"This little brother, it's a total of one hundred and thirty-eight dollars, you can give one hundred and thirty, and I'll wrap it up for you......"

Han Chong bought a lot of things, there were more than ten of them, and the prices were not the same, Fan Xiaowu took out more than ten small boxes from the big box behind him, and each of them had a corresponding ivory carving, and put them in one by one.

"Brother Fan, why don't you sell jadeite here? Isn't Myanmar producing jadeite? I see other stalls selling it......"

"Hehe, this is your first time in Myanmar, right?" Fan Xiaowu asked with a smile.

"yes, what's wrong? Isn't Myanmar allowed to buy and sell jadeite? ”

Even Han Chong is a little strange now, even if the export of wool is banned, if the Myanmar government restricts even finished jadeite, it will be a little too much, and doing so will also make it impossible for their domestic jewelry companies to develop.

"It's not that they are not allowed to buy and sell, but when they buy jewelry and jade, especially jadeite, they must go to regular stores, and do not buy jade wool, that is, unprocessed and polished rough stones, which are all within the scope of national control for export.

After purchasing, you must ask for a shopping voucher in case you go out of customs to check, those people sell, most of them are fake jadeite, that is, there is a real one, there is no invoice, and it is out of customs when you buy it, I don't want to deceive customers, so I simply don't put it......"

Fan Xiaowu was very disdainful of the behavior of the stalls next to him, and showed a disapproving expression on his face.

Han Chong and others heard this statement for the first time, no wonder Myanmar is rich in jadeite, but there is no famous jade company, the dare is really limited by the government, but it is normal to think about it, Myanmar's jadeite is estimated to be like Arabian oil, as the main income to earn foreign exchange, it is natural to be controlled by the government.

"Thank you. You are welcome to return to China in the future......"

Han Chong took the ivory carvings that were put in the bag, stood up, and was about to say goodbye to this foreign countryman, when his eyes were suddenly attracted by an item in the box behind him, and the foot that stepped forward was taken back.

"Brother Fan, are the contents of your box for sale?"

Since he had just squatted, this one stood up. Han Chong saw clearly that in the box next to the stall owner, there was a ivory carved Buddha statue about fifty centimeters high and as thick as a child's arm, and in its clothing, it was hollowed out, the shape was elegant, and the carving was extremely exquisite.

What surprised Han Chong was not these, but the shape of the Buddha statue. It is the angry eyes of King Kong in Buddhism, as the saying goes: the Bodhisattva has low eyebrows, King Kong is angry, and the face of this Buddha carving King Kong is vicious. Holding the vajra, the whole carving is made of so many materials that it is rare, and it is on its forehead. There is actually a ruby inlaid with it, like the eye of King Kong, which makes the whole ivory carving doubly powerful.

Han Chong saw this object for the first time. I like it in my heart, this thing is placed in the antique shop, how majestic it is, saying that such a large whole ivory carving, in addition to the fine ivory carving in the chairman's memorial hall in the Buddha ornaments and sailing ivory carvings, there are really not many folk collections.

"You say this thing......

Fan Xiaowu showed a hesitant look on his face, this object was seized by his grandfather from himself back then, and it has always been kept as his own trophy, but the old man died a few years ago, and this thing was left to him.

Although he was going to sell it, when Han Chong asked him to buy it, he was really a little reluctant.

"Brother Fan, can you show me this ivory carving first?"

Han Chong didn't know Fan Xiaowu's thoughts, and he didn't know that Fan Xiaowu was afraid that the old man who would die would scold him for selling his cub and not feeling distressed, Han Chong just liked this work, which was called a large ivory carved Buddha statue, and wanted to play with it in his hand.

"Yes, of course, you better come and take a look, this thing is not light......"

This object is not small, and the ivory carving works are relatively fragile and fragile, Fan Xiaowu beckoned Han Chong to come to his stall to see, and he was still wondering in his heart, should this thing be sold, and if so, how much should it be sold?

Han Chong was not polite after hearing this, and directly stepped over the stall, walked to the side of the box, and took out the ivory carving that was almost as high as the box, and placed it on the ground.

In this way, the whole ivory carving ornament is completely presented in front of Han Chong's eyes, the King Kong figure on this angry King Kong ivory carving work, one foot on the ground, one foot slightly raised, the shape of the face is extremely exaggerated, the mouth is open, the nostrils are facing the sky, the eyes are looking ahead, the right hand is holding a vajra, the chest is exposed to the strong muscles, and the clothes in front of the body are fluttering, which is very beautiful.

Han Chong has read some books about ancient Buddha carvings, and this ivory carving ornament should be a typical Buddhist statue of the Sui and Tang dynasties, that is, adhering to the exaggerated freehand style of traditional Chinese carving. It is also in line with the aesthetics of modern people's health and beauty of the human body.

It's just that I don't know how this thing that should be my own country came to Myanmar, saying that in the past, only China bullied Myanmar, but Myanmar did not have the strength to burn, kill and loot in China.

Carefully observing the subtleties, Han Chong can see that the carver of this work has extremely profound skills, the knife is in place, the lines are simple and smooth, the details are clear and natural, and the most special thing is that the work is full of knife marks, and there is no carving traces that can be polished off, and the characteristics of ivory are fully reflected.

On the one hand, it increases the strength and appeal of the work, and on the other hand, it also shows the author's full confidence in his carving skills.

Han Chong did not use his ability to identify, so he can assert that this ivory Buddha sculpture is definitely an old object with an age, and it should have been from the Qing Dynasty at the earliest, because not to mention the scarcity of modern ivory, it was in the previous period, craftsmen with such craftsmanship were rare, and they could be called master-level craftsmen.

Then, based on a layer of purple light on the surface of this ivory, Han Chong could infer that this age seemed to surpass the Qing Dynasty, and it should be the Ming Dynasty! At least an object from the Ming Dynasty......

At this point, Han Chong looked at it more carefully.

Suddenly, a picture made Han Chong stunned.

"Huh? How can there be a rift?! ”

At this time, Han Chong noticed that under the side arm of the ivory carving, there was a crack about five centimeters in size, and it extended inside, as if it had been repaired. It's like opening a small round door there, and then closing it again.

"What is this?"

Han Chong's gaze continued to look in along the small door, and he was suddenly even more stunned, because the chest of this Buddha sculpture was actually hollowed out, and in that small space, there were two wax pills.

This thing naturally couldn't resist Han Chong's perspective, and when he saw it through, Han Chong found it. There was still something in the wax pill, which made Han Chong dumbfounded, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't tell what was inside.

It was a ball of paper rolled together, and it was compact.

At this time, Han Chong was already very curious in his heart, to say that the things in this Buddha sculpture were obviously hidden in it by later generations. And this mystery must be in the two wax pills, but this secret that is close at hand cannot be revealed. It made Han Chong feel uncomfortable in his heart.

"Boss Han, you want to buy this thing, right?"

Han Chong watched for a long time, and Fan Xiaowu finally interjected and asked.

Han Chong can't say it now, because this rift makes Han Chong a little uncertain.

However, Han Chong did not answer. Fan Xiaowu also has his own ideas. In fact, Fan Xiaowu was also entangled for a while, but he still decided to sell it. After all, this thing is kept at home, and it can't be eaten, and in the environment where he grew up, he was surrounded by Chinese, not like those Burmese people, who believe in Buddhism, so he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with selling this Buddha statue.

Such a large and delicate ivory carving, if it is placed in the home of the Burmese people, it will definitely be enshrined like a treasure and worshiped day and night, but in Fan Xiaowu's house, it is just placed under the bed for decades, and when the old man was bored during his lifetime, he occasionally took it out to "think about it".

Thinking of this, Fan Xiaowu said, "I said that this thing can be sold, but this thing has been in my house for many years, in our domestic words, it is an antique, right?" In terms of price, but it can't be calculated according to the price of these crafts, the price must be higher than those things, I have to tell you about this first......"

"Well, Brother Fan, there's no problem with this, but I have to take a closer look, this ivory carving seems to have traces of repair......"

Han Chong's mind at this time was all on the ivory carving ornaments, and according to the habit of bargaining for buying objects, he replied casually, but as soon as the words came out, he regretted it, if the stall owner saw any clues, then he would lose a lot.

"Oh, you're talking about the rift, right? I had it when I was a child.,Maybe my grandfather accidentally bumped it before.,This shouldn't affect it, right? ”

After Fan Xiaowu heard Han Chong's words, he couldn't help but be a little nervous, since he decided to sell it, then he naturally wanted to sell it for a high price, if Han Chong talked about this crack, Fan Xiaowu really didn't know how to bargain, after all, he didn't know anything about antiques.

"It doesn't affect it, but the overall shape of this ivory carving ornament is very good, and it is normal to have a little flaw, and I won't bite your price because of this, and you will be strained. I'll take a look again, Brother Fan, you can also estimate the price first, let's talk later......" After taking a few deep breaths, Han Chong calmed down.

Han Chong now focused his attention on the repaired surface, he found that the repaired surface and the materials used in it should be milky white silicone, after a long time, it was also slightly yellowed, if it wasn't seen with an ability, it was really not easy to find if it was simply seen with eyes. Moreover, this silicone seems to be a little different, which is exactly what is suspicious.

You know, latex was only used in the early part of the last century, and it was impossible to have this material in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the wax pill in this ivory ornament was a unique secret letter transmission method in ancient China.

Fan Xiaowu was also pondering the price, and when he finally thought about it, he looked at Han Chong still watching there, and asked, "Boss, do you want this thing from me?" That's not really a problem. ”

"I want to."

Han Chong made a decision, the paper ball in the wax pill, he would never be able to recognize the font in it by looking at it alone, if he wanted to figure it out, he could only take out the wax pill, then he first had to make this ivory Buddha sculpture his own.

"Brother Fan, I want to buy it, I won't hide it from you, this ivory Buddha carving, it should be an old thing before the Qing Dynasty, it can be regarded as an antique, I like this object very much, it is good at home, and then there is that crack, I don't want to say anything, in short, you make a price, if it is suitable, we will ......make a deal."

Because of Fan Xiaowu's attitude at the beginning, Han Chong was afraid that he would not want to sell it anymore, in order to show his sincerity, he bluntly said that this object was an antique, but in terms of age, Han Chong played a little slippery, he only said that it was before the Qing Dynasty, but did not say that this object may be something from the Ming Dynasty.

"This ...... I don't know very much, I also thought about it for a long time just now, little brother, if you really want it, give this price......"

After hesitating for a while, Fan Xiaowu stretched out two fingers.

Seeing Fan Xiaowu's gesture, Han Chong asked, "Twenty thousand dollars?" Isn't that a bit expensive, but ......?"

As he spoke, he frowned, but he pretended to be like this, saying that this thing was verified in China, if he could find out the origin of his inheritance, it would be normal to auction seven or eight million, but this business is to bargain, Han Chong naturally wants to lower the price.

It's just that Han Chong didn't notice that after he said the price of 20,000 US dollars, the pupils in Fan Xiaowu's eyes contracted in an instant, which was a normal reaction when people were surprised, Fan Xiaowu didn't think Han Chong had less money, but this price scared him, and the meaning of his two fingers was just 2,000 US dollars.

You know, ivory carvings are very common in Myanmar, although the ivory material of this ornament is not small, but in this part of Myanmar, there are some larger objects than this, the price is only one or two thousand dollars, and the per capita income in Myanmar is very low, one or two thousand dollars, enough for a family for several years.

Fan Xiaowu set up a stall here to do business, and the money he earned in a month was only a few hundred dollars, and if it was 20,000 dollars according to what Han Chong said, it would be a huge amount of money for Fan Xiaowu. Excited, excited, but how could Fan Xiaowu sue Han Chong himself for two thousand dollars. But the magic height is one foot and the road is one foot high, but Fan Xiaowu didn't know that Han Chong was more accurate to Fan Xiaowu's pulse. (To be continued......)