"It's strange that even top auction companies such as Gaogu, Yong'an and Junya will not have so many treasures in one auction.
“How could this little-known ‘Baoyuan Auction’ have such a big hand?”
Shen Yue muttered softly as he handed over the invitation letter.
Over there, Xu Duofu had already figured out the contact information between the two of them. He came over and patted Shen Yu on the shoulder, "Are you surprised? A local auction company actually has so many treasures?"
Shen Yu was the one who could guess the next three sentences after hearing one sentence, so he immediately asked: "Are all the antiques introduced on the invitation color page real? Are there concrete objects?"
Xu Duofu put away his smile and said solemnly: "Of course it is true, but there are a few items here that should have been taken out by the owner of the auction company, Zhang Zongbao, who wrote the invitation, just to attract people.
"If someone really offers a high price, he will sell it, but it is absolutely impossible to buy these treasures introduced on the color page at ordinary prices."
Shen Yu nodded: "Doesn't this mean that Zhang Zongbao is a great collector?"
Xu Duofu gave a thumbs up and praised: "Awesome, you can guess it from just a few words of mine.
"Yes, Zhang Zongbao is very famous in the Chuzhou antique circle, and the Zhang family has been collecting various antiques since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is considered a family of collectors.
"And this Zhang Zongbao is even more talented. He actually collected a lot of good items in the early 1980s, when antique prices were at their lowest.
"You also know that at that time, digging out old houses was just like collecting scraps.
"You can buy a bloodstone seal for three hundred yuan.
"Copper coins, you can buy a bunch of them for fifty yuan.
"Ming and Qing chairs made of red rosewood, huanghuali, and rosewood can be carried to your home for five hundred yuan each.
"Although official kiln porcelain in the Qing Dynasty is not as cheap as it is now, you can really buy one for a thousand dollars.
"What Zhang Zongbao is most proud of is that he found an authentic landscape painting of Wuzhen, the fourth family of the Yuan Dynasty, among the waste paper that was plastered on the wall of a house. He only spent a hundred yuan.
"Now in Zhang Zongbao's collection, there are authentic works from the four Yuan families, one each from Wu Zhen and Ni Zan.
"Dai Jin, Tang Yin, Chen Chun and Dong Qichang each had two paintings in the Ming Dynasty.
"There are hundreds of calligraphy and paintings by celebrities in the Qing Dynasty.
"There are more than thirty pieces of official kiln porcelain in the Qing Dynasty, including fifteen pieces from the third Qing Dynasty alone.
"There are even rumors in the antique shop that Zhang Zongbao has a real Ming Chenghua Doucai chicken jar cup in his home..."
Shen Yu wondered: "In the early 1980s, people at that time only earned twenty or thirty yuan a month. How could they get so much money to buy antiques?"
Xu Duofu lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then spit out two words: "Gold!"
"It is said that Zhang Zongbaozu handed down a lot of gold ingots and three large jujube wood boxes of silver ingots.
"Without revealing his wealth, Zhang Zongbao did not dare to sell it directly for fear of causing trouble. Instead, he went to the old city of Chuzhou to learn the craft of jewelry making from an old craftsman.
"That old craftsman was very famous in Chuzhou. In the 1930s, he was known as the 'King of Hairpins' throughout Jiangnan Province. He was able to use the least amount of gold to create extremely exquisite gold hairpins.
"It's not easy to learn craftsmanship. Zhang Zongbao didn't know how many times he was rejected.
"In the end, the old craftsman tested Zhang Zongbao several times and felt that his character was pretty good. Then he said that the craftsmanship can be passed on, but there is a condition.
"He had no children and asked Zhang Zongbao to provide for him until he died.
"Zhang Zongbao's parents had already passed away at that time, so he agreed without hesitation. Ten years later, when the old craftsman passed away, Zhang Zongbao buried the old man with dignity and dignity. This is considered a good story in Chuzhou."
"To put it bluntly, after Zhang Zongbao learned the skills of the old craftsmen, he didn't make any big items because no one could afford them. Besides, he didn't want to wear gold hairpins at that time.
"He always buys earrings, earrings, earrings, rings and other small items, and then goes to some wealthy towns to attend big fairs.
"This man is also a ruthless person. Even if it's windy or rainy, even if it's hail, no one at the market will rush to set up a stall regardless of the weather.
"Because he has a good reputation, the jewelry he sells is all pure gold, pure silver, and pure grams, and the styles are also various. Those who have money and want to give their daughters some dowry go to him to buy gold and silver jewelry.
"In this way, he has earned the first pot of gold in his life.
"Even when my Xu family started, I bought gold from him twice, each time with three ingots of gold ingots.
"According to grandpa, they were all gold ingots of twelve ounces in the Qing Dynasty, which is almost 370 grams now. As for how many gold and silver treasures his ancestors left him, no one knows exactly..."
Xu Duofu was just about to talk to Shen Yu about the legendary story of Baoyuan Auction and Zhang Zongbao, when his cell phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at it and said hurriedly: "Hey, it's your sister-in-law calling. I originally made an appointment to go see a movie with her at 2:30, but when I saw you, I was suddenly delayed.
"In short, this auction company is very powerful. You will know when you go there.
"No, I have to leave quickly. If you need anything, call me!"
Xu Duofu seemed a little henpecked. After saying hello to Shen Yu, he ran away like a flying fire wheel.
Shen Yu smiled and shook his head, then carefully put the invitation away.
Turning his head, he saw Dong Dali and others still standing there stupidly. The smile on Shen Yu's face suddenly disappeared without a trace, "You still won't leave? Why? Are you planning to stay and let me treat you to dinner?"< /p>
"Let's go, let's go, Mr. Shen, we're leaving right away!"
As if he had been amnesty, Dong Dali took a few of his men and ran to his car as if they were fleeing.
With a slamming door, three cars quickly drove out of the parking space and disappeared into the underground garage within a few seconds.
Sitting in the passenger seat of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ponytail wiped his nosebleed and complained to Dong Dali: "Brother-in-law, why did you give the piece of black ebony wool you just bought to the smelly girl named Li?
"That piece of wool really cost you 200,000 yuan. I don't think that girl is very smart. If you say more nice things, the price will be worse, and you may be able to pass this level."
Dong Dali, who was sitting in the back seat, glared and said: "You know what the hell, Master Xu is so easy to deal with? And that boy named Shen has real skills under his command.
"Let's put it this way, if it weren't for this underground parking lot, in a deserted wilderness, he could beat seven of us by himself without even recognizing our parents.
After a pause, Dong Dali suddenly sneered: "I originally wanted to give the Li family girl that piece of old pit yellow sand leather fist wool, but the piece of yellow sand leather rubbed out the ice-waxy yellow sun green, although it has cotton. But the problem is not big, it is worth at least 500,000.
"You are my brother-in-law, and I will not hide it from you as our closest relatives. Even if we could do this for 500,000 yuan at that time, I would still burn incense.
"But when I was moving the rocks, I accidentally saw the piece of black sand. Although it was green, it was oily green and cracked, so it was considered useless.
"As soon as I thought about it, I decided to give it a try. If it works, then I'll go get the old piece of yellow sand skin.
"I didn't expect that the other party would be satisfied easily, and it really happened.
"Although that piece of black sand is big, it's cracked. Now it's worth at most 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. If tens of thousands of yuan can do this, I have to burn incense for my ancestors when I get back.
"Xiao Liu, turn right ahead and go to Funeral Street to buy some incense, candles, paper money, and then go to our ancestral temple!"