The old lady with bound feet nodded excitedly, "Okay, okay, I'll sell it all to you."
"Okay, ma'am, there are eight items in total. I'll give you one hundred and thirty yuan. And I'll give you an extra dollar for this box."
"Okay, okay."
Su Yuanyuan counted out the money and handed it to the old woman. "Mom, count it. We have rules. If you leave here, you won't be responsible. Count it clearly in person. Everyone is here, so you can be a witness."
"I've counted them clearly. My dear, don't worry, we don't have such evil-hearted people.
Also, I have a lot of calligraphy, paintings and books at home, I’ll go get them right away.”
"Okay, ma'am, please slow down and don't be in a hurry. If it doesn't work, we can go over and get it."
"No, no, I'll just go get it."
The third person who came over was holding two vases. Su Yuanyuan knew Zeng Hongling well, and this girl's eyes turned green.
"Comrade, do you want this vase? I think it looks good, but I don't even dare to put it at home because there are so many children. I'm afraid they'll bump it. What a pity it will be then."
This was a middle-aged woman. She wanted to put the vase on the table, but Zeng Hongling took it immediately.
"Yuanyuan, I'll give her a hundred for this pair of vases. Do you want to sell them?"
Su Yuanyuan really had no way to deal with her. "Sister-in-law, let's take this vase. How much do you want to sell it for?"
"Comrade, I don't know, how much can you charge?"
"Can a hundred dollars be enough? This is the highest price we have ever paid."
"Okay, just a hundred."
Su Yuanyuan watched Zeng Hongling carefully put it into the box, wrapping it tightly.
She counted out a hundred dollars and said, "Sister-in-law, you have heard the rules just now. You can count them clearly here. We are not responsible after you leave."
"Okay." The middle-aged woman was also a little excited. She counted it twice, "Yes, it's okay."
Comrade, our family still has a sauce jar passed down from our ancestors, which was passed down together with the vase. I will bring it to you to take a look."
Next came a middle-aged man, who placed two strings of copper coins on the table.
"Fellow, we charge five cents a copper coin. Do you think you can accept this price?"
This string of copper coins is one hundred, and two hundred is ten yuan.
"Comrade, do you accept the silver dollars?"
"Take it, add ten percent to the face value, that is, I will give you one dollar per dollar."
"Well, I'll sell it to you. I still have twenty silver coins here, ten of them are five-dollar coins, and there are ten-dollar silver coins."
Su Yuanyuan didn't talk nonsense. When Zeng Hongling checked, she started counting the money.
"Fellow, if you count, it's seventy-six yuan in total."
The next thing was a lot of copper coins and silver dollars. Zeng Hongling just finished counting them and threw them into the basket next to them.
About ten people passed by, and the one who said he was going to pick up the sauce jar came back.
Zeng Hongling picked it up and inspected it carefully.
"Yuanyuan, I can give you twenty for this jar. Although it is an old item from hundreds of years ago, it is made of coarse porcelain."
They couldn't understand what Zeng Hongling said, so Su Yuanyuan repeated, "Sister-in-law, if you are willing, I will give you twenty yuan. If you are not willing, forget it."
"Sold to you." The woman knew very well that a new jar of this kind only cost more than one yuan, and it could be sold for twenty, so she could buy twenty new jars.
It's almost noon. There are not many people now, because everyone has to work. You can't always ask for leave, right? Besides, it's noon now, and you have to cook and eat.
The two of them teamed up with the Widow Li at noon, so they could just give her money, which would save trouble.
Zeng Hongling laughed out loud while taking a rest.
"I have never found such a good thing in a small village. Our visit was not in vain."
"As long as you're happy."
The two were talking when they heard voices outside.
After a while, Widow Li called them outside, "Comrades, my third wife is here. Come out and have a look."
When the two of them arrived in the yard, they saw that the old man from the morning had some bruises on his face and looked very haggard.
"Daughter, I brought the calligraphy and painting here. Can you see if you can exchange it for money?"
The old man doesn't have the confidence to speak now as he did in the morning.
"Auntie, let's go inside and take a look."
Widow Li also helped and carried it directly into the house.
Zeng Hongling started to check and found that they were all in snakeskin bags, so she was very careful when taking them out.
The first thing to pull out was the scroll. It wasn't particularly well preserved, but it didn't cause any major damage.
Widow Li brought a stool to the old lady, "Third Madam, sit down."
"Hey, Orchid, you sit down too."
"Third aunt, are you angry again?"
"Isn't that right? I married two celebrities from a poor family. My family is unlucky and my family is unlucky!"
Su Yuanyuan watched Zeng Hongling inspect it from the side.
That's a family matter, so it's better to be less involved.
"Yuanyuan, I can give you 100 yuan for these ten paintings. If they are better preserved, I can give you 200 yuan."
"Please check the book again."
Su Yuanyuan saw that the two women were still chatting and did not bother them.
"Third Sister, don't be angry. Nothing is as important as your body."
"How could I not know! The more than one hundred yuan in the morning was robbed by two conscienceless people. They used to always miss this little thing of mine, but now it has become money, and they are even more unhappy.
Will miss it."
"Third Sister, it's actually the right thing for you to come here now. This way, others won't know how much you sell these things for. You can still keep some for yourself."
"Well, that's what I think too. It's really cruel. Wait until I can't move anymore. But what should I do?"
The two of them chatted quietly on the side, sharing the miserable life of the elderly.
At this time, Zeng Hongling had briefly checked all the twenty-six books. These were not particularly well preserved, but they were older and they were all books by famous people.
"Yuanyuan, there is no way to put a price on these books. I think they are priceless.
Why do you think this small village has such sayings?
Her jewelry is also very exquisite.”
"Maybe it used to be from a wealthy family."
Widow Li saw that the two girls had stopped and were talking quietly. She stood up and said, "You guys chat. I'll go out and get some cold water."
Su Yuanyuan really didn't expect this woman to be so emotionally intelligent and aware of current affairs.
Now there are only three people left in the room.
"Auntie, I can give you ten yuan for this painting."
"Okay, there are ten paintings in total. Where is the book? Do you want the book? Otherwise I will give it to you, otherwise it will be useless in my hands. They have already ruined several books."
Zeng Hongling felt distressed hearing this.
"Auntie, we don't know the price of this book. We want it, but we don't know how much we should give you." Su Yuanyuan didn't lie.
