Chapter 9 [Precious Jade Rabbit]
The middle-aged man's face froze: "Why am I not kind?" ”
Zou Yue'e took the cricket jar from my hand, "Xiaojing, what's the problem?" ”
"It's too much of a problem." I put a finger on the inside of the Suxin Jianlan petals, "Originally, most of the Jianlan petals are with subtle spots, mainly brown, this kind of variety is not worth much, the treasure of Suxin Jianlan is similar to this flower, the petals are clean and clean, without a trace of pollution, but if you take a closer look at these petals, the color is very unnatural." ”
Zou Yue'e asked, "What does that mean?" ”
"If I'm not mistaken, this is an ordinary Jianlan that has been faded with a chemical potion, a fraudulent technique, commonly known as fading."
The middle-aged man didn't expect me to be so professional, and was stunned for a moment, "Hey, you can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, let me tell you, these orchids are all from the Yuquanying Flower Market, how can they be faded, don't talk nonsense if you haven't seen it, you look at another pot of Jianlan, it is also a strange flower, called multi-petal orchid, you look at that pot again......"
"Did you tell me about that multi-petaled orchid?" I waved my hand to interrupt him, raised my arm slightly, and put my index finger on the petals of the mutated variety of Jianlan: "I thought strange just now, even if he is a famous mutated species, then there must be a limit, how can there be so many leaves on a bone, boss, if you have to choke with me, then let me touch it a little, I want to see how solid the leaves are on this glue." ”
"Glue?" The corners of Zou Yue's eyes jumped.
The boss came to his lips and held back the words.
I shook my head: "You're also a cheater, my Aunt Zou bought it back to give a gift, and she really wanted to give it away, and all the leaves fell off every few days, so it's strange that people don't scold me Aunt Zou." ”
Zou Yue'e pulled her face down: "Please explain." ”
"These are all famous products, why should I lie to you." Middle-aged people are still hard-mouthed.
I saw that he didn't shed tears when he didn't see the coffin, sighed, and patted the outermost pots of tender green orchids: "This pot is a tabby seedling, I think it can be sold for a lot of money, but I dare to say that as long as it is dried in the sun for two days, the tabby will evaporate, why, because this is the markings formed by artificially covering the leaves with leaves and branches, so that it does not see the sun." I paused, pointed to the next pot and said: "Look at this pot of dwarf orchids, this is cut with a knife, and your pot of orchids with crystal plum written on it, I think it was disguised by ordinary orchids similar to crystal plums, and there are traces of fraudulent cutting on the roots, and the ......."
"Don't say it, don't say it." The middle-aged man smiled bitterly with a sad face: "I have met a master today, you are right, all right, and you know better than me, alas, it's really evil, young man, are you a professional orchid, then why do you still buy it from me, isn't this a chilling heart?" ”
My head shook from side to side.
Zou Yue'e had a calm face: "You almost broke my big deal." ”
The boss spread his arms with a sad face: "Do you think I'm willing to make these messy things to scold, life is compelling, and I can't help it." ”
I said: "It's summer, I know it's not easy for you to set up a stall, this pot of jade rabbit, you can make a price." ”
"Yes, we can't make a deal." The middle-aged boss gritted his teeth, "...... I'm here that this jade rabbit is a real treasure, well, give one thousand five to take it! ”
Zou Yue'e looked at me inquiringly, and when she saw me nodding slightly, she didn't say a word and paid the bill.
This little detail warms my heart, and I have to say that it feels really good to be trusted.
Got off the overpass.
Since the weather was too stuffy and dry, I went to McDonald's at the intersection and asked for two ice cream tubes.
McDonald's in Fuchengmen is a relatively lively storefront around, and it is summer, there are a lot of people, and I queued for a long time.
After coming out, I handed the crispy cylinder to Aunt Zou under the shade of the tree.
She took two bites, smiled and touched my leg with the back of her hand: "You are really good, you are speechless to talk about other people's flower sellers, I didn't see that there are people next to you who give you a thumbs up, hehe, fortunately, my aunt brought you here today, otherwise, my job as a sales manager may have to be ruined." ”
"You won the award, and I also saw some orchid fraud methods from a news report."
But there is one thing I didn't say, I read the report, which Zou Yue'e could not see, because it was a Yanjing Evening News that would be published in two months. The newspaper clearly described the counterfeiting boom in the markets around Yanjing orchids, not only the mobile stalls on the streets, but also the Guanyuan Bird Market and the Yuquanying Flower Market, which had been cracked down on for a long time.
"Xiao Jing, he is a fake, can you be sure that this pot is the jade rabbit in the orchid?"
"Don't worry, you can't be wrong." I know she is still a little uneasy, "Although I am used to putting flowers, birds, fish and insects into the category of collection, but it is not an antique after all, and it will not be as difficult to distinguish the authenticity as an antique, there are countless imitations, as long as you put some effort into it, most people can still be proficient, and it is not difficult to distinguish the real from the fake." ”
"Come on." Zou Yue'e glanced at me: "I think I don't want to figure it out for the rest of my life." ”
"Actually, this pot of jade rabbits can definitely be regarded as high-quality, it can be said that it has picked up a small leak."
"I don't understand, anyway, I know that orchids used to be very expensive."
"Is it more than the word 'very' that can be described?" I ate the last bite of ice cream with one hand, and threw the paper ring on it into the trash in a regular manner, "It's so expensive that grandma's house, and the pot you are holding now can be replaced with a villa when the price didn't drop a few years ago." ”
"Oh, that's outrageous."
It was the first time I came after the official bird city moved from Xizhimen to Fuchengmen Bridge.
Compared to the previous dirty and noisy environment, the relocated bird market is much cleaner. Walking down the stairs to the underground market, I didn't rush to sell, but first held the cricket jar and took a brief turn inside, inspecting the overall price of crickets this year. Generally, the six-centimeter size of the crickets, most of them are a few dozen pieces, the better ones can reach more than a hundred, which is not very valuable, and the seven-centimeter ones are slightly more expensive, generally between two hundred and six hundred. There are very few insects in eight cents, and I saw a white-toothed yellow-headed cricket that was slightly smaller than my black-headed cricket, and the boss sold it for 5,000 yuan.
Of course, the price here is all water.
I have a spectrum in my heart, and I feel that the best insect in the official market in my hand should be able to sell for a good price, right?;