The old man took the two thousand yuan handed over by Zhang Ran, smiled, pointed at the small incense burner and the broken dagger and said, "Since I am a cheerful person, I will take these two small things first."
"Okay, then I'm welcome." Zhang Ran nodded: "If I don't come before dark tomorrow, the deposit will be forgotten."
"What did the little brother say? I'll give the little brother five days." The old man smiled nonchalantly, wrote a receipt and handed it to Zhang Ran.
Zhang Ran was not pretentious and took the certificate casually, but he felt a little more fond of the old man in his heart. This old man was quite a good person.
Logically speaking, his two thousand yuan is just a deposit. If he cannot pay the bill on time, the deposit will be lost. The old man can find another buyer for his jade, and the shorter the period, the better. However, the old man not only asked him to take away the dagger and incense burner first, but also extended the time by five days. This move naturally won Zhang Ran's favor.
After leaving the antique shop, Zhang Ran went directly back to the entertainment city. This 400,000 yuan was not a small amount of money. He had to get it together as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.
As the saying goes, things in this world can't always be remembered. Zhang Ran was worried about the long nights and dreams, but he never thought that this matter would turn out to be complicated and some changes would occur.
The change that occurred was not the financial issue that Zhang Ran was most worried about. In fact, when he went back and met Liu Tiedan and talked about money, Liu Tiedan agreed on the spot. Four hundred thousand might be a huge amount of money for Zhang Ran. , but it is not a big deal for Liu Tiedan, the first brother who has dominated Hongyu County for decades.
After breakfast the next day, Liu Tiedan and Zhang Ran came to the antique store yesterday with 400,000 in cash. However, Zhang Ran was immediately dumbfounded when they walked into the antique store.
When Zhang Ran entered the antique store, besides the owner, there were two people sitting inside. One was an old man in his sixties, slovenly, and the other was a girl of seventeen or eighteen, youthful and beautiful. When Zhang Ran's eyes were fixed on the girl's face, his heart immediately reached his throat.
"Jiang Lingxue!" Zhang Ran stared directly at the girl, his heartbeat accelerated instantly, and in Zhang Ran's eyes, Jiang Lingxue was the only one left in the world.
Today, Jiang Lingxue is wearing a light yellow long windbreaker, a milky white goose velvet long sweater underneath, and a pair of light blue tights. She is sitting on a chair in the shop calmly, with the same expression on her face as always indifferent.
"It's you!" Jiang Lingxue saw two people suddenly coming in. One of them was staring straight at him, and he immediately looked coldly. Only then did he realize that it was Zhang Ran who had saved his life.
"it's me."
Zhang Ran smiled bitterly and touched his nose, suppressing the excitement in his heart and smiled: "I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you okay?"
To be honest, Zhang Ran was really overwhelmed at this time. Although he and Jiang Lingxue only got along for a short three days, they were absolutely unforgettable.
Zhang Ran, a boy from a mountain village who has never left Hongyu County, although his family is poor, has never experienced life or death, and has experienced days and nights of hiding.
Although it was only a short three days in the cave, facing the possible pursuit outside, enduring the pain of Hu Shanyun's death, and living with a strange girl for three days, this experience was definitely the first time in Zhang Ran's life. .
On New Year's Eve, in the valley of Jinhun Mountain, Zhang Ran deduced that Jiang Lingxue was nearby. He was already excited at that time, but he knew that it was not the time to meet, and he and Jiang Lingxue would definitely meet one day. , only then did she hold back, but she never thought that this day would come so suddenly.
¡°Ah, it turns out you guys know each other, that¡¯s great.¡±
The shop owner was a little embarrassed when he saw Zhang Ran, but when he heard Jiang Lingxue's words, he hurriedly said with a smile.
"Hello, old man." Zhang Ran greeted the store owner with a smile.
"Is he the person you said has paid the deposit in advance?" The old man who had been silent at this time asked the store owner.
"Yes, this is the guy." The shop owner nodded, then looked at Zhang Ran and said apologetically: "These two are also interested in the jade you fell in love with yesterday, and are willing to pay 500,000."
"Uh!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Ran looked at the shop owner in surprise.
"Brother, don't get me wrong, I didn't agree." The store owner hurriedly explained when he saw Zhang Ran's surprised expression.
It turns out that yesterday, when Zhang Ran left the antique store, Jiang Lingxue and the old man entered the antique store. At that time, the old man was packing the jade items in the box. Naturally, the old man saw it and immediately asked the store owner about the price of these jade items.
The shop owner had already promised Zhang Ran, so he naturally didn¡¯t want to say more, but he couldn¡¯t bear the old man¡¯s repeated questions.The store owner told Jiang Lingxue and the others that someone had already ordered the jade and paid a deposit in advance.
As the granddaughter of Jiang Fengyun, Jiang Lingxue is a direct descendant of the Xuanyi Sect, one of the two largest sects of Xuanmen today. The old man is also the martial arts idiot Situ Ming, one of the two pillars of the Xuanyi Sect and Jiang Fengyun. The two people's eyesight was naturally good, and they both saw that the jade was extraordinary, and naturally they were not willing to miss it, so they kept asking Zhang Ran how much he wanted to bid. Finally, they learned that Zhang Ran had offered 400,000 yuan, so they directly asked for 500,000 yuan.
After getting an extra 100,000 yuan in one breath, even the store owner was a little tempted. However, the owner was really a good person. Although he was tempted, he did not agree immediately. He told the other party that Zhang Ran might come over this morning and asked them to discuss with Zhang Ran. That's why Now this scene.
After listening to the old man¡¯s explanation, Zhang Ran felt a little confused at the moment. If others took a fancy to this, he would naturally get it at all costs, but Jiang Lingxue
"Haha, I didn't expect it to be something that little friend likes." Just when Zhang Ran was in trouble, Situ Ming said with a smile: "I heard Xiaoxue said that little friend, you have saved Xiaoxue's life. Since It¡¯s something that the little friend likes, so I won¡¯t take away anyone¡¯s love when I¡¯m old.¡±
While speaking, Situ Ming looked at Zhang Ran casually with his eyes, but he was very surprised in his heart. According to Jiang Lingxue, this Zhang Ran was just an ordinary mountain village boy, but at this time, in his opinion, this young man was not simple. He was obviously successful in practicing internal martial arts, and he was able to recognize the extraordinaryness of those few jade articles, which showed that he had good eyesight.
How can a young man from a mountain village have such vision and cultivation? Situ Ming was really curious. Recalling Zhang Ran's sudden glance a few days ago, he felt that this young man was even more difficult to figure out.
"Old man, it was just a coincidence that I saved Miss Jiang. Please don't say anything about the life-saving grace." Hearing what the old man said, Zhang Ran suddenly became a little embarrassed and said hurriedly.
"A life-saving grace is a life-saving grace. We in Xuanyi sect are not villains who don't repay kindness." Situ Ming waved his hand casually, then glanced at Jiang Lingxue beside him and stood up and said: "Xiaoxue, we Walk."
"Well!" Jiang Lingxue seemed to listen to Situ Ming's words. She stood up and followed Situ Ming out. When she walked to Zhang Ran, Jiang Lingxue turned her head and glanced at Zhang Ran. Her lips parted slightly: "Your name is Zhang Ran. Well, thank you for what happened last time." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Looking at Jiang Lingxue and Situ Ming's leaving figures, smelling the fragrant breeze blowing in front of them, Zhang Ran opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.
"Xuanyi Sect!" After the two of them disappeared, Zhang Ran muttered softly in his heart, and the thoughts in his heart were very complicated.
"This Xuanyi Sect was also a sect that participated in the Jinhun Mountain incident. Maybe my father was injured by someone from their Xuanyi Sect. She and I may be enemies rather than friends."
Zhang Ran murmured in his heart, feeling quite lost. Over the past six months, he had thought of Jiang Lingxue from time to time, longing to see her again. Now that he finally saw her, he didn't feel the slightest bit happy, only uneasy.