Chapter 467: Clues from the Porcelain Piece

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Meng Zitao was slightly surprised when he saw this piece of porcelain, and when he took it in his hand, he found that the color from the painting to the green material was in line with the style of the porcelain maker who had not yet been caught in Yingdu.

By now, Meng Zitao has a very clear understanding of the information of the porcelain maker, this person's real name is Wei Dongliang, a native of the porcelain capital, and his parents gave him this name, presumably to make him a pillar.

However, Wei Dongliang didn't learn much since he was a child, and although he didn't say stealing chickens and dogs when he grew up, it wasn't much better, and people in their twenties only knew how to eat and be lazy all day long. Later, I saw that my peers were married and had children, and no woman in the two took a fancy to him, and the blind date failed again and again, so I was anxious.

However, at that time, Wei Dongliang did not have any skills, how could he make money? It was also considered his luck, by chance, he found that he had a talent for porcelain-making, and then he apprenticed to learn the art, and it didn't take long for the porcelain he made to be popular with many people.

Originally, with Wei Dongliang's talent in this area, although it is not easy to become rich and rich, it is still easy to achieve an annual income comparable to that of a white-collar worker.

However, Wei Dongliang felt that the money was too slow, and when he had some fame, he began to take over the work of fakes, and he did it blatantly, and was soon known by the master, and he refused to listen to a few words of persuasion, and was directly expelled from the master.

After that, Wei Dongliang still went his own way, and as his fame grew, more and more people came to him, because the fakes he made could be fake and real, and he was very popular in the market, but he also offended people because of it.

Once, a wealthy man bought a fake made by Wei Dongliang and was laughed at by his friends for a while. The rich man was angry and vowed revenge, so the seller who sold the fake was unlucky, and the producer, Wei Dongliang, of course, was also taught a lesson and was almost beaten to death.

After experiencing this incident, Wei Dongliang also understood a truth, making fakes can't be too blatant, so he went underground and stayed safe until he was found by investigators, but he learned the news in advance and fled to Yingdu. ……

During this time, in order to capture Wei Dongliang, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent, but this person was very cunning, and in the nearly twenty years of porcelain-making career, he himself also weaved a network of his own, and in the process of escaping, there were not a few people who could help, which is one of the reasons why it was difficult to track him down.

To get back to the point, Meng Zitao carefully observed this piece of porcelain, and from the perspective of painting and other aspects, it is indeed very similar to Wei Dongliang's style, but some details are slightly different from Wei Dongliang, and he is not so sophisticated in comparison.

So, could this be Wei Dongliang's early work?

This point was immediately ruled out by Meng Zitao, because the porcelain fetus was very new, and judging by his eyesight, the production time should not be long, and the anomaly also gave the same answer. Then, there is only one possibility, this is that this porcelain may have been made by Wei Dongliang's son.

Wei Dongliang has a son Wei Xiaofei who is nearly twenty years old, he did not go to school again after finishing junior high school, and followed Wei Dongliang to learn porcelain-making, it is really like the old saying, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the son of mice will make holes, Wei Dongliang's son is also very talented in porcelain-making, and some of the works discovered recently have been able to reach 90% of Wei Dongliang's level.

It's just that this guy has the same virtue as Wei Dongliang, and he also only makes fake porcelain, and the harm may be greater than Wei Dongliang in the future.

Finding that the porcelain piece was likely to be Wei Xiaofei's work, Meng Zitao was in good spirits, and now there is reason to believe that Wei Dongliang and his son are together, and with Wei Xiaofei's clues, there is a chance that Wei Dongliang can be found.

So, Meng Zitao hurriedly asked Gong Yechen where he got this porcelain piece from, and if he could show him the remaining porcelain pieces.

Gong Yechen replied: "I bought the porcelain pieces from a small stall in Xianqiao, I think it is interesting, and the price is not expensive, and the rest of the porcelain pieces are in my house, if you are convenient, go to my house, otherwise I will take it tomorrow." ”

Concerning the traces of the Wei family's father and son, of course, it can be sooner rather than later, Meng Zitao said: "Then let's go again." ”

"Row ......"

Gongyechen's place of residence, about half an hour's drive from the antique city, is a new community, the environment is relatively good, there is a big park around, and it is precisely because of this park that Gongyechen's son bought the house here in order to honor his father.

When he came to Gongyechen's house, Gongyechen's wife was very polite when he poured tea and water, and after a while, Gongyechen also took out the remaining porcelain. 、

Meng Zitao carefully identified and did not let go of each piece of porcelain, and it can be basically confirmed that this porcelain should be made by Wei Xiaofei, and the reason why it was broken should be due to a serious flaw in this porcelain.

Since there are flaws, it is generally impossible for this piece of porcelain to be sold, and at this juncture, Wei Dongliang must not make this mistake.

Why, then, did this piece of porcelain appear on a stall in the antique market? Could it be that the vendor stumbled upon these pieces of porcelain and took them back after looking good.

Whatever the reason, the most critical thing now is to find the vendors. On the road just now, Meng Zitao had already asked, and Gongye Chen told him that he didn't know whether the hawker was a regular army or a guerrilla, but fortunately, the hawker's appearance was relatively special, and he could still remember.

Therefore, after Meng Zitao stayed at Gongye Chen's house for a while, the expert who had contacted him to paint portraits arrived.

This expert was invited by the No. 3 Department, and his level was very high, and when he finished painting the portrait of the hawker and showed it to Gong Yechen for identification, Gong Yechen nodded vigorously, saying that the portrait was just like a real person's photo.

With a portrait of a high degree of similarity, the vendor was easier to find, so Meng Zitao thanked Gongyechen, and then took his leave and went back.

On the way, Meng Zitao, who had planned to go to He Wanyi, thought that he hadn't visited Wang Zhixuan for a long time, so he asked the army to drive back to the antique city.

After getting out of the car, Meng Zitao asked the army to go to the antique shop to rest, and walked towards Zhengyixuan by himself.

When Meng Zitao passed by a shop, he suddenly heard a fierce quarrel from inside. He looked over with some curiosity and found that it was Lao Yang who was arguing with the shopkeeper.

As a friend, seeing this situation, Meng Zitao also wanted to know more about what the situation was, so he walked in.

The antique shop, which opened last month, was a former petty collector who had met Meng Zitao a few times, but only nodded his head.

Seeing Meng Zitao come in, Lao Yang had a person to confide in, and immediately said: "Shopkeeper Meng, you come to judge the reasoning, before he sold me this thing yesterday, he told me plainly that if you think it's wrong, you can return the goods, but when you come over today, he actually said that if you want to return it, you must leave 8,000 yuan, how can you do such a business?"

The shopkeeper said lightly: "This pastel flower and bird pattern bowl is sold by my friend, I have already remitted the money to my friend's account yesterday, even if I want to return it, I have to discuss with my friend." ”

"Did you say that yesterday?" Lao Yang was so angry by the shopkeeper's remarks that he briefly told Meng Zitao what happened yesterday.

It turned out that Lao Yang was idle yesterday, and went to the antique street to stroll, and when he walked to this store, he saw a pastel flower and bird pattern bowl on a shelf in the store from a distance at the door, so he walked into the store and asked the store to take out this bowl.

After that, Lao Yang turned things over and looked at them, but he was a little hesitant, because he judged that this pastel bowl was old, and it was likely to be a high imitation of the late Qing Dynasty, but it could also be the official kiln porcelain of this dynasty (Yongzheng), and he was a little uncertain for a while.

The shopkeeper saw that Lao Yang was undecided, but he was very interested in this pastel bowl, so he took the initiative to step forward and said: "This thing of mine is old, it belongs to this dynasty, and such a thing is not easy to find in the current market." ”

Lao Yang is an old Jianghu, how could he change his mind because of the store's words? Therefore, he was not moved.

At this time, the shopkeeper said again: "This old comrade, you can rest assured that you can take things in my store, as long as I guarantee something, it will be no problem, you take it back, if you feel that the thing is wrong, as long as it is within half a month, you can come and return it, and I will not lose a penny to you." ”

Speaking of which, the shopkeeper has a good appearance, and he is also in his forties, giving people a more solid feeling, plus he swears that he might as well buy this thing.

So, Lao Yang bargained with the store, and finally negotiated 48,000 yuan, which was also in line with Lao Yang's bottom line.

In the process of packing in the store, Lao Yang was still a little uneasy, and said: "Let's say okay, if the thing is wrong, I will definitely come to return it, and you don't regret it then." ”

The shopkeeper patted his chest and promised: "You just put a hundred hearts, if there is a problem with something, as long as you come to return, I will return a lot of money to you." However, within half a month, after half a month, I will not approve of it. ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper's attitude was so solemn, Lao Yang put his mind at ease and paid the money happily, but when he took the porcelain home for careful identification, his mood immediately became depressed, because this porcelain should be an imitation of the late Qing Dynasty.

Good quality imitations, Lao Yang can also collect, but it is certainly impossible to buy it for forty-eight thousand, if it is usual, he may pinch his nose and admit it, but the store has played the package ticket before that must be returned, so the next day he came over with something.

As a result, the store's sentence "In the antique shop, there is no such thing as returning", immediately poured Lao Yang into a heart.

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Meng Zitao thought that Lao Yang must have been planted this time, how can he count the verbal rhetoric in this year? )