The green snake looked like it had seen a natural enemy. The snake's body trembled slightly, then turned around and fled out of the courtyard at an extremely fast speed.
At this time, Lao Zhou happened to bring a shovel over, scooped up the green snake in an instant, threw it into the orchard and released it.
Black wood.
And snakes are still afraid of this thing. Could it be the dark wood?
Shen Yu took a few steps forward, and a faint fragrance floated into his nose.
The color of this wooden pier is not as dark as in the distance, but a dark red, with light in the red. It doesn't feel like wood, but more like jade.
After circling the wooden block a few times, Shen Yu stretched out his hands and tried to hug the wooden block.
The pier is very heavy.
Very heavy.
It's like holding a big rock.
Shen Yu made some estimates and found that it must be at least fifty kilograms.
At this time, Lao Zhou happened to walk in from outside the courtyard carrying a shovel.
Shen Yu put down the wooden pier with a smile on his face and asked in a calm tone: "Uncle Zhou, where did you get this wooden pier?"
"Mudunzi?"
Lao Zhou scratched the back of his neck and thought carefully about it. The wrinkles on his face were piled together. After thinking for a long time, he said: "This wooden block has been around since I can remember. It seems that my grandfather bought it from other places. I don’t know exactly where I bought it from, but one thing is that this pile is very strong, and it’s particularly useful for chopping meat and vegetables.”
When he heard Lao Zhou talking about using wooden piers to chop meat and vegetables, Shen Yu's mouth moved in distress.
This scene was also captured by Lao Zhou, "Why, are you attracted to this Mudun Xiao Shen?"
Shen Yu nodded and said sincerely: "Yes, Uncle Zhou, this is a good wood for making furniture bracelets and interior decorations. To be honest with you, Uncle Zhou, this wooden pier of yours is a good item. I haven’t met a single antique dealer in my house for ten or eight years.”
Old Zhou smiled honestly and said, "Xiao Shen, you are a kind-hearted person at first glance, but you are angry with me. This is just a piece of wood, not furniture, and it's worth nothing. If you like, just take it away. Originally I want to use it to make two cutting boards, but I can’t move it. I’ll use a motorcycle to pull it to a pickup truck for you later.”
Shen Yu quickly waved his hand, "That's impossible. Uncle Zhou, you don't know. This wood is called gloomy wood. It's very expensive. So, if you are willing to part with this piece of wood, I will pay for it. You can tell me what you think is suitable." Just the price, I can transfer the money to your card right away."
Lao Zhou pondered for a moment, "I still use this thing. When it comes to my son's generation, even if I send him upstairs in the city, he will find it ugly and throw it into the trash can. How about this, you give me two hundred yuan That’s it.”
Shen Yu shook his head, "If I give you two hundred yuan, I will be stabbed in the spine in the antique shop. No matter what others think, my own conscience can't get over it. Uncle Zhou, this object depends on its condition and hardness. , its market price per kilogram is between 5,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan. The weight of your wooden pier is about 25 kilograms. Take the middle value, 7,000 yuan per kilogram, and the total price is about 170,000 yuan. Let’s do this. I’ll give you 150,000 yuan, and the more than 20,000 yuan will be treated as a bargain.”
"What, so expensive?" Lao Zhou dropped the shovel in his hand and fell to the ground.
To put it simply, dark wood is a kind of wood with a dark appearance that has been slowly carbonized over countless years due to changes in the earth's crust, such as mudslides, floods and other factors, causing trees that were originally on the ground to be buried underground.
To put it bluntly, dark wood is carbonized wood.
When a tree becomes a dark wood, its density will change and its weight will become very heavy. After removing the skin, it doesn't look or feel like a tree, but more like jade.< /p>
Because of its high density and strong corrosion resistance, it will not deform easily and will not be bitten by insects or rats. Therefore, in ancient times, it can be said to be the first choice for dignitaries to build coffins.
Of course, there is a wood that is more valuable than gloomy wood, and that is golden nanmu, but only the royal family can use golden nanmu. Anyone else who uses it will be over the limit, and may be jailed or beheaded.
In ancient times, gloomy wood was often regarded as a spiritual tree to ward off evil spirits and control the house.
In fact, in ancient times, the dark wood was not called by its current name, but was called: ebony.
There is a chest full of gold at home, but it’s not as good as ebony, that’s what I’m talking about.
But not all dark wood is of high value. Some of it breaks into pieces when touched, and some only have corners that can be used to make small carvings. However, the dark wood passed down from ancestors by Lao Zhou is thick and heavy. Solid, smooth and delicate to the touch, it can be said to be the best among dark wood.
Just because it has not been cut, Shen Yu doesn't know what kind of tree it is, but the ones that are prone to forming dark wood are ironwood, camphor, nanmu, etc. This wooden pier is most likely to be nanmu.
Of course, it may also be Jinsunnan. If it is really Jinsunnan, its value will take off right where it is.
Shen Yu plans to make several carvings and bracelets out of this piece of ebony wood to give away, mainly to the elders who have shown great kindness to him.
For example, Mr. Li Hanlin, Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu Jingchuan, Mr. Gu Jingchuan, Mr. Song Kaiming, Mr. Wu Ben, Mr. Wu, my father-in-law, and Mr. Da Qian, Mr. Xiao Qian, etc.
As for what Lao Zhou said about being extremely hard, it doesn't matter to Shen Yu. Jade can be cut open, let alone a piece of wood.
No matter how hard the gloomy wood is, it cannot be as hard as jade.
After making a call to the store, Lan Ya transferred the money to Lao Zhou's bank account in just two minutes.
Looking at the number 150,000 on his phone, Lao Zhou was a little confused.
I can’t believe it, and I can’t believe that a wooden block for chopping vegetables and meat at home was sold for 150,000???
At this time, Yu Maolin smiled and patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder, "It's true. Xiao Shen transferred this 150,000 yuan to you because he is a good person. You can withdraw this money directly whether you go to the bank or an ATM." With cash, if you go shopping, you can just swipe your card. Xiao Shen’s character is one of the best in the antique circles of Dongjiang and Chuzhou. When you meet Xiao Shen, brother, just have fun!"
Lao Zhou scratched his head, "I just don't understand. Xiao Shen could have taken away the two hundred yuan, so why did he give me 150,000 yuan?"
Shen Yu explained with a smile, "In the past, when I was so poor that I could hardly afford to eat, I would have to bargain with you for two hundred yuan. Also, if you didn't say you would give it to me just now, I might only give you two hundred yuan." Ten thousand or thirty thousand, but you said you want to give it to me, then if you give me a gift, I will naturally repay you with a plum."
In fact, Shen Yu didn't say a word. If Lao Zhou said he would sell it to him for 200 yuan, and he actually paid 200 yuan to buy it, Yu Maolin would probably have to break off diplomatic relations with him on the spot.
When the news reached Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu also had to take the title of association director from him.
Even his father-in-law Pei Shao had to carefully consider whether he should betroth Pei Yuqin to him.
Digging into an old house is completely different from visiting an antique market. An antique market is about picking up things, while digging into an old house is about buying goods.
You can make money by buying out old houses, but you can't call other people's valuable things junk and then buy them at outrageous prices.
The less the other party understands, the less likely they are to do this.
This is a bad rule.
The more talkative you are in the antiques circle, the more you hate other people's bad rules.
Small things depend on money, big things depend on people. Shen Yu will never lose points in this aspect.
Of course, he is not such a person.
He took a pen and paper from his shoulder bag and said, "Uncle Zhou, please write me a receipt. It doesn't have to be too troublesome. Just write down the time and date, what you sold me, and the money you received." ."
