A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

Xu Pingan neatly stacked the stones he bought from Qingshanju in the bamboo grove.

After all, it's just a stone; it doesn't matter where you put it.

A dense bamboo grove is enough to keep out the rain.

He doesn't plan to cut it open for now. If he can get some carving skills later, he'll carve wood first and then jade, and make these things into nice ornaments by himself!

Anyway, there are plenty of boring days ahead in the next 20 years!

This time, after spending almost all of his money in one go, Xu Ping'an settled down again.

I can't stay idle; I'm out of money.

And so began another leisurely life of working in the morning and fishing by the river in the afternoon.

I occasionally take a stroll through the trust store to see if there are any hidden gems!

As it turns out, there are far too many hidden gems in this era.

In early January 1953, Xu Pingan saw something good in the trust store in Xisi!

For that era, the Xisi Trust Store was probably the largest in Beijing.

However, Xu Pingan didn't come very often, mainly because it was too far away.

I only think of coming here when I occasionally take my bicycle out for a spin.

With his continuous use of mental power over this period of time, his proficiency is now much higher than when he first started.

Let alone mental energy, even if you don't use your hands and feet often, they'll rust...

Upon entering, Xu Ping'an stood in front of the used goods counter, and one of his acquaintances approached him.

They were supposed to be acquaintances, but they had only met twice. However, the other person was even more shameless than Xu Ping'an, forcibly claiming to be an "acquaintance."

"Brother An, you've arrived!"

"Little Wu, it seems like there aren't any new items here?"

Xiao Wu chuckled.

"It's almost the end of the year, wouldn't people with money be planning to buy more New Year's goods?"

Xu Pingan didn't know what to say.

"It's only the first day of the twelfth lunar month, there's still a month to go, and you're already worrying about the New Year?"

"Look at what you're saying, does it mean the New Year isn't over until after Laba Festival?"

Makes sense!

Xu Ping'an didn't intend to argue with him. He scanned the room with his mental energy, but found nothing that pleased him, so he prepared to leave.

"Hey, Uncle An, a new batch of stuff arrived at the back warehouse, but nobody wants to clean it out... Do you want to go take a look?"

"How do you price items that haven't been inventoried or appraised?"

"The shopkeeper specifically instructed that if you like something, we can ask him to negotiate the price."

Xu Shi'an stroked his beard and pushed up his sunglasses.

He wasn't afraid they'd set a trap for him in the backyard!

After all, its attributes are overpowered, and the Six Harmonies Spear has been ready for battle for months without ever having a chance to be used...

"Lead the way!"

"Okay!"

Xu Pingan also visited the warehouse in the back once.

He would come to the Xisi Trust Store about once every two weeks or even once a month.

Every time he comes, he wears the same outfit: a long blue robe to cover his figure, sunglasses, and a goatee.

If his skin were painted a little darker, you could say that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

If I see something I like, I buy it without hesitation or haggling, and then I leave.

After a few visits, I became quite familiar with the people in the shop.

I felt reassured enough to bring him to the backyard warehouse once.

When Xiao Wuzi opened the warehouse door, Xu Pingan stood far away.

Even in such a large store, the warehouse smells extremely unpleasant.

Xiao Wuzi obviously knew why Xu Pingan was standing so far away; he'd learned his lesson the hard way last time…

"Brother An, take a look, pick whatever you like!"

Xu Pingan called Xiao Wuzi out, smoked a cigarette, and waited for the smell inside to dissipate a little before walking inside with Xiao Wuzi.

I've been here once before, and Xu Pingan has already picked out all the valuable items inside.

There are definitely good things out there, but he only picks up the bargains!

For example, there is a 20-centimeter-tall jade Guanyin statue in this warehouse.

You don't need to know anything about antique appraisal; even a blind person can tell its material and value.

The problem is that this kind of good thing that's out in the open is a bit of a waste for Xu Ping'an.

First of all, it is extremely expensive. After being appraised by the shop's experienced craftsmen, it was priced at 110 million.

Logically, this item should be kept in the antique market or Liulichang.

But it's estimated that the seller wasn't an industry insider either. Afraid of being scammed if they went to Liulichang, they simply sold it directly to a trust store.

Because he couldn't distinguish between real and fake, Xu Ping'an always politely declined anything of value that had no hidden worth.

Upon entering, Xu Ping'an went straight to the newly arrived batch of goods.

With a sweep of his mental energy, he spotted an inconspicuous old wooden bed.

Xu Pingan normally wouldn't even look at a bed.

After all, we don't know if anyone has died up there... let alone how many people have died up there.

Xu Ping'an is destined to have no shortage of money in the future, so there is really no need for him to collect such a thing that annoys him.

But this bed is different...

Among all large furniture items, beds are a category that is relatively easy to overlook.

In this day and age, many people like to hide things under their beds.

But most of the time, people either put a box under the bed or dig a hole in the wall and bury some iron boxes or the like.

However, there aren't many places that actually make a mezzanine directly under the bed board.

The main reason is that beds are practical.

Moreover, these days most materials are solid wood, and with poor craftsmanship, many people simply cannot tamper with the bed frame.

This bed is one of those that has been tampered with.

On the surface, the bed board appears to be only one layer. In fact, the top layer of thick wooden board is nailed to the bed frame, and then a thin wooden board is laid underneath, made of the same material as the top board, making it look like a single piece.

In fact, there is a small space less than an inch high between the two layers of wooden boards.

Both bed boards are fixed to the bed frame, while there is a separate small cage near the corner of the bed.

Inside were more than a dozen seals and two thread-bound ancient books.

See? There's a harvest!

This wooden bed is made of elm wood.

It's the elm tree from the legendary "wooden head".

It's completely worthless!

After buying it, I took the items out and chopped up the remaining elm wood for firewood without feeling bad!

"How much is this bed?"

"Which one? This...this one?"

Xiao Wuzi looked at Xu Ping'an with disbelief.

Mr. An usually buys expensive, large items, so why did he buy an elm wood bed today?

"It should be around 8 yuan..."

Xiao Wu had been working at this store for several years, so he had a good idea of ​​the prices.

However, he didn't give a definitive answer, since he himself didn't have the authority to set prices.

Their public image can't be ruined. If they only buy this one thing, they probably won't bring themselves to the warehouse to choose next time.

So he simply bought a rosewood box priced at 70,000 yuan.

This box doesn't have any interlayer or anything like that, and because it wasn't stored very well, it's quite worn.

However, the sandalwood material can be turned into beads for fun later.

Once you have these two items, you've established your persona!

After looking around again, there wasn't anything good left. Xu Pingan turned around and left.