So the stall owner asked tentatively: "Little brother, don't choose a few more?" ”

"Boss, I only accept fine products, do you want me to choose these crooked melons and cracked dates?" As he spoke, Chu Chen pointed to a few bronze fakes that looked like genuine but were seriously damaged.

Seeing Chu Chen say this, the stall owner looked at his stall, and there were indeed only the eight pieces that Chu Chen had selected, which looked to be in good condition, and the others were either seriously damaged, or new ones that looked fake. From this point of view, this young man does not seem to be clumsy.

"Boss, how much do these things cost?"

The stall owner pondered for a while and said, "We are fellow countrymen, I'll make you cheaper, a total of 200,000 pounds, how about it?" ”

These bronzes were bought at the price that the stall owner said, and they could indeed make a little money, but through the understanding just now, Chu Chen knew that this was the stall owner's lion's big mouth, so he stood up directly, and while preparing to leave, he said: "Since it is so cheap, boss, you should sell it to others." ”

When Chu Chen and Wu Ke were about to walk to the stall next door, the stall owner hurriedly stopped him:

"Hey, little brother, don't go, you came from China, we can meet because of fate, let's discuss the price!"

"Boss, it's not that I don't want to buy it, it's really that your price is too outrageous, the bronzes of the Spring and Autumn Period were given you the price of Shang Dynasty bronzes, and you can't treat me as a wronged leader, right?"

The stall owner pondered for a while and said, "How about 100,000?" ”

"Thirty thousand at most!"

The stall owner blew his beard and glared, "How can you buy so many fine bronzes for 30,000 pounds?" If you really buy sincerely, the minimum is 80,000 pounds! ”

"Fifty thousand!"

"Seventy thousand! Yes. You just take it, no, then forget it! ”

Chu Chen also said-for-tat: "I can only give up to 60,000!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of raising his leg and leaving without agreeing.

The stall owner smiled bitterly: "Little brother, your bargaining skills are too good, let's make friends, these things are yours!" By the way, I have another good thing here, do you want it, little brother? ”

Although it is unknown to know the origin of this person's things, if there are really good things. Chu Chen had no reason not to buy it. Although this has also fueled the arrogance of criminals to a certain extent, if it is really a national treasure, it is better than buying it from a foreigner.

Seeing that Chu Chen was interested, the stall owner cautiously took out a brocade box. Put it in front of Chu Chen. Then he opened the lid casually.

Chu Chen fixed his eyes. Unexpectedly, there was a small liuding of more than ten centimeters inside.

Liuding, also known as Qianding, is a kind of cooking utensils, while Xiaoliuding belongs to a class of utensils. In the archaeological discoveries, most of them are from female tombs, which are the toys of the nobles during their lifetimes, and they are generally rare.

Chu Chen took a closer look at this liuding, this tripod has a cover, and it has three hooves and feet with ears and round abdomen. The cover is decorated with a dragon pattern, and the cover button stands a beast, and there is a beast head shape flow at the edge of the mouth. The lower edge of the mouth is decorated with six pairs of birds pecking dragon patterns; The dragon pattern is decorated with gluttonous beast face patterns, the beast's eyes are round, and the eyebrows are obvious.

In addition, there are six-character inscriptions engraved on the inside of the lid and the bottom of the abdomen, and the handwriting is clear, which is very rare.

Although this ware is small, the gluttonous pattern of the theme decoration is vivid and prominent, and the overall effect reflects the superb level and meticulous mind of the craftsmen at that time.

Judging from the overall ornamental characteristics, the production time of this liuding should be in the late Shang Dynasty, but there is one point, this liuding is too perfect, there is no flaw in the whole body, and the surface is shiny and shiny, which makes it hard to believe that this will be a thing made more than 3,000 years ago.

Chu Chen gently weighed the weight of the small tripod, although it is small but thick, it is indeed the style of the late Shang Dynasty, a small amount of rust on the surface of the tripod is also very natural, not like a forgery, other such as the shape, ornamentation, and inscription are also right, and the writing of the inscription is also in line with the style of the late Shang Dynasty.

The bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, most of which were cast by the pottery fan method, and this ware is no exception, Chu Chen can clearly see the fan marks on the surface of Xiaoding, that is, the traces of the splicing of parts, and it looks very standardized, in line with the characteristics of the late Shang bronzes.

After the last, Chu Chen smelled the smell again, listened to the sound, and found that this was indeed a small liuding in the late Shang period, and judging from the surface of the pulp, this should be a perfect handicraft collection.

In the end, Chu Chen used the ability again, and the result given by the ability was exactly like this, which made his heart very surprised, such a good thing, it must be started.

Although Chu Chen had already observed Liuding in all aspects, because he saw it too quickly, the stall owner felt that he had just seen it so-so and put Liuding back.

"Little brother, my Liuding from the Spring and Autumn Period is good, right?" The stall owner asked with a smile on his face.

Chu Chen said disappreciatively: "What about the thing, it does look good, but don't you think it's too new?" ”

The stall owner snorted angrily and said, "What a new one, this is called a heirloom!" ”

Chu Chen sneered and said, "It's not that I haven't seen the heirloom, which heirloom have you seen so shiny?" Besides, how can things from more than 2,000 years ago be preserved as new, and no one will believe it! I think this liuding was made in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it's almost the same! ”

"But it's not bad to be able to do it like this in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it's good if you buy it cheaply and have fun!"

"What the Ming and Qing Dynasties, I am the Liuding of the Spring and Autumn Period!" The stall owner said with a persistent face, but then he changed his tone and said, "But let's be born and cooked twice, if you really like it, little brother, I will cut my love for 100,000 pounds!" ”

When Chu Chen heard him say this, he was very sure that the stall owner regarded this Xiaoding as an imitation, so he smiled and said: "Boss, since you think it is from the Spring and Autumn Period, it can be auctioned, if this Liuding is from the Spring and Autumn Period, let alone 100,000, 200,000 is very easy." ”

The stall owner was also thick-skinned, and he said with a smile: "Isn't this rich for everyone to earn, how about it, little brother, do you want this liuding?" ”

Chu Chen spread his hands and said, "If you want, but your price is too far from my psychological price, if it is 10,000 pounds, it is about the same!" ”

As soon as the stall owner heard the price Chu Chen said, he jumped to his feet and said, "Just kidding! 10,000 pounds, where did you buy such a beautiful bronze from the Spring and Autumn Period? ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "But I only broke it until the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is enough for me to pay 10,000 pounds, if it doesn't work, then forget it." ”

"Ten thousand is too little, let's take a step back, thirty thousand!"

"I'll only give 10,000!" Chu Chen shook his head and said.

Seeing Chu Chen's appearance, the stall owner gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "I'll give you a jumping price today, 15,000 heads!" ”

"I said, I'll only give 10,000 at most!" Chu Chen was unmoved, and still bit the price of 10,000 to death.

The stall owner said with a sad face: "Little brother, it's not that I don't want to sell, it's really that the price you set is only enough for the cost of things, you see that it's not easy for me to be exposed to the wind and sun, so I have to make some money!" ”

Chu Chen looked as if he had been robbed, frowned and said, "Then I will have another thousand, if you still think that the boss is less, then there is nothing I can do!" ”

"Here you go!" The stall owner sighed on the surface, but in his heart he thought happily, there are only 10,000 pounds in total, but he didn't expect to make more than 60,000 yuan, and the stupid money is easy to make!

After the transaction was completed, Chu Chen was still very happy to be able to buy a very precious bronze at a very low price, but thinking of these smuggled bronzes, his mood immediately became bad again.

However, this kind of thing is not something that he can stop alone, and he can only hope that the state will intensify its crackdown in this regard and control the smuggling of cultural relics to a minimum, which is already very good.

After buying so many bronzes, it must be inconvenient to take them to the market, so the two of them put these things in the hotel first.

Back at the hotel, Chu Chen threw the two fakes he had just bought, along with his gloves, into the trash can in the bathroom.

"Hey, why did you lose something!" Wu Ke asked a little confused.

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "The fake, it must be thrown away, otherwise it will be difficult to bring it back to China?" ”

Wu Ke said with a look of pity: "I think that thing is very good, even if it is a fake, it can be sold as a handicraft!" ”

"Do you know how the patina on the road is made?" Chu Chen asked.

"I don't know what to do!" Wu Ke shook his head and said.

Chu Chen smiled and said: "The simple way is to put the fake product in the manure pit, and after a few months or half a year, you can get out the patina all over the body, and then after a certain amount of processing, it will become like a genuine product." You say, how can something as disgusting as it be sold as a craft? ”

"Gross!"

Wu Ke was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he was even more disgusted when he got to the bottom and wanted to vomit.

Of course, when Chu Chen said this, he was actually joking, it is true that there are examples of using dung to remove patina, but the fakes made by that method can be said to be very rough and completely fake.

If you want to make a bronze that is real and fake, it is still very troublesome, first you have to buy pieces of ancient bronze, mix it with new copper in a certain proportion, and then recast it in sand.

Then after trimming, polish according to the original state of the antiquities, soak them in prepared water, bake them with charcoal fire after a while, repeat them several times, and brush with special powder and wash them, after a few times, they can be similar to the antiquities, and then bury them in the pit with a special method after the most lucrative time, and then they can be formed.

Of course, this is only one of the methods to quickly generate patina now, there are many others, and there are even special methods that are directly buried in the ground for a few years. (To be continued......)