Hearing the price mentioned by the old man, Shen Yu frowned immediately.
There are many people selling antique gourds at the flea market, and the prices vary.
Cheap twenty or thirty yuan.
The one in slightly better condition costs 70 to 80 yuan.
The feel, appearance, and patina are all very good. It only costs one to two hundred yuan. Generally speaking, the price of Wenwan gourds is about this.
If you come across a big sale like that, you can pick whatever you want for ten yuan each.
This old man asked for 1,500 yuan, which was a bit excessive. He was simply treating people like fools.
"Are the gourds on your stall really from Sanheliu?" Shen Yu asked softly.
The old man twirled the sparse beard under his chin and replied seriously: "That's right, if you fake it, you'll be refunded, and if you fake it, you'll pay a hundred dollars. My surname is Liu, and Sanhe Liu is my ancestor."
Shen Yu smiled and said calmly, "Old sir, I heard that old gourds are as yellow as gold, and the longer they are, the darker they become.
"After decades of continuous playing, the coating on the surface of the gourd will become naturally thick.
"To be honest, your old gourd is indeed good, with exquisite and elegant shape, but compared with the real Sanheliu gourd, it is only similar in appearance but not in spirit."
"Oh?" After hearing Shen Yu's words, the old man's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Shen Yu continued: "Compared with the real Sanheliu gourd, your gourd is just wrapped in pulp.
"The real patina is made by the oiliness of the gourd slowly leaking out, rather than messing around with sweaty hands, or even deliberately smearing various oils on the gourd to make the color of the gourd look like it is truly patinated.
"Although this gourd of yours is not the kind of fake stuffing, it is..." Shen Yu stopped talking at this point, believing that the old man also understood what he meant.
The old man didn't seem to expect that Shen Yu had such a deep understanding of Wenwan. He looked at Shen Yu with a rather complicated expression on his face, including a hint of approval and a hint of anger.
But in the end, he still said angrily: "The imitation Sanhe Liu Gourd with perfect charm, shape, and color will cost tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. Even if I put in the effort to make it, Who are they selling to at this stall?
"Are you buying it? You are reluctant to spend one thousand and fifty yuan, but you are willing to spend tens of thousands of yuan to buy my gourd?"
"This..."
Shen Yu scratched his head and really didn't know how to answer the call.
The old man is right, he is reluctant to spend one thousand and fifty yuan. Even if the gourd has perfect charm, shape and color, he may not be willing to spend tens of thousands of yuan on it, because he doesn't like to play with panwen.
"Okay, what you said makes sense, but Sanheliu's gourds have been famous since they came out in the Xianfeng year of the Qing Dynasty. One of the fine gourds costs several hundred taels of silver.
"And there are rumors that the total number of Liulao gourds in Sanhe is only about a thousand pieces. It was already hard to find one at the end of the Qing Dynasty. How come there are so many of them now? Just this alone is a bit unjustifiable, right?"
"Haha, young people are young. Old man, I said this is Sanhe Liu's gourd, but I didn't say it was Sanhe Liu's handed down old gourd. What do you think I can't say?"
After the old man finished speaking, a naughty smile suddenly appeared on his face, as if you were still far behind against me.
Shen Yu took a breath of hot air, "You, you are playing a word game, isn't this a shame?"
"That's bullshit word play, I clearly wrote "Sanhe Liu Hulu", but you have to say it's Sanhe Liu Lao Hulu, do you still blame me?
"Little girl, don't listen to him. Just buy this gourd. If others say it's a fake Sanhe Liu, you can come to me at any time."
Seeing that Shen Yu was speechless, the old man picked up the thermos cup and took a sip of tea, then said to Gu Qingqing with a smile.
How could Gu Qingqing let Shen Yu feel wronged? He instantly turned on his sharp tongue: "It's wrong of you to always say this. If I don't listen to my brother Yu, how can I still listen to you?
"Besides, what can I do if I buy a fake gourd and bring it back? You don't have a shop here and you can just sell it on the go. Where can I find you?
"So you should keep this Sanheliu gourd for yourself, I won't buy it."
Gu Qingqing's words made the old man stop drinking. "No, why don't you buy a pretty good gourd if you don't want to?"
"Humph!"
Gu Qingqing put down the gourd and turned away, ignoring him.
The old man immediately vented his anger on Shen Yu: "Young man, you are right when you say that gourds are as yellow as gold, but I still want to say one thing, just like there is a fundamental difference between gourds that contain insects and gourds that do not contain insects.
"The real Sanhe Liu Lao Hulu.
"There are those who are purple, moist and strong.
"Light can judge people.
"But there are also people who are restrained and not showy. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."
The old man's words stunned Shen Yu, and then his heart suddenly moved.
Because he seemed to have heard what the old man said from a collector who owned a Sanhe Liulao gourd.
Just like the style and characteristics of Sanheliu gourds, many of Sanheliu's handed down gourds are not exactly the same.
"Old sir, you are right. It was the boy who acted rashly. I apologize to you here."
Shen Yu apologized quickly, and reminded himself secretly in his heart, Shen Yu, Shen Yu, you are a young man in his twenties, but you only know how to calligraphy and paint porcelain, so you dare to be arrogant?
There are many types of antiques, and many people choose one of them to run a business for a lifetime, only to get a glimpse of it. Now you are really getting carried away.
The old man didn't care: "I don't blame you. The inlays of my ancestors' gourds were all made of ivory, amber, jade, gems, etc., and the worst were made of precious woods such as rosewood, rosewood, and red rosewood.
"I can't do it now. I have no money and no time to look for good wood everywhere. I can only use some mahogany and jujube wood.
Although the craftsmanship of making these gourds has been passed down from our ancestors, my craftsmanship is average and is completely different from that of my ancestors. No wonder people look down on me.
"Old sir, I'll buy two gourds." Shen Yu took out his wallet and counted three thousand yuan, then handed it to the old man.
"Recognizing your mistakes can help you improve a lot. Old man, I am short of money even if I say I am short of money. I am not short of money even if I am not short of money. I am just making gourds and selling them at this antique market for fun. You go ahead."
The old man's cloudy eyes showed the simplicity and straightforwardness of playing life when he spoke, which made Shen Yu admire him even more.
However, Shen Yu also secretly told himself that when he has time, he must come to this stall to buy some gourds.
……
Half an hour later, Shen Yu and Gu Qingqing each held a Sanheliu gourd and drank ice-cold Coke under a parasol.
After some negotiation, Shen Yu finally bought two gourds, for no other reason than that Gu Qingqing really liked them, and Shen Yu also wanted to put these gourds in the store, telling himself not to be arrogant and arrogant. Arrogant.
Buzz!
At this time, Gu Qingqing's cell phone rang. Gu Qingqing took one look at it and answered the call. After speaking briefly for more than ten seconds, she hung up.
"My second brother came here and asked me to buy a piece of official kiln porcelain from the Qing Dynasty as a birthday gift."
Shen Yu nodded: "Then we can't hunt for treasures in the street stall area. We can only go to an antique store, and it must be a famous antique store specializing in porcelain."
Ten minutes later, Shen Yu and Gu Qingqing stood in front of an antique three-story antique building with cornices and corners.
This building is built in a really grand style, with a double-eaves mountain-style roof inlaid with sapphire glazed tiles. In front of the door, six huge vermillion pillars support a rain-shelter corridor.
There are two doors and four windows in a row in the corridor. Through the spotless glass, it can be seen that the furnishings in the store are extremely elegant.
Above the corridor, there is a plaque with gold characters on a black background. From right to left, there are three large gilt characters "Bogutang" written in it. At this time, the sunlight is shining through, and the characters are shining brightly, making it look more like iron paintings with silver hooks.
