Chapter 351: Braised Carp
In a private restaurant, in a private luxury office.
Xu Mingliang opened his suit, holding a Cuban cigar in his mouth, and the big TV screen in front of him showed Shen Qiu's every move, and Shen Qiu's behavior when he entered the private restaurant was all under Xu Mingming's surveillance.
The corners of Xu Mingming's mouth turned up slightly, looking at the live situation on the screen, he couldn't help but show an imperceptible smile, he Xu Mingliang has never lost anyone, as long as he sees the treasure in his eyes, no one can take it away from him.
"Hehe......" Xu Mingliang spat out a puff of smoke ring and smiled: "Shen Qiu, even if I can't get it, I will never let you succeed!"
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The six dishes on the table were carefully selected by the six masters in the store, and each antique was extremely testing the eye of the treasure connoisseur, and it was only fitting to use them to test Shen Qiu.
"Bell!"
The first dish was settled, a braised carp was presented in front of Shen Qiu, and a young treasure connoisseur wearing glasses stood up on the table.
"Master Shen Qiu! This is Zhao Shibo, the youngest treasure connoisseur in our Xu antique store, a top student of the History Department of Yenching University, a member of the Yenching Antique Association, not to mention that Master Zhao is only twenty-three years old, but he was the sales champion of our Qiandian store last year, and he has topped the sales record for ten consecutive months, and his eye and talent for identifying the collection are amazing! This braised carp work was excavated by him in August last year!"
Although Zhao Shibo is only twenty-three years old, he looks old, his eyes are cloudy, his forehead bones are thick, and his eyes are incomparable.
"Shen Qiu! I heard that you claim to be the No. 1 Treasure Appreciation Grandmaster in Jiangcheng? Let me see your level of appreciation today, whether it's a donkey or a horse that comes out to slip around! If you can see a seven-point braised carp, even if you win, otherwise......"
Zhao Shibo paused deliberately when he said this: "Otherwise, you should go back to Jiangcheng and be your first treasure connoisseur! Don't be embarrassed in Yanjing! Come on, come on! You can first tell me what age this collection is!"
Shen Qiu raised his head and glanced at Zhao Shibo, this guy was standing next to him, and he came up with a cannonball, and his tone and momentum were very unbeatable.
"I won't say what age it is, I'll correct you first!"
"Haha!" Zhao Shibo smiled, raised his head and showed a mouthful of cigarette gray teeth: "What qualifications do you have to correct me?" I am the master master of the Xu family's antique front store, looking at the entire Yanjing, there are not many people who can correct me, but you Shen Qiu definitely do not have this qualification!"
"Ahem......"
Miao Jiafu, who presided over the banquet, interjected and said: "Master Zhao, there is one thing to say, you can't say that because you are the master of our Xu family antique shop, you will be biased towards you, since you say that it is corrected, you have to look at the content of the other party's correction, if there is no change, then encouragement, not only you, all the masters of the Xu family antique shop must humbly accept the teachings of others, Master Shen Qiu, please say ......."
Shen Qiu nodded and said to Zhao Shibo: "Zhao Shibo, next time you talk to someone, can you maintain a minimum of respect and distance, remember that your mouth is so close to people, smearing and flying, the taste is indescribable, you see this is my napkin, I haven't moved yet! It's all your saliva......
Shen Qiu picked up the napkin in front of him, and the white napkin was full of Zhao Shibo's saliva.
Ye Mei couldn't help laughing: "I'll go, Shen Qiu, don't you say who I thought was here!hahahaha......"
"Uh...... You...... Shen Qiu, you ......" Zhao Shibo's face was embarrassed and he was speechless, he wanted to use this dish to embarrass Shen Qiu, but who knew that Shen Qiu gave him a dismount before he started to taste it, and he couldn't get off the stage in front of so many colleagues.
"Okay, good! Shen Qiu counts you as can, what era did you say this braised carp is!" Zhao Shibo was obviously about to publish it, but he suppressed his voice, and his embarrassed expression was ugly.
Shen Qiu's gaze fell on this braised carp.
It's clear that it's not a real dish.
It is a carved ornament made of gemstones and jadeite, and the braised fish is carved from a piece of red mountain stone, which happens to have a clear sense of hierarchy and colorful color, which just corresponds to the appearance of the carp.
In addition, the ginger shreds, green onions, and various pepper ingredients in the braised carp are all decorated with various precious jadeite, and in general, although this braised carp is fake, it is made lifelike, it is exactly the same as the real one, and even the braised soup and carp scales in it are presented.
Suffice it to say that if this dish is placed on the feast, it can definitely reach the point of being fake, and it is indeed a delicious dish that is pleasing to the eye.
"Shen Qiu, you say, what era is this braised carp from......" Zhao Shibo lowered his voice, pointed to this dish and shouted eagerly, obviously the real age of this dish is the biggest killer weapon in his hand, just waiting for Shen Qiu to make a mistake, he will fight against Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu didn't answer in a hurry, but picked up the "Braised Carp", turned back and forth to see the mystery, pointed to the reverse side of the dish and said: "Isn't this obvious?
Shen Qiu's hands first felt a scorching temperature, and then a special picture of this work came to mind, this dish came from the Song Dynasty's Beicang Prefecture, Beicang Prefecture is close to the capital, and is the birthplace of Hongshan Stone, the local county government held an activity similar to a carving competition, requiring local craftsmen to use Hongshan stone as raw materials, carve out 36 fine dishes, and select eight dishes to present to the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time.
"Braised Carp" was born in this background, but soon after the birth of this work, there was a change, the Jin soldiers invaded the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty, causing a series of wars, and the carving competition was delayed, and finally Master Ishii's braised carp was sold to a wealthy merchant in the capital, and the rich merchant spent nearly 130 taels of silver.
This amount of money is a leak in today's terms.
"What? Shen Qiu! You said this work was from the Northern Song Dynasty? Are you sure?"
Hearing Shen Qiu say this, Zhao Shibo immediately couldn't help screaming, and his mouth was full of smearing, and Miao Jiafu, the housekeeper sitting next to him, was sprayed wildly.
"Yes...... This braised carp is from the Northern Song Dynasty, low-key and low-key!" Shen Qiu gestured to the tissue in front of him: "You can spray me, even Steward Miao, you can also spray, you really can't help but wear a mask first, okay?"
"Uh...... Good...... Shen Qiu: "Zhao Shibo could lower his voice, unable to hide the excitement in his heart, it seemed that Shen Qiu said the wrong era, and it was right in his arms: "Wrong! Haha! Shen Qiu, you are wrong! You can't even see such a dish?
"Let me tell you what age it is!"
"Stop! Don't say it!" Shen Qiu made a gesture, and he had already seen Zhao Shibo's trick: "Let me tell you for you! Do you want to say that the carp in this dish is from the Northern Song Dynasty, but the plate under it is from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, not only that! The soup of this braised carp is not the original match, but was added by later generations!"
"So this dish can be said to be from the Northern Song Dynasty, or it can be said that it was from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, you deliberately made a multiple-choice question and waited for me here, just to think that I made a mistake, and then take the opportunity to sarcastically mock me, I am not wrong, right?"
"Ah......" Zhao Shibo's face was blinded, and the words that came to his mouth suddenly couldn't be spoken, isn't this my line? Why did Shen Qiu finish all my words? Then what do I say now?
Shen Qiu let go of the dark red brand on the side of the braised fish tail again: "See, no! Looking at this dish, the earliest payment is the payment in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the identification of the age of antiques has always been based on the payment of the earliest year, but it is necessary to clearly explain the flaws of this dish, such as the plate at the bottom is added later, and the soup on it is also added by later generations......
"You haven't even figured out the age of antiques, and you still want to use these carving insect skills to tempt me to be fooled? I think you should go back and study for a few more years......
Yes......