Quick, female general, I traveled through time to save my father

Sirong took the piece of Hetian jade under the faucet, rinsed it, and wiped it clean with a dry cloth.

The jade is the size of a duck egg, and one-third of its area has skin. The rest of the jade is very white and very smooth.

It must have been something that someone had played with before, and somehow it got mixed up with the pebbles.

Zhang Qi and Si Haoyu had lunch at school at noon. After Si Rong and her family of three had lunch at home, they set off again with Si's mother.

This time, Sirong took Si's mother to the antique street in Heiji City, not far from the train station.

It was previously used as a black market where anything could be traded. The alleys were interconnected and close to the train station, making it very convenient to escape at the first sign of trouble.

After the storm passed, everyone got used to bringing things here to go around.

As daily necessities became less scarce, it gradually became a place for exchanging old items.

In recent years, some people who like antiques have opened shops in the alleys.

On the way here, Sirong talked about the stone with Si's mother. Feeling unsure, she thought that they should find someone to take a look first.

He parked the car at the entrance of the alley, took Si's mother in and started strolling around.

There are many stalls on both sides of the alley, with some ancient coins or porcelain bottles placed on a piece of cloth.

The mother and daughter walked from the beginning to the end of the street, and finally found a shop with the largest storefront and walked in.

The name of the store is Boguxuan, which sounds quite impressive.

The person who greeted Sirong and the others was a young woman in her thirties, about 1.65 meters tall, with a gentle smile on her face.

She was wearing a sky-blue cheongsam and her hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head and secured with a hairpin.

"Please take a look around." The woman in the cheongsam did not elaborate on the items in the store, but let Sirong and the others browse around.

There are quite a lot of items in the store, including some antique vases, calligraphy and paintings, which are displayed on the antique shelves outside the counter.

There is a glass counter on the left side of the store door, which displays some snuff bottles and ancient copper coins.

There are also some jade pendants, hairpins and rings and other jewelry.

There is a staircase at the back of the store leading to the second floor.

Sirong turned on the detection function of the smart brain. Most of the items outside the counter were handicrafts. It was probably because they were afraid that they would be accidentally broken. Looking at the price tags below, it seemed that they had no intention of selling fakes as real ones.

It should be intended to be sold to people who don't know much about antiques, and bought back for decoration.

There were a few bottles on the shelf behind the counter. They looked ordinary, and some even had cracks, but they were all genuine, but there were no prices marked on them.

"Boss, do you buy jade here?" Sirong looked at the lady in cheongsam.

"Yes, did you bring the things?" The cheongsam lady took out a velvet tray from under the counter and placed it on the glass cabinet.

"I brought it." Sirong took the stone out of her bag and placed it on the tray.

The lady in cheongsam put on a pair of white gloves, carefully picked up the stone, looked at it carefully, and then took a flashlight and shone it on the jade for a long time.

After a moment's hesitation, he said to Sirong and her daughter, "This is definitely a piece of Hetian jade, but I dare not give you an estimate. Wait a moment, I'll go call my father over."

Sirong nodded and signaled her to go, they were not in a hurry.

The cheongsam lady stood at the stairs in the store and shouted a few times. Not long after, a skinny old man came down.

It's hot now, and the old man is wearing a coarse cloth double-breasted jacket and a pair of cloth shoes.

The cheongsam lady explained the situation to the old man at the stairs. The old man came to Sirong and her daughter and exchanged a few simple greetings.

"Good afternoon, ladies. My name is Liu Ruiyuan. This is my daughter, Liu Yan."

"Hello Mr. Liu, my name is Sirong, and this is my mother Wang Chunxia." Sirong nodded to the two people opposite.

"Let's sit down and talk, Xiaoyan, go make some tea."

There was an octagonal table in front of the window on the right side of the shop. Old Man Liu led everyone to sit there while talking.

Liu Yan quickly served the tea and brought over the tray that had just been used.

Sirong also took out the jade again and placed it on the tray.

"The skin is full and bright, the jade is delicate and smooth, and the appearance and foundation are excellent." Old man Liu put down the jade in his hand.

"I wonder what your target price is?"

"Seventy thousand." Si Rong calmly grasped Si Mu's trembling hand.

Old Man Liu thought for a while and said, "To be honest, my friend, the price you offer is very fair. But I can't buy it here. If I take this stone to Haijing and sell it, it may be worth more than 70,000.

But it’s hard to sell in Heiji, so I’ll give you a price.”

Sirong nodded. Old Liu's words were quite honest and not deceptive. In Heilongjiang these days, a large three-bedroom apartment like Zhang Zhenhua's family's would only cost 70,000 to 80,000 yuan in full.

Even if the item is worth the price, it still needs to be bought by someone who knows the business.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that there are no rich people in Heiji City. It’s mainly because this thing is only liked by a small group of people.

If Old Man Liu got it, he would definitely be able to find a customer to buy it, but if the price is too high, he might keep it in his hands for a long time, which would not be worth the effort.

"You say." Sirong looked at Old Man Liu.

"Sixty thousand."

Sirong thought for a moment and replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Liu. My family is in urgent need of money, and this amount is a bit low. Let's go ask somewhere else."

Hearing Sirong say this, the old man became a little anxious.

This is a rare piece of reddish-skin seed material, and it is also an old piece.

If he got it, he was sure he could buy it for around 80,000.

Even if it cannot be sold, this kind of material is becoming less and less available. If you keep it, it will definitely appreciate in value in the future.

"Sixty-five thousand, my friend, don't be so impatient. Let's discuss it. You know if I accept this jade, I will have to resell it. You have to leave me some profit."

Although Sirong didn't know much about the jade market, she trusted the AI's judgment. However, considering that what Old Man Liu said made some sense, she said, "Sixty-eight thousand. No less."

Seeing that Old Man Liu was still pondering, he added, "If it doesn't work, we'll go around again."

Old Liu was actually willing to let them go out and try their luck. He wasn't exaggerating, but in these two streets, their family was the most powerful.

But I was really afraid that the mother and daughter would meet a sucker and be snatched away by him.

He squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Okay."

There's no way around it. Old man Liu has been an apprentice in an antique shop since he was a child. He's been in the antique business all his life, but he still has this problem where he feels pain every time he pays.

The good thing about being near the train station is that there is a post office at the entrance of the alley, which makes it convenient for passengers to mail their luggage and deposit and withdraw money.

The old man took the passbook and went to the post office with Sirong and the others. He asked Si's mother to open a passbook on the spot and transfer the money.