Chapter 18: Flame Pearl Sold At A Good Price
You have to get up early if you want to go to the city.
At home, Yun Linhe and Yun Chenxi were shrewd, so they decided to have those two take the Flame Pearl to sell.
Yun Jiao also got up very early today, with two crooked little pigtails, and hugged her uncle’s leg before the two of them left.
She hung on her uncle’s leg like a sloth, using both her hands and feet.
Yun Linhe: “…Jiaojiao got up so early today?”
He bent down and picked up the little dot hanging on his leg.
Yun Jiao nodded, her bright big eyes staring at him: “Let’s go together.”
Yun Linhe tapped her little nose: “You’re much smarter than your older brothers.”
She wasn’t noisy yesterday, but today she got up early to stop them.
“Alright, Uncle will take you to the city to play, and buy our Jiaojiao new clothes and a hair tie by the way.”
Yun Chenxi: “Should we bring some dried fish?”
Yun Jiao nodded heavily: “Yes!”
With a bag of dried fish, the two of them, holding Little Yun Jiao, went to the town, and then took a bus from the town to the city.
The smell inside the bus wasn’t good, and it was crowded.
The two of them had great difficulty finding seats, and Yun Jiao was placed on her older brother’s lap.
Yun Chenxi looked at her completely messy hair, skillfully took out the hair tie, and then braided her pigtails of varying thickness.
Hmm… it’s passable.
Yun Jiao didn’t care, holding a cucumber and slowly gnawing on it.
She sat by the window, her big eyes looking outside.
“Comrades, please be seated, we are about to depart.”
With the driver’s shout, the bus started moving.
“Wow~”
Yun Jiao exclaimed, this was different from a tractor, it didn’t make a rumbling sound.
While gnawing on the melon, she peered out the car window with great interest.
However, she was only energetic for a while; it took two hours to take the bus from town to the city.
The time was too long, and the smell in the car was also unpleasant.
Someone even got carsick and threw up, which made it even more unpleasant.
Yun Jiao straddled her little short legs and sat on her second brother’s lap, burying her little face in his arms.
Yun Chenxi took a piece of dried orange peel from his pocket and handed it to her.
“Put this under your nose, it will be better.”
Yun Jiao held the orange peel and indeed felt better.
She used her little hands to break open the orange peel and handed a piece to her uncle and a piece to her older brother.
“Jiaojiao, you’re so good.”
The two adults stroked the little fellow’s fluffy head.
Yun Jiao squinted with great satisfaction, just like a beautiful and noble little cat.
After two hours, they finally arrived in the city.
After getting off the bus, Yun Jiao’s eyes weren’t enough to take it all in.
The tall buildings in the city were many more than in the town, the roads were wide and flat, and there were many places selling goods.
Yun Linhe: “Where should we sell this Flame Pearl?”
Yun Chenxi didn’t know either: “Let’s walk around and see first.”
Ordinary shops didn’t seem like places that would accept pearls, and public stores were even less likely.
They could only look for private stores, and ones that sold precious goods at that.
Finally, after asking around, they arrived at an alley.
There was an inconspicuous shop here, but the items it bought or sold were all rare and precious.
The shop was named ‘Wu Family General Store’.
“Boss, do you buy pearls here?”
There was only a man about forty years old in the shop, wearing a black mandarin jacket and standing behind the counter, his fingers moving a calculating abacus.
“Pearls?”
Boss Wu stroked a tuft of beard on his chin: “I don’t buy ordinary pearls here.”
Yun Linhe looked around the shop and found some wine on the counter, as well as some items similar to antiques.
Many antiques were not yet dared to be displayed openly, but there were still transactions under the table, just very few.
Those who could do this had to have a certain background behind them.
“We have a Flame Pearl.”
Hearing this, Boss Wu became interested: “You mean the Flame Pearl, known as the Dragon Pearl? That is indeed rare. You must be fishermen from the seaside. Let me see the pearl.”
Yun Linhe carefully took out the layered handkerchief.
The handkerchief was opened, revealing a bright orange-red pearl.
Boss Wu’s eyes lit up, and he carefully took it.
He even measured it with a special measuring ruler.
“Diameter 12mm, color orange-red like the sun, luster like porcelain, round shape, and flame patterns…”
“Good, good, good. This pearl is a top-grade item in terms of both size and appearance.”
Boss Wu looked at it, clearly liking it very much.
Hearing his words, Yun Linhe and Yun Chenxi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Boss Wu didn’t play games with them: “This Dragon Pearl is rare; it’s hard to get even one pearl out of ten thousand oysters, let alone one over 10mm. Your luck is really good.
I won’t cheat you. Sea pearls are quite rare. I generally buy those that are 8mm and above, with regular shape and good luster. Dragon pearls are even rarer. This 12mm one, I’ll buy it for 1500 yuan. This is the highest price I can offer.
I want to build a good relationship with you. If you encounter any rare items in the sea in the future, you can bring them to me.”
1500 yuan!
Before coming, their expected price was at most five hundred.
After all, they didn’t know much about pearls.
They didn’t expect such a small pearl to sell for so much money!
The two of them suppressed their excitement and said nothing: “Thank you, Boss Wu, we’ll sell it here.”
They had great difficulty finding this place, and this price had already far exceeded their psychological expectations. They would have to compare prices with other places.
Perhaps there were, but they were unfamiliar with the city. Instead of continuing to wander around and risk being targeted, they decided to sell it here.
Boss Wu nodded with satisfaction: “Alright, I’ll get the money for you now.”
One hundred and fifty “Da Tuan Jie” banknotes, Yun Linhe’s hands were trembling slightly as he took them.
He had never held so much money in his life.
Boss Wu watched them with a smile: “I generally buy good quality 8mm common sea pearls here for around 200 yuan. For those above 8mm, it depends on the quality. Good quality ones are more expensive.
For those with precious colors, like black or gold, the price is even higher. It’s the same for this Flame Pearl. If you encounter one in the future, feel free to bring it to me. I guarantee you a fair price. If you don’t believe me, go and ask around elsewhere.”
“Okay, thank you, Boss Wu.”
Boss Wu nodded, his gaze falling on the fair and plump Yun Jiao.
“You’ve raised this child well.”
He turned around and took two pieces of hawthorn cake from the table and handed them over.
“Little one, eat some hawthorn cake.”
Yun Linhe and Yun Chenxi still wanted to decline, but Yun Jiao eagerly reached out her chubby hand.
“Thank you, Uncle.”
After taking the item, her mouth was still sweet, and she also gave Boss Wu a smile.
“Hahaha… I just love looking at this girl.”
Yun Chenxi and Yun Linhe could only thank him helplessly.
When they were leaving, Yun Jiao held the hawthorn cake and waved: “Bye-bye, Uncle, we’ll come again next time.”
Boss Wu smiled: “Then I’ll be waiting for you.”
This was considered making a good connection; if they found any more pearls or similar items in the future, they could bring them here directly.
However, Yun Linhe didn’t think they would have such luck in the future, as he hadn’t encountered a single pearl in his life.
