Chapter Sixty-Eight: Pick up the leak, pick up the leak

Today's light is a little poor, Yang Fan's bottle is not satisfied, and the lame treasure appreciation ability of half a bottle is swaying, if he really finds a leak, should he say that he is lucky, or blame the person who sells antiques for being too stupid.

I've been walking for a long time, and I've seen a lot of things. I have to say that although there are no artificial resins, adhesives, or chemical reagents, there are some traces of aging, and he almost had to pay for it. Fortunately, Yang Fan's eyes were sharp, and when he saw the smile in the hawker's eyes, he felt a little strange, and he took a closer look at the plum bottle, and he touched it with his hands again, only to find a circle close to the bottom of the bottle, and there seemed to be a thin slit that was not very clear to the naked eye. The bottom of the porcelain vase was replaced! I have to admire, this is okay.

Yang Fan, who had been walking back and forth for a long time, finally gave up this opportunity to pick up the leak.

"Hey, how do you sell this iron cat?" In front of a stall, there were many people around. Yang Fan squeezed in, anyway, when he went back so early, he just listened to Xu Rong's crooked chirp, his head was big, it was better to watch the excitement. An old man sat on the stone steps, and there was a black cat on the ground, and he took some straw to cushion it.

The old man put his hands in his sleeves, it was almost winter, and he didn't even have a thick cotton coat. The patches on the clothes are all torn. He looked at the man who asked for the price, who was fat and big-eared, and was a rich family, so he replied respectfully, "Thirty taels." If your son wants to be cured, this official, you will give thirty taels, how about it? ”

Lao Suo stretched out three fingers and gestured to the fat man with fat head and big ears. The people watching the excitement on the side shouted, "It's so expensive!" An iron lump was sold for thirty taels of silver, and it was a trick. ”

The fat man with a fat head and big ears was dressed in a gorgeous dress, and the wrench in his hand was turning, and he was not in a hurry to bargain, and said, "Lao Suo, what is wrong with your son?" Where did this iron cat come from? ”

"Alas, it's an eye disease. They are all about to be blind, and they lack that precious medicine, and they must be cured with thirty taels of silver. I had no choice but to sell the ancestral iron cat at home. ”

"Look, sir. So many people are watching. How about we be reasonable? The fat man squatted in front of him, and he didn't look at the iron cat. Talk to the old man.

My husband has been selling for a few days, but no one has paid attention to him, and his son is still in a hurry to wait for the money. "You say, you say."

"You see, this cat is not of much value, just those two cat eye beads, but it is a little good-looking. In this way, I used it as a pendant. I also know that your son is in a hurry to use the money. Ten taels of silver, how? The fat man said with a smile.

On the other hand, people coaxed and said, "Old man, ten taels of silver is about the same." The big officials saw that you were pitiful, so they gave you ten taels of silver for nothing. Otherwise, this cat's eye bead, I see, is the broken jade bead, which is not worth a few dollars. ”

"If you want me to see that, this cat, or this piece of iron, is worth a lot, sell it to the blacksmith shop, and estimate that there are three taels of silver." Someone on the side sarcastically said.

"You ...... Don't bury people. This is a treasure left by the ancestors, if it weren't for the middle of the family, it wouldn't be sold! He looked at the fat man again and said, "Great official, you are doing well." These two cat's eye beads were dug out, and this ...... Isn't this a blind cat? Who's going to buy it? ”

"I don't care about that. I just want those two cat's eye beads as a fan pendant, this blind cat you like to sell whoever you like, even if you sell it to the blacksmith shop, it doesn't hurt. The fat man said with a smile.

"Big official, I won't hide it from you. The dog really needs twenty taels of silver to see a doctor. As for the extra ten taels, it is used for the survival of a family of five. You can do it, thirty taels, buy this cat. The old man's eyes were filled with tears, and he was really cornered.

The people around him stopped making trouble, and they seemed to sympathize with Lao Suo. The fat man pondered for a moment and said, "Old man, I won't say more." Twenty taels, two cat's eye beads. The rest of the iron cat, you just sold it to the blacksmith shop, and there are a few taels of silver anyway, I just weighed the weight, it is not like ordinary crude iron, it must be a hundred refined iron. "The fat man is very picky, but he refuses to spend thirty taels of silver.

Lao Suo shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Twenty taels, just twenty taels. ”

"Okay!" The fat man took out two ingots of snowflake silver, and did not hurry to give it to Lao Suo, picked up the iron cat, and carefully buttoned his eyes. "It's really heavy." He smiled, easily removed the two eyeballs, and returned the black iron cat to the old man.

"Twenty taels, put it away." A deal was made, and the fat man was so happy that he carefully wrapped the two cat's eyes with a piece of cloth and walked out of the crowd. The people around him gradually dispersed, and after watching the show, they naturally had no interest in staying here anymore. Lao Su wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and muttered to himself, "Who else wants this blind cat." Well, let's go. ”

Yang Fan stopped Lao Su and asked, "Uncle, why don't you go to the pawnshop?" Why didn't you go until now? ”

"This son, you haven't suffered before. Now that the world is difficult, many people can't untie the pot, so they take out all the ancestral treasures. Several pawnshops in the capital have taken advantage of the situation to lower their pawn silver. This iron cat turned out to be ...... actually only gave three taels of silver, this, isn't this bullying? ”

The old man said, wanting to cry again, and complained: "When I become this iron cat, I don't know if I can survive this winter." The family of five was waiting for dinner, and ...... said, shaking their heads and leaving.

"Uncle, how about selling me this iron cat?" Yang Fan asked.

"Childe, the little old man is also an honest man. Don't cheat people. This cat's eye beads are dug up, and it can also be used as a fan pendant. What's the use of this blind cat, I advise you not to buy it. "Lao Suo is also a real person, and he doesn't want Yang Fan to suffer a secret loss." It's not easy for your family to get money, and you can't make others suffer. ”

Yang Fan took out the big silver ingot from his arms and said with a smile: "Thirty taels, do you want to sell it?" I don't care if it's blind or not. I don't catch rats with it. Anyway, I like it, and I'm happy to buy it for thirty taels. ”

"Do you really want to?" Lao Suo also swallowed his saliva when he heard the thirty taels, these thirty taels are definitely a charcoal in the snow for the family. "Well, the little old man has already left it. If you really want to sell it, I won't stop you. ”

"Okay, if you want to sell, I'm willing to buy. Thirty taels of silver, you have the fifty taels of silver. ”

Lao Suo handed over the iron cat and the twenty taels of silver that had not yet been covered to Yang Fan, and thanked him: "You are a good person." A good man has a safe life. With that, he turned around and walked away slowly. The back is a little vicissitudes. Fifty taels, so that this rich young master, who used to be a son-in-law, can bow his head so much and breathe in a low voice. Years can really sharpen a person.

In the bleak autumn wind, Yang Fan hugged the iron cat, and felt that his hands were a little heavy. This is not only an iron cat, but also a heavy sense of guilt......