairpin, but there is a big crack running through the head and tail. If you want to carve it into a hairpin, you have to remove a lot of waste, and it is easy to fail.
The shop owner smiled and said: "Sir, if you only buy this piece of jade, three hundred taels will be enough."
Qin Qinghong sneered. The NPC owner of this store is really a profiteer. "One hundred taels, if you don't sell it, I will go to another store."
The shop owner sighed secretly. Today he met a customer who was knowledgeable and good at bargaining. The carving of this piece of jade was not easy. The money to hire a carving master was a big expense, otherwise he wouldn’t have finished the song. The raw materials look like they are in the warehouse.
The price of 100 taels offered by Qin Qinghong happened to be the price of the raw materials. The shop owner bowed his hands to Qin Qinghong and said: "Young Master is a knowledgeable person, and this jade material is also destined to you, so I sold it to him for 100 taels. "
The clerk stepped forward to wrap up the jade material. Qin Qinghong asked, "Does the shop sell carving tools?"
The shop owner was startled, then nodded, "They are sold for ten taels of silver per set. Do you want it, sir?"
Qin Qinghong nodded, "Bring me a set."
The shop owner asked the waiter to pack another set of tools and handed them to Qin Qinghong. He said, "I didn't expect the young master to be able to carve jade. No wonder he knows so much about jade. He is really versatile."
Qin Qinghong nodded reservedly, took the things and left the jade shop.
