1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

When Li Weiguo gave the price, the corners of the stall owner's mouth twitched unconsciously. Although he quickly returned to normal, this momentary loss of composure still exposed his inner surprise.

His eyes widened slightly when Li Weiguo made the offer, and although he quickly narrowed them to try to conceal it, the momentary light revealed his panic.

Li Weiguo captured this point very keenly.

"Three dollars? No, that won't do. It's too low. Please add more."

While saying that the price was too low, the stall owner frowned slightly, and a shallow wrinkle formed between his eyebrows. This subtle look of worry hinted that he cared about Li Weiguo's offer.

The stall owner waved his hands repeatedly, blinking unconsciously more frequently than usual, with a barely perceptible hint of nervousness in his eyes. He was obviously uneasy about Li Weiguo guessing the bottom price.

Li Weiguo knew from his expression that he had hit his bottom line, but the stall owner still had the right to sell.

So, Li Weiguo pretended to put down the snuff bottle and leave: "Forget it, I'd better go somewhere else, maybe I can find a better and cheaper one."

In his previous life, this method was the most effective. He knew that only in this way would the stall owner give him the lowest price.

Just as he took two steps out, the stall owner hurriedly shouted, "Okay, okay, three dollars is three dollars. Consider it an opening for me today and a friend of yours."

At this moment, an irrepressible ecstasy suddenly surged in Li Weiguo's heart.

His heart was beating so excitedly that it seemed like it was going to jump out of his chest.

The joy spread throughout my body like an electric current, and every cell was cheering.

"Haha, the bargaining method from my previous life really works every time! This stall owner finally fell into the trap."

A strong sense of accomplishment and satisfaction filled his heart, knowing that he had successfully acquired this precious snuff bottle at a very low price.

Li Weiguo tried hard not to show too much pride on his face, but he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking to himself: "It seems that experience is wealth. This time I really made a lot of money!"

"Well, this is another loss-making product!"

The stall owner shrugged helplessly on purpose, appearing to be very honest.

"Why do you want to go back on your word, boss?" Li Weiguo paused his outstretched hand and asked, staring into the stall owner's eyes.

"No regrets, no regrets. We are the men of this city after all. There is no reason to regret what we have said!"

He thought that if he regretted it, he wouldn't earn a penny, so he might as well quit while he was ahead!

Li Weiguo quickly paid and took the snuff bottle, fearing that the stall owner would go back on his word.

After leaving the stall, he tried his best to suppress the urge to run, but his pace unconsciously quickened.

He glanced around vigilantly, as if every glance could see through the secret he was carrying.

He put the snuff bottle tightly in his pockets with both hands and left Liulichang quickly like a thief.

The sun outside Liulichang was still scorching hot, but Li Weiguo had no time to care. Beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead, and he didn't even bother to wipe them off.

He walked hurriedly, each step was filled with urgency and nervousness, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him from behind.

After passing through the bustling crowd and turning through several narrow alleys, Li Weiguo finally arrived at a remote and quiet corner.

“Haha… Success!”

At this moment, Li Weiguo laughed out loud. He danced with joy, completely different from the cautious person just now.

Li Weiguo quickly opened the system's invincible mall and sold the snuff bottle in his hand.

[Ding! Sell a snuff bottle from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and gain 200 million experience points! ]

"Tongtong, how much experience points do I need to open the invincible hospital?"

[Host, you have sold all the crops so far, plus today's 200 million experience points, a total of 1 million experience points! ]

"Ah? There's still so much left? 50 billion experience points, how long will it take me to get them?"

[Host, don't worry, you will eventually save enough if you take your time! Now the Wudi Farm is growing watermelons. Watermelons not only have a high yield, but one kilogram of watermelons sold to the Wudi Mall can be exchanged for two experience points! In addition, the host can buy antiques, and the goal of 50 billion will be achieved as soon as possible!]

"All right!"

To be honest, Li Weiguo was a little discouraged. He calmed himself down, walked out of the alley and headed straight for the station.

Among the crowd waiting at the station, two figures were particularly eye-catching.

One is tall and the other is short, which is a sharp contrast. The only thing they have in common is that they are both skinny. I guess they must have had a hard life.

The tall one is tall and has a simple and honest face; the short one is lean and agile, with a clever look in his eyes.

I could only hear the short man mumbling non-stop: "I told you to go to Guijie, but you insisted on coming to Liulichang. Look, you've been wandering around here for quite a while and gained nothing. It's such a waste of time!"

The tall man looked helpless and scratched his head and said, "I heard that Liulichang is famous, but who knew there are no good products here."

The short man stamped his feet in anger and raised his voice: "What's the use of being famous? Those who really know the business all go to Guijie Street over at Dongzhimen. That place was a famous ghost market in the early years, and now there are still many old people and young people who trade things there!"

The tall man widened his eyes and asked curiously, "Is Guijie really as good as you say?"

The short man rolled his eyes at him and said, "Of course! Guijie is not like Liulichang and Panjiayuan, which are full of stuff to fool people. The things in Guijie are the real good stuff. Those people don't want to bring out fake things, because they are afraid of losing face."

The tall man nodded, not quite understanding, and asked, "Oh! What else?"

The short man became interested and continued with a beaming face: "In Guijie, there are special rules for buying and selling. You only look at the things, not the people.

If you have the ability to offer the price, don't bother about the origin of the item.

And the lights are usually not on there. Everyone who goes there has a flashlight in hand. You can look at the goods if you want to, but you must not shine it on people. That is a big taboo! When buying and selling things, no one knows who the other party is. That's why it's called Guijie. These transactions are all done in secret. It's exciting!"

The tall man listened attentively, his mouth slightly opened: "So mysterious?"

The short man looked very proud: "That's right! I heard that many treasures have appeared in Guijie. Those old people have real old items in their hands, which are very valuable. Let's go and take a look tonight..."

Li Weiguo listened silently at the side, his heart full of curiosity and yearning for this mysterious Guijie.

Although he had only heard of Guijie before, he had never been there.

Now, from the conversation between the two men, he learned that Guijie was the core place for antique trading. Those unknown rules and rare old objects instantly touched his heartstrings, and he became obsessed with it all of a sudden.

At this time, the shuttle bus slowly pulled into the station and people began to get on.

Li Weiguo sat by the window, replaying in his mind what he had just heard about Guijie.

He immediately made up his mind to go to Guijie tonight.