Plane Merchant's Family History

"I have a few things here, please give me your palm." Lu Bo put the schoolbag on the table.

"Okay." The old man smiled kindly, as if he was willing to help for nothing.

The middle-aged man is the son of the old man, and he became interested after hearing this.

Lu Bo exchanged more than a dozen antiques from Duanmu Huifeng this time. At first he only wanted small ones, but later he couldn’t pick them out, so he asked for a few larger ones. Naturally, he didn’t have any when he came this time. I brought all of them, but picked a few schoolbags that fit in, and explored the road first.

Lu Bo took out a balled T-shirt, unfolded the clothes, and wrapped a huanghuali inkstone box inside, then he lifted the lid.

The old and middle-aged people couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths when they saw him wrapped in clothes indiscriminately, but they were really amazed when they saw the shiny and white inkstone surface inside.

Lu Bo could not help being fooled, and preemptively said: "My grandfather said, this Duan inkstone is made of Bai Duanshi, Yupingyan, in Xinghu, Duanzhou in ancient times, and it is equipped with a huanghuali inkstone box, please show me."

Lu Bo didn't say that he wanted to sell it, but made up a grandfather, in order to let the other party know that he was not ignorant of this thing. When he said this, for some reason, Duanmu Huifeng's serious face appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help it. With a muffled laugh, Guan Duanmu Huifeng called him grandpa, and he was not at a disadvantage.

But Lu Bo is still too immature. Although they believe that Lu Bo really has a grandfather who likes to collect, they subconsciously think that he stole things from home, and they only have a half-knowledge.

The old man put on his glasses and kept stroking the surface of the inkstone with his hands. He felt it was smooth and tender, and it produced fluid under his fingers. It was really a good material. The only strange thing was that it was well preserved, just like a new one. The sense of touch told him that the current stone pit cannot produce such good materials prematurely.

The middle-aged man also seemed to have this question, "Look at this white inkstone, it's just so simple and natural, isn't it a bit too new?"

This is exactly Lu Bo's weakness, he pretended not to know, and said, "My grandfather kept it well."

Even so, the two people still found it strange, but no matter how strange it was, they couldn't deny that the inkstone was in excellent condition. The old man had even started to think about how to make it old after buying it, and how much the price could be increased. He is confident that the stone inkstone can be made into that of the Song Dynasty, and he is sure that even some professionals can be fooled.

The old man put down the magnifying glass, looked at Lu Bo carefully, and if there seemed to be no schoolbag on the counter, he suddenly said sincerely: "Young man, your inkstone is indeed a good thing. It is said that this style should be from the Ming Dynasty. It's so new, I haven't heard of the name "Feng Minyuan" signed, even I'm not sure, boy, if you want to make a move, I'll give you [-] yuan, to be honest, even if it is in my hands, I have to make it old If you feel that the price is inappropriate, you can take it to another house and ask, or search the Internet. An auction held by Dongfang Ruitong last month included a Ming Dynasty white inkstone. The appearance is not as good as yours, but the preservation is considered complete, and it was sold for [-] yuan."

He did search before he came here, and he estimated that this white inkstone could sell for about [-] to [-] yuan, but he really heard the old man give it [-] yuan, and he was delighted that the price was similar to the one on the Internet, but at the same time he was a little disappointed. The things I have are better, at least the appearance is very complete, but now, this has become a weakness.

Lu Bo didn't speak for a long time, with an expression of difficulty in making a choice, "Can't you have more?"

His tone of asking for a green onion to buy vegetables made the old man feel a little stuffed, "It's really impossible, young man, you can also take it to other houses to ask more questions, and walk more, just like last time, after you walk for a while It’s okay to come back again.”

Lu Bo knew that the price of this stone white inkstone must be more than this price, but the merchant was not mercenary, and he didn't say that he would give all the benefits to Lu Bo. Compared with it, the old man offered the highest price, "Okay, let's let this price be."

As expected of a human being, the old man didn't show any joy or joy. He was as peaceful as if he had made an ordinary transaction. When Lu Bo saw him, he wouldn't feel any resistance.

"I still have something here, please show me." Lu Bo said, reaching into his schoolbag again.

The old man had a welcoming expression on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the open mouth of the schoolbag.

Lu Bo still wrapped his things in a T-shirt, and when he opened it, he found a pair of Hetian jasper bowls.

If the old man was amazed by Bai Yan's unpopularity before, then at this time, he was really surprised by the pair of jade bowls. Originally, he thought that what the young man brought out was worth tens of thousands of yuan, although for ordinary people, Tens of thousands of yuan are also called antiques, but seeing such a pair of better things suddenly, how can the old man not be shocked?

Like the old man who has been in this business for many years, in addition to talking about experience, now he relies more on his intuition for antiquities. No matter how advanced the modern technology is and how realistic the fakes are, they are still just hard to draw. Lacking the grandeur of ancient craftsmanship, the old man saw this sudden and natural beauty on the pair of simple bowls. Before he looked carefully, a nerve in his brain told him that this was an old object.

Lu Bo turned the bowl over violently, pointed to the inscription at the bottom and said, "There is a Tianshun year-made inscription at the bottom."

Seeing Lu Bo's rude actions, the old man's liver trembled. He was afraid that he would bump it. He took the jade bowl with both hands, studied it carefully with a magnifying glass, and took a photo with a flashlight. The jade bowl was soft and gentle in color, crystal clear and delicate. Translucent, the whole bowl is plain without any decoration, but it completely highlights the beauty of jade.

Seeing the old man's more serious attitude than before, Lu Bo knew that the pair of jade bowls were more valuable. He recalled Duanmu Huifeng's words, and the other party said it was Hetian Jasper. I really don't understand, although Hetian jade is familiar, but the price on Taobao ranges from hundreds to tens of thousands, which makes Lu Bo confused.

"Young man, if you sell this pair of bowls, I will offer 50."

This price not only shocked Lu Bo, his heart thumped out of his throat, even the middle-aged man next to him exclaimed, and unconsciously called "Dad", only then did Lu Bo know that the two were father and son.

The old man waved his hand, still looking at Lu Bo calmly, it seems that there is no difference between a transaction of 50 yuan and a transaction of [-] to [-] yuan.

50 is a huge sum of money for Lu Bo. He thought that this pair of bowls could sell for 50 at most, but he didn't expect the old man to pay [-] for a mouthful. He was dizzy and his face was full of confusion.

Seeing this, the old man took the initiative to explain, "Let's take Dongfang Ruitong as an example. At the beginning of the year, a Hetian jasper bowl made in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty was auctioned. That’s right, it’s Tianshun annual system again, so the price can double. Of course, if you take it to auction, the price can be higher, but after deducting the handling fee, it’s about the same price.”

This price has greatly exceeded Lu Bo's expectations. He still feels a little unreal, and keeps tasting the three words of 50 in his heart. He really wants to confirm with the other party whether it is really 50, but he also knows this The reaction was too stupid, he gritted his teeth tightly and didn't say a word.

His heart was too complicated, his face became numb instead, and he didn't know what expression to make. Seeing this, the old man thought that Lu Bo was not satisfied with the price, so he had already discussed it, so he took the jade bowl to auction. how to operate.

"Okay, 50 is 50." Lu Bo said suddenly, as if he couldn't stand the cumbersome process of the auction.

The old man nodded, still expressionless.

"I still have two dishes here, please show them." Lu Bo suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, wishing to sell the things immediately and find a place where no one was around to have a good laugh. Except for the things wrapped in clothes, the old man and the middle-aged man were used to seeing him put these ancient things together in such a neat way.

When the clothes were opened, there was a pair of small blue and white plates. The pattern on this plate was really simple, and the size was not too big. Duanmu Huifeng said it was the Shou character pattern, but Lu Bo couldn't see it. The patterns were similar to stripes. At first glance It's like eating dumplings dipped in a small dish of vinegar.

The old man picked it up and turned it over to look at it. With the jasper bowl in front of him, this one is not so brilliant, but the old man still nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, this blue and white dish is well preserved, and the longevity pattern on it is also very vivid. representative."

When Lu Bo saw that the other party called out the name of the dish accurately, he couldn't help but be in awe. If he were to look at it, even if his eyes were on it, he wouldn't be able to tell where the word "shou" was.

"It's a little small, but it's in good condition. It's a pair of [-]." The old man said.

Lu Bo was dumbfounded. He didn't expect this pair of small dishes to be worth more than Duanshi and Baiyan. In his opinion, no matter how they look or how big they are, the Baiyan is better. He couldn't help sighing in his heart. Sure enough, the antique world is not It's so easy to find the way, if he knew this, he would ask Duanmu Huifeng for a bunch of small plates and bowls, which are easy to carry and the price is high.

"Okay, let's take this price."

Seeing that Lu Bo readily agreed, the old man suddenly couldn't see through him. He didn't know where his indifferent self-confidence came from. The old man must know that these things were bought in exchange for more than ten pieces of glass products, so he must vomit blood.

After negotiating the price, the old man looked at Lu Bo's schoolbag frequently. Lu Bo put all the clothes back and shrugged, "There's nothing in it."

The old man was overwhelmed, and when he heard him say "there is nothing in it", he subconsciously thought that there might be some antiques in his home, at least he really liked them once, but when he saw that Lu Bo sold the things, he didn't feel any distress at all, and even I didn't take a second look, and I was not sure if Lu Bo was a prodigal who stole the antiques from the house to sell. If he really stole the antiques from the house, then there must be more and better ones in the house, so that his family would not find out, but the young man in front of him Not like that kind of person.

But the old man knew that he shouldn’t ask, so he took out a business card with a smile and handed it to Lu Bo, “After talking for so long, I still don’t know what to call the young man. I don’t seem to understand Antique, I’ll talk to you when I have time, I’m getting old, I just want to talk to someone.”

Lu Bo was happy that someone had popularized the knowledge of antiques for him. After receiving the business card, he responded heavily. Seeing that the old man's surname was Wang, he called Grandpa Wang, "My name is Lu Bo. Grandpa Wang is as long as you don't mind me. I will come over when I have time. .”

A few things were sold for a total of 60. Grandpa Wang transferred the account to him. Almost immediately, the mobile phone received a reminder of the account. It's getting late, and it's a rare luxury to take a taxi directly from Antique Street to the train station.

After Lu Bo left, the Wang family father and son looked outside the door and thought, "Dad, this kid is really strange. You say he is rich, but he doesn't look like one. I didn't see him smiling uncontrollably after receiving the money." , but if you say you have no money, you sold several antiques without blinking an eye."

Mr. Wang nodded, "Yes, but why do you care so much? Remember, don't ask what you shouldn't, lest you scare people away."