Shengshibaojian

The snuff bottle gave the money, and Shen Qiu's eyes were suddenly attracted by an incense burner in the corner of the booth.

This is an incense burner with a lion head and two ears. The body of the incense burner is in a semi-open oval shape, with the two ears of the lion head exposed on both sides.

The copper stove is about the size of a normal person's palm in his hand, and it is very heavy. Shen Qiu took a glance and determined that the material of the incense burner is brass. There are several obvious copper spots around the outer ring of the copper stove. There are no obvious bump marks, and the color and condition are not bad.

With a mahogany bracket on the top and bottom, the overall shape of the copper stove is magnificent and the lines are smooth.

"Boss! How did you sell this incense burner!"

The boss is a round-headed Shandong man, with an authentic Shandong accent: "Four thousand incense burners! A pair of copper furnaces with two ears in Xuande of the Ming Dynasty!"

Shen Qiu frowned, four thousand was a high price in North Street.

Moreover, this Shandong boss is different from other bosses, he is strict and decisive when doing business. The snuff bottle just now asked for a price of [-], and he would not give up the price even after all.

Shen Qiu also released the same message when he saw the boss's face, full of heaven, round eyes and big mouth, and eyebrows showing a rough and unrestrained spirit.

"Master Shen! The Xuande copper furnace of the Ming Dynasty is definitely an old thing!" The owner of Shandong tapped the surface of the copper furnace with his finger, and the copper furnace responded crisply: "And the copper quality of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty is the same as the brass of today. There is a difference."

The owner of Shandong used a magnifying glass to shine on the surface of the copper stove, and he could clearly see that there were small gold spots like ants all over the inside: "Do you see that, the doping inside is all gold-plated! Young Master Shen, if you buy this stove from me, you will definitely buy it and go back." No loss, at least tens of thousands of prices must be sold in boutiques!"

The price of 5000 yuan is not expensive. In the past, Shen Qiu could accept this product without blinking an eyelid, but this time, Xie Jingwen only gave a budget of [-] yuan. The three thousand and two under is not enough to receive this pair of ear copper stoves!

"Boss, please make it cheaper!"

"It's not cheap!" The Shandong boss shook his head like a rattle: "The price I charge for this stove is high. The goods received for three thousand, including the time-consuming and shipping costs, will not earn you more than 1000 yuan. The Xuande stove itself It’s very rare now, if you buy one and get one less, the profits will double in a few years!”

As soon as the boss's words came out, the crowd of onlookers began to discuss: "Who are you fooling! There are a lot of such things on South Street, and they are only one or two thousand if they are of good quality. No one wants 1000 yuan on South Street!"

"Boss, you can sell it to Shen Qiu at a low price. He finally found the position of Master Appreciation Master. It is your good fortune to see the Xuande Stove. Don't block his good chance of being promoted to a nobleman!"

"Okay, boss, don't hide it here. Who doesn't know the current market price of Ming Xuande, and it can be sold to Shen Dashao for three thousand! We have to go to Xuanbaozhai to watch a good show! What if Shen Qiu becomes Master Xuanbaozhai, you will be a blessed land on North Street from now on!"

Shen Qiu hadn't opened his mouth to haggle over the price, and the crowd who watched the excitement kept saying something to each other. The boss probably had never encountered such a situation before, and he was red-faced after a while.

The boss was in a hurry, so he simply offered the lowest price, 3000 yuan!Don't sell anything less!

"Come on! Three thousand is three thousand! I want the Xuande double-eared copper furnace!"

Shen Qiu simply gave the three thousand and two to the boss in Shandong, and used the remaining 200 yuan to buy a statue of Guan Gong made of pure silver on his website. The statue of Guan Gong is slightly smaller than the Xuande copper furnace, about the size of an adult's fist .

This kind of Guan Gong statue is more common in antique stalls, and the workmanship is average, so it is an object before the Republic of China.

It's not that Shen Qiu thinks this statue of Guan Gong is so valuable, it's just for auspicious luck, the snuff bottle and Xuande copper stove are the harvest at the antique stall on North Street today.

Shen Qiu's journey of treasure hunting came to an end. Among the crowd stood a man wearing a peaked cap. Under the brim of the hat was a pair of shortsighted glasses with golden frames. Behind the lenses was a piercing gaze.

This person is none other than Shen Qiu's "good brother" Zhao Chunlei.

The corners of Zhao Chunlei's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile: "Shen Qiu, I thought you really learned some secret art of appreciating treasures! It took me a long time to find such a few things. If things can become master masters in Xuanbaozhai, I, Zhao Chunlei, will broadcast live and eat dog shit!"

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At about 10:30, many spectators gathered at the gate of Xuanbaozhai. Shen Qiu and Kang Kai were all in place. It can be described as a grand occasion full of gimmicks and enthusiasm.

For the sake of fairness, Xie Jingwen also specially invited Mr. Zheng Tongfang, the owner of the nearby shop, to come over for an appraisal.

Mr. Zheng is also a well-known appraiser in Jiangcheng, but he is only good at appraising miscellaneous jade pieces. Miscellaneous jade pieces are considered small pieces in the antique business, and small pieces of antiques are a test of the master's observation ability and historical accumulation knowledge.

In these two points, Mr. Zheng is one of the best.

Two mahogany Eight Immortals tables were arranged in Xuanbao Zhai, which were used to display the treasures bought by Shen Qiu and Kang Kai respectively. Before the two treasures showed up, the discussions among the onlookers outside were in full swing.

"Is there still a competition for this? An old turtle like Shen Qiu still has the face to apply for a job as a master? None of the three things he found caught my eye! Dare to compare with Kang Kai, it is simply asking for humiliation !"

"I also saw that Shen Qiu missed it. The three items are not valuable, and they may not be worth more than five thousand! I don't know what he thought, but he bought that Xuande furnace for 3000 yuan! I have better quality Xuande stoves here, and they will cost as little as 1000 yuan! I estimate that the value of these three treasures is at most 3000 yuan!"

Xie Jingwen stood in the middle of the house and shop, maintaining her usual friendly smile. Originally she was Shen Qiu who was full of confidence, but now that she roughly knew that Shen Qiu had found the treasure, she couldn't help but hang in her heart even if she didn't say anything.

If Shen Qiu failed today, then she, Xie Jingwen, would be the biggest victim. She asked Shen Qiu to be the master appraiser, and she would become a joke in Jiangcheng in the future.

Cao Donglai next to him showed a trace of worry on his cheeks. He never thought that the competition between the two would attract so many people to watch and become a hot topic on the antique street. If Shen Qiu wins, that's all. The brand name will definitely be greatly discounted. For the old club, Xie's family, it is shooting itself in the foot.

On the contrary, Kang Kai looked at Shen Qiu and showed a victorious smile. He seemed to have predicted the result long ago. Since Shen Qiu decided to go to North Street to dig treasures, the outcome of this competition was obvious.

The session of Liang Bao officially started. Shen Qiu and Kang Kai each found three treasures, which happened to be presented in the form of Tian Ji's horse racing. The first thing Shen Qiu showed was the sterling silver statue of Guan Gong.

What Kang Kai showed was also a miscellaneous piece, a jade Ruyi abacus made of pure copper, combined with the meaning of "Ruyi" and "Abacus", it was completely larger than Guan Gong's statue in terms of size.

Mr. Zheng put on presbyopic glasses specially. He first put on gloves to weigh the weight of Guan Gong's silver elephant, and then carefully observed it with a portable magnifying glass. After about 2 minutes, he gently put down the statue of Guan Gong.

Elder Zheng then observed the copper jade Ruyi in the same way, and after thinking about it for a while, he showed a gratified smile.

"First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their trust in me. Let me, Zheng Tongfang, come to do the appraisal of this competition, to witness the birth of Xuanbaozhai's new appraiser. I know that the two have different backgrounds and life experiences. I, Zheng Tongfang I promise here that I will treat everyone equally, and treat every piece of collection that the two of you have brought back with a fair and just attitude! Let me first talk about the statue of Guan Gong that Shen Qiu found!"

"The shape of this Guan Gong statue is complete. The long knife in Guan Gong's hand and the pattern of the ornament on the waist are still good. The back of Guan Gong's statue is also marked with a signature. It was made by a craftsman in modern times, which is nothing. He is a famous artist, but his carving techniques have certain basic skills!"

As soon as Mr. Zheng finished speaking, the onlookers couldn't help but interjected: "Mr. Zheng! How much is this statue of Guan Gong that Shen Qiu bought for 200 yuan worth? Let us also see the uniqueness of Master Shen Qiu. Eyes!"