Chapter 003 The Thirteenth Year of Hongwu
Bai Zhuo didn't know that he was scolded by An Ruoxin as a dog in his heart.
However, he knew that the old man in front of him was not an ordinary person, and he was not something he could deceive casually.
Moreover, 8,000 years of rebirth have made him take profit relatively lightly. Although he also wanted to sell a few goods to make An Ruoxin happy, the old man had helped him before, and he didn't bother to do ungrateful things.
The two of them turned around for most of the time, and the old man suddenly stopped.
"Little friend, I don't think we need to go any further. I am deeply impressed by your knowledge. Of course, what I admire more is your character. The old man said with a smile.
"You've won a prize." Bai Zhuo was also smiling.
At this time, the old man suddenly looked at An Ruoxin and joked: "Girl, it's a blessing to find such a sincere man, you can't strangle him to death." ”
When An Ruoxin heard this, her cheeks were instantly dyed with two splashes of red.
The old man was right, she really wanted to strangle Bai Zhuo.
Bai Zhuo's breadth of knowledge also made her look sideways, but she was more concerned about how to sell antiques.
was poked by the old man to think carefully, An Ruoxin lowered her head embarrassedly.
Bai Zhuo turned his head and looked at her, stunned.
"Strangle me? What do you do by strangling me? Bai Zhuo asked blankly.
He felt like he hadn't done anything wrong.
When An Ruoxin heard this, she almost couldn't help kicking his ass with her high heels.
His words caused the old man to laugh.
After a while, the old man stopped smiling and said, "Xiaoyou, for your safety, if I don't take a few things away today, I'm afraid you will be in danger tonight." In this way, please help me pick a few genuine items, the price is negotiable. ”
"Old gentleman, you don't need such a ......", Bai Zhuo was embarrassed.
The old man raised his hand and stopped him, "I didn't just ask you to choose things to make this girl happy, if you can really help me pick a few genuine items, maybe I can make a lot of money by changing hands casually." ”
When Bai Zhuo heard this, he realized.
Collecting antiques is not something that is new to modern times, but he has just been reborn and does not know how valuable antiques are.
In other words, he didn't know how to measure the difference in value between real and fake antiques, and he didn't know how much money he could make by reselling them.
"Then you wait a moment, I'll pick a few for you." Bai Zhuo said.
When An Ruoxin heard this, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Most of the goods in the antique shop were picked up by the shopkeeper from other places, and they were all things that seemed to be real and fake.
Genuine goods are also expensive to buy, there is no profit, and only by selling fakes as real goods can you make money.
She thought to herself, "Bai Zhuo wouldn't be really stupid to pick out those two genuine items, right?" ”
As soon as his mind arose, he saw Bai Zhuo take a few steps and pick up a finely carved pen holder.
"During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the double-flower engraving pen holder had a high level of craftsmanship, and the user should be a three-grade civil official. There are smash marks on the bottom, which is a pity, but it is indeed genuine. ”
"Yes, it is indeed genuine, the market price is about 80,000, I pay 80,005, is the girl willing to get rid of it?" The old man looked at An Ruoxin.
An Ruoxin couldn't cry or laugh.
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhuo really picked out one of the two genuine items, and didn't give her a chance to get lucky.
She bought this thing for 63,000 yuan, and the market price was indeed around 80,000 yuan, and the price given by the old man was very reasonable.
"Open the door to do business, how can there be a reason not to make money? If you want to see it, then take it for eighty-five thousand. An Ruoxin said.
"Well, then you can help me wrap it up."
As he spoke, the old man handed the pen holder to An Ruoxin.
Bai Zhuo continued to walk forward.
It's easy to pick a fake, it's hard to pick the real thing.
After all, a fake product only needs to recognize where it is fake, and the real thing requires you to recognize that it is not genuine.
After walking seven or eight steps, Bai Zhuo stopped again.
This time, he picked up a copybook.
Different from the previous casualness, when he saw this calligraphy, he was slightly distracted.
The old man saw his strangeness and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Bai Zhuo shook his head and said, "This post is also true, written in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, from an unknown strategist beside Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. ”
The old man was slightly startled.
Everything else before, he maintained the posture of an examiner.
Only this one made his face change slightly.
"I don't know how Xiaoyou judged that it came from the thirteenth year of Hongwu? I didn't find anything on it that reflected the vintage! The old man wondered.
Bai Zhuo put the notebook back in its place.
"I'm sorry, but it's inconvenient for me to disclose this." Bai Zhuo's expression was a little depressed.
The reason why he can accurately say that it is the thirteenth year of Hongwu and its origin is because the person who copied this calligraphy is none other than him who was once reborn.
The so-called seeing things and thinking about feelings, this pair of calligraphy reminded him of the scene when he wrote this calligraphy, and he didn't feel a little sad.
When the old man heard this, he became even more curious.
"Since Xiaoyou said so, then I can't force people to make it difficult. That's it, I want this copybook too, you make a price. ”
"Huh? You want it? Bai Zhuo was surprised.
"Well, I want to see what kind of character can make Xiaoyou lose his temper like this."
Bai Zhuo smiled bitterly.
How can people be ruthless if they are not plants and trees?
Even if he has experienced 8,000 years, he still inevitably loses his thoughts occasionally.
What Bai Zhuo didn't expect was that his sentence of "inconvenient disclosure" actually made the old man study hard for three months, without thinking about tea and dinner, sleeping day and night, and losing seven or eight pounds.
Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.
Hearing that the old man was going to buy a copybook, An Ruo was overjoyed.
This notebook was given to her when she bought other antiques, and it didn't cost much money.
"I wonder how much you think it's worth?" An Ruoxin asked.
The old man's eyes were locked on the words on the notebook, and he asked, "I don't have an idea in my heart, how much do you think it's worth?" ”
An Ruoxin gritted her teeth.
"What do you think of this number?"
An Ruoxin held up three fingers.
She was a little apprehensive in her heart, although Bai Zhuo said that it was the calligraphy of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, and it was some years, but the calligraphy was different from other things, and its value was more reflected in the words.
If it is really as Bai Zhuo said, it is just a notebook left by an unknown strategist, then it basically has no collection value.
Thirty thousand, is it a little too much?
An Ruoxin's heart beat a drum.
If not, 20,000 yuan will be sold.
Under her expectant eyes, the old man spoke.
"Okay, 300,000 is not too high, then help me put it away!" After the old man finished speaking, he reluctantly handed the notebook to An Ruoxin.
He had looked at it carefully several times, but still didn't see where it could be reflected that the age of the calligraphy belonged to the thirteenth year of Hongwu.
It was the words above that made him feel strange but amazing.
He also studied calligraphy, but he had never seen the font on the calligraphy.
Atmospheric, bold, vigorous pen, rough look like a mud snake hovering, thin like a dragon soaring all over the world.
"Huh?" An Ruoxin was dumbfounded.
Three hundred thousand?
I just want to sell it for 30,000 yuan!
Didn't I hear clearly?
"Questions?" The old man's brows furrowed slightly.
"No, no!" An Ruoxin hurriedly shook her head.
In an instant, her impression of Bai Zhuo quickly reversed.
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhuo's casual words actually sold a calligraphy worth 300,000 yuan.
Moreover, it is also a calligraphy that has no cost.
"Little brother, are there any other genuine products?" The old man looked at Bai Zhuo and asked.
Bai Zhuo didn't speak, and circled around the shelf again.
When he returned to the old man, he had two more items in his hand.
One of them is a small bowl.
There is another piece, which is a piece of jade that is a little dirty.
The old man's gaze first fell on the bowl, bowed slightly, and then turned to the piece of jade.
"The old gentleman has already seen that this bowl is genuine, but the gentleman may not know the origin of this jade."
"I want to hear about it."
"This piece of jade has a name called Soul Nourishing Jade. Unlike other jades, it is hot from spring to winter. At first, a farmer found it in a crater, and later, it fell into the hands of Qin Shi Huang. Due to being deceived by warlocks, Qin Shi Wang believed that this piece of jade could prolong his life until his death. However, although this piece of jade cannot prolong life, it has a very rare effect, that is, it has an amazing effect on curing joint pain. ”
When the old man heard this, his face changed again.
He admits that he has read countless books, but he has never heard of the soul nourishing jade mentioned by Bai Zhuo.
Can it cure joint pain? That's amazing, isn't it? You know, even with the development of science and technology, there is no way to truly cure joint pain.
He couldn't wait to snatch the jade pendant.
As soon as the jade pendant was in his hand, he could immediately feel the heat coming from it.
"Does it really cure joint pain?" The old man asked.
"Well, where do you put it on the joint?" Bai Zhuo proposed.
When the old man heard this, he immediately put the jade pendant on his left arm and wrist.
The wrist of his left arm, because he was injured when he was young, left with a hidden disease, and from time to time there will be some soreness, the doctor has seen a lot of it, and has spent a lot of money, but it has not had much effect.
After a few minutes, his expression was so wonderful that it could almost be described as surprise and joy.
"It's really good for joint pain!" The old man exclaimed.
"Stick to the joints for 30 minutes a day for a month, and it will have unexpected results." Bai Zhuo said.
"Good. If Xiaoyou doesn't mind, I want to take this thing back first, and if it really works as miraculously as Xiaoyou said, I'm willing to pay a lot of money to buy it. I wonder if Xiaoyou can trust me? ”
"Well, I'm sorry, I can't do that."
As he spoke, Bai Zhuo turned to An Ruoxin.
An Ruoxin can no longer describe her mood with shock.
When did Bai Zhuo, who is useless, a loser, lazy, and highly Chinese, become so powerful?
If it weren't for the fact that the old man had already asked her to pack two antiques, she couldn't help but wonder if it was Bai Zhuo who invited her.
Because of her distraction, she didn't hear Bai Zhuo and the old man clearly.
It wasn't until Chen Xiumei pushed her arm that she reacted.
"Huh? What's wrong? She looked at Bai Zhuo and the old man blankly.
Bai Zhuo was speechless.
Is this sleeping with your eyes open?
"The old gentleman said that he wants to take the jade pendant back first, and if its value is confirmed, he will send you money to buy it, and ask you if it's okay." Bai Zhuo explained.
"Oh, okay?" An Ruoxin blurted out.
Suddenly, her face was slightly red, and she wanted to slap herself.
"How did I rely on his idea? He's just a fool, and even if he understands a little something, it doesn't change that he's a fool. ”
Without waiting for Bai Zhuo to speak, she immediately added: "Okay, why not?" Can we still trust the old man? Of course, it would be great if you could give a deposit. ”
This is not a high demand, but it is reasonable.
When the old man heard this, he immediately agreed to pay a deposit of 100,000 yuan and gave her a business card.
The business card reads: Li Runze, chief consultant of Qingshui Group.