1092.Secrets Under the Table (1/5)
Seeing this scene, the Führer's expression suddenly distorted.
He stared at Carter, his gaze straight and a little scary.
If Li Du wanted to buy these tables, then he would definitely not agree. But it was an ordinary Phoenix treasure hunter who bought the table, so he didn't think much of it.
After Li Du got the table, the Führer was angry and annoyed: he had always believed that there were hundreds of thousands, millions worth of things in this warehouse, but he didn't find them.
Now, when the table was bought back by Li Du, he thought that it was these tables that had such value, as for some ordinary looking tables, how could they be priceless?
He didn't know this, anyway, he trusted Li Du's vision.
Yes, even if he is against Li Du, even if he wants to trouble Li Du, even if he hates Li Du very much, he has to admit that Li Du is the most terrible treasure picker he has ever seen.
Not only did he think so, but so did the other treasure hunters.
Seeing that Li Du took great pains to get these five tables, some treasure pickers who had nothing to do gathered around to watch the excitement:
"Hey, Boss Li, why did you buy these?"
"Do you need a table? I have one there haha, I can give you some. ”
"Five tables for five thousand dollars, Carter, you bastard, you've made a lot of money!"
Carter is very shrewd, and the treasure pickers are very shrewd, he knows what to do to maximize his interests, so he didn't accept the money handed over by Li Du, but said with a smile: "It's just five hundred yuan, Boss Li, count me as giving it to you." ”
He wanted to take advantage of this to show goodwill, get through Li Du's relationship, and join their small circle like the treasure pickers in Flagpole City.
Li Du patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "No, as a treasure picker, you must be true to your word." ”
He gave Carter 5,000 tough bucks and promised, "Thank you for helping me, if I need help in the future, as long as I can do it, I will be happy to help you." ”
The onlookers showed envious eyes, they were not envious of Carter's earning of four thousand five hundred yuan, they were envious of Carter for getting on Li Du's boat.
The treasure pickers now regard Li Du's circle as a boat, this is a luxury cruise ship, the top gold VIP room is Li Du, the captain, Hans is the first mate, and the Flagpole City treasure picker is in the first class.
Carter is at least in the third class, in fact, it doesn't matter how many classes he enters, as long as he can step on this ship and get in touch with Li Du, then he can make them satisfied.
Most treasure hunters were envious of Carter, but they forgot the original intention of Li Du to buy the five tables.
But the Führer was paying attention to the tables, and he said with a gloomy face: "What is the value of these tables? They are made of gold?"
"You are stupid, Führer, these tables look like wood, but they may be precious wood, and I remember that Boss Li got some Asian mahogany. A treasure hunter said.
The Führer ignored him and stared at Li Du: "Reveal the answer." ”
Li Du patted the table one by one and asked, "Do you feel the difference between them?"
Everyone was at a loss, and they shook their heads: "Don't sell it, Boss Li, if we have your eyesight, why can't we make a few hundred yuan a month?"
The masturbation officer reminded the group: "Listen to the voice, didn't you hear anything?"
This is his strength, the official's hearing is outstanding, but unfortunately this point is not very useful in the warehouse auction, only he understands what Li Du means.
Li Du knocked on the table again, and finally, someone reacted: "Oh Shet, the table is empty, and there are two tables that are empty!"
The others suddenly realized, and then showed envy: "Is there something good hidden in it?"
Yes, there was something hidden in the table top of a table, and the silver coin that Li Du had found earlier was inside.
He guessed at the time that if the Führer and his party had obtained the tables, they would not have found the coins if they had not been careful enough and had not known enough about the prison.
As it turned out, he guessed right.
Li Du whistled at Brother Wolf, who threw the dagger at him, and he plunged the blade into the gap between the edges of the table, ripping off one of the edges of the table.
When I opened it, there were a few notes, some notes, and the like.
The treasure pickers crowded up and looked at it, and someone said, "It's more than a hundred dollars, what are these notes for?
Li Du shook his head and said, "It's worthless, this is an IOU, an IOU between prisoners." ”
He opened the top of the other table and poured it out, and a series of silver coins fell out.
Seeing this scene, the treasure pickers suddenly boiled: "Silver coins!" "This is an antique!" "God, how did Boss Li find out?"
This is a question that everyone is concerned about, Li Du smiled and said: "It's very simple, I found that these two tables have traces of human hands, so I guessed that there will be some good things in them." ”
"If you've been in prison like me, you know that the inmates don't have a place to hide money and valuables, so they cut open the panels of the tables, hollow out the sawdust inside, and hide things inside. ”
As he spoke, he continued to pat the table and said, "Every wooden table in the prison is a small treasure trove, and this is their safe. ”
A few treasure hunters hurriedly ran back, and there were tables and chairs in their warehouse, and these people went to disassemble them to see what was hidden inside.
Hans's face was ugly, and his eyes were almost blood-red.
He designed Li Du once, but in the end, it was a failure!
The treasure pickers looked curiously at the silver coins that Li Du obtained, there were more than a dozen of them, some of them were blackened because of oxidation, but the overall protection was very good and there was no damage.
On the obverse of the coin is a seated statue of Lady Liberty, holding a ribbon with the word 'Freedom' in her left hand, an olive branch in her right hand, and a frieze on the base with the words 'We Believe in God' written on it, with 13 six-pointed stars on the left and right of the edges.
On the back is an unruly eagle with its wings outstretched, its talons holding down three arrows and laurel branches. At the top of the head is the inscription 'All are one', and at the foot is the inscription '420 Grains'.
One of the treasure pickers identified them and said, "This is the U.S. Trade Coin, a set of coins designed by the Mint's chief engraver, William Barber." ”
"Is this an antique?"
"Well, it has existed in the world for at least a century and a half, and was very popular in the nineteenth century. The treasure picker explained, "Boss Li found them, which is very interesting because they have a very close relationship with the Chinese. ”
In the mid-19th century, when American industrial capacity began to appear far beyond its borders, business leaders in the United States began to look to the East, especially China, in search of new markets for their products.
The silver coin was sold in large quantities to China for trading with the Qing government at the time, when the emperor recognized the value of the silver coin, which led to its popularization.