He isn't that much of a dick; he has stolen from vendors before but usually those were the idiots who tried stealing from him first. His family was better known for their control of 'hellhounds' than anything else and few people liked to cheat them in case they decide to let their dogs loose, but Wu Xie was considered to naive, too gullible so cheating him was just automatic.

There was a couple more scarlet silks in the pile and he freed them from the others and set them also aside, turning to show Lan Wangji only to find him holding up a hairpin. He blinked and then smiled, taking out a jeweler's loop and leaning over.

"Not bad, a little dirty but that can be taken care of... I don't see any hidden repairs or any real damage. It looks just old but well maintained."