Qin Mingyue is different from Liu Xu. She is an ordinary woman, but she has an extraordinary appearance. You can imagine the difficulties that such a girl faces if she wants not to be polluted by society.
After she finished venting, Qin Mingyue saw the eyes of Han Peacock and Liu Xu. Maybe she knew that she was a little embarrassed, so Qin Mingyue said to Liu Xu, "Where do you want to take us?"
"Recently I have only been thinking about myself and neglected Mr. Han Kongque, so I came out today and specially arranged a surprise for Mr. Han Kongque." Liu Xu said with a smile.
Qin Mingyue looked at Liu Catkin and said: "Han Peacock will let you be left out in the cold?"
Liu Xu said: "The main reason is that Han Kongque did more and I did less. I feel a little sorry for Han Kongque. After coming to Yangcheng for so long, Han Kongque didn't go to the antique market once. Since you two lived together in the antique market, then
It’s not long, then let’s go shopping together!”
Han Peacock looked not far away. Of course he knew about the antique market in Yangcheng. He knew that not far from here, there was a large antique store with an area of more than 20,000 square meters. This scale was rare in the country.
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This antique city is a four-story large shopping mall. Most of the shops surrounding it are doing the same business as the merchants in the antique city, forming a huge market.
It includes antiques, arts and crafts, collectibles and other business projects. It is not only the first antique market in Yangcheng, but also ranks among the top in the country in terms of scale. It can be called "the boss of Yangcheng industry".
"It's only four o'clock now, is the antique city open?" Qin Mingyue asked curiously.
Liu Xu looked at Qin Mingyue in surprise and said, "You have lived on the antique street for so long, don't you know about the ghost market?"
Han Kongque said: "The antique city here is in the ghost market. It also operates the wholesale of handicrafts, that is, the wholesale and retail of fakes. These transactions will not end tomorrow. This is the time when the transaction is hot."
Qin Mingyue said: "I never go out at night, so I don't know much about these things."
Han Kongque said with a smile: "Qin Mingyue's wisdom is only good for music and dance. In other aspects, it can only be expressed as hehe."
"Haha?" Liuxu really laughed.
Qin Mingyue pulled Liu Catkin into the antique city not far away, and said as she walked: "Han Peacock sometimes makes people angry to death, has you ever experienced it? How do you get along with him? When you are angry, just beat him up?"
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"So, the relationship between you two is deeper than the relationship between the two of us. Even if there is no love, the family relationship is not something we can compare with, because Han Kongque has never been angry with me or made me angry.
Is it normal for a couple to live their lives like this, treating each other like guests?" Liuxu sighed.
"There is a real difference between loving and being loved. The one who is loved is happier, so just be content! Let's go! I have long heard that Liuxu is a talented woman. It's up to you today. Since your intelligence can match that of Han Peacock, then there is no need
The reason is that Han Peacock can pick up the leaks, but you can't, so today we must attack Han Peacock's arrogance." Qin Mingyue comforted Liu Xu, who was instantly disappointed.
Han Kongque could only shake his head. Women are really unreasonable sometimes, just like Liu Xu. This woman is so smart that people are speechless. With her temper, how could she possibly make Han Kongque angry?
And how could Han Kongque, who valued her, be stupid enough to make her angry? But now that neither he nor Liu Xu had ever blushed, it was actually abnormal.
Han Kongque shook his head and followed Qin Mingyue and Liu Xu into the antique city. The first floor of the antique city was the jade, woodware, porcelain and handicrafts business area. The stalls were close together, and there were a lot of people inside.
Now is an era of national collections. This treasure appraisal program and that treasure appraisal activity are often played on TV. People are becoming more and more aware of antiques, especially in some ancient cities with a long history. Everyone is rummaging through boxes and cabinets to take a look.
If you can pick up any valuable items, if they are really antiques, they will be valuable!
Today is Sunday, and the antique city is overcrowded. People are coming and going. There are cries, bargains, and inquiries. It is very lively. It seems that there is no need to go to work. Just come here to pick up leaks and make money. Qin Qin is fascinated by this scene.
The bright moon is too bright to see.
Qin Mingyue took a general look and found that these street stalls were the busiest. On the contrary, those antique shops with regular stores were deserted and there were not many people.
The reason is actually very simple. Although she has never visited a ghost market so early, she has lived in the Magic City Antique City for many years, so she knows that it is because the things on the street stalls are cheap and easy to negotiate, and there are many good things among them.
Like Korean Peacock, Qin Mingyue has naturally read some books on antique collection, and has some knowledge of the antique market. The book says that many of the antiques are picked up from street stalls. There are many experts in the shops, and they are displayed on the bright side.
Authentic products are either for fishing or a treasure for the shop. Even if there are others, ordinary people cannot afford them!
Those shops have regular regulars and are not interested in individual customers who want to find items on Taobao. The so-called "not open for three years, but open for three years" is an antique shop, and they are not worried!
Moreover, those antique shops usually have master craftsmen in charge, and after some appraisal, the items received can basically be dated, and the prices given are not taken into account. Buyers may be able to buy what they like, but they are not
Not necessarily how much money you can make.
After reading a lot of books, Qin Mingyue knew that people who often come to the antique city are generally divided into two types. One kind of people are mostly middle-aged and elderly people. They are really interested in antiques and have no other purpose than coming here.
If you cultivate your moral character, you can collect real things when you encounter them. You can also appreciate artistic shapes if they are not genuine. Such people have high taste and tend to see more and make less purchases. They are connoisseurs.
The purpose of the other type of people is the same as Qin Mingyue and others today, who come here with the purpose of Taobao. Of course, Han Peacock is much more powerful than them. Qin Mingyue can only come here to make soy sauce, even if
Although Catkin has a lot of theoretical knowledge, as for Taobao, Qin Mingyue defines it as luck.
When he came out this time, Han Kongque really didn't think about coming to the antique city, so he just looked around in the mood of playing with the two girls. If he met the two girls who were interested, he would discuss it with them.
Of course, during the discussion, Qin Mingyue usually just listened with a learning attitude. Under the discussion between Han Peacock and Liu Catkin, all the loopholes in authenticity were revealed. She carefully wrote down the characteristics of the fakes, for example, there were thieves on the glaze.
Light, filled with jade, ordinary wood dyed with perfume, used as old sandalwood, etc.
The various methods of fraud opened Qin Mingyue's eyes and gained a lot of knowledge. This is not a rigid knowledge point in a book. It can be learned.
Of course, they also saw a very small number of genuine antiques. But most of them were from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Unfortunately, those smart vendors knew very well what they had in their hands, and the prices were frighteningly high when asked.
The main reason is that both Liu Xu and Qin Mingyue are outsiders in the antique market. Even though Liu Xu has a lot of theoretical knowledge, she is not good at buying things. Whether she is buying daily necessities or antiques, she never bargains.
Although Qin Mingyue can bargain hard, and she bargains hard, she is a complete layman and cannot figure out the price of antiques at all. She cannot grasp the key points. No matter how hard she bargains, she will only be cheated.
After Peacock came to the rescue several times, she became silent.
By now, both Liu Xu and Qin Mingyue knew that those antique vendors directly slaughtered Liu Xu and Qin Mingyue, who had a pure aura and seemed innocent and ignorant, as fat sheep. Liu Xu choked and never asked a second time, saying,
Qin Mingyue was dumbfounded, turned around and left.
Hey, after walking for nearly half an hour, Liuxu stopped at a somewhat remote carving stall. She squatted down and carefully observed a jade carving that looked like several green bamboos. The color was green, as green as the trees.
The green color looks very pleasant.
"Little girl, you have really good eyesight! Let me tell you, this is emerald green bamboo, something from the Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi loved it no less than the emerald cabbage and emerald watermelon!" The stall owner immediately began to introduce it enthusiastically!
road.
"You said this was something Cixi used. What evidence do you have?" Liu Xu asked curiously.
This jade carving really looked like it was made of jade. It looked okay at first glance, with a simple charm, but compared to what she had seen in the collection of Han Peacock, the jade products from the Ming and Qing Dynasties were far inferior.
It's not the royal style, this stall owner is obviously trying to fool her who seems to be ignorant!
"Of course there is evidence. Look here, there is Lafayette's name. Do you see it? It's not something Cixi used. Who dares to carve this name on it?" When Liu Xu asked, the stall owner immediately became excited and pointed at the bamboo.
Said the wooden support of the jade carving.
Watching Liu Xu stop, Han Peacock and Qin Mingyue also squatted down and looked carefully, but neither Han Kongque nor Qin Mingyue made a sound, wanting to see what Liu Xu said.
Liuxu looked at it carefully and saw that there were indeed a few traditional Chinese characters engraved on it. Liuxu recognized it, and they were the four characters used by Cixi.
"Haha, uncle, please don't fool me into not knowing. I am studying archeology. If I remember correctly, ancient palace items would never have such inscriptions on them." Liuxu shook her head and said seriously.
Liuxu's words immediately shocked Han Peacock and Liuxu. Judging from the appearance of the stall owner, he was in his thirties at most, barely a few years older than Liuxu, and now, Liuxu actually called him uncle.
The two of them looked at LiuXu. LiuXu's expression at this moment made him really qualified to call the stall owner uncle.
Before the vendor could react, Liu Xu continued: "Uncle, if I guess correctly, the raw material for this jade carving is not real jade at all, it should be Nanyang Cui!"
Under Liuxu's super memory, it was no problem to identify things that required basic knowledge. She could tell at a glance that this thing was made of different materials from the jade she had seen. Although the material should also be a kind of jade, it was definitely worse than jade.
too much.
She thought for a while and roughly guessed the raw material of this jade carving. Nanyang Cui is also called Dushan Jade. It is a product of Dushan in Nanyang. It is also jadeite and is very similar to jade, but the price is far different.
If it were before, she might not be able to tell the difference, but after following Han Kongque and seeing the pure green undersea jade at the bottom of the sea, she was very familiar with Dushan jade and other jade.
Inadvertently, Liu Xu's gaze swept over a place, and after a moment of confusion, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, which made Han Kongque, who had been watching her, also light up.
"How is it possible, little girl, you see clearly, how beautiful it is when it is green? How is it possible that it is Nanyang Cui?" said the stall owner.
"Someone deliberately made it look like jade. Nanyang Cui itself is very similar to jade. Ordinary people can't tell it after a little processing!" Liu Xu said, bowing his head slightly and shifting his gaze.
Liu Xu was very sure. She had recently researched information on Nanyang jade. Nanyang jade is also jadeite, which is about the same hardness as jadeite. In addition, the color is very similar to jadeite. Some unscrupulous merchants use these characteristics to make fakes and make huge profits in the antique market.
Huge profits were made by lawless elements and counterfeit goods were everywhere, she knew this very clearly from Han Peacock.
"Uncle, please tell me a real price. If it suits me, I will buy it and put it in the bedroom as a decoration." After several blows, Liuxu also learned to be smart. After all, she followed Han Peacock to hunt for treasures several times. At this time, she remembered
, and also knew some tricks for picking up leaks, so she didn’t waste her time and asked the price directly.
"You look like an expert, little girl. I don't want more than three thousand. You can take it as long as three thousand. You know, even if this is not jade, the price of three thousand is not high." The stall owner said.
"Uncle, you are not being honest. I think two hundred is too much. You dare to ask for three thousand for inferior Nanyang Cui? Why don't you want thirty million? You are bullying me because you are so tender, you don't know how to do it, right?" Liu Catkin
Act like you are angry.
Her appearance is really confusing. Liuxu's face was originally as soft as a newborn baby. After this period of overall strengthening, Liuxu's body has fully recovered.
At this time, as long as Liuxu did not reveal the charm of a mature young woman, no one would have thought that she was already twenty-seven years old. If someone said she was seventeen years old, some people would definitely believe it. On the contrary, if they said she was almost thirty, they would definitely
No one will believe it, and the catkins have been professionally trained to deceive people.
Han Peacock and Qin Mingyue both snickered when they saw Liuxu pretending to be young. However, such a beautiful scene was rare, so the two of them just watched the excitement from one side without talking, watching Liuxu's performance.
When the stall owner was thinking about it, Liuxu said again: "Two hundred and two, I'll add an extra twenty yuan. If you want to sell it, I'll take it."
"Hey, my aunt, two hundred and two is really not enough. I'm really going to lose two hundred and two. Can you give me a little more, one thousand?"
Looking at the catkins and shaking his head, the stall owner gritted his teeth and said: "Little girl, six hundred, six hundred, I will sell it at a loss, take it away quickly, it will save me heartache!"
"Two hundred and seventy!" Liuxu bit hard at the price.
"Sister-in-law, even Nanyang Cui is also jade. Look at this carving. Two hundred and seventy is really too little. Please add a little more and give me travel expenses. How about five hundred? I've lost a lot!" The stall owner immediately said
He made an application that looked like cutting flesh, but rolled his eyes and glanced at the catkins secretly. (To be continued...)