Chapter 60 60. Exchange of old items
"Look, they're coming." Old Man Mu said to the anxious old man, "You're just anxious."
As soon as Mr. Sun saw the person coming, his mind suddenly brightened. Even if the other party had food, how much could she give him? He was afraid that his trip would be in vain. However, the etiquette did not allow him to speak ill of others. It was precisely because of his polite behavior that Shi Liu liked him more, and he did not go too far in the subsequent transactions.
"I have about 400 kilograms of flour, 350 kilograms of rice, and 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes. I wonder how much Mr. Sun plans to offer?" Shi Liu was too lazy to beat around the bush. After all, when it came to business, ten of them combined might not be able to match the other party's. She might as well just offer her own items and let the other party decide. As long as it wasn't excessive, she wouldn't mind completing today's deal.
Mr. Sun was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thanked his lucky star that he had not said anything bad just now, otherwise his business would have been ruined.
"I brought some jewelry with me. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. Once you've chosen, we can estimate the price."
Old Man Mu felt that he had underestimated Shi Liu's courage. To be able to collect so much fine food in just three days, it seemed that the little girl had some connection with the black market. However, he did not say much about it.
Mr. Sun was obviously a very particular person. All the jewelry was classified according to its material, which saved Shi Liu a lot of effort.
During her last trip to Yunnan Province, Shi Liu had acquired a significant amount of high-quality jadeite through her sign-in process. She wasn't going to buy anything of average quality. The jadeite that Old Man Sun had brought her was of varying quality, so Shi Liu picked out two pieces of decent Hetian jade and stopped.
Seeing this, Old Master Sun knew that the other party was an expert. He picked up a hairpin and said, "This hairpin came from the palace. The jewelry worn by palace concubines is based on their rank. The original owner of this hairpin must have been a concubine, otherwise she would not be qualified to wear this kind of hairpin."
Shi Liu hadn't really noticed the hairpin just now. Upon hearing this, she carefully picked it up and took a look: "A hairpin inlaid with gemstones and tourmaline!"
Old Master Sun smiled cheerfully and gave a thumbs-up: "Young comrade, you have good eyesight. This is indeed a hairpin from the palace of the previous dynasty."
The hairpin is made of gilded copper with kingfisher feathers, inlaid with tourmaline, pearls, and jadeite. A three-dimensional hibiscus flower is made of tourmaline, with stamens made of fine millet beads, petals and leaves carved from thin jadeite sheets, buds carved from tourmaline, and a receptacle inlaid with kingfisher feathers. A butterfly perches on the hibiscus flower, its wings carved from thin jadeite sheets and inlaid with pearls and tourmaline.
The entire hairpin is made of exquisite and luxurious materials.
I don’t know what Mr. Sun was thinking when he put this hairpin inside the jade.
Because of the flower hairpin, Shi Liu looked at all the hairpins brought by Grandpa Sun one by one. After looking at them, she couldn't help but sigh that Grandpa Sun had a rich family background. Those that could be taken out to exchange for food were probably not the best things in the bottom of the box, but among these, there were many that could be collected as heirlooms.
Suddenly, another hairpin appeared before her eyes—silver-plated gold with kingfisher feathers and pearl tassels. The material alone was quite ordinary, but its meaning was good, and it was a popular item from the previous dynasty, so it still had a certain collectible value. If Mr. Sun didn't ask for too much, she wouldn't mind buying it.
The tip of the silver braid is gilded silver with a cloud and bat motif inlaid with kingfisher feathers, symbolizing "blessings are at hand." The cloud and bat motifs are threaded through holes and connected to three strands of pearls, totaling 104 pearls. Each strand is embellished with two coral "囍" characters. Three ruby pendants adorn the lower ends of the beads. Concubines and concubines often wore this ornament during imperial weddings and other auspicious occasions.
Mr. Sun casually picked up another piece of jewelry and said with a smile, "Young comrade, take a look at this one."
"This is a golden contract." Shi Liu looked at Grandpa Sun with a puzzled look on his face. Could it be that the ancestors of the Sun family were related to the Manchu nobles? This thing obviously came from the palace.
The Jinyue, a headdress worn by Qing Dynasty concubines when donning court robes, was a must-have for tying their hair. Resembling a round hairpin, it resembled a "tightening hoop." The Jinyue consisted of a gold hoop and a string of beads dangling from the back. The rank of the concubine was determined by the gold cloud patterns carved into it, the number of jewels inlaid, and the shape of the beads dangling from the back, reflecting her status.
The gold coffins of empress dowagers and queens often had five strings of pearls dangling from the back, with lapis lazuli and other jade stones used as nodes to divide the pearls into two sections, known as the "Five Elements Two". The gold coffin in Shi Liu's hand had exactly five strings of pearls dangling from the back, so it's no surprise that the original owner of this gold coffin was an empress or empress dowager.
"Master Sun, tell me the truth, did your ancestors have a queen? If this gold contract is real, its value is probably not low."
"Little comrade, I won't cheat you. This Jin Yue came from that place. If you are taboo about it, forget it."
That place? Suddenly, Shi Liu had a flash of inspiration. Perhaps she was wrong. The Sun family's ancestors had nothing to do with the Manchu nobles, but their family was related to tomb robbers! As for whether it was taboo or not, Shi Liu didn't really take it seriously. She had even been to hell, so a little bad luck was nothing.
"Of course I don't mind. If you think about it, all the old things we have are passed down from the dead."
Old Master Sun hadn't expected the little girl to be so insightful. "This golden covenant is said to have come from the tomb of the former Buddha Niu Hulu. Although I can't guarantee it's 100% authentic, I'm at least 70 to 80 percent sure it's true."
"Grandpa Sun, are your ancestors really not tomb robbers?" She became more and more suspicious the more she listened.
"Hahaha, that's not true, but there was someone in our village who was robbing tombs at the time, and I bought this thing from him."
Old Master Sun had no intention of taking out this golden contract. The reason he carried it with him was to be prepared for any eventuality and to increase the authenticity of the object in his hand. Now... he just liked the pomegranate.
Shi Liu said seriously, "To be honest, if it were any other time, this gold contract alone could be exchanged for all the food I have, but in this world, I obviously can't give you that price."
"In this world, no matter how good a treasure is, it is not as precious as a bite of food. This gold contract can be exchanged for 100 kilograms of Fuqiang flour." One reason why he was busy exchanging food was indeed for his own food and drink, but more importantly, it was for his in-laws' family. His in-laws' ancestors could not stand up to scrutiny and could not even survive the first wave of turmoil.
Upon hearing this, Shi Liu frowned. It wasn't that she thought the price was too high, but it was indeed not worth it in today's world. However, such precious royal items were really too difficult to obtain.
"Forget it, I'll take your price. However, you have to give me a piece of Jingdezhen porcelain. As for which piece, it's up to you to decide."
Old Man Sun didn't expect that Shi Liu didn't bargain, but she turned around and threw him a difficult question: "That's amazing!" After that, she picked up a piece of blue and white porcelain and handed it to Shi Liu.
"Mr. Sun is so generous!"
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