"What did you say?! Is that Jade Guanyin really a treasure?!" Kun Ruosi suddenly said with excitement on his face.
Because he was in a taxi, even though he saw Kun Ruosi's expectant face, Qin Fen still smiled and shook his head and said, "I'll tell you when I get back to the hotel!"
Kun Ruosi had no choice but to hold back her curiosity for the time being. Half an hour later, the two of them had returned to the hotel. Kun Ruosi didn't even bother to go back to his guest room. He went directly into Qin Fen's room and dug out the
Those two gadgets I bought at the stall.
Then he threw the cinnabar begonia cup aside, took out the jade Guanyin from another box, carefully held it in his hand and looked at it, but after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see anything special about this jade pendant. After all,
It's just a piece of low-quality jade.
Qin Fen, who was sitting on the sofa, was leisurely making tea and drinking. He glanced at Kun Ruosi with a smile from time to time. Seeing the seriousness of the other party, Qin Fen had a strange smile on his face.
"Brother Qin Fen, what is going on?! Why can't I see anything?!" Kun Ruosi finally said helplessly towards Qin Fen.
"Haha...because you saw it wrong!"
"You saw it wrong?! How come you saw it wrong?!" Kun Ruosi said with a surprised look on his face.
"Because this jade pendant is indeed a piece of inferior jade, and the sky leak I am talking about does not refer to this jade pendant!"
"Ah... so... the sky leak you are talking about is the Begonia Cup made of crushed cinnabar?!" Kun Ruosi's face was full of doubts.
"Haha, it's that Begonia cup. Take it out and take a closer look!" Qin Fen took a sip of tea with a smile and said lightly.
As soon as Qin Fen finished speaking, Kun Ruosi hurriedly took out the cinnabar and begonia-shaped wine glass from the box. After a while, Liu frowned and muttered to Qin Fen: "What kind of leak is this?! I'm not a little bit shabby either."
I don’t understand, this is a street stall handicraft, if it can sell for 100 yuan, it’s pretty good.”
"Haha... Actually, I can't blame you for this. Even if you are an expert in appraising treasures, you won't discover the secrets if you don't observe it very carefully!"
While Qin Fen was talking, he had already stood up and came to Kun Ruosi. Then he took out a high-power magnifying glass and a strong flashlight from his bag, and said to Ruosi: "Now take a look to see if there is anything abnormal!"
Kun Ruosi didn't hesitate and quickly picked up the magnifying glass and observed again, but still found nothing, so he had to pick up the strong flashlight again. Not only did the beam hit the wine glass, there was nothing abnormal either.
"There's nothing special about it! I can't understand it, so don't try to tantalize me and tell me quickly!" Kun Ruosi had no choice but to beg Qin Fen.
Seeing Kun Ruosi's anxious look, Qin Fen chuckled, then picked up the cinnabar wine glass, looked at it, and said: "What you see on the surface may not be true. You first look at the shape of this wine glass. Is it true?"
It’s like a begonia, and there’s a naked coiled dragon on it!”
"Nonsense, isn't this something you can see at a glance?! It's just that it's a bit ugly like this. Look at how rough the carving is!" Kun Ruosi couldn't help but roll her eyes at Qin Fen.
"Just because it looks very rough and has no beauty at all, we were lucky enough to pick it up. In fact, the cinnabar is just the skin, and the real treasure is completely covered by the cinnabar."
"What did you say?! This purple sand is just the shell, is the real treasure inside?!" Kunruosi asked.
Qin Fen nodded and said: "Yes, when I saw this thing for the first time, I couldn't help but think of an object with the same shape in my mind. After my screening, I was convinced that this was a sky-high price item.
Treasure!"
"What kind of sky-high price treasure is this?! Don't be so pretentious, I'm almost going crazy trying to pick it up!" Kun Ruosi couldn't wait any longer.
"Didn't you tell me that you have been traveling around outside all the time?! I think you must know more about the scenic spots, historic sites and specialties across the country than I do?!" Qin Fen continued to ask.
"I'm not here for fun, I'm just wandering around, but I do know the places of interest and characteristics of various places very well. For example, we are coming to Lanzhou this time, and Lanzhou belongs to Gansu Province. Speaking of Gansu Province, there are many characteristics
There are countless of them, let’s just say this Lanzhou, but the melon and fruit city is famous all over the country. I can’t help drooling just thinking about it. Of course, Tianshui carved lacquer is also a major feature of Gansu Province, and there is also the Dunhuang luminous cup...ah...
You said this is the Dunhuang Luminous Cup..."
Just when Kun Ruosi was boasting, his face suddenly changed, and a pair of beautiful eyes fell nervously on Qin Fen.
Qin Fen chuckled when he saw the other person's expression and said, "Yes, this is the Dunhuang luminous cup, and it is a very valuable begonia-shaped luminous cup..."
"This... how is this possible?! Am I not dreaming?!" Kun Ruosi was so excited that she suddenly became a little incoherent. She was holding the cinnabar cup in both hands for fear of accidentally dropping it on the ground.
"Of course I'm not dreaming. I didn't expect that we would really be able to find something this time, but we actually found a treasure." Qin Fen said with some excitement as well.
Kun Ruosi blinked her big eyes and kept looking at Qin Fen. After a while, she couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Qin Fen, you are really a thief. Although I saw that your behavior was a little abnormal at that time, you even...
I acted with you, but I didn’t expect that your real goal was this cinnabar cup. I really thought you were interested in this piece of jade!”
"Haha..." Qin Fen chuckled lightly and said: "If you want to be successful in the antique industry, you must do this. If you are not careful, others will trick you. It is common for you to take medicine and get an eyelash.
, Secondly, if you are not a thief, how can you pick up the leaks? When you see something good, just one glance is enough. If you look at it more, the other person will wake up. This kind of leakage will happen through the gaps between your fingers.
How heartbreaking would it be to slip away?!"
"I really learned the lesson this time. I guess that stall knew how to trick us, but if we picked up such a big leak, he would definitely cry to death, haha..." Kun Ruosi couldn't control his mood in an instant.
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"Actually, I didn't originally want to charge such a low price, but then I found out that he was just like Cinnabar Cup. He looked honest and honest on the outside, but he was full of bad ideas, and he was also in the same group as Mr. Lan.
, found two accomplices to pretend to buy things and set a trap for us! So when I found out, I had to deal with them better."
After Qin Fen finished speaking, a cold look appeared on his face.
"I see. No wonder you didn't look at the cinnabar cup at all, but kept looking at the jade. The boss really thought we were fooled! Who would have thought that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but we really
The target is this cinnabar cup!" Kun Ruosi also looked excited.
"That's right, so in this antique business, if you don't have any skills, it's better not to come in, and don't have the mentality of picking up leaks. As I said, the taboo in this business is inner demons, remember it!"
"I really remembered it this time, but we have been talking for a long time. You should find a way to remove the cinnabar from this and let me see the real Dunhuang luminous cup!" Kun Ruosi said,
The cinnabar cup was delivered directly to Qin Fen's hands.
Qin Fen took the cinnabar cup and after looking at it for a few more times, he couldn't help but said solemnly: "To be honest, I don't understand why the previous owner of this luminous cup put a thick layer of cinnabar on the outside to cover the body.
It's probably because its previous owner had an accident and he wrapped such a good thing in cinnabar out of desperation! But now it will probably take some time for us to remove the cinnabar."
Seeing the embarrassment on Qin Fen's face, Kun Ruosi's eyes suddenly lit up and said: "Although I don't know much about antiques, I also know something about this cinnabar. This cinnabar belongs to the trigonal crystal system, and its chemical name is mercury sulfide.
Water and hydrochloric acid certainly cannot melt cinnabar, but aqua regia can!"
Qin Fen was stunned immediately. He didn't expect that this girl Ruosi knew a lot, even aqua regia. However, Qin Fen finally shook his head and said: "The so-called aqua regia is very corrosive.
It is made up of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in proportion. Not to mention cinnabar, even gold can be melted by it, so if it is not done properly, the luminous cup inside will be corroded, so this method is not advisable!"
Kun Ruosi's expression immediately changed, and he shook his head hurriedly: "In that case, aqua regia must not be used, but I have no other way. Brother Qin Fen, do you have any other ideas?!"
Qin Fen frowned, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Don't worry, it's getting late now. Let's go out to eat something and go to the auction first. When we come back, I'll find a way to get rid of the cinnabar!
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Hearing this, Kun Ruosi had no choice but to nod, and said a little disappointed: "Okay then... the ancients have a saying about 'glow-in-the-dark cup of grape wine'. I really want to see the elegance of this luminous cup."
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"Haha, yes, it is indeed a luminous cup of grape wine! There are many beautiful legends about the luminous cup! Let's take a good look at it after we remove the cinnabar skin!" Qin Fen chuckled and said.
"Okay, let's go out to eat quickly. After dinner, we will go to the auction site to have a look. I want to see what kind of trap they have set for us! Hehe..." Kun Ruosi said as he spoke,
He smiled playfully.
"You are so courageous!" Qin Fen said somewhat helplessly.
"What are you afraid of?!" Kun Ruosi said with a serious face: "To be honest, even if you don't accompany me, I will definitely go. I don't believe they can do anything to me. Besides, there are all the people on the street.
I found a leak, what if we pick up another leak at this auction?"
"Your dream is a bit big!" Qin Fen sighed helplessly.
"What's impossible? If there's a first time, there's a second time. Besides, good things come in pairs. This luminous cup belongs to me. If I miss it again, I'll give it to you. Just for the sake of fairness!"
Kun Ruosi pouted and said.
"Haha... you are really sharp-tongued. Well, let me lend you your good words and let's go pick up another leak!" Qin Fen chuckled and said.
After a while, the two of them put their things away and left the hotel together. Then they found a specialty restaurant and had a delicious meal, then took a taxi and drove directly towards Jincheng Antique City.