Jianbao Lingyan

As soon as Xu You turned his head, he saw an old man with two halos on his body, wearing a somewhat whitish Chinese tunic suit, with layered bottoms that looked very rustic but were very comfortable to wear on his feet.

The old man had a very refined smile on his face, looking very kind.

"Hello, old man." The other party looked like an old man in the antique circle, although Xu Er had never seen him before, and his accent sounded like a northerner.

"The porcelain cup my friend just bought looks very good. I don't know if I would like to transfer it." The old man smiled charitably, "I would like to add another five hundred yuan."

Xu Wei shook her head, "I'm sorry, we came here to look for birthday gifts, and the elderly in the family prefer such things."

Xu Wei shook his head and refused, jokingly, he just picked up a leak, and a fool would just add five hundred yuan to transfer it.

Xu Mai also understood that the other party had taken a fancy to his little porcelain cup and wanted to buy it, so he quickly shook his little head.

This was bought by myself for my grandfather and cannot be sold to others.

"How about adding another two hundred? I have a porcelain cup at home that looks similar to that cup, and I want to make a pair." The old man continued his efforts and began to play the emotional card.

"Old man, if you want to make a pair, it's better to find a pair with the same pattern. If you want to make a set, plus I only have two of you in my hand. When will you be big, let's forget it." Xu Wei It's quite helpless, it's not the first time I've encountered this kind of thing, Xu Wei doesn't understand why I'm being treated as a fool every time.

When the old man heard this, he said angrily, "The boy pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger to amuse my old man."

"Obviously you came up and thought I was a layman, but now you say I'm not." Xu Wei thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say so, after all, the other party was also a very old man, "It's from the younger generation, isn't it?" .”

However, Xu Wei is also very experienced in coaxing such an old man, "Old man, do you also have a Twelve Flower Cup in your hand?"

"That's right, my old man has collected some good things over the years." When it comes to his collection, no matter who he is, he will be very proud and happy, "Why, want to see it?"

"Please senior lead the way, let us also see the real good things." Xu Wei looked at the sky, and it was already past three o'clock. Today, because Xu Mai's school has an event, the elementary school students have half a day off.

The two were on Dongtai Road, and they ate some small roast sausages and instant noodles from Uncle San's place. Xu Wei looked at Xu Mai who was still very energetic, "Are you hungry, do you want to go to grandpa's house to see the baby with eldest brother?"

"Not hungry." Xu Mai shook his head, looking at Xu Wei happily, "I'm going."

Xu You saw that Xu Mai was not hungry and was very energetic, so he took Xu Mai's hand and followed the old man in front of him into an alley.

The old man took the two of them to the innermost one, a small villa with a European style. As soon as they entered the door, a servant with a strong accent greeted them.

Xu You was a little puzzled. It seemed that the other party had lived here for a while, and the neighbors around seemed to be familiar with him.

However, Xu You has never seen this person, whether at Mr. Zhang's place or at other gatherings of Tibetan friends.

Although Xu You can't say that he has a photographic memory, most people will have a little impression after seeing him once. This old man also seems to be a senior collector. He has lived in Shanghai for a while, but Xu Wei feels that is very very strange.

The old man beckoned Xu Wei and Xu Mai to sit down, then asked the servant just now to serve some food and drink, and then he started chatting with Xu Wei.

"Boy, I walked around that street for a long time, and I fell in love with that cup, but there were people at the stall at that time, so I didn't go there. The two of you brothers took advantage of it."

Speaking of this, the old man seemed to be very regretful, and then he thought about it and said, "How about fifty thousand, how about transferring it to me? Of course, if you say you have other Flora Cups in your hand, I will not bid."

Xu You wanted to say directly that he also had them at home and was planning to collect them by himself, but this is really nonsense. Xu You is very good at talking to antique dealers, but Xu You is really embarrassed to talk to old people, " No, things are really meant to be given as gifts."

"How about this, young man, I also have a few things here, which are very suitable for gift giving, how about we change them?" The old man saw that Xu Wei really didn't want to sell it, so it was worth changing the way.

another?It's not impossible, but the things are not your own, Xu Wei looked at Xu Mai, "Xiao Mai, this grandpa wants to exchange his own things with you for the small porcelain cup you just bought, do you want to change it?"

Xu Mai raised his head in doubt, with a little water stain on the corner of his mouth, "What can I get in exchange?"

"It's all little things that grandpa has collected over the years. They look better than your little porcelain cup." The old man didn't expect that the things really belonged to this little thing, Xu Mai, so he explained with a smile.

"Then I have to take a look first." Although Xu Mai is a child, he often hangs around his mother's clothing studio, and he grew up in a large courtyard, so he is not easy to coax.

"Okay, then let's go and have a look." Then, the old man stood up and led the two into a room on the left, where there were two antique shelves and three glass display cabinets.

When the old man turned around, Xu Wei frowned. There were more than [-] antiques in the whole room, but only two or three of them were placed in the most conspicuous places. Yes, but it is at best a high imitation.

There is a difference between a fake and a high imitation.

At least the craftsmanship and raw materials used in high imitations are the same as the real ones, the difference is only the precipitation of time, some high imitations are even more valuable than some real ones.

For example, some of Tang Bohu's high imitations of the same period were written by Tang Bohu on behalf of his senior brothers and teachers.

Although it is not the authentic work of Tang Bohu, it is also the handwriting of a master of the country, a master of the school.

In other words, Zhang Daqian, before becoming famous, seriously imitated other people's calligraphy and paintings in order to support his family.

But now Zhang Daqian's works can cost tens of millions if you just take them out, and there is no market for them.

However, no matter how you look at the things here, they are not the works of celebrities. Although they are high-quality imitations, they always lack a touch of charm. At least in Xu Wei's opinion, they are not spiritual enough.

In short, at first glance, it is dusty, only two or three palm-sized halos can be slightly illuminated, and the rest of the place is boring.

Is this really a collector's home?

If the other party is a half-baked person, it's okay to say that he has just entered the industry, but this old man looks like a veteran, and he can recognize the Twelve Flower God Cups at a glance, at least he should be very researched in porcelain.

The old man pointed to a few pieces of porcelain he had, and said to Xu You and Xu Mai, "The price of these things is about the same as the Twelve Flower God Cups, so you can choose."

Xu You simply didn't need to 'see' with his eyes, but combined his own knowledge to study these high imitations.

Not to mention that although they are high imitations, there are actually one or two very good ones. If Xu Wei hadn't 'seen' them with his eyes before, he would definitely be deceived.

Among them is an underglaze red celestial vase that is very beautiful. Xu Wei compared this feel with a similar celestial vase I saw in Jubaotang before, and it was almost exactly the same.

Then Xu You 'scanned' it into his mind, and found that its color is also very pure, and it can almost be confused with the real one.

Xu You now understands that something is wrong with this matter, the old man is probably a liar.This kind of people are divided into sects, there are several people in each sect, and every time they commit crimes in a gang, and now I only see the old man alone, which makes Xu Wei dare not act rashly.

Maybe there are other people hiding nearby. If I see through the identity of the other party here, and I bring a child with me, I think something will happen.

To be on the safe side, just pretend to be fooled and run out first.

This celestial ball bottle is a very good breakthrough point, while admiring the cheater's counterfeiting craftsmanship, Xu Wei is planning in his heart.

"Senior, this underglaze red celestial ball bottle is really beautiful. Is this a sacrificial item from the early Ming Dynasty?"

Xu You pretended that he was a half-baked person who had some knowledge of antiques but didn't know much about them, and asked for advice humbly.

"Yeah, I bought this at an auction a few years ago. The original starting price was only 50 yuan, but later I met two people I liked the same, and then the price rose to 120 million. Play around a lot."

The old man saw that Xu Wei was interested in this celestial ball bottle, so he also showed a kind of sincere love, "But now I am looking for a good buyer, I am old, and the children in my family don't like these things. I thought that if I could find a master who likes these treasures in my lifetime, I would be able to rest in peace."

Xu Youyi was reluctant to put down the underglaze red celestial vase, turned around, and finally turned to the side of the celestial vase, and then showed a kind of inseparable love, "Senior, is your underglaze red celestial vase here?" Are you going to give up your love?"

The old man looked at Xu Wei, "Boy, if you really like it, I'll give you 100 million yuan. At that time, the bidding was a bit of a dispute. In fact, the price of the Tianqiu bottle is not that high."

Xu You first showed liking, and then showed a tangled look, "Senior, I can't afford so much money now."

Xu Wei said helplessly, with embarrassment on his face, as if he was optimistic about something and found that the money was not enough.

"I don't think you have much money. How about it? I'm going out next month. You can come to me before I go out, and I won't change my mind." The old man looked at Xu Wei with an expression of someone who had come, and then It doesn't matter if Xu You is given a purchase deadline, as if it doesn't matter whether Xu You can buy the things back.

Afterwards, Xu You remained in a state of despair of not being able to get something, tentatively asking the old man behind if it was in his collection, and finding something to exchange for the Flower God Cup with him, all of which were fooled by Xu Wei.

It wasn't until Xu You took Xu Mai out of the alley and walked a long way that he suddenly took Xu Mai for a trot, and he was relieved until he got into the car.

These days, liars are more arrogant than people who are being lied to, and one must be careful when being lied to, for fear that there will be too many liars and they will attack them in groups.

I am really unlucky today, Xu You thought angrily.

But my little cousin is still very powerful, and he can pick up a big leak.

"Xiao Mai, there were so many things on your classmate's stall at that time, why did you buy this small cup?" Xu Wei was curious, so he asked while driving.

"Because it feels a bit older, isn't it that the older the antique, the more valuable it is?" Xu Mai replied happily.

Xu You just nodded when he heard this, but his heart was very disturbed.

That's a lot of talent, right?