"Xiao Li, are you kidding me, old man? How much does it cost to grow a Zhengyang green jadeite pearl from Gao Bing?
"You can't buy it for even 30 to 40 million yuan. When you called, you only said that you had a string of jade beads that were in good condition, but you didn't say that they were high ice Zhengyang green.
"If you had told me earlier, I would have prepared more money." The white-haired old man frowned, as if you had nothing to do and stopped talking nonsense.
"Yes, yes, Wu... Mr. Wu is right. If it were really a high-ice jade that was Zhengyang green, haha, Mr. Li, you would have made a fortune long ago. Do you still need to sell antiques often?" The young man with a sallow face The person spoke.
He had a slight stutter, but he spoke very hastily and did not save any face for Li Haiyang.
He just pointed at Li Haiyang’s face and mocked him for selling his field.
Chen Guangnan sat on the chair calmly and calmly, as if it was none of my business.
As long as no one competes with him for the mahogany canopy bed, who wants to buy other antiques?
Shen Yu could see a hint of enthusiasm in Xu Duofu's eyes, but at the same time there was also a hint of doubt.
Eager Shen Yu knows very well that the jade market is booming now, and the supply of jade jewelry in Xu's major jewelry stores simply exceeds demand.
If it is true as Li Haiyang said, then Xu Duofu would also buy this string of beads.
As for his suspicion, Shen Yu could also guess it.
The Zhengyang green pearls planted in high ice are too sensational.
Chaozhu is a kind of accessory worn in court clothes in the Qing Dynasty. It is a large string of beads that the ministers in the Qing Dynasty film and television dramas hung around their necks and hung down on their chests when they stood in the Jinluan Palace.
To be precise, they are beads shaped like rosary beads.
A string of beads counts 108.
Just imagine, 108 high-ice Zhengyang green beads are almost equal to hundreds of high-ice Zhengyang green ring faces.
How much does it cost?
It’s really more than tens of millions.
However, Shen Yu felt like Li Haiyang was telling lies.
It's just selling a few antiques, but it can create an atmosphere as if it's a small antique auction.
From this point of view, Li Haiyang really has a lot of skills.
Moreover, these people in Guanbao Pavilion are not ordinary collectors, they all have very good eyesight, and jade is not as fake as calligraphy and painting porcelain.
"It's interesting." Shen Yu smiled and poured himself a cup of hot tea. He wanted to see what kind of medicine Li Haiyang wanted to sell in his gourd.
Xu Duofu lowered his voice: "Shen Yu, do you think what Lao Li said is true or false? He really has a string of high-ice Zhengyang green jade beads?"
Shen Yu smiled, "I really think it's impossible for him to tell lies, but I'm not sure whether he's hydrated or not.
"After all, he only said they were high-ice Zhengyang green beads, but he didn't say how many were high-ice Zhengyang green.
"So is one, and so is 108.
"But it seems that you have a lot of competitors. The old man wearing spectacles and the sallow-faced buddy may be doubtful on the surface, but they are probably already planning how to buy it."
Xu Duofu is now worried about gain and loss. Now that he has come across a high-end jade material like Gaobingzhong Zhengyang Green, it is impossible to let it go.
But as Shen Yu said, today’s competitors are not small.
Although the financial resources are not as good as my own, with a few people raising the price, even if I buy the jade pearl, it may be a sky-high price.
After a while, Xu Duofu seemed to have seen the scene of the snipe and the clam competing for the fisherman's profit.
Thinking of this, Xu Duofu gritted his teeth, "Old Li, this guy is really calculating to the extreme. I originally thought that Mr. Wu and Jing Shuiyang were here to compete with me for the mutton-fat jade Ruyi, but I didn't know they were waiting here. What about me."
"What? Is the other party a big deal?" Shen Yu stopped holding the cup in his hand and asked in a lowered voice.
"Well, the old man with white hair and ordinary clothes is Mr. Wu, who is also the head of Wu's Jewelry in Chuzhou.
"Although the overall strength of the Wu family's jewelry is inferior to that of my Xu family, if he decides to spend money on an antique, I may not be able to compare with him.
"After all, my family is still in the hands of the old man. The maximum amount of funds I can use is 30 million. Any more and I need to make the final decision.
"That buddy with a sallow face who is a few years older than us is a rich second generation from Jiangzhou. His family has many businesses, including real estate, furniture manufacturing, food manufacturing, etc.
"This villa area is called Shuijing Tiancheng, and Tiancheng means Chuzhou Tiancheng Group, but it is the Jing family who spent the most money to develop this villa area.
"This guy's name is Jing Shuiyang, and the word "Shui Jing" is his name."
Shen Yu understood instantly and looked towards Jing Shuiyang again.
Jing Shuiyang also saw Shen Yu, but this time he had no expression and regarded Shen Yu as nothing.
Li Haiyang could see all the eye expressions and subtle movements of everyone in the room.
"Oh, since everyone has doubts about what I, Lao Li, said, please read it for yourself."
As soon as he said the last word, someone else came out of the inner room carrying a tray.
Before the tray was placed on the viewing table, Mr. Wu and the sickly Jing Shuiyang came over.
"Mr. Wu, will you reveal the answer to the mystery this time?"
Mr. Wu smiled this time, "I heard before that Mr. Li had a string of jade beads grown in Laokeng when he was still alive. Unfortunately, he never had the opportunity to see them. I have no choice but to take a look this time."
Below, the red silk steps were gently uncovered by Mr. Wu.
Under the light, a rich green color shines into everyone's eyes.
Shen Yu only took one look at it and praised it secretly in his heart, "What a string of jade beads grown in the old pit of Dakaimen."
This is a string of Laokeng ice Zhengyang green jade beads.
The overall length is about 140 cm.
The jade beads are in the shape of round beads and are strung together with azurite-colored silk ropes.
The beads are round and full, each one is almost the same size, with a diameter of 1.4 cm.
Shen Yu stood a little far away and walked a few steps closer.
Looking up close, these jade beads are moist in color and rich in emerald green. They are real ice-type sun-green jadeite.
If I could describe it in one word, it would be flawless.
But the surprise is yet to come.
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In this string of beads, every 27 jade beads are interspersed with a large bead.
There are four big beads in total. This bead is different from other jade beads. It is called divided beads or divided beads, and is also called "Buddha head".
Each bead has a red coral companion bead on both sides.
Against the background of the coral companion beads, the color of the split beads immediately forms a strong and distinct contrast with other beads.
Its green color is fuller and more vivid, which can be called crystal clear.
"The beads of this string of beads are actually made of glass Zhengyang green?" Mr. Wu and Jing Shuiyang said in unison.
Shen Yu was also amazed again and again.
Yes, the four beads of this string of beads are really Zhengyang green glass, which can be said to be an extremely rare treasure.
"Everyone has seen the real thing. What I said before was the high-ice Zhengyang Green, which is actually a compromise.
"In this string of beads, the beads are of glass Zhengyang green type, and the beads are of Ice type, Yang green color. If I said all of them were glass type, I would be bragging, but it would be wrong to say that they were ice type. That's why I made the statement just now.
"Chao beads usually consist of strings of beads, Buddha heads, clouds on backs, memorials, large pendants, pendant corners, etc. Everyone has seen that they are all flawless.
"You are all top collectors in the collecting world. I am a halfway monk and am not even a collector. I am not qualified to carry shoes for everyone. I will work hard now, Mr. Wu.
"Please Mr. Wu, please tell me something."
Li Haiyang began to make good sales to Mr. Wu.
Obviously, the ultimate target customer for his string of beads is Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu didn't refuse, nor did he rely on his elders to show off his talents. He quickly took Li Haiyang's words and continued: "There are not many materials for making beads, but there are not many.
"But one thing is that they are all extremely cherished things.
"There are pearls, coral, jade, amber, beeswax, agate, jasper, crystal, lapis lazuli, etc.
"They are mostly decorated with bright yellow, golden, azure and other colored ribbons.
"You may not understand the ribbon. To put it bluntly, it is a rope with these jade beads."
Mr. Wu was getting older and would be slightly out of breath when he kept talking. At this point, he took the tea handed over by Li Haiyang and took a sip.
Chen Guangnan flattered her at the right time, "If Mr. Wu hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known Chaozhu was so particular about it. It's really an eye-opener that I didn't come here in vain this time."
Shen Yu couldn't help but smile at the side. Brother Chen's flattery was too simple and direct, and there was no level at all.
But from this point of view, he knows Mr. Wu’s identity.
Sure enough, Mr. Wu immediately glared at Chen Guangnan, as if you are trying to flatter me, "In the Qing Dynasty, court beads were not worn casually. Depending on the size and status of the official, the material and sash of the beads were different." There are certain differences in color.
"It can be said that the hierarchy is strict and cannot be exceeded at all.
"During the Shunzhi period, only clan members could wear court beads.
"During the Kangxi period, in addition to the royal clan, civil servants of fourth rank and above could also wear it.
"During the Yongzheng period, as long as you were not afraid of death, you could wear it if you wanted to.
"It wasn't until the Qianlong Dynasty that regulations began to clearly stipulate the wearing grade of court beads.
"For princes, princes, princes, princes, princes, court beads, except Dong beads, all other materials can be used, and the ribbons for wearing beads can use golden ribbons.
"The beads used by Beile, Beizi, Zhen Guogong, and Fu Guogong are made of the same material as above, but the color of the ribbon needs to be downgraded by one level, and only azurite ribbons can be used.
"For other courtiers, civil servants need to be above the fifth rank, and military officers need to be above the fourth rank.
"General Feng'en, the county prince's consort.
"Jingtang Hanzhan Kedao guards can also be used by officials with lower grades in the yamen such as the Military Aircraft Department, Hanlin Academy, Imperial Guards, Imperial College, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, and Honglu Temple.
"But there are certain rules. For example, the Imperial College, the Prime Minister, the Ph.D., the teaching assistant, the Xuezheng, and the academic record are allowed to be worn, but they are only allowed to be worn when deacons in temples and court ceremonials. They are not allowed to be used when working in the office. of.
"In addition, Mrs. Haoming, who is a fifth-rank official or above, can also wear it."
Everyone listened with great interest to what Mr. Wu said.
But Mr. Wu suddenly paused when he said this, and instead said to Shen Yu, "My little friend, why don't you fill in the following?"
For a moment, everyone in the room looked at Shen Yu.
