Chapter 3: 3. Chapter 3: About to Strike It Rich

Chapter 3: About to Get Rich

Before leaving, Xiao Yingchun had already inspected the silver. The silver ingots all bore official stamps.

There were three styles of copper coins, and she had taken one of each.

As for the broken silver pieces, she only took a small one.

After neatly packing everything up and carefully hiding the rest, she set off.

When the pawnshop owner, Dai Hengxin, saw Xiao Yingchun, he immediately became excited and hurried to stand up to greet her. "Miss is here? Please, sit!"

His attitude was a complete turnaround from before.

"Xiaomei, bring some tea, quickly!"

Xiao Yingchun waved her hand, opened the cloth bag, and took out the silver ingots. "Let's skip the pleasantries. Take a look at these."

Seeing her toss them down so casually, Dai Hengxin winced and reminded her, "Careful now..."

Xiao Yingchun:...

After the owner finished a careful inspection, he spoke with great enthusiasm, "These two are both ten-tael silver ingots, and the quality is quite good. How about ten thousand each?"

Xiao Yingchun snatched the silver ingots back and tossed out the three copper coins. "Take a look at these three copper coins for me as well."

The owner frowned as he looked at the coins.

He considered himself well-traveled and knowledgeable after all these years, but he had never seen the patterns on these three coins before.

Yet, the surfaces of these three coins were bright, as if they had been handled frequently, and they didn't look like fakes.

Could they be from some short-lived dynasty that left no historical records?

Rarity increases value. If these coins were genuine...

Dai Hengxin’s heart raced, but he didn't let it show on his face. He asked as if it were a casual thought, "Miss, does your family have any more of these copper coins?"

Xiao Yingchun wasn't stupid. "Don't go asking around. I can bring them, so you just focus on inspecting them. If the price is right, I'll pawn them to you; if not, I'll take them back."

In any case, she couldn't tell him they were given to her by a ghost.

Dai Hengxin: "..."

This young lady was quite blunt.

After looking at them over and over again, Dai Hengxin still couldn't make up his mind, so he decided to be straightforward.

"Miss, I can't be certain about these items. How about this? I'll take the two silver ingots, but as for these three copper coins..."

"Can I take some photos to show my teacher? If I get any news, I'll get back to you."

"Your teacher?"

At the mention of this, Dai Hengxin gave a bitter smile. "I graduated with a degree in cultural relic appraisal."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yingchun showed a hint of sympathy. "Alright."

It’s hard for college graduates to find jobs these days!

Was he unable to find a job in his field and forced to start a business by opening a pawnshop?

Something felt off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She watched as Dai Hengxin used his phone to take many high-definition photos from various angles.

Only then did he reluctantly return the copper coins to Xiao Yingchun.

The next second, she pulled out a piece of broken silver.

Before she could speak, Dai Hengxin took it, weighed it in his hand, and nodded firmly. "This is silver."

Xiao Yingchun felt relieved. She put away the broken silver and the copper coins, pawned the silver ingots, and left the shop with twenty thousand yuan.

On the way home, Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but think that, given the situation, that ghost general would likely come back to trade again.

If he came a few more times, she would hit her KPI for the year. Why look for a job? There was absolutely no need to struggle at all.

Passing by a shop that sold safes, she was struck by a sudden impulse and went in to buy one. In just ten minutes, two thousand yuan was gone.

Since her home was now frequently housing antiques, getting a safe was absolutely necessary!

The landlady said she would have it delivered after dinner, which reminded Xiao Yingchun that she hadn't eaten yet...

After buying some food and heading home, she saw the safe had already been delivered.

Once she was full, she stuffed all the items she had obtained today into the safe.

Then, she began to calculate her accounts and restocking needs.

For the ghost general's side, the daily sales revenue was twenty-six thousand. Including the gifts, the total cost was three thousand seven hundred.

A net profit of 22,300 RMB!

And that wasn't even counting the broken silver and copper coins she kept.

It was a windfall!

What was seeing a ghost compared to the power of the RMB?

Just keep making money!

Tomorrow, she would buy more compressed biscuits and install an air conditioner; otherwise, she would die of heat in this summer weather.

Oh, right, the door needed to be replaced too.

She might as well renovate the whole place; it wouldn't cost that much.

But then she thought about it carefully—no, that wouldn't work. What if the ghost general couldn't recognize his own shop?

She wouldn't do anything to cut off her own source of wealth.

She would just install the air conditioner.

Xiao Yingchun drifted off to sleep while calculating, a smile still on her lips.

But over on Fu Chen'an's side, things were in an uproar.

The biscuits and water they bought back were tested as usual; they were non-toxic, harmless, and perfectly fine.

However, everyone was very curious about Xiao Yingchun's shop.

It seemed that only Fu Chen'an could see the shop, enter it, and trade goods, and the shopkeeper was a young woman with delicate features and light clothing.

To everyone else, they only saw a doorway leading to ruins.

It couldn't be an illusion, could it? Yet, with so many items piled up here, it was undoubtedly real.

As everyone wondered, someone had a wild idea: "Could it be a mirage?"

Others immediately questioned, "Have you ever seen a mirage?"

"But the legends have always existed. Just because we haven't seen one doesn't mean they don't exist."

That was true.

Fu Zhonghai was very practical. "Tomorrow, take more men with you. Buy as much food and water as possible. See what else she has and buy more of it. Ask her how much longer that shop can stay open there..."

In short, he wanted to find out the truth.

Fu Chen'an agreed and began to prepare.

Fu Zhonghai then looked at the deputy general beside him. "If we can really bring back a large amount of food and water tomorrow, we will prepare to attack the city!"

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone was overjoyed and went about their business.

...

The next morning, Xiao Yingchun woke up full of energy and went downstairs to receive the delivery.

The delivery owner had been working with her for many years. As soon as he saw her, he asked, "Sister, why do you need so many compressed biscuits? Do you have a big client?"

Xiao Yingchun replied without hesitation, "You bet! I landed a big order for wilderness survival training. Everyone is carrying compressed biscuits and bottled water."

"No wonder..."

The reasonable explanation dispelled his doubts, and he quickly unloaded the goods.

Once everything was unloaded, Xiao Yingchun breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally, everything is ready."