My system is not decent

Chapter 481 Grandpa's Collection

I work in the company during the day, and study all night after returning home. It's strange that I can be in good spirits.

Of course, Chen Wenzhe didn't know about this, and he wouldn't ask about other people's private lives, so after the pawn shop opened, he began to watch Zhao Fei and Ye Chengfeng busy.

Today I made an appointment with Zhou Quansheng to meet at ten o'clock, but I don't know how much gold he wants to mortgage because of his mystery.

On Wednesday, the business hall is not too busy. Generally, things can be dealt with within an hour of opening.

After all, in this era, there are very few ordinary people with antiques, not ordinary people, and they will not come to the counter to pawn things.

Therefore, the counter at Chen Wenzhe's side was relatively easy.

It's just that it's easy for him, but it's not easy for other places, so from time to time, people come to find fault!
No, it should be that from time to time, someone brought something and was recommended to his counter.

Originally, some miscellaneous things should go to the miscellaneous counter, but there is no good appraiser there, so I can only come to Chen Wenzhe.

In fact, many people come to fish in troubled waters, or simply come to prostitute for nothing.

Among these people, some came to try their luck, and most of them were familiar with the business of pawn shops and came to prostitute for free.

However, the water inside is also very deep, so Chen Wenzhe just watched and said nothing.

Therefore, after a long time, some people are just looking for boredom.

It's a pity that in this world, there are many people who pursue profit, but the antique business is: confirm the eyes (cultural relics), this is a shortcut to make a fortune!

It's not unreasonable to say that the water is deep. For example, the person in front of me, who doesn't know what's going on, may come here to make trouble because he sees that Chen Wenzhe and the others are idle.

If you don't believe me, look at this "lifelike" Qi Baishi prawn. After a quick look, you think this painting is too good!
It's the same as the real one!Open your eyes again and see, it turns out that it is real!

This customer wants to laugh at me to death, so that he can inherit my ant money, right?

Chen Wenzhe listened to this Baihuo with a bewildered expression.

"Forced by life, I was forced to sell Qi Baishi's small scroll handed down from my ancestors. It used to be possible to exchange for a handjob, but now it only costs [-]. You have to hurry up, or the shrimp in it will die!"

Indeed, there was a painting of a shrimp in it, and it seemed that it was going to die, otherwise he wouldn't have been startled just now, thinking that the shrimp in this painting was alive.

It's painted, I can't say it!
After seeing this one off, Chen Wenzhe found out that this was also a poor man, who had been cheated once, couldn't stand the stimulation, and became mentally unstable. He was a regular customer of the pawn shop, but this was the first time Chen Wenzhe saw him.

In fact, this kind of weird painting is still good. There are some antiques that can really break your imagination.

For example, Guanggu Yuanbao, duck bowl cups, and sunflower collections, it can be said that people send everything to pawnshops to test the water.

Of course, among these strange antiques, there are always some treasures.

For example, now, Chen Wenzhe was chatting with Mao Qinglin from the Painting and Calligraphy Department, listening to him talking about exotic antiques, Wen Liang from the Miscellaneous Department came over.

They ran into trouble over there, some antiques that looked like antiques but they couldn't recognize what they were, they wanted to invite Chen Wenzhe to take a look.

Come over and take a look, it's really a good thing, at least the box that keeps the treasure outside must be a good thing.

Chen Wenzhe just glanced at it and found that it was a rosewood box.

In a box of this level, you can't hold fish eyes, right?
The owner who looked at the things was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, which was quite reliable.

Chen Wenzhe sat down, opened the box, and looked carefully.

There were five or six things in the box, none of them big. The first thing he looked at was something like a pipa, but this pipa was too small.

And in front of this small pipa, is there a piece of copper?
This is obviously a set of things, but for a while, Chen Wenzhe couldn't see what it was.

"Looking at the state of preservation, you should know what this is?" Chen Wenzhe looked up at the middle-aged man and said.

The middle-aged man said directly: "This is my grandfather's collection. He has passed away for many years. If we didn't find this small box when we were packing up, none of us would remember that we still have this thing at home. If we don't see it , maybe throw it away."

After a slight pause, the middle-aged man said excitedly again: "Look, there are precious stones on it, so it should be very valuable?"

Chen Wenzhe was speechless, the owner didn't know what it was, it seemed that he was going to cheat.

However, before cheating, he still wanted to save himself, what if he identified it?

This is the joy of antique appraisal. It would be too boring to rely solely on tricks to cheat.

It's a pity that his knowledge is still a bit low, so he had to move his hands and touch it in the end.

In fact, you can activate the backtracking skill without touching him now, but I always feel that if you don't touch him, the golden finger you use will have no soul.

With such a touch, the feeling came, this time he was really a little surprised, this is actually a lock?

No, the three sets of six cultural relics stored in this small box are all ancient ancient locks.

This is very valuable for collection. This is the first time he has seen such a strange and exquisite lockset.

"A double reed lock?"

For a while, Chen Wenzhe didn't see what era it was made in, but he was sure that it was an ancient lock.

"What?" Nong Shaolin and Wen Liang asked in surprise.

"This is the lock, and the key is next to it!"

These are all made of brass. The one in the hand is in the shape of a pipa, with a dragon-shaped relief on the front of the body, and the top of the handle is in the shape of a ruyi, and it is inlaid with jade.

The key is also made of brass, and the handle is embossed with a human face, and you can even see the incense scar on the forehead, which seems to be a "monk".

Such a strange lock, once seen, will never be forgotten, so Chen Wenzhe is sure that he has never seen it before, no matter in ancient or modern times, whether in reality or in dreams.

Put down the pipa lock, and picked up a copper scorpion next to it.

The reason for this lock is even more unclear, because it does not seem to be a domestic product.

"This is a scorpion copper lock, which seems to have originated in Egypt. It is made of all copper. The shape of the lock and key is quite realistic. It is generally used by the government in Egypt and is very rare."

"You know that too?" Zhao Fei squeezed over without knowing when.

Chen Wenzhe didn't look at her at all, because he saw a familiar picture again.

I remember that when I saw the pair of Yuan Dynasty porcelains, they seemed to have been to the Three Kingdoms, and this lock seemed to have lived in the Three Kingdoms.

"If you didn't know the situation, who would have thought that this beast-shaped thing would be a lock?"

Looking at the strange little beast made of brass, and the key placed next to him, where did it come from?
However, this thing seems to be made in China, but it is not clear what period it is.

(End of this chapter)