Chapter 3 Huge sums of money
"I think this wood carving is definitely dated BC, so it should be an antique. ”
It was a very short sentence, but the room was full of shock and silence.
The old man couldn't help but glance at Boss Mu, and then the old man smiled, and said with a touch of appreciation in his smile: "Boss Mu, this young man is right, this wood carving is indeed an antique." Well, look at the degree of pulp carbonization of this epidermis, it should be a tomb beast in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and this kind of modeling specification is a bit rare. ”
"However, it is not strict to say that it is a wood carving, because the animal-shaped part of this wood carving still retains the taste of 'three points artificial, seven points natural'. There is a bit of the charm of Dongyang wood carving, maybe it is the prototype of Dongyang wood carving. …… It's a pity, this wood carving should have been cleaned with steel wool balls or something, and the skin is worn out quite badly, and the value is greatly damaged, but it's a pity...... Alas......"
The old man sighed for the last time, it seemed that it was really a pity for the damage of this wood carving.
At this time, Boss Mu's expression could be said to be shocked, as the manager of the antique shop, others did not know the meaning of Professor Chang's words, he must have known. I didn't expect that something that I intuitively felt good about was really a treasure.
Mu Qingqing, who was next to him, widened his eyes even more in surprise, and even turned his head to look at Wei Xiu in surprise, as if he wanted to get to know Wei Xiu again. You must know that this wood carving was bought by Wei Xiu one step in advance right under her nose, and it is naturally impossible to say that there is no regret in her heart.
Of course, she didn't covet the value of this wood carving, but regretted that she had missed a chance to pick up a leak.
For people in the antique world, "picking up leaks" is, to a certain extent, the best proof of a person's vision.
Wei Xiu didn't understand much about the old man's words at all, and he was able to accurately report the year because the explorer gave the approximate time based on the degree of carbon-14 loss in the wood carving. Now for him, the most important thing is how much is this wood carving worth?
Fortunately, Boss Mu quickly mentioned the price, and after discussing it with the old man in a low voice, Boss Mu said: "Mr. Wei, don't hide it, the artistic value of your wood carving is extremely high, and its price is naturally quite high." It's just that...... This degree of wear and tear seriously affects its artistic appreciation value, so we are willing to bid 40,000 yuan for this wood carving, I wonder what you think?"
'Fourth...... Forty thousand?!' Wei Xiu was instantly shocked, when he heard Professor Chang's last sigh before, he was already mentally prepared to be sold at a low price, but he didn't expect that even so, he would sell at such a high price. If this wood carving is intact, how much will it be worth?
I beg your pardon, for Wei Xiu, who was born in the countryside, this price almost subverts his view of money.
Fortunately, he was able to be admitted to the health care of Nanjing University in a poor county with extremely scarce educational resources, and his IQ was naturally definitely not low, and he instantly restrained the shock in his eyes, and said in a sincere tone with a slight sigh: "It's not a secret, although I can roughly tell the age, but I really don't know the price." 40,000 yuan is already a huge amount of money for me, a poor scholar. I believe in the credibility of your store's sign, so make a deal!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the old man and Boss Mu looking at Wei Xiu changed, you must know that they deliberately quoted 40,000, that is, they deliberately set aside 10,000 to make up 50,000 integer space for Wei Xiu to bargain.
For merchants, you don't need to sell cheap goods, but just make customers feel like they're taking advantage of it.
But Wei Xiu's contentment and honesty made the two of them suddenly look up at Wei Xiu, Wei Xiu didn't know what kind of first impression his action made on the two, and how much help he would give him in the future.
At this time, Mu Qingqing's gaze at Wei Xiu flashed with a touch of brilliance. This sincerity is rare in this materialistic city.
"It's such a pleasant cooperation, I don't know if Mr. Wei wants to pay in cash or by check? If it's cash, please wait for half an hour. In the case of cheques, we offer both cash and bank checks. Boss Mu smiled slightly and asked.
"Cash checks!" Wei Xiu hesitated.
Boss Mu nodded and said to Mu Qingqing: "Xiaoqing, go get a contract." As he spoke, he took out the checkbook from his bosom and signed a cash check.
Then Wei Xiu signed a transfer contract and completed the transaction.
Out of the antique shop, pinching the thin cash check in his pocket, Wei Xiu suddenly had an unreal feeling in his heart. A huge sum of money to support the tuition and living expenses of the rest of his college career was earned so easily?
Wei Xiu, who was standing in front of the antique shop for a while, felt a sense of confusion in his heart.
He is different from those classmates who are still living and falling in love with their parents' money, he tried part-time during the summer vacation of high school, and he has suffered a lot of crimes, compared to physical fatigue, it is more unbearable to be the eyes and insults of others.
So Wei Xiu knew how hard it was to make money, but everything that had just happened almost instantly subverted his view of money. At this time, he suddenly realized what kind of value the explorer who integrated into his body had!!
At this moment, Mu Qingqing suddenly walked out with his bag, smiled and waved to Boss Mu who was standing at the door: "I know, be careful on the road." Dad, go back quickly, you don't need to send it, I'm not a child!"
At this time, Wei Xiu came back to his senses, and when he heard Mu Qingqing's greeting, he was stunned.
'Boss Mu is Mu Qingqing's father?Yes, both of them have the surname Mu! Why am I so stupid, I only remember it now. Wei Xiu suddenly patted his head in annoyance, and Huoguang himself was slow to react.
"What's wrong with you?" Mu Qingqing happened to see Wei Xiu patting his head, and asked with concern.
"Hmm...... It's nothing. I skipped class today, so I was a little worried. Wei Xiu deliberately changed the subject.
Mu Qingqing suddenly lowered his head and chuckled, and said, "It's okay, occasionally skipping a class or two will not affect the usual score." Well, are you going back to school? I have a car to take you, and I happen to be back to school too!"
As soon as the words came out, Mu Qingqing was slightly stunned, what happened to him today, he actually took the initiative to invite a boy? Although he just dropped by to see him off, this didn't seem to be his usual personality?
Wei Xiu was also slightly stunned, and then nodded.
Mu Qingqing's car was a burgundy beetle, and it looked quite cute. When Wei Xiu sat in the passenger seat, he even smelled a faint fragrance.
Mu Qingqing's personality is quiet, and after sitting in the car, he no longer speaks, but just concentrates on driving the car. It was rare for Wei Xiu to sit in such a small space with such a woman with such a good temperament, and he felt ambiguous and embarrassed for a while.
In order to break this embarrassment, Wei Xiu thought for a while and said, "That wood carving was bought by me one step in advance, will you feel sorry?"
"Well, of course, I haven't picked up a leak yet. However, you don't have to worry, even if you didn't buy the wood carving at that time, I probably wouldn't have bought it, after all, the shape of the wood carving is really ugly. Mu Qingqing's empathetic tone, his gentle tone made people feel calm.
Wei Xiu tilted his head slightly, looking at Mu Qingqing, who was concentrating on driving, there was a special tranquil aura on her delicate face, and that kind of pure bookish atmosphere simply made people have a kind of sinking gentleness. It's a pity that a woman with an excellent temperament like her is not something that a boy like him can pursue.
No matter how far the road is, there is an end to it, and Mu Qingqing's car drove smoothly into the campus and stopped at the stadium on the east side of the campus.
"Thank you so much!" Wei Xiu got out of the car and thanked him.
"You're welcome!" Mu Qingqing smiled.
However, at this moment, a group of people practicing not far away suddenly stopped, and there were faint boys pointing at this side. Then the group suddenly exploded open, and a handsome man with toned muscles holding a basketball and leading his group of brothers towards this side with a fierce attitude.
"Qingqing, is it really you!Who is this kid?" Before the man could get closer, a compelling momentum came.
This is not only the pressure of a strong body formed by long-term playing, but also a proud posture of superhuman self-confidence exercised by profound family education.
Mu Qingqing looked at this person, looked at the group of classmates behind him who were called his famous brothers, but were actually junior brothers, and looked at her with a playful gaze, and suddenly felt a trace of unhappiness in his heart.
So he said in a somewhat cold tone at the moment: "He's my friend, does it have anything to do with you?"