Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 45 The Legendary Fire-Resistant Cloth

At noon, Shen You was looking at the food delivery app. There were a few restaurants that he wanted to eat but he hadn’t finished deciding.

I received a deposit notification on my mobile phone. It was from the auction company and contained the amount after deducting the commission.

It was about the same as what she had calculated before, but she didn’t expect it to be credited so quickly. The contract said three working days.

Sure enough, Jiang He sent a message and said with high emotional intelligence that it was she who urged the finance department to settle the payment first.

Shen You naturally would not reject other people's kindness, and chatted with her for a few words before ending the conversation.

After getting the takeaway, close the door and open the [Da Qi] antique shop.

In the afternoon, Miss Zhao, an old customer, arrived with a lady of elegant temperament.

"Mom, look, I'm not kidding, there is a shop selling Western goods right here!"

Miss Zhao looked at the yard in front of her with surprise. She finally came in!

She came two days ago and saw that the business was suspended. Later, the shop was gone. She felt like the sky had fallen.

Those beautiful hairpins, the lipsticks and rouge that were the envy of all the noble ladies and wives in the capital, were no longer available.

The makeup and appearance she wore at the banquet last time even attracted the attention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Countless people rushed to imitate it, but how could they copy it if they didn't have the same cosmetics?

Whenever she thought of this, Zhao Wanyi would be in a good mood.

But the empress in the palace also asked for this kind of rouge, and she had no choice but to give her a box of rouge that she was reluctant to use, and a bottle of perfume.

I can only buy a little more.

Mrs. Zhao, however, looked around with a wary look on her face. Just as her daughter had said, none of the maids and servants who followed them came in.

"You are the daughter of a noble family, you are so precious, how can you just come to such a strange place, what if something goes wrong..."

"Mom, it'll be okay. I've been here twice." Zhao Wanyi said, hugging Mrs. Zhao's arm.

"Where's the shopkeeper? Why doesn't he come out to greet us?" Mrs. Zhao put on airs.

Zhao Wanyi whispered, "This is how the owner of this shop is."

Mrs. Zhao paused, unable to accept such cold treatment for a moment, but thinking of the things her daughter brought back, she reluctantly went in.

"Miss Zhao is here." Shen You sat at the counter without moving.

Zhao Wanyi was used to it. When she saw that the shop was temporarily closed, she sent her maid to knock on the door, but the door refused to open no matter what she did. She knew there was nothing she could do about the people in the shop, so she just left it at that.

Mrs. Zhao, who came here for the first time, couldn't get used to it.

She was a county lady who had been surrounded by people all her life. She was standing while the other person, a business woman, was sitting. This weird scene made her unable to wrap her mind around it for a long time.

But soon his attention was attracted by the things in the shop.

"Do you still have lipstick and rouge? And those perfumes?" Zhao Wanyi had just asked when she saw the bracelets on the shelf and two pink crystal petal hairpins.

"I want this!"

What a beautiful bracelet, it is pink all over and the natural texture is very artistic.

The other one was the same blue as the sea, and when it turned it seemed as if there were starlight inside.

Even in the palace, there has never been such a precious bracelet.

"There are still two boxes as you said, but the price of these two bracelets is quite expensive." Shen You deliberately hesitated.

Zhao Wanyi smiled disapprovingly and said arrogantly, "There is nothing in the capital that I can't afford."

Okay! I've been waiting for you to say this.

Shen You knew very well that if there were too many things, they would lose their value, so he planned to sell these two, and he would definitely have to ask for a high price.

"I want a fire-proof cloth, a headpiece worth a thousand taels, and a precious ornament, a silver coin cast in the palace."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Wanyi's face changed.

The marquis' mansion behind has it, fire-proof cloth? What a joke, even the emperor wouldn't wear it!
I heard that last year someone presented two horses to the emperor, but even the most favored imperial concubine in the palace failed to get them and was punished to kneel in front of the palace.

If it weren't for these two pieces, no one would believe that there really is fire-resistant cloth in the world, and how to make it has long been lost. Ancient books record that fire-resistant cloth will not burn in fire, but will only turn red. It will not change color when stained with dirt, and after being taken out of the fire, it will become even whiter like snow if shaken.

It is said that this is the clothing worn by immortals, and saints are obsessed with refining elixirs and seeking immortality. Even if it can still be found in the world, who dares to keep it privately?

If you hide today, your whole family will be ruined tomorrow.

Madam Zhao was anxious, "How dare you! How dare you covet the palace."

Shen You didn't have the patience to listen to this and interrupted the spell directly.

"I thought the fireproof cloth was just a valuable item here."

Her nonchalant tone, as if the Fire-Resistant Cloth was easy to obtain, made the two opponents' CPUs burn out.

When you go out, your personality is given by yourself.

In fact, Shen You was also extremely shocked at this moment. She was the one who temporarily repaired the more expensive material of ancient fabrics that day.

I accidentally saw the record about fire-proof cloth.

I didn’t expect that Da Qi actually existed!

If this thing could be obtained, the entire collecting world would go crazy.

"Since there is no fireproof cloth, then use the most expensive cloth in your house."

Before Zhao Wanyi could recover from the shock, Mrs. Zhao had already noticed something unusual in Shen You's tone. Besides, ordinary people didn't even know what fire-proof cloth was.

So he asked cautiously, "Miss, have you ever seen a fire-proof cloth?"

Shen You shook his head and didn't answer. He just said, "After you bring the things here, I will confirm that they are worth the price before I will make the deal."

In Mrs. Zhao's eyes, her image had already been associated with a hermit, so she stopped asking.

"Okay, we'll buy it right away." Zhao Wanyi agreed immediately.

With her many years of experience, Mrs. Zhao could naturally see how valuable the two bracelets were. Sending one to the palace would be of great benefit to their mansion.

The Marquis' Mansion can afford what the shopkeeper wants.

Mrs. Zhao went back home in person and prepared what Shen You wanted.

When they came back, she and Zhao Wanyi carried the things themselves.

"These are the five horses awarded by the palace each year. They are worth thousands of gold even outside."

Zhao Wanyi raised her head, but when she saw Shen You's calm look and thought of her calm tone when she talked about the fire-resistant cloth just now, she couldn't help but suppress her arrogance.

Shen You looked at the things on the table. The two pieces of embroidered cloth were much better than what she bought in the store last time.

It should be something specially supplied to the nobles.

She had seen a lot of head ornaments and ornaments. Although they were valuable, she didn't think anything of them.

The silver coin is worth collecting.

It is a ten-liang coin in size and is made into the shape of a koi carp with the words "Fu Lu" (blessings and fortune) printed on it.

This thing is not used as currency. It is a reward from the palace as a gift for good luck. It is rarer than ordinary silver ingots.

Aristocratic families have a lot of good things.

"How is it?" Zhao Wanyi's eyes were fixed on the two bracelets in the box.

"Okay, you can take the things away." Shen You nodded.

Zhao Wanyi happily took the thing and couldn't wait to put it on her hand as soon as she walked out of the store.

Mrs. Zhao once again instructed her subordinates not to reveal the fact that they came to this shop to buy things.

The person who came along this time was a long-time confidant who kept his mouth shut, but this shop was too strange and if word got out it might bring trouble to the Zhao family.

The last time she sent the lip balm to the palace, she asked someone to repack it into an ordinary box before letting her daughter take it in.

(End of this chapter)