Chapter 15

Translator: Zayn_

“Sure, brother. I’m envious of your house. Come, put this up. It’s your big brother’s congratulations on moving in.”

After arriving at Su Xiaofan’s new house, Zheng Dagang walked around inside and out. He sat in the spacious living room and looked at the man-made lake island park scenery outside the balcony. He was envious.

Although he was here to help Su Xiaofan move, he still had to bring a gift. Zheng Dagang brought a red coral decoration, which symbolized the prosperity of life.

“Brother Gang, I won’t stand on ceremony then. But you’re the second generation landowner. I can’t compare to you when it comes to houses.”

Su Xiaofan took the red coral and put it on the TV cabinet. He had been living with Zheng Dagang for several years and knew that Zheng Dagang’s houses were not used by himself. The rent of the house alone was tens of thousands a month. Zheng Dagang set up a stall in the antique market purely out of hobby.

“That’s different. The house I’m living in isn’t as good as yours.”

Zheng Dagang shook his head. Although the demolition gave his family 12 houses, the largest one was only 120 square meters, and the others were 80 or 90 square meters. It was easy to rent and sell, but it was definitely not as comfortable as Su Xiaofan’s flat floor.

“Brother Dagang, have some water.” Su Xiaoxiao, who was unpacking things in the house, handed over a bottle of drink. After moving in, she found that a water dispenser was missing. After Su Xiaofan placed an order to buy a water dispenser, he asked the takeaway to deliver a few boxes of drinks.

“Xiaofan, what’s the matter? Are you still doing business in the antique market?” Zheng Dagang opened the drink and took a sip. Now that Su Xiaofan was considered a rich second generation, he didn’t know if he would still be willing to set up a stall in the antique market.

In fact, it was not as easy as it seemed to be in the antique market. It was very hard. They had to rush to the market in the morning and sometimes they had to enter at five or six O’clock. At night, when business was good, they could not even close at eight or nine O’clock.

In addition, the stall was outside the antique city, so there was not even a sunshade. It was sunny and windy every day, and most of the people who could survive there were middle-aged people with heavy family burdens. There were not many young people like Su Xiaofan.

“I’ll do it, why not? Brother Gang,” Su Xiaofan said with a smile, “I was going to start a magical artifact business with you. You have to help me.”

After learning that the jade pendant his father gave him was an incomplete artifact, Su Xiaofan had been interested in artifacts. If he hadn’t been so busy these days, he would have gone to the antique market to identify Zheng Dagang’s artifacts to see if they were any different from his own jade pendant.

“Hey, you’ve finally opened your mind.”

Hearing Su Xiaofan’s words, Zheng Dagang slapped his thigh happily. “Let me tell you, there are different grades of Dharma artifacts. Those Buddha beads and the like are all over the street now, and they can’t be sold for a good price.”

“Green-copper artifacts sell the best. I’ll give you a few pictures later, and you can make them. I’ll be responsible for finding buyers. After we earn the money, we’ll deduct the cost of making the artifacts, and we’ll split it evenly!”

“Okay, Brother Gang, whatever you say.”

Su Xiaofan nodded. He was responsible for selling the goods, and Zheng Dagang dealt with the sales channels, so the share ratio was appropriate. Most importantly, the other party’s character was trustworthy, which was what Su Xiaofan valued most.

“Hehe, just watch your Brother Gang. Later on, Luochuan’s magical artifact market will be ours.”

Zheng Dagang was so excited that he slapped his thigh again. Although he was in Luochuan, guarding the country’s largest bronze wholesale village, the bronze village mostly made large-scale decorations, such as heavy bronze instruments such as bells and cauldrons. Many of them were exported, which didn’t meet Zheng Dagang’s requirements. The custom order required a separate model. The price was very high, and they hadn’t been able to reach a cooperation.

When Zheng Dagang restocked, he usually went to the crafts market. The prices there were cheap, but the workmanship was very poor. At first glance, it was obvious that it wasn’t of high quality. If he brought it to the stall, it wouldn’t be able to sell for a high price.

Zheng Dagang knew that Su Xiaofan’s craftsmanship was passed down from the old man in the bronze village. The bronze ornaments he made were very beautiful and sold well in the antique market.

In the past, Zheng Dagang had persuaded Su Xiaofan several times to follow him in the magical artifact business.

However, Su Xiaofan felt that doing that was a little feudal and superstitious. If someone reported him one day, he would not be able to do business properly, so he had not agreed. Now that Su Xiaofan had agreed, Zheng Dagang was naturally very happy.

“Brother Gang, can your magical artifacts really prevent misfortune and bring fortune?” Su Xiaofan asked the question he had been thinking about. “I didn’t see you get monks or Daoist priests to bless you. Do those things work?”

“Hey, you’ve been in the market for two years, why are you still so honest?”

Zheng Dagang looked at Su Xiaofan resentfully. “There are no ghosts or gods in this world. Of course, those things are just to deceive people. I don’t have the time to bless them.”

Although Zheng Dagang had always been in the magic artifact business, he was definitely a materialist. His family was all high-level intellectuals, and he was the only one who took an unusual path.

Zheng Dagang thought for a moment and said, “However, some items that have been blessed by eminent monks are indeed good things. Some old customers specifically look for these kinds of items and we can also sell them for a high price. However, such items are too rare. It’s not bad to find one or two in one or two years.”

“Brother Gang, show me some stuff later. It’d be best if I could see more. I’ll be more confident when I copy it.” Su Xiaofan said.

“That’s for sure. I know someone who has a real magical artifact. I’ll bring you there to take a look and you can take a few more photos.” Zheng Dagang nodded. He didn’t want Su Xiaofan to make something that didn’t look like an artifact.

“I’ll go to the market tomorrow to take a look at the things first. However, I’ll need to build a model first. The actual work will have to wait until next month.”

Su Xiaofan glanced at his sister, who was eating sunflower seeds and watching TV, and said, “Xiaoxiao got into university. This is a big deal. In a few days, Xiaoxiao and I will go back to the village and send her to Yanjing. Our business will have to wait until I come back from Yanjing.”

The bronze village was very famous in all the villages in Luochuan. The rich villagers attached great importance to education. Many people had been admitted to universities in recent years, but Su Xiaoxiao was the first to be admitted to a top university in the country, like Yanjing. The day his father left, the village head called and asked Su Xiaofan to take Su Xiaoxiao home no matter what.

Receiving blessings from the villagers was one thing, but more importantly, Su Xiaofan and his sister had been raised by their grandfather. Su Xiaoxiao had to visit her grandfather’s grave to inform him that she was going to school.

“Okay, then it’s a deal. I’ll wait for you to come back from Yanjing.” Zheng Dagang was in a good mood. He laughed and said, “Let’s go. Today is a double blessing. Brother Gang will treat you to a good meal.”

“Don’t, Brother Gang. You helped me so much when I was hospitalized, and you helped me move today. I should be the one treating you.”

He didn’t panic when he had food in his hands. With the bank card his father had given him, Su Xiaofan naturally wouldn’t be stingy. He pulled his sister, who had been watching TV, out and found a very famous restaurant in Luochuan for a good meal.

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Moving to a new house was good, but it was a little far from the antique market. Su Xiaofan’s rented house was still contracted for half a year. He planned to live there after his sister went to Yanjing for school, so it would be more convenient to go to the market.

The next day, Su Xiaofan wanted to bring his sister along, but Su Xiaoxiao had made an appointment with her classmates. After the college entrance examination, she was free to do whatever she wanted. It was basically all kinds of gatherings, and Su Xiaoxiao’s schedule was full until the day before they went to Yanjing.

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Returning to the antique market and seeing the familiar environment, Su Xiaofan’s mood was very different from before.

In the past, he had been exposed to the elements to make a living, but in the future, it was for his own hobby. After two years in the antique market, Su Xiaofan had indeed developed a strong interest in antiques.

As for whether he would run into Wu Chuanbao and the others if he continued to do business here, Su Xiaofan wasn’t too worried. He knew that those guys couldn’t see the light of day. The incident of him getting an electric shock after being chased by them was enough for them to hide for a while.

And even if they did, it was Su Xiaofan who was looking for trouble with them because eight thousand Yuan almost cost him his life. Su Xiaofan still wanted to settle the score with them.

“Hey, Xiaofan, I heard you were hospitalized. Are you alright?”

“Little Fan, are you feeling better? We said we would visit you in a few days.”

“Brother Zhu, it’s fine, it’s all good.”

“Second brother, I’ve already been discharged from the hospital. If you want to see me, you should have come earlier.”

Walking in the market, Su Xiaofan was greeted by people everywhere, and the familiar feeling came back. Su Xiaofan greeted everyone as he walked in.

“Xiaofan, I didn’t set up your stall for you. We’ll talk about it when you come back from Yanjing.”

Su Xiaofan came to the area where he usually set up his stall. Zheng Dagang’s stall had already been set up. “I didn’t want to set up my stall today, but since you want to see something, I brought some of the good-looking Dharma artifacts from my house. Take a good look.”

Zheng Dagang’s stall wasn’t big. Although it was called a street stall, it actually had a table. There were only about 20 or 30 items on it, much less than usual. In Zheng Dagang’s words, everything brought today was of premium quality.

There were four or five bracelets placed outside, all in waterproof bags. There were king kong and red sandalwood inside, all of which were covered with pulp and looked like old objects.

However, Su Xiaofan knew that Zheng Dagang had bought a machine to make skewers. His stall made the best skewers, and he could sell a hundred or so skewers a month.

“Hey, Xiaofan, these skewers weren’t made by machines.” Seeing Su Xiaofan’s eyes on the bracelet, Zheng Dagang blushed and quickly explained in a low voice. He couldn’t hide his secret from Su Xiaofan.

“I’ll take a look first.” Su Xiaofan waved his hand and focused on the bracelets, muttering the word “repair” in his heart.

It had been some time since the repair points had appeared in his mind. Su Xiaofan had made many attempts.

He found that as long as he stared at an object and thought about repairing it, a feedback would appear in his mind. However, there was a condition for the repair system. A complete object could not be repaired, and some objects couldn’t be repaired if the repair points were not enough.

[ Vajra Bodhi, a work of art, cannot be repaired! ]

[ Red sandalwood, a work of art, cannot be repaired! ]

[ Agarwood, a work of art, cannot be repaired! ]

After Su Xiaofan picked up the bracelets and looked at them carefully, a few lines of text appeared in his mind, listing the materials of the bracelets and the words “cannot be repaired” at the end.