The old Taoist Xuan Yuan, who was sitting on a wooden chair drinking tea, seemed to be carefree on the surface, but in fact he kept his ears pricked up.
How could my own nephew not pay attention to it?
At this time, he also saw something fishy.
It turns out that my stupid nephew has fallen into a trap carefully planned by others.
The other party was definitely not really here to appraise the gold coins. After all, Shen Yu's eyesight for appraising treasures was vastly different from Xu Fengshi's. As long as he was not blind, he could see it at a glance.
Therefore, it can be concluded that this person must have fallen in love with a certain antique in Xufeng's shop.
You may even have been coveting it for a long time.
As for why he had not taken the initiative to buy it before, it must be that the price set by Xu Feng was ridiculously high. In order to avoid exposing his intentions prematurely, he set up this trap and made Xu Feng step into the trap step by step. In the middle.
Immediately afterwards, Xuan Yuanlao had already deduced two conclusions in his mind:
First, there must be an antique treasure hidden in Xu Feng's store, but it's a pity that Xu Feng's eyesight is not yet sharp enough to know its true value.
In other words, Xu Feng most likely "leaked the treasure" in this treasure appraisal matter.
Secondly, I am not afraid of leaking treasures. I and Shen Yu are here, mainly due to Shen Yu's understanding of antiques. The other party will definitely not be able to get it. What I have to do now is to agree to the other party, and then let him show his flaws and show off his tricks. , the soldiers came to cover up the water and earth!
Thinking of this, Lao Dao looked at Shen Yu.
At this time, Shen Yu happened to look over.
When their eyes met, the old Taoist nodded imperceptibly, then shook his head.
It seemed extremely obscure, but in fact Shen Yu understood Lao Dao's intention instantly.
What the veteran means is that Zheng Jianan can be allowed to choose antiques, but he cannot be allowed to take away the antiques!
Shen Yu coughed lightly again, cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Zheng, it's okay to let you choose antiques, but there is a prerequisite. The price of the antiques you choose cannot be higher than 400,000 Hong Kong dollars. If it exceeds this limit, then We would rather pay you cash directly to understand this matter!"
Why four hundred thousand, not two hundred thousand?
Generally speaking, in the antique industry, prices in almost all antique stores are inflated.
The prices in some stores are even staggering.
Five times and ten times is common!
Some antiques are even priced at twenty or even thirty times their actual value.
Shen Yu runs an antique shop himself, so he naturally knows the ins and outs of it very well.
When Zheng Jianan heard this, a hint of hesitation that was not easy to detect flashed across his eyes, and the expression on his face changed slightly.
Obviously, he did not expect that Shen Yu would put forward such conditions so calmly and calmly, with no leaks or flaws!
After a long silence, he softened his tone slightly and asked, "What is your name, sir?"
Shen Yu: "No need for your surname to be Shen!"
Zheng Jian'an nodded, "Mr. Shen, doesn't the limit of 400,000 you set seem a bit too petty?
"When you are in the antique business, the prices are often ridiculously high. An item with an actual value of only a few thousand yuan may be priced at 400,000 yuan. If I go by the price limit you gave, I will never be able to pick something worth 200,000 yuan. antique!
"Let's do it! Double it. In this case, I will have a better chance of selecting a suitable antique, and both of us can better reach this transaction without wasting each other's time."
Shen Yu smiled, knocked on the small silver box again, and suddenly there was a soft buzz in the store, "Mr. Zheng, what you said is wrong. Although my nephew's store is not big, the number of antiques in the store is large. Very good, and the price is also very real, not exaggerated!
"The price of 400,000 Hong Kong dollars is enough for you to choose many treasures. If you really love antiques, you will be able to find what you like within this limit. If you are not determined to do this, I will offer you the 200,000 Hong Kong dollars immediately. Don’t delay.”
After saying that, Shen Yu turned around, poured a cup of tea and drank it himself, leaving no room for negotiation.
Zheng Jianan frowned, "Is this okay? For antiques exceeding 400,000 yuan, within a reasonable range, I can give you an extra sum of money?"
Shen Yu drank the tea in the cup and said, "Okay, deal!"
The next step is for Zheng Jianan to choose antiques.
He lingered in the store for a long time, his eyes wandering among the many antiques.
Sometimes he picked something up to look at it carefully, and sometimes he put it down.
From small ancient coins, cups, saucers, porcelain cups, jade pendants, to larger ancient porcelain, copperware, silverware, goldware, to larger wood carvings, jade carvings, and jade ornaments, you can pick them up and put them down in a short time. In about ten minutes, I looked at dozens of antiques.
I knew he was picking out antiques, but I didn't know he thought he was deliberately looking for trouble.
Shen Yushen's starry eyes followed him unhurriedly, seemingly carelessly, but in fact he caught every detail of Zheng Jianan's expressions and movements.
After another ten minutes, Zheng Jianan finally stopped in front of a relatively rare antique "Kowloon Cup".
The carving of this cup is extremely domineering, with nine real dragons, lifelike, warm texture, and fine carving. It is a top-quality work.
The Kowloon Cup, also known as the Kowloon White Jade Cup, is very famous and comes from the long public case novel "Peng Gongan" in the late Qing Dynasty.
It is said that during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a bodyguard named Huang Santai. This man was highly skilled in martial arts and well-known, but he was still maliciously ridiculed by others.
When Huang Santai heard such humiliating words, she was very angry and determined to do something earth-shattering to prove her extraordinary ability.
So, he rushed to the capital resolutely. Just when Emperor Kangxi was out of the city for hunting, an extremely ferocious tiger suddenly sprang out and pounced on everyone.
At this critical moment, Huang Santai was not surprised but overjoyed.
He first hit the vital spot on the tiger's left rib with a dart accurately.
Then another dart pierced the tiger and successfully rescued Emperor Kangxi.
When Emperor Kangxi saw this scene, he was so happy that he immediately took off his yellow mantle, which symbolized the supreme glory, and generously gave it to Huang Santai.
Later, Mrs. Huang Santa enshrined this yellow mantle in her own Buddhist hall. She regarded it as a supreme honor and burned incense in the morning and evening to worship it.
Moreover, Huang Santai's reputation has also increased, and she is vaguely known as the number one person in the green forest.
But if there is no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts, naturally there will be other masters who are not convinced!
A martial arts master named Yang Xiangwu started the wonderful story of his legendary three thieves of the Kowloon Cup.
In addition, Peking Opera also has the play "Three Thieves of the Kowloon Cup", making the name of the Kowloon Cup widely spread and very famous!
The Kowloon cup in front of me has a high price tag.
After seeing it, Shen Yu felt that it was a bit ridiculous, and even bid a high price of 850,000.
It’s just a white jade cup. How dare you sell it for 850,000 yuan?
However, Zheng Jian'an was quite excited. He picked up the Kowloon Cup and slowly turned to face Shen Yu. There was a hint of excitement in his voice, "Zheng loves this Kowloon Cup very much and is willing to increase the price to get it." middle!"
After hearing this, Shen Yu did not answer immediately. A pair of starry eyes stared closely at Zheng Jianan, seeming to be considering his real purpose.