As soon as the energy aperture was detected, Chen Ran was suddenly stunned!
There were only two large items in the stall owner's big box, and the others were all small items. Chen Ran didn't pay attention to these two large items at all. He released the energy aperture to detect those items other than the longevity lock.
little things.
But those things were too small after all. When Chen Ran detected them, he had no target. He just released an energy aperture at will. When the energy aperture flew past, he unintentionally detected two large objects first.
one of the.
This large item is clearly the porcelain cup used by the stall owner to drink tea.
The detection result was even more beyond Chen Ran's expectation. The energy aperture was directly adsorbed on the porcelain cup. This undoubtedly shows that this porcelain cup is also an old thing, at least an old thing from a hundred years ago.
After detecting such a result, Chen Ran was a little dumbfounded, and then he re-observed the porcelain cup that he had ignored. On the surface, the porcelain cup was no different from the new porcelain tea cup sold in the supermarket.
It doesn't look worn out, it looks like it was just bought new.
On the outer wall of the cup, the pattern is a kind of flower. Chen Ran can't tell exactly what kind of flower it is. In addition to the flower pattern, there seems to be poetry.
Chen Ran frowned and wondered what was going on with this porcelain cup. Ever since he entered the antique business, he had never seen this kind of porcelain. In the books he read, he didn't seem to have seen this porcelain cup.
It doesn't look like an old thing at all. Could it be a folk kiln...
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ran released another energy aperture, releasing a total of six energy apertures before drawing out the apertures of the porcelain cup. The apertures were white, and there were three in total.
"It's from the early Qing Dynasty, at least during the Kangxi period..." Chen Ran was extremely happy. No matter what kind of porcelain this porcelain cup was, it was a good thing. No matter what, he had to find a way to get it.
To think that an unintentional move could lead to the detection of such a good thing.
"Little brother, look at this longevity lock..."
At this moment, the stall owner's voice came over, interrupting Chen Ran's meditation. As he spoke, he handed him an ivory-carved longevity lock.
At this time, Chen Ran felt like he had been scratched by a cat. It was extremely itchy. People are all curious, and Chen Ran was no exception. At this time, he was not only interested in the porcelain cup he had just discovered.
I was so curious that even the longevity lock carved from ivory that the stall owner handed me was full of curiosity.
After taking a few deep breaths, Chen Ran calmed down and quickly took over the longevity lock carved from ivory. As soon as he took the longevity lock, there was a warm feeling. The longevity lock in front of him was very useful.
The ivory used for carving is old ivory, which looks solid and fine, with a soft and smooth color. The whole object is pure white with a slight yellowing, as if it has been aged for a while.
Although ivory is described as white gold, its color is mostly yellow. Ivory is divided into African ivory and Asian ivory. Both male and female elephants in Africa have tusks. The tusks are mostly light yellow, fine in texture, and shiny.
Well, it has high hardness. The color of Asian ivory is relatively white and will turn yellow over time. Therefore, you can usually tell the age of ivory carvings based on their color.
In recent years, out of consideration for protecting the elephant population, many countries, including China, have issued bans on the trade of ivory, which has had a great impact on the ivory carving market and caused the prices of ivory carving crafts to also increase.
Climbing, accordingly, it has been enthusiastically sought after by collectors.
Out of habit, every time Chen Ran observes a carving, the first thing he looks at is the carver. The carver of this longevity lock has extremely profound skills, simple and smooth lines, and clear and natural details. As far as the carving is concerned,
, this longevity lock carved from ivory is a rare good thing.
The carvings on the front of the Longevity Lock are all hollowed out, elegant in shape, and extremely delicately carved. In the middle there are the four words "Longevity".
Generally speaking, these four words are engraved on longevity locks. Of course, not all of them are, there are also "good fortune and longevity", "long life and wealth", "good fortune and longevity", etc. Most of the decorative patterns are auspicious.
Eight treasures, lotus bats, auspicious clouds and auspicious beasts, as well as some related folk stories and myths and legends with auspicious meanings, etc., are very colorful.
The ornament in front of me is the auspicious cloud and auspicious beast.
"Little brother, look at the back..." The stall owner saw that Chen Ran had been staring at the front of the longevity lock, so he couldn't help but pointed out and reminded Chen Ran.
Chen Ran turned the longevity lock to the back, and Guo Hai, who was also looking at it, couldn't help blurting out: "Yes!"
That's right, in addition to the decoration on the back of the ivory longevity lock, there is also a big word "Ran". Seeing this scene, Chen Ran was slightly stunned, but then he thought of the name of the original owner of the longevity lock.
There is also the word "ran" in it.
Chen Ran didn't know who the original owner of the longevity lock was, and he couldn't guess it. However, when he saw the carving of this ivory longevity lock, he was a little moved. Now when he saw the word "Ran",
He decided to buy this longevity lock.
Although it is impossible to wear the longevity lock on your body, it is not bad to keep it at home. Speaking of it, Chen Ran can be considered a person in the antique industry, but up to now he has not even got a collection.
, it’s really embarrassing to say it out loud.
Let me make you my first collection.
Looking at the ivory longevity lock in front of him, Chen Ran said silently.
After making the decision, Chen Ran continued to observe the longevity lock on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to collect the porcelain cup. He was not worried about the ivory longevity lock, but the stall owner wanted to kill it.
Even once, he can't get any higher.
"Little brother, how about it? If something like a pendant has your name on it, it's not surprising, but the longevity lock is a bit strange. You know, there may not be one in a thousand pieces.
It has a name, not to mention that it is made of ivory. Now ivory is becoming more and more scarce. No one carves long-life locks out of ivory anymore. All long-life locks carved from ivory are standard old things. Besides,
This longevity lock happens to have the word "ran" on it, which is fate."
The stall owner looked at Chen Ran cheerfully and said, as if he was doing it entirely for Chen Ran's good. What he said was actually the truth. It is really a rare thing to encounter such a coincidence of a long-life lock.
.
"How much does this thing cost?" Before Chen Ran could say anything, Guo Hai turned around and asked.
"not much!"
The stall owner chuckled and seemed to have already thought about the price. When Guo Hai asked, he quoted directly: "One price, sixteen thousand yuan!"
While he was talking, he kept looking at Chen Ran. Guo Hai seemed to be very excited, but after all, it was not Guo Hai who wanted to buy this thing. Chen Ran would definitely be the one who bought it in the end, so what he valued was also Chen Ran's.
manner.
Although Chen Ran had already made a decision in his heart, he did not show any intention to buy it on the surface. The most taboo thing for antique dealers is to show joy. Do not show interest in something you like, otherwise,
Just wait to be slaughtered.
"Damn, sixteen thousand, why don't you go rob a bank!" Guo Hai almost jumped up when he heard the price quoted by the stall owner. He thought this thing only cost two or three hundred yuan each. Look,
The old ones are not new at all, but the stall owner would charge tens of thousands for them.
"Little brother, you don't understand this. This is ivory. If you don't believe me, go ask someone else. If I ask you this price, I will definitely not ask for more!" the stall owner said very sincerely.
Seeing what Guo Hai wanted to say, Chen Ran quickly spoke: "Boss, please give me a suitable price. Sixteen thousand is too high. I can't afford it even if I want it. Besides, although ivory
It's expensive, but it's not that outrageous. I can't spend so much money just because it has the word "ran" on it. If I want something like this, I can buy a jade pendant or pendant or something and wear it.
On the body, you said you have this longevity lock, why should I buy it? Pass it on to my son. My son’s name must not have the word "ran" in it. Even if I buy this thing, I will just throw it into the house.
, it’s not worth it if you spend too much money. You’d better tell me the real price. If it’s OK, I’ll buy it. If it’s not OK, I’ll just leave without wasting your time.”
No matter how expensive this ivory longevity lock is, it doesn't cost much. In addition, the stall owner is also a human being and must understand the value of this longevity lock. It is definitely impossible for Chen Ran to get it at a low price. He
After thinking about it for a while, I simply bargained openly with the other party. Besides, although the longevity lock had to be bought, the key thing was the porcelain cup.
"Aran, let's not buy it. It's just a piece of junk. What's the use of it? Why don't you buy it with a gold chain?" The person who knows Chen Ran best is undoubtedly Guo.
As soon as Guo Hai heard what Chen Ran said, he understood what Chen Ran was thinking and immediately started to help him, even telling him about the gold chain he had always wanted to buy.
Whenever he saw someone wearing a bright gold chain around their neck, Guo Hai would tell Chen Ran with envy that he would buy a thicker gold chain in the future. Of course, this was just a thought for him.
If he really wore a gold chain, it would be strange if Lao Guo didn't break his legs.
When the stall owner heard what Chen Ran said, he understood that this was true. The longevity lock could only be used for collection and fun. Seeing that the two young people in front of him were definitely not collectors, they were asked to spend money.
It's really difficult to buy something like this for more than 10,000 yuan.
"Well, can you pay me back the price?" The stall owner smiled nonchalantly.
"The fixed price is seven thousand yuan. If it works, I will buy it. If it doesn't work, I will just leave!" Chen Ran didn't talk nonsense to him and directly quoted him the price. This price is higher than the price of the ivory longevity lock.
It is higher. Although Chen Ran does not understand the market of longevity locks, he does understand the market of ivory carvings.
According to his estimate, this ivory longevity lock is only worth about 4,000 yuan. However, the stall owner happened to know that his name also has the word "ran" in it, so the price will increase by another 1,000 yuan. In the end, the ivory longevity lock will be worth about 4,000 yuan.
The locked price was only five thousand yuan, but he gave the stall owner an extra two thousand yuan to facilitate the discussion of the next issue.
As soon as he heard Chen Ran's quotation, the stall owner shook his head decisively: "No! Absolutely not. I have to pay a lot for this price. Didn't you see that I keep this longevity lock in the box?
Well, originally I didn’t plan to sell it, but I just happened to see that my little brother’s name had the word “ran” in it, and I felt that it was really fate, so I took it out and wanted to sell it to you. This is you, so I changed it.
Others, I don’t want to sell yet…”
When Chen Ran heard this, he took Guo Hai and left without saying a word.
"Oh... don't leave!" As soon as he saw Chen Ran pulling Guo Hai away and leaving so resolutely, the stall owner immediately became anxious and stood up quickly, calling out to Chen Ran: "Seven thousand is just seven.
Thousands, you can’t lose even one cent!”
Stopping in his tracks, Chen Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had obtained the lock of longevity. Next, he had to figure out how to collect the porcelain cup without anyone noticing.
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