"Uh...why are you so embarrassed?"

Li Yu's face turned a little red. He didn't expect that he would be so embarrassed. He was so stormy in front of a stranger that he was really a bit gentle. He had never been hungry before, but this time he was really hungry and lost his self-control.

"It's okay, it's a good thing for young people to eat." The old man said with a smile, "Little brother, I don't think you didn't eat lunch, did you not even eat breakfast?"

"Hehe, the old man is really looking like a torch." Li Yu replied vaguely, and he said to himself, if I told you that I hadn't eaten for 380 years, would you still be so calm?

After eating the pastry for a while, Li Yu recovered and his face shone brightly, no longer the same as the dish-like appearance just now. The guy from the teahouse brought the freshly brewed tea, and the old man personally poured a cup of Li Yu. Li Yu hurriedly saluted and thanked him. When his belly was filled, Li Yu seemed much more calm.

"I haven't asked the old man's name yet." Li Yu said. After eating someone's food, you have to know who the other party is. Isn't this how the chat started?

The old man said, "My name is Gao Shixin."

"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Gao." Li Yu nodded and muttered in his heart. This old man only reported his name, not to mention his origin. Perhaps he was a household name. Unfortunately, he had no idea about this era and had no way to ask, so he could only pretend to be stupid.

After seeing that Li Yu had no abnormal performance after he signed up for his name, Gao Shixin also made a whisper in his heart. His name is naturally not a big deal among ordinary people, but how could he have never heard of those who collect antiques, at least in Yuhai City? If you want to say that the young man in front of you is not a collector, you just heard a conversation with the stall owner Sun Shan, but you clearly have a clear understanding of this industry. Could it be that this is a connoisseur who has just come from another place?

"Looking at the outfit of my little brother, I seem to be a Taoist disciple?" Gao Shixin asked tentatively. In fact, Li Yu's clothes are far from Taoism, but he has a bun on his head and his clothes are in the style of the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of modern people, he can only guess at Taoism.

Li Yu stammered and said, "I am not considered an authentic Taoist disciple... However, when my family sent me into the temple when I was a child, I always learned skills from the Taoist master. I just went down the mountain to travel by the master's order, and I have many doubts about the world and people."

"What's your name?" Gao Shixin asked.

"My younger brother is called Li Yu." Li Yu replied.

"Plum fish? Which fish?" Gao Shixin asked.

"It's stupid fool." Li Yu said.

"It should be a foolish person who is wise and stupid," Gao Shixin smiled. "This name must not be chosen by your parents, it sounds like a Taoist."

"That's right." Li Yu replied in accordance with Gao Shixin's words. He was originally an orphan, and Han Zhi picked up the name from the roadside. The name Li Yu was also chosen by Han Zhi. When Han Zhi gave him this name, he did have the idea of ​​being clever and being wise as foolish. Gao Shixin was able to guess the true intention of this name at once, which shows that he was also a wise person.

The two chatted for a few moments, and Gao Shixin pulled the topic back to the bracelet and said, "Can I see the bracelet you just showed to the stall owner? I just looked at it, but I didn't see it very clearly."

"Please look, Mr. Gao." Li Yu took out the bracelet and handed it to Gao Shixin, and said.

Gao Shixin took the bracelet, took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, and began to look at it. His real identity is a professor in the History Department of Yuhai University and the vice chairman of the Yuhai Cultural Relics Association. His knowledge is far from comparable to a small vendor like Sun Shan. What Sun Shan could see is that the bracelet is made of pure gold and has exquisite workmanship, while Gao Shixin was able to see the craftsmanship used from some subtle points, and then determine whether it is a real antique or a fake made by modern people.

When he saw the word "Ruliang" that Li Yu had said before, Gao Shixin put down his magnifying glass, looked at Li Yu, and asked, "Little brother, I heard you just said that this 'Ruliang' refers to Ding Ruliang, a famous craftsman in the Wanli period. I have never seen this name before. Who did you hear it?"

"It was my master's words." Li Yu pushed the matter to the head of his fictitious Taoist master without blinking. Ding Ruliang's name was quite famous back then. After more than 300 years, it is not surprising that people have never heard of it. After all, the craftsmen back then had no status, and few people would erect monuments for them.

"This is quite interesting." Gao Shixin believed it true. Judging from the bracelet making technology, this is indeed an antique from the Ming Dynasty, which means that the name "Ruliang" should be real. If you can verify an ancient craftsman who has not been recorded in the literature, it is also a good story in the collection industry, Gao Shixin is very happy to do this.

"Which Taoist temple is your master from? What should he call his Taoist name?" Gao Shixin asked.

Li Yu shook his head and said, "This is forbidden to reveal it to my younger generation. My master is a hermit and does not like the world. So before he died, he told me not to reveal his name after going down the mountain. Please forgive me."

"Oh, it turns out that he has passed away..." Gao Shixin sighed. When he talked about this level, he was not inconvenient to ask about it anymore. It seems that he can only find other information to support Ding Ruliang's affairs.

"Is this bracelet the relic left to you by your master?" Gao Shixin changed his question and asked Li Yu.

"Yes." Li Yu replied. Since this is the answer that is the most acceptable answer to others, why should he deny it?

"Are you planning to take action?" Gao Shixin continued to ask. Li Yu had taken out the bracelet and asked Sun Shan for a price, obviously he planned to sell it, so Gao Shixin's question was not abrupt.

Li Yu nodded and admitted.

"What price are you planning to offer?" Gao Shixin said.

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Old sir, I have lived in the mountains with my master since I was a child. I don't even know what the money in the world has grown up, so I don't know how much this treasure can cost. The old sir is knowledgeable, can you help me estimate the price?"

"You mean, this is your first time coming out of the mountain?" Gao Shixin was a little surprised. What era is this? There are still people living in the mountains. They are almost 20 years old and have never seen what money looks like. How do people believe this? However, compared to the 400-year-old monster who came out of a cave, the previous statement is at least more reasonable.

Li Yu nodded again. He decided to whitewash his identity from now on. He lived in a deep mountain Taoist temple since he was a child. His master was a hermit. His first time coming out of the mountain was at least logically self-consistent, and it can match his clothes, outfits, language, etc.

Gao Shixin accepted Li Yu's explanation. He turned his attention back to the bracelet, looked at it for a long time, and then said:

"To be honest, the gold bracelets of the Ming Dynasty were not rare and could not be sold at a high price in the cultural relics market. But your bracelet was very exquisitely crafted and the most exquisite one I have ever seen. The four dragons on the bracelet were made of such thin gold thread. If they were not properly preserved, many patterns would wear out over the past few hundred years, and you had no trace of wear and tear at all.

I have never heard of the famous craftsman Ding Ruliang from the Wanli period in the past, and I don’t know what price his works can sell for, so I can’t say for a while if you ask me to estimate the price."

"I understand." Li Yu said, "I want to ask, sir, are you interested in taking over?"

"Me?" Gao Shixin nodded, "of course I'm interested."

"What price are you planning to pay?" Li Yu said, "As long as the price you mentioned is appropriate, this bracelet will be given to you."

"If I ask me to bid..." Gao Shixin hesitated. According to his judgment, if the bracelet was sold at the auction, it might be sold at a high price of 1 million, but it might not even be sold at 100,000. After all, antiques are full of uncertainty. If he collects it himself, it would be a little worthwhile to spend 1 million. About 300,000 is an acceptable price. But if he says this, will the other party feel that he is disrespectful and wants to cheat a child's baby?

After thinking for a while, Gao Shixin decided to tell the truth. It was a pleasant thing to pick up a bargain, but he didn't want the young man in front of him to be contemptuous of his integrity. He said, "If I were to collect it, it would only be 300,000 at most. If you think the price is not suitable, I can contact you an antique shop. I guess they can at least 500,000."

"200,000, it's yours." Li Yu without hesitation reduced another 100,000 yuan to the price offered by Gao Shixin. Compared with his expectations, Gao Shixin's 300,000 yuan offered by Gao Shixin is already very kind, and he should be content. He could see that Gao Shixin should be a capable, influential person, and is quite upright. Such a person is worthy of his own good deal.

Giving up 100,000 yuan in profits seems like a huge sum of money for him, but Li Yu has no feeling of being reluctant to leave. He knew that if he wanted to survive in this strange world without relatives, he had to rebuild his network of human relationships. The easiest and most effective way to establish human relationships is to give up benefits to others.

From ancient times to the present, a person who is unlucky can't accomplish great things, and Li Yu is very clear about this.

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During the new book, as long as there is a manuscript, it is basically updated with one chapter at 8 o'clock in the morning and evening. The orange chapter is usually 3,000 words, which is not the same as those chapters that have 2,000 words but are claimed to have a third update.
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