Qi Hu gave Xue Chen a brief introduction to the man in a suit next to him, who was the manager of this mahogany furniture store, Shao Liang Shao.

"Rest assured, all the mahogany furniture in our store is made in Beijing, and it is well-made, and the wood used is also made from old materials that are full of years." Shao Liang said with great certainty.

"What, what Kyosaku?" Qi Hu asked Xue Chen.

Without waiting for Xue Chen to speak, Zhang Qiao on the side explained simply: "Jingzuo is a genre of mahogany furniture production, in addition to Jingzuo, there are also Suzuo, Dongzuo, Guangzuo, Jingzuo can be regarded as more orthodox, relatively good." ”

"Sister Qiao is right." Xue Chen nodded in agreement and said.

"Ha, it looks like I'm alone and uneducated, yes, then I won't intervene, you two can pick, I'll just come and pay by card." Qi Hu said with a hearty smile.

Zhang Qiao hurriedly said: "I only know some fur, and I still have to trouble Junior Brother Xue to palm my eyes." ”

At Shao Liang's invitation, the three of them stepped into the furniture store.

This mahogany furniture store area is really not small, enough to nearly 400 square meters in size, the rent alone will not be a small amount, the store can be seen everywhere mahogany furniture, and antique, there are also slightly close to the modern, the types of furniture are also very complete, wardrobes, tables and chairs, sofa cover combinations, etc., can be called very complete.

Shao Liang asked Qi Hu and Zhang Qiao what furniture they needed.

Qi Hu looked at Zhang Qiao, Zhang Qiao thought about it for a while and said: "I plan to buy a Duobao Pavilion, a wardrobe, a sofa seat combination, and two Fushou chairs, as for the wood, well, the requirements are not too big, you need to take a look and then decide." ”

Shao Liang smiled: "Madam, then you are really right, we have everything you need." ”

Xue Chen followed Shao Liang, accompanied by Qi Hu and Zhang Qiao, to a mahogany wardrobe.

"Three of you, please see, this wardrobe is one of the store's fine Beijing works, the wood used is red acid branches, look at the carved patterns in the middle, are carved by the master with more than 20 years of experience......" Manager Shao Liang praised this wardrobe without concealment.

Qi Hu is eyes are black, he doesn't understand at all, this time he came to meet Zhang Qiao's needs, and although Zhang Qiao likes mahogany furniture, she mainly thinks that it is classy, and her understanding is limited to fur, so she asked Xue Chen for advice with her eyes.

Xue Chen approached the wardrobe, reached out and touched it, looked at it again, and thought for a while before turning his head and saying, "Manager Shao, did you just say that this wardrobe is a red sour branch?" It's all handmade, and it doesn't use a single nail, it's completely fixed by mortise and tenon? ”

"Ah, yes, yes." Shao Liang nodded vigorously.

Xue Chen smiled slightly: "Manager Shao, then I want to ask you, even the red sour branch is divided into different types according to the place of origin, close to it, domestic, Myanmar, Thailand, these countries are produced, far away, Africa, South America also have sour branch wood, the origin is different, the price is naturally different, I think, should you make it clear, where is this sour branch wood produced?" ”

Xue Chen's tone was not hurried, and the smile on the face of manager Shao Liang gradually became a little unnatural.

After a moment of silence, the manager Shao Liang smiled apologetically and said, "This is my negligence, the sour branch wood used in this wardrobe is from Myanmar." ”

"Burma?" When Xue Chen heard this answer, he reached out and touched the surface of the wardrobe with a smile, and then opened the wardrobe and knocked it, "If I'm not mistaken, the sour branch wood in Southeast Asia is relatively high-quality, because the wood is relatively more delicate, and the texture is more flexible and hard, the front of this wardrobe should indeed be the wood from the Burmese area, but I don't look like it on both sides and inside." ”

"Manager Shao, I think this wardrobe is more like two or three kinds of sour branch wood spliced together, but it is not only a Southeast Asian sour branch wood."

Hearing Xue Chen touch it and take a look, he figured out the approximate origin of the sour branch wood used in this wardrobe, Shao Liang's eyes jumped, and he also looked at Xue Chen for the first time, and was a little stunned in his heart, he didn't expect this mediocre-looking young man in front of him to have such a high eyesight? !

But Shao Liang has been in the mahogany furniture business for nearly ten years, and his experience is also sufficient, seeing that Xue Chen doesn't seem to be very easy to fool, he saw through some of the tricks, and hurriedly said:

"This gentleman is really good eyesight, indeed, this wardrobe is not all made of a piece of sour branch wood, the façade part is made in Southeast Asia, and the other parts are made in Africa, there is a reason for this, I think this is also easy to understand, just say that this wardrobe, placed at home, even if the guests come can only see the outside, not the inside? This is done in order to reasonably save costs and also to get the maximum benefit for customers. ”

"Oh, yes, that's really well-intentioned." Xue Chen nodded noncommittally, his tone was still calm as usual, and he was not unhappy because of Shao Liang's deliberate concealment.

After closing the closet, he ran his fingers over the patterns carved on the surface of the wardrobe, touching each pattern.

"Manager Shao, I don't think the carving on the wardrobe is handmade, I think it is placed on the car window, punched out with a machine drill, and then processed by hand." Xue Chen looked at Shao Liang.

Shao Liang also understood that the person in front of him was an expert, not the kind of ordinary customer, rich but easy to fool, and a knowledgeable master, so he didn't rush to refute, but asked why he thought so.

Xue Chen didn't answer in a hurry, but said to Qi Hu who was standing aside: "Brother Qi, you should know that there is a very common method of porcelain counterfeiting, that is, appliqués, the flowers on the surface of porcelain are all made of a mold, exactly the same, very dull. ”

"Of course I do." Qi Hu said of course that now he is not Wuxia Ameng for antiques, as long as he is not particularly clever at imitation, he can see some problems.

Xue Chen nodded, turned his head, and said to Shao Liang: "The carving on this wardrobe is the same as the appliqué on porcelain, let's not talk about those ethereal words that have no artistic atmosphere, no spirit and look dull, Manager Shao, you reach out and touch here and here, and see what you can touch......

According to Xue Chen's instructions, Shao Liang reached out and touched two places, and his face changed slightly after wiping it.

"Manager Shao, I touched it, these are two basically the same patterns, and more coincidentally, there is a small bump that is slightly oblique upward, I think this should be the flaw when the lathe comes out, if it is hand-carved, it is impossible for the master to make the same mistake twice in the same place, right."

Shao Liang looked at Xue Chen and pointed out the problem of the wardrobe carver, his face was a little tense, and his head was about to sweat, he had never seen such a difficult guest, if it wasn't for the fact that these were really ordinary guests, he would almost think that they were pretended to be found by other stores, and deliberately came to the door to find fault.

"Carver...... This one...... I think this matter may be deliberately concealed by the manufacturer! Shao Liang said a little uncomfortably.

Xue Chen smiled with a clear look in his eyes: "Then Manager Shao should be careful, the manufacturer is not only hiding this aspect of the carver, but also you said that you did not use an iron nail, completely relying on the mortise and tenon joint to splic, this, I am also very skeptical, just say that the position of the wardrobe is opened, the mortise and tenon joint has some cracks, if it is not fixed by external force, it may have cracked before the guest hands, I think, I can only put a steel nail in it to fix it......"

"As for the smaller issues, I won't say much more, such as the fact that some inconspicuous parts of the wood are made of small pieces of material glued together......"

Manager Shao Liang looked like he was sitting on wax, not to mention how awkward his expression was.

Qi Hu was stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Qiao was also secretly speechless, if these problems were to be seen by her, would she definitely not be able to see any of them, mainly because these problems are really not something that ordinary people can see, and they need a high level of eyesight, "This ......" Shao Liang didn't know what to say at all, he was really holding his breath in his heart, and he wanted to drive people away, but of course he wouldn't do that.

Xue Chen's understanding of mahogany is not particularly deep, and he can see that these problems are deeper than ordinary people, but if he is a professional mahogany furniture manufacturer, he will definitely be able to see more details and find out more faults.

Seeing that Manager Shao Liang looked uncomfortable, Xue Chen smiled kindly and said, "Manager Shao, I want to say a few words alone with my two friends. ”

"Oh, okay." Shao Liang immediately walked away to the side, thinking in his heart, these people should go quickly, can't you not do your business, seeing that Xue Chen told most of the problems of this wardrobe as if he was chattering, he was about to cry in embarrassment.

He didn't want to do these people's business now, he just wanted to send them away quickly.

After Shao Liang walked away, Qi Hu frowned: "I didn't expect such an inconspicuous wardrobe to have so many problems, Brother Xue, I'll take a look at another one?" ”

Zhang Qiao also has this plan.

"Brother Qi, there is a saying that the world is as black as a crow, and there are many furniture problems in this store, are you sure about the one next door? I don't think so. Xue Chen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Brother Qi, I have a limited understanding of mahogany furniture, and I am also in the homes of some Tibetan friends, I heard that they are all pre-booked, and there are even those who provide their own wood. ”

"I understand this, but the scheduled construction is too slow, and it will take at least half a year." Qi Hu said.

"In this case, there are only two ways, either buy these ready-made furniture stores, and you can only choose the better quality as much as possible from them, or try to buy a complete set of mahogany furniture made by others in the market, I can help you inquire, Brother Qi, what do you think?" Xue Chen asked.

Qi Hu thought about it for a moment and asked Zhang Qiao, "What do you think?" ”

"Then listen to Xue Chen, wait a little longer, and see if you can buy better quality from others." Zhang Qiao nodded.

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