GBP Chapter 1164 Stop Fooling Us
Chapter 1164 Stop Fooling Us
Su Xing carefully placed the ancient book aside and examined its cover. It was bound with thread using yellow hemp paper, and the cover had little decoration, with only a title label pasted on the cover. The words "Zuan Tu Hu Zhu Shang Shu" could be vaguely discerned.
She carefully began to examine the inner pages. The book was quite damaged; the paper was very old and showed many signs of insect damage, mold, and water damage. The binding thread was also broken in some places, making it difficult to repair.
The "Zuan Tu Hu Zhu Shang Shu" is a popular and accessible reader published by Jianyang Bookstore in the Southern Song Dynasty. Its core purpose is to provide convenience for candidates preparing for the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty, and also to facilitate ordinary scholars in studying the "Shang Shu". Its practical functions are mainly reflected in the distinctive designs of "Zuan Tu", "Hu Zhu", "Repetition of Words", and "Repetition of Meaning".
This book consists of thirteen volumes. It was originally part of the Tianlu Linlang collection in the Qing Palace, but now no complete set exists, and fragments are scattered in various places.
The volume Su Xing is holding now is Volume Three, the one that has been missing for so long.
She was a little excited; she had actually found another treasure!
Su Xing placed this copy of "Zuan Tu Hu Zhu Shang Shu" together with the antique-style book he had previously selected.
She asked the stall owner, "How much are these two books?"
The stall owner carefully examined the two ancient books in Su Xing's hands and was slightly surprised to see that she had chosen the two most worn ones.
He said, "Twenty thousand per book."
Zhang Caifeng gasped: This is way too expensive!
Su Xing also said, "It's too expensive, boss. I really want it, please give me a reasonable price."
The stall owner said, "It's really not expensive, young lady. Look at this treasure of mine, the pages, the antique feel. If you buy it, you'll get a great deal!"
Zhang Caifeng couldn't help but chime in, "If it were really a huge bargain, would you still be willing to sell it, boss? Stop trying to fool us..."
"..." The stall owner choked for a moment, then chuckled and said, "In our line of work, it's all about fate. This girl clearly has a connection with these two ancient books, so I'm just doing her a favor!"
Su Xing chuckled and said, "Boss, let's be honest and not do these fancy things. These two books are so damaged that I'm not even sure if I can repair them. Twenty thousand yuan a copy is too expensive. Twenty thousand yuan for both copies, no haggling. If you agree, I'll pay right now."
She didn't haggle too hard this time, not wanting to waste time negotiating with the vendor and wanting to complete the transaction quickly.
The stall owner did some mental calculations. He could make a good profit from 20,000 copies, but who would complain about having too much money? Of course, he wanted to sell them for an even higher price.
He said, "Thirty thousand, you can take both books."
Su Xing said, "Twenty-two thousand is the highest price I can offer. If you want to sell, we can do it right away. If not, then forget it."
The stall owner observed Su Xing's expression and, seeing that she really could only offer this price, fearing that the buyer might run away, quickly agreed.
"Alright, it's 22,000 it is. You can pay now."
Without saying a word, Su Xing took out his phone and scanned the code to pay.
The stall owner handed over a few newspapers.
Su Xing took the newspaper, carefully wrapped the two ancient books, and put them into his backpack.
The two girls left the stall and continued browsing.
Zhang Caifeng asked Su Xing, "You spent so much money to buy those two books because you felt they were genuine?"
Su Xing said, "They look interesting, but I'm not sure. I bought them mainly because I thought they were difficult to repair and I could practice on them."
Zhang Caifeng: "...!"
That's over 20,000 yuan! Su Xing only bought those two books to practice with?!
She suddenly felt a little fortunate that she was studying cultural relics and museology, which only required her to learn some basics of cultural relic restoration, unlike cultural relic protection technology, which required such in-depth and focused study.
Otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to afford to practice...
The two then browsed the mobile stalls and went into some nearby shops, but didn't find anything else they wanted to buy.
Just then, Su Xing's phone rang; a WeChat message had come in.
She took out her cell phone and saw that it was a message from Shen Bai.
Mr. Shen, an antique dealer, asked, "Are you in Panjiayuan? When are you done browsing? Come over for a cup of tea!"
Su Xing knew that Master Li must have told Shen Bai about meeting her.
Her fingers nimbly tapped the screen as she replied to Shen Bai's message.
Can't I stay awake? "Yes, my classmate and I came here to browse around. We've almost finished, and we were just about to go to Zhenbaozhai for a cup of tea."
Mr. Shen, the antique dealer, said, "Then I will await the arrival of the two young ladies at Zhenbaozhai."
Can't you stay asleep? "See you in a bit. (Emoji: Handshake)"
Mr. Shen, an antique collector: (Emoji: Handshake)
Su Xing put away the phone and said to Zhang Caifeng, "Let's go to Zhenbaozhai for a cup of tea."
Zhang Caifeng replied, "Oh, okay..."
They were not far from the Treasure Shop.
The two arrived at their destination in just a few minutes.
Looking at the antique-style gate of Zhenbaozhai, Zhang Caifeng felt inexplicably nervous.
Su Xing reached out and pulled Zhang Caifeng, and the two went inside together.
Most of the employees at Zhenbaozhai are very familiar with Su Xing.
As soon as they entered, someone greeted them with a smile and said, "Miss Su, you've arrived?"
"Hello."
"President Shen is in the tea room over by the flower shop."
Just as the employee finished speaking, Shen Bai walked in through the back door.
He smiled and said, "You're here."
Su Xing smiled and greeted him, "Hi, good afternoon."
As they've known each other for a while, they've become more casual in greeting each other.
"good afternoon."
Shen Bai slowly walked up to Su Xing and Zhang Caifeng.
His gaze fell on Zhang Caifeng. "What is your name, Miss?"
Su Xing introduced the two parties: "This is my classmate Zhang Caifeng, and this is President Shen Bai."
Hello, Ms. Zhang.
"Hello Mr. Shen."
The two shook hands politely.
Although they had met briefly at the Ghost Market more than two years ago, so much time had passed that they could hardly remember what each other looked like.
It feels more like our first meeting now.
Shen Bai said to Su Xing and Zhang Caifeng, "Please come and sit in my tea room, ladies."
The two girls agreed and followed Shen Bai toward the back door.
He led the two to the backyard of the Treasure Pavilion, and they walked along a quiet path, past the glass greenhouse, towards the tea room.
Zhang Caifeng was surprised when she first came here. In a place like Beijing where every inch of land is precious, Zhenbaozhai's storefront was already large and spacious, but she did not expect that the backyard would be such an elegant and spacious hidden world.
The three of them arrived at the tea room.
Shen Bai gestured to Su Xing and Zhang Caifeng, "Please sit down."
Su Xing and Zhang Caifeng sat down at the guest seats of the tea table.
Shen Bai asked, "What would you two ladies like to drink?"
Su Xing smiled and said, "I'm fine with anything. You have all good tea here, I'm not picky."
Zhang Caifeng said, "Me too."
Shen Bai said, "I recently opened a new ten-year-old Green Pond tea plantation. Shall we give it a try?"
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