If it weren't for the little bug, Li Du would have been touched by the owner's honesty. This guy's acting skills were top-notch.
Hans asked, "Is this the world-famous Yuan Dynasty porcelain? I heard about it when I was in Los Angeles. How much is it? "
Hearing the price, the stall owner perked up. He said, "According to the market price, it's at least 500,000 dollars. But it's fate that we met. I'll give you a discount. 400,000 yuan. Converted to US dollars, it's less than 80,000 dollars."
Li Du took a deep breath. That was ruthless.
He released the little bug and used its ability to turn back time. The first thing that came out was a porcelain workshop. Two middle-aged men were using porcelain plates. Beside them was a small clay kiln with a strong fire.
There was a sign on the door of the workshop. Li Du looked carefully and saw the address of a village and a town.
So he used his phone to search for this place on the Internet. Then he said to the stall owner who kept introducing Yuan Dynasty porcelain, "Boss, let's be frank. My friend is interested in this thing. How about 100 dollars?"
The stall owner, who was talking about how difficult it was for him to get the porcelain, was stunned. Then his face suddenly turned cold. "Are you here to make me happy?"
Li Du smiled. "Weren't you just teasing us just now? Where did this thing come from? From the Yuan Dynasty general's tomb in Nanhe? "
He knocked on the jar with his finger and continued, "From the accent, it doesn't sound like the Nanhe area. More like the Xishan area."
A few stall owners around them had no business and were watching the show. Hearing Li Du's words, they burst out laughing.
A stall owner opposite them laughed. "Old Dou, you've met an expert!"
The stall owner, who had a cold expression of 'I've been insulted by you,' also laughed. "Young man, you're very humorous."
A stall owner next to him said, "Come take a look at me, young man. I have the real thing here. Ming and Qing Dynasty enamel porcelain bottle, authentic Yuan Datou. Come, come take a look."
Someone else said, "Young man, are you that foreigner's interpreter? Come here and we can discuss this deal. How about we do it together? We'll split the money 50-50. "
Li Du released the little bug to fly around the stalls. The little bug did not look at them at all. Obviously, they were all fake.
He was not interested in this guy. He teased the stall owners for a while and left with Hans.
After leaving a few stalls, Hans said, "How disappointing. These are all fakes, right? The porcelain and bronze wares here are all fake. "
Li Du asked, "You could tell?"
Hans said, "Is there a need to look? Listen to their prices and add them up. The things in their stalls are worth hundreds of millions. Who would dare to display assets worth hundreds of millions in public? "
Li Du laughed and said, "You're right, but not all of them are fake."
The next thing the little bug found was something it was interested in. It was a row of small wooden boards about the size of Li Du's palm and about the thickness of an iPhone. There were about ten of them.
Li Du used the ability to turn back time. In the first scene, there were already completed wooden planks. Now, the little bug could turn back time by close to 200 years.
In other words, these wooden boards were at least two hundred years old. They were definitely cultural relics.
The surface of the wooden board was engraved with complicated drawings. When the drawings of more than ten wooden boards were combined, it was like a short story.
These wooden boards were all placed in foam boxes. The outside was wrapped with plastic film and was very well protected. They were placed in front of the stall owner.
He squatted down and asked about a few things. The stall owner also talked big and quoted prices in units of tens of thousands.
Then, he asked the stall owner, "What's the price of these small wooden boards? They look quite interesting. "
As he spoke, he reached out to touch them. The stall owner stopped him and said with a smile, "Sorry buddy, you can't touch this. This is a wood engraving from the Qing Dynasty. It's called 'Farming and Weaving.'"
Li Du asked, "How much is this?"
The stall owner said, "Five hundred thousand, no bargaining."
Li Du laughed and said, "You even let me touch a light green glazed double vase that is worth millions. Why can't I touch a wood engraving that is only worth five hundred thousand?"
The stall owner also laughed. He waved his hand and said, "If you buy this set of wood engraving, I'll give you the double vase."
As soon as he heard this, Li Du understood what he meant.
Obviously, the stall owner could tell that Li Du was an expert and was not easy to fool. He told him that this set of wood engraving was authentic and that he could not get a bargain.
Li Du felt that it was not worth it to exchange half a million dollars for the little bug to absorb a little time capability. In such a large antique street, there were many things that the little bug could use to absorb time capability.
However, after walking around, he realized that he had overestimated himself. Indeed, there were many things that the little bug was interested in, but he could not get a bargain.
The authentic goods in the hands of these stall owners were all placed in the most conspicuous places as the shop's treasures. If he wanted to buy them, he would have to take out real money.
Moreover, they relied on the fact that they were rare goods. The prices of these things were too high for Li Du to bear.
During this period, he also had some gains. He bought a few Qing Dynasty Kangxi Tongbao and Yongzheng Tongbao. He also bought two seals. In total, he spent about twenty thousand dollars and let the little bug have a good meal.
He was not satisfied with this little gain. After walking around the stalls, he entered the antique shops on both sides of the street. These shops had more things, but the authentic goods were more expensive.
The little bug flew around excitedly after entering the antique shops. Compared to the stalls outside, these antique shops had more authentic goods. They relied on authentic goods to support their reputation.
There were fewer customers entering the antique shops than on the street. Perhaps many people also knew that the things inside were expensive.
According to Li Du's knowledge, the antique street was mainly visited by tourists. These people did not really want to buy a cultural relic; they did not have the purchasing power to do so.
Most of the tourists' goal was to buy fake antiques as souvenirs. The prices of the authentic goods in the shops were too high for them to buy.
Li Du asked about a few things, but the prices made him a little hesitant.
"This is the Ming Yongle copper gilt Medicine Buddha sitting statue. The price is 1.2 million."
"Hello, this is the Vows of the Vajrayana Buddha handwritten copy. The price is 250,000 dollars."
"Sir, this is the Song Ding kiln carved daylily pattern wash. It is the treasure of our shop. It is only for appreciation and not for sale."
After entering another shop, he released the little bug. The little bug flew directly to a rather large porcelain vase at the door. This vase was very heavy and was placed at the door to block the door.
Obviously, this vase was used to block the door, which meant that the shop owner did not value it. However, the little bug was very fond of it. After discovering it, it flew towards it like crazy.
In addition, when the little bug flew to the front and back of the vase, it did not lie on the surface like before. It continued to burrow into the vase. Its thumb-length body almost completely burrowed into the vase before stopping.
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