The World's Richest Man: Start with the Daily Intelligence System

222: Chapter 222 The Great Sword of Finding a BargainAnother passerby stopped him and kindly reminded him, ”Young man, Zhongfu City is a place of mixed quality; you must keep your eyes peeled when buying things.” An auntie next to him chimed in, ”Yes, yes, young man, money is hard to earn and life is tough!” Zhang Wei just smiled, but in his heart, he was calculating that this sword might really be a great treasure!

The stall owner impatiently interrupted the passersby’s discussion: ”What’s wrong with you people? This young man wants to buy this sword, why are you meddling? This sword of mine is one of the personal swords of the King of Yue, worth a fortune. If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense here. You’re delaying my business. Go, go, if you’re not buying, don’t stand here.”

The passerby didn’t back down and retorted, ”Boss, aren’t you being too dishonest? You have the nerve to say this is a Pre-Qin sword? It’s already bronze-colored; it’s clearly a replica, yet you have the lion’s mouth open asking for 1,800. That’s too much. Don’t think you can just fool a young man because he doesn’t know the trade.”

The stall owner glared and scolded, ”None of your business! If this young man is willing to buy, what’s it to you? Young man, if you truly want it, 1,500, and I’ll sell it to you for good luck.”

At this time, a passerby sneered: ”Boss, you wouldn’t be forging the ’sword of goujian, king of yue’ from the Beisheng Provincial Museum, would you?”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding crowd immediately began to whisper. A few busybodies even stood up directly, wanting to stand up for Zhang Wei. The scene suddenly became lively, and the stall owner’s face also became quite unsightly. The scene once became chaotic.

”Oh, mine is genuine goods, there’s no such thing as a forgery.” The stall owner hurriedly defended himself, but his voice clearly carried a bit of panic.

Meanwhile, the security guard on the same floor was also alerted by the commotion and rushed over. He shouted loudly, ”Everyone, don’t gather here, disperse, disperse!” attempting to maintain order at the scene.

A passerby accused the stall owner: ”This stall owner is black-hearted, asking 1,500 yuan for this replica sword from a young man.” Another passerby chimed in: ”Yes, yes, luckily there are a few enthusiastic citizens like us, otherwise he would have really been cheated.”

Upon hearing this, the stall owner was stunned, obviously not expecting things to develop to this point. HeI was just about to say something, a kind auntie had already taken out her phone and clicked on Taobao: ”Look, the exact same one online only sells for 199, this boss directly marked it up ten times!”

A sound of ”wow” immediately erupted from the crowd, and the stall owner’s face turned even uglier. He glanced at Zhang Wei, then at the security guard, and finally could only say helplessly, ”Fine, fine, I also need to eat; stall fees, electricity, water, and labor all cost money. Young man, I won’t haggle with you anymore, 599, take it!”

Seeing this situation, Zhang Wei quickly stood up to signal everyone to quiet down and said to the crowd, ”Everyone, stop arguing, I really like this sword.” Then he turned to the stall owner and said, ”Owner, give me a QR code.” After saying that, he decisively scanned the code and paid the money.

The stall owner was truly stunned this time. He didn’t expect this ordinary-looking young man would buy the sword so readily. A flash of surprise crossed his face, but he quickly returned to normal and gave a chuckle: ”Heh, you kid, you have good eyes.”

Seeing that Zhang Wei had already paid, the crowd couldn’t say much more. Seeing this, the security guard also urged everyone to disperse. Zhang Wei smiled at the crowd and said, ”Thank you, enthusiastic uncles and aunties, I really like this sword, thank you.”

He was secretly delighted, thinking that he had actually spent 1,200 yuan less to successfully complete the transaction for the ”forged” King of Yues sword from the Beisheng Provincial Museum.

As soon as Zhang Wei entered the door, he couldn’t wait to call An Xiaoxi from the room. An Xiaoxi, holding Nut, asked curiously, ”What’s wrong? You went out for a while and brought back something fun again?” Zhang Wei smiled mysteriously and pointed to the box on the table: ”It’s on the table, see for yourself.”

An Xiaoxi walked to the table curiously and opened the box with doubt, only to see an ancient sword lying quietly inside. She picked up the sword in surprise and examined it carefully, then suddenly remembered something. She took out her phone, opened Taobao, and used the scan function on the sword. Surprisingly, the words ”Replica sword of goujian, king of yue, 299” popped up on the screen.

She turned to look at Zhang Wei and asked curiously, ”How much did you get this sword for?” Zhang Wei smiled proudly: ”599.” Hearing this, An Xiaoxi’s eyes widened: ”Uh, you overpaid. The same replica sword is only 299 on Taobao.”

Zhang Wei glanced at her, a mysterious smile curling at the corner of his mouth: ”Little girl, what are you thinking? Look closely yourself, does my sword look like a replica?” After saying that, he picked up a stack of newly bought newspapers and stacked them neatly. Then, he carefully picked up the ancient sword, imitating the way archaeologists verified the sharpness of the sword of goujian, king of yue back then. He took a deep breath, gave his wrist a gentle flick, and the tip of the sword flashed across the newspapers like lightning, as easy as cutting tofu.

As the sword fell and the sound rose, Zhang Wei put down the sword, stepped forward, and counted the sliced newspapers one by one: ”1, 2, 3... 20 sheets!” To everyone’s surprise, this sword actually sliced through more than 20 layers of newspaper in one go, far exceeding the record of 18 layers sliced by the King of Yues sword back then.

Witnessing this scene, An Xiaoxi’s eyes were round, and she exclaimed in disbelief, ”Zhang Wei, what kind of sword is this? It’s too amazing!”

Zhang Wei smiled proudly: ”If I say this is the real sword of goujian, king of yue, would you believe it?” Although An Xiaoxi was half-doubting in her heart, she was still deeply shocked by Zhang Wei’s ”feat.” She gave a thumbs up and said with a face full of admiration, ”Awesome! Was this sword really bought for 599? Which sucker sold it?”

Zhang Wei told An Xiaoxi the whole story of how he picked up the bargain. After hearing it, An Xiaoxi looked at Zhang Wei with disbelief and said to him, ”Which of those bosses who sell antique trinkets doesn’t have sharp eyes? Such good luck happened to be picked up by you.”

Zhang Wei gave a chuckle and made up a random reason to brush it off. After all, his Intelligence System didn’t clearly state the specific reason; it only told him that he could pick up a Spring and Autumn Period King of Yues sword at an ultra-low price at this stall in Zhongfu City. He imagined what kind of history this sword might have; perhaps it had accompanied some King of Yue to battle, witnessing countless storms and glories. Perhaps this sword wasn’t necessarily used by Goujian, King of Yue himself, but its preciousness was already self-evident. Now, this sword had actually fallen into his hands.

Zhang Wei took out the treasures he had recently collected and turned to An Xiaoxi, who was watching TV in the living room, saying, ”Little girl, do you have anything to do this afternoon?”

An Xiaoxi shook her head and asked with a puzzled look, ”No, why?”

Zhang Wei smiled mysteriously: ”Come on, I’ll take you to get a free meal.”

Hearing this, An Xiaoxi’s eyes immediately lit up: ”A free meal? Where are we going?”

Zhang Wei didn’t say much, just patted the treasure box in his hand and signaled An Xiaoxi to follow. The two of them left the Jiangnan Garden residential area together.