In the following days, Lu Fan brewed many medicinal herbs. Lin Ke'er was also obedient, and after drinking the medicine for a few days, her complexion became rosy, no longer as frail as before.
Seeing the effectiveness of the medicine, Granny Guihua became even more approving of Lu Fan. They were now relying on each other, and with Lu Fan being so capable, she had no worries about his future.
Today happened to be the weekend, and Lu Fan, feeling bored, took Lin Ke'er to the antique street to wander around casually.
Lin Ke'er usually stayed at school and had never seen such a scene. Looking at the antiques spread all over the ground, she was overjoyed. "Brother Lu Fan, why didn't you bring me to such a fun place sooner?"
"I was a bit busy before, but I brought you today, didn't I?" Lu Fan smiled. "Do you like anything?"
"I don't know anything about antiques!" Lin Ke'er pouted. "Brother Lu Fan, don't laugh at me."
"I'm not laughing at you. If you see anything you like, just tell me, and I'll give it to you!" Lu Fan said seriously.
Lin Ke'er was delighted and nodded along, but she didn't understand antiques and couldn't easily pick anything.
They arrived at a shop, and Lu Fan walked in. After carefully observing, he shook his head. He had come to the antique street today hoping to pick out something good. Mr. Bai's birthday was approaching, and Bai Xue had personally invited him, so he couldn't be too shabby.
Unfortunately, after looking through several shops, he couldn't find a single treasure, which made him a little helpless.
"Young man, everything in my shop is genuine. Is there anything you can't find?" the boss smiled. "I'm also an antique expert, and I wouldn't buy ordinary inferior goods."
"I'm afraid the boss is too clever. There isn't a single treasure here," Lu Fan shook his head.
"Young man, how can you say that? Perhaps your eyesight is not good enough!" the boss retorted with a glare.
Lu Fan didn't care and was about to walk to the next shop when an old man arrived, carrying a snakeskin bag, looking very serious. "Boss, do you buy antiques here?"
"Of course, we do!" The boss stepped forward and looked at the contents of the snakeskin bag. "Just these few vases?"
"Besides these vases, there's also a porcelain bowl!" The old man carefully took out the porcelain bowl. "This is an ancestral heirloom. If it weren't for an emergency at home, I wouldn't take it out to sell."
"Everyone who comes to sell things here says they are ancestral heirlooms, but there are few genuine treasures," the boss shook his head. After looking at the old man's items, he smiled and said, "How about this! Two hundred yuan for all these things!"
"Only two hundred yuan?" The old man looked troubled. "Boss, I'm sincerely selling to you. These are all ancestral heirlooms, absolutely not fake, especially this blue and white bowl!"
"These are all fake, and you think you can fool me!" the boss shook his head. "It's barely acceptable as a collectible. How about this! Since you've come all this way, it must be tiring, so I'll add another hundred yuan, making it three hundred yuan in total!"
The old man shook his head. "If it weren't for the emergency at home, I wouldn't sell this treasure. If you can't give me eight hundred yuan, I'll go to the next shop!"
"You old man, you're quite stubborn!" the boss smiled. "Five hundred, that's the highest price. If you're not willing, you can only go to the next shop!"
The old man didn't look back and walked out with the snakeskin bag. If it weren't for the emergency at home, he wouldn't have sold his ancestral heirloom. Being priced so low by the boss, how could he feel good?
"From the countryside, treating everything as a treasure!" the boss said dismissively. "If I didn't see you were in urgent need of money, I wouldn't even offer five hundred!"
As the old man stepped out the door, Lu Fan stepped forward and smiled. "Old man, can I take a look at the blue and white bowl?"
"Are you buying it?" the old farmer asked seriously. "The price cannot be reduced by a single cent!"
"If it's worth it, of course!" Lu Fan nodded and smiled.
The old man took out the blue and white bowl. Lu Fan observed it for a moment and nodded with satisfaction. "This is a good item. I'll offer three thousand!"
"Just this bowl?" The old man looked surprised. "Is it real or fake? I'm from the countryside, don't deceive me!"
"I'll still make a profit with three thousand, old man, just don't regret it," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"No regrets, no regrets. We urgently need money at home, and being able to sell it for three thousand is already a blessing." The old farmer quickly thanked him.
"Young man, don't be fooled," the boss chimed in. "It's just a small broken bowl, how can it be worth thousands of yuan!"
"It's not worth anything in the boss's eyes, but it's worth a lot in my eyes," Lu Fan smiled.
The boss frowned and didn't say much more. One willing to pay, one willing to sell. Since Lu Fan was willing to pay so much, he had nothing to say.
After the transaction was completed, Lu Fan took the blue and white bowl into his hands, feeling quite pleased.
"Brother Lu Fan, it's just an ordinary bowl, how can it be worth so much money?" Lin Ke'er asked in surprise.
"This is no ordinary bowl, but an ancient treasure. If it were put up for auction, it would be worth at least over a million. It's probably quite old!" Lu Fan stated frankly.
"Cough cough... Young man, you're talking nonsense. Bowls like this are everywhere on the street. You've been ripped off," the boss mocked. "I've been playing with antiques for so many years, and I've never misjudged anything."
"That's not necessarily true. Some things are hard to explain," Lu Fan smiled.
As they were talking, an old man wearing glasses came out. The boss quickly went to help him. "Sir, why have you come out?"
"Just taking a stroll!" the old man smiled. He happened to see the porcelain bowl in Lu Fan's hand and became somewhat surprised.
"Young man, are you selling this bowl?"
"I just bought it from someone else and plan to give it as a gift," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"This bowl is very exquisite, a good ornament," the old man smiled. "Why don't you sell it to me?"
The shop boss was surprised. The old man was knowledgeable about antiques from a young age, so this small flower bowl was likely not simple.
Lu Fan's gaze was sharp. The old man's words suggested he had also seen the extraordinary nature of this item.
"To be honest, I like this item very much, and the price is not cheap. Even if I wanted to sell it, I'm afraid your predecessor couldn't afford the price."
"How much is the young man prepared to sell it for?" the old man narrowed his eyes.
"At least a million!" Lu Fan said without hesitation.
The old man's body trembled, and then he said with a wry smile, "Today I have met a master and missed out on a treasure."
"As the saying goes, there will be time in the future. Senior, you don't need to be like this."
Lu Fan smiled and turned to leave. This old man was very shrewd. He had seen that this bowl was not simple and wanted to trick Lu Fan, but he didn't expect Lu Fan to be an ordinary person.
After Lu Fan and Lin Ke'er left, the boss asked, "Sir, that blue and white porcelain bowl..."
"You've been doing business for so many years, and it's no wonder you haven't made any progress. You're truly a disgrace to my family!" the old man scolded. "That bowl just now was worth a million. If you had acquired it, it would have been pure profit of a million!"
"That blue and white bowl just now looked like a fake, not real," the boss said doubtfully.
"What do you know! You haven't even held the item in your hands, and you can tell?" the old man scolded. "Although I am old, my judgment is very sharp!"