Rebirth as an official

Huh?

This is?

Li An picked up this ornament casually.

This is a wood carving in the shape of a ruziniu. It has a simple shape and is quite exquisite in its production.

This sculpture is quite interesting. It has some meaning of "bowing down and being willing to be a bully". It looks very positive. It is quite suitable to give it to Chen Xingsheng as a meeting gift.

After buying it from so many stores, Li An feels quite satisfied with this item.

Li An picked it up, looked at it, and said to the stall owner with a goatee: "Boss, how much does this cost."

"Oh, young people have sharp eyesight. This is a good thing. I won't ask you if you want more, just five pieces." The stall owner touched his beard and said in a sincere manner.

"Wu Gan??? Is this the thing?" Li An shook the small ornament in his hand and said with some surprise.

"Little brother, this is something from the Zhou Dynasty, of course it is valuable." The stall owner said.

"From the Zhou Dynasty?" Li An sneered.

"I think it was from last week."

"Young man, you have to speak with evidence, don't talk nonsense." The stall owner was ridiculed by Li An's words and felt a little embarrassed.

Li An smiled, shook the wood carving in his hand and said, "Boss, let's talk about the shape of this wood carving first. This is a wood carving of a Ruziniu. The word Ruziniu first appeared in "Zuo Zhuan: The Sixth Year of Aigong". An allusion. If we don’t tell the story, let’s just say that the author of “Zuo Zhuan” lived during the Warring States Period.”

"Besides, the shape of the Ruziniu was first recorded in the Qin and Han dynasties. Boss, you said this wood carving was from the Zhou Dynasty. Let's not talk about whether the time is correct. A wood carving can be circulated for thousands of years and still be so well preserved. It has long been a national treasure. It’s a cultural relic. Do you think it’s from the Zhou Dynasty?”

Li An's words also attracted the surrounding tourists to stop and watch, and they nodded frequently to express their approval.

The stall owner didn't expect Li An to be so knowledgeable about history, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "I remembered it wrong. This thing belongs to the Qin Dynasty."

"I said, boss, you are being unreasonable. I also really want to buy it, so don't treat me like a fat sheep. I just think this handicraft is well made. If I buy it as a gift, just give me a sincere price." ." Li An began to negotiate the price.

The stall owner actually had no idea at all. He got this thing from a farmer and it only cost 50 yuan.

"Young man, I see that you sincerely want it, so you can take it away if you give me two." The stall owner said with a look of sadness.

Hearing this offer, everyone around him couldn't help but shake his head.

Ang Lee is very patient. When buying things, especially antiques, he is very particular about asking for high prices and paying back the money when he gets there.

"I said boss, I said I really bought it, but you still want to rip me off with a flat price of 50. This thing of yours is just an old handicraft, and it must not be more than [-] years old."

Someone nearby also echoed: "Yes, a wood carving from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China only costs more than 100 yuan now. Boss, you want it too darkly."

Li An saw the boss's little eyes rolling around without saying anything, so he put the wood carving ornament back on the stall.He said, "Boss, if you behave like this, then I'll leave."

After saying this, Li An was ready to leave at any time.

When the stall owner saw Li An was leaving, he quickly said:

"If you add more, I'll give it to you."

When the stall owner saw that Li An was speaking eloquently and that the people around him were echoing his words, he felt guilty and gave up resistance.

"That's 300 yuan, no more." Ang Lee gave his own psychological price.

"Okay, take it then, it's my loss." The stall owner said pretending to be annoyed.

But he was ecstatic inside and made 250 at once.

"Boss, here's the money for you." Li An took out 300 yuan and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner took the money, looked at the watermark on each piece in the sunshine, and confirmed that it was not fake money, and then put it into his arms happily.

"Find me a box to wrap it up. Find a good-looking box." Li An said.

"Okay, no problem."

The boss happily took out a simple box from the side, found a piece of red cloth, wrapped it and put it inside.

After Li An got it, he took it out and played with it.

Not to mention, after being packaged like this by the stall owner, the wood carving looks like a real antique inside.

"Hiss~ What is this?" A middle-aged man passing by suddenly saw the wood carving in Li An's hand and stopped.

"Little brother, can you show me the wood carving in your hand?" the middle-aged man said politely.

Li An turned to look at this middle-aged man, who was probably in his 50s. The hair on his forehead was very sparse and was neatly combed back. Although his clothes were very ordinary, he had a teaching temperament. He looks like a teacher.

Li An saw that this middle-aged man didn't look like a bad guy, so he put the wooden sculpture in his hand.

"You see."

The middle-aged man took out a pair of glasses from his coat pocket and put them on. He carefully took the wood carving and began to look at it repeatedly.

He looked at it very carefully and murmured a sigh.

"I didn't expect that his works can still be found in Linjiang's territory. His wood carvings are famous for their unique charm, fineness and lifelikeness. Some people would mistake him for being polished by modern machines."

After admiring it for a while, the middle-aged man looked at Li An and said, "Little brother, I'll pay 1 yuan, can you give this thing to me?"

"Ten thousand!" Li An and the stall owner next to him were shocked.

Li An looked at the wood carving in the middle-aged man's hand in surprise, and said with some surprise: "Is this really an antique?"

"Yes, I have repeatedly researched just now and found out that this wood carving was made by Gu Kaizhi, a great sculptor in the Ming Dynasty." The middle-aged man told the truth without concealing it.

The onlookers couldn't help but feel envious. They really didn't expect that this young man could pick up a big leak.

"Thank you for informing me, but sir, I bought it as a gift. I'm really sorry if I don't plan to take action." Li An said politely.

The middle-aged man thought that Li An thought the price was too low, so he quickly said: "Young man, the price is easy to tell, how much do you want."

Li An shook his head and said slightly apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I really gave it away."

"Is that so? What a pity." After hearing this, the middle-aged man's eyes were full of regret, but he didn't force it.

He reluctantly handed the wood carving back to Li An, and couldn't help but warn: "Then you must tell the person you gave it to to take good care of it. Not many of Master Gu Kaizhi's works remain."

"I will." Li An nodded and put the wood carving into the box very carefully.

At this time, the stall owner was dumbfounded, watching the conversation between the two in a daze, with the middle-aged man's voice echoing repeatedly in his mind.

"Ten thousand, ten thousand..."

Seeing Li An and the middle-aged man walking away, the stall owner came back to his senses and looked at the 300 yuan in his hand, as if he had just said how much money he had made.

"I received fifty and sold it for three hundred, which is exactly two hundred and five. Haha, I am really a two hundred and five."

There is no use for the stall owner to regret at this time. This is the case in the antique business. After buying and selling, whether you make a profit or a loss depends entirely on your ability. .