Schoolgirl's Bodyguard

"Are these two iron balls treasures in your palm?" Chu Bai held the two rusty iron balls in his hand, weighed them with his hands, and found that the weight was actually the same.

The uncle who set up the stall looked like a layman, and there was a lot of messy old things in front of him, not only rusty iron balls, but also some old things like pots and pans, which were not too old, so he Small stalls are rarely noticed.

When he saw Chu Bai coming to ask about the two iron balls, his eyes couldn't help but light up, but he immediately concealed his joy, nodded and said, "It should be, but it's rusted, you can take it back and use sandpaper or a grinding wheel Scrubbing should take the rust off."

"Oh, that's right, but it's too expensive. Two rusty iron balls cost 100 yuan, which I can't afford." Chu Bai put down the iron balls with some reluctance, and shook his head lightly.

"Is 200 yuan still expensive? Then how much can you pay?" The uncle finally saw that someone took a fancy to his item, and of course he had to sell it as hard as possible. To be honest, it was his first time to come to the stall, and he knew that he had There is nothing valuable in the items.

Chu Bai scratched his head in embarrassment, and then took out all his savings: "It's 47 cents in total. If you sell it, I'll give you all the money, and I'll walk back later."

"Uh. 47 cents? There are still five cents these days?" When the uncle saw Chu Bai handing over the neat 47 cents, his forehead was full of black lines.

This young man either has a special hobby for collecting, or he is from a very poor family. Looking at his emaciated body and the shabby robes he wears, it must have nothing to do with collecting, so he can only be from a very poor family. Types of.

"What are you buying this for?" The uncle didn't immediately take Chu Bai's money. For the person who set up a stall for business on the first day, he was not a fully qualified businessman, so he felt a little sympathy in his heart.

And Chu Bai also saw a trace of sympathy in the uncle's eyes, so he originally wanted to lie to him that there was a patient at home, but after thinking about it, he didn't have the nerve to speak, and just shook his head.After wandering around in the antique trading market for a while, he more or less understood some rules of the game.

"You kid, come on, you were the first one to let me open the business, so I'll sell it to you at a lower price, take it away, I'll charge you 45 yuan, and I'll leave you two yuan for the ride!" The uncle felt a little tired, and he I really don't want to do business with such poor people, but there are also urban management who set up stalls on Antique Avenue to collect road occupation fees. They can earn 45 yuan, which is also a small profit. After all, he collects two iron balls in the countryside. When it came up, it only cost two yuan.

"Thank you, uncle." When Chu Bai heard this, he was overjoyed, and at the same time lamented that people are different. This middle-aged uncle has a good heart and is not a qualified profiteer.Of course, he didn't know that the uncle was kind-hearted, but he was also a profiteer, and he had doubled the profit of the two iron balls by more than 20 times.

After quickly picking up two iron balls and throwing down another 45 yuan, Chu Bai immediately blended into the crowd, while the middle-aged uncle muttered: "It's finally open!"

After Chu Bai walked about 500 meters, he turned around and entered a store called Yubaozhai, which is considered to be an antique store with a relatively large storefront on the Antique Avenue. It has a complete collection of old objects, such as blue and white porcelain vases, authentic works of celebrities, and even some handicrafts and jade wares. .

"Young man, what do you want to buy?" The boss of Yubaozhai, 'Liu Lan', sat down in person today, which is also the practice every weekend, because the business will be particularly good every weekend.

"Do you accept this?" Chu Bai casually took out an iron ball and placed it in front of Liu Lan.

"Oh?" Liu Lan raised her eyebrows, and when she looked at Chu Bai in surprise, she suddenly felt that the young man in front of her had a feeling of deja vu, but after thinking about it, she couldn't remember where she had seen him before, so she frowned and pondered for a while Pick up a magnifying glass and watch it look up.

But he looked at it for a long time, and even wiped off a lot of the rust, but he didn't find any difference in this iron ball. Is this completely the kind of iron bead? It's not gold or silver. This thing needs to be processed on a lathe It is not a rare thing to grab a lot of them from the factory or to the bearing factory.

"Young man, Mr. Liu is blind, we won't accept your item here!" Liu Lan handed the bead to Chu Bai modestly, without ridiculing him. If there is any difference, it will be laughed at if it is spread in the circle, so if you don’t know or understand it, you will not comment.

"Oh." Chu Bai picked up the bead, turned around and left. I am afraid that few people will find the tricks in this object, but he doesn't want to say it clearly, because the objects in the iron ball are too expensive. If he takes the initiative to tell the truth , I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble, you have to meet a real expert.

"Chu Bai!"

However, just before Chu Bai walked out of the door, Chen Pingping suddenly met Chu Bai, so he shouted in surprise.

"Sister Ping?" Chu Bai was taken aback, why is Chen Pingping here?Could it be that he came to find himself?

"Come in quickly, the owner of this store is not an outsider, let me introduce you." Chen Pingping immediately pulled Chu Bai back into the store, then smiled at Liu Lan: "Uncle Lan, this is your fault Ah, Chu Bai is my brother."

"Pingping, why are you here?" Liu Lan was startled, then overjoyed, walked around the table to greet him. It seemed that he and Chen Pingping were really familiar.

"Uncle Lan, let me introduce you. His name is Chu Bai. Does he look like my brother?" Chen Pingping asked with a smile.

"Huh?" When Chen Pingping said this, Liu Lan looked carefully, not to mention, he really looked like Chen Pingping, no wonder when he saw Chu Bai for the first time just now, he felt a little familiar. Like Pingping's younger brother, Pingfan?

At this time, Chen Pingping continued to introduce: "Chu Bai, this is Boss Liu of Yubaozhai, you can call me Uncle Lan together."

"Hello, Boss Liu." Of course Chu Bai would not call someone uncle casually, so instead of imitating Chen Pingping's calling Uncle Lan, he stretched out his hand and called Boss Liu.

Liu Lan was slightly taken aback, but then laughed and said, "Pingping, Chu Bai, sit down quickly."

"By the way, Chu Bai, what are you doing here with Uncle Lan? Do you want to buy antiques? Uncle Lan has a lot of treasures here." When Chen Pingping said this, he paused, and then suddenly remembered where Chu Bai had any money. Buying antiques?So he looked at Chu Bai in surprise, not understanding why Chu Bai came to Liu Lan.

"No, Chu Bai is here to sell antiques." Liu Lan smiled and said, "But my eyesight is stupid, so I didn't see what treasure Chu Bai wanted to sell!"

"Really? Chu Bai, what do you want to sell? Uncle Lan has a good reputation in the antique circle. If you really have something good, Uncle Lan will not let you suffer."

In fact, Chu Bai also knew that Liu Lan's Yubaozhai, which opened the door, had a good reputation in the antique circle, otherwise he would not have come here directly, but Liu Lan is not an expert, so he did not talk to Liu Lan Lan is interested in continuing the conversation.

But now being asked by Chen Pingping, after thinking for a while, Chu Bai took out the iron ball again, and said with a smile: "Boss Liu, Sister Ping is not an outsider, I wanted to go to more places, but since you are peaceful My sister knows it, so if you want this item, I will give it to you." While Chu Bai was speaking, he squeezed his palm hard, and then the iron ball in his hand cracked, and a lot of debris and oars fell down. , revealing a misty bead.

"Is this an iron-clad oar?" Liu Lan was taken aback. He had looked at it carefully just now and thought it was a solid iron ball, but now the iron ball is covered with an iron-clad oar?There are dry goods in it?

"Take a closer look?" Chu Bai smiled and handed the beads to Liu Lan.

However, as soon as Liu Lan took the beads, he was startled suddenly, and then, he jumped up as if his butt was on fire.

"This. This." Liu Lan felt that the bead was a little bit warm when he got it, which was the kind of temperature that absorbed the heat of the sun, so he was surprised and immediately took out the magnifying glass to look at it.

"Oh my god!" After only a few seconds of watching, Liu Lan took a deep breath, looked left and right at the same time, and immediately clasped his fists at Chu Bai and said, "Brother Chu, can we talk upstairs?"

Chen Pingping was very surprised at this time. She found that Liu Lan's forehead was covered with tiny beads of sweat, and her hands tucked into her sleeves were trembling. She seemed quite nervous, but also extremely excited.To make Uncle Lan so abnormal, this bead must have a very extraordinary origin.

"Okay." Chu Bai nodded with a smile, and did not take the initiative to ask for the beads back, but followed Liu Lan and Chen Pingping to an office on the second floor.

And when Liu Lan arrived at the office, he immediately locked the door behind him. At the same time, he didn't care about Chen Pingping. He impatiently took the beads and put them under a special microscope placed on the table. When he looked carefully again, it seemed that Chu Bai and Chen Pingping were the same. Forgot all the same.

"Chu Bai, what is that? Why is Uncle Lan so nervous?" Chen Pingping asked in a low voice.

Chu Bai shook his head: "Wait."

"You. Why are you so obstinate." Chen Pingping couldn't laugh or cry, it seemed that from yesterday to now, Chu Bai's expression was a little too indifferent.

"It's true. The texture and texture are real and formed naturally. I didn't expect Liu Lan to see this kind of warm jade again in my lifetime!" About ten minutes later, Liu Lan let out a long sigh of satisfaction. , turned around, and looked at Chu Bai with complicated eyes.

"Uncle Lan, do you think this is Nuanyu?" Although Chen Pingping didn't understand antiques, he also knew about jade. Nuanyu said that it was just a legend in the antique world, and few people saw it.

Liu Lan shook her head with a smile: "It's a kind of ore. It's a bit of a borderline to say it's jade, but it's more precious than jade. This kind of warm jade is mostly formed in volcanic rock oars during ancient crustal changes. With a certain temperature, it has obvious effects on human health.”

"But I think it's dark, and it's not as beautiful as jade!" Chen Pingping was full of doubts.

"It's just not polished yet. After polishing, it will be crystal clear and transparent." Liu Lan casually explained, then looked at Chu Bai, and took a deep breath and said, "Brother Chu, leave this warm jade to me." Come on, the price is up to you!"