It takes about 113 kilometers from Nandu City to Xichuan County.

Although it is a county town, Xichuan County is very famous now. Especially with the development of Danjiang and the prosperity of tourism, the entire Xichuan has become a tourist city with a beautiful geographical environment and a strong cultural atmosphere.

A long time ago, Xichuan was called the capital of Chu. As the name suggests, the capital of Chu was established in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Great Wall of Chu and Chu culture were the golden signs of Xichuan. In addition, Danjianghu, Eight Immortal Cave, Fahai Temple, Chenzen Valley, Xiangyan Temple, etc., attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

The closer you get to Xichuan County, the more beautiful the surrounding scenery and environment becomes. Although the southern capital is prosperous, it seems too industrialized. There are tall buildings everywhere, covering the sun and blocking the sun, and you can’t see the sky. Here, you can see the blue sky and green wheat fields through the car windows. Occasionally you can see winding hills, mountains, and a wisp of smoke coming from the mountains...

Cao Yidao's driving skills are quite stable. At first, this guy seemed a little nervous. As he said, driving is very eccentric and prone to sweat. From time to time, he grabbed a towel to wipe his face and neck, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and gradually became proficient and started chatting with Lin Yi.

Since everyone is playing with old books, it is inevitable to talk about the experience of picking up bargains during chats. Anyone who has experience in collecting knows that picking up bargains is the most eye-catching topic in collections, and almost everyone has been exposed to such things to more or less. What collectors talk about the most is that they once spent a small amount of money but got a big leak, and what Cao Yidao said was his experience of picking up a big leak.

Cao Yidao said, "Brother Lin, don't look at you being very powerful, you often find treasures, brother, I am actually not weak either. Once, I picked up a big leak..." He was very excited and began to tell the story.

Speaking of which, not far outside the gate of the community where Cao Yidao used to live, there was a used book stall engaged in the purchase of used books and newspapers. The stall owner was a smart and capable Jianghuai man. Because Lao Cao himself was a playful old book, he often went to the old book stall to look for "treasures" when he was idle. After a long time, he became quite familiar with the stall owner.

One afternoon, passing by the old book stall, the stall owner waved to him: "Xiao Cao, today I received some old book magazines of literary and gen. Come and see what you like." Cao Yidao heard that it was literary and gen items, and immediately came forward with his stomach and took these old book magazines and read them. He saw them from the beginning and end and couldn't help but feel disappointed. Damn, these so-called "literary and gen" items were all "Red Flag" magazines published in the late period of literary and gen. They were not good in appearance, and their collection value was not high, and they were difficult to sell. When they were disappointed, a piece of red paper in one of the magazines attracted his attention.

When Cao Yidao took it out, he couldn't help but be surprised. This was a documentary poster released during the "Wen-Ger" period. He calmly put the poster into the magazine again, and took a few more books of "Red Flag" magazines and asked the stall owner how much it cost. After counting, the stall owner said, "5 yuan per book, 30 yuan." Cao Yidao heard that several broken magazines were priced at 30 yuan. He thought that the stall owner was really bad, and his mother was about to catch up with him, but he didn't counter the offer. After paying the money, he thanked him and turned around and left.

When he returned home, Cao Yidao quickly took out the movie poster to watch it. This poster called "Mao Zedong Thought is the Treasure of Revolution" is a colorful documentary poster taken by the Japanese Gear Troupe during the "Wen-Great" period when he visited China. On the top of the right side of the picture is Chairman Mao in a green military uniform, and on the bottom of the left side is a group portrait of the working class holding a red book in his hand to pay tribute to the great leader Chairman Mao. On the top of the left side is a quote from Chairman Mao. The poster is exquisitely printed and of excellent quality. The "Wen-Great" flavor is very strong and has high collection value.

A few days later, Cao Yidao found a next company and directly sold it for 2,500 yuan, and exchanged 30 yuan for 2,500 yuan, which is how many times it has increased.

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After telling this story, Cao Yidao was inevitably proud and even took a small cigarette and took a sip. When he was driving just now, he didn't dare to smoke, for fear of something happening when smoking. At this moment, he was "being complacent".

Lin Yi knew that he had to say a few words at this time, flattery was also necessary. After all, someone told you such a story about picking up a bargain, and he was flirting with frolicking, so he said, "Brother Cao, you are amazing. If it were me, it wouldn't be true or not, how much is the poster worth? I'm pretty familiar with the old books industry. I'm far from identifying posters and so on. I'll learn more from you in the future."

Cao Yidao was very helpful to Lin Yi's compliment. Who is Lin Yi? The famous "fire-eyed and golden eyes" and "battery-picking king" in Nandu are now. Being able to say such words from him means that you are really amazing.

Of course, Cao Yidao still wanted to be polite, so he held Xiaoyan in his mouth, squinted his eyes and said, "Brother, don't be humble, everyone knows that 'there are like a mountain'. There are many types of old books that we play with, in addition to paperbacks, hardcovers, thread-bound books, posters, maps, inscriptions, and some famous ink and calligraphy works, and some famous people. These things are often encountered... If you don't really think it's really a pity."

"What, Brother Cao, have you encountered such things since you said these things?" Lin Yi couldn't help but be curious, but immediately realized that he had made a taboo. For those who play old books, everyone likes to say things about picking up bargains. On the contrary, no one is willing to mention things about being slaughtered.

Cao Yidao's face was also a little stiff, but he immediately laughed and said, "Brother, you really dare to ask. I was embarrassed to say this kind of thing, but since you asked, I will just say it, which can be regarded as giving you a lesson. If you encounter something like me in the future, you will be more careful and less loss. If you escape the disaster, you will be considered a good person to your brother Cao."

When Cao Yidao said this, he slapped the cigarette he was holding hard in the cigarette cup, as if he was organizing language to see how to tell his embarrassing story so that he would not seem too "idiot".

"Ahem, I remember clearly that I just entered the industry for a while. I am not a master of old books. I have poor eyesight and don't dare to spend a lot of money to buy things..." Cao Yidao entered the role again and began to tell Lin Yi about his experience of "shocking" in books.

Speaking of which, when Lao Cao was passing by Qiyi Road at night, he saw an old man who was ragged in a cart to rest on the side of the road. There was a frame mixed with the scraps, and there seemed to be a calligraphy work in the frame. Since Cao Yidao was playing with old books, he had some research on calligraphy and painting. He hurriedly approached and pulled out the frame to take a closer look. It turned out to be the work of a calligrapher in this city. This calligrapher Cao Yidao knew that it was a kind of nickname and liked to write to people everywhere. The first picture was written by a famous writer "Eryuehe". The next picture was almost three or four years ago, and the frame was still bumped.

"Eryuehe" is a celebrity in Nandu. The series of historical novels written by the emperors are very popular. "The Emperor Kangxi" and "The Emperor Yongzheng Dynasty" have all been made into TV series.

"How much do you sell for this?" Cao Yidao couldn't help asking when he saw this. "Give it thirty dollars." The old man took a deep breath of cigarettes and said casually.

"Where did you collect it?" Cao Yidao was still hesitant, but the old man's words suddenly attracted him. It turned out that this thing was collected from the government compound not far away. The house seemed to be a cultural person and was very rich. The house that had just been renovated had to be cleaned up again. The frames and some debris were also taken away by the old man without asking for money.

"How many frames are there?" Cao Yidao was attracted suddenly. "Yes, there are still several frames, with characters and paintings inside. The girl from the family said it was not good-looking, so I asked me to take them away."

Cao Yidao suddenly became excited and persuaded the old man to take him to the hut where the old goods were stored. As soon as he entered the door, Cao Yidao's eyes were straightened. The frames on the corners of the wall were clearly Chen Peng's calligraphy! The next one was Zhou Junjie's calligraphy, and then a landscape painted by a local famous painter. The last one was Zhang Hai's calligraphy banner. Without exception, the works were all titled "Er Yuehe Brother Tai Yazheng". Cao Yidao's heartbeat was excited at the time. You must know that Zhang Hai and Zhou Junjie are both masters of Central Plains calligraphy, and Chen Peng was even more amazing. He is known as the contemporary "Craftsman Saint", and his hand is superb.

Cao Yidao suppressed the joy in his heart and pretended to be careless and asked for the price. The old man seemed to understand his thoughts, so he opened his mouth and offered 500 yuan each without bargaining.

Cao Yidao knew that the painting of the local painter was only worth 100 yuan at best, but any other three can cost tens of thousands of yuan. Those who bought the old goods did not understand, it was obvious that it was a big leak and they must not let it go! So he persuaded to suppress the price to 1,500 yuan and take all four pieces.

On the way home, Cao Yidao was very excited. When he got home, the lights were on and they opened happily to see them. At this time, he suddenly found that the words of Chen Peng and others seemed to be a little stiff and not moist enough. After looking carefully at the flying white spots between the strokes, he realized that it was actually a wooden board watermark. Only the "Eryuehe Yazheng" in the previous version was added by later people. Cao Yidao was angry and wanted to go out to find the old man, but he pushed the door open and calmed down and thought, what's the use of going to find him? The thing was bought by himself. He didn't say who it was. He fooled himself for a long time. What's the way he could do if he didn't refund the money?

Learning from the pain, Cao Yidao summed up his experience and found that he fell into a carefully designed trap: first, fishing next to the government compound where Eryuehe lives is beneficial to the later development. Secondly, there is a unified work, and others are more likely to believe that this is leaked from a family. The works of the three masters are mixed with local masters and offer a unified price, giving people the impression that the seller does not understand anything. Especially the previous one writes the famous writer Eryuehe, and the authors are Chen Peng, Zhang Hai and other famous Zhongyuan masters, which makes people believe it even more unbelievable. Finally, in the evening, they were taken to a small dark room to see the painting. The lights were dim, and the wooden board watermark itself was equal to the original. There was no problem with the shape of the characters, and the difference was only a slight slight. Not to mention people with inexperienced people, even those with rich experience, they could not help but be fooled. And deliberately opening a relatively high price on the price, which made you unable to stop.

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After listening to Cao Yidao's story, Lin Yi sighed. He relied on his supernatural nose to keep picking up the bargains and then picking up the bargains, and he has not yet hit him. People like Cao Yidao basically have come through with practical experience with one knife and one shot. Now that he can practice the "bargaining divine eye", he has paid countless tuition fees, which is what he received.

In contrast, Lin Yi felt that he had just taken "luck" and otherwise, he would not be qualified to be compared with these old worlds. He was also called "fire-eyed golden eyes" and "battery-picking king", which would only make a joke.

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After Cao Yidao finished telling his story, he saw Lin Yi falling into deep thoughts next to him, and he couldn't help but nod in his heart. This kid is a piece of material, and he is not arrogant or impatient in his work. What's even more rare is that he can learn humbly and listen to his own words.

What he said just now is all about experience. Although he intends to point out Lin Yi, he still wants Lin Yi to listen.

If it were someone else, if it was Lin Yi’s current position, he was a well-known figure in the old book industry in Nandu. He would not be so humble. It would be great if he was not piaoran.

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At this time, Cao Yidao's favorability for Lin Yi doubled, and he became more proactive and enthusiastic about chatting with Lin Yi. He deliberately only talked to Lin Yi and talked about things. In addition to telling some experiences of buying books and selling books, he occasionally told two not-so-funny jokes, leaving Teacher Huang's god, to be precise, a respectful god, aside and ignored it.

Teacher Huang was sitting upright like a stone statue at the beginning, motionless. Cao Yidao's laughter and joking voice became louder, so Teacher Huang simply closed his eyes and looked determined. No matter how Cao Yidao called, he still remained motionless and was only in his own world.
Chapter completed!