Chapter 11 Bargaining
This street has indeed produced many treasures. However, it has also seen many people get scammed. Some have even lost everything after spending a fortune here. It all depends on one's discerning eye and luck.
Zhong Nianyao just squatted there, picking and choosing, but it was unclear whether she found anything she liked.
The stall owner was not in a hurry and did not urge anyone. He just kept shouting and glanced in Zhong Nian Yao's direction from time to time.
After a long while, Zhong Nian Yao finally chose a landscape painting that looked very old and even had some missing corners.
She held the painting, looked at the stall owner, and asked, "Boss, how much is this painting?"
The stall owner looked Zhong Nianyao up and down, then smiled and complimented her, "Little girl, you really have good taste! This is an authentic painting of 'Distant Mountains and Pine Forests' by the famous master Qi Baishi! Look at this painting—"
"Stop!" Zhong Nianyao raised her hand to stop the stall owner's long speech and said directly, "Boss, there's no need for you to say so many high-sounding words here. You and I both know whether this is true or not. There's no need to continue arguing here. I just liked this painting and I'm willing to buy it. Just tell me the price."
"Fifty thousand." The stall owner stated the price directly. "Little girl, although this painting isn't the real thing, it was copied by his direct disciple Wang Shushi, and it's indistinguishable from the original. I'll consider it a loss today and sell it to you for fifty thousand!"
Zhong Nianyao nodded, then put the painting down. "If that's the case, then I don't want it."
After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait, don't go yet!"
Seeing that Zhong Nianyao was about to leave, the stall owner became anxious. He quickly called out to her, "Little girl, sometimes we can negotiate! If my price is not suitable, you can bargain a little! Isn't that how business is? Only when there is give and take can things last long."
Zhong Nianyao stopped, looked at the painting, and said directly, "Five hundred!"
"Little girl, you're cutting the price too low!" The stall owner gasped, then grimaced. "You've just lowered the price to one percent. How can this be? I'm going to lose a lot of money at this price."
"In that case, I won't make things difficult for you, boss." Zhong Nianyao nodded, "Then I won't buy it. This way you don't have to lose money!"
"No! No!"
Upon hearing this, the boss became anxious and quickly called out to Zhong Nianyao, "Little girl, I see you really want this painting. So why don't we both compromise and offer five thousand yuan. Just five thousand yuan and you can take the painting."
"One thousand." Zhong Nianyao put a finger deep in her mouth and said firmly, "If it's possible, I'll take it. If not, forget it."
"Three thousand." The stall owner continued, "Little girl, three thousand, take it."
"Forget it then," Zhong Nianyao spread her hands and said nonchalantly, "Now that I look at it, I don't think I like it very much anymore."
"Two thousand, little girl."
Unable to figure out Zhong Nianyao's thoughts, the stall owner gritted his teeth and continued, "Little girl, one thousand is really not enough. I can't even get my capital back! How about this, two thousand. I'll sell you this painting for two thousand."
After thinking for a moment, Zhong Nianyao said directly, "One thousand eight hundred, and -"
She glanced at it casually, then pointed at the few copper coins in the corner and said, "Give me these as a gift. Coincidentally, I've been collecting these coins lately."
The stall owner glanced at the almost black copper coin in the corner, then nodded and agreed, "Okay, then 1,800. Take the copper coin if you want it!"
Zhong Nianyao nodded, scanned the code to pay, picked up the painting, picked up the copper coins, and left the stall.
After Zhong Nian Yao left, the stall owner looked at the payment information on his mobile phone. He no longer felt embarrassed and was smiling from ear to ear.
He had only spent three hundred yuan to buy that painting from a farmer in the countryside; it couldn't possibly be an authentic work. Of course, he had it authenticated before selling it.
Even including the cost of the appraisal, he made over a thousand yuan from this order. This was already a huge profit.
As for the few black copper coins, he didn't even care about them. He picked them up not far from a temple in the countryside. They were probably used by the fortune tellers in the temple to tell people's fortunes.
He actually made quite a bit of money on this one order! If he could get a few more, he'd be really making a killing.
However, this little girl is also easy to deceive. If it were those old foxes, they would definitely not spend nearly two thousand yuan to buy a fake one.
This little girl is really a fool with lots of money!
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