Chapter 1320 The craftsmanship and precious materials are carved into lacquer
As soon as Qin Fen finished speaking, the young stall owner's face changed a little, and he hurriedly said with an apologetic smile: "Sir, I think you two are indeed here to visit our Lanzhou, right?! It seems that you are really
I understand, then can you tell me what my jewelry box is?!"
"Haha, this thing should be called Tianshui carved lacquer, right?!" Qin Fen chuckled and said lightly.
As soon as these words came out, the young man's expression changed again. He didn't expect that he thought he could defraud a sum of money. He didn't expect that the other party actually recognized this thing. But after thinking about it for a while, he felt even happier. He smiled and said: "Haha
, since you know that this is our Tianshui carved lacquer, you must know the history and reputation of our Tianshui carved lacquer. The Tianshui carved lacquer in your hand is made by a master and is purely handmade, so I don’t have the two thousand yuan.
If you want more, I’m just trying to get off to a good start, that’s why it’s so low, otherwise I wouldn’t sell it for 5,000 yuan!”
"Brother Qin Fen, I've heard of this Tianshui lacquer carving. Is this really carved by a master as he said?!" Kun Ruosi said with a surprised look on his side.
"hehe……"
Qin Fen just chuckled, but didn't say anything. He glanced at the carved lacquer jewelry box again, then shook his head, put the things on the other side's stall, and said to Kun Ruosi: "Let's go,
Let’s go look elsewhere…”
"No... Sir, this girl is interested in this thing. Isn't it only two thousand yuan?!" The stall owner saw Qin Fen leaving and greeted him hurriedly.
"Brother Qin Fen, I think it's pretty good-looking and I like it very much. It's not expensive for two thousand yuan, so why don't we just buy it!" Kun Ruosi also said with an unhappy look on his face.
"Do you know what the real Tianshui carved lacquer looks like?!" Qin Fen asked.
"How did I know that this is real? And look at the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea above, how wonderful it is, how lifelike it is!" Kun Ruosi pouted.
"That's right, I think this girl knows the goods!" the stall owner said with a smile.
"Haha, let me briefly tell you about Tianshui lacquer. The stall owner is right. Tianshui lacquer is indeed a unique craft of our country, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. Most people in the industry will use the word "traditional"
Four people can describe it as "gongzhencai"!
"What does this mean?!" Kun Ruosi asked with confusion.
But the young stall owner was a little worried. He originally thought that the other party only knew that the water-carved lacquer was the specialty here. When the other party said this, he guessed that this time he might have met an expert.
"It means that each piece of Tianshui carved lacquer needs to go through at least hundreds of processes to complete, and the materials are also quite expensive, such as red pine and the like. It takes as little as three to five months and as much as a year to form a perfect piece.
Carved lacquerware!" Qin Fen said calmly.
"Haha, it seems that you are really an expert. Since you know that water-carved lacquer is a precious material for today's work, I don't want more than two thousand yuan!" The stall owner said with a twitch of his eyes.
"Yes, brother Qin Fen, if it is so precious, then it is really not expensive to pick one up!" Kun Ruosi also said at the side.
"Boss, you are really good at finding every detail. I'm talking about those carved lacquer utensils that are purely handmade and made by masters. But your carved lacquer jewelry box is probably made on an assembly line. I don't think the cost is high.
It’s only a few dozen yuan! Do you think it’s appropriate for you to ask me for two thousand yuan?!”
Qin Fen glanced at the young boss and said calmly.
As soon as these words came out, the boss's face suddenly changed, and he said with an unhappy expression: "Did you see clearly?! This is a jewelry box made of fine pine wood. Look at the cinnabar on it and the carving of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.
It’s so smooth, can this assembly line be made?!”
"Haha, you're right. This is indeed pine wood, but it's not high-grade. It's just ordinary pine wood. And the carver looks like it was machine-carved, not hand-carved. So, I'll give you a hundred
Yuan, if you sell it, I will pay for it now. If you don’t sell it, I will buy it from another stall!” Qin Fen chuckled and said.
"One hundred yuan?!" The boss's face immediately changed, and he said with some displeasure, "Then you'd better look elsewhere!"
"Haha..." Qin Fen smiled and said nothing, then picked up Kun Ruosi, who looked confused and surprised, and walked towards other stalls.
"Brother Qin Fen, is that jewelry box really worth a hundred yuan?!" After the two left the stall, Kun Ruosi couldn't help but whisper to Qin Fen.
"I gave you one hundred yuan too much..." Qin Fen nodded.
Just after the two people left the stall, the young boss's face showed a flash of anger. Then he took out his phone and dialed directly, "Second brother, watch two people for me, one male and one female!"
"Humph, if you don't buy my stuff, I won't let you find anything in this antique city!" After hanging up the phone, the boss showed a sneer on his face.
Ten minutes later, more than a dozen young people, led by a bald man, arrived at a street stall outside the antique city. Then they whispered a few words in the young boss's ear and headed in the direction of Qin Fen and the others.
He chased after him.
"Brother Qin Fen... look at this box, it's exactly the same as that one..." Not long after, Kun Ruosi saw a carved lacquer box that was exactly the same as the jewelry box at another stall not far away.
Qin Fen glanced at the stall and saw that most of the utensils on display were Tianshui lacquer utensils. Then he chuckled at Kun Ruosi and said, "Now you know, if they are artificially carved lacquer utensils, how come there are two of them?"
They are exactly the same, so don’t be in a hurry, just go shopping first and then talk.”
"Well, you are still awesome. If I go shopping with you in the antique city, I will definitely come back with a full load, and you won't waste your money!" Kun Ruosi said with a smile, and asked the stall owner: "Boss, this piece of jewelry
How much does a box cost?!”
The stall owner was an old man. He glanced at Qin Fen and Kun Ruosi and immediately saw that they were from outside the city. He stretched out two fingers and said, "You two have good taste. This is a unique lacquer carving here."
If you like the utensils, you can take them away for two hundred yuan!"
"Two hundred?!" Kun Ruosi was secretly happy at first, but thinking about what Qin Fen just said, this is not even worth a hundred yuan, she immediately said to the stall owner: "Boss, I know this carved lacquer jewelry box is an assembly line
There is a huge difference between the ones produced in the country and the real Tianshui carved lacquerware! So, two hundred is a bit expensive, so let me give you one hundred, do you want to sell it?!"
Hearing Kun Ruosi bargaining with the stall owner, Qin Fen showed a smile on his face. Unexpectedly, this girl was really smart and had a good ability to learn and sell now.
"This little girl really knows the goods. Yes, if it's artificially carved, I won't sell it for two thousand. So, why don't you give up one hundred? Give me one hundred and fifty and take it away!"
"One hundred!" Kun Ruosi said again.
"Haha, let's put it this way, little girl, I look at you as out-of-town tourists. If you are a local, maybe they won't buy it for fifty yuan, but it is different for tourists like you. When you come here to travel, you need to buy some local specialties.
Things, so this price is already the lowest for me. If you don’t believe it, you can just browse around. If there is anything less than 200, I will give this to you for free! To put it bluntly, we just make this money, so don’t think I
Guest Zaike, there’s no way the weather is like this, and there’s nothing I can do about it!”
"Old man, what you said is quite true!"
Qin Fen, who was looking at other things on the stall, was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect the old man to speak so clearly.
"Haha, young man, this is an indisputable fact. Everyone knows it in their hearts. I heard the conversation you just had at that stall over there. They are just ripping off customers. And you are also the one who knows the goods, so you don't
I'm telling you a lie. To put it bluntly, this thing comes from the assembly line and is not worth a lot of money. However, every inch of land in Jincheng Antique City is very valuable. The management fee and land amortization cost a lot a day, so the price of this thing is not high.
Not much higher."
The old man chuckled lightly and said to Qin Fen.
"Old man, you are telling the truth..."
"It's all facts, anyone with a discerning eye can see it!" The old man nodded.
"Haha, okay, let's take one hundred and fifty!" Qin Fen said and took out the money from his pocket.
"Boss, do you want to sell this box for 150? How much? I'll cover it all..." At this moment, a few young people suddenly appeared in front of the stall, and the one who spoke was the young stall owner who was talking to him earlier.
bald head.
When the old man saw these people, a trace of nervousness appeared on his face for a moment, and then without waiting for Kunruosi's reaction, he snatched the jewelry box from her hand and said, "Girl, I won't sell you this box anymore.
Look elsewhere!”
"Hey...Boss, what do you mean? Didn't you say it already? Why did you regret it?!" Kun Ruosi suddenly looked anxious.
But Qin Fen, who had just taken out the money, saw the expression on the boss's face and took a look at the young people squatting in front of the stall, and knew what was going on. Of course, he didn't say anything, but he wanted to see these few people.
What do you want to do personally?!
"Girl, I haven't received the money yet, so our deal isn't done yet. I'm really sorry, I won't sell this jewelry box!"
When the old man said this, there was a hint of nervousness on his face. When the bald men saw this, they curled up their lips with sinister smiles.
"Haha, boss, it seems that setting up a street stall is not safe. I can't help myself! What if I have to buy this thing today?!" At this time, before Kun Ruosi could say anything, Qin Fen suddenly smiled and walked towards
the other party asked.
"This... this..." The old man looked nervous and didn't know what to say, and his eyes inadvertently turned towards the bald head.
"Boss, someone wants to buy your jewelry box. Aren't you going to do this business?!" The bald man glanced at Qin Fen sideways, and then looked at the boss with a strange expression.
"Sir... I won't sell this jewelry box for two thousand yuan now..." Finally, the old man squeezed out these words towards Qin Fen.