Chapter 155 Antique Is Everywhere
"So what if you correct your errors?" Ivy pinched her waist and said unceremoniously, "I already have the children, and they are not yours. Are you willing to raise them for someone else?"
Leo was so blocked in a word that he couldn't speak for a long time.
"Oh!"
The crowd dispersed.
Richard continued to look at the ceramic jar, and said while looking at it, "This thing is a treasure. I didn't expect you to have such a valuable antique..."
"What? An antique?" Samantha grabbed the ceramic jar incredulously. "You said the jar pickling salted duck eggs is an antique?"
Richard nodded repeatedly. "Yes, it's valuable. The estimated value is at least 400 thousand dollars. Hide it quickly, don't pickle salted duck eggs anymore."
"Really? I've been using it for decades, and I never thought it was an antique." Samantha was both excited and nervous, she carefully placed the jar on the bar.
She casually picked up another dusty jar from under the bar.
And said unhurriedly, "Then I will use this to pickle salted duck eggs..."
"Oh God!" Richard immediately grabbed the dusty jar. "This one is worth more! This one is at least 1 million dollars. You should clean it slowly, handle it with care and take good care of it."
"No way?" Samantha was incredulous, and her head was already in a trance.
"1 million dollars, 1 million dollars..."
Samantha kept muttering, and put the dusty jar on the bar more carefully.
Then, she brought up the two smaller jars at her feet. "Forget it, I'll use these two small jars to pickle salted duck eggs. Although they are small, two are enough."
Samantha wiped the two small jars so rudely. Richard became very nervous. "Hey, take it easy. These two are worth more. This pair is at least 3 million dollars!"
"What!" Samantha couldn't hold it anymore, and almost dropped the jar in her hand.
Fortunately, Richard protected it in time. "Slow down, don't get excited."
After hearing this, Ivy and Leo were stunned.
They never expected that Samantha would turn herself into a rich woman with just a few jars.
"3 million dollars, can I not be excited?" Samantha trembled. "Richard, according to your words, these ceramic jars are all valuable antiques?"
"So far, the few ones I've seen are all antiques." Richard was excited, and asked full of expectation, "Do you have any other ceramic jars in your house?"
"Yes! So many!" Samantha wiped her tears of excitement and said, "When my husband and son-in-law were alive, they both liked drinking. There are many ceramic jars for wine at my house. Maybe about a hundred of them with big and small shapes."
"So many? Show me!" Richard rubbed his hands excitedly. He never expected that this old lady looked so ordinary, but she was so rich.
He must help the old lady find all the valuable jars in her house. Then he could ask her to donate some money to the orphanage for help.
It was almost winter, and the children didn't have any cotton-padded clothes to wear. This old lady looked enthusiastic, and she must be willing to help.
"Oh, I'm afraid I can't show you. The jars for wine are all in Missouri..."
When Samantha mentioned Missouri, she was so sad. "A few days ago, Missouri had an earthquake. There was a flood, all the houses collapsed, and the jars were probably crushed..."
"That's... Oh!" Richard felt a little frustrated.
He came to Aucaster mainly to help Mrs. Ashford identify mussel shell fragments. But the ultimate purpose was that Mrs. Ashford could donate a sum of money to the orphanage after the identification.
But obviously, the plan for Mrs. Ashford's charity money failed.
Now, he could only pin his hopes on Samantha.
But, Samantha's ceramic jars were not cash, and the money could only be given out after the auction. The first thing he had to do was to have a frank and honest talk with Samantha. Only Samantha said yes could he take these ceramic jars to auction.
"Ivy, I won't be going back today. Do you have a place to live?" He had to stay first before he could have a chance to talk to Samantha.
Ivy hadn't spoken yet, Samantha answered, "Yes, my family runs a hotel. There are many vacant rooms. Just wait, I'll clean one for you right away."
Seeing Samantha being so enthusiastic, Richard was moved and relieved. It seemed that the children in the orphanage didn't have to worry about clothes.
"Hey, wait, put these treasures away first." Richard tightly guarded the four ceramic jars, fearing that others would snatch them away.
"You're right, come with me!" Samantha hurriedly turned her head. She left with Richard, each of them held two jars.
At this time, only Leo and Ivy were left in the lobby of the small hotel.
"Aren't you leaving?" After seeing Leo having no response, Ivy picked up the bag. "If you don't leave, I leave!"
"Wait, Ivy." Leo quickly stopped in front of her. "I've made up my mind. Even if you have children, I don't care. As long as you are willing to accept me, I will raise your children as my own."
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