Sacred Library

"Don't miss it if you pass by. All of them are fine porcelain from the Ming Dynasty or above."

"Boss, come and take a look at these jades. I'm not bragging, I guarantee that they are all ancient jades."

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Shen Lin and his partner bid farewell to Qiao Tianen and his sister and came to the antique street. They were like rural children coming to the city and were curious about everything they saw. In fact, this is no wonder. The two have been good kids since they were young, and no one has ever brought them to such a place. All their knowledge is limited to descriptions in novels. It is inevitable that they will feel curious when they see such a scene.

"Haha, little guy, you feel a big gap in your heart?" I don't know when a middle-aged man came out and looked at the two with a smile. He saw at first glance that this young couple came here for the first time, because people who often come here know that nine out of ten stalls outside are fake, and not many people will pay attention to them.

Of course, except for those who think they are masters, there is an unwritten rule in the antique street. Whether you buy real or fake goods, you are responsible for it yourself. There is no return. If you buy real goods, it's fine. If it's a fake, you can only blame yourself.

"Who are you?" Shen Lin has never seen the other party, but he didn't hit the smiling person, so he nodded to the other party politely as a greeting.

"Haha, Lao Feng, you are not kind. If you continue like this, I guess the antique street will have to list you as the most unpopular person." Behind the middle-aged man called Lao Feng, there was a fat man wearing a suit on the upper body and beach pants and flip-flops on the lower body. Although he was not as tall as Qiao Tianen, he was a lot bigger than Shen Lin.

Seeing the strange looks from several people, he didn't care and said to himself, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I have a small shop in front and I'm my own boss. You can call me Fatty. People on this street call me that. As for this." He put one hand on Lao Feng's shoulder and winked, "I'm a good guy. Every time a new person comes, he wants to take him with him. He says that he should try not to let people buy fake things and take them back."

"No one's money falls from the sky. You profiteers make so many fake things to deceive people. I'm just reminding you. What's wrong?" Lao Feng pushed Fatty's hand away with disdain, but looking at his eyes, the two of them were not as they seemed. Instead, Shen Lin felt that the other party was a real brother.

"Hello, you two. This is indeed our first time here. At first, I thought it was a high-end place, but I didn't expect it to be such a scene. It feels similar to the stalls in the game." Shen Lin didn't reveal his name directly. The other party's enthusiasm for taking the initiative to deliver to the door really made people unable to let down their guard.

"You're wrong to think so. You see, there are only about 50 stores on this street, and most of those stalls are migrant workers who occasionally dig up something while working on the construction site and think it's an antique. They don't have the money to buy a store to sell their things." Fatty pointed to the stores, which looked very luxuriously decorated. If there was an illusion of a market, it was only the small stalls on both sides of the street.

"Then you can still sell it to the stores." Shen Lin shook his head. Although what Fatty said made sense, he believed that existence was reasonable, not that just having a few things meant coming here to sell under the scorching sun.

"Don't listen to him. Actually, there are two types of people who set up stalls. One type is pure counterfeiters. If they make fake things, the shops will definitely not accept them, so they have to set up stalls outside. The other type is that they do have good things in their hands, but after going through so many stores, no one is willing to buy them, or the price they charge is not in line with their bottom line, so they will try their luck here. In short, these things are left over by others. If you want to find a bargain here, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky." Old Feng said the truth in one sentence. Seeing that the surrounding shopkeepers cast unfriendly eyes at him, he was not afraid, but glared back fiercely.

"Good old man, you..." Fatty was completely speechless. This sentence offended all the stall owners. Although it was not the first time, he still worried about his good friends.

"Haha, thank you for reminding us. We don't have the mentality of picking up bargains. We are just curious and come to take a look. It's not certain whether we will buy or not." Shen Lin smiled, and actually said it to the merchants around him. The subtext was, you see, the other party did not drive away your real customers, I just came to take a look and not buy.

Although those vendors still resented Lao Feng, after all, cutting off someone's money was like killing their parents, and it was a blood feud, but since the customers who were scared away were not buyers, they didn't take it so seriously.

"It's up to you then." Lao Feng nodded and said no more. He was not the kind of person who didn't know human feelings. He just saw the two young people and couldn't bear to see them being cheated, so he reminded them. Since others don't need it, there's no need to say more.

After Fatty and Lao Feng left, Shen Lin and Shen Miao looked at the stalls on both sides curiously. They sold everything, including coins, porcelain, jade, and some shops even had wooden combs. It was simply a variety of things.

Maybe because everyone knew that Shen Lin didn't mean to buy anything just now, most of them ignored Shen Lin and lost the enthusiasm when they first came.

"Brother, go to the stalls ahead, there are good things." At this time, the voice of the small restaurant came from Shen Lin's mind.

"Good stuff? What good stuff?" Shen Lin asked curiously, but since the restaurant said it was a good stuff, then he naturally could not miss it. After pushing the wheelchair forward about three or four stalls, the restaurant stopped Shen Lin.

Shen Lin then discovered a strange stall. Why is it strange?

A little girl appeared in front of Shen Lin and the others. She was wearing a patched skirt, with messy short hair, and a dirty face but a heroic look. If she wasn't wearing a skirt, she would look like a handsome boy with longer hair.

There weren't many things on the stall. There were only four jade pendants, a pile of coins, and a wooden Buddha statue. Although Shen Lin didn't know much about collecting, he knew at a glance that the coins had no collection value. Most of them were incomplete and covered with copper. The ancient Buddha was even dotted with moss.

"Xiaoguan, what are the good things you are talking about? Is it one of those jade pendants?" Shen Lin glanced at the things on the stall casually. Although he didn't have much experience, he still understood the principle of not letting others know that he liked something. Just like when bargaining for things in the past, if you show too much concern about something, you will be at a disadvantage from the beginning.

"I don't know... Brother, your strength is too poor. I can only feel a rough idea. There is a spiritual atmosphere on this stall." Xiaoguan apologized.

Shen Lin complained after hearing this, I am really sorry for my poor strength. But since the treasure is right in front of me, I will not be willing to get it if I don't get it. The spiritual objects must be very rare.

Shen Lin pretended to be indifferent and smiled at the little girl, "Little sister, where are your family members? Why are you setting up a stall here alone?" Because he said at the beginning that he had no desire to buy, it was not surprising that he did so. Shen Miao just thought that Shen Lin was just overflowing with sympathy.

The little girl glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to lower her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

"You are talking about her. Both her parents died, and the family inheritance was divided up by her relatives, leaving only this little garbage for her. The whole street knows her, it's so pitiful." An uncle next to him couldn't stand it and helped.

"How can there be such bad relatives!" As a woman, Shen Miao was originally compassionate. She was angry and sympathized with the little girl's experience.

"There are all kinds of birds in a big forest. Oh, this kid seems to be dumb, so if you really like something, you don't have too much money and hope to give more." The uncle agreed.

Shen Lin frowned and didn't know what he was thinking. In his opinion, the death of both parents, relatives robbing money, and dumbness are a very good soap opera script. He doesn't believe that such a thing will happen in the real world. But when he saw the skinny figure of the little girl, it seemed to be a serious matter.

"Brother Lin, there are still many empty rooms at home. Why don't you take her back? It's just one more mouth to feed." Shen Miao was filled with maternal love and begged Shen Lin.

Shen Lin didn't answer, frowning and didn't know what he was thinking. In fact, so many things happened not to be the most confusing thing for him. What made him hesitant the most was. "Uncle, who are you? How do you know about her?" He looked at the uncle sitting next to him steadily.