nine dead doctors

Chapter 23
"What? Did you find something good again?" Gao Meng noticed Xu Zhuo's expression and couldn't help being taken aback.Now, he vaguely felt that Xu Zhuo was a bit mysterious.

"Not sure. Let's go and have a look over there!" Xu Zhuo went straight to a small stall ten meters away.There mainly sell some jade and the like.

"Is there anything good to buy for this kind of thing, most of them are fake." Gao Meng shrugged.Even with his eyes, he can see that the jade here has been processed by modern techniques.

The stall owner didn't refute when he heard it, but just said with a smile: "Small business, earn some cigarette money."

Xu Zhuo originally wanted to pretend to pick and choose first, but when he saw what the stall owner said, he reached out to grab the object he was looking for.

It's a wrench.

Yes, it's a finger wrench!Jade finger!It is a relatively delicate white jade, but its appearance is a little yellow, and it looks not much different from the various ancient jade artifacts made of Russian white jade placed around it.

The reason why Xu Zhuo took a fancy to it, naturally, was because just now, the ability of "appreciating treasures" was triggered again, and he saw from a distance that the surface of this jade wrench was covered with a faint halo. Like a candle in the dark.And obviously, other people can't see it.For example, if the stall owner could see it, he would naturally not place the fingers randomly, and put them together with so many mediocre fake ancient jades.

"This thing must be at least from the Qing Dynasty. And the jade is delicate, not the old yellow, but the natural yellow that has been 'maintained' for a long time. The most important thing is that it is a must for practicing archery. It's something to prepare!" Xu Zhuo muttered to himself, casually playing with the white jade finger puller, and tried it on his thumb.

Pull finger, its predecessor is called 韘 (sound shot), "Shuowen" said: "韘, shoot also", indicating that this device is a riding and shooting tool.The finger that is often worn on the hook is used to hold the bowstring.At the same time, when shooting arrows, it can also prevent the fingers from being scratched by the rapidly drawn bowstring, so it is also a tool for hand protection.The ancients also called it "machine", which means similar to "trigger", which means that the function of pulling the finger is equivalent to the trigger.

The 韘 was first seen in the Shang Dynasty (17th century BC to 11th century BC), and it was very popular to use finger spanners in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (8th century BC to 3rd century BC).

In the Qing Dynasty, the national military force seized the world, and archery, as an important personal military skill in the era of cold weapons, was greatly valued. Therefore, the core armed forces of the Qing Dynasty's military force - the Eight Banners - attached great importance to this object, and almost everyone had one. So it becomes a habit.At the beginning, because of its importance and practicality, the large and small fingers were all made of tough and astringent materials. The width, narrowness, fatness and thinness vary from person to person, so that they can be worn on the belt.After entering the customs, the whole world was raised to support the Eight Banners, earning something for nothing, with good treatment. The atmosphere of the Eight Banners became more and more extravagant, and the finger wrench, a military instrument, gradually became a very fashionable accessory. The children of the Eight Banners competed to make finger wrenches with precious materials, and compared each other to show off.In the end, from the emperor and the princes and ministers, down to the sons of Manchurian and Mongolian banners, as well as arty wealthy businessmen, everyone likes to wear it despite their different status.

If Xu Zhuo saw it right, this finger wrench was made of mutton fat white jade from Hotan, and it was definitely used by nobles.It's really a pearl covered in dust here by the stall owner.

"Boss, I like this finger wrench very much, how much is it?" Xu Zhuo asked.

The stall owner thought for a while and said, "I really want it, 100 yuan!"

Xu Zhuo was secretly delighted, but, how can there be no bargaining in business?Therefore, it was very necessary for him to add a sentence, saying: "You see, I am also a student. I don't have a stable source of income at the moment. Why don't I make it cheaper? How about sixty?"

The boss said: "The minimum is eighty, no less!" This finger ring, like the pile of antique jades, was wholesaled by the boss at a cost price of 65 yuan a piece. If it sells for [-], he really has nothing Earn money.

Hearing this, Xu Zhuo paid the money very readily, and then prepared to leave with his finger on.How do you know that at this time, the accident happened suddenly.

Only an old man's voice came over: "Young man, I'll pay you 300 yuan, you can sell it to me!"

Xu Zhuo turned his head and saw a man in his sixties walking slowly, leaning on a dragon headed crutch.

"Ah, isn't this Mr. Huang?" The stall owner was the first to be surprised.He only cared about being pleasantly surprised and greeting Huang Lao, but he didn't pay attention to Huang Lao's words just now.

Gao Meng also seemed to know this person, and whispered in Xu Zhuo's ear: "This person seems to have a lot of status in the antique market. I used to go shopping, and I met this person once, and met the owners of many big shops. Greet him respectfully!"

"Oh?" Xu Zhuo thought to himself, this old man might be a master in the antique world!Master, it's no wonder he took a fancy to my ancient jade finger wrench.However, if you want to buy my jade ring finger for only 300 yuan, is it too underestimating?
"Sorry, not for sale!"

"Ah!" At this time, it was the stall owner who exclaimed. Obviously, he also realized that, didn't Mr. Huang just say that he wanted to buy it at a price of [-] yuan, that is to say, he sold it. It's cheap!But it has already been sold, there is no way.At this time, if you go back on your word, it will not work. The things will be in the hands of others, and the money will be collected.Moreover, he will be underestimated by Mr. Huang.After all, keeping promises is an important virtue.Doing business is all about reputation.It's only a loss of two hundred yuan, forget it!
The stall owner Huang Laochong nodded slightly, turned to Xu Zhuo again, and said, "Young man, are you really not selling it? If you think the price is too low, how about five hundred?"

The stall owner's heart skipped a beat!Lost more than 400!
Xu Zhuo: "Not for sale!"

"What about six hundred?"

The stall owner's eyelids twitched twice, damn, it's a loss of more than 500!

"I'm sorry, senior!" Xu Zhuo shook his head, still not selling.

"Then, two thousand!" The old man thought for a while, and directly offered a high price!The stall owner exclaimed again, looking at the finger wrench in Xu Zhuo's hand, his intestines almost regretted it.This, this, a loss of more than 900, how many packs of cigarettes can I sell?
Gao Meng was also very pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect his brother to be so powerful, something bought for 80 yuan could be sold for 2000 yuan in a blink of an eye!This is a lot of money!He hurriedly urged Xu Zhuo to make a quick move. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. Maybe someone will pay such a high price next time!This jade ring finger, he didn't think it was worth much, and it was definitely not worth as much as his bronze wine bottle.

Xu Zhuo didn't bother to talk to him, just smiled apologetically at the old man, and said, "I'm sorry, I don't plan to sell this object yet." After speaking, he pulled Gao Meng away without looking back.

Mr. Huang took a deep look at Xu Zhuo's back, then turned his head and saw the street stall owner who was stunned aside, he couldn't help but shook his head, and said regretfully, "It was a precious thing just now, and it was treated like grass by you." Sold it! Its value is definitely more than two thousand!"

"Ah?" The stall owner was even more dumbfounded!
Elder Huang leaned on a cane, hummed a little tune, and continued walking slowly.He has seen countless treasures in his life, and he doesn't regret not buying that jade ring finger.After all, no matter how expensive the jade ring finger is, its value is only tens of thousands of yuan. For someone of his level, it is just a drop in the bucket, and it was just a matter of excitement.

(End of this chapter)