Chapter 379 The couple quarreled and it was all your fault

Chapter 379 The couple quarreled and it was all your fault

Chapter 379 The couple quarreled and it was all your fault
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!"

When the eldest brother heard this, his head exploded, "You don't want it? Master, you must be mistaken, this is an antique treasure, it's made of ivory, please take a closer look."

He rushed over in such a hurry just to buy it, but the expert suddenly said he would not accept it.

He thought about selling it for two or three dollars, but he didn't expect that they would just not charge him and cut off his source of income, catching him off guard.

The expert didn't even raise his eyelids. "It's made of good ivory, but it's not a treasure. It's just a modern pen holder. There are many on the market. Only ivory is more precious."

"We, the trust store, accept things. Even if they are not intact, they cannot have such big damages. We cannot accept your two big holes."

"This, this." The eldest brother stammered, not knowing what to say.

Seeing the elder brother's incredulous expression, the expert kindly picked up the pen holder again to explain.

"Your pen holder, even if it's good, isn't that expensive. Look at the dragon carving on it. It looks pretty good, but if you look closely, it's not up to par."

The expert pointed at the carved dragon body and said, "Look at this dragon, it's not carved in detail at all. This dragon lacks spirit and momentum. It looks like it was carved by a craftsman with just average skills."

"It's a pity for your ivory. If it were carved by a master, even if it was missing two pieces, it would be worth at least ten or eight dollars."

The eldest brother was unwilling to accept it and said, "But the carving on it is a dragon, right?"

The expert said calmly, "So what if it's a dragon? This pen holder was obviously carved after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty is gone, and the dragon is no longer a royal thing. Anyone can carve it as long as it doesn't violate any taboos."

"I'm so tired as a dog. What's the point? In the end, I have nothing." There was a hint of bitterness in the eldest brother's words, but he was still unwilling to accept it.

"Master, can I ask how much I can sell this for?"

The expert just said that he would not accept it, but did not mention the price.

The expert looked at the elder brother gasping for air and knew that he had come in a hurry, and felt a little sorry for him.

He picked it up and examined it again. "Your pen holder can be used or not. It all depends on the individual. It looks nice to put it on display."

"It's just that I want to sell it, but it's basically hard to find a buyer. The things are so damaged that they need to be repaired, and the price of repairing them is more than the price of the pen and ink."

The expert has laid so much groundwork in the beginning just to answer the eldest brother’s question in the end.

"If someone wants to buy it, only the dragon is worth some money. If we cut the dragon off, we can sell it for about 1 yuan, or no more than 5 yuan."

"Two yuan? That's too little." The eldest brother said unwillingly.

"This is not a small amount. This is the estimated price based on the dragon. If there is no dragon, the price will be even lower. If someone wants you to buy it, sell it quickly." The expert said kindly.

The eldest brother was stunned. He had made plans, but he was not prepared to accept this price. This price was too different from what Li Kailang offered.

The treasure he coveted so much was not accepted by the trust store at all.

He thought it could be sold for more than 5 yuan, but it turned out to be no more than 2 yuan.

The key point is that he had already lost one dollar when he brought it for appraisal. If he had not brought it for appraisal, that one dollar would have been earned in vain, and in the end he lost it because of his greed.

Why didn’t I have the heart to sell it to Li Kailang directly? Now I have lost 1 dollar in vain.

"Pa!" The eldest brother slapped himself directly.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. We have to find someone and sell it to him." The eldest brother grabbed the pen holder, turned around and ran.

"Ugh."

The expert shook his head and sighed helplessly. He had seen many such situations. They all wanted to take a big chance, but ended up losing more than they gained.

Fortunately, appraisal is free now, otherwise my brother would have suffered a huge loss. Even if he sold the pen holder, he would still lose a few dollars.

The brother ran back and forth quickly, getting soaked all over. After returning the car, he immediately ran to the scrap collection station.

"Don't go, don't go, don't go!" The eldest brother kept praying in his heart.

Finally, the eldest brother saw his wife standing at the door of the scrap collection station.

"How is it? How is it?" The daughter-in-law looked at him sweating profusely and was very anxious.

Upon hearing what his wife said, the eldest brother was furious. "It's all your fault. If you hadn't insisted on me going to the trust store for appraisal, I wouldn't have lost a dollar in vain."

"Now, after all this effort, I still lose money."

Then, the eldest brother explained the whole process to his wife in a complaining tone.

After hearing the eldest brother's explanation, the sister-in-law was dumbfounded and stood there in a daze. She did not expect the result to be so different.

"What this person said is actually true. This is really not an antique."

"It's all your fault. I lost a dollar for nothing. If I had known earlier, I would not have listened to you and sold it directly to that person. I wouldn't have lost money for nothing and I would have owed him a favor."

Hearing her husband's complaints, the sister-in-law was naturally dissatisfied.

"Why are you blaming me for everything? It's obviously your fault. You were just greedy and wanted to sell it for more money. Why are you blaming me for everything?"

"What do you mean I'm greedy? We had agreed to pay 5 yuan, but you just didn't believe it and asked me to take it for appraisal. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be so many problems."

"Oh, now you know you blame me. You didn't do anything wrong yourself. What I say is what it is. I am just a woman. What can I do?"

"Why? You believe everything I say. How can a grown man like you not have any opinion at all? If you had any opinion, you wouldn't have gone to a trust store for appraisal."

"That's because you are my wife. If you were not my wife, I would not listen to you."

"Bah, I don't believe you. You said that before, but now you regret it and remember it now that you know you are wrong."

The two of them started arguing with each other, blaming each other and putting all the blame on each other.

The two quarreled for a long time, and they would not have stopped if they had not quarreled until they were exhausted.

The two of them were cursing until they were breathless and their mouths were dry, but the security guard was watching with great joy. Such good gossip was right in front of him and he didn't even bother to blink.

Afraid of being seen by them and unable to see the excitement, the old man hid under the windowsill.

The husband waved his hand and said, "That's enough. I don't want to argue with you. Where is that man? Sell the things to him quickly."

"Otherwise, it will be a waste of money. We won't get a penny and it will all be your fault. If you make them unhappy and they don't want the money anymore, then it will be a waste of money."

When she said this, my sister-in-law felt a little guilty. If she had known this would happen, her tone would not have been so harsh. She would have said something nice.

The sister-in-law pointed at the scrap collection station and said, "Yes, yes, you are right. We have to sell it quickly. The people in it are still here. Let's find them quickly."

The two of them hurried into the scrap collection station to look for Li Kailang.

While searching, the eldest brother also gave instructions to his eldest sister-in-law.

"When you see someone later, apologize immediately. Use a nice tone so as not to anger them. It's best not to say anything. If you really get hurt, it will be troublesome."

The eldest sister-in-law knew she was wrong: "Yes, yes, you are right, I will apologize to him immediately, and I won't say anything after I apologize."

At this time, Li Kailang was talking to Uncle Zhang.

"Uncle, it's getting harder and harder to find treasures in your place. Today, there's not even one."

Uncle Zhang said, "It's not that there is nothing, it's just that you don't have good eyesight and can't find it. You need to keep practicing." "Yes, yes, Uncle Zhang is right." Li Kailang nodded repeatedly, but he didn't care at all.

"Uncle Zhang, I bought the things and I'll take them away in a moment."

"It's already so familiar, you can do it yourself." Uncle Zhang waved his hand, signaling Li Kailang to do as he pleases.

"Comrade, comrade!" The eldest brother shouted as soon as he saw Li Kailang.

Li Kailang looked in the direction of the voice and saw two people. The eldest brother was sweating profusely, and it seemed that he really went to the trust store.

"It seems that he regrets it." Li Kailang guessed. He had minted more than half a piece of gold here, which was enough for a round trip.

"Comrade, I was not nice to say before. I apologize to you. Please don't take it seriously."

As soon as the sister-in-law saw Li Kailang, she immediately apologized. She is a very adaptable person.

"Yes, yes, it's our fault. We were wrong before. We are ungrateful and we apologize to you here."

As the eldest brother spoke, he wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, a sincere smile on his face.

In order to gain Li Kailang's understanding, the eldest brother spoke without thinking and said whatever he wanted.

My sister-in-law replied at the right time: "Yes, yes, comrade, it was my husband who did the wrong thing. If you want to beat him or scold him, come to him. He is resistant, so you can do whatever you want."

Li Kailang was stunned by what the two people said. He was confused by them and thought that he had found someone to cause trouble for them.

The two did this because they were really afraid that Li Kailang would not want it. After hearing what the expert said, Li Kailang was the only buyer who could sell it.

Li Kailang came back to his senses and said, "Not really, not really. It's just a business deal."

"I told you guys to sell it, so of course I'll buy it, but as we said before, after asking the trust store, it's only worth 4 bucks."

No? What a joke, Li Kailang is not that naive, it's just a business, why would he bring up grudges, that's what only children would do.

Besides, this thing has become rare after the ivory was banned. Although it can't be sold, it's better to keep it.
It won't cost a few grams of gold to repair the pen holder, and it only costs 4 dollars to buy it. Why not want such a worry-free thing?

"Thank you, comrade. I didn't expect you to be so magnanimous." The eldest brother said happily.

"Yes, don't you see that the comrade is dressed neatly? You can tell at a glance that he is a man of learning." The eldest sister-in-law also started to praise him.

There was no trace of their previous aggressive look, and the two men even risked their reputation to get the pen holder out of their hands.

Although 4 yuan is not a lot, it is still money. It can more or less supplement the family expenses. At least we can eat a little better this month. There are three hungry children at home.

Li Kailang suddenly asked: "By the way, there is something I am a little curious about. This is what the expert from the trust store said. How much can this pen holder sell for?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two of them were so embarrassed that they put their fingers on the ground. They were too embarrassed to say it out loud. It was really too embarrassing.

Li Kailang thought they were afraid that he would hear about it and would simply not buy it or lower the price: "Don't worry, I'll order the pen holder. 4 yuan is definitely not less than yours."

"Now that's it, can you tell me what the experts say?"

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and finally the eldest brother spoke out.

"The expert said that if they didn't accept my pen holder, it would only be worth 1 yuan even if they accepted it."

This eldest brother was really honest. He actually told everything without any intention of hiding anything.

"1 yuan?" Li Kailang said in disbelief.

"Hahaha——" Li Kailang couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

I encouraged myself in my heart: "It seems that I still need to practice, my eyesight is not good enough."

Li Kailang still wanted to practice the skill of "identification" through his own eyesight, but it seems impossible, so he still has to rely on the system.

When the eldest brother heard Li Kailang laughing, he thought he didn't want it anymore, and he was very anxious: "Comrade, you said it, you can't refuse it."

The eldest sister-in-law was so angry that she slapped her eldest brother several times: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault. If you don't know how to speak, don't say anything nonsense!"

"Brother and sister-in-law, don't worry. We agreed on it before. I will definitely buy it." Li Kailang raised his hand and then took out money from his pocket.

"We agreed before that it would be 5 dollars before we go to the trust store, and 4 dollars after we go."

This is how business works. Since we've agreed on the deal, you should give the right amount. It's not Li Kailang's fault, so why should he humble himself and give him 5 yuan?

At that moment, Li Kailang took out four one-yuan bills and handed them to his eldest brother.

"Okay, I'll give you the money, and the pen holder is mine."

The two paid the money and delivered the goods.

The transaction is now complete.

"Oh, thank you for the trouble." The eldest brother said happily, took the money and counted it carefully.

"You're welcome. This is the deal." Li Kailang replied calmly.

"Yes, yes, thank you, comrade." Although Li Kailang said this, the eldest brother was still grateful.

Li Kailang felt helpless seeing his elder brother being overly grateful and a bit servile.

If the deal had been decided at the beginning, perhaps things wouldn't be like this now.

It's really unpredictable, the big intestine is surrounded by the small intestine.
The eldest sister-in-law looked at the 4 yuan and thought that if she had not been stubborn and sold it to Li Kailang directly, the 1 yuan would be theirs. It was all her fault for talking too much.

My sister-in-law felt a little disappointed because one dollar was missing, as it should have been theirs.

But she said that she didn't have the face to do so and didn't dare to say anything else, lest the other party suddenly change his mind and don't want it anymore.

My brother was quite open-minded. Although he lost 1 dollar, he still got a full 4 dollars, which was better than the trust store not accepting it, and it was also more than the price estimated by the experts.

The eldest brother saw his wife's face full of disappointment and comforted her: "It's okay, wife, it's all gone, it's our fault, we should admit it, that's all."

"I'll go out and do some odd jobs later and earn back the 1 dollar. It doesn't matter."

Hearing this, the sister-in-law felt relieved and said distressedly: "Forget it, it's not worth it just for that one dollar. You should take a rest. You will be tired tomorrow."

"Huh~"

Looking at the two people in front of him showing off their love, Li Kailang's face was full of disgust.

In order to avoid becoming an embarrassing spectator of this "love show", Li Kailang quickly put away the few treasures he had just found from the scrap heap.

Then he decisively turned around and left. He decided to let the people working at the purchasing station watch this scene, as he couldn't see it.

Li Kailang left the scrap collection station and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

On the one hand, it was to go back and pour out the pen holder, and on the other hand, it was also to pour out the treasure he had just bought.

That's the good stuff.

(End of this chapter)