The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 351, Transaction

Night, early morning.

Li Weiguo opened his eyes and woke up.

Without turning on the light, I stood up and glanced at the clock in the main room. It was already past one in the morning.

Okay, it's almost time, it's time to set off.

Just leave.

After quickly putting on his clothes and shoes, putting on his hat and mask, and covering himself up tightly, Li Weiguo prepared to take advantage of the night to visit the old man in the ghost market.

In the past two years, the old man in the ghost market has been helping him buy various old objects and gold and jade from the circle of old people and young children. He has been collecting goods regularly. Calculating the time, he should go to the old man to collect them once. Goods.

After discovering Lao Fu and his gang during the barbecue season during the day, he made up his mind to take advantage of the current bad market environment to make a profit.

Otherwise, if you miss this year, it will not be easy to buy good things from those old and young people in the future.

The courtyard was dark and quiet in the early morning, everyone was sleeping soundly, except for the occasional rustling of insects in the corner.

Li Weiguo quietly walked out of the door and closed it gently. He glanced around the courtyard to make sure no one was up at night. Then he walked to the bicycle and put it into the space with a wave of his hand.

When he walked to the root of the courtyard wall, he jumped up on the spot, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands and easily climbed out.

After leaving the courtyard, with a thought in mind, I put the bicycle out again, looked at the direction, and rode straight to the old imperial city in the west city.

After leaving Nanluogu Alley, under the faint moonlight, we were riding fast and we soon arrived near the ghost market.

When they arrived at the ghost market, Li Weiguo didn't go in for a stroll. He just glanced at it from a distance, then bypassed the ghost market and went straight to Lao Fu and his friends' second courtyard.

Although there are some good things in the street stalls inside, in the past two years, Lao Fu and Tong Dahai from the trust store have been responsible for helping him purchase various old items, and his horizons have also improved a lot. Some ordinary things on the street stalls in this ghost market It no longer aroused his interest.

What he is focusing on now is a collection of high-quality products. He will only collect them if there are good ones. Ordinary bottles and jars have little collection value, so he will basically not waste time buying them.

After riding for two minutes, he soon arrived at the second courtyard where the transaction was held. After waving the car back into the space, Li Weiguo walked over and knocked on the door.

After a while, the man in the concierge heard the noise and came to open the door. It was the old man and his two sons who had been waiting for a long time.

When Old Fu and his son opened the door and saw Li Weiguo coming, they felt happy and quickly whispered hello and invited him to enter the hospital.

This yard has always been their hidden trading place. When there is no trading, the second son of the Fu family lives with his family. When it is trading time, the second son of the Fu family will let his wife and children temporarily return to Lao Fu's old house. One day, this place was vacated for trading.

It happens to be trading time now, and the wife and children of the second oldest son of the Fu family are not here. Only the old Fu and his son are here waiting for Li Weiguo to come.

After entering the courtyard, Li Weiguo carefully scanned the circle with his mind to confirm that it was safe, and then asked: "Master Fu, are you all ready for this month's supplies?"

"Master Li, don't worry, everything is ready. Please come in." The old man bowed with a smile, stretched out his hand, and invited him to go to the main room of the middle courtyard to inspect and accept the things.

Li Weiguo nodded and followed the father and son inside.

After entering the main room, the old man did not turn on the lights. He still followed the rules of black market transactions. He only lit a lantern and placed it in the main room. With the dim light, he asked his two sons to move things.

The two sons of the Fu family took the order and quickly moved out two camphor wood boxes, one large and one small, from the bedroom on the right.

The big box was lighter, so the two sons of the Fu family put it directly on the dining table in the main room, while the small box was heavier, and they put it directly on the ground with a "clang".

Two boxes were brought up, and the old man smiled and took credit: "Master Li, here are all the things I received this month. There are many fine products. I will keep them to your satisfaction."

As he said that, the old man took the lead in opening the lid of the big box, took a flashlight and shined it inside, revealing the contents inside.

Li Weiguo followed the light of the flashlight and looked intently, then showed a satisfied smile.

The things in the box are really diverse. There are dozens of large items, mostly small items, and everything is exquisite.

There are many types of snuff bottles, field yellow stones, chicken blood stones, porcelain, gilt hairpins, jade finger rings, diaphragm beads, etc.

Of course, there are also a few larger jade ornaments, which are also rare and good things.

"Master Li, this is the list of items collected for you this month. Please take a look at it." As he said this, the old man handed over the list in his hand.

Li Weiguo nodded and took it, using the light of the flashlight to look at it carefully.

Jade cabbage ornament (18 cm long, 9 cm wide, 5 cm thick), purchased for RMB ;

The jade-carved begonia-style flower goblet was purchased for 160 yuan;

A flower arrangement with green carvings of flowers and birds, the purchase price was 140 yuan;

A Hotan jade gilt hairpin was purchased for thirty-three yuan;

A pair of Hongwu blue and white jade pots and spring vases with intertwined branches and peony patterns were purchased for 85 yuan;

Three pieces of chicken blood stone embryos were purchased for 120 yuan;

Four pieces of Tianhuang stone embryo were purchased for 280 yuan;

Clear red agate luminous snuff bottle, purchased for 40 yuan;

A Qing dynasty enamel snuff bottle with Western characters, purchased for 45 yuan;

A snuff bottle with painted copper and enamel was purchased for 48 yuan;

A total of twelve beads (9th to 4th grade) worn by officials in the Qing Dynasty were purchased for 300 yuan;

After Lin Lin's total calculation, there were a total of seventy-two items in the box, consuming a total of more than 3,900 yuan.

Li Weiguo nodded with satisfaction and acknowledged Lao Fu's harvest this month. For such old objects, any one of them would be worth over a million in future generations, which shows Lao Fu's sharp vision.

Especially there is a pair of three-color phoenix-headed pots with floral patterns inside.

Good guy, Li Weiguo's eyes popped out when he saw this treasure.

A phoenix-head pot with floral patterns in Tang Sancai. If this thing were to be preserved in later generations, the starting price would be five million, and the transaction price would generally be twenty to thirty million.

Finally, Li Weiguo took a look at the list and said, OK, the purchase price: one hundred yuan per pair.

After total calculation, a Tang Sancai is only fifty yuan, which is really a big mistake. I don’t know what kind of prodigal gadget is so harmful to the family fortune left by our ancestors.

However, misfortunes are inevitable. If there were no misfortunes, it would not be Li Weiguo's turn to take advantage.

"Yes, Mr. Fu, your harvest this month is much better than before, and you must continue to maintain it." Li Weiguo folded the list with a smile and put it in his arms. At the same time, he did not forget to encourage Mr. Fu and let him keep up his efforts. .

"Yes, Mr. Li, don't worry, I won't give you any slack in taking care of your errands." The old man responded with a smile and bowed.

He will definitely not slack off when it comes to making money, and every time he purchases a high-quality product, his major customer will give him a five-dollar commission.

In a month, he could easily earn three to four hundred just by purchasing these items.