Brother Tai asked us to sit down and rest first, and there were many chairs against the wall, and there were fruits and melon seeds on the table.

On the side, there were already a few people here, Lao Cui nodded with the other party, it seems that they have met in the circle before, but looking at the expressions of both parties, they are not very familiar.

The three of us sat down, Feng Qingyang and I looked relatively young, and there was no need to say hello, everyone thought we were guys from Lao Cui's shop.

I don't know these people at all, I just bow my head and kowtow the melon seeds.

After about ten minutes, two more groups of people came, an old man and a big fat man.

When the two newcomers sat down, Brother Tai walked up to the crowd with a smile and spoke loudly:

"Bosses, long time no see, today's auction is the first of the year, today's object, I believe everyone will like it."

After speaking, Brother Tai signaled to the attendant next to him, and the two attendants walked quickly to a place in the room that had been isolated, and moved out a thing together.

This thing is relatively large, it was carried out by two people, and it took a long time to work, and it is estimated that it is quite heavy.

Then, the two attendants carefully placed it on a solid wood base before slowly retreating.

I took a cursory look and was really surprised, but I didn't expect that as soon as the auction came up, a bronze was brought out!!

The whole artifact is about 100 centimeters high and the base is about 50 centimeters wide, and the shape is quite peculiar.

Feng Qingyang turned his head to look at it and asked, "This thing is bronze, is it valuable?" ”

I lowered my voice and said, "Be quieter, talk less, talk more timidly!" ”

Feng Qingyang sneered and said, "Look at the surrounding materials, each one that looks like a master is estimated to be a group of mallets!" ”

I shook my head: "People should not look good, see more and talk less, but I do feel that there is something wrong with this bronze......"

Lao Cui also heard the conversation between me and Feng Qingyang, and turned around and asked, "What's the problem?" You're saying it's a fake?! ”

I shook my head, for I could see bursts of dark green mist emanating from all sides of the bronze vessel, and I didn't know if it was my yin and yang eyes at work.

Because I wasn't sure, I just shook my head and didn't say anything.

At this moment, Brother Tai still said with a smile on his face: "This thing, I believe that everyone can rarely see it, yes, this is a bronze tree, I don't know the age, like this well-preserved green tung tree, I'm afraid there are very few in the provincial big museums, today friends have seen what is called a national treasure......

After a brief introduction, Brother Tai stretched out five fingers: "The reserve price is 50,000 yuan, I have a magnifying glass and a strong flashlight here, and if you are interested, you can come forward and take a look." ”

Brother Tai is very skillful in speaking, and if you have the ability to buy, come up and check, otherwise, you should sit honestly and don't come up and add to the chaos.

Lao Cui told me on the train when he came that Brother Tai of Pan Jiayuan in the capital is very famous in this industry, and he has never missed a hand for many years, and that is because there seems to be someone covering him above.

As the saying goes, there are people above who are easy to do.

In other words, there are people above to watch, so it is safer that there will be people from the official family to sweep the auction of Brother Tai.

However, the reason why Brother Tai is famous is not because there is no one on Brother Tai, but because most of the objects that come out of Brother Tai's hands are genuine.

Of course, there are fakes, only occasionally.

In the antique industry, there will always be eye-catching things, if you really buy something fake, then the buyer can only admit that his eyesight is insufficient.

Anyone with a little theoretical knowledge knows that bronzes are basically national treasures, and they cannot be taken abroad by plane, or even difficult to get on trains.

I have seen some introductions to this kind of bronze tree in magazines, and I also have some understanding.

The bronze tree is also called the sacred tree, which was widely spread in the southwest region during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the prototype is the sacred tree in Chinese myths and legends, which should be a kind of funerary art imagined by craftsmen according to mythological stories.

This kind of green tung tree used for burial has many symbols such as power, status, wealth, and auspiciousness.

Personally, I think that if this bronze is genuine, it will be worth at least more than a million at the moment.

Although the value is large, the actual transaction price is not high, because it is too hot, so few antique dealers dare to touch it, especially such a large piece of bronze.

The price of this lot at today's auction is only 50,000 yuan, which is really cheap enough.

However, if you can't sell what you buy, or if you are reported by others for smuggling national treasures, you are likely to go to jail, which is a bit more than worth the loss, perhaps this is why Tai Ge offered a low price to stimulate bidders.

Of course, having said that, after all, it's just the starting price, and if someone takes a fancy to it, the price will definitely go all the way up.

Such a large object, whether it is Lao Cui's shop or my Qilin Pavilion, there is definitely no way to sell it, so I have no interest in this thing, and I will not buy it at all, and I can't transport it away if I buy it.

So I just sat there and didn't move.

Lao Cui, who was beside him, stood up and whispered to me: "It doesn't matter if you buy it or not, I'll go up and have a look first, and it's good to open my eyes!" ”

Lao Cui walked towards the lot, and Feng Qingyang also stood up and followed Lao Cui, with his hands behind his back, pretending.

I pulled Feng Qingyang and asked in a low voice: "Little Flying Bear, what are you doing in the past, don't make trouble!" ”

Feng Qingyang shook off my hand and walked towards the bronze instead of the bronze object, but towards the big fat man.

There was only one big fat man in this room, his skin was very white, it seemed that he always couldn't see the sun in a dark place all year round, he was about fifty years old, and his face was obscene.

The most prominent thing about this big white fat man is that he wears a beeswax necklace on his short and thick neck, each bead is quite large, and he looks quite a tyrant.

There are few people who like beeswax amber in the north, mainly in the south, it seems that this big white fat man is quite avant-garde.

Walking to the front of the bronze tree, Brother Tai called the big fat man "Coal Boss".

The coal boss probably means to open a coal kiln, there are many coal mines in Shanxi, and there is no lack of mining, and earlier, it was very profitable to open a coal mine.

"Bronze Tree, hey, it's kind of interesting," said the coal boss with a smile, "It's good to put it in my office, it's good to use it as a hanger, let me take a closer look......"

There was also a little old man who passed by, his hair was gray, not tall, very thin, and dry.

The little old man was holding something in both hands, a magnifying glass in one hand and a small file in the other.

The little old man glanced at the coal boss and scolded in a low voice: "Coat hanger, fat man, you will be a mallet ......."