Along the way, Chu Chen kept greeting acquaintances warmly, and when he arrived in front of his stall, he found that the owner of his stall a few days ago was also an old friend, Zhou Wenping.

Zhou Wenping is Chinese New Year's Eve four years old today, a native of Xijing, Sanqin, he came to the antique street a year later than Chu Chen, and he was also doing antique business in Xijing, but his wife was seriously ill, and after several tosses, he came to the capital to find a hospital that hoped to cure her.

So Zhou Wenping smashed the pot and sold iron to dispose of all the things in his hometown, and brought his wife and a pair of children to the capital for medical treatment. Because Chu Chen sympathized with his plight, he helped him do what he could from time to time, and the two became friends.

At this time, on Zhou Wenping's stall, there was an old man holding a blue and white landscape plate, observing it carefully, and at the end he took out a magnifying glass and observed it repeatedly, looking like an old pedant.

Chu Chen was also a little curious when he saw the old man's appearance, could it be that the landscape plate was a fine product, and when he got closer, he immediately knew what the quality of the landscape plate was.

The old man put down the landscape plate and asked, "Boss, what is the price of this thing?" ”

"I see you're a knowledgeable person, that's a good thing." Zhou Wenping first complimented the other party, then pondered for a while, and then said: "I see that you really like it, so I will give you a real price of 5,000 yuan." ”

The old man thought about it for a while, then picked up the plate and looked at it, and then said, "Five thousand is too expensive, six hundred, how about it?" ”

"Yes, you should put 600 yuan there, I can't get in." Zhou Wenping looked speechless.

After the old man heard this, he didn't squeak, just frowned and carefully stroked the landscape plate, and then said: "One thousand, boss, you see if it's okay, if it doesn't work, I'll leave." ”

Zhou Wenping looked at the plate, then looked at the old man and said: "Uncle, I think you really like this thing, but you see that this thousand is too little, I take the price of the goods is still a little worse, and I haven't counted the booth fee and my hard work, you always want me to make some money, if you really want it, you take two thousand two." ”

The old man was silent at this time, and kept playing with the landscape plate, looking a little hesitant.

Zhou Wenping saw that there was a play, and said again: "You can rest assured, this thing is definitely old, you look at this pulp, and then look at this painting, this is not a boutique, what is a boutique, you will never suffer a loss when you take it home." ”

When the old man heard this, he seemed to be a little tempted, but it may be that two thousand two exceeded his expectations, so he kept frowning, but told him to give up, and he was very reluctant, so he gritted his teeth, as if he had made a decision, and said to Zhou Wenping:

"Boss, I'll give one thousand six, but I can't add more, you see that the color of this blue and white is a little wrong."

Zhou Wenping smiled disappreciatively: "Uncle, it's not right, this is originally the work of a folk kiln, do you still think that the official kiln can take this money?" I'll let you go one more, how about one thousand eight? A boutique of such a quality, in the store next to it, there is no more than 2,000 where to get it? ”

The old man thought about it, and looked at the landscape plate in his hand with some love, zuihou gritted his teeth and decided, so he took out a stack of money from his pocket, counted and counted, and then reluctantly handed it to Zhou Wenping and said: "That's okay, boss, you have to help me wrap it!" ”

"Okay, I'll get you a gift box, it's guaranteed to be sturdy and good-looking." After speaking, Zhou Wenping took the young man's money, counted it carefully, and put it into his pocket quickly, and then took out a gift box from the box on the side, wrapped the blue and white landscape tray, and then handed it to the old man, and the business was completed.

After the old man left happily with the gift box, Chu Chen greeted Zhou Wenping with a smile and said, "Okay, Brother Zhou, business is good." ”

With this business, Zhou Wenping was in a very good mood, took out a small horse from the side, invited Chu Chen to sit down, and said: "Hehe, it just opened today, where is the business good." ”

"Isn't our line not open for half a year, open for half a year, open for half a year, your landscape plate is not this number, right?"

Chu Chen smiled and compared two fingers.

A vendor next to him, who everyone called him Lao Wu, also interjected with a smile when he saw this: "I said Brother Zhou, you can do a lot of harm to that old comrade with this knife." ”

"Hey, I said brothers, he wanted to buy that landscape plate himself, and I didn't force him to buy it. Besides, he must be happy now, thinking that he has picked up a big leak. Besides, my landscape plate is more or less an antique, as the saying goes, I am not afraid of buying expensive, I am afraid of buying the wrong one, and it will always be worth it after a while. ”

"Come on." Chu Chen said with a smile: "When he is an old comrade for a hundred years, he will not be able to increase the price he offered." ”

The blue and white landscape dish that the old man bought just now happened to be the goods that Zhou Wenping bought when Chu Chen was still setting up a stall a few days ago, so he knew that it was a folk kiln work in the late Qing Dynasty, and the workmanship glaze was very ordinary, at most it was worth three or five hundred, even if it was ten years later, it would be impossible to count it as a thousand.

The old man should have also studied antiques for a while, but he shouldn't have learned very well, which is what people often call two knives. In the antique shop, the most eye-catching is actually this kind of two-knife knife, but it is not easy for newcomers to hit the eye, because they don't understand, and they are more cautious when buying.

Many people who have learned a little knowledge of antiques like to compare the color pictures in the books when they buy things, and the result is often plausible and plain. Like the old man just now, Chu Chen estimated that he might have broken the wrong generation, or simply regarded it as an official kiln without money, so Zuihou happily bought it, and he was still complacent.

The old man is a little better, at least he bought the right one, some people simply buy hysteria made by modern chemical means, and they are complacent when they buy it home, and then ask an expert to take a look, which is miserable. The point is to say that he is not right, he doesn't want to believe it yet, he will only immerse himself in his shijie, and this kind of person can't hit his eyes too many times.

In fact, the old man made a mistake just now, that is, he would not bargain. When Chu Chen saw him for the first time before, he felt that he should be a knowledge-based worker, who usually didn't care about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and didn't know much about some rules in the market, so he would spend thousands of dollars more unjustly.

As the saying goes, what you buy is not as good as what you sell, like the things on ordinary vendors, and some items are often quoted about ten times the price of the goods, or even more, so you should be bold when you make a counteroffer. There is a way to ask for a price all over the sky, and pay back the money on the ground, as long as the seller has some money to make, he will always make a move, of course, that degree depends on your own grasp.

However, people like the old man, Chu Chen is the most favorite, and those who have no money and like to charge a lot of money, or those who are thin-skinned and can't wipe off their feelings, these two kinds of people are also the easiest to make money from them.

The most annoying thing is an iron rooster like Aunt Zhang, who can't wait to break into two-petaled flowers for a penny, they will often pester you for dozens or even a few dollars, as if you don't give him cheap, you just made a big mistake.

And they may be very sensitive to price by nature, and the money is just stuck in your psychological range, and if you can't catch it, Zuihou can only agree to the price he said.

Zhou Wenping said with a smile: "Didn't I just make a thousand yuan, I was told by you as if I had made a big mistake, okay, please go to the food stall to drink at night, okay?" ”

As soon as he heard that there was wine, the fifth child's eyes were shining, and he was salivating, he was good at everything, and he didn't have any other bad habits, just a little, greedy for cups. As long as his wife doesn't care about him, he is allowed to drink from Hu Tianhai, and once gave a Qing Dynasty official kiln pastel bowl worth tens of thousands. , and then finally converged a little.

Chu Chen and the others couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw the appearance of the fifth child and knew that his wine worm was coming.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, everyone heard that you walked away from Tang Sancai from Xiang Lao's uniform last time, Xiang Lao came to you yesterday for this matter, and said that he was sorry for you, but today he went to the Stars and Stripes Country, and left a phone call for you, telling you to call him as soon as possible, I guess he wants to give you a little compensation."

After Zhou Wenping finished speaking, he handed Chu Chen a note with an old phone number written on it.

Taking the note, Chu Chen was a little moved by Xiang Lao's behavior in his heart, but although he would call Xiang Lao, he would not accept compensation, and when he bought Tang Sancai, it was completely a matter of your affection, so he said:

"Xiang Lao's character is really admirable, but this matter has nothing to do with him, it was completely my stalking at the beginning, and Xiang Lao had to give Tang Sancai to me. Besides, in our business, we rely on knowledge, on eyesight, and on things that are clear of money and goods, and if we settle accounts, then we will break the rules. ”

Zhou Wenping nodded and said, "I know the temper of the old man, and he is also doing this for his own peace of mind." By the way, Xiaochen, you lost so much money this time, do you want me to lend you some. ”

"Hehe, then don't use it, yesterday I not only made up for all the losses, but also took a few (10,000) longs." Chu Chen whispered.

"Yo, okay, Xiaochen, you picked up a big leak, no, which turn will come to me tonight, it should be you who invite."

Zhou Wenping said with a surprised and envious smile, and the fifth child on the side also nodded enviously.

"Okay, what's the matter, I'll invite you today, let's not eat any big chops, the private teahouse I went to yesterday is very good, and I will call my sister-in-law and children to come over together, and you will also call your mouth over, let's celebrate together." Chu Chen waved his hand happily.