Chapter 55: The Antique Bazaar
Yan Liqiang came in a hurry this time, and he didn't have enough cash, so he wrote a cash check to Yu Lifei. Yu Lifei had heard of this thing before, as long as he took his ID card, he could get money at the designated bank. But Ren Jingtian reminded that Yu Lifei had to go to work during the day, didn't he get a bank card for Yu Lifei, and let Yan Liqiang transfer the money at that time.
"No problem. Less, according to your speed of picking up leaks, do you still need to go to work? I think I should just quit and stop doing it. If you must want to go to work, come to my company and be my bodyguard for 10,000 a month, how about it? Yan Liqiang took the check back and said with a smile. Yu Lifei's skills, he has also heard of it, and the most important thing is that Yu Lifei is honest and simple, and it is difficult to meet such a person now.
"Xie Lu, Mr. Xie Yan, I am doing a good job in the museum now. In the future, if you can't mix it up, please ask Mr. Yan to eat again. Yu Lifei humbly said that he didn't go to work in the museum for money. The strong antique atmosphere in the museum made him want to stop. During this time, he felt that his Gu Yugong seemed to be improving every day, which was the most important thing.
"Less, I don't think you seem to have just come to work in the society at all, and you speak very tactfully." Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
Yan Liqiang's time is precious, and this melon petal round basin has been identified by the Wu family's father and son, and after confirming that it is genuine, he wants to go back immediately and enjoy it alone. Although the melon petal round basin is not a treasure, he didn't buy it expensive, and secondly, the thing is real, which makes him happier than getting a contract of tens of millions.
And after Yan Liqiang took the melon petal basin away, Yu Lifei and Ren Jingtian were also ready to leave. Yu Lifei left the ornament of the boy bathing cow and the secret door to Wu Wengu, if this thing is to be repaired, it is not complicated. But if you want to make up for it without any traces of repair, it will not be an easy task.
"Do you think the price is low?" On the way back, Ren Jingtian saw Yu Lifei's sullen appearance and asked.
"No, I'm just emotional. Brother Ren, do you want to give Lao Cao a little compensation? Yu Lifei asked.
"There's no need, if you really want to do this, Lao Cao will be even more sad. And this thing, which was originally counted in the house, was packaged and sold to you together, and it was already yours. Lifei, remember a sentence, sometimes giving more money to others is not necessarily a good deed. Ren Jingtian said solemnly, everyone knows that it is good to have money, but many times, money is also the source of evil. Many of those who kill people and steal goods, rob and steal, are motivated by money.
And if Lao Cao Zhilu is told that a flower pot on his balcony is worth 100,000 yuan, what will he think in his heart? Even if Yu Lifei compensates him with 10,000 yuan, he can't fill this sense of remorse. It is even possible that Lao Cao will live in this kind of guilt and self-blame for the rest of his life in the future. Therefore, if you don't tell Lao Cao, it won't affect people's peaceful lives.
"Okay. Brother Ren, you don't have to be on duty at night? Yu Lifei nodded, Ren Jingtian's words reminded him of the story of the farmer and the snake. Now that I've figured it out, I don't think about it anymore.
"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, and I won't be back in a few days, and the people from the safe deposit box factory will contact you directly. By the way, anti-theft doors and anti-theft windows should also be done as soon as possible. Don't be reluctant to spend money, spend a small amount now, and win big money later. Ren Jingtian told him that he was going to go to other places to handle cases, which was actually to arrest people. No one knows how long it will take to do this kind of thing, if it goes well, it will come back in one day, but if it doesn't go well, it won't come back for a week.
"It's good." Yu Lifei even ordered a safe of fifteen thousand, how could he be reluctant to spend a few thousand more to add an anti-theft door and anti-theft window. He didn't ask much about Ren Jingtian's work.
Early the next morning, Yu Lifei went to the antique market. He had already made an appointment with Xia Riming to wait at the gate of the museum. Although Yu Lifei is only a few steps away from the museum, and Xia Riming lives in Hexi, Xia Riming's enthusiasm for antiques still greatly exceeds Yu Lifei's imagination.
"Why are you here?" If Xia Riming hadn't been worried that Yu Lifei wouldn't be able to find him, I'm afraid he would have gone to the antique market alone a long time ago. He got up before dawn, and he couldn't wait for the first bus, and he walked for more than half an hour to arrive.
"Brother Xia, it's only five o'clock, okay?" Yu Lifei said that they don't go to work until eight o'clock, so they can go shopping for more than two hours. Two hours may not be much, but as long as he transports the ancient jade gong, he can almost sense everything in it.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's go." Xia Riming pulled Yu Lifei and went to the square.
Although the sun has not yet come out, there are already many people in the antique market, and most of them are elderly. They sleep lightly and spend a lot of time studying antiques. And the early birds have worms, and they hope to be the first customers of the day and try to buy something that is satisfactory.
However, in this world, most of the people who drowned could swim, and for the antique industry, those who were slaughtered were those who seemed to understand antiques and were half-baked. These people tend to buy ten items, and if one of them is old, it is considered lucky.
The unspoken rule of the collection industry is that there are true and false, all by the buyer's discerning eyes, it is not impossible to get old things by panning for gold in the sand, and it is more common to buy new goods without paying attention, so whether it is to pick up the treasure or to dig out the pocket, all in the collector's thoughts, for the average person, collecting, playing is eyesight, opportunity, and playing is the heartbeat.
Xia Riming also knows a little about antiques. Every time he goes to a stall, he likes to pick up everything and look at it. But basically, I don't ask the price much, and even if I ask the price, I basically don't bargain, and just put down the things and leave. The rules of the antique world, Xia Riming also knows a little. If once you ask the price, the seller offers a price, if you make a counteroffer, the seller agrees, if you don't buy it at the last time, it is very bad rules. Xia Riming's eyesight and knowledge are not yet considered to be in the industry, but in his heart, he regards himself as a member of the collecting world.
Yu Lifei has been following Xia Riming's side, but he basically doesn't get started, just watching, feeling, and listening to Xia Riming talking to the stall owner. Although Xia Riming didn't ask the price, it couldn't stop his enthusiasm for discussing with the stall owner.
Xia Riming came to visit the antique bazaar, with the mentality of picking up leaks, while Yu Lifei came to learn and increase his knowledge. And Yu Lifei can also use Gu Yugong to cheat, what disappoints him is that there are too few real antiques in the antique market, and even if there are good things, the price is unacceptable to ordinary people.
When they walked to a stall, Xia Riming stopped again. In front of this stall is a row full of porcelain, and in the back there are several copper coins. Nowadays, copper coins are no longer used for circulation, so they are packed in booklets for circulation and easy protection.
"How much does this cost?" Xia Riming pointed to one of the copper coins and asked casually. Generally, those who engage in collecting start with ancient money, and Xia Riming also has a certain understanding of ancient money, at least when he saw this Yongzheng Tongbao, he recognized it at a glance.
"Ten pieces." The boss is in his thirties and speaks an authentic Tanzhou dialect.
"Can you see?" Xia Riming was happy in his heart, he may not have confidence in other things, but this Yongzheng Tongbao, he really saw it, and he would never be wrong. If this money is in the hands of connoisseurs, it can be worth at least three or five thousand yuan. This is definitely a leak, and a real leak that I found myself. This made him very excited, not only to increase his wealth, but most importantly, it was a leak that he discovered himself, which could become his eternal conversation in the future.
Yu Lifei was very excited when he saw Xia Riming, and hurriedly transported the ancient jade gong, and he found that this copper coin was really an antique. Yu Lifei was very happy for Xia Riming in his heart, but he felt that something was wrong, if even Xia Riming could see at a glance that this copper coin was a good thing, why couldn't this boss see it? What is bought is not as good as what is sold, and it has always been like this. Of course, in the world of antiquities, this phrase is often reversed.
But Xia Riming was so excited that he hung up the statue, and the stall owner only quoted ten yuan, which was a bit unusual. Yu Lifei paid attention to the stall owner again, and saw that the corner of his mouth also showed a flashing smile, and he was secretly vigilant in his heart. Things are abnormal, that is, demons, is there a trap in this? But even if there is a trap, it's only a matter of ten dollars.
Xia Riming nodded when he saw the stall owner, and he didn't notice the smile that flashed on his face, and even if he saw it, he would think that it was the stall owner's amiability. In the antique world, things are not in your hands, no matter what it is, after one party puts the things away, the other party takes them by themselves. No matter what, never hand the opponent to exchange.
Xia Riming also understood this rule, so when he saw the stall owner nodding, he immediately picked up the coin book and wanted to take a look. Yu Lifei was a little nervous at this time, because he saw that when the stall owner saw Xia Riming carrying the coin booklet, his face looked even more proud, and even seemed like something had finally succeeded.
Sure enough, Xia Riming picked up the coin booklet, and suddenly a large coin slipped out of the book. The so-called big money is much bigger than ordinary money. The diameter of ordinary copper coins is only two or three centimeters, but the diameter of large coins can reach five or six centimeters, or even larger. The larger the diameter, the heavier the weight is naturally much heavier. Big money is equivalent to the big banknote of paper money, and in ancient times, except for the Song Dynasty, there was no paper money. But if all the copper coins are used, it is not easy to carry, and later there are big coins when fifty, when hundred, when five hundred, and when thousand.
The large money that slipped out of this booklet, at least five centimeters in diameter, was like a weighing lump, and smashed it towards the pile of porcelain in front of it. As soon as it touches it, the porcelain below will immediately become a pile of fragments.
Xia Riming was also stupid, how could he have thought that such a thing would happen? Although the things on the stalls are not very valuable, if the stall owner insists that it is the "official kiln porcelain" of the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, it is indisputable.
But just as the big coin was about to hit the porcelain underneath, a hand suddenly appeared, holding the big coin steadily. The stall owner and Xia Riming's imagination did not appear. The stall owner was disappointed when he saw Yu Lifei react so quickly. And Xia Riming was very happy, if he smashed a porcelain, he would have to work for nothing for at least two months.