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Seeing that it was almost noon, the old man insisted that Meng Zitao eat at his place. Unable to refuse the hospitality, Meng Zitao agreed.
Since it was far away from the town and they didn't know that Meng Zitao would come, it was inconvenient to buy non-vegetarian food, so the old man's family brought out the pickled bacon, cured duck, etc., and the dishes they made were fragrant, mellow, and sweet. Refreshing and unique flavor.
In addition, the old man also took out the old wine that had been hidden for many years and let Meng Zitao taste it. After Meng Zitao drank it, he said hello repeatedly.
While everyone was eating and chatting, the old man learned the purpose of Meng Zitao¡¯s visit today, waved his hand and said, ¡°I suggest you not to go.¡±
"What's wrong? Have the items been sold out?" Xiao He asked curiously.
"I don't know if they are sold out or not." The old man said, "But yesterday, a boss went to Lao Baanpan's house. When I came out, the boss had a bottle in his hand. Usually in this case, I I guess even if Old Abacus still has something on hand, it shouldn¡¯t be possible to sell it again.¡±
"And to be honest, Old Abacus is a very thief. If you want to buy something from him, you can't do it without paying a price, especially if it's delivered to your doorstep like you. Even if he wants to sell it, he'll have to open his mouth. "
The old name mentioned in the uncle¡¯s words is that of the head of the household. The reason why he is called Lao Abacus is precisely because he is shrewd and knows that rare things can be lived in.
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "It's okay. It's a rare trip. I have to take a look no matter what. If it's too expensive, I won't buy it."
The uncle took a sip of wine and said, "Anyway, you should be more cautious when the time comes."
Meng Zitao smiled and nodded.
When the meal was almost done, Xiao He said to Meng Zitao that his cousin also had some old things at his house, and could he help take a look at them.
As soon as Meng Zitao said hello, Xiao He got up and hurried out of the door to call for someone.
When Xiao He went out, the uncle whispered earnestly: "Young man, you are a good person, but good people can easily suffer losses when doing business. As the old saying goes, human desires are like the sea and cannot be filled up. In our village Some people are so poor that if you give them 100 yuan, they dare to ask you for 1,000 yuan. So I advise you, if there are more people coming soon, don¡¯t have any sympathy, otherwise bad things may happen. "
Meng Zitao smiled and thanked the uncle for the reminder. You really need to pay more attention to this kind of thing, otherwise it will be troublesome if you encounter rogues.
The old saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters bring out unruly people, and this sentence is also true. Because the fewer resources there are, the more selfish people become. Many of what we consider ¡°small interests¡± are ¡°big interests¡± in their eyes. That's why they gave up their dignity and started acting rogue, and they used all means to fight for it.
And if the resources are richer, people will be more selfless, and the means of competing for resources will be more diverse and peaceful.
¡°In the final analysis, this is actually because of human survival instinct. Once it becomes difficult to live, what dignity can we talk about if we can¡¯t even eat every day?
And, this is not unique to the poor. You can look at those rich families. If they encounter property disputes, are there some people who will act rogue and say that the inheritance is theirs? They even forge various kinds of evidence. People are essentially the same. Sometimes, it's just a matter of 50 steps and a hundred steps.
Back to the topic, after Meng Zitao finished his bowl of rice, Xiao He walked into the house with an honest-looking middle-aged man, both of them holding something in their hands.
Needless to say, this person is Xiao He¡¯s cousin, let¡¯s call him Lao He.
Seeing the uncle and nephew come in, the old man quickly cleared away the dishes and chopsticks. On the other side, Meng Zitao exchanged greetings with his uncle and nephew, and then began to look at the things they brought.
The uncle and nephew brought a total of five things over. It looked like they had just been cleaned, and the porcelain looked new.
Seeing this situation, Meng Zitao shook his head and said, "Why did you clean up everything?"
"Is there something wrong?" The uncle and nephew were a little confused. Besides, the reason why they cleaned things up was just
Meng Zitao said: "Cleaning the surface of antiques is a very professional matter. Due to different types and textures, the cleaning methods are also different. The three items that the uncle just mentioned are all porcelain, so they need to be cleaned more easily. Easy. But this is a bronze mirror. If you rub the patina on it to look like this, it will basically be ruined."
"Ah! No way?" The uncle and nephew were shocked when they heard this.
Seeing that the two of them really didn¡¯t understand this aspect, Meng Zitao explained in detail. I heard that the bronze mirror is indeedWhen the two people's cleanup was of little value, Lao He was heartbroken and Xiao He didn't know what to say.
After a while, Lao He came back to his senses and said with a forced smile: "Boss Meng, you are an expert. You have more ideas in this regard than us ordinary people. Can you help me think of a solution?"
Meng Zitao shook his head and refused directly. If the value of the bronze mirror was high, then he could make up for it, but this bronze mirror only cost a thousand yuan. After cleaning it, it would be worth dozens of yuan at most. He Why do you want this kind of thing?
Seeing Meng Zitao directly rejecting his request, Lao He muttered something.
Because he was speaking in local dialect and his voice was low, Meng Zitao couldn't understand it at all, but thinking about it, it was unlikely to be a good word. This made him feel a little uncomfortable. At the same time, it also made him realize that what the uncle just said was basically Worse than that! I met such a person casually.
Xiao He quickly and secretly hit his cousin on the arm to signal him not to talk nonsense. At the same time, he smiled and asked Meng Zitao to comment on other things.
Meng Zitao nodded lightly, and then looked at the other things. Although three of them were old, they were just items used by ordinary people in ancient times and were basically worthless.
The remaining thing is a piece of jade, called the Green Jade Weng Zhong.
Weng Zhong, Sinan, Gangmao and Yanmao were all popular ornaments in the Han Dynasty and were used to ward off evil spirits, and were also called the "Three Treasures to ward off evil spirits".
Weng Zhong is a personal name, Vietnamese, surnamed Nguyen. Legend has it that he was one foot three feet tall, brave and different from ordinary people. He led troops to guard Lintao, and his reputation frightened the Xiongnu. Qin Shihuang appreciated him very much.
After Weng Zhong's death, Qin Shihuang cast a bronze statue for him and placed it outside Sima Gate in Xianyang. Later, there were often stone figures, stone horses, stone sheep, etc. in front of the tombs of noble emperors. The stone figure was Weng Zhong.
Because people wanted to use his spiritual power to ward off evil spirits, later generations often used jade to carve a standing figure wearing a robe, a crown, and holding hands on his chest. Many of them were in the style of Han Badao. Weng Zhong in the Han Dynasty was a young man with a long beard and a bowed figure, an imitation of the queen.
This green jade Wengzhong is dressed like a young man. He stands in a standing position, with a high robe and a crown, a clear face, hands clasped in front of the abdomen, and a robe on the ground. The craftsmanship is simple and has the style of the Eight Swordsman of the Han Dynasty.
In addition, there is a slight reddish tint on the surface of the jade, which may have been put into the soil before and was later found and taken out. Since it was unearthed quite a while ago, it already has patina.
This green jade Wengzhong is of good quality and well-carved. Meng Zitao estimates that it should be worth tens of thousands of dollars.
"These three items are relatively common items. They are sold in large quantities on the market and are basically not worth much. The remaining sapphire Wengzhong is quite good. I wonder how much you want to sell it for?"
After hearing this, Lao He looked at his nephew.
Xiao He understood what his cousin meant and said with a smile: "Boss Meng, we really don't understand antiques. Please give us a price. We believe you."
Lao He also nodded repeatedly and said that his nephew was right.
Xiao He was the guide this time. Of course Meng Zitao had to give him some face. However, Lao He's behavior just now also made him feel unhappy. In this case, he only gave Lao He an ordinary price, which was twenty-five thousand. Thousand dollars. Of course, this price is not unfair to Lao He, but if it hadn't happened just now, it would be normal to have more than a few thousand.
When Lao He heard that such a little beauty was actually worth twenty-five thousand yuan, he almost went crazy with joy and even asked Meng Zitao if he had heard wrong. In the end, he didn't believe it until he got the cash from Meng Zitao.
When Meng Zitao gave the money, he felt that he should be more cautious, so he signed a transfer agreement with Lao He.
Lao He took the money and went home happily. As for the remaining things, he simply left them with Meng Zitao. However, Meng Zitao had no intention of taking it and asked Xiao He to take it back.
Originally, Meng Zitao was planning to go to Lao Abacus's house, but the uncle reminded Meng Zitao that this time was Lao Abacus' unshakable lunch break. If he knocked on the door rashly, he would offend Lao Abacus and ask Meng Zitao to go after two o'clock.
In this case, Meng Zitao drank tea at the uncle¡¯s house and rested for a while before talking.
However, before waiting for half an hour, a large group of villagers came with a shout. Basically every villager carried something in their hands, such as bowls, cans, bottles, small furniture, jade, etc., and there was actually someone carrying one The stone man found somewhere made Meng Zitao extremely speechless.
Seeing this situation, the old man and Xiao He quickly maintained order and asked people to carry the table into the yard, which made it look more spacious. Of course, the big yellow dog had been locked up in the house by the uncle a long time ago, otherwise, it would have been on the table during dinner.
There was nothing much to say next. Meng Zitao appraised each item one by one. However, this place was originally a remote place. Under normal circumstances, the chance of finding good things was very slim. To find two items worth tens of thousands was beyond Meng Zitao's expectation. .
Sure enough, most of the things the villagers brought were ordinary civilian items and were basically worthless. The rest, although some are still eye-catching, are only worth a few thousand dollars.
Faced with this result, some villagers couldn't figure it out. They thought that a plate like Lao He and the old man could sell for 25,000 (twenty thousand), so why should their things be worthless, or at most worth Thousands! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Tao appraised each item one by one. However, this place was originally a remote place. Under normal circumstances, the chance of finding good things was very slim. To find two items worth tens of thousands was beyond Meng Zitao's expectation.
Sure enough, most of the things the villagers brought were ordinary civilian items and were basically worthless. The rest, although some are still eye-catching, are only worth a few thousand dollars.
Faced with this result, some villagers couldn't figure it out. They thought that a plate like Lao He and the old man could sell for 25,000 (twenty thousand), so why should their things be worthless, or at most worth Thousands! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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