The birdcage was a bit old, and the bars of the cage were yellow and even blackened in some places. Chen Ran knew a little about ivory and knew that this was the characteristic of ivory.
Generally speaking, the surface of ivory carvings will begin to turn yellow over time, gradually turning from light yellow to turmeric, dark yellow, and even light brown. Moreover, the same ivory vessel often has different shades of color.
Hongkui standing on the bird pole was also quite beautiful. When she saw Uncle Luo, she screamed happily, her voice a bit whiny.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes if I say it." Uncle Luo teased Hongxiu, shook his head and sighed softly: "For me, Hongxiu is not just a red sunflower bird, but also a junior of mine. There are many things in it.
Story. Over the years, I have always had a knot in my heart. If this knot is not resolved, I will never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life. Hey, these things cannot be bought with money..."
"Lao Luo!" Grandma Luo shouted tremblingly.
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In the end, Uncle Luo still did not transfer the red sunflower bird and birdcage to Chen Ran.
Uncle Luo also insisted on letting Chen Ran take away a pair of twelve red butterfly tails without saying anything, but Chen Ran refused to take them away. The two even quarreled over this. Chen Ran even said that if Uncle Luo
If not, he would smash the fish tank immediately and let the pair of twelve red butterfly tails fend for themselves. Uncle Luo was so angry that he almost beat Chen Ran with a mop.
In the end, Grandma Luo pulled them apart and gave them a compromise.
A pair of twelve red butterfly tails, Uncle Luo kept one and Chen Ran took away one. Originally, Uncle Luo refused, but Grandma Luo persuaded him that she already had Chen Ran’s contact information and let their son
After sending the money to Chen Ran, Uncle Luo gave up.
Chen Ran naturally wouldn't say anything. His goal has been achieved. It doesn't matter if he gives one or two. He also knows that both he and Uncle Luo know that twelve red butterfly tails like this can be encountered.
What is undesirable cannot be bought with money.
The one left behind was exactly the one that Uncle Luo looked like the red butterfly he had raised before.
Although the birdcage was not obtained in the end, Chen Ran was not without gains. At least Uncle Luo's attitude towards him changed.
"Young man, did Old Man Luo not agree?" Old Huang was originally watching others playing chess in the pavilion. From a distance, he saw Chen Ran walking out of Uncle Luo's house carrying a fish tank, and walked towards Chen Ran.
Chen Ran smiled slightly and nodded.
"This damn old man still has such a bad temper!" Lao Huang muttered a few times, roughly saying that Uncle Luo was famous for his bad temper in this area, and he was at odds with many of the neighbors nearby. He walked over as he spoke
In front of Chen Ran, he lowered his head and looked at the twelve red butterfly tails: "Oh, this fish is really beautiful. I haven't seen it for many years. The first time I saw it was the one in Old Man Luo's house. At that time, I couldn't see it.
We were so envious of him, especially his red sunflower bird. He was very rare at that time and wouldn't let us see it, so we would often tease it secretly."
Lao Huang laughed cheerfully as he spoke.
"You like it too?" Chen Ran raised his head and asked.
Lao Huang nodded: "This fish is so beautiful, who wouldn't like it!"
Chen Ran was silent for a moment, and suddenly said to Lao Huang: "Since you also like it, I will give this one to you."
Lao Huang was startled and looked at Chen Ran in surprise: "Young man, are you kidding? This thing costs a lot of money. How can you just give it away?"
"It's not worth much. If you like it, just play with it."
"No! You'd better sell it, you can sell it for a lot of money." Old Huang kept shaking his head, saying he didn't want anything. But since Chen Ran had this idea and saw that Old Huang liked it, he just
I thought about giving it to him.
The two of them gave way for a while. Lao Huang saw that Chen Ran really wanted to give it to him. After thinking about it, he said to Chen Ran: "Young man, let's do this. How about you follow me to my house first?"
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Chen Ran was confused, but still nodded. He also hoped to get more information about Uncle Luo from Lao Huang.
Lao Huang's house is just one house away from Uncle Luo's house. The houses are similar, but they are a bit shabby and not as clean as Uncle Luo's house. The furnishings in the house are also very simple.
"Young man, please sit down first. You're welcome. I'm the only one at home." Lao Huang greeted Chen Ran, then turned and entered the back room.
Chen Ran placed the fish tank on the square wooden table and waited quietly.
Lao Huang didn't let him wait for long. After just a moment, he saw him walking out of the inner room with a large drawer in his arms. He smiled and said to Chen Ran: "Young man, I see you like those weird things. I myself
I have also collected some toys from my childhood. Do you like any of them? Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to ask for your Twelve Red Butterfly Tail for nothing. However, these are not very valuable to me, and together they are probably not as valuable as yours.
That twelve-red butterfly tail is valuable."
Chen Ran became interested after hearing what he said. He had just read so many books about collections, and it was time to see the real thing.
Although Lao Huang said that the things he collected were not valuable, from Chen Ran's point of view, these things were still good, at least they were real things.
The main reason why Chen Ran was so sure was that these things were not too complicated and easy to identify. After cramming through the book, he could still distinguish the real ones from the fake ones.
The items are good, but they are not very old. This may be mainly because Huang is not a collector, but just wants to preserve some memories of his youth.
The most common thing in the drawer is the kind of tooth figurine. This kind of tooth figurine was most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, children did not have many interesting things, and the tooth figurine was one of the toys.
However, if they were sold, each piece would fetch one or two hundred, and there were more than twenty in Lao Huang's drawer.
There are a few books left, all of which are rare ancient books. Chen Ran took a look and found that the oldest one was only one from the late Qing Dynasty. It was called "The True Sutra of the Turtle King". It should be a Buddhist scripture. Chen Ran didn't.
I know exactly how much it's worth, but it won't be too high, probably around a thousand.
In addition to these, there were some inkstones and a pen holder. Chen Ran looked at the pen holder and felt that it looked familiar. It looked like an old object made of pear wood, but it was not very old. At most, it was from the late Qing Dynasty.
Others are very ordinary, and can be considered a good collection for the elderly who lived in that era.
"I'll choose this one!" Chen Ran finally chose the pen holder made of pear wood.
Old Huang frowned: "Look for it again, one piece won't work, it's not very valuable, just take two more, and take whatever you like. I'm not as obsessed with the things I like like Old Man Luo, these things I
If you keep it, keep it."
Under Lao Huang's tough attitude, Chen Ran had no choice but to choose the Buddhist scripture again. Even so, Lao Huang was still dissatisfied, so Chen Ran had to tell him the approximate value of the pear wood pen holder and Buddhist scriptures, and a twelve red butterfly.
The tail is not much different either.
Chen Ran not only talked about the value of the pear wood pen holder and Buddhist scriptures, but also told him about other things. Although these things are not expensive, they are worth a lot anyway, so as not to be taken away by others at a low price.
Let Lao Huang suffer a loss.
Only then did Lao Huang realize that these things of his were still worth so much money, but he was not planning to sell them. If it weren't for Chen Ran, no one else would be allowed to see them. These things are undoubtedly very commemorative.
After finding two old things, Chen Ran was about to say goodbye and leave. But before Lao Huang left, he asked Chen Ran to come over again tomorrow. In the evening, he planned to go to Uncle Luo's house to work as a lobbyist for Chen Ran.
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Chen Ran was naturally very grateful, secretly thinking that the Twelve Red Butterfly Tail was not given in vain, no matter whether there was any result or not, he would still be grateful for his kindness.
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The next day, when Chen Ran woke up, he saw the sun rising high outside the window for the first time, and then his expression suddenly became stunned!
What surprised him was that he had another dream last night...
The dream he had this time made him feel a little strange.
What he dreamed about had nothing to do with him, and he couldn't make any money. What he dreamed about was that someone kidnapped a six or seven-year-old boy. Not only did Chen Ran not recognize this little boy, he had not even seen him.
Never seen...
How could I have such a dream?
Chen Ran is really weird!
Chen Ran didn't think much about this problem, because it was not the most important thing. The most important thing was the little boy. Even though the little boy had nothing to do with him, he couldn't just watch it.
It would be fine if he didn't know such a thing, but he did know it, or knew it in advance, so he had to find a way to save it.
Another point is that Chen Ran is not sure that this little boy has nothing to do with him. Otherwise, how could he suddenly have such a dream? At least such a thing has never happened before.
Just like Uncle Liang...
How to save the little boy, Chen Ran's first thought was to call the police, but after thinking about it seriously, he gave up this idea. There were many reasons for this.
First of all, it would be very troublesome for him to say what he should say to the police. Secondly, when he calls the police, the police must first confirm the authenticity of the matter before filing a case. In this case, by the time they rush over, it will be too late, and they may even alert the snake, which is worse.
Chen Ran secretly rescued the little boy himself.
Finally, another point is that Chen Ran doesn't want to expose himself. After all, he is also worried about whether there will be any grudges involved and involve him in it.
I have to say that Chen Ran is still a selfish person in the final analysis.
The first thing he thinks about is himself, then others...
With no time to think about it, Chen Ran looked at the time and found that it was already past ten o'clock. From here, he also discovered that the time he spent dreaming and sleeping was getting shorter and shorter. He put on his clothes and hurriedly washed them.
Chen Ran hurriedly left the house without even brushing his face or teeth.
At this moment, it is obvious that time is life.
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"Master, go to Xinmi."
Chen Ran who rushed out directly intercepted a taxi. In an instant, the taxi sped away in the direction of Xinmi...
