Chapter 378 Ivory Pen Holder, Go Ask the Price
Chapter 378 Ivory Pen Holder, Go Ask the Price
Today is the last day of the National Day holiday.
Early in the morning, the men who went to look for the art troupe yesterday got up early, wanting to meet them before the troupe left.
But when we got there, we found that everyone had already left and returned to the group.
This time everyone ran away empty-handed.
"Oh, we're too late. If we had known yesterday, we should have been tougher. Now everyone has left." Someone said regretfully.
It's ridiculous. We had such an unpleasant experience yesterday, but you still want to get to know me. Who do you think you are?
Even if you really want to get to know a girl, you shouldn't use such impolite behavior.
Fortunately, such people are a minority.
Three poles in the sun.
Li Kailang then got up and said, "It's the last day off, so I won't run around. Let's go for a walk around the area. I haven't been to the scrap collection station for a long time. Let's go there and look for something."
Thinking of this, Li Kailang rode his bicycle to the scrap collection station to look for things.
Not long after, Li Kailang arrived at the place, greeted the old man outside the door and went in.
At this time, a voice came from behind, "Comrade, do you want to go in and buy Taobao?"
Hearing the voice, Li Kailang turned around and saw the person who spoke, then looked around and thought that he should be talking about himself.
But out of caution, Li Kailang accused himself, "Comrade, are you talking about me?"
"Yes, is there anyone else here besides you?" He nodded and said, "Comrade, are you here to buy Taobao?"
"Yes, why again?"
"I have a treasure here, do you want to take it?"
"Yes, what treasure do you have?"
Li Kailang readily agreed. He came here just for Taobao, so how could he not want a treasure that was delivered to his doorstep?
Seeing Li Kailang agreed, the eldest brother was also happy.
He saw that Li Kailang was dressed neatly and guessed that he was here for the baby, but he didn't expect that he would actually run into him.
The eldest brother quickly took out something wrapped in a large red cloth from his arms, and then peeled off the red cloth layer by layer to reveal the wrapped object.
A ginger-colored cylindrical vessel with straight walls and a similar mouth and bottom, revealing an object of simple shape.
“Is this a pen holder?”
"Comrade, you have good taste. You can tell it's a pen holder at first glance!" The elder brother gave a thumbs up. "What do you think of this treasure?"
"I need to take a closer look." Li Kailang was about to reach out and touch it, but suddenly something became clear to him. "Comrade, put it on the ground and let me take a look."
The eldest brother put the pen holder on the ground.
Li Kailang felt relieved only after he was sure that the pen holder was not split into two halves.
This is done just in case, in case this thing breaks into two pieces and my brother blackmails me, saying that he was the one who broke it.
Li Kailang carefully picked it up and examined it, feeling the material of the pen holder. "It feels a little rough from friction, not like wood, nor like jade."
It doesn't look like porcelain, crystal or glass in appearance. There is only one reason for it: it is made of ivory.
If a pen holder is to be as big as a palm, the teeth must be big enough.
Then there is only one.
"Is your pen holder made of ivory?"
"Comrade, good vision!" The eldest brother gave a thumbs up again.
"No wonder this thing turned yellow. It turns out it turned yellow due to oxidation."
After determining the material, Li Kailang took a closer look at the shape of the pen holder.
There is a dragon carved in the center of the pen holder, and Li Kailang can only think of one thing that could be carved with a dragon, and that is something from the imperial palace.
No matter what the material is, Li Kailang wants to get the carved dragon alone.
"Comrade, what do you think?" the eldest brother asked anxiously.
Li Kailang nodded. "It's pretty good. I like it very much. It's just a pity that there are too many missing pen holders."
There are gaps on the back and bottom of the pen holder, which greatly destroy the aesthetics of the pen holder.
Especially the notch at the bottom, which directly reduces the practicality of the pen holder by 8%.
As we all know, once something has a gap, its value will naturally be halved.
"I know that. Just name a price and I'll sell it if it's suitable." The eldest brother said anxiously.
Li Kailang doesn’t know the exact price, but he can refer to the panel.
The panel appeared as early as when he saw the pen holder, but Li Kailang deliberately ignored it, hoping to train his eyesight.
I hope to be able to hone the skill of "identification" through this.
[Ivory pen holder, damaged by external force. ]
[Resources required for backflow:]
【Please select the reflow time and resources required for reflow. 】
【1.12 years ago, 2 grams of gold were consumed. 】
【2.30 years ago, 4 grams of gold were consumed. 】
The two backflow times, that is, these two gaps, also indicate that this thing only appeared 2 years ago.
According to the nature of the time-travel machine, it will charge half the handling fee for reversing items.
The first option is 2 grams of gold, but in fact it is only 1 gram. Now 1 gram of gold costs about 7 yuan, but Li Kailang definitely would not buy it at this price.
"Brother, you know what your treasure is like, and I won't bargain with you."
As he spoke, Li Kailang raised his hand and said, "I'm going to offer you this amount. Do you think you can accept it?"
"5 yuan?" The eldest brother's eyes were rolling, calculating in his mind whether this price was appropriate.
Of course Li Kailang could offer 7 yuan, but if he really wanted to bargain, it would be impossible for him to offer so much right away.
"5 yuan, OK! That's the price!" The eldest brother was also a straightforward person. He agreed directly and was too lazy to bargain.
He didn't have a specific price for the pen holder, he just wanted to sell it for as much as he could.
"No!" Suddenly, a dissenting voice appeared beside the two of them.
I saw the eldest sister-in-law coming over aggressively, snatching the pen holder from Li Kailang's hand, and then grabbing the eldest brother's ear.
"What are you doing? Are you a fool? You got cheated by someone."
"This pen holder is so precious, it's made of ivory, it's an antique, even if it has two holes in it, it's not worth 5 yuan!"
He was not polite at all when he spoke, and he held the pen holder tightly in his hand as if it was a treasure.
"I was wondering why you were sneaking around so early in the morning. Turns out you're here to sell it. This pen holder is so precious, but you're only selling it for 5 dollars. You're just trying to get rid of a beggar."
After hearing what his wife said, the eldest brother was a little hesitant, wondering if she really sold it at a low price.
I heard that anything made of jade or ivory is rare and not cheap, and they are also carved with dragons, so he is really selling them at a low price.
Thinking of this, the eldest brother's eyes suddenly changed.
"Comrade, I'm sorry, the price you gave is really..."
The eldest brother smiled awkwardly, then raised his hand and said, "Can you...ah?"
Hearing this, how could Li Kailang not understand what it meant.
"Brother, this is not how business is done. The price has already been set. It's not fair for you to suddenly go back on your word." "Forget it, forget it. Since you think you are a treasure, I won't force you to do anything or take away your love. You should just find someone else."
"Originally, I liked it because of the carved dragon, so I took it home to play with."
"Your treasure is missing two holes. You don't have to sell it to others. I'm wrong to accept it."
"Also, this thing is a modern item, not an antique. If you don't believe me, just go to the trust store and ask how much they can give you?"
Li Kailang's outburst made the eldest brother hesitate and feel torn.
Li Kailang was the first person he asked. If what Li Kailang said was true and other people didn't want it, then this treasure would be a waste of money.
毕竟5块钱不算少了，按现在鸡蛋1毛5一个，5块钱能买33个。
At today's prices, you can't actually buy 33 of them.
The vegetables are about 1 cent per pound, and you can buy less than 50 pounds, but it can last for a long time.
With these 5 dollars, life at home will at least be a lot better.
Thinking of this, the eldest brother felt relieved and decided to do the deal.
But the eldest brother was moved, but the eldest sister-in-law was unmoved. Instead, she became more determined in her ideas.
"That's what you said. I don't believe it. Just go and ask the trust store. I don't believe they can't offer a high price."
"I just don't believe it. The Trust Store is state-owned and has fair prices. They can even offer you a lower price than you!"
The eldest sister-in-law's confident look, coupled with the reasonableness of her words, made the eldest brother change his mind again.
"Comrade, how about I go to the Trust Store and ask, and if the price is about the same, I'll bring it over and sell it to you?"
What the eldest brother said was to give both sides a way out and leave enough room for both sides.
In fact, if the prices were really similar, he would never come back after going there, after all, it is so troublesome to run back and forth.
When the time comes, I will ask for the price and sell it to whoever offers the highest price. I will just wait for the price to rise.
Li Kailang smiled and said, "Okay, big brother, you can ask for it if you want, but there is one thing, when you come back and sell it to me, I can only give you 4 yuan."
The elder brother got anxious when he heard this. Why did he lower the price after just one trip? "Hey, comrade, how can the price be lowered further?"
This one dollar is not a small amount, it buys 1 eggs and 6 kilograms of vegetables.
Li Kailang sneered, "Brother, this is not how business is done. It was you and I who agreed on the price just now. It's you who suddenly changed your mind. It's not my problem."
"Now you're going to the trust store to compare prices. If they give you less and sell it to me, I'll be at a loss. How can such a good thing happen?"
When the eldest brother heard what Li Kailang said, he hesitated again.
If I go to the trust store and ask the price, and it's no more than 4 dollars, I might as well sell it to Li Kailang now.
After hearing what Li Kailang said, Dasou became more certain that the price of the pen holder must be more than 5 yuan, otherwise Li Kailang would not be so earnest and spend so much time talking.
The eldest sister-in-law sneered, "Comrade, I am not someone who has never seen the world. Your trick may scare others, but it can't scare me."
"What do you mean by taking it home to play with? You must have bought it from me and then sold it to a trust store. Do you really think I don't know?"
"I really don't believe it. This treasure is really that cheap. You want to cheat me? You're dreaming!"
Hearing his wife say this, the eldest brother hesitated again and actually felt that what his wife said made sense.
"Well, since you think so, I won't bother to say more. You can do whatever you want. It seems that I have no chance of getting this pen holder. You can sell it to the trust store."
After saying that, Li Kailang pushed his bicycle into the scrap collection station without looking back.
Looking at my sister-in-law's behavior, I know that 5 or 10 yuan is not enough to meet her standard for buying a treasure. It will cost at least or yuan, or even not enough.
The eldest brother is just a fence-sitter, with no ideas of his own. To put it bluntly, he is just waiting for the price to rise, but he has no definite idea in his mind.
Watching Li Kailang leave, the eldest brother looked at his wife and said, "Wife, why do I feel that he seems very unhappy? What if he doesn't accept it?"
The eldest sister-in-law didn't care: "What should I do? I've sold it to the trust store. Why do I care whether he is happy or not? Why do you think so much?"
"The most urgent thing is to sell this treasure to the trust store. I don't believe that it can be sold cheaper than him."
The eldest brother nodded, but he was still a little worried, "Wife, what if the trust store gives less money? What should we do then?"
Hearing this, the sister-in-law fell silent, and he didn't know what to do.
However, the baby has not been identified yet, so nothing is known yet.
The eldest sister-in-law hurriedly ordered, "Hurry up, go borrow a bicycle and ride to the trust store to ask the price. How much is it worth?"
"If the trust store gives more, sell it to the trust store. If it gives less, come back quickly and sell it to him before he leaves."
"It's better to lose a dollar than to lose it."
After hearing what his wife said, the eldest brother immediately set out to borrow a bicycle.
Then he took his baby and rode quickly to the trust store, not daring to delay for a moment.
As for Li Kailang, he entered the scrap collection station, greeted Uncle Zhang skillfully, and then started shopping on Taobao.
"Hey, this Taobao idiot is here again. I wonder what treasures he can find this time." said one person.
"I've been here so many times, but I haven't found any treasures. My taste is not good. I need to practice more."
"Practice? Practice what? This vision is innate. If it's not good, it's not good. It can't be trained. If it were my son, I would beat him to death. He's wasting money."
Several people were chattering in low voices, afraid that Li Kailang would hear them, as he was their God of Wealth.
However, no matter how quietly they spoke, Li Kailang could hear them and just laughed.
A good warrior does not necessarily have glorious achievements. This is what he wants. If he can find treasures every time he comes, no one will let him in.
This is the best way to make them let down their guard.
"By the way, Uncle Zhang, isn't today a holiday? Why are you all here to work?"
"Hey, I'm just sitting here, so I don't have to work hard tomorrow."
Originally today was a holiday, so they didn't have to come, but they had nothing to do anyway so they came over to do something.
There is a lot of waste accumulated over the past three days. If I don’t clean it up today, I will be exhausted tomorrow.
They come to work today, they don't have to work as hard as on weekdays, and they can even slack off and be lazy from time to time.
In addition to temporary overtime, you can get one more day of rest and one more day of salary this month.
All in all, not only can you make money and have one more day of rest, but you can also reduce tomorrow's workload, and you can also be lazy.
How could they not do such a good thing?
This is also the advantage of state-owned enterprises with relatively small staffs. With fewer people, many things can be handled in a roundabout way.
This is not the case for large factories like steel rolling mills.
Let’s get back to my brother.
"We have to ask the price right away. If the trust store gives us too little, we can still sell it back to them. We can't let it get stuck in our hands, or we won't be able to sell it."
With this thought in mind, the brother rode very fast all the way.
Finally we arrived outside the trust store.
"Huh~"
After entering the door, the eldest brother didn't even take a rest, but went straight to the counter to ask about the price of the pen holder.
An expert in this field came over, took the pen holder and examined it carefully.
"Master, how is it? How much is this treasure worth?"
The expert shook his head and said something that made the eldest brother feel like he was struck by lightning, "We don't accept this thing here!"
(End of this chapter)