Knowing that this necklace was priceless, Chu Chen didn't dare to place it at will, so he found an excuse and put the box containing the necklace into his handbag, so he was relieved.

Originally, the safest place for such a valuable thing must be the bank, but it is still early, and the bank has not yet opened. And fortunately, today is not Sunday, otherwise Wu Ke would have to worry about the truth all day.

Next, the two walked more than 30 stalls, maybe because they had used up all their good luck just now, and they didn't like a single thing, but Wu Ke still watched it with great interest, and the shopping attribute that girls were born with is really admirable.

After the two of them walked past a silver stall, they came to a stall specializing in bronzes, and the stall owner also looked like a Chinese.

The newly unearthed traces on some of the bronzes on the stall are obvious, Chu Chen used Baojue to sift through them, and found that although there were many fakes, at least more than ten of them were genuine, plus the stall owner was Chinese, Chu Chen didn't have to think about it, he knew that these genuine products should have been smuggled out of the country, which made him feel a wave of anger in his heart.

For example, there are some national treasure-level cultural relics, which are not allowed to be auctioned in China, and some lawbreakers who see money are smuggling them abroad for their own interests and regardless of the origin of these things, so that countless national treasures have been lost overseas in recent years.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen's impression of the stall owner in front of him can be described as extremely bad, but even if he doesn't have a good impression of the stall owner, it is not the time to be rash in front of him. Now the most important thing is to see if there are any good things, and it is the right thing to receive them.

The stall owner is a lean man in his thirties. I saw that there was business coming to the door, and it seemed that he was still Chinese. So he smiled and asked: "Mainland?" ”

Although Chu Chen was more disgusted with this person, he had a way of reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, so he nodded and said, "Boss, you are also from the mainland?" ”

The stall owner said triumphantly: "I immigrated the year before last, and the little brother with an accent seems to be still from Beijing, but we are fellow villagers!" ”

"Oh, what a coincidence!" Chu Chen pretended to be surprised and said.

The stall owner smiled and said, "It's not! This shows that we have a fate, come and see, look at my goods. It's rare to meet fellow countrymen, and you are satisfied with the price of things wallet! ”

"Then thank you, boss Xie!" Chu Chen thanked him on the surface, but he was very disapprehensive in his heart, and a few of the people who did this kind of unearthed artifact business would be good people.

Chu Chen put on his gloves and first picked up a pair of bronze wine containers, which were bronze 斝 (pronounced the same as "Jia") and bronze jue.

It is a wine vessel used to warm wine in ancient China, and it is also used as a ceremonial vessel, usually with bronze casting. Three-legged, one (ear), two columns, and a round mouth that is flared. After the Shang Tang King defeated Xia Wei. It was designated as the wine cup for the royal use, and the princes used horns.

The bronze in Chu Chen's hand was extravagant and his neck was tied. Deep-bellied, double bacteriform column. Top with paisley, flat bottom. There are three pointed conical feet on the outside, and the abdomen is decorated with a gluttonous pattern on the top and bottom, symmetrical up and down, a total of three groups, and what surprised Chu Chen was that there were four inscriptions on his body.

The inscriptions on bronzes often mean important historical value, and because the font, layout, and content of the inscriptions change with the development of the times, the inscriptions are also an important standard for the dating of bronzes.

Generally speaking, as long as there is an inscription, even if it is a small miscellaneous object, it is worth a lot, which is why antique collectors generally like inscriptions.

The bronze in Chu Chen's hand, in terms of system, copper, rust, etc., should be a product of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, but the inscription on it was engraved with tools.

However, Chu Chen has now read a lot of information given to him by his master, and he also knows that there are still a very small number of bronzes that are engraved with sharp tools, and such inscriptions are undoubtedly more valuable for research, and the bronze coffin in front of him just meets this characteristic.

Another bronze jue is also engraved with gluttonous patterns on the surface, which is also a typical feature of the early Western Zhou Dynasty jue cup, and the rust on the surface is similar, and there are also the same four inscriptions, which are also engraved with tools, indicating that this pair of utensils should have been unearthed at the same time and in the same place.

This pair of utensils can be described as smooth shape, exquisite ornamentation, although there are rust marks around the body, but it does not affect its condition, the overall appearance can be described as perfect, and the inscription is clear, plus it is a rare tool lettering, it can be said to be a rare pair of treasures.

Since it was a pair of treasures, it was definitely going to take them down, but Chu Chen didn't inquire first, but after putting down the two things, he took out a few more fakes, and he showed a look of surprise just right.

The stall owner originally saw Chu Chen put on gloves in advance, and thought that Chu Chen was an expert, thinking that it would be difficult to earn a few living expenses from this young man today, but then he saw Chu Chen's performance, which made his heart feel a surprise, and after doing it for a long time, it turned out to be a mallet.

The stall owner was also very relieved when he thought about it, Chu Chen looked like he was only in his twenties, how could there be such a young connoisseur in the antique industry, it is estimated that wearing gloves either wants to show off in front of his girlfriend or is afraid of getting dirty!

After Chu Chen looked at a few fakes, he turned his attention to a large artifact, a bronze handle.

卣 (pronounced "have") is also a vessel for holding wine. The specific time of appearance is unknown, and the prevailing period of use is the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The plane of this bronze beam is oval, with a straight mouth and neck, a bulging belly and a round bottom, and a high ring foot. The long cover is high and straight, the top of the cover has a circle-shaped handle, the lower part of the handle is decorated with a round carved beast head, and the top and back of the handle are decorated with a dragon pattern.

The cover is decorated with two retrospective phoenix patterns, the front and back of the vessel are decorated with a narrow phoenix black pattern on both sides of the beast's head, and the abdomen is decorated with a large phoenix pattern before and after, the feather crown is extremely gorgeous, hanging down on the front chest, and the tail feather is rolled up from the back and hangs behind.

There are fine cloud and thunder patterns on the cover surface and the gaps between the upper part of the body and the phoenix bird pattern on the abdomen, so that the main pattern shows its three-dimensional effect.

Chu Chen knew from the detailed observation of the body of this bronze beam that it should also be a product of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and the characteristics of the pit mouth such as rust are also the same as the pair of vessels just now, and in addition, the inside of the lid and the inner bottom of the vessel are cast with the same four-character inscription as the pair of utensils just now.

When he got here, Chu Chen didn't understand, these three things should have been dug out of the same pit, and they were also smuggled abroad at the same time, which made him angry at the same time, but also felt deeply helpless, no way, this is not his territory after all, if it is in China, this stall owner has to "take a good look" to interrogate.

Suppressing the boredom in his heart, Chu Chen looked through all the remaining valuable bronzes again, and found that there were two bronzes among them, except that there were no inscriptions, and the characteristics of the pit mouth were basically the same.

"Boss, how much is this bronze cup?" Chu Chen asked, pointing to a fake bronze jue cup.

The stall owner said with a smile on his face: "This one was supposed to cost 1,000 pounds, but we are fellow countrymen, I will count you cheaper, how about 1,000 pounds?" ”

Chu Chen sneered in his heart when he heard this, even if this kind of bronze cup is genuine, it is only 12,000, not to mention that you are a fake, but he did not say this, but pretended to be puzzled and asked:

"I seem to have seen a similar one at an auction in the capital in the first half of the year, why is it that it is only estimated to be seven or eight thousand?"

When the stall owner saw Chu Chen say this, he didn't show any embarrassment on his face, and said with a smile: "Little brother, you also said that it was the first half of the year, and now you should also know the price of antiques, in four words, it is changing with each passing day, and my price will definitely not let you suffer." ”

"It's no wonder if you don't suffer!"

Chu Chen secretly sneered, then shook his head and asked a few more prices, including the one he saw just now. After this temptation, he almost knew the level of the stall owner, simply put, one bottle was dissatisfied, and half of the bottle was swaying.

This person's knowledge of antiques does have, but the antiques are not very good, obviously a Western Zhou Dynasty, he was stunned to say that the Spring and Autumn Period, the date is wrong, and the price can definitely make a big fuss.

And after this temptation, the stall owner felt that although Chu Chen's appraisal was not good, he knew the price very well, which made him feel a little pity, so it seemed impossible to make a lot of money from Chu Chen.

However, Chu Chen always inquired, but he didn't mean to buy, which made the stall owner a little impatient, and said, "I said, little brother, do you want to buy it?" ”

Chu Chen said: "Buy it, why don't you buy it, but boss, your things are too expensive, if you quote it, I might as well buy it directly in China!" ”

"Little brother, this is a bronze for me, can you buy it in the country?" The stall owner said with a smile.

Chu Chen said with a look of disdain: "Why can't I buy bronzes in China?" If it weren't for the recent period of time, the capital has been more strict in this regard, and I wouldn't have come abroad to buy it! Boss, to tell you the truth, I have more than one or two pieces of your goods, if you are at this price, then forget it, I don't believe it, you are the only one in England who sells bronzes! ”

When the stall owner heard Chu Chen say this, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said with a smile on his face: "Little brother, you tell me first, which ones do you like, if you choose really much, I will satisfy you in terms of price." ”

"Oh well! ……”

As he spoke, Chu Chen selected all the bronzes he had specially selected, in addition to the five pieces he just mentioned, there was also a genuine bronze bean from the Spring and Autumn Period, and the other two were fakes to hide people's eyes.

The stall owner was very happy to see that Chu Chen had chosen so much, but at the same time, he was also a little puzzled in his heart, why did this young man actually choose six genuine items, was he lucky, or was he clumsy? If it is clumsy, then the price must be increased a little more. (To be continued......)