Neither Xue Chen nor Du Tao are good at cooking. They can only cook gruel at most. Du Tao really doesn't know how to cook, but Xue Chen knows a little bit about it, but he is used to opening his mouth when eating.
days, in other words, "fallen".
After the two of them washed up, they went downstairs and found a nearby breakfast restaurant to have a full meal. During the meal, Du Tao asked Xue Chen what plans he had for today.
"I was invited to have tea in the afternoon and meet some friends by the way. What's the matter? Is there something wrong?" Xue Chen put down his chopsticks with satisfaction and raised his head and asked.
"Hey, it's like this. I was chatting with a colleague and friend two days ago, and we talked about antiques. As for my colleague, I also like to play with two things. I recently picked up one. I heard about it.
It's more than 100,000, because at that time I said that you were an expert in appraising antiques, so he begged me to let you help me take a look."
Du Tao looked at Xue Chen.
"Colleagues? Friends? Do we have a good relationship?" Xue Chen did not rush to agree, but asked first.
"We have a very good relationship. I am from Shiying Agency. They took good care of me after I came to the capital," Du Tao said.
"Since that's the case... Okay, let's go over and take a look after eating." Xue Chen thought for a moment and said.
Du Tao smiled: "Okay, I'll call him first and talk to him."
After leaving the breakfast restaurant, Xue Chen drove Du Tao to the colleague's home.
On the way, Xue Chen asked Du Tao some information about this person.
"His name is Ma Renlong. He is about thirty-seven or eighteen years old. He is a very nice person. He has a very kind personality and treats everyone well. He has only become obsessed with antiques in the past two years. He has been playing around in small ways and has never bought more than 5,000 yuan.
This is the first time he has made such a big deal, and he said that the person in his family almost ate him." Du Tao said with a smile.
In almost half an hour, the two people arrived at their destination. After getting off the car, the two people came to an open community. Du Tao called again to notify them. Not long after, a chubby middle-aged man stood in front of them.
With a very warm smile on his face.
Du Tao introduced both parties.
When he found out that Xue Chen was a very qualified antique appraiser that Du Tao mentioned many times, with the level of an expert, Ma Renlong was obviously stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to shake hands.
"Hello, Mr. Xue, please come upstairs with me. I'm really sorry to trouble you." Ma Renlong was very polite and walked in front to lead the way.
"It's a small matter." Xue Chen nodded casually.
The three of them went upstairs together and entered the house. Ma Renlong's lover was also there. She was a very ordinary housewife. She was quite polite and knew Du Tao. She just thought that Xue Chen was introduced by Du Tao to identify his man.
When I bought the antique, I raised my slender eyebrows, looking a little unhappy.
"Two hundred and thirty thousand yuan is enough to buy a broken plate that can't be eaten or covered. I think you really don't want to live a good life, so you're wasting your money!"
Being scolded by his wife in front of outsiders, although Ma Renlong has a good temper, he can't hold it in his face. He can say whatever he wants on weekdays, but in front of outsiders, he doesn't save face at all. Even a man has to
Can't stand it.
"What do you know? This is an antique. Did you know that this is an antique? I bought it for 230,000 yuan, and I can sell it for 430,000 yuan. How can you say it's a waste of money? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense and let the guests
It was a joke." Ma Renlong retorted.
"Humph, I don't understand, but I only know that the broken plate cost 230,000 yuan. I just don't feel at ease." Ma Renlong's wife looked unhappy.
Du Tao on the side looked a little embarrassed, while Xue Chen stood there calmly without any unnecessary expression.
Ma Renlong stopped arguing with his lover. He turned his head and said to Xue Chen and Du Tao with some embarrassment: "Go into the living room and sit down. Sit down."
After sitting down in the living room, Ma Renlong poured water for the two of them and brought two fruit plates, each containing fruits, melon seeds and peanuts.
"Brother Ma, let's not be polite. Take out the things and let Xue Chen take a look." Du Tao said.
"Hey, okay, I'll get it right away." Ma Renlong went to the next room and soon took out a tan wooden box. He held it with both hands, looking very careful, as if he was holding his beloved one.
The same thing was placed on the coffee table in front of Xue Chen, and he said in a somewhat showy tone, "I know the rules in the antique circle. Things cannot be passed from hand to hand, otherwise it will be unclear if it falls on the ground."
Xue Chen glanced at Ma Renlong and nodded slightly: "Mr. Ma is right."
At this time, Ma Renlong's lover also entered the living room and stood not far away, staring at the wooden box on the coffee table, looking very unhappy.
Xue Chen opened the wooden box and saw that the wooden box was covered with bright yellow soft silk, and inside the silk lay a colorful plate.
What is multicolored porcelain? It is mainly made of red, yellow, green, blue, and purple colorless materials, and the surface of the porcelain is painted with patterns, auspicious animals and other patterns. It is called multicolored porcelain. It began in the late Northern Song Dynasty and continued until the Qing Dynasty.
to date.
Seeing the plate lying in the wooden box, Xue Chen carefully picked it up without looking at it, looked back and forth, and took a few more glances at the three cranes painted on the bottom.
Du Tao and Ma Renlong and his wife were all looking at him, especially Ma Renlong and his wife, with their eyes unblinking. One was enthusiastic and excited, while the other was nervous and suppressed.
After looking at it for about half a minute, Xue Chen put the plate back into the wooden box. Almost at the same time, Ma Renlong's wife asked eagerly: "Mr. Xue, is this thing real or fake?"
Ma Renlong also blurted out and asked: "How about my colorful cloud and crane pattern plate from Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty?"
Xue Chen turned his head and glanced at the couple, paused for a moment, nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad."
Hearing that Xue Chen said it was good, Ma Renlong and his wife were obviously relieved and smiled more. They kept talking about eating fruit.
"If I had known earlier that you asked Xiao Du to find a friend, I wouldn't have bothered Wang Ke. I guess he should be here soon," Ma Renlong's wife said.
Wang Ke?
Hearing this name, Xue Chen felt that it sounded familiar. As soon as his mind turned around, he remembered that the host of the treasure-smashing program he watched last night had this name.
Du Tao also asked in surprise: "Wang Ke? Is he the host from Beijing TV Station?"
Ma Renlong's wife said happily: "Yes, that's him. He is the child of my third aunt's family. He has been good at studying since he was a child. When he grew up, he was really promising. He entered the Beijing TV station and became a host. You have all seen him.
Hosted a show, right?”
"I've seen it, I've seen it." Du Tao nodded.
"Well, Lao Ma spent more than 200,000 yuan to buy such a plate, and I couldn't be more at ease. But Wang Ke happened to know this, so I called him yesterday and asked him to come over today. Unexpectedly, Xiao
Du, you also brought a friend over, what a coincidence."
"Cousin Wang Ke will be here today, but why didn't you say anything to me? Xiao Du and Mr. Xue happened to be here too. I went to the market to buy some vegetables." Ma Renlong said,
The woman on the side said: "Wang Ke is busy with work. He promised not to stay for dinner."
"Wang Ke..." Knowing that he had also found this person to look at the plate, Xue Chen's eyes flashed slightly.
When he said Cao Cao, Cao Cao was about to arrive, the doorbell rang.
The person who came was none other than Wang Ke, the host of "National Collection". He looked like he was the host of the Beijing TV station in his thirties. Not only did he have good features and was quite handsome, but when he stood there, he had a spirit that ordinary people didn't have. He looked very special.
of extraordinary ability.
After arriving in the living room, Ma Renlong briefly introduced the two parties. When Ma Renlong introduced Xue Chen, he said he was an appraiser and was very qualified. Wang Keduo glanced at Xue Chen.
Du Tao greeted him very enthusiastically: "Mr. Wang, I really like watching the program you host. Every time you hit it with a hammer, I feel very happy."
Wang Ke smiled politely and nodded. He did not use this remark as an excuse. Instead, he raised his wrist and glanced at his IWC watch. He said to Ma Renlong: "Cousin-in-law, I have something to do later. Where are the things? Show them to me.
Bar."
"Here, here." Ma Renlong pointed to the wooden box on the coffee table and said with a smile, "Mr. Xue just looked at it and said it was good."
"Oh." Wang Ke glanced at Xue Chen and didn't look at it a second time. He sat down on the sofa, opened the wooden box, took out the plate from inside, examined it, looked at it a few times and rubbed it a few times.
He frowned and looked at Xue Chen again.
"Brother, is this plate your brother-in-law bought good? How much can it sell for?" Ma Renlong's wife asked with concern.
"Sister, brother-in-law, let me tell you straight, this is an imitation. You see, when exposed to the sun, the luster is a bit wrong. It has obviously been fired for less than two years, and the fire has not completely subsided, which is what is often said.
The thief's light, and the three cranes at the bottom have no fairy spirit at all..."
Wang Ke kept talking about the evidence that this plate was an imitation, while Ma Renlong, his wife, and Du Tao both changed their expressions in an instant, with expressions of disbelief.
Xue Chen, who was sitting on the side, raised his eyelids and let out a sigh that only he could hear.
"Imitation... this is impossible, how is it possible..." Ma Renlong's lips trembled a little, "Mr. Xue just said clearly..."
"Brother-in-law, can I lie to you? Moreover, the imitation of this plate is not very good. It can only be regarded as a medium imitation. In the program I support, there are many imitations of this level. I don't think so.
You will get it wrong. As for what other people say, I don’t want to hear it. In today’s society, there are too many people who don’t know how to pretend to understand.” Wang Ke also moved the plate in his hand as he spoke.
After putting it back in the wooden box, it was naturally clear who the last two sentences were about.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Wang Ke said (to be continued)