Treasure Hunt America

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At five o'clock in the evening, Jin Muchen arrived at the street where the ghost market was located on time. A three-mile-long street was now properly arranged. Although the market had not yet opened, the street was already crowded with people.

Some of these people are tourists who come here, some are only nearby residents, and some are antique dealers who come from all over the world to buy antiques.

Most of these people are concentrated in some small shops outside the street, or in pubs, restaurants, and cafes. Everyone's faces are full of excitement, and the topics they talk about are inseparable from this night market.

Jin Muchen ordered a hot dog at a roadside stall. When he came out of the hotel in the afternoon, he was in a hurry, and he hadn't had time to eat.

As soon as I took a bite, I saw that the small tiki lights strung on the side of the street were all lit up, and then I heard a rumbling sound, and countless people poured out from the various shops around.

Everyone was smiling and bustlingly walked into the street. Jin Muchen also followed the flow of people and walked inside unhurriedly.

The street is very long, and a three-mile long street is full of small stalls on both sides, and there are even a few more open areas, and many greenhouses have been built.

Jin Muchen made a guess. Just by looking at the posture, there are probably about three＠↙＠↙, x.4,000 small vendors on this street. This is definitely not the case in a country as vast and sparsely populated as the United States. Considered small scale.

Entering the market, the small stalls opened on both sides of the first section of the street are all selling second-hand clothes. and used furniture. Those clothes and furniture. They can't be regarded as antiques, but only second-hand goods, which should be specially aimed at those customers who come for this and have shallow pockets.

Going inside, there are gradually more good things, some old-fashioned china, glassware, and some exotic rattan furniture. also began to appear gradually.

Even some black African things, such as various bone-polished pendants, and some things full of Southeast Asian style and Hawaiian style, have begun to gradually increase.

Jin Muchen, who just arrived, can be said to be dazzled by his eyes. He feels that his spirit is almost unable to keep up. He walks very slowly. After reading the left and right, he is afraid of missing a good thing.

Soon the hot dog in his hand was finished, and Jin Muchen didn't feel very satisfied. It just so happens that in such a market, there is no shortage of places to sell snacks. I found a stall and bought a hamburger and ate it as I walked.

The weather in Illinois in October is already very cold. If you can't get enough to eat, you will not be enjoying yourself, but suffering.

Jin Muchen knew that there were still more than ten hours waiting for him, so he was not in a hurry.

No matter how slow he walked, he had covered about one-third of the distance in more than an hour. Although he saw a lot of good things along the way, it was a pity that he still failed to meet the good ones that made his heart feel. stuff.

In the previous porcelain booths, he saw a few high-quality export porcelains exported during the Qing Dynasty. He saw that the quality and preservation were very good, but the price of the booth owner was very high, so he did not take it.

As for some other European and American antiques, I also liked a few pieces, such as a gold watch from Rockford, but unfortunately the stall owner asked too much and had to give it up.

After walking for such a long time, my stomach was full, but I didn't see the elegant thieves that Fang Bo told him before, which made Jin Muchen feel a little disappointed, but soon regained his energy and continued to the street the depths of the walk.

After all, Fang Bo also told him before he came here that those elegant thieves are very secretive in such a ghost market. Their booths are generally small, and they may miss them if they are not careful.

Although this is a place where the U.S. government turns a blind eye, those elegant thieves don’t dare to be too blatant. After all, the things in their hands are from the wrong way, and in this market, not only are there people who hold cheap Among the antique dealers in my heart, there are many hunters who come to them specifically.

These hunters are generally sent by employers who have lost precious antiques to find the lost items. If they are found by those guys in this market, the thieves will definitely not get much benefit.

Jin Muchen calmed down and slowly walked around the market with the flow of people. After walking for about half a mile, he had reached the middle of the market, but he still couldn't find anything good that made his heart flutter.

Just as he was about to go further, an unusually strong yellow light flashed from the corner of his eyes, causing him to stop abruptly, swept his eyes to the right, and just saw a very inconspicuous stall.

Sure enough, as Fang Bo described, this booth is located in the middle of two greenhouses, which is about one square meter. The booth is simple and even very shabby. Put a few things.

If you don't look carefully, many people may not notice that there is such a stall in the gap between the two greenhouses.

Jin Muchen walked over to which booth quickly, came to the booth, squatted down, and took a closer look at the booth.

The surrounding light is very dim, even if there is a long string of tiki lights on the top of the head, but such small decorative lights can not play a very good role in lighting, so many customers who come here have to bring their own flashlight.

But this kind of dim environment is not difficult for Jin Muchen, he has a pair of eyes that can see at night.

The things displayed on the small stall in front of me are as simple as a few pieces, an old-fashioned brass lighter of no name, a Dupont lighter studded with broken diamonds, and a few brass bases. vintage table lamp.

Although these are all valuable things, they didn't catch Jin Muchen's talent. What he really paid attention to was the things in the leather box at the back of the booth.

The style of this leather box is very Chinese, very similar to the jade boxes that are often seen in jade stalls in China.

Black leather, but the top is a layer of glass. Through the glass, you can see the red satin backing inside the box. On the backing, there is a white circular seal.

The only difference from the domestic jade boxes is that most of the domestic boxes are flat, while this box is a cube.

Across the glass on the top cover of the box, you can see that there is a white jade cylinder inside, about twenty centimeters high and ten centimeters wide, and the top is a layer of earthy yellow jade skin.

Just looking at the shape, Jin Muchen guessed that this should be a seal, but the jade was buckled upside down, so I couldn't see what was engraved on the side of the seal.

But just by looking at the jade pillar, you can know that it must be a good thing, because the jade pillar is warm and milky, and you can see the whiteness just under this kind of low light that is not very strong. A smear of fireflies on the jade pillar, not to mention that in Jin Muchen's eyes, this jade pillar continued to flash a very strong yellow light.

According to his past experience, as long as there is an antique with this kind of yellow light flashing, it can generally be related to the royal family, and the jade pillar in front of him is already quite impressive just by looking at the appearance.

Thinking about it again, the people who like to play jade the most in this world are probably the Chinese nation. Jin Muchen couldn't help but take a deep breath.

However, he didn't rush to reach for the thing, but raised his head. At this time, a black shadow flashed out from the shadow of the nearby greenhouse.

This guy was very careful. He was wearing a pair of fat jeans and a jumper. It was already dark at this time, but he still had a hood on his head and a scarf around his head.

Just by looking at the dress, Jin Muchen can already conclude that this guy must be the elegant thief he has been looking for.

And these things in front of him should be his thieves.

"Can you take a look?"

Fang Bo had already explained to him before he came here. If you meet such a person, you must not test them like you would with ordinary street vendors. Don't ask the other party's origin or their name.

If you like something, you can directly ask the other party if you can see it. If you can, then after you are optimistic, you will immediately discuss the price with the other party. If both parties are satisfied, then you will immediately receive the money and the goods, and then go back to their respective homes.

The man with the hood didn't speak, just nodded at Jin Muchen, who directly reached out and grabbed the leather box, then opened the top cover and took out the jade pillar from inside.

If this were someone else, when identifying such ancient jade, there must be a magnifying glass and a flashlight with a strong light to serve, but for Jin Muchen, such means ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ can be completely saved.

His divine eyes had already made the quality of this jade pillar clear. This time, just based on the warm and smooth hand, he could conclude that it must be made by Hetian Yu. .

He directly turned the jade pillar over, took a look at the engraving on the seal below, and was instantly stunned by the sight of it.

I saw that under the round jade pillar, there were four big characters of Emperor Taishang engraved in a cross-shaped layout.

He felt that his mind was a little messed up, what a big surprise. Sure enough, this ghost market didn't come in vain, and he has encountered such a good thing since then.

Thinking of this, he was even more impatient, and turned the seal over again. Before through the glass, he only paid more attention to the jade quality of the seal, and did not pay too much attention to the top of the seal. There is no lettering.

If the guess is correct, then there should still be lettering on the top of the unstamped, or even a pattern! (To be continued...)hTFsj1

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