The two people rode bicycles to the south of the county and stopped outside an old house.
Tao Guangming pointed to the black-painted wooden door: "This family opened a pawnshop in the provincial capital in the old society. This was their old house, and they would live here for a month or two in the summer. He has now changed the pawnshop into an antique jewelry store.
All kinds of jade and antiques.”
Li Wenjun suddenly realized: It turned out that he was a pawnshop owner for generations, so he must know the goods.
"This man's eyes are very poisonous. You can tell the quality of the jade and the age of the carver at a glance. Sometimes when the provincial archaeological team is unsure about the cultural relics, they will ask him to come over and help take a look. So he is a member of the provincial museum and archaeological team.
consultant." Tao Guangming waved his hand inside, "Let's go."
It turns out that the background is not small...
Li Wenjun hurriedly parked the car and said: "It's your first time here, so it's not good to be empty-handed. Just wait for me."
He remembered that he had just passed by a stone bridge and saw a watermelon seller. The watermelons of this season had just come on the market, and although they were not valuable, they were still quite rare.
He bought two watermelons, put them in a net bag, and walked back.
Tao Guangming waited silently.
He just admired Li Wenjun's thoughtfulness in doing things, so he was willing to be friends with him.
Then the two men knocked on the door and entered.
The person who opened the door was a thin man, in his thirties, with a thin face, sunken cheeks, and golden eyes.
Li Wenjun also knows a little about physiognomy.
This kind of person likes to cheat and must be guarded against.
He reminded himself secretly.
Tao Guangming greeted: "Hello, Comrade Liao Fugui."
The man also replied: "Oh, Comrade Tao Guangming."
Tao Guangming pointed at Li Wenjun: "This is Comrade Li Wenjun. I'll bring him here to open his eyes."
Li Wenjun hurriedly said: "Hello Comrade Liao Fugui. I came in a hurry and only had time to buy a watermelon. Don't dislike it."
Liao Fugui nodded and took the watermelon from Li Wenjun's hand with a smile: "Oh, oh, hello, Comrade Li Wenjun. Oh, why are you so polite?"
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The three people said polite words and went in.
After Tao Guangming sat down, he took out the dark stone and said, "Comrade Liao, please help me take a look at this stone."
Liao Fugui took it and looked at it, the light in his eyes flashed quickly.
Li Wenjun saw this and remained calm.
Liao Fugui smacked his lips: "This is not worth much, but it is quite special. You can find a master to carve a Buddha statue."
Tao Guangming held back his laughter and asked, "If it's not worth much, how much is it?"
Liao Fugui pouted, as if making an estimate, and then said: "At most 5 yuan."
Tao Guangming almost laughed out loud: He told Li Wenjun that it was 10 yuan, and it was too high. It seems that there is no need to use the phone.
But Li Wenjun said early in the morning that he wouldn't sell it for less than 100 yuan, so Tao Guangming could only put the stone away: "Oh, forget it, I'll keep it for myself."
Li Wenjun also stood up and wanted to leave.
In fact, Liao Fugui could tell at a glance that it was a piece of "Venus Ink Jade," with a dark background like ink. It was now covered in a layer of leather and couldn't be seen. The inside must have been dotted with stars, and it was very beautiful.
I originally bullied Tao Guangming, a rough guy who didn't know the goods, and wanted to get it at a low price.
After you get it, you have to polish it and then carve it out, and it will look completely different.
He will sell this thing to Haicheng or Gangcheng so that Tao Guangming will never have the chance to see it again.
Even if Tao Guangming saw it by then, he would definitely not be able to recognize it.
Unexpectedly, Tao Guangming refused to sell it. He suppressed his eagerness and gently advised: "You can't find a master if you keep it. Why don't you sell it to me? I can still use it."
Tao Guangming is such a shrewd person. If Liao Fugui lets him go, he will believe that this thing is really only worth five yuan.
But Liao Fugui said this again, and he immediately became alert, but his face still looked indifferent: "Hey, my friend regards this black stone as a treasure, and said he won't sell it for less than 200. You just
Give me 5 yuan, it’s too far off. I’m afraid if I sell it to you, he will fight me hard.”
Liao Fugui secretly cursed in his heart: That person is not stupid, he made such a cruel and accurate price.
He frowned and said: "200 yuan is really not worth it. At most 20 yuan."
Tao Guangming had already cursed in his heart: Damn, you are really lying to me. The price went up from 5 yuan to 20 yuan all of a sudden, and you said it was worthless. Isn’t this just a slap in the face in front of Li Wenjun?
Li Wenjun said nothing, folding his arms and listening silently.
Tao Guangming pretended to sigh: "It's not mine, I really can't make up my mind. He said this is some kind of Venus ink jade."
Liao Fugui was shocked: There are people in this small place who have such eyesight? They also know about Venus and Moyu!
Tao Guangming clearly saw the shock and panic in his eyes and was about to leave again.
Liao Fugui held him down: "Wait a minute, since your friend said so, let me take a look again. Maybe I saw it wrong."
Tao Guangming took out the stone again.
Liao Fugui took it and put it on the table, then brought a knife over.
Tao Guangming didn't know what he wanted to see, so he subconsciously stood up.
Liao Fugui sat down and scratched the stone with the knife.
There are no marks on the stone.
Tao Guangming's eyes widened: Although he didn't know what Venus and Moyu were, he had never seen a stone harder than a knife.
Liao Fugui raised the stone and looked at the sun. He put the stone down and said seriously: "This is indeed a piece of black jade. I was wrong just now."
Tao Guangming cursed in his heart: Fart, are you kidding? You didn't make a mistake. If Li Wenjun hadn't told me earlier, I would have been deceived by you.
He smiled: "So, how much is this stone worth?"
Liao Fugui said: "I can only pay 150 yuan. I still have to bear the risk, because I don't know if there are any cracks inside, and whether there are gold stars. You have to peel off the skin to know."
There are no cracks to the naked eye, but it's hard to tell whether it will be fine when cut open.
Tao Guangming knew that he had told the truth this time and glanced at Li Wenjun.
Li Wenjun nodded almost invisible.
Tao Guangming sighed: "We are all so familiar, so let's just say 150. Fortunately, it's not too far off. I'll talk to that friend."
Liao Fugui hurriedly went in and took out the money: "150 yuan, a little bit."
He was afraid that Tao Guangming would regret it and make Tao Guangming feel that the sale was cheap.
No wonder Li Wenjun said he wouldn’t sell anything below 100.
But now that the words have been spoken, this is the only way to go.
Tao Guangming took the money, said goodbye to Liao Fugui, and then went out with Li Wenjun.
The two people returned to the office at the farmer's market.
Tao Guangming closed the door, threw the money on the desk, and asked with a sullen face: "Tell me, where did the stone come from?"
Li Wenjun was puzzled: "I picked it up by the river."
Tao Guangming smiled angrily: "So many people go to the river, how come you are the only one who can pick it up?"
Li Wenjun spread his hands: "Because I know the rough jade, but they don't. Knowledge is power."
Tao Guangming pointed at him and was so angry that he couldn't speak: "If you don't get the oil and salt, you just lie to me. If you are caught, I won't redeem you."
