Rebirth: I can easily control the end-of-the-world game

Chapter 455 [Tree Heart] 24

Feng Lan didn't take the words behind him to heart. Liu Qi looked back and showed a vague demonic appearance to the guy who spat at them, grinning and baring his teeth. The guy was so scared that he fell to the ground, stammering and unable to speak. By the time he reacted, Liu Qi and Feng Lan had disappeared in the crowd.

Yucheng is quite big. Feng Lan walked along the street leading into the city. It was a very long street divided into two sides. The right side was more prosperous, with more foreigners and even patrolling police officers. It was a concession, with many new things from the West and a bustling crowd. The left side was a bit deserted.

Feng Lan and Liu Qi went to the back of the street and found three pawnshops. One of them was very big and it didn't look like a pawnshop with so many people coming and going. The owner of the pawnshop had a mysterious smile on his face and a strange light flashing in his eyes. The red light in the pawnshop was very dark and strange. People who went in had a look of fear and fanaticism on their faces.

It’s weird.

Feng Lan took a look and guessed that this kind of pawnshop was not interested in exchanging gold and silver. She led the paper donkey and Liuqi and continued to walk deeper into the street.

The second pawnshop was small, nestled between two spacious foreign companies, and was almost impossible to miss. But when you looked inside, you would see objects piled up close together, including bronze, porcelain, and cultural relics. It looked more like a private antique shop than a pawnshop.

"The pawnshops in Yucheng are all weird." Three pawnshops failed to meet the standards, and even Liuqi felt that there was something special about Yucheng's feng shui.

The third pawnshop was neither big nor small. There were two cleaning clerks in the shop, and a shopkeeper polishing gold ingots sitting behind the tall counter. The light was dim, and there were a few chairs for people to sit and drink tea and bargain.

Normal is touching.

"Yo yo——"

"Hello, sir, please come in. This donkey won't be in the way. It's tied at the door." Seeing movement at the door, the guy holding a feather duster stuck his head out and subconsciously glanced at the guests. He saw that they were two Taoist priests, big and small, and it was rare to see a female and a young boy. What was even more strange was that they were leading a tall donkey. He smiled curiously and took the initiative to step forward to lead the donkey.

The other poured a cup of tea for Feng Lan and Liu Qi respectively, "Please sit here, Manager Liu, someone is here!"

Feng Lan took out a gold hairpin from her arms, or actually from the space. It was a freshly made gold-covered silver peach blossom hairpin. It took Feng Lan some time to make it look antique. After she put the thing on the plate, the shopkeeper Liu who was called also put away the things. The table was empty except for the plate on which the things were placed.

Shopkeeper Liu, wearing Western glasses, squinted his eyes, took a look, touched it, and shook it. He knew that the hairpin was not very valuable. "Gold-plated silver, ordinary craftsmanship, not much collection value. Mr. Layman, besides the value of the gold and silver itself, this hairpin is not worth much."

"Okay," Feng Lan showed just the right amount of melancholy on his face, and his eyes passed over the hairpin reluctantly, and he didn't look at it again.

In a flash, Shopkeeper Liu thought of many stories of wandering and displacement. Finally, his expression remained unchanged. Most of those who came here to pawn their things were desperate people, and they were pawning their ancestral inheritance, beloved tokens of love, old things from the past, chance encounters, etc.

Shopkeeper Liu cleaned the hairpin and weighed it. "Well, it's about three cents. That's a good amount. Our shop can give you one hundred and thirty dollars. No more than that. It's absolutely impossible."

Three qian, or 0.3 liang, is equal to 50 grams. Feng Lan wasn't sure if this price was reasonable for a 15g gold-covered silver hairpin, but she accepted it calmly. "Thank you, shopkeeper. Can you please change one hundred into silver dollars and thirty into loose change?"

The value of dollars is higher than small change and is less likely to fluctuate. Shopkeeper Liu had no intention of making things difficult for the two Taoists, so he naturally agreed.

Coming out of the pawnshop, the guy who untied the paper donkey's rope smiled at Feng Lan and said, "You've taken good care of this donkey. It won't eat or drink anything fed by strangers, and its fur is shiny and smooth. It's obvious that it's destined to live with you and enjoy happiness!"