The trust store and Jiang Junmo's part-time job are not far from each other, they are on the same street.
This used to be a famous antique market in Beijing, but the state later tightened its control and individual sales were not allowed, so a trust store was opened here, which was considered an officially permitted antique exchange market.
After a few people went in, they found that the place was not small and actually had two floors.
The first floor is filled with small items, various porcelains, pots and pans, as well as televisions, radios, cameras and other electrical appliances.
It looks like a second-hand market with a wide variety of items.
Lu Xia was a little surprised. It looked like there were quite a few antiques, but she didn't understand anything about them. So she quietly asked Jiang Junmo, "Are those things valuable?"
Jiang Junmo glanced at them and shook his head. "Most of them are from the Republic of China. There are a few from the Ming and Qing dynasties, but they are all folk products, not official kilns, and are not worth much."
Although the two spoke in low voices, Yan Hai, who was walking beside them, heard them and explained: "These things that can be sold openly are the ones that have been picked out. The people here are all old friends, with sharp eyes. They can tell whether something is worth money at a glance, and they keep the good ones for themselves."
Lu Xia finally understood, so it was impossible to get any bargain.
Then she found that there were quite a lot of people here, including many foreigners. This was the first time she had seen foreigners in this era.
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I saw them asking about the price in not very fluent Chinese, and when they heard the price was acceptable, they bought it directly, and they were very happy.
Yan Hai seemed to be used to it. "Those foreigners like these things and often come to buy them. It can be said that the original purpose of opening this trust store was mostly to sell to them."
Then he whispered, "If you sell a few dollars of porcelain to them, you can get more than ten times the value, and you can also earn a lot of foreign exchange."
Lu Xia nodded after hearing this, but he sighed in his heart. It seems that we have made a profit now, but it may not be the case in a few decades.
The few of them didn't stay here for long, and she didn't plan to buy pots, pans, and other things here, as she would definitely have to buy new ones.
After going up to the second floor, Yan Hai took them directly to find someone he knew.
This man is also young, in his early twenties, and seems to get along well with Yan Hai. His surname is Hou, and his name is Hou Yong. Yan Hai calls him Monkey.
When Hou Yong heard that they wanted to buy old furniture, he shook his head regretfully.
"You're late. There was a nice set yesterday, but it was sold out as soon as the door opened. The remaining ones are either single pieces or too old."
Yan Hai was a little disappointed when he heard this, but since he was already here, he had to take a look first.
So Hou Yong took them for a walk. The second floor was almost all furniture. Although there were many types, just as he said, there was nothing good left.
Either it's missing some limbs or it's just so ordinary that there's no need to buy it here.
He did see some imported furniture, but they looked very old and Lu Xia didn't want to buy any.
Noticing that she was looking at the imported furniture, Hou Yong thought for a moment and said, "If you only look at old items, we don't have any now. If you want imported items, look at them too. A batch just came in recently, but they are too big and haven't been sold yet."
After saying that, seeing that Lu Xia didn't react, he continued: "That set is 99% new and has not been used much. It looks very good. If you really want to buy it, you can go and have a look first."
After hearing what he said, Lu Xia thought that since he was already here, he might as well go and take a look.
She looked at Jiang Junmo again, and seeing that he looked like she was the one making the decisions, she nodded and said, "Then go and take a look."
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