1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 284 Three National Treasures
At this moment, Lu Youyou's powerful memory bank began to operate uncontrollably at high speed, and she quickly recalled a news report she had read in her previous life—

In 1985, an American antique dealer accidentally discovered three bronze heads, including a horse head, a bull head, and a tiger head, in a private residence in California. The dealer purchased these bronze statues for $1500 each...

For a moment, Lu Youyou could barely control her breathing.

She had seen all the extant animal heads in the museum and knew their value.

Before today, she would never have imagined that a national treasure that had been displaced for more than a hundred years would appear before her in this way!
Do you know where this photo was taken?

Lu Youyou's voice remained calm, revealing no trace of the turmoil within her heart.

The young stall owner really wanted to tell him everything, but he genuinely didn't know!
He was somewhat disheartened; he had finally found a buyer, but it was probably going to fall through again.

However, before his excitement could subside, heavenly music suddenly rang out.

"How much? I'll take it."

"Really?!" The young man was overjoyed and immediately held up three fingers. "Three photos for one dollar, take your pick!"

With the intention of not missing anything, Lu Youyou looked through all the photo frames and albums, but didn't find anything special, so she just randomly picked one.

"Is it okay for you to sell Grandpa's photos?"

He has passed away.

Great, no after-sales issues, Lu Youyou paid readily.

Seeing that Lu Youyou had bought two old photos, Song Yunqing asked curiously, "You like these?"

"Hmm, it looks interesting, so I bought it on a whim."

Song Yunqing peeked out and saw that it was just an ordinary black and white photo, and it didn't even feature any celebrities.

At that moment, Jack and John each brought over two glasses of juice.

"Freshly squeezed orange juice, try it, it's especially sweet."

When Jack handed over the juice, he also noticed the photo frame in Lu Youyou's hand, and he let out a soft "Eh."

"Lu, may I see this photo?"

Lu Youyou handed it to him, asking casually, "What's wrong? Do you know the person in the photo?"

Jack looked at it carefully for a few moments, then shook his head and said, "I don't know the people, but I know this place."

Lu Youyou's heart skipped a beat. What a coincidence!

"Really? Where is this?"

“When I’m on vacation, I often go fishing with my dad at Lake Shasta. There’s a small town nearby called Reading. My dad’s favorite fishing tackle shop is right across the street from this family’s yard. I’ve passed by it several times. Their garden is very well maintained.”

Lu Youyou felt like she was listening to gibberish; this was too unreal!
Her second life was already quite fantastical, but the fantasy element remained even more pronounced after she arrived on the other side of the ocean!

She was prepared to go back and find information and maps, determined to find this place no matter how difficult it was, but it turned out to be found effortlessly.

"Really?" She still couldn't believe it.

Jack looked at it carefully again and nodded affirmatively.

"I'm sure, I've been there many times. The garden changes almost every year. There are many flowers that I've never seen before. They are very beautiful, so they left a deep impression on me."

Lu Youyou could clearly hear her own heartbeat. She had once owned jewelry worth a hundred million, but those were just stones kept in a safe. But a national treasure worth a hundred million…

Moreover, it's not even 85 yet, that antique dealer hasn't appeared, and she wouldn't even need $1500!

Lu Youyou vaguely understood why she had returned; it wasn't just to save Gu Qingye's life. In some mysterious way, she would use her knowledge and opportunities to change the fate of many more people.

"Thank you," Lu Youyou said sincerely.

Jack blushed again. What had he done to suddenly receive a thank you?

He followed behind Lu Youyou with his head spinning, his steps a little unsteady.

It seems Lu not only likes porcelain, but also old photos?
He kept searching, determined to find all the porcelain and photographs in the market.

Lu Youyou sucked on the straw, taking small bites.

At $1500 each, she would need at least $4500. The tuition subsidy would be far from enough, and she couldn't possibly save it up slowly; things could easily go wrong if she waited too long.

The photo was taken two years ago, and the item might already be gone. She needs to go to Reading as soon as possible.

I was thinking of selling some of the artwork in my villa if I needed money, but I never expected it to actually happen so soon.

Perhaps it was because she had received two small trinkets today and experienced the impact of seeing three national treasures that she suddenly felt reluctant to part with her old things.

She has a lot of artworks, including paintings and decorative pieces, but some are from different years and some don't fit the trends of the 80s.

She does have some famous works, but who knows if they will overlap with the current world? She doesn't dare to take that risk while she's abroad.

She would definitely not sell the antiques; she was even thinking of sending the cultural relics back to China. She would never sell her own things to foreigners.

Where can we get the money?

Are you going to start investing in stocks?
She's capable of long-term investing, having heard of well-known stocks that are poised for significant market trends, but she's never researched short-term trading for quick profits.

How about we try Taobao?
Based on her luck today, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's God's favorite daughter. Lu Youyou never prays to gods or Buddhas, but now she couldn't help but silently pray to God for protection!
Old clothes pass, records pass, furniture pass, landscape paintings pass...

Lu Youyou suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She didn't know why she stopped; it was just that a sound suddenly popped into her head and made a "ding" sound.

Lu Youyou looked around...

On the left, a middle-aged woman was selling country bread, and next to her, a stall owner had set up a stove with a pot of steaming Spanish paella.

On the right is a man with a very "artistic" appearance. He has spread a cloth on the ground and placed landscape paintings of various sizes on it.

The man's appearance can only be described as unkempt, and you can smell an unpleasant odor emanating from him when you get close. He doesn't greet guests when they come, and just sits there silently smoking.

These paintings are all very different in style and do not seem to be the work of one person. Lu Youyou quickly scanned them and found that almost every painting had a different signature.

She couldn't help but marvel at the generosity of the time-traveling deity, who gifted her a brain comparable to a top-tier supercomputer.

The search function restarted, precisely locating the information she needed from a vast sea of ​​fragmented memories.

"In 1989, a financial analyst from Philadelphia bought an old rural landscape painting for only $4 at a flea market in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. He was initially attracted only by the frame, but little did he know that the painting held an astonishing secret..."

This is a direct quote from a news article she saw in a certain month of a certain year.

The time doesn't matter, and the location doesn't matter either. The only thing is that the picture in the news is exactly the same as the ordinary landscape painting in front of us!
Asking for a price, paying, and delivering the goods—Lu Youyou acquired the landscape painting effortlessly for just $2.5.