In this era, there was already a special occupation of scavengers.
Moreover, with the current employment market and the pitifully low garbage disposal and recycling rates, 90% of those who do this on a large scale will have to lose money.
Wu Ming walked away from the rubbish that Neville worked so hard to sort out like a shoe, and came to another pile of things.
These are the "slightly interesting looking" gadgets that Neville found from the huge garbage mountain according to Wu Ming's request.
Although 99% of them are real waste products, there are also one or two pieces, which are of good value.
"Um?"
For example, after turning around, Wu Ming found a few broken pieces of gray-white plaster, and after combining them, he got a mermaid statue.
"Looking at this kind of lines and the image of a mermaid with scales, it should be 300 years ago, in the style of Luo Kai's period. It can barely be regarded as a work of art. Although it is not a famous artist, if it is glued together properly, it is still a piece of art. It has a little collectible value...”
The strong memorization of extensive knowledge, coupled with the insatiable learning, has made Wu Ming's current appreciation knowledge advance by leaps and bounds.
In particular, his spiritual power is beyond ordinary people, and he is particularly aware of the traces of the vicissitudes of history on real antiques. In a small area, basically no one can escape his induction.
Find old objects in the garbage mountain, and then use your identification knowledge to identify the source. These worthless things may become antiques and works of art!
After all, during the previous war period, among all kinds of turmoil and chaos, how many people would care about these things? Coupled with the military chaos, there must be a lot of good things that have been handed down and thrown away as garbage by ignorant people, but with the arrival of peace, the value of antiques will still rise.
Wu Ming's plan is to find a few of them with some value, and then he can take them home and ask James to sell them.
There is no need for priceless treasures, as long as a few ordinary things are probably enough to quickly improve the economic conditions of the whole family.
Of course, for this purpose, other waste paper and steel recycling cover must continue to be done.
Moreover, Wu Ming still has a little expectation.
In those novels in the previous life, didn't they all have some plots where they picked up trash and found some treasures? Maybe if you do this, you can also pick up a few extraordinary items. Although the chance is very small, it doesn't mean it won't happen, does it
…
"I'm back!"
At night, after disposing of the batch of waste paper and scrap steel, Wu Ming took a reward of 5 jiaodong, smiled wryly, and immediately returned home.
"Hi Steven, how was your 'business' today?"
James and Mrs. Sterling looked at each other, and they both had a sense of pride and accomplishment in discovering their son's little secret.
"It's okay! Continue tomorrow."
If the mermaid statue is included, Wu Ming is quite satisfied with this rate of return.
"Well… "
James and Mrs. Sterling looked at each other in blank dismay. They originally thought that Steven should be hit hard. Why is he still looking so high-spirited
"Steven!"
James' face suddenly became serious: "If you want to help your classmates, there are many ways, you don't need to do this specially!"
'Is this treating me as a good old man, deliberately sending money to Neville? '
Wu Ming rolled his eyes in his heart, thought for a while, and took out the mermaid statue: "Brandon, Angelina, go out for a while!"
When Wu Ming spoke with a straight face, there was a sense of majesty naturally. Even James and Mrs. Sterling paid great attention to this son's opinion. Although Brandon muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, he still ran back. The door of the room was slammed shut.
"What is this? A toy? It looks pretty good..."
James said something casually.
"This is a mermaid statue from Luo Kai's period. There are very few stocks now. I think its value should be between 100 and 300 gold dollars. Of course, if it has not been broken, the price will increase!"
"puff!"
James spit out a mouthful of water: "What did you say?"
Even during his prosperous period, 300 gold dollars was not a small sum.
"This is what I got from picking up garbage today, understand? You can sell it tomorrow, but pay attention, this is a collection handed down from our family, not picked up outside!"
Wu Ming accentuated his tone.
"My dear, this seems to be the real thing!"
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sterling recalled: "I once saw a statue similar to this one, and the price was 3,000 gold dollars at that time. Of course, it was the price in good condition!"
"Haha... We're getting rich!"
James cheered: "That's right, it's passed down from our family, huh! No one can question it, after all, your mother still has a quarter of the blood of the Viscount!"
"Um?"
Wu Ming stared at Mrs. Sterling, he really didn't know this.
"Speaking of it this way, it's a treasure mountain there..."
James smiled and said, "Why don't I stop working tomorrow, how about going to look through it together?"
"just you?"
Mrs. Sterling rolled her eyes: "Even if you put an antique in front of you, I'm afraid you won't be able to tell it apart! Our little Steven is the best!"
She kissed Wu Ming's cheek: "How did you think of this?"
"I used to go to the auction houses and exhibition halls in the city, but it wasn't for nothing..."
Wu Ming had already thought of an excuse: "After knowing that those things are very valuable, I specially used my status as a prefect to get the library's entry card, and borrowed a lot of books on this topic to read..."
"Steven, you are a genius!"
James picked up Wu Ming and threw him into the air again. He stopped this action only amidst Wu Ming's strong protest: "Haha...you have the talent of an antique appraiser! No! You are a very good appraiser, my God ! If you are not young, you can already try to get a job as an appraiser... "
James swallowed his saliva: "Even if he is the lowest-ranking appraiser in the auction house, his salary is several times that of mine..."
"Well... this holiday, I'm going to do it. Also, I think these things should appreciate in value with the extension of the peace time, so don't sell them early, and..."
Wu Ming raised a few more points for attention, which made James and Mrs. Sterling nod repeatedly.
…
A lot has changed this summer.
Brandon and Angelina felt the most obvious. First of all, the food at home has improved obviously, with butter and white bread every day, as well as fried chicken and barbecue.
Immediately, their family also moved away from the noisy apartment building, moved to a middle-class area of the city, and rented a villa similar to the one before.
After receiving a large amount of start-up capital, James could finally start his own business, and with the help of the economic recovery, he quickly flourished.
And at this time, the secondary section of St. George's School also started.
"Just send me here, goodbye!"
Wu Ming jumped off the steam car nimbly, and shook his hand at James inside.
For a businessman, driving a steam car is more decent than riding a bicycle or taking a bus, and it is easier to gain the trust of partners.
James naturally understood this truth, and under Wu Ming's persuasion, he finally sold a few old antiques and went to the second-hand car market to pick out a steam car with decent performance.
Since then, the life of the Sterling family seems to have returned to the track of the past. Even Mrs. Sterling's smile has gradually increased recently, and she seems to be much younger.
St. George's Secondary School and Primary School are not in the same direction, but are located on the outskirts of the city, away from industrial areas, and the scenery looks pretty good.
"Hi!"
At this time, a group of freshmen were going through the formalities. Vidi was with his parents, and Philip and Alice, his buddies, shook hands vigorously after seeing him.
"Hi, how was your vacation?"
"It's okay, but you must have a good life!"
Vidi looked at Wu Ming's outfit, and immediately knew that this little friend's family conditions had been greatly improved.
"Well, the family started a small business, and thanks to Wang Guo's blessing, it finally got better! I'll go through the formalities myself, where is the registration point?"
Wu Ming replied with a smile.
"I'll take you!"
Vidi volunteered to lead the way for Wu Ming: "The rules in the middle school are much looser than those in the elementary school. Apart from the daily lessons, there is still a lot of free time..."
He looked very excited.
"oh?"
Wu Ming blinked: "The school is willing to do this?"
"Yeah, we can have fun for a while!"
Viddy laughed a few times, very happy.
"Steven, don't listen to Viddy's nonsense!"
Alice next to her interrupted suddenly. This girl seems to have developed a lot during this time, and she has become more beautiful: "In the middle school, in addition to the courses, you also have to join a club!"
"Detective club, kendo club, business club, wisdom club, physics club, chemistry club... You must choose one to join, this is very important!"
Alice emphasized her tone: "According to what I've heard, studies in the middle school are just for us to consolidate the foundation, and these clubs are what determine your future focus and development direction... For example, if you want to enter the Royal Police Academy, it's best to join the detective club , the military academy is the fighting club and the wisdom club, if you want to be a scientific researcher in the future, it is the physics club and the chemistry club... "
She got closer and lowered her voice: "Not only do these clubs regularly organize targeted study and test training, I also heard that those presidents are the key candidates on the recommendation list! What about you, what do you want to do in the future?"
"This... I don't know..."
Wu Ming shrugged his shoulders: "Let's take a look first..."
But I said silently in my heart: "After the duck-feeding education, do you do targeted training again?" That university is to continue to study? Seems quite reasonable! '