“The price is quite reasonable!”

Shopkeeper Xu was a little happy when he heard the price quoted by the other party. He felt that he was making a profit. He looked at Jiang Ge with amusement and said, "Brother Jiang is so polite. If you don't want it, I'll take it all."

He felt that he had taken advantage and was a little excited. Although it was a small amount of money, he couldn't bear the profit of more than ten times.

He roughly picked up all the coins and looked at them, "I want these, and this one is in good condition, so I want it."

"And this one, this one..."

"Okay, I'll give you a preferential price. There are eighty-seven pieces in total, three commemorative coins, and other ancient coins Yuan Datou, totaling 236,000 yuan."

The boss smiled and his eyes flashed with excitement.

After the two of them paid the money, they immediately cleaned up the stall and said, "Thank you both for your patronage. I have to leave beforehand."

"Okay, walk slowly. This is my business card. If you have something similar next time, you can call me directly instead of setting up a stall." Shopkeeper Xu handed over his business card, intending to secure this line.

"That's a good relationship!" The old man was a little surprised. He didn't expect this person to have such an idea, but he pretended to be happy and took the business card.

As soon as the old man left, shopkeeper Xu felt a little proud, "This South Market is indeed extraordinary, with a lot of good things. Xiao Jiang seems to be taking a slower pace, so I took advantage of it."

"I'm a little unsure about these coins. It's not like the shopkeeper has enough experience." Jiang Ge smiled, but in fact he was despised in his heart. This guy was deceived and didn't realize it.

However, he also reminded himself that there are too many routines in the antiques industry. If you look carefully, he will naturally not remind the other person, otherwise the old guy will definitely become resentful.

"Hey, isn't this shopkeeper Xu? Why are you so happy? Is it because you found a treasure?"

At this moment, an old man wearing a Tang suit came from a distance, his hair was neatly shaved, and behind him was a young man carrying a briefcase, who looked very stylish.

"Oh, Mr. Long, what kind of wind has brought you here? You are the king of antiques. The whole street is full of splendor when you come here."

Shopkeeper Xu's eyes lit up when he saw the visitor, and he quickly introduced to Jiang Ge, "Brother Jiang, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Beidou Long, the master of our antique trade. He has been in the antique industry since my father's generation. He is my favorite.

I collect old antiques, and the prices he gives are always the most reasonable."

"Hello, Mr. Long!" Jiang Ge said hello wholeheartedly. Mr. Long nodded and ignored him.

Instead, he looked at Shopkeeper Xu, "What's the matter? It's open today, let me come and take a look?"

"They are all small items, not worth much, but it is my blessing to be able to catch the eye of Mr. Long."

Shopkeeper Xu looked excited. Mr. Long was a big collector. He might be attracted by him and take it directly. He would be able to get the cash right away, which would save him a lot of effort.

So he quickly took out the pile of ancient coins. Mr. Long picked up a Yuan Datou at random and said, "Well, the quality is not bad, Yuan Datou from the ninth year of the Republic of China."

"This is a good commemorative coin. I like it. I want 70,000 yuan."

Soon, Master Long began to look at them one by one, planning to collect some.

"Seventy thousand, Lord Long is real. You will like this Quan Yun given to you."

Shopkeeper Xu smiled crookedly, the price was already very high, it was true, he wished the other party would like it more.

"Eh..." Mr. Long, who suddenly had a serious face, said softly, looked up at Shopkeeper Xu without saying anything, then looked at a dozen coins one after another, and shook his head, "Did you just collect this?"

He looked at Shopkeeper Xu, who nodded in confusion and noticed the change in his face, "Yes, I just collected it. It is said to be passed down from ancestors and has a normal origin."

Mr. Long didn't speak, he just turned his head and looked at the bag Jiang Ge was carrying, "This little brother must have collected some. Let me see."

"OK!"

Jiang Ge's face paused slightly, and he was actually a little reluctant. He knew that Master Long had already seen something, and what he had was a genuine product. I'm afraid it would be difficult to deal with it when the time came to compare.

However, if you refuse, it will be more troublesome, indicating that you have a guilty conscience, and it will be more difficult to explain, so you can only agree.

"Well, the texture is normal and there's nothing wrong with the color."

Then he put it to his ear and played it a few more times, "The sound is transmitted without any noise, it's genuine."

"My little brother has a good eye. What do you think? Give these to me. I happen to like collecting these things?" He looked at Jiang Ge with admiration in his eyes.

"Okay!" Jiang Ge nodded in agreement. These coins are just trinkets. I don't intend to keep them. The other party can just take them.

Shopkeeper Xu was anxious, "Master Long, what's going on? These coins of mine are also genuine, you won't accept them?"

"Authentic?"

Seeing Shopkeeper Xu's anxious look, Mr. Long said, "Old Xu, you were careless this time. I just took a look and found that half of the coins you collected are top-quality fakes. They were repaired first and then aged.

I can deceive others by planting things, but they can’t deceive me.”

"What, Mr. Long, you didn't get it wrong, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Xu's expression changed. He didn't notice anything about it at all. In addition, the boss at the time urged him to take a brief look at it, but he didn't find any trace of old age.

"Am I wrong?"

Mr. Long's eyes widened. He picked up a copper coin and broke it gently. He heard a "click" sound and the coin broke. He held the two halves of the coin and smiled and said, "Look at how easy it is to break. It's not something to be repaired."

"Also, if you look at these two copper coins, their weight and texture are not equal at all."

As he said this, Mr. Long put the copper coins into Shopkeeper Xu's hand.

The latter is not a fool. When he weighed the copper coins, he felt that the weight was wrong. Copper coins made in ancient times were not dense enough and needed to be lighter. And the weight of a small piece of it is almost one-third of the weight of the copper coins. It is obviously a modern restoration.

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Also, the sound of two separate copper coins is wrong.

He knew instantly that he had been fooled.

"How could this happen? The old man looks so honest?"

His face was full of anger. He was not angry that he had lost the hundred thousand yuan, but that he had been deceived. If this was spread, his reputation in the antique shop would be greatly reduced.

Reputation is very important in this business, otherwise who would hire him?

Apparently, Mr. Long knew Shopkeeper Xu's worries and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, this matter won't be spread. I'll just pretend I didn't see it. But it's not easy to eat this bowl of rice. I'll have to have some snacks in the future."

"Thank you Mr. Long!"

Shopkeeper Xu thanked him gratefully, and turned to look at Jiang Ge with some dissatisfaction. The boy who was with him must have discovered something, otherwise how could he have picked out more than a dozen coins that were genuine.

He looked at Jiang Ge gloomily, "Brother Jiang, you must have discovered the problem just now, why didn't you remind me?"

"Shopkeeper Xu is joking. I haven't seen a single thing you picked out. How do I know it's fake? I thought you would be able to tell it with your experience. I didn't expect you to make mistakes."

Jiang Ge was also a little dissatisfied. Everyone relied on their abilities, and he had no obligation to help the other party with the appraisal. This guy was relatively philistine, and he also had the idea of ​​​​let the other party have a long memory.

"Lao Xu, I have to say this."

"It's a favor for others to help you, and it's right not to help you. You should think about what you have done. You also know the rules of the antique industry. You can't lie when you go your own way. If people can do tricks, they will naturally have helpers. If Xiaojiang opens his mouth

It just makes people hate you, and you will be in big trouble."

Mr. Long couldn't stand it, and he also felt that there was something wrong with Shopkeeper Xu's personality.


Chapter completed!