Chapter 24 You dare to say you are not an expert

Classmate Le Xiao went to Beijing for the first time in his life. In this three-acre area of ​​Sijiu City, there was no one he knew well except Brother Chao. Brother Li also only met later. Liu Handsome and the eunuch, we can only It was considered that they had met each other, so when she saw someone coming from the side when running towards the gate of Panjiayuan, she naturally didn't pay much attention. She thought it was a passer-by. When the old man came across to block the way, an idea flashed in her mind. Porcelain

Classmate Le's reaction was top-notch. He jumped back behind Mr. Liu with lightning speed, letting handsome guy Liu act as a shield. Anyway, handsome guy Liu and the eunuch are locals. Anyone who wants to get involved will naturally be able to turn danger into good luck if they have connections.

When I hid behind the tall and straight young uncle, I heard the old man talking to her by name and asked her about the inkstone he bought. I was immediately embarrassed. Well, she had misunderstood

Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang also saw the old man in Tang suit. Their expressions did not change. Unexpectedly, the little girl jumped away and hid behind Mr. Liu. The two young men looked weird. Why was that naughty kid hiding?

"Hello, Mr. Teng." The two young men didn't bother to study the reason why the little girl was hiding, and greeted the old man with a smile.

Who is Mr. Teng? His surname is Teng and his given name is Teng Xiangqiang. He is an old player in the collection industry in Sijiu City. He is over seventy years old and still going strong. He often hunts for things in various antique and flea markets.

“I’m old, so don’t dangle your pretty face in front of my eyes, especially the Yan family’s little brother, please get out of the way. If you dazzle me and make me dizzy, let me know. I won’t be able to find anything good for a while, so I’ll be in a hurry with Lao Yan tomorrow.”

Mr. Teng didn’t give the two young men a good look. He raised his crutch and moved it left and right in disgust, asking the two young men to give way. Let, don't stop him from finding his rightful master.

The two young men pressed their hot faces against their cold buttocks, curled their lips slightly, and gave way slightly.

Eunuch Liu's acquaintance of handsome guy

Le Yun, who had hidden herself in a safe place, got out from behind the handsome guy and looked at the old man curiously. The old man was quite tall. His waist is also straight, and he is only three or four centimeters shorter than Handsome Liu. He is wearing a green Tang suit, with half-white hair on the temples, gold-rimmed glasses, and bright eyes behind his eyeglasses.

The old man is leaning on a cane, with a cross-body bag on his left shoulder. He wears Tang suit trousers and leather shoes. It has both ancient charm and modern style. It is a mix of ancient and modern, which is particularly cute. < /p>

"The cane is good." Le Yun did not look at the old man's face, but stared at the old man's cane.

"Oh, you are really knowledgeable." The old man's eyes were very bright.

"No, I don't know the ancients," Le Yun scratched her hair and smiled shyly, "I don't know the experts, but I know medicine. Your old cane is made of the neem tree. The neem tree The flowers, fruits, and root bark can be used as medicine."

""Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang looked at the air silently, but they couldn't hold back their laughter. Mr. Teng said.Talking about ancient times, little girls talking about medicinal materials, this is probably the so-called misunderstanding, a naughty child is a naughty child, and even the answer is so unexpected.

Mr. Teng was slightly stunned at first, then couldn't help laughing. The corner of his mouth curved in a curve: "Yes, no matter what, little girl, take the inkstone you found at the stall before and smooth it out." "Can I do it?"

"No, I already have the goods in my pocket, so I can't take them out." Her result is no good.

"You little girl, you still want to take Qiao?" Mr. Teng wanted to hit the little one with his cane. To be honest, if the inkstone was on the two young students, he thought if those two people dared to say that, he would have Knocked right over.

"It's not about taking Qiao, it's really uneven. Why do you always want to even it out? What's the reason?"

"It looks a bit like the dragon tail inkstone among the inkstones." , Come and study it. What are you doing with it, little girl?"

"It is used for grinding medicine. I find it very pleasing to the eye, and it is suitable for grinding medicinal materials."

""Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang wanted to turn into air again, searching for antiques and used goods just to grind medicine. Whose family does this naughty kid belong to? Come and take it away, so as not to piss people off.

Mr. Teng was amused, "Little girl, the inkstone is for grinding ink. Wouldn't it be a waste if you use it to grind medicine?"

"Grinding ink is for grinding, grinding medicine is also for grinding. Use, it's all use, just make the best use of it, don't waste anything, people, you can't always stick to the rules, sometimes you have to come up with some innovative ideas to add some fun to your life. Don't ask me, I am. If it is not given to you, it will not be given equally to anyone. It is my first time to visit an antique market. It is rare to see something that makes me happy when I see it. I want to keep it as a souvenir."

"Give it to me. Let's appreciate the head office." Mr. Teng sighed and had no choice but to take a step back.

"Okay, go aside." It's okay not to take out food, but to give people appreciation, especially to an elderly person. She is a good child who respects the elderly and loves the young. She cannot let the elderly return home with a full load, at least she must satisfy him. Appreciation requirements.

Mr. Teng finally felt at ease and walked very fast. The four young and old people walked to the foot of the outer wall of Panyuan. Le Xiaoxiao sat down cross-legged without any appearance. The three men, old and young, couldn't laugh or cry, so they had to sit cross-legged on the ground. .

Taking out the backpack and presenting the results of the search, Mr. Le took out the inkstone and placed it on the ground. There are many unwritten rules in the antique world. For example, if you like something, someone should hold it first. , you can't go up to ask for the price, let alone compete for the quotation. You can only go up and reward it when others put it down;

Another example is, if you let others watch something, you cannot hand it over directly, but you should first hand it over. Put it down and let someone else pick it up, that way if it gets damaged, the responsibility is obvious.

The inkstone is smaller than a normal inkstone and has an irregular shape. A small piece is missing from one corner. Although it looks like it has been left dusty for a long time, there is some sticky matter stuck to the surface and the appearance is not beautiful. And those The clean corner stone is firm and smooth, with exquisite texture.

Mr. Teng picked up the inkstone, stroked it in his hand, and tapped it to listen to the sound. The more he looked at it, the brighter his eyes became, and he couldn’t put it down.Playing with his hands, he muttered distressedly, "Seventy percent of the possibility is that it's the Longwei Inkstone. Why did you, a little girl, beat you to it?"

In the end, he was still unwilling to give in and asked again, " Little girl, please be patient with me and I’ll give you the price of one finger.”

There is a special lingo in order to prevent the high price from being too eye-catching in the antique flea market, which is usually divided by one hundred. In terms of round numbers, one hundred is one dollar, one thousand is ten dollars, ten thousand is one finger, if it is more than ten thousand, it is called one point, and fifteen thousand is one point and five.

The jargon usually involves large amounts, and small items on the stalls only cost ten yuan. After all, ordinary people and foreign tourists also buy used goods, and not everyone understands them. jargon.

Ten thousand yuan

Yan Xing looked at the inkstone in Lao Teng’s hand. It was just a broken inkstone, worth ten thousand yuan

Liu Xiangyang heard it His eyes were glowing green, and he almost wanted to agree on behalf of the little beauty. He bought something for twenty yuan, and in a blink of an eye, it rose to ten thousand. Ouch, he made a lot of money

"Uneven." Le Yun was determined. Shaking his head, "Ten thousand dollars can't buy it. I like it. When I first saw it, I thought it was a match. No matter if it's worthless or worth ten thousand dollars, I won't sell it. I'll keep it as a souvenir."

"Didn't you buy a lot of things?"

"The others are other things, and everything is irreplaceable. If you like the four treasures of the study, I will give them to you next time I find something that suits your eyes. You."

"Little girl, you really don't know how to pick this inkstone." Mr. Teng's eyes were strange.

"I don't understand. I just feel that this inkstone is very friendly and I like it very much. I just bought it because it happened to be useful."

"Okay, let's go in and you continue shopping. If you see something that is as friendly as this one and you like it, please bring it back to me.”

“No problem, but let’s talk about it first, in case you don’t see something that I like, or I think I like it. , In fact, the value is not very high, you can’t blame me.”

“If you think you like Taobao, I won’t match you if you don’t like it. I want to match you. Whether it's a leak or a hole, it's all fate. I won't blame you."

"Yeah, I like it. Let's go for a walk."

"Let's go. "

The little girl put away her things. Mr. Teng got up first, patted his butt and walked away. The wind was blowing under his feet and he walked so fast.

Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang sighed silently. They were originally a threesome, but now they are four. They are heartbroken. There is an old man Teng accompanying them, so they can no longer have fun.

The gate of Panjiayuan is magnificent, and the interior is also spacious and grand. There are old-fashioned buildings and expanded modern greenhouses. It is divided into several areas. Shops are shops, and there are stalls and books. In the first area, jade, porcelain, etc. belong to the first area.

Autumn is neither cold nor hot, and is the best time of year to travel and set up stalls, especially open-air stalls or street stalls, so there are no vacancies in the park., the high sheds are full of people everywhere.

Shops are generally high-quality products, with more genuine goods and higher prices. Street stalls have the most complex and complicated products, lower prices, and test one's luck or eyes the most.

Le Xiaoxiao is not the kind of rich man with a lot of money. He didn’t plan to go to the exhibits or the boutique area at all. He went straight to the scattered stalls in the greenhouse. Considering that the old man and the two handsome brothers were too conspicuous, he was afraid of the vendors. She sat on the ground and raised the price, but she wouldn't let the three of them go together.

Mr. Teng and the two young men were disliked by the little girl because they were rich foreign ministers. They fell silently behind a few steps, pretending that they were not the same group as the little girl.

In the park, there are tourists, players, people who come to watch the excitement, as well as foreign friends, men, women, old and young, all gathered together. The huge market is full of people, you come and I go, it is bustling and lively.

Foreign friends include white-skinned and dark-skinned, men and women, some wearing long sleeves and sportswear, some wearing shorts, some speaking English, some French and various foreign languages. , Chinese is spoken here, and there are people speaking the language of birds there. Combined with the subtle smells of porcelain, perfume, etc., it is really "birds singing and the fragrance of flowers".

To describe the market in one sentence, it is a mixed bag.

The muddy water makes it easy to fish, and it doesn’t attract attention when there are many people. For the second-hand antique market, which is similar to the wet market, Le Xiao’s classmate is particularly fond of it. This is the best. It's hard to find people in the crowd.

There were so many stalls that she could only sort through them through screening. She stood in a corner, turned on the eye function, and roughly scanned a small area to see where there was any aura or golden luster or something special. If there is a halo, write down the approximate location and then look for it.

The first time I scanned a large area, I scanned a few places with particularly bright colors. I slowly moved over and admired them for a while without making any move. The ones with aura of white light were some wooden furniture, which were too tall. Big, the aura halo is too light.

The second time, it was some porcelain from the second-hand goods, all of which were large pieces; the third place was some pots and pans, which were too old to be appreciated, and the things in the fourth place were not shiny. Too light, pitifully light;

Fifth, sixth, seventh, either the light is too weak or the thing is too big or shabby, and it is not worth taking action, so just walk past it.

As Mr. Teng walked and looked around, he picked up several small things. The prices of the things he bought were not too high, ranging from a few hundred to a thousand. The most expensive one was a pipe, which cost two thousand. Ocean.

Classmate Le kept walking, sometimes looking at the stalls here, and sometimes running to the stalls on the opposite side. After walking through a long aisle of stalls, he bought three items at a low price of fifty yuan. A piece of old ink, and a corner comb;

The second stall, the third stall, the fourth stall, in a blink of an eye, I finished shopping in one greenhouse, then moved to the second row of greenhouses, and when I finished shopping In the second greenhouse, I bought several scattered old items, including a bowl, a small porcelain bottle, a cylinder, a bronze mirror, and some knick-knacks whose purpose I didn't know.

After visiting the two greenhouses, Leyun’s eyes became dry and slightly aggravated due to frequent use of her special eye function.Feeling a slight tingling sensation, I didn't dare to use my eyes too much, so I ran to a corner and waited for Mr. Teng and the two clingy spirits behind me.

When Mr. Teng saw the little girl sneaking into the open space outside the greenhouse and sitting under a tree that beautified the venue, he finished appreciating a few stalls, sneaked to find the little girl, and immediately asked, "Little girl "Have you found any that are suitable for your eyes?"

"See if this can catch your eye." Le Yun put a bag in her arms on the ground. Very rare.

Master Liu and Master Yan also sat down. They became Lao Teng's bodyguards and could not move freely, which was sad.

When he heard that he had found something, Mr. Teng’s eyes suddenly brightened up. He hugged the bag excitedly and opened it carefully. There was an inkstone and a pen mountain to hold the pen. The inkstone was green because it had not been moisturized. The color is very dull; the pen mountain is dark red.

The old man held the inkstone, touched it, turned it over and over, looking very carefully and devotedly, and his attentive expression was also very serious.

"Old man, let me tell you, no matter whether it suits your eyes or not, I will never go shopping again. There are so many dazzling things that it blinds my titanium alloy dog ​​eyes. I decided to look for A place to eat and rest." Looking at the old man's serious face, Leyun's little heart was beating fast. In order to find that thing, she ran through seven stalls and took a lot of effort to get it out of the groceries. Pulling it out, although the luster is not as good as the square inkstone she had before, it still has a bit of aura. Not to mention it is a rare treasure, but it should be an old one.

"Little girl, this is my favorite. I have made an agreement. No matter what, you have to give it to me and you can't go back on it. Come on, I will take you to find someone to appraise it. Even if it is not a high-quality product, I will give it to you." It's worth ten times the price." His attention was drawn back, and Mr. Teng tore his eyes away from the inkstone, his tone unable to contain his joy.

Appraisal

Le Yun’s eyes sparkled with joy. She had never seen the process of appraising a treasure before, so it was great to be able to watch it with her own eyes.

Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang looked at each other, a little jealous of the little girl. Mr. Teng was obsessed with the four treasures of the study, especially the inkstone. He said that liking it must be very good, if a naughty kid can find Mr. Teng to like him The collection of items is tantamount to forming a good relationship, and the naughty boy is too lucky.

Mr. Teng was afraid that others would snatch his inkstone, so he packed it up and held it in his arms, and led the three of them to the appraiser excitedly.

Pan Yuan has professional treasure appraisers who can appraise treasures for free for players and sellers who trade in the market, and can also issue authoritative certificates.

The appraisal studio is on the second floor of an antique jade building. Mr. Teng led the three people up the stairs from the lobby. They drove through a corridor with ease and arrived at the office with the sign of the appraisal center. .

The appraisal center is quite wide. The ordinary studios are separated by glass walls, and the other half is used as a reception room to receive guests who come for appraisals. The studios that require special appraisal techniques are separated into separate rooms.

The studio staff are all wearing blue protective clothing. Some are doing identification work, and some are taking a rest.There were also a few guests who brought things for appraisal and were waiting for the results. Even while they were waiting, they didn't feel ignored. They were served tea and there were newspapers or books to read.

As soon as Mr. Teng entered the appraisal center, a young man laughed, "Old man, you found something good again today. You will let us know about it later."

"Hehehehe, thank you for your good wishes," Mr. Teng smiled brightly and shouted to an old man in his sixties sitting at the other end of the hall, "Old Dou, please help me take a look at my new treasure."

Dou Ren, who was sitting at the table by the window and drinking tea, put down his tea cup helplessly. Could he pretend that he didn't hear what the old guy was shouting?

He didn't speak and waited. , when Old Teng rushed over in a hurry, he looked at the three behind him. He had seen the two young men several times, but this was the first time for him to see the little one. That child

When they got closer, Dou Ren smiled and waved, "Little girl, come closer and let me take a look. Whose daughter are you from? Are you a relative of the Yan family or the Liu family?"

What

Le Yun entered the appraisal center and took a quick look at the environment, and then followed without squinting. As soon as she came to a stop not far from the table, someone grabbed her out. She was stunned. It was her first time here, okay? Why do I feel like I have shown my face again

I quickly raised my head and saw an old man sitting beside the table. His hair was all white and his eyes were full of wisdom. He immediately ignored the situation and grinned, "Hello, old man, I'll follow you. These two handsome guys are not familiar with each other, they are just on the same road."

Mr. Teng is not surprised that the little girl was taken away by Old Man Dou. The little girl is so beautiful that Old Dou would like to have his granddaughter's urine in his dreams. Sex, it would be strange if you don’t like it.

Two young men ""This is a world that values ​​faces. Their faces are very handsome but they are ignored. They can only blame the naughty kids for being too attractive.

"It's a good thing that you're not familiar with them. I'm really afraid that you are related to them and can be easily led astray. Come on, little girl, sit down."

Innocent Yan was lying at gunpoint. Xing and Liu Xiangyang received 10,000 critical hit points again. Who did they offend? Didn't they do anything? How could they be included in the bad guys list?

The two brothers were extremely resentful and suffered. Tenglao sat there silently and pretended to be invisible.

Le Yun sat down at the designated position, her nerves tensed slightly. Even without turning around, she felt everyone's gaze. It was definitely uncomfortable to be looked at like a monkey.

As soon as we sat down, the waiter brought tea.

Teng Lao didn’t drink tea. He put the bag on the table like a treasure, carefully took out the inkstone and placed it close to Old Dou’s hand. “Old Dou, hurry up and get to work and help me identify it. This time we came to drink tea and chat."

Dou Ren didn't want to pay attention to that guy. When he saw the inkstone, his expression became serious for a second. He stretched out his hand to hold it and stroked it gently. Then he looked at the pattern and made a sound. A subtle touch.

“The texture is fine, althoughIt is dull, but the color can still be seen to be uniform, like a pine flower inkstone. You guys sit down first, I'll go to the studio. ”

Encountering something of research value, Dou Ren showed work enthusiasm and went straight to the studio with an inkstone in his arms.

The master went to work, and the four of them drank tea and waited, Le Xiao The classmate was curious about the new knowledge. After drinking tea, he sat for a while and asked the staff if he could stand outside the glass to watch the appraisers at work. After receiving permission, he happily stood outside the glass window to admire.

The staff in the studio cleaned, brushed, and looked at antiques with magnifying glasses, etc. They worked in an orderly manner. Soon, the items of the waiting customers were appraised one after another. Some were genuine and some were imitations. Most of them were authentic. It is a rough identification and does not clearly identify the age, etc. If you want a comprehensive and detailed identification, it will take a while and you will need to pay additional fees. After all, the identification work is very complicated and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

People left, and people came again, and more than half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Le's classmate was also tired of watching, so he slipped back and sat down, and waited for another half an hour. Dou Ren had a look on his face. He walked out of the studio happily, holding something wrapped in a red cloth.

"Is that true?" Before the other party could sit down, Mr. Teng happily asked the answer.

Dou Ren did not answer immediately. He sat down in his usual place, removed a few cups, placed the things wrapped in red cloth in the center of the table, and uncovered the red cloth, "See for yourselves." "

The soft red velvet cloth was uncovered, revealing an inkstone, tender green, pure and flawless, with a smooth surface, soft luster, and as gentle as jade.

"Good Inkstone" Teng The old man jumped up excitedly, holding the table with one hand and gently touching the surface of the inkstone with the other hand, as tenderly as caressing a lover.

“The old man’s Songhua Inkstone was originally painted with something like wax or ash. The surface is dull and dull, but it will return to its original color after being cleaned. Based on the inkstone making techniques and carving patterns, it should be from the middle period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It has been used by many people. The edges, bottom surface, and most of the surface contact points with the inkstone box. Polished and smooth, this is an ancient inkstone with a history of at least three hundred years. ”

Dou Ren’s careful explanation will not be discussed in detail, because there is too much knowledge in archeology, and some aspects require sufficient experience and experience to analyze and determine.

Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang said, "It's normal for naughty children to pick up rocks at random. The goddess of luck is a relative of her parents.

Young Master Liu was so jealous that he couldn't stand it and asked weakly: " Little beauty, how much did you spend to get it?" He remembered that the piece she bought before was 20 yuan, so this one wouldn't be the same as cabbage price again

"Two hundred yuan. Le Yun smiled brightly. She had been bargaining for a long time, from 800 to 200.

It was indeed a cabbage price again

The two young men were extremely sad. Didn’t the naughty kid say that? If you don’t know how to do it, buy ancient inkstones at cabbage prices. This is also called not knowing how to do it.

“I really want it too. "Liu Xiangyang is so greedy that he wants to grab it. If you give this to him, he is guaranteed to sell it for tens of thousands.

"Don't try to grab it from any of you, this is mine. "ShenMr. Teng, who was immersed in joy, was excited when he heard the young man's words. He covered his inkstone and said, "Little girl, you agreed to give it to me. You can't go back on it."

"You didn't get this. , It belongs to a little girl." Dou Ren looked surprised.

"My, mine, the little girl agreed to give it to me." Mr. Teng was afraid of being snatched, and with quick eyes and hands, he grabbed the inkstone and cloth, sat down, and protected them in his arms like a monkey protecting its cubs.

"A gentleman's word, a whip of a horse, I'll give you my word, and I will never regret it." Le Yun held her forehead, although this was an ancient idea, but she also kept her word. How can you be so foolish just because its value has doubled?

"Hehe, this is a good boy." Mr. Teng's heart dropped and he smiled like a child.

"Lao Teng, don't bully the little girl. The price must be fair." Dou Ren looked at the person who found the treasure and couldn't help but remind him.

"What's your estimate?"

"According to the market price of Songhua inkstones, a piece of similar quality from the late Manchu Qing Dynasty was auctioned for 30,000 yuan, and the starting price of this piece is at least this Count."

"I'll give it your estimate, see if it works."

"No," Le Yun shook her head. "The old man offered 10,000 yuan. Let’s pay that price for this piece. If you don’t take it for appraisal, I will give it to you evenly if the price reaches ten thousand.” When Mr. Teng heard the word “no”, he thought the little girl was asking for help. Unexpectedly, instead of asking for a high price, he actually reduced the price to one-third, which made him a little confused.

Yan Xing and Liu Xiangyang also looked at the little girl in surprise for a while. Did the naughty kid want to make a long-term decision to catch a big fish, or was it just a matter of trustworthiness

" Haha, Lao Teng, you owe me a favor.”

“Young lady, I can’t let you break your promise. It’s just ten thousand, let’s make a good relationship.” The old man was so pleasantly surprised that his face glowed. He carefully wrapped up the treasure and stuffed it into his backpack. Then he took out a handful of neatly numbered banknotes and handed them to the pretty little girl.

Le Yun took the money and stuffed it into her backpack without even counting it.

When the treasure mirror was ready, the old man was beaming with joy. He drank the tea and when he was about to leave, he took out a bunch of notes and gave them to Master Dou. "This is not a reward for your hard work. This is a treat for you all to have tea with the little girl." ”

“Okay, I’ll take it for you. After a few days of rest, all the staff will go have tea together.” Dou Ren smiled knowingly and accepted the tea money. Lao Teng said it was a little girl. I'm asking this to help the little girl expand her network. The people in the appraisal center will appreciate her kindness. In the future, whenever she needs to appraise treasures, not only here, but also among their families or friends, as long as they are sure it is her, they will help her. and preferential treatment.

The staff smiled and thanked them.

The four people were sent out of the appraisal center and walked out of the building to a place with few people. Mr. Teng grabbed the little girl and said, "You stinky girl, you dare to say that you are not an expert"