Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Do you know who the three figures painted here are?" Xu Damao said as he carefully picked up the cup and showed it to the woman.

The woman's curiosity was aroused. She came forward and stared at the cup carefully, but soon shook her head: "This... How should I know this? Brother, why don't you tell me about it."

I saw her big eyes twinkling, full of curiosity.

Seeing this, Xu Damao smiled smugly, and then explained seriously: "Hey, it's okay to tell you. The three gods Fu Lu Shou are painted on it!"

"In my opinion, this cup is probably an old item from the Qianlong period. Although it is not made in an official kiln, it can be regarded as a rare fine product among private kilns!"

After saying that, Xu Damao did not forget to praise a few times.

"Is this true? It's such a treasure! Then...how much is it worth?" The woman asked with her eyes wide open, looking surprised.

"Well... let's put it this way, sister. The most I can give you is five dollars. This price is not low."

"You know, after I take it back, I will have to work hard to find a suitable buyer. If I can't sell it in the end, I will lose a lot of money!" Xu Damao looked heartbroken.

"What? It costs five dollars! How can it be so expensive? Back then, my sister only wanted to sell it for fifty cents, but the person who bought it didn't agree!" The woman's face was full of astonishment, her eyes were wide open, and her mouth was open as if an egg could be stuffed in.

"Look, your sister wanted to sell it for fifty cents at that time, so will you sell it for five dollars now or not?" Xu Damao continued to ask.

"No, I can't sell this! This is my sister's thing, how can I make a decision for her so easily!" The woman shook her head like a rattle, her attitude was extremely firm, and a hint of stubbornness and obstinacy appeared on her face.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to sell it. Let me see what treasures are in this box."

Xu Damao shook his head, sighing that this woman was really stubborn. As he spoke, he reached out and gently opened the old wooden box.

The items in the box were clearly displayed in front of him. There was an exquisite jade head flower, an antique ox horn comb, and several crystal clear jade hat pieces.

"Oh my, there is such a good thing in here!" Xu Damao couldn't help but exclaimed, then carefully took the comb in his hand and looked at it carefully.

He had only taken a cursory glance at it just now and had mistakenly thought that it was just an ordinary comb made of ordinary buffalo horn.

However, when he took a closer look, he suddenly discovered that it was made of extremely rare and precious rhino horn! Anyone who could use such a comb must be from a wealthy or noble family, no doubt a wealthy family.

“Is this comb really that good?”

The woman saw that Xu Damao ignored the exquisite jade hat pieces and the emerald green hair flowers, but instead picked up a comb and examined it carefully with great interest, and she couldn't help feeling curious.

She blinked her big, watery eyes and asked softly, "Why are you interested in these combs?"

"Of course this comb is rare. If you ask me, these jade hat pieces plus the beautiful jade head flower, even if they are added together, are not as valuable as this comb!"

Xu Damao smiled slightly, raised the rhino horn comb in his hand and shook it gently, then said mysteriously: "Girl, don't underestimate this comb! Although it doesn't look good, it is actually a treasure!"

The woman looked suspicious and asked, "Why is this happening? I looked around and it's just an ordinary comb for combing hair! Is there something special about this comb? Or is it hundreds of years old? Is it an old item?"

Xu Damao shook his head and replied with a smile: "No, no, this comb is not much older than those jade hat pieces, probably only about a hundred years old."

The woman became more and more confused, frowning slightly, and continued to ask: "If that's the case, then why is it more valuable than other items? There must be a reason, right?"

At this time, Xu Damao cleared his throat and began to patiently explain to the woman: "The reason is that the material used for this comb is very rare! Because of this, its value will naturally rise!"

"Hey, isn't this a cow horn comb? We have a lot of these combs in our village. But since you said it's very valuable, it's probably not made of ordinary yellow cow horn. What material is it made of?"

The woman said nonchalantly.

"Hey! Take a closer look at this comb. It is not made of ordinary materials. It is made of extremely rare rhinoceros horn, and it is the extremely precious Sumatran rhinoceros horn!"

"That's why this comb is so valuable!" Xu Damao carefully held the comb in his hand and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.

The woman came forward with a puzzled look on her face, carefully examining the comb, and muttered, "Sumatran rhino horn? I've never heard of this thing before! So according to you, how much can this thing sell for?"

Xu Damao held up a comb and shook it with one finger, then said with certainty, "It'll have to be at least ten dollars! Add these hat pieces and the jade hairpin, and I can give you a maximum of eight dollars."

"It's only eighteen dollars in total. What do you think? If it works, then the deal is done!"

After hearing the price, the woman, who originally didn't care much about the comb, suddenly widened her eyes and cried out in surprise: "What? This comb is worth ten dollars? Oh, I really didn't know before that this thing could be worth such a high price!"

"But... I just told you, these things belong to my sister, and I can't sell them on my own."

Xu Damao nodded and said, "That's fine. Where is your sister now? Just ask her to come over in person and she can decide whether to sell these items."

The woman spread her hands helplessly and replied, "Alas, my sister went to work in town early in the morning and won't be back until the afternoon."

However, Xu Damao was not in a hurry and responded calmly: "That's fine, I'll just wait here. Anyway, there's nothing else particularly important today."