The next day, Li Yibai and Xiaoqing took a carriage to Liuli Factory.

'Young master, do you want to collect some antique calligraphy and paintings?' Xiaoqing asked.

'It's not. I'm here to ship them to the U.S. and sell them. And then bring you some cell phones and stuff like that. Li Yibai said.

'Well, it's fun to have a mobile phone. I've been playing that Temple Run lately. ’

The two of them got out of the car, Li Yibai directly chose the largest store, and walked in, he was too lazy to go to Taobao in the small stall.

It's called 'Schregard Antique Shop'.

Xue Jiade wore a small felt hat, and his eyes shone as alertly as mouses. After seeing Li Yibai come in, he hurriedly arched his hand and said,

'Welcome to Li Gongzi? ’

Li Yibai said, 'Do you recognize me? ’

'Li Gongzi's name is now known all over the city, and it is really admirable to eradicate the Zhang family in three or two clicks. Xue Jiade greeted him.

Li Yibai smiled. I'm here today to buy some treasures. Celebrity calligraphy and painting, or official kiln porcelain, you have it here, just bring me the best. ’

Xue Jiade knows that Li Yibai is rich, but he can open such a big antique store like him, after all, he is a very high level among profiteers, and he doesn't know how much money he has blackened others. What is false can be said to be true, and what is true can be said to be false. Doing the business of reselling antiques, whether it is him or Zhong Song in the United States, it is the same.

If you buy fakes and imitations at a high price, your vision is not good, and you can't blame others for deceiving you. Even if you suffer a loss later, you have to admit it.

Li Yibai knows nothing about antique appreciation. He knew that this Xue Jiade would not be so honest and give him the real thing, and he would also hack him.

Xue Jiade took down two landscape paintings from the wall behind him, one was Li Tang's "Fish Hidden Picture" and the other was Yang Shixian's "Red Mural Scroll". Both painters were contemporary masters of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, both paintings are imitations.

Li Yibai is such a smart person, of course he knows that the goods Xue Jiade took are imitations, and the real ones will be hung out?

Li Yibai deliberately looked at it for a while, this imitation is indeed a good painting, the lines are elegant, the colors are uniform, and there is also an artistic conception, which shows that the paintings of Li Tang and Yang Shixian are very valuable. Otherwise, no one would have gone to such great lengths to imitate it.

Before Li Yibai crossed over, he thought that in ancient times, as long as he bought a large number of ancient paintings and brought ancient books back to modern society, he could make a fortune. But when you actually do it, you will find that there are many situations.

For example, the calligraphy and paintings of ancient celebrities are also very valuable, and it takes a lot of money to buy. And Li Yibai is a person who wants to make a lot of money, not a person who crosses back and forth for a little profit. So in this way, without some ingenuity, you still can't do this thing.

Li Yibai said, "How much do these two paintings cost?" ’

Xue Jiade said, "Li Gongzi is an acquaintance, others gave me 500 taels of silver, I didn't sell it, I only charge you 300 taels." ’

Two imitations, he dared to black 300 taels, Li Yibai smiled in his heart. "Then it seems that Boss Xue's store is really a treasure Cheeduo." The calligraphy and paintings that are hung casually are worth 300 taels. ’

Xue Jiade heard Li Yibai say this, and said in his heart, this guy saw that these two paintings were imitations. Then let him make a counteroffer.

'Li Gongzi, I can give you another discount. 200 two. Although this is an imitation, it is a good imitation and it is also worth collecting. ’

'50 taels. Li Yibai said quietly.

Xue Jiade's head was sweating, these 50 taels, he can only earn 10 taels of silver, which is too little. He kind of didn't want to sell.

Li Yibai saw his hesitation and knew that this price was his bottom line.

"Boss Xue, it's you who don't want to give me good things, of course I want to keep the price to the lowest." Did you understand what I said when I came in? I want the best, the best masterpieces. Isn't it a waste of my time that you fool me with this kind of goods? ’

Xue Jiade saw that Li Yibai said it so clearly, it seems that Li Yibai really wants to collect genuine products. This Li Yibai is so rich, and he is also a good buyer worth selling.

'Li Gongzi, I'm really sorry just now, it's small, and my old eyes are dizzy. Since Li Gongzi said so, I will go to the back and take out my baby. ’

Shegard went to the back room to get the real thing. While Li Yibai was waiting, he boredly played with a pen holder on the counter. This cartridge is larger than a regular pen holder. But it's very heavy, this wood is very unusual, and the pen holder has a fragrance, which smells very good, so that people can smell it and feel calm.

'Xiaoqing, what kind of wood is this tube made of, why is it so heavy. ’

Xiaoqing also took it over and played with it, "Young master, this may be made of agarwood." This kind of wood is very valuable, I heard that the furniture of the old man of the prefect of Lin'an is made of agarwood. ’

Agarwood, a flash flashed in Li Yibai's head. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and he thought of a good idea.

After a while, Xue Jiade came out. He unfolded a genuine Li Tang "Fish Hidden Picture".

'Li Gongzi, please see, this is absolutely genuine. ’

Li Yibai looked at the real thing, and it was really different from the imitation. There are great differences in the inscriptions and seals, but if the two paintings are almost identical in terms of appearance, the imitations are also very collectible.

Li Yibai said, "I want this painting." At the same time, the two imitations are also needed. How much is it in total. ’

'This genuine piece costs 1,000 taels. Of course, Xue Jiade is a lion's mouth, and the reserve price of this painting should be around 700 taels.

Li Yibai also sensed his thoughts, but as a businessman, how could there be no reason not to make money, Li Yibai was too lazy to bargain with him at this time, knowing that it was difficult to tell the price of this genuine product, but Li Yibai had a request.

The price of 1,000 taels is not low. I can pay for it, but I want you to help me get the opportunity to meet Li Tang. ’

Li Tang was a famous painter from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, specializing in painting landscapes and cows. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, because Emperor Huizong was obsessed with painting, he opened the imperial examination of calligraphy and painting, and painters could obtain fame through examinations, and the status of painters in this period was mentioned as the highest in history. Li Tang passed the examination and obtained the official position of the imperial academy of painting, which was deeply appreciated by Emperor Huizong and became famous all over the world.

'No problem. Xue Jiade happily agreed, he acquired Li Tang's paintings through a lot of connections, he knew that Li Tang was not easy to sell paintings, even if Li Yibai contacted Li Tang alone, he could not easily obtain paintings.

And the reason why Li Yibai wanted to meet Li Tang was because after all, he made money by selling famous paintings, and if he knew the author of the famous painting directly, it would be easier to get the opportunity to get a famous painting. There is no need to work hard with these profiteers.

Xue Jiade said, and wrote a prayer post, the ancient people asked to see each other, there was a worship post to show respect, and there were others to make a recommendation, so that friends knew each other, and they would meet.

When Xue Jiade wrote a prayer post, Li Yibai took the agarwood pen holder and said, "How much is Boss Xue." ’

Xue Jiade raised his head and said nonchalantly, "5 taels of silver." ’

5 taels, so cheap. Li Yibai was overjoyed. 'Do you still have any of these agarwood products in your shop?' ’

Xue Jiade said, "Li Gongzi is interested in agarwood, yes, this agarwood is indeed good, this is transported from Lingnan and Qiongzhou thousands of miles to Lin'an, and this agarwood is very heavy, it sinks when it enters the water, the wood is hard, and fragrant, so it is called agarwood." Because of the hardness of the wood, it is not so easy to carve and chisel, so it is more expensive, and the most important thing is that its fragrance is not dispersed for thousands of years, and the heart is calm.

I'm out of stock, only one table is the one I use for dinner, but I still have to use this table. ’

Xue Jiade is absent-minded about the business of dozens of taels of silver, and he would rather keep this table for his own use and smell the aroma than sell it in order to make one or twenty taels of silver.

Li Yibai said, "I want to buy your table." ’

Xiao Qing said, "I look at that table, it can only be worth 70 taels of silver." ’

Xiaoqing is right, although agarwood is good, it is only a little more expensive than ordinary wood, and the material of this table is only about ten times that of the pen holder.

Xue Jiade said, "If you don't sell it, I still have to eat." ’

Li Yibai said, "I'll give you 200 taels of silver." ’

'What, 200 taels of silver. Xue Jiade was startled, and his mouth opened wide.

200 taels of silver, this Li Yibai is crazy, although this agarwood is good, but there is a lot of wood, but it is just a matter of transportation and excavation. originally thought that Li Yibai could pay 100 taels of silver, just because it was a good price. Now that he has come out with 200 taels, this guy must be stupid.

"Young master, why do you want to give him such a high price." The pen holder is only 5 taels. Xiaoqing was also anxious.

Li Yibai said lightly, "Do you sell it?" ’

'Sell. Sell. Xue Jiade kept nodding, for fear that Li Yibai would regret it. Isn't it just a dining table? In two days, I'm looking for someone to make one out of agarwood. That's 150 taels of silver in one fell swoop. It's so cool.

Li Yibai played with the pen holder again. I felt that the cylinder was smooth and there was no text, so it didn't feel good, and I suddenly had an idea.

'Boss Xue, I still want to ask you to help me do something. ’

'Li Gongzi has something to say, please speak, the small one is not resigned. Xue Jiade earned Li Yibai's silver, of course, he responded to his requests.

Li Yibai pointed to the pen holder and said, "You can help me engrave a few words here."

Engraved, [Li Kui gave it to Song Gongming's brother. 】’

When Xue Jiade used to receive the goods, he often had to fake and erase some flaws of the goods, so he was very good at carving, and he took the pen holder three or two times, and engraved these words.

After Li Yibai finished paying, he put the pen holder and three paintings into a cloth bag and handed them to Xiaoqing to hold. The dog was carrying the agarwood table. The three of them left Xue Jiade's shop.

As soon as Li Yibai walked out of the store, he saw a few red bridal dresses hanging in a tailor shop opposite, with a lot of colorful things hanging on them, which were very beautiful.

Li Yibai walked over and decided to collect a few more beautiful clothes.

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