Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Sister Qian, the silver dollars here are all real, but they are not valuable and are not worth much."

"I know this, but is there any fake ocean?"

Qian Longmei asked back with some curiosity.

"Oh, I let it slip. These dollars are not fake. You also know that these things are not very valuable now. All of them add up to about twenty dollars, which is not as valuable as this rosewood box."

Xu Damao felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.

"I know that. I've also gone to the city to ask around. The current exchange rate for Chinese silver dollars and RMB is 2.5 yuan per dollar. This box of silver dollars can be exchanged for more than 60 yuan."

"Then it's not as valuable as this box. I valued this box at three hundred dollars."

"Now that you mention it, I understand. This wooden box is more valuable than the silver dollars inside it."

"Sister Qian, I want both the box and the silver dollars inside. I'll give you three hundred dollars for the box, and as for the silver dollars, I'll take them at the market price, two dollars and fifty cents a piece."

Xu Damao really liked this box, so he planned to take it back from Qian Longmei.

"Little brother, I'm still a little confused. You said this box is worth three hundred dollars, so I'll sell it to you. The silver dollars inside are for you. Hehe, just think of it as a red envelope for you."

Sister Qian was very generous and insisted on giving the silver dollars inside to Xu Damao.

"I can't let Sister Qian suffer a loss. I'll sell it for what it's worth. I'll take this box back to the city. If I meet someone who knows what it's worth and likes it, I can sell it for a few dozen dollars more."

Xu Damao was not willing to take advantage of Qian Longmei, so he waved his hands and refused repeatedly.

"Listen to me, little brother. If Liu Guaizi and I were to sell this box, we would at most exchange the silver dollars inside for money. This box would definitely be a gift, given to the buyer for free."

"You can see how precious this box is, and you didn't hide it from Sister Qian. You have done Sister Qian a great favor. Sister Qian is not the kind of person who is greedy. If you don't accept the silver dollars in this box, you don't have to keep the box."

Qian Longmei pretended to be angry and reached out to snatch the box from Xu Damao.

"No, Sister Qian, don't be angry. I want it, I want it. I want the 300 yuan."

"Hehe, that's right."

Sister Qian's face brightened up from the cloudy days. She giggled and walked to Xu Damao's bicycle with the rosewood box in her hand and put the box into the bicycle basket.

"Sister Qian, I haven't even given you the money yet, and you've already loaded the goods into my car? What if I don't have that much money on me?"

Xu Damao had a teasing look on his face.

"If you don't have that much money, then you can stay here. It's good to keep Sister Qian company."

It was difficult to respond to this, so Xu Damao took out three stacks of Great Unity from his pocket and handed them directly to Qian Longmei without counting them.

"Sister Qian, please click."

"Whatever you want, I believe in you, little brother."

Qian Longmei looked at the three thick stacks of Great Unity banknotes. She had indeed never seen so much money before. Her hands began to tremble as she took the money. She did not count the money and walked quickly back to the room, probably to hide the money.

"Hey? It's been several minutes, why hasn't Sister Qian come out yet? Is she secretly collecting some money in the room?"

Xu Damao was curious and didn't hide anything. He walked straight into the room to see what Sister Qian had been doing for so long.

As soon as I entered the inner room, I saw Qian Longmei moving a high stool, standing on it with her feet, and stretching out her hands to take a large wooden box on the wardrobe.

But perhaps because she was not tall enough, Qian Longmei tried several times but failed to take the wooden box down.

"Little brother, now that you are here, it's a good opportunity to help Sister Qian and take down the big box from above."

Hearing Xu Damao coming in, Sister Qian immediately asked Xu Damao for help.

"Oh, Sister Qian, this is too dangerous. Can't you just tell me about this?"

Xu Damao complained, then took two steps forward to help Sister Qian get down from the stool, then flexibly jumped onto the stool, and relying on his 1.80-meter height, he easily carried the box down.

"Oh, this box is quite heavy, Sister Qian, even if you can get the box, you may not be able to take it down."

Xu Damao gently placed the wooden box with a brass lock on the ground.

This wooden box is more than 1 meter long and weighs more than kilograms. Qian Longmei definitely cannot lift it with her strength.

"What's in this? Why is it so heavy? Could it be the silver and silver dollars you brought from your mother's home, Sister Qian?"

Xu Damao asked with some curiosity.

"This box itself is very heavy. You will see when you open it later. The wooden board of this box is very thick."

"Little brother, in my opinion, the things inside are much better than those silver coins. To be honest, if you don't like my temper, I wouldn't let you see the things inside."

Sister Qian said this with a smile, and took out a key from her body, preparing to open the box.

"Hehe, then I want to see what kind of treasure is in this box."

Xu Damao was also secretly looking forward to it.

Qian Longmei opened the copper lock on the wooden box, and then slowly lifted the lid of the wooden box.

Inside were some old blue rags that looked messy.

When the cotton strips were pulled apart, a bright color was revealed. It turned out to be silk, and yellow silk at that. Who would dare to use yellow silk in the past? Unless they didn't want it anymore!

Sister Qian took out the object wrapped in yellow silk, shook it in front of Xu Damao, and giggled.

“This is a real treasure!”

"Hey, Sister Qian, please stop keeping me in suspense. Open it quickly and let me see it for myself!"

Xu Damao acted impatient.

"Okay, little brother, watch out!"

Sister Qian said this and slowly opened the yellow silk wrapping on the outside, revealing the treasure inside.

"A big carrot? No! This... this is ivory!"

When Xu Damao first saw this treasure, he was stunned. Then he approached with a serious face, examined it carefully, and kept muttering to himself.

"What a beautiful work of art! And it's from Africa!"

"Hehe, little brother, what are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean by Africa or not Africa."

Sister Qian also laughed when she saw Xu Damao's surprised expression.

"Sister Qian, I'll just watch for a while and tell you in detail later. I can only tell you that you are a very powerful carrot!"

"Okay, little brother, take a look. I'm waiting for you to tell me about it. You city people know a lot. I can't see what's so good about this thing. I just think it's very beautiful."