Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Master is awesome! I won't say anything more. Master Gao, whatever you like at my stall today, I'll give you a 30% discount!"

Xu Damao waved his hand, put away the jade bracelet, and said proudly.

"Thank you very much, little brother! I'll take a look."

Gao Yang squatted down and started to check the items in front of Xu Damao with the lantern in his hand.

"Xiao'e, our pear water should be ready. You see, they've already started selling it over there. Keep an eye on the stall while I go get two glasses of pear water."

As Xu Damao spoke, he bent down and picked up the Xiwang Reward Gold Coins at the stall under his feet, and then walked towards the place where red dates and snow pear water were being sold.

"Brother, come here, do you want to drink it here or take it away?"

The stall owner also noticed Xu Damao setting up a stall not far away, so he asked Xu Damao.

"Take it away, take it away. We still have to look after the stall."

"Okay, I'll put it in the cup for you."

"Row!"

Xu Damao came back with two white porcelain cups with lids. He handed one to Lou Xiaoe and placed the other on the flat ground under the bicycle.

"Xiao'e, drink slowly. This is hot right out of the pot."

"Brother, the things you have here are all good, but besides this bunch of green pine, do you have anything else that will catch your eye? And how much is this bunch?"

Gao Yang was playing with the turquoise bracelet in his hand, which was made of high-quality porcelain and looked like jade, and asked Xu Damao who had just returned.

"Master Gao, you can tell the quality of this string of green pine. If someone else offered less than three hundred, I would definitely not care. So, if you really want it, Master Gao, take it for two hundred!"

"Two hundred dollars, no problem. I really like this thing. I'll take it!"

Master Gao took out two hundred yuan, counted it twice, and handed it directly to Xu Damao. Lou Xiao'e, who was sipping red dates and pear juice on the side, looked at him with shining eyes. This was too much money-making.

Xu Damao took the money and put it directly into his pocket. The jade green pine that was worth tens of thousands of yuan in his previous life was sold by Xu Damao for two hundred yuan.

"Why don't you count them and see if you are right?"

"No, I trust Master Gao."

Xu Damao just smiled and passed it off.

Since the money was counted in front of Xu Damao, with Xu Damao's eyesight, he naturally noticed that Master Gao did not do anything tricky when counting the money...

"This is a good thing. Brother, do you have any other good things? Let me see them."

Master Gao was still not satisfied and obviously wanted to buy some more treasures. Although the things on the stalls were not bad, after all, it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

Perhaps Master Gao was not interested in this kind of thing, or perhaps he knew in his heart that Xu Damao would not place the real good stuff on this shabby straw mat.

"I do have another piece of old jade, which I bought at a high price a few days ago, but I didn't bring it here today. I wanted to find a familiar customer to sell it to, but since Master Gao asked, I will bring it back next time for Master Gao to take a look."

The jade seal was in Xu Damao's portable space, but good things couldn't appear too often. Scarcity made things valuable. He wasn't the Palace Museum, so how could he always have good things...

"Old jade? Can you tell me about it first? Is it a jade embryo or a finished product that has been carved?"

"It can be considered a finished product. It is a jade seal, and it is a plain seal. It is this big! It is made of Hetian jade seed material, and has reached the level of mutton-fat jade."

As Xu Damao spoke, his voice gradually lowered, and he stretched out his hand to indicate the size of the jade seal.

"Such a big piece of material?"

"It's not the material, it's the jade flesh dug out from the seed material. I took a look and it's from the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Master Gao, you know that carving at that time didn't involve leaving the skin, only digging out the delicate jade flesh inside."

"Well, you must bring it next time you come over. Why don't we make an appointment?"

"How about seven days later?"

"Okay, then I'll come find you in seven days."

"Hehe, this ghost market is not very big. You can walk around it in just ten minutes. Master Gao, you must prepare money when the time comes. I spent a lot of money to buy that piece of jade."

"Haha, that's only if I like it! Did you bring anything good today? Besides the things on the stall."

"Yes, yes, but the ones on my stall are all top-quality products. Master Gao, won't you take a look?"

"Every profession has its own specialty. The things you have on your stall are indeed good, but there are some things that even I don't quite understand..."

Master Gao waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that apart from jade, he didn't have much experience in other things...

"Little brother, your stall does have a lot of fine products, such as this abacus, which is very good."

A middle-aged man who was a little older than Master Gao had been looking at the abacus for quite a while, and he couldn't let it go before he said to Xu Damao.

"Brother Qian, you also have your eyes on something, why is it an abacus? Let me see."

"Hehe, Master Gao, I guess you can't see any clues."

Xu Damao didn't say anything either. He just watched quietly by the side and drank the red dates and pear water that Lou Xiaoe brought silently. It was very sweet. There was no technology or hard work in it at this time, just pure dry goods.

"This abacus should be an old item. Judging from its material, it should be made of huanghuali wood."

Master Gao said this and returned the abacus to Brother Qian behind him, because he really couldn't see anything.

"Brother, how much is this abacus?"

"Little brother, my brother Qian is really an expert, and his strength is very strong. Little brother, if you still have any treasures, take them out quickly!"

Before Xu Damao could answer, Master Gao over there couldn't wait to reveal Brother Qian's background.

"Master Gao is right. He has a keen eye. This abacus is from the early Qing Dynasty. It has a history of several hundred years. The material is indeed Huanghuali. So, how much is this Mr. Qian prepared to pay for it?"

Xu Damao first flattered Master Gao a few words, but did not mention the price at all. Instead, he turned his attention to Master Qian.

"This abacus is indeed a treasure from the early Qing Dynasty. It has a certain collection value. Moreover, the material is Huanghuali wood. I won't bargain for it. One hundred and twenty yuan! This is the market price. What do you think, little brother?"

Brother Qian said to Xu Damao with a serious face. Xu Damao did not comment, while Lou Xiao'e beside him opened her eyes wide in surprise, thinking to herself:

“This seemingly ordinary abacus can actually be sold for more than a hundred yuan!”

"When I get home, I must sort out the items I have at my disposal and show them to Xu Damao. Maybe I can find some valuable treasures among those small and inconspicuous items."