A Copper Smoke Rod
On the main road of the front gate, a young man was looking around as he slowly walked forward.
He looked around curiously, and when he met someone he knew, he would politely reply.
This person was Zhang Zheng, who had just woken up!
He hadn't been in this era for long, so he was constantly adapting to the current environment. The direction he was heading toward was his best brother, Han Chunming's house.
From the original body's memory, Zhang Zheng learned that he had asked for leave to go home to attend the gathering of educated youths. After thinking about this, Zhang Zheng wanted to look for Han Chunming to attend the gathering together.
He walked very slowly, feeling very curious about everything around him. After all, he had only seen these scenes on television before.
At this moment, a child playing with sand by the roadside entered his line of sight.
What caught Zhang Zheng's attention wasn't the child, but the tobacco pipe he used to play with the sand.
Just now, he inadvertently saw two English letters on the pipe, which made him have a guess about this object.
Zhang Zheng walked forward without batting an eyelid. His face was full of smiles as he said to the child in a very seductive voice,
"Little friend, can you let me see the cigarette stick in your hand? I'll buy you candy later.”
For children in this materialistic era, candy was a rare item. Usually, they could only eat one piece during the New Year.
Therefore, the child was tempted by Zhang Zheng's words and immediately handed the cigarette stick to Zhang Zheng without hesitation. He even said,
"You have to keep your word. If you lie to me, I'll tell my parents and ask them to look for you.”
Zhang Zheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. This child was quite scheming. He knew how to threaten him. It was just that Zhang Zheng disdained to do such a thing to deceive children.
Therefore, he agreed readily. Then, he took the pipe from the child and carefully observed it.
The tobacco pipe was made of copper. After holding it in his hand, Zhang Zheng realized that it was a flexible pipe.
When he saw the two letters 'JB', his heart skipped a beat.
Smoke pipe, b * tch.
If he was not wrong, this item should have been used by the Duke of Eagle Country, Erjin, who had ordered the burning of the Old Summer Palace.
Erjin's English name was James Bruce, which was shortened to JB.
In the original owner's memory, his master, Lord Bull, had told him about that period of history. In 1860, Jiu Wangye and Erjin signed the Kyokuboku treaty in Sijiu City.
Everyone in Old Four Nine City knew that Jiu Wangye had given Erjin a tobacco pipe.
This era wasn't like the later era, where antiques were forged everywhere. Therefore, Zhang Zheng was 99% sure that this was a genuine antique.
However, he was still a little nervous because he was not sure if the pipe met the system's collection standards.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng communicated with the system in his heart with anticipation,
"System, is this pipe worth collecting?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the system notification immediately sounded in Zhang Zheng's mind.
"Ding! The bronze smoke rod was a gift from the Ninth Prince of the Qing Dynasty to Erjin. As a witness to historical events, it has a certain collection value!”
It had collectible value!
Hearing this, Zhang Zheng's heart was filled with excitement. He did not expect his luck to be so good. The first antique he saw met the system's collection standards.
It was indeed a good time to collect antiques. People in this era had not realized the value of antiques, and there were not so many fakes. There were many good things.
Of course, a large part of the reason was that he had received the appraisal memory of this body. Otherwise, he would have missed out on the treasure.
However, now was not the time to think about this. The most important thing now was to get the tobacco pipe. Beijing was a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons could be seen. There was no lack of people with foresight who would notice this tobacco pipe.
If someone else got there first, Zhang Zheng would definitely cry to death.
With this thought in mind, Zhang Zheng smiled and said to the child who was still playing with the sand,
"Little kid, can I exchange an ice lolly for your cigarette stick?”
"One!"
Just as Zhang Zheng was using the popsicle to tempt the little wimp, a slightly abrupt voice sounded in his ear.
The one who spoke was a young woman leaning against the door. Zhang Zheng naturally wouldn't be polite to her for disturbing his collection of treasures.
"Who are you?"
"I'm his aunt!"
The young woman replied without looking up as she knitted.
When Zhang Zheng heard that the child's parents were here, he immediately knew that he could not fool him.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng frowned and said in an unfriendly tone,
"It's just a broken cigarette stick. You dare to ask for one? Are you trying to rob me? With this money, I might as well buy pork!”
In the late 1970s, the purchasing power of one yuan was extremely strong. At this time, pork was less than one yuan per catty.
According to the Host's memory, he was now a train attendant and his monthly salary was only 35 yuan.
Moreover, if he agreed too readily, it was difficult to guarantee that the other party would not raise the price.
After saying that, Zhang Zheng pretended to leave. While his back was facing the woman, he counted silently,
"Three, two, one."
"Hey, wait a minute. Why are you like this? If you really want it, I can give you a discount.”
When he counted to one, a woman's anxious voice immediately came from behind him. Zhang Zheng's lips curled into a smile. After he turned around, he said with a straight face,
"Why didn't you say that earlier? I just wanted to buy an old man in my family a cigarette. The old man is old and isn't used to smoking cigarettes.”
"Big brother, I know you are filial, but my tobacco pipe is made of pure copper. Tell me a price. If it is suitable, I will sell it to you!”
The woman stopped her work and bargained with Zhang Zheng.
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