Chapter 448 Receive Good Things
Gao Mingcheng found Wang Xiuxiu, gave her five hundred yuan, and asked her to go back to Xiaowang Village to collect her old things.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Your village should have a lot of inkstones and ink sticks, right? I plan to collect a batch of goods. You are a villager and know the situation in the village. I ask you to collect them for me. Afterwards, I will give you a certain percentage of the commission."
"I have a price list here. Take a look at it first and then buy it at the price you want. If it's good, you can give a few more dollars. If it's average, you can buy it back at a lower price."
Gao Mingcheng handed Wang Xiuxiu a list with the items to be purchased and the purchase price.
Gao Mingcheng has considered this purchase price and found it to be suitable for local price conditions.
Furthermore, if you want to do this business, you cannot set the price too high, otherwise it will arouse suspicion and make it difficult to buy from you.
After reading the list, Wang Xiuxiu said, "I have two inkstones and ten ink sticks at home! These things were left by our ancestors. My father said that in order to prevent them from being lost, he dug a hole in the house and buried them for several years."
"In addition to this, there is also a pair of ceramic paperweights in the shape of a pair of deer. My father told me that there was actually also one in the shape of a toad, but it was accidentally broken by my brother when he was five years old."
"In addition, I have a very beautiful ceramic jar at home. My mother likes to use it to store pickled mustard greens. As soon as the lid is opened, a fragrant aroma will burst out."
Seeing Wang Xiuxiu becoming more and more excited, Gao Mingcheng coughed twice.
"Well... this... I won't take your stuff. Let your parents keep it. Don't sell it to anyone who wants to buy it. Got it?"
They are all relatives. Gao Mingcheng doesn't want to buy other people's things at a low price now and then have them curse his mother behind his back, which will affect the brotherhood between him and Ming Wan.
Wang Xiuxiu blinked and asked in surprise: "Will this thing... be valuable in the future?"
Gao Mingcheng said vaguely: "I don't know, who knows. Anyway, you know how to distinguish the good from the bad of these things, so help me make a trip!"
Wang Xiuxiu didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement: "Okay! Then I will go back to my parents' house tomorrow, pack the things, and then send them to the clothing store."
"Okay, just give the things to your second sister-in-law. I have to go out to collect things recently, so I may not be at home all the time. As for the money, you keep an account and refund or pay more when the time comes."
"good."
After finalizing the matter with Wang Xiuxiu, Gao Mingcheng drove his tractor to several villages near Gaojia Village to collect things.
Compared with people in the county town, people in the village are undoubtedly more simple.
Many times, the most profitable business is information asymmetry.
Gao Mingcheng knew which things were valuable, but most people did not know what those things were valuable. So when Gao Mingcheng took the money and said that he wanted to collect a batch of old things, instead of being suspicious, everyone happily sold everything they had at home for the money.
People in the village have limited ways to make money, so when faced with certain opportunities, they are easily hooked.
The reason why they started from several villages near Gaojia Village was because Gao Mingcheng was most familiar with the surrounding villages, and he had a great reputation in these places. Therefore, he could accurately find the families who had good things, and people were willing to sell things to him because they trusted him.
After being busy for half a month, Gao Mingcheng received a large number of antiques, mainly porcelain and coins. Their place is adjacent to Jingdezhen, and there are several small porcelain kilns nearby, so there are really quite a lot of porcelain.
Looking at the porcelain jars he had collected, Gao Mingcheng's face was filled with dismay!
These porcelain jars, no matter whether they are from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, no matter whether their shapes are gorgeous or simple, now all have only one destination - that is to store pickles!
Therefore, when you open the lid, there is a smell of pickled vegetables.
There is a Qing Dynasty famille rose porcelain that was actually used to hold fermented black beans!
The taste is amazing!
Gao Mingcheng caressed the pastel porcelain lovingly and looked at it as if he were looking at his own wife and children.
Xuanyuemei sat next to them holding little Xuxu, her eyes also staring at the things on the floor. It was the first time for her to see so many antiques.
Her breathing was slightly rapid, and she asked in a low voice: "Ming Cheng, how much are these things worth?"
Gao Mingcheng pointed at the pile of things and said, "I can make five or six times as much from these!"
Then, he pointed at the famille rose porcelain with a serious expression, suppressed his excitement and said, "I won't sell this famille rose porcelain, I'll keep it for myself. In ten years or so, it can be sold for more than a million!"
Many beauties gasped in shock, their eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief: "Over a million? Oh my god..."
Gao Mingcheng picked up the pastel porcelain and looked at it carefully under the light.
In the antique business, he was a dabbler, knowing a little, but not much. However, his little knowledge was enough to beat those illiterate villagers who knew nothing.
On the bottom of this pastel porcelain, there is a two-line blue and white seal script with four characters "Made in the Qianlong Period".
The inscription on the bottom of porcelain is an important symbol for identifying the age of the porcelain.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng only needed to understand the four words "Made in the Qianlong Period" to determine that this was porcelain from the Qianlong period.
The so-called pastel porcelain is another kind of colored porcelain created by the Qing court besides enamel. On the fired body glaze, a foundation containing arsenic is applied, and then the pigment is applied and washed away with a brush. Due to the emulsification effect of arsenic, the color produces a powdery effect, thus creating pastel porcelain.
However, there have always been some imitations in every dynasty. For example, during the Republic of China, there was a batch of pastel porcelain on the market. The authentic ones had the characteristics of the Republic of China period, but if they were imitations, it would require an appraiser's keen eyes to distinguish them.
Gao Mingcheng stared at the four words on the bottom, wondering whether it was an authentic product or an A-grade product. But no matter which one it was, with the quality of this pastel porcelain, he would definitely be able to make a fortune if he could preserve it for ten years or so!
In addition to the pastel porcelain, he also picked out a few coins of good quality, and a few inkstones and ink sticks.
Then he sorted and put away the things on the ground.
As for the ones that were specially selected just now, they were placed in a special cabinet.
Gao Mingcheng said to Xuanyuemei: "I want to keep these things. If I am short of money in the future, I can sell them. If I am not short of money, I can keep them as heirlooms."
Mei didn't quite understand many things, but that didn't stop her from nodding obediently and being full of hope for the future.
Gao Mingcheng stretched and said, "I'm tired. I'm going to sleep. I have to go to Xiaogang Town to collect things tomorrow. Duomei, go buy some cheaper broken tea leaves tomorrow and put them in those porcelains to remove the odor inside."
Xuanyuemei nodded in agreement. Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was tired and wanted to sleep, but little Xuxu in his arms was abnormally making a fuss and refused to sleep, she took little Xuxu to Gao Shufang's room and talked to her so as not to disturb Gao Mingcheng's sleep.
After Gao Mingcheng lay down, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
During this period of time, he drove a tractor around everywhere, and even though he was in good physical condition, he was exhausted.
He planned to collect goods from another village or town, and then go to Yangcheng to sell the goods in hand for money.
As he was planning and arranging for the future, Gao Mingcheng slept even more deeply.
(End of this chapter)
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