Chapter 346: It turns out you haven't left yet
Shen Bai personally sent Su Xing out of Zhenbaozhai.
Su Xing said: "Boss Shen, please go back."
Shen Bai stopped and said, "Miss Su, you can come to Zhenbaozhai often and have a cup of tea when you are free."
Su Xing casually responded, "Okay."
The two said goodbye and Su Xing left briskly.
Shen Bai stood at the door for a while before turning around and going in.
Su Xing didn't actually go back to school immediately.
Seeing that it was still early, she decided to stroll around Panjiayuan.
Today is not the weekend, nor is it ghost market time, so there are not as many tourists in Panjiayuan as the last time she came.
Su Xing walked around the stalls and shops one by one. Although she attracted some attention because of her beauty, many owners did not greet her.
She was a pretty girl of eighteen or nineteen, and she didn't look like a customer who would buy antiques.
Su Xing looked and touched things on his own without anyone asking him to do so, and he actually felt quite comfortable strolling around.
She passed by a stall selling porcelain tiles, stopped and started picking them carefully.
The last time she visited Panjiayuan, she touched some objects and the strange feelings she had in her childhood came back.
As soon as I picked up one of the porcelain pieces, the information about the kiln, glaze, etc. matched the knowledge I learned from the book one by one.
Su Xing's heart moved. He took the piece of porcelain and observed it carefully for a while, put it aside, and started picking again.
"Boss, how much are these porcelain pieces?" she asked the stall owner.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, wearing a military green coat. At this moment, he had his hands in his sleeves, watching Su Xing picking out porcelain pieces with great interest.
When he heard that Su Xing actually asked the price, he smiled and said, "Two hundred yuan a piece, take your pick."
Su Xing said, "Boss, this price is a bit too expensive. You should be selling these in wholesale, right? With this quality, a hundred yuan a piece is about right."
The stall owner shook his head and said, "One hundred is not enough. I won't make any profit then. So, you can buy as many pieces as you want. If you buy more, I'll give you a discount."
"That's all." Including the piece of porcelain that gave her a strange feeling before, Su Xing picked a total of four pieces of porcelain.
The boss said, "I'll give you a discount of 120 yuan for these four tiles. Take 680 yuan. This is a very auspicious number."
Su Xing shook his head, "Boss, I can only offer 500. If you want to sell it, I'll take it. If you think the price is not right, forget it."
She stood up straight and made a move to leave.
The boss hesitated for a few seconds and then nodded, "Okay, five hundred is fine. Consider it as attracting you as a repeat customer. Remember to come back if you need anything in the future, little girl."
He indeed bought this batch of goods in wholesale, and the price was calculated by kilogram. For 540 pieces of porcelain, he could really make a lot of money.
He originally didn't think that the girl in front of him would really buy things, but now seeing her like this, it seems that she is really a buyer, so he naturally can't miss this business.
Su Xing took out his wallet, counted out five red bills and gave them to the stall owner.
The stall owner gave Su Xing some newspapers and said, "Little girl, wrap it yourself."
Su Xing quickly wrapped up the pieces of porcelain and stuffed them into his backpack.
She left the stall and continued shopping.
When she passed by a small shop, a woman in her thirties smiled at her and said, "Little girl, would you like to come in and take a look?"
When Su Xing saw the proprietress smiling kindly, she paused and subconsciously turned in.
"What do you want to buy, little girl? Do you have a target?"
Su Xing said, "I'll just take a look."
The proprietress smiled and said, "Okay, then take your time shopping."
She did not follow Su Xing, but picked up a piece of velvet and began to organize the items on the shelf.
Su Xing was wandering around the store.
There aren't many antiques in this store, and most of the items on display are nostalgic old items.
For example, phonographs, old records, old clocks, old cameras, abacus, kerosene lamps, old black and white TVs, etc.
Some people like to decorate their homes in a nostalgic style, so they will buy these old items and put them in their homes as decorations.
Su Xing took a quick look around and stopped in front of an antique display stand.
There are not many objects on it, and they are all small items.
Su Xing stared at a snuff bottle carefully but did not touch it.
This is a Qing Dynasty glass-covered snuff bottle with a dragon-shaped pattern, but she is not sure whether it is an imitation of antique craftsmanship or an authentic one.
However, there were some obvious cracks on the snuff bottle, so although she was a little interested, she did not touch it to take a look.
The proprietress walked over to Su Xing, followed her line of sight to the snuff bottle, and said with some amusement, "I bought this snuff bottle last week. The seller said that his son accidentally broke it, so he hired a craftsman to glue it together for 30 yuan. His skills aren't very good, but the glue is pretty solid. Do you want to try it out?"
When Su Xing heard that it was firmly glued, he agreed: "Okay, let me take a look."
The proprietress took down the snuff bottle and said to Su Xing, "Come and sit over here."
Su Xing followed the proprietress to the counter and sat down.
The proprietress did not give the snuff bottle to Su Xing directly, but placed it in a velvet box on the counter.
Su Xing waited for the proprietress to put the things down before he reached out to pick them up and examined them carefully.
That strange feeling arose in her heart again, and some knowledge about snuff bottles that she had read in the book was immediately extracted from her mind. The identification information such as age and craftsmanship were matched one by one with the snuff bottle in front of her.
"Madam, how much is this snuff bottle?"
The lady boss said, "If you want it, just take it for 500 yuan."
Su Xing said: "This glass snuff bottle is not made of valuable materials, but its craftsmanship is a bit valuable. But it is broken into pieces like this, and the repair level is not good enough. If I buy it, I have to repair it again, and I may not be able to repair it. Five hundred is not worth it for me."
The proprietress laughed and said, "Then sister, name your price."
She found what the little girl said very interesting.
Su Xing thought for a moment and said, "Three hundred."
The lady boss said with a smile, "I'm charging almost three hundred, sister, you have to let me make some money, right? How about this, I won't ask you for more, three hundred and sixty, if you want it, take it."
In fact, she charged 200 yuan, but for this kind of business, if you don’t make more than double the profit, you can’t say you’re making any profit.
Su Xing didn't bother to haggle with the lady boss over the few dozen yuan. He nodded and said, "Then three hundred and sixty will do. I'll take it."
The two agreed on the price, the proprietress packed the things for Su Xing, Su Xing paid the money, and got up to leave.
"Sister, when you come to Panjiayuan next time, remember to visit our store more often."
"Okay, I wish you a prosperous business, goodbye."
Su Xing had almost finished his tour and was ready to leave Panjiayuan and go back to school.
Shen Bai received a call from Cao Yang, asking him to have dinner with him.
As soon as he drove away from Zhenbaozhai, he saw a familiar figure, with a shaking ponytail, walking out of Panjiayuan Market.
Shen Bai was a little amused. Miss Su, who said she was anxious to go back to school to review, actually hadn't left Panjiayuan yet...