Qi Zhu's original intention was to buy a real ancient inkstone. Now that he saw Zhuang Rui's resolute attitude, he immediately listened to Zhao Hanxuan's advice and went to choose several other inkstones. With Uncle De, a free appraiser, Qi Zhu was disappointed
Don’t be afraid of buying fake products.
"Husband, you are awesome!"
After seeing everyone around Zhuang Rui walking away, Qin Xuanbing whispered something in Zhuang Rui's ear.
This society is still a male-oriented society, so Qin Xuanbing was naturally overjoyed to see that her man was so talented.
"Of course, your husband and I are great at everything..."
Zhuang Rui smiled evilly and kissed Qin Xuanbing on the face. Qin Xuanbing was so scared that she quickly pushed her away. Although she had studied abroad, she still couldn't understand and couldn't understand the behavior of those couples kissing on the street as if there was no one around.
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"Xuan Bing, let's go to Qin Ruilin tomorrow to have a look. I asked my brother-in-law to send a batch of jadeite materials from Pengcheng. You can make some designs based on the materials and then hand them over to Master Luo for carving..."
Zhuang Rui felt a little guilty now. When he came to the store, he was either busy selling pearl flowers or appraising this ancient inkstone. He left Qin Xuanbing in the cold and didn't say a word to her for a long time.
Although Zhuang Rui has very little practical experience with women, he can't help but love reading. Zhuang Rui learned from books that women who don't have a job will lose themselves sooner or later, and they will follow men suspiciously.
Zhuang Rui didn't want his wife to be just a decoration at home. After all, Qin Xuanbing was a young jewelry designer who was making a name for herself internationally. It would be too unfair for her not to let her work.
"Okay, husband, just go and do your work, don't worry about me..."
Qin Xuanbing smiled, saying that men at work are the most attractive, and she also liked to see Zhuang Rui's focused look when appraising antiques.
"Um……"
Zhuang Rui shook Qin Xuanbing's little hand, then walked to Uncle De and said: "Uncle De, I need you to help me take a look. Although these things are true, I am not very familiar with the current market conditions.
I understand, Uncle De, please give me a price..."
If Uncle De hadn't been here before, Zhuang Rui's beaded flower would probably have been sold for a mere penny. It can be seen that in order to do business such as antiques, it's not just about being able to identify the authenticity. You also have to understand the current status of these objects.
Market.
Although Uncle De no longer works in a pawn shop, he still attends some China Overseas antique auctions in his spare time, so he has a better understanding of the prices of these things. Of course, if Zhuang Rui can find the money from the Kyoto auction house, then
Pricing needs to be more precise.
Uncle De smiled bitterly and shook his head. He originally wanted to go shopping in Panjiayuan, but who knew that Zhuang Rui would actually win him over?
When doing business, I can help you set prices, but you have to tell me the origins of these items. Although you have a strong background, there are some things you can't touch..."
When Zhuang Rui was talking to Qin Xuanbing just now, Uncle De had been looking at the wishful pearls and jade antiques in the cabinet, but the more he looked at them, the more frightened he became, because judging from the workmanship of these things, basically
They all come from the palace building office, not only from the Qing Dynasty, but some objects also look like the style of the Ming Dynasty.
Uncle De was also afraid that Zhuang Rui would go astray and get these things. I just heard that a museum in Shenyang was stolen some time ago. There were many precious cultural relics that Puyi brought there.
"Uncle De, where do you want to go? Let's talk about it inside..."
Seeing Uncle De's suspicious eyes, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded. However, people outside were too talkative, so Zhuang Rui could only open the cabinet, put all the jewelry and antiques into his bag, and took them to the inner room.
"Uncle De, that's what happened. I don't dare to lie to you. Xuan Bing is here, and she also knows about it..."
After entering the compartment inside, Zhuang Rui told Uncle De exactly what happened in Myanmar.
However, Zhuang Rui concealed the matter of the 10 tons of gold, not because he couldn't trust Uncle De, but because it involved Ouyang Lei's use of military helicopters, which was not suitable for too many people to know, and the batch of gold was also not suitable for others. It has nothing to do with these antiques.
"You boy, you are really lucky. By the way, if you don't like jewelry and antiques, you can sell them all, but like this tortoiseshell Ruyi, it is a good thing and has a lot of room for appreciation. You can keep it. …”
After hearing what Zhuang Rui said, Uncle De could only shake his head. He took a piece of paper and marked the prices of these antiques one by one. When he picked up the tortoiseshell Ruyi, Uncle De Stopped.
"Is there something special about this thing?"
This Ruyi is completely black and glows with an inky luster. It is made of tortoiseshell horn and has a round pulp. The front is engraved with a pattern of butterflies playing in flowers. On the back, there is a Buddhist swastika pattern. .
"Of course, you kid, you still need to study more and read more books. Let me tell you about the details of this object..."
Uncle De gave Zhuang Rui a dissatisfied look and explained to Zhuang Rui the collection value of this tortoiseshell Ruyi.
It turns out that tortoiseshell has been favored by nobles or merchants and wealthy customers of all ages since ancient times. It is regarded as a treasure passed down from generation to generation and a symbol of longevity. The back armor of tortoiseshell can be used to make exquisite decorations. The famous poem of the Han Dynasty, "The Peacock Flies Southeast" There is a poem in it, "Silk shoes underfoot, tortoiseshell light on head."
The Huidong Port Nature Reserve established by our country in Guangdong Province is mainly to protect hawksbill turtles, green turtles and other sea turtles. For example, Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty used hawksbill turtles to make combs, fans, piano boards, hairpins, and even entire hawksbill turtle specimens.
The word "Ruyi" comes from the Indian Sanskrit "Analu". It is one of the Buddhist utensils introduced from India. The handle is in the shape of a "heart" and is made of bamboo, bone, copper and jade. When the master lectures , always hold a Ruyi handle and write down scriptures on it in case you forget it.
Ruyi has always been known as "not asking for help" among the people. Many friends may know that this thing is used for scratching itches, but it is the name of the poor. From the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Ruyi has been widely used. It is used in During this period, it became very popular and became the possession of emperors and dignitaries.
In the Qing Dynasty, emperors and queens used Ruyi as rewards for princes and ministers. When the emperor chose his concubine, if Ruyi was handed over to one person, it meant that she would become the queen. In the Republic of China, Ruyi became a noble Gifts are given to each other by wealthy families, wishing them all the best.
Things have changed, and now Ruyi has withdrawn from people's daily life and has become a kind of antique. However, the exquisite and beautiful Ruyi, carrying the history they once had and the auspicious and beautiful meanings they contain, are still so pleasing to the eye.
Love is loved by people.
"No wonder, I have more than 10 Ruyi in my place. They were all given by the emperor as a reward..."
After listening to Uncle De's words, Zhuang Rui finally understood the true value and meaning of Ruyi. In short, as a symbol of mascot, this thing is now highly sought after by collectors, and the Ruyi in Zhuang Rui's hands are all for the palace.
, in other words, it is used by the emperor and his wife to scratch their itches, and the appreciation space is many times greater than that of folk Ruyi.
Zhuang Rui has no love for those jewelry-like antiques, but he picked out this Ruyi. This thing is a popular collection item in the miscellaneous items, so he should keep it.
After all the antiques that Uncle De gave to Zhuang Rui were marked with prices, Zhuang Rui put them out again, made a copy of the list by hand, and gave one to the monkey, asking him to memorize the items by comparing them.
, the other one was naturally kept by myself.
At this time, Qi Zhu also selected an ancient inkstone worth 80,000 yuan. Although it was not as expensive as the brick inkstone, it was also used by wealthy families in the Qing Dynasty, so Qi Zhu was still very satisfied.
After Qizhu paid the money, he said to Zhuang Rui: "Teacher Zhuang, come to Zhejiang when you have time. We are the place where soapstone is produced. Your store sells stationery. I see that there are some seals missing.
If you need anything in the future, I can take you to buy bloodstone..."
Zhuang Rui took out what Qi Zhu had just given him, shook it, and said, "Thank you, Sister Qi Zhu. If I go to Zhejiang in the future, I will definitely bother you. Just don't find it troublesome..."
"Old Zhao, don't we sell seals?"
After sending Qizhu away, Zhuang Rui looked at Zhao Hanxuan. He had not paid attention to this matter at first, but after hearing what Qizhu said, he really felt that something was missing. After the calligraphy and painting were written, they usually had to be stamped with a bell seal.
This seal is indeed inseparable from the Four Treasures of the Study.
After Zhao Hanxuan heard Zhuang Rui's words, his expression became a little weird, and finally said: "Boss Zhuang, we used to sell seals in the store. At that time, I hired a master to make seals for customers, but later I went to Changhua
When I bought chicken blood stone, I was deceived by someone using a fake one. I lost more than 200,000 yuan in compensation, and I will never sell it again..."
Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard this. This old Zhao was very unlucky. He was defrauded of more than 8 million in Beijing, and he was defrauded when he went to Changhua to buy chicken blood stone. I really don't know how he managed to maintain this shop for several years.
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"The seals still have to be sold. I will go to Zhejiang when I have time..."
Zhuang Rui remembered that when he went to send an engagement invitation to Master Gu a few days ago, Master Gu once told him that when you first learn to carve, you can start with seal carving. Not to mention, Zhuang Rui immediately got into it as soon as he heard it.
It was heartbreaking because he had done this before when he was a child.
This is mainly because of Liu Chuan. After the two brothers entered high school, Zhuang Rui's academic performance was good, but Liu Chuan often failed in every subject. At the end of each semester, when he took his report card home, he was inevitably beaten.
He was beaten, so Zhuang Rui thought of a way for him.
