"Lao Yang, what's so special about this birthday star?" Zhou Wentao asked in a low voice.

"It's not just a wax sculpture, it's a decent gift to find a quiet place for you to see, and you don't have to be ashamed. Yang Fan looked back at the stall owner who was still in joy and said calmly.

I just looked at it carefully, and I found that the surface of this object was only coated with a layer of wax, but inside it was a treasure.

The two found a small shop for drinking herbal tea and ordered two cups of herbal tea.

"Boss, put me some sugar. Zhou Wentao took a sip and frowned.

Yang Fan and the shopkeeper twitched the corners of their mouths, putting sugar in the herbal tea, maybe only a strange person like you would have such an idea.

However, it was quite bitter, and Yang Fan couldn't help but chew a small piece of tangerine peel.

"Boss, by the way, borrow me a lighter. ”

"You smoke, use mine!" Zhou Wentao was very surprised, he couldn't see it! He was in business, and it was difficult for him to socialize without smoking, so he always carried a pack of cigarettes and a lighter with him.

Zhou Wentao took out a delicate lighter, which was in the shape of a chic toy luxury car.

"You didn't say it earlier!" Yang Fan said depressedly.

"Dizzy, the hell knew you smoked? Svenwen, I thought you were a smoker. Smoke one of mine! Panda cigarettes, haven't you smoked them? The government's special cigarettes were not available on the market before, but now that the output has increased, they have to be sold. As he spoke, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes.

Panda brand cigarettes are a high-end cigarette in China, because of its use of high-quality tobacco leaves as tobacco raw materials, with nearly half a century of special supply background, by Comrade Xiaoping's love, and make Panda brand cigarettes expensive.

"Who said I want to smoke, don't you want to see the true face of this thing?" Yang Fan swept his eyes, since he was a child, he had never touched a cigarette, and he would drink some alcohol with the public.

"Oh?" Zhou Wentao immediately came to his senses when he heard it.

Yang Fan lit the fire and gently swept the surface of the wax sculpture with the flames. The wax that solidifies on the surface slowly melts and drips down. At this time, a bright yellow birthday star appeared in front of everyone. It's like a piece of solidified honey, which is very comfortable to look at.

"Is this jade? Zhou Wentao was very surprised, he didn't expect that there was a treasure hidden in it, and someone did it on purpose. This kind of plot is common in TV and movies.

Yang Fan shook his head, to be precise, a stone. This is no ordinary stone, though.

"Shoushan stone, have you heard of it?"

Shoushan stone is the Chinese treasure, but also one of the traditional Chinese "four seal stones", mainly distributed in Fujian.

In addition to being used in large quantities to produce a variety of seals, it is also widely used to carve people, animals, flowers and birds, landscapes, stationery, utensils and other works of art.

"It turned out to be Shoushan Stone!" Zhou Wentao is not a child who knows nothing, so famous gemstones, how much he has heard of it.

Yang Fan nodded and said, "This piece of Tianhuangshi is considered to be the best. No wonder the original owner of this birthday star wanted to seal it with wax and harbor his guilt. ”

"Uh! Didn't you say Shoushan Stone?" Zhou Wentao was a little confused.

"Tianhuang stone is one of the Shoushan stones, and it is one of the top ones. Yang Fan explained.

Shoushan stone is similar to jadeite, and there are many varieties. In addition to Tianhuang and Hibiscus, there are also twenty or thirty varieties of Shoushan stone such as lychee, Dulin, Qijiang stone, and Shanbo.

Yang Fan remembered that Shoushan Stone seems to have been collected since the Ming Dynasty!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Xuequan found and began to collect Tianhuang stone, to the Qing Dynasty, "Shoushan stone fever" was in full swing all over the country, so in the collection of Shoushan stone carvings at the same time, it also set off a boom in the collection of Shoushan stone rough stones.

In addition to being processed into priceless Shoushan stone handicrafts, Shoushan stone rough stone itself is extremely valuable for its texture, texture, color and derived culture.

For example, the Tianhuang stone in the Shoushan stone, because it has the value of "ten times the value of Yijin", the collection of a piece of Tianhuang stone is a "safe" of assets, and it can also be said to be a symbol of the number of properties.

Tianhuangshi is very precious because of its scarce production and excellent jade quality, and it is also the material of ancient imperial seals.

"That's worth a lot!" Zhou Wentao asked.

Although I told Yang Fan before that it doesn't matter how much it is, the more expensive ones do have more face.

"It's probably hard to buy it now. In ancient times, there was a saying that 'gold is easy to obtain, but Tianhuang is hard to find'. Yang Fan nodded.

He saw that the texture of this piece of Tianhuang stone was clean, transparent, and psychic, and the texture in the muscle was faintly silky, obviously detailed, like a carrot line. If you look closely, you will see that it has a charming brilliance that is not found in other stone varieties. It can be concluded that this is a very top-notch Tian Huangshi.

The best Tian Huangshi, people may not make a move, and it is not something that money can solve at all. Of course, the amount of money reaches a certain level, and it often solves a lot of things.

It's like a big diamond, you may not be tempted to sell 100 million people, but if you smash 100 million, it will usually be sent to the door. Unless it's unique, it's easy to say.

"How much do you think it's worth?" Zhou Wentao asked.

Yang Fan frowned: "It's hard to say, if it's a simple Tian Huangshi." This piece should be worth one or two million, which is a conservative estimate. In addition, this carving is superb, and it has a natural taste, which seems to have come from the hands of the grandmaster. It's hard to say, it's hard to say. Why don't you go and ask Luo Lao?"

He remembered an auction where the height was only 17 centimeters, only the size of a small book, and according to reports, the best Tianhuangshi weighing 1,560 grams was auctioned for more than 5.8 million. This one has about a pound, right?

Zhou Wentao's face was happy, and he conservatively guessed that it was worth more than two million, so it would not look shabby when used as a gift.

In addition, this itself is Shoushan stone, there is a longevity word, and then carved into a birthday star, longevity and longevity, which is more in line with its theme.

He only now understands why Yang Fan said that this item is good as a birthday gift.

It's just that he can't figure out how the guy can see that there is a layer of wax on it.

"Okay, let's make sure. By the way, how did you know that this carving was greasy?"

"I guessed when I got my hand, the wax is not that heavy. As for what's inside, I don't know, that's why I let you buy it, it's not expensive anyway, even if it's a piece of rotten iron inside, it's not much of a loss. Yang Fan said perfunctorily.

"Ugh!"

Zhou Wentao was speechless, he also picked it up at that time, but he just didn't notice this detail.

"Looks like you're a good fit for this line of food. ”

Yang Fan didn't answer, thinking about a carving master in the Qing Dynasty, or a grandmaster. This work is from him. Not to mention a piece of Tianhuang stone, even if it is an ordinary stone, after passing through his hands, it will leap into the dragon gate and increase its value.

It's not easy to get a new book!