Chapter 636 Under the Bed
The ranking of drummers depends entirely on their eyesight.
In the second-hand goods industry, what you need is vision, insight and knowledge.
In the past, there were so-called "hard drums" and "soft drums".
The former only buys jewelry, jade, gold and silver jewelry.
The latter buys and sells baskets of old furniture, clothes and other groceries.
Besides the cost, the key difference lies in eyesight.
Even among the "fine goods eaters", there are also several categories: "red goods eaters" (gems), "green goods eaters" (jades), and "yellow and white goods eaters" (gold and silver jewelry). .
"Rough goods eaters" also include those who eat hardwood furniture and high-end furnishings, and those who eat ordinary furniture and clothing.
These more detailed distinctions, of course, all focus on the ability to distinguish.
To put it bluntly, in addition to eating scrap metal, newspapers, books, foreign bottles and other waste products, the threshold for entry into the industry is low, and it is a low-level foreign practitioner.
As long as you are a long-brained person, not afraid of dirt and smell, and can endure hardships and stand hard work, you can do anything.
Other employees in the second-hand goods industry, compared to ordinary people, often have to be more knowledgeable and more worldly in order to be able to pick up their jobs.
So to be honest, Ning Weimin really didn't have much confidence in the face of Kang Shude's rigorous examination today.
Don’t you still know how powerful his eyesight is?
In terms of professionalism, he only knows a little more about stamps and coins, and he can be said to be an expert.
But whether he can use this ability today remains to be seen.
What he is good at is actually choosing the best from the best and the best from the many.
What does it mean?
Just like by comparing the market prices of calligraphy and painting, seal stones, porcelain, furniture, jade, jade, ivory, and rhino horn, he can determine the most cost-effective investment direction.
Just like among the items for sale in a cultural relic store, he can guarantee that the porcelain he buys will have the greatest potential for appreciation in the future.
Or he can find the most valuable good things from the things that Sun Wufu gathered in the direction he specified.
Although it sounds very impressive, he can only achieve this because of the good market environment these days and his understanding of the future market.
But today, most of the house is really shabby. It can be said that it is a tough battle to find gold in the sand, and it requires real ability with a sharp eye.
Since he opened the Tan Palace, he has not been interested in studying antiques. Recently, his main business has been abandoned for a long time.
How can I have the confidence to defeat the master?
To use an analogy, at this moment he was just like Wei Xiaobao in "The Deer and the Cauldron" when he faced Chen Jinnan and had to test his martial arts.
If you feel guilty inside, you can just try to be calm on the outside.
All he wants is that he doesn't lose too badly and make the old man angry.
As for the courtyard in Shan'er Hutong, he really doesn't care. Didn't the old man make it very clear?
There is no one else to entrust to him anyway, everything will be his sooner or later.
In other words, even this Ma's garden will be...
Afraid of exposing his wolf ambition, Ning Weimin swallowed and couldn't think about it anymore.
He rolled his eyes, picking up nice and cheap things to say.
"Master, let me first take a look at what's under the bed. You're so old, and I'm afraid of flashing your waist. You'd better take a look at the desk. There's a chance that there's something good in there, I think. It’s still relatively high.”
But who is Kang Shude?
That is the master with a burning gaze and no sand in his eyes.
How can it be so easy to fool?
"Don't do this."
The old man said with a straight face, "I appreciate your filial piety. But I won't take advantage of it. No matter under the bed or under the bed. I’ll leave it to you and I won’t touch it at all.”
"If you want to compete with us, you have to be convinced. It's like playing chess. I have to give you a few pieces. I am the master and you are the apprentice."
"But then again, you Don’t try to fool around and get away with it. If your eyesight really doesn’t improve, you won’t be rewarded. Hey, let’s see if I don’t punish you by copying "Gegu Essentials" three times..."
“Hey, hey,” Ning Weimin responded repeatedly, I regret this.
I almost didn't give myself a mouth, thinking why do I have to talk so much.
Come on, don’t waste your time, cheer up and start searching for treasures seriously.
Even if you are a dog and see that the stars are all bright, you still have some level of clarity. Maybe you can really have good luck and come across something that suits your eyes.
Just like that, he took off his suit and hung it on the back of the chair. He also laid old newspapers on the floor, lay down and started to take out things.
Seeing this, Kang Shude went to the big closet and sorted out the things inside.
Not to mention, it is really interesting to do this.
Just as life is so rich and colorful, the things a family gathers are also diverse.
Ning Weimin pulled out one by one from under the bed, including a scratch, a shoehorn, a leather tiger, a pamphlet on preventing gas poisoning, a book on how to grow flowers, a cut of shoelaces, a few wine bottles, and half a bang. Jin Chan's paper-cutting, New Year pictures that were rolled into a roll and then flattened, old calendars with beautiful landscape paintings...
The old man rummaged through the large wardrobe and found out one after another, including shirts, autumn clothes, long johns, and sweaters. , woolen trousers, woolen hats, socks, rags, scarves, gloves, cotton coats, cotton trousers, cotton shoes, cotton covers, sheets, quilt covers, pillow covers, pillowcases, mats, two brand-new soaps, a large pack of expired pills, A pair of feather dusters...
These things are just like the nature of the people in the capital, petty, diligent, inconspicuous, but practical. In short, once the master and apprentice started working, they stopped talking and concentrated on their work.
Just when 80% to 90% of the area under the bed was cleared, Ning Weimin really discovered something interesting.
In the dim light, he could see that there seemed to be two cardboard boxes in the dark place behind the bed.
He stretched out his hand and barely reached it.
The moment his fingertips touched the cardboard box, he felt stagnant and heavy.
This gave him even more hope, an unknown, and a longing.
So he got out of the bed, found a stick outside, and began to beg with the help of tools. In vain, he pushed out the things inside the bed.
As soon as I took out the first box, I couldn't wait to open it.
I saw only a white patch, which turned out to be an old mosquito net.
After taking this thing out, there were still a few pairs of old shoes underneath, nothing else.
But Ning Weimin, who was covered in dust and sweaty from being busy, was not discouraged.
Because after the second box was pulled out, it was tightly sealed with tape, and it looked much more important than the first box.
After opening it this time, as expected, the things inside were different and finally related to culture.
It turned out to be five old notebooks.
Look through it casually to find out the trivial details and insights from the life of the original owner. Most of them are reading notes and work schedules.
In addition, there are many certificates and medals, ranging from graduation certificates, professional title certificates to honorary certificates.
But the most important thing is that at the bottom of these things, there is something tightly tied with newspapers and plastic ropes.
Ning Weimin knew there was a solution as soon as he picked it up, because the heavy hard object could be felt to be metal.
When he opened it this time, wow...
It really made him happy and he got what he wanted.
A large green patch of rust flashed through the newspaper, with a hint of yellow beneath the green.
Take it to a bright place and take a closer look. It turns out to be a pair of two-foot-tall crane-shaped wax drills.
This is one of the five offerings before the Buddha. The crane holds a lotus flower in its mouth with a wax core in the flower.
Weighing them in my hands, I was stunned. Each one weighed at least three kilograms.
Sold as scrap copper, it would probably be worth dozens of dollars!
Looking at the workmanship, although it is characteristic of the late Qing Dynasty, it cannot surpass Daoguang, and it is not much cheaper in terms of age.
But the crane’s two eyes are inlaid with materials, and it has a special shape of standing on one leg.
I knew this must be an object specially customized by a wealthy family for the old lady's birthday.
Especially the pair that match Jackie Chan, they have nothing missing and nothing missing.
Ning Weimin conservatively estimated that this pair of copper wax solders must be worth one hundred and eighty or two hundred as a whole piece of copper.
This is still the official purchase price. It is not impossible to sell it on the "ghost market" for 300.
To be honest, this thing mainly takes advantage of the material. Who makes porcelain not so valuable these days?
The only pity is that this thing is made of brass. It would be better if it was made of copper.
Ning Weimin feels so beautiful.
It was fate that I found this treasure under the bed.
Since I was sure that this pair of things could pass the master's test, I started to show off like a successful villain.
"Old man, come here quickly. See what good stuff I found?"
"Do you still remember the first two years when I went to Dabei Kiln? At first, I made a fortune from copper, and then I got a job by donating that bronze vessel. Now, I got these pair of brass crane lanterns."
"Is this evil nature not evil? What does it mean? It means that human life is destined by heaven. Let me calculate it for myself. I am afraid that I will be destined to copperware in this life! This means The person called Ji has his own destiny, and the fortune he carries in his womb."
Kang Shude allowed Ning Weimin to talk wildly, and although he took the pair of wax drills and looked at them carefully for a while, he was really too lazy to pay attention to them. he.
Finally I finished reading, and I just muttered one sentence, "Look at the beauty for you. Oh, it's just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse..."
I put down my things and continued to work on my own. .
Ning Weimin was in trouble. Since he didn't have enough real skills to back him up, he didn't dare to provoke the old man again.
I had no choice but to take the pair of crane wax solders and run outside the house to enjoy them by myself.
But things are still so amazing.
Just when he took two small puffs of smoke, he looked at his initial harvest and thought about it happily.
These two things seem to be very suitable to be placed in the "Altar Palace". From now on, I can earn more than five yuan in rent per month, when I can.
Kang Shude, who was in the house, also made a discovery in the big closet.
(End of this chapter)