treasure hunter

Chapter 73: Antique Black Market

Four or 10 minutes later, the car drove to the outskirts of the wilderness, which is already a mountainous area. Although the surrounding mountains are not very high, you can see rolling hills, wild grass and dead trees all over the mountains.

Looking at the desolate scene outside the window, with no buildings in sight, Ah Fa felt a little apprehensive, and asked while driving, "There are no wolves here, right?"

Wang Huijun said: "Wolves don't exist, but people do."

Ming Jia said, "I didn't see anyone either."

Wang Huijun said: "Even if there is, they won't let you see it. When they are willing to let you see it, it means that they want to rob the Tao. If you are lucky, you will lose some money. If you are unlucky...life is possible. Throw it here."

Ming Jia was so frightened that his expression changed instantly, and he stammered and asked, "Is there... a bandit?"

Wang Huijun said: "There is no way. The terrain here is complex and there are many mountains and forests. When the bandits enter, they will cut their paths to seek wealth and kill them, and if they retreat, they will turn into simple and good people. Molecules will always take risks for money."

Pei Miao suddenly said: "In fact, the relevant departments can implement fishing tactics, otherwise they would be too passive."

Wang Huijun laughed and praised: "You are still smart, they really did this, so now these desperadoes don't dare to take risks easily, and we have so many cars going together, they dare not act rashly, don't worry .”

Ten minutes later, the car drove into a large mountain temple. It was a bit weird to have such a mountain temple in such a barren place. What was even more strange was that this mountain temple seemed to be renovated frequently. , Even the courtyard walls are snow-white, apparently just painted.

Several cars drove into the Shanshen Temple one after another, and saw that the huge yard was full of luxury cars. There were more than 30 cars, and the worst one was estimated to be worth nearly one million.

Where there are cars, there are naturally people. I saw many people walking or standing in the temple, chatting or drinking water, and some went into the temple to burn incense.

Ah Fa found a parking space, stopped the car, and they got out of the car one after another. Pei Miao looked around and said slowly, "I didn't expect the black market to be arranged in the mountain temple."

Unexpectedly, Wang Huijun said: "This is not a black market location, this is just the first gathering point. Except for our three members, everyone else has to stay here and wait for us."

"Isn't it?" Pei Miao was dumbfounded when he heard this, the black market for antiques must be too mysterious.

At this time, the black dog came over and said: "Bosses, there are shops in the front yard of the mountain temple, and hotels, restaurants, and toilets in the back yard. You can do your activities in the temple. Don't go out. There will be a car at 05:30." Take you to the venue of the trade fair."

Pei Miao picked up the phone and checked the time. It was more than 05 minutes before 30:50. At this moment, he noticed that the phone had no signal here.

Ah Fa suddenly yelled, "The phone has no signal."

Wang Huijun said: "It's in the wilderness here, far away from the signal tower. It's normal to have no signal, but it's strange to have a signal."

After he finished speaking, he turned to Pei Miao and asked, "Pei Miao, do you bring cash?"

Pei Miao shook her head.

Wang Huijun said: "I have. I will lend you some at that time. All transactions in this antique black market must be paid in cash. I brought 500 million in cash this time."

Hearing this, Pei Miao couldn't help looking at the oversized suitcase dragged by his bodyguard, it turned out that it was full of banknotes.

Wang Huijun turned his head and looked around, and suggested: "There are still five or ten minutes left, let's go eat something first, after arriving at the black market, there will be nothing to eat."

"Okay." Everyone nodded, so they walked around the hall and came to the backyard.

There are also many people in the backyard, and there are three restaurants, all of which are fast-food restaurants. The food made by such restaurants, not to mention the taste, is enough to satiate you.

Each of them bought a fast food and ate more or less.

Soon, it was 05:30, and several buses stopped at the gate of Shanshen Temple. All the informants called their responsible members over and queued up to get on the bus in an orderly manner.

Before getting on the bus, you have to check your membership card, and you have to confirm the identity of the member with the informant.

After all the members got on the bus, the supervisors on the bus pulled up all the curtains of the windows, and then lowered the curtain in front, which separated all the passengers from the bus driver, so that the passengers could not see at all The situation outside has changed, so naturally I don't know where the car is going.

The bus drove for nearly an hour in the wilderness, and finally stopped slowly. The depressive atmosphere in the car became much more relaxed. Pei Miao had been using his powers to check the situation outside the car. He found that although the car had been driving for nearly an hour, , In fact, they have gone in a big circle. Their current location is only a mountain away from the mountain temple, and the distance is no more than seven kilometers.

The car supervisor said: "It's the place, bosses, please get out of the car."

As soon as he finished speaking, the car door opened automatically, and everyone got out of the car one after another. When they got out of the car, they saw that the sky was already completely dark, and in the dark night, there were faintly visible lights hundreds of meters away.

"Everyone, don't run around. There are wolves around here at night. Come on, come here to gather..." A middle-aged man dressed like a villager stood in the open space outside the car and reminded loudly, like a tour guide leading a tour group. .

Everyone gathered and counted the number of people. There were 63 people in total. After the counting, the middle-aged man who looked like a villager set off with all the people who came to participate in the black market, and walked on a narrow path.

The light seemed to be only a few hundred meters away, but in fact it was more than a kilometer away. The road was not easy to walk, one foot deep and one foot shallow. Many people who came here for the first time complained softly.

The person in front of the team laughed and said after hearing this: "I'm sorry, bosses, the conditions in the poor mountainous area are simple, and I have neglected everyone."

When he said that, it was hard for everyone to complain anymore, after all, they wanted to come by themselves.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, which was a small mountain village with scattered houses. After entering the village, they walked around for a long time and came to a big tile house similar to an ancestral hall.

The Dawa house is very large, at least ten meters long from left to right.

The person leading the team smiled and said, "Everyone, we're here, please cooperate with the security personnel to do a simple inspection, and then enter in an orderly manner."

Hearing the words, Pei Miao asked Wang Huijun in a low voice, "Do you still have to go through the security check?"

"Yes." Wang Huijun said, "But don't worry, they are here to prevent prohibited weapons. After all, people who come to participate in this black market are either rich or expensive, and nothing can go wrong."

Pei Miao nodded slowly when he heard the words. He thought that he was not allowed to bring a mobile phone or something, but it was a bit redundant when he thought about it carefully. The mobile phone has no signal here.

Two people wearing cotton hats and covering their faces with cloth towels stood at the door with security detectors in hand, and they checked them very carefully.

This time Pei Miao had nothing but a mobile phone, so she went through the security check smoothly. After entering the house, there was a person standing inside, holding a lot of wooden signs that looked like ping-pong bats. He handed one to Pei Miao and said, "This is the bidding card."

Pei Miao reached out to pick it up, didn't say much, turned around while walking, and checked the room, only to see that the room was very large, rectangular in shape as a whole, and arranged a bit like an old-fashioned village committee meeting place, with a rostrum, Below is a neat row of long benches, about 50 benches.

The entire venue is about 12 meters long and six meters wide. There are two doors, one is the entrance door, and the other door is probably leading to the inner room. If there is no accident, the antiques for sale are placed inside.

Pei Miao walked to the wall, put his right hand on the wall, and activated his ability. Sure enough, he found that there were many antiques on the other side of the wall, all of which were placed in wooden boxes, and many people stood guarding the wooden boxes.

His right hand ability can only see 3 meters away, and he can only see so much.

The people who came in rushed to sit in the front row. Wang Huijun and Jin Dawei came in and came to Pei Miao's side. Jin Dawei asked, "Where shall we sit?"

Wang Huijun said, "Sit closer." After he finished speaking, he dragged the suitcase, brought Pei Miao and Jin Dawei to a bench beside the fourth row and sat down. on a stool.

After everyone came in, the security personnel entered the inner room, and then saw a man in black walking out. This man was also wearing a cotton cap and a cloth towel covering his face. He went straight to the rostrum and glanced at it. Everyone smiled and said: "Welcome all the bosses from afar. It should be the first time for many people here to participate in our underground auction. Let me introduce myself. My name is Eagle. I am the owner of this place and I am also in charge of every auction. Hosting the work, the time is very tight, let's not talk nonsense, let's start the auction and place the first lot."

As the voice fell, two tall and strong men walked out of the room. They carried a wooden box and walked up to the rostrum. Then they opened the wooden box, took out two things from inside, and carefully placed them on the platform.

When everyone saw this thing, they all exclaimed, and then all whispered.

Pei Miao also squinted her eyes and was shocked in her heart. She didn't expect the first lot to be so shocking. If it was real, it would be worth a lot of money.

On the table are two flat pots, which look a bit like porcelain, but they are not pure porcelain, but round flat pots with copper body and cloisonné enamel.

Although Wang Huijun was not proficient in antiques, he often collected antiques after all, and he knew the things, so he asked Pei Miao in a low voice, "Is this cloisonné enamel or painted enamel?"

Pei Miao said, "It's a cloisonné enamel round flat pot, and it's a pair. If it's real, it's worth a lot."

Wang Huijun rubbed his hands excitedly when he heard the words: "I hope it's true."

At this time, the "Eagle" on the stage spoke: "Everyone, this pair of cloisonne copper-bodied cloisonné enamel round flat pots is from the Qianlong period, and its craftsmanship has reached the pinnacle of cloisonné enamel. Watch, remember, just watch, not play, violators will be disqualified, expelled, and never allowed to participate in our activities in the future."

After he said that, he gently put a flat pot on the table, revealing the money at the bottom.

The people sitting in the first row got up and watched the pair of flasks. They looked at it very seriously, and no one spoke.

Eagle was holding a stopwatch at the side to count the time. After 2 minutes, he said: "Okay, all the people in the first row should return to their seats."

These people returned to their seats with a lot of enthusiasm. Next, the Eagles asked the people in the second row to come forward to watch, and it was still 2 minutes.

What can be seen in 2 minutes, and the lighting here is not very bright, and I can’t get started, and everyone is wearing photochromic glasses. Although in this dimly lit room, the color of the photochromic glasses is not very deep, but still It is still a bit brown, which has a great impact on the observation of antiques, Pei Miao secretly sighed, only experts can participate in this black market, otherwise it is easy to step into the pit.

After a while, it was Pei Miao's turn in the row. Pei Miao followed the others and went up to the table. When she came to the table, she directly used the ability of her right hand to inspect the two flasks carefully.

After reading it, returning to his seat, Wang Huijun leaned close to Pei Miao's ear and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"

Pei Miao shook his head and didn't say anything. Wang Huijun already understood that there was something wrong with the two flasks and they couldn't be bought.

Pei Miao checked with his supernatural ability just now, and found that these two copper-bodied cloisonné enamel flat pots are high-quality imitations. If they had a closer look at them under sufficient light, many people here would probably be able to see some clues, but now The lighting here is not very good, and you can't get started yet. It is estimated that few people can see it.

After everyone took turns to check it out, the eagle returned to the rostrum and raised his voice: "Since everyone has finished watching, let's start bidding. When bidding, just raise the bidding board to make an offer. These two flat For pots, the starting bid is 50, and each increase must not be less than [-]."

Many people who came here for the first time exclaimed: "It only started at 50 yuan? This is tens of millions of things..."

Cloisonné enamel technology originated in the Ming Dynasty, and was completed in the Jingtai period. At the beginning, it was named Cloisonne because the utensils were mostly blue.

Cloisonne belongs to metal handicrafts. It is a kind of soft flat copper wire pinched into various patterns and welded on the copper tire shape, and then filled with enamel color glaze in the pattern, and finally fired.

Cloisonne developed to an unprecedented peak during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, because Emperor Qianlong liked fancy things.

Although cloisonne is a copper body and belongs to metal crafts, it is still listed as porcelain in the antique market. After all, the most attractive part of cloisonne lies in the glaze and bright colors on the surface.

And cloisonné among porcelains definitely belonged to the nobles. It is said that among the porcelain sold in the world, two out of every three worth over [-] million are cloisonne, and the value of over [-] million is still the same.

The pair of cloisonné flat pots still appear in pairs. You must know that in the antique industry, as long as the antiques appear in pairs or in complete combinations, their value is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

If this pair of flasks were genuine, they would fetch sky-high prices at a major auction.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like