My second uncle is a hawker in the countryside who specializes in buying old objects. He buys sewing machines, radios, stone troughs, stone mills, etc. on a daily basis. According to him, he costs at least tens of thousands of yuan a month.
For rural people, stone grinding and stone grinding are very familiar. After the wheat harvest, the cattle were led under the scorching sun, and the wheat was separated under the stone grinding and stone grinding. These objects were used in that era. After that, they will be well preserved for continued use in the coming year. Nowadays, combine harvesters are used for farming and harvesting. Harvesting and threshing are done in one go. Stone grinders and stone mills are also randomly discarded in courtyards. However, the scratches of the years are clearly visible on it. They have lost their original function and were not well preserved, so most of them are dilapidated and incomplete.
The second uncle said that someone in his industry once spent more than 100,000 yuan to buy a stone mill, because this stone mill was from the Qing Dynasty, and he made a profit of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan after reselling it. So they go to the countryside to buy these old things, and like to go to some remote mountain villages, where many people keep older things. Some things have little value to them, but for people who like to collect, they may be priceless treasures. .
I saw that the second uncle’s garden was full of stone mills, and I couldn’t help but ask the second uncle, what are these old-fashioned stone mills used for? The second uncle smiled, he must be doing it to make money, but he should not rush to make money, he should take his time, as he would not be able to eat hot tofu in a hurry.
1. Ancient Street Decoration
Nowadays, major cities are building tourist cities and constantly exploring the cultural traditions of their own cities. Anything that can be related to a certain period in ancient times Historical figures or events have to build an antique street, such as the Qingming River Scene in Henan, the ancient city of Qingzhou in Shandong, etc. And with the expansion and reconstruction of the city, a large number of objects with ancient elements are needed to enrich it. These stone-milled stones are It can be used in large quantities and making money is like changing your left hand for your right hand.
2. Teahouse culture
With the improvement of people’s living standards, some wealthy people or people with sufficient time like to go to teahouses to drink tea and listen to books, especially teahouses like this in the south. In particular, there are many teahouses decorated with pastoral culture, which gives people a leisurely and elegant mood of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountains". These stone mills are the finishing touch, so there is a sales market for stone mills. , the price also varies from person to person.
3. Hobby of collecting
With the rapid development of today's era, people's lives are accelerating. Some people miss things when they see things. After all, most people come from rural areas. They have deep feelings for the old objects from their childhood and have a nostalgic mentality and are willing to pay for them. Some people specialize in collecting. If they meet a big buyer, they can sell them to make money. Stone grinding and stone grinding have been around since ancient times. Of course it is also within the scope of their collection.
4. Movie Rental
During the movie shooting process, some old movies with rural themes or war themes, in order to reproduce the old times more realistically, these stone mills are the representative of the times. Symbol, this allows the audience to be quickly transported into that era, thereby playing a role in film rendering and showing the hard-fought life course of that year, so stone grinding is also very useful.
5. Improving Feng Shui
People have always believed in Feng Shui issues. They send flowers and ears of wheat when opening a business, scatter cigarettes and candies according to auspicious days when building a house, and place golden toads when doing business to ensure smooth sailing. The picture is a sign of good luck. Some people will also place stone mills in front of their homes to improve their feng shui problems. Although it is mysterious, some people do this, so there is a market for old items.
In short, some people go to the countryside to buy "stone grinding mills" at high prices. They can earn higher prices through these old objects. Stone grinding stones are of little use to farmers, but to hawkers You can find people who need them, so even if you buy them at a high price, you can make more money.