Chapter 69 – Made another Killing! (1/2)
Evenings, after dinner.
Dong Xuebing held the pair of Lion Head in his hands to admire it. It was beautiful. He had finally gotten what he wanted and was humming a tune happily. He wiped the pair of Lion Clean and continued to peel the remaining fruits. There were still over a hundred fruits to be opened.
85th fruit……
102nd fruit……
154th fruit……
It was about 8pm when Dong Xuebing finished. He carried all the walnut seeds to his living room.
His hands were cramping from the cutting, and he sat there panting.
These Lion Heads’ colors were above average, but not a lot of them were big. There was the only one that’s above 46mm, and a lot of them were average size, around 40 to 41mm. After resting for a while, Dong Xuebing started the last step of the process. Pairing up the seeds. The worth of these walnuts still depends on identical pairs and the size was not that important.
Dong Xuebing sifted through every seed.
8.10pm: A pair of 38mm Lion Head was matched.
8.15pm: A pair of 40mm Lion Head was matched
8.16pm: A pair of 36.5mm and 36.9mm Lion Head was matched
8.17pm: A pair of 43mm and 43.3mm Lion Head was matched
About an hour later, the pairing and matching process was completed. Other than a dozen walnuts with insect bites and blemishes, the rest of the walnuts were paired. The best pairs were a pair of 45mm Lion Head and a pair of 44mm and 44.5mm. The worst pair was a pair of 35mm and 36mmm.
This was great!
Dong Xuebing knew that these pairs were able to fetch good prices!
After resting for a few minutes, Dong Xuebing immediately packed the pairs of Lion Heads into plastic bags and kept it into his mother’s luggage bag. He did not have enough bags and got to go out to buy some. After all the Lion Heads were packed, he dragged the luggage bag downstairs and walked along the road towards the north. There was a walnut shop near Heping Street.
Good, the shop was still open.
Dong Xuebing walked into the shop and saw 2 to 3 customers. The store owner was introducing a pair of Lion Head to the customers. From the packaging, this pair should be at least more than 10 years. It was a rare pair.
The store owner saw Dong Xuebing and asked: “Are you looking for walnuts? Are you getting it as a gift or for your own collection? What’s the size you are looking for?”
Dong Xuebing asked: “Do you accept walnuts? Paired walnuts?
The store owner blinked: “What types?”
“Lion Heads.”
“Oh?” The store owner cleared a space on his counter and said. “Can I take a look?”
“Of course.” Dong Xuebing opened his luggage bag and took out the best pair of 45 Lion Head. He wants to know how much this store will offer. If the prices were too low, he would go to another shop. “How much is this pair worth? It’s a 45mm.”
The two walnut customers were also looking at that pair. “Oh, that’s rare.”
The store owner took the pair and measured it with a slide caliper ruler. “It’s really 45mm. It’s a nice pair.” The stall owner looked up and asked. “Young man, how much are you selling?”
Dong Xuebing asked him back: “How much are you offering?”
The store owner scrutinized the pair and replied. “This is almost a perfect pair. Hmmm…… how about 9,000 RMB?”
Dong Xuebing felt this was a reasonable offer. But he did not agree immediately. He took out another pair of 44mm. “How about this pair?”