Early the next morning, Qin Zheng told Lu Datong who was busy in the kitchen that he would not come back for lunch, then went out early, found a breakfast shop, ate breakfast, and ate two pieces of chocolate.
After the system energy was replenished to 10%, we walked towards Baiyun Road.
Baiyun Road is not too close to here. Qin Zheng came out early in the morning and walked to Baiyun Road around nine o'clock.
At this time, Baiyun Road gradually began to become lively. Stalls had been set up along the street, selling all kinds of things. Along the way, the only sounds of shouting and bargaining could be heard, and pedestrians and cars kept coming.
Qin Zheng walked around slowly. Although he wanted to complete the task quickly, he had one day today and he was not in a hurry. He planned to wait until all the vendors came before going to the antique market, so as to maximize the utilization of his detection skills.
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So Qin Zheng didn't go to the antique market until ten o'clock.
The antique market is located in the middle section of Baiyun Road. It has a large front door and is surrounded by walls. There is a small room at the door with "Market Management Office" written on the door.
After entering the market, Qin Zheng found that the entire market was as big as a football field. There were several forked roads inside. The stalls on the roadside were next to each other. On the outside, there were two-story shops, all of which were now open for business.
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There were not many people in the market at the moment, most of them were people setting up stalls. Qin Zheng saw that most of the vendors had not put out their things yet, so he found a shop and walked in.
This shop is not big, with long rows of shelves on both sides separated by small square counters. Most of the items on them are porcelain, jade, and even bronze.
In the middle of the store is a unique fish pond with automatic water circulation devices on both sides. There are several beautiful koi carps swimming in the water. Further forward, there are some neatly placed tables with older style tables and chairs.
There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall behind, giving the whole store an antique feel.
Seeing Qin Zheng enter, a young man at the counter stopped what he was doing, looked up at Qin Zheng, did not come up to talk, and then lowered his head to go about his own business.
Qin Zheng was also happy that no one came to disturb him. He walked around the landscape fish pond, walked to the middle of the store, looked at the items on both sides and saw that they were all within the detection range, and activated the skill:
"Beep! Ceramics found, energy reserve: none."
"Beep! Found jade, energy reserve: low."
"Beep! Found a copper tripod, energy reserve: extremely low."
"…………"
As a series of beeps sounded, Qin Zheng was so shocked that his head felt dizzy. After automatically filtering out items with low energy reserves, Qin Zheng sadly discovered that there was not a single item with medium energy reserves.
Qin Zheng's main target this time is jade articles, but these jade articles with the highest energy reserves are only average, and some are even made of glass.
Qin Zheng was disappointed, shook his head, and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the young man who had been silent until now saw Qin Zheng's expression, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said to Qin Zheng, "Sir, what do you want to buy?"
Qin Zheng thought for a while and said, "I want to buy jade. Is there any better one?"
"Sir, are you not satisfied with the jade items in the store?" the young man said, pointing to the jade items on the shelf.
Qin Zheng shook his head and said nothing.
The young man rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Sir, you have really good eyesight. I saw you looked a little disappointed just now, so I know you know your stuff. Of course we have better ones in our store. They are upstairs. Please follow me." He extended his hand.
As soon as he started, he took Qin Zheng forward and walked towards the stairs.
When we went up to the second floor, we saw that there was only a simple coffee table in the room. There were a few wooden cabinets on both sides of the wall, with porcelain, jade and other items on them, but they were scattered very scattered.
The young man took Qin Zheng to the wooden cabinet with the jade articles, pointed at the exquisite and gorgeous jade articles inside and said, "How? These jade articles are the best in the store, but are they worthy of your discernment?"
Qin Zheng used the detection skill on these jade articles and found that most of these jade articles had average energy reserves, with at most a few medium ones, so he shook his head and said:
"Forget it, these are not what I want. Thank you. I will go elsewhere."
The young man was startled and a little confused. The jade on the second floor was obviously of a higher grade than downstairs, and the polished and gorgeous appearance took the boss a lot of thought.
But looking at the student-looking person in front of me, could it be that he met someone who knows his stuff?
How could he have imagined that Qin Zheng had almost no knowledge of jade, and it was impossible for him to like these luxury goods. He only judged based on the information fed back by the detection skill. As for the appearance, no matter how gorgeous it was, it was useless to Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng left this store and walked around other stores. The system energy consumed a lot, with only 4% left. However, he was disappointed to find that the store he entered for the first time was still the best.
, the jades in other stores are either imitations of glass, or have too low energy reserves. But one thing is the same, that is, the appearance of these jades is gorgeous, and uninformed people may spend a lot of money to buy them.
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Qin Zheng also asked about the price. Jade articles with low energy reserves were priced at 20,000 yuan, and some glass imitations were sold for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. Qin Zheng shook his head speechlessly. This market was indeed as rumored, with nothing good.
If you are not careful, you will lose everything.
Qin Zheng walked to the center of the market. At this time, there were more people in the market, and the vendors were shouting at their stalls.
Qin Zheng walked to the middle of the fork in the market, looked at the 4% energy left, and used a detection:
"Beep! Found wooden crafts, energy reserve: none."
"Beep! Ceramic artifact found, energy reserve: none."
"Beep! Found a glass handicraft, energy reserve: none."
"…………"
A burst of notification sounds came, almost all of which were things with little energy reserves. Qin Zheng came to the other side and activated detection again, and the result was the same as last time.
Qin Zheng shook his head in disappointment and sighed. It seemed that he took things for granted a little too much. How could it be so easy to make mistakes?
Qin Zheng walked out of the market in disappointment. When he arrived at the door, he saw that there was still 2% energy left. Qin Zheng thought that this was all he had left, and the stalls at the door had not been explored yet, so he hugged him again.
With a trace of expectation, I used a detection:
"Beep! Found wooden crafts, energy reserve: none."
"Beep! Found stone handicrafts, energy reserve: none."
"…………"
A familiar prompt sounded. Just as Qin Zheng was about to turn around and leave, he heard a sudden prompt:
"Beep! Special minerals found, energy reserve: high!"
Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and quickly walked towards the items prompted.
I saw that this was a stall selling stone handicrafts. There were some carved baubles on it, and the carvings were exquisite and lifelike. There were also some colorful stones on the stall, as well as small pieces of landscape stones, which were unique in shape and very attractive.
People pay attention.
There was a dark-skinned middle-aged man beside the stall, who looked honest and honest. He was holding various stones from a large bag beside him.
The item prompted by the system was a brown stone carved in the shape of a small monkey. The stone was about the size of a fist, with red and black markings on it. Looking carefully, I found that the small monkey was carved very uniquely, and it took advantage of the shape and color of the stone itself.
Characteristics, with just a few seemingly random strokes, the whole little monkey is sketched out at play, which looks lively and endearing.
Qin Zheng walked to the stall and asked with a smile: "Uncle, how do you sell these stones?"
The middle-aged man replied angrily: "Landscape stones cost 200 yuan each, small individual stones cost 50 yuan each, and stone sculptures cost 300 yuan each."
Qin Zheng nodded after hearing this. The things were not expensive, but Qin Zheng was very interested in the origin of the stone with high energy reserves. After seeing that there was no one around, he asked the middle-aged man:
"Uncle, your stone carving is very good and lifelike. Did you carve it yourself?"
"Family craftsmanship, alas, it's hard to sell these things now. Some people came to buy some a few years ago, but now they all buy those machine-carved things." The middle-aged man said dejectedly.
"I think your carvings are better than the handicrafts carved by machines. Why can't they be sold easily?" Qin Zheng was curious and couldn't help but ask.
"The machine carving is more detailed than mine, and the price is much cheaper. I have to spend a lot of effort looking for the stone itself. Sometimes I may not be able to find a piece in ten and a half months. As for the carving, I don't think the hand-carved pieces in the entire market may be
Can compare to me."
It seems that the middle-aged man understands the reason and seems very confident when talking about the items he carved.
Qin Zheng also agreed with what he said. The middle-aged stone carvings looked natural and had a very high artistic conception. Even a layman like Qin Zheng could see that they were extraordinary.
"Uncle, I like this very much, I'll buy this." He took out three hundred yuan and handed it to the middle-aged man, pointing to the little monkey stone sculpture.
The middle-aged man took the money and was very happy. He was the first one to get off to a good start today, and he bought the most expensive carving. More importantly, there were still people who knew how to appreciate the objects he carved, and the price was not high.
Paying directly means that it is true that the other party likes you, otherwise it would not be so refreshing.
"You have a good sense. The material of this stone is very special and the hardness is very high. I also spent several days carving it with great effort." The middle-aged man made the business, he was happy and talked more.
stand up.
"I see, it seems that I have a good eye, and I chose the most special one right away. By the way, uncle. Why is the color of this stone different from other statues?" Qin Zheng asked.
The middle-aged man had no doubts about him. Qin Zheng looked like a student, and it was normal to be a little curious, so he said: "I don't know much about this. The stone was picked up by the river in our county. If you like it, you can go there
Look there, there are many colorful stones like this."
Qin Zheng's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said hurriedly: "Well, my home is in Shizhong County, not far from there. I'll go and have a look when I have time."
You must go to Qin Zheng in Shizhong County. You might even find similar stones. This is an item with a high energy reserve, and Qin Zheng will certainly not let it go.
After chatting with the middle-aged man for a while, I learned that his name is Zhang Tie, and his family has stone carving skills. He is already the third generation. He usually helps others with some carving work, and also carves some things to sell himself.
But business has been bad.
Qin Zheng thought about it and planned to buy three more statues, one for each of Lu Datong, Lu Yan and Qin Yu.
Zhang Tie learned from the conversation just now that Qin Zheng was still a student, so he gave Qin Zheng a discount. Qin Zheng spent 700 yuan to buy three statues, namely a horse, a dragon, and a rat.
Zodiac carvings.
After that, Qin Zheng and Zhang Tie chatted for a while before Qin Zheng said goodbye and left.