tkworld Chapter 1162 No Jokes
Chapter 1162 No Jokes
When Zhang Caifeng heard Su Xing immediately bargain down the price of a 100-yuan copper coin to 10 yuan, she turned around and looked at Su Xing with disbelief.
When the stall owner heard Su Xing's bargaining, his eyes widened, and he looked her up and down. "Little girl, how can you bargain like that! I can't sell it! Who does business at a loss!"
"Boss, you won't lose money." Su Xing said confidently. She picked up a copper coin and said, "This Daoguang Tongbao coin is really only worth ten yuan. Boss, what percentage of the copper coins on your stall are you sure you're getting?"
Boss: "...Most of the goods here are top-quality!"
He truly hadn't expected that this young, pretty girl in front of him would actually be so knowledgeable.
He dared not claim that everything on his stall was genuine; he could only vaguely say that it was good stuff.
Su Xing smiled and said, "Ten yuan each, let's pick out more."
After hesitating for a moment, the stall owner said, "Ten yuan is too little. It's so cold outside, and it's not easy for us to set up our stall. Miss, please add some more."
Su Xing said, "Then let's make twelve."
The stall owner said, "Fifteen yuan each! Fifteen is the lowest price. If you don't want to buy, then forget it."
Su Xing smiled and stopped haggling. "Alright, then it'll be fifteen each."
She looked at Zhang Caifeng, who was stunned, and said, "Choose one."
"Huh? Oh oh..."
Zhang Caifeng snapped out of her daze, pushed up her glasses, and then began to carefully select items.
Su Xing was also rummaging through the pile of copper coins.
She felt they were about the same, sometimes tossing them towards herself, sometimes towards Zhang Caifeng, constantly saying, "Look at this... I think this one's alright... I really like this one..."
Zhang Caifeng carefully examined each of the copper coins that Su Xing had tossed to her. She then felt that most of the copper coins Su Xing had picked out matched what she had learned in her books. Even if they weren't real, they were well-made antique replicas.
In the end, she kept most of what Su Xing threw at her.
After a while, Su Xing chose twenty copper coins, while Zhang Caifeng chose sixteen.
Su Xing scanned the QR code for the shop owner and paid.
Zhang Caifeng felt that spending two or three hundred yuan on these ordinary circulating copper coins was a bit expensive. She carefully looked through the copper coins she had selected again, but she couldn't bear to put any of them down. In the end, she gritted her teeth and bought them all.
The stall owner gave each of them a small bag, saying, "Pack yourselves."
The two thanked the stall owner.
The stall owner smiled and said, "If you need anything in the future, just come and pick something out. I set up my stall here every weekend."
He was quite happy. Although he had met someone knowledgeable and didn't make too much money, the two of them had selected thirty or forty copper coins, which was not bad. It was a case of small profits but quick turnover.
Moreover, he mostly bought his copper coins by weight, and the purchase price wasn't much to begin with.
Zhang Caifeng nodded and politely replied, "Okay, okay."
Su Xing smiled at the stall owner and said, "Then next time we come to pick out treasures, you have to give us a discount!"
The stall owner said, "Of course! My regular customers always call me for business, so I'll definitely give them the lowest price!"
Su Xing and Zhang Caifeng got up, said goodbye to the boss, and left.
The two continued shopping.
Su Xing bought two flawed antique-style porcelain pieces at a very low price, intending to take them back to the lab to practice on.
As they passed a rather large stall, Zhang Caifeng tugged at Su Xing and said, "Look at the things on this stall."
Su Xing looked down and saw that the stall had a wide variety of items, including ceramics, bronzes, and a few Western items. In addition, there was a pile of ancient coins from various periods.
Su Xing said, "If you're interested, let's take a look."
The two squatted down.
Zhang Caifeng went straight to her target and began searching through the pile of ancient coins.
Su Xing also started picking through the items at the stall.
Over 99% of the items on this stall are antique reproductions. Some of them are obviously fake even before you pick them up to look at them.
Su Xing wanted to see if he could find any items that could be repaired, but after searching for a while, he couldn't find anything he liked.
Seeing Zhang Caifeng carefully selecting from the pile of ancient coins, she also joined in and picked some out herself.
Most of the things her fingers touched didn't feel strange.
Su Xing wasn't disappointed. There weren't many genuine antiques in the market these days, and it wasn't unusual for a stall to have no genuine items at all.
Zhang Caifeng was carefully examining several knife-shaped coins.
She looked at them for a while, then put down two more.
Su Xing casually picked up the two knife-shaped coins that Zhang Caifeng had put down.
One of the knife-shaped coins gave her a familiar, strange feeling as soon as she touched it.
A thought suddenly struck her.
She held the two knife-shaped coins up to her eyes and examined them closely.
What she really cared about was the knife-shaped coin that she found strange.
This is a large knife coin, a five-character knife coin from the State of Qi. It is a standard knife-shaped coin from Anyang, with a relatively wide and slightly curved blade, a straight blade, two rim lines on the handle, and a round and appropriately sized ring. The overall proportions are very harmonious. The knife is about 18 centimeters long and weighs about 40-50 grams.
The inscription "Anyang's Laws" on the coin is a bronze inscription from the pre-Qin Qi state. The characters are slender and vigorous, with strokes of uniform thickness and natural curves at the turns.
At this moment, Zhang Caifeng put down another knife coin, and had one left in her hand, hesitating.
Su Xing stuffed the Qi State five-character knife coin back into Zhang Caifeng's hand, saying, "I think this knife coin is quite interesting. Take another look."
Zhang Caifeng held the knife-shaped coin that Su Xing had given her, then compared it with the one in her own hand, finding it difficult to choose.
She hesitated for a long time before finally asking the stall owner, "Boss, how much are these two knife-shaped coins?"
The stall owner glanced at the two knife-shaped coins in Zhang Caifeng's hand and said, "Five hundred each."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Caifeng realized the price was far beyond her budget, so she decided to put both coins down.
Su Xing then said to the stall owner, "Boss, three hundred taels, will you sell?"
The stall owner glared at her: "Are you kidding me? I can't sell it for that price!"
Su Xing said, "No joke, let's add some more, three hundred and sixty."
"..." The stall owner's lips twitched. "That's too little. If you really want it, take it for eight hundred taels."
"It's too expensive." Su Xing pretended to pull Zhang Caifeng up.
Actually, she felt that the price was quite reasonable, but she sensed that Zhang Caifeng was reluctant to spend the money.
"Hey, hey!" the stall owner called out to them, "Six hundred, six hundred for two coins, let's just consider it making friends."
Su Xing said, "Five hundred taels, boss. You're a straightforward person, so we won't haggle."
The stall owner thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, five hundred taels it is, take it, take it!"
Su Xing looked at Zhang Caifeng.
If Zhang Caifeng still thinks it's too expensive and doesn't want it, then she'll make her move.
Zhang Caifeng felt a pang of regret, but nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take the five hundred!"
At worst, she could just cut back on her living expenses in the days to come.