Chapter 316: Buying Antiques
After Jia Zhang's move this time, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui both experienced some psychological changes.
Originally, they came to Panjiayuan with the intention of getting some gold to make gold jewelry for their wives.
Now when we come to Panjiayuan, we see that gold is very hard to find.
Antiques are everywhere, and if you can find a genuine piece and take it home, it would be a great thing to earn a hundred dollars.
It’s just that neither of them has any knowledge of antiques and doesn’t know how to identify them.
Jia Zhang's brazen action made Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui feel itchy.
If Mrs. Jia can pick out antiques, why can't I?
Not to mention Sha Zhu, if Yi Zhonghai hadn't stopped him, he would have wanted to spend money to buy antiques and try his luck.
Only Yi Zhonghai still remembers that he came to Panjiayuan and wanted to buy gold.
He doesn't understand other things, so he is not interested.
"I finally understand that you have to be decisive when choosing antiques. I've been looking at them one by one until my eyes are confused."
"I can't pick a shit."
"If you see a suitable one, just take action. It's absolutely safe."
After buying an antique, Jia Zhang suddenly felt that she was different from other people, and passed on her success experience to Yi Zhonghai and others.
While selecting gold, Yi Zhonghai endured Jia Zhang's chattering.
My temples were throbbing.
He didn't want to buy antiques, so he thought Jia Zhang was noisy.
Yan Fugui and Sha Zhu in Liu Haizhong nodded frequently as they listened, and felt that what Jia Zhang said made some sense.
Chen Jianye also said before that choosing antiques requires a bit of luck.
He was lucky enough to buy the gold token and made a fortune.
Is it possible that my luck is worse than Chen Jianye's?
To be honest, several people felt a little unconvinced.
Since you're here, you might as well bring something back.
The most important thing is that even Jia Zhang bought something. If they don’t buy anything, it would seem that they are no match for Jia Zhang.
Jia Zhang is still a woman.
Several people felt itchy.
"This thing is good, take a look."
Yan Fugui picked up a snuff bottle, held it in his hand and played with it for a while, and felt that it was most likely authentic.
Of course, before deciding to take action, Yan Fugui first asked other people for their opinions.
"I think so."
Liu Haizhong glanced at him and said.
"I don't see why. Even if I buy this little thing, how much money can I make?"
Sha Zhu looked at him with sidelong eyes, a look of disdain on his face.
Yi Zhonghai simply did not express any opinion.
"If you like something, you just buy it. If you ask a lot of questions, you won't get anything done in the end."
Jia Zhang expressed support.
"I'll go ask for the price."
Yan Fugui walked over to the counter holding the snuff bottle.
After a while he came back with the snuff bottle.
"What? You don't want to buy it?"
Jia Zhang asked.
"too expensive."
"This little thing cost me fifty dollars, not a penny less."
Yan Fugui put the snuff bottle back in its place with a wry smile on his face.
He didn't bring much money with him, just over twenty dollars.
So I deliberately picked a small item, but I didn’t expect that although the item was small, the price was not cheap at all.
"Ask when you leave later. Maybe the store will give you a discount."
"That's the porcelain plate I bought. They saw I was leaving, so they lowered the price to sell it to me."
Jia Zhang encouraged.
Now she is the only one who has bought antiques and is in urgent need of companions.
"I'll try it later."
Yan Fugui nodded slightly, but he was not very sure.
His desired price is less than 20 yuan.
The shop owner offered fifty yuan.
The price difference is too big, it can't be that cheap.
Yi Zhonghai looked around at the metal parts in the store and left.
Several people followed.
Yan Fugui asked the shop owner again if the snuff bottle could be sold at a lower price.
The shop owner still said the same old thing, you can't get a penny cheaper.
Yan Fugui could only return home in disappointment.
"Pick out some cheap stuff later. I see the stuff displayed at the entrance of the store is quite cheap."
Jia Zhang encouraged.
"I don't think there's anything good in that pile of stuff."
Yan Fugui was not very happy.
He came to Panjiayuan to buy antiques in order to make money, not to buy junk.
Next, the group of five continued to shop.
Liu Haizhong took a fancy to a teacup and acted decisively, spending fifty-five yuan to buy it.
The smile on his face never stopped.
"I'm telling you, this thing is absolutely real. I fell in love with it at first sight."
"Don't think I didn't understand before. After visiting so many stores, I have more or less understood it now."
"The better the color and the more beautiful the item, the more authentic it must be. The one I bought is the best one among all the stores I have visited."
Liu Haizhong praised him a lot.
Shazhu also took a fancy to an item.
Unfortunately, it’s too expensive, costing fifty-five dollars.
"Uncle, lend me fifty dollars. I'll pay you back after I sell the antiques."
Sha Zhu asks for help.
"The store sold this thing to you for fifty-five, and you want to borrow fifty bucks from me?"
Yi Zhonghai was shocked.
The only thing he did was to point at Shazhu's nose and curse him.
What the hell.
I know to pay five dollars, why don’t you let me pay the whole thing?
"Isn't the money I brought not enough?"
Sha Zhu was not annoyed and just laughed.
"What if you fail and the antiques you bought are fake and you can't get any money in exchange, how are you going to pay me back?"
Yi Zhonghai said unhappily.
"No, I've picked one, it must be the real thing."
“It’s just a matter of how much you make.”
Sha Zhu said confidently.
"I mean just in case."
Yi Zhonghai said stubbornly.
"Uncle, I have some money in my room. You can lend it to me now. I will take it and return it to you as soon as I get back to my room."
Sha Zhu said firmly.
"How much do you have in your house? I'll lend you thirty dollars. Can you pay me back in full when you get home?"
Yi Zhonghai was skeptical about the savings in Sha Zhu's house.
"Thirty bucks is absolutely fine. I can give it to you when I get home."
Sha Zhu is full of confidence.
Yi Zhonghai took out a cloth bag from his pocket, pointed out three big unity cards, and handed them to Sha Zhu: "Remember what you said, the second uncle and the third uncle are watching."
"Don't worry, don't forget."
Sha Zhu took the money and a smile appeared on his face.
Then he looked at Liu Haizhong again: "Second Uncle, can you lend me twenty dollars?"
"Are you sure you have fifty dollars saved in the house?"
A frown formed in his bangs.
"Almost. Less than fifty."
"I'm still working and I have an income every month."
"Besides, I've been in the hospital for so long, who told you that I owe money and don't pay it back?"
Sha Zhu still wants to borrow money.
Buy the items you like.
"Okay, but I have a request."
Having said that, it was hard for Liu Haizhong to refuse.
"Second uncle, tell me."
Sha Zhu said.
"When you return to the hospital, return the money I lent you first."
"You still owe your uncle money, right? A few dozen dollars is nothing. Don't owe him another debt."
"What do you think?"
Liu Haizhong said.
"Okay, as you say."
Sha Zhu happily agreed.
Yi Zhonghai's face did not look very good.
Originally, Sha Zhu paid him ten yuan every month, and his finances were already tight.
Now the debt continues to increase. How long will it take to pay it back?
Sha Zhu is not in a hurry, but Yi Zhonghai is.
Liu Haizhong handed Sha Zhu twenty yuan.
Sha Zhu took the money and happily went to buy the chicken-glazed cup that he valued.
"You all have money in your hands. If I ask you to borrow money, you don't have it. But if I ask you to borrow money, you have it."
"Why? Are you afraid that I won't pay you back?"
Jia Zhang looked indignant.
Feeling looked down upon.
Why can Sha Zhu borrow money but I can’t?
How am I worse than Shazhu?