Chapter 9: Danqing

Gu Qing looked at the store unhurriedly, and the shopkeeper did not urge, but just seemed to observe Gu Qing inadvertently. Gu Qingsheng has a good appearance, and he can see that he is worth a lot of money when he wears new clothes.

The shopkeeper felt more and more that there was a great chance of success today.

He secretly estimated Gu Qing's net worth, and his mood was not as calm as on his face. Stealing customers is also a not simple science, the price is high will scare away customers, low loss of income, smart sellers will pursue the highest profit as much as possible. With years of experience as a shopkeeper, dealing with a young man should have been easy to catch. But he was still a little unsure, because Gu Qing still didn't reveal his goal, and he didn't have the impetuousness of ordinary young people. For sellers, even if such customers can finally conclude a deal, it is difficult for the seller to get the most out of the profit.

Gu Qing didn't deliberately observe the shopkeeper's expression, but he probably estimated that the other party had the intention of stealing customers.

He didn't care much about it, and his expression calmly skipped the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and finally Gu Qing stayed in front of a painting. The painting is hung in a very conspicuous position, revealing the antique shop's eagerness to sell it, otherwise how could it be placed in such a position.

When the shopkeeper saw Gu Qing looking at this painting, his face was first surprised, and then his face was full of smiles.

Gu Qing took a fancy to this painting, which was really unexpected by the shopkeeper. Because this painting was a big failure in the shopkeeper's career, he spent his days thinking about selling it to recover a little loss.

"Childe, this painting is Wang Lu's mountain dwelling autumn picture, you look at this method, the movement and stillness are blended, the content in the painting is richer and more colorful, the landscape is fresh and beautiful, and the raccoon girl in it is extremely beautiful. The scene is blended, the rhyme is wonderful, and it is really a good product. "The shopkeeper can't wait to boast about the painting.

Gu Qing's expression was calm and asked, "Who is Wang Lu?"

The shopkeeper was even more happy, this guest turned out to be unlearned, so he was worried in vain, he pressed the joy in his heart, and calmly explained: "Wang Lu is a great painter two hundred years ago, the paintings are majestic and delicate, for two hundred years, no one in the painting road is unsurpassed, and the people who have always collected his paintings are loved by life, and they are not easy to show people, let alone buy and sell, so he has very few paintings in circulation. ”

Gu Qing pointed to the painting scroll and said, "But no matter how you look at this painting scroll, it is not two hundred years old, and the materials used are average." ”

The shopkeeper's old face was red, but he didn't expect this kid to understand a little, he said: "The people who collected this painting before didn't know the treasures, so they should have to frame it indiscriminately, and the villain was lucky to pick it up." If Childe likes this painting, you buy it, and I'll frame it again with good sandalwood. Sandalwood can be damp and insect repellent, and it also has a faint aroma, which has always been the best quality for framing. ”

Gu Qing let out an "oh" and said, "How much are you going to sell?"

The shopkeeper made a gesture of "one", gritted his teeth and said, "One thousand taels." ”

Gu Qing smiled noncommittally, pointed to the wooden Buddha statue and said, "What about this thing?"

The Buddha statue was very dilapidated and dull, if it wasn't obviously old, the shopkeeper didn't treat it as an antique at all, and kept it in the corner, but he didn't expect Gu Qing to look at it.

Although the shopkeeper didn't know the value of the Buddha statue, he had a flash of inspiration in his heart, it was Gu Qing's intention, the painting just now was just a disguise, so he calmed down and said with a smile: "This Buddha statue has been inherited for a long time, and there are great monks and great virtues who have opened the light, and the villain has been getting better and better since he invited this Buddha statue back, and he has never been sick, it is really a divine object." ”

He really hasn't been sick in the past few years, but he hasn't told nonsense.

Gu Qing said: "You can make a price." ”

The shopkeeper said, "Fifteen hundred taels." ”

Gu Qing shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper, you are a tricker." ”

The shopkeeper's old face turned red, how could this person be so straightforward, he pondered for a while, and said: "One thousand two hundred taels, the right is that the villain has made a friend of the son." ”

Gu Qing said: "I won't hide it from you, this Buddha statue is a bit famous, but I will pay a maximum of five hundred taels, and you have to put the painting just now together and give it to me." ”

The shopkeeper was a little excited and said: "Childe, that painting is Wang Lu's painting, although this painting is not famous, but it is more than five hundred taels, not to mention that you still want this Buddha statue?"

Gu Qing said: "I mainly want this Buddha statue, I looked at the painting a little pleasing to the eye at first, but you probably understand that if you put it for another three or five years, I'm afraid that no one will buy him back as Wang Lu's painting." ”

He almost said that the painting was a fake.

The shopkeeper was a little frustrated, but he didn't expect that this kid was not unlearned, he continued: "At least the son recognizes this Buddha statue well, isn't five hundred taels too low?"

In fact, he only spent ten taels of silver on this Buddha statue at the beginning, and five hundred taels has already made a lot of money.

Gu Qing said: "I'm not sure, so I'm willing to spend five hundred taels of silver, it's nothing if I lose, if you want me to pay more, then forget it." ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "No, the price is too low." ”

Gu Qing let out an "oh" and walked out.

The shopkeeper has seen many guests deliberately want to leave in order to lower the price, but in fact, they still want it. His gaze fell on Gu Qing's back, silently counting one, two, three, and waiting for Gu Qing to turn back.

Until I counted ten times, I couldn't help but be stunned, really go?

He saw that Gu Qing's back was about to disappear from sight, and hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Son, please stay." ”

Gu Qing didn't seem to hear it.

The shopkeeper was out of breath after him, and finally caught up with Gu Qing, stopped Gu Qing and said, "Son, it's five hundred taels." ”

Ten taels of silver to buy back things, can be sold for five hundred taels of hands, what is he not satisfied with, as for the painting, the fake can no longer be fake, it has always been his heart disease, today together with the delivery, but a heart knot.

Anyway, five hundred taels is enough to make up for the original loss, and there is still money to be earned.

He was really dizzy at the beginning, so he accepted the painting.

Gu Qing pondered for a while and said, "I still have something to do, so I won't talk to you, so be it." ”

The shopkeeper carefully packed the paintings and Buddha statues, and took Gu Qing's five hundred taels of silver tickets.

Gu Qing didn't have much to be happy about, he really didn't know what the Buddha statue was for, or if it was just his delusion.

As for the painting, it was indeed a fake, but he saw that there was something else in it, but the craftsmanship was so superb that even an expert might not be able to see it. Gu Qing knew that making a fuss about fake paintings with such craftsmanship was enough to prove that the things hidden in it were worth more than five hundred taels.

Fortunately, he also worked as a framer in the past, and his skills were superb, and when he noticed something strange in the painting, he recalled what he had learned at the beginning, so he did not miss the painting. Of course, he just walked around the antique shop, and he already had the intention of picking up the leaks, although he wanted to buy Buddha statues, but he didn't want to suffer a loss.

Out of the antique shop, Gu Qing went to the neighborhood to buy some things, and then went out of the city to go home, there was still about an hour before the agreed dinner time, enough to reveal the secret in the painting, so Gu Qing began to act.

He unfolded the painting on the table, focusing on the red lips of one of the raccoon girls.

The color of this raccoon girl's red lips is slightly thicker than that of other raccoon girls, if it weren't for Gu Qing's eyesight being too good now, she wouldn't have noticed such details at all.

And if you look closely, you will find that the color of the red lips is not a point.

Gu Qing touched the paper and praised in his heart: "It's really amazing." ”

The thickness of the paper was not much different from that of ordinary paintings, but Gu Qing knew very well that there was still a painting hidden in this painting.

The craftsmanship of the person who framed this painting is truly miraculous.

After exclaiming, Gu Qing began to move.