"Hehe, just lucky! Just lucky!"
Xiao Guo looked rather pleased with himself. In their circle, he was the latest to enter the field. Usually, the others had all brought out valuable pieces of their collections at one time or another. The oldest among them in particular had even brought out an authentic Kangxi imperial kiln piece during their last gathering, valued at over a million.
This made Xiao Guo envious, and he often fantasized about getting his hands on a priceless treasure himself. Of course, with the little money he had, the only way he could buy such a treasure was by finding a bargain.
In the antiques market, people claimed every day that someone or other had found a bargain. In reality, very few people actually did so, while those who were duped could be found everywhere. Although Xiao Guo constantly dreamed of finding a bargain, he was also self-aware enough to know that his chances were not high.
Still, as the old saying went, when luck came, nothing could stop it. To Xiao Guo's delight, he had never expected to encounter such a fine object when he returned to his hometown. How could he possibly let it go?
Besides, it was such a coincidence that he had run into his fellow collectors today. Xiao Guo had eagerly taken the jar out to share his joy and let his friends marvel at it as well.
"Hmm?" Just then, the oldest collector among them suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?" Xiao Guo asked hurriedly.
"There seems to be a crack near the foot!" Brother Zhang pointed at a spot on the bottom of the jar.
Everyone crowded over to take a look and found that Brother Zhang was right. There was indeed a crack about three