I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 23 Unexpected Wealth

Zhou Qiuyuan, who came to Liu Laowu's door in the middle of the night to extort money, has replaced Liu Laowu's position and become the tyrant of the courtyard.

When the eavesdroppers saw Zhou the Great Bully pass by, the candles in their rooms went out as if they were startled.

"Son, are you standing up for Cao San?" Shen Wan heard the commotion outside and looked at her son with a worried expression. She advised, "Cao San is involved in gangs and has started lending money at exorbitant interest rates in gambling dens. You should stay away from him in the future."

"Mother, don't worry, everything will be fine tomorrow!"

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Zhou Qiuyuan drank the congee mixed with shredded meat, a knowing smile on his face.

The reputation of being a bully that was created "last night" has left no trace in the real world...

Instead of heading to the North City as usual, Zhou Qiuyuan went straight to the antique street in the West Market.

The streets were extremely deserted in the early morning, with few vendors setting up stalls and hardly any customers.

Zhou Qiuyuan didn't wander around aimlessly. He went straight to a vendor with a clear purpose. Coincidentally, this was the same guy who had tried to sell him the emperor's chamber pot.

There were only two pieces of porcelain on the stall: a vase and a chamber pot.

The old man had a good memory and recognized Zhou Qiuyuan, smiling as he said, "Young man, you've changed your mind?"

He pointed to the chamber pot and said, "You missed this opportunity; you won't be able to buy one again!"

Zhou Qiuyuan looked at the vase not far away and said helplessly, "The vase should cost about the same as the chamber pot, right? Why spend a thousand coins on a chamber pot instead of buying a few more pieces of expensive porcelain?"

"You expect to sell this worthless junk for an exorbitant price!"

The old man, his skin as thick as a city wall, smiled without fading, and said, "Young man, this shows your lack of discernment. How could you know that there are worlds apart between porcelain pieces? Every piece of imperial porcelain is priceless..."

The old man becomes very long-winded when he talks about antiques.

Zhou Qiuyuan, too lazy to waste words with the old man, pointed to the vase and asked, "How much is this porcelain piece?"

A glint of light flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes, and he laughed, "You have a good eye. You picked out the most precious treasure on the stall at a glance. The price is not expensive, only two thousand coins."

Liu Laowu bought the vase from the old man for only one hundred coins, but when it was his turn to sell it, the price of the vase had increased twentyfold.

Do I look that much like a sucker?

"A maximum of one hundred coins!"

"Oh dear, how can you bargain like that! This is imperial porcelain, and such treasures will become a thing of the past."

"Since we're destined to meet, I'll sell it to you for five hundred coins."

"I only have one hundred coins on me, sell it or not, it's up to you!" Zhou Qiuyuan was too lazy to say anything more and made a move to leave.

The man had only taken three steps when the old man replied, "One hundred and fifty coins, not a single coin less."

Zhou Qiuyuan tried to bargain twice, but the old man stuck to his price of 150 coins and refused to budge any further.

He glanced at the neglected chamber pot. It came from the same place as the vase, and might even bring him some unexpected wealth. He figured he might as well buy it too, saying, "How about one hundred and fifty coins in total, including this chamber pot?"

The chamber pot had been unwanted for a long time, which had become a source of great anxiety for the old man. He didn't mind selling it as part of the purchase.

"That's the price!" The old man took the money and coldly told them to leave.

The value of this porcelain is far more than that. If the old man hadn't been treating him like a pig to be slaughtered, Zhou Qiuyuan wouldn't have minded letting the old man drink more soup.

Zhou Qiuyuan asked for a piece of hemp cloth, wrapped the chamber pot in it with a slightly unlucky expression, and quickly left the market.

Now, it's time to witness a miracle!

Zhou Qiuyuan couldn't help but feel uneasy. The information he received had not been verified by his own eyes, and its authenticity was questionable. He couldn't be sure if he could make money from it.

If the information is wrong, he will lose 150 coins if he breaks the antique vase.

Zhou Qiuyuan left the market and found an empty alley, where he decisively smashed the vase he had just acquired.

White porcelain shards fluttered, revealing a touch of golden luster at the bottom.

Zhou Qiuyuan, quick-witted and agile, swiftly slipped the gold ingot into his sleeve. After confirming once again that no one was around, he quietly held it in his palm and examined it.

The gold cake was bright in color and purer in texture than the gold ingots given by Lu Chengping. Its weight was exactly the same as the information Gong Lei had provided.

Ten taels of gold are equivalent to 100,000 coins.

Zhou Qiuyuan was overjoyed to have ever handled so much money before.

It's so hard for poor people to make money. Every penny is saved from the smallest of their teeth. How many years did my father have to work in the mines to earn ten taels of gold?

The ten taels of gold proved that the intelligence gathered in the dark was correct, and similar opportunities would arise in the future, allowing them to earn even more money.

Zhou Qiuyuan then thought of the chamber pot wrapped in burlap.

This chamber pot is suspected to have come from the same place as the ten-tael gold vase, and it may even contain gold inside.

Since we've already smashed one piece of porcelain, we might as well smash another.

boom!

The chamber pot fell to the ground, shards of porcelain flying everywhere. Unlike the vase, it didn't shatter completely, barely retaining its shape.

It still has that familiar golden color.

Zhou Qiuyuan was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with ecstasy.

Is there gold in a chamber pot?

Double happiness!

Unlike the vase containing gold ingots, the chamber pot, after being smashed, revealed an inner layer that concealed a golden, pot-shaped object.

The porcelain walls of the urinal are not thick, and the gold pot hidden in the interlayer is thin.

Zhou Qiuyuan cleaned away all the broken porcelain shards inside and outside the golden pot, revealing its full appearance.

The outer wall of the golden pot is carved with nine golden dragons in total. The nine dragons all gather their heads together to form the pattern of "Nine Dragons Spitting Pearls".

It is truly a beautiful work of art.

Some person with a perverse sense of humor fired a layer of porcelain inside and out, turning it into a urinal.

He held it in his hand and weighed it. It wasn't heavy, but it was large, probably weighing fifty or sixty taels.

This exquisite gold artifact is in excellent condition and can still be sold as an antique. If a suitable buyer is found, it could potentially fetch the price of a hundred taels of gold.

If you find it too troublesome or too attention-grabbing, you can also disassemble the gold pot into ordinary gold for use.

This, combined with the obtained gold ingots, is at least equivalent to sixty or seventy taels of gold.

If lightning artifacts were available on the market, this amount of money would be enough for him to buy a substandard one, with some money still left over.

Zhou Qiuyuan's heart raced as he looked around.

The alley he chose was extremely remote, and the nearby residents had already left, with no one passing by.

Zhou Qiuyuan did not flatten the gold pot for easier carrying; instead, he wrapped it in linen. He wanted to maximize its value and find a suitable wealthy buyer to sell it as an antique.

This linen is of very poor quality; the stitches are not tight enough, and you can still vaguely see a golden sheen.

Zhou Qiuyuan took off his hemp clothes and wrapped them a second time, completely turning them into a hemp ball.

He carefully looked around the outside several times to make sure there was no golden light leaking out, then hurriedly left the place and headed straight home.

It's not that God didn't give me opportunities, but I just didn't see them.

Fortunately, he used his future dream to fix the bug that caused him to miss the opportunity.