Chapter 115 - 0115 Learn Something 3_1
Feng Qingxue didn’t linger at the Xu Family’s place. After settling the grain handover, she wrote a letter to Lu Jiang, then headed for the scrap collection station.
She had noticed quite a while ago that the scrap collection station often received large amounts of new scrap materials.
Just as Lu’s father said, whether it’s the county’s scrap collection station or the city’s, there were indeed antique calligraphies and paintings, but particularly precious, lightweight, and easy-to-hide items were rarely seen.
Some were destroyed or taken during house raids, and others were intercepted at the scrap station.
Since ancient times, there’s never been a shortage of people with discernment, taste, and courage.
No wonder the first time she went to look for treasures at the scrap station, she didn’t find many valuable books and paintings. She originally thought it was because the local rich residents were sparse, explaining the lack of quality items.
The most common items in the scrap station were papers, copperware, ironware, and recyclable wood materials. The papers were mostly textbooks, newspapers, and thread-bound books. Ninety percent of the books and paintings, although old, were common in the market and didn’t possess special cultural relic value. However, odds of finding antiques were higher amidst the copperware, ironware, and wood materials.
No sooner had Feng Qingxue entered the scrap station than her gaze landed on a half-human-tall bronze tripod. It’s a pity she couldn’t buy it openly or smuggle it into her space because it was too large, any loss would be easily discovered by the staff.
With a sigh of regret, Feng Qingxue started sifting through other scraps.
However, there were quite a few thread-bound ancient books at the scrap station today. Most of them appeared to have been shipped in at the same time, predominantly printings from the Qing Dynasty official offices, along with both domestic and foreign classics printed in modern times; although not unique, they possessed some value.
There were valuable books, but very few in quantity. As for paintings, she found none of particular value.