Treasure Hunt all over the World

By the time Ye Tian arrived at the Chelsea Flea Market, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

It is the most popular time here, the market is crowded with people inside and outside, and it is very lively.

Chelsea Flea Market is a street market next to Madison Park, near the Flatiron Building.

There are about 135 stalls here, most of which sell all kinds of used goods, antiques, and handicrafts, and some are food stalls.

Different from other flea markets, not only antiques, second-hand goods, and gourmet food are sold here, but also stray dog ​​adoption agencies come here to set up stalls to find cute shit shovelers for dogs.

Every weekend, this market attracts many people from all over New York, even from other cities.

Everyone comes here for different purposes. Some come to Taobao, some come to taste delicious food, and some come to experience New York culture. This is New York's outdoor museum.

After paying $1 to enter the market, Ye Tian took out his mobile phone and started contacting Jason.

It's lunchtime, just in time to treat him to a hot dog and find out what's going on here.

After a passionate rock 'n' roll, the call goes through.

"Hello, I'm Jason, who can I ask?"

"I'm Steven, I've arrived at Chelsea, where is your booth? I'll find you"

"Stand 48, you can see it all the way down the middle aisle, I'm here"

"OK, it's over"

After speaking, Ye Tian hung up the phone and walked inside.

While following the crowd, Ye Tian kept scanning the stalls on both sides of the aisle, trying to find the treasure that made his eyes shine.

Chelsea flea market is obviously higher grade than DUBO Dumbo, with more used goods, more people on Taobao, and frequent transactions.

Of course, there are more antiques that glow in Ye Tian's eyes.

After walking less than ten meters, Ye Tian has seen white light many times, with different brightness levels, basically covering antiques of nearly a hundred years of various eras, some of which are valuable, and some of which are not.

In addition to these, there are several eye-catching red rays of light. These are antiques from the 19th century, mostly in the middle and late stages. These antiques have an uneven halo and have a certain artistic value.

This discovery made him very excited, and it seems that he can have a good harvest today!

But before the treasure hunt, it's time to eat!

Since having this ability, Ye Tian found that his food intake has increased a lot, and his digestion and absorption speed has also accelerated, and it is easy to feel hungry.

Obviously, his powers can't help but consume antique aura and calories.

Moving on, Ye Tian saw Jason's booth. There was a sign in front of it that said Benny's Second-hand Shop.

There were several guests in front of the booth. Jason and two colleagues were busy introducing the goods. When they saw Ye Tian coming, they immediately smiled and nodded at him, motioning him to wait a moment.

Ye Tian nodded in response, then stood aside and waited.

When he had nothing to do, he began to scan the second-hand stall.

You don't need to consider second-hand goods, just look around, and second-hand shops sell second-hand goods, which are the last link in the sales chain and are not profitable at all.

Unless there is something you need or particularly like, there is absolutely no need to waste time.

Ye Tian's eyes were quickly attracted by a few objects shining white, and a desk clock radiating crimson light.

Through the light emitted by the clock and the shape characteristics, Ye Tian made a basic judgment in an instant.

This is a classic gilt bronze table clock, very ornate, from the early nineteenth century, in working order and well preserved.

And from the thickness of the halo, it can be confirmed that the artistic value of this desk clock is not low, and it should be very valuable!

Benny's second-hand store has a lot of babies! Set up a stall at a flea market,

Actually willing to take out so many antiques, it seems that it is a second-hand store with rich heritage.

Then, Ye Tian glanced at the location of these antiques, and he immediately understood that these treasures are by no means cheap!

All the antiques that radiate light are in the inner position, next to a few shop assistants, within easy reach.

From this, they are very aware of the value of these things.

This is especially true of the antique clock, which is not only placed in the inner position, but also covered with a transparent glass cover with white gloves beside it, which is obviously provided for people to appreciate.

Seeing this, Ye Tian immediately lost interest and looked back at the communication between Jason and the customer.

...

After two or three minutes.

Jason and the customer in his fifties closed the deal, selling a beautiful set of coffee mugs for $40, and both were happy.

After handing over the money to the colleague in charge of the account, Jason immediately walked over with a smile.

"Hey Steven, long wait"

"It's okay, it's not a few minutes in total"

After a few words of greeting, Jason introduced Ye Tian to his colleagues.

“This is Steven, amazing dude! He just picked up a Ruger P08 in the $1 junk warehouse!”

"Wow! God's favorite has arrived!"

The female clerk who received the money said enviously, and another black man in his early twenties also had an envious expression on his face.

Ye Tian smiled and stepped forward to say hello.

"Hello, I'm Ye Tian, ​​nice to meet you."

"Hey, I'm Miranda, nice to meet you, lucky guy!"

"Hey, I'm Parker!"

Both clerks shook hands with Ye Tian and hugged, and said their names.

Ye Tian then smiled bitterly and said:

"I'm not God's favorite! It's been bad before! Jason understands, it's just luck this time!"

Jason nodded slightly to the two colleagues, confirming that he was right.

"That's also very good, it means that your bad luck has passed, and the good days have begun! It will definitely be smoother in the future"

Miranda said with a smile, the fat girl was obviously kind.

After standing and chatting for a few words, Ye Tian couldn't hold on anymore, his stomach kept protesting, he was hungry!

And the 'gurgling' sound from his stomach was also heard by Jason and the others, and a few smiles appeared on their faces.

Ye Tian didn't care about his demeanor anymore, and said quickly:

"Jason, have you had lunch? If not, let's go have something to eat, just eat the hot dog you mentioned, I'm too hungry to bear"

"Dude, you don't look like you just got rich! Instead, you look like a refugee!"

Jason teased him.

"Hahaha"

Miranda and Parker both laughed.

"I'm afraid the refugees are better than me. I'm hungry enough to eat an elephant! Come on! If you don't go, then I'll go by myself."

Ye Tian said with a wry smile, and then he was about to walk away to a hot dog stand not far away.

"Let's go together! I haven't eaten yet!"

Jason turned back to explain a few words to Miranda and the others, and quickly followed.

"The clock you have displayed is very beautiful. How much? If the price is right, I intend to buy it."

While walking to the hot dog stand, Ye Tian pretended to ask casually.

Maybe there is a leak that can be picked up!

But Jason's next answer made him understand that he thought too much!

"Dude, that clock is very beautiful of course! Everyone loves it! It's an early nineteenth-century classicist-style clock from a European royal family, and it costs $200,000.

If you can afford this price, then you can own it and make it your collection, trust me, this antique will definitely improve the owner's compulsion! How about it? are you buying? "

Jason half-jokingly said the price of the clock, he doesn't believe that Ye Tian has such strength!

"Wow! It's too expensive! Buy it? Then I sold both kidneys, so I'm afraid it may not be enough!"

Ye Tian pretended to be surprised and sighed, the price was similar to his estimate.

The owner of Benny's second-hand shop obviously knows this clock very well, and if he wants to take advantage of it, there is no door!

"That thing is too far away from us! Just look at it with envy! Want to have it? It's too difficult!"

"Why did such a precious clock come to the flea market? Will anyone buy it here?"

Ye Tian was very puzzled.

Would someone pay $150,000 for an antique clock at a flea market? Give me a break!

"Of course no one buys it! The purpose of bringing it here is not to sell it at all, but to use it in the market and let everyone see the strength of our second-hand store.

At the same time, it can also be used to attract attention and make everyone pay more attention to our booth. This is the real purpose. To put it bluntly, this is a signboard! "

"It turns out that this desk clock is really eye-catching."

While talking, they arrived at the hot dog stand, and the two started lining up to buy hot dogs.

The hot dogs here look really good, as you can see from the expectant expressions on the queues and the smell coming from them.

The queue is long, and it takes a few minutes to get there.

Taking this time, Ye Tian began to learn about the Chelsea Flea Market from Jason.

...

fifteen minutes later.

After Jason finished enjoying his two hot dogs, he was staring at Ye Tian who was gobbling up.

This is already the fifth time he has eaten, and it is still like the wind and the clouds!

"Steven, how long has it been since you had enough to eat? Why are you so hungry? It's like you just came out of a concentration camp! I'm really worried about your stomach! Can you fit so many hot dogs?"

"Don't worry, no problem, this hot dog is really good! Delicious!"

Ye Tian raised his head and praised, and then continued to deal with the last hot dog in front of him.

It wasn't until the hot dog was completely wiped out that he ended the lunch satisfied.

"Dude, you are so delicious! You should go to the Big Eater Hot Dog Contest, you will definitely win the championship!"

Jason sighed, still full of disbelief.

After eating and drinking, the two returned to the booth with the hot dogs they brought to Miranda.

"Tell me about the harvest in DUMBO, have you found anything good?"

"I did collect a few things, all of which are odds and ends. Among them is a set of silver tableware that looks like an antique, but I'm not very sure. I took a picture, you can help me find their origin."

Ye Tian took out his mobile phone and showed Jason a photo of the tableware.

When he went back at noon, he checked the origin of the set of silver cutlery online, but he couldn't find it out. The reason why he told Jason now was to pass him to see if he could figure it out.

Jason must not have such a high level of appreciation, otherwise he would not be just a clerk.

But his boss is definitely not bad, as can be seen from the antique clocks and other antiques on the booth.

Moreover, second-hand stores are inextricably linked with the antique circle, and it is easy to find out this information through their channels.

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Jason immediately became interested, took Ye Tian's phone and started to check it.

There is only one silver spoon in the photo. In addition to the overall shape, there is also a close-up of that special mark, which is very clear.

"This spoon is really old, it seems to be a bit old. As for the 'J' is the personal logo of the craftsman, then I don't know, I need to go back and check it carefully"

The result was as Ye Tian thought, Jason couldn't see why.

But it doesn't matter, doesn't he still have a boss!

Ye Tian immediately went on to say:

"Send this photo to your boss and ask him to help identify it, and say it's a friend's, okay?"

Jason nodded and replied:

"It's just a little thing, and Benny won't say no"

"awesome!"

Ye Tian got his phone back and immediately sent the photo to Jason, who then forwarded it to his boss.

Soon, Benny called and asked about other details of the tableware, and then said that he would find someone to study it and reply later, and then there was no news.

Ye Tian didn't wait, came back and said hello to Miranda and the others, he left the booth and started sweeping the Chelsea Flea Market