Chapter 170: I bought too much and I don’t have enough money...
Chapter 170
Lin Mujin didn't ask the price in a hurry. She put the two agarwood bracelets back into the wooden box and opened another box.
"This is?"
Pearl necklace?
Master Qin took one look and was astonished. "This is a Dongzhu imperial rosary!"
Lin Mujin couldn't help but take a few more glances. She knew that imperial beads were accessories worn by civil servants in the Qing Dynasty.
She hadn't thought about it that way before.
"This is a Dongzhu imperial rosary!" Master Qin stared at it intently, muttering, "What a treasure! It's truly eye-opening!"
Lin Mujin wanted to roll her eyes. Stop drooling quickly, how could she bargain like this?
Master Qin began to explain, "Chaozhu (imperial beads) are unique to the Qing Dynasty. Only civil officials of the fifth rank and military officials of the fourth rank were allowed to wear them. Officials of different ranks wore different materials. Dongzhu (oriental pearl) Chaozhu is the most precious, and only the emperor, empress, and empress dowager were allowed to wear it."
Lin Mujin immediately thought of the pair of Dongzhu earrings worn by the queen in a certain TV series "Legend of Huan".
After taking a few more glances, she felt that it was still not as bright as before.
Maybe her aesthetic sense needs to be improved.
But she didn't buy it for herself, she just wanted it to appreciate in value.
Why bother caring whether it looks good or not.
Master Qin continued, "The main body of this string of court beads is composed of 108 evenly sized oriental pearls, representing the twelve months, twenty-four solar terms, and seventy-two seasons in a year. The four coral beads are knot beads, dividing the oriental pearl into four sections, symbolizing the four seasons. The small beads on either side of the coral are probably lapis lazuli, also called knot beads. The turquoise is called the Buddha's head and is located in the center of the entire string. Three strings of small turquoise beads are attached to the main body of the beads, called memorial beads, and the pendants are rubies."
Pointing to a pendant, he said, "This is the back cloud, gold-inlaid cat's eye. It sits beneath the Buddha's head, balancing the entire string of court beads. This is called the knot card, carved from coral in the shape of a bat. The pendant still has a ruby. This set of court beads is so complete, an absolute treasure!"
Lin Mujin was stuffed with a lot of professional knowledge again.
Several key points were also extracted. The Dongzhu Chaozhu is very precious and its appearance is still so complete, which greatly increases its collection value.
"Mr. Guan, I want these things. Please give me a price." Lin Mujin put aside what she had picked out and packed the rest back.
She didn't want any gold jewelry either.
Grandpa Guan touched the court beads and said, "I won't sell this for less than 10,000. These two agarwood bracelets also cost 8,000. The rest will be fine for 500."
Lin Mujin didn't expect it to be so expensive, but Master Qin didn't look surprised at all, as it was the normal price.
In fact, she misunderstood.
Master Qin only knew that these two things were precious, but he didn't know how much they were worth because he had no reference.
But women don't feel successful when buying things without bargaining. She directly took out the money and counted out 15,000 yuan, "One price, 15,000 yuan. If you sell it, I will take it. If not, you can keep it and see."
After saying that, he stood up.
Old Master Guan took another look at them, then closed the lids of the two long boxes and pushed them over, meaning he wanted to sell them.
Seeing that the two sides had reached a deal, Mr. Jin said, "Okay, Lao Guan, with this money you can buy houses for your children. Houses are not more important than them."
Old Master Guan didn't say anything else, and Lin Mujin and the others didn't stay long and quickly said goodbye and left.
But before leaving, I gave Mr. Guan a gift, a silk scarf and a cassette.
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"Mr. Jin, do you have any other families?" Lin Mujin is very satisfied now.
If she hadn't been so greedy, she would have taken it out to admire it long ago.
Mr. Jin asked, "Don't you still want furniture?"
When Lin Mujin heard that there was good furniture, she naturally wanted to go and see it. "Can you go back to the Yanjing Hotel so I can send the things back and then go to the bank?"
Mr. Jin had no objection, and Master Qin had even less.
Lin Mujin continued, "I'll treat you at noon. What would Mr. Jin like to eat?"
Mr. Jin said without hesitation, "Let's have mutton hotpot at Donglaishun."
Lin Mujin looked at Master Qin, "Is that okay?"
Master Qin said happily, "Sure, sure. I can eat Donglaishun's hotpot three times a day and never get tired of it."
The three of them agreed, and Lin Mujin repeated it with Master Yang.
The things must be sent back to the Yanjing Hotel and kept under the supervision of Cousin Lin, otherwise she would not feel at ease.
I have to go to the bank because I don’t have much money left in my pocket.
However, I didn't make an appointment in advance, so I don't know how much I can withdraw.
In the end, Lin Mujin was only able to withdraw 5,000 yuan, and this was specially approved by the bank because of her Hong Kong citizenship, because she said she had an urgent need for the money.
She also did not forget to make an appointment to withdraw another 50,000 tomorrow.
"Brother, this is a treasure I bought. It's very valuable. Please take good care of it for me." Lin Mujin reminded him worriedly.
Cousin Lin joked, "Don't worry, I don't even close the door when I go to the bathroom."
Lin Mujin was immediately amused. "Not really, not really. I won't be back at noon. I'll have lunch with Master Qin and the others. If you don't want to eat pastries or anything like that, you can ask the restaurant to deliver it to you."
Cousin Lin refused, "No, there's still a roast chicken, which is enough for me for lunch. Besides, I don't speak Mandarin, so it's too troublesome to communicate."
Lin Mujin suggested, "When you go back, learn from Mrs. Luo and the others. They learn Cantonese, and you learn Mandarin."
Cousin Lin didn't care, "Why would I learn that?"
Lin Mujin straightened her attitude and said, "Brother, if Jinshi succeeds, I will invest in it in the future. However, the investment direction may be inland, and even the focus in the future will be inland. I hope you can learn Mandarin well, and so do my sisters."
Cousin Lin scratched his head and said, "Mandarin is so difficult."
Lin Mujin thought to herself, Cantonese isn’t difficult, Mrs. Luo and the others are learning it very quickly.
He just didn't feel any pressure, so he waved his hand and said, "Goodbye, brother. I'm going to go back to looking at the goods."
This time, Mr. Jin took them to a family surnamed Lei in a large courtyard.
This man's ancestors were from the Ministry of Works, and he himself is a well-known carpenter.
Now he is a small contractor affiliated with the street office.
This man has good furniture and wood.
Master Lei took them to a dilapidated warehouse.
There were a lot of wood and wooden boards piled up in a mess inside.
There are various furniture in the house.
Master Lei said, "I mean what I say, I won't lie. The furniture inside was all refurbished by me, so it's not a complete set. But they are all made of high-quality materials, such as red rosewood, small-leaf red sandalwood, huanghuali, golden nanmu, and yew."
Lin Mujin carefully examined several pieces of furniture and could see no flaws, suggesting they had all been refinished. "Master Lei, I have a question. Since all of these pieces of furniture have been refinished, are they still made from the same wood?"
Master Lei nodded. "Of course. If a huanghuali stool had red sandalwood legs, it would look really ugly."
Lin Mujin felt relieved. Although the repair would affect the price of the antique, it would not affect the price of the wood itself.
Still very valuable.
"Do you have any good wood left?"
She wants to buy furniture and also collect some wood.
You can design your own furniture in the future.
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