Chapter 108 Five Emperors Money
Sitting in the tricycle, the fat man chuckled and said, "Brother, do you have good eyesight?"
I nodded, "That's right!"
The incense burner he picked out later was dirty and looked like it was made of copper, but I could tell it was made of red copper.
This kind of incense burner is hard to come by. Even if the craftsmanship can be made now, it will not have the same temperament as the old incense burners of the past, which have been supported by years of incense.
We returned to the store, paid for the tricycle, and the two of us carried the bags into the store.
Aunt Liu was mopping the floor. When she saw us coming back, she came over to help.
"What's so heavy?" she asked.
"Aunt Liu, spread that piece of cloth on the floor behind." I pointed to the moisture-proof cloth under the counter.
When I got to the back, I laid out the cloth, opened the mouth of the bag, held the bottom of my bag and poured out all the coins.
"You bought so much?" Aunt Liu was startled, "Didn't you buy anything else?"
I laughed twice and said, "I plan to get some more Five Emperors money. It seems that a lot of people are buying it recently!"
"Teach me how to skewer later, and I'll help you do it if you have nothing to do. There are so many, when are you going to do them?"
"Okay!" I agreed and started to pull my hands back and forth among the coins.
Only now did the fat man realize that something was wrong with me. He brought a bench over, handed one to me, and sat on one himself.
"Ziwu, did you find any treasure in this? Aren't these all copper coins?" the fat man asked.
I was picking through the things inside and picked out a large handful, "Go get the tray."
The fat man ran forward and brought the tray from the counter. I put the copper coins I picked out and continued picking.
As he watched, the fat man's eyes suddenly lit up, "Okay! You have much better eyesight than me!"
I had almost finished picking it, and I dug around inside twice more to make sure it was gone, and then I stood up.
"I'm not using your eyesight!" I said, "Look at these coins."
The fat man picked up one of the trays and looked at it, "Oh my god, these are real ancient coins!"
"You see?" I smiled, "Put these away first, and then we'll go to the front to string them together."
The fat man moved quickly, carrying the moisture-proof cloth with me, and poured the remaining copper coins back into the bag.
"I'll send it to the warehouse first. You take that one to the front." I carried the bag and put it into the warehouse next to it.
After washing his hands, he went back to the front. The fat man had already placed all the coins on the counter.
I took a basin and a cleaning cloth and said, "Wash first."
I poured all the copper coins into the basin, and the fat man volunteered to clean them, while I chose the red rope.
Many people know the Five Emperors' money, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing Tongbao, this is the Little Five Emperors' money.
It has the effect of warding off evil spirits and attracting good fortune.
There are small ones, and naturally there are big ones. The five emperors' coins refer to Qin Banliang coins, Han Dynasty five baht coins, Tang Kaiyuan Tongbao, Song Yuan Tongbao and Ming Yongle Tongbao.
Don't even think about the Big Five Emperor's Money. It's very difficult to collect. Even if you collect them all, the sizes are different and the ones with jingling bells can only be used as pendants.
Small Five Emperor coins are relatively easy, but due to historical reasons, Shunzhi Tongbao and Yongzheng Tongbao are relatively rare in existence. This is also the reason why collectors of ancient coins purchase these two coins at high prices on the market.
The fat man washed the coins, wiped them one by one with a clean cloth, and put them in a clean tray, laughing.
"Stupid?" I asked.
"No, Ziwu, you said that this luck has come, and you can't stop it. Look!" He picked up a Yongzheng Tongbao, "You can't even see this thing on the market. If someone buys it, it will cost several thousand dollars."
, some are of good quality and have tens of thousands of them, look at them, there are quite a few of them!"
I laughed, took another piece of velvet cloth, and wiped it carefully again.
Fortunately, these copper coins have not been buried underground, otherwise, if there is rust and corrosion on them, it will be difficult to clean them.
I wiped it with a potion that we use to maintain magical instruments. After drying, I wiped it repeatedly with a fine flannel cloth to restore these copper coins to their original appearance, and they will never rust again.
Fatty and I worked on this in the store for almost a whole day, and by the time we were about to eat in the evening, we finally finished it all.
"Leave it for now. I'll skewer it after dinner! I'll see if I can skewer four or five skewers!" I separated the copper coins in the order of the Five Emperors' coins.
The fat man stood up and stretched, "I must be a part of it!"
"Must have it!"
"Brother! Brother Biao! It's time to eat!" Shi Dan opened the door and called to us.
"Here we come!" Biaozi agreed and suddenly asked: "Ziwu, where is that peach wood sword?"
I almost forgot about this, "It's in the bag, forget it! Forget it, let's talk about it after dinner!"
While eating, I ate the stone eggs so much that my head was almost buried in the bowl.
Aunt Liu stabbed his forehead several times with chopsticks, but she seemed unable to pull him back.
The fat man smiled, put down the bowl, and said, "I've finished eating! Stone eggs, is the bowl delicious?"
When Shi Dan heard this, he finally raised his head to eat and glared at the fat man.
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "What you say will work. I've told him several times and can't change it."
I also put down the bowl and said, "Maybe the bowl is too big. Let's get him a small bowl later!"
The rice bowls we eat with are one size larger than ordinary bowls and one size smaller than blue-rimmed bowls. Here in Jiangcheng, all old households basically use this kind of bowl.
Fatty and I got up and went to the front. Aunt Liu looked at the stone eggs and sighed with complicated emotions, but her eyes were comforting.
Shi Dan also knew what his mother was thinking, and said: "Mom, don't worry, you told me that these days are not easy, I will definitely study hard and repay Master Wu and my brother in the future!"
Aunt Liu nodded and started to clear the table, "When you're done eating, let's go do your homework!"
The two of them have always been very cautious here, especially Aunt Liu.
I understood her thoughts in my heart, but I didn't comfort or explain anything.
People can get along with each other, and they will naturally understand in the future that we do not pity them, let alone pity them.
I made a total of five Five Emperors' Money. Three of them used special red strings. The rest were red strings from ordinary stores. They were packed in separate boxes and placed on the counter. The remaining two were packed separately.
The boxes were placed.
With just these two strings, you can make back all the money you spent today.
The fat man took a string and put it on his arm, "Ziwu, come and help me."
I buckled the rope for him, and he shook it, chuckling, "Doesn't it look cool?"
I lowered my head and put one on my wrist, "For this thing, style is secondary, usefulness at critical times is important!"
"There is another one, who are you going to give it to? The stone egg?"
I don't know what I was thinking, but when he asked this question, the shadow of Tang Lian appeared in my mind.
"Shidan doesn't need it!" I said, "It's not appropriate for him to wear this to school. I've already given him something else."
That was when they first came here, and my master asked me to give Shi Dan a jade Buddha pendant to wear around his neck.
"Then you..." The fat man picked it up and looked at me thoughtfully.
I grabbed it and walked to the study, "I'll put it away first and talk about it later. There is also a mahogany sword. I need to clean it up. Do you know how?"
When the fat man heard this, he immediately forgot the previous question, "I can't do it without brothers, just bring it!"
I brought the mahogany sword. I saw that the fat man washed it directly with water and wiped it dry. He also said to me: "Peach wood is afraid of water. After cleaning it, you must dry it quickly. Don't use alcohol, gasoline, detergent, etc.
Chapter completed!