Meng Zitao walked to an antique stall and stopped, looked at it for a moment, and then picked up a bamboo statue of an Arhat from the stall. I saw that this image is made of natural bamboo roots, and the Arhat God is too calm, and a tiger bows his head to listen to the scriptures. The figures are protruding, the folds of the clothes are elastic and moderate, and the slope stones are lake-like. At the end, there is a "Shi Tianzhang Zao" official book.

The stall owner was a young man in his thirties, and the skin on his face was tanned, apparently caused by years of stalling, and this man, like most stall owners, saw Mencius Tao come to the door, and shouted vigorously to recommend his own things, as if his things were rare in heaven and unparalleled on earth.

Meng Zitao already had a number of the authenticity of this Arhat statue, and he raised his head and asked, "Boss, what does this Arhat statue say?"

"This is Shi Tianzhang's work, at least this number. Instead of directly stating the price, the stall owner held out four fingers.

Meng Zitao smiled in his heart, he knew very well the intention of the other party to deliberately be vague, and some unsavvy buyers would often raise the price in order to show that they were well-informed, and the result would be in the hands of the stall owner.

So, he deliberately pretended not to understand: "Do you mean four hundred?"

"Four hundred?" The stall owner looked at Meng Zitao with a sneer: "Do you know who Shi Tianzhang is? I want to buy his works for four hundred yuan, how many you want, how much I want!"

"That's four thousand?" Meng Zitao asked with some uncertainty.

The stall owner seemed to be angry: "I said little brother, you are here to make trouble, Shi Tianzhang, the author of this Arhat statue is Shi Tianzhang!"

"Boss, then tell me who this Shi Tianzhang is. Meng Zitao said.

The stall owner looked at Meng Zitao and seemed a little speechless: "Okay, today I am in high spirits, so I will teach you, Shi Tianzhang is a famous sculptor in the Qing Dynasty, a disciple of the famous Feng Xilu, the Feng family is famous for its bamboo root figures, and Shi Tianzhang has the Feng family method, and the work is also a skill." Yongzheng was ordered to worship the Ruyi Pavilion, the creation of the fine, a time without two, the official to the Honglu Temple prelude. Later, he was condemned for his crimes, and when he returned home, he was sick, and he was no longer engraved, and he became an occasional thing, which was immediately burned. I'll put it simply, his work is expensive. ”

"How expensive can it be?"

"For example, my Arhat statue is worth at least 400,000!"

"400,000?!" Meng Zitao couldn't help but be a little stunned, this guy can't be a fool, right, or does he think he is a fool?

There is no shortage of people who love to join in the excitement on the antique street, and when I saw that Meng Zitao was very lively here, I couldn't help but surround it, but fortunately, the camera has already occupied a good position, otherwise it will be troublesome to squeeze in.

The stall owner saw that his stall was full of people, and he was also excited, and after passing the statue, he explained: "You see that this statue uses round carving techniques, and it is very vivid. The folds of the clothes are tactful and flowing, carved into the subtlety, and the whole device is made according to the material conditions, and it is made by heaven. Is 400,000 still expensive?"

Speaking of this, the stall owner said a little reluctantly: "Hey, to be honest, if it weren't for the urgent money, I would really be reluctant to take it out." ”

Meng Zitao pretended to be very hesitant on the surface, and he secretly laughed in his stomach.

At this time, a middle-aged man who looked like a boss next to him began to urge him to make a decision quickly: "Little brother, can you hurry up, if you don't want to, just say it, there are still people waiting behind us." ”

There was also a white-haired old man next to him who said: "Playing antiques depends on a fate, it is rare to encounter good things, and if you miss it, you will regret it for life." ”

Meng Zitao looked back at the middle-aged man who had just spoken: "Do you want this Arhat to be like you?"

The middle-aged man was obviously stunned: "You don't want it?"

Meng Zitao said: "I didn't say no, but I see that you are in a hurry, you can start and see first." ”

The middle-aged man obviously didn't expect Meng Zitao to make such a move, and after leaving the sentence "inexplicable", he turned around and left.

Seeing this, the chatter around him stopped, and Meng Zitao smiled at the stall owner, took out fifty yuan, and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner showed a stunned look on his face, and only reacted half-loudly: "What do you mean?" ”

"That's what it means. Mencius raised the money in his hand.

The stall owner also reacted, and said angrily: "Let's go, I don't welcome you here!"

Meng Zitao smiled, didn't say anything, got up and left.

At this time, the old man who had just spoken said angrily: "Every line has its own rules, and it is okay to bargain, but how can there be such a bargain! Young man, be kind, who will do business with you like you!"

Meng Zitao looked at the old man: "Old man, you say that I am not kind, I have to ask, why am I not kind?"

The old man sneered: "People offer 400,000 yuan, but you only pay 50 yuan, you are really kind enough!"

Meng Zitao laughed: "I gave fifty yuan, that's because it's only worth so much money." Because its character modeling and character proportions are not coordinated, the character modeling also attaches importance to exaggerated deformation, but it also emphasizes the subtle expression of expression, and will not be shaped by the resemblance. But what about this Arhat, is the size of the head proportional to the body?"

"The second is that the color of the whole vessel is unnatural, especially when it comes to the bottom of the statue, which can be denied. And the bamboo tendons in this place are yellowish instead of ruddy, and the bamboo muscles next to them are darker, how can the real thing be shown like this?"

"To summarize in a simple sentence, the part that is played on the plate and the part that cannot be played at all, the same 'red', and even the part that cannot be played can actually be 'sauce red', which violates the change characteristics of the law of natural development, does not obviously prove that this is a 'bastard' to do a job?"

Meng Zitao looked at the embarrassed old man and sneered: "If you want to talk about the rules, the rules of this line are not to talk too much, may I ask if you are abiding by the rules again? What does it mean to sing and drink with the person just now, urging me to buy it?"

The onlookers have seen a lot, when Meng Zitao took out the money just now, many people have a number in their hearts, and now seeing that Meng Zitao pierced the old man, they all looked at the old man gloatingly, how dare the old man stay here, and hurriedly left.

Meng Zitao looked at the stall owner, and then said: "Before leaving, I will send you a sentence 'If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself', so you can do it yourself!"

Meng Zitao walked out of the antique market, and the camera hurriedly chased after him and asked what was going on.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "The movement just now is a bit big, I have to change my clothes, simple and easy to face, so as not to be recognized by others, and our show will not be able to be filmed." ”

"Teacher Meng, it's still what you think, I'll call for makeup now. ”

"No, I will, let's go, let's get in the car first, I'll tell you what happened just now......"

Meng Zitao got into the car, briefly explained the scam just now, and also talked about the skills of prevention. Next, he gave himself a simple look, but the feeling was completely different.

Meng Zitao saw that the camera gave him a thumbs up, smiled and waved his hand, and continued to record the show.

The next shooting was smooth sailing, I didn't encounter the situation just now, Meng Zitao spent nearly 800 yuan and harvested some things, of course, these are just utensils that can make some small profits, and there are no antiques worth tens of thousands, otherwise it will seem a little fake.

Fortunately, Meng Zitao did not encounter any antiques that could attract his attention, otherwise he would definitely have started.

It's nearly eleven o'clock, and the antique market is still full of Taobao customers. Groups of collectors and tourists stopped in front of old artifacts, famous calligraphy and paintings, and nostalgic posters.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Meng Zitao felt that the morning shooting should also be over, and let the cameramen take a rest, spend the remaining more than 200 yuan in their hands and go to a restaurant for lunch.

After walking for a while, Meng Zitao saw that the two stall owners were probably playing chess because they had little business, and he stopped in front of one of the stalls to take a look, and in the middle of the ring, he found a pipe in the stall.

This pipe looks dirty, and I don't know where the stall owner got it, it's not inconspicuous at all, but Meng Zitao found that the skin color on one side of it is not simple.

"Haha, old horse, what are you going to do this time?" the stall owner next to him laughed.

The one who lost obviously wanted to save his game, but he couldn't think of a way to crack it.

"Okay, business is coming, don't stop. ”

Although the stall owner was unwilling, he gave up after thinking about it, and said to Meng Zitao: "Young man, what do you like?"

Meng Zitao picked up the pipe: "Boss, how do you sell this?"

"This is a lingguan, it is white jade, in the Qing Dynasty, it was not something that ordinary people could wear. The stall owner said with a smile, and the meaning was self-evident.

Meng Zitao shook his head: "Boss, this jade quality is also good or bad, it's not that any Ling Guan is valuable, even at the auction, there are one or two hundred white jade Ling Guan, the jade quality of your Ling Guan is not very good." ”

The stall owner looked at Meng Zitao: "Yo, I can't see it, I'm still an expert." ”

"I can't talk about being an expert, I just have some hobbies to study. Meng Zitao smiled: "Boss, if it's convenient, give a real price." ”

The stall owner thought for a while: "Okay, it's noon, I'll give you a discount, at least five hundred yuan." ”

Meng Zitao did not answer, and seemed unwilling.

"Five hundred yuan to buy a feather tube, it's really not expensive. ”

"I also said just now that the Ling tube is good or bad, and the quality of this Ling tube is really not good, I will give a maximum of one hundred and fifteen. ”

"One hundred and fifteen, you can buy it! You sincerely ask for it, give me four hundred and eight. ”

Meng Zitao added it one bite at a time, and finally bought it for three hundred and fifty yuan, although the money was exceeded, but this was originally an entertainment program, and more than one hundred yuan was nothing, not to mention that the price was super value.

After paying, Meng Zitao turned around and left, and after walking for a while, he said to the camera: "Brother Wang, let's go, the goal of the morning is completed, let's eat." ”

"Okay. ”

Because there was still filming in the afternoon, everyone found a restaurant nearby, and just ordered the dishes, Qian Siling came and said that she wanted to understand the progress, so she added two more dishes.

After Qian Siling arrived, she learned about the events of the morning, and learned that in the end, Meng Zitao spent three hundred and fifty yuan to buy a feather tube, her eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Where is the thing, can you show me?"

"Can you read it?" asked Meng Zitao with a smile as he took out the pipe.

Qian Siling glanced at him: "You underestimate me too much, since I took over this show, how could I not be prepared at all, for example, this Ling Guan was a symbol of the status of officials in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, wearing a jade feather pipe and a white jade feather pipe was often a symbol of a high-ranking civil and military official. ”

"The hollow part of the lower end of the pipe is as large as a cigarette holder, and the feather is inserted from there. The feather inserted is what is commonly known as the flower feather. The top, the pipe and the flower feather are the symbols of all the status of the Qing Dynasty officials. At that time, the Lingguan was often given to the ministers as a reward for the court's merits. Zeng Guofan recorded in "Jiang Zhonglie Gong Shendao Monument": "Shangjia Gonggong, reward the second grade, give Lingguan and class fingers. ’”

Meng Zitao applauded and smiled: "Yes, there are indeed two brushes." ”

"Of course. ”

"Then do you know what's so good about this pipe?"

Qian Siling was stunned, and then said: "How do I know what's good, if I know, I can also pick up the leak." ”

"How do you know that I must have missed it?" Meng Zitao asked with a smile.

"Then I'll give you three hundred and five, how about you give it to me?" Qian Siling grinned.

"Hehe, no problem. Meng Zitao said with a smile.

Qian Siling was slightly stunned, a little puzzled: "Really?"

Meng Zitao smiled and said nothing.

Qian Siling put the pipe in front of Meng Zitao: "You are really boring, hurry up and uncover the mystery." ”

Meng Zitao no longer sells Guanzi: "Do you know the crow skin?"

"What crow skin?" Qian Siling was a little confused.

Meng Zitao explained: "Crow skin is actually a kind of seed material, its shell is black and gray, there are light points, generally said that there are more weathered black Qin metamorphic rocks, the degree of jade is higher, the degree of washing is high, and the jade meat is warm and delicate. Due to the special conditions for the formation of crow skin, the jade quality of crow skin is better than that of non-crows. ”

"Generally speaking, although the crow skin is not good-looking, but it has the noble character of black skin, good jade, and bright color, and the high-grade crow skin is delicate, no variegation, no sand spots, and it is a rare high-quality seed material, which is very rare and expensive. Of course, this pipe is not a high-grade crow skin, otherwise it would not be cheaper for me. ”

After listening to the explanation, Qian Siling hurriedly asked, "How much is this pipe worth?"

"About fifty thousand. Meng Zitao said.

The other people at the table were extremely surprised, three hundred and five became fifty thousand in a blink of an eye, this money is too easy to earn.

Qian Siling came back to her senses: "You have nothing to do, since it is so valuable, it doesn't matter if you buy it for 500 yuan." You don't have to worry about the other party not selling to you. ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "You don't understand, bargaining with a mouthful, for me, can prevent him from backlashing; for him, in the end, it can make him feel that he is not at a loss, if you really want to be like you, you feel that you have missed it and agree to the price, then it is very likely that you will regret it." ”