After Rebirth, My Fiancé Helps Me Avenge the Wicked Scum-Chapter 107: Buying Up Junk

Chapter 107: Buying Nothing but Junk

Cheng Jiuhe rolled down the car window: "I was referred by Sixth Zhao."

Upon hearing the three words ’Sixth Zhao,’ the man’s smile instantly widened: "Please, come in."

The car drove into the farm and traveled another four or five hundred meters before reaching a large canopy covered with oil felt.

Cheng Jiuhe parked the car on an open space and led Mengyu towards the canopy.

There were still guards at the door. Cheng Jiuhe mentioned "referred by Sixth Zhao," and they were allowed to pass without further ado.

Mengyu felt a bit nervous and a little excited: Why does it feel like we’re engaging in some underground activity?

Upon entering the canopy, there were quite a few people and about five or six stalls. Each vendor displayed various old objects, but there were only about thirteen or fourteen buyers, making it appear somewhat desolate.

Cheng Jiuhe noticed that Mengyu’s eyes lit up the moment she saw the old items on the stalls. He couldn’t help but chuckle; it turns out his little sister truly loved antiques.

It’s indeed a strange preference. A young girl’s home, shouldn’t she prefer flowers and such? Even those with a bit of money would go for jewelry.

But she likes antiques!

He took hold of her hand, "Come on, sister, let’s also take a look."

As they approached a stall, Mengyu heard Xiao Tao’s voice chiming in: "Ah, there’s a lot of Sun and Moon Essence. These items have absorbed so much Sun and Moon Essence. Master, hurry and bring them in, bring them all in."

Mengyu suddenly remembered Xiao Tao once sneaking an antique vase into her space and quickly warned: "These antiques belong to others, you’re not allowed to take them without permission."

Xiao Tao pouted: "Master, the reason I took the antique vase last time was that I knew it belonged to you."

Only then did Mengyu feel at ease: "Quick, check which antiques have the most Sun and Moon Essence on them?"

Following Xiao Tao’s directions, Mengyu pointed to an item on the stall and asked for its price: "Boss, how much for this chipped bowl?"

The middle-aged, thin boss looked at the broken, grime-covered bowl and said, "That’ll be one hundred yuan."

Mengyu was dissatisfied: "Boss, this one is broken. And it’s not a rare piece, just an ordinary one. Broken items are worthless, no one would buy this besides me, how about twenty yuan?"

The boss considered for a moment and agreed: "Take it."

Mengyu then picked up another item Xiao Tao wanted, a dish that was broken to one-fifth: "And this?"

Seeing her pick another broken item, the boss said, "Fifteen yuan."

After figuring out the price range for these worn items, Mengyu simply stopped inquiring one by one and quickly selected several broken antiques based on Xiao Tao’s suggestions.

She placed the junk antiques she wanted in front of the boss: "Boss, how much for this pile of junk?"

The boss looked over the five or six antiques, all broken and difficult to repair, all ordinary items, and offered a fair price: "One hundred yuan for all."

Cheng Jiuhe watched Mengyu pick through a pile of junk antiques, his brows furrowed deeply: "Sister, why are you only picking through these pieces of junk? You’re not here to collect trash, are you?"

Others buy antiques for their collectible value, waiting for them to appreciate over time.

But Mengyu buys antiques for those with the most Sun and Moon Essence absorbed, which are usually the ones from the oldest era. Therefore, she’s not afraid of junk but is afraid of items not being ancient enough.

Mengyu gave her brother a reason: "Brother, I’m selecting these old items because I want to study and learn how to do the archaeological work. So it doesn’t matter if they’re damaged. I am just concerned about their age."

Hearing that Mengyu was doing this for study purposes, Cheng Jiuhe didn’t interfere with her anymore.