When Mr. Yu came over, Shen Yu had already stood up. He bent down and bowed to Mr. Yu, "This junior is scared, but I have no objection."
Zhang Qiyun was a little unfamiliar with Yu Lao. When he saw Shen Yu getting up, he slowly stood up and hugged Yu Lao, "I don't have any objection either."
Seeing Zhang Qiyun's appearance, Yu Lao's eyes twitched slightly, but it immediately dissipated. He looked up to the sky and laughed, "Although the treasure appraisal exchange meeting is mainly about exchanging treasure appraisal experiences, after all, it is about winning or losing. .
“When it comes to winning or losing, the most important thing is fairness.
"Especially when it comes to drawing lots, we must ensure absolute fairness! Do you think the old man is right or not?"
The two naturally nodded in agreement.
"Brother Yu, have a drink of water, sit down and speak slowly, otherwise Sister Qin will scold us." Wu Ben, also known as Elder Wu, took the thermos cup from Elder Qin's hand and handed it to Elder Yu.
The antique circle is very big, but small is also very small. Mr. Wu, Mr. Qin and Mr. Yu have all been friends for many years. Yu Lao is older and his health is not very good. He has quit smoking and drinking for a long time. Now every day They all drink tea to maintain health.
But Yu Lao has a wide network of contacts. Whether it is the Dongjiang Collection Association or the Binhai Collection Association, they are basically his friends, so he dictates the rules and everyone accepts them.
Mr. Yu smiled and took a sip of warm tea and continued: "Actually, there is no absolute fairness in the world. I can only say that the two associations have tried their best to set the rules of the competition to the satisfaction of both of you.
"The rules of this lottery are quite interesting. We prepared a hundred ping pong balls in the lottery tube.
"Inside every ping pong ball is a ball of paper with the name of the antique shop written on it, and marked from 1 to 100. We old guys can attest to this, because we are the ones who put the note into the ping pong ball.
"The problem is, if you grab it with your hands, no matter who grabs it, everyone may not be convinced, so we are going to let you two participate.
"Now listen, you two each name a number within 50.
"The number can be two digits, such as 45, 32, 18.
"It can also be a single digit, such as 1 or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
"Then the two of you say that the number you get after adding the numbers is today's draw.
"For example, Xiao Shen, you said 6, Xiao Zhang said 18, then the antique shop in No. 24 Table Tennis is the venue for today's competition of treasure appraisal skills.
"Then the car will immediately drive towards the antique store, and everything in the store will be monitored throughout the car. There will never be any cheating such as throwing antiques inside."
Having said this, Mr. Yu took another sip of water, and then turned his attention to Shen Yu, "Xiao Shen, because this time we are choosing an antique store in Dongjiang and competing for eyesight, so you must give a number first.
"Don't worry, you have three minutes to think about it."
Shen Yu never thought that drawing lots would be so complicated.
But if you think about it carefully, this lottery design is indeed quite clever and very fair.
Because it is the addition of two numbers, no matter who loses or wins in the end, at least in terms of fairness, there is absolutely nothing that can be said.
After thinking for more than ten seconds, Shen Yu said a number, "Mr. Yu, since you said I would choose six, let's go with six. Six or six is a perfect match."
Mr. Yu was startled for a moment, then showed a smile, "Okay, Xiao Shen said six, how many did you say Xiao Zhang?"
Zhang Qiyun thought about it longer than Shen Yu. He thought for more than a minute before slowly speaking, "Mr. Yu, my number is 50."
Mr. Yu nodded and said nothing. Although the number 50 is the highest, Zhang Qiyun did not violate the rules. Anything within 50 includes 50.
"Table tennis number 56, Brother Wang, please open it!" Yu Lao shouted to an old man with white beard and white hair who was guarding the transparent glass holder.
Shen Yu knew the old man, his surname was Wang, and he was a vice president of the Yuedong Provincial Antique Collection Association.
This man had an excellent reputation and was very charitable. He donated his collection worth hundreds of millions to local museums.
The two collection associations have really put a lot of effort into this treasure appraisal exchange meeting, and have thought of all the imaginable links.
Now, Shen Yu is very relaxed and no longer has any pressure.
On the contrary, Zhang Qiyun was a little nervous and looked out of the car from time to time, as if he wanted to relieve his stress by watching the river view.
Soon, Mr. Wang took out the ping pong ball No. 56 and unscrewed it quickly at the same time.
Inside is a piece of rice paper crumpled up into a ball.
The rice paper was spread out, revealing the name of the antique shop: "Xuande Building".
Seeing this, Shen Yu secretly smiled bitterly in his heart.
Xuande Building is a very famous antique shop in Dongjiang. It is a full-category antique shop that deals in calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, miscellaneous bronzes, gold and silverware, and even ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The name of its store is Xuande Building, which is naturally related to Xuande Furnace.
The shop owner of Xuande Building is surnamed Shen, and he is considered to be the descendant of Shen Yu.
It is said that the grandfather of the owner of Xuandelou was a famous calligrapher and painter from Dongjiang in the late Qing Dynasty, and he was awarded the second-level Jinshi.
Those who won the Jinshi were bound to become officials. He was lucky enough to get the position of county magistrate in Shangxian County, Chuzhou.
On the way to his appointment, Shen Jinshi, no, he should be called Shen Xiancheng, went to a mountain temple on the roadside to take shelter from the rain because of a drastic change in the weather and a sudden heavy rain.
The mountain temple is not big, with only two front and back entrances, no side halls, no wing rooms, and only a main hall that is not too tall.
Miao Zhu is an old Taoist priest whose legs and feet are not very good.
Prime Minister Shen County rewarded him with a hundred pieces of incense money and went into the mountain temple to take shelter from the rain.
In the process of taking shelter from the rain, Shen Xiancheng discovered something was wrong. The three-legged incense burner on the incense table for burning incense to the mountain god contained precious light and was simple in shape. At first glance, it was extraordinary.
However, Shen Xian Cheng did not say anything, but pretended to be nonchalant, took broad beans, beef jerky and pear blossoms and chatted and drank slowly with the old Taoist priest.
Because Shen County Cheng was so knowledgeable, the old Taoist priest actually felt like he was a confidant.
When the old Taoist drunkenly returned to the room next to the main hall to rest, Shen Xiancheng quickly picked up the three-legged incense burner with all the incense burnt out.
Yes, this is a real Xuande furnace forged during the Xuande period.
As for what happened in the middle, no one knows, but this Xuande furnace fell into the hands of Shen Xiancheng.
And it has been passed down to this day.
Some say that Shen County Cheng killed people to seize the treasure, others say that Shen County Cheng stole the Xuande stove and left in the rain, and some said that the old Taoist priest gave the treasure as a gift.
Anyway, there’s everything you can say.
However, there is a truly priceless Xuande furnace in Xuande Tower, which has indeed been rumored among the public.
Shen Yu also heard about it from time to time.
For Shen Yu, luck was not on his side when he chose this antique store.
For Shen Yu, who has the special ability to appraise treasures, the smaller the antique shop and the fewer antiques in the store, the more beneficial it is to him.
Because he can quickly eliminate fakes and low-value antiques with his gold eye.
As there are too many antiques in famous antique stores, even Shen Yu's good eyesight cannot distinguish them quickly.
Because whether it is ancient calligraphy and painting books or jade and porcelain, it is extremely time-consuming to identify the authenticity.
