The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 70, Acquiring Antiques

In the early morning, Li Weiguo got up from the bed.

After taking the medicinal bath in the afternoon, he slept with the master for a few hours, and now he is very energetic.

I couldn't sleep at night.

Fortunately, today was the day to make a deal with Lao Fu, so I didn't waste any time in bed.

Come on, get up and go.

It's time to see how the old man's collection of antiques is progressing.

In the past three months, Lao Fu has been helping to collect a few pieces here and there. The quantity is not large, but they are basically genuine products. I don't know what kind of harvest I can get today.

After getting dressed, Li Weiguo glanced at the silly pillar on the east bunk.

Hey. This snores like a thunderous sound and sleeps like a dead pig.

He shook his head and stopped complaining about Shazhu's sleeping appearance. It was better to leave quickly.

The ghost city of West Imperial City.

Li Weiguo and Lao Fu met at the old place.

As usual, Li Weiguo prepared [-] catties of pork, [-] catties of eggs, [-] catties of duck eggs and [-] catties of stick noodles for him.

And Lao Fu directly gave him 14 small yellow croakers and 10 big black ten.

This old man's ways are really wild, and he knows a lot of rich people.

Every time I sell something, I sell it faster than a hamster in the pigeon market, and I sell it to high-end customers, so I don’t lack money. I always trade gold bars directly.

This is out of season. Who can buy these meat and egg foods at high prices every day? Only those rich people can do this.

Who among ordinary people is willing to spend two or three times the market price to buy meat and eggs that don't cost tickets?
With this money, it is better to buy more rations.

Li Weiguo reckoned that the wealthy people that this old Fu is facing should be the princes and nobles left over from the past.

I am used to living a good life, and now I don’t even talk about eating meat. Even the rations are rationed every month, and the coarse grains and fine grains are distributed in proportion.

It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality, how did this make them suffer.

Naturally, they tried every means to get some supplies to improve their lives.

So they don't have any money and tickets in their hands, and they can only rely on the seller's money to maintain a decent life.

But even if it was a seller, just selling one piece would be enough for these people to eat for ten days and half a month, and if everything was sold, it would be enough for them to eat for a lifetime.

Thinking of this, an idea came to Li Weiguo's mind.

Let Lao Fu contact those people and take all the treasures in their hands at a low price.

If he doesn't accept them, sooner or later this gang will be wiped out. During the three years of famine, it is not uncommon for people to sell their entire family for a bite to eat.

Moreover, Li Weiguo has more and more cash in his hands, and it is useless to save it all in his hands. In 62, a new version of currency will be issued.

When the Great Unity comes out, it will be difficult to spend the Dahei Ten, so we have to spend as much as possible while buying antiques.

"Master Li, these are some old things that were dumped yesterday, and the prices are marked on them. Take a look." The old man handed Li Weiguo a big wooden box.

Li Weiguo took it and opened the box. There were only six items inside.

One wooden box, five pieces of porcelain.

There is a label next to each item, which shows the name of each item, the age of the item, the purchase price and its own value.

The sweet white of the Yongle period, the blue and white of Xuande, and the fighting color of Chenghua.

They are all from JDZ official kilns, and they are very well preserved.

The purchase price is basically only a few yuan or a dozen yuan. Now these things can't be sold at any price. The main reason is that the old man directly trades materials. Materials are much more useful than money.

These porcelains are all works from the heyday of porcelain in the Ming Dynasty. If you keep them for decades, there is no problem in selling a single piece for millions.

The best grade here is the wooden box.

The wooden box is Jinsinan's royal pastry box. The body and lid of the box are made of a whole piece of Jinsinan wood, which fits perfectly and is exquisitely crafted.

This box cost a full 50 yuan.

Regardless of whether it is genuine or not, the material of single golden nanmu and the craftsmanship made of the whole piece of wood, it is a good treasure.

This old Fu is worthy of being in the old circle, and his vision is indeed in place.

Li Weiguo himself also collected a lot of things, most bottles and cans.

But those things are not easy to confirm the value and authenticity, and in terms of appearance, they are not as good as the old Fu bought for him.

Although there are not many people collecting antiques in this era, and fakes are not popular, buying them with your eyes closed is really old-fashioned. If you don’t know the treasures, there is no fun in picking them up.

Putting these items back into the wooden box, Li Weiguo nodded with satisfaction: "Everything is good." Then he paid the bill to Lao Fu according to the price on the label.

"By the way, Mr. Fu, those survivors you know should have a lot of treasures in their hands. Do you want to sell them? It's really boring to collect a few pieces in a small way. And you can probably see it during this period of time. The supply of materials on the market is getting tighter, and it is not always possible to buy things when you have money.”

In the past three months, although Lao Fu has helped to collect a few treasures every time, the amount is too small, and it has not met Li Weiguo's expectations at all. It is time to add fire to him.

Hearing Li Weiguo's words, Old Fu was a little surprised.

Although there was a shortage of supplies in previous years, it was not like this year. It was difficult to buy food even in pigeon markets, large and small. He was also worried that the supplies in Li Weiguo's hands would suddenly run out of supply.

In Lao Fu's opinion, Li Weiguo can get a large amount of supplies every time, so there must be something to do with it, otherwise, how can ordinary people have this kind of ability?

Out of anxiety, Old Fu asked tentatively: "Master Li, what do you mean, the days of shortage of supplies will last for a while?"

"There was already a famine in the countryside at the end of last year, and this year's summer and autumn harvests across the country are also sluggish. You can see for yourself."

Li Weiguo didn't elaborate, let him figure it out by himself.

Hearing this, Old Fu took a deep breath. This was the first time for an ordinary citizen like him to know such news.

According to the situation, the famine would last at least one more year, and who could say what would happen next year. Without Li Weiguo's support, their family's life would not be much better in the future.

The old man was silent for a moment and then said: "Master Li, since you gave the order, I will definitely pay attention to you. But the things they have in their hands are all good, and they are not like those in the ghost market who can pick things up."

Those old people who need money and materials, even if they sell their things cheaply, the price will not be much lower. Mr. Li, you must be mentally prepared. "

"I know, you just look at the collection. If you want supplies, you can exchange them for supplies, and if you want money, you can give them money. Here is 3000 yuan. You buy it first, and then ask me after you use it up."

As he spoke, Li Weiguo put his hand into his trouser pocket, and with a thought, he took three stacks of big black ten from the space and handed them to Old Fu.

"Okay, don't worry, I promise to take care of it for you." Old Fu took three stacks of cash and packed the tickets.

Ordinary people may not be able to receive good things, but for someone with connections like him, it's not a problem.

Since the big customer has a request, he must do it well, after all, it is related to his own interests.

After finalizing the good deal with Lao Fu, Li Weiguo took the box and went back.

Old Fu has a good vision, and he will not need to waste time going to the ghost market in the future if he is entrusted with buying antiques.

Although there are good things in the ghost market, you have to try your luck and have a good eye. Instead of wasting time wandering around the ghost market at night, it is better to sleep more at home.

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