Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 32 Young People Should Make Progress
After looking at it for a long time, Uncle De put away the magnifying glass and breathed a sigh of relief: "It must be the inkstone with Ji Xiaolan's inscription."

Who is Ji Xiaolan? Are his things valuable?
Not only Paul, but even Henry was confused and could only look at Uncle De, hoping that Uncle De could introduce something to him.

Seeing this, Uncle De tried to explain as a teacher that Ji Xiaolan was a great talent in the Qing Dynasty. He not only liked reading and collecting books, but also liked collecting inkstones. He once named his study "Ninety-nine Inkstones", which shows how much he loved inkstones.

His collecting hobby can be said to be backed by pictures. The book "Yuewei Caotang Inkstone Catalogue" is a collection of inkstone rubbings collected by Ji Xiaolan, which includes a total of 126 inkstones.

Among them, there is a half-length portrait of Ji Xiaolan holding an inkstone in front of the inkstone album. The portrait depicts the elderly Ji Xiaolan holding an inkstone in his left hand in front of his chest.

It is said that this portrait was painted by Ji Xiaolan's cousin, the painter Zhang Ci'ning, which vividly and accurately conveys the image of Ji Yun as an "inkstone maniac".

Ji Xiaolan had a hobby of leaving inscriptions on inkstones, either praising the inkstone, recording events, or expressing his feelings.

To date, some of the inkstones recorded in "Yuewei Caotang Inkstone Catalogue" are passed down from generation to generation by the descendants of the Ji family, some are collected by cultural and museum institutions, and the rest are scattered among the people. There is even a saying that "Ji family's collection of inkstones only exists in eight places in the world."

It can be seen that inkstones with Ji Xiaolan's inscriptions are rare.

"If you want to know more about Ji Xiaolan, you can watch the TV series "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" when you have time."

Lin Yuan also added: "This drama is very interesting, but you have to remember that this is a series, with a total of 4 parts."

“That shouldn’t be cheap, right?”

Henry had heard that things used by celebrities would skyrocket in value, dozens or even hundreds of times, far exceeding the value of the items themselves.

"20. If you meet a collector who likes inkstones, you can get a little more for it."

20? Not even as valuable as the rhino horn cup. My uncle flashed a slightly disappointed expression.

Uncle De happened to see this scene and could not help but scold: "Superficial! Can you buy this with money? Go get it back if you can!"

The uncle smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to refute. Because his strength didn't allow it!
Uncle De turned around and said gently, "Xiao Lin, are you going to sell this inkstone or keep it for yourself?"

"If it's suitable, then take action." Lin Yuan has no intention of collecting for the time being.

"I have an old friend who asked me to keep an eye out for information on this topic some time ago. If you don't mind, you can keep it for now. I'll ask him if he has found it. I'm sure you won't get a bad price."

Of course Lin Yuan had no objection. Whoever sold it didn't matter. Besides, Uncle De had helped to identify a lot of items!
After identifying all the harvests, it was almost evening.

After Uncle De left, Paul still followed Lin Yuan.

Thanks to Lin Yuan, I made a lot of money today. I would like to invite Lin Yuan to my home for dinner to express my gratitude.

However, thinking of his family background, he was a little hesitant, fearing that he would neglect Lin Yuan, the distinguished guest.

Paul grew up in a single-parent family and has a younger brother. His mother doesn't have a formal job and usually works in a nearby supermarket to help supplement the family income.

The house is a bit shabby, and many things are just used as they are, and will be replaced with better ones when they are no longer usable or when we have money.

"Lin, come to my house for dinner tonight?" Paul mustered up the courage to invite.

My uncle said first: "He and I have a show tonight, how about another day?"

"it is good."

After saying this, Paul breathed a sigh of relief. If they ate another day, he would have time to prepare, and the house wouldn't be a mess. He would feel a bit neglectful to the guests.

After saying goodbye, Paul bought a deluxe set meal at the pizza restaurant that he usually didn't dare to order.

Passing by a toy store, Paul caught a glimpse of a monster model in the window. It was the Godzilla that has been very popular in recent years. His younger brother liked it very much and thought it was very cool. He had been looking forward to it for a long time, but his family was reluctant to buy it for him.

He walked in, looked at the price, and thought it was within his budget, so he took it to the counter to pay. Paul thought of his mother again, and envied the shoes of the aunt next door. So he went to the shoe store to find the same style, bought a pair, and then went home.

When I got home, I saw my mother preparing dinner and my brother sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Paul raised the Godzilla in his hand and shouted to his brother, "Look! What did I buy you?"

"Wow! It's Godzilla, so cool!" My younger brother Mark screamed excitedly and flew over without even watching TV.

"Hey! Be careful." Paul put Godzilla in Mark's arms.

The mother, who was cooking, turned around and was shocked. If she remembered correctly, the toy cost $500, which was almost her weekly salary.

She knew that children liked this thing, but it was so expensive, how could she bear to buy it for him?
"Oh, my god!"

She screamed and asked her son if he had received his salary. She complained to him that he was spending money recklessly and said that the family was in great difficulty.

Paul couldn't help but smile bitterly and began to explain what happened today.

After saying that, he took out the pair of shoes and handed them to his mother.

"This is a gift I bought for you."

When Paul's mother saw them, she realized that these were exactly the shoes she wanted. She had been envious of her neighbor for a long time.

It seems that her son has seen and taken her little thoughts to heart. This touched her very much, as this was the first time her son bought her a gift.

She went forward and hugged her son.

She kept nagging and telling her son to be grateful and so on.

Without his mother's reminder, Paul naturally knew that he had to hold on to Lin Yuan's thigh tightly.

He also informed his mother in advance and said that he would invite Lin Yuan to his home for dinner in a few days.

Paul's mother was naturally very welcoming and was already thinking about the menu. She knew that the other party was Chinese and would not be used to American food. She had studied several Chinese dishes before and could use them.

The uncle and Lin Yuan went to a restaurant to have a meal, and then sent Lin Yuan back to read while he went out to fool around again.

Lin Yuan: “…”

Didn’t we agree that there would be a show tonight?

Love is that you have a show! My show is reading?
My uncle explained: "That place is not suitable for children like you. Go back and study! Young people need to make progress."

Good fellow! If young people want to make progress, you should enjoy yourself, right?

Lin Yuan shook his head, returned to his residence and continued his reading.

After a day's hard work, the coverage radius of the treasure hunter has reached 4 meters, greatly improving the efficiency of treasure hunting.

At this time, Uncle De called to tell Lin Yuan that his old friend wanted to see the inkstone and if it was convenient tomorrow, they could meet in his shop.

"No problem, see you tomorrow!" Lin Yuan responded.

Putting down his phone, Lin Yuan focused his attention on the book again. This was a book about jade, which talked about the types, history, and how to date jade.

(End of this chapter)