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After a good night's sleep, Li Du received a call from Hans, who asked him to deal with the boxes and the half roll of rawhide.
Running to Hannah's apartment, Li Du was surprised. "You're up so early today? Didn't you go crazy last night? "
Hans said unhappily, "I almost went crazy. Hannah has no self-respect. That silly girl dressed like that. Does she think she's a girl in the red light district?"
Li Du comforted him. "Hannah is not a little girl. She has a lot of social experience, and she's classmates with Smith. She knows more than you do."
Hans said angrily, "Let's deal with the inventory first. I have to think about Hannah."
The small boxes were easier to deal with. Grocery stores liked these classic wooden boxes that looked like works of art.
When Kevin saw the wooden box, he held it in his hand and looked at it, stroked it, and sniffed it. He said, "Good stuff. It's at least 200 years old. Judging by the style, it's from the time of King George III."
There were some roses and a castle pattern on the lid, but the pattern was faint and indiscernible.
"This is an antique?" Hans's eyes lit up.
King George III was the ruler of England in the 18th century. He reigned from 1760 to 1820.
On this ruler's 18th birthday, King George II granted him the privilege of living in St. James's Palace. The castle pattern on the box outlined the front of St. James's Palace, which was also the key to judging the box.
During the storage auction, many people noticed that the box was a little antique, but because they couldn't see the pattern clearly and couldn't tell the material, no one took the risk for the box.
Kevin shrugged and said, "Kid, anything that's not old is an antique. You can go to the Rocky Mountains and find a rock that's tens of thousands of years old."
Hans said, "What's the value of this box?"
Kevin stroked the box and said, "It's made of fragrant nanmu. This wood is more precious, so it increases the value of the box. I'm guessing it can be sold for a thousand dollars."
Li Du asked curiously, "How did you know it was Xiangnan?"
He and Hans had studied the texture of the wood, but they could not figure out its specific identity.
Kevin placed it under the sunlight at the door and said, "Look carefully. The wood is slightly purple in color, and the texture is beautiful. Smell it again, and you can smell a unique fragrance. This is the characteristic of Xiangnan."
Hans said, "A thousand at most?"
Kevin shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I can sell it for a thousand dollars at most. It's not that I can offer a thousand dollars. If you want me to offer a price, I'll only give you five hundred dollars."
Hans called out, "Don't be too greedy, old chap."
Kevin said helplessly, "It's not easy to sell this kind of box. If I buy it, I might lose it, so I can't take too big of a risk."
Li Du said, "Then we won't sell it to you. Maybe you know that we Chinese are very interested in nanmu. If we can get in touch with the rich Chinese, we can sell it for a higher price."
After hearing his words, Kevin laughed. "Buddy, you're right. Chinese people like nanmu, but they like gold-rimmed nanmu, not fragrant nanmu. Well, for the sake of your parents, Hans, I'll give you six hundred dollars for this box. "
"A two-hundred-year-old nanmu box can only sell for six hundred dollars?!" Hans said, dissatisfied.
Kevin said, "There's no craftsmanship in this box. It's not a work of art! Even if it's four hundred years old, it's not worth much. If there were more statues or portraits on it, you could get sixty thousand dollars without a problem! "
The two of them looked at each other, and Hans insisted, "Six hundred and fifty dollars!"
In fact, they had asked the other shops for the price, and the grocery store that offered the highest price was willing to give them five hundred dollars.
Kevin waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, consider it change for Hannah's candies. Six hundred and fifty dollars."
He took out his wallet to count the money, but Hans laughed and stopped him. "Don't rush."
Li Du also laughed, and the two of them moved down from the carriage. Kevin stared blankly at the pile of boxes, and gasped. "You two bastards, so many boxes? That six hundred and fifty dollars is not right. "
"Why not?"
Kevin said, "Don't you know that the rarer an antique is, the more valuable it is? With so many boxes, it means it's a mass-produced item. How could it be valuable?! "
Hans smiled slyly. "Sorry, things that aren't old are considered antiques. This is a furniture box. The more there are, the more valuable it is. This is a set. "
Kevin shook his head helplessly and sighed. "Today, I've failed miserably."
Twenty-five wooden boxes, and they sold them for sixteen thousand and five hundred dollars. Just this income alone made the two of them very happy.
Because this was an unexpected income, they didn't realize at that time that the wooden boxes would be so valuable.
Of course, the other treasure hunters didn't realize it either. Otherwise, even if they didn't see the antique clock, the treasure hunters would go crazy for it.
They sold the raw cowhide to a leather shop for five hundred dollars, which made a total of seventeen thousand dollars.
What was left was to sell the antique clock, but this thing needed to be appraised by an expert. They couldn't sell it carelessly.
The two of them discussed for a while, and decided not to sell it for now. Instead, they put it up on the internet to test the waters.
After making this decision, Li Du thought that Hans was going to drink with prostitutes again. However, that wasn't the case. He went to a supermarket, and filled two big carts with things.
Looking at the toys, candy, laundry detergent, bread, snacks, DVDs, and so on, Li Du was confused. "What are you doing?"
Hans said, "Going to visit some people."
The two carts cost him a total of two thousand and five hundred dollars, mainly because the children's milk powder and nutrition products for the elderly were more expensive.
After loading these things into the car, the shabby pickup drove the two of them to the southern suburbs of the city.
The southern part of Flagstaff was more desolate, but the scenery was very beautiful. There were some small villas or sanatoriums hidden there. Finally, they stopped in front of a welfare home.
The welfare home was called "Mother Mesa's Home." It covered an area of about two thousand square feet. There were two self-built buildings, surrounded by a fence, and a few children were playing in front of the door.
Seeing Hans' pickup, the children stood up excitedly and waved at them. "Big Brother Fox, Big Brother Fox, Big Brother Fox is here!"
Hans jumped out of the car, picked up a little black girl, and laughed. "Hey, Sally, beautiful little princess, are you waiting for your knight?"
The little girl said, "Yes, Big Brother Fox, are you my knight?"
Hans took out a model sword from the back of the car and handed it to her. "Sally, you are your own knight. Look, I brought you Prince Arthas' Frostmourne. This is for you."
The little girl was very excited when she saw the cool model sword, and couldn't bear to part with it.
The other children surrounded them. Hans took out some toys and snacks, and handed them to them one by one.
"Warren, this is your favorite KFC fried chicken drumstick. You can eat as much as you want today."
"Kanter, stop looking. I know what you want. A Lamborghini sports car, right? This is a Lamborghini Phantom. Be careful, it's very fast. Of course, it consumes a lot of electricity. "
"Victoria, your comic. I bought the latest 'One Piece'. You will like it."
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