Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 238: Made a killing of 75,000 yuan, finally rich!

Chapter 238 Made a killing: 75,000 yuan! Finally, I'm rich!
So at this moment, Li Feng asked the stall owner a question.

"How much is this iron cauldron?"

At this moment, Li Feng directly told the stall owner that this was an iron cauldron. After all, the iron cauldron in front of him looked like it was made of iron. If it didn't look like it was made of iron, it wouldn't have been sitting there unsold until now.

This is all thanks to Li Feng's appraisal skill; without it, I might have been mistaken.

Anyway, buying this iron-clad gold-plated cauldron is definitely a good deal.

Seeing that Li Feng was willing to buy, the stall owner immediately smiled and spoke to Li Feng.

"Young man, you have a good eye."

"Hey buddy, I can tell you're an expert. How about this, let's be friends, I'll sell it to you for ten bucks."

"How about it?".

“I told you, this is a ding (a type of ancient Chinese cooking vessel) unearthed from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.”

"This is the most valuable antique I have here."

"It is also the oldest antique."

"That's why I say you have excellent taste, young man!"

“This is a cultural relic. Look at the patterns and materials on this tripod.”

"This is definitely a good product. You won't lose money if you buy it."

"I only charged you ten yuan because I know about this; otherwise, I wouldn't sell it to you."

Upon hearing his boss's words, Zhou Jianjun, who was standing next to Li Feng, couldn't help but purse his lips and say something.

"I think these are still mostly from last week. If you're not going to sell them, what are you doing keeping them here?"

"In my opinion, nobody wants this."

Upon hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, the stall owner glared at him.

"Kid, what did you say?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I have a lot of treasures here."

At this moment, Li Feng quickly persuaded Zhou Jianjun to stop, since he still needed to buy the tripod.

However, Li Feng knew that the shopkeeper was fooling him. He had examined the tripod himself and found it to be an iron-clad gold object, but it was definitely not something from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that the stall owner claimed it to be.

How could something from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty only cost ten yuan? But I can't just accept whatever price the stall owner says, because if I did, he would know that the iron cauldron might be very valuable.

So Li Feng waved his hand at the stall owner and said...

"boss!".

"Stop bragging."

"Do you think we wouldn't know whether this thing is from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty or not?"

"Where did the iron come from in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?!"

"You're really good at bragging."

“The Eastern Zhou Dynasty did not have the custom of using iron to build tripods. Even if they used iron, it was for weapons such as swords. Tripods were usually made of bronze.”

Li Feng then tapped on the body of the cauldron, looked at the stall owner, and asked him a question.

"Look, does this sound like bronze?"

Seeing that he couldn't fool Li Feng, the boss then directly asked Li Feng.

"Young man, how much are you willing to pay?"

After hearing what the stall owner said, Li Feng thought for a moment, and then he held up two fingers to the stall owner.

When the stall owner saw Li Feng holding up two fingers, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Two yuan?"

Then the stall owner started shaking his head like a rattle drum.

Although he didn't know what era this thing belonged to, he knew it was an iron cauldron. However, he felt that the patterns on his cauldron looked very ancient, so he thought he could sell it for a good price.

He thought that if he encountered someone who knew nothing, and after he persuaded them, he would definitely be able to make money.

However, he had been displaying this iron cauldron for almost a year without anyone asking about it, so he lowered his offer from two hundred to ten yuan. Now that he saw someone wanted to buy the cauldron, he was eager to sell it quickly.

The guy in front of me immediately returned the money to two yuan.

But how could I be satisfied with just two yuan?
So at this moment, he shook his head at Li Feng and said.

"Two yuan?"

"That's impossible."

"Even if this is not an iron tripod from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it is still an iron tripod from some dynasty after the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

"Anyway, I won't sell it for two yuan."

At this moment, Wang Liu couldn't help but speak to the stall owner.

"Boss, these two dollars are quite a lot. I think no one will want this iron cauldron, right?"

"Otherwise, you would have sold it long ago."

"Otherwise, you should sell it, otherwise you won't find anyone who wants to buy it next time."

The others then joined in the commotion.

"yes!".

"If you don't sell it, you don't know when someone will ask about it again."

At this moment, Li Feng continued to speak.

"boss!".

"I think you're a very honest person."

"How about this, I'll add another one for you."

"If I buy it, I'll only use it as a decoration."

"I bought this item because I thought it was interesting."

When the stall owner heard Li Feng's words, he gritted his teeth and then spoke to Li Feng.

Five yuan.

"It can't go any lower."

"Even if it's made of iron, look at its shape, it must be something from ancient times."

"Five yuan, that's the lowest I can go. If it goes any lower, I won't sell it to you."

When Li Feng heard that the stall owner was willing to sell the small tripod for five yuan, it was about the price Li Feng was looking for.

After all, it's worth quite a bit of money if you calculate it based on the price of gold.

So at that moment, Li Feng readily paid the stall owner five yuan.

However, the stall owner then revealed a face that looked even uglier than crying. But to be honest, the stall owner's acting skills were not bad. At least he acted like he was in pain, so the buyers would feel like they had gotten a great deal. Anyway, Li Feng knew that the stall owner was setting up a stall here to rip people off.

But that's normal. There are all kinds of people in the world. So, since Li Feng got the benefit, he didn't care about anything else.

After all, Li Feng couldn't possibly manage all these things.

After Li Feng put the small cauldron away, Wang Liu asked Li Feng, somewhat puzzled.

"Li Feng!"

"What use is such a small tripod to you?"

"This little tripod looks like a fake, and it cost five yuan for something like this."

After Wang Liu finished speaking, Zhang Jiefang nodded to Li Feng.

"yes!".

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't buy this." However, Li Feng shook his head at the two of them and then began to explain.

"I bought this small tripod not for any cultural relic or anything!"

"Moreover, you can't buy a real antique for five yuan."

"I'll just treat it as buying a decoration."

After hearing what Li Feng said, the others stopped talking. After all, it wasn't them who was spending the money, and they had already tried to dissuade him.

Since Li Feng insisted on buying it, they had no reason to stop him.

After Li Feng finished buying the small tripod, the group discussed returning to the ceramics factory, since it was getting late.

It wouldn't be good if I missed dinner.

So Li Feng and his group circled around Fanjiajing Village for a while before finally getting out.

When Li Feng and the others returned to the ceramics factory, it was already a little past six o'clock, and it was getting dark.

At the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory, Deputy Director Zhu was talking to everyone. After he finished, he told them to go eat.

After all, Deputy Factory Director Zhu was also hungry.

However, Deputy Factory Director Zhu did not eat with Li Feng and the others. Instead, he followed Factory Director Wang and others into the small canteen.

Li Feng knew exactly what the small canteen was.

That's usually where leaders eat. When senior executives or superiors from the factory come to inspect, they usually eat here.

If you're a regular employee, then you basically don't need to think about these things.

As for Sha Zhu, he spends most of his time cooking for the special kitchen. He only helps out when the regular canteen chefs are too busy.

If it weren't for this, Sha Zhu wouldn't have been able to get in touch with the top leaders.

Half an hour later, Li Feng and the others quickly finished their meal.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to the bathhouse in twos and threes to take a bath.

Shower rooms in the South are different from those in the North. In the North, showers are mostly communal, but in the South, there are individual cubicles.

Almost every cubicle has a hot water tap, but the tap is quite long.

Li Feng felt that public bathhouses in the south were quite nice, at least they provided privacy. After all, not every family had the means to bathe at home in this day and age, and many people still preferred to bathe alone.

Therefore, Li Feng thought the concept of this cubicle was pretty good.

After Li Feng finished showering, he felt much cleaner and refreshed.

Actually, Li Feng quite likes taking baths. In the north, he has been to public bathhouses.

However, bathhouses in the north and south each have their advantages. If I had to say, the back-scrubbing service in the north is more distinctive.

This is something you won't find in bathhouses in the south.

After taking a shower, Li Feng and his four friends quickly returned to their dormitory.

After a long and tiring day, Li Feng felt like his body was about to fall apart, but he did gain something from the day.

He obtained a golden cauldron.

But for now, it should look like an iron cauldron.

Li Feng estimated that, if the iron was removed, the golden cauldron would weigh about five jin (approximately 2.5 kg).

If we calculate based on the price of 400 yuan per gram in later times, Li Feng would have approximately one million yuan by now.

At the current gold price, it's about 30 yuan per gram, which translates to roughly 75,000 yuan.

That amount of money would be a huge sum of money even now.

Because the average monthly salary is only around thirty yuan now.

If you're going to make 30 yuan per transaction, it'll take who knows how long it would take to earn that 75,000 yuan.

However, Li Feng will not keep this 75,000 yuan indefinitely. He will invest it when the opportunity arises. In the eyes of Li Feng's descendants, this 75,000 yuan can definitely multiply many times.

Anyway, it's much better than just holding it in your hand all the time.

Now that Li Feng has money, he's not so anxious about his salary anymore.

For the past few months, Li Feng had been working hard just to make ends meet, but now he could finally relax a bit.

At this moment, Li Feng could enjoy his future life. So he lay on the bed and, thinking about it, quickly fell asleep.

The others also fell asleep quickly at this point.

After all, they had been traveling with Li Feng for a day and soon fell asleep.

At this moment, a series of snoring sounds could be heard coming from dormitory 203.

The next day
As the sun rose, this day was unlike any other day with its overcast and rainy weather.

At that moment, Li Feng smelled the scent of green plants in his dormitory.

After yawning, Li Feng sat up in bed, then got out of bed and looked at the weather outside the window. He found that the weather was very nice, a stark contrast to yesterday.

At this moment, Li Feng smelled the fragrance of wild plants outside the window, and then he woke up Zhou Jianjun and the others in the dormitory.

I'm going to the workshop for training today, so getting up early is really necessary.

Finally, around 6:50, Li Feng woke them all up.

By the time Li Feng and the others finished washing up, it was around 7:10. So they quickly went to the cafeteria that Commissioner Zhou had taken them to the day before.

At this moment, Li Feng saw almost all the people from the Five Star Ceramics Factory in the canteen. After finishing breakfast, everyone gathered together.

There are 31 people in the Five Star Ceramics Factory, but many of them belong to different workshops and groups.

In the new color group, only Li Feng, Zhang Jiefang, and Jiang Fei had the opportunity to participate, while in the pottery pulling group, it was Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun.

As for Master Lin's apprentices, none of them came.

However, this time, the total number of people who came was more than last time.

After finishing their meal, they quickly lined up. At this time, Deputy Factory Director Zhu was also next to Commissioner Zhou. Not only Deputy Factory Director Zhu, but also several other people whom Li Feng did not recognize were with him.

Li Feng guessed that these people must be from the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory.

Then Commissioner Zhou began calling out names. Those whose names were called stepped forward and then left with one of the people from the Red Maple Ceramics Factory.

As Commissioner Zhou called out names, one by one, the people around Li Feng began to leave with the staff of Hongfeng Ceramics Factory.

When no one was left to report, Li Feng was stunned for a moment. Then, seeing that his name was not on the list, he asked Commissioner Zhou with some confusion.

"Huh?"

"Why isn't my name on the list?"

At this moment, Li Feng found it very strange that his name was not on the list.

Just as Commissioner Zhou was about to explain to Li Feng, Deputy Factory Director Zhu, who was standing to the side, directly answered Li Feng.

"Wait, come with me."

"Next, come with me to visit a master craftsman."

Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Deputy Factory Director Zhu with some doubt and asked.

"Master craftsman?"

"An experienced master painter of light red and white ink?"

"Could it be Master Wang, whom you mentioned before?"

Deputy Factory Director Zhu simply nodded in response to Li Feng.

"That's right!"