Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

Xu Dongsheng put the two bills away. These two bills could explain the source of the items, so he would not be afraid of being checked in the future.

"What's in that box?"

After putting away the receipt, Xu Dongsheng took a look at the sandalwood box. He didn't know what was inside the sandalwood box, but the value of the box was over a hundred dollars, so Xu Dongsheng was also curious about what was inside.

"That sandalwood box? The thing inside is not ordinary. It's a Xuande furnace with silver inlaid cloud and dragon patterns. The master said it's worth at least 80 yuan. But it's useless. It's just feudal remnants. It was almost melted last year, but my master saved it."

The apprentice saw Xu Dongsheng's interest in the sandalwood box, his eyes suddenly lit up, and while introducing the contents of the sandalwood box, he went to the antique shelf, took the sandalwood box, opened it and placed it in front of Xu Dongsheng. Xu Dongsheng immediately understood why this sandalwood box was worth one hundred yuan. Although this copper furnace with silver inlaid cloud dragon pattern is just copper with silver patterns inlaid on it, it is round and exquisite, revealing an ancient historical atmosphere. At first glance, one can feel that this thing has gone through countless ages.

"How about it? Comrade, if you are interested, I can give it to you for eighty yuan. To tell you the truth, many people have seen this stove, but no one wants it. After all, it is something that everyone has rejected. If you really want it, name a price, and as long as it is not too outrageous, you can take it."

Seeing Xu Dongsheng's immersive expression on his face when looking at the copper furnace with silver inlaid cloud dragon patterns, the apprentice suddenly felt that there was a chance. This thing has been here for three or four years. Last year, the apprentice was ready to agree to let it be melted, but the master refused, saying that it was something left by the ancestors and that it was so beautiful that it must not be destroyed. When the right person comes, it will shine.

But nowadays, ordinary people don't use incense burners. First, they think it is a feudal remnant. If someone uses it, they will be reported. It means they are greedy for pleasure and want to restore the monarchy, which is also a trouble. Second, ordinary people can't use it. They don't even light mosquito coils, so why would they light agarwood? So this thing has been placed in the commissioned store for a long time, and no one has asked about it.

The master bought this thing for thirty yuan, and when it was pawned, he spent another thirty yuan. Now he should make at least half of it, so the apprentice told Xu Dongsheng that it was eighty yuan, but the price was negotiable.

The reason why the apprentice was willing to talk to Xu Dongsheng was because Xu Dongsheng was straightforward before, buying two pocket watches without blinking an eye. Now that he was interested in this thing, if he could persuade Xu Dongsheng, wouldn't it be another achievement?

"It's a good thing, but 80 yuan is too expensive. Basically no one will use it. It can only be taken back as a decoration. I like it. 40 yuan, do you want to buy it? If it's a hassle, forget it."

Xu Dongsheng took the Xuande furnace in his hand and played with it for a while. He heard the price offered by the apprentice and it seemed too high. Then he frowned and gave a price of forty yuan. He cut it in half and realized the value of the thing. Now it was worth one hundred yuan, but in the future it would probably cost hundreds of millions.

Although he didn't have a hoarding habit, since he had come across it, he might as well accept it. After all, it was a good thing. Xu Dongsheng had read a lot of novels in his previous life, and they all said that this thing was valuable. So the price Xu Dongsheng gave was to let people make a little profit, otherwise they would not make anything and people would not be happy.

Anyway, they ask for a high price and pay a low price, so it's easy to negotiate. If it really doesn't work, just don't do it.

"Here, forty yuan? Comrade, my master said that this thing is worth eighty yuan, and you cut it in half for me?"

When the apprentice heard Xu Dongsheng bargaining, his blood pressure suddenly rose and he anxiously argued with Xu Dongsheng.

"Comrade, you also said that this thing is worth 80 yuan, so I can only use it as a decoration. I might as well buy a stainless steel watch with 80 yuan for a decoration. Don't you agree?"

Xu Dongsheng was not a sucker, and he estimated that the commissioning store would make money by offering 40 yuan. So it was impossible for Xu Dongsheng to raise the price. This could be an interest, but you can't use my interest to eat my meat.

"That's true."

Indeed, the second-hand stainless steel watches in this watch cabinet are only eighty yuan. If you have eighty yuan, you won’t buy that kind of outdated pocket watch.

Forty yuan was probably the limit for Xu Dongsheng. So the apprentice also guessed about Xu Dongsheng's situation and empathized with him. However, empathy was empathy, and he could only make ten yuan after earning half of the budget. This was a big loss.

Wouldn’t the master chef beat him to death then?

"Give him the stuff."

Just when the young apprentice was hesitating whether to negotiate with the master to get a lower price, the old man who was resting with his eyes closed suddenly spoke.

"Huh? Oh."

The apprentice didn't react for a moment, but he didn't hesitate either. In this store, the apprentice is the one who sells things and collects money. The main decision-maker is the master in the store. There are three masters in the store, and the master master has the most power. Therefore, since the master master has spoken, the loss will be incurred.

"Hmm? Thank you, Master."

Although he didn't know that the master would suddenly agree to sell the things to him, Xu Dongsheng still accepted the favor and said thank you to him. Then he took out the money and counted out forty yuan and handed it to the apprentice. Seeing Xu Dongsheng so straightforward, the apprentice secretly thought that he had made the right choice.

Xu Dongsheng took the three bills and three things and left the commission store. After leaving the commission store, Xu Dongsheng stuffed the Xuande furnace into his luggage, but in fact he put the things into the hemispherical space. He also put the compass pocket watch into it.

After preparing everything according to the time, Xu Dongsheng went to the department store. However, this time, Xu Dongsheng did not go to buy things he needed, but to buy things to please the country children and the elderly.

"Master, why did you give it to him? We lost at least twenty dollars."

Watching Xu Dongsheng walking away, the young apprentice came to the master and carefully asked why he had to give Xu Dongsheng 40 yuan. You know, if it was calculated at 60 yuan, they would have lost 20 yuan. If it was calculated at 80 yuan, they would have lost a full 40 yuan.

"That boy is not simple. He can tell at a glance that the Xuande furnace is not simple. And the look in his eyes should make him know whether it is real or fake when you take it out. Such a person is either often influenced by it or really likes it. So I gave it to him. This thing will just gather dust here. If it can't be sold, it can only be hidden in the treasure house. Good things must be known to others. Otherwise, it will be boring if only a few people own it. This is not a treasure.

Okay, watch more and learn more. Your eyesight is probably not as good as that boy's now. You have been learning for three years. Don't tell me that you didn't learn it secretly without our teaching?"

After the old man finished speaking, he put on his glasses, and without even looking at the young apprentice, he started his work. The young apprentice did not leave either, and stayed by the old master's side, glancing at him from time to time.

Xu Dongsheng was not aware of the master-apprentice relationship in the store. After leaving the commissioned store, he went to the department store and bought three things there before leaving.

Xu Dongsheng first bought two kilograms of assorted candies, colorful hard candies, which are actually candies with added pigments. Two kilograms was a lot, enough for use in the countryside. He had originally planned to buy White Rabbit candies, but White Rabbit milk candies are a luxury item, and the price of one kilogram is almost five yuan, which is not cost-effective. It’s not that Xu Dongsheng was reluctant to buy them, but this was not something a buyer would do. However, Xu Dongsheng still bought half a kilogram of White Rabbit candies, not because he didn’t want to buy more, but because he only had so many candy coupons.

In the end, I bought two packs of Chun Geng. This thing is necessary. Cigarettes build bridges and wine paves the way. Xu Dongsheng must have known this, so he bought the maximum he could. He could have bought something more expensive, but after comprehensive consideration, he still bought two packs of Chun Geng cigarettes at 1.1 cents.

After preparing everything, Xu Dongsheng went out of Dongzhimen and headed straight towards Daoxiang Village.