Chapter 425

Using large coins to make shuttlecocks is actually quite good; the main thing is that this thing has a moderate weight and has a hole in the middle.

Normally, to make a shuttlecock, two large coins and six or seven chicken feathers are enough.

For making shuttlecocks, chicken feathers or pheasant feathers are mostly used; it's not that other feathers don't work, but chicken or pheasant feathers are prettier.

Just as Wang An was watching this group of children kick shuttlecocks in various styles, a shuttlecock flew toward Wang An.

Wang An subconsciously reached out and grabbed the shuttlecock in his hand.

At this time, a little girl of ten or so ran toward Wang An; when she reached Wang An, the little girl shouted crisply:

"Big Brother, this shuttlecock is mine."

After the little girl finished speaking, she looked at Wang An with burning eyes, and the other children also stopped kicking the shuttlecock and looked over here in unison.

Wang An didn't take it seriously and casually wanted to return the shuttlecock to the little girl, but when Wang An lowered his head to glance at the shuttlecock, he was stunned on the spot.

Then he retracted his hand from returning the shuttlecock and carefully examined the shuttlecock in his hand.

To be precise, he carefully examined the copper coins on the shuttlecock.

The reason Wang An was like this was because Wang An discovered that the two large coins on the shuttlecock were actually "Kaiyuan Tongbao."

In later generations, this coin is considered one of the few most valuable large coins.

Because its meaning is "circulating treasure goods that open up a new era."

It was also the new copper coin minted by Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, to abolish the light, small, and mixed five-zhu coins, so it was named "Kaiyuan Tongbao."

Both copper coins were Kaiyuan Tongbao, but one of them was quite special.

Because the back of a normal Kaiyuan Tongbao has no characters or patterns, while the back of this one had three auspicious clouds.

As everyone knows, everything is precious because it is rare, and this is especially true for large coins like this.

This includes the flying dragon silver dollars that appeared when Wang An and the others dug up Ninth Brother's legacy earlier.

These are all considered relatively rare things, which is why their prices were driven up in later generations.

Wang An clearly remembered that before he went to prison in his past life, he attended an antique auction; the value of one such Kaiyuan Tongbao with three auspicious clouds exceeded 30,000 yuan.

If it was worth 30,000 in the 90s, then looking forward, there's no reason for the price to drop.

After all, this thing is already rare, but the number of people collecting it is increasing; one way or another, it should be even more valuable.

Although this thing is of absolutely no use at this time except for making shuttlecocks, and it will only become valuable after a few years, Wang An really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to pick up a bargain.

So, facing the little girl with burning eyes, Wang An said with a smile:

"Your shuttlecock is made really well; do you have any more shuttlecocks like this at home? Can you sell me one?"

As Wang An spoke, he returned the shuttlecock to the little girl.

After the little girl took the shuttlecock, she was clearly very interested in the word "buy."

And so, the little girl nodded wildly at Wang An:

"Yes, yes, I have several more; they were all made for me by my dad."

Wang An heard this and felt there was a chance, but Wang An didn't want to trade with the little girl in front of him, because this made Wang An feel like he was suspected of deceiving a child.

So Wang An thought for a moment and said: "Can you go home, bring your shuttlecocks, and have your dad or mom come over?"

The little girl looked at Wang An, seemingly thinking about whether Wang An's words were true or false.

But soon, the little girl asked with a face full of disbelief:

"If I bring them over, will you really buy them?"

It was clear that the little girl definitely wanted to sell the shuttlecocks for money.

Wang An said with a smile:

"I will definitely buy them; go home and get them right away, but you must call your dad or mom."

The little girl looked at Wang An again, then turned and ran, her speed was fast, really fast.

It was clear the little girl was worried that Wang An wouldn't keep his word, or that Wang An would sneak away.

Wang An looked at the direction the little girl ran, a happy smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

In less than three minutes, the little girl came out pulling the corner of a middle-aged man's clothes; Wang An didn't see wrong, it was indeed pulling, pulling very hard.

It was clear that this middle-aged man was doing carpentry work, because he was still holding a chisel used by carpenters in his hand.

Only to hear this middle-aged man say helplessly to the little girl:

"Oh, don't pull me, there's plenty of time; if he wants to buy, he won't leave."

The little girl, however, was relentless:

"Dad, hurry up, if the shuttlecocks aren't sold, my candy balls won't be guaranteed..."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man had no choice but to quicken his pace helplessly.

Seeing the father and daughter, Wang An hurriedly stood up from the sled and walked forward a few steps to greet them.

Seeing Wang An, the middle-aged man asked suspiciously from afar:

"Big Brother, I heard from my daughter that you want to buy shuttlecocks?"

The reason the middle-aged man was suspicious was because making shuttlecocks is something that can be said to have no technical content at all.

Basically, you understand how to do it as soon as you see it; if you don't look, you can figure it out yourself.

Wang An nodded with a smile, decided to tell the truth, and said:

"Yeah, Big Brother, but I'm doing it for the large coins on top; I just love this thing, but we have to be clear, I don't want just any large coin, I have two sacks of this stuff at home."

After the middle-aged man heard this, he said with relief: "I was wondering, why would anyone buy shuttlecocks."

Wang An laughed: "Yeah, so Big Brother, look at the kind your daughter has, how much money is appropriate for one?"

Although Kaiyuan Tongbao are all valuable, there is a world of difference between ordinary ones and those with three auspicious clouds on the back, but Wang An would definitely not say this.

The middle-aged man took the shuttlecock from the little girl's hand, looked carefully at the large coin on it, and then said:

"Big Brother, you mean this style with the 'Yuan' character, right?"

It was clear that this middle-aged man was also literate, but not much; he recognized one of the four characters.

Wang An replied: "Right, it's this style; if it's others, I have to look first, I don't necessarily want them."

As Wang An spoke, he took out a cigarette and handed it over, while also lighting one for himself.

When the middle-aged man saw it was Changbai Mountain cigarettes, he just sniffed it and tucked it behind his ear, looking like he couldn't bear to smoke it.

After Wang An struck a match and was about to light the middle-aged man's cigarette, he couldn't help but smile at this scene, so he lit his own, then took out another cigarette and handed it over.

The middle-aged man smiled embarrassedly, only then letting Wang An light the cigarette, and then took a beautiful puff.

After finishing this puff, the middle-aged man said uncertainly:

"I feel like my family has quite a few of this style; why don't I bring them all to you? Then you can pick?"

Wang An was quite happy to hear this; anyway, even if he didn't buy them, the large coins of this family would sooner or later become cheap for someone else.

And so, Wang An smiled: "Alright, I'll wait for you here."

(End of chapter)