What surprised Kou Ji was that although the quantity of gold, silver and bronze items collected by Lu Ming was not large, they looked very valuable.
This thing can't be considered a rag, can it?
Lu Ming said aggrievedly: "They are all dead..."
Kou Ji suddenly realized.
You can still make money by playing dead games, but they are far less profitable than playing dead games.
These things were bought at a pawn shop for 80% of the money.
It seems that there is a 20% profit, but most of these things are current things, and they are not antiques. If the pawn shop wants to sell them, they have to renovate them. There will be losses in the process, plus the cost of paving and so on. After careful calculation,
Only 10% can be earned.
"These are the things that were pawned by those green-skinned gangsters under Mr. Liu."
When Lu Ming said this, he seemed even more aggrieved.
Kou Ji smiled and comforted: "It's good if you can make money, but you can't be greedy. How did Donglai Pawn Shop fail? It just fell down because of greed."
When Lu Ming heard this, he nodded heavily.
Kou Ji added: "I haven't seen Liu Heng come to see me recently. Has he come here?"
Lu Ming was stunned and nodded: "Master Liu came here once and said that you committed something in the palace. He was implicated and will probably be grounded. He asked the villain to tell you not to worry about him. He has passed
I will come find you after the confinement is lifted in a few days."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.
Just then, there was a shout outside the door.
"Has Brother Kou arrived?"
That was Zhang Cheng's voice.
Kou Ji hurried out of the warehouse and saw Zhang Cheng had arrived in front of the warehouse door.
Zhang Cheng saw Kou Ji and said with a hearty smile: "I didn't see Lu Ming outside just now, and I didn't see his things on his table, so I guessed that you were here. Only if you are here, this little guy can
I will close the stall so early.”
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Cheng is polite..."
Zhang Cheng said with emotion: "If you want to give a gift, I should give it to you. If it weren't for your help, my brother would not be able to have a shop on Zhouqiao Street. Now the shop's one-day income has almost caught up with the previous four days' income.
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Kou Ji waved his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't give you the shop for free, you have to pay for it."
Zhang Cheng smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
What Kou Ji said before, he believed.
But now he knew that the price of the two-acre shop on Zhouqiao Street was far higher than the price Kou Ji had quoted him before.
Of course, the gap is not very big, otherwise Zhang Cheng would insist on leaving.
"Go home for dinner..."
Zhang Cheng opened his mouth to invite.
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Let's find a place to chat first..."
Zhang Cheng was stunned and said: "Then go home, I will ask your sister-in-law to warm a pot of wine and cut a few kilograms of cooked meat, and we can chat while eating?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "No need, let's just find a place to sit here and sit down and chat."
Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"good……"
Kou Ji summoned Lu Ming, who took the key and opened the door to Kou Ji's bedroom.
Kou Ji asked Zhang Cheng to come in and sit down.
After sitting down, Kou Ji smiled and said: "I came here specially today because I have something to ask Brother Zhang Cheng for help."
Zhang Cheng was stunned and immediately said: "If you have anything, just tell me and I will definitely help."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "I would like to ask Brother Zhang Cheng to come over and help me manage the shop."
Zhang Cheng was stunned and laughed dryly: "Are you making fun of me?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said frankly: "Brother Zhang Cheng, I am an official now, and Liu Heng is destined to have an official status in the future. We are busy enough with official affairs, so how can we have the time to do business.
But we also want to live a comfortable life, so the meager salary is naturally not enough.
I don't want to take bribes and bend the law to harm the people.
So this business still has to be done.
So I want to ask Brother Zhang Cheng to come over and help me."
Zhang Cheng hesitated.
Kou Ji continued: "My sister-in-law is guarding Qinchuan Cloth Shop, so I believe there will be no problem. The two shops are so close to each other, so even if something happens, you can take care of me."
Zhang Cheng was stunned, pondered for a moment, and looked at Lu Ming.
"Let me take charge of this shop, what about Lu Ming?"
Lu Ming looked at Kou Ji nervously.
He was worried that Kou Ji would give him away.
He doesn't care whether he is in charge or not.
He also knew in his heart that he was too young to be in charge and could not control people or guests.
Kou Ji said with a smile: "He is still young and can't manage the shop. Even if I let him take charge, his future achievements will be limited. In a few days, I will let Erbao live here, and then I will invite two gentlemen to teach them and
Baoer learns to read and write.
I have destroyed Er Bao and Lu Ming's deed of betrayal.
I also asked someone to apply for a good registration for them.
If they succeed in studying in the future, it will be a good story if word spreads about it.
If you don't succeed in studying, it would be nice to come back and help me manage the shop.
A shopkeeper who has read books and is knowledgeable is much better than a shopkeeper who has not read books."
Lu Ming's hanging heart was relieved, and at the same time he was full of gratitude to Kou Ji.
Hearing this, Zhang Cheng stared at Kou Ji for a long time.
What Kou Ji did surprised Zhang Cheng.
These days, there are only a handful of people who are willing to show mercy to their servants and servants.
There are even fewer people who are willing to support their servants and servants in their studies.
"I promise to help you..."
After a long time, Zhang Cheng agreed to Kou Ji.
Although Kou Ji's approach surprised him, it was in line with his wishes.
He has been in contact with this kid Lu Ming for dozens of days, and he can see that Lu Ming is a good kid.
He also knew about Kou Ji's tearing up Lu Ming's contract of betrayal.
He also worried about Lu Ming for a long time, worried that Lu Ming would be arrested as a gangster.
Now it seems that Kou Ji had already planned a way out for Lu Ming when he tore up the contract of betrayal.
More importantly, Kou Ji said that if he invited his husband to come over, he would not only teach Er Bao and Lu Ming how to read, but also teach his Bao'er, which Zhang Cheng could not refuse.
A few days ago, Zhang Cheng and his wife had a long chat about this matter.
They chatted for a long time, but did not discuss which private school they should send their son to study in.
There are no private schools in the inner city, only homeschooling.
Famous and talented gentlemen are all in the residences of various officials.
It was naturally impossible for Zhang Cheng to send his son to a private school.
There are a few nice gentlemen in the outer city, but the distance is too far and daily transportation is a hassle.
If they let their son go to school alone, they are afraid that his son will be abducted by the philanderer.
Seeing that their son has reached the age of starting school, they are also anxious.
Kou Ji asked Mr. Kou to come to their house and help them solve their serious problem.
Zhang Cheng believed that with Kou Ji's status, the gentleman invited was definitely knowledgeable.
Seeing Zhang Cheng nodding, Kou Ji asked Lu Ming to hand over the keys to the pawn shop to Zhang Cheng on the spot.
Zhang Cheng took the key and said to Kou Ji: "Since Brother Kou wants to open a pawn shop, have you thought about the name of the pawn shop?"
Kou Ji was stunned, pondered for a long time, and said: "Let's call it Wanxiang Pawn Shop, which means everything..."