Chapter 297: Looking for a fight, eh?

Chapter 297: Looking for a fight, eh?

This was the first time in Su Xing’s two lifetimes that he had bargained with someone like this!

Basically, she followed the bargaining tactics she had seen in the videos about antique markets in her previous life.

When she was bargaining with the stall owner, she seemed experienced and calm, but in fact, she was very nervous, fearing that the stall owner would get angry and chase her away!

Now that she heard the stall owner agreed to the deal, she finally felt relieved.

She said in a somewhat gangster-like manner: "The boss is a straightforward person. I wish you a prosperous business."

The stall owner and the tourists around couldn't help laughing again.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Good luck to you, little girl. If you need anything in the future, remember to come back to my stall. I usually set up a stall in this area."

Su Xing nodded, "Of course!"

As she spoke, she opened her backpack and started taking out money.

WeChat didn’t launch the money transfer feature until June 2014, and online payments are not that convenient right now.

Before coming to Panjiayuan, several girls took some cash with them.

Su Xing had 5,000 yuan in cash in his bag, and he had spent 3,600 yuan in one go.

The stall owner took the money, counted it, and then gave Su Xing some old newspapers and a plastic sealed bag, "Little girl, pack it yourself."

Su Xing quickly wrapped the eight pieces of porcelain and stuffed them into his backpack.

She asked several roommates, "Do you want to buy anything?"

Gao Yang said, "Let's go and have some more fun."

Zhang Caifeng and Pei Shiqi also stood up.

Several girls left the porcelain tile stall.

After walking a little further away, Gao Yang, Zhang Caifeng and Pei Shiqi started chatting with Su Xing.

"Old Four, can you identify those porcelain pieces accurately?" Gao Yang asked.

Su Xing shook his head. "I just bought it based on my feelings. I recently read some books on ancient porcelain appreciation and wanted to buy some specimens to study."

Gao Yang twitched his lips and said, "The way you bargained just now was quite intimidating..."

Pei Shiqi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, he looks like the descendant of some antique collector who came out to practice his eyesight."

Su Xing blushed, "This is the first time I buy these..."

Zhang Caifeng was shocked that Su Xing spent several thousand dollars to buy porcelain specimens!

However, she was very interested in the books Su Xing had read recently. "Old Four, what books have you been reading recently? Go back and make a list for me."

Su Xing responded: "Okay."

They continued to visit the ghost market while chatting.

Pei Shiqi saw a 19th century-style Western jewelry box at a stall. The box was made of blue opal crystal with a translucent texture, and the frame was made of copper-gilt hollow carvings, which looked very luxurious.

The stall owner said it was an antique and asked for 8,800 yuan.

Pei Shiqi couldn’t tell whether it was ancient or not.

She bargained according to her own feeling, "Boss, will you sell it for 5,000?"

Although she is rich, in this antique market, it is foolish not to bargain, and she does not want to be seen as a sucker in the eyes of others.

When the stall owner heard the price Pei Shiqi offered, he nodded without saying anything and said, "Okay! Take it!"

Several girls: "..."

Judging from how happy the stall owner was, he probably made a huge profit of over 4,800 yuan!

However, after making an offer and bargaining, if the boss agrees, it means the deal is done.

Pei Shiqi couldn't do anything like going back on her word, so she paid the money, rolled the jewelry box in newspaper, and stuffed it into her bag.

After they walked away for a distance, Zhang Caifeng whispered, "It feels a bit tricky..."

Pei Shiqi waved her hand and said, "It's okay. It's OK as long as the item suits your taste. I just happen to have a few pieces of jewelry that I have nowhere to put."

Sister Pei is rich and willful, so they can't say anything.

Moreover, in the antique market, if you want to buy something, you must be mentally prepared to buy antique crafts.

If you come here with the mentality of buying a lot, it is really not suitable to buy things here.

Gao Yang and Zhang Caifeng also gained something.

Gao Yang bought a set of roof tiles, four in total, for sixty yuan.

Anyone who sees these tiles can tell that they are modern handicrafts, and she is naturally aware of this as well.

She just thought the imitation Han pattern was interesting and bought it to play with and use as a research model.

Zhang Caifeng found two old thread-bound books for twenty yuan, and she bought them happily.

All four girls gained something and were in a good mood.

Zhang Caifeng asked curiously, "I wonder when did the ghost market in Panjiayuan start?"

Su Xing said: "This can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of my country. At that time, China's national fortune declined, and many nobles fell into poverty. In order to make a living, they took out antiques, calligraphy and paintings from their homes to sell, but they were embarrassed to sell them openly because of face and fear of losing their status. So they asked servants to go out with lanterns in the middle of the night to sell. Because the shadows made it difficult to see the other party's face, and the market would close before dawn, hence the name."

After a pause, she continued, "This is also the reason why everyone thinks that good things come out of the ghost market. Although the ghost market today is different from what it was back then, many traditions and rules have been preserved to this day."

Zhang Caifeng nodded and said, "So that's how it is..."

Gao Yang also said: "Yes, many of the good things that were sold in the antique market at that time came from the mansions of those princes and nobles."

Pei Shiqi snorted, "Many nobles at that time were useless and only knew how to live off their wealth."

There were some tourists around who were listening to the conversation of the girls.

An old man interrupted with a smile, "That's right, that's how the ghost market came about. In the early days, there were a lot of good things in the ghost market! Now... if you want to find good things, you have to rely on your eyesight and luck!"

The girls all smiled and nodded to the old man.

Gao Yang also chatted with the old man for a few minutes.

At this moment, a strong beam of flashlight suddenly shone over and directly onto Su Xing's face!

Su Xing was so stimulated by the light that his eyes were temporarily blinded for a moment!

She frowned and quickly raised her hands to cover her eyes.

The person who shone the flashlight on Su Xing was a man in his twenties, dressed quite fashionably. Around him were three or four young men of similar age, also dressed in designer clothes.

They had just heard a conversation between several girls and were very curious about the girl who spoke slowly and fluently. Also, she looked like she had the best figure, so they walked around to the front and wanted to see her face.

The strong light hit the girl's face. They saw her appearance clearly and were so stunned that they stood there in shock, some unable to recover.

Here, after Su Xing’s roommates realized what was happening, they all got angry!

Zhang Caifeng stood in front of Su Xing and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Pei Shiqi glared at the men, "Do you have any manners?"

Gao Yang took two steps with his long legs and arrived in front of the men. He reached out and knocked the flashlight out of the man's hand. "What do you want to do? Are you looking for a fight?!"