The young man's witty remark immediately caused a burst of laughter, and many of the spectators shared his opinion, thinking that the bronzes sold on the stalls must be fakes.

What's more, our batch of bronzes is very large-scale regardless of type and quantity, how can normal people get so many genuine bronzes? Apparently a mass-produced fake, specially designed to trick people.

But the old gentleman with glasses did not agree, he was not arrogant or impatient, nor was he in a hurry to argue with the young man, but slowly picked up a bronze object, and said in a steady tone: "Do you know how to identify bronzes?" ”

As soon as the old man spoke, he showed a good temperament.

As soon as you listen to his tone, you know that he has something on him.

In fact, I later learned that this old gentleman was indeed a figure in the local antique industry, and he was also quite famous in the Sichuan and Chongqing areas.

It's just a pity that this time I bumped into Xiaolingwei personally and invited a peerless fake concocted by a master, which unfortunately hit the eye, and the old horse stumbled.

But there is no shame in this, Jiang Guangyong has long said that the quality of this batch of fakes is enough to be sent to the provincial museum in a fake way.

As for his high name, let me skip it, after all, not many people know about it, and if I take the liberty of saying his name, I am afraid it will ruin his reputation.

Straight to the point.

The old man asked around, but no one at the scene could say why, which shows that most of the visitors to the antique market are laymen, but they are not experts.

Seeing this, the old man didn't say much, but introduced in a calm tone:

"To identify bronzes, there is a mantra in the industry - grasp its shape, look at its pattern, recognize its inscription, check its rust, and find its model marks. According to this formula, step by step, you can know the authenticity of the bronze. ”

The little young man who said witty words thought at first that this old gentleman was just like him, just a lively second knife, but he didn't expect that the old gentleman had real talent and learning, and he stopped him as soon as he opened his mouth.

When other visitors saw the connoisseur, they were aroused by curiosity and listened to the old man's explanation with great interest.

The old man pointed to the bronzes on our stall and said: "These bronzes are simple in shape, but there are no patterns or inscriptions on them, and then look at their rust color, but they are full and moist, this kind of bronzes, I am afraid of a long time, at least antiquities before the Warring States period!" ”

I couldn't help but be secretly amazed.

Although these bronzes are fakes, they are indeed imitations of bronzes from before the Warring States period.

The old man can see this, and he can be regarded as capable.

The old man continued: "Although the bronzes before the Warring States period are expensive, the cost of counterfeiting is also extremely high, and if you are not careful, you will be seen to be flawed, so there are few fakes on the market. ”

As he spoke, he picked up two similar bronze masks, compared them, and exclaimed, "Genuine!" It's really the real thing! I didn't expect to be able to find such a large number of treasures on the stalls of the antique market! ”

At this time, someone in the audience asked:

"How can you be sure it's genuine?"

"Just because of those few words?"

"Is it genuine, you can tell at a glance?"

The old man smiled faintly and patiently explained:

"Whether it is genuine or not, in fact, the key depends on the fan marks of the bronze. Before the Warring States period, the bronzes were generally made by the pottery fan method, the so-called pottery fan method, which refers to the inner tube of the bronze made of clay first, and then the outer cavity of the bronze made with another clay, this outer cavity, the scientific name is called 'fan', and then the inner tube and the outer cavity are combined, and the hollow part is cast with bronze ......"

Not only the visitors, but even Uncle Mei and I listened attentively at this time, and sure enough, it was a master among the people, and the knowledge of any old man in the antique market could be so profound.

Just listen to the old man continue:

"After the bronze casting is completed, the outer fan must be broken before the bronze inside can be taken out, and the bronze cast by the pottery fan method will inevitably have fan marks on it. Any bronze cast in this way is a fan and a device, one by one, and the fan marks are like human fingerprints, and there will never be two identical fan marks in this world. ”

At this point, he took the two bronze masks on the stall that seemed to be exactly the same, pointed to the small fan marks on them, and said:

"You see, although these two bronzes look exactly the same, the fan marks are completely different, and if they were faked by later generations, there would never be completely different fan marks."

These words immediately convinced many people at the scene, and I also learned a lot of knowledge along with them.

After confirming the authenticity of the bronzes, the old gentleman couldn't wait to ask: "Two, these treasures are priceless, what price do you want to cut your love?" ”

I kept in mind what Jiang Yongguang said, and hurriedly responded:

"It's not a secret, our two are not people in the antique business, we are corpse fishers on the Tuojiang River, a few days ago we encountered an undercurrent, these bronzes are turned out from under the water, we just used it to try our luck, I didn't expect these treasures to be genuine!"

As soon as these words came out, the spectators immediately began to talk.

I pricked up my ears to listen, and they were all greedy:

"What? These treasures were actually turned out of the Tuojiang River! ”

"Isn't this pie in the sky?"

"How come I don't have this kind of good luck!"

"Do you think there is still in Tuojiang now? Otherwise, we'll go and see! ”

“……”

I could not help secretly rejoicing, and the more the people talked about it, the more likely it was that the news would reach the ears of the king's treasurer, and I was worried that he would not come to me.

At this time, Uncle Mei asked the old gentleman: "I think you are an expert, and you are a real person, what price do you want for our batch of treasures?" ”

In fact, if the old gentleman is not right-minded, there is no need to tell the truth, he can pretend to be confused, insist that our bronzes are fakes, and then buy them at a low price.

But he is a decent gentleman, and Uncle Mei also took a fancy to this, so he asked.

The old gentleman smiled and said first: "This batch of treasures can be sold at a sky-high price!" ”

But immediately changed the conversation, and said in a low voice: "It's just that the bronzes of this dynasty are very hot, and I advise the two of you to make a move as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid that you will have to hand it over for free." ”

Uncle Mei and I nodded after listening.

Of course, the old gentleman himself would not miss this rare opportunity, emptied his whole body pocket, scraped together three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, picked up a bronze mask and said:

"To be honest, the value of this mask is far more than three thousand two hundred yuan, and if it is really estimated, I am afraid it can be more than ten times more. But meeting is fate, I dare to ask the two to cut love, can the two of you see a convenience for the sake of our acquaintance? ”

I was secretly ashamed in my heart, this bronze mask was a fake, I was afraid that it was not even worth 3,200 yuan, but this layer of window paper could not be pierced, otherwise I would not be able to catch the big fish of the king's shopkeeper.

In desperation, I could only pretend to be distressed and say: "Make a friend and make a deal!" ”

So the old gentleman took the bronze mask and left happily, and Uncle Mei and I received a lot of money.

It stands to reason that with this old gentleman's appraisal, my business with Uncle Mei should be getting better and better, but after this transaction was completed, no one came forward to patronize the visitors.

I was wondering, but Uncle Mei on the side whispered to me the reason.