Chapter 90

This is a grinding stone about ten centimeters thick, with a length and width similar to that of an ordinary brick.

When Su Jiu heard the voice, he turned his head and saw a young man, roughly his age, holding a black brick-shaped grinding stone, looking anxiously at the peach of longevity and fortune carving in front of Su Jiu.

"Boss, I've brought the item. Can you exchange it for your peach of longevity and fortune?" the young man asked, his eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at the shop owner.

"Let me see!" Upon hearing this, the shop owner stepped forward, took the black brick-shaped grinding stone from the young man, and examined it for a moment.

"This isn't the one. I'm sorry, Xiao Zhao, but I can't exchange it with you." After a while, the shop owner returned the grinding stone to the young man, shook his head, and said, looking a bit disappointed.

"Don't! Boss, I really need that peach of longevity and fortune. I don't have that much money. This grinding stone isn't the one my grandfather had, but it's still very valuable. Boss, do a good deed and exchange it with me!" The young man, upon hearing the shop owner's words, immediately became anxious and started to plead.

"I can't make that decision. This young brother has already set his eyes on the peach of longevity and fortune. If you want it, you should ask him." The shop owner, after being entangled by the young man for a while, suddenly pointed at Su Jiu and said.

Upon hearing this, Su Jiu was taken aback. What's going on?

Why is it involving me? Su Jiu, who was originally just watching the commotion, was suddenly stunned.

This shop owner's way of doing business is quite interesting. He hasn't even sold the item yet, but he's already trying to involve the customer. This is quite amusing.

Su Jiu thought to himself. This is the first time he has encountered such a shop owner.

However, Su Jiu didn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, he spoke to the shop owner.

"Boss, please wrap up the peach of longevity and fortune for me. I'll take it!"

"Sure, young brother." Upon hearing Su Jiu's words, the shop owner was also taken aback for a moment, then understood and smiled, immediately opening the glass cabinet to take out the peach of longevity and fortune carving and start wrapping it.

"Brother, can we talk about something? I want to exchange this grinding stone for the peach of longevity and fortune. You can check my grinding stone; it's definitely not worse than your peach of longevity and fortune. If you feel you're at a loss, I can add a few hundred dollars." Upon hearing the shop owner and Su Jiu's conversation, the young man became anxious, looked at Su Jiu a few times, and then walked up to Su Jiu, determined to speak.

Su Jiu was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect the young man to be so persistent. The shop owner had already said he would sell the item, but the young man was still not giving up.

Su Jiu had already observed the peach of longevity and fortune carving and found nothing special about it. Why did this young man want it so much?

Observing people's words and actions is the basic skill of a feng shui master. Su Jiu's purchase of the peach of longevity and fortune was a subconscious act. Seeing the young man's persistence, he became curious.

"Friend, may I ask what you need the peach of longevity and fortune for?" Su Jiu asked curiously.

"Um..." The young man, upon hearing Su Jiu's question, became hesitant. Clearly, he didn't want Su Jiu to know the reason.

The shop owner, watching the conversation from the side, was also muttering to himself.

The peach of longevity and fortune is just an old item, with nothing special about it. I've already seen it. The grinding stone is even more ordinary, just an old craft item, not nearly as valuable as the peach of longevity and fortune carving.

I wonder if this young man will foolishly exchange the peach of longevity and fortune carving.

Su Jiu didn't know what the shop owner was thinking.

For Su Jiu, the value of the item wasn't important. What was important was his curiosity about why the young man needed the peach of longevity and fortune.

"Would you like to take a look at my grinding stone first? See if it can be exchanged for your peach of longevity and fortune carving." The young man, after being embarrassed for a while, finally said to Su Jiu.

"Sure!" Su Jiu agreed, wanting to see what the grinding stone was like.

The black brick-shaped grinding stone, when held in hand, was quite ordinary. From the outside, there was nothing special about it. It wasn't an ancient antique or a specially made valuable item.

Su Jiu played with it in his hands but found nothing surprising.

After examining it, Su Jiu was about to return the grinding stone to the young man when he suddenly felt a sense of inspiration.

The mental power in his body surged instantly, and a thread of mental power flowed through his fingers into the black grinding stone.

"Huh?"

Su Jiu was surprised. He didn't expect his accidental action to lead to a discovery.

However, Su Jiu didn't say anything and quickly regained his composure.

After a moment of thought, he made a decision.

"Friend, if you tell me what you need the peach of longevity and fortune for, I will exchange it with you for this black grinding stone. How about that?" Su Jiu paused, raised the black grinding stone in his hand, and said.

Su Jiu's words clearly took the young man by surprise.

He didn't expect Su Jiu to say that.

"Really?" The young man was stunned.

"Really!"

"You're not tricking me?"

"I'm not tricking you. The shop owner can vouch for me." Su Jiu said firmly. The peach of longevity and fortune wasn't a particularly valuable item, and a few thousand dollars wasn't much to Su Jiu now. Moreover, he had already carefully observed the peach of longevity and fortune carving and found it to be nothing special. On the other hand, the black grinding stone, when he used his mental power to examine it, revealed something. Even if the young man didn't exchange it, Su Jiu would find a way to buy it.

"Okay, but we have to exchange first, then I'll tell you the reason."

Upon hearing Su Jiu's words, the young man's eyes lit up. However, since it was the first time he met Su Jiu, he didn't fully trust him, so he made this request.

"Alright, I'll do as you say." Su Jiu didn't mind and immediately agreed to the young man's request.

Su Jiu swiped his card and received the receipt from the shop owner.

Then he handed the peach of longevity and fortune carving directly to the young man.

"Now you can tell me, right?" Su Jiu said with a smile.

The young man, excited, took the peach of longevity and fortune carving and couldn't help but caress it a few times, as if it were his family heirloom.

Even the shop owner, who was watching the commotion, was a bit surprised.

The young man looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Since last month, when he saw the peach of longevity and fortune carving in the shop, he had asked about the price. At that time, the young man looked disappointed but didn't give up and came to check it every day.

Last week, the young man told him that he had a grinding stone from the Qing Dynasty and wanted to exchange it for the peach of longevity and fortune carving.

At that time, he didn't agree but asked the young man to bring it over for a look.

For a businessman, profit comes first.

This is a basic principle.

If it were just a few hundred dollars, he wouldn't care, but the grinding stone the young man brought was clearly a replica, not from the Qing Dynasty.

Although it looked old, the shop owner could tell at a glance that it was made, and it was at most a few years old.

Exchanging it for the peach of longevity and fortune carving from the late Qing to early Republic period was not a good deal.

The shop owner was clear about this but didn't say it.

Now, seeing Su Jiu exchange it so easily, even though it was just a few thousand dollars, it was clear to anyone that it wasn't a good deal. Was the young man a fool?

Now, seeing the young man, surnamed Zhao, in such a state, the shop owner was even more confused.

Although it was worth a few thousand, it wasn't a rare treasure. Was it necessary to act like this?

Were both of them fools?

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