Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

As more and more people gathered around, Xu Damao's voice became louder and louder, and he even took out a handful of coins of various colors from his pocket. A rough glance showed that there were about a hundred yuan in total.

With so much money on him, Xu Damao can definitely say that he is a wealthy man.

Among the onlookers, there was a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and an old man in plain blue-gray clothes. They watched the conversation between Xu Damao and the old man with great interest, but did not interrupt and just watched silently.

This is also the rule in the ghost market. When a customer is bargaining with the stall owner for an item, other customers or even the stall owner are not allowed to intervene in the competition, otherwise it would be a violation of the rules.

The old man looked around and saw that at least two people had recognized the dowry box. They were quietly looking at himself and the stall owner in front of him, and he became a little anxious for a moment.

"I'll give you two hundred dollars for this wooden box of yours! You know, I really like this thing. If I miss it, hey, two hundred dollars is equivalent to several months' salary in the city, right?"

Seeing the stubborn stall owner, the old man gave up most of his thoughts of taking advantage of the situation and leaned close to Xu Damao's ear and whispered.

The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and the old man in plain clothes who were standing next to him frowned slightly when they saw the old man in such a state. They knew in their hearts that this old man definitely quoted a high price for the young man, but it was still far from the true value of the treasure.

"Grandpa, the things my grandma left behind really can't be sold."

When Xu Damao heard the old man's offer, he was stunned for a moment, then he took the wooden box from the old man, held it in both hands like a treasure and walked back.

"Well, you can keep that boy!"

This situation was within the old man's expectations. He had anticipated this situation when he made the bid.

The price is two hundred yuan, and the stall owner will either sell the items happily and treat the buyers as suckers.

Or they think their box is a treasure and believe the buyer is looking for a bargain, so they will never sell it again.

And after I go back, I will find someone to see what the treasure in the box is and why it is so valuable that someone actually offered two hundred yuan to buy it.

Unfortunately, Xu Damao is exactly the second case.

The old man looked at the people watching nearby, sighed softly, and walked away with his young follower.

"Little brother, let me see your box."

As soon as the old man left, the middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses couldn't wait to take a look at the box in Xu Damao's hand.

"I'm not selling this. My grandmother left it to me. Big brother, you can take a look at these mountain products and fish. They are all wild and delicious when used in stews or cooking."

"Little brother, pick out a fish for me first, and then pack some mountain products for me."

The old man next to him waved to Xu Damao.

"Okay, how many mountain products does the old man want?"

"Let's weigh one pound first."

"okay!"

Xu Damao came to the old man, placed the box next to the straw mat, and began to take out the rope bag to put mountain products into it.

The old man next to him immediately squatted down, reached out, picked up the box and began to check it.

The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses curled his lips when he saw this, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. He muttered "cunning and treacherous" under his breath and silently took a half step back.

"Little brother, this thing of yours is a treasure. I, an old man, like it very much. Why don't you sell it to me? Don't worry, you won't suffer a loss at the price."

"This is something my grandma left behind. I don't know what it is. Since the old man said it's a treasure, can you explain it to me?"

"Hahaha, good! Since you are eager to learn and quite clever, I will explain it to you. But after that, you must sell me this box. I will not let you lose out on the price."

"Old man, you tell me first. I'll tell you the price first. The old man just offered 800 yuan, but I still didn't want to sell it!"

Xu Damao said with a chuckle, looking simple and honest.

"You are such a smooth talker, never mind. I think you probably know how valuable this box is, so I will explain it to you."

"Boy, I'm all ears."

"This thing is great. First look at the carving on the lid. It's a fish transforming into a dragon. Look at how vivid it is. It can only be created by a master!"

"Let's talk about the age. It's from the middle to late Qing Dynasty. You can tell by the patina on the wooden frame and the boards. It's a very eye-catching thing."

"The most important thing is the material of the box. This is the most valuable part of the box."

After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Xu Damao with a smile.

"Isn't it just wood? Why is it the most valuable?"

"Yes, it is indeed wood, but the value of different types of wood varies greatly."

"What kind of wood is this?"

The old man in plain clothes put the lantern in his hand aside, picked up the dowry box, brought it close to the light and looked at it carefully for a while.

"It can be confirmed that the frame material of your box is Hainan Huanghuali. Although there is a naturally formed patina on it, you can also vaguely see some wheat ear patterns.

The filling board is made of golden nanmu, beautiful, very beautiful! "

"I'll offer you five hundred. This is already a very fair price. How about selling it to me at this price, little brother?"

"Great deal, old man! Deal!"

Xu Damao slapped his thigh and handed the dowry box to the old man in plain clothes.

The old man in plain clothes was not vague. He took out a stack of brand new Great Unity notes from the lining, pulled out fifty of them, and handed the rest to Xu Damao.

"Young man, please order a few. Oh, and here's the money for these mountain products."

After the old man finished speaking, he prepared to take out change to pay Xu Damao.

"No need, old man. I'll give you these mountain products. After all, you have broadened my horizons. Otherwise, I would have treated you as a piece of broken wood."

Xu Damao didn't even count the money. He generously collected the stack of bills and waved to the old man.

"Then I'll go."

"See you later, old man."

Xu Damao reached out and stroked the five hundred yuan he had just received, as if he was stroking the smooth and tender skin of a beautiful woman.

The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses sighed and walked away with the lantern.

Xu Damao knew very well that too much is as bad as too little. Otherwise, if Xu Damao had raised the price of this dowry box, it could have been sold for six hundred or even six hundred and fifty.

At around four o'clock in the morning, the flow of people gradually decreased, and Xu Damao had sold almost all the mountain products he had collected. After all, he had to leave some for himself.

A lot of grass carp, carp, silver carp and bighead carp were also sold. Xu Damao didn't dare to keep taking out fish from his portable space to sell. After buying two large basins of fish, he directly poured out the water in the basins and tied the basins to the back of the bicycle.