Chapter 68: Fraud

Meng Zitao touched Li Xianle, pouted at the man, and whispered, "I think let's go." ”

Li Xianle also knew that person, and said in amazement: "This is Cui Zhu, why is this guy here, and he actually becomes an expert?"

Meng Zitao shook his head: "Who knows, but this kind of appraisal meeting, I don't think it's better to participate, and no one will recognize the certificate issued." ”

Li Xianle said: "It's okay, Cui Zhu appraised miscellaneous, but Qu Yingwei was the one who appraised porcelain, and he is still a little famous in our Jiangnan porcelain appraisal." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Then you're not afraid that he won't be as good as you want?"

"Hehe, he's all in the same league as Cui Zhu, do you think he won't let me get my way?"

Li Xianle seemed to be very confident, and since this was the case, Meng Zitao didn't say much. Since there were still a lot of people identified in front, the two of them found a seat first, asked for a pot of tea, and chatted while drinking.

The speed of on-site treasure appraisal is not slow, but there are too many people who can't stand the treasure appraisal, and it is estimated that it will take a while for Li Xianle's turn.

In this process, Meng Zitao found that even if it was fraud, those experts actually divided people into several grades, and when they encountered some people who were not very willing to pay, they directly said that the thing was a fake, and some people who had the idea of paying money would tell him that the thing was genuine, and that they could issue an appraisal certificate for him, etc.

Of course, in view of the situation in the antique market, there are more fakes and fewer real ones, these people only dare to say that a small number of fakes are genuine, otherwise, even if the Tibetan friends who come to identify them are stupid, they will find that there is a problem.

In addition, to Meng Zitao's surprise, Cui Zhu was actually quite popular here (there are two experts in identifying miscellaneous items), which made Meng Zitao a little puzzled.

So, Mencius invited a Tibetan friend who was standing next to them to sit down, inquired about it, and after listening to this person's introduction, he understood what was going on.

It turned out that all this was because Cui Zhu was able to speak well, and he was very careful, plus he also had the title of an expert on his head, and people who didn't know the truth certainly preferred to find him for identification.

"Big brother, can you give me an appreciation of this Buddha statue of yours?"

After listening to the other party's explanation, Meng Zitao paid attention to the things in the hands of this Tibetan friend, in fact, the reason why he chose this person was precisely because of this person's collection.

"Of course that's fine. The Tibetan friend immediately smiled and agreed.

Generally speaking, on occasions like treasure appreciation activities, most of the peers who like the same utensils are very enthusiastic. In addition to being able to communicate with each other, there are also some conspicuous meanings, and it is better to be happy alone than to be happy in all.

Meng Zitao took the Buddha statue in his hand, looked at it carefully, and nodded secretly, this is indeed a good thing.

This is a statue of Shakyamuni, which is made of red material as a whole.

Red material is a kind of material ware, and the so-called material is actually a vessel or handicraft made of glass raw materials with pigments.

The material was first introduced into our country from the Western Regions, and during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the production of material in the Boshan area of Lu Province has been very prosperous, and then spread to the capital.

In the 35th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, the capital began to produce the materials used by the imperial palace, and the first large-scale glaze factory appeared, which was loved by the royal family.

The varieties of production include daily necessities, ornaments and jewelry, etc., the shape is rich, the form is diverse, especially the combination of practicality and decoration of the material carving, the production is extremely exquisite, the works involve all aspects of court life.

Like the red material Buddha statue in the hands of Meng Zitao, it is one of them, although the shape is small, but the upper hand is heavy, the color is red and bright, and the texture is transparent.

The Buddha statue has a kind face, wearing a magic robe, the hands hang down naturally, the legs are crossed, the overall shape is dignified and atmospheric, the carving is exquisite, it is very rich in royal atmosphere, and it is not used by idle people.

In addition, there is gilt on the body, but because of the preservation problems, a lot has fallen off, which will affect the value of this object to some extent.

Of course, even so, this Buddha statue is also worth a lot of money, and Mencius really doesn't understand why this person would bring such a valuable thing here for identification.

When Mencius finished appreciating it, the Tibetan friend asked, "Little brother, my Buddha statue is good, right?"

Meng Zitao smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is a rare masterpiece." ”

Hearing Mencius say this, Tibetan friends also grinned, and excitedly poured out the origin of this Buddha statue.

After listening to his story, Mencius understood that although this Tibetan friend likes to collect Buddha statues, his level is not good, almost two knives, and this Buddha statue was also obtained by him, and it is precisely because he does not know the value of the Buddha statue that this person will take it here for identification.

Meng Zitao wanted to tell him, you should take this thing back and keep it well, but people didn't believe his words, and the other party didn't ask this question.

At this time, Meng Zitao suddenly found that there was a dispute between Tibetan friends and Cui Zhu on the side of the rostrum, and the Tibetan friends were very loud, and Meng Zitao and their side could hear it.

After listening to a few words casually, Meng Zitao and the others understood what was going on, it turned out that the person's things were identified as fakes, but they were clamoring for an appraisal certificate, and for this reason, he also auctioned a stack of red bills.

Of course, Cui Zhu would not agree, stood up, angrily reprimanded the other party for insulting his personality, and said in a righteous manner:

"Although I Cui also loves money, but it is the wealth that I earn from loving my righteousness, you are so vexatious again, be careful that I call the police!"

At this time, I heard someone next to me say loudly: "Zhang Datou, you can rest, the experts here all have a bottom line, how can they tolerate your behavior, I think you should leave early, so as not to humiliate yourself! Everyone said yes!"

"Yes......"

For a while, there were endless boos around, and Zhang Datou couldn't hold his face, dropped a few cruel words, and left in disgrace.

"Yes!" the Tibetan friend sitting next to Meng Zitao smiled gloatingly.

"Big brother, who is this person?" asked Li Xianle curiously.

Zangyou smiled: "Bastard, he can't stop cheating, but he always keeps a hand in doing things, and everyone can't do anything about him." It's really gratifying to see him deflated today. ”

Meng Zitao and Li Xianle glanced at each other, they all had the same thought in their hearts, this person is likely to be Tuo, as for why, it is not difficult to guess, in this way, the image of the experts here has improved a lot.

At this time, the Tibetan friend stood up and said, "My son has already arrived, so I'll go first." ”

Meng Zitao nodded with a smile, and said a few more auspicious words, in fact, it doesn't matter if he doesn't say auspicious words, he doesn't believe in such an open door, and the expert can give another conclusion.

However, the result was exactly the opposite of what he expected, only to see that Tibetan friend happily holding his own things, came to Cui Zhu, and after Cui Zhu saw the things and gave his own conclusions, the Tibetan friend showed a stunned expression on his face, and when he heard the end, he looked even more depressed.

"Hey, what opened the door, no wonder Cui Zhu still said it was wrong, what is the reason?" Li Xianle also saw the Buddha statue just now, and when he saw this scene, he felt very strange like Meng Zitao.

Just when the two were surprised, Meng Zitao saw that the Tibetan friend and his son went out directly with their things, and he hurriedly said, "Brother Li, you wait here for a while, and I'll come when I go." ”

"Okay. Although Li Xianle also wanted to follow, he still had something to do, so he could only stay.

Meng Zitao hurriedly walked out of the teahouse and immediately caught up with the Tibetan friend.

"Big brother, wait a minute. ”

The Tibetan friend turned around and saw that it was Meng Zitao, so he asked a little strangely, "Brother, what's the matter with you?"

Meng Zitao said: "It's nothing, it's just the result of some curiosity about this thing." ”

"Hey, don't mention it, this thing is actually an imitation. The Tibetan friend sighed, looking depressed.

At this time, the son who was standing next to him said: "Dad, I said a long time ago, there is nothing good on the stall, you see, you have been fooled again, right? ”

"Stinky boy, believe it or not, I'm going to beat you!" the Tibetan friend raised his hand, ready to fight.

The young man jumped to the side: "I said that you are unreasonable!

"Hmph!" Zangyou snorted coldly, turned around and said, "Let my brother laugh." ”

Meng Zitao hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter, and then asked curiously: "Brother, can you ask, what did that expert say?"

The Tibetan friend gave a few specious answers, and finally said: "Actually, the biggest flaw is this gilding, you smell it, is there a strange smell, if it is a real thing, how can there be such a smell?"

Meng Zitao stepped forward and smelled it, and indeed smelled a strange smell, but this just proved that this was a genuine product, because this smell was actually a faint mixture of incense and musty.

The reason why there is the smell of incense is because this Buddha statue has been worshiped for a long time. The musty smell should be the smell of being buried in the ground, and as for why a good Buddha statue is buried in the ground, there are many reasons for this.

"Isn't that so?" the Tibetan friend shook his head, looking very sorry.

Meng Zitao thought for a while and asked, "This eldest brother, what are you going to do with this Buddha statue?"

"What else, just leave it alone. Speaking of this, he came back to his senses: "What, are you interested in this Buddha statue?"

"Yes, I still thought it before. Meng Zitao nodded naturally, and told the truth, he didn't want to be seen as taking advantage of the fire.

"Wait......" Meng Zitao had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly had an idea, could this be that Cui Zhu deliberately said this, so that he could buy it at a low price?

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