Chapter 674 Buying Double-sided Embroidery at a High Price
.., Qi Men Nong Bao
"Young man, you have a good eye. This is double-sided embroidery. It was all embroidered by my old lady. This skill has been passed down from generation to generation. Now my two daughters can also embroider this thing. Young man, buy a few pieces and take them back. This is
What a good thing!”
Although the old man was sincere, but seeing that the other party liked him so much, he still sold him very skillfully.
"Now that I've seen it, of course I want to buy it. But I didn't expect that this double-sided embroidery is so magical. The patterns on both sides look so lifelike and vivid."
In fact, this double-sided embroidery is a major feature of the Li people. This double-sided embroidery is a type of Hunan embroidery. Later, the Li people learned this technique, and it developed to this day. It can be said that the earliest Xiang embroidery appeared in more than 2,500 years ago.
Years ago, Hunan embroidery items were unearthed, basically handkerchiefs and the like.
Double-sided embroidery actually pays attention to appearance and inner quality, so Qin Fen saw that these double-sided embroideries, whether they were landscapes or figures, all had unique appearances and potential inner qualities.
"Haha, young man, you are right. There is a popular saying here, 'Embroidered peanuts are fragrant, embroidered birds can listen, embroidered tigers can run, and embroidered people can express their emotions!' Look at these things, if there is anything bad about them
, I don’t want to share the money.” The old man saw Qin Fen liked it and said again immediately.
"Uncle, you are right, it is indeed the best. How much does this handkerchief cost for you?!"
Qin Fen chuckled and asked straight to the point.
"Open business, five hundred yuan a piece!"
"Ah... so expensive. I bought six of them on that street just now and they only cost me 500 yuan!" Mu Zhirou, who was choosing, was a little surprised when she heard the price.
"Haha, I sell this thing to others for a thousand yuan a piece. Seeing that you are the first wave of customers, I opened it for five hundred yuan a piece, but I have to buy at least five yuan before I can give it to you at this price. Otherwise
, I really can’t sell it.” The old man smiled bitterly and said.
"Honey, let's go. How do you know this thing must be handmade? What if it's made by a machine?!" Mu Zhirou pulled Qin Fen and whispered.
"It must be handmade, and the price is not expensive. Besides, you are the daughter of the Mu family, don't you already have this little money?!" Qin Fen joked with a smile.
"Hate it, you can't spend it randomly even if you have money?!" Mu Zhirou rolled her eyes at Qin Fen.
"Okay, hurry up and pick. Each of you has one piece, and I'll buy it for you!" Qin Fen whispered again.
"Well, you help me choose together! I don't know what they like!"
Qin Fen showed a smile, and then followed Mu Zhirou to select the pair of double-sided embroidered handkerchiefs. After Qin Fen flipped through it for a while, he finally saw the double-sided embroidered handkerchief exuding soul. Qin Fen
He picked it up casually and glanced at it lightly.
This handkerchief didn't look big, and there was still some dust on it. Qin Fen flicked it with his fingers, and then he saw that the soul energy on it became more intense. When the Sanqing Jue was used, the soul energy continued to penetrate.
into the glass beads around his neck.
I saw that the embroidery on it was also a landscape. It was surrounded by mountains on the top, and the gurgling water below. On the opposite side of the river bank, there were lush woods. Especially on the top of the mountains, there were clouds and mist. It was like a landscape painting.
And it looks so lifelike, as if it's alive.
"Young man, you got this five thousand yuan!" At this time, the old man suddenly stretched out five fingers towards Qin Fen.
Mu Zhirou and Qin Fen were stunned at the same time. Their eyes fell on the old man, and they saw that the old man had a serious face, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.
In fact, the reason why Qin Fen talked so much in front of this stall was because of this handkerchief. Of course, in order not to attract the old man's attention, he looked very casual, but he didn't expect that the old man still saw the flaw.
"Are you doing business?! We agreed to five hundred, and you doubled it tenfold with just one hand?!" Mu Zhirou became a little unhappy and asked the old man.
"Haha, this thing is not an ordinary double-sided embroidery!" The old man said with a smile instead of getting angry.
Qin Fen's mind flashed, and from the tone of his voice, the old man probably didn't see his flaw, but it was because of the handkerchief itself.
"Uncle, what's the difference between this thing and yours?! Why is it so expensive?! You didn't mean to trick me, did you?!" Qin Fen deliberately pretended to be full of doubts.
"This handkerchief is an old thing. It was passed down from my family. I can't tell you what's special about it. But just because I don't know, I asked for a higher price. What if this thing is really an antique?
!" The old man didn't explain too much, he said it very seriously.
"So that's it, but uncle, if it is really an antique, it is a bit rare to be so well preserved. Besides, this thing is just left here, being turned over and over. If it were an antique, it would have been turned to pieces.
Already."
"Then if you say that, just choose something else. I won't sell it for even one cent less!" The old man's face changed and he said with some displeasure.
"Haha, let me look at something else first!"
While Qin Fen was talking, he quickly selected a few handkerchiefs that each of them liked.
"Old man, the total is six to three thousand yuan. If you add this piece, it will be the price you said. I'll take it!"
After Qin Fen finished speaking, he took out 8,000 yuan in cash from his bag and handed it to the old man.
The old man was stunned, and took the wad of money with trembling hands. His face was nervous, and his eyes looked at Qin Fen in disbelief.
"You...you really want to buy it?!"
"Haha, of course, it makes no sense not to buy it after looking at it for a long time!" Qin Fen said with a smile.
"That's good...that's good..."
After the old man said this, he hurriedly dipped his fingers in some saliva and counted the money tremblingly. The old man counted the money three times in total, and basically had to shine each chapter in the sun to avoid receiving counterfeit money.
Although Mu Zhirou was a little confused, seeing Qin Fen standing aside with a smile, she had to put her doubts aside for the time being.
"Okay, that's a lot!" The old man finally said to Qin Fen with excitement on his face.
"Well, that's good, old man, then I'll go shopping elsewhere." Qin Fen greeted the old man with a smile, then pulled Mu Zhirou and continued walking towards the antique street.
"Are you crazy?!"
After walking a short distance, Mu Zhirou asked Qin Fen with confusion on her face.
"What's wrong?!" Qin Fen was stunned.
"I don't have a problem with you buying these, but if you spend five thousand yuan and buy one handkerchief, don't you think it's dirty with snot?!" Mu Zhirou said helplessly.
"Haha, it may look a little dirty on it, but it is a good thing. And if I read correctly, this handkerchief can be considered an antique at least, and it is at least from the Song Dynasty. There is a double-sided embroidery piece in the National Museum now, but
It is much larger than this piece. Although this piece is small, the market price is immeasurable. Moreover, this double-sided embroidery piece also hides other secrets. When we go back and study it carefully, we may make great discoveries.
Woolen cloth!"
"You...are you telling the truth?! Handkerchiefs from the Song Dynasty can be handed down to this day without any traces or even any weathering?!" Mu Zhirou looked surprised.
"Believe it or not, let's go back to the hotel today and study it carefully!" Qin Fen smiled mysteriously at Mu Zhirou as he spoke.
"I hope you didn't make a mistake and bought a handkerchief that someone had used to wipe their nose!" Mu Zhirou said a little unhappy when she saw Qin Fen's expression.
"It's okay, even if it's a hole, this piece of double-sided embroidery is more valuable than these 500-yuan pieces. Moreover, this handkerchief uses at least seventy kinds of stitches, and there are hundreds of kinds of embroidery.
It can only be completed with threads, and five thousand yuan for this manual work is considered low!"
Qin Fen explained calmly.
"Okay, you know everything. If I don't tell you, I will still miss it."
Mu Zhirou pouted and walked towards the stall in front. Qin Fen shook his head with a wry smile and followed.
"Qin Fen, come here quickly. Look, there are all musical instruments made of bamboo!"
At this moment, Mu Zhirou suddenly shouted to Qin Fen. Qin Fen chuckled, walked over slowly, and squatted in front of the stall.
Sure enough, this street stall displays basically all the unique musical instruments of the Li ethnic group, such as single-wooden drums, jingdong wood...etc., everything you need.
Qin Fen took a closer look, and suddenly a strange color appeared in his eyes again. He saw a faint halo on a nose flute. This halo did not look like spiritual energy or soul energy, but it made Qin Fen a little bit agitated.
Become curious.
"These are unique musical instruments here. The ones in my stall are all handed down from ancient times. I am the only one in the street who owns them. The others are all newly made!" The stall owner looked to be in his thirties.
When he saw someone coming, he quickly introduced them to them.
Qin Fen chuckled lightly, picked up a single wooden drum at random, and looked at it carefully. It seemed to be a few years old, but Qin Fen could tell that this thing should be made in modern times, especially the patina on it.
, it is clearly a patina that appears within a short period of time after being soaked in steam and human sweat.
In fact, the principle is very simple. Just like a sauna, we bring our favorite gadgets, such as King Kong, in the sauna room. While steaming in the sauna, we collect our sweat, and then put the King Kong in the cold.
At night, after soaking for three days, take it out and wipe it vigorously with a dry towel. After it dries naturally, there will be red patina on it.
But when it comes to this, brothers who like to wear wen to play, it is better to slowly play the game by yourself. There is a saying that is good, what you play is the wen game, and what you cultivate is the soul.
Getting back to the topic, Qin Fen took a look at the thing, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, and put the thing down again.
The stall owner seemed to be very observant. When he saw Qin Fen's expression and movements, he rolled his eyes and asked with a smile: "Little brother, why didn't you like it?!"
"Artificially aged, I think it hasn't been ten days since you made this instrument?!" Qin Fen raised his head and asked with a smile.
The stall owner was stunned for a moment, then showed a hint of embarrassment and said: "It seems that you are an expert. Well, if you like it, I will sell it to you cheaply!"
As soon as the expert made a move, it was a matter of whether it was there or not. As soon as the stall owner heard Qin Fen speak, he knew it was not a stick, so he had to tell the truth.
"Haha, although these are old, they are indeed the special musical instruments here. I came to play, so I have to buy one!"