"The total price of these ten small jade pieces after discounts is 90,900 yuan. Then I will give you the change. You can give me a total of 90,000 yuan. I don't know if you would like to pay by credit card or cash?" ”
Shen Yu directly took out the gold card of Chuzhou Commercial Bank. This card has no consumption limit and was specially issued by Shen Yu for the convenience of swiping the POS machine when buying antiques.
The process of swiping the card is very simple. After signing and collecting the cardholder's stub, the transaction is completed.
"Put away your things." The male clerk quickly wrapped the sapphire bracelets and white jade pendants that Shen Yu selected in cardboard gift boxes and tied them with a beautiful knot.
"Wouldn't you choose two of the jade carvings in the cabinet? These are good jade pieces with both form and spirit, and exquisite carving work. They are not expensive. It would be a pity if you missed them." The male clerk continued to sell hard.
Shen Yu smiled and shook his head. These jade carvings were good, but they were a bit expensive. The cheapest ones cost more than 200,000 yuan, while the more expensive ones cost 500,000 to 600,000 yuan.
If you buy it at this price, you can keep it for yourself, but there will be no profit from reselling it.
Small pieces of jade are better, as they can make a profit without breaking the bank.
Today, Shen Yu feels that his visit was not in vain. The store has these small sapphire and white jade accessories, plus a Qing Dynasty white jade longevity lock that can be worth millions. With Lan Ya's skills, it should be able to last more than a week.
Shen Yu also decided to take advantage of these few days to visit the antique markets in several towns in Chuzhou and the counties below to see if he could pick up more small items.
It’s sad to think that there are no antiques in the antique store.
Shen Yu was just thinking about something when he heard a snap sound. The fly-proof door curtain in the store rang, and then a person walked in outside the door.
This is a middle-aged woman in her early forties and less than fifty. She is dressed very simply, with a gray top, blue trousers, and a pair of cloth shoes that she bought herself.
She was holding a small canvas bag in both hands, with an obvious timidity on her face, and her eyes were scanning the people in the room from left to right.
When she saw that there were only two people in the store, Shen Yu and the male clerk, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Shen Yu was about five or six meters away from the middle-aged woman, and he also smelled the smell of fried dough sticks.
"This eldest sister should be engaged in breakfast catering." Shen Yu guessed in his heart.
The male clerk who had just sat down immediately stood up and greeted him warmly.
During the conversation between the two, Shen Yu understood that this elder sister came to the store to sell antiques.
The male clerk didn’t know how to identify antiques, so he immediately shouted to the back.
Shen Yu didn't hear clearly what he was shouting. It should be a code word, meaning someone was here to sell antiques.
"Sister, what do you want to sell?" the male clerk asked while looking at the canvas bag in the woman's hand.
"I want to sell... By the way, can you make the decision?" She was very cautious, and while speaking, her eyes continued to glance at the male clerk and Shen Yu.
The male clerk smiled and said, "I can make the decision but I don't know how to appraise antiques. There is an appraiser in the store who will be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain behind the counter opened from the inside, and a man in his thirties with a crew cut came out.
He first glanced at the middle-aged woman, and then asked in a puzzled tone: "Do you have antiques to sell?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." The middle-aged woman was very nervous and stuttered for a while.
"Where are the things?"
The middle-aged woman took out an object wrapped in a gray cloth bag from the canvas bag. After opening the bag, a square wooden box with a length, width and height of about 14 to 15 centimeters was revealed.
Wiping the non-existent dust on the box with her sleeve, the middle-aged woman carefully placed the box on the counter.
The crew-cut man said angrily: "What is this? Open it yourself."
The middle-aged woman quickly opened the lid of the wooden box and took out a jade plaque from inside. "Sir, this is an ancestral jade plaque from my mother's family. Now I want to sell it. Please estimate the price."< /p>
The crew-cut man looked at the middle-aged woman's clothes again, and casually took the jade token without wearing gloves.
He looked over and over for a few times and then picked up the magnifying glass on the table to take a closer look. He shook his head while looking at it, as if he was very dissatisfied with the middle-aged woman's ancient jade.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yu shook his head. What kind of appraiser is this? How can anyone pick up customers’ things like this?
According to the rules of the antique shop, when receiving antiques from sellers, you must either wait for the customer to put them away before taking them, or you can take them with both hands.
Accepting antiques with one hand is a form of contempt for the seller.
Rules are rules, not just watching people order dishes. It is obvious that this appraiser did a very poor job in etiquette.
The flat-headed appraiser didn't know if something unpleasant happened to him, or he was born to look down on people. He spoke with a bit of anger and said very irritably, "Are you the jade passed down from your ancestors? Haha, the carving is rough, the jade is rubbish, and it costs a thousand yuan." To sell or not?"
The middle-aged woman frowned when she heard this: "Ah? Why is it only one thousand yuan? The store in front gave me two thousand yuan. This jade plaque of mine is really handed down from my ancestors!"
"How much do you want to sell for?"
The middle-aged woman hesitated for a few seconds, then summoned up the courage to say: "Fifty thousand yuan!"
The crew-cut appraiser immediately stared, "Are you crazy? Three thousand at most, not even a cent more."
"Boss, please don't be anxious. Please take a closer look. This is really a good piece of jade. I rarely get sick when I wear this jade plaque." The middle-aged woman begged.
Upon hearing this, the crew-cut man became anxious: "Are you questioning my eyesight? I have been in the antique shop for more than ten years, can't I still tell the difference between good jade and bad jade?"
"I'm not saying your eyesight is bad..." the middle-aged woman quickly explained.
The crew-cut man impatiently interrupted the middle-aged woman, "I'm very busy right now and don't have time to waste time here. If you want to sell it, I'll give you some money now. If not, go to a store where you can sell it at a higher price. ”
"Well, I won't sell it at this price."
"Leave if you don't want to sell, hurry up."
The crew-cut man put the jade token on the counter, waved his hand with a look of boredom, and then hurried to the back hall, cursing as he walked, "I don't know if I'm going to die if you delay me from playing the game."
Shen Yu looked on in shock. Is there anyone else doing business like this in the world?
When people come to sell things, they won't even give them a seat, let alone tea, and they will drive away customers if they can't agree on the price. The owner is really blind when he hires such an appraiser in the store.
Not only Shen Yu was like this, but the male clerk was also flushed with anger. From this point of view, the male clerk must have a lot of affection for this small store.
"Hey..."
Sighing, the middle-aged woman picked up the jade plaque and the wooden box on the counter, slowly turned around and walked towards the store door.
When passing by Shen Yu, Shen Yu subconsciously glanced at the wooden box in his hand. In an instant, Shen Yu felt his heart suddenly beating for no reason.
It's hard to describe this feeling, it's like a treasure is suddenly lost.
Appreciate treasures!
A ball of dark blue precious light slowly floated out three inches above the box. The color was very rich and it was about the size of a broad bean.
The length of Baoguang slowly increased from one inch to five inches, and then decreased slightly.
One inch of precious light lasts a hundred years, five inches means five hundred years, and a little less, no doubt in the middle Ming Dynasty.
Picking up his box on the table, Shen Yu said to the male clerk, "I'll give you a suggestion. If you want to bring this store back to life, let your young boss open the appraiser just now, so that you can earn more commission."
After taking a few steps, Shen Yu stopped again, turned around and said with a smile: "By the way, brother, if I guess correctly, you are the young owner of this store, right?
"Listen to my advice and spend more money to hire an experienced and prudent appraiser. Although it is difficult to make a fortune, it won't lead to a sale in tears."
After saying that, Shen Yu sped up and chased out.
In Zayufang, only the male clerk was left stunned.
