Nine-tiered fairy lotus

Chapter 104 Antique Street True and False

On the third day after the Spring Festival, Xu Suwan was going back to work.Early in the morning, she hurriedly ate breakfast, and said to Hu Tu, "I'm leaving first. The bookstore has just opened, so it's not good to stop at this time."

She has been thinking about the bookstore in her heart, and she can't relax at home, which makes her feel even more uncomfortable.Moreover, the situation in Shutu Pavilion has not yet opened, so she can't sit back and relax.Even during the Spring Festival, she arranged for on-duty personnel, just to prevent the good situation at the beginning from cooling down.

"Then I have to go out for a walk." Hu Tu squinted and smiled, and then made an excuse, "There are not many fruits left, so I will go to the nearby cold storage to see if there are any cheaper fruits Get some here."

"How can there be cheap fruits in winter? You are an idiot when you sell fruits?" Xu Suwan said directly, "I suggest that if you don't have fruits, don't sell them for the time being. You can't make much money if you make small troubles. It's better to be good." It’s better to study at home and learn how to carve well.” She repeated the old saying because she really can’t stand Hu Tu’s petty mistakes.

Hu Tu smashed his mouth, he realized that the excuse he made just now was so irrational that even he himself found it unconvincing.So he rolled his eyes and said: "After the Chinese New Year, when you walk among friends, you have to bring something. I'll go find something good as a gift."

"I think you just can't be idle." Xu Suwan hit the nail on the head, "Then be careful on the road, and remember to take that puppy and rabbit with you, I don't have time to take care of them."

"I remember." Hu Tu said with a smile, "Mom, what gift do you want, I will bring it back for you when I see it."

"The gift is free." Xu Suwan twitched the corner of her lips, "Your safe return is a gift." This was said in a flat, casual way, but it hit Hu Tu's heart immediately.

Hu Tu looked at her back, was stunned for a long time, then smiled knowingly, and said to the empty door: "Don't worry, I have become stronger, and nothing can hurt me now." Snakes, insects, rats and ants are not afraid anymore, and he has been to high mountains and deep waters, so he is full of confidence.

After making some preparations, he set off again, this time with a clear goal of selling antique jewelry, copper coins, and gold and silver ingots.

Hu Tu doesn't know much about antique jewelry, so let's put it aside.

Precious metals such as gold and silver are quite common in today's society, but it is not easy to sell gold and silver ingots as antiques at a high price, especially for a novice like Hu Tu.

Copper coins are relatively easy. The reference prices of copper coins of various dynasties can be found on the Internet, so he can just compare them directly.

After some comparison and weighing, Hu Tu decided to start with the copper coins, at least with some confidence.In order to master the method of buying and selling, he went to places where antiques were bought and sold whenever he was free these days. As for places where antiques were bought and sold, he specifically asked Mr. Chen, an antique dealer.

Because he didn't know anything about antiques, and he wasn't good at this, Hu Tu didn't want to buy anything, but just looked around in the antique market to see what others were selling.There are also many people like him who only look at things but don't buy them, and those who sell things don't care about them, they just sell things for themselves.

Those who play with antiques tend to look more and buy less. Those who ask the price may not necessarily buy it, and those who do not ask the price may not necessarily not buy it.So for the seller, as long as someone comes, he is a customer whether he asks or not. Even if you pass by and take a look at him, he will greet him with a smile.

Customers only feel very comfortable about this kind of thing. If they have not heard of it, most of them will not consciously pay attention to it, especially when they encounter it for the first time.This was the case for Hu Tu, and he even felt that these people's smiles were malicious.

It wasn't until he set up a stall in person that he realized why there were so many customers at his stall, but there were few people interested in his stall, and his complexion was a big problem.Fortunately, his things are old, otherwise, with his face, these copper coins would not be sold for less than half a year.

Those who know the goods will come to ask for the price, and Hu Tu will quote the calculated price: "There are 87 copper coins in total, all of which are from the Ming Dynasty. There are four kinds. Buying together is 8000 yuan. You can also buy them individually and calculate the price. That's [-]% more expensive."

In fact, according to the price he calculated, if you buy them individually at the lowest price, these copper coins will cost a total of 3 taels and 3000 yuan. If they are sold well, they are estimated to sell for [-] yuan.And adding five thousand is to give customers room to bargain.

He planned to sell it if someone paid [-] yuan, otherwise it would be unsafe to keep it in his hands.

However, the experience of setting up a stall full of confidence this time was so bad that he wanted to give up the idea of ​​setting up a stall many times in the middle.

After setting up the stall for two days, there were a total of seven people who asked about the price, including two who came together, and those who came twice.Except for the uncle who bought things last, the other five said a total of 47 sentences to him, and he remembered them all clearly, not as much as the last one.

The first time I came here was in the early morning of the second day, the uncle asked the price first, and then said: "Little brother, did you pick this up or buy it, why doesn't it look real?"

"It's true." Hu Tu explained, "These are copper coins from the Ming Dynasty, and no one can deceive anyone."

It is too much effort to explain the true and false to others. Hu Tu has seen many sellers these days, and they boast about the things in their hands, but there is nothing the customers can do if they don't believe him.Of course, there are also eloquent fools who have succeeded, but that kind of sales model is not suitable for a novice like him.He was still honest, saying one thing and another.

The uncle said with a smile: "There are too many counterfeit copper coins, and you will not be able to see clearly for a while. How about it, sell it to me for 3000 yuan. I will go back and pick it out slowly, and see if I can find a real one?"

"Thirty-eight thousand, I won't sell anything less." Hu Tu was categorical.

"Little brother, it's not right for you to do this." The uncle straightened his body, "There is no one who sells antiques, and they won't return the price."

"Don't you have one in front of you?" Hu Tu said with a smile, "Brother, you are a discerning person, and you can definitely tell the authenticity of my copper coin. If you want it, give me a real price."

"Five thousand!" The uncle grinned, "If you say it's true, it's true. No one on the street says their stuff is fake, and there are still fakes everywhere. You have to pay back the price. "

"If I'm fake, you can afford five thousand." Hu Tu was not sure what the uncle thought, "Since you are willing to raise two thousand, then I will drop you two thousand, thirty-six thousand."

The uncle smiled and said, "It's interesting for you to sell things. According to this calculation, if I raise 1 yuan, don't you want to drop [-] yuan?"

Hu Tu was stunned for a moment, calculated secretly, and said, "Then you are optimistic?"

The uncle shook his head and said, "For these unreal things, you want me to pay [-] yuan, and you are my winner!" After finishing speaking, he left without looking back.

The people around shook their heads with a smile, thinking that Hu Tu hadn't been able to deceive people, and thought it was very interesting.

Hu Tu shook his head and said in a low voice: "Look, you are scared. I only said to make you look up, but I didn't say that I would sell it!"

Not many people believed his words.Because most of the people who come to this street have learned about the true and false in the antique business, and have a defensive mentality towards the sellers, so they don't think that these antique sellers will tell the truth.When Hu Tu told the truth, they only listened to it as a lie.

(End of this chapter)