American Fortune Life

Andy took two burly bodyguards to look around at various booths. Of course, he was concerned about the real second-hand goods, well, some old clothes and shoes. It seems that Nima also has old military uniforms brought back from the Korean War. , simply. . . Too broken.

Just smelling those shabby smells made Andy discouraged. Perhaps, they can be sent to the film and television drama crew as props? Well, absolutely realistic.

Andy took a look at a handicraft stall with some early street signs and some old things remade. It was unique and interesting. Andy guessed maliciously that the stall owner could not be a thief, specializing in stealing street signs. . . . Otherwise, why did you put up a sign saying no to take pictures?

To be honest, when visiting the flea market, Andy has nothing to buy. He just wanders around and takes a look when he sees something he is interested in. It is also very interesting.

As for the antiques, Andy is really not interested. Looking at those bottles and jars with different shapes, dark and rough workmanship, there is really no aesthetic feeling.

Really exquisite silver antiques are not likely to appear here. They are simply incomparable with the exquisite and ingenious craftsmanship of the antiques of the Celestial Dynasty. Andy just glanced at them and stopped staying.

Stop at a booth with a long table displaying various framed photos of actresses in the 1950s and 1960s. The oldest thing in this shop is a 1927 American Victor phonograph .

Andy's impression of things like phonographs is still in the TV series of the Chinese Dynasty, the kind of phonograph with a big speaker.

After listening to the stall owner's beaming introduction, Andy finally got some understanding, no wonder the proud expression on the owner's face was so obvious during the introduction.

This is a very rare Victor 7-36x, American vinyl record player built in 1928-29. It has 78 RPM record playback and radio functionality, and it's hard to believe that this Victor survived on the original tubes, especially since it's still working, loud and clear.

Andy looked at this tall phonograph, the overall wooden structure, and the surface even formed a reflective patina because of the long time and the owner's love. The metal parts of the phonograph are all made of brass. This phonograph is indeed a good one. thing.

Of course it's not without flaws, as it's old and it still has some traces of use from history, some bumps on the right side of the top, and a bit of a broken leg. But it's not a big problem.

Andy didn't know whether the stall owner was telling the truth or not. In the late 1920s, the price of this phonograph was $475, and a person's daily wages at that time were only $2.

Because the price of the stall owner is a bit high, it has not been sold, and many collectors often come to bother him, hoping that he can lower the price.

Andy saw that the stall owner strongly recommended it to him. This middle-aged old beauty is also a smart person. He can see that Andy is not an ordinary person. Well, Andy is indeed a bit stupid at this point. Shopping for this kind of flea In the market, with two bodyguards behind him, they are either stupid or pretending to be lacking.

Sure enough, the stall owner's eyes lit up, and the asking price was 60,000 U.S. dollars. Andy saw the middle-aged man looking at him expectantly, and he couldn't help curling his lips and rolling his eyes, "Damn, I really think I'm Stupid!"

"Twenty thousand, that's all. If you sell it, let's deal now. If you think the price is not right, then you can keep it for yourself." Andy didn't show any good face to the other party. The stall owner was definitely a profiteer. He wanted to cut half the price, and the other party agreed to buy it. However, he didn’t like this phonograph very much. He just felt that it could be preserved so well after decades, and it could still work normally. It's not easy, and if the price is right, it's not impossible to collect it.

But wanting him to be taken advantage of is another matter. The stall owner saw Andy's indifference, so he didn't know well. The customer was trying to break up the business, and $20,000 was indeed not low. He The price he asked for was 20,000. In fact, 15,000 is acceptable to him.

Just looking at Andy's behavior, he is definitely a kid from a rich family, and he would not be reconciled if he didn't kill him. Just when he was struggling, Andy found a Chinese plaque in the middle of a stall not far away. Don't squint his eyes, as a person from the Celestial Dynasty, although he doesn't know how to write calligraphy, he can still tell whether the handwriting is good or not.

Andy glanced at the middle-aged Laomei who was still struggling, and turned around to leave. The old beauty stall owner hurriedly shouted: "Okay, it's sold. Sir, I still have some vinyl records with this gramophone. I wonder if you are interested?"

Andy didn't want to waste time on this old beauty, "1,000 dollars, I want all your vinyl records, if you agree, we will trade."

The middle-aged stall owner was a bit gritty. Some of these vinyl records were very precious, but seeing that the young man didn't seem to intend to continue bargaining, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement. After all, there are only a dozen or so vinyl records in this box that are worth collecting. The others are really worthless, and some are very worn.

Andy took his LV bag from Joseph, took out two beautiful knives from it, and handed another thousand dollars to the smiling stall owner, "Kenny, ask this boss to help you put the gramophone on." Get in the car, boss, is there any problem?"

"No, no, I have a trailer here, it's very convenient..."

Andy ignored the middle-aged stall owner, turned around and whispered to Joseph: "Don't follow me closely for a while..."

Joseph nodded, knowing that the boss had already discovered the problem, smiled and took the bag from the boss, and watched the boss put a few bundles of dollars into his trouser pocket, feeling a little bulging.

Andy took a deep breath, with a sunny smile on his face, wearing a pair of sunglasses, and walked towards the plaque.

Andy approached and observed the plaque carefully. The background paint on it was very mottled, the three bright gold characters were also a little faded, and the frame was a little broken, which was not well protected.

Looking at the small print on the side, Andy's eyes suddenly lit up. Andy really knew the signer on it, because he had been to this person's former residence.

Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum, the former residence of Pan Shien, the number one scholar in the late Qianlong period, successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

It's a pity that the appearance of this plaque is completely bad. Andy looked at the young man with his head lowered and cleaning up the booth with resentful eyes. He should be very kind with black hair and yellow skin, but Andy looked at him. His eyes were a little less friendly.

Originally, if the plaque was broken due to historical reasons, there is really no way to do it, but seeing the plaque being thrown aside at will, Andy can be sure that this young stall owner is an abc, and he has never known what he sells at all. What is it.

That's fine, if you don't know the goods, just transfer them to me, a person who knows some goods.

Andy squatted down and looked at the things on the stall, which attracted the stall owner's attention. The stall owner didn't have any happy expression on his face, but said mechanically: "Welcome."

Andy nodded, and asked abruptly in Mandarin: "Your things are good, did you bring them from China?"

"Huh?" The young stall owner finally had an expression on his face, still the surprised expression, but the expression on his face became a little tangled again, well, Andy was a little puzzled when he saw the young stall owner blushing.

But as soon as the young stall owner opened his mouth, Andy understood, Nima, this Chinese language is cruel enough, it really is abc, Andy shook his head with a helpless smile, and said in English: "Your Chinese language is not My good."

"Ahem... I'm a third-generation Chinese, so the Celestial Dynasty's words are really bad, but sir, your Celestial Dynasty's words are really good. If my grandfather sees you, he will be very happy. It's a pity. ..Hey."

Seeing the young man's sad expression, Andy roughly guessed that the things in this stall should belong to the young man's grandfather, and his sad expression should indicate that his grandfather passed away.

"You can call me Andy. These things of yours are very interesting. Most of them are from the Republic of China, especially this stack of newspapers, which were issued at that time. It is really not easy to preserve them so well." Ann Di didn't want to delve into other people's private affairs, so he could only change the topic.

"You can call me Stephen. These are left by my grandfather. They are prone to mold in the warehouse. I'm afraid they will be thrown away as garbage. My grandfather treasured these things when he was alive. I don't want him to be angry in heaven." , so I came to the flea market and helped them find a suitable owner..."

Andy felt a chill when he heard it. Damn, people in the Celestial Dynasty believe in the gods of the heavens, okay, but also God, bah bah, okay, don’t blaspheme, childish words, he came from time travel, It's a slap in the face to say that there is no god.

"Hey, by the way, sir, your Chinese words are so good, you must be very fond of Chinese culture, take a look, this is my grandfather's favorite thing when he was alive." After speaking, Stephen took out a and now Small wooden boxes as big as storage boxes sold in supermarkets.

Andy looked at the things in the wooden box in shock and speechless, looked at Stephen and asked, "Are you sure you want to sell these things?"

"What? Is there any problem?" Stephen asked a little at a loss.

"No... no problem, it's just these... These comic books, well, they are called comic books in China. It's really rare to collect them all and preserve them in such a complete way. Although they are not worth much, they are very valuable for collection. Yes." Andy looked at the set of comics in the box, "Dream of Red Mansions", "Water Margin", "Three Kingdoms", they are really precious, of course, he would not understand the abc in front of him, these comic books printed in the Republic of China degree of preciousness. The shy little devil said that dear ones should subscribe more, well, some dear ones said that I am slow to update and would not let me ask for a monthly pass. 555555 really worked hard on the code words, everyone, dear ones, I am nothing My God, I'm just a newbie, I really can't get up to speed, I've been working very hard on the code~~~~ Please forgive me. Help push down the book, "I Can Swallow Smog" feels a bit doomsday, everyone who is interested can go and read it.