Xu Jianfang nodded and said, "Okay, as long as there is no trouble." ”

Ma Le'an laughed and said, "Jianfang, don't worry, I will definitely not pit you in this matter." ”

When Meng Zitao heard this, he sneered in his heart, and it would be hellish if people like Ma Le'an could believe the words. Besides, who knows where the goods in the hands of people who do this kind of "raw pit" business come from?

Meng Zitao once heard a story about a collector who often dealt with people who did this kind of out-of-the-way business. Once, he saw a vase at the seller, and he happened to have one at home, and he thought that he could make a pair, so he bought it for a large price.

Unexpectedly, when he came home, the vase at home was gone, and the vase he just bought was his own.

Of course, this kind of thing is rare after all, but Meng Zitao is naturally afraid of trouble, and in order to avoid trouble, he naturally doesn't like to deal with people like Ma Le'an.

However, today Meng Zitao is not the protagonist, and he can't care so much. And to be honest, if you want to make a name for yourself in the antique world, you can't avoid dealing with this kind of person, even if Meng Zitao doesn't like it anymore, sometimes he has to be false and wronged with this kind of person.

Seeing Xu Jianfang agree, Ma Le'an gave his companion a look, and the middle-aged man turned back to the back room, and after a while, he walked back with a box in his hand and put the box on the table.

Not to mention, as soon as this box was put on the table, it made people's eyes shine, and Meng Zitao immediately liked it in his heart.

I saw that the box was not large and rectangular, and it was made of yellow rosewood heartwood, and the whole body was darker, reddish-brown or dark brown, and it looked like it had the texture of rhino horn. The texture of the wooden box is clear, like flowing clouds and water, and it is extremely beautiful.

In fact, it is the tree in the growth process, the tree physiology and growth and development process because of pruning, bruises, weather influence, resulting in the impact on the wood, causing physical changes in the structure and material of the wood, and changes in the chemical mechanism inside the wood, resulting in circular scars on the wood.

For example, if we prune off the side branches of a tree, the wound will heal and leave a visible boil, which is called a "boil". Therefore, the boil is generally the "scar" on the wood, and the black heart point formed by the scar of Hainan Huanghuali is also called "ghost eye".

Wooden boils will show a variety of textures, such as fox head, old man's head and old man's head hair, etc., and the wooden boils on this box show a variety of textures, which looks beautiful and lovely.

On the whole, this Huanghuali lid box is made of huge materials, the shape is dignified and simple, without decoration, showing the natural beauty of wood, which is pleasing to the eye.

Seeing the look of amazement in Meng Zitao's eyes, Ma Le'an felt a little proud, and then motioned to his companion to open the box, and saw a white jade carved lying deer ornament into everyone's sight.

Ma Le'an smiled and said, "You can see which one you like." ”

Hearing Ma Le'an say this, Xu Jianfang frowned and said, "You mean that we can only take one piece when we stay in the meeting?"

Ma Le'an said with a natural face: "Of course, you don't think that you can buy these two things for 50,000 yuan, right?"

Xu Jianshu said: "What fifty thousand, a total of fifty-nine thousand!"

"Hey!" Ma Le'an sneered: "It's not interesting for you to say that, I have already lost this matter, if you still want to make an inch, then let's not talk about it." ”

Xu Jianfang said: "We'll talk about this when we see something." ”

Ma Le'an put the lid on the box and said, "Don't, let's make this matter clear in advance." To tell you the truth, the 50,000 yuan went into someone else's bank card, and I didn't get anything. ”

Xu Jianfang sneered in his heart, who would believe this when he said it? If Ma Le'an really didn't get anything, he would take the matter on his shoulders?

However, he thought about it for a while, and felt that it was better not to make a fuss, and said: "It's okay not to count, but your things have to be cheaper, and the 50,000 yuan will be put in the bank for half a year and there will be 1,000 interest." ”

Ma Le'an smiled: "If you want to be cheap, then you can buy these two things." ”

Xu Jianshu said: "Let's look at the things first, who knows how much these two things cost?"

Ma Le'an nodded and said, "Okay, then you can see." ”

Meng Zitao first took out the jade and put it in front of the Xu brothers, and then he looked at the box and found that in terms of workmanship, the box should be a work of the early Qing Dynasty, which was better preserved, and the market value should be about 30,000.

With some judgment in his heart, Meng Zitao used the ability, but the result surprised him, he actually felt two streams of aura, one large and one small, entering his dantian.

Speaking of which, if a friend wants to say, it must be like what is said in TV or novels, the box has a mezzanine, and there are rare treasures inside.

However, the truth is going to disappoint everyone, the price represented by the two aura, one large and one small, is only 30,000 and 2,000, and the things hidden in the box are not as good as the value of the box, and there are no rare treasures at all.

Like many people's reactions when encountering this kind of thing, Meng Zitao was first surprised and delighted, and then his mind was full of question marks, thinking, why is this? Since he solemnly put things in the mezzanine of the box, even if he doesn't put any priceless treasures, don't put anything for 2,000 yuan!

At this moment, Meng Zitao was very depressed, and in the eyes of others, he frowned, as if he was not very satisfied with this box.

Xu Jianshu touched Meng Zitao lightly and asked him what was wrong with his eyes.

Meng Zitao reacted immediately, understanding that he was distracted, he shook his head slightly, and put the thing back quietly.

At this time, Xu Jianfang handed over the jade carving ornament in his hand to Meng Zitao, who nodded, and took the thing in his hand to observe.

The ornaments are made of Khotanese jade with excellent texture, the jade quality is warm and moist, the craftsman round carves a deer lying on the ground, holding his head high, the forelimbs are slightly curved, and the shape is vivid.

This ornament is carved delicately as a whole, the eyebrows of the deer are represented by fine inscribed lines, the eyes are prominent, the nose and mouth are very textured, the ears and horns are close to the back of the head, and the two sides are decorated with dense and neat hairs, giving people a sense of freshness as a whole, and the image is realistic. It should have been the work of a skilled craftsman.

Meng Zitao observed carefully and found that like the box, this ornament was also carved in the early Qing Dynasty, and in terms of the current jade market, the value is higher than that box, about 40,000 yuan.

When Meng Zitao put the jade back, Ma Le'an smiled and said, "How about it, these two things are good, right?"

Meng Zitao looked at the two cousins, and then under their signal, he said: "To be honest, these two things are indeed not bad, but they both have some flaws, for example, this box should have been with a base, and now that the base is gone, the price will definitely be affected, and ......"

Next, Meng Zitao listed the shortcomings of the two things one by one, which is also a common means of reducing prices in the antique market, but what Meng Zitao said was very serious, so that Ma Le'an and they couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

Meng Zitao expressed it, meaning that these two things were not worth 50,000 at all, which made the corners of Ma Le'an's mouth twitch, but although he didn't know whether what Meng Zitao said was true or not, he still knew that he was asking for money to pay back.

Besides, even if what Meng Zitao said is true, he will only take out these two things, love or not!

Speaking of which, Ma Le'an did have a set of bargaining, and then the two sides had a verbal argument, and finally the two things were sold at a price of 65,000.

Some people may want to say that it is okay to earn 5,000 for two things, and there is a thing that costs 2,000 hidden in the box.

But don't forget, first of all, the market price is just a reference, if you have a channel, it is possible to sell at this price, if you sell to an antique dealer, it will definitely reduce the price, and it is still unknown whether it can be sold for 65,000.

In addition, who knows where Ma Le'an got these two things, and things from Ma Le'an's channels in the market must be a few percent cheaper.

Therefore, the price of 65,000 is already expensive. But Ma Le'an put on a posture of whether he wanted to love or not, and he refused to let go, and the three of them could only agree.

Since the two things cost sixty-five thousand, the three of them still need to pay Ma Le'an.

So, Ma Le'an asked for fifteen thousand again, saying that the things were already cheap for them. This made the three of them angry enough, and Xu Jianfang said bluntly, don't think about it anymore. In the last bargain, I still paid 10,000 yuan.

However, the brothers didn't have so much money in their hands, but fortunately, Meng Zitao was afraid of missing out on good things, so after he had the money, he always had 10,000 yuan on his body, which was just settled.

After paying the money, the three brothers didn't want to talk to Ma Le Anduo, so they just took their things and left.

When he went out, Xu Jianshu hurriedly asked, "Xiao Tao, how much are these two things worth?"

Meng Zitao said: "The market price should be around 70,000 yuan." ”

Hearing Meng Zitao say this, Xu Jianshu said with a smile: "This is not bad, you can still earn five thousand." ”

Xu Jianfang said: "Do you think 70,000 can be sold?" ”

Xu Jianshu was surprised: "Why can't you sell it?"

Xu Jianfang said: "Why else, don't you understand such a simple truth? You don't know anyone, who are these two things sold to? Sell them to antique dealers, people don't want to make money? Xiaotao, isn't this the reason?"

Seeing Meng Zitao nodding with a smile, Xu Jianshu said, "That's too much, this is five thousand yuan." ”

Xu Jianfang said: "Otherwise, do you think that the antique industry will not be open for three years, and where will it come from if it has been open for three years? ”