Shen was overjoyed and said quickly, "Then I'll plan some jewelry and then talk to Panpan and ask her to help us plan it."

"I'll go early tomorrow morning. Tell Mom tomorrow that I'm going to her house to get something to eat for her. She won't say anything. She'd love for me to go back more often!"

As she said this, she packed up her dowry and prepared to look up the jewelry to Su Panpan the next day and ask her for advice.

The next day, Shen was happily walking towards Su Panpan's house with the packed dowry.

After walking a few steps, she thought for a moment and turned back. She carefully wrapped up a handful of peanuts that she had secretly hidden before and originally intended to give to Linlin and Sisi, and took them with her.

At this moment, Su Panpan was in the yard.

Qin Mu was fetching water from the kitchen tank, Xiaoxiao was hanging out clothes, and Qin Xiao and Yueyue were having fun playing with the vixen.

The vixen barked again, and they all shouted in unison, "Second Aunt!"

When Shen heard this, she was delighted and responded quickly, "Hey, come here, I'll give you some peanuts."

After saying that, he distributed the peanuts to the children.

When Su Panpan heard the voice, she hurried out and welcomed Shen into the house.

Su Panpan saw Shen and quickly welcomed her into the house. Shen couldn't wait to open the package, showing the jewelry inside, and said, "Panpan, please help me take a look, how much are these worth?"

Inside the package, there was a pair of jade earrings. The jade was emerald green and transparent, and was inlaid with fine silver threads, which looked exquisite and elegant.

There is also an emerald pearl necklace, the pearls are round and full, emitting a soft luster, and the emerald pendant is icy and fluorescent, and the combination is gentle and dignified.

Since opening the shop, Su Panpan has been intensively studying jewelry knowledge. These jewels are obviously the ones that only wealthy families can own.

There are also two gold bracelets with exquisite peony patterns carved on the surface. The petals are stretched out and lifelike, sparkling brightly in the light.

In addition, there is a sapphire ring, the sapphire is deep blue and dazzling.

There are also two hairpins, one is a white magnolia hairpin, which is pure white, with delicate and warm petals, and the stamens are dotted with a few strands of gold threads, as if it still carries the morning dew, fresh and refined.

The other is a red coral hairpin. The bright coral color is as bright as flame, and its shape is like a phoenix spreading its wings to fly. The tail of the phoenix is ​​inlaid with emerald green gems, which is extraordinarily gorgeous.

There is also a colorful necklace made up of five kinds of gems: red, blue, green, yellow and white. Each gem has been carefully polished, smooth and round, and the colorful light shines against each other. The connection of the necklace is an exquisite gold flower shape, with exquisite craftsmanship and ingenuity.

Su Panpan looked at it carefully, and after making an estimate in her mind, she said, "Second uncle and sister-in-law, if you take these jewelry to the pawn shop, you should be able to exchange them for a lot of money, but it's really a pity."

Shen's face showed regret. "Actually, I don't want to be one either. This is what my mother secretly hid when my father was demoted. She wanted it to be used as a keepsake for me after I got married. All the other jewelry in the house was confiscated, leaving only these. But right now, there's no other choice. For the sake of my children and our future, this is the only option."

"Does Zhao know that you have these dowries?" Su Panpan asked curiously.

"When I married, my father had been demoted for many years. My official dowry consisted of two boxes of clothing, two bolts of cloth, six quilts, eight stools, a table, ten bags of grain, five chickens and five ducks, as well as some other small items like bamboo baskets, cloth shoes, etc. These were all given to me by my mother in private, so my mother-in-law didn't know about it. Only I knew about it."

"Yes, otherwise she would force you to sell it and then pocket it all."

"She took all my clothes, beddings and fabrics."

"Why don't you go to the pawnshop in town today and ask. I'll go with you. I happen to be wanting to go to the market in town these days!"

"Okay, I'll feel more confident now that my sister-in-law can accompany me." Shen, who had just had a worried look on her face, gradually smiled.

"Let's take Erniu's cart. It just so happens that he doesn't have to make deliveries recently, so his cart is idle."

After saying that, Su Panpan arranged for the child, and then she and Shen took Zhang Erniu's car to go to the town.

Along the way, Shen and Su Panpan sat in the ox cart. Zhang Erniu listened to Su Panpan and Shen chatting and knew that Shen also wanted to split up.

Zhang Erniu was surprised and asked, "Why did you suddenly have this idea?"

Su Panpan continued, "Zhao is too much. She always bullies my second uncle and his wife. There is no peace in our family."

"This life is really unbearable."

Soon, the three of them arrived in town, and Erniu was waiting outside.

They went into the pawnshop.

The shopkeeper took Shen's jewelry and looked at it carefully.

After a while, the shopkeeper frowned and said while examining the jewelry with a magnifying glass, "Although the materials of these jewelry are quite good and the craftsmanship is quite exquisite, but in today's market, the price... I'm afraid it won't be what you want."

Shen and Su Panpan's hearts immediately rose to their feet. Shen anxiously asked, "Boss, what price can you give me? These are all my dowry. I really had to pawn them because my family encountered difficulties."

The shopkeeper put down the jewelry, stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes, slowly stretched out a few fingers, and quoted a price.

Upon hearing this, Shen's face turned pale instantly, and she said in a trembling voice, "How can it be so little? Shopkeeper, please take a closer look. These are all top-quality materials."

Su Panpan also chimed in, "Shopkeeper, this is too much! These are worth at least thirty taels of silver now. Your ten taels is too little. Please give us a fair price. We really have no other choice."

The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly, a look of embarrassment on his face as he said, "Madam, it's not that I don't want to pay a high price, it's just that business is so difficult these days, and I'm taking the risk of accepting these things. How about this, I'll increase the price a little bit, this is already my limit."

Shen bit her lip, her eyes filled with reluctance and helplessness. After hesitating for a long time, she finally nodded and said, "Okay, that's it. I just hope this difficult time will pass quickly so I can redeem them."

"Twelve taels? Why don't you just rob it? Second uncle's wife, I have something to say to you, come here." Seeing that Shen was about to hand over the jewelry, Su Panpan hurriedly pulled her away to a corner.

"Second uncle, why don't you sell your jewelry to me? The child of a distant relative of mine is getting married. This relative saved my life when I was a child, so I have to give her a gift for such a big event. When you came this morning, I saw these dowries and wanted to buy them, but I was afraid that the price I offered was too low. Now the pawnshop owner's price is too low, so how about I offer you thirty taels?" Su Panpan casually found an excuse to buy Shen's dowry.

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