The buildings on both sides of the street were different from before. They were obviously much lower and the road was relatively deserted. The only thing on the street was a black street lamp with two protruding racks next to the bulb, like a candlestick.
It is the only decoration on the remote road.
Passing these pale yellow buildings, Kaxiu walked along the checkered tiled sidewalk deep to the right side of the intersection.
At the end of the road, you can even see the black mountain wall, grass and trees behind. It is quite remote. No one would have thought that there is a small antique shop here.
A rectangular metal nameplate is hung above the store.
"Dad's Antique Shop."
Well, this name is quite strange. Normally, even if people choose a store name like this, they would add a name in front of it, such as Charlie's Papa Antique Store, but this antique store seems to be so willful.
Kaxiu came here once the day before yesterday. The owner was a skinny old man wearing round-frame glasses and had a very strange temper.
Despite this, he actually likes being here.
The small number of people is actually an attraction for Kaxiu.
He pressed his bulging left chest. He was a little confident in sweeping the antique shops in the city this time, provided that he had obsession antiques or legendary antiques. Otherwise, even if he had a mountain of gold and silver in his hand, he couldn't buy the obsession energy that Kaxiu wanted.
After standing for a moment, he pushed the door open and walked in.
"Welcome to Papa's Antiques..."
An old voice sounded behind the red counter at the entrance, and the old man in a white shirt and yellow vest raised his head slightly.
"Hello, Dad." Kaxiu waved.
He was not a very outgoing person, on the contrary, he was quite cold. But for this old man, Kaxiu didn't know why he always felt close to him. Maybe it was because they were naturally compatible? Anyway, he felt most comfortable in this antique shop.
Last time he read from dusk till night, and his dad even treated him to edamame sandwiches, a somewhat strange food.
But you know what, it actually tastes pretty good.
"Levi, have you had lunch?" Dad slowly put down what he was holding, walked around the counter and picked up a plate.
"Not yet. I plan to eat when I get to Nington Street." Kaxiu had been sorting herbs and making ointments, and he didn't have time to eat.
"Then let's have an edamame sandwich to fill our stomach..."
The old man handed the plate forward, and inside was a sandwich. Kaxiu didn't hesitate and ate it immediately.
"Thank you, Dad."
"Hahaha." Dad smiled happily, his little eyes narrowed, his white eyebrows trembling, and he looked inexplicably kind.
"Dad, you're serving weird edamame sandwiches to your guests again." A mischievous voice came from the door.
The little girl in a children's T-shirt was holding a large ice cream cone, looking at her father and then at Kaxiu.
"What do you mean by weird? Edamame sandwiches are the most delicious sandwiches in the world!" Dad was a little angry: "One more thing~Xiaoyu, did you skip class and go home?"
"Dad, you are confused again. Today is the Holy Bath Festival and the school is closed." The little girl shouted a few words, as if she was afraid that her father, who was a little hard of hearing, could not hear her. She walked all the way upstairs.
"Oh, how dare you teach Dad a lesson."
The old man waved the empty plate in his hand.
"By the way, Dad, when will Uncle Yun come back?"
The little girl on the stairs shook her hair.
"It will take at least a month. He is on the ship returning from the United States of Ana." The old man put down the plate and said, "By the way, don't interrupt me. You haven't replied to what Dad just said."
Kaxiu beside him smiled at the scene. Both the little girl and the old man are cute, of course, in terms of personality.
In fact, he knew from the last time he came that his father and Xiaoyu were not from the Hongli Federation, but from the Xinglan Empire of Xinglanyanzhou. They also had an uncle Yun who was doing business abroad.
The business seems to be related to antiques. Every once in a while, a small batch of antiques will be shipped from outside to Shirakawa City. Although these antiques are strange and not worth much.
Looking at his father who went upstairs angrily, Kaxiu shook his head helplessly. Maybe it was because of this child's temper that they got along so well.
It is said that the older people get, the more childish their temper becomes. A childlike heart
He turned and walked towards the shelves of the antique shop.
This old antique shop seems small from the outside, but the space inside is quite large. There are more than a dozen pale yellow shelves in the middle of the shop. They are not professional and should be handmade.
The wood grain can be seen on the edges, as well as the rivets where the nails were.
There are some strange little gadgets on the shelves.
Music boxes, old pocket watches, thick books, parchment…
On the three sides of the wall surrounding the shelves are low counters covered with yellow cloth, on which large antiques are placed.
For example, bust sculptures, broken iron swords, old oil paintings laid out flat, ceramic pots that look like teapots but also like chamber pots. In short, there are all kinds of strange things, and there is no big antique shop that specializes in different categories.
But complex items and small objects seem to be better.
Kaxiu followed his old routine, searching and checking from left to right, from the front to the back of the house.
Although he has a golden tongue that can search for bitterness, no one can tell for sure. When Kaxiu first approached his senior brother wearing the wind ivory pendant, he did not feel bitter in his mouth.
Only by touching it with your hands can you get the most accurate result. If there is obsession energy, your arm will feel numb and bitter. Of course, if some obsession antiques are hidden too deep, you must have a wound on your arm to sense them, then Kaxiu can only accept it. After all, he can't just press everywhere with his bloody thumb. Not to mention whether it will be blasted out, the rust and bacteria alone are enough to make him feel terrible.
Walking all the way from the shelf close to the road to the shelf on the other side, Kaxiu did not find anything surprising.
Putting down the goblet in his hand, he picked up a copper coin next to him. The surface was rough and old. Although it had a metallic texture, it was not strong and had a high degree of oxidation. Kaxiu rubbed it lightly with his thumb, and his whole face raised his eyebrows instantly.
"A familiar bitter taste...Are these two days my lucky days?"
The corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.
It was confirmed that the coin in his hand was an obsession antique. Kaxiu glanced around and rubbed it vigorously with his hands.
The bitter taste gradually became stronger, as if there was a layer of something on the surface of the coin that wrapped up the energy of obsession and required close contact.
Decisively bite a hole on the fingertips and press gently.
A stream of cold air penetrated into my skin.
Suddenly, the number in the upper right corner jumped twice in succession.
"Obsession Energy: 1.9→2.0→2.1"
It’s a little bit, but Kaxiu doesn’t mind. Having it is a good thing.
He glanced at the shelf and immediately found seven or eight more similar coins. On the reverse side was a crown with a crooked cross on top, and on the obverse side was the large number fifty.
Kaxiu picked up the coins and repeated the same trick.
Surprisingly, I found another one that contained the energy of obsession.
"Obsession Energy: 2.1→2.3"
He squeezed the coin in his palm and shouted to the counter.
"Dad, how much are these coins?"