Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Lin Ran was not angry when he heard this, but laughed: "Boss, what you said may be true, but the price you gave is still too outrageous."

"Then we really can't lower the price anymore." The stall owner said, "To tell you the truth, this paperweight is the most valuable of the goods in my stall. The rest are just toppings. If you think the price is too high, you might as well take a look Look at other things, such as this piece of jade, from the late Qing Dynasty..."

Lin Ran interrupted the stall owner directly and said, "Boss, it's hard to tell whether the jade is from the Jiaqing period, at least it doesn't look like it from the workmanship."

I originally thought that Lin Ran was just accompanying Yang Jianlong to look at things, and Yang Jianlong was the boss.

In this way, it seemed that Lin Ran was the real boss.

"It's only 1000, it can't be any cheaper." The stall owner replied confidently.

Lin Ran sighed and prepared to put down the paperweight and leave.

But he just let it go, and the boss suddenly softened his tone.

"Wait a minute, little brother, if you sincerely want it, we can still discuss the price."

Yang Jianlong rolled his eyes at him. This stall owner was so flexible that he was so shameless.

Lin Ran pretended not to care and said, "Forget it, just keep it and sell it slowly. There will definitely be someone who is destined for it."

"Wait a minute, what do you think of 800 yuan?" The stall owner took the initiative to lower the price by [-] yuan. This was the highest concession he could give.

"Boss, you are too insincere!" Yang Jianlong was not picking things just now, but had been listening to their conversation.

The price the boss gave the old man was 500 yuan. When he came to them, he probably saw that they were young and well-dressed, so he deliberately wanted to raise the price to make more money.

"You just said 500 to the old man, and you doubled it when you got to us. You also said 800 yuan represents sincerity. Do you think we are fools?" Yang Jianlong stared at the boss dissatisfied.

I originally thought that the boss would panic, but I didn't expect that his face was thicker than expected, which was in sharp contrast to his honest appearance.

The stall owner smiled nonchalantly and said: "That's because he has no money, but you are different. When buying things, the main thing you look for is fate and sincerity."

"You're so sincere." Lin Ran knew that the boss was deliberately raising the price, and he immediately became unhappy. He got up and pulled Yang Jianlong to leave.

At this time, the stall owner was a little panicked.

He increased his volume and said, "Little brother, he just bargained the price down to 500. The actual price is 600. What do you think?"

He picked up the paperweight, weighed it in his hand, and made a gesture to hand it to Lin Ran.

"For 600 yuan, just make a friend."

Yang Jianlong originally wanted to scold them, so he added 100 yuan and said he would treat them as friends, so it was fine if the friends didn't do it.

But he didn't expect Lin Ran to turn around.

"you said?"

"Of course." The stall owner patted his chest, "You are my first customers. It's not easy to open a business. It's only 600. What do you think?"

"Deal." Lin Ran immediately took out the money, paid with one hand, and delivered the goods with the other.

The stall owner looked very happy and took out a yellow box, helped him put the jade paperweight inside, and handed it to Lin Ran carefully: "Little brother, you have made a lot of money. This is really a paperweight from the Jiaqing period. Stay in your home for a few more years and the price is guaranteed to double several times over.”

"Thank you for your blessing." Lin Ran joked with him.

"You're sincere!" Zhou Xia stared at him dissatisfied. He had just heard it!

Lin Ran put the box containing the jade paperweight into his briefcase. He planned to take it back and store it for a while. Later, when the auction house was conducting auctions of cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty, he would take it out to make the bottom of the box.

Just when they were about to leave, the old man from before came back again.

The old man said angrily: "Okay, I'm unlucky today, 500 is 500."

He returned to the stall and prepared to conduct another transaction with the boss.

But at this time, the boss held up his hands and said helplessly: "Old Wang, it's not that I won't sell it to you, the thing has been bought by someone else."

"Bought it?" The old man looked at the stall owner blankly, then grabbed his collar, "Who bought it?"

In the antique market, in addition to the cutting rules, there is another very important rule, which is confidentiality.

Unless the people around you see it with your own eyes, you will never tell the seller's name.

Besides, the stall owner didn't know Lin Ran and the others, so he just said with a smile: "Next time you want to buy something, be more decisive. Don't make yourself unhappy all day just because of a little money."

The stall owner pushed his hand away.

The old man also sighed, alas, the things were bought and there was nothing he could do.

Besides, if others can buy it at this price, he can't possibly buy it back from others at a higher price.

He left the stall with a frustrated look on his face.

At this time, Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong were looking at the wood carvings at a stall not far away.

Lin Ran had actually been paying attention to the old man just now, and was just pretending to choose items. He felt that the old man before was a little strange, and his speaking style was so aggressive, which was not at all the temperament he should have at his age.

and.

He recalled the jade paperweight he bought.

To be honest, 600 yuan was definitely a loss.

That is to say, he is not short of money now, but he thinks this jade carving is particularly distinctive and has certain collection value, so he is willing to buy it.

And he has his own auction house behind him.

Ordinary people who bought this jade paperweight could only take it to an antique shop to pawn it, and it was not worth much.

Seeing the old man's disappointed expression, as if he had missed some great treasure, Lin Ran felt a little strange.

Yang Jianlong even covered his mouth and laughed.

"This old man actually likes the same thing as his godfather. He seems to have good taste."

Lin Ran also smiled slightly. If it had been a little later, or if he had really left just now, the old man might have bought the paperweight.

He had a vague feeling that the old man just now must be knowledgeable and might know the origin of this paperweight.

After all, Lin Ran could only initially judge the age, and it was impossible to fully understand the specific author and the history behind it.

Seeing the old man's disappointed expression, he had a vague feeling that this paperweight seemed not simple.

He planned to study it carefully after he went back. It was initially judged that this paperweight should be a work from the mid-Qing Dynasty. Both the carving and the jade quality supported this.

After you go back, you can check the relevant literature and you may find something different.

Studying the history behind cultural relics is Lin Ran's favorite thing to do, and it has nothing to do with its own value.