35 Days of Scavenging
Cao Peng then went to the antiquities section of the library. Originally, he was supposed to visit a prominent figure in the field of archaeology with his mentor today. This opportunity was finally secured after his mentor made several trips there and made it more than half a year in advance.
Yesterday, I suddenly received a message saying that the person in question had an urgent matter to attend to, and the meeting would have to be postponed for a few days.
Cao Peng and his mentor were both very disappointed.
However, they had already waited for more than half a year, so they didn't mind waiting a few more days.
Cao Peng had no other hobbies or plans, so he simply continued to stay in the antique section with his beloved antiques and related materials.
In the past, when he was here, his friends knew not to bother him. However, today, not long after, his phone started vibrating incessantly.
They kept making phone calls, as if they would keep calling as long as Cao Peng didn't answer.
He had to pull out his phone: "Hello? What's up? If it's nothing urgent, just leave..."
Before he could finish speaking, an excited voice boomed through the receiver: "Bro! Watch that variety show I told you about before, 'The Villagers' Attack'! Guess who I saw!!!"
Variety show?
Cao Peng raised an eyebrow: "You know I don't like watching this kind of stuff. What's wrong with you today? Why are you calling at a time like this just for a variety show?"
My friend has never been so insensitive before.
Could it be that they've been kidnapped or are in some kind of danger and can't speak out?
With that in mind, Cao Peng was ready to call the police.
As for his friend's comment about seeing someone on a variety show, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Anyway, aside from a few household names, he knew absolutely nothing about the celebrities in the entertainment industry. Even if someone told him, he wouldn't be able to match them up.
Then, he heard his friend's excited voice on the other end of the phone:
"Oh my god! Gu Kang! I saw Gu Kang!!!"
"who?!"
At this, Cao Peng suddenly jumped up from his seat.
The sudden increase in volume immediately attracted the attention of other people in the antiquities section, and the administrator was already preparing to come over and remind them.
However, Cao Peng was completely oblivious to the stares of others at this moment, and hurriedly asked, "The person you're talking about, is it Gu Kang, the master of the antique world?! Or is it just a case of mistaken identity?!"
On the one hand, he felt that this guy wouldn't joke about something like this, after all, the other party knew how much he and his mentor had sacrificed to meet Gu Dajia.
On the other hand, Cao Peng felt that the words "Gu Kang" and "variety show" were completely unrelated!
"How could I be mistaken! Putting aside the fact that you stuck such a huge interview photo of Gu Kang on the table, they look exactly alike. Even without the photo, do you know who's introducing him?!"
"Yang Kangwen! The dean of the archaeology department, how could I mistake him!"
Cao Peng's eyes lit up, and he quickly opened the app store: "Quick, quick, which app is that variety show you mentioned on? I'm going to watch it right now!"
After receiving the reply, he downloaded the software, searched for the live stream of "The Villagers' Attack," and clicked on the fifth group, completing the series of actions in one go.
Sure enough, he then saw half of Gu Kang's face in the camera lens.
Even if only half of the other person was visible on screen, he recognized them immediately!
She really puts everyone first!
At this moment, Cao Peng couldn't stay in the antique area any longer. He quickly ran out, calling his mentor as he ran: "Teacher! Gu Daren appeared on a variety show live stream, and he's still here! Go watch! Not only him, but also Dean Yang, Li..."
Cao Peng's voice faded as he left the antiquities area.
Meanwhile, the administrator who had originally planned to intervene in the antiquities area had already found a seat nearby, taken out his phone, and started a live stream of "The Villagers' Attack".
Looking around, he saw that everyone else was doing the same thing. They no longer cared about how loud their protests were; they all took out their phones and started live streaming!
Those of us who collect antiques all know the names of Gu Kang and Yang Xiuwen! You can look at the antiques in front of you anytime, but if you miss Gu Kang's live stream, you don't know when you'll have another chance!
For a moment, this area didn't look like an antiques area; it looked more like a mobile phone gaming area.
When they opened the live stream and saw that it featured not only Gu Dajia and Yang Xiuwen, but also Li Junjun, Wang Laifeng, and Lin Guo, their joy was beyond words.
"This isn't some variety show live stream! This is more like an antique supergroup live stream!!"
At this moment, topics related to this live stream are almost dominating the trending searches.
The trending topics about Gu Kang, Yang Xiuwen, Li Junjun, and others naturally went without saying. Once you clicked on them, all you could hear were exclamations of "Ahhhhh!" and various explanations of their past achievements and current identities. Those exclamations left everyone, whether they knew about them or not, completely shocked.
The live stream of "The Villagers' Advance" also included various topics such as "antiques".
Sunday is a holiday, and whether you watch variety shows or not, as long as you look at the trending topics, you can't resist the temptation of "antiques" and will turn on the live stream to take a look.
That's an antique! If I had one, I could fire my boss right away and go home to be a couch potato!
Who hasn't dreamed of owning an antique? Keep looking, you never know when you might actually find a bargain.
In short, what Mi Xia and the others saw was that the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed!
Originally, only tens of thousands of people were watching, but in no time, the number reached hundreds of thousands, and it is still rising!
Whether it was Mi Xia, Xu Jing, or Gao Shiman, they were all shocked by this increase.
All of this was brought about by the mere appearance and introduction of the group of people who had just entered the private room.
Not to mention Gao Shiman, even Xu Jing and Mi Xia couldn't help but feel the urge to stay and soak up some of the attention.
The production team was even more direct. After being stunned by the surge in viewership, the director made a quick decision and immediately sent a message to the three people, including Mi Xia, on set, asking them to find a way to stay as long as possible!
After seeing this text message, Mi Xia was at a loss for words when she spoke to the little robot.
The little robot's attention wasn't on Mi Xia and the others at the moment. After hearing Yang Xiuwen and the others introduce themselves, he realized that the people who came were not from Green Technology Company.
"It's not here to bring me money, is it?" The little robot sighed in disappointment, its expectations dashed.
Could it be that GreenTech Company didn't value the technology I offered? That shouldn't be the case. Given their current technological level, the technology I offered would definitely be tempting to them.
Or is it that the difficulty level was too high, and humans couldn't understand it?
Should we send them another email?
The little robot, preoccupied with thoughts of getting money to buy equipment, wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the humans in front of it.
This made Yang Xiuwen a little anxious.
He was afraid that the boy in front of him wouldn't be willing to let him take a look at those items.
"Giving away money? Actually, we're here to give away money too."
Yang Xiuwen quickly replied.
If those items are genuine, and the boy is willing to sell them, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're just throwing money away.
He had previously gathered a few old friends and watched the footage of the snow-haired boy holding the item in the variety show over and over again. The more they looked at it, the more it seemed to be genuine, and no one could find any trace of forgery.
Of course, this might be partly due to the screen separating them, but it was enough to make them all itchy to try it out.
After all, what if?
So the group decided to come and take a look at the items together.
When Elder Gu learned of this later, he also felt that these things did not seem to be fakes. If they were all genuine, given the quantity and the range of dynasties they spanned, Elder Gu couldn't sit still any longer and came along as well.
Upon hearing that the person in front of it was also there to deliver money, the little robot was stunned.
What's going on? Did these people see the emails I sent?
Before the little robot could ask, Yang Xiuwen quickly explained, "It's like this, we're all pretty good at looking at old things, and we noticed that some of the things that young friend Ji took out might be antiques, so we wanted to come and take a look."
"If it is truly an antique, the price is negotiable as long as you are willing to sell it."
Antiques?
The little robot knows that when humans talk about "antiques" and "old objects," they mean antiques, precious artifacts from the past.
So antiques can be sold for money!
The little robot thought for a moment and realized that it still had gifts from the aristocratic families, merchants, nobles, and even royalty from the last world in its recycling bin. Since they were given as gifts, they must be treasures, right?
Perhaps it could be the "antique" that this human in front of me is talking about?
The little robot doesn't have any hobby of keeping antiques for its own collection. When it hears that it can be exchanged for money, it'll take whatever it can get, no matter how much.
Thinking this, the little robot nodded: "I don't know if they meet your requirements, but if they do, you can help."
Yang Xiuwen and the others were delighted.
"Shall we go visit Xiaoyou's house now?"
"good."
Now that they had a way to make money, the little robot didn't care whether it stayed at the market or not.
However, he did not forget that he had come with other humans.
Seeing Mi Xia nearby, the little robot greeted her and said it couldn't continue shopping with them and had to go back first.
Mi Xia immediately felt two forces poking her from behind.
On the left and right, they are clearly Xu Jing and Gao Shiman.
Even without them saying it, Mi Xia knew what they meant.
Although she felt it was impolite, Mi Xia still mustered up the courage to ask tentatively, "Um, Xiao Tong, we're also quite curious about antiques. I wonder if you'd mind if we took a look with you?"
After saying that, Mi Xia quickly added, "Of course, it's okay if it's inconvenient. Be careful on your way back and pay attention to safety."
"I don't mind," the little robot replied quickly.
He remembered that the database did indeed say that most humans are quite curious about antiques.
The little robot thought, "I've heard that human celebrities make a lot of money. Maybe they'll buy the clothes of the celebrities they like."
Therefore, the little robot doesn't mind having a few more humans come to see it.
Everyone was overjoyed.
With Yang Xiuwen, Gu Kang, and others present, the little robot and its group traveled by car back to Anjia Village this time.
The car was naturally provided by the director; he wouldn't dare let Gu Dajia and the others walk for more than an hour to get back!
The car quickly brought the group to Anjia Village. After getting off the car and walking along a mountain path, they arrived at the container of the small robot.
Yang Xiuwen and the others had already seen the living environment of this boy named Na Jitong in previous programs, and at this moment, they showed no unusual expression.
However, the hundreds of thousands of online viewers have a lot of questions about this environment.
"I heard this livestream room has antiques, where? Could it be here?"
"I also suspect that Elder Gu and the others might have made a mistake. After all, it's through a screen, so it's not surprising that they made a mistake."
"They actually questioned Master Gu's ability to discern right from wrong? Do your research before you come back!"
"Judging from what the white-haired young man said, he knows he owns antiques? I don't quite believe it. If he really had antiques, would he live in such a squalid place?"
"Those who watched the first two episodes said that Na Jitong usually likes to pick up trash."
"Huh? He likes to collect trash? What a weird hobby! Does he collect antiques this way too?"
"The more I listen, the more fake it seems. If he really has antiques, I'll eat the keyboard!"
"Exactly. Even though he's not bad-looking, I still don't really believe he could have antiques."
Cao Peng was watching the live stream with his mentor at the moment, and they were too lazy to refute the various questions raised in the comments.
This is a collection of important figures, including Elder Gu, Dean Yang, and their friends. The likelihood of it being a fake antique is extremely low. In fact, it's not just genuine antiques; the quantity is definitely not just one or two pieces.
At this moment, Cao Peng and his mentor were completely focused on the environment of the live broadcast room. They tried hard to identify it and keep up with Gu Lao's pace.
The little robot had no idea that so many viewers in the live stream were questioning it. After leading people to the door, seeing that there were so many people, it was not appropriate for them all to go into the recycling bin. So, as before, the little robot moved the tables, chairs, and benches to the open space outside.
"Please have a seat and wait a moment."
The little robot set up the table and chairs, but one set wasn't enough, so it quickly found a few more. Then it laid out the tea set, letting the humans pour themselves water if they wanted.
Naturally, one set of tea set was not enough. However, he found that there were only two complete sets of tea set in his recycling bin, with a total of eight cups. The little robot used other cups to make do. Although the styles were different, they were all for drinking water, so it shouldn't have much of an impact, right?
Thinking this, the little robot told the human to sit for a while, while it went into the recycling bin and rummaged through the gift boxes that had been given to it by others in the previous world.
He didn't know how much these things could sell for, so after thinking about it, he simply found an empty box and picked out a few more to put in.
Even if each one doesn't sell for much, you should be able to make up the difference if you have a lot of them, right?
Just as the little robot was selecting items, Gao Shiman, exhausted from climbing the mountain path for the second time that day, sat down on the dam outside. She didn't care about the dirt on the tables and chairs.
Seeing that she had to pour her own tea, she secretly grimaced, but she was so thirsty that she had no choice but to hold her breath and pick up the teapot.
However, Charmaine Goh was still hoping to climb the social ladder, so of course she couldn't forget her distinguished guests.
She picked up the teapot and smiled as she approached Gu Kang, the person of the highest status present: "Old Gu, come, have some water if you're tired. Nothing else on this mountain may be good, but this water must taste great."
She continued, "These teapots and teacups are quite nice, but they don't match, which lowers the overall quality. I do have two nice sets of Yixing teapots at home; I'll show them to you next time I have the chance."
Gao Shiman thought that most people of this age like to drink tea, so wouldn't a good tea set be the best way to start a conversation?
Anyway, it's much better than this cobbled-together mess.
She smiled and was about to take the cup from Gu Kang to pour water.
Then he was suddenly stopped: "Don't touch it!"
Gao Shiman was taken aback.
Looking again, he realized that despite all the words he had just spoken, Old Master Gu's gaze seemed to be fixed on his teacup, not even glancing in his direction.
It seems he didn't listen to a word I said earlier.
Old Master Gu only reacted when I went to get the cup myself.
However, the reaction was completely different from what she had expected. Why was it so fierce?
Gao Shiman soon realized that not only was Old Master Gu's reaction different from what she had imagined, but the entire scene that followed was completely unexpected.
Old Gu's "Don't touch it" was like a switch, instantly setting everyone else on the open ground on alert.
One exclamation after another rang out from Yang Xiuwen, Lin Guo, and the others.
What surprised them was the teacup and teapot placed in front of them.
Before Gao Shiman could react, the teapot she was holding was snatched away by someone.
It is Yang Liangyue.
Yang Liangyue was a fan of the show and naturally recognized Gao Shiman. However, she couldn't care less about meeting a celebrity at the moment. She smiled apologetically at Gao Shiman and then carefully but firmly took the teapot from the latter's hand.
As I took it, I couldn't help but mutter to myself, "How can you lift it so roughly by the handle? What if it breaks? What if it falls to the ground? You should support the bottom with one hand and lift it with the other."
"Oh right, don't forget the gloves."
"Good heavens, how can they use these to hold water! That's incredibly careless about maintenance!"
Yang Liangyue's last exclamation was not only uttered by her, but also by Gu Kang.
Yang Xiuwen immediately found the tea set he had seen on the show, put on gloves, and carefully examined it over and over. He quickly confirmed that he had not been fooled and that the set was genuine!
Upon confirming this, Yang Xiuwen was both thrilled to see such a well-preserved Ge ware piece again, and felt it was a waste that the snow-haired boy had previously used this genuine piece as an ordinary teacup to serve water to his guests.
"Ge ware is extremely rare in the world. This set of carved plum blossom teapots has only been known through paintings. I never expected to see the real thing here! It's beautiful, so beautiful!"
If it weren't for his reason telling him that this wasn't his own, Yang Xiuwen would have even wanted to just hold it and sleep!
Meanwhile, Mi Xia, standing to the side, was already dumbfounded.
She thought there might be something wrong with her ears.
Otherwise, why would someone say that the plum blossom cup set is an antique?
Oh, maybe there's something wrong with my eyes too. The middle-aged man holding the plum blossom pot with a look of pity on his face must be fake!
But her ears and eyes are perfectly fine.
so……
I actually drank water from a set of antique cups!
They even used them as props for taking photos, striking all sorts of poses!
Mi Xia thought for a moment, wondering if she had placed the cup down too lightly? It didn't seem so. She even thought she might have bumped the cup against another cup?!
Oh my god.
She felt like she couldn't control her breathing.
Those are cups made from Ge ware!
Even though Mi Xia didn't know much about antiques, she had heard of the famous Ge ware. It was the most mysterious of the five great kilns, with very few pieces surviving. So if there were genuine pieces, they were all authentic. They could fetch seven, eight, or even nine figures at auction in no time!
Not only Mi Xia, but also the live stream chat burst forth after a moment of silence.
The screen was filled with "Ahhhhhh!"
"It really is an antique!"
"Holy crap! A Ge kiln cup!"
"Mi Xia is such a lucky woman! I remember she took so many photos with this set of cups before!"
"Rounding it up, Mi Xia took photos worth tens of millions."
"Look at the expressions of the other big shots, and those teacups and teapots on the table, could it be..."
"Quick, help me up, my legs are weak..."
"It's not yours, why are you being so soft!"
"Ahhh, Mr. Ji, do you need a cleaner to wipe cups? Someone with a college degree!"
"I don't need to wipe the cups, I'll just be a shelf for them!"
"...I was just complaining that these cups were all mismatched and messy. Turns out I was the idiot."
"Hey, count me in."
"So this is why I have no money and no antiques? I'll never complain about cups not matching with their own again!"
"Hahaha, look at Mi Xia's silly look, that's me."
"That Gao Shiman was just complaining about this tea set, wasn't she? Hahahaha, she's been proven wrong now!"
"Ahhh, I want it!"
Both inside and outside the live stream, the scene was one of utter disbelief.
So when the little robot came out carrying the box, it found that these humans were acting strangely again.
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