Chapter 165: Second Aunt Baozi buys old newspapers and straw...
Chapter 165
Master Qin introduced his four friends to Lin Mujin.
Three of the four brought only one piece of porcelain, and only one brought a pair of jars.
A pair of very beautiful and colorful jars.
It just caught her eye.
Lin Mujin couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Master Qin joked, "How could you bear to bring the treasure out?"
I started to observe it carefully.
The patterns, the bottle mouth, the bottom...all looked at carefully.
The old man surnamed Liu sighed, "Something happened at home and we urgently need money. Since you only want the precious items, I can only reluctantly let them go."
Master Qin looked over the porcelain and said to Lin Mujin, "They are all authentic and rare."
One of the elders, surnamed Bai, laughed and scolded, "We've been friends for over twenty years, and you still don't trust us? We're reputable in this business, unlike Old Yu and the others who do anything for the money."
The other three followed suit.
Master Qin quickly clasped his fists, turned around, and repeatedly admitted his mistake. "I was judging others by my own standards. I was wrong. Come to Donglaishun for lunch, and I'll treat you."
Several people burst into laughter.
But the harmonious atmosphere didn't last long, because the negotiation of price began.
The most expensive item is a blue and white plum vase with a Ruyi pattern of hanging shoulders and branches and fruits, which was used by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty and is priced at 5,000 yuan.
The second one is the pair of enameled floral-patterned general jars, priced at 4,800 yuan.
The third one is a Qing Dynasty Yongzheng underglaze red plum vase with a picture of a blue dragon teaching his child, priced at four thousand.
The last one is a Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue and white long-necked gallbladder vase with a pattern of dragons and flowers, and the asking price is 3,800 yuan.
Lin Mujin was not in a hurry to bargain because she was unsure and looked at Master Qin.
Master Qin spoke up, "It's a good thing, but you can't ask for too much. Give me a fair price."
The old man surnamed Liu was a bit impatient. "Old Qin, if you hadn't asked me for this, and my family was really in need of money, I wouldn't have given you anything no matter how much you offered. These two treasures of mine came directly from the palace."
The other three also began to describe the value of their things.
Master Qin was somewhat helpless, but he listened patiently. After they had finished speaking, he said, "I know you four old friends have done me such a favor, and I recognize that the item is a treasure, but I can't offer you that price right now. My underglaze red moon vase with a happy eyebrow pattern and ruyi ears is priced at 2,200."
The old man surnamed Liu immediately said, "It's the rule of the trade that the price of a pair will go up."
Master Qin nodded in agreement, "Yes! But it can't be too outrageous."
The old man surnamed Bai said, "Mine is from the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. It is so well preserved despite its age, so the price cannot be low."
Master Qin still nodded good-naturedly, "Yes, but it has to be reasonable."
The five old men started arguing over the price.
The young man was very considerate and served tea to everyone.
Lin Mujin was speechless. Why serve tea? They were already so dry from arguing that it was just right that they stopped arguing. Now that they had tea to moisten their mouths, they would have to argue for another half an hour.
Fortunately, a few people still had some sense and quoted a new price.
The prices are 4,200, 4,000, 3,200 and 3,000 respectively.
Lin Mujin naturally disagreed. Although she knew that the price for a personal collection would be a bit high, it couldn't be too much higher. She was determined not to be a sucker, but she was also unwilling to waste time. She directly named a price: four thousand, three thousand eight hundred, three thousand, and two thousand eight hundred.
The four of them walked aside to study.
Master Qin took the opportunity to whisper, "This price is acceptable. If you lower the price any further, no one except Lao Liu will sell it."
Lin Mujin raised the corner of her mouth. The old man surnamed Liu had a quick temper, but he was the most simple-minded and directly revealed his trump card.
Something happened at his family and he needed money. If she was a bit cruel, she could lower the price.
But there is no need to do that, even for Master Qin's sake.
However, Master Liu is also a breakthrough point.
Lin Mujin started taking out money and took out a few packs of cigarettes.
When the four of them came back, she said directly, "Master Liu, this is 3,800. We're dealing in a cash-for-goods deal. Although I've lowered it by 200 yuan, it's still a high price. It'll be hard to find a higher price anytime soon."
The reason why she was so confident was that the domestic economy had just recovered and people were not that interested in antiques, which were not edible or drinkable and were not cheap.
So there are not many buyers.
Master Liu gritted his teeth, took the money and started counting it.
The other three looked unhappy.
Lin Mujin took out another bundle of money and said, "Master Bai, this is four thousand."
It makes a completely different difference whether you have the money in your hand or not.
The old man surnamed Bai also lowered his head and began to count the money.
Lin Mujin also gave the money to the last two people.
This is a default transaction.
The amount of money was correct, so Lin Mujin stuffed a pack of 555 into each person's pocket to express her gratitude.
Master Qin kept his word and took the four people to have lunch.
The young man was left to entertain them.
Lin Mujin couldn't leave yet because she couldn't take these porcelains away directly.
"Brother, you stay here and watch these things. I'll go buy some boxes."
Lin Mujin and cousin Lin explained.
He stuffed two packs of cigarettes into the young man's pocket and said, "Please stay with my brother for a while. I'll bring you lunch at noon."
The young man agreed readily, "Okay."
Cousin Lin was a little worried, "Sister, can you do it yourself?"
Lin Mujin said, "Brother, I'm not bringing a suitcase, only a backpack. Please keep a close eye on it and don't let anyone touch our things. I'm not alone either, don't forget Master Yang."
Why didn’t she let cousin Lin go to buy it while she was watching at Moxuan Pavilion? That’s because he couldn’t speak Mandarin.
This shows the importance of knowing multiple languages.
Lin Mujin got on the van and asked, "Master Yang, is there any shop nearby that sells meat patties or buns?"
Master Yang immediately said, "Yes, yes. There's a Ergu Baozi shop nearby, and they're delicious."
Lin Mujin thought the name was very down-to-earth and said, "Let's go there first."
We soon arrived at the bun shop, and there were quite a few people coming to eat buns.
Lin Mujin bought ten pork buns, eight beef buns, and eight buns with three fresh fillings.
Asked for a few more plastic bags.
After getting in the car, Lin Mujin put a plastic bag over her hands and started to divide the buns into three portions.
The buns were really big. The first one was for her. Two or three fresh buns and one beef bun were enough.
The second one is from Master Yang, two pork dishes, two beef dishes and two three fresh dishes.
There is no need to divide the rest, it belongs to Cousin Lin and the young people.
"Master Yang, here! We still have to go back to Liulichang. I'll deliver the buns." Lin Mujin was afraid he wouldn't accept them, so she stuffed them in his pocket. "You saw how much I bought. It would be a waste if you don't eat them."
Master Yang was a little embarrassed, "There's still my share, I brought my own food..."
Lin Mujin had already started to eat the buns. "It tastes really good, Master Yang, please eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
They lied to Master Yang that they were from Guangdong for safety reasons, not because they had any prejudice against him.
Moreover, even though she was bothering someone to accompany her to buy this and that in the middle of the day, she still wouldn't be stingy with a few buns.
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