The Saint-Ouan flea market is located outside the North Gate of Paris. It is easy to find. It is always bustling and attracts travelers from all over the world. Everyone wants to try their luck here and see if they can find a few pieces. Favorite thing?
Covering an area of 7 hectares, it is impossible to visit it in a few days. Fortunately, Bei Haiyang doesn’t want to really visit it all. If he only chooses old decorative objects, there are only a few sub-markets.
He had nothing to do, so he wandered around and looked around, which was very interesting.
The characteristic of Saint-Ouen is not only the variety of things, but also the "crazy" stall owners. Some shops are so professional that only knowledgeable experts or enthusiasts dare to patronize them, while others simply state that they only accept professionals. However, it is precisely because of this self-confidence that St. Tuancai has attracted many French celebrities and even European stars to patronize it.
Don't think that everything here is cheap. Although the stall owners emphasize that it is "very cheap", it is not uncommon to see art treasures worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of euros. From golden woodware, masterpieces to bronze artworks from the Napoleon III period. ...Just looking at it, it feels like you are on a classically gorgeous date.
Bargaining is an indispensable part of shopping here. Although the stall owners are all enthusiastic and pleasant, they still have to "match their wits" when necessary.
Bei Haiyang has never thought about picking up the slack. He believes that the way to get wealth is to take advantage of opportunities. If you indulge in it, you will lose the original meaning of life. If his father hadn't liked these things, he might never have entered a place like a flea market in his life.
But the existence of mental power changed the nature of collecting old objects for his father, allowing him to show abilities in this area that he should not have had.
When he manipulates the mental control of the electromagnetic field polarization to be applied to an object, he can accurately determine its year through the electromagnetic attenuation of the atoms inside the object! This kind of judgment is especially accurate and effective for metal products, but it is very impractical for other items. , such as fabrics, oil paintings, furniture, etc., it is difficult for him to detect them.
It's a bit like hunting for treasure with a lightning probe. In Bei Haiyang's opinion, this kind of convenience can at least ensure that he doesn't suffer a big loss when hunting for goods. The older ones are more expensive, while the modern ones are cheaper. I probably can't get away from this. category.
He does not conduct such detection on all old objects. If he does this, even with his mental power, he will not be able to browse for half a day before he will wear out; his method is to look at things first, feel like them, and then use his mental power to roughly judge the year. If the year If it is long-lasting and the price is right, he will choose to buy it.
But unfortunately, after a day of shopping, the prices of all the items that meet this condition are extremely high. This also proves that these vendors have a sharp vision. Those who work in this industry have not carefully identified every item they buy. Yes, can we still let him come here to pick up leaks?
Unrealistic!
Fortunately, he is not in a hurry, and there is nothing absolutely necessary. He will accept it when the fate comes, and give up if there is no fate. He has prepared 10,000 yuan for this second-hand goods hunting, and he does not want to pay more. , the family members may not be willing either.
After going around like this for two days, the ones I like can't afford them, and the ones I can afford don't like them. This is actually the normal behavior of shopping for goods.
On the third day, Bei Haiyang wandered aimlessly. While wandering, a shop located in a remote corner of the Bilong sub-market aroused his interest.
There was nothing resembling an advertisement, and it was impossible to see what was being sold inside through the curtains from the outside. He did not feel anything abnormal about this store mentally, he just felt that it was like a medieval existence, everything was wrapped in In the cover.
It's hard to explain why, maybe it's just an intuition. When the heavy copper-clad wooden door was pushed open, the bell on the door made a crisp sound, but the man buried behind the workbench didn't even raise his head.
This is the most normal reaction of those temperamental stall owners in the market. They look like you want to take the good stuff if you want it, but they won’t stand up and introduce this to you diligently.
There are a lot of old objects in the shop, and they are not tied to any particular aspect, but are here and there with hammers and hammers, as if a family with a long history is selling off their belongings.
When Bei Haiyang inadvertently put his hands on these old objects one by one, he could clearly feel the breath of time settling on these objects. This was true for almost every item. This is a bit like this in today's flea markets. Incredible.
Most of these stalls now have real history, but only a very few are modern or old, just to test the eyesight of tourists.
The things here are very practical, but none of them have prices marked on them.
Another boss with a weird temper! Bei Haiyang sighed inwardly. Obviously, the price only depends on the owner's whim. If you like it, I will give you a fair price. If you don't like it, it will be a sky-high price.
He cannot express his dissatisfaction in a place like this, otherwise he will be kicked out, which is also the tradition here.
He was interested in a rudder wheel from the sailing era and a retractable monocular telescope. Obviously, if the things here were really the heritage of an ancient family, they were probably developed from the Age of Discovery. Unfortunately, later, People had to make a living by selling their clan's belongings.
The materials of these two items were very ordinary, but the traces of time could not be erased; they were old but not expensive items, and they were within his purchasing power.
"Sorry sir, I want to know the rules here and see if I have a chance to do both?"
The man with messy hair was still busy with the work in hand. He was probably putting together a very complicated old-fashioned wall clock without even raising his head.
"We don't accept non-members here, so I'm very sorry."
Bei Haiyang shrugged, this is the flea market in Ouzhou. If you meet a descendant of a former noble, it will be so baffling; they have their own pride and incomprehensible emotional sustenance.
He didn't pester or argue, he just shook his head and turned to leave.
When I pushed open the heavy wooden door, I noticed that this same old wooden door was not without any decoration. It was just that the pattern was carved inside the door. Or was it simply that the door was installed backwards?
A guipure rose!
Weird place, weird boss...
He continued his wandering, but the path began to go to remote places; the Saint-Ouin market is too big, and tourists alone cannot support such a large scale. The best time of the week for its business is the weekend, when there are A large number of locals came in, but today is not the weekend.
Some less popular sub-markets appear deserted!
There is a man who has been with him for a long time.