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Chapter 176: New Discovery

  The stall owner, who was selling Tangyuan like a novice, tried to make himself look relaxed, but his voice was slightly small when he spoke, and his eyes on Gu Mian were also tense, with his left hand tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, his fingertips slightly white.

  Gu Mei casually swept a glance, the stall had not many things, mostly were small trinkets, the vendor was peddling Tang Yan in front of her, there were three in total, each about 25cm high, covered with mud.

  Originally, Gu Qing just took a casual glance, but this look actually sparked some interest in her. These three Tang Dynasty figurines were fully colored, with relatively complete human figures, including ears, hair, sideburns, and hats, all intricately carved.

  Carefully observing the Tang Dynasty tomb figure covered in mud, it can be seen that the Tang Dynasty tomb figure's body should be orange-red in color, only because there is too much mud on the outside, making it look a bit unclear.

  "Miss, don't look at the dirt on this Tang Dynasty piece, it was found like this. I just used a brush and a toothpick to roughly clean it up, afraid of damaging it if I didn't understand how." After saying the first sentence, the stall owner's tension decreased noticeably, but his mouth ran quite a bit.

  Qin Sheng saw that Gu Ming was observing those Tang servants, so he also came over and took a glance before saying: "This is intentional."

  Look, saying that with such certainty, the stall owner's face stiffened for a moment. But before he could say anything, Gu Mian stretched out his left hand and picked up the Tang Yuan from the stall.

  She gently touched the surface of Tang You's watch with her fingers, nodded and said: "This soil is indeed newly applied, but the thing is made quite well. After washing it clean and cleaning it up, it can be used as a decorative item at home."

  "Miss, this is not an ornament, it's...". The vendor wanted to say something else, but under the gaze of Qin Sheng and Gu Mei, his voice became smaller and smaller, until it was like a mosquito's buzz, probably only he himself knew what he had said.

  Gu Mei pursed her lips and smiled, but instead of putting down Tang Yong, she looked at him carefully.

  Actually, she just lied, these three Tang Dynasty collars are real. Just now her left hand had touched each of them one by one, and after coming into contact with the collars, a warmth was immediately transmitted to her hands, and a pleasant feeling arose in her heart, and a faint sound of reciting poetry came from the bottom of her heart. It's just that the voice is vague and unclear, can't tell which poem is being recited.

  However, she wasn't lying just now. The mud on Tang Yong's body was indeed put there intentionally. Mud that has been deposited over time won't fall off so easily. Just now, she only lightly touched it and the mud on top started to fall off, although not very noticeably. But for someone with experience, it's not hard to tell.

  As for being placed at home as a decoration, this is also a big truth. This Tang Dynasty figurine is fully colored and well-preserved. The three Tang Dynasty figurines have different expressions, all with their hands clasped together in front of them. One of the figurines has an inscription on its back, but it hasn't been cleaned, so it's hard to make out what the characters say at this point.

  From an artistic point of view, they are not particularly eye-catching. The three Tang Dynasty colors are single and have many places with peeling off, the craftsmanship is simple, and most of them were made in folk workshops. They are ordinary goods, and their prices are at most only a few thousand yuan.

  Looking at the stall owner's appearance, it's likely that he doesn't know whether Tang Yong is genuine or not. Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately added some new mud on top and still seemed so lacking in confidence when facing Gu Can and Qin Sheng's words.

  This is the difference between an old hand and a newcomer. If it were an old-timer in this line of work, when faced with Gu Mian and Qin Sheng's questioning, they would not be tongue-tied and unable to speak. They would firmly insist that their own things are true. If the other party was even more formidable, they might even turn around and scold Gu Mian and Qin Sheng, saying that they were blind and meddling.

  Adhering to the principle that it's foolish not to take advantage of a good deal, Gu Mei decided to buy these three Tang Dynasty items. Although they weren't particularly valuable, someone might still like them. After returning, she could put them in Qin Sheng's place or at Jibao Mountain House for consignment, both of which would be good options.

  The stall owner met Gu Mian and Qin Sheng, two troublesome characters, when he first set up his stall. He secretly thought it was unlucky and later didn't want to talk to the two much. Under Gu Mian's bargaining, he sold three Tang coins for 300 yuan to Gu Mian.

  Gu Xiang had initially thought that there might be some other genuine items to pick up, but after feeling around one by one, he was disappointed to find that the remaining items on the stall were all fakes.

  "Although the craftsmanship is not particularly good, it wins in being relatively complete, and these three seem to be a set, I believe they won't be difficult to sell." Qin Sheng apparently also saw that the three Tang Dynasty figurines were genuine, and after the two turned to the next stall, he whispered to Gu Xiang's ear.

  "It seems like I'm troubling you again." Gu Mian smiled and stuffed Tang Yong into her backpack.

  In order to bring back good stuff from the temporary trading point, she carried a relatively large bag today, which can hold quite a few things. After putting in three Tangyuan, there is still some remaining space.

  "I'm not doing it for nothing, what's the trouble or no trouble." Qin Sheng smiled slightly, his eyes glanced in the direction of the stall that looked like Lin Hai, and saw that there were already two people at the stall, so he gently pulled on Gu Mei: "Go take a look."

  Gu Xiang understood, carefully holding the bag in front of her body to avoid being accidentally touched by others, and then followed Qin Sheng to the side of a person who looked like Lin Hai.

  After walking in, Qin Sheng and Gu Mian continued to stand together intimately, casually sizing up the things on the stalls.

  Qin Sheng took the opportunity to quietly observe the other person while Lin Hai was talking to the people in front, and the more he looked, the more certain he became that this person was not with Lin Hai, but rather he himself was Lin Hai.

  Lin Hai speaks Mandarin with a slight Shandong accent, and if he's not mistaken, the Lin Hai who followed Yang Lin is from Jinan, Shandong.

  There's a scar above his eyebrow, and his accent is almost the same. Plus, he seems to be quite familiar with this industry, so there's basically nothing to suspect.

  Lin Hai looked like a simple and honest person, but when it came to deceiving people, he was not vague at all. Gu Ming watched coldly as Lin Hai successfully deceived the two men in front of him within 10 minutes, each buying something, and the thick stack of red banknotes smoothly entered Lin Hai's pocket.

  "Hey, you two take a look." Lin Hai had just made a deal and was in a good mood. Seeing that there were still people around, he hastily greeted them. As soon as he looked up, he recognized Qin Sheng and Gu Mian, whom he had just met earlier: "Oh, it's you two! We really have fate, I wasn't very polite to you earlier, take a look around, if you see anything you like, I'll give you a discount."

  "What a coincidence!" Gu Ming also nodded towards Lin Hai.

  Lin Hai glanced at Gu Miao and Qin Sheng, a man and a woman who looked quite elegant and decent, and guessed that they were tourists here to travel and shop.

  Since the discovery of the new site, there has been a sudden increase in people here, not only those who hope to get a share of the pie, but also many inexplicable people.

  The more people there are, the more people want to squeeze in. This temporary trading point has not been formed for a long time, and many new faces have emerged, most of whom are tourists from nearby tourist attractions.

  Gu Meng didn't know until she took a look, and was secretly shocked. It seems that Lin Hai is indeed not very clean, but on this stall, although there are also some fake goods, the real ones are more than other stalls, and he doesn't randomly shout prices, basically following the market price. Even if it's bargaining, there isn't much room for maneuvering, clearly knowing the value of these things.

  But the genuine article is still genuine, however these things are not of a high grade. Not a few things can be seen to be funeral objects, just like the tea that was brought out, most of those things were freshly baked.

  Gu Mei and Qin Sheng exchanged a glance, continuing to pick out items from the stall.

  Qin Sheng then began to intentionally or unintentionally chat with Lin Hai, hoping to get some useful information out of his mouth.

  "I think the stuff you're selling here is pretty good. Have you been running a stall here for long?" Qin Sheng asked, seemingly nonchalantly.

  "Come on, this just started not long ago, and I don't even know if it can be scaled up. For people in our line of work, setting up stalls is always temporary, and it's not like we have new things every day. Where can you set up a stall for the long term? The stuff on my stall was just collected from others recently, and isn't Chinese New Year coming soon? Whatever I can earn is better than nothing."

  Qin Sheng nodded, saying that life is not easy, and also mentioned that he and Gu Mei came together because of work, and it's rare to have a day off today, so they came over with acquaintances to take a casual look.

  Although Lin Hai doesn't know Gu Mian and Qin Sheng now, when they meet later, everyone will definitely see each other. Rather than letting people guess at that time, it's better to say some half-true and half-false words now.

  Lin Hai saw Qin Sheng take the initiative to mention his own affairs, although there was no special expression on his face, but his attitude became much more enthusiastic, and he warmly introduced whatever Qin Sheng was interested in.

  Because Lin Hai's prices were not high, Qin Sheng didn't need to ask Gu Cang to determine the authenticity of some things, and he selectively chose two easy-to-sell items.

  Lin Hai was also a cautious person, and after making some rough probes, he was easily led away by the other party.

  "Boss, how much is this?" Suddenly, Gu Mian, who had been quietly selecting items next to him without making a sound, held up a semi-circular strip and asked Lin Hai.

  That thing was a dark mass, at first glance it looked like a stone, without any distinctive features, lying in Gu Mian's hand, the white skin of Jade Gu Mian made it look more eye-catching.

  There will be two more updates later, yesterday was too late and the cat only wrote one chapter, today I'll write two chapters to make up for it~~~ covering my face, I owe even more now, if it goes on like this, won't I have to do three consecutive updates to pay off the debt? Debt-ridden cat seeks petting~~~ Thanks to Xianjia You Tian for sending the peach blossom fan, thanks to Kartoon Lingtou for the pink votes, thank you all for your support~~~~~~~

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