Ye Feng shot him a look and said, "Am I that stupid? Go to other jewelry stores to snatch them and then sell them to your jewelry store?"
Master Yu chuckled awkwardly at this and said, "Uh, haha, I, I was just kidding!"
Ye Feng snorted and ignored him.
Master Yu chuckled awkwardly, quickly separated the items one by one, and slowly began to examine them.
After a while, he said, "You found these things by the sea, didn't you!"
Ye Feng was somewhat surprised to hear this and said, "Eh, how did you know?"
"Isn't that simple? Your things still have some moss and sand residue on them. Although they've been cleaned, some still remain, which is evident!" Master Yu said calmly.
After hearing this, Ye Feng directly gave him a thumbs up and said, "Amazing, truly a master appraiser!"
"Heh, you're even more amazing. I can't figure out how you managed to find these ornaments. Some of these things have been submerged in water for over a decade, and the newer ones only a few months! And you managed to retrieve them all." Master Yu said with a smile, looking at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng was incredibly surprised, not expecting Master Yu to be so sharp that he could even tell how long they had been in the water.
However, despite his surprise, he maintained a casual demeanor and said, "Alright, hurry up and appraise them, give me a price! I'm busy."
Master Yu heard this and said, "Only one-third of your items are genuine. The other two-thirds are either gold-plated, silver-plated, or fake!"
"Fake is fine! I found them by the sea, so it's impossible for them all to be real!" Ye Feng muttered softly.
Master Yu nodded upon hearing this, then slowly separated the gold and silver ornaments, and then weighed both types.
"The gold ornaments add up to about eight taels, and the silver ornaments to nine taels. As for the plated and fake ones, they're not worth much! How about this, a lump sum of 150,000!" Master Yu said to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng was startled by this and secretly calculated in his mind. The price was about right.
"Okay! Deal!" Ye Feng was too lazy to haggle over the price.
Soon, Ye Feng received the notification that 150,000 had been deposited and left happily.
However, before leaving, he asked where he could find an antique appraisal institution. Master Yu generously pointed him in the right direction.
Soon, Ye Feng arrived at a place called Jubao Pavilion. Upon entering, he saw many antiques inside. Calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, bronze ware, and more were displayed throughout the entire room.
However, all these items were separated by glass, allowing only viewing, not touching.
Ye Feng casually glanced around, then walked to a counter and asked, "Hello, is this where you appraise antiques?"
The woman at the counter immediately nodded and said, "Yes, what would you like to have appraised?"
Ye Feng heard this and said, "I want to appraise a bowl!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng took out a dirty bowl.
This bowl was one of the three he had found at the bottom of the sea yesterday. He had put it directly into his snake ring and forgotten to clean it, so it looked dirty.
Another reason he brought this one out was that it had a slight flaw.
The rim of the bowl had a defect. Although it was very small and difficult to see with the naked eye, it could be felt by touch, which was why he brought this one out.
The woman, wearing a pair of clean white gloves, was eagerly anticipating Ye Feng's item. To her surprise, she saw such a dirty bowl and couldn't help but frown.
Just then, someone walked past Ye Feng.
He had already walked past but suddenly turned back, staring at Ye Feng in surprise, "Huh? Ye Feng? You again?"
Ye Feng heard this, turned his head, and immediately realized that this person was Du Haojie!
"Du Haojie? Why is my luck so bad that I run into you everywhere!" Ye Feng looked at him and said speechlessly.
Du Haojie heard this and was immediately enraged, "Bah, it's my bad luck! Everywhere you go, nothing good happens!"
Ye Feng shook his head speechlessly, "That's because you bring it upon yourself, how can you blame me?"
"Get lost! Would I have been so unlucky without you?" The two of them, like sworn enemies, started arguing.
After a few curses, Ye Feng said, "Alright, go wherever it's cool, I'm busy, don't disturb me!"
Du Haojie heard this, carefully examined Ye Feng, and finally looked at the dirty bowl he was holding. The way he held it gave him a sense of déjà vu.
Hmm? Doesn't this look like a beggar by the roadside?
"Ye Feng, the business you're talking about, it wouldn't be begging, would it? Ha, ha ha!" Du Haojie said, suddenly bursting into laughter.
This caused the people around who were admiring antiques to look over, all staring at Ye Feng.
Because Ye Feng had brought fish to the Dragon King Hall today, he hadn't changed his clothes or pants. He looked very shabby at the moment, and with the bowl in his hand, he looked no different from a beggar by the roadside.
"Good heavens, Jubao Pavilion is a high-end antique shop, isn't it? How did they let beggars in!"
"Exactly. This young man is really something. He has hands and feet and is young, but instead of finding a proper job, he's learning from roadside beggars to beg!"
"Alas, young people nowadays are really getting worse and worse..."
Ye Feng heard this and was immediately speechless. He quickly said, "What are you all talking about? What beggar, how do I look like a beggar!"
"Ye Feng! Actually, being a beggar isn't shameful, but denying it is like covering your ears while stealing a bell!" Du Haojie mocked.
Ye Feng heard this and immediately got angry, "Admit what! I'm here to appraise antiques!"
This statement stunned Du Haojie and everyone present, and the laughter abruptly stopped.
"The antique you're talking about, it wouldn't be this broken bowl, would it!" Du Haojie asked.
Ye Feng nodded, "That's right, it's this one!"
"Ha, ha! Hahaha!"
Ye Feng's answer made Du Haojie laugh even more wildly, and others also joined in the laughter.
"What are you laughing at!" Ye Feng said unhappily.
Du Haojie clutched his stomach, laughing for a while before replying, "I'm dying of laughter. You call this broken thing an antique?"
"What's wrong with my item? Why isn't it?" Ye Feng asked.
Du Haojie said, "If this thing is an antique, then I'll call you Grandpa!"
Ye Feng heard this and immediately smiled, saying, "Good! You said it yourself! Whoever goes back on their word is a dog!"
"But what if it's not?" Du Haojie asked.
Ye Feng said, "Isn't that simple? If it's not, I'll call you Grandpa too!"
"Good! Haha, I'll wait for you to call me Grandpa!" Du Haojie said gleefully.
Ye Feng chuckled and looked at him pityingly. This guy always liked to court disaster, no matter when.
Although Ye Feng wasn't sure of the bowl's age or its value, he was certain that this item had a very long history.
Every time he thought of the broken bowls, plates, and jars at the bottom of the sea, he felt that they were definitely not simple.
"Please take a look!" Ye Feng handed the item to the woman.
The woman initially looked disgusted, but fortunately, she still had some professional integrity and began to examine it.
She had initially intended to glance at it casually and dismiss it, but suddenly she seemed to notice something, and as she looked closer, she became increasingly shocked.
Then her hands began to tremble, and she said, "Oh my god, no way! This, this is..."