0p0 Chapter 378 Ghost Market
Chapter 378 Ghost Market
Xu Que led the way, and Su Yang followed behind. Along the way, many people greeted Xu Que.
"Boss Xu is here!"
"Blind Xu, I haven't seen you for a while..."
"Old Xu, are you here to bring goods or to buy some to take back?"
Xu Que greeted everyone one by one. As for Su Yang who was following behind him, although many people noticed him, no one paid attention to him. They thought he was a guy brought by Xu Que.
The two of them strolled into the greenhouse, which was very lively inside, with counters and stalls everywhere.
There are more things on the counter, and they are more exquisite, but they are more expensive.
There are both cheap and expensive things on the stalls, but the quality is not that good.
"Okay, there are many stalls here, just pick one yourself. As for ancient books, there are several stalls inside that sell antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Go over and take a look."
"Not to mention the ones from the Republic of China, even those from a few hundred years ago are not uncommon."
"But there are real and fake ones. Just pick one and I'll help you judge."
Xu Que rolled his eyes.
Su Yang nodded and walked forward. The greenhouse was indeed big enough. The three rows in front and back were full of people. It seemed that the business was really booming.
But it has nothing to do with him. He comes here just to buy books.
Walking towards the stalls inside, he passed by a row of shops selling bottles and cans. Just behind them, there were seven or eight people gathered. Su Yang subconsciously glanced at them, and the next second, he suddenly hid in the gap between two counters.
He looked at the man surrounded in the middle and his brows suddenly frowned.
He saw someone who shouldn't be here, and there was no way he was mistaken about this person.
The second son of the Si family, Si Yao’s uncle, Si Dongheng.
"Little brother, what are you doing?"
Xu Que glanced at the frightened Su Yang, stood next to him and glanced at him.
Su Yang laughed awkwardly: "Boss Xu, who is the one surrounded in the middle?"
Xu Que glanced at it, somewhat shocked.
"Hey, Boss Si is here! You are so lucky today!"
"Let me tell you, one of the owners of our ghost market is Boss Si in front of you. However, Boss Si is not usually in Jiangcheng City, and I have only met him a few times."
"I don't know why I'm here today..."
"You stay here, I have to go over and say hello."
Xu Que left Su Yang here and walked towards Si Dongheng. From a distance, he shouted.
"Boss, I didn't expect you to come too!"
"It is a great honor to meet you in this little ghost market today."
Si Dongheng narrowed his eyes, glanced at Xu Que, and smiled: "Boss Xu, business is booming!"
Xu Que cupped his hands and said, "It's really not easy for the boss to recognize me."
Si Dongheng patted his shoulder and said, "Others may forget, but I, Boss Xu, cannot."
"I just wanted to tell you guys, if you have any rare items, the spring auction will start after the New Year. I will help you transport them out. Just like before, I will take 30% of the water."
"Boss Xu, please take good care of our business."
Xu Que took a breath and said, "Now that the boss has spoken, I must go back and sort it out. Maybe I can find a few pieces that you will like."
Si Dongheng smiled and said, "Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Boss Xu. Let's get together again if there is a chance and have tea together then."
Xu Que nodded and left tactfully. He could say that he knew someone like Si Dongheng, and that people gave him face in order to make money from him.
In other words, the two people are not on the same level at all. They can become the owners of the ghost market and keep this thing standing for many years. They can also ship things abroad, participate in the spring auctions of various auction houses, and get the money back reasonably and legally.
He will never be able to achieve this in his lifetime.
Xu Que turned around again, only to find that Su Yang had disappeared. He looked around and finally found Su Yang next to a street stall.
"Didn't I tell you to wait for me there? What if you run around and get lost again?"
Su Yang smiled and said nothing. He stayed where he was?
Isn't he just waiting to be seen by Si Dongheng? God knows what the second son of the Si family is doing here, and he has suddenly become the owner of the ghost market in Jiangcheng City.
Si Yao said that his second uncle was engaged in import and export business. It turned out that the so-called import and export was just reselling antiques.
Okay, that’s really a punishment!
"Boss Xu, how long has this boss you mentioned been in the Ghost Market?"
Su Yang looked at Xu Que.
Xu Que took a deep breath and recalled: "If you want to talk about years, it's actually not that long, just the last ten or eight years, but this guy has connections and really made a lot of money."
"Anyway, we can't afford to offend this kind of person. Let's hurry up and go over to buy whatever you want. Once you're done, we'll leave right away."
Su Yang nodded, not wanting to argue any further, and walked towards the stall selling ancient books.
Xu Que didn't recognize the owner of this stall; he had just arrived.
This counter is also different from other counters. It is filled with bookcases and shelves from front to back.
There are many books on it, all of which are yellowed and obviously show their age.
With so many books, it would probably take two vans to transport them. The size of this ghost market is really huge.
Su Yang walked in and Xu Que was waiting for him at the door. Smoking was not allowed in the greenhouse.
There are simply too many books, calligraphy and paintings, and wooden products. If they really catch fire, no one can afford the compensation.
Su Yang searched for a while and finally found two books in an inconspicuous corner.
One of them is Xie Lin's "Improved Chinese Accounting". Unfortunately, it is a printed version, but there is no problem with the age. It is obviously from the Republic of China period.
The other book is even more amazing. It is more like a notebook than a book. It says "Principles of Accounting" on the outside, and in place of the author's name, there are two words: Gu Zhun.
He didn't quite understand what it said, but if he remembered correctly, after liberation, the director of the Finance Bureau of Shanghai also served as the director of the Taxation Bureau, and that was his name.
Lu Yuanzhong will definitely like this manuscript!
He picked up two books and walked outside. An old man in his sixties was sitting at the counter. He glanced at Su Yang.
He slowly said, "Young man, if you don't want to buy anything, don't touch them. They are all ancient books. If they get scratched or discolored, you'll have to pay for it."
Su Yang smiled and said, "I want these two books. Name your price."
The old man glanced at it and said, "The printed copy costs thirty thousand. The one you have is a manuscript, which costs one hundred thousand."
Su Yang didn't think it was expensive, but as soon as the old man finished speaking, Xu Que next to him got furious.
“Is there anyone who offers such a price as you?”
"For a printed crappy book, five hundred yuan is the most I can give you. For a handwritten book, who knows who wrote it? He's not a famous person, so a thousand or fifteen hundred yuan is already a high price for you!"
The old man glanced at Xu Que and asked, "Who are you?"
Xu Que patted his chest and said, "I'm Xu Que from Rongbaozhai. Who do you think I am?"
"We are all in the same business. He is my younger brother. You can't ask for too much."
The old man sneered, "What Xu Que Ba Que? I don't know him. These two books were 130,000 yuan just now, and now the price has increased to 200,000 yuan. It's up to you to buy them or not!"