Chapter 48: Treasure Hunting
Taking advantage of the Sunday scrap station to rest, Bai Zong and Bai Ke quietly came to the wall.
The yard wall of the scrapyard is very high, estimated to be more than two meters.
Bai Zong is 1.7 meters tall, and his hands can't reach the wall.
And there are a lot of broken glass pieces on the wall, and the canine teeth are intertwined, and the cold light is shining.
The two brothers found a slightly hidden wall, Bai Zong squatted down, Bai Ke stood on his shoulder, and then sent it up.
Bai Ke looked into the courtyard.
The location was well chosen, and from here, the duty room was quite far away, with only the occasional barking of dogs.
Bai Ke took out half a brick from his schoolbag and carefully smashed it.
Knocked down all the glass on the wall and cleared out a flat area about a meter long.
However, there are also some glass ballasts stuck in the concrete, and you can still accidentally prick your hands when climbing.
In this regard, Baike also planned.
He took out a broken sack and spread it on the wall, and when he was sure that it was correct, he turned it over.
Then, Bai Zong moved a few more bricks outside and put them under his feet, and also turned over.
Bai Zong jumped down first, and then reached out to pick up Bai Ke.
Bai Ke waved his hand: "I'll do it myself." ”
"Boom" jumped down.
In order to facilitate the "treasure hunt" and prevent the feet from being punctured, the brothers also deliberately wore big-toed shoes.
This so-called big-toe shoe is similar to the military hook shoes of later generations.
The soles are also thick and heavy, and they can kick a dead cow with one kick.
It's just that most of the uppers of these big-toed shoes are made of cloth, similar to canvas.
In those days, most boys wore cotton shoes with rubber soles.
Commonly known as cotton water socks.
Can wear big-toed shoes, only children with a good family can wear big-toed shoes.
However, big-toed shoes are only available for adults or half-grown children, and there are no ones suitable for white customers.
The pair that Bai Ke is wearing now is the second brother Bai Bin's, with cotton insoles and two pairs of thick socks.
As a result, he was still straight and didn't walk with his feet.
Most of the waste products purchased by the scrap yard are piled up in the open air, including all kinds of books and magazines, and at most a shed is built on it.
Bai Zong and Bai Ke came down from the wall, and after walking a few steps away, they saw a warehouse of waste paper for books and magazines.
Bai Ke wanted to go straight over, but Bai Zong pulled him: "Let's find ice blades, what do you care about those broken books?"
"Let's see. ”
Bai Ke pulled Bai Zong over.
Some of these books are stacked neatly, and some are stacked in a haphazard manner.
Bai Ke doesn't know much about the collection of old books, so he can only flip through them.
I first found the thread-bound books, but it turned out that there were too many thread-bound books, and I couldn't find them at all.
Later, I looked for books in traditional Chinese characters, but it turned out that there were still too many.
In the end, I decided to only look for rare books.
At the moment, no one can fake it, so as long as it is an ancient book, it can't be faked.
But Bai Ke almost flipped through the scattered books, but he didn't find any ancient books.
Bai Zong was a little impatient as he stood aside.
Bai Ke hurriedly called him: "Help me find it, I want the old one." ”
Bai Zong squatted down helplessly and rummaged through it with Bai Ke.
After searching for a while, Bai Zong finally found a book with yellowed paper, and the words on it seemed to be written with a brush.
Look at the back of the book, there is the word "Jiaqing".
Qing Dynasty's, not bad!
Bai Ke happily put the book in his bag.
I turned around and saw Bai Zong sitting on the ground and flipping through the books.
was about to reprimand, but found that the book in Bai Zong's hand also looked a little yellow, and the illustrations on it were also very strange.
Hurriedly leaned over to take a look, and the font and printing effect on it were also somewhat similar to the one I had just now, and it seemed to be an ancient book.
Hurriedly took it from Bai Zong's hand: "Not bad! Not bad!"
The brothers made persistent efforts and continued to search for treasures in the pile of paper, working for a long time, and found three more ancient books.
Two of the old ones were like straw paper in the toilet, and it seemed that they could be dispersed when the wind blew.
Bai Ke found a newspaper, wrapped the two ancient books neatly, and put them in his school bag.
The two brothers then walked to the warehouse over there for scrap copper and rotten iron.
Just halfway down the road, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and Bai Zong hurriedly pulled Bai Ke to hide behind a tree.
After a while, a skinny guy with a large bag on his back came sneakily.
Looking at his funny appearance of stepping on a landmine, Bai Ke couldn't help but laugh.
The thin man was so frightened that he ran to the back of the room.
Bai Zong whispered, "Is it a widow?"
It turned out that Bai Zong knew this guy, and he should be in the same class as Bai Zong.
The widow came out of the back of the room and looked at Bai Zong: "It's a banner, right?"
Bai Zong nodded.
These half-grown children don't usually call names, they all have their own nicknames.
The nickname of "Daqi" of Bai Zong comes from the fact that he often carried the flag at school sports meetings.
The origin of the widow's nickname is unknown.
"What are you looking for?" asked the widow.
"If you want to make an ice car, find two pieces of iron that can be used to make skate blades. ”
"There are a lot of them over there, and there are several angles, which are the most suitable for skates. ”
Bai Ke suddenly became a little interested in the contents of the widow's bag.
The contents of the widow's bag looked heavy, and he also blocked the mouth of the bag with his hand, obviously getting a lot of things, and he was afraid that people would know.
Bai Ke stared at the widow's bag and asked with a smile, "Brother, what good things have you got?"
"Nothing good. The widow looked a little unhappy.
Bai Zong hurriedly introduced: "This is my brother. ”
The widow nodded.
Bai Ke continued to smile flatteringly: "Look, if it's useful, you can sell it to me." ”
The widow then put the bag on the ground.
When I opened it, it was full of all kinds of scrap copper.
There are broken copper handles, pipes, and some copper wires.
Looking at it, Bai Ke suddenly found a soup bowl-sized, can-like thing, and the patina on it made Bai Ke's eyes light up.
It can't be an antique, right?
Bai Ke took out the jar and recognized it as probably a copper incense burner, which looked like it was some years old.
When he turned to the bottom of the jar, Bai Ke was even more startled, and the seal below was stamped with the word "Xuande".
Damn, Xuande furnace!
I don't know about antiques, and I've heard of Xuande furnace.
Bai Ke knew that it was too late to suppress his excitement, so he couldn't put it down: "Oh! It's so beautiful, if you put some charcoal fire in it, you can hold it for warmth." ”
The widow's eyes lit up: "You southerners really know how to do it, this thing is used to warm your hands." ”
"Then you sell it to me!" Bai Keyi was so excited that he almost said, I'll give you 10 yuan!
Bai Ke has some impressions of the widow, in the previous life, this guy was not honest with his hands and feet, and he was either stealing or touching.
If you only sell scrap copper, this incense burner can only be sold for two or three yuan.
If Bai Ke gives him 10 yuan to give him a taste of the sweetness, he may bring more stolen goods.
The white guest didn't want to get into that trouble.
So I said, "I'll give you three dollars." ”
The widow also hesitated a few times: "I am not selling this, I will take it home and warm my sister's hands." ”
"Then I'll give you five dollars, no more. ”
As he spoke, Bai Ke directly took out 5 yuan and handed it to the widow.
The widow took it with a smile on her face, and then closed the bag: "Then I'll go first." ”
Bai Zong nodded, and the widow walked away again.
Bai Zong looked at the incense burner in Bai Ke's hand and complained: "What are you buying this tattered thing for?" ”
Bai Ke fiddled and smiled: "This is a good thing." ”