Chapter 69
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?”
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