The people of Southern Tang present had never seen such exquisite metal instruments before, and they all widened their eyes in amazement.

  The shop assistant behind the counter smiled professionally and said: "Sorry, sir, we only accept cash, no pawned goods."

  This time Zhou Xuan is really at his wits end.

  "Someone in the corner asked: How much silver do you want to pawn?"

  This harmonica was bought by Bruce for 160 yuan, but now it has traveled through thousands of years and its value has skyrocketed.

  "Ten taels of silver," said Zhou Xuan.

  "A man emerged from the corner, a middle-aged robust fellow with a dark hat and a light blue round-necked shirt, his whiskers bristling like a porcupines quills, his nose flat and his mouth wide, looking fierce."

  What a discerning person, spending 5,000 yuan to pawn something worth 160 yuan.

  A middle-aged robust man was followed by a young servant, who was clean and neat, with a pointed chin, holding a black ceramic pot in his hand, staring at the harmonica in Zhou Xuans hand.

  Zhou Xuan said, "I have a condition. This treasure zither is only temporarily pawned. After the insect fight ends, I will redeem it back. Otherwise, Ill lose big. This treasure zither is worth at least one hundred taels of silver."

  A middle-aged man asked: "Are you so sure that the side you bet on will definitely win? Which side did you bet on?"

  Zhou Xuan glanced at the sign that read "Dong Wu Gan Ning" and said, "Dont worry about which side Im on. If I lose and dont have enough money to redeem it, then this treasure will belong to you."

  "Alright, its settled." The middle-aged man quickly pulled out a 10-tael silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Xuan.

  One hand handed over the money, and the other handed over the goods. Zhou Xuan also handed the harmonica to the middle-aged strong man, reminding him: "Be careful not to drop it, this overseas treasure you may never see a second one in your lifetime."

  A middle-aged robust man grunted and sat back in a corner with Xiao Jiading.

  Zhou Xuan was holding a silver ingot worth 5,000 yuan and was about to buy 100 shares of "Dongwu Ganning". Suddenly, he felt something was off. Earlier, when he glanced at the "Dongwu Ganning" brand, the middle-aged man immediately agreed to mortgage it. Did this middle-aged man think that "Dongwu Ganning" couldnt win?

  Be careful, this is the first gamble after coming to Nantang, and I must not lose it. If I lose, losing the harmonica would be a joke.

  Zhou Xuan took back the silver and said: "I want to take another look at the insect."

  The shopkeeper said: "Please hurry up with your bet, sir. Theres only half a minute left before the fight begins."

  Zhou Xuan walked into the small room, took a closer look at the two crickets that were about to engage in battle, and discovered that the black-faced golden-winged "Dong Wu Gan Ning" had red mandibles. He recalled that Jia Si Dao had commented on this type of cricket before, saying that white mandibles were the best, followed by red mandibles, which was a notch lower. It seemed that evaluating "Dong Wu Gan Ning" as a senior colonel was a bit too high, and it should be considered a mid-colonel level instead.

  Zhou Xuan looked at the "Nameless Fierce General" again, and this broken-horned cricket was still in a shriveled state, lying motionless at the bottom of the bowl. This cricket was a junior colonel level, only one rank lower than the middle colonel level "Dongwu Ganning", originally it could barely fight once, but looking at its wretched appearance, its impossible to be an opponent for "Dongwu Ganning".

  At this time, Zhou Xuan suddenly thought of a possibility: "Will this unnamed fierce general be a hook-headed bird?"

  What is called "hooking the head" is to let more powerful crickets be sparring partners, those high-level crickets will lose their killing intent if they dont fight for a long time, so they need "hooking the head" to grind their teeth and maintain their sharpness.

  This "nameless fierce general" in front of me, apart from having one broken antenna, did not have any obvious wounds elsewhere on its body. If it was indeed the "hook head", then this shows that its defense is very good, and being able to withstand high-level cricket attacks without getting bitten to death is already quite impressive.

  Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth. Gamblers had to be daring and take risks, so he walked out and placed 100 bets on "Unknown General".

  "Ah, Master, youve made a mistake, havent you?"

  "Cut the chatter, lets settle this with a duel."

  At this time, the gamblers on the second floor had all gone downstairs, and more than 20 people were gathered on the first floor. In the center of the first floor, there was a circular railing, and the gamblers were leaning against it looking down.

  Zhou Xuan squeezed over to take a look, and found that the fence surrounded a circular empty space with a diameter of three meters. This empty space was nearly two meters lower than where Zhou Xuan and his friends were standing. A black wooden "fighting frame" specially made for fighting crickets was placed in the center.

  After a while, the small doors on both sides opened, and two people came out. Zhou Xuan was shocked to see that the middle-aged strong man holding the "Nameless General" ceramic basin was the one who had pawned his harmonica.

  The gate in the middle of the "Douge" opens, and "Dongwu Ganning" is the first to rush across the center line, waving two big teeth like two sharp axes, flapping its wings wildly and screaming loudly, with a voice as loud as a bell. Its really just like Dongwu general Ganning showing off his military prowess in front of Caos camp.

  As for "the nameless brave general", where is even a bit of bravery, shrinking in the corner of the "fighting frame" and not daring to fight back.

  "Dong Wu Gan Ning" was very excited, rushing over with two big teeth aimed at "Unnamed Fierce General", and with a snip, he cut off his waist. The "Unnamed Fierce General" had good escape skills and strong bouncing power, dodging away with one jump.

  They fought for over a minute, with Dongwu Ganning chasing after the Nameless Fierce General, who didnt have the strength to fight back.

  Those who bet on "Dong Wu Gan Ning" are delighted, although the odds are low, a stable 10-3 win is not bad.

  Zhou Xuan, however, saw through the trick. The "nameless fierce general" was retreating everywhere, but his footsteps were not chaotic, and he seemed to be coping with Gan Nings attack from Eastern Wu without much effort. Think about it, if he often used some senior colonels, major generals, or even lieutenant generals as sparring partners, his experience wouldnt be ordinary.

  As expected, the "nameless fierce general" counterattacked. Perhaps it had been escaping for so long and saw that "Eastern Wus Gan Ning" was only capable of two moves. The donkey from Guizhou was not to be feared. With a sudden twist of its body, its sharp teeth snapped open, and with a heavy bite, it actually lifted "Eastern Wus Gan Ning" into the air. Then, with a flick of its head, it flung "Eastern Wus Gan Ning" out, sending it tumbling onto its back. After getting up, it hastily retreated, never daring to engage in a battle of wits with the "nameless fierce general" again. Its owner tried several times to urge it on with a bundle of hay, but to no avail; it had been intimidated by a single bite and admitted defeat.

  The gamblers were all well-bred, though surprised, none of them shouted, and they all went upstairs to discuss it in a flurry.

  Zhou Xuan triumphantly held the thirty taels of silver he had won, along with his original ten taels, in his hands. Ha ha, it felt substantial and gave him a great sense of accomplishment. He looked up to see the middle-aged man and Xiao Jiading staring at him in shock, especially Xiao Jiading, whose mouth was agape.

  "This is ten taels of silver, take it well, return the treasure to me, and I must thank you for this gamble. Consider it a loan from me, I owe you a favor."

  The harmonica was in Xiao Jias hands, and he put it behind his back, refusing to return it.

  The middle-aged man asked: "Didnt you just say Gan Ning of Eastern Wu?"

  Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "I changed my mind at the last minute."

  The middle-aged man looked at Xiaojia Ding, and Xiaojia Ding still refused to stretch out his hand. The middle-aged man said: "Sir, why dont you name a price? Ill buy this treasure qin for 100 taels, what do you say?"

  Zhou Xuan shook his head.

  "Five hundred taels?"

  Zhou Xuan saw that the middle-aged mans eyebrows didnt even twitch as he suddenly increased the price from 100 taels to 500 taels, truly a rich person, but Zhou Xuan still shook his head.

  "One thousand two!"

  A middle-aged man was still calm, but Zhou Xuans eyelids were jumping wildly. 10,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan is equivalent to 500,000 RMB. Oh my god, a harmonica bought for 160 yuan can be sold for 500,000 yuan. Is it that easy to make a fortune after crossing over?

  Jia Ding came to good fortune and was excited, pulling Zhou Xuans sleeve, his voice hoarse: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law——" meaning to urge Zhou Xuan to hurry up and make a deal.

  He glanced at the two men, a middle-aged robust man and his servant. There was no silver ticket in Southern Tang, how could these two people bring one thousand taels of silver? Dont be cheated by him. Besides, the harmonica couldnt be sold like this. Brothers want to be a romantic young man who is good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and this harmonica is indispensable. Brothers only know how to play the harmonica.

  "No sale, not even for 10,000 taels of gold." He walked over, grabbed Xiao Jia Dings hand, forcibly took the harmonica from him, and went upstairs with Lai Fu.