Hearing Yu Lifei ask such a childish question, Cai Mengying giggled happily. Gift-giving is indeed a science, and it can even be said to be an art. Gifts should be given just right, so as to get twice the result with half the effort. It's not about being expensive, it's about satisfying the person receiving the gift. For example, today's incident, if she takes Yu Lifei with her, the money will definitely not be able to be sent. Others will not accept money in front of strangers, no matter how good her relationship with that person is, it is useless.

"Didn't you own an antique shop? Always give money, and others may not dare to accept it. It's better to send an antique, which is both elegant and not too resistant. Cai Mengying said. The value of antiques is inconclusive, and there is no real market price. For a thousand dollars, some people can buy it for 10,000 or even tens of thousands. And for hundreds of dollars, some people are willing to collect tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. If someone tracks down, a sentence of "eye-catching" can be pushed cleanly.

"That's a good idea. Mengying, if this is not good, you send this teacup over, and then let him send someone to bring things to me, and I will give him as much as you ask me to take. Yu Lifei said that this was the inspiration he got from Wu Siyuan, and it was safe and convenient to send money in this way, and the other party would not have any concerns.

"You're good at that. But it's too childish for you to give away favors with this teacup, right? Cai Mengying also felt that Yu Lifei's method was good, even an upgraded version of herself. Just take this teacup to drink water to send affection, and people may not approve of it. If even the person receiving the gift feels that something is wrong, then how can it be sent?

"Okay, I'll go change something." Yu Lifei also felt that this teacup was a little inappropriate, even if he didn't understand antiques, he could see at a glance that it was a new imitation. I am also an antique dealer, how can I pay a high price for such a thing.

Yu Lifei's bag also has the half of the ancient bricks, and after the Luo Xiaohua Ancient Song Heart Ink and the Daxi Cave Duanshi Liuji Yan were brought out by him, a hole was also exposed next to it. It adds a bit of mystery. And after being used by him a few times, it also looks antique, if this half of the brick must be given an explanation, it can barely be regarded as a brick inkstone. Although the condition is not very good, and it is only half cut, it looks much better than the new imitation teacup just now.

"This Han brick inkstone is a treasure, and I bought it at a big price." Yu Lifei said with a smile.

"Han brick inkstone? I don't know much either, so you don't have to prepare any money, so make a mark on it. When someone else comes to deliver the goods, you have to be sure of it. Cai Mengying looked at it and said. If someone is holding the same brick and happens to deliver it in the past few days, if it is accepted by Yu Lifei at a sky-high price, it will really laugh off the big teeth.

"No problem, I wrote down the shape of the gap." Yu Lifei said. He is still very confident in this, the appearance is easy to imitate, but the hollowed-out place inside. But there are many unique traces. He doesn't use a flashlight to shine, as long as he touches it, he can know the way.

"That's good, this matter can't be sloppy at all." Cai Mengying admonished.

Zhilu said. You're even more verbose than an old man. Yu Lifei said. By the way, how much money did I take back this Han brick inkstone? ”

"Let's see the situation first, but at least it can't be less than fifty thousand. How much does it cost. I'll let you know when that happens. Cai Mengying said.

"Boss, do you want to receive the goods?" Not long after Cai Mengying left, someone came to the store to deliver the goods. Huang Yan couldn't see it. I had to invite Yu Lifei down. Her so-called "can't see accurately" is not jargon, but she really doesn't know how to see it.

"How much do you want to sell?" Yu Lifei just touched the ivory carving pen holder sent by this person and asked. The reason why I didn't look much was because this man had been here before. Last time, Yang Zi greeted the shovel in the antique market and asked them to come to Xuan Yazhai every three days to deliver a piece of goods, not only to be authentic, but also to the price not to be high, at that time this person was the first to come to Xuan Yazhai. If Yu Lifei remembered correctly, what he took at that time was a bronze sword.

This time he came to deliver the goods again, and Yu Lifei didn't know what he thought. And he seems to touch it casually, but in fact, he has "seen" the bottom of this relief pen holder. The three-dimensional figures in the mind are relatively clear, and the figures and characters on the outer walls are lifelike, and if you quickly turn the three-dimensional figures in your mind, the characters on it seem to come to life. Yu Lifei didn't have to guess, he knew that this thing was very good. And he has always been more interested in pen, ink, paper and inkstone, if the price is not expensive, it is also very good to put it on the desk by himself.

"Boss Yu, I'm sorry about what happened last time." The last time the person who came came got 500 yuan from Yu Lifei for no reason, and Yang Zi didn't trouble him again afterwards. This made him feel that Yu Lifei was very interesting, and later he discussed with Li Xuanmo and others that if there was anything good in the future, he must send it to Yu Lifei.

He just received this embossed pen holder today, and immediately went straight to Yu Lifei's shop. Regardless of whether Yu Lifei accepts it or not, he has to repay the favor last time.

"I was also responsible for what happened last time, but it has nothing to do with you. I'm sorry to make you still have a hard run. Yu Lifei waved his hand, in fact, no one was sorry for anyone in this matter, this person ran away at the time, and he also paid five hundred yuan for his hard work, and everyone was even.

"I just received this thing today, and the ivory carving skills are very good. The characters above are alive and well, and they must be an opener. As soon as I arrived at the antique market, I went straight to you. The person said.

"I don't know the surname of this old brother?" Yu Lifei said with a smile, it seems that his last five hundred yuan was not in vain, if this thing falls into the hands of others, it will be a pity.

"Don't give your surname Liu, Liu Shipeng." Liu Shipeng said.

"Brother Liu, let's do it, you offer the price, and if it's suitable, I'll accept it. This is our first transaction, and we hope you are all satisfied. Yu Lifei took the ivory carving to the table next to him, and after inviting Liu Shipeng to sit down, he said.

"Four thousand!" Liu Shipeng gritted his teeth and quoted a price, he had not been in the industry for a long time, and his grasp of the market for antiques was worse than that of Li Xuanmo. So the offer for the embossed pen holder, he also came based on experience. This tooth carving was collected by him for sixty yuan, and it was covered with a layer of ash at the time, and after he brushed it carefully with a toothbrush, it looked much better.

There are not many embossed pen holders like this on the market, so the price is not easy to grasp. The reason why he quoted this price was based on his own ideas. Sixty harvest things. can sell for 4,000, which is already considered a leak.

"Yes." Yu Lifei felt that 4,000 yuan was indeed not expensive, and he had made a real deal with Liu Shipeng for the first time, and he had no intention of counteroffering at all. As long as the price quoted by the other party is not too outrageous, he will accept it.

"Boss Yu, you are really a little different from other bosses." Liu Shipeng was stunned, he offered four thousand, and he was ready to let Yu Lifei bargain. But he didn't expect Yu Lifei to pay back a penny, and he ate it in one bite.

"Regardless of the quality of the goods, it is up to you to come to my store again to deliver them. I won't pay you back. Yu Lifei said slowly. As long as the thing is real, the price is a little more or less, it is not a matter at all.

"I see, thank you so much." Liu Shipeng still had an illusion just now, whether his bamboo tube was opened widely, and Yu Lifei didn't even pay the price. Unexpectedly, Yu Lifei was talking about feelings, because he came to deliver the goods again and gave himself face, so he didn't make a counteroffer.

"You see, I don't have anything decent in my store. You can load me, I thank you that it's too late. Yu Lifei said with a smile. Huang Yan, go get the money. ”

Huang Yan didn't speak, but gave Yu Lifei a fierce look. How can you talk about so many feelings in business? Business is business. Favors are favors, if you can't get rid of them, what will you do in this business in the future? However, Yu Lifei received a set of mahogany Taishi chairs and eight immortal tables for 38,000 last time, and she also felt that the price was outrageous. I didn't expect it to be just one day. It was sold for 100,000 yuan. So this pen holder, although it looks like a handicraft, Yu Lifei is the boss after all. He had to pay such a high price to buy it, and he didn't have much to say.

"You, why don't you pay back the price at all?" After Huang Yan waited for Liu Shipeng to leave, she complained.

"It's only a few thousand yuan, if I can exchange him for a special supply for me in the future, I think it's a good deal." Yu Lifei picked up the relief pen holder at this time and looked at it carefully.

This tooth carved pen holder is 12 centimeters high and has a diameter of 9.7 centimeters. On one side of the mountain wall, a poem with the inscription of Qianlong is engraved in regular script: "The net is full of fish and shrimp, and the wine is money, and the drunk comes to sleep with the hat." It is said that there was no space in the house, and a fishing song was proud. There are two seals of "Chen" and "Han" and "Qianlong Wuwu Changyue Xiaochen Huang Zhenxiao Gong System".

The pen holder is carved with a piece of ivory, and the outer wall is carved with a picture of Liuxi stopping boats and fishing, and the mountains and rocks in the picture are towering and the trees are shady. On one side, there are reeds growing on the shore, and several fishermen sit around under the pine trees and raise their glasses; On one side, the wind rises, and a fisherwoman sits on the bow of the boat with her child in her arms, the scene is vivid and full of life.

This kind of high relief with Suzhou, Jiading bamboo carving style, the carved scenery is delicate and penetrating, and the work is meticulous. The hair, beard and eyes of the characters are dyed with ink spots, which retains the strong characteristics of the ivory carving style of the Yongzheng period. The pine leaves are like wheels, and the pine needles are slender and distinct, which integrates the skills of bamboo carving and horn carving. This work not only has the exquisite artistic characteristics of Guangzhou ivory carving, but also refers to the court literati painting, which is not only royal style, but also extremely delicate and elegant.

This thing should be made by a person named Huang Zhenxiao for Emperor Qianlong at that time. For something in such good condition, four thousand yuan is really not expensive. Although Yu Lifei didn't know the price of this ivory-embossed pen holder, he believed that it was definitely a good thing.

"Huang Zhenxiao's tooth carving fisherman's music pen holder!"

When Yu Lifei was looking at it, someone next to him suddenly exclaimed.

Yu Lifei looked up and saw that it was Boss Liu who had been to his store with Yan Liqiang last time. If memory serves, he should be called Liu Yonghui. At that time, seeing Yan Liqiang's attitude towards him, he was very respectful, which left a deep impression on Yu Lifei.

"Liu... Hello boss. Yu Lifei hurriedly put the pen holder on the table, stood up and said with a smile.

"Less, can I take a look at this pen holder?" Liu Yonghui pointed to the ivory pen holder on the table and asked.

"Of course, this is something that has just been received, please give me a palm." Yu Lifei said with a smile that this person can report the "Huang Zhenxiao Tooth Carving Fisherman's Paradise Picture Pen Holder" in one bite, and obviously knows something about this pen holder.

"Yes, this is indeed the work of Huang Zhenxiao. The high relief of this pen holder is close to a round carving, and the multi-level carving is six or seven layers deep. The overall pattern is beautiful and bright, and the three-dimensional sense is strong. The pattern scenery is far-reaching and vast, and the force is elegant. The picture is often used to make a dense contrast between the virtual and the real, and the movement and static, highlighting the character's demeanor. There are poems in the picture, and the poems contain pictures, which are interesting and meaningful. In this tube, it should be regarded as a boutique at that time, and it is put now. It should be more treasure-level. Liu Yonghui took out a magnifying glass, looked at it carefully for a while, and was reluctant to put it down, and said in admiration.

"Boss Liu, who is this Huang Zhenxiao?" Yu Lifei asked, since Liu Yonghui can see that this is Huang Zhenxiao's work, he naturally knows something about his people and affairs.

Huang Zhenxiao was one of the most influential ivory carvers during the Qianlong period, although he was a native of Guangzhou, his works clearly have the carving style of the Jiading school in the south of the Yangtze River. He borrowed the bamboo carving techniques of Suzhou and Jiading schools to form his own artistic style. Liu Yonghui held a pen holder in his hand. Constantly turning, carefully admiring. The more I look at it, the more I like it, and I am reluctant to put it down.

"So there is no doubt that this pen holder is from the Qianlong period?" Yu Lifei asked, although the pen holder is engraved with the words "Qianlong Wuwu Changyue Xiaochen Huang Zhenxiao Gongzhi", it may also be imitated by future generations.

"Of course, the one who can leave his name on the work is a court work, and no one dares to use it unless the emperor approves it! And such a carver. Except for Huang Zhenxiao, no one else can carve it. If there is such a carver, he will not use someone else's name. Liu Yonghui said firmly.

"Boss Liu, can you tell me about this Huang Zhenxiao?" Yu Lifei asked. There are many categories of antiques. There are so many objects and characters involved that it's really hard to know unless you're a particularly famous person.

"Huang Zhenxiao was sent to Beijing at the end of the second year of Qianlong by Wu Saixuan, the then superintendent of Guangdong Customs. In March and April of the eighth year of Qianlong, he was sick and recuperated at home for more than ten months, but he still did not get better. Qianlong fell seriously ill for nine years, so he was sent back to Guangdong on 11 May, and never returned. ended a six-year career as a walking ivory carving in the inner court.

Huang Zhenxiao, who is already a master of Cantonese ivory carving, went to the inner court of the capital, and was still eager to learn, humbly worshipping the famous Jiangnan carved bamboo master Feng Qi as a teacher, mastering the superb skills of the famous Jiangnan carved bamboo in hand, and integrating with the southern ivory carving skills. After entering the palace, his first work left a deep impression on the Qianlong Emperor, who praised him and gave him "walking in the inner court". In the hierarchical inner court, without the emperor's permission, the craftsmen were never allowed to leave their names on their works. At that time, there were also several Guangdong ivory carving craftsmen who won the appreciation of the Qianlong Emperor for their exquisite skills, and were able to leave their names on some works, and Huang Zhenxiao was the most outstanding one among them. Liu Yonghui knows a lot about Huang Zhenxiao, and obviously he has done a detailed study of this person.

"I didn't expect Boss Liu to know Huang Zhensho so deeply." Yu Lifei exclaimed, if it weren't for the fact that Huang Zhenxiao was noted on the pen holder, he wouldn't have known that there was such a person in Lu Dao.

"I just happened to read some materials in this regard, Boss Yu, just now you said that this pen holder is newly collected, is there any intention to transfer?" Liu Yonghui asked, although there are several pen holders in his study, but this relief pen holder of Huang Zhenxiao is like a familiar thing at first sight, and it is difficult to give up. If he was given a choice, he would rather take all the pen holders at home and exchange them with Yu Lifei for this Huang Zhenxiao's ivory carving fisherman's music pen holder.

"This ......" Yu Lifei actually thinks that if this pen holder is placed in his room, it is also a good scenery. As an antique dealer, you don't even have a decent thing at home, so is it still called an antique dealer? And he has always been more partial to pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. It's just that as an antique dealer, it's not the same as an antique collector. As long as someone can afford it, there's nothing that can't be sold.

"You can rest assured that the price will definitely satisfy you." Liu Yonghui thought that Yu Lifei was silent, and hurriedly said. No matter how much it costs, he is willing to take this ivory carving fisherman's pen holder.

"Boss Liu, it's not about money. I'm comparing whether you prefer this pen holder or I prefer this pen holder. Yu Lifei shook his head slowly, selling goods and knowing his family, although this is jargon. But good things are more valuable in the hands of people who really like them. Although he admitted in his heart that Liu Yonghui did like this thing more than himself, he was also very interested. The most important thing is that this thing has just been received, and it is really reluctant to transfer it out.

"The result?" Liu Yonghui felt that Yu Lifei was very interesting, and he felt that Yu Lifei was not a pure antique dealer. If it weren't for his luck, it would have been difficult to make any money with the way he ran his business.

"As a result, I don't know what to do." When Yu Lifei spoke, his face turned red. Liu Yonghui got the pen holder, and the look of love and soul made him sigh to himself. But he is not short of money now, and he still has an idea, he will hold this pen holder and practice Gu Yugong together, he really wants to see what kind of magic that Huang Zhenxiao is, and he can carve this relief to life.

"What then?" Liu Yonghui said eagerly that although he has magical powers in many aspects, there is no way to deal with Li Fei now.

"I also like this tooth carving fisherman's music pen holder, so it's good, I'll play with it for a while. If you want to transfer it at that time, I will be the first to notify you. Yu Lifei said.

"Boss Yu, if you transfer it now, I can pay 300,000!" Liu Yonghui said.

"Boss Liu, it's really not about money." Yu Lifei shook his head slowly and said.

PS: The 5,000-word chapter is definitely a big chapter for Dake, and it's coded down in one breath, asking for monthly ticket support! (To be continued......)