Rebirth 13, starting from the big demolition treasure hunt

Chapter 519 Look at these two chapters
At an intersection in Liujiawa Village in the High-tech Zone, four people riding electric tricycles to recycle waste gathered there.

They are Boss Luo, Boss Zhang, Boss Tang and Boss Yuan.

Since there have been fewer demolitions near Xiaotai Village in City F, many people who work in recycling have moved to new places.

They go wherever there is demolition and rent temporary houses nearby.

This is also to adapt to the "new environment".

Around 9 a.m. on September 12, Boss Tang called him and said he had found something, a wooden statue of the God of Wealth and a few bottles of old wine, and asked him to come over and take a look.

Wu Yuansheng drove his van there.

(Ever since Yi Xiaoyue became pregnant, if someone called to sell something, he would drive over to buy it.)
When they arrived at the place, Wu Yuansheng parked the car by the side of the road, got out and walked directly towards them.

Liujiawa Village, although called a village, is actually an urban village near the High-tech Zone, and there are many old company buildings around it.

Because of the good geographical location and the automobile industrial park nearby, many of the relocated residents had money at home and had a lot of things to sell or throw away.

The demolition work had only recently begun, and every time he came, he saw recyclers. Their tricycles were usually loaded with old air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators or other old items from the demolition area.

In this area, many people will be able to make some money in the future.

(What is demolished and removed is wealth, and what is compensated is also wealth. Those who participate in it can also gain wealth to a certain extent.)
When he came up to the few people, he took out a cigarette and gave each of them one as a greeting.

"Boss Wu, it's this statue of the God of Wealth!"

As Boss Tang spoke, he removed the curtains that were covering something in the carriage.

A wooden statue of the God of Wealth was revealed. Its face was clear, its expression was lively and smiling, and it was very vivid.

The statue of the God of Wealth is a seated one, holding a Ruyi in one hand and a Yuanbao in the other. Judging from the appearance, he is a literary God of Wealth.

It is about 50 cm high and has a 15 cm high base underneath.

There are traces of time on the surface of the wood, and it looks very old, possibly dating back to the Qing Dynasty.

Wu Yuansheng picked it up and looked at the material. It should be camphor wood.

The material is not very good, but the carving is very good.

Maybe because it has been used for a long time, there are some small scratches and damages in some parts, but they are not in the key positions on the front, so the impact is not big.

"Boss Tang, how much is this?"

After checking it out, he asked the price.

"It should be worth 1000 yuan! It's obviously old. I won't ask you for more, just give me an integer."

He must have thought of this price a long time ago.

“If it wasn’t old, no one would want it even at 500 yuan. The material isn’t very good, but the carving is okay.

Just as you said, 1000 is 1000, I'll take it! Let's take a look at the few bottles of old wine you mentioned."

After a brief consideration, he felt that he would not lose money if he bought it, so he agreed.

"The wine is in this wooden box!"

After Boss Tang finished speaking, he quickly opened a wooden box in the car.

There were 7 bottles of wine in it. Wu Yuansheng looked at the bottles one by one again.

Among them are three bottles of "Yanghe Daqu", two bottles of "Shangliang Liquor", one bottle of "Gujinggong" and one bottle of "Zhanggong Liquor".

They are all wines from the 90s.

After looking at them, they found that they were all original and unopened, so they discussed the price.

7 bottles of wine, a total of 1000 yuan. (Mainly Yanghe Daqu and Gujing Gongjiu are more expensive.)
Mr. Tang had nothing else to sell, so he paid the money.

"Boss Wu, I got two seals here, do you want them?"

Seeing that they had completed the transaction, Boss Yuan said to him.

"What chapter? Let me see."

After he said he wanted to see the chapter, Boss Yuan did not waste any time and quickly took out a small wooden box from a locked iron box next to his car seat.

When he came to Wu Yuansheng, he opened the wooden box and took out the two seals. Before looking at the seals, he first glanced at the wooden box and found that it was made of huanghuali wood.

The box is not big, only 10 cm in length, and about 8 cm in width and height.

"Boss Wu, take a look at these two chapters!"

As Boss Yuan spoke, he handed them to him.

Based on his experience of treasure hunting in recent years and viewing the real objects, he could tell the materials of the two seals at a glance.

One of the seals is an oblate shape and is made of ivory.

The other one is long and has landscape and figure patterns engraved on it, and is made of tiger bone.

There were seal engravings on the bottom of the two seals, but he certainly didn't recognize the characters on the seals.

"Boss Yuan, how much are these two seals?"

After knowing the situation, he asked the price.

"The seal seems to be made of bone, or possibly ivory! The two of them are the same as the wine or the statue of the God of Wealth you just bought. Give me 1000 yuan for both!"

Boss Yuan thought about it and then said.

"Ivory shouldn't be like that. I heard from others that if it's ivory, it will be as white as porcelain and won't look 'black'!"

Boss Zhang interrupted after hearing what Boss Yuan said.

"Yeah, it doesn't look like ivory to me!"

Boss Tang also said this.

"Whether it's ivory or not, the two seals are definitely old! Boss Wu, do you want 1000 yuan?"

“1000 yuan, to be honest, is a bit expensive. Besides, even if it is ivory, people are not allowed to play with it now. If they find out, they will confiscate it.

Do you have anything else? See if you can give me something."

After Boss Yuan finished speaking, he said casually.

In fact, he could have bought it at this price, but when doing business, one must maximize profits.

Even though it is forbidden to play with it, some people still play with it privately. When selling it, they just say it is made of other materials, instead of "some" material.

"You like collecting photos, don't you? I have another photo album here. I'll give it to you."

After saying this, Boss Yuan went to where the tricycles were parked and quickly found a photo book from the carriage.

After handing it to Wu Yuansheng, he flipped through it for a while. It was a photo album from the 1990s. It was very mixed, with photos of daily life, work, travel, etc.

"Okay! Then 1000."

After reading it, he agreed.

He definitely didn't let go of the Huanghuali box, after all, it was the box for the seal.

For 1000 yuan, it’s definitely a bargain, the wooden box can make up for the investment.

Of course, recyclers like Boss Yuan have not done in-depth research on wood materials and collectibles.

I asked Boss Luo and Boss Zhang, and they received air conditioners and refrigerators today, and did not buy any antiques.

Maybe it’s because the distance is too far, but in this demolition area, there is basically no one else who buys antiques except him, but it’s okay this way.

Instead of going home at noon, he found a restaurant nearby and had lunch.

In the afternoon, I parked my car in a location with surveillance cameras and went to check on the homes of residents who had moved out of the demolition area.

Similar to any other demolition area, after the houses were moved, a lot of things were left behind, especially kitchen utensils and various daily necessities.

Not everyone is interested in antiques. After they move away, there will always be some items left behind at home that have collection value.

Wu Yuansheng now goes to the homes of people who have moved away to look for things, not for the sake of getting rich, but for the fun of treasure hunting.

He would take away anything he thought was meaningful, whether it was ornaments, certificates, receipts, or other folk items…

(End of this chapter)