Chapter 3 Leaf Veins
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Thinking of the value of copper coins, I was immediately moved.
Li Xi was so eager to know the value of the copper coins born on the cash cow, and thought: "It's good to ask first, after asking, you will have a bottom in your heart." Otherwise, if this copper coin is not worth anything at all, I will blindly give birth here, and give birth to a pile of scrap copper, wouldn't it be in vain?"
Thinking of this, he immediately walked to the door. As soon as I walked to the door, I thought of the cash cow again, stopped, and looked back at the cash cow on the table.
I was worried: "What if the cash cow is stolen while I'm away?" Or hide the cash cow?"
Thinking of hiding it, he quickly shook his head, "It's even worse to hide, there are no complete leaves on the cash tree, and even if you see it, no one knows it's a cash cow." If I do hide it, the tighter I hide, the more suspicious I will be of stealing. Well, I do that......"
Then he walked back to the table, picked up the cash cow, and placed it on the windowsill.
Then he stepped back and stood in the doorway and looked, "The most dangerous place is the safest place, put it on the windowsill, even if a thief comes in, most of them will not notice the tree." Even if you notice it, you will only think that it is an ordinary bonsai tree when you see it in that place. This kind of bonsai, at a glance, you know that it is worthless, and no one will steal it. ”
I looked at it a few more times and was relieved. Immediately locked the door and walked out.
Head straight to the antique street.
On this street, it is basically all engaged in antique and treasure business, and some connoisseurs often come here to pick up leaks, but Li Xi does not have that kind of ability.
Fortunately, his purpose is just to find out the market and sell it at the right price. In addition, there are only three copper coins in his hand, even if he sells them all, he doesn't have to worry about being cheated too hard.
Walk to the door of the first house and go straight in.
"Little brother, do you want to buy antiques?" the boss came directly to greet him.
"Boss, do you collect ancient money here?" asked Li Xi straight to the point.
"Gu Qian?" the boss was interested, "which dynasty?"
Li Xi was stunned for a moment, the money that grew on the cash tree didn't seem to belong to any dynasty, and he hesitated: "I can't say for sure, it's handed down from the ancestors."
"Oh! "The boss is even more interested.
Li Xi took out a copper coin, but the boss just glanced at it, and shook his head again and again, "This is fake, right? ”
"Counterfeit?" Li Xi wondered: "Boss, how do you see it?"
The boss smiled and said: "Let's talk about the material first, the material of your copper coin is new copper at a glance, if nothing else, it will be made within a few days, right? Not to mention the above words, 'the sky is round and the place is round', which dynasty in China has these four words on the copper coin? are all so-and-so Tongbao, so-and-so ingots, hehe!"
After speaking, he looked at Li Xi playfully, looking at his expression, as if he was ridiculing Li Xi for forging copper coins and not checking the information.
Li Xi was slightly embarrassed when he was seen, and asked stubbornly: "Then do you accept it here?"
The boss hesitated for a moment before he said, "One dollar, can't you sell it?"
Li Xi walked out without looking back. Just kidding, the copper coins that grow on the cash cow are one dollar a piece. I buy yours, you don't sell it?
Then I went to the second store, and the owner of the second store was slightly better, and gave the price to five yuan a piece, but the rhetoric was the same, thinking that it was new copper, and it was forged. But the reason why five yuan is given is because the appearance of copper coins is relatively rare, otherwise five cents are not worth it.
Li Xi was slightly disappointed, thought about it, and comforted himself, "It's good that the price is longer, let's go to the third one to have a look." ”
Then went to the third, and then the fourth......
I have been walking through more than a dozen shops, and the owners of antique shops are almost the same rhetoric, and the most is only five yuan a piece.
Li Xi was even more disappointed, "These people don't know the goods, let's go and have a look." If it doesn't work, take it back. For five dollars a piece, it is better to sell it for rags. ”
Then I went in, and this one was a slightly larger antique store. There was a customer who was holding a vase and looking over and over, and the shopkeeper was greeting the customer, and when he turned around, he saw Li Xi and nodded to him.
The owner was a middle-aged man, probably in his forties.
Li Xi asked directly: "Boss, do you collect ancient money here?"
The shopkeeper smiled and asked, "You have ancient money, what money?"
"See for yourself. Li Xi said, taking out a coin from his body.
The shopkeeper whispered a word to the customer and walked this way. The customer couldn't help but put down the vase in his hand and glanced over there.
Li Xi happened to look over and glanced at the other party. The customer was an old man, probably in his sixties, wearing a white cardigan and looking very spirited.
"Oh, what kind of money are you? I'll see. The shopkeeper walked up to him and looked directly at Li Xi's copper coin, and the result was no different from before, just after taking a look, he shook his head again and again, "Newly made, right? Imitation, worthless." ”
"Boss, are you mistaken? You didn't even look closely. "Li Xi doesn't give up.
"It's impossible, you can tell it's new copper at a glance. The shopkeeper glanced at the copper coin in Li Xi's hand again.
"Oh!" Li Xi finally gave up, put away the copper coin, turned around and left.
"Wait, little brother, come back, come back. Unexpectedly, he had just walked a few steps before the shopkeeper called out again.
Li Xi stopped, turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Come back, let me see again. The owner greeted with a smile.
Li Xi's heart moved, walked back quickly, took out the copper coin again, and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took it in his hand, looked closer, and after a moment, said with a smile: "Interesting, interesting." The texture on this is good, I have been in the antique business for more than ten years, but I have never heard of any kind of ancient money with such a pattern on it. ”
Li Xi's heart was beating wildly, and the texture that the shopkeeper was talking about was obviously referring to the veins left after the copper coins were ripe.
I couldn't help but ask: "Boss, do you think this is worth it?"
"It's hard to say. The shopkeeper shook his head again, "Imitations, no matter how good they are, are worthless." ”
"Oh!" Li Xi felt disappointed again.
The shopkeeper stared at the veins on the copper coin for a few moments, and suddenly asked, "Do you have any money left?" If so, take it out and let me compare it. ”
Li Xi instantly had hope again, "Yes." ”
Take out the remaining two copper coins and give them to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took it in his hand, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed, "This texture is so exquisite, it is almost natural." And what is rare is that the texture of the three copper coins is all different. ”
When Li Xi heard this, his heart moved again, and at the same time, he couldn't help but slander in his heart: These textures are originally natural, as for the different textures of the three copper coins, you can find two identical leaves to see.