When Ni Zhen was very young, the Ni family, their eldest brother, had begun to decline.
My father’s taste in antiques is really not very good, so the Ni family can only live off their ancestors’ wealth.
After Ni Zhen became wise, the family’s food and clothing expenses deteriorated year by year.
One day, twelve-year-old Ni Zhen was playing outside when she suddenly saw a dirty old man in ragged clothes selling a dirty copper can on the roadside.
“If you are knowledgeable, come and take a look at the bronze wares from the Year of Silence. It doesn’t matter if you don’t buy them.”
After hearing what the old man said, Ni Zhen became interested and ran Go over and take a look.
At home, Ni Zhen did not have much opportunity to play with real antiques, because there were only a few valuable things at home. The family still expected to sell those artifacts to make a living, so how could they be willing to give them to their daughter for appreciation? Learn to observe.
But even so, the talented Ni Zhen just relied on her extraordinary talent to read through a cabinet full of treasure appraisal records left by her ancestors at a young age. When I have nothing to do, I will go to the pawn shop to join in the fun and study, so as to improve my eyesight.
Ni Zhen is a little lucky in that no one in her family works, so they rely on selling their ancestors’ property to make a living, so Ni Zhen has never gone out to work to make money.
In addition to ample time, because the Ni family often took things to pawn shops, the people at the pawn shops never chased Ni Zhen away.
As time goes by, Ni Zhen’s identification and eye for antiques become more and more sophisticated.
Even the experienced appraisers in pawn shops may not be able to beat her.
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When I came to the old man, there was a copper pot stained with soil on the ground. It looked like it had just come out of the soil not long ago.
Having been in the antique industry for a long time, Ni Zhen knows more or less that the origins of some antiques are not serious.
For example, the copper jar in front of you is very likely to have been dug out of a certain tomb.
Seeing Ni Zhen looking at his copper can curiously, the old man picked up the mouth of the copper can, brought it to Ni Zhen, and said, "If you are interested, little girl, take it and have a look."
This was not because the old man was kind and wanted to show Ni Zhen off when he saw that she was interested, but because Ni Zhen was dressed in a noble manner, which made the old man feel that although the little girl in front of him was young, she might be a Serious buyer.
Although the family is in decline, the Ni family's life is not bad. The money from the sales has not declined much when the prosperity is low. At least it is much more luxurious than ordinary families. .
There is a reason why this old saying can be passed down from generation to generation.
"Grandpa, put this jar down and I will appreciate it."
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be an expert, okay."
The old man put the copper jar down, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and still squatted on the spot. He nodded his chin towards the jar, indicating that Ni Zhen could look at it.
Why did the old man kindly bring the jar to her, but she didn't appreciate it and asked the old man to put the jar on the ground and see for herself?
This is important.
Think about it, those precious antiques can easily cost hundreds or thousands of taels. If you accidentally break such a valuable thing while picking it up, who does it belong to?
This is hard to explain.
What’s more, when appraising antiques, the most fearful thing is encountering blackmail.
Some people come over with defective antiques for appraisal. When handing them to you, they slip on purpose and break them.
You can’t explain this clearly.
People say that their antiques are very good and have no flaws at all. If you don’t break them with slippery hands, they must be worth at least five hundred taels.
At this time, who do you want to talk to?
Maybe that thing is only worth a few taels of silver, but if it passes through your hands, you will be responsible.
Even if this matter goes to the government, it will cost you fifty dollars each at most, but you still have to pay.
Therefore, before determining the true value of an antique, experienced appraisers will be very cautious when handling it.
The safest way is to put things there, don’t touch them, and let me take a look myself.
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Ni Zhen looked at the copper pot in front of her carefully. According to her eyesight, the texture and shape of this copper pot were indeed from the Jiping period. .
"Grandpa, can I touch him?" Ni Zhen asked the old man.
"It's okay, kid, just play with it."
Ni Zhen carefully stroked the copper can, making sure that there were no man-made traces around it, and judging from the feeling in the hand. , this copper can indeed just came out of the ground not long ago.
The soil around the copper can is damp and muddy, and is still soft under the sun. It can be seen that it has not been exposed to the sun for too long.
If Ni Zhen guessed correctly, the old man had just stolen it from the tomb and was eager to get rid of it.
You know, if a copper jar like this is seen by someone, the person may die before the old man can get rid of the jar.
Although the Yu Dynasty did not strictly restrict the behavior of tomb robbing, the artifacts stolen from the tombs did not belong to anyone. In other words, anyone could take it as their own. Whoever gets it belongs to him. The old man looks like a ragged beggar. Even if someone with bad intentions tries to steal it openly, no one will stop him.
Someone may ask, what happens when those ancient artifacts are in the hands of antique dealers?
Does it count as having a master or not?
Think about it, what does an antique dealer do? The signs they put up one after another are all gold-lettered signs.
It doesn’t matter whether it has an owner or not, as long as it is taken by a serious businessman, transferred a few times, and gets a few bills, the thing will be washed clean and it will change from ownerless to owner.
Of course, this old man doesn’t have thatability.
After knowing it well, Ni Zhen asked the old man: "Grandpa, how much do you plan to sell this copper can for?"
The old man smiled and showed two black eyes. With his front teeth, he stretched out two fingers and said: "Twenty taels."
"Twenty taels?"
The old man nodded hurriedly.
Ni Zhen shook her head and said: "This copper can is not worth so much money. I only offer five taels. Do you want to sell it?"
When the old man heard this, he quickly took the copper can away. He hugged him back and said, "I don't want to sell five taels. I finally got it from the ground..."
At this point, the old man seemed to realize that he had let something slip, and quickly shut up. The upper lip fell silent.
Ni Zhen smiled and asked: "How much do you want to say?"
The old man looked at both ends of the alley and saw that no one was passing by. He lowered his head and looked at his arms. He thought about the copper can inside and said, "Well, if you can get ten taels of silver, I'll give you this copper can. I'm really short of money so I'm willing to sell it to you. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't I'm selling you so cheaply."
Ni Zhen frowned slightly, took out the money bag from her body, weighed it, and replied: "Grandpa, let's do this. I only have eight taels of silver on me. Let's bargain. I'll give you the purse, and you can sell me the copper can."
I thought the deal was done, but the old man shook his head desperately and said: "No, ten taels is already my bottom line. If it's less than one penny, it won't work. You can either take the ten taels or I won't sell it." After saying that, the old man stood up and wanted to leave. .
Ni Zhenke was so anxious that she quickly stopped the old man and said, "Hey, don't leave. Why are you so anxious? I didn't say I wouldn't buy it."
The old man stretched out his hand. With dirty hands, he said: "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other."
Ni Zhen really didn't have so much money with her, but she had to get the copper can in the old man's hand.
The copper cans from the Jiping period are very unique in shape and can easily be sold for a thousand taels of silver.
Ni Zhen couldn’t let this profitable business slip away from her hands.
"Grandpa, please wait for me here for a while. I will go back to get some money and give you ten taels. Our deal is considered a deal, but don't leave."
"How long will it take? A good thing like me won't wait for anyone."
"Don't worry, it won't take long, at most, it will take half a stick of incense, and you will be able to turn a corner in the alley ahead and reach my house."
The old man then nodded and said: "Then you go back quickly, otherwise if someone else offers a higher price, I can't guarantee to keep it for you."
"Okay."
p>As soon as she finished speaking, Ni Zhen was already running home with big strides.
After returning home, Ni Zhen had no time to report to her parents, so she went directly to the accounting office, took another two taels of silver and put it into her purse, and then hurried back.
As soon as I returned to the original alley, I saw a middle-aged man pestering the old man, asking for money to buy his copper can.
"Hey, you, I told you, a girl has taken a liking to this copper can. She went back to get the money and will be here soon."
"Oh, I said you are Really, what nonsense are you talking about? I will give you ten taels of silver now, just give it to me quickly." Ni Zhen heard clearly and said quickly after approaching, "I've already given it to you. I brought the money. This copper can is mine."
The middle-aged man looked Ni Zhen up and down and said in a contemptuous tone: "A little girl spends so much money. Come and buy a broken jar. Do your family members know that you spend so much money?"
Ni Zhen smiled, ignored the man, and handed the wallet in his hand to the old man.
Just when the old man reached out and was about to take Ni Zhen’s purse, the middle-aged man suddenly said: “Wait, isn’t it just money? She will pay ten taels and I will give twenty taels. How is it?"
When the old man heard this, he immediately retracted the hand holding the money bag, and at the same time, he retracted the other hand holding the jar.
"Twenty taels?"
"That's right."
The old man glanced at Ni Zhen awkwardly and said, "Little girl, I'm so sorry. , This man’s bid is twice as high as yours, so I’d better sell this jar to him.”
Now Ni Zhen is in a hurry.
The fat duck she got is about to fly away, and she is not willing to accept it.
But what can she do?
She has no money.
Wait...
Ni Zhen suddenly remembered something.
She took off a jade pendant she was wearing and gave it to the old man's hand, saying: "This jade pendant is worth at least fifty taels of silver. Give me the copper pot. What's in my purse?" I’ll give you ten taels of silver as well.”
The man can’t resist the woman’s attack.
When the middle-aged man heard that Ni Zhen had given out sixty taels, he immediately shook his head, sighed and left.
While walking, he muttered: "What a bad luck, why didn't I bring more money when I went out today?"
Since the other buyer didn't buy, The old man happily handed the copper can to Ni Zhen and collected the jade pendant and money bag at the same time.
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Holding the precious copper can, the first thing Ni Zhen did was not to take the copper can home, but to take it directly The pawn shop gives the appraiser a thumbs up.
"Uncle Ren, please help me see how much this copper can from the Jiping Year is worth?"
The man called Uncle Ren is the senior manager of this pawn shop. appraiser.
“Hey, what good things are you pawning today?”
Ni Zhen’s excited little face turned red and she said, “It’s not my family’s things you’re pawning, it’s me. I collected a jar outside and wanted to give it to you to see how much it is worth."
Uncle Ren took out a magnifying lens and carefully examined the copper jar Ni Zhen brought. .
After a long while, Uncle Ren smiled and said to Ni Zhen: "Little girl, come and coax me."Am I not? "
Ni Zhen didn't understand and asked doubtfully: "What... what are you trying to do to coax you?" I don't. "
Seeing Ni Zhen's expression, Uncle Ren seemed to understand something and said: "You, your appreciation level is very high, but unfortunately, your experience in the world is too little. "
Hearing what Uncle Ren said, Ni Zhen's head suddenly felt like the world was spinning.
"Ren...Uncle Ren, you said this copper can is...is Fake? "
Uncle Ren shook his head and said: "That can't be said to be fake. It's just that this copper jar is from the Shengwu period, not the Jiping period. There is a huge difference between these eras. ”
“Sheng Wu Year? Impossible! Obviously he was born in the Jiping year. ”
Ni Zhen quickly took the copper can and observed it carefully.
After only a few glances, Ni Zhen’s expression changed.
This is not something she has done. The copper can we looked at at first!
Although it looks similar, the texture on the can is wrong and the feel is wrong.
Ni Zhen was dumbfounded.
She immediately understood that the middle-aged man she had just met and the old man were working together to distract her, and then secretly changed the situation between them. The copper cans were changed into his own hands.
The colors and shapes of the two copper cans were very similar. In addition, the cans were covered with mud and the middle-aged man was distracted. Ni Zhen lost her hand.
If she had examined it carefully, she would have seen the difference.
But at that time, she took the jar and ran away, fearing that the old man would regret it. I'm afraid that the middle-aged man will bring money to buy them again.
Although they are all copper cans, the value of copper cans from different eras is very different.
The difference between Shengwu and now. The year of God's Blessing was not far away, and at that time, the entire Kyushu was mass-producing copperware. The copper cans of that era were not worth much at all.
If you buy such a copper can for sixty taels, you may be able to buy more than ten or twenty. A...
This time Ni Zhen suffered a big loss.
At this moment, Ni Zhen remembered her jade pendant. It was on her tenth birthday and she finally begged her parents to give it to her. She bought it.
Since she was little, she has only asked for this from her parents.
That jade pendant is one that Ni Zhen likes very much. It has two small fishes on it, which are symmetrical. The figure is very rare, and it is called the Pisces Jade Pendant.
At that time, I spent fifty taels of silver on it. The price was just because of the Ni family's reputation.
If it were an ordinary person. Go buy it. If you don’t have sixty or seventy taels, it will be difficult to get it.
For this worthless copper can, Ni Zhen actually sold her most cherished jade pendant...
She regretted it...
In fact, it was also for this family.
She wanted to prove to her father that she had enough vision and identification ability. By supporting the Ni family's antique business, the Ni family will definitely be able to make a comeback in the future.
But now, all this is shattered.
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Uncle Ren saw her pitiful appearance and bought the copper can for six taels of silver.
This matter became Ni Zhen’s heartache.
After the family members found out about this, they also understood Ni Zhen’s hard work, so they didn’t blame her too much.
But from that day on, Ni Zhen lay in her room for half a month.
She fell ill.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already half a month later.
The unforgettable pain was no longer so intense, but Ni Zhen later discovered that she had entered a field that she had never set foot in...
Field 1: Treasure Connoisseur.
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