Liu Zhang said with some embarrassment: "Brother Sun, I am so clumsy and clumsy that I don't know how to explain it. It would be better for you to come and listen to me."
Sun Chunjing signaled Liu Zhang to get his things, and the two of them sat down at a table on the right side of the counter, against the wall.
This is the place where Sun Chunjing met important merchants. There are tea sets, tea trays and various tea leaves.
"Brother, what kind of tea do you like to drink?"
Sun Chunjing pointed to the tea box on the table and asked Liu Zhang.
"Brother Sun, I like to drink jasmine tea. When I drink this tea, my mouth is filled with fragrance and I feel refreshed."
Liu Zhang answered honestly.
"Well! We still have the same hobbies!"
As she spoke, Sun Chunjing picked up a bamboo tea box, opened the lid, and scooped out some tea leaves from the box with a teaspoon.
Then he opened the lid of the teapot and poured the tea leaves in.
After Sun Chunjing poured the hot water from the thermos bottle into the teapot, she said to Liu Zhang: "Brother, this tea will be ready in a while, let's wait. In this hot weather, if you want to say that it relieves the heat, it's the fragrance.
A cup of tea, don’t you think?”
Liu Zhang nodded, put the things in his hands on the table, and seemed a little uncomfortable sitting there.
Sun Chunjing noticed his restraint, and in order to make him relax, she reminded him: "Brother, let's start studying your precious things."
When Liu Zhang heard what Sun Chunjing said, he immediately put his hands on the table, unfolded the baggage wrapped around the things, picked up the scroll in the middle hall, and said: "This scroll in the middle hall was taken from a poor landlord's house.
His ancestors once served as officials in the capital and became prominent for a while.
Later, his family fell into decline, and each generation became worse than the last, and now they only have a hundred acres of land left to live on. It was really a helpless move for their family to sell this central hall scroll handed down from their ancestors."
While talking, Liu Zhang untied the knot on the outside of the scroll and slowly unfolded the scroll.
Sun Chunjing took Liu Zhang's hand and looked at the nave carefully, "Why does this family want to sell this nave?"
Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh when he heard this and said: "This family has nothing to buy anymore. Apart from these calligraphy and paintings, there is nothing that can be directly exchanged for money.
Their family sold this nave in order to get their eldest son married. The expenses inside and outside this place require money everywhere, so we can’t do it without selling things!”
"Then have you read all their other calligraphy and paintings?"
Liu Zhang nodded, "Brother Sun, I have seen all their calligraphy and paintings. There are a total of thirty-six paintings and fifteen pieces of calligraphy. It gives me the feeling that each of these calligraphy and paintings are exquisite."
"Then you only accepted the nave?"
Faced with Sun Chunjing's doubts, Liu Zhang couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Sun, what do you mean I should do?"
"As long as they have calligraphy and paintings that they are willing to sell, we will calculate the total price and take them all."
Sun Chunjing said boldly.
Liu Zhang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Brother Sun, how did you know what I did?"
As soon as he said these words, Sun Chunjing was immediately shocked and said: "Brother, did you really do this?"
Liu Zhang nodded sharply and said, "Brother Sun, what you think is what I think, and that's what I did.
After seeing one of their paintings, I said it was okay, but I couldn't pay much for it.
I was a little disappointed when I saw their home, so I asked them if they had any other paintings or calligraphy works?
If there is, you might as well take a look, maybe there is something I like and I can give you a good price."
"So, they listened to you and obediently showed you their calligraphy and paintings. As a result, you looked at the same thing and were dissatisfied until you finished reading all their calligraphy and paintings. Isn't that right?"
Sun Chunjing said with a smile.
Liu Zhang opened his eyes wide and said with great surprise: "Brother Sun, you are really amazing. What you said is absolutely correct. This is what I did.
In the end, their family took out all the calligraphy and paintings. I knew there were some good things in them, but I pretended to look down on them.
My intention was to give them a lower price, but I didn't expect that they had already shown these calligraphy and paintings to other colleagues before, so they knew to some extent the price trend.
So, I still spent some time negotiating with them, and finally gave a price that everyone was satisfied with, and won all their calligraphy and paintings."
Having said this, Liu Zhang looked quite proud.
Seeing him like this, Sun Chunjing knew that the purchase price Liu Zhang had offered for the thirty-six paintings and fifteen calligraphy pieces must be a good deal, otherwise he would not be so happy.
It's just that this involves business secrets, so it's not appropriate for me to ask about it.
Sun Chunjing nodded and said very happily for Liu Zhang: "Brother, you still have a good sense. It was a good choice to capture these calligraphy and paintings in one fell swoop.
The current painting of the nave alone is really the handiwork of Zheng Xie, a pretty good calligraphy.
It can be imagined from this that the standards of other paintings and calligraphy works are not much different.
Brother, you did such a beautiful job!"
"Brother Sun, do you approve of my painting of the nave?"
Liu Zhang asked in disbelief.
Sun Chunjing nodded and said: "I can responsibly tell you that this nave painting is undoubtedly the authentic work of Zheng Xie."
After getting Sun Chunjing's approval, Liu Zhang couldn't help but shed tears of joy. A tall and thick man actually started sobbing non-stop.
Sun Chunjing understood Liu Zhang's current mood very well, and did not try to persuade him, but let him vent.
After all, I have encountered obstacles one after another among my colleagues and have not received recognition. Anyone who encounters such a situation will feel a great grievance.
Liu Zhang estimated that he had not had a chance to talk to anyone these days, and his grievances and depression could not be resolved.
Now I have the opportunity to put down my dignity and cry properly in front of a stranger I just met. How rare it is!
Sun Chunjing would not disturb Liu Zhang's rare opportunity to relax. She also happened to take a good look at the other two objects without touching them to judge their condition.
In this appraisal, you don't touch things, just rely on observation, which trains your eyesight.
This is a skill that Sun Chunjing developed alone when she was an apprentice.
Because of his status as an apprentice, Sun Chunjing was not allowed to touch many things in "Lu Baozhai".
Under such circumstances, Sun Chunjing combined the antique appraisal knowledge she had learned and compared it with the corresponding antique ornaments to compare her own shortcomings in understanding, so as to practice her own appraisal and accumulate practical appraisal abilities.