On Tuesday, Master Fan went to the antique market, Zhuang Xiaochu asked Sixteen to bring a thousand taels of silver, and he said to Master Fan: "You can do it boldly and boldly, and if you see any good plays, you will buy it back, and if the money is not enough, you will let Fifteen come back to get it, we believe in your vision." ”

Master Fan also appraised antiques for people as he did the day before, earning some appraisal fees. The antique delivery began to charge transaction fees, there was a transaction, the seller paid fifty dollars of silver, there was no transaction, and it was free to sit and drink tea. The seller sells antiques and gets a sum of silver, and he doesn't feel distressed when he pays fifty pieces of silver.

There are not as many people in the antique market today as yesterday, either they are not players, or they are sincerely selling or receiving, and there are not as many people who see the excitement as yesterday, but there are many people who trade today, and there are those who have come to see the agreed price, and there are also those who did not start yesterday and came again today. Several antique dealers in Yancheng also came. The sellers all sat in front of the long strips, put their treasures on the strips, and the people who came took a fancy to them, so they sat opposite and discussed carefully.

As soon as he had finished identifying a fake, a man who was not very well-dressed approached, took out a rustic cup, and said, "Master, you can help me identify it." This is genuine, I don't have the money right now, and when someone buys it, I will definitely give you the appreciation fee. Master Fan said: "The appraisal fee is a trivial matter, let's talk about it later." He took the cup and looked at it. Master Fan asked, "How much do you want to sell this cup for?"

"This was bought by my father for five hundred taels of silver ten years ago, and it is true that he has come to sell it now, when he is desperate. and went home by selling some silver. How much does the master think it can sell for?"

Master Fan said: "Your cup is a genuine product, but unfortunately it is not finely preserved, there is a small shortage, it was originally worth a thousand taels of silver, but because of this small gap, it is estimated that it can be sold for about five hundred taels, if you are in a hurry to use the money and want to sell it today, it is estimated that it will have to be less." ”

The man was so discouraged that he slapped himself on the head, "It's all my fault, there was originally an agarwood brocade box in it, but I didn't have any money, so I used the box as fifty dollars of silver." ”

Master Fan was a little reluctant and said, "How many taels of silver do you need to go home?"

"My child is sick, I have to grab some medicine, and I still owe the inn for several days without paying the room money, plus the coil to go home, how can I get six hundred taels of silver!"

"In this way, I'll buy you this cup, give you seven hundred taels, and you can quickly take the child to buy some medicine." ”

The man was so grateful that he knelt down and kowtowed to Master Fan, and at sixteen o'clock he took out seven hundred taels of silver, and the man took the silver and left with a thousand thanks. Others said that Master Fan was benevolent and righteous.

In the evening, after cleaning up the stall and returning to the village, Master Fan told Zhuang Xiaochu about it, Zhuang Xiaochu said: "You are doing the right thing, this kind of desperate person, let's help as much as we can, and when we do business with rich people, we can earn two more." Master Fan said: "Owner, I will make up for the small gap in this cup, and it is no different from the original when it is repaired, and when it is sold, it is clearly said that it is too short, and it can also be sold for 8 or 9 hundred taels of silver." It's just a little smaller. Zhuang Xiaochu smiled: "There is still a profit? haha, I thought I had lost it." If you have earned, you can earn. I didn't expect you to mend the craft of antiques. ”

Master Fan said: "I will only make up some simple ones, I used to see my father make up for them, but unfortunately my father is gone, he is here, and the tinkering skills can be passed on to me." ”

In the evening regular meeting, Master Fan also attended. After the beggars paid the accounts, the owner said: "In the past, we were three sets of carriages, begging, red and white beggars, and a small temple. Now, we have more antiques, and we go hand in hand. "Everybody's happy. Master Fan said: "Owner, brothers, everyone looks up to me, and I should do my best. I have an idea. After all, there are only a limited number of antiques in the antique market, and I want to go around the countryside when the antique market is not open to see if I can collect some good things and come back. ”

Everyone said that it was good, and the things that were recovered were just opened for sale. Zhu Laosi said: "Come to the account and bring more fulcrums of silver." The lame Li said: "The best carriage in our village belongs to you, and you will bring some food and use it on the cart." Dacheng said: "Fifteen and sixteen are afraid that it will not be enough, so I will call eighteen to follow, and sixteen will be steady, and let him keep silver and antiques." Xiao Qi said: "I have to quickly arrange for the women's red team to quickly sort out a set of bedding, put it in the car, Master Lu Yuanfan can rest when he is tired." Everyone was gossiping, and Zhuang Xiaochu said: "Our brothers are so united, why worry about Huazizhuang not prospering?"

Master Fan took fifteen, sixteen, and eighteen to the countryside for three days, and came back. The people of Hanakozhuang had already moved his luggage to the newly renovated house. Outside the house, there are chairs and small tables, a long workbench that is convenient for Master Fan to repair antiques, a landscape painting on the wall, separated by a barrier in the middle, and a bedroom inside, which is also neatly paved. In the bathroom, the place where the tatami mats were originally placed was sealed and another door was made. This is the darkroom. The dark room is a sliding door, painted white like the wall, and from the outside, you can't tell that it is a dark room, and you think it is a wall. In the dark room, there is a row of antique shelves for Master Fan to put antiques.

Zhuang Xiaochu said: "Master Fan has worked hard. Master Fan said, "It's not hard. Everyone welcomed Master Fan directly back to his new home, and Master Fan saw it, full of gratitude, and said, "Thank you, brothers." "After a quick freshening up, it's time for dinner. After dinner, Master Fan came to the conference room with the purchased treasure with a spring breeze on his face.

A bag of antique trinkets is carefully wrapped in cloth and cotton. Master Fan took it out the same way and introduced it to everyone: "This is an ancient inkstone, which is collected for one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and it is estimated that it will be sold for three hundred taels." This is a Taoist pottery year, three hundred and fifty taels of silver, it is estimated that the minimum can be sold for six hundred taels, this is a Huazhen Ruyi, high quality, seven hundred taels of harvest, the minimum of one thousand taels to sell......"

Sixteen handed over the bill to Zhu Laosi, Zhuang Xiaochu smiled and said, "Master Fan has worked hard. Master Fan said, "It's not hard, it's just that the silver is running out." Zhu Laosi nodded and smiled from ear to ear: "It's okay if the silver runs out, as soon as it is sold, the silver will be doubled back." Zhuang Xiaochu said: "Zhu Laosi, you are really a money fan. Xiao Qi told Sixteen: "You are out with Master Fan, stay for a few days, you must take good care of him, eat when you should eat, stay in the hotel when you should live, don't be reluctant to spend money." Sixteen nodded, saying he remembered.

This night was the day when Zhuang Xiaochu lived in Zhuangshang, and at night, the two of them were lying on the bed, and Xiao Qi said: "Brother, like this, we will soon be able to repay my sister's money." Zhuang Xiaochu said, "Yes." The brothers have suffered in recent years. But I feel like our good days are coming in the future. The old gentleman also said that ten years of peace has been peaceful. ”