Chapter 185: Blackmail

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After leaving the hourly room, I walked aimlessly through the streets of Xi'an.

Because there are too many antique shops in the city of Xi'an, and although the two bronze bowls in my hand were brought out with the nod and consent of the village chief Yao, after all, they are a little unsightly, so I did not deliberately choose to go to the special antique trading market.

After wandering the streets for a while, I have passed by five or six antique shops, but none of them have chosen to enter.

I didn't want to draw attention to it, and there were more or less customers in the antique shops I just passed by, so I just glanced at the door and left.

After a little more walking, the tall buildings on both sides gradually disappeared, and I slowly came to a complex of buildings that resembled the old town.

I can see that the place I am coming to now must belong to the kind of night market where vendors gather in the evening, and although there are many shops on the street, all of them are closed at the moment.

Just as I was about to leave, I happened to see a store that seemed to be open for business more than ten meters in front of me, and there was a vending machine in front of the store.

The weather was hot and I had been walking the streets for a while, so I felt a little thirsty, so I wanted to check the vending machine to see if there were any drinks.

It's just that when I walked to the front of the store, I was suddenly stunned, this shop turned out to be an antique shop that buys all kinds of antiques, called Tianxiang.

I stood at the door of the store and peeked inside, only to see that the store was empty, there were not half customers, the only thing I could see was a young man in his sixties sitting at the counter napping.

After seeing the inside of the store through the glass, I didn't even bother to buy a drink, so I pushed the door straight through the door, and I was looking for an antique shop like this, which didn't have any customers.

The little old man sitting at the counter didn't really fall asleep, and when he heard my footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes and asked lazily, "Buy antiques or sell antiques?" ”

I didn't expect this little old man to speak so directly, and the ordinary shop owner didn't greet the customers with a smile when he saw a few customers, but he was so good that he didn't even bother to stand up in his seat.

"Sell something." I didn't think too much about this little old man's attitude, and said directly.

"Okay, you take out the things first, I'll do a basic appraisal first, and then make a proper price after confirming the authenticity."

The little old man finally stood up, and after speaking, he took out a pair of reading glasses from the counter drawer and put them on the bridge of his nose.

After all, it was the first time I had done such a thing, and I was inevitably a little nervous in my heart, and I was still hesitating whether to take out the two bronze bowls after the little old man's words were half loud.

"Hurry up, what are you doing in a daze? In the end, whether to sell it or not, if it is not sold, get out of here. Seeing that I was slow to move, the old man urged.

"Okay, you always help me take a serious look, I dare to guarantee that the thing is absolutely real, a genuine pre-Qin antiquity." Eventually, I gritted my teeth and put the bag on the counter while speaking to the little old man.

The little old man seemed to be deaf to my words, and said impatiently: "I will identify whether the thing is real or not, you can wait on the side first." ”

Then, the little old man stretched out his hand and took out the two bronze bowls in the bag one after another, and took a magnifying glass to observe them carefully.

Although this little old man's temper and personality are not very pleasing, it can be seen that he is still very good at antique identification.

The two bronze bowls were turned over and over in turn by him in his hand, from the patterns on the surface of the bronze bowls, to the green patina attached to them, to the few seal boys cast at the bottom of the bowl, the little old man observed very carefully.

Not only that, but after carefully reading them with a magnifying glass, the little old man put the two bronze bowls under his nose and sniffed them gently for a few seconds, and then put the two bronze bowls back on the counter.

"Things are real, and they are indeed good things in the pre-Qin period. It's just that you still have a rustic atmosphere, if I'm not mistaken, it should be something that has just seen the light for a few days, are you in a hurry to use the money? After glancing at the two bronze bowls again, the little old man said.

"Well, something happened at home, so I was in a hurry to use the money." Naturally, I couldn't say anything more, so I replied casually.

"Come on, you don't have to fool me." The little old man waved his hand, and then said:

"I'm old, but I'm not old and confused, and I've seen a lot of people like you. I don't care what you do, or how you got this thing, I'll give you 10,000 for these two bowls. ”

Listening to the meaning of the little old man's words, eighty percent of them regarded me as a tomb robber who had dug up an ancient tomb and wanted to rush to get rid of it.

I wasn't surprised by this, as the two bronze bowls had only been brought out of the tomb for a few days, and my foreign accent and eagerness to sell them made it easy to misunderstand.

The only thing that I couldn't accept was that this little old man actually offered me such a low price for these two bronze bowls.

The two pieces I took out are genuine bronzes from the pre-Qin era, and they are also the funeral goods of the killing god Bai Qi, just by the weight of the two words Bai Qi, the price will not be so low.

"Uncle, I heard you right, right? Two bronze bowls, one is only worth 10,000 yuan, how can an antique in this year have such a price? I endured the unhappiness in my heart, squeezed out a smile and said to the little old man.

"You misunderstood, it's not that one bowl is 10,000, it's that two bowls together are only worth 10,000." The little old man pouted.

Hearing this, I was even more angry in my heart, this little old man was clearly blackmailing.

The two bronze bowls from the Qin Dynasty were still so well preserved, they were only worth a total of 10,000 yuan from his place, and it was impossible for even a fool to sell them to him.

I can already see that this little old man is 100% thinking of me as a tomb robber who is eager to sell the stolen goods, which is why he dares to lower the price so boldly.

Indeed, many petty tomb robbers will sell the relics immediately after digging up the ancient tombs, so as not to be discovered.

It is precisely because of this that many antique buyers are given the opportunity to extort them.

After all, antiques from the wrong way are a hot potato, and it is more dangerous to stay on your body for one more day, so many times when you encounter such a thing, most tomb robbers will admit it.

It can be sold for 10,000 yuan for 10,000 yuan, and it is discovered but you can't get half a dime.

But I can't, the reason why I brought these two bronze bowls out to sell them for money is to help Qin Dong's parents.

If it can only be sold for 10,000 yuan, then I might as well not sell it, just such a small amount of money will not help Qin Dong's parents at all.

"Uncle, take a closer look, this is the funeral gift of the famous Killing God Bai Qi, how can it only be worth such a price?" I said patiently.

"Don't look at it, two bowls are 10,000, love to buy it or not." The little old man said impatiently.

I didn't say anything more, but put the bronze bowl into my bag and prepared to leave the shop.

Originally, before entering this antique shop, I was still looking forward to it. After all, what I am carrying in my hand is a white funeral item, and it is still an old and well-preserved pre-Qin antiquity, even if it is worthless, it can be sold for hundreds of thousands casually.

But now I know that I was wrong, the water in the antique industry is very deep, especially in a historical city like Xi'an, which is full of cultural relics, and these people who open antique shops are as sophisticated as monkeys.

Just by smelling the bronze bowls, the little old man could know that my two bronze bowls had just been brought out of the tomb a few days ago, and he directly regarded me as a grave robber.

It is true that the two bronze bowls in my hands are a little shady, but I am not a tomb robber, so it is impossible for him to be blackmailed honestly.

"You really don't think about it anymore? I'll be honest with you, these two bowls will only sell for this price no matter where you bring them, so if you don't believe me, you can give them a try. Just as I was about to walk out of the store, the voice of the little old man came from behind me again.

"No need, I'll keep these two bowls for myself, I'm not rare for 10,000 yuan." I said in a cold voice without looking back.

At the beginning, I was willing to pay 10,000 yuan to buy half a glass of wine in the Qin Gong Bar, and if these two bronze bowls I almost brought out with my life were only worth this price, it would be better not to sell them.

Seeing that I had made up my mind, the little old man stopped making a sound and hummed a little song to himself.

After walking out of the antique shop, my irritability still couldn't calm down.

The last words of the little old man still echoed in my head, and if the other people in the antique shop were like him, I was afraid that the two bronze bowls in my hand would not be able to sell for the price I expected.

We're going to get on the train in the evening, and to be on the safe side, these two bronze bowls can't go through security, which makes me a little entangled.

Do you really want to sell these two bronze bowls so cheaply?

For this kind of result, I reject it from the bottom of my heart, and I can't accept it anyway.

Forget it, let's check out other antique shops, and maybe you'll be lucky enough to meet a shopkeeper who doesn't have a bad heart.

I thought to myself, and began to follow the way I came.

If the other antique shop owners were as black-hearted as this little old man, I'm afraid I would have to go back to Lantian County first, leave the two bronze bowls with the old man, and let him help me find an opportunity to make a move.

I roughly estimated that the time for me to come out of the hourly room was only about an hour, which means that there are still a little more than ten hours before the time for us to get on the bus, and if you go to Lantian County during these times, two or three round trips are enough.

Because of all the thoughts in my mind, I walked very slowly, and I had only walked about ten steps when suddenly there was a screeching sound of brakes behind me.

When I heard the sound, I looked back and saw a brand-new Mercedes SUV parked on the side of the road.

I don't know much about the car, but I can still see that the price of this car is very high, and it is estimated that it will have to be a million less to get it.

Just as I was about to turn back, a mature woman with quite charm stepped out of the car.

The woman is about thirty years old, wearing a blue cheongsam, her figure is slightly fat, and she wears shiny jewelry on her wrists, neck, ears, and gives people a feeling of jewelry.

But this woman didn't pay my attention, and I was slightly surprised by the stocky man in a white T-shirt who stepped out of the driver's seat.

From the first time I saw this short and fat man, I felt a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it.

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