Meng Zitao studied for a long time and found that the Arowana was just overdrunk, just like a person who drank too much and got drunk. And after changing the water once, it won't be long before the arowana will be back to normal.

After changing the water once, Meng Zitao found that the mental state of the arowana had changed significantly, and it seemed that this spiritual liquid was indeed useful for the arowana, but as the old saying goes, the deficiency is not replenished, and if you eat too much tonic medicine, it is not good for the body.

Judging from the performance of the Arowana, the dilution concentration to be fed now may only need to be fed a few drops, and two liters of water can be fed for a long time, which saves Meng Zitao a lot of trouble.

With the experiment of the arowana, Meng Zitao suddenly thought that this spiritual liquid might be used as plant fertilizer, maybe it would also have a very good effect, and he would be able to make a lot of money as a farmer at that time.

However, Meng Zitao gave up this plan after thinking about it, and he did not have a field at home like the novels written on the Internet. Even if he went to contract fields or mountains and forests, and used spiritual liquid to plant, it would be easy to be exposed.

You are in the antique business, and suddenly you think of contracting the mountains and forests, and you are planting them very well and very well, and you will know that there must be problems with them by simply guessing.

Of course, it's not impossible to engage in bonsai once in a while.

Putting this matter aside, Meng Zitao went to the Internet to pass the time, in addition to he usually likes to find some information, read some news, the most frequent place is the antique forum. However, he generally only looks at it and doesn't say anything, so his presence in the forum is basically equal to zero, and he doesn't have any friends.

However, Meng Zitao didn't make a friend, in March, he met a netizen with the screen name "chasing porcelain" from the forum, and he literally knew that he was a porcelain lover.

Speaking of which, the process of getting to know the two is also simple, chasing porcelain and sending a photo of a newly arrived collection, and the netizens who followed the post all said yes, open the door, words like to the generation, however, Meng Zitao felt that something was wrong at a glance, and through careful observation, he found the problem.

Meng Zitao was also bored that day, so he replied, saying that there was something wrong with things, and briefly gave reasons.

As a result, as the owner's chasing porcelain, he was not happy, and he said to him very unceremoniously in a private chat, don't open your mouth if you don't understand.

Meng Zitao didn't want to be verbose with him, so he went offline at that time, but he didn't expect to go to the forum the next day and found that this person actually apologized to him, and his attitude seemed to be quite sincere.

In this way, Meng Zitao's impression of chasing porcelain has changed greatly, and he chatted casually later. After going back and forth, the two added contact information to each other, and Chaici was gradually impressed by Meng Zitao's knowledge and experience.

As soon as Meng Zitao turned on the computer, he saw a message from chasing porcelain, saying that it was a collector he knew who brought him a Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glazed bowl, and the price was only 2 million, so he asked a porcelain appraisal expert to help with the palm, and the connoisseur said that it was true, and finally he bargained for 1.8 million yuan.

After that, he sent a few more photos for Meng Zitao to enjoy.

Listening to this story, Meng Zitao didn't need to look at it at all, he knew that he was fooled, not to mention the authenticity of the thing, even if it was indeed a genuine Ru kiln, the price of the transaction was too different.

Although he felt that it could not be genuine, Meng Zitao still took a closer look at the photos, but as soon as the photos came into his eyes, he was stunned, because the details reflected in the photos were really genuine.

This made Meng Zitao a little confused, thinking, could it be that in these years, there are really collectors who don't know the value of Ru kiln, and actually sold tens of millions of genuine products to others for 1.8 million?

Meng Zitao couldn't figure it out, so he asked the porcelain chasing to send a few more detailed pictures, and the porcelain chasing action was also very fast, and after a while, he used a digital camera to send a few new photos.

However, after a closer look, Meng Zitao found that, judging from the details in the photo, this Ru kiln bowl is indeed a genuine product.

"Is there really such a person who harms himself and others?" Meng Zitao looked strange.

You know, in the antique industry, some people generally look away, or because they are wrong, how can anyone sell to others at the price of the leak when they know that their things are genuine?

Meng Zitao thought about it for a while, and felt that if it was indeed genuine, it must be because the person was wrong and thought that his things were fakes, otherwise it would be too unreasonable.

"Taozi (Mencius Tao's screen name), my Ru kiln azure glazed bowl is good, right?" Chaici made another laughing expression.

"Judging by the photos, there shouldn't be any problem. ”

"Hehe, did you think I was cheated at first?"

"If we change positions, will you think I'm blind?"

"That's right, but you don't want to think about it, I'm not a fool, I can't even step on such a simple thunder, right?"

"So I think it's even more strange, if it's really genuine, he can get a big auction like Christie's, no matter what, it won't sell for more than 1.8 million, right?"

Chai Porcelain was silent for a while and said, "Maybe he was wrong." ”

That's all that can be explained. ”

"By the way, Taozi, where are you from?"

"Didn't I write it on the information, from Jiangnanling City, why did you suddenly ask this?"

"What you said is a bit unsure, so I want you to help take a look. ”

"Didn't you say that you hired a famous local porcelain appraiser?"

Chai Porcelain sent an embarrassed expression: "At that time, I bragged to him that things were inherited from my family. ”

"Hey, I'm convinced. Where are you from, if it's close, I'll take a look at it for you. ”

"My home is in Yingdu, far away from Ling City. ”

"What, you're from Yingdu?"

"yes, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to Yingdu next week to run errands. ”

"So coincidental?" (surprise)

"Isn't it, you give me a real contact information, and we'll get in touch then. ”

"Okay, you remember 13......"

The two exchanged contact information, chatted for a while, and Meng Zitao received a call from Lao Niu, telling him that the matter was done and that he could go to Li Shandong now.

Meng Zitao said a word to Chasing Porcelain, then packed up his things and went to Li Shandong's shop.

Meng Zitao's shop was a little far away from Li Shandong's side, and he had to pass by Xi Zhengzhen's Shanggu Zhai, and when he was about to walk to the door of Shanggu Zhai, he saw Xi Zhengzhen walking out of the store.

The two are now as strong as fire and water, and when they met, Meng Zitao directly chose to ignore it and walked straight towards Li Shandong's antique shop.

"The villain has a good will!" Xi Zhengzhen was a little annoyed, but he couldn't do anything about Meng Zitao for the time being, so the annoyance turned into a nest fire, and the mood that was originally quite good became worse in an instant.

Meng Zitao walked into Li Shandong's shop and saw Lao Niu chatting with Li Shandong, and he didn't know what to say, which caused both of them to laugh.

Seeing Meng Zitao come in, the two stopped laughing and got up to say hello.

After a few pleasantries, Meng Zitao asked, "Shopkeeper Li, what interesting thing did you just say?"

Lao Niu smiled: "What about the hairy boy, he missed a treasure." ”

Meng Zitao was a little curious, there must be leaks and leaks, so this thing is also a very normal thing in the antique market, therefore, Lao Niu's words made Meng Zitao a little curious, and asked: "What the hell is going on?"

Lao Niu briefly explained the original story.

Mao Tou is also a hawker in the antique street, he will come to set up a stall every weekend, he went back to the countryside to receive goods, bought a piece of porcelain from a fellow villager's house, and then, a black oil lamp in the corner of the wall attracted his attention, he picked up something and looked at it, and asked the villager to sell the oil lamp to him.

The fellow didn't think much about it, and said to Maotou: "It's not just a broken oil cup, what money do you want, I'll give it to you." ”

However, Mao Tou did not agree, so he handed a ticket of twenty yuan to the fellow.

If you don't give the money, the fellow saw Maotou insisting on giving the money, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked at the black oil lamp, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, he blinked and said: "That's it, you pretend to be the money first, this thing is actually my son's, I have to say hello to him?"

The fellow found his son with an oil lamp: "It's strange, this person wants to pay 20 yuan to buy this thing for us, I think it's a little strange." ”

The son picked up the oil lamp and looked at it again and again, and said, "It can't be an antique, it doesn't often be said on TV that the jar of pickles is actually a treasure, and I bought it back and made a lot of money." ”

The son's words reminded the fellow at once. He said: "I can't say, I had this thing when I was a child, and if it was an antique, it would be a loss to sell it for 20 yuan." ”

The son said, "Then try again and see how that guy reacts." ”

The fellow went back and said to Maotou: "This thing has been in my house for many years, my son is in love with the old, how about you give 100 yuan?"

Maotou smiled bitterly and agreed. With this temptation, the villager felt that the thing must be an antique, so next, the villager's son came out and told Maotou that this was an ancestral object of his family, at least three thousand.

Mao Tou listened and directly refused: "My daughter has never seen this kind of oil lamp, I want to bring it back to let her have a little more knowledge, since it is your heirloom, then forget it." ”

After speaking, he left directly, leaving the father and son who looked at each other.

Lao Niu took a sip of tea and continued: "This morning, the father and son came to our market to try their luck, and when they saw Maotou, they asked him if he wanted it, only two thousand today, of course Maotou would not agree." As a result, Mei Lao happened to pass by, saw that the oil lamp was going to go over and take a look, and finally bought it. refused to say that it was an oil lamp built in the Song Dynasty, which was worth at least 30,000 yuan, and now the intestines of Mao Tou regret are green. ”

Meng Zitao also thought this matter was quite funny, and said with a smile: "This is also normal, sometimes in our industry, if we want to get an object, it depends on fate, if there is no fate, even if the thing is placed in front of you, you will still miss it." ”

Li Shandong said: "Meng shopkeeper is right, I think at the beginning, I also had the opportunity to get a Song Dynasty brother kiln genuine, because the boss offered a bit more expensive, I hesitated, did not buy it on the spot, but the next day, it was already bought by others, and the next year it appeared at the auction and sold at a high price, if I bought it at the beginning, I could earn at least more than three million, and now I regret it." ”

"Don't say it, I ...... it at the beginning"

Next, everyone took turns to tell a few stories about their own eyes, of course, when everyone spoke, the tone was relatively relaxed, which was a lively atmosphere.

Meng Zitao took a sip of the tea he had just poured and got down to business: "Shopkeeper Li, I heard Lao Niu say, do you have a white jade inkstone?"

"yes, I'll go get it. ”

Li Shandong went to get a brocade box back, opened it, and put it in front of Meng Zitao: "Shopkeeper Meng, you take a look first, if you think it fits, the price is negotiable." ”

"Then I'll take a look. Meng Zitao nodded and picked up the white jade inkstone in the box.

This white jade inkstone drops, the jade is warm and moist. The inkstone is in the shape of a mandarin duck, the body is decorated with feathers, the abdomen is hollow to hold water, and the upper part is decorated with a small mandarin duck-shaped trap.

Mandarin ducks, the ancients called a bird, its inseparable, flying resonates wings, swims like playing in the water, perched with wings and sleeps with their necks, is endowed with a symbol of happy marriage and love. This inkstone carving has two large and one small mandarin ducks, which seem to be playing, and the feeling of harmony and harmony leaps into being.

In addition, the surface of the inkstone droplets is left with a continuous flake of color, and the slurry on the surface looks relatively warm, which is in line with the characteristics of the unearthed heirloom.

Meng Zitao looked at it carefully, and felt a little strange in his heart, because, with his eyesight, it can be seen that the color and pulp should be made, but the jade quality is very good, and the carving is very exquisite, the whole jade looks very exquisite, the shape is lively and interesting, and the demeanor is quiet and smart, and it is made by a master at a glance.

In this case, why should the other party add to the snake and deliberately make some color and pulp, which will affect the value of the jade, and the gains outweigh the losses! I think that as long as it is a person with a normal brain, it is impossible to do this, but the other party does it.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Meng Zitao put this matter aside first, thinking about whether he should buy this white jade inkstone.

Originally, Meng Zitao had no intention of buying this white jade inkstone at all, but the carving of this thing was too good, and it was a literary toy he liked, so he wanted to buy it.

But because the inkstone has been faked, it can be said that the whole jade has been destroyed, although he has a way to restore some of the inkstone, but it is definitely impossible to restore the original appearance.

Meng Zitao thought about it and was ready to decide by the price, and if the price was right, he would buy it.

Meng Zitao asked the price directly: "Shopkeeper Li, I don't know, how much is this inkstone?"

Li Shandong said: "Eighty thousand." ”

Meng Zitao thought for a while: "Shopkeeper Li, if you think it's appropriate, I'll give you eight thousand, how about it?"

Li Shandong didn't have any outrageous reaction because of Meng Zitao's words, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, just the price you said." ”

Lao Niu looked a little inexplicable on the side, he originally thought that the two would have a quarrel, but he didn't expect that it would be over, so he didn't know what to say.

Li Shandong saw Lao Niu's surprise and said with a smile: "A few days ago, my family mentioned this inkstone from time to time, and I felt a little strange in my heart, but I didn't agree at first, but then I thought about it and agreed." Then, Lao Niu, you are here, I am not stupid, of course I know what is going on. ”

"I knew you were Men'er Qing, why did I bother with that effort. ”

Lao Niu shook his head and smiled, and then asked Meng Zitao a little strangely: "Since there is a problem with the things, why do you still buy them?"

"You can see first. Meng Zitao said with a smile.

Lao Niu took the inkstone, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became: "Also, why do I think this thing is genuine?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Do you think that Qin color and pulp are right?"

After being reminded by Meng Zitao, Lao Niu suddenly said: "There seems to be some problems with the pulp, but I think there is a glance at it." ”

"Let me teach you a lesson. ”

Meng Zitao explained with a smile: "The color of jade is in the form of sheets, and no matter the size of the piece, it cannot be filamentous. In the patches of Qin, the color must be irregular, because the surface density of jade is different, and the unit content of organic matter in the soil is also different, so the depth and color of Qinxi will have obvious or subtle differences, especially for flake jade, the color change is more obvious under the illumination of strong light. ”

"Even in the form of flakes, the distribution of shades of color diverges from the outside to the inside, and the color is darker on the outermost edge, and the lighter the color is towards the inside, without exception. If you look at this inkstone again, the color of the pieces has not changed at all, it is as uniform as a piece of black cloth, which belongs to a typical antique Qin. ”

Some knowledge on antiques is like this, if there is no one to point out, even if it takes a long time, you may not be able to figure it out, but someone points out, often a point is thorough, and this is exactly the case with the old cow at this time.

Because of this, antique collectors will often gather and discuss, gather and discuss, and help the palm. At this time, it is especially necessary for collectors to have an open bearing and a refreshing atmosphere to tell the truth. There are speeds of understanding, length of knowledge, and experience, and opinions are often divided. Don't be in the way, don't dare to tell the truth, and don't be stubborn and can't listen to different opinions. In this way, the level of appreciation will be increased.

"Well said. Li Shandong took the lead in applauding and sighed: "Speaking of which, I was also a tendon at that time, and I paid attention to the carving and other aspects, and then the old Song pointed out the wrong place, I was in the way, so I could only use strong words, and the result also made the old Song angry with me, and now I think about it and regret it somewhat." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Misunderstanding, just say it." I said to Mr. Ma when I turned around......"

Li Shandong waved his hand: "No need, I can still pull this face." ”

Meng Zitao smiled, and then asked: "Shopkeeper Li, I don't know if it's inconvenient for Fang to tell me, the origin of this inkstone? ”

Lao Niu also nodded and said, "Yes, the good jade is old, isn't this deliberately ruining things?"

Li Shandong said: "I bought the thing from Shi Wei, and I also asked, and he said that he got the ...... in Xijing" (to be continued.) )