Li Yang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly handed over the jade snuff bottle with both hands at Zhang Ying's look. Mr. He was the Taishan Beidou in the antique world. Could it be that this jade snuff bottle was really an antique.
"Let me see!" Mr. He took the snuff bottle with a smile. The middle-aged woman behind him hurriedly handed over a pair of glasses. After putting on the glasses, Mr. He's expression immediately changed.
"Good stuff, really good stuff. This is a jade snuff bottle with a wide opening. Young man, where did you get it?" Mr. He looked through it for three minutes before sighing loudly.
"The ones I found at home may have been passed down from my ancestors!" Li Yang smiled. Li Yang felt really frightened in front of this old man, and he was no longer so fluent in lying.
The old man nodded: "This thing should be left by our ancestors. It is an emerald snuff bottle from the early to mid-morning period. It was a rare good thing at that time. It seems that it should be used by the royal family. There are usually records of things like this
, Young man, wait a minute, I’ll make a call and check!”
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up. He looked like he was in his seventies or eighties, but he walked very energetically, as if he was just holding the crutch for fun.
"Manager Zhang, what's going on?" Li Yang asked in a low voice after the old man entered the room.
"You kid, I'm really jealous of your good luck. If the provenance of this thing can really be found, the price can't be based on jade alone!" Zhang Ying excitedly hit Li Yang on the shoulder, and there was no trace of envy or jealousy in his eyes.
cover up.
"Manager Zhang, are you saying that this snuff bottle is still an antique, and that the value of antiques is higher than jade?"
"It's almost the same, but it's not what you said. It mainly depends on whether the provenance can be found. If there is a provenance, the value will be higher. The value is higher if it is used by the royal family, but even the value of ordinary antiques is higher than that of pure jade jewelry.
Besides, your carvings are so exquisite!" Zhang Ying smiled and nodded, and Li Yang finally understood something.
Following the old man into the living room, Li Yang was immediately shocked by the antique feeling in the living room. There were very few modern supplies in the living room, which made Li Yang feel as if he had really arrived in ancient times. This feeling was definitely not some ancient costume tourist area.
The scene can bring.
After sitting in the living room for twenty minutes, Mr. He walked out of the room energetically. His face that was calm just now now had a hint of excitement.
"Li Yang, right? Let me tell you a story!" Mr. He sat down and looked at Li Yang with a smile. He did not tell the origin of this jade snuff bottle, but he wanted to tell Li Yang a story.
Seeing that Li Yang was in a daze, Zhang Ying hurriedly kicked him secretly and said to Mr. He on Li Yang's behalf: "Old He, please tell me. I haven't heard Mr. He tell a story for a long time!"
Mr. He nodded lightly and smiled, his eyes narrowed to a slit, and he slowly began to say: "In the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a minister named Sun Shiyi. He served as governor of Yunnan and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Sun Shiyi once went to Vietnam as an envoy and brought Vietnam to Vietnam.
I brought back a treasure from the royal family and told Qianlong at the time, so Qianlong ordered Sun Shiyi to take the thing back to the capital and show it to the emperor!"
Zhang Ying's eyes lit up and he looked at Li Yang. The look of envy in his eyes became even more intense. Li Yang was still confused, but Zhang Ying was already very clear.
Mr. He took a sip of water, shook his head, and continued: "When Sun Shiyi took the baby to wait outside the palace, he happened to meet the most famous powerful official at the time, He Shen. He Shen asked him, what are you holding in your hand?
What is it, Sun Shiyi said, it's just a small snuff bottle, He Shen wants to see it, Sun Shiyi didn't want to give it to him, but He Shen was so powerful at that time, it wouldn't work if he didn't give it to him!"
At this point, Li Yang also felt it. He looked at Mr. He blankly. The story Mr. He told could not be about the snuff bottle in his hand.
He Lao smiled and continued: "After He Shen saw it, he said to Sun Shiyi, your thing is good, can you give it to me? Sun Shiyi had informed the emperor in advance and did not dare to offend He Shen, so he could only give it to him.
Tell the truth and let Heshen know that this is something the emperor asked for in advance. Heshen didn't care at the time and left. A few days later, Sun Shiyi met Heshen again, and Heshen took out a snuff bottle and was proud of it.
He said to Sun Shiyi, "Come and see how my snuff bottle looks like, how does it compare with yours?"
Speaking of this, Mr. He stopped and looked at Li Yang and the others with a smile.
"What did Sun Shiyi say?" Li Yang, who was already fascinated, asked. After asking, he saw everyone looking at him and lowered his head in embarrassment.
Mr. He didn't seem to care at all, and said with a smile: "I really don't know what Sun Shiyi said, but he recognized the snuff bottle in He Shen's hand as the one he paid tribute to the emperor. Sun Shiyi inquired again afterwards
For a while, I didn't hear that the emperor had given snuff bottles to anyone. From then on, Sun Shiyi realized that He Shen could take things from the palace without saying hello!"
"So, this snuff bottle ended up in He Shen's hands?" Zhang Ying glanced at Li Yang and asked Mr. He with a smile.
"That's right. Later, He Shen's house was confiscated and this thing entered the palace again. No one knows how it escaped in the end, but I am 90% sure that the snuff bottle Xiao Li brought was the one that Sun Shiyi paid tribute to and was later taken away.
The one that goes into Heshen’s hands!”
Mr. He chuckled and nodded, while Li Yang stared blankly at the little snuff bottle in front of him. He really didn't expect that this little thing had such a story and was actually related to the corrupt official He Shen.
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"Xiao Li, what did your ancestors do?" Mr. He suddenly asked Li Yang.
"I heard from my dad that my grandfather's grandfather served as an officer in the Beiyang Army. I don't know the specific officer!"
Li Yang was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied that this was something he only knew today, and it was still true. His father would never lie to him.
"No wonder, it seems that this thing was strayed from the Qing court and ended up in your family, but it is rare to be preserved in such a good condition!"
Mr. He nodded and smiled. Mr. He was in a good mood. He had not been exposed to such good things for a long time.
"Actually, we only discovered it today. I showed it to Manager Zhang just to know how much it is worth!" Li Yang touched his nose in embarrassment. He always felt uncomfortable lying in front of Mr. He.
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"Normally, it should be between five and six million. If it goes to auction, it might be sold for eight million. It's hard to say exactly!"
Mr. He looked at the jade snuff bottle on the table and thought for a while before speaking slowly.
"So much!" Li Yang was stunned for a moment, looked back at Li Cheng, and found that he was also looking at him blankly. Both brothers were frightened by the price.
"What Mr. He means is that if you have people who like it, you may shoot a higher price. If you don't meet anyone who is particularly fond of this, you may shoot a lower price. But no matter what, five or six million is still worth it. This is it."
market value!”
Zhang Ying explained to Li Yang in a low voice that in fact Zhang Ying himself was an antique lover. When Li Yang showed this thing to Zhang Ying, he found that it was a good thing with a big door, so he brought them here.
Find Mr. He.
"Well, Mr. He, do you know who likes this thing? To be honest, our whole family doesn't understand it, and we feel panicked if we keep it in our hands. We might as well sell it directly!"
After thinking for a while, Li Yang carefully said to Mr. He that today was the first time he was dealing with Mr. He. He didn't know Mr. He's character and temper, nor did he know what he thought about selling such a good thing.
After a moment of silence, Mr. He raised his head and looked straight at Li Yang: "Do you want to sell?"
"Yes, if others find out that our family has five or six million worth of things, thieves will be thinking about it all day long!" Li Yang lowered his head hurriedly.
Mr. He nodded: "Yes, Huai Bi is guilty. This thing may not be a good thing for you. It doesn't matter if you sell it. If you really want to sell it, I can take it over. How about I give you six million?"
Li Yang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It was the best thing for Li Yang that Mr. He was willing to buy it himself. It would be more practical to convert this thing into money as soon as possible.
"Mr. He, do you think this is okay? If you hadn't told us this today, we wouldn't have known its actual value. If you want it, it's only five million. Anyway, five million is much higher than we expected!
"
A flash of light suddenly flashed in Mr. He's eyes. He glanced at Li Yang in surprise, then at Zhang Ying, and then nodded gently: "Okay, old man, I will take advantage of you today. This thing
I want it, just write me your bank account number and I’ll transfer the money to you right away!”
"Okay!" Li Yang hurriedly took out his bank card and copied the number, and handed it to Mr. He with both hands: "Mr. He, my brother and I have to go home today to tell our parents the good news. We won't do it today.
excuse me!"
"Let's go, are you leaving now?" Mr. He looked even more surprised and pointed at the snuff bottle: "Aren't you afraid that I will take your things and not give you the money after you leave?"
"Mr. He, from the first time I saw you, I felt that you were a knowledgeable and talented person. I believe in you!"
Li Yang shook his head with a smile, Zhang Ying on the side smiled and nodded slightly, and Mr. He's eyes flashed with appreciation.
"Okay, old man, I won't keep you here anymore. If you don't mind it, you can come and play often when you have time in the future, and I will tell you stories!"
Mr. He stood up and personally walked Li Yang and the others to the door. He didn't close the door until Li Yang and the others' car left and went home.
"Okay, Li Yang, I really didn't realize you had such a high spirit. Not bad, really good!" As soon as he got in the car, Zhang Ying praised Li Yang generously.
"What a brave man! It's almost dark. I just want to go home early for safety's sake!"
Li Yang smiled bitterly. In fact, he did not dare to stay in front of Mr. He. He was not used to lying to such an old man all the time.
"Hehe, whatever you say, but Li Yang, I can tell you that what you did today was absolutely right. Don't worry, Mr. Qian He has probably been credited to your card, and you have this relationship with Mr. He.
It will be of great help to you in the future. Why are you so lucky, kid?"
Zhang Ying sighed loudly and said that Li Yang did not know Mr. He's true identity. When he found out later, he realized that what Zhang Ying said was not an exaggeration at all, and was even an understatement.
