After confirming the item's authenticity, Shopkeeper Peng was delighted, but he also marveled at his apprentice's luck. This could be called losing out in one place and gaining in another!
Seeing Shopkeeper Peng's reaction, Xiao Guo immediately understood that his item really was genuine. He became so excited that his whole body began to tremble. Only after a while did he swallow and ask, stumbling over his words, "Master, is this really an authentic Southern Song Longquan kiln piece?"
"Haha, of course it is!" Shopkeeper Peng nodded with a laugh, then asked curiously, "But how did you get it?"
After receiving confirmation, Xiao Guo was too excited to contain himself. It took him a long while to come back to his senses. Seeing Shopkeeper Peng's smile, he scratched his head sheepishly and said with a foolish grin, "It was thrown in when I bought that jar."
Shopkeeper Peng was slightly taken aback, then laughed. "Your luck really is something! But why did you choose this particular item?"
Xiao Guo spread his hands. "What could I do? If I'd chosen the larger one, that person definitely wouldn't have agreed. In the end, I could only pick one from the smaller items—whichever looked most pleasing to me."
"You little brat. You got a bargain and are still acting coy about it. But you really were lucky this time. Don't think you can rely on luck to find treasures at a low price next time!" Seeing Xiao Guo becoming a little carried away, Shopkeeper Peng couldn't help reminding him.
"Don't worry, sir. I'll definitely learn from this lesson!"
This misjudgment had left a deep impression on Xiao Guo. Even with this unexpected windfall, he still worried that it might not make up for his loss. He hurriedly asked, "Master, how much is this