Next to the flower and bird market is another place that Yunli used to frequent, the antique market.

There was a time when Yun Li was obsessed with these old things after visiting the antique market here, and he came to wander around whenever he had time, and also looked for related books everywhere to read, especially loved to read all kinds of tomb robberies and treasure exploration novels. At that time, Aunt Fang once thought that he had gone mad, so she almost didn't practice it herself, and when she was worried, she cooperated with Lily to monitor Yunli around the clock in case he caused any trouble.

Fortunately, what they were worried about did not happen, not only that, Yunli, who had achieved success in "cultivation", also had many gains, and often found some valuable gadgets, and they could make a small profit by changing hands, and after a period of time, they accumulated a considerable amount of money, which made everyone stunned and speechless.

Yunli used this deposit to pay for Xiaolushan's contracting fees, but now it has been used almost, and there are a few gadgets in his room that he is reluctant to sell, all of which are trophies that he used to come to this antique market to find, and they still have a certain value, Yunli plans to pack them back this time, put them in the bamboo building as decorations, and pick one as a souvenir to give to Brother Chen.

Compared to a few years ago, the antique market has not changed much, and large and small shops are full of all kinds of items, such as vases, porcelain, ancient calligraphy and paintings, old-fashioned clocks and watches, and even toilet seats. The obvious difference is that there are many more stalls than before, and almost all the usable places in the market are crowded, leaving only a few narrow lanes for people to pass.

In fact, this is a good explanation, with the rise of the antique market, more and more people have come in, wanting to get a piece of the pie, and they have no basic capital, so they can only start from the stalls. And for the seller, setting up a stall has many advantages over opening a store, first, there is no constraint of the store, regardless of the authenticity of the goods, you are willing to buy and sell with a hammer. Second, setting up a stall is also a psychological game, which can put the seller in a weak position first, and have a better psychological advantage and room for rebound when negotiating. Therefore, even some well-known big shops will secretly have branches of stalls, which is an open secret in this industry.

"When I was in middle school, if you skipped class or came home late, you would be right to come here and find someone." Yun Li held Aunt Fang's hand and wandered around the antique market at will, Aunt Fang couldn't help but smile when she recalled the past.

Yunli also laughed and said: "I'm different from Lily, I've let you worry about it since I was a child, fighting with my friends, dismantling things, and even breaking the tape recorder of your Model Worker Award for me, I'm really ashamed to think about it now." ”

"Alas, one makes me feel cāo, and the other makes me worry, you two are two extremes, I thought at that time, if you can give half of each other's personalities, then it can be called real peace of mind." Aunt Fang said with emotion.

"My hybrid with Lily? Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps, and if there really is such a person, it's better to hide. Yunli joked, which made Aunt Fang laugh again and again, and before she knew it, the two of them walked to the area dedicated to selling jade porcelain.

Unlike other areas, the sidewalks here are much wider because they are fragile and difficult to bump into, but even then they can't accommodate the huge flow of people. Jade and porcelain have always been the darlings of the antique world, and in the antique market, where there are the most people, there must be jade or porcelain.

"These are curium bowls, I didn't expect to see them here." Aunt Fang was attracted by the things in one of the stalls, and pulled Yunli and said.

"It's quite rare, I remember when I came here before, there were old craftsmen who set up stalls to repair pots and pans, I love to look at this, and I forgot the time when I saw it." Yunli was also very interested in these things, and said with a nostalgic face.

"Look at this, how well it is mended, if you look at it from a distance, it looks like a pattern, and you can't see that it has been repaired." Aunt Fang picked up one of the blue-and-white curium bowls and admired while looking at them. This bowl is from the mouth of the bowl to the bottom of the bowl to break an arc-shaped crack, when repairing, is with a golden flat nail along the crack one by one nail repaired, at first glance will be a little abrupt, but after a long time, you will feel that this regret beauty has a different taste.

"Now not many people know the craft of curium bowls, and even if they do, they can't make the same taste as before. A good curium bowl, first of all, to be complete, followed by the repair process to be appropriate, the best state is to repair and embellish into one, repair materials can be divided into gold, silver, copper, iron, skills also have nail repair, strip sticking, sheet fit, etc., is not an old saying 'no diamond diamond, don't do porcelain work', is talking about this craft. If you don't know the price, count the number of patches on the bowl, and under the premise of the same quality, the more the quantity, the higher the value. Seeing that Aunt Fang was interested, Yun Li explained in detail on the side.

The stall owner was a man in his thirties, a little fat, and he was surprised to hear Yunli's professional explanation, so he hurriedly came over and complimented: "This handsome guy is young, and he is so knowledgeable, it's really rare, let's see if I like anything, and give you a discount." ”

I like to like it, but they buy a curium bowl and go back, except for decoration, it is useless, so it is only enjoyable, and there is no plan to buy it. Just as they were about to leave and go to other places to continue shopping, Yun Lisao saw two small green and white jade pendants in the corner of the stall, so he stopped and picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully.

The two pieces of green and white jade pendant are the same in appearance, both are processed into the shape of a butterfly, and there are two small holes on the head, which are used to wear them on a rope. As far as the quality of green and white jade is concerned, the value of white jade is generally much higher than that of green jade.

After looking at the jade pendants, Yun Li put them back in their place, let Hou stretch out his left hand, put his index finger in front of the fat stall owner and clicked twice, and quickly retracted it. And the fat stall owner also seemed to understand Yunli's meaning, and also stretched out his index finger, shook it left and right a few times, gave a thumbs up to compare it with Yunli, and then took it back, smiling and waiting for Yunli's reply.

Yun Li's face was expressionless, and he repeated the previous action, and after withdrawing his hands, he put his hands behind his back.

The fat stall owner saw Yun Li's action, hesitated for a while, and then made a move, stretched out his index finger and clicked, and then spread out his five fingers and stretched out to Yun Li, with a resolute look on his face. Yun Li was unmoved, lazily stretched out two fingers, and then turned around to hold Aunt Fang's arm, and replied with an expression of ignorance.

Aunt Fang saw it in a fog, but she felt very interesting, feeling that the two were acting in a pantomime, and she didn't interject, just quietly watched the two perform. Soon, the fat stall owner's fingers changed from five, to four, then to three, and finally to two.

After a silent battle, Yunli still did not change his face, while the fat stall owner was a little red-faced, and after the two fingers were compared, he stretched out the palm of his five-finger hand again and slapped it heavily on the stall table, making the porcelain bowl on it make a "bang" collision sound.

I saw Yun Li turn over his backpack, took out twenty-five pieces of one hundred yuan from it, put them on the stall table, and then took the two green and white jade pendants in his hand, and after the fat stall owner confirmed that there was no problem, he took Aunt Fang's hand again and went to other places.

Without Aunt Fang opening her mouth, Yun Li explained to her in detail the meaning of the move just now.

In the antique market, veterans generally do not directly negotiate the price openly, but instead use gestures. There are also many styles of gesture bargaining, different places have different habits, familiar vendors, have a general understanding of this, just now Yunli used, is a more commonly used bargaining gesture here.

Five fingers on one hand, from small to large, representing units, ten, hundred, thousand, and ten thousand, Yunli was the first to stretch out an index finger, which was to sue the fat stall owner, these two jade pendants, I will not pay more than 10,000 prices. And the fat stall owner gave a thumbs up in response, saying that less than 10,000 is exempt from talking. And Yunli continued to respond with his index finger, that is, to stick to the original bidding range, and put the back of his hand, that is, to show his attitude, if this time I can't talk, I will no longer bid, turn around and leave, love to sell or not.

The fat stall owner knows very well that these two pieces of green and white jade are ordinary in texture and not very good in condition, although they are quite vintage, but they are estimated to be of little importance, and the corresponding value is limited. At the beginning, he only spent less than 500 yuan, and bought it from a migrant worker, and it has been backlogged in his hands for a long time, and now people are very shrewd, not so easy to fool, and the asking price of tens of thousands is really not suitable.

After some tug-of-war, the two finally set the price range at 2,000 yuan to 3,000 yuan, and the fat stall owner also changed the previous passive situation, slapped the table with five fingers, and issued the final notice, the price is 2,500, and the money will be taken away, and it will not be pulled down.

This price is still acceptable to Yunli, and he doesn't plan to grind it down, so he will give the money quickly, take away the jade pendant, and the deal will be reached.

Aunt Fang listened with relish, took one of the jade pendants, and asked, "These two butterfly jade pendants are nothing special to look at, are they really worth so much money?" Although she has been the director of the welfare home for many years, most of her income is spent on improving the facilities in the hospital, and until now, she has few jewelry that she can take out her hands on.

"At this price, there is a lot of potential to rise, and this shape is not a butterfly, but a moth, I bought them because I like the meaning of this moth jade pendant." Yun Li pinched another piece of jade pendant in his hand and patiently explained, a shallow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Aunt Fang took the jade pendant closer, but she still couldn't see the doorway, and asked puzzledly, "Is there any difference between a butterfly and a moth?" ”