Chapter 106: The Great Adventure in India (Embark on the Return Journey)
"Oh! Oh! Oh! This tray looks familiar! My grandmother seems to have one too! Lucy was not at all polite, and when she heard that there was still silverware to be shared, she shoved the pound bill into her trouser pocket and came over!
Lucy picked up the tray and checked it very skillfully, and turned the stamped side towards Wu Liang: "Wu! You've found something good! Looking at this row of stamps, the first one, which is made entirely of letters (JWFCW), indicates that the pallet was made by James (J) Wackley (W) and Frank (F) Clark (C) Wheeler (W). The second is the full lion stamp representing the sterling silver standard seal, which means that the entire pallet is made of sterling silver with a 925 designation. The third lion head stamp, the lion's head mark has been representing London since 1478 AD, and the crown on the lion's head was removed after 1822, and the stamp with this pattern indicates that it was produced in London. As he spoke, he gently deducted the dirt from the last stamp with his fingernails: "Without a tax payment stamp, the age of production is very close." Really! The stamp of the letter B is supposed to have been made in 1926. Congratulations! Wu, this pallet would be worth about 1,200 to 1,500 pounds if it were brought to the London market. If there are no of these eye-catching ablation marks on the side, you can add another 300 pounds or so! ”
I really didn't expect that Lucy actually knew how to appreciate silverware, and sure enough, there is still a place for the old gentleman country to get his hands on!
I thought that this silver tray was worth two or three hundred dollars, but I didn't expect it to increase nearly tenfold in Lucy's hands, which is really teachable!
"Oh! This sugar jug and milk jug are a set of trays, and if you sell them together, you can add a little value, between 4,000 and 5,000 pounds! Wu, you can't just put the silverware together casually, if it is scratched, it will drop the price, go get more toilet paper. ”
“OK! OK! I don't understand this, you have the final say! Teddy, help me get a few more rolls of toilet paper from the car, there are a lot of them on the side of the back bucket canning box! Wu Liang didn't want to miss this opportunity to popularize science, so he beckoned Teddy, who was in a daze with the banknotes, to help him run errands.
I originally thought that the very ordinary silver tableware was also a bit of a doorway, but I heard Lucy say that this is a sterling silver tableware from Sheffield, and the whole set of cutlery should include: a set of dessert knives and forks and spoons, a set of knives and forks and soup spoons, a set of fish knives and forks, a tea spoon and a coffee spoon. The four sets in Wu Liang's hand were actually only enough to make up two complete sets of personal tableware, and some knives, forks and spoons were scattered. The price of a set is not low---- it can be worth between six hundred and eight hundred pounds, and the scattered ones are not worth much, and a single piece is only twenty or thirty pounds. Wrap all the silverware in toilet paper like mummies, fix it, put it in a can box, and cover it with shredded paper.
The silver buckle that Wu Liang used as an ordinary button is bigger, and it is a cufflink specially customized by a person with the abbreviation of LG from Cartier, a total of fifteen pairs of two and two, with exquisite shape and exquisite workmanship, and the decoration that was originally used as a crystal is actually inlaid with broken diamonds, and a box of buttons is worth more than 15,000 US dollars.
After popularizing the silver jewelry, Lucy said that she had not studied much about a watch and a pocket watch that Wu Liang had obtained, but the Patek Philippe brand alone was worth a lot of money.
Knowing the value of the silverware, Teddy and Michael were too embarrassed to pick out the expensive things, and each took one from the scattered cutlery, and Lucy did the same, taking out the individual one from the cufflink box and pinning it to her collar as a keepsake.
Wu Liang, who has already made a fortune, cares about these petty things, except for leaving two watches and three sets of cufflinks suitable for women as souvenirs for them to the feather fang, the rest of the silverware is divided among the three of them, Lucy and Michael each asked for two sets of easy-to-carry cufflinks, and all the silver utensils are reserved for Teddy, who needs money the most at the moment.
After grabbing the big news and having enough windfalls, Lucy and Michael were very satisfied, and they sang a song during dinner. Teddy was even happier to receive a huge salary of 30,000 pounds, and he didn't eat properly and counted the use of money with his fingers!
"Teddy! Aren't you planning to leave India with your family? Have you figured out where to go? Wu Liang asked, sipping beer.
"Boss! I was a little undecided, the situation in other countries around India didn't seem to be very good, and at first I wanted to go to Japan. But no one in my family can speak Japanese, and I only stumble when I speak. The United States is a good place to go, but when I was in the bar, I heard those mercenaries say that everyone in the United States has guns, and I always feel that the place is too dangerous! Isn't that sorrowful? ”
"Huh! If you really want to take the whole family with you, why not consider the UK? Isn't it very good that you speak English! Coupled with the fact that there are a lot of Indian-British people, it will be much easier to find a job, right? Wu Liang helped Teddy point out a fairly reliable road, although it is possible to be bent in the corrupt country, but you can't stand other people's security and welfare or something, it's okay. In addition, it was originally the suzerainty of India, and it was relatively easy to do it whether it was the right of abode or the change of nationality.
"Teddy, do you want to bring your family to the UK? We can help you! Lucy, who was already a little drunk, got drunk and walked to the side, reached out and put her arms around Wu Liang's neck and said with a smile after taking a sip of him.
"That's right! You can go to the UK! My family's English is pretty good, but it's really good to go to the UK! I don't know how much it will cost! "When it comes to money, Teddy has another difficulty.
Michael carried a bottle of Bourbon in one hand and waved his other big hand, patted Teddy's weak shoulder, so as to slap him into the fire, and said with a little drunkenness: "If you want to go to England, you can go with us, the boat fare is 1,000 pounds per person, and then fly directly to London, the ticket is about this number, 20,000 is definitely enough for six people." However, is your family's passport still there? ”
"Yes, all in! There's something for everyone! Is 20,000 enough? That's amazing! Hoo! Teddy, relieved, finally smiled.
After drinking noisily until the second half of the night, Wu Liang and his party had a good night's rest.
After the treasure was in hand, the pile of rotten stones in front of him could no longer have any attraction.
Early the next morning, Lucy and Michael, who had taken a few shots, ended the mission, and simply packed up the four of them and embarked on the return journey.