Chapter Seventy-Four: Mutton Fat White Jade
Grandpa Xu was woken up very early, saying that he was taking her to the black market, and it was only a quarter past four when she washed up and went out.
If you don't sell anything today, Grandpa Xu is going to take Huan to see the old things.
It's okay to buy a fake, he is not bad for money, and now these things are not worth much, and he should pay for tuition.
If you come across the real thing, isn't it just earning?
He was led away by Grandpa Xu in a daze, but the speed of the grandfather and grandson was quite fast, and they arrived at the air-raid shelter at the West Gate before five o'clock.
Stuffy Dun'er still stood at the door of the air-raid shelter to control the wind, and as soon as he saw Grandpa Xu, he stepped forward to say hello. Grandpa Xu said that he was coming to the black market to buy some old things, so he went in.
There are more stalls in the market today than last time, and it seems that Fan Congli is disappointed in the blind date market, and he is still very proud in the business.
Jewelry, jade, and delicate ornaments are the main goals of Huanhuan, and those calligraphy and paintings that are difficult to distinguish between true and false are also incidental, because they really can't understand and can't hold accurately.
Wan Huan was first attracted by a lotus carp jade ornament, the stall owner was an old man wearing coarse cloth placket, and he was the only one on his stall.
However, Duan Huan didn't make a sound and didn't come forward to ask, because there was still a customer playing with this ornament on some stalls.
The customer was a middle-aged man wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a somewhat whitish-washed tunic suit.
His love for this ornament was beyond words, but the old man shouted for one hundred and fifty yuan.
"Old man, I really didn't mean to bargain with you, I really only have one hundred and twenty-two yuan, and you just let me twenty-eight yuan, okay?"
"No, it's one hundred and fifteen, and it won't be sold for a dime!" The old man spoke very firmly.
A middle-aged stall owner next to him who also bought gold and silver jewelry was an old acquaintance with this customer, so he helped to say a word,
"Old man, there are few people who like this thing now, jade is not worth it, Lao Zheng is a teacher who is engaged in historical research, you can sell it to him, and others can't give it this price when they come!"
The old man still shook his head, "My wife is sick and hospitalized, and I have to sell this jade for one hundred and fifty yuan to pay for the medical expenses."
Otherwise, I would be reluctant to sell it, this is what my ancestors have passed down for generations! ”
The middle-aged customer also sighed, "Forget it, you also have difficulties, I have no fate with this object!" ”
He caressed the carp lotus jade carving with affection, put it down reluctantly, and glanced back after walking a few steps.
When the professor surnamed Zheng had already walked away, Duan Huan moved from the stall next to him, and Duan Huan immediately prepared to get his hands on this lotus carp jade carving.
The old man saw that Duan Huan was a little girl, and he was afraid that Duan Huan would accidentally drop the jade carving, so he quickly fished the jade carving back into his arms and said.
"Little sister Valer, this is not a toy, little dolls can't play with it!"
Huan Huan knew that the old man had misunderstood, so he quickly explained:
"Grandpa, I know this is a lotus carp ornament, I will be very careful not to break it,
If I break it, I will let my ancestors, and I will pay you one hundred and fifty yuan, will you let me see if it will be successful? ”
The old man saw that he was eloquent and well-organized, and his clothes were good at first glance, and he should be a doll of a rich family, but he was still a little hesitant.
Grandpa Xu only opened his mouth at this time to take over, "Dude, you can rest assured to add a doll to me, if it is broken, I will lose money according to the price." ”
The old man who sold the jade carving saw that the adult had spoken, so he carefully handed the jade carving to Huanhuan.
The lotus part of the main body of this jade carving is white jade, and it is also a very delicate and oily mutton fat white jade, and there is no flaw on the lotus.
The color of the left and right edges is bright red blood red, and two red carp are vividly surrounded by white lotus flowers.
Regardless of the color of the jade, just the color matching of this composition can be called a beautiful jade carving.
And this jade carving, the whole is oily and smooth, and the texture is very delicate Hetian jade.
In a few decades, Hetian jade will be mined, and at that time, the string of beads with the same texture as this ornament will be praised as a legend, and it will be priceless at auction.
Grandpa Xu liked this ornament very much, and played with the jade carving ornament several times, but he was reluctant to put it down.
He took money out of his jacket pocket, counted out fifteen sheets of unity, and paid for it.
The old man counted the money back and forth a few times, and after making sure that it was correct, he handed Duan Huan a wooden box, which was also padded with silk cloth, and the jade carving was packed in this box before.
Huan carefully packed up the jade carving, covered the box, and taught it to Grandpa Xu.
Grandpa Xu took it and amused him, "Our little fish like this ornament so much?" I can't even turn my eyes! ”
"Yes, Zuzu, how beautiful the two red carp are on it!" Huan also followed him to amuse.
Grandpa Xu smiled and said, "For one hundred and fifty yuan, Grandpa can buy a carload of live red carp!" ”
The jade carving seller quickly put away the wrapping skin on the ground, nodded at Grandpa Xu and left in a hurry.
"Old man, you really spoil dolls!" The stall owner next to him who had just helped laughed and talked to Grandpa Xu.
Grandpa Xu smiled before saying: "The doll likes to be heartbroken, if you don't buy it, I'll keep talking about it when I go home, I'm afraid of her!" ”
"Haha, if it is replaced by someone else, it will be light!" As soon as the middle-aged man heard Grandpa Xu's tone, he knew that he was just joking, "You have a great-granddaughter at such a young age, you are blessed!" ”
"I'm old, and I don't have anything to think about, so I just want to tease Sun Bei!" Grandpa Xu pretended to be modest on his lips, but he was actually happy in his heart.
The stall owner here chatted with Grandpa Xu and played haha, squatting in front of the stall and rummaging through the pickups, and actually found a string of lapis lazuli pearls in a few strings of pearl necklaces, which are not uncommon in the collection world.
Because in the Qing Dynasty, from the emperor's concubines to the hundreds of official women, they all needed to wear court clothes and pearls on formal occasions.
However, this string of blue-gold pearls is really rare, and it is the pearl worn by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to worship the sky.
Due to the blue or turquoise color of lapis lazuli, it closely resembles the color of a blue sky.
Therefore, throughout the ages, whether it is the pharaohs of the Middle East or the emperors of China, they have all used green gold to sacrifice to the heavens and pray to the heavens.
After death, lapis lazuli utensils are also used to bury them, "with their color blue, this is to reach the road to heaven".
The stall owner saw that Grandpa Xu was spending money happily, and when he saw that he was happy to pick up the beads of lapis lazuli, he felt that the business was playful, and hurriedly introduced:
"Sister, this necklace is good, is it a royal thing worn by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty? You can buy it for only fifty dollars! ”
Duan Huan's little face snorted, and he was scolded at the stall owner:
"Uncle, don't look at my young age and be deceived by me! The emperor brought all the big and round East Pearls,
This string of yours is not a pearl, you don't know what the material is if it's blue or green, it's not worn by a petty official who doesn't enter the stream at all! ”
The stall owner is also talking nonsense, and the slightly neater jewelry, he introduced it to the customer that it was a royal gift, and he felt that it was more attractive to be tall.
In fact, he only knew gold and silver jewelry, and the things on the stall were not family heirlooms, but also collected from everywhere.
Some of them were even picked up from the rags before, where do they really know the value and provenance of things.
"The little sister has a strong mouth, and I'm convinced, do you say a lot of money?"
"Five!" Huanhuan directly killed one-tenth, anyway, the stall owner didn't know the goods.
Hearing the five-yuan stall owner, he immediately frowned, "No, no, five yuan is too cheap, I'd rather take it home and put it aside to eat ashes!" ”
"Why is five dollars cheap? Pork is only seven cents a catty, and you can buy seven catties of pork for five yuan! Duan Huan's face was a little unhappy.
The stall owner couldn't stop bargaining, "Little sister Waler, pork can't be bought with money alone, and you still need tickets!" ”
"If you have a ticket and don't have money, people don't sell it, five yuan is not low, if you don't sell it, forget it, I'll buy all my five yuan into pork in a while, and I can eat it for half a month!" I didn't know why I bargained and went to pork.
The stall owner was still a little unwilling, "Five yuan is really too little, ten yuan!" You will take ten yuan, and you will pay one hundred and fifty yuan just now when you bought that jade carving! ”
"Gold is priceless and jade is priceless, you don't know what material this bead is made of, and you dare to compare it with other people's authentic Hetian sheep fat jade?"
"Then, those five yuan is too low, add two more yuan, and I'll shoot for seven yuan!"
"No! I lost five dollars, and I still paid seven dollars? Duan Huan stood up and greeted Grandpa Xu: "Don't sell it!" Zuzu, let's go! ”
When the stall owner saw that he stood up and took Grandpa Xu's hand, he immediately raised his feet and left without any hesitation, and he regretted it a little.
After Huan Huan took two steps, he hurriedly shouted: "Five yuan is five yuan, even if I bargain, I can't talk to you, your little sister's mouth is too powerful, I will lose a lot of money today!" ”
Grandpa Xu immediately handed over the money, took Chaozhu and put it in the baggage, and left with Huanhuan.