Imperial Treasure
Chapter 239 - 175: The Missing Xiao Dao, The Secret

Chapter 239: Chapter 175: The Missing Xiao Dao, The Secret

If an elderly person needs to get things done, they are usually more nimble and capable than many young people nowadays, so it didn’t take long for the old lady to finish her meal, drink some water at Sui Yi’s urging, and be helped by her into the house.

It was quite a coincidence, how could she feel so comfortable today? Her strength seemed ample... even though she had felt spiritless and had sore legs and feet earlier...

Old Lady Mao San found it strange but was in high spirits, thinking it might be due to the delicious buns and meat she had eaten...

Soon, Sui Yi saw about a dozen Bamboo Carvings arranged in front of her, featuring various forms—tigers descending mountains, small buildings in fields, oaths in Peach Forest, and so forth...

Each piece was uniquely and naturally exquisite, and very pleasing to the eye.

Lin Yun and Li Jingyan were both extremely amazed and couldn’t help but adore them... Lin Yun even considered paying out of her own pocket to buy one, as although her financial situation wasn’t very relaxed, she could still afford it, so splurging a little on something she liked was inevitable.

Of course, she would have to wait until her boss bought some first.

By the time Sui Yi had finished inspecting the Bamboo Carvings, it had only taken about ten minutes.

Old Lady Mao San was fine, being older, she was more detached and didn’t experience such strong emotions, but Mao Gang held great expectations for Sui Yi and was thus very nervous.

After a long while, Sui Yi finally put down the Cloud Tower Bamboo Carving that she liked the most, turned her face, which was a bit dark inside the room, only lit by the light from The Gate. The light fell on her face, moving shadows across her refined contours, tinted like jade.

"This Bamboo Carving... I am very satisfied, it’s the best craft I’ve seen now... it might even be called an artwork,"

Mao Gang’s eyes lit up.

Pausing for a moment, Sui Yi smiled slowly, "I don’t like to bargain, nor do I like to make long speeches, so, if the Bamboo Carving can maintain the level I see now and be finished perfectly, I can offer five thousand for such a Bamboo Carving, ten of them, I can pay fifty thousand."

Five thousand, this price was not too extravagant for Lin Yun and Li Jingyan, who were accustomed to Sui Yi’s style.

Perhaps they had even braced for a high price of ten thousand each, after all, Sui Yi had previously overpaid for something worth one hundred by giving ten thousand... they still remembered the looks on people’s faces watching the scene,

—That woman must be crazy!

Mao Gang didn’t say anything, just stared straight at Sui Yi, while Old Lady Mao San, who was ear-rubbing and seemed a bit confused, said,

Tugging at Mao Gang’s sleeve, "Xiao Gangzi, what did the young lady just say? Is she buying? How much? Fifty? Sell it for fifty, that’s already very good! Last time someone bought it for five... Fifty will last our Xiao Dao for a long while~~ and her stuff is so tasty too... we can’t just eat for free, if she likes it, I’ll give her a few and then carve a couple more to repay her in a month or two..."

The elderly, who had little strength, found carving for a few days quite strenuous. If they weren’t in good health, they might not produce a single Bamboo Carving in a month. The ten or so Bamboo Carvings present indicated they were probably the reserve of a year. The house was dim, sparing even the oil lamp, without any newly purchased goods, filled with an air of antiquity...

Lin Yun felt a pang in her heart, subconsciously looking towards Sui Yi.

If it were another merchant, they would have already bought them cheap, just as the old lady said, some even buy three for ten!

Five thousand each... Telling others would make those merchants die laughing!

--Such a foolish merchant, totally incompetent!

But then, Sui Yi never considered herself a merchant; establishing a company was simply part of another scheme.

So after Mao Gang had calmed down and repeated the question, Sui Yi turned towards Li Jingyan with a command, "The bag?"

Li Jingyan brought the backpack over, and Sui Yi took out three bundles of cash that she had specifically asked Li Jingyan to retrieve and put in the bag, to facilitate transactions with mountain folks who didn’t have easy access to bank account transfers.

"Here is thirty thousand in cash, as a deposit. I’ll take six now; I can’t carry more at once anyway. We’ll need to ask a few people to help bring them down the mountain later, and then we’ll deal with the rest when loading the vehicles,"

If Mao Gang still doubted whether Sui Yi was joking by now, that would be too naïve. His hands trembled as he repeatedly questioned whether he was dreaming. Seeing the sum of money, Old Lady Mao San, who had poor hearing, could no longer think it was just fifty. She quickly pulled Mao Gang aside, and the two spoke in hurried, hushed tones for a while.