Chapter 1: Grimace spends money

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Yu Yao has had an ideal since he was a child, and he elaborated on it in an essay "My Ideal" when he was in elementary school.

Play and make a lot of money.

Although this essay was beaten by the eyeless Chinese teacher, Yu Yao still insisted on fighting for his ideals.

He found that the antique shop was the best place to realize this ideal.

Moreover, he succeeded.

Take last week as an example, he used a pair of Ming Dynasty Yongle blue and white cups that were picked up for hundreds of dollars, and auctioned off more than 100 million, and he was ready to spend it casually, planning to build a "Yuyao Museum" at his alma mater.

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With a sudden tilt of his head, Yu Yao almost flashed his neck, and after opening his eyes, he wiped his saliva.

It turned out to be a dream.

I wanted to lean back on the chair and close my eyes for a while, but I didn't expect it to be cold and fall asleep so easily.

Nowadays, business is getting more and more difficult to do, from opening at 8 o'clock in the morning, now it is 8 o'clock in the evening, and Leng has not come in alone.

This small shop called Gegu Zhai is only 20 square meters in the old street in the south of Jiangzhou, and it is divided into two parts by a tall shelf, the front of the shelf is the shop area, and the back of the shelf is a cramped simple bedroom.

Yu Yao stood up, lit a cigarette, and was about to close the door and go to bed after smoking.

There was a "squeak", but the door opened at this time.

It was a middle-aged man with a raw face.

He wore a brocade-gray robe and riding jacket, a golden pocket watch chain on one side of his chest, a hairstyle that was not messy, and a pair of round-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Yu Yao couldn't help but be stunned, what age is this! Why is this dressed? How much do you like the style of the Republic of China?

However, this person seems to have a strength in his bones, which is difficult to describe, making people feel very knowledgeable, but it is difficult to hide the spirit of the rivers and lakes.

"Hello, what do you have to take care of?" Yu Yao asked with a smile when he took two steps forward.

This antique shop has to be able to look at people, some of them are real buyers, some of them are shopping for lamps (just looking at them but not buying), and some of them are here to sell things. But this person, Yu Yao couldn't see what he wanted to do.

"Shopkeeper, is there something that can be given to the palm of the hand?" the middle-aged man opened his mouth, his voice slightly hoarse.

"You're welcome. Is there something to cut love?" Yu Yao replied, and at the same time looked at him, but he didn't see anything that looked like an antique in his hand, only a rolled-up newspaper.

The middle-aged man nodded, but took out a copper coin from his inner pocket, and asked at the same time, "Your surname?"

"Your surname is Yu, you are old, it's good to call me Xiaoyu. Yu Yao reached out and took the copper coin.

To be precise, this is a piece of money, also known as the winning money, not the official currency, but mostly minted by the people to pray for good fortune.

This coin is slightly larger than ordinary ancient coins, with a diameter of about four centimeters. A round hole in the center, instead of the usual square hole.

The pattern is peculiar, the front is a grimace, but not hideous, it seems to have a smile, one eye is squinted, and the other eye is exactly in the round hole of the money, or rather, it is used to replace one eye.

On the back, it is around the round hole, there are gold, wood, water, fire, earth Yang characters, the font is a small seal.

Spending money has been minted since the Han Dynasty, and there are all kinds of dynasties and dynasties, although Yu Yao has never seen this kind of money, but he will not make a fuss. The copper is of excellent quality, the pulp is authentic, and it is obviously a good product that has been handed down from generation to generation;

The middle-aged man looked at him a few times and nodded, "My surname is Xu." ”

Yu Yao swept the grimace and spent money, "Mr. Xu, I am young and knowledgeable, if there is anything wrong, you can bear with me." ”

"You're welcome. ”

"Spending money was minted the most in the Qing Dynasty, and the people were even a little overflowing. Yours is in good condition, but it's not worth much. ”

"Do you take it?"

"You can charge it, but the price is ······"

The middle-aged man seemed thoughtful, put the newspaper on the table, supported the counter with one hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "You can look at it." ”

Yu Yao thought for a moment, "Fifty yuan." ”

This piece spends money, to tell the truth, for this quality and special pattern, how can it be more than 500 on the market. And this thing is not difficult to sell, it can be played, can be worn, can be collected, and it is a cool goods that come and go.

But the antique business is like this, asking for a price all over the sky, sitting on the ground to pay back, buying things and receiving things, and when bidding, it is all hard to put down the pressure.

Yu Yao was waiting for a counteroffer, but the middle-aged man said, "Deal!"

Yu Yao was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that although this person's dress is strange, he doesn't look like a master who lacks this little money?

However, he quickly smiled, and directly took out a fifty ticket and put it on the counter, "I don't think you are short of money······

"Not only is money tight, but time is tight, shopkeeper Xiaoyu, can you do me a favor?" The middle-aged man did not immediately pick up the fifty yuan.

"How can I help you?"

The middle-aged man pointed to the fifty yuan on the table, "I'm in a bit of a hurry to leave, you can use this, buy some paper money, and help me burn it." ”

Ahh

"Shopkeeper Xiaoyu, please!" After speaking, the middle-aged man hurriedly snatched it out.

When the door opened and people left, there was a sudden gust of wind outside, the sound was not loud, but it seemed that there was a whimper and rolled into the store, Yu Yao couldn't help but feel excited.

"Hey, I'm not done yet!" Yu Yao chased out, but when he left the store, he looked left and right, where was there still half a figure?

What's the matter?

"It doesn't seem like it can be earned for nothing. Yu Yao muttered, hesitated, and finally locked the door of the store, walked west, and entered a grocery store.

Yellow rough-edged paper money, ten yuan a knife, Yu Yao didn't take advantage of it anymore, and bought five dollars.

Yu Yao was on the side of the door of Gegu Zhai, simply scratched the paper money, and squatted to burn it.

After the burning, Yu Yao didn't stand up immediately, but he took out the grimace from his pocket, pinched it and said to himself, "Why am I so obedient?"

Laugh at!

At this moment, a black gas suddenly emerged from the ashes of the paper money that had been extinguished, and this black gas swayed with the wind, shook like a dance, and passed through the eyes of the money that spent money with a grimace like a sharp arrow!

After passing through Qian Eye, the black gas turned into golden light!

Yu Yao was shocked, subconsciously closing his eyes, but he didn't dare to throw away the grimace on his hand to spend money, for fear of any accidents and mistakes.

Although he closed his eyes, it seemed to be too late, because his eyes were still full of golden light.

"The five elements wear gold, and the ghost eyes wear the heart!"

There seemed to be such a voice in his head.

The voice of the middle-aged man who had just entered the store.

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