Chapter 2 Acupuncture Bronze Figure
There are many jade shops in Qingshuitang Antique Street, Baisha City. Chen Andong wants to go to the jade shop to buy Wei Jingjing a unique birthday gift.
The things in better shops on Antique Street are quite reliable. The prices are clearly marked by the merchants. It is impossible to find a bargain, but you can buy real-life items, but the price is slightly higher than the market price. However, it is a good choice for newbies like Chen Andong.
"Hello, help me get this one." Chen Andong said, pointing to a jade ring on the counter.
"This piece costs several thousand. Do you really want to buy it?" said the salesperson reluctantly. Nowadays, criminals often run away as soon as they get it. In addition, this is a valuable item, and it is often tried by customers, and there will definitely be wear and tear.
"I know, I will buy it immediately if I am optimistic. Why are you worried that I can't afford your products? Is it okay? If not, I will go to another store to check it out." Chen Andong naturally understood what the salesperson meant.
The salesperson looked at Chen Andong. Chen Andong was dressed in an ordinary outfit, but it was quite neat. It was really hard to tell whether he could afford it. However, the business above could not be let go. There are also low-key antiques and streets that are often used. Some people dressed very ordinary, but they spent a lot of money when buying things.
"Okay, which one do you want to see?" Although the salesperson was not sure whether Chen Andong would buy it, he was still unwilling to give up any opportunity to reach a business.
"Just this one, more than 7,000." Chen Andong took a look at one of them at a glance.
The salesperson took out the ring and put it on the counter: "Be careful not to fall."
Chen Andong held the ring in his hand and looked carefully. The green jade looked particularly beautiful against the silver ring support.
"Okay, this one. I want it." Chen Andong couldn't tell any name, it would be good if it felt good.
The salesperson was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that this handsome guy in ordinary clothes would make a decision so quickly. Could it be that he came for me? When she thought about it, she felt a little warm.
Chen Andong would not pay attention to the salesperson’s little thoughts. He went to pay the bill and took the ring and left, which made him feel disappointed because if Chen Andong asked her for contact information, whether she would give it to the salesperson or not.
Chen Andong put the box containing the ring into his pocket and was about to go back immediately. But after thinking about it, Wei Jingjing must still be working in the hospital today. When she went there, she would definitely not come out. She simply strolled around the antique street.
I walked around and looked around. Not long after I walked, I came to a small street stall. A small bronze man on the street stall attracted Chen Andong's attention. Chen Andong had no experience with antiques. However, I had a little understanding of this little bronze man. There were many points on the little bronze man, and Chen Andong could tell at a glance that this little bronze man looked like an acupuncture bronze man.
Why do they say it is a bit similar? Because the general acupuncture copper man system is very large. Better copper man is made completely according to the one-to-one ratio of the human body, and is specially designed for beginners to remember acupuncture points. Or it is only reduced by a certain proportion. However, the acupuncture copper man is only six or seven centimeters high. He can hold it with one hand. It is not like the acupuncture copper man at all, but like the little doll used by the swearing master to curse others.
"Handsome guy, this bronze man is an old item. How about it? I don't like it. I'll open a price and start a business. As long as the price is right, I'll sell it to you." The stall owner is a middle-aged man in his forties. He is thin and his eyes are constantly turning flexibly. He looks like a shrewd businessman.
"Do you know what this is?" Chen Andong asked.
"Although I don't know what this is, I can be sure that it is an old object. I received it from the old house in Baisha Old Street. Didn't Xiahe Street be demolished immediately? There are many buildings there from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and I collected them from the old house there. If you sincerely want it, just offer a price. As long as you don't lose money, I will do your business. If you start a business, as long as you don't let me lose money." The stall owner's expression was extremely natural.
When customers around him saw the stall owner telling stories, they knew that if the young man wanted to buy something, he would definitely get some bleeding. How could there be any old items on the stall? It was all based on the stall owner's mouth. They all started to whisper from the side.
"This young man is going to suffer a loss. He is obviously a novice who knows nothing."
"Hehe, if there are no newbies in Antique Street, what will others eat when doing business?"
"I don't think this bronze man is real. There are so many such shops in the front door, all of which are modern handicrafts."
"Yes, yes. Can this guy see it?"
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"I think this thing looks a bit like the needle-punching dolls used by wizards on TV to curse others. Isn't it?" Chen Andong looked left and right, then pointed at the small hole in the little bronze man's body with his fingers, and saw several long needles placed together with the little bronze man. He picked up a thin needle and inserted it into the little bronze man's body.
"Ah!" After watching Chen Andong inserted the wooden needle into the little bronze man, he looked really evil and couldn't help but swallow a breath of cold air.
The stall owner quickly snatched the little bronze man and said unhappily: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. How could this be a needle-pun doll? Those needle-pun dolls are made of wooden, and I am a bronze man."
"Then what did you say?" Chen Andong said with a smile.
"If you don't buy things, don't make trouble here anymore." The stall owner thought that Chen Andong was not buying things sincerely but came to make trouble. Moreover, the person who wanted to buy things at the stall just now was also scared away by this needle doll. Well, it was a little bronze man.
"I don't care whether this little bronze man is a needle puppet or not. I'm very interested. I'm sincerely buying it, but you've seen it. No one dares to touch this kind of thing. If you sell it for 100 yuan, I'll buy it and play it." Chen Andong said.
"You send a beggar for one hundred yuan? You are sincerely buying it for five hundred yuan. I won't make money from you." The stall owner was actually a little moved. The customer who had just seen that scene did not dare to come over, for fear of bad luck.
Chen Andong smiled and said, "Save it with you."
Chen Andong stood up and wanted to leave.
The stall owner held Chen Andong in a hurry, and he was worried that the little bronze man would be unlucky. And thinking about the fact that he always seemed to be a little unlucky recently, the more he felt that the little bronze man was unlucky. He wanted to throw the needle puppet out.
"Brother, why don't you add a little more?" The stall owner still didn't give up.
Chen Andong had a firm attitude: "You should keep it."
"No, no, no, one hundred, one hundred, start a business. If you lose a little, you lose a little. I don't understand this thing either." The stall owner snatched the 100 yuan from Chen Andong and stuffed the needle puppet into Chen Andong's hand.
"Are those needles with the needle puppet master?" Chen Andong said, pointing to the pile of black needles that had just been put together with the little bronze man.
Chapter completed!