Since the old house has not been cleaned for a long time, the cabinets are covered with dust and look very dirty. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at this time, Qin Fan didn't care about the dust on it, and approached the cabinet to study it seriously, and his face gradually showed excitement.

The light in the bedroom was very dim, and the lights couldn't be lit because no one lived there for a long time. Qin Fan could only come to this cabinet and open his eyes to see the carved patterns on the cabinet, and it didn't take long for his eyes to become a little sour.

At this time, standing beside Qin Fan, Xu Rujun observed the subtle expression on his face with a nervous expression, for fear that Qin Fan would identify that this piece of furniture was not made of red sandalwood, but just a piece of antique furniture of little value.

The pair of cabinets in Xu Rujun's house is not the kind of wooden wardrobe where clothes are usually seen.

This cabinet is interesting, it is about two meters high, and its lower level is a square cabinet with a carved cloud dragon pattern common in classical furniture on the door. The middle level is separated by three small drawers. However, the upper floor of the cabinet has a small space with unequal horizontal and vertical, uneven height and scattered residuals.

At first glance, it looks a bit like the previous bookshelf, but it is obviously different from ordinary bookshelves, because the grids on the bookshelves are all laid flat, and they will not be made to look like they are uneven in height and horizontal.

"Qin Fan, is this pair of cabinets red sandalwood? Just say it and don't worry about my feelings. ”

Xu Rujun was very worried in his heart, this feeling was like a test score, no matter what the results were, I always had to muster up the courage to face it.

"Congratulations, this pair of cabinets is indeed red sandalwood, and the workmanship is very good, from the age point of view, it should be an antique furniture in the late Qing Dynasty." After Qin Fan finished the appraisal, he gave Xu Rujun a reassuring pill.

Hearing his words, Xu Rujun's slightly pale face finally showed a touch of joy.

"By the way, do you know where this pair of cabinets came from?"

The workmanship of this pair of rosewood cabinets is very exquisite, and the appearance is graceful and luxurious, which was quite valuable as a luxury in the past, and it is not like what ordinary people can have.

And this kind of cabinet has a special purpose, which ordinary people generally don't use.

"According to my mother, her ancestors used to be rich and noble. Later, many valuable antiques and furniture in the family were sold, and only this pair of cabinets were kept down. ”

Xu Rujun recalled what happened when he was a child, and his face showed a look of reminiscence, "My mother used to be very precious to this pair of cabinets, and once my father thought that this cabinet was too big and impractical, and he wanted to dismantle the cabinet when it took too much space at home." As a result, my mother didn't agree and kept the pair of cabinets. ”

"It's a good thing that my aunt didn't agree at the time, otherwise we wouldn't have seen such a beautiful rosewood cabinet today." Qin Fan smiled, he fell in love with this red sandalwood cabinet from the first time he came in, there are very few red sandalwood furniture preserved so well in the antique market today, and there is no such store in this village.

"It's a strange way to look at the cabinet, and I still can't figure out what the top of the cabinet is about. Can you tell me about it? ”

Xu Rujun's mood relaxed a little, and he asked with some curiosity. Ever since she was a child, she had found the uneven lattices on the cabinet very strange, and she had never figured out what they were.

"In fact, this kind of furniture is called Duobaoge, also known as Baibaoge or Boguge, which is specially used to display antique utensils." Qin Fan patiently explained to Xu Rujun the origin and purpose of this multi-treasure grid.

After the prosperous Kangqian era of the Qing Dynasty, when China had the third collecting boom in history, antique collecting has become a fashion and trend. At this time, Duobaoge was born to display and display antique collections.

Nowadays, most of the multi-treasure grids in museums and private collections are from the Qianlong period, and there is a priceless red sandalwood inlay enamel cloud dragon pattern multi-treasure grid in the Palace Museum in Yanjing.

Due to the lack of awareness of Dobaoge in the previous society, the price of this kind of furniture is generally very low.

However, because of the rise of the antique boom in recent years, the multi-treasure style furniture has attracted the attention and love of the majority of collectors, and the price has also risen all the way.

In today's antique furniture market, even the price of a piece of wenge or huanghuali boutique multi-baoge furniture in the Qianlong period has reached hundreds of thousands or even millions, not to mention the multi-baoge cabinet of red sandalwood.

"And how much can this pair of cabinets sell?" Xu Rujun asked a little eagerly.

It can be seen that she should be waiting for the money to be used urgently, otherwise she would not be in such a hurry to find Qin Fan to come to her hometown to help her see this piece of furniture, and she is in a hurry to sell it.

"Normally, Dobaoge comes in pairs. But in today's market, it's hard to see pairs of multi-treasure cabinets, most of which are single. Sister Ru Jun, even if you open this pair of rosewood cabinets and sell them, it is conservatively estimated that a cabinet can be sold for a minimum of 600,000 yuan. If you sell a pair of multi-Baoge cabinets together, the price will be even higher, which should be more than 1.5 million to 2 million. ”

This is only Qin Fan's estimate of the conservative price, in fact, the market of red sandalwood furniture has been rising over the years, if the pair of red sandalwood multi-treasure cabinets in Xu Rujun's house is entrusted to the auction company to operate, it is not a problem to sell more than 200.

Hearing the price of 1.5 million, Xu Rujun had a shocked expression on his face. She originally thought that this pair of cabinets was worth more than 100,000 yuan, but she didn't expect it to be worth millions.

In this era, the wages of workers are generally not high, Xu Rujun worked diligently in the TV station for a year, and the salary he received was only tens of thousands, and it was still a little difficult to buy a house in Luzhou.

To her surprise, this inconspicuous piece of furniture that had been placed in her hometown for decades could be sold for more than 1.5 million.

Xu Rujun didn't have a bottom in her heart about the price of this piece of rosewood furniture, but she believed that Qin Fan would not deliberately lower the price to deceive herself.

"Sister Rujun, if you really want to sell this pair of Duobaoge cabinets, I can buy them at my own expense. As for the price, you see how about 1.8 million. ”

Qin Fan weighed it in his heart, if this piece of rosewood furniture is auctioned in an auction company, the transaction price will be about 200, but after deducting various fees and commissions, I am afraid that it will be 1.8 million.

He knew that Xu Rujun was in urgent need of a large sum of money, so he did not deliberately lower the price, and gave a more generous price.

Hearing this, Xu Rujun hurriedly waved his hand, "You just give it to me at the price of 600,000 yuan for a cabinet." In fact, I only need 300,000 yuan to pay for medical expenses and surgery, or I can't have so much money. ”

She is not related to Qin Fan, she doesn't want to take advantage of him in vain, as long as she can make up the money for medical expenses, she is already satisfied.

"Someone in your family is sick?" Qin Fan asked in surprise, but he didn't expect Xu Rujun to use the money in a hurry to pay for medical expenses.

Xu Rujun was silent for a while, nodded and said, "My mother had a serious illness a few years ago and has been being treated in the Provincial People's Hospital. Most of the salary I have earned over the years has been paid for medical expenses, and I don't have much money on hand, and I still owe a lot of medical bills to the hospital. ”

"My mother's condition suddenly deteriorated last night, and the hospital has issued a critical illness notice asking me to make up 300,000 yuan for the operation."

Thinking of the 300,000 yuan for the operation, Xu Rujun was extremely desperate at that time, the little salary she earned from working at the TV station paid all the medical expenses of the hospital, and she couldn't save any money at all. She doesn't have any rich friends and relatives around her, and even if she borrows from the people around her, she probably won't be able to make up such a large amount of money.

Just when Xu Rujun was desperate and didn't know what to do, he suddenly thought of this red sandalwood furniture in the old house in the countryside.

But she didn't understand antiques and didn't know the value of this red sandalwood furniture, so she asked Qin Fan to help her identify it.

"Auntie's surgery can't be delayed, so I'll transfer 300,000 yuan to you as a deposit first, what do you see?"

In Qin Fan's view, no matter how valuable an antique is, it is not as important as a human life. If Xu's mother missed the operation, her condition deteriorated again.

It's just that there is only one rural credit cooperative in Tanghe Village and no bank, and if Qin Fan wants to transfer 300,000 yuan to Xu Rujun, he must go to a town more than ten kilometers away.

"Qin Fan, thank you." Seeing that Qin Fan was willing to give her 300,000 yuan first to solve her urgent needs, Xu Rujun's eyes were a little moist, and her face showed gratitude.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps at the door of the old mansion.

Qin Fan saw a tall rural woman walk in, followed by a man who looked three points similar to Xu Rujun.

It seems that these two people should be Xu Rujun's brother and sister-in-law in the countryside.

"Jun, why did you come back suddenly?"

When the man saw Xu Rujun appear in the old mansion, his eyes showed surprise, and he looked at the strange man standing beside Xu Rujun with a suspicious expression.

Xu Rujun has never taken a man back to her hometown, and Xu Dayou can't help but wonder if the man next to her is her sister's boyfriend.

"Brother, this is my friend. I'm taking him over to see the piece of furniture this time. ”

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Xu Rujun had not had time to tell Xu Dayou the news of his mother's deterioration, so Xu Dayou's family did not know the news.

Xu Dayou saw his sister mention this old piece of furniture, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, as if he didn't know how to speak.

"Jun, you don't want to sell this cabinet to him, do you?" Xu Dayou's wife's face was a little unpleasant and said, "There is something your brother forgot to tell you, a while ago, a person who collected old goods came to the village and took a fancy to this cabinet, and your brother has promised to sell the cabinet to him." Wait for someone to pull the cabinet. ”

"What?"

Hearing this, Xu Rujun was stunned on the spot like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. She never dreamed that her brother and sister-in-law would secretly sell the cabinet that her mother had left for her as a dowry.