Chapter 4 Go to the Antique Street
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It's just that if the ability is used for a minute, Meng Zitao guesses that he will definitely be drowsy, not to mention that this state is uncomfortable, he is also worried about being noticed by someone who cares, although this possibility is very small, but he does not dare to be sloppy.
This means that while the ability can help him pick up the gaps, his own eyesight is also indispensable. Fortunately, he has been studying antiques for four years, although he is not as good as some senior antique lovers, but he can still see the general fakes, which correspondingly increases his chances of picking up leaks.
Fortunately, after testing, he can control the retraction and release of abilities, and although it is still a little rusty to control now, as long as he practices more in the future, it will be no problem.
In general, although this ability has limitations, Meng Zitao is not an insatiable person, and he is already very satisfied with being able to obtain an ability by accident.
Next, he gave the warm current a name, called Reiki, and as for the ability, it was simply called "Treasure Pickup", on the one hand, this ability could really help him pick up treasures, and on the other hand, he was also for a good omen.
I slept beautifully, and the next day, Meng Zitao got up at half past six and called his mother as soon as possible, and he was relieved to hear that his father was in good condition.
It's just that when he heard the worry in his mother's words, he couldn't help but want to tell the news of the ability, but fortunately, his reason still prevailed.
The mother and son chatted a few more words and ended the call.
Next, Meng Zitao casually ate some things to fill his stomach, dressed neatly and prepared to go to work. Although his company works at half past eight, because it is a little far away from his home, he has to transfer buses for forty or fifty minutes, and there is a possible traffic jam, so he has to go out early.
At first, Meng Zitao was somewhat unaccustomed to it, but because a beautiful woman he liked had been sitting on the same bus, he persevered.
A year later, Meng Zitao couldn't hold back anymore and was about to confess, but he didn't expect the beauty to suddenly disappear. When he met again, the beauty was already holding a big belly, which made him feel guilty.
Meng Zitao opened the door and walked out, and saw Aunt Qian on the other side of the door carrying a vegetable basket out.
Meng Zitao hurriedly said hello, and then heard Aunt Qian say, "Xiaotao, are you going to the hospital?"
Meng Zitao shook his head and said, "With my mother over there, I'll go to work." ”
Aunt Qian asked a little strangely, "Isn't it Sunday today?
Meng Zitao was stunned, patted his head, and laughed dryly: "If it weren't for your reminder, I really wouldn't have remembered that today is Sunday." ”
Aunt Qian smiled slightly, and didn't think there was anything strange about Meng Zitao's performance, no matter who had such a big thing in the family, it would be a little hectic.
After saying goodbye to Aunt Qian, Meng Zitao stood at the door and thought, "Where are you going?"
After thinking for a while, he made a decision and prepared to go to the antique city.
The antique market in Lingshi is not big, but although the sparrows are small, they have all kinds of organs, and they should have them.
For example, on Sundays, there is also a market in the antique street, and many vendors will come to the antique street to set up stalls, and the chance of encountering good things will of course be much higher than usual.
Meng Zitao had even heard that an old-timer had picked up a 10-million-level leak in the bazaar. This made him yearn for it, and he often went to the bazaar to find treasures, but he didn't find the treasure, but he looked at it a few times, and since then, he has never thought of it.
But now it's different, Mencius has the ability to identify the authenticity of antiques. Therefore, he was full of confidence and prepared to go to the antique market to pick up the leaks.
After going downstairs, Meng Zitao rode a bicycle and left the community excitedly, and accidentally found that several elderly people were exercising in the small square of the community, and one of them was practicing Tai Chi.
This made Meng Zitao's heart move, he had seen an introduction to Taijiquan before, which said that because Taijiquan practice boxing, because of the need to "calm the mind, the mind has no distracting thoughts", and the body must be relaxed, the spirit only focuses on the "mind".
In addition, Tai Chi itself requires both rigidity and softness, breathing coordination, and a relative increase in oxygen gain of various organs, so after practice, people feel light, stress, and emotionally stable. In addition, because the blood and qi circulation is vigorous after practicing boxing, the spirit is also vigorous, and the work efficiency is naturally improved.
This shows that practicing Tai Chi is good for people's spirits. The use of abilities is related to the spirit, so can practicing Tai Chi extend the use of abilities?
Thinking of this, Meng Zitao made up his mind to learn Tai Chi, even if it turned out to be useless to the ability in the end, he could also exercise his body, right?
After making up his mind, Meng Zitao sped up, and after more than ten minutes, he saw the crowded antique street from a distance.
Meng Zitao parked his bicycle in the place where he looked at the car, although his bicycle was a little worn, but with the lesson of the previous three bicycles being stolen, he still did not dare to be sloppy. Anyway, it's only a dollar when he stops at the place to watch the car, and no matter how tight he is, he still pays for this dollar.
Saying hello to Uncle Li, who was watching the car, Meng Zitao walked towards the entrance of the antique street excitedly, and when he was about to arrive at the antique street, he took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
Antique trading, the most taboo is to show emotions on the face, if you see a thing, you will be happy, then most of the time, it is basically the end of being slaughtered.
Just like Meng Zitao, he has suffered losses in this area several times before, and even once, he didn't suppress his joy when he saw something, but he was offered a "sky-high price" by the boss, no matter how he bargained, he couldn't reach the price he was satisfied with, and he had to give up in the end.
As a result, less than two months later, he saw on the website that a lot was exactly the same as the one he had seen, and the price was as high as 68,000, which shocked him and beat his chest. This incident has also become a regret for him in the past two years.
suffered a big loss, of course, he had to have a longer memory, so Meng Zitao went to buy a few acting books and learned them. Not to mention, maybe he really has talent as an actor, and after practicing for a few months, under normal circumstances, he can indeed be happy and angry.
When Meng Zitao walked into the antique street, he saw that the usually deserted antique market was already full of hawkers from all over the world, some of whom would come to set up stalls on Sundays, but many of them were mobile vendors, and there were also some "shovels".
"Shovel" is the abbreviation of "shovel land", which is the jargon in the antique industry, and in layman's terms, it is to go to the countryside to receive goods. Those who personally went to the peasants to buy antiques were collectively referred to as land visitors. There is also a common name called "running hall" in the magic capital, and they constitute the grassroots organization of the antique ecosystem, which belongs to the bottom of the pyramid.
The shovelers often shouted and shuttled through the rural fields, collecting the old things left over from the people's homes. After getting the things, they sold them to various merchants, so the people in the industry called them "guerrillas", also called "shoveling land".
To tell the truth, it was a chore to actually go down to the countryside to collect antiques. If you are not afraid of the wind, food, and sleeping, you are not afraid of the wind and sun, frost and rain, and you will be bumped on the potholed rural dirt roads all day long, and wander among the common people.
And obviously, these shovelers can't walk around one village all day, but go to many villages, so shoveling is a very figurative name for them.
In order to save costs, it is impossible for them to eat anything good, so they usually buy some steamed buns and biscuits to deal with it, not to mention the place where they live.
Of course, although the hard work is hard, it is not without rewards, if you are lucky, you can buy a treasure at a very low price, and then it will be sent.
But no matter what, on this kind of day, Meng Zitao will definitely not be able to stand it.
The antique circle is really not big, generally as long as you stay in this circle for a few years, basically most of the antique lovers in a city can be familiar.
The same is true for Meng Zitao, as soon as he enters the antique street, there are acquaintances who greet him.
Tuo Li Xianle's "blessing", many people knew that his father was seriously ill, and from time to time someone asked constantly, he could only respond patiently, and thought through gritted teeth in his heart: "After going to work tomorrow, I must settle the account with this kid!"
After chatting a little bit, Meng Zitao began today's trip to "pick up leaks", but as the old saying goes, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is too skinny.
Even if he buys it, he will only be able to earn tens or hundreds of dollars in the end, and it is not something that he can do for a while. If he opened an antique shop, then it would be nothing to buy it, for now, forget it.
It took nearly an hour and a half, Meng Zitao walked to the end of the antique street, looking at the empty hands, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was not easy to pick up leaks before the ability, and it was said that in the past, I didn't think that it was still not easy to have the ability now.
This has something to do with his low eyesight, no way, he has no famous teacher to guide him in the antique industry, he can only teach himself before, because many skills in the antique industry need to be observed in kind, he can only go to the museum to watch the real thing, and then carefully compare and verify it in combination with the description in the book.
If you encounter something you don't understand, in addition to checking information on the Internet, you can only ask Li Xianle, as for Xue Wenguang, you will talk about simple things, and you won't tell him more advanced things.
If Meng Zitao's eyesight was higher, he would be able to know the authenticity of some things without his ability just now, or he would be able to use his ability to identify some things with confidence. After all, abilities have a limited amount of time, and good steel should be used on the blade.
Seeing that many sellers had begun to close their stalls, Meng Zitao gave up the idea of shopping again, thinking about whether to go to the antique shop to have a look, but finally gave up.
On the one hand, because anyone who can open an antique shop has two brushes, the possibility of picking up leaks is very small, and on the other hand, he is now shy in his pocket, even if he encounters a good thing, it is in vain that he can't afford it, and if someone else buys it, he will feel distressed, so it is better to be out of sight.