Here's Your Pepper, Here Are My Antiques

After purchasing firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, two sets of kitchen glass seasoning cans and oil cans, small snacks, some daily necessities, outdoor supplies, a few exquisite wooden boxes, some toilet paper, pepper spray, and a Thailand-made glass bottle containing incense and mosquito repellent candles, Lin Wanwan returned to the apartment building she had just rented a few days ago.

It had an area of 25 square meters, a bedroom, a living room, and a bathroom. There was no kitchen, but it was an excellent place for her to stay.

Lin Wanwan first put all her toiletries in the duffel bag, then opened all the packaging and put oil, salt, seasonings, and other things into a glass jar. Then, she squeezed the toothpaste into a newly bought delicate porcelain box.

It wasn't good to expose the facial cleanser, so she directly took out some brand new honey-infused facial soap from the drawer and placed it in the ceramic box.

In the end, she put all the small things into her pure white canvas bag and wrapped the big ones in a new big cloth.

After preparing everything, Lin Wanwan sat on the sofa and opened a shopping website. She found ancient costumes and placed a few orders. Then, she found an online store for children and bought some children's products. She went to another site that sold farming supplies wholesale and placed an order for some crop seeds.

After doing all that, Lin Wanwan quickly went into the bathroom to take a shower. Then, while drying her hair, she washed and dried the ancient costume she had been wearing.

An hour later, Lin Wanwan took a look at her mobile phone, put it on the small coffee table, picked up her canvas bag, and held the Jade bracelet on her left wrist. She set her mind on the wooden door.

A cold sensation slid across her body, and Lin Wanwan opened her eyes. Sure enough, a green wooden door appeared out of thin air in front of the coffee table. This meant that the gate of time and space was indeed related to the jade bangle on her wrist.

She hid the canvas bag under the mattress and glanced at the sleeping little child. Lin Wanwan picked up the cloth bag with pepper and a string of cash, then opened the door and went downstairs.

She found Lin Mengli and asked him to hire someone to take care of the little child. Then, she got on the ox-cart provided by the inn and specially asked Lin Mengli to accompany her.

"Brother Mengli, take me to the town's largest market and guide me to the most trustworthy shop you know," Lin Wanwan said excitedly.

Lin Mengli sat at the front of the carriage and replied with a smile, "Alright, sit tight, Wanniang!"

Wanghai town wasn't big, and its market was even smaller, but the treasure house Lin Mengli had selected wasn't small. It was essentially a five-storey pagoda. Its lower three floors were wide with walkways and balconies, and the upper two floors were smaller and compact. The upper three floors were VIP reception rooms, while the lower two floors were open to the public.

Before arriving at the building, Lin Wanwan also bought a veil from a cloth shop, which was a must-have for Tang Dynasty noble ladies. On the oxcart all the way here, she had received a lot of attention. It was a little too high-profile, but she could at least protect her identity.

When they arrived at the treasure house, Lin Wanwan asked Lin Mengli to wait for her in the "parking lot" outside the building while she entered the store with a cloth bag.

Although the treasure tower was quite large, it was still dwarfed by the modern department stores in her modern life. Lin Wanwan, who was used to such scenes in her later life, remained unintentionally unperturbed by the large counters made of precious wood in the room.

Her performance also stunned the green-robed maid who came to greet her. She didn't even ask her what she wanted to buy and readily led her upstairs.

"This way please, our precious goods are all upstairs. We will definitely be able to satisfy our distinguished guests."

"Oh?" Lin Wanwan said lightly through the veil. I like celadon. Take me to see some high-quality celadon. "

When the green-robed servant heard this, she was slightly disappointed. Although high-quality green porcelain was good, the profit was not as high as women's accessories. She had taken note of Lin Wanwan's imposing manner and thought she was here to buy clothes and other things.

She led Lin Wanwan to the VIP room on the third floor and served her special crispy tea from the Tang Empire. Lin Wanwan politely declined this odd mix of tea with oil, salt, and spices. She was completely uninterested.

The green-robed maidservant clapped her hands gently, and six maidservants came in with trays in their hands. They stood in a line in front of Lin Wanwan and showed her the fine celadon.

After the green-robed maid introduced them one by one, she concluded, "Honored guest, these are all from Yue Province's famous kiln. They were made in the same batch as the ones that were offered to the Imperial court."

Lin Wanwan nodded casually, walked forward, and looked at them carefully.

Before she came, she had already done some research on the internet in 2022 and knew that the Yue Kiln Celadon was the best among all the ceramics in Tang Chu. The most famous and skillfully crafted celadon was the secret-colored porcelain made in the late Tang Dynasty, which was listed as the exclusive use of the royal family in the later five generations.

However, it was now the third year of Zhenguan, and the technique of secret-colored porcelain had not yet appeared. It was a pity, since secret-colored porcelain would be more valuable.

According to the information, Tang Dynasty's celadon was still available in large quantities, so it wasn't as valuable as Lin Wanwan had thought.

The value of celadon bowls and plates was lower than that of vases and tea sets, so Lin Wanwan naturally went for the items that the modern world would place in high esteem. The most expensive Yueyao porcelain was sold for 3.105 million Yuan, but it was secret-colored porcelain, not ordinary celadon.

If Lin Wanwan wanted to gather 5.6 million Yuan to buy her grandparents' villa, she had to buy a few more items and win by quantity.

After surveying them, Lin Wanwan sat back in the main seat and said lightly, "How much are these four pots and this pair of peony-patterned vases?"

The green-robed servant girl was overjoyed when she heard this. Was he going to buy them all? "Honored guest, of the four holding pots, except for this one, which is three strings of 600 Wen, the others are two strings of 300 Wen. This pair of slender neck peony-patterned vases would be a total of six strings of 800 Wen."

Lin Wanwan silently recalled the prices of goods in the Tang Dynasty that she had checked on the internet before. She didn't find any porcelain, but she found out that it equaled the price of high-quality silk fabric that only the aristocrats could afford. One bundle was about 2600 Wen, and this fabric could be used as the raw material for the official uniform of officials above the third rank.

These few pieces of celadon were not cheap, even in the Tang Dynasty.

However, it was a good thing that she had brought her pepper! 26 Yuan per 500 grams of black pepper. It cost next to nothing!

With this in mind, Lin Wanwan slowly took out a beautiful wooden box from the cloth bag. She was well aware of the saying, "clothes make the man." Although the black pepper was bought at 26 Yuan per 500 grams, this wooden box cost more than 200 yuan.

The wooden box was a product of modern machinery. The patterns carved on it lacked the soul of passionate handwork, but it won in the quality of paint and the style was unique. This was the crystallization of wisdom that had traveled through time and space.

As soon as she took it out, the green-robed maid of the treasure tower was stunned.

Lin Wanwan gestured for her to come forward and take a look. The green-robed maidservant immediately came forward and opened the wooden box. It was filled with plump black pepper!

Oh my God! How much gold was that?

The green-robed maidservant sucked in a breath of cold air and excitedly carried the wooden box to the window, where the sunlight was the most abundant. She turned it over and over to check it.