When he walked into the "Jianbaozhai", He Qing's eyes suddenly lit up. The store was spacious and bright, and the shelves on both sides were filled with a variety of exquisite ceramics and rich metal utensils. It was simply dazzling.
"Sister Gu Qing!"
Before He Qing had time to see those dazzling antiques clearly, he only heard a high-pitched shout from the front. He Qing subconsciously turned his head and looked around, and saw a young man greeting Gu Qing. The man looked at
He looked like he was only in his twenties, tall, handsome, and elegant.
"Sister Gu Qing, what can you do?" The man walked over with a smile on his face, and then he looked at He Qing who was standing next to Gu Qing, his eyes seemed a little surprised.
"Haitao, let me introduce you first. This is my friend. His name is He Qing." Gu Qing introduced, "He Qing, he is Lin Haitao and works in this store."
"Hello." Before Gu Qing finished speaking, the man named "Lin Haitao" extended his hand to He Qing very politely.
"Hello." He Qing shook hands with him, and soon Lin Haitao enthusiastically invited them to sit down and served tea to entertain them.
"Sister Gu Qing, is there something wrong with you?" Lin Haitao asked after sitting down.
Gu Qing nodded and replied: "Well, yes. Haitao, He Qing has something in his hand, but we are not sure. I would like to ask you to find someone to help us take a look - isn't Uncle Long here?"
"Not here, but he said he would be back soon." Lin Haitao said, "What good things do you want to see?"
He Qing said: "It's not a good thing anymore, just this small jar. Brother Lin, please help me take a look."
As he spoke, he carefully took out the bird food jar from his arms and showed it to Lin Haitao. He could tell that since Lin Haitao worked as a clerk in such a large antique store, it meant that he had very good eyesight and might have been trained by a famous teacher.
, at least identifying a small bird food jar is not a problem.
"Oh, what a delicate little jar!" Lin Haitao took a look and said with a smile, "Brother He, this is a bird food jar, right? It's a good thing, the shape is correct, the blue and white are beautiful, and the decoration is also very nice."
Gu Qing said: "The bird food jar bears the mark of the Xuande period. We are just not sure about this. We don't know whether it is genuine Xuande porcelain."
"The thing is very old and relatively open, so it shouldn't be wrong." Lin Haitao nodded in agreement, "I also like it very much. Brother He, did you find this thing?"
He Qing replied: "Yes, I just saw it at a stall over there in the market."
"How much did it cost?" Lin Haitao asked casually.
He Qing said truthfully: "Six thousand."
"Then you missed it. This thing must be more than this price." Lin Haitao said with confidence, "Brother He, you are so lucky! Why didn't I come across such beautiful things when I was shopping?!"
Gu Qing told him: "Just now, an old man wanted to buy He Qing's bird food jar. The other party offered 12,000 yuan, but he has not agreed yet. This is what we considered. If this is an official kiln porcelain from the Xuande period,
, wouldn’t it mean that the sale was a loss? But someone else picked it up and made a huge mistake!”
Lin Haitao said with a smile: "Of course, it's better to be optimistic before making a decision, otherwise it will be too late to regret it! Brother He, don't worry, Uncle Long will be back later, he can give you a good idea.
We’re still a little confused.”
"Well, don't worry." He Qing nodded. He didn't expect that the person Gu Qing introduced to him was not only a person of the same age, but also very friendly, like an old friend he had known for a long time.
"Brother He, I don't think I've seen you before. Judging from your accent, you are from outside, right?" Lin Haitao suddenly asked about He Qing's situation.
He Qing said: "To tell you the truth, this is my first time coming to Jiangzhou. I have never been to Antique Street before, so you must have never seen me. Brother Lin, your store is really big! Can I take a look?
"
"Of course! Please feel free to look at it, you're welcome!" Lin Haitao said, "If you like something, just tell me. You are Sister Gu Qing's friend, that is, my friend. We are all our own people."
, I can try my best to give you discounts on things. Brother He, what type of collection do you usually like to play with? How about I introduce some to you."
He Qing shook his head and said: "Thank you, but I don't actually have any special preferences. As long as it's good, I usually want to play with it. I'll take a look first."
After saying that, he stood up, and Lin Haitao also stood up and accompanied him very enthusiastically to view the antiques in the store, and Gu Qing also walked up.
Although He Qing's understanding of antiques is extremely limited, and he can't tell anything about it even if he looks at it, he has special powers and can discover the "precious light" from a relatively special antique and gain insight into its ins and outs.
When he walked into the store just now, He Qing was in such a hurry that he didn't have time to take a closer look. Now he could take a closer look. If some antiques glowed red, they would naturally not escape his eyes.
You can pick up items at antique stalls and markets, and it should be similar in general antique stores. At least the opportunity is right in front of you. Whether you can find something good depends on your luck.
However, He Qing knows very well that in a large antique store like "Jianbaozhai", there are experts in charge, and basically everything can be seen clearly, and there are very few "leaks" that allow you to make money.
But even if you can't find anything missing, you can still appreciate various antiques to increase your knowledge and prepare for the systematic learning of identification knowledge later.
In a corner, He Qing found a lot of antique furniture arranged in an orderly manner. He casually glanced at it and saw that there was a faint red light emitting from a pair of stacked black wooden boxes.
Saw "Baoguang"!
He Qing immediately cheered up and took a closer look.
They were a pair of wooden boxes with white orchids and calligraphy painted on the surface. They were antique, and you could tell at a glance that they were old wooden boxes that had gone through many vicissitudes of time.
"Brother He, these are a pair of old book boxes. It is said that they are Cao Xueqin's book boxes, which are used by Cao Xueqin to collect books." Lin Haitao introduced with a smile.
"Cao Xueqin's book box?!" He Qing was secretly surprised when he heard this. The next moment he couldn't help but become suspicious, thinking that Cao Xueqin was a famous person and his book box was not so easy to obtain.
Soon he thought about it and thought that Lin Haitao might be making up a story. He could get a glimpse of it from the previous stall owner showing off Ji Xiaolan's precious fan. Anyone in this business can probably tell stories. Ordinary people can tell stories.
If something is related to a famous person in history, it will naturally become more collectible.
"Oh, really? The box is very old, and it looks pretty good." Although He Qing was doubtful, he didn't say much. He just stared at the pair of wooden boxes attentively.
It was immediately obvious whether the items were used by Cao Xueqin, because He Qing could see the origin of the pair of wooden boxes.
After a while, the red light gathered in front of He Qing's eyes and started playing the "movie".
Scenes of images flashed before He Qing's eyes.
A hundred years in an instant!
He Qing felt that his thoughts entered the time tunnel along with the scenes and images, flying to the time when the pair of wooden boxes were first created.
The book box originated from the Qing Dynasty. It was a scholar's possession. The scholar took it all over the country and always followed him around. Later, the scholar went to sea and never came back. The book box just ended up in the flea market.
He Qing seemed to be watching a documentary. It was a documentary of life, but that ordinary book box was filled with a person's study experience.
The bookbox is also filled with the owner’s affection for treating it like a treasure!
That feeling seemed to transfer to He Qing in an instant, shocking him deeply.
What was before him at this moment was not a lifeless wooden box, but an old friend, an old friend reunited after a long absence!
"Brother He——"
Seeing He Qing staring blankly at the wooden box for a long time with a strange expression, Lin Haitao couldn't help but let out a soft cry.
"Oh." He Qing finally came to his senses and said, "Brother Lin, how do you sell these wooden boxes? I want to play with them."