"Hey, light bulbs. I'm Gangzi, aren't you doing things in the antique street, I just have something to ask you for help, I'm waiting for you at nine o'clock in the morning. ”

Zhao Ming, who hadn't woken up in the morning, received the phone call and didn't say a word after saying who he was. It wasn't until he hung up the phone that he figured out who was calling.

Liu Gang, his high school classmate, is also one of his only close friends. Now he has opened a small factory in Dongcheng and is his own boss. According to him, it is absolutely impossible to work part-time. It can be regarded as his Lao Tzu's strength, so that he, a second-rate character, can be mixed up like a dog.

"He's really welcome. Zhao Ming shook his head, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. His relationship with Liu Gang doesn't need to be too polite.

By the time Zhao Ming arrived at the antique street, it was exactly nine o'clock. After Zhao Ming arrived at the agreed place, he didn't see Liu Gang's people. He was looking around when an SUV parked on the street across the street was honking. Then a stout man got out of the car. It's none other than Liu Gang, Zhao Ming's friend who he hasn't seen for a long time.

Liu Gang ran over, first patted Zhao Ming's shoulder vigorously, and then said loudly: "I said light bulb, why do you look so much like a little white face." ”

Because he often stays in the store, Zhao Ming's skin is much fairer than before. Hearing Liu Gang's ridiculous words, Zhao Ming raised his hand and slammed a fist into Liu Gang's chest, anyway, Liu Gang's skin was rough and thick, and he couldn't break the defense at all.

"Okay, don't talk about those who have it or not, what are you looking for me for?" Zhao Ming asked.

Liu Gang scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and said, "My old man is going to celebrate his fiftieth birthday in a few days, doesn't he like to write big characters, I think about giving him a whole good antique inkstone." ”

Zhao Ming was a little surprised, and said: "This is not like your style, I thought you would only cheat your father." ”

Liu Gang snorted: "What are you talking about?" After finishing speaking, he suddenly looked left and right, then approached Zhao Ming, and laughed in a low voice: "I plan to open another factory, and I have no money in my hand." I want to find the old man to point out. ”

Zhao Ming nodded, this is the Liu Gang he knows. "By the way, what kind of inkstone are you going to buy?"

Liu Gang said nonchalantly: "It's just an antique." A few thousand pieces of the whole will do. ”

Zhao Ming said: "It seems that you don't understand, then I'll get the idea, and you just have to pay for it." ”

Liu Gang laughed and said, "That's what I did for you." ”

Zhao Ming actually doesn't know much about inkstones, but now that he has perspective skills, he can at least see the truth from the fake. You don't have to worry about being scammed.

The two of them came to a shop that specialized in selling the four treasures of the study.

The boss was a middle-aged man with a mustache, with a smile on his face, "Hello two, what are you going to see this time?"

Liu Gang looked around with his hands behind his back, looking like he had nothing to do with him. It was Zhao Ming who came out to talk, "We want to buy an ancient inkstone." I don't know if the boss has it?"

The mustache boss replied, "Yes, we specialize in this here." I don't know what inkstone you need? Is it Taohe inkstone, or Duanyan?"

Zhao Ming knows that the four famous inkstones in China refer to Taohe inkstone, Duan inkstone, She inkstone, and Lu Zhecheng mud inkstone. But he was not proficient in this, so he could only say: "Boss, can you show us your good goods?"

The mustache nodded, and suddenly smiled: "I see that the two of you still have a lot of questions about this, so I will make the decision to recommend one of the two of you? ”

Hearing this, Liu Gang was overjoyed and said, "That's great, I just wanted to buy a few thousand yuan." Zhao Ming had no choice but to nod.

The mustache went in to get the inkstone, and after a while, he took out a box. After opening it, there was an inkstone inside. The inkstone is carved with a golden toad sitting alone, which is very eye-catching.

"Duan inkstone is well-known for its solid, lubricated, delicate and delicate stone. The ink is not sluggish with the inkstone, the ink is fast, the ink is smooth and smooth, and the writing is smooth. And this golden toad inkstone was handed down from the Qing Dynasty. ”

Liu just wanted to reach out and pick it up, but was slapped by Zhao Ming and quickly shrank back.

"Boss, you said that your inkstone is from the Qing Dynasty?" Zhao Ming asked with a frown.

The mustache nodded and said with a smile: "Naturally, and it is owned by celebrities, so I don't want much of this inkstone, and I only need two fingers to take it away." "One finger is ten thousand.

"Hehe, excuse me. After speaking, Zhao Ming pulled Liu Gang and left. Although Liu Gang didn't know why, he still followed Zhao Ming out.

Surprisingly, the mustache did not make a sound to stop him, but there was a little remorse on his face.

After going out, Liu Gang asked, "I think the inkstone is very good, and the price is right." ”

Zhao Ming snorted and said, "Although it is a Duanyan, it is definitely not from the Qing Dynasty, he wants to treat us as fish in the water." "The water fish is the king, which means the big wrong.

He had already checked it with perspective just now, and there was no aura in the entire inkstone, and after perspective, Zhao Ming also saw the traces left by the engraving of the electric drill bit, which was obviously a fake.

When Liu Gang heard it, he immediately burst into a rage, "Lao Tzu went to smash his shop, and he dared to lie to me." ”

Zhao Ming hurriedly stopped him and said, "This antique street is all about this virtue, and it all depends on eyesight. After persuading Liu Gang for a while, Liu Gang was angry.

"What about my inkstone?" asked Liu Gang.

Zhao Ming opened his mouth and said: "When we went to those stalls just now, it seems that there were also inkstones sold. Let's take a look. ”

Liu Gang remembered the stalls he had just walked over, and said disdainfully: "What good things can the stalls have?"

Zhao Ming warned: "Don't underestimate others, maybe the income of the stall is higher than the benefit of one of your factories." ”

The two stopped and looked for it at a street stall.

After a while, Zhao Ming found several good inkstones.

"Boss, how do you sell this inkstone?" Zhao Ming said, pointing to an earthy yellow inkstone. This inkstone has a dragon coiled on it, and it looks quite pleasing.

He saw it with perspective just now, and there is a trace of aura in this inkstone, which is definitely an antique. It's definitely okay to take it and make a difference.

The old man who set up the stall smiled, opened his mouth and said, "Five thousand." ”

Seeing Zhao Ming nodding, Liu Gang began to bargain, only to see him exaggeratedly shouting: "This thing of yours looks like something burned in batches, worth five thousand farts!"

The old man glanced at his lips and said, "The inkstone department that I have used by Qin Shi Huang is naturally a little more expensive." ”

Liu Gang scolded: "You sell the inkstone used by Qin Shi Huang for 5,000? Three thousand is the most. ”

The old man bit five thousand and didn't reduce the price, Zhao Ming was a little annoyed when he saw the two of them bargaining, so he began to look at other things on the stall.

Suddenly, Zhao Ming's heart moved, and he said, "Boss, five thousand is five thousand, but how about you let me choose a few to add to the stall?"

A hint of joy appeared on the old man's face, but he still said deliberately: "I have a lot of good things on this stall, and I won't give them too good things." You choose to show me first. ”

Liu Gang was furious and said, "Old man, don't go too far. ”

The old man looked at Liu Gang's sturdy figure, finally softened, and said, "Okay, okay, but I won't give you too good things." After saying that, he pointed to a few large items, indicating that they could not be used as additives.

Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "I only need these few pieces." After saying that, he picked up an ancient mirror, a snuffbox, and put a fan in front of him.

The old man felt strange in his heart, and found that Zhao Ming seemed to have a soft spot for that ancient mirror, and immediately said: "No, this mirror was used by Wu Zetian, and the price is higher than the inkstone." After speaking, he snatched it from in front of Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming's expression changed several times, and he said eagerly: "Boss, I'll add another thousand, will you give me this mirror?"

The old man was shrewd and quickly shook his head. Seeing that Zhao Ming cares so much, the old man plans to take the ancient mirror for an appraisal, but he is not willing to sell it cheaply.

Zhao Ming increased the price several times, which gave the old man more confidence. In the end, Zhao Ming said: "Since the boss doesn't want to give it to me, can I take a few copper coins home and make a copper coin sword?"

The old man's stall had a basin on it, and there was a pot of copper coins in it. It's not worth anything at all, it's all he took back by the pound. He got the ancient mirror, so he naturally didn't care about this thing.

Zhao Ming grabbed a handful in his hand, and then added a snuffbox and a fan. Liu Gang took the inkstone and gave 5,000 yuan to the old man.

After the two of them walked away, Liu Gang hurriedly asked, "Light bulb, is that mirror really valuable?" If it was really valuable, he planned to buy it.

Zhao Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "That's just a disguise, what is really valuable is this." He picked out a stained coin from the one in his hand. The word "Xiantong" can be vaguely seen on the copper coin.