Zhong Wenqiu regretted that he couldn't follow Brother Hu to the black market to gain knowledge. Human nature is curious about mysterious existences.

Bringing cash, Hu Yang and the three of them met with Old Man Fei's old buddy Shen first.

Shen Lao is a very fashionable old man, he actually wears a suit, and his black hair is probably dyed and neatly combed. In Feige's words, that's Saubao.

"Listen to Lao Fei, the little brother is very capable!" Shen Lao talked with a smile, completely thinking of himself as a young man.

Populus euphratica is speechless, look at this old man, it's not very reliable!

"Old man Fei praised it falsely and lifted it up. "Populus euphratica is modest.

Shen Lao smiled: "Then look at my wrench." ”

Hu Yang had long noticed that from the time Shen Lao appeared to the present, he had been rubbing the wrench on his hand a few times from time to time.

At first, the wrench was just a tool used to pull the string when drawing the bow and shooting an arrow, and it was put on the archer's right thumb to protect the shooter's right thumb from being strangled by the bowstring.

However, it became popular and became an elegant plaything.

In fact, the earliest jade wrench was not what it is now.

For example, the jade wrench finger of the Shang Dynasty also had the function of drawing the bow and protecting the finger, which was not only longer than the later wrench, but also had grooves on it, and began to become shorter in the Warring States period; the wrench of the Han Dynasty appeared in the shape of a jade piece, similar to a jade pendant, with a small hook used to pull the string.

Hu Yang looked at it for a few seconds, and then smiled: "It turned out to be a wrench." ”

In terms of its size and thickness, there are also civil and military points, and the martial wrench finger is more plain, and the text wrench finger is more than the outer wall of the precision casting verses or patterns.

Andy and Feiqi were extremely surprised, are they still divided into civil and military, male and female?

"What do you think?"

Hu Yang explained: "This is not difficult, the wrench finger is usually a little thinner, and there will be carvings on the outer wall, such as poems, patterns, etc., which is fancy in layman's terms." ”

Well, everybody understands right away.

"This is Jade, right?" Andy asked.

I have been following Brother Hu for so long, and I have seen a lot of jadeite, so I can basically recognize it.

But Hu Yang shook his head: "It's not jade." ”

Shen Lao's expression was slightly shocked, he didn't expect this young man to really have two brushes, it wasn't Lao Fei who deliberately praised him. Many people thought it was jadeite when they saw it for the first time, and the color was extremely similar.

"This is tourmaline, a gemstone that has skyrocketed in value in recent years and is expected to surpass diamonds.

At present, a 10-carat tourmaline gemstone costs 50,000-150,000 yuan according to its color, which is basically only equivalent to a one-carat diamond of the same grade. ”

You may often hear about this unit of carat, but be aware that it is not a gram, it is five times smaller than a gram. Ten carats is only two grams, that is, two grams of good quality tourmaline gemstones cost between 50,000 and 150,000.

Andy and Feige listened and secretly smacked their tongues, now some jewelry is too exaggerated.

"How do you tell it's tourmaline?" asked Shen Lao with interest.

"Quite simply, tourmaline comes in a variety of colors and is known as the rainbow fairy, as long as you can find colors on the color spectrum, it has them. And the green tourmaline is also called chrome tourmaline.

A good chrome tourmaline will look like a pure forest green with a hint of yellow to blue hues, but the blue hue is usually only visible under incandescent light. ”

After Hu Yang finished speaking, he raised his wrench finger and pointed at the white street lamp overhead, and everyone saw the blue light emitting from it.

This time, Shen Lao really believed that Hu Yang had two hands, and he was quite professional. It seems that this trip to the black market may not be the same as before, and maybe there will be gains.

Although it is a black market, it is not necessarily all genuine, and some people still have an eye in it.

For example, he planted it and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a handicraft, so angry that he couldn't eat for a few days.

"Among tourmalines, green is the most common, red is noble, and yellow is the rarest. Populus euphratica added.

In addition, tourmalines that have been carved are even more rare, because tourmalines are relatively fragile and prone to cracks in the carving process, so tourmalines that can be formed into large pieces since ancient times are very rare in collectibles.

After speaking, Hu Yang set his eyes on the string of beads on Shen Lao's wrist.

He asked, "Elder Shen, has this string been altered?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Lao was stunned, not knowing what Hu Yang wanted to express.

His string of beads is made of red sandalwood, a treasure left by the nobles of the Qing Dynasty, which he bought for a few dollars in the capital when he was young, and he has been blowing for decades.

"Changed the line?" Hu Yang asked again.

Shen Lao nodded, it is normal for beads to change threads! After all, the threads are different beads, and they are easy to age, so they have to be changed every few years, normal operation, right?

"Eighteen beads, each carved with an arhat, if you follow the order of the arhats, your string of beads is very problematic. Hu Yang pointed out.

Hu Yang can see that this Shen Lao's treasure appreciation skills are really ordinary. It stands to reason that this kind of thing should not happen.

Shen Lao was shocked, he hadn't paid attention to this aspect before, he was staring at it when changing the line, and there was no possibility of stealing the beams and changing the columns.

He hurriedly checked, he knew the order of the arhats, and soon found that it was all messed up. For a while, it was extremely embarrassing. Only Feige snickered heartlessly.

Shen Lao kicked Fei Qi: "Laugh at the fart, you don't even know the rosewood, and you say that you play wood carving!"

Damn, old fellow, don't take me out if you're angry! Feige was depressed.

This time, Shen Lao really didn't dare to underestimate Populus euphratica and was impressed.

He led the way, and also told Hu Yang and others that the time when the black market is open is not fixed, and the temporary arrangement is the same. Once inside, don't ask too much.

There are two types of transactions on the black market, the first is the transaction between private individuals, and there are stalls.

If you want to set up a stall on the black market, you need to have certain qualifications and pay a fee.

There is also the "official" auction, and the organizer also has its own treasure, which is usually auctioned at the end. Among those items, there will even be treasures stolen from foreign museums, and whether you dare to buy them is another matter.

"In short, you must think twice when you start, although the price will be much cheaper than the normal market price, but many things are of unknown origin, and if you are not careful, you will cause trouble. Shen Lao reminded Hu Yang.

"Understand, I won't touch a hot potato. "This is the principle of Populus euphratica.

He bought it to make money, and he didn't want to touch the treasure that died of light, it was too troublesome and unnecessary.

Some people may not care so much, and after getting their hands on it, they will find a way to wash it away. Or secretly transfer it to someone who is not afraid of trouble, and make a small profit.

This time the black market was opened in a construction site, and the staff of the construction site had been cleared.

When entering the venue, Shen Lao took out a card, and the guards swiped it with a machine similar to a mobile phone, and some information was displayed on it, and then passed.

"It's quite advanced!" Feige was surprised.

"You kid don't talk much. Shen Lao glared at him.