Beads are on the side, the president is on the top

Chapter 1 Start with a land stall in Nanhong

Chengdu Songxianqiao Antique Art City is the second largest antique art market in China, built in 1999.The antique place is densely surrounded by thousands of merchants of various sizes. There are not only jewelry and jade articles, but also the weaving art of ancient books. You can also find purple sand stones, ebony root carvings... more than 6000 kinds of antiques, real or fake. Art has everything, it just depends on the luck and vision of the buyer.

The busiest time at Sending Xianqiao is on Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturdays and Sundays, along the riverside of Sending Xianqiao, there is a long line of street stalls. Porcelain, bracelets, old books... It is too dazzling to see.There are crowds of people along the road, all from all over the country, antique lovers who come here to broaden their horizons or try their luck.

Lin Xi huddled in the bustling crowd and moved forward with the flow of people. Although he couldn't put it down to the various collectibles in the store, with Lin Xi's student-level spending power, he could only look at the stalls at most.Along the way, I picked and wandered around, and unknowingly followed the crowd to a stall with a "Nanhong" banner.

The old man of the Yi nationality who sells Nanhong sits on the horse stool next to the stall like an old monk in meditation, wearing the unique blue and black clothes of the Yi nationality. Under the hat on his head, the wrinkles on a face that has experienced vicissitudes are as deep as a knife, but he has a pair of Eyes that were not dusted by the years stared at Lin Xi shining brightly.

"You can try on pendants, bracelets, and beads for free." The Yi people pointed at the goods in front of the stall and introduced Lin Xi. The Sichuan accent has a Yi taste, which is a bit weird.

Moved by the seller's enthusiasm, Lin Xi smiled at him, squatted down, placed himself in a large number of Nanhong objects, and moved his body while choosing things without any image.Her whole body was arched into a ball, looking like a little turtle with a hunched shell moving forward slowly.

A special Nanhong pendant fell into Lin Xi's eyes.

Among a large number of nanhong pendants and bracelets, it looks very strange. You must know that natural nanhong is easy to break and has many cracks, but this piece of nanhong is smooth and complete, and even the cracks are almost invisible.Moreover, what is carved on this piece of Nanhong is not the common Guanyin and Buddha statues on the market, but a mountain forest. The carving technique is exquisite, and the lines of the branches and leaves of the trees can even be seen in some details.Then judging from the layered texture of the mountain forest, it turned out to be a piece of black and red material.

Black red material is also a relatively rare raw material of Nanhong. It is only produced in Nanhong in Sichuan, Baoshan in Yunnan, and Yixing in Jiangsu.

Although Lin Xi wasn't sure that this piece was the real black red material, just looking at the carver was enough to convince her to buy this piece of Nanhong.

"How much is this boss?" The more Lin Xi played with it, the more he liked it.

"12000." The old man of the Yi nationality remained calm.

"So expensive?"

There was a bit of surprise on Lin Xi's face, the price was almost the same as the high-end goods in the shop.

The old man of the Yi nationality naturally saw Lin Xi's hesitation, and quickly glanced at her: "This is a high-quality product, and it is only sold to those who are destined!"

Lin Xi shook his head, reluctantly letting go of Nan Hong.She went to the market to choose things this time, but she was actually buying a gift for her best friend, who was about to go abroad, so she planned to give her favorite Nanhong as a gift.She has saved a total of 2 yuan by working part-time in college for four years. If she spends 12000 yuan here, then her plan to rent a shop to start a business will be tight.However, this pendant is really special, and her good friend should love it so much.

After hesitating, she took the Nanhong pendant in her hand again.

The old man of the Yi nationality glanced at Lin Xi again, and added: "This is the Baoshan Nanhong that was completely developed during the Qianlong period, not the ordinary Liangshan Nanhong on the market. You can choose her among so many products, which shows that you and this Treasures are destined! Selling it to you for 12000 yuan, you are taking a huge bargain!"

"Really, I can't tell what kind of pit material it is, but the pattern on it is very beautiful... how about it, I will buy it if you are cheaper. This is a street stall, and the stall fee is not expensive, cheap Order!" Lin Xi liked it more and more, but the wallet didn't allow her to be self-willed, seeing the boss's calmness, she touched the wallet, gritted her teeth, and felt that although the price far exceeded her budget, love is priceless .Lin Xi began to act coquettishly: "I'm a student, you can give me a discount, friendship price, 5000."

Lin Xi caressed the pendant, and even gave her own psychological price. She knew that a good Nanhong would not be cheap, and she really wanted to give a valuable and commemorative gift to her good friend, but the price she could afford was not enough. It can only be this way.

"Girl, tell me how much money you have brought in total." The old man of the Yi nationality squinted at Lin Xi with a very haughty attitude.He seemed to be quite confident in his product, and decided that it was a real treasure. The reason why he was willing to continue communicating with her after hearing such a low counter-offer was because he saw that Lin Xi really liked this Nanhong pendant. After all, a treasure Only sell to those who are destined.

And Lin Xi really likes this pendant very much, but she thinks that if it is real Baoshan Nanhong, it will definitely cost more than 12000 yuan, so she still thinks it is just an old craft.In this way, bargaining is naturally indispensable!
"You guys will always praise your own things when you sell things. There is no such thing as Nanhong in the market." In order to bargain, Lin Xi pretended to lift up the pendant, looking at the light, "Look, there is obviously a scratch here." Injury, this will have to drop in price, and I don’t know if the notch here is deliberately old, it feels very unnatural..."

"12000, not a penny, I bought this pendant." Just as Lin Xi was fighting a tough battle, a hand reached out and snatched the pendant from her hand.The owner of the hand has a hearty and magnetic voice.

Lin Xi's thoughts paused for a few seconds, then he stood up angrily, and stared fiercely at the man who dared to rob him of the treasure.She liked this pendant very much from the bottom of her heart, and at the critical moment of bargaining, someone made such a move, which made her very angry!

How could she easily give up the treasure she likes to others, not to mention that the other party snatched it from her abruptly, this is so disrespectful!

She aimed at the piece of southern red, turned around and grabbed it fiercely.

"Hey, don't step on it..."

The old man of the Yi nationality, who seemed very calm just now, jumped up and shouted, it turned out that Lin Xi's action was too violent, he almost stepped on the stall after twisting his back.

"Ah..." In order to avoid the items on the stall, Lin Xi, who was clutching the treasure, jumped forward a few steps in a row, avoiding the minefield, but he jumped too hard, his feet were unstable, and he threw himself at the the man!
Lin Xi instinctively thought that there would be a bloody kiss scene like in the TV series. She was even ready to dedicate her first intimate contact to this pretty bastard in front of her. The man actually dodged away in seconds.

It's over, is this destined to fall to the ground?

Lin Xi closed her eyes in despair, and then raised her hand holding the treasure high, she decided that even if she was injured, she would still protect this piece of Nanhong she believed.

"Idiot!" In the scene that seemed to be in slow motion, Lin Xi felt his hand was firmly grasped by a big hand, and then his whole body was whirling, just like the kind of roundabout movements in dance, being forcefully drawn into a male embrace.

The people around were stunned by this difficult half-air jump, and some people clapped and booed.

Lin Xi finally managed to focus his eyes in the light that almost dazzled his eyes, and he took a slight breath on the spot. Just now, he was devoted to protecting Nan Hong, but he didn't realize what was going on. Now when he looked closely, he realized that the eyes of this person in front of him were as black as ink, and his facial features were like black ink. The carving is clear and the lines are very handsome.

"Handsome..." Although Lin Xi had never indulged in beauty, he couldn't help sighing secretly, and remained motionless in a daze.

"Have you hugged enough?" The man's eyes showed a hint of amused sarcasm, looking down on Lin Xi from above.Seeing that the woman looked at him stupidly as if she couldn't hear him, he stretched out a hand and pushed her aside unceremoniously.

Lin Xi suddenly woke up.

"This customer, your saliva is coming out!"

While removing the goods on the stall, the old man of the Yi nationality reminded Lin Xi with his arms crossed as if watching a show.

"Ah?" Lin Xi hurriedly went to wipe his mouth, but felt it was dry, and suddenly realized that he had been fooled, his face flushed with embarrassment, and he stared at the disrespectful old man, but the old man pretended to be busy clearing the goods and ignored her .

Lin Xi looked around in embarrassment. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she pretended to be nothing and turned around to reason with the man next to her: "I have never seen such an exaggerated person like you, who actually snatched something from someone's hand. Let me tell you, this thing is still in my hand, it belongs to me!"

"Have you paid? Who does this pendant belong to? It hasn't been decided yet, right?" The man's voice was cold, and now it didn't sound as pleasant as before. As he approached, the black coat set off the tall man. The figure has the aura of an oppressive superior.

Lin Xi's heart beat faster than expected, but no matter how beautiful she is, she can't match friendship. In order to buy a gift for her friend, she will never back down!
Looking at Lin Xi's appearance, the old Yi man saw that she really liked the pendant, nodded secretly, and said to the man: "According to the logic, I should ask her first about the things this customer is looking for first. So, don't fight, come one by one, if she doesn't buy it, it's never too late for you to buy it!"

(End of this chapter)