Chapter 272: It Still Has to Be Kyoto
"Okay, everyone, please stop flattering me. I was just a pushover in the past. How can I be so generous?
This time I met a noble man who wanted to purchase a batch of yellow goods and old objects, so I just helped with the errands." Lao Jin said with a wry smile.
"Yikang, is this person reliable? Don't be sent by the government." At this time, an old man sitting in the yard suddenly said.
"Fuchabel, Yi Kuang wishes you well." When Lao Jin saw the old man speaking, he hurriedly walked forward and bowed.
"My child, there is no need to salute. The Qing Dynasty has been dead for more than fifty years." The gray-haired old man stood up and smiled, patting Lao Jin on the shoulder to tell him to straighten up.
"Grandpa Fucha, this noble man is from outside. I met him by chance when I was pulling my feet at the station.
I have also found out his details, and there is no problem. I just want to take advantage of the low prices of these things to collect them myself." Lao Jin explained the situation with a smile.
"It's good to find out the details. According to the previous dynasties, we people will not end well.
Therefore, you should be more careful and avoid interacting with officials and family members." The old man said with a sigh.
"I know, Grandpa Fucha!" Lao Jin smiled and nodded.
"Yikang, try to exchange for those who are in difficult circumstances at home first, at a more reasonable price." The old man asked with a look on his face.
As the country's crackdown becomes more and more intense, the prices of antiques and gold bars have dropped even more sharply. Now the price of a small yellow croaker has dropped to more than 20 yuan, and it continues to fall.
Many of the old and young people from the previous dynasty stayed at home and lived on their laurels, not ashamed to go to work.
After so many years of selling off, each one of them is in poverty and can only survive by selling things.
However, there is a saying that goes well, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and none of these people have any inventory.
When Lao Jin took out a thick stack of cash, the scene suddenly became a little heated.
"Lao Jin, I have two East beads and a string of coral beads. Can you please estimate their price?" A skinny middle-aged man walked up and asked with a smile.
"Yongtao, only one bunch of Dongzhu is valuable. You only have two of them, and they are not the same size, so the price is low.
I will give you a total of 40 yuan for these two Dongzhu and the string. Take a look at it, and if it suits you, we will make a deal." Lao Jin sighed and said.
"Lao Jin, if you want to add more, you are one of our own." The thin man said with a compliment.
"45 yuan at most, Yongtao, don't take painkillers anymore, they are addictive." Lao Jin advised after quoting the price.
"With my body, the doctor told me to eat more meat and take more nutrients. You said there is no meat to eat these days. I can only take some painkillers to survive." The middle-aged man said with a bitter smile.
"If you still have good things at home, prepare them. I may come back tomorrow night and there will be meat." Lao Jin immediately laughed when he heard about eating meat.
"What, Lao Jin, can you get meat?" The crowd suddenly exploded.
"You can get it, but the price is not low. The price is the black market price, which is three yuan per pound." Lao Jin said with a smile.
"This price is too high. The supply and marketing cooperative only charges 80 cents per pound. Can Lao Jin lower it?" There was a sudden buzz in the crowd.
"The price is not high, I'm talking about bacon. A pound of fresh pork can cost you at most seven taels of bacon, so three yuan is not high at all.
Do you believe it or not, a pound of bacon can definitely be sold for 4 yuan on the black market?" Lao Jin said calmly.
"Okay, we want three yuan, Lao Jin, how much can you provide?"
When everyone heard about bacon, their eyes lit up. This thing can be stored for a long time, so there is no need to worry about it spoiling after eating.
"Everyone, please come early tomorrow night! I should be able to provide fifty kilograms by then." Lao Jin stretched out five fingers and gestured.
"Good boy! Fifty pounds of bacon, I have to come early tomorrow." Everyone was excited.
That night, Lao Jin helped Li Wen buy 80 small yellow croakers, more than 30 antiques, and four big East beads.
What happened to Lao Jin also happened to Shattered Liu.
The two of them purchased nearly five kilograms of gold and more than fifty antiques for Li Wen in one night.
Of course, Li Wen was not idle either. At this time, he was doing business in an uninhabited bungalow.
After a week of running around, Li Wen finally locked his target and contacted a big black market leader.
"Boss Zhu, there are a total of 5,000 kilograms of rabbit meat, 3,000 kilograms of pork, and 4,000 kilograms of eggs in these three rooms. There are also ten tons of flour downstairs.
These are the supplies provided this time. Please check them. The next batch of supplies will arrive in two days." Li Wen smiled and pointed to several rooms in the bungalow.
"Comrade Mao Fuji, I believe you. This is fifty kilograms of yellow goods. Please check it." The black market boss in a Chinese tunic suit pointed to the small box on the ground and said with a smile.
Li Wen knew that his small world could make people trust him, but he still felt uneasy. After all, trust did not mean slavery.
"Okay, let me take a look." Li Wen smiled and opened the small wooden box, and what he saw was one big yellow croaker after another.
"Boss Zhu, if there is no problem with the things, I will leave first. I will give you the transaction address the day after tomorrow. The time is still 12 o'clock in the evening." Li Wen smiled and lifted the gold box.
On the evening of the next day, Li Wen rode a bicycle and carried two sacks to Liu's house, which was what they had agreed to do yesterday.
Broken Liu's wife died early, and his sons and daughters have all gone to work and moved out. He now lives alone, so it is more convenient for him to do things.
"Xiao Li, you're here! What are these two big sacks filled with?" As soon as he entered the door, Shattered Liu and Lao Jin surrounded Li Wen.
"Good stuff, I'll see you later." Li Wen held up his bicycle and said with a smile.
"Xiao Li, we have already exchanged the money you gave you yesterday, and you are going to pay it back." Lao Jin said with a smile as soon as he walked in the door.
"Oh! It's so fast, it's really hard work for Uncle Jin and Uncle Liu." Li Wen didn't expect the two of them to be so fast.
"Come, let's take a look at the things I have changed for you first." Lao Jin pulled Li Wen to the room.
"I got four Dadong beads for you this time. They are very beautiful. This thing used to be in the royal family, and only the top few could use it." Lao Jin said with a smile.
"Oh! Then I have to take a look." Li Wen had never seen Dongzhu before, only ordinary pearls.
Li Wen took the Dongzhu from Lao Jin and looked at it carefully. This Dongzhu is indeed beautiful, with a metallic luster all over its body, and it is very round. It looks very noble at first glance.
After admiring the Dongzhu, Li Wen checked other items. The gold was a little lower than the price he paid for it on the black market.
Moreover, the antiques they acquired were of good quality. Among them, two small pastel bowls were so beautiful that Li Wen couldn't put them down.
"Uncle Jin, Uncle Liu, you have done a very good job. This is the commission for this time." Li Wenxiao handed the two of them ten yuan each.
"Haha! Xiao Li, then we will shamelessly accept it." The two of them smiled and took the money ticket.
"How can it be ten yuan? There is also your reward in the bag." Li Wen asked the two of them to open the bag and take a look.
"Hey! So much bacon." Lao Jin exclaimed.
"I have milk powder here, a whole sack of milk powder." Liu's suppressed voice had already changed a bit.
"Xiao Li, you are still brave. This bacon, especially these milk powder, are the best things.
We will definitely be able to get you some good items tomorrow, so that your bacon and milk powder will be worth your money." The two of them looked at the milk powder in the glass bottle and were excited.
"You can each take a portion of these milk powder and bacon and take them back to your family for a taste." Li Wen said with a smile.
Time flies, and two months have passed. In these two months, Li Wen traveled back and forth between Kyoto and Tianjin, and he gained a lot.
Thanks to the efforts of more than a dozen agents, Li Wen's Little World cave has more than 2,000 collections and twice as much gold.
Chapter completed!