The phone rang, and Yi Yang hurriedly answered.

Immediately, I heard a crisp and pleasant female voice on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Yi, it's me, are you free now?" ”

"Oh, it's Miss Xu?" Yi Yang replied with a smile, "I'm free." Is there anything wrong with you? ”

It turned out that it was none other than Xu Ru, a "super white-collar worker" who had had deep contact with him before.

After receiving Xu Ru's call, Yi Yang felt an inexplicable sense of excitement, before this, Xu Ru undoubtedly gave him an excellent impression, he also wanted to express it to the other party, and was thinking about how to contact the other party and ask the other party out, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to call, which was exactly what he "wanted".

I only heard Xu Ru say earnestly on the phone: "Mr. Yi, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if I can say it?" ”

"Of course you can!" Yi Yang agreed without hesitation.

Xu Ru said happily: "Thank you." Mr. Yi, then I said it. Here's the thing, tomorrow is Saturday and we're all resting. We'd like to ask you to help us identify a few antiques. ”

"Identifying antiques?" Yi Yang was surprised, "Miss Xu, do you have any antiques that haven't been appraised?" ”

Xu Ru replied one by one: "It's not mine, it's my colleague and friend." Didn't you help me identify the wax Buddha statue that day? Later, I inadvertently told my colleagues about it, and who knew that they were also very interested in your identification ability, so I had to introduce them so that you could help them identify things. Mr. Yi, I wonder if you are free tomorrow? If you have time, help them, hehe, I promised them, if you don't give them antiques, then they will definitely say mine. So, Mr. Yi, please leave this matter to you. If it's not convenient for you, we can go to you with something - where do you work? It's an antique street, right? Which unit? ”

She asked repeatedly, eagerly.

Yi Yang said very cheerfully: "I'm free." Miss Xu, it's okay, it's just a small thing. ”

Although he doesn't have a holiday tomorrow, he is very free in "Gu Bao Zhai", if he has something, he can ask Uncle Hao for a leave.

Xu Rudu said it to that point, if he didn't agree, how could he say it.

Although his real appraisal level is still very limited, it is still better than Xu Ru and other laymen, even if he knows that he can't be identified, then he has to bite the bullet, and when the time comes, it will be improvised.

"Mr. Yi, thank you then!" Xu Ru said with surprise and joy, "Then let's go to you tomorrow, right?" ”

Yi Yang said, "No need, I'll just go find you." ”

Xu Ru said happily: "That's annoying you." They will come to my apartment tomorrow at noon, and I will drive to pick you up before noon. ”

Yi Yang said: "Actually, I can take a taxi myself." ”

After the two exchanged pleasantries on the phone for a while, Xu Ru said goodbye and hung up the phone.

When he put away his phone, Yi Yang took out the ruby necklace that had been repaired and optimized before, since Xu Ru had asked him, he had to take this opportunity to give the pendant out.

He knew that Xu Ru liked this kind of ruby very much, but it was a pity that the necklace she bought from the jewelry store was defective and should not be worn for a long time, but fortunately, Yi Yang accidentally found it and received it as a disposal from the manager of the jewelry store.

Now that the necklace has been thoroughly repaired and is flawless, it is just right to give it to Xu Ru as a surprise for her.

After admiring it for a while, Yi Yang Haosheng put the exquisite necklace into a box, and prepared to wrap it tomorrow morning, and then give it to Xu Ru as a gift.

After putting the ruby necklace away, Yi Yang read the book carefully for a long time, of course, it was the "Baojian" given to him by Mu Lao.

He went to bed after seeing almost that, he slept soundly that night, and the next day he got up on time, and after exercising, he washed up and ate breakfast, and at half past seven he arrived at "Gu Bao Zhai".

"Uncle Hao, Brother Bai-" When he walked into the store, he saw that Uncle Hao and Bai Wenchao were there, and Yi Yang greeted him happily.

Uncle Hao nodded at him with a smile and said, "Xiao Yi, you came early. ”

Yi Yang said, "You came earlier. Brother Bai, you don't have to go out to shop for things today, do you? ”

He casually asked Bai Wenchao about the situation, Bai Wenchao nodded and said, "Well, it's nothing today, we don't have to go outside." ”

Hearing Bai Wenchao say that, Yi Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief secretly, because in this way they would not be busy, and in the afternoon, they would ask for leave to go to Xu Ru and them for an appraisal.

"Uncle Hao, I have something I want you to see." When he stepped forward, Yi Yang said to Uncle Hao.

"Oh? What is it? Uncle Hao looked at him with some curiosity.

Yi Yang said bluntly: "That's it, a copper coin." ”

As he spoke, he took out the small copper coin that had been rusted away from his arms and showed it to Uncle Hao and them.

"This ...... Brother Yi, what's wrong with this copper coin? At first sight, Bai Wenchao's face changed slightly, and he seemed to suddenly think of something.

Yi Yang glanced at him and motioned to wait to tell him.

Bai Wenchao didn't ask much at the moment, but looked at the small copper coin on Yi Yang's palm in surprise.

"Xiao Yi, this is 'Qixiang Tongbao'!" Uncle Hao quickly saw it and said in surprise, "This kind of money is very rare, and the amount of money in the world should be less than ten, right?" ”

"Oh, really?" Hearing Uncle Hao say this solemnly, Yi Yang suddenly cheered up a little, it seems that those netizens on the Internet are right, this kind of copper coin belongs to the cherished coins left over from the Qing Dynasty, and it is difficult to receive the real thing.

"Well, yes!" Uncle Hao nodded heavily and said, "This is for sure, at least I haven't seen a genuine 'Qixiang Tongbao' and 'Qixiang Heavy Treasure' with my own eyes, most of the ones circulating on the market are imitation fakes, and the real ones are only in the hands of a few collectors, they have in and out, and it is impossible to take them out and sell them." Xiao Yi, where did you get this thing? Looking at the casting of this copper coin and the pulp on it, it seems to be very open! ”

Yi Yang replied casually: "I got it from outside." Uncle Hao, do you think my 'Qixiang Tongbao' is likely to be genuine? ”

"It looks like it." Uncle Hao said, "You give it to me, I'll take a closer look." ”

"Well, you show me, I hope you buy the right thing." Yi Yang nodded in agreement, and then carefully handed the copper coin to Uncle Hao, and Uncle Hao made the final judgment, he was very relieved about Uncle Hao's eyesight, as long as he got the other party's affirmation, then there was no doubt about this thing.

So Uncle Hao took the small copper coin and examined it carefully.

After looking over and over for a while, Uncle Hao said, "Xiao Yi, I'm afraid I'm going to congratulate you, you have picked up another good thing!" ”

"Uncle Hao, Brother Yi's 'Qixiang Tongbao' is genuine?!" As soon as these words came out, Bai Wen was taken aback and said, "That's very valuable!" ”

"Yes, 'Qixiang Tongbao' is rare and very precious!" Uncle Hao said solemnly, "What is even more rare is that in the surviving products, most of the 'Qixiang Tongbao' is a four-flat casting type, and Qixiang Heavy Treasure" is when ten, when ten's 'Qixiang Tongbao' is even rarer, I haven't seen it on the collection record, I didn't expect a 'Qixiang Tongbao' when ten today, it's not simple! ”

"That's good." Hearing this, Yi Yang said with a happy face, "It seems that I have good luck this time." ”

Although he had already judged that the age of the east and west was correct, he was not sure about some details.

But after hearing Uncle Hao's affirmation, he was still pleasantly surprised.

Uncle Hao asked by the way: "Xiao Yi, how much did you get this copper coin?" ”

Yi Yang said: "It's not much, a few dollars." Uncle Hao, do you think I made it? ”

"Of course it was earned!" Uncle Hao nodded and said, "As far as I know, there is a Siping 'Qixiang Tongbao' that has been auctioned for a sky-high price of 200,000 yuan. ”

"Two hundred thousand?!" When he heard Uncle Hao quote this price, not only Yi Yang was surprised, but Bai Wenchao was also surprised, such a small copper coin could be sold for a sky-high price of 200,000 yuan, so calculated, Yi Yang didn't make a lot of money, because he only spent a few thousand yuan, and the gap between the front and back was very large, and he earned a profit of one or two hundred thousand, or even a greater profit.

"Yes, it's worth that money!" Uncle Hao nodded vigorously and said, "Xiao Yi, put the money away first, such a good thing can be found but not sought!" ”

With that, he handed the copper coin back to Yi Yang, and Yi Yang put it away.

After that, Bai Wenchao mysteriously pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yi, where did you get this 'Qixiang Tongbao'?" It won't be ...... It can't be the one you bought from those two crooks yesterday, right? ”

Yi Yang nodded unabashedly and said, "Yes, that's it!" ”

"But how is this possible?!" Bai Wenchao couldn't believe his eyes, and said, "Your copper coin is rusty, and this one is almost gone, only a thick layer of pulp." How did you do that?! ”

Yi Yang said with a smile: "This is actually not difficult. Of course I have a way to get rid of the rust. Hehe, otherwise what would I do if I bought such a copper coin? No matter how bad it is, you have to let people roughly see the font on the front of the copper coin, right? ”

"I see!" Bai Wenchao suddenly realized.

Yi Yang was able to remove the rust from the copper coin perfectly, which didn't sound strange to him at all, because he knew that the other party had unpredictable craftsmanship, and he could repair even the damaged porcelain seamlessly, and what else could not be done.

"Brother Yi, then you picked up a big leak!" Bai Wenchao immediately said with his eyebrows fluttering, "Zhao Bin, they are really good, they can't keep the things in their hands, and they let you pick them up!" This is exactly 'stealing chickens does not make rice'! ”

He finally let out a bad breath and was very happy.

Yi Yang said with a smile: "They definitely don't know yet!" They probably thought they were getting a bargain, and I was at a loss! ”

"Xiao Yi, come here!"

At this moment, I only heard Uncle Hao's greeting sound behind me.

"Yes, Uncle Hao!" Yi Yang immediately answered loudly, then turned around, strode in front of Uncle Hao, and asked, "Uncle Hao, do you have any instructions?" ”

He also thought that Uncle Hao was going to send him to do something, but he only heard the other party say: "I just called Mu Lao, talking about your 'Qixiang Tongbao', Mu Lao is very keen on ancient coin collection, I know that he has not received the tenth model of 'Qixiang Tongbao', so I told him the good news that you got such a rare treasure, he should come over to see it later." ”

"yes, I see." Yi Yang replied.

In fact, it didn't take long for Mu Lao to walk into the "Gu Bao Zhai", and as soon as he saw Yi Yang, he asked about the "Qixiang Tongbao".

"Xiao Yi, can you show me that copper coin?" Mu Lao asked with a smile on his face.

"Of course!" Yi Yang agreed without thinking, Mu Lao wants to see his things, of course he has no opinion, this is equivalent to he invited another master to do the appraisal, and the appraiser in front of him is not an ordinary antique lover, he is a respected master, it is an honor to invite him to palm.

So Yi Yang immediately took out the copper coin and handed it to Mu Lao.

"This copper coin is wide open!" As soon as he saw the copper coin, Mu Lao was full of praise and said loudly, "A very beautiful bronze coin, in the copper coins of the Qing Dynasty, 'Qixiang Tongbao' can be regarded as a leader, well-made, scarce in the world, and precious!" ”

From his words, Yi Yang and the others could naturally hear it, and he was very sure of the copper coin.

For an appraiser of the level of Mu Lao, it is just a matter of a glance, and it can be judged with a little glance.

"I think so, too." Uncle Hao accosted him on the side, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful bronze coin." ”

"Mu Lao, hearing you say this, I don't have any doubts." Now that he had also received a positive statement from Mu Lao, Yi Yang completely relieved his heart, paused, and pointed to the back of the copper coin and asked, "Mu Lao, what are those two strange words on this?" What does it represent? ”

Mu Lao replied: "That's Manchu, which represents the coinage bureau, and the two Manchu fonts, one is 'treasure' and the other is the word 'source', and the Baoyuan bureau is a very famous coinage bureau in the Qing Dynasty." The origin of this 'Qixiang Tongbao' is more legendary, when the incompetent Emperor Xianfeng died of illness in the summer resort of Chengde, and before his death, he passed the emperor's throne to his six-year-old son Zaichun. But he knew that a six-year-old child could not control the power of the state, so he summoned eight of his closest ministers to the sickbed and took care of them on their deathbed.

"The day after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, the Yi Guifei Yehenara clan was honored as the empress dowager, with the emblem Cixi, and was called the Empress Dowager Cixi or the Empress Dowager of the West. Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun and other auxiliary ministers, sensing that the Yehenala clan was plotting to usurp power, took a series of measures in order to consolidate their vested interests and status: first, the vacancies of important officials in the court were filled by auxiliary ministers or officials who supported them; Second, the first year of the construction of the year, with the word "Qixiang", and the two drums of the household, the work of the two drums cast money text should be "Qixiang Tongbao" words, but unfortunately, the "Qixiang" era name only existed zài sixty-nine days, did not plant into the era table of the past dynasties, and the period of casting "Qixiang Tongbao", "Qixiang Heavy Treasure" also died, fortunately, some craftsmen hid some privately, otherwise it could not be seen, because it was not circulated at all.

"Xiao Yi, look at your 'Qixiang Tongbao', it is neat and heavy, the text is profound, and now it seems to have a sense of art!" Qixiang Tongbao' and 'Qixiang Heavy Treasure' are very small in the world, and there are a lot of imitations, and you are a genuine product that is unique in ten thousand, you can find it, which is commendable! ”

He talked about the background of "Qixiang Tongbao" one by one, Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao pricked up their ears and listened carefully, a very important aspect of appreciating antiques is to play with the legendary stories behind them, and the historical background of antiques is naturally one of them, of course, this is also the knowledge that must be mastered to judge the age of an antique.

"Xiao Yi, I'll tell you the truth, I like this copper coin very much when I see it." At the end, Mu Lao looked upright and said solemnly, "It's just that I have collected it for many years, and I haven't found the real 'Qixiang Tongbao', when the ten's 'Qixiang Heavy Treasure' has one, but the copper coin is defective and the integrity is not high, so this is a big regret for me." ”

"Mu Lao, since you like it so much, let's play with it." Yi Yang said.

"What?!"

When they heard his words, Mu Lao and the others couldn't help but be shocked.

They didn't expect Yi Yang to be so generous, and they even said without thinking about it that they would give the rare treasure in the bronze coin to Mu Lao to play with.

"Xiao Yi, how can this be?" Surprised, Mu Lao laughed happily and said, "Even if I use it for fun, I will have to spend money to buy you." ”

Yi Yang said very generously: "It's just a small copper coin, what's the point of giving it to you for collection?" I heard Uncle Hao say, you have always liked to collect ancient coins, since this 'Qixiang Tongbao' is exactly what you lack, then take it, don't want your money. ”

Mu Lao hurriedly shook his head and said solemnly: "This is absolutely impossible!" This thing is very valuable, you finally got it, how can I get it for free? Xiao Yi, I have received your heart, but I can't ask for it in vain, I have to go according to the market price and buy your thing. Actually, you're doing me a great favor by selling it to me. ”

His words came from the bottom of his heart, because just now he wanted to make a request, intending to buy Yi Yang's rare "Qixiang Tongbao", but he was embarrassed to open this mouth, for fear that that that thing was also Yi Yang's plan to treasure, and he would win the love of others.

Unexpectedly, Yi Yang took the initiative to say that he wanted to give things out, as if he had seen through the other party's mind, which made people overjoyed.

"Yes, Xiao Yi, art is priceless, but there is a market for collections." Uncle Hao was pleased, "The market value of your copper coin is extraordinary, of course Mu Lao has to pay you, otherwise how can you be embarrassed to accept it for nothing?" ”

"Mu Lao, then you can give a price." Yi Yang hesitated for a moment and said, seeing that Mu Lao's attitude was so resolute, he knew that even if he gave it out for free, Mu Lao would not accept it, so let's negotiate the price, so Mu Lao would be more down-to-earth.

Mu Lao said with a smile: "The auction price of 'Qixiang Tongbao' Siping is 200,000, this one is relatively large, I will pay 300,000, I don't know if you think it is appropriate." ”

"Three hundred thousand?!" Yi Yang was secretly surprised, 300,000 yuan is definitely not a low price, although "Qixiang Tongbao" auctioned a sky-high price of 200,000, it is a price realized in the auction hall, this auction is time-consuming and energy-consuming, after the auction is successful, you have to deduct various expenses, and in the end, I am afraid that there is not much left in the hands of the auctioneer.

So it is conceivable that Mu Lao did not treat Yi Yang badly at all, he gave a real price and gave a great discount.

"Mu Lao, you are an expert, of course your bid is very reliable, I don't have any opinion." Yi Yang replied categorically.

After hearing this, Mu Lao and Uncle Hao looked at each other, only to hear Mu Lao say: "Then so be it." I want 300,000 yuan for your copper coin! ”

"Well, okay, I'll give it to you now!" Yi Yang agreed.

It took a mere 5,000 yuan to collect something, but I didn't expect the price to soar to more than 300,000 in a blink of an eye, dozens of times higher.

If Boss Gao's brothers and Zhao Bin knew about this result, they didn't know how they would feel, and it was estimated that the Gao brothers would be so angry that they vomited blood.

Not only did they not get any benefits from Yi Yang this time, but instead smashed in a valuable precious copper coin.