Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

As soon as Xu Damao opened his mouth, he began to praise the wine jug incessantly, making Aunt Wang smile from ear to ear.

"That's right, those people are so heartless! Little brother, how much do you think such a good thing is worth?"

Aunt Wang was very happy after hearing what Xu Damao said, and couldn't help asking him about the price of the wine jug.

"Well... this thing is really good, and it's an antique from the Ming Dynasty. I can only offer thirty yuan at most! You see, the price I offer is twice as high as the highest price offered by those who bought it, Aunt Wang, do you think this is okay?"

"Oh my, this is something that is hundreds of years old, and it still looks so beautiful. Can you raise the price a little more, little brother?"

When Aunt Wang heard Xu Damao's offer of thirty yuan, she was overjoyed. However, due to greed, she still wanted to raise the price a little. Xu Damao could see through her little trick at a glance.

Not to mention Xu Damao, who has been in the ghost market for a long time, can see Aunt Wang's psychological activities at a glance.

"Aunt Wang, I quoted the price sincerely. After all, I still need to find a buyer for this thing. If I can't sell it or it's not worth that much, this thing will be stuck in my hands. Anyway, the thing is yours now. If you don't agree, you can keep it for yourself and don't sell it to me." Xu Damao explained immediately. He knew in his heart that Aunt Wang would definitely want him to offer a higher price, but he would not compromise so easily and try to take the opportunity to lower the price.

Aunt Wang frowned and said hesitantly, "Why are you so stubborn, young man? This thing is obviously worth more money..." She wanted to say something else, but seeing Xu Damao's firm attitude, she knew that it would be useless to say more. Finally, she sighed helplessly, "Okay, thirty is thirty, then take a look at this, this is a jade cup."

Aunt Wang was about to pick up the jade cup from the ground, but Xu Damao quickly stopped her. "I can take it myself." Xu Damao quickly bent down and picked up the jade cup. He carefully examined the jade cup in his hand and saw that it was crystal clear and had exquisite patterns carved on it.

"This jade cup is also an antique, right? Look at this cup. I haven't seen a second one like this in the town, not to mention in our village." Aunt Wang said. She tried to arouse Xu Damao's interest in the jade cup so that he would pay a higher price for it. However, Xu Damao just nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Aunt Wang's words, but did not show much excitement.

"Aunt Wang, I'm an honest person, so I'll tell you the truth. This cup is also an antique, also from the Ming Dynasty, but the color has turned slightly yellow. The price of this cup is not as high as that of the wine jug. After all, the size of this thing is much smaller than that of the wine jug." Xu Damao said with a frown.

"Then how much can you offer? This is made of jade, right? It shouldn't be cheaper than the copper wine pot just now, right? Moreover, a wine pot and a wine cup make a perfect pair. Little brother, let me tell you, I won't sell it to you at a lower price." Aunt Wang said while shaking her head when she heard Xu Damao say that the jade cup was not very good.

"Auntie Wang, you are right. This wine pot and wine glass are a pair. Let me offer a high price of 20 yuan. What do you think, Auntie Wang?" Xu Damao said with a smile. He thought that since he had offered such a high price, Auntie Wang would definitely agree to sell it.

However, Aunt Wang shook her head: "No, it's too little!" She secretly calculated in her heart that although this wine glass is not as valuable as the wine pot, it is made of jade and is an antique from the Ming Dynasty. It must be worth at least twenty-five yuan.

"Aunt Wang, you know I'm not a professional antique dealer. I just occasionally make some pocket money by dealing in some small items."

"But you only gave me 20 yuan. This cup is made of jade. Take a closer look at it, little brother. I think this jade cup is really beautiful. To be honest, I don't want to sell it. How about this? I won't sell the jade cup. I'll keep it for myself and take a look at it later. You can take the wine pot."

It was obvious that Aunt Wang thought the price offered by Xu Damao was too low, and was trying to play hard to get.

"Aunt Wang, twenty yuan is already a lot for this cup. Well, let's put it this way. It will be dawn soon. I have to pack up and go back. The most I can give you is twenty-five yuan. Aunt Wang, it's okay with you. If not, you can keep it for yourself!"

Xu Damao pretended to be anxious, looked up at the faint glow at the end of the eastern sky and said.

"Can't you have some more?"

Aunt Wang was a little unwilling to give up, but in her heart she was already very satisfied with Xu Damao's offer of twenty-five yuan. Her further words were purely out of greed.

"Aunt Wang, it's not that I don't want to add more, I just don't have that much money on me, otherwise I wouldn't have given you only twenty yuan. Twenty-five yuan is already my limit."

Xu Damao explained helplessly.

"Okay, twenty-five dollars then. But you have to hurry up. Once it's daybreak, there will be too many people around to make a deal."

Aunt Wang finally compromised, but still urged Xu Damao to pay quickly.

Xu Damao took out fifty-five yuan from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Wang. Then he carefully put the jade cup and the wine pot into a cloth bag, wrapped them up, and then put them in the back basket of the bicycle.

"Aunt Wang, thank you. Come to me next time if you have something good."

After Xu Damao greeted Aunt Wang, he turned and left.

Watching Xu Damao's departing back, Aunt Wang felt a little regretful. She should have asked for more money earlier. But she also understood that such things could not be forced, and she took every bit of money she could earn.

Xu Damao pushed the cup along the road, secretly happy that he had made a profit this time. He planned to go home quickly and study the jade cup carefully.

As soon as Xu Damao picked up the so-called copper wine pot that Aunt Wang mentioned, he felt that the weight was not right. Copper was not that heavy at all. It was a wine pot made of gold, which was definitely something from the Ming Dynasty imperial palace!

You can't blame Aunt Wang for saying that this thing is a copper wine jug. After all, who among ordinary people would dare to think in that direction? They probably haven't even seen what a gold bar looks like, let alone a wine jug made of gold.

As for the jade cup, Xu Damao took a quick look at it and roughly knew the price. It was no less than that of the golden wine pot!

This jade cup is carved from a whole piece of Xinjiang Hetian seed material, and has reached the level of mutton-fat jade. Not to mention the carving and historical value, just this piece of jade would definitely be worth around 15,000 yuan per gram in the previous life!

In Xu Damao's eyes, this jade cup is no longer just a jade cup, but a thick stack of big black tens! If he takes it to the ghost market to sell it, he will definitely make a lot of money if he meets someone who knows the goods!