Meng Zitao listened to Uncle Jin's words, his heart moved, and he thought that after he went back, he would talk to Uncle Wang and them, ask if anyone knew this Boss Jia, and when Boss Jia was ready to transfer his collections, he could seize the opportunity.

Seeing that Boss Jia was still making trouble, Wang Qingchen smiled apologetically at Meng Zitao: "Shopkeeper Meng, I'm really sorry, it seems that we have to run for nothing today." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "It's okay, it's not a coincidence, it has nothing to do with you." ”

At this time, only Uncle Jin spoke: "Qingchen, there are people in the village who want to sell antiques, I don't know if you are interested?"

"Who is it?" Wang Qingchen hurriedly asked.

"Uh-huh!" Uncle Jin cleared his throat, and then said with some embarrassment: "Qingchen, I heard that you have that rule in this industry?"

"Which one?" asked Wang Qingchen a little dazed.

"That's it!" Uncle Jin pouted in the direction of Chen's lame house

Wang Qingchen immediately understood: "Hey, what's so bad about this." However, the antique industry is broken into two, the seller pays 3%, the buyer pays 2%, you have to know this. ”

Uncle Jin smiled and said: "I understand, I only need 2%, which is also a little tight on my money, otherwise I would definitely not mention this matter." ”

Looking at the cunning gaze in Uncle Jin's eyes, Meng Zitao said in his heart, it's strange to believe you.

Next, Uncle Jin took the two of them to the house he said, and on the way, he also introduced the situation.

"Chen Qihong's family sells antiques, and his son has leukemia, and I heard that it will take hundreds of thousands of yuan to cure it, so in his family's situation, how can he have so much money? Therefore, Chen Asi (Chen Qihong's father) can only sell his ancestral treasures. ”

Hearing this, Wang Qingchen said: "Uncle Jin, are you mistaken, didn't Chen Qihong's family use to work for long hours? When will there be an ancestral treasure?"

Uncle Jin said with a smile: "This treasure belonged to the old landlord back then, and it was almost the same as the ancestral heirloom." ”

Hearing the word "landlord", Meng Zitao and Wang Qingchen immediately understood what was going on, and it was no surprise that they should have been assigned that year.

Uncle Jin continued: "Speaking of which, Chen Ah Si is really close enough, over the years, we don't know how many people have come to collect old goods, and we have gone to his house to ask, and he said no, if it weren't for his grandson's illness, it is estimated that he will have to wait until he dies before he takes out the things." ”

Wang Qingchen asked, "Uncle Jin, since you know about this, someone should have seen it, right?"

Uncle Jin said: "There are people who go, but Chen Asi asked for too much money, and asked to contact a famous doctor for his grandson, and those who went were scared away by his conditions." ”

Hearing that there was such a request, Wang Qingchen shook his head and said, "Uncle Jin, I don't know any famous doctors. ”

"Well, your dad knows a lot of people, so you can ask him to do me a favor. Uncle Jin said.

"It's so much trouble, I might as well not buy it. Wang Qingchen shook his head, these days, it is not easy to repay the debt of favors, and he doesn't want to let his father owe favors to others for the sake of an antique.

Seeing Wang Qingchen stop, Uncle Jin hurriedly said, "Let's go and have a look first, maybe because things can't be sold, Chen Asi lowered his requirements?"

Because he didn't want to go back empty-handed, Wang Qingchen still agreed. After a while, the three of them came to a house with a somewhat mottled wall.

Uncle Jin led the two of them to the door to an old man who was concentrating on carpentry, and greeted him with a smile: "Fourth uncle, are you busy?"

The old man raised his head: "Ah Jin, why do you have time to come to me today?"

"Hehe, this is not to introduce you to business. Uncle Jin smiled and said, "Well, this is the son of the Kang Ming family, and I want to buy your few things." ”

Wang Qingchen hurriedly greeted politely.

"Oh, kind of impressed. Chen Ah Si nodded, and then said, "Did Ah Jin tell you my request?"

Wang Qingchen said: "I have said it, but you said that you want to find a good doctor, which is really not easy for me to handle! I wonder if you can be accommodating?"

Chen Asi shook his head very resolutely: "No, this matter is not negotiable." ”

Uncle Jin persuaded: "Fourth Uncle, you can add some money, why do you stick to this condition?"

Chen Asi said: "We are all ordinary people, even if we have money, can those famous doctors say that we can find it?"

Wang Qingchen said regretfully: "Then I can't help it." ”

At this time, Meng Zitao spoke: "Uncle, can you let us take a look at things first?"

Chen Asi looked at Wang Qingchen, obviously asking, who is this person?

Wang Qingchen hurriedly introduced: "This is the shopkeeper Meng I invited to help, he has a shop in the antique street in the city. ”

Hearing that Meng Zitao actually opened an antique shop, Chen Ah Si and Uncle Jin were a little surprised, aren't the owners of the antique shop all older?

But he couldn't control this kind of thing, so Chen Ah Si said, "Shopkeeper Meng, are you agreeing to my request?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Uncle, you have to let me see what it is, I don't even know the value of things, and I don't even know the value of things, and I don't know the value of things, and I don't want to agree to your request, it's irresponsible to you and me, right?"

"Well, that's all right, so let's go in and talk about it......"

Chen Ah Si returned the things, took the three of them into the house, invited the three of them to take a seat, and then said, "I'll go and take out the things, you guys wait here for a while." Wife, come and pour tea for the guests. ”

After Meng Zitao took a few sips of tea, Chen Ah Si walked in with a box, the box is not big, it is made of wood, and the surface is painted with a layer of varnish, the appearance is relatively ordinary, there is nothing to see.

opened the box, and there were three things inside, a white jade pendant, a purple sand and colored cigarette bottle, and a green mountain, what kind of material it was, Meng Zitao didn't see it for a while.

After asking for instructions, Meng Zitao and Wang Qingchen took out their things and looked at them.

Mencius Tao first looked at the jade pendant, this jade quality is extremely delicate and full, full of oiliness, high density, good whiteness, very pure, carved goat mouth Ganoderma lucidum, take the auspicious meaning of longevity. This jade is vivid and vivid, meticulously carved, and the pulp is natural, and it can be regarded as a fine work in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.

Meng Zitao estimated that the market price of this jade pendant should be around 100,000.

After seeing the jade pendant, he took Shanzi in his hand, and after a closer look, he understood that this should be made of dental material, and the material is harder and finer than ivory, there is no tooth pattern on the cross-sectional surface, and the emerald green color on the surface immediately came to his mind.

The horn, also known as the autumn (Jue), the material itself is not precious or mysterious, is to dye the walrus ivory into emerald green color and even texture, due to the characteristics of the structural density of the walrus ivory, when the dye makes its section a brain-like pattern, the density of the walrus ivory is slightly larger than the ivory, the touch feels slightly firmer, slightly far away, its texture is like jadeite.

This walrus ivory dyeing process was unique to the Qing Dynasty Imperial Court Office. After the Qing Dynasty, this craft was spread to the people due to the dissolution of the original craftsmen, but only a few craftsmen mastered this craft, and today, this craft has basically disappeared. Whether it can be restored, Meng Zitao has not heard of relevant news.

In general, the cavity of the ivory (including the root and canal) accounts for about one-third of the total length of the tusk, and the remaining two-thirds is the solid heart. The conical cavity of the walrus tip accounts for about two-thirds of the total length of the whole tooth, and only one-third of the tooth core.

Therefore, most of the horn carvings are small works, and the products made are such as cigarette holders, leers, seals, small mouth covers of gourds, blindfolds, air eyes and other small objects.

The piece of Qiujiao Shanzi in Meng Zitao's hand is nearly eight centimeters high, which is rare for such a large material.

Shanzi, known as the rockery by the ancients, is a common elegant setting in the literati's study, mostly based on landscape paintings, so that the abrupt and rugged picture jumps into a body, beautiful in front of the bookcase.

This piece of Qiujiao Shanzi is carved into the shape of a towering mountain peak according to the shape of Qiujiao, and the mountain rocks are steep, concave and convex, and the overall shape is seamless and just right.

The whole body skillfully carves pavilions and pavilions, mountain cliffs, pine long steps, the old man in the robe walks with a cane, steps to climb the steps, two boys follow closely, the stream behind the mountain obliquely passes into a stream, the flowing water is turbulent, pick up the steps and go up, there is a pavilion at the top, the ancient pine surrounds, the cliff side ladder goes straight to the top of the mountain.

The overall layout of this mountain is proper, the carving is fine, the polishing is meticulous, every detail is meticulous, and the level of craftsmanship shown can only be met in the prosperous era of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.

There are very few such horn works that have been handed down to the present, and as for the value, it is difficult for Mencius to estimate for a while, but he is still willing to let him spend one or two million to buy this thing.

After seeing Qiujiao Shanzi, Meng Zitao took a look at the snuff bottle again, this thing is also genuine, the overall performance is remarkable, and the estimated price is about 50,000.

After putting the things back, Meng Zitao asked, "Uncle, I don't know how much you want to pay for these three things?"

Chen Asi stretched out a finger: "One million, plus the conditions just now." ”

"One million!" Wang Qingchen originally liked these things very much, and thought in his heart that if the price was right, he would go back and beg his father. Now when he heard the price of one million, he directly retreated.

Chen Ah Si said: "Yes, one million points cannot be less, of course, if you want to add a little, then I am also happy." ”

When Wang Qingchen heard this, he sneered: "Add a little more, are you treating us as a mallet?"

Meng Zitao asked, "Uncle, what kind of famous doctor do you want?"

Chen Asi replied: "I want the kind of top doctor who treats leukemia in China." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Then I'll make a call to contact a friend." ”

Chen Asi nodded and said, "No problem......"