Chapter 500: The Goblet of Fu Mancang
After Yu Yao finished speaking, he sighed slightly.
"Do you really want it?" Shen Ge blinked.
"How to say it, I don't like the Qianlong official kiln very much, especially the style of the middle and late periods, but this kind of thing is too distinctive. ”
"Hmm. You also know that you can't rush, take your time. You've left each other's contact information anyway, what if he wants to sell it again in the future? Or what if you get lucky and run into another one?"
"I don't think about this anymore. What do you want to eat?"
"Roast goose!"
"Uh······ It's too fatty, isn't it? It's not easy to digest at night. ”
"I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"
"Okay. ”
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The next morning, Shen Ge went to the expert group to help, and Yu Yao didn't go out again. It was close to noon when Huang called and told him the address of a seafood restaurant.
Yu Yao arrived at the room that Huang had booked, and Fu Mancang had not yet arrived.
Only then did Zhihuang look at his watch, "This old man is very punctual, there are still five minutes left, you see, between four and five minutes, he may come in." ”
Sure enough, Fumancang arrived less than a minute earlier than scheduled.
Fumancang is over sixty years old, wearing a gray suit with stripes, a white shirt, a tie with a sapphire blue background, and his hair is all white, and he is not rich, but he is meticulously combed.
Fumancang's real name is William Ford, and with the help of Chinese transliteration, he gave himself the name of Fumancang, which Chinese people will feel dirty when they hear it, but he himself is very satisfied.
Actually, I wanted to eat pineapple buns at a tea restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, but Mr. Cai had to come to this seafood restaurant, and fortunately, I also like seafood····· Today's weather is really good, and it makes me feel better······"
After Cai Zhihuang introduced each other, Fu Mancang said a few words in one sentence, a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west.
Yu Yao couldn't help laughing.
This old man's Chinese is good, although it is a little stiff, but the pronunciation is generally standard.
Before the food was served, the three of them just chatted, and no one mentioned the pigeon's blood ruby.
And after the dishes were served and the waiter went out and closed the door, Fu Mancang suddenly smiled and said, "Can you let your ruby help you before the meal?"
Yu Yao was already with him, and he had to let him see it.
"Okay, Mr. Fu, please. ”
Fu Mancang opened the gem box, and did not start it, but took the box and looked at it from a different angle.
"The condition is first-class! More than 10 carats! Gall's Hong Kong Island Spring Auction has added another big highlight!"
Cai Zhihuang nodded, "You are an expert, and I will not solemnly recommend ordinary things." Moreover, I heard that in your spring auction this year, there is also a sapphire that is very stunning, and it reflects each other!"
"Sapphire, what's the matter?, you're doing it for nothing!"
Yu Yao was taking a sip of tea, and when he heard the word, he almost didn't choke, just thinking that he was good at Chinese, and then he began to use idioms indiscriminately.
Cai Zhihuang smiled while correcting "mercilessly", "Mr. Fu, this is not the usage of groundlessness. Groundless means that figurative news and rumors are well-founded, not unfounded. ”
"Oh?" Fu Mancang didn't feel embarrassed at all, "but how can I hear that many of my friends in Huaxia use it like this?"
"Think about it, only when the cave is empty can the wind come in. If you want to describe it as unfounded, you have to use 'closed holes to wind'. ”
"It seems like that······ Fu Mancang shook his fingers, "Then this wrong usage is a false rumor?"
Only then did Zhihuang cough twice, "This is a false rumor, and it can't be used like this." The misuse of the idiom 'out of nowhere' is caused by incomprehension and habitual thinking······ Okay, let's not talk about this problem, since Mr. Fu thinks this ruby is fine, then let's eat first, and then go to your company in the afternoon to identify and go through the procedure. ”
Fu Mancang shook his head slightly, "Your country's idioms are broad and profound, I really can't do it!"
"Well, that's the idiom right. ”
Cai Zhihuang and Yu Yao couldn't help but smile at each other.
Yu Yao said in his heart, this old man is much more interesting than he imagined.
Put away the pigeon blood ruby, the three of them began to eat, Fu Mancang especially likes to eat boiled shrimp, the speed is quite fast, but the action is still very elegant.
During the meal, Fumancang did not talk about antiques, but mostly discussed some Chinese food culture.
After eating, Zhihuang asked the waiter to remove the table and replace it with tea.
After taking a few sips of tea, Fu Mancang said solemnly to Yu Yao, "Mr. Yu, Mr. Cai said that you have excellent eyesight and are the best among the young generation in China. What do you do best, jewelry?"
Yu Yao waved his hand, "I am all the same, all the loose." ”
This sentence seems to be modest, but the meaning seems to understand everything. Fu Mancang spread his hands, "Actually, that's what Mr. Cai told me! So, I brought something with me today." ”
"Mr. Fu is trying to test me. ”
"No, I'm not going to be so bored, it's just that this thing is in doubt. Fu Mancang took the leather bag he brought, opened it, and took out a brocade box, "This is something I picked up by accident, and two friends have seen it, they are both masters, but the three of us have different opinions." ”
"Three people, three opinions?" Yu Yao was slightly surprised.
"Yes. Can you take a look at it for me?"
"Of course you can, it's also a pastime after tea and dinner. ”
In the brocade box of Fumancang, there is a blue glazed goblet. The height and caliber of the cup are about 10 centimeters, and the shape is very atmospheric;
The whole body is green glaze, such as green ice and blue clouds, moist and transparent. The mouth of the cup is very thin along the glaze, slightly revealing the white tire.
There is no decoration on the outside of the goblet, the inner edge of the mouth is slightly lower, there is a string pattern, and the center of the cup has a printed dragon pattern.
When Yu Yao was looking at it carefully, he couldn't help asking, "Mr. Fu, what are the three different opinions you said?"
Fu Mancang made a booing gesture, and then pointed to Yu Yao, who was admiring. Cai Zhihuang smiled, "You don't know him, he has actually finished reading it, but in order to make you feel serious, it's just a matter of delaying for some time." ”
Yu Yao smiled bitterly, "This thing is indeed not easy to get accurately. If I guessed correctly, the three opinions that Mr. Fu said may include the Longquan kiln in the Yuan Dynasty and the Longquan kiln in the early Ming Dynasty. ”
As he spoke, Yu Yao's gaze did not leave the goblet.
"That's right, those two masters, that's it. I disagree, though. ”
"I don't agree with that either. Yu Yao finished reading it, and turned to look at Fu Mancang, "Mr. Fu, what do you think?"