Chapter 28: The Curator Who Has Never Seen the World
In the reluctant gaze of the museum elder Henry, Old Dong left with the cigarette in his mouth and the Celtic silver coin he was extremely eager for.
As a museum director, Director Henry has always attached great importance to hygiene issues.
But at this time, he seemed to have not seen the ashes falling along the way of Old Dong. Instead, he sat on a chair and muttered to himself, not knowing what he was talking about.
After a while, Director Henry, who came to his senses, quickly picked up the phone and called the city hall. He felt that it was worth it even if it was 5% more than the bounty.
If he wasn't the curator here, he would even be willing to pay £300 for the damn Celtic silver coin.
Old Dong left a message before leaving: "Go back and think about it, and call him in the afternoon!"
Waiting for this feeling often makes people feel anxious. Li Ming, who has always been calm, kept paced back and forth in Lao Dong's yard, and looked up from time to time to look at the path in the distance.
When Lao Dong's figure finally appeared, Li Ming stepped forward and asked excitedly in two steps;
"Brother Dong, how about it!"
Old Dong originally planned to tell the gains of this trip directly.
Unexpectedly, Li Ming called him "Brother Dong" when he met, which made him feel particularly happy, which made Boss Dong tease him.
He deliberately looked stern, glanced at Li Ming with an expressionless face, and turned around and went straight into the room without answering the words.
I worked all night last night, so the small supermarket did not open at all today. Old Dong took out a bottle of good rum from the supermarket wine cabinet and took three mouthfuls in a row.
From the other party's expression and state, Li Ming, who was standing next to him, was confused. He was completely confused. He couldn't figure out what was going on.
He even thought that Old Dong was angry when he ran to the museum this time. Li Ming, who had been troubled by Old Dong, stood next to him with a little embarrassed look, and reached out to scratch his head and didn't know what was wrong!
I drank the wine and got the cigarette again!
Old Dong couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at Li Ming sitting next to him, who was obviously anxious but embarrassed to ask.
After a while, Old Dong felt that his emotions were almost brewing. He took out the Celtic silver coin from his pocket, and slapped it on the table and said viciously!
"This is done!"
"I really didn't expect you to dig this thing so valuable!"
"Same as you said! Old Henry said that the market price of this thing is 200 pounds, and the museum can give 50 each!"
Standing beside him, Li Ming always thought that Old Dong had returned in vain. After all, Old Dong had been calm since he came back, drinking and smoking;
He also planned to thank him nicely and persuade him a few words, but he suddenly said that the matter was done.
Only then did Li Ming realize that this old guy was deliberately pretending to be laughing at him.
"Damn it, Old Man Dong, why don't you be an actor!"
"Haha! You guys are teasing you, I really should use my phone to record your expression and status just now. It's absolutely classic!"
After some teasing, the conversation between the old and the spoonful reached the main topic
"The museum is really done!"
"Bad! I'll do nothing I can't do!"
"You didn't see that. I took out the silver coin, and the foreigner's eyes were as if they were fish bubbles.
That guy! That fight!
I wish I could provide the things in my hand, and the other party could give out 50 pounds!"
After receiving a positive answer, it was Li Ming's turn to be very excited. He stood up and rubbed his hands with excitement.
"It can cost 50 pounds! That's about 500 yuan! I'll calculate, it's about 3 million yuan, and I guess it's probably one or two thousand to change it to ours."
"No! I remember the current exchange rate is about 8.9, so it will be 30 million! But it's still a bit of a loss!"
Li Ming's words "I'm a little bit of a loss" made the old Dong, who had just taken a sip of cigarettes, almost choked to death.
"It's a bit of a loss. How many people can't make so much money in their entire lives? Back then, I only had $1,000 for a month for washing dishes for the Americans!"
"You boy is smoking from the ancestral grave. You've been traveling thousands of miles to find some treasure on this island, but you've actually dug it!"
The garage conversation ended quickly against the backdrop of rum and camel smoke.
After Director Henry was imagining the Celtic silver coin in the morning, he decided that the museum must hold a separate exhibition and handover ceremony.
He looked up the information and found that the prints and patterns of the Celtic silver coin were very rare, which further highlighted the preciousness.
I have just called the city hall, so it is best to invite the media to come and get both fame and fortune before retirement!
"What was the phone number of the Times reporter who last came to the museum to interview?"
Director Henry, who was trapped in a beautiful dream, was once again surprised to receive a call from the supermarket owner.
When Director Henry learned on the phone that it was not a silver coin, but a pile of them, the old guy who was almost 70 years old stood up excitedly!
It takes about 10 minutes to get from the museum to Lao Dong’s small supermarket. It only took less than 7 minutes to get from Lao Dong’s phone call to Director Henry appearing in the small supermarket!
Old Henry's face was almost broken when he was panting, but he was so happy after all.
"Mr. Dong, I'm glad we met us again so soon!"
As soon as we met, the two old men had an extremely enthusiastic hug.
Li Ming had a good first impression of Director Henry of the museum. If it weren't for Old Dong's statement that the old man wearing thick round-frame glasses were almost 70 years old, he would have thought that the other party was only in his 50s.
When he saw Li Ming next to him, Old Henry greeted him politely;
"My name is Henry!"
As for the God of Wealth who came to the door in person, Li Ming seemed to see piles of banknotes, and he responded with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Henry! My name is Li Ming!"
When Lao Dong introduced to Director Henry that Li Ming was the discoverer of Celtic silver coins, Lao Henry shook hands with Li Ming again in surprise and excitement.
"My God, I'm glad to know you, Lee! You're really lucky!"
After the eager and friendly meeting between the two sides, Director Henry was impatient to express his hope to see the pile of silver coins!
Li Ming and the other two led Director Henry to the garage behind.
The sling tied to the treasure had long been removed. Li Ming quickly lifted the moisture-proof cloth, and the lights in the garage were not very bright;
When the dense gray-black silver coins with patina were tightly bonded together, some places had not been carefully cleaned up, and they were still wrapped in thick soil, and a golden ring was exposed in the upper corner;
Old Henry was even excited and a little incoherent. Seeing the other person's face turned red, Li Ming, who was standing beside him, was even afraid that the other person would not be able to breathe and he would just cool down!
Everything in front of him stunned Old Henry, he was stunned and motionless, and it took him a long time to speak out;
"My God, what did I see!"
Seeing Director Henry was completely shocked by the richness of the silver coins, Old Dong stood beside him and suddenly said in Chinese.
Chapter completed!