Section 7 Southern Han Copper Coins
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Soon I fell asleep as well. In a daze, I heard the strong wind roaring outside the window and the heavy rain.
As Chen Liang said in the daytime, it was indeed the plum rain season. The gust of wind last night brought a heavy rain, and the fire was quickly extinguished by the rain, leaving only a mess around the dormitory.
We did not go to watch the search and rescue operation of the victims, so we didn't know how miserable the scene after the fire was, because early in the morning, Dr. Zhang drove us away from the East School gate and went to the mall outside to buy clothes for both of us.
After we came back, the school reassigned the dormitory to us. From the official figures, we can see that there were more than 300 people living in the entire male graduate dormitory building! Because the fire was not too late, more than 200 people survived, and the remaining 69 people were all burned to death. According to Chen Liang and I, I should have been lying in bed and preparing to go to bed at this time. Fortunately, I went to the Internet cafe late because of impulse, otherwise we would have died!
The school had previously built a new dormitory building, which was prepared for new international students to recruit in the next semester! This fire left more than 200 boys without dormitories to live in. The school had no choice but to let us move to the international student building first!
The international student building is not an ordinary dormitory, and the grade here is not comparable to that of the graduate dormitory building! Chen Liang and I were separated into two bedrooms and one living room, and it was newly decorated with air conditioning and LCD TV, as well as a separate kitchen and bathroom. This was exactly the same as the commercial room outside! Because all the things on the bed were burned down, the school paid for new sheets, quilts and mats for each of our dormitories, Chen Liang and I became lucky people who moved in with a wrung bag.
The school has no electricity bills, and the air conditioner has never stopped after moving into the new dormitory! The school entered the summer vacation, and we both hid in it lazily for several days. This day without class was simply a life like a god!
However, such days were too decadent, and I finally couldn't stand it anymore, and then I began to implement the summer vacation plan.
Chen Liang had reminded me before that it was time to repay Boss Luo's kindness, so we started to go to Boss Luo's store to help. Chen Liang and I made an agreement that we would do one day to help Boss Luo for free for a summer vacation.
After working in the store for a few days, I have roughly understood these cultural relics and artworks circulating in the market. I began to try to use my professional knowledge to directly promote customers.
The weather in summer is a bit abnormal, especially in this plum rain season!
It was raining heavily in the morning, and the hot sun was coming out again, making the whole ground look like a big steamer, extremely hot!
I originally thought that customers would not be able to visit me at this time, but just sat down and was about to lie on the chair to rest for a while, a guest wearing sunglasses walked straight into the store.
I immediately got up and greeted him, helped him serve tea and water, and explained to him the cultural relics and artworks on the counter.
This is a middle-aged man in his forties. He was very satisfied with my performance and said from time to time: "Hehe, thank you, you are such a good guy!"
After a quick look at more than a dozen items, none of them seemed to arouse his interest. He sighed slightly.
It seems that this customer has a high taste and can't see these small items at the counter. He probably should be a knowledgeable buyer.
Although Lao Luo sat in the inner room to rest, he was good at observing that he had already seen the intentions of the guests. Soon he walked out with a small bag.
Lao Luo seemed to be trying to temper me, so he reached out and handed me the small cloth bag, and then went back to the inner room to rest.
I frowned and opened the cloth bag, and saw an ancient copper coin contained inside! The grooves of the copper coin were slightly green, but they were kept very complete, and it seemed that it had been a lot of years.
The guest had a sharp vision and was attracted by the copper coin in an instant. He hurried over and asked politely: "Young man, can you show me this copper coin?"
I nodded and reached out and handed him the copper coin.
The guest took out a small magnifying glass with him, sat on the chair beside him and watched carefully, smiling while watching.
After a while, the guest pointed the copper coin at me and asked, "Did this copper coin be sold for sale? How much does it cost?"
How much is it? I naturally don’t understand the price of cultural relics, but Lao Luo didn’t make any noise, which made me feel a little embarrassed.
I thought about it, looked up and frowned and asked, "You will know that you are a master in the industry at a glance. Why don't you estimate the price first and see if we can accept it!"
After hearing this, the guest laughed happily and said, "Haha, it's interesting! This is the first time I met a young man like you, and I actually asked the buyer to offer the price first!"
He took the copper coin and looked carefully, and then replied firmly: "Although this copper coin has a long time, it has rough workmanship and poor printing, which is a bit worse than that of Tongbao of Song and Yuan! But I like this item very much. Tongbao of Song and Yuan are only sold for fifty yuan per person, otherwise I will give you two hundred yuan, how about it?"
I was stunned after hearing this. If this thing is not as good as the ordinary Song Yuan Tongbao, then why should Boss Luo take it out from it alone? I guess this thing should be of higher value.
I took the copper coins back from the customer, observed them carefully, and then explained: "This Qianhengtongbao is a copper coins from the Southern Han Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In the history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Southern Han regime has only existed for more than 50 years, and there must be very few copper coins left in the world!"
"That's not necessarily!" The guest retorted seriously: "For example, there were many Qianheng Chongbao in the same period that were left in the world. That thing is like the Tongbao of Song and Yuan dynasties, and it is a bargain!"
I smiled and replied, "You are right. Qianheng Chongbao began to be cast in the second year of Qianheng, Southern Han. At that time, there were many casts, and the texture was not copper, but lead! It was unearthed in later generations, and it was indeed worthless! But this Qianheng Tongbao is different. This is a batch made in the first year of Qianheng. There are more copper flowing between characters, and there are no more castings later! Originally, the number of casts was relatively small, but now there are very few unearthed in the world! I said earlier that you are an expert, so you can see that this copper coin is a good thing at a glance!"
The guest was stunned after hearing this, and then reached out to take the copper coins and looked carefully. He nodded and sighed, "Well, I heard what you said, there is something really right. As the saying goes, good things are always hidden among the people! So I especially like to visit these antique shops because I often find amazing discoveries!"
After saying that, he smiled and weighed the copper coins, asked me, "Then you tell me, how much does this good baby cost depends on whether I can accept it!"
The ball was kicked to me again, but I really don’t know how much it should be sold for! I had to continue to cheat and replied with a smile: “I said, you are an expert, how much it should be worth. I believe you will know it when you first saw this copper coin! It’s up to you to offer a price!”
After hearing this, the guest raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha! Good boy, you are very good at doing business! You are young and don't look big, so why can you have such a deep routine?"
I quickly smiled and replied, "I dare not, I am just a new product in front of you!"
The guest said happily again: "I am not as powerful as you said. I know that this Qianhengtongbao is indeed valuable, and I also know that it is both the Southern Han items as the Qianheng Chongbao, but I really don't know that this Qianhengtongbao is the only batch of copper coins cast in the first year of Qianheng! You have a very detailed and thorough understanding of the historical background of this casting. I am indeed inferior to you in this aspect! Let's give me a real price, how about 8,000?"
Businesses are always a verbal matter, and people must have reservations when they come up, and the price they offer is probably still a lot of water.
I smiled and said, "It seems that you have reservations! Let's do this, otherwise I'd better ask our boss to negotiate the price with you!"
After saying that, I turned around and looked at the inner room. Before I could speak, Boss Luo walked out with a smile.
Boss Luo is an old man. He said enthusiastically: "Oh, my brother has already given you a good introduction! I'll tell the truth. There are really few things on the market, so this is probably the first time you have seen them! If I want to take this thing to publicly auction outside, I have to buy tens of thousands of yuan! But just for such a small thing, I'm too lazy to make a fortune! Otherwise, you can offer a real price?"
The guest smiled slightly, lowered his head and touched the copper coins and began to ponder.
After more than ten seconds, he nodded and replied, "Well, this thing is really good! Otherwise, I will add 15,000 yuan? How about it?"
Boss Luo responded quickly and stretched out his two fingers and replied: "Twenty thousand, twenty thousand, twenty thousand! We don't have to go around the corner anymore, just a price! If you feel satisfied, just take it away 20,000 yuan. If you think it's not worth it, I will keep it. Anyway, let it go for a while before taking action, and it will be more valuable at that time!"
The guest smiled without saying a word. He nodded silently, reached out to unzip the leather bag, and took out two stacks of new 100-dollar bills from it without hesitation.
I didn't expect him to be so happy. After he carefully put the copper wallet in his leather bag, he smiled and said to us: "I hope this thing can increase the value every year as you said! In fact, I just like collecting my personal hobbies, and I don't expect to take action in the future! Haha!"
After saying that, he chatted with Boss Luo for a few more words, then said goodbye and left.
After the guest left, I muttered to Lao Luo casually: "I personally like to collect it? You can tell at this glance that he is a businessman. Does he have such hobbies?"
Lao Luo sneered: "Save it, it's obvious that he's selling it back and making a difference. I've seen such people too many times! I'm too lazy to bargain with him. The copper coins are worth at least 30,000 in the market, which is considered a cheap price!"
I was shocked and asked in confusion: "Then why did you sell it to him for 20,000 yuan? Why don't you use it to help the auction for those companies outside?"
Lao Luo said disapprovingly: "Didn't I just say that I'm too lazy to mess around! This person, sometimes you can't be too greedy, just be almost done!"
After saying that, he took out twenty pieces from one of the stacks of banknotes and handed them to me and said, "Come on, this is your commission, take it!"
Lao Luo was too generous to make a move. As soon as he sold something, he gave me two thousand. I hurriedly refused and said, "No, no, no, this is your business, I did nothing, I can't ask for this money!"
Lao Luo moved quickly, and he stretched out his hand and stuffed the money into my pocket. Then he patted my shoulder and said, "Okay, Brother Xiao, who is the one with us brothers? No matter how you say it, you will help me sell it. If I hadn't heard you say this, I wouldn't know that this thing is so valuable. If you have money, everyone will make money together!"
Facing the enthusiastic Lao Luo, I accepted it shamelessly, and it was a meritorious person to accept it. After all, it was my credit, and it was not an exaggeration to accept it.
After selling such a good thing, Lao Luo was also very happy. He closed the store early and then took me to a nearby restaurant to have a drink.
I always think Lao Luo’s character is very reliable, because from every detail, it can be seen that he is not a greedy person! He values friendship and knows how to enjoy life, is cheerful, generous, contented, and is a respectable and good brother!
But I always had a question in my heart, why did such a good boss know me?
Is it just because I am honest and honest? Or just because I am lucky?
Chapter completed!