Chapter 6 Preparing to go to the countryside to collect old things
Chapter 6 Prepare to go to the countryside to collect old things
On the other side, the brother and sister had arrived at the door of the pawn shop, and the boy from before recognized Jiang Yun at a glance.
"We are a distinguished guest. Please come in quickly. Comrades, please take a seat first. The master has a guest at the moment."
His tone was attentive, his attitude was respectful, and he even served tea to the two of them, without any trace of his previous arrogance or rudeness.
"Thanks."
At this time, in the back room of the pawn shop, the shopkeeper was entertaining a distinguished guest.
"Old man, take a look, this copybook is a good item."
The elegant old man wearing a short-sleeved shirt, named Gu Zheng, is a university professor who studies archeology. He is quite famous in the antique industry with his profound professional knowledge and ruthless vision.
He held the copybook Jiang Yun sold to the pawn shop and looked at it carefully with a magnifying glass.
"Yes, I have accepted this copybook, but the price of seven hundred is a bit high." He stretched out his hand and made a sign of four, meaning four hundred yuan.
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and pretended to be embarrassed: "Old man, how about you add more? I am also a small businessman. I finally got such an item, and I am counting on it to subsidize the declining business."
The old man twisted the white jade bracelet on his wrist and coughed lightly: "Four hundred and five, no more."
As soon as you enter and exit, if nothing happens, you will make a net profit of one hundred and fifty. This kind of good thing is difficult to find even with a lantern.
The shopkeeper quickly agreed: "Okay."
At the same time, the brother and sister outside waited for about a while.
Jiang Hao was impatient and couldn't sit still: "Brother, go and ask if it's okay. We've been waiting for a long time."
The young man smiled politely: "You two are here to sell treasures, right? Why don't you let me see you first?"
Yes, let him take a look first. Jiang Hao took out the snuff bottle from his pocket and prepared to hand it over.
As luck would have it, the two people who had finished their transaction in the back room just happened to come out, and Mr. Gu was attracted by the snuff bottle at a glance.
"Young man, let me see this thing."
Jiang Hao was a little worried and retracted the hand holding the thing.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he quickly introduced: "This is an ancient gentleman, someone from our circle." He also gave him a thumbs up.
After hearing this, he felt relieved and handed the treasure into the other party's hands.
Mr. Gu picked up a magnifying glass and took a closer look at the snuff bottle. While looking at it, he couldn't help but admire: "Exquisite! This workmanship is really exquisite. The blue glass bottle body, the carved and hollow red agate bottle cap, the flowers, birds, fish and insects on the bottle are even more lifelike.
It’s a good item.”
He smiled at the shopkeeper and said: "Snuff bottles are more popular with me than these four hundred and fifty gadgets, hahaha." He also gestured with the copybook.
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What this man was holding was the copybook he picked up yesterday. He sold it for 300. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper resold it for 450. As expected, the middleman made the difference.
"Young man, how much do you plan to sell the snuff bottles for?"
Jiang Hao glanced at his sister and heard Jiang Yun say calmly: "Eight hundred."
The three-hundred-dollar copybook was collected by this person at four-hundred-and-five cents, but the five-hundred-dollar snuff bottle was not allowed to be lifted up by her.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper turned his shrewd eyes and said, "Little comrade, this price is too high. You have to leave some soup for me when you eat meat, right?"
When buyers and sellers meet, wouldn't it be a waste of time for me as a middleman? Why not simply make things clear and earn some money for tea.
"Haha, don't worry, your benefits are indispensable."
Mr. Gu put the snuff bottle in the palm of his hand and played with it, not even thinking of returning it. He glanced at the brother and sister, and it seemed that the skinny little girl was the one who made the decision.
"Girl, the price of eight hundred is indeed high, what do you think of this number?" He made a sign of six.
Six hundred!
Jiang Hao was so excited that he couldn't wait to agree immediately. Fortunately, his remaining sense pulled him back. He glanced at the girl and saw that she said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Seven hundred and five, I won't sell it if it's too low."
"Girl, you are quite courageous at your young age. How about seven hundred? Let us be friends."
Jiang Hao thought it was almost enough, so he stood next to his sister and kept tugging on her sleeves, reminding her to stop when she was ready.
How could Jiang Yun not understand? She just smiled slightly: "Okay, just think of me and the old gentleman as friends."
This old man is a big shot in the industry. If you can establish a relationship with him, you can skip the middlemen and deal directly with buyers in the future.
"Hahaha, this girl is straightforward. Old man, I like to deal with people who are straightforward." After he finished speaking, he took out seven hundred-dollar bills from his wallet, with his business card in it.
When giving money, he deliberately blinked at the other person, his eyes constantly giving reminders.
Jiang Yun pinched the banknote and immediately figured out the clue. She said calmly: "Thank you, Mr. Gu."
After the transaction was completed, the brother and sister didn't stay any longer, got up and left directly. In the pawn shop, Mr. Gu was also preparing to leave.
"Hey! Gu Gu, the business is done and you just leave like this? What are the benefits of what we just discussed?" The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and spoke with a shameless face.
Mr. Gu picked up his bag and strode out: "What did you say? Old man, I'm deaf. What's the matter? I'll talk to you next time. I still have classes. See you later!"
The old man looked old, but his legs and feet were very fast. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
The shopkeeper was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and kept yelling at the waiter for his lack of eyesight.
The leaving brother and sister had now reached the entrance of the alley, and happened to meet their mother who was returning from shopping for groceries.
"Mom! Why did you buy so many things? I'll carry them." Jiang Hao took the rice bag and vegetable basket from his mother's hand.
"I cut some meat and bought a pigeon. Xiaoyun looks very tired, so she needs to take some good supplements." Wang Mei fondly held her daughter's hand, and the mother and son walked home.
The nosy neighbors around me craned their necks and looked outside.
"Look! Their family has had a lot of food and fish for two days in a row! Is it true that they have made a fortune?"
"How is that possible? Didn't you listen to the old doctor at the alley? His daughter is sick again. Maybe he can help the girl recuperate."
"With this way of eating, I guess they will have to pick up garbage again tomorrow!"
The gossipers burst into gloating laughter again.
The mother and son returned home, and Jiang Hao locked the door with his backhand. The thieves said in a loud voice, "Mom, guess how much the snuff bottles were sold for?"
"How many?"
With a proud face on his face, he made a sign of seven with his hand: "Seven hundred! Seven hundred yuan!"
Jiang Yun put a stack of money on the table: "Mom, our family will never have to live a hard life again!"
Yes, Wang Mei never dreamed that her family would be able to turn around one day.
"Remember! The success of our family depends entirely on Xiaoyun. If your boy dares to bully her, I will be the first to refuse!"
"How could it be possible? It's too late for me to love Xiaoyun! If anyone dares to bully my sister, I won't spare him!"
Wang Mei took the money and counted it carefully, and a piece of white paper fell out: "Hey, why is there a small piece of paper stuck in the money."
Jiang Yun took it and saw that it was Mr. Gu's business card.
"Xiaoyun, why did that old man stuff this piece of paper into the money?" Jiang Hao didn't know why.
Jiang Yun raised the corner of her mouth with a beautiful curve: "He is reminding us that if we have any good things in the future, we should go directly to him." The little old man was quite interesting, and he came to recruit people to wipe out the fire.
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Author's Little Theater:
A certain (Wei Tu) man was angry: "Dad, why am I not included in this chapter!"
The author nodded and bowed to please: "Don't be anxious, just wait..."
Jiang Yun snickered: "Without the constraints of men, it's great to be free!"