Chapter 164 Trust Store knows another good place...
Chapter 164
Lin Mujin went to the bank with her cousin Lin to withdraw money. This time she withdrew a lot, 50,000 RMB, which she had made an appointment for yesterday afternoon.
The largest denomination now is only ten yuan, so fifty thousand is fifty bundles.
Lin Mujin was more foresighted and went with a suitcase.
"Brother, let's go quickly."
Didn’t you see that the staff were looking at them curiously? Fifty thousand is still too eye-catching.
Fortunately, they were all wearing masks, and it was relatively early, so there weren't many people in the bank yet.
Master Yang is waiting for them outside. Among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one.
Lin Mujin didn't know that the biggest news in the entire bank today was that an individual had taken away 50,000 yuan.
They went to Moxuan Pavilion.
"Good morning, Master Qin."
Lin Mujin took out a few packs of 555 cigarettes and said, "I'll treat everyone to a smoke. These are Hong Kong brands. Try something new."
The young man was quick and had already grabbed a bag.
"Master Qin, how many people are coming today?"
Master Qin replied, "Four at 10:00 AM, three at 2:00 PM. Some people had a grudge, so I staggered them."
Lin Mujin understood that competitors often breed foes. "Then let's look at Moxuan Pavilion's wares first."
Time is urgent, please do it quickly.
Master Qin glanced at the young man and went to close the door again.
Master Qin began to move the porcelain. "This is the variety of porcelain we helped select that meets your requirements."
Lin Mujin asked, "They're all official kilns. Are there any with signatures?"
Master Qin and the young man directly picked out those that did not meet the requirements.
Lin Mujin added, "Please pick out the ones from the Republic of China separately."
Master Qin and the young man moved faster.
Seeing that there were still quite a few left, Lin Mujin said, "Master Qin, please use your professional eye to sort out the mediocre and defective items."
She also took a closer look to check for any tiny flaws.
Finally, there were eighteen porcelain bottles and six porcelain plates left on the counter.
"Master Qin, I can give you a real price." Lin Mujin has checked every one of them and can guarantee that there are no defective products.
Master Qin pointed to a plum vase and a gall vase, "These two are from the Song Dynasty, so they're definitely more expensive. The gall vase is 400, the plum vase is 300. The rest are from the Qing Dynasty, but these are 81 from the early Qing Dynasty, and the rest are 45 from the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty. These six porcelain plates are from the Qianlong period, 15 each."
Lin Mujin began to bargain. "Two Song Dynasty pieces are six hundred, one from the early Qing Dynasty is sixty-five, one from the mid- to late Qing Dynasty is thirty-five, and the porcelain plate is ten. That adds up to... one thousand four hundred."
Master Qin was very excited, "No, I don't even dare to quote this price!"
Lin Mujin began to deceive, "I know some of them are definitely cheaper, but there are still many you have made money on. Just average it out, it will benefit you, me and everyone else. Don't forget about the moon bottle. I spent so much money on it at your house."
Master Qin was a little anxious, "That's not how you bargain for antiques."
Lin Mujin spread her hands and said, "I know there's an old saying in the antique business: if you don't open for three years, you'll make a living for three years after opening. That shows how fierce your bids are. I'm not bargaining very hard."
Master Qin waved his hands wildly, "We are a state-owned store, we dare not make random offers."
Lin Mujin rolled her eyes and said, "Put the porcelain aside for now. I'll take a look at the calligraphy and paintings. I'll give you a price for both then."
She asked her cousin Lin to help put the ordered porcelain aside, then picked up the camera and took a few pictures.
Started looking at calligraphy and paintings again.
The focus is of course on the famous painters in modern times.
There are also works by calligraphy masters from the Ming and Qing dynasties introduced by Master Qin.
The bill came to two thousand eight hundred.
Lin Mujin immediately took out the two calligraphy and paintings from the Ming Dynasty.
Then six calligraphy works by young calligraphers and painters were added.
She looks quite pleasing to the eye, and most importantly, she is cheap, only eight yuan per painting.
This way, only 1,848 will be enough.
Let's bargain further and get it down to one thousand six hundred and twenty yuan.
The total is three thousand and twenty.
Yue Ping paid a deposit of 200 yuan, and now she has to pay 550 yuan and 4,200 Hong Kong dollars.
In addition, she also asked for a few bracelets, three made of agarwood and one made of Xinjiang seed material.
There is also a set of purple clay teapots, which Master Qin introduced as the work of Yang Pengnian, a master of purple clay teapots in the Qing Dynasty.
The total cost was four thousand and forty yuan and four thousand two hundred mosquitoes.
Lin Mujin took out money from her backpack. In the van, she took advantage of the seat to take out more than ten bundles of money from the trunk and put them into her backpack.
Now four bundles are to be given away.
The two parties settled the payment and goods, but Master Qin and the young man still had to register and issue a receipt.
Lin Mujin started taking photos to keep a record.
"Master Qin, how do we transport this porcelain?" Lin Mujin asked humbly.
She bought all of these with real money, and she would be heartbroken if one of them broke.
Master Qin said, "Go to the scrap yard and buy some old newspapers, some straw, and some broken wooden boxes."
Lin Mujin pointed at the porcelain and calligraphy and paintings and said, "Master Qin, can you put these in a safe place first? Leaving them here is a bit..."
Master Qin nodded, "Okay."
He pointed at the young man, and he started moving the things without complaint.
Master Qin continued to write the receipt.
"Ms. Lin didn't buy the lotus vase because it is inconvenient to transport?" Master Qin suddenly asked.
Lin Mujin asked back, "Did you guess it?"
Master Qin said, "You were quite interested yesterday, but today you didn't even look at it. Just now you were asking how to transport it."
Lin Mujin nodded in agreement. "Yes, the lotus vase is beautiful, and I like it too, but it's too big."
I won’t buy it this time, I’ll buy it later when I have the chance.
Lin Mujin asked again, "Master Qin, where can we buy wooden boxes?"
She needs quite a bit. "Is there a secondhand market here?"
Master Qin told her two addresses, both of which sold second-hand furniture.
Lin Mujin suddenly had an idea and asked, "Is there any good wood?"
Master Qin was surprised, "You want to buy it?"
Lin Mujin said indifferently, "Since you are going to buy a wooden box, why not buy something with collection value? Otherwise, it won't be worth the trouble to transport it back."
Master Qin nodded. "People don't recognize it now. A while ago, Old Tan bought a Huanghuali armchair for only ten yuan. It's an antique from the Qing Dynasty."
Lin Mujin didn't expect it to be so cheap. It was Huanghuali wood. "Will he sell it?"
Master Qin shook his head. "No, he took it home to use for himself. He's so precious that he won't let anyone else sit on it."
Lin Mujin felt a little regretful, but she couldn't force anyone to buy or sell, so she could only express her regret.
Master Qin said, "You can go to the Trust Shop and have a look. Many poor families who can't make ends meet will send their good things to the Trust Shop. Furniture is the most common item. I've gone to look at it with a friend. They have mahogany, rosewood, and huanghuali furniture. Many of them are old furniture, mostly from the Qing Dynasty."
Lin Mujin murmured, "Trust store."
She knows another great place!
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