Kaifeng, known as Tokyo Bianliang in ancient times, was the capital of the Xia Dynasty and the Warring States Period of the Wei State, the Later Liang, the Later Jin, the Later Han, the Later Zhou, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, and was known as the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties. A city with such a deep historical heritage is naturally indispensable for antiques and antiques. It is said that the trading and collection of antiquities in Kaifeng are very popular, no less than Beijing, Xi'an and Luoyang.

"What is the relationship of your relatives, is it reliable?" I asked the jar.

"Of course it's reliable, we're really relatives." Jar said.

"Why haven't I heard you say that before?" I'm a little curious.

"Actually, I just found out about it...... You also know that the people who pour antiquities are also white and black, and those who do underground business like him are embarrassed to tell their relatives and friends, right? "But don't worry, I've got in touch with him, and I've sent him a picture of the incense burner." He said that he had to see the real thing first, and then let us go to Kaifeng to find him in two and a half months with the goods. ”

"Still with the goods? It's the same as drug trafficking and smuggling. "I glanced at the jar.

"Then it's decided, half a month later, let's go to Kaifeng and make a big deal of money." The jar seemed to have seen the red bills beckoning to him, and he couldn't even close his mouth.

I also feel a little speechless about the face of the altar that sees money.

"By the way, what is the relationship between that relative of yours and you?"

"Oh, he's my cousin's cousin of my cousin's second uncle's nephew......"

“......”

Tanzi and I got on a long-distance bus to Kaifeng.

We sat in the last row, and usually Tanzi and I were both "sleeping when we got in the car, and peeing when we got off the bus", but this time it was different. I was drowsy, but the jar looked very excited. He picked up the treasure, and he was going to sell the treasure again, and when he saw that the money was coming, he was naturally overjoyed and smiling. Since he got in the car, he has been humming all the way about Sister Lin falling from the sky, and my ears are calloused. Luckily, there weren't many people in the last two rows, just the two of us, otherwise someone would have punched him well.

Halfway through the car, I couldn't stand him humming a song over and over again, so I said to him: "If Sister Lin really falls into your arms from the sky, I dare to guarantee that her miserable life will be rewritten." ”

"Really? I'll just say, I'm such a good man...... If Sister Lin really became my girlfriend, I tell you, it would be her blessing. The altar believed it and boasted. He didn't know what I was saying, and the real slot was still to come.

"If she sees you, she will definitely choose the rest of her life without hesitation, after all, whoever sees you will feel that there is nothing to love in life...... That's right, too, so that you don't have to suffer and suffer sins later. ”

"Poor ghost, your uncle's ......"

When I arrived in Kaifeng City, Tanzi did not take me to any antique market, but dragged me to a residential area. He said this was where his relative lived. I asked him, isn't he at his antique stall in broad daylight? Tanzi told me that this relative of his has never been in the public business, but only secretly collects all kinds of antiques and sells them to specific people through his own channels. So you don't have to show up, just make a few phone calls every day, meet a few people, and then bring the buyer and seller together to collect intermediary fees; Or he spends his own money to take the things, and then finds a suitable buyer, and then sells them at a high price to earn the difference.

The relative of the altar is named Zhang Dongwei, not tall, thin and small, with a thick gold chain around his neck, he looks very rich, and he always has a smile on his face, but I can't feel the smile in it.

When Tanzi and I first found his door, we happened to catch him out to see off guests. He said to the guest who walked out the door, "This is what things look like, you can go back and think about it, but time is limited." I'm not worried about the buyer. The words are plain, some ignore it, and they don't seem to care about this customer, and they also have a dispensable attitude towards this transaction. But when he saw me and the altar, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Yitan, I've heard of you for a long time, but I haven't had the opportunity to meet your relative. You also know the door, you have to come often in the future, we have to move around often! Yo, this is the Pei Qianpei brother you said on the phone, it's really a talent! "As soon as Zhang Dongwei met, he took me and Tanzi and let us into the house, and his words were very enthusiastic. It can be seen from the previous send-off that Zhang Dongwei is usually an arrogant person, but his attitude, which is condescending and respectful, changes quickly, which makes me feel a little puzzled, is the power of this distant relative really so strong?

As soon as we entered the house, after Zhang Dongwei poured us a glass of water, he did not rush to see the incense burner, but started a homely routine with us. Tanzi is also a talkative person, and the person in front of him is not only a relative, but also helps us sell antiques, so I chatted with Zhang Dongwei Tiannanhaibei, Yunshan and Wushen.

Later, chatting and chatting, they talked about antiques. Tanzi asked directly along the topic: "Big brother, you have been doing this business for so many years, your eyes must be very poisonous, and there are a lot of treasures hidden at home, right?" Take it out for your brother to see? ”

As the saying goes, "wealth should not be exposed", especially those who do their business. Although the altar is a relative, it can't be beaten by eight poles, and it is the first time to meet, I thought Zhang Dongwei would politely refuse, but I didn't expect him to agree and take us into the collection room in the back room.

Zhang Dongwei's collection room, although it is also in the residence, is well guarded. The door was replaced with two layers of fireproof and burglar-proof doors, and the windows were also blocked indoors to prevent people from sneaking in through the windows.

Walking into the collection room, there is a shelf inside, on which are placed twenty or thirty pieces of various antiques, including porcelain, bronze, gold, silver and iron, and calligraphy and painting scrolls.

Zhang Dongwei walked up to a piece of silverware and picked it up. It was a silver plate with a diamond-shaped rim. He took the silver plate and said to us, "I bought this diamond-shaped silver plate from a pit planer, and it cost me three thousand dollars." That person dug up an ancient tomb of the Song Dynasty and brought this out of it. It stands to reason that this diamond-shaped silver plate is ordinary and not very valuable, but this one is different. Look at ......" he handed us a silver platter, and let us peruse it.

"The plate is very well preserved, and there is no scratch......ing on it," Mr. Zhang said.

"What's the pattern on the bottom of this plate? This is a man with a handful in his hand as if it were a ...... Wheat? The altar asked, confused.

"That's right! It is a man with an ear of wheat. I asked some people, and they told me that this pattern is the legendary god of Ji in ancient times. There are many kinds of this kind of rhombic silver plate, what dragon pattern, phoenix pattern, fish pattern, lotus pattern...... However, this kind of silver plate with a humanoid pattern is particularly rare...... Some experts speculate that this silver plate was used by ancient emperors to worship the god Ji. If it is an ordinary silver plate, it is worth 18,000, but this plate ......" Zhang Dongwei showed a smug smile, "Someone bid 300,000 yuan, and I didn't sell ......"