Chapter 485 Pig Killing Plate

Chapter 485 Pig Killing Plate

Chapter 485 Pig Killing Plate
the next day.

Scrap collection station.

"Xiao Bai, I have two rare old items here. Do you want them? Do you want me to show you?"

"What old thing? What does it look like?" Bai Xiuwen asked back.

Ding Qiang rubbed his head and said, "How can I put this? You'll know when you see me. I like this thing very much. If we weren't good brothers, I wouldn't even introduce it to you."

"How is it? Do you want to see it?"

Seeing that Ding Qiang was unwilling to reveal and had a smug expression on his face, Bai Xiuwen felt that there was something fishy going on and didn't want to go, but he thought that Li Kailang liked strange things.

"Okay, I'll take a look, but first of all, I don't necessarily want to buy anything."

"It's okay, it's okay. What's the relationship between us brothers? Why don't we go and take a look now?"

"Row."

Ding Qiang took Bai Xiuwen to see it.

Ding Qiang is someone Bai Xiuwen has known for the past two months. They have a good but not bad relationship. They can chat with each other normally. He likes to collect antique trinkets.

It is said that a lot of money is spent on this every month, but I am not sure whether it is true or not.

The two men rode their tricycles and arrived at the place one after the other.

Arrived at the gate of a small courtyard.

This yard is similar to the one where Mr. Qiao, who taught Li Kailang how to make wine, had his own entrance and looked quite dilapidated.

"Xiaobai, this is it. Wait, I'll call someone for you."

Ding Qiang said this, got out of the car and went straight to knock on the door.

"Brother, I'm here."

"Hey." Someone in the yard responded, followed by the sound of footsteps.

The door opened, revealing a head. It was a man in his thirties or forties, with a pointed face, red cheeks, and upturned eyes. He did not look like a good person.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Ding?"

"I've brought my brother here. Please take out your old things and show them to my brother." Ding Qiang said hurriedly.

He glanced at Bai Xiuwen, then turned back into the house to get something.

Looking at him, Bai Xiuwen couldn't help but frown and narrow his eyes slightly.

This man's face looks really unpleasant, giving people the feeling that he has bad intentions and is calculating.

They had just met, so Bai Xiuwen couldn't just turn around and leave. After all, you can't judge a book by its cover.

"Xiao Bai, let me tell you, this old guy has collected some old stuff, and it's been around for years. If I didn't have enough money, I would have bought it."

Ding Qiang immediately explained the reason to Bai Xiuwen.

Ding Qiang was collecting junk as usual and asked about collecting antiques, which was overheard by this man.

Seeing that there were antiques, Ding Qiang naturally wanted to take a look. The things were nice, but a bit expensive. Most of the money here was used to buy antiques.

I really had no money on hand, so I found Bai Xiuwen, thinking of asking him to buy it. When I have money in the future and want it, I can buy it back from him to avoid having to sell it out.

"Xiao Bai, these two things are really good. They are secretly passed down from his ancestors. They are guaranteed to be authentic and cannot be fake."

"How about it, brother, am I good to you? For such a good thing, I will think of you first, others don't have this treatment."

"Thank you so much, Brother Qiang, for still thinking of me. Thank you, little brother." Bai Xiuwen thanked him with a smile.

He had heard Uncle Lin and Master Xiao repeatedly remind him not to buy antiques casually and to be careful of being cheated.

If the item is authentic, he might really buy it and resell it to Li Kailang.

After being thanked, Ding Qiang immediately became very proud and began to talk nonstop: "Xiao Bai, you haven't seen those two things. They are very good and well preserved."

"There is not a single flaw in it. Old items like this are the most valuable. Even if you don't sell them and keep them in your hands, they can become heirlooms."

"You'll see it later. It's definitely a good thing. You won't say a word once you see it."

Ding Qiang was about to blow the old thing up, but Bai Xiuwen didn't seem to be interested.

Ding Qiang said too much, making him feel like he was being cheated.

He immediately gave her a reminder: "Brother Qiang, you know me well. I just started working and don't have much money. If this is cheaper, I can still take it if I grit my teeth."

"If this is too expensive, I can't afford it."

"Don't worry, you can afford it. How can I, your brother Qiang, harm you? If you can't afford it, why would Brother Qiang bring you here to see it?"

Ding Qiang patted Bai Xiuwen on the shoulder to reassure him.

"I asked yesterday. It's not expensive, only about 20 or 30 yuan. You can definitely afford it."

Twenty or thirty yuan is equivalent to an ordinary worker's monthly salary.

This price was just at the upper limit of what Bai Xiuwen could accept. He only received one month's salary, plus his savings, so he could buy it at this price if he gritted his teeth.

But Bai Xiuwen was still worried that if he bought it, all his work for a month would be in vain.

"Brother Qiang, why is he thinking of selling it? Why doesn't he keep such a good thing? Why aren't you in a hurry to collect it?"

Ding Qiang explained: "Hey, do you think I don't want to? I just have some money left for food and can't buy it."

"As for him, his mother was ill and he needed money urgently. If he sold it to a trust store, it wouldn't be worth much, so he thought of selling it to a private person."

"You won't lose out if you buy this thing. When the hype is over, you can sell it for at least a hundred dollars, or at least eighty dollars."

"Is it really that valuable?" Bai Xiuwen still couldn't believe it.

Ding Qiang patted his chest with confidence and said, "How can I deceive you? I have received so many things myself. I am very cautious. Who can deceive me?"

As the two were talking, they heard footsteps and a man walked over with a small box in his hand.

"Brother Qiang, little brother, the things are in this box, just take a good look."

Seeing that there was no one around, he put the box on the ground and opened it, revealing the objects wrapped in cloth inside.

Lift off the layers of cloth.

What comes into view is the blue like that of blue and white porcelain, which is bright and clear.

The two teacups are exactly the same, well preserved, and have bright colors, which are very beautiful.

"It's so beautiful." Ding Qiang couldn't help but admire the cup when he saw it again.

Things like this are truly beautiful, and only objects like this are worthy of being called old objects.

Looking at the two teacups in front of him, they were pleasing to the eye and obviously good stuff, which made Bai Xiuwen a little tempted.

The man picked up a teacup and handed it to Bai Xiuwen: "Brother, take a look at the price of this item. This is passed down from my ancestors. It is well protected with three layers of protection."

"If my mother wasn't sick and needed money urgently, I wouldn't want to sell it. I really like it so much."

"Look, there's a signature on it: Made in the Yongle Period. This is a serious, good thing."

After saying this, he still had a distressed expression and was very reluctant to leave.

Bai Xiuwen had no experience with antiques, so he just took it and looked at it indifferently.

The teacup is indeed very beautiful, with the four-character mark "Made in the Yongle Period" in blue and white seal script in the center of the flower.

Ding Qiang reached out and picked up the other teacup and looked at it carefully.

The man took the opportunity to say, "How are they? They are good items, right? These two items are very old, at least hundreds of years old. I am really heartbroken."

Ding Qiang couldn't let go of the teacup, "What a good thing, it's really a good thing." But he thought to himself: "If I didn't have enough money, Bai Xiuwen wouldn't have gotten it. I have to let him buy it first, and then buy it from him after I get my salary."

"That's right, otherwise it wouldn't have been passed down to me from my ancestors." The man smiled, took the teacups from the two men's hands and put them in a cloth bag.

Under the reluctant eyes of the two, they wrapped it layer by layer and put it back into the box.

"No, brother, I haven't finished reading it yet, why did you take it away? Do you still want to sell it?"

After hearing this, the man smiled apologetically and said, "I must want to sell it, otherwise I wouldn't show it to you."

"It's just that the things are precious. If they break, who will it belong to? Besides, you two have been looking at it for a while, and you know whether it's good or not. Do you want to buy it? In short, I'm in urgent need of money."

"If you want to buy it, let's talk about the price. If the price is right, I'll sell it to you. You can take it back and look at it however you want. It's okay even if you break it."

The man's words were so confident that the two of them couldn't help but believe that this thing was real and could not be fake.

Think about it again, he was in a hurry to use the money, and he had shown the hospitalization receipt to him before. This action is understandable, and it also proves that the item is real.

Thinking of this, Ding Qiang turned his head to look at Bai Xiuwen and said impatiently:
"Xiao Bai, how is it? This item is in great condition, it must be real, I guarantee you won't get a loss if you buy it."

Then he turned to look at the man again, "Let's keep the same price as last time, twenty-five dollars?"

"Since we are all acquaintances, twenty-five is twenty-five. I am selling it at a loss. In the past, it would have been at least forty or fifty yuan each."

As he spoke, a very distressed expression appeared on the man's face.

"25 yuan each?" Bai Xiuwen exclaimed.

The man immediately said, "Well, you didn't think it was 25 yuan for two, did you?"

"Forget it. 2 for 50 yuan. I don't have that much money. I can't afford it." Bai Xiuwen immediately gave up and turned his head to look at Ding Qiang:
"Brother Qiang, you know I've only been working for a short time. I really don't have the money to buy it. I can't afford it. I can't afford it."

"Wait a minute." Ding Qiang steadied Bai Xiuwen and looked at the man again.

"25 yuan each. Why didn't you tell me before? I was deceived by you. Your price is really too high. 50 yuan is almost two months' salary for a regular worker."

"Can you make it a little cheaper? You have to be sincere and tell me a fair price. If it's suitable, Xiaobai and I will each buy one."

Originally Ding Qiang found it for Bai Xiuwen, but the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He was tempted and wanted to buy it.

Maybe you can make dozens of dollars by reselling it.

As for not having money, I can just go back and find someone to borrow from.

The man immediately revealed a bitter smile: "My brother, this is already a fair price, I really can't lower it a bit, I use this money to treat my mother's illness."

"Someone offered 100 yuan for each a few years ago, but I was reluctant to sell it. If my mother hadn't been ill, I wouldn't have lowered the price."

"To be honest, it's only 25 yuan each, it's not that expensive. With your monthly salary, you can definitely buy it. Please don't bargain, I beg you."

The man's words were so heartfelt that Ding Qiang couldn't help but be moved and couldn't help but agree.

But remembering that he brought Bai Xiuwen here, he wanted to ask for his opinion, so he turned to look at him.

As Bai Xiuwen watched the man's performance, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious. The scene before him was exactly as Uncle Lin and Master Xiao had warned him about.

It seemed like what he said was heartfelt, but once he gave the money, everything changed instantly.

Seeing that both of them were looking at him, he immediately said, "Brother Qiang, this big brother, I am just a rag collector, and I just started working. My family really has no money."

"These items are good, but I really can't afford them. Brother Qiang, if you like them, I'll give them to you."

After these words were spoken, the man was immediately extremely disappointed, but Ding Qiang was ecstatic. Bai Xiuwen didn't want it, but he did.

The man also knew Ding Qiang's situation. He couldn't even afford to buy it himself. If he let him go, when would he be able to trick the next one?

"Little brother, since you like it, I'll make a concession. 22 yuan, that's it, no less. This price should be OK, right?"

Seeing the man lowering the price on his own initiative, Bai Xiuwen was shocked and was sure that this was not a good thing.

"Brother, I'm just a junk collector. Your stuff is too good and too new. I'm not worthy of it. Forget it."

When the man heard the words "too new", his heart started pounding. He clenched his hands tightly behind his back, forcing himself not to show any expression.

"It's impossible. This guy is so poor, it's impossible for him to tell it's fake. He must really be broke, otherwise he wouldn't refuse it."

"This Ding Qiang is really a jerk. He found a poor kid who has no knowledge at all. It looks new, but I took great pains to protect it."

'Oh, it's a waste of energy to talk.'

Ding Qiang, on the other hand, didn't understand the meaning, and instead explained: "Xiao Bai, this looks new because it's well protected. Don't you want to see the old one?"

"If this item is fake, it must be made to look old. How can it look so new? You don't understand at all."

New good?

Bai Xiuwen was speechless, but he was too lazy to say anything more. He had already reminded Ding Qiang, but he still believed so. If he was cheated, he deserved it.

No wonder Uncle Lin and Master Xiao didn't let him touch antiques, there are really deep waters here.

"Brother Qiang, if you want it, I'll give it to you. Just buy it." Bai Xiuwen said decisively.

The man immediately looked at Ding Qiang with a fiery gaze, full of suspicion.

Ding Qiang thought about it, gritted his teeth, but couldn't make a decision. He really had no money, otherwise how could he introduce her to Bai Xiuwen.

How could he decide to buy it with Bai Xiuwen?

Seeing this, the man immediately lost his temper and turned into a distressed expression: "Brother Qiang, if you really want this, I can give you a discount, 2 yuan for 40."

"How is it? This price is already very cheap. It will save you 10 yuan for the inside and outside."

The acting is so heartfelt and emotional that it is hard to spot any flaws.

When Ding Qiang heard that he was 10 yuan short, his eyes lit up.

"Brother Qiang, why don't you think about it seriously?" This time, it was Bai Xiuwen who reminded Ding Qiang, causing the man to curse him in his heart for meddling in other people's business.

Ding Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll take it at this price, but I don't have any money right now. Wait for me to go back and borrow some money. I'll buy it after I borrow the money. You must keep it for me."

"Okay, I promise to keep it for you, but you have to hurry up. Someone else wants to come and see it this afternoon. If you're late, I might sell it to someone else, and then you can blame me."

Ding Qiang immediately shouted, "No, you can't sell it. Keep it for me. I can definitely get the money together in one morning."

In Ding Qiang's eyes, these two antique cups must be worth a lot of money. This is an opportunity to make a fortune.

If you resell it at that time, you can definitely make a hundred or eighty dollars, wouldn’t that be rich?

Bai Xiuwen shook his head. Ding Qiang was already trapped and would not listen to any reminders.

Forget it. It’s hard to persuade a damned person with kind words.

From this, Bai Xiuwen also realized that Ding Qiang did not deliberately lie to him, this was all a trap set by the man in front of him.

But it is really hard to believe that those two real teacups were actually fakes, and the man actually lied with his eyes open and said they were heirlooms.

Unexpectedly, he was so kind to introduce something to Bai Xiuwen that he actually made a mistake and encountered something so amazingly authentic.

"Xiao Bai, I won't talk to you. I'm going to borrow some money first. If you have something to do, leave first."

After saying that, Ding Qiang immediately got on his tricycle and left.

Under the man's smiling eyes, the figure walked away. He didn't expect that he failed to trick the younger one, but actually tricked the older one.

As expected, experienced people are not easy to deceive, but once they are deceived, they will believe it without a doubt and are easier to deceive than beginners.

Bai Xiuwen looked at him, and without saying a word, he also rode away on his tricycle and tried to persuade Ding Qiang.

If people still don’t believe it, it has nothing to do with him.

Anyway, he did what he should do.

(End of this chapter)