Chapter 190 [Colorful December Flower God Cup]
8:40 a.m.
The small square in Yi County was already crowded with people, although it was not as good as the audition in Sichuan, but there were enough four or five hundred people. The recording studios to the northwest and the small sheds of the expert appraisal team were crowded with collectors, and the noise followed like a football field. The parking lots on the east and south sides are also occupied by private cars, with local license plates, Yanjing license plates, and Tianjin license plates. At about nine o'clock in the tenth of ten, the familiar host held the microphone and made an opening remark, and immediately, people lined up in a long line under the command of the staff, waiting for the appraisal of six experts one by one.
"Auntie, the price you offered is really outrageous, five thousand lines? Eh, wait, six thousand? β
"Uncle, will you sell me this snuffbox? I'll give you 20,000? Too little? Then I'll add more, hey, don't go! β
At the outermost end of the square, standing in front of a telephone pole, I sighed silently, and after an hour of hard work, I still did not gain the slightest.
I leaned into the telephone pole and rubbed my temples for a moment to rest my sore eyes, when suddenly a voice rang out.
ββ¦β¦ You are Gu ...... What to look for...... Gu Jing? β
A plump woman stood beside me at some point and looked up, "...... Uh, Sister Hong? β
This person is Fei Xiaohong, who I have had several contacts, the little rural nanny who won the lottery jackpot, I have received things from her family, asked Jade, counting, although it is not very familiar, but it is not strange. She wore a red and bright silk shirt on her upper body, and a pair of corn-yellow pants underneath, well, the overall color matching was a little awkward, it can be seen that her aesthetics and taste are not very high, but the brand of clothes is well-known, and leather shoes are also famous brands.
Seeing that I was observing her outfit, Fei Xiaohong proudly tugged at the suspender shirt and said, "What's the matter?" Hehe, I just bought it with the flagship store a few days ago, thousands of it, and the pants are too, oh, have you seen this brand, tell you, this is called...... Belch...... What's it called, hey, it's expensive anyway, and the average person can't afford it. β
I know that she is a complete miser, wearing clothes and jewelry necklaces and other things hanging on the surface, she never buys vaguely, and loves to put on music, but in some places that others can't see, she has to pick the door more and more, such as eating, have you ever seen a multimillionaire eat a broken box lunch that migrant workers on the construction site don't like to eat? She ate with relishβin short, this woman was a contradictory mixture of smuggling and grandeur.
Noticing the Xuande furnace she was holding in her hand, I was slightly stunned: "You came to Hebei to participate in the audition?" β
Fei Xiaohong raised the stove, "That's not it, look at this Xuande furnace?" This leg, this cover, this belly, do you see it? β
Khan, what do you see? I really don't see it. I said, "Where did you get it?" β
"Pan Jiayuan, there are more good things there." Fei Xiaohong said confidently: "Look at it again, it's Xuande, right?" β
As soon as I heard Pan Jiayuan, I secretly shook my head, and then held it up and down for some thought, and it was even more certain, looking at Fei Xiaohong's expectant gaze, I said euphemistically: "Sister Hong, well, your Xuande furnace is not right." Seeing her face change, I pointed to the stove and said, "In ancient times, most of the aesthetics were symmetrical, but yours is a little rough." β
"Rough fart!" Fei Xiaohong hurriedly said: "The old lady spent thousands of dollars to collect it!" Do you know how to do it? β
I shrugged helplessly: "I'm also talking nonsense, you can ask an expert later, well, then you are busy, I will go first." β
Fei Xiaohong's face softened slightly: "Why are you going?" Did you bring something for identification too? Show it to me. β
"No, I'm here to collect something."
"Collect something?" Blinking his eyes, Fei Xiaohong's eyes lit up: "Yes, there are so many treasures here, why didn't I think of receiving two, where?" What's good? β
"There are a lot of good ones, but people don't sell them."
Fei Xiaohong came to her senses, and said excitedly: "That's you stupid, look at me." β
I can't do it, can you?
Anyway, I also knew each other, and I lived at the front door together, so I pointed to a middle-aged man to Sister Hong: "Do you see the inkstone in his hand, that thing can be worth at least 50,000 yuan, and that person is not very knowledgeable, well, I asked him just now, and he also came up with a price of 5,000, but he just doesn't sell it." β
"Are you sure it's worth fifty thousand?"
"At least 50,000, maybe 60,000." I'm not bound to get this inkstone, tens of thousands are too little, and most of my goals are millions of things, so I don't pay much attention to it," ...... If you don't believe me, I can give you 10,000, as long as you can buy the inkstone, 5,000, 6,000, and more than 10,000 as a commission for you, okay? β
"No, if you want to buy it, I'll buy it myself, and my sister will believe you once." Fei Xiaohong pretended to get a haircut, twisted her fat buttocks and walked up to the man, chirping and talking to him.
I have to admit that although Sister Hong's surname is not what I like, her ass is really big, full, and plump, which makes people want to ...... I'm going to think of a fart! I despised myself fiercely, and I felt that since I had done it with Zou Yue, I was getting more and more like that.
A minute later. Under my stunned gaze, Fei Xiaohong came back with a inkstone in her arms.
I was stunned and said, "He sold you?" How much? β
"Didn't you give five thousand? He sold the six thousand I offered. Fei Xiaohong laughed: "How is it?" Your sister Hong has two hits, right? β
I watched the process of her communication with the middle-aged man, Fei Xiaohong didn't say a few words at all, the person seemed to give her the inkstone, and he definitely didn't have any lust for her. What's going on? Why didn't the person agree to what I said for a long time? And looking at the other party's appearance, even if I added it to 10,000 at that time, he would definitely not sell it, but what did he sell to Fei Xiaohong? What's the problem?
After a little thought, I immediately figured out the key to the problem, although I am not very old, but after all, I was born and raised in a big city, and I pay attention to politeness and etiquette in speech and behavior, giving people the impression that he should be a "young man who knows a little bit about how to do things", and Fei Xiaohong, whether it is temperament or surname, is an authentic countryman, grinning, stupid, and a layman at first glance. If you had something you wanted to sell, would you sell it to someone who knew how to do it or would you sell it to someone who didn't know how to do it? Obviously, the probability of the latter is high, because if the buyer is an insider, you will think, he must have his reasons for buying, if I sell, will I lose money? And what about meeting a layman? You're going to think again, hey, someone just gave out 5,000, this person doesn't understand anything, dare to give 6,000? is a big wrongdoer, and it is right to sell her.
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally understood this mentality of "I don't want to suffer", and I immediately had my own plan, "Sister Hong, then you wait in line for the expert to identify the Xuande furnace, and I'll turn around." Fei Xiaohong smirked twice, but instead of queuing, she walked across the road, not knowing what to do.
The team of treasure connoisseurs has formed a long line, because the line is too long, the identification is too slow, idle and boring, everyone has taken out their treasures to share with the people around them.
Suddenly, a few colorful rays of light caught my eye, and my breath faltered, and my heart beat suddenly increased slightly.
At the back of the line, several men and women were exchanging their collections, among them, seven of the cups I had seen before I was reborn and on the episode "Into Yi County" were held in the hands of a man in his early thirties, each of them wrapped in a plastic water cup that he usually used for drinking water, and then eight water cups were packed together in a plastic toolbox.
I knew that my chance had come, but if he knew anything about the cup in his arms, he would at least have a decent box, and it was impossible to put it in a plastic water cup casually, and the man's careless appearance could only show one thing - he was a layman, and he didn't know the value of these eight cups at all!
Exhale, inhale, and I walk slowly.
An old lady in front of the man glanced at me: "Young man, don't cut in line." β
I smiled embarrassedly, "It's not cutting in line, I think your big bowl is good, and I want to find a price." My words drew the attention of several people around me, including the thirty-year-old man.
The old lady was stunned for a moment, and raised the large porcelain bowl in her hand, "Have you taken a fancy to my bowl?" β
According to my observation, her bowl is not even considered the Republic of China, Bacheng is a big bowl used in the family dinner in the ** 10s, the corners are a little bumpy, it looks very shabby, well, if you have to estimate a price for this bowl, I'm afraid no one wants three yuan, I think, even people who don't know how to do it can see that this bowl is worthless. But I said nonsense: "Yes, it's quite old, do you make a price?" β
Poof, two people who were close couldn't help but laugh, and the rest looked at me speechlessly.
The old lady held the bowl tightly with a smile on her face: "This is what my ancestors have handed down, it is precious, and you can't afford it." β
At most, it is not more than 20 years, and it has been handed down from the ancestors? I blinked, "How much?" β
The old lady was bold and said, "Eight thousand! β
There was a burst of discussion around, and I sighed, "It's more expensive, isn't it cheaper?" Someone next to me moved his lips, as if to remind me, but he didn't say anything.
The old lady's eyes rolled: "...... Seven thousand five? β
"It's still expensive."
"Then I won't sell it, let's wait for the expert to finish the appraisal." The old lady was obviously more confident, and she was just holding the bowl with one hand, but now she was holding it with both hands.
I pretended to be unwilling to pestered for a moment, and when I saw that the old lady was determined not to sell, I reluctantly looked away.
Suddenly, Fei Xiaohong's big voice sounded behind him: "Gu Jing! Gu Jing! You kid can do it! β
I was afraid that she would be exposed, so I hurriedly walked two steps to meet her, and gestured "shhh" in my hand.
Fei Xiaohong strode over with a red face, her mouth was crooked, "I took the inkstone to an antique shop diagonally opposite, guess how much it was sold?" Sixty-two thousand! Earned more than 50,000 yuan! It's so exciting! This is the biggest leak in my mother's life! Ha ha! It's so cool! β
I said, "You can get busy first, I still have something to do here." β
Fei Xiaohong hummed a little song and said excitedly: "What are you busy with?" The old lady will follow you! Tell me quickly, how can I miss it? β
"Oh, I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later, you wait first." I turned and walked back.
"You want to eat alone?" Fei Xiaohong followed with a glare, "Which one do you like again?" β
I ignored him, twisted my head, and looked at another middle-aged woman next to the old lady, who was carrying a brocade box-like thing in her hand, with dragons carved and phoenixes painted on it, apparently also a modern craft, and it was made of ordinary wood, not rosewood pear," ...... Auntie, do you sell this brocade box? β
The woman looked me in the eye, "Sell, see if the price you are giving is appropriate." β
Fei Xiaohong came over to take a look, and immediately pushed my shoulder lightly and heavily, pouting, "What kind of eyes do you have?" Isn't it common to see this kind of thing in shopping malls? I know it's not an old thing! What to buy? After that, she pulled me out: "Hurry up, hurry up, while there is still time, you can point me a few more, and the old lady will also taste the taste of picking up leaks." β
I shook off her hand, "You don't understand, leave me alone, you can go by yourself." β
The woman said, "Do you want it?" Give a price? β
"Yes, of course." I pondered for a while and said, "Is it sold for three thousand?" β
The woman was very happy and said, "Yes." β
Fei Xiaohong glared and said, "Three thousand? Do you have money to spend nowhere? Speaking of this, she paused and whispered into my ear: "Is there another mystery in this box?" β
Khan, there's a fart mystery, it's just an ordinary box, and it's not worth a hundred. But for the sake of those seven cups, I knew that I couldn't give up the reason that the child would not find a wolf, so I took out 3,000 yuan in cash from my schoolbag very boldly, and then carefully touched the box, and looked at it again and again.
"Hey, that guy really bought it."
"Yes, he also searched for a half-day price for the broken bowl just now, a layman."
"Lao Li, don't you want to ask him if he wants the painting?"
In the face of everyone's ridiculed eyes, I didn't care at all, turned around, and looked at the man with seven cups in his hand, "Hey, this big brother, how much do you have a cup?" Is it sold? β
The man was a little dumbfounded: "You want to buy it before you see it?" "The cup is separated by two plastics, and the outside is vague and can be seen roughly, but it is not possible to look carefully, so even if an expert like Yan Wanru is here, it is impossible to distinguish the authenticity through the plastic box.
But I knew that the cup inside was the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty, "Can you make a price?" β
Fei Xiaohong said inexplicably: "What are you doing here?" β
"Shopping."
There was some heartwarming color on the man's face, "How much do you want to give?" You tell me a price first, and I'll hear it. "He opened the plastic box and brought me a cup.
I took it in my hand and looked at it, deliberately avoiding the eyes of the crowd, only allowing myself to see clearly, and then put the cup back again, confirmed the others one by one, and finally quietly tried to say: "Why don't I feel complete, do you still have a cup of this color at home?" β
The man shook his head lightly: "I don't know if it's all right, anyway, there are only a few in the family, and my father got it back from somewhere." β
I sighed: "Then you see if this will work, I will give you two thousand for one cup, a total of ten thousand." β
It could be seen that he should have moved, but he still pretended to be dissatisfied and frowned: "A cup of 20,000 is about the same." β
"It's too expensive." I shook my head and bargained with him, and seeing that he didn't let go, I shifted my gaze to the old lady again, "Auntie, can your bowl be cheaper?" β
The old lady said: "It's not for sale, I'll call an expert to identify it for me later." β
Blinking my eyes, I looked at an old man holding a Yuan Qinghua jar: "Uncle, you are Yuan Qinghua, right?" Oh, that's good, how much does it cost? β
The man seemed to be a little anxious and pulled me back: "Do you want this cup anymore?" β
I said, "I want it, but the price is ......" Actually, let alone 20,000 cups, 100,000 a cup is also very cheap, but I can't agree to him very simply, otherwise, he will probably think that he can sell it higher, and then he will not sell me.
"Well, let's all take a step back." The man said, "Seven cups, 100,000 yuan, okay?" β
I hesitated, and finally nodded: "Okay, deal." β
The money was all in my school bag, but there were many people, so I didn't trade with him on the spot, but went with the man to a place across the road where there were few people, and then handed over 100,000 yuan to him. After the man left with a smile, I hugged the plastic box, and I was so excited that I didn't know what to say.
Fei Xiaohong glanced at me: "What did you buy?" β
I smiled and handed her the brocade box I had bought from the woman: "This is for you." β
Fei Xiaohong was stunned: "Send me?" The box is not mysterious? So why are you buying it? β
I exhaled: "If I don't buy it, that person won't treat me as a layman, let alone sell me the cups so smoothly, hehe, Sister Hong, do you know the origin of these cups?" I took one of them, "You've probably heard of the Colorful December Flower God Cup, right?" That's it. β
The colorful December flower god cup is a fine product in the official kiln of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, with a total of 12 cups, each painting a kind of flower, representing 12 months.
The one I am holding in my hand is the daffodil god cup representing "January", with a skimming mouth, a deep belly, and a shallow circle foot. The carcass is thin and light, and the shape is exquisite. The outer wall is painted with blue and white daffodils, and the other side is inscribed with blue and white "Spring breeze makes jade to clear paintings, and the night moon is on the embankment" depicts the January flower god - narcissus.
"Won't it?" Fei Xiaohong stared at me and said, "How much is it worth?" β
I thought about it, "The price of a single cup auctioned by Yanjing Huachen Auction Company at last spring auction was 200,000 yuan, and I estimate that now, it should be about 250,000 yuan, and although seven cups do not form a set, they are definitely more valuable than a single cup, and a conservative estimate is probably more than 2 million." β
(To be continued)