After quickly reading the three strings of copper coins, Xue Chen thought about it for a moment and said, "Uncle Zhao, these three strings of copper coins are basically real."
"Of course, they are all left by our ancestors, of course they are not fake." Zhao Fushan said hurriedly.
"The quantity is also considerable, but there are relatively few of high value. A few of them are quite good, and the quality is not bad. Among them, there are two Xianfeng Chongbao that are worth ten, which are quite good. The market price of each is about three thousand yuan.
, in addition, there is this Qianlong Tongbao furnace coin, which is relatively rare and has the highest value among these copper coins. The market price is between 8,000 and 10,000. Except for these three, the value of the remaining copper coins is generally relatively low.
, for example, these Jiaqing Tongbao are the most common samples, costing a few yuan each..."
Not only Zhao Fushan, but also the twenty or thirty villagers who had arrived and crowded in the house were also listening with their ears pricked up.
"The total value of these three strings of copper coins is about 19,000 yuan." Xue Chen put all the copper coins back into his cloth pocket.
"Nineteen thousand!" Zhao Fushan pursed his lips, nodded vigorously, scratched his ears, and after thinking about it, he looked at Xue Chen and asked, "Xiao Chen, recently, my uncle wants to buy two cows and is short of money.
Do you think you can accept these copper coins? Not 19,000, but only 10,000...seven will be fine. Otherwise, even if I know the price, I don't know where to sell them, and if I go to the city, I may not be able to give them sincerely.
Pay this price."
"Uncle, do you mean you want to sell these copper coins to me?" Xue Chen raised his head and asked unexpectedly.
"Yes, yes." Zhao Fushan nodded repeatedly.
As soon as Zhao Fushan made this suggestion, many of the villagers present had the same idea. They all wanted to keep these old objects at the bottom of the box. If they were judged to be good things, they all wanted to sell them for money.
Use it to build a house, marry your children, buy farm machinery, etc.
Qi Changhe looked at Xue Chen, wondering what Xue Chen meant.
Xue Chen thought about it and said thoughtfully: "Of course I can't buy it, but if you ask me to do the appraisal and then sell it to me, don't you worry that I deliberately underestimated the price? Moreover, if anyone later
I regret it, I don’t want to sell it, I want to redeem it..."
"Xiaochen, don't worry about this, everyone believes it!" Qi Changhe said loudly with a serious look on his face, and at the same time there was some emotion on his face, "You built a road for the village for free. This friendship is remembered by everyone in the village.
How could I doubt you in my heart?"
More and more villagers gathered in the room and nodded.
Zhao Fushan also quickly said: "Xiaochen, don't worry, I will definitely not regret it. If you don't trust others, I will definitely trust you!"
"Then... okay." Xue Chen raised his head and looked at everyone, "Okay, I will continue to do the appraisal for everyone, and at the same time give a market price. If you think it is suitable and want to exchange it for money, then I will
Accept it, but I don’t have that much cash with me, so I’ll let Xiaoqi write it down first, and I’ll give it to everyone after I withdraw the money tomorrow.”
"good!"
Xue Chen's proposal immediately received a unanimous response.
Xue Qi had already found paper and pen and prepared them aside, ready to start accounting.
"Xiao Qi, you majored in finance and accounting, so you can put your knowledge to use." Xue Chen said to him with a smile.
"Hmph, it's obviously a cannon to fight mosquitoes, and it's overkill." Xue Qi wrinkled her nose and snorted.
Xue Chen glanced at the copper coins in front of him and Zhao Fushan, and said to Xue Qi: "Well, you can keep the accounts. The first payment is three strings of copper coins from Uncle Fushan. Well, the total price is nineteen thousand."
When Zhao Fushan heard the price Xue Chen gave him, he hesitated and said: "Xiao Chen, look at it, you appraised it and bought it directly. It saved me a lot of trouble. Instead of paying 19,000, I'll give it to you."
One thousand, eighteen thousand, that’s one thousand, thank you uncle, thank you for building roads in the village.”
Looking at Zhao Fushan, whose face was tanned by the sun, Xue Chen shook his head: "Uncle Fushan, no need, just nineteen thousand." A thousand dollars is really nothing to him, but to ordinary people in the village
He said it was not a small amount of money, enough to buy half a pig. How could he accept it?
Although he agreed to the acquisition, he had no intention of making money from these villagers. Take these three strings of copper coins to the city, go to an antique shop, or go to a pawn shop. Even if he meets the most kind shopkeeper, the most he can do is
The selling price is 17,000, because these stores also need to make a profit.
But he had no intention of making money, and all he offered was the highest price. After he took it back and resold it, he could barely make a loss. If he was asked to make money from the villagers without conscience, he would not be able to do it, and the three melons were worth a lot of money.
Yes, he doesn't like it either. If it weren't for helping everyone, he wouldn't do such a small business.
After sending Zhao Fushan away, Xue Chen became completely busy.
The treasures brought by the villagers are also so diverse that it could almost open a museum of rural old objects! Kerosene lamps from the Republic of China period, long-life locks for children made of silver, jars with an earthy smell, and naturally all kinds of porcelain are indispensable.
plates and bowls.
Xue Chen also quickly completed appraisals again and again. Ninety-nine percent of the things the villagers brought were authentic, but of course the value was hard to say.
"Second uncle, these New Year pictures of yours are from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. They are relatively well preserved, but their collection value is average, only 800 yuan..."
"Xiaoling, the plate you brought is from a folk kiln in the late Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, there is a little damage to the bottom. One thousand two..."
"Hey, Fourth Aunt, this clock is passed down from your ancestors. This thing is really good. It should be from the Republic of China, and the movement is imported from the UK. It still rings after some repairs, but it is not properly preserved. Why are there so many of them?
Ash……"
Xue Chen was busy from eight o'clock in the morning to twelve noon. He couldn't remember how many things he had appraised. He was a little numb. There were always a hundred items, and they were very complicated. Sometimes he had to use
After all, he is not omnipotent. After searching all over the country, no one dares to say that he is proficient in all miscellaneous matters.
Xiaoqi was also busy, writing down names and prices one by one in a small book. There were fifty or sixty of them. The largest transaction amount was more than 40,000 yuan, and the smallest one was only a few hundred yuan.
Xue Chen's side was already filled with old objects, all of which were completed transactions.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, after sending away the last person in the room, Qi Changhe said quickly: "Xiaochen, you must be exhausted. Go back and rest quickly. No one will come again."
Xue Chen let out a long breath, rubbed his nose, and said: "Uncle Qi, that's good. You can use the radio to announce that I will wait for half an hour. If no one comes, I will go back and go to the city to get it.
money."
"Okay, listen to you, I'll go broadcast it right away."
Qi Changhe got up and went to the office to broadcast. After more than ten minutes, someone came again.
When he saw the person coming, Xue Chen immediately stood up and said, "Grandpa Yuan, you are here."
The person who came was a thin old man, about seventy years old, with gray hair, but he was in good spirits, his waist was straight, and he was wearing a grass-green tunic suit.
The old man's name is Yuan Kangmei. He is a retired veteran and has no children. His wife also passed away seven or eight years ago. He has been living alone in a small brick house at the east end of the village. He is a very good person.
There are several jujube trees planted in the backyard, and every year the jujubes are harvested and given to the villagers for free.
When he was a child, he and his friends often climbed trees to eat the dates before they were ripe. Grandpa Yuan was not angry when he saw them, but just told them to be careful and not to fall.
Last year, two dog thieves entered the village in the middle of the night to steal dogs. They were discovered by the old man. They immediately gathered some villagers and caught the dog thieves.
Yuan Kangmei smiled and nodded with Qi Changhe and Xue Qi, then looked at Xue Chen, squinted and said: "Time flies so fast, in my head, you are still a stupid kid who climbs trees and steals dates all day long.
"
Xue Chen smiled and asked the old man to sit down.
After sitting down, the old man praised Xue Chen a few more words, saying that he had not forgotten his roots despite his prosperity and had built roads in the village, which was very good.
After chatting for a while, the old man took out a small cloth bag from his arms and said, "Xiaochen, show me how much I can exchange for this thing, and see if the exchange money can be used to rent a car. I watch it every day.
It was very uncomfortable for the children to ride bicycles to school in the town in the cold wind. I thought about exchanging money to rent a car to pick up the students. Otherwise, it would be useless for me to keep it. I have no children and I can’t die.
Take it into a coffin."
Qi Changhe said: "Old Uncle Yuan, you said you don't need to pay for this matter. The village has already been discussing and preparing to buy a school bus. However, it still fell to Xiaochen. After Xiaochen repaired the road, the above
We have allocated funds for road construction, and the village has some surplus, and we are thinking about where to use it. Didn't Xiao Gao's child break his bicycle while riding a few days ago, so we are considering this matter."
"That's better. Let's see how much my stuff is worth, Xiaochen. If it's not enough to buy a school bus, the rest of the village committee will come and buy more." The old man said.
While the two people were talking, Xue Chen had already opened the simple cloth bag in his hand and took out an unattractive-looking thing from it. When he held it in his hand, his eyes narrowed.
After Xue Qi took a look, he asked, "Grandpa Yuan, what is this? It looks so strange. I have never seen it before."
Yuan Kangmei shook his head: "I don't know, this thing was given to me by someone else. It was during the counterattack against Vietnam. In an anti-encirclement and suppression battle, the company suffered heavy casualties. I was carrying an injured member of the company on my back.
A nineteen-year-old soldier with a serious gunshot wound walked more than thirty miles on the mountain road. Before I went to the front line, the little soldier gave me this. I didn't want it, so he gave me the dead piston in my hand. By the way.
, these things seem to be a pair, and the little warrior still has one in his hand."
"This is the Tiger Talisman. It should indeed be a pair. This is half of it." Xue Chen said with squinted eyes. (To be continued)