The shopkeeper asked the clerk to pack the things, and then he was about to take Meng Zitao to check out, but at this time, the clerk pulled him aside and whispered a few words to him.

The shopkeeper looked at Meng Zitao with some surprise, and his face changed slightly.

When the shopkeeper came back, Meng Zitao saw that his expression was different, and asked, "Boss, is there any problem?"

The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed and said, "Teacher Meng, I'm really sorry, I didn't recognize you just now." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and waved his hand: "The boss is polite, and I am not a well-known celebrity." ”

"That's what you said. ”

The shopkeeper smiled, a little not very good, saying that Meng Zitao was very famous, why didn't he recognize it just now, and it would be even more wrong to say that he was not famous. So I complained a little in my heart that I would definitely drink less wine at night in the future, and I wouldn't be a little confused now, and I wouldn't even recognize the great god when I met him.

Anyway, when an expert of Meng Zitao's level comes to his store, he has to give some discounts, but as soon as this was raised, Meng Zitao politely refused, he didn't have such a habit in the first place, not to mention that the store only mentioned it now, he would definitely not agree.

Of course, when people give discounts, they also give him face, and Meng Zitao spoke more politely, and he also gave the store a step.

The store is a little regretful, and feels that drinking is wrong, and they should drink less in the future.

Meng Zitao didn't expect that because he still had such an effect, he settled the account and was about to leave, at this time, an old man and a young man suddenly came in from outside the door.

"Boss Zhao, do you remember this thing?" After the two of them came in, the young man put an item on the table.

What the young man took out was a gold silk inlaid jade gourd-shaped sachet, which looked quite exquisite in terms of workmanship.

The shopkeeper's attitude towards the young man was a little strange: "Of course I recognize, didn't I sell it to you yesterday, what's the problem?"

"You remember what you said yesterday!" said the young man with a gloomy face.

The shopkeeper said, "You mean that if there is a problem with something, I will return and replace it, of course I admit it, but you always have to tell what the problem is, right?"

"Okay, let's talk about it. The young man said, "The first thing to fix is ......."

"Let me interrupt. The shopkeeper said, "Li Shao, when I sold you this thing yesterday, I reminded you that it has been repaired." ”

The young man said angrily: "I know this, but I thought it was just this pendant that had been repaired, but I didn't expect that this gourd head had also been repaired, and it was a little too much to say that you were still old after repairing." ”

The shopkeeper said helplessly: "Li Shao, I think there is a deviation in the understanding between us, I didn't say that I didn't tell you that something was repaired, it was that you yourself had a problem with understanding, and if you don't repair the color change together, won't it look abrupt? ”

The young man and the old man who came with him glanced at each other, and then said: "Okay, let's not talk about repairing the matter first, let's just talk about the jadeite inlaid on it, obviously most of them are ice jade, but what do you mean by getting these two crooked melons and cracked dates?"

The shopkeeper looked at the two pieces of jade pointed out by the young man, and was very helpless, and said, "Li Shao, I also mentioned this matter to you yesterday." ”

The young man reprimanded angrily: "Yes, you said that the water head is good, yesterday because of something, and your lighting is not good, I didn't look closely, I went home and saw that a few pieces of jadeite are so bad!

The shopkeeper's brows furrowed, and his face was also a little angry: "Li Shao, you have to talk about evidence, why did I lie to you!"

The young man was aggressive: "Then let me ask you, why is there so much difference in species?"

The shopkeeper secretly took a deep breath and said, "Li Shao, in the jadeite industry, planting and water are two different concepts, and good water is not necessarily good for planting. ”

The species of jadeite and water are often confused, but they are actually very related, but there are differences. The "species" of jadeite refers to the comprehensive influence of the mineral composition, color, structure, and transparency of jadeite on the quality of jadeite, also known as "species" or "germplasm".

The "seed" of a good jadeite head is correspondingly good, but the "seed" of a "good head" of jadeite is not necessarily good, that is, "there is a kind of no water" in the industry.

For example, fine glutinous seeds, the particles are very fine, the seeds are good, but the water head is poor. Some cyanine species are just the opposite, with a good head and average germplasm because of their color and structure. The glass species is the best for growing good water.

Shuitou, these two words are really exquisite, and the characteristics of jadeite transparency are perfectly expressed. The jadeite with a good head of water is indeed as moist and soft as water, which is a different feeling brought by physical transparency. And the significance of the water head to jadeite is indeed not to be underestimated. The water head seems to be very well described, but it is a bit hazy and indistinguishable, and you need to combine the above and savor it.

The store took a lot of time to make a simple explanation, which can be regarded as reasonable.

It's just that the young man still didn't give up, and sneered: "Hehe, anyway, what you say is what it is, and you don't fool me with a set in the industry, if you want me to say, planting water is planting water, since it is connected together, it is the same thing, how can there be such a big difference with water." If that's what you say, why should I spend 280,000 yuan on this gourd? Anyway, you have to return this gourd to me. ”

The store was very helpless, 280,000 yuan was indeed a little expensive, but at that time he gave the young man a chance to bargain, but the young man himself did not bargain, and hurriedly paid and left, what did it matter to him?

The reason why I come here now must be that I feel that the things are not worth buying and want to return them, but in the antique industry, how can there be such a reason?

The shopkeeper really wants to get angry and drive people away, but then again, this Li Shao still has some background, he is a businessman, and he makes money with kindness, don't cause trouble for himself, just retreat, just make a little less.

The shopkeeper said: "Li Shao, I agree if you want to return the goods, but let's talk about it in front, if you regret it in the future, don't come to me." ”

The young man sneered: "I will regret it and will not come, so return the money to me." ”

"Okay, I'll transfer you money. ”

After a while, the shopkeeper transferred the money to the young man, and the other party left satisfied.

"What do you say is all this? It makes me feel like I'm selling fakes. The shopkeeper smiled bitterly at Meng Zitao.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Doing business, it is inevitable to meet strange people, I also met a buyer who bought the real thing from my store, and was replaced by his son's 'tanuki for prince', and then he came with a fake and wanted to return it, if it wasn't for the police to find out the facts, this basin would definitely be on my head." ”

"Is there such a thing?" The shopkeeper was surprised and amused when he heard that there was such a thing.

Meng Zitao shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Boss, can you appreciate that thing just now?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said yes, and then took the things to Meng Zitao.

Meng Zitao looked at it for a while, this sachet is delicate, dazzling, brilliant, exquisite workmanship, exquisite materials, fully reflects the artistic style and technical level of the silk inlay process in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, and is a very rare art treasure.

It's a pity that the sachet has been repaired, but the repair technique is very superb, and Meng Zitao recognized it at a glance as the craftsmanship of the "Ghost Hand King", which may have been repaired by Yuan Lao. He inquired from the side, and the tinkerer was indeed Yuan Lao.

After spending 200,000 yuan to buy a sachet, Meng Zitao walked out of the store and went to Gao Binshi's house.

Gao Binshi went to the door to greet him, and saw that Meng Zitao was still carrying two brocade boxes in his hand, and he was not very happy: "What kind of gift do you take from me, you really don't treat me as a friend." ”

"The first time I came to the door, I came empty-handed, I don't have such a habit. And it's just three gadgets, which don't cost much. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Zitao pointed to the car at the door: "There are guests here today?"

"It's an old friend, I'll introduce you to it later. ”

Gao Binshi took Meng Zitao into the courtyard, and asked Meng Zitao about Cheng Changyang as he walked, and when Meng Zitao said what happened, Gao Binshi sneered and said "You deserve it", thinking about how to beat the water dog.