Chapter 9 Taoist Ritual Instruments Are Priceless
Qin Lao's home is in a wealthy area on the outskirts of Jiangnan City.
When Haitian Villa was not built, the housing price here was the first in Jiangnan City.
Here is a large Jiangnan garden, the mountains and rocks in the garden are circling, and the ancient trees are verdant, as if entering a paradise.
Walking into the garden, Chen Shi met more than a dozen gardeners and servants.
"This garden was given to me by my unsuccessful son when I retired!"
Qin Lao was on the political side, but he was very honest, and he seemed to be worried about Chen Shi's vision of himself, so he explained to him.
Qin Lao's son, Qin Dezhi, is the first entrepreneur in Jiangnan City and the richest man in Z Province, with a net profit of more than ten figures every year.
Since Qin Lao retired, Qin Dezhi spent a lot of money to build this Jiangnan garden for his father.
"Hmm!"
Chen Shi nodded lightly, Qin Lao's face was kind, the heavenly court was full, judging from his face, he was not the kind of person who looted wealth and oppressed the people.
"Little brother wants to visit the garden?"
Qin Lao Chao asked Chen Shi.
"No, let's go see your treasures!"
Chen Shi shook his head, and after he glanced at the surrounding gardens a few times, he lost interest.
For myself, finding an aura that can improve my mana is the most important thing.
After all, a more powerful life-stalker is coming, and only by increasing mana can you have the strength to fight it.
In the garden of the Qin family, there is a building with a lot of light.
In this building, it is the place where Qin Lao collected antiques.
"Old Qin, who is this gentleman?"
An old man who looked like a housekeeper at the door saw Qin Lao coming over with Chen Shi, and couldn't help but feel vigilant.
The antiques in this building were all collected by Qin Lao for decades, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter.
"This is the little master I met in the antique market! I have a good hand at treasure appreciation, and I brought him to help me see my collection of antiques! ”
Qin Lao gave Steward Zhao a thumbs up while introducing Chen Shi.
"At such a young age, you can be called a treasure connoisseur?"
Steward Zhao looked at Chen Shi defensively, his eyes full of disdain.
When he had not yet become Qin Lao's butler, he was an expert in the Provincial Museum.
After retiring, Qin Lao asked him to come back as a housekeeper with a high salary, and he was in charge of the treasures in this exhibition room.
Qin Lao bought the treasure, he was responsible for the care and identification, at this time heard Qin Lao praise this young man under the age of eighteen is a master of treasure appreciation, he looked incredulous.
"Steward Zhao, open the door, let the little brother help me identify the treasure, and you will know!"
Old Qin said to Steward Zhao.
On the first floor of the exhibition room is a row of calligraphy and paintings, after entering the exhibition room, Steward Zhao walked over with warm tea, and he asked Chen Shi with an arrogant face: "Little brother, Qin Lao values you so much, why don't you go over and take a look, are there any fakes in these calligraphy and paintings?" ”
"Gloves, amplifiers, microscopes, and all kinds of identification equipment are on the cabinet on your left, so take the identification equipment and please identify the antiques!"
Steward Zhao's words were a little rude with a hint of provocation.
However, Elder Qin did not stop Steward Zhao, but looked at Chen Shi expectantly.
He wanted to know how far Chen Shi's ability could go.
Chen Shi didn't take the appraisal equipment on the cabinet on the left, stood in place and said lightly: "I don't need appraisal equipment to identify antiques, and I don't need to come forward to take a closer look!" ”
The young man's arrogant words completely changed in Steward Zhao's ears.
He thought that Chen Shi would not dare to identify these antiques.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Steward Zhao's mouth, this kid showed his feet so quickly.
He lifted the teacup, ready to take a sip of tea first, and after moistening his throat, he educated this young man who didn't know the height of the sky, and asked him to go back to high school and not to swagger on the street.
But the young man's next sentence made the tea that had just reached his mouth squirt out.
"The third and last calligraphy and painting on the left wall are fake!"
Entering the room, Chen Shi could see several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall at a glance, and more or less aura spread on them.
There are only two paintings, on which no aura emanates.
These two, without even thinking about it, must be fake calligraphy and paintings.
"Little brother, you only guessed right!"
Qin Lao laughed and said to Chen Shi.
"No, Old Qin, this little brother guessed all right!"
Steward Zhao interrupted Qin Lao's words with a ghostly look, and he was dumbfounded at Chen Shi.
Steward Zhao's words also made Qin Lao stunned for a while.
"What, little brother Chen, he ...... He's all right? ”
Qin Lao couldn't believe it.
"The third one is a high imitation, and the last calligraphy painting I saw at today's Sotheby's auction is exactly the same painting, I didn't have time to tell you that it was fake, this little brother guessed it all right!"
Steward Zhao smiled bitterly and said to Elder Qin.
He admired Chu Xingyu immensely, the last painting had been kept in the Qin family for ten years, and Steward Zhao had never seen that it was fake.
It wasn't until today's auction that when a painting identical to Qin Lao's collection appeared, that Steward Zhao discovered that the painting was fake.
I looked at it for ten years and didn't find that it was a fake calligraphy and painting, and the boy found it at a glance, which is really amazing.
"Little brother is really a master in the world!"
Chen Shi's words shocked Qin Lao, and Steward Zhao admired the five-body throw.
"Little brother, I want to know how you know these two paintings are fake?"
After the shock, Qin Lao and Steward Zhao were very puzzled in their hearts.
Identifying the painting as a fake will only make Qin Lao admire, not shock.
Qin Lao was shocked that Chen Shi didn't even get close to the painting, he just glanced at it casually and knew that the calligraphy and painting were fake, it was really amazing, even the treasure connoisseur didn't have his ability.
Qin Lao really wanted to know the method of the young man's treasure appreciation.
"There is no talent in calligraphy and painting!"
Chen Shi said lightly.
"Talent?"
Elder Qin and Steward Zhao were stunned for an instant.
They don't know what talent is.
Chen Shi didn't explain to the two of them what talent was.
It's normal for mortals to not understand talent.
The literati read poetry and books, and obtained talent from it, and talent can be transformed into aura.
A literati with real talent and learning can draw works full of aura.
For cultivators who have mastered the Maoshan Dao technique, it is very easy to appreciate treasures.
No matter how superb the other party's counterfeiting methods are, the calligraphy and painting cannot reflect the talent of the literati, and without talent, it will not reflect the aura, and the calligraphy and painting are fake.
"Little brother, please!"
After visiting the calligraphy and paintings on the first floor, Qin Lao and Steward Zhao, who admired the young man, took Chen Shi to the second floor.
When he walked up to the second floor, when he saw a glass cabinet in the corner, Chen Shi's whole body was shocked, and his eyes were attracted by a small tripod the size of a porcelain bowl in the glass cabinet.
There are nine lifelike five-clawed dragons on top of Xiaoding.
These little dragons have glass-colored eyes, exquisite shapes, and extraordinary bearing.
The bronze tripod is polished to a very smooth finish and shines brightly in the light.
"Old Qin, where did this little ding come from?"
Facing Chen Shi's somewhat fiery gaze, Qin Lao said: "This Xiaoding was exchanged for food stamps and old Taoist priests in the Daoist Pavilion fifty years ago!" ”
Fifty years ago, when Qin Lao, who was still a student, went out to play, and suddenly it rained heavily, and Qin Lao hid in a remote gym to avoid the rain.
At that time, Qin Lao felt that this Xiao Ding was quite novel, so he exchanged food stamps and old Taoist priests for this Xiao Ding.
However, after changing it back, Qin Lao found that it was not valuable, so he put it in the warehouse casually, and it was not until a few years ago that his son Qin Dezhi helped him build the Jiangnan Garden, and he put Xiaoding in a remote corner and made an ornament.
"This Xiaoding has some years, it is just a chic shape, but there is no collection value, if the little brother likes it, then I will give it to the little brother!"
Qin Lao saw that Chen Shi liked it, so he said.
Steward Zhao took out the key, leaned over to open the glass cabinet, and handed Xiao Ding to Chen Shi.
Chen Shi held Xiao Ding, his heart pounding.
Originally, he wanted to come here to find one or two artifacts that could improve his mana, but what he never expected was that things were greatly unexpected by him.
He, met Bao.
And it's not an ordinary treasure, it's a priceless treasure!!