treasure hunter

After wandering around for so long, Pei Miao gradually discovered a pattern. On this long road, the stalls in the middle have more goods and better quality. Occasionally, some genuine products can still appear, even if they are things from the late Qing Dynasty. , at least it is genuine.

After visiting more than 20 stalls, Xu Hongchang bought a few more small things, including two copper coins from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, a folk copper hand warmer from the mid-Qing Dynasty, and a jade unicorn from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. This kylin jade carving is not made by famous masters, and the quality of the jade is not very good. There are a few impurities in the sapphire, so the market price is only a few thousand yuan higher.

Pei Miao didn't like these things, so he didn't bother to buy them, but Xu Hongchang bought them with gusto.

After visiting a few more street stalls, they discovered that there was an antique shop with a large facade, very old-fashioned decoration, even the store door was made of classical wooden doors, and the store name was Jubaoyitang.

Pei Miao grabbed Xu Hongchang and asked, "Mr. Xu, there is an antique shop, shall we go in and have a look?"

Xu Hongchang turned his head to take a look, and said: "This is an old store, and the things inside are not bad. I have visited it a few times."

What he meant was to remind Pei Miao that the things inside were good, but it might be impossible to pick up the leaks.

Pei Miao said, "I want to go in and open my eyes."

Xu Hongchang nodded when he heard the words: "Okay, let's go and open your eyes together."

The two walked into Jubao Hall.

Since it was an antique night market today, there were many customers in the store. Seven or eight clerks were watching the store all the time. There were surveillance cameras in every corner to prevent theft from happening.

The clerks were too busy, even after Xu Hongchang and Pei Miao entered, no one greeted them.

Xu Hongchang said: "Take a look separately. If there is anything you don't understand, just come to me."

"Okay." Pei Miao nodded, and the two separated one from the left and the other from the right, and began to look at the objects on the antique shelves on both sides.

The store is not small, with more than 100 square meters. There are two ancient shelves in the middle of the store, which divide the store into two parts. There are nine ancient shelves on each side. Each shelf is very large. Small objects are placed on antique racks, which is almost a customary rule in large antique shops. Only small antique shops will make the counters into long glass counters and display objects on the counters.

On the wall directly opposite to the gate, there are more than 20 calligraphy and paintings, and below are three large painting vats, which are full of scrolls.

But in front of the calligraphy and painting wall, two large screens were placed to block the sunlight coming in from the gate. The calligraphy and painting are too delicate, so they should try to avoid being exposed to the sun.

After looking at it for a while, Pei Miao was sure that the gold content of this treasure-packed antique shop was very high. Through his eyes, he showed that the proportion of authentic antiques here should have reached 50%, which is quite remarkable. The standard of his antique shop.

There are many antiques here with clearly marked prices. Such antiques with marked prices are generally equipped with authentication certificates from authoritative organizations, but any antiques with certificates are refused to bargain.

When Pei Miao saw the prices of these antiques, he couldn't help but smack his lips. Sure enough, the prices of antiques with certificates were on the high side. A blue and white porcelain pen holder from the Qianlong period was actually priced at 288 million, which was much higher than the market price.

Pei Miao walked around and finally met Xu Hongchang in the calligraphy and painting area.

Xu Hongchang smiled and asked Pei Miao, "Did you see anything good?"

"A lot." Pei Miao raised her eyebrows and smiled, then said with a depressed face, "It's just too expensive."

"Yes, it's expensive." Xu Hongchang couldn't help but sigh, "I can't afford it at all."

Pei Miao joked with a smile: "You are reluctant to buy it."

Xu Hongchang laughed, as acquiescence, and then asked Pei Miao, "Shall we take a look at calligraphy and painting together?"

Pei Miao shook her head: "I've seen it. I'll go to the other side to have a look. The more I read, the more I'll learn."

"Okay." Xu Hongchang nodded with a smile, and began to look at the calligraphy and painting.

Pei Miao came to the Bogu shelf on the south half of the shop.

As soon as Pei Miao stood still, he was attracted by something on the shelf. It was a Linglong box, and it was made of small-leaf rosewood.

Red sandalwood is generally divided into big-leaf red sandalwood and small-leaf red sandalwood. In terms of price, small-leaf red sandalwood is more expensive than big-leaf red sandalwood.

Many people think that only lobular red sandalwood is the real red sandalwood. It is one of the most expensive mahogany woods, and it is also a precious Chinese herbal medicine.Big-leaf red sandalwood is not red sandalwood, but a kind of rosewood, which mostly refers to African red rosewood, not mahogany. The current raw material price is equivalent to one percent of Indian small-leaf red sandalwood.

Small-leaf red sandalwood emits a fragrance when heated, while large-leaf red sandalwood emits a sour smell when heated, which already explains the problem.

The reason why this exquisite box made of lobular red sandalwood attracted Pei Miao was not because of the precious wood of lobular red sandalwood, but because Pei Miao saw that this exquisite box emitted 9 layers of light.

However, in Pei Miao's opinion, the shape and exterior carvings of this Linglong box do not look like something from the Ming Dynasty.

So he called the clerk and said that he wanted to start looking at this Linglong box.

So the clerk took down the Linglong box and put it on the wooden counter. Pei Miao gently picked up the Linglong box with her right hand. The moment her right hand touched the Linglong box, the power of her right hand was activated, and a three-dimensional image of the Linglong box immediately appeared in her mind.

When Pei Miao saw what was going on inside the Linglong Box, Pei Miao smiled lightly, which turned out to be another big leak.

The craftsmanship of this Linglong box obviously came from the court of the Qing Dynasty, and it was during the Qianlong period.

Emperor Qianlong liked to enjoy things very much. In terms of craftsmanship, the royal articles in the palace of Qianlong were the top of the whole Qing Dynasty. This Linglong box is no exception, with exquisite structure and exquisite carving.

Linglong box is a kind of storage box. It is cylindrical in shape as a whole. It can be opened in half from top to bottom. Inside are small grids for holding items.

There is a stamp on the bottom of the Linglong box, and there are six characters made in the year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, which also proves the identity of this Linglong box as an imperial product.

Pei Miao opened this Linglong box, revealing eight grids, four on one side, and the grids on both sides are in the shape of stairs, and these eight grids are all empty.

The clerk also introduced to Pei Miao: "This is an exquisite box of eight treasures made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It is [-] centimeters high and [-] centimeters in diameter..."

Pei Miao was too lazy to listen to his ramblings, and said directly, "How much is it, I bought it."

The clerk was very happy to see him so forthright, and said, "This Eight Treasures Linglong Box has an authentication certificate and is priced at 128 million."

Pei Miao knew that items with certificates could not be counter-offered, so she did not counter-offer, and said directly: "Invoice."

The clerk was very happy when he heard the words, and thought to himself: "If every customer is so straightforward, I will be able to buy a house in Jinling within a few years..."

The clerk took Pei Miao to the counter to check out and make an invoice. After the transaction was successful, Pei Miao put the Linglong Box into his backpack.

After a while, Xu Hongchang also came to the counter to pay the bill. He bought a painting, which was a landscape painting from the Qing Dynasty imitating the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, without a certificate, Xu Hongchang returned the price from 50 to 35.

After going out, Xu Hongchang cheerfully asked Pei Miao, "Did you buy anything just now?"

Pei Miao said, "I bought it, the Eight Treasures Exquisite Box."

"That thing is expensive!" Xu Hongchang heard the words, "I remember that Linglong box, although the thing is good, it is made of lobular red sandalwood, but it is not an imperial article of Qianlong, and I don't know which concubine's storage box it is, it is only 100 yuan at most. Wan, just because of an extra certificate, the price was marked up to 128 million, it’s a scam.”

Pei Miao laughed and said, "For you, it's cheating, but for ordinary people, it's the least cheating. You know, ordinary people are not afraid of buying expensive ones, they are afraid of buying fake ones. After all, people need money to sign certificates." Xu Hongchang smacked his lips, "I signed a lot of certificates, but I didn't see how much money I made. I have to bear the responsibility for signing certificates, and I don't get much money. "

What Xu Hongchang said seems a bit vulgar, but people live in the world, so it doesn't matter if it is a bit vulgar, it is true.

Pei Miao said, "After that, you will sign less certificates. Anyway, most of the money will be taken by the certificate-issuing agency."

Xu Hongchang said dejectedly: "The current situation is that if you don't sign, someone signs, and it's hard for me to find mistakes. If I live on TV show appearance fees, I guess my son still can't find a wife. Alas, mention it." When I get to that useless thing, I get angry, and my blood pressure goes up a bit..."

Pei Miao couldn't help sighing secretly when he heard the words, he didn't expect Xu Hongchang, an expert in antique appraisal who was so radiant on the TV show, to lead such an ordinary life in real life.

After hearing Xu Hongchang complain for a while, the two continued to visit the street stalls.

After all, there are few good things on the street stalls. Fortunately, there are many street stalls here, and the base is large. Xu Hongchang missed another blue and white porcelain bird food cup from a folk kiln in the Qianlong period.

A bird food cup is a small cup that is placed in a birdcage to feed birds. Because it is a folk kiln and the shape is small, even if it is a high-quality product, it is worth a few hundred dollars.

Pei Miao was lucky. He missed a famille rose peony vase from a folk kiln in the Qianlong period, which is not considered a leak. The stall owner also thought it was genuine, but he was not sure. Pei Miao finally bought it for 8 yuan. If the gadget is sold in the store, it should be able to sell for about 25.

Pastels originated in the Kangxi period and flourished in the Qianlong period. The craftsmanship is exquisite and the glaze is gorgeous. When Emperor Qianlong was in power, he loved enamel and pastels. It can be seen that Emperor Qianlong was a gaudy emperor.

Precisely because famille rose porcelain is not inferior to blue and white porcelain in all aspects, and is quite rare, so famille rose porcelain is generally higher than blue and white porcelain in terms of price.

In terms of craftsmanship, this folk kiln pastel porcelain is already considered a fine product among folk kilns, and it is worthy of the price of 25.

After shopping around the street stalls in this long alley, Pei Miao took out her phone and checked the time. It was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

He turned his head and asked Xu Hongchang: "Mr. Xu, where did Professor Han go shopping?"

Xu Hongchang smiled and said: "Ours is a long snake formation, and the one they visited is a coiled dragon formation. It's too late today, and I will take you there if I have a chance in the future."

Pei Miao nodded. To be honest, he was really happy to be accompanied by an old senior when playing antiques. Even though he had supernatural powers, he also felt that it would save a lot of trouble to have Xu Hongchang take him with him.

Xu Hongchang took out his mobile phone and called Professor Han. Professor Han said that they had just finished shopping there, and the two parties agreed to meet in the parking lot.

After Xu Hongchang hung up the phone, he said, "Let's go to the parking lot. Hey, there's your Tang Dynasty Junyao Bowl town. They're going to lose tonight."

The two went to the parking lot. Professor Han and Shulong arrived at the parking lot almost at the same time as them.

When the two sides met, Shulong was very excited and said: "Pei Miao, I missed it, haha, what is this?"

Pei Miao picked up the flashlight to light up the thing in his hand, took a closer look, and said pleasantly, "Oh, the old pit of the Qing Dynasty followed the shape of the inkstone. It's a pity, it's broken, and it's almost split in two."

Professor Han waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I can repair it, and it will be exactly the same as the original after repairing. Even if it can't be sold at the original price, it can still be sold for 60 to [-]."

Shulong said very proudly: "Because this thing is broken, I only spent 8000 yuan to get it, and I made a lot of money!"

Pei Miao smiled and said, "You are not willing to sell because Professor Han is proficient in antique restoration."

Professor Han smiled and said, "Now you know how happy it is to invite me to sit in your shop."

Pei Miao nodded with a smile, "From now on, for the damaged antiques in our store, Professor Han will give you 50% of the profit if you repair them."

Professor Han waved his hand and said: "50% is too much, I will be very embarrassed, 20% is enough."

Shulong heard the words and hurriedly said: "I suddenly have an idea, I will collect those broken antiques in the future, and let Professor Han turn waste into treasure..."

"Stinky boy, you want to exhaust me to death!" Professor Han scolded Shulong with a smile, "Do you think the restoration work can turn stones into gold, just move your fingers? It will take three or four days to restore the inkstone."

Shulong laughed and said, "If you can earn 50 yuan in three or four days, it's a lot of money. Well, in the future, we will specially pick those high-value damaged antiques."