The wolf just left, after I said goodbye to the seventh master and Hu Ye, I also returned to the antique shop, and the next period of time, it was very dull, during which several times Boss Jin sent someone to send invitations, wanting to invite us to Beijing for a banquet, but the seventh master politely refused, for this time we returned empty-handed, Boss Jin didn't say much, the weapons and equipment provided to us before, and there was no question of money, as if the matter had just passed.

The days are not a day to live, and it is rare to be leisurely, compared to the thrill of the inverted bucket, to enjoy a period of leisure time, is also a good thing, I ran to the fishing tackle store to buy a set of fishing guys, ready to find a pond to fish, I wanted to call the tiger together, but the guy said that he did not have any interest in the time-consuming activity of fishing, and all his thoughts were on studying the booklet left by Wang Ying, which had reached the point of almost obsession.

Wang Chuyi, on the other hand, returned to Beijing, and after spending some time with Boss Jin, returned to Qiye's antique shop again, followed me to fish for two days, complained that the sun had tanned her skin, and gave up.

This day is such a leisurely life, but the seventh master's antique shop has no business, to be honest, most of the things in his antique store are Xibei goods, looking at the number is quite a lot, in fact, they are all fake, the real things are generally not put outside, but where we live, the things in the inner hall are all real guys with clear water, but the seventh master is reluctant to sell.

That's how I went out fishing at seven o'clock in the morning, came back at twelve o'clock at noon, and took care of the business of the antique store with Wang Chuyi in the afternoon.

More than half a month later, one afternoon, the sun was about to set, Wang Chuyi and I were about to close, when we saw a barefoot man of forty or fifty years old coming from afar, this man was burly, tattered, at first glance he looked like a begging for food, holding a yellow cloth bag in his arms, and staggered towards the antique store.

Seeing that we were about to close, he hurriedly quickened his pace, and when there was still some distance from the store door, he hurriedly waved his hand, "Hey, hey, little brother, don't close the door yet." As he spoke, the strong man had already arrived at the door.

I saw that he was ragged and barefoot, so I didn't pay much attention to it, and was about to say a few words and send him away, "What?" Are you going to buy antiques? ”

The man was stunned for a moment, then cracked his mouth, showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said with a smile, "I'm not here to buy antiques, I'm here to sell things, this ...... You can't take this or not. As he spoke, he took out the yellow cloth bag in his arms.

As soon as I heard him say that he was here to sell things, I instantly came to the spirit, I have been in the antique shop for a long time over the years, and I have learned a lot of things, generally come to sell antiques, brightly dressed, dressed in a generous manner, there are fifty percent of the people who take Xibei goods, deceitful, but those who are dressed plainly, even tattered, can often take out the treasure, heard this person say that he is here to sell things, I quickly welcomed him in, and then asked Wang Chuyi to pour him a cup of hot tea.

After the man sat down, he placed the yellow cloth bag on the table and opened it carefully.

After seeing the contents of the yellow cloth bag, I couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly put on the white gloves and went over to check.

There is a string of beads in this yellow cloth bag, and there is a wooden box pressed under the beads, the pattern of the box is very simple, I raised my eyes and swept it, I knew that this object was old, the whole box was a layer outside, and there were exquisite lines, the main pattern was the persimmon pattern, and the other side patterns were the cloud pattern, the thunder pattern, and the outermost pattern of the arc pattern. These patterns belong to the decorative patterns that appeared from the Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties, and it seems that this wooden box is not simple.

In my antique business, the first thing my eyes see is always the thing that interests me the most, or the most valuable thing, and after carefully observing the wooden box, my eyes are drawn to the string of beads.

When the big man saw that I was interested, he immediately said, "Little brother, how much is this bead worth?" ”

When I heard him say this, I knew that he was a layman, and he didn't ask about the box, but first about the beads, so I followed his wishes, reached out and picked up the string of beads from the table, and looked at it carefully.

This string of beads has a total of 108 beads, every 27 pieces into a large bead, a total of four large beads, seeing this, I have the answer in my heart, this is the pearl! The bead string worn on the Qing Dynasty court dress was a kind of ornament, which hung around the neck and hung on the chest.

These four large beads are also called split beads, and according to the size and status of the official product, there are differences between beads and tapestry.

In ancient times, the hierarchy was strict, and officials of different grades wore different materials for the pearls, and the pearls were made of eastern pearls (pearls), jadeite, coral, jadeite, amber, beeswax, etc., and were decorated with bright yellow, golden yellow and stone blue. Imperial officials, all civil officials with five grades and military attachés with more than four grades, can be used.

After I looked closely, I put the string of pearls back on the table, looked at the big man, and asked, "You are stringing the beads at this time, an object of the Qing Dynasty, but ......" I deliberately said halfway, wanting to see the big man's reaction.

Sure enough, when the big man heard me say this, he couldn't bear it, put the half-drunk tea cup in his hand on the table, looked at me and said, "An expert is a connoisseur, you can see it at a glance, I have run a few stores, but I met someone who knows the goods, you can give a price?" ”

As soon as I heard it, my heart was happy, speaking of which is still the seventh master's cleverness, to be honest, there are more than 20 antique shops around here, all of which are the seventh master's, and some small shareholder stores on the periphery are just decorations, just waiting for people like Dahan, who are in a hurry to shoot with their treasures, and they don't know how to do it.

If my guess is correct, this big man has been wandering around the small antique shops opened by the seventh master, and most of them have opened very low prices, or simply say that this thing is a fake, this big man asked all the way, and finally arrived here.

Thinking of this, I had a number in my heart, and then I just said that "this pearl is not fake, but the quality is not very good...... said, I picked up the pearl and pointed to let him see.

"You see, this pearl is divided into many kinds, most of the materials are not the same, the pearl symbolizes the four seasons, one hundred and eight beads represent the twelve months of the year, 24 solar terms, 72 weather, four Buddha heads symbolize the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, drooping behind the Buddha's head, back clouds, meaning "one yuan restart", these three strings of smaller turquoise twist represent the three tendencies in January, the middle and the bottom, the sum is 30 days. ”

Hearing me say this, the big man was already a little confused, just nodded blindly, I saw his state and continued, "Although the material of your string of pearls is very ordinary, but fortunately, it is very well preserved, there is nothing missing, but it can still be sold, how much do you want to sell?" ”

The big man looked at Chaozhu, and then looked at my expression, a little hesitant, I was not in a hurry, put Chaozhu on the table, picked up the teacup and waited for his answer.

The big man thought for a while, looked at me again, and said, "Fifty thousand!" ”

After hearing his offer, I smiled slightly, I also have a lot of experience in antique bargaining, generally not a well-dressed person, most of the things brought are not in the right way, you can use this handle to cut some price, so I asked the big man, how did this thing come from.

Generally, the seller will cover up the things that come from the wrong way and make up a set of lies to deceive people, and there will inevitably be some mistakes between his expression and words.

But the big man didn't hesitate at all, and said, "This is the ancestral inheritance of our family, something left by my grandfather, and he was a great official of the Qing Dynasty at that time." ”

Although Dahan almost blurted out his words without the slightest hesitation, I was still a little skeptical, so I asked again, "That box is also ancestral?" ”

The big man nodded, and said, "Yes, the box is also ancestral, and the older generation in the family is not allowed to open it, saying that it will cause disaster. ”

After listening to this, I wondered a little, these two objects are very different in age, how can they be passed down in their family together? But listening to his tone, it seems that he doesn't know the value of this box, and his words are sincere, and he can see that he is an honest and honest person.

"Since it's your ancestral, I won't ask more, we don't dare to accept things that come from the wrong way."

The big man nodded again and again, and said, "Don't worry, it's all handed down from the ancestors, and the son in the family is waiting to marry a daughter-in-law, so I thought about selling it for some money." ”

I looked at the string of beads and the wooden box, showed an embarrassed expression, and said, "Your beads are not worth 50,000, I ......" Before I finished speaking, the big man stood up suddenly, glared, and said, "If I can't sell it for 50,000 yuan, I won't sell it, and I won't let the things passed down by my ancestors be sold, and if I don't have my son waiting for money, I won't sell it!" As he spoke, he was about to put away the yellow cloth bag.

As soon as I saw his posture, I hurriedly said, "Oh, brother, don't worry, can you wait until I finish speaking?" This bead is really not worth 50,000 yuan, I am a guy in charge, this store is not mine, I don't count it, I got the back hall to ask our boss, after all, I also have to ask him for money, right? Otherwise, I will report to our boss at a price of 50,000 yuan, your wooden box is an evil thing, and it is not valuable, add the two together, and sell it all to us, so that I can help you talk to the boss, right? ”

The big man seemed a little reluctant, looked at the string of pearls, hesitated, and slowly put the yellow cloth bag on the table, and said, "Then you have to make it clear to your boss, I won't sell it without this price." ”

I nodded, indicating that I understood, turned around and left the store, wandered around the yard, and then returned to the store, and saw that the big man was still sitting on the chair waiting, and hurriedly hung up a smile, and said, "Oh, brother, I told the boss, our boss also has a son, and now he is about to get married, I can understand your mood very well, although your beads are not worth 50,000, our boss still agreed, and it should be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating blessings for children and grandchildren." ”

The big man smiled, nodded in agreement, and after taking the money, he left.

Then I hurriedly greeted Wang Chuyi, closed the door of the store, and then took the wooden box, and went to find the seventh master, as for the pearl, I don't care, this wooden box is a treasure!