Jin Yutong

Chapter 90

After the energy aperture detected the past, Chen Ran was stunned!

There are only two big things in the stall owner's big box, and the rest are small things. Chen Ran didn't care about these two big things at all. He released the energy aperture to detect those things other than the longevity lock. little things.

But those things are too small after all, when Chen Ran detected, there was no target, he just released an energy aperture at random, and when the energy aperture flew over, unintentionally, he detected one of the two large objects first one of the

This large piece is the porcelain cup that the stall owner used to drink tea.

The detection result was even more unexpected to Chen Ran. The energy aperture was directly absorbed on the porcelain cup, which undoubtedly showed that this porcelain cup was also an old thing, at least a hundred years ago.

After detecting such a result, Chen Ran was a little dumbfounded, and then re-observed the porcelain cup that he had ignored. On the surface, the porcelain cup was no different from the new porcelain teacup sold in the supermarket. It doesn't look worn out, as if it was just bought new.

On the outer wall of the cup, the pattern is a kind of flower. Chen Ran can't tell what kind of flower it is. Apart from the flower pattern, there seems to be poetry.

Chen Ran frowned and wondered what was going on with this porcelain cup. Since he stepped into the antique industry, he had never seen this kind of porcelain, and he didn't seem to have seen it in the books he read. This porcelain cup It doesn't look like an old thing at all, could it be a folk kiln... Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ran released the energy circles again, and released a total of six energy circles before drawing out the circles of the porcelain cup. It is white, and there are three in total.

"It's from the early Qing Dynasty, at least it was from the Kangxi period..." Chen Ran was very happy in his heart. No matter what kind of porcelain this porcelain cup is, it is a good thing. No matter what, he must find a way to receive it. Thinking of an unintentional move, such a good thing will be detected.

"Little brother, look at this longevity lock..."

At this moment, the voice of the stall owner came over, interrupting Chen Ran's contemplation. While speaking, he handed him an ivory-carved longevity lock.

At this time, in Chen Ran's heart, it was like being scratched by a cat. It was extremely itchy. People are curious, and Chen Ran was no exception. At this time, he was not only interested in the porcelain cup he just discovered Curious, even the ivory-carved longevity lock handed over by the stall owner is also full of curiosity.

After taking a few deep breaths, Chen Ran calmed down his mood, and quickly took over the ivory-carved longevity lock. As soon as he took the longevity lock, there was a burst of warmth. The longevity lock in front of him was used The ivory to be carved is old ivory, which looks solid, fine, soft and smooth in color, and the whole object is pure white with a slight yellowish color, as if it was something old.

Ivory is described as white gold, but its color is mostly yellow. Ivory is divided into African ivory and Asian ivory. Both male and female elephants in Africa have tusks, and the tusks are mostly pale. Yellow color, fine texture, good luster, high hardness, the color of Asian ivory is relatively white, and it will turn yellow after a long time, so the old ivory carvings are generally distinguished from the color of.

In recent years, out of the consideration of protecting the elephant population, many countries including China have promulgated a ban on ivory trade, which has brought a great impact on the ivory carving market, and the price of ivory carving handicrafts has also been steadily increasing. Climbing, correspondingly, has been enthusiastically sought after by collectors.

Out of habit, every time Chen Ran observes the carvings, the first thing he looks at is the carving, and the carving of this Longevity Lock has extremely profound skills, the lines are simple and smooth, and the details are clear and natural, as far as the carving is concerned. , this longevity lock carved in ivory is a rare good thing.

The carvings on the front of the Changshou lock are all hollowed out, with elegant shapes and extremely delicate carvings. There are four characters "Longevity for a Hundred Years" in the middle.

Generally speaking, these four characters are engraved on the Longevity Lock. Of course, not all of them are engraved. There are also "Fushou Shuangquan", "Longevity and Wealth", "Fushou Wannian" and so on. Most of the decorative patterns are auspicious eight treasures. Lotus bats, auspicious clouds and beasts, as well as some related auspicious folk stories, myths and legends, etc., are very colorful.

The ornament in front of me is the auspicious cloud and auspicious beast.

"Little brother, look at the back..." The stall owner saw that Chen Ran had been staring at the front of the Changshou lock, so he couldn't help but point out and remind Chen Ran.

Chen Rancai turned the longevity lock to the back, and Guo Hai, who was also looking at it with his head close, couldn't help but blurted out: "Of course!"

That's right, besides the ornamentation on the back of the ivory longevity lock, there is also a big "Ran" character. Seeing this scene, Chen Ran was slightly astonished, but then he thought of the name of the original owner of the longevity lock There is also a word "ran" in it.

Chen Ran didn't know who the original owner of the Longevity Lock was, and he couldn't guess it, but when he saw the sculptor of this ivory Longevity Lock, he was a little moved. Now seeing the word "Ran", He decided to buy this longevity lock.

Although it is impossible to wear the Longevity Lock on the body, it is good to store it at home. Speaking of it, Chen Ran is also a member of the antique business, but until now he has not even got a collection , Speaking out, it really makes people blush.

Just let you be my first collection.

Looking at the ivory longevity lock in front of him, Chen Ran said silently.

After making a decision, Chen Ran continued to observe the longevity lock on the surface, but in his heart he wondered how to get the porcelain cup back. He was not worried about the ivory longevity lock, but the stall owner wanted to slaughter it. Once, he couldn't get much higher.

"Little brother, how about it? If your name is on a pendant or something like that, it's nothing unusual, but a longevity lock is something unusual. You must know that there may not be one out of a thousand pieces." The one with the name, not to mention that it is made of ivory. Now that ivory is getting rarer and rarer, no one carves longevity locks with ivory anymore. All longevity locks carved with ivory are standard old things. Besides, This longevity lock happens to have a character on it, this is fate."

The stall owner looked at Chen Ran cheerfully and said, as if it was all for Chen Ran's good, what he said was the truth, encountering such a coincidental longevity lock is really a rare thing in a hundred years .

"How much is this thing for you?" Before Chen Ran said anything, Guo Hai turned around and asked.

"not much!"

The stall owner chuckled, as if he had thought about the price a long time ago, and when Guo Hai asked, he quoted it directly: "Buy it now, 6000 yuan!"

When he was talking, he kept looking at Chen Ran. Guo Hai seemed very moved by it, but after all, Guo Hai didn't want to buy this thing, and Chen Ran must be the one who bought it in the end. Therefore, what he valued was also Chen Ran's. manner.

Although Chen Ran had already made a decision in his heart, he did not reveal on the surface that he wanted to buy it. The most taboo thing for those who engage in antiques is to be happy with their looks. For things you like, you must not buy them. 'Show' the meaning of interest, otherwise, just wait to be slaughtered.

"Damn it, 300, why don't you go and rob the bank!" Guo Hai almost jumped up when he heard the price quoted by the stall owner. He thought it was only two or three hundred yuan each. The yellow ones are not new at all, but the stall owner would charge tens of thousands for them.

"Little brother, you don't understand this. It's ivory. If you don't believe me, go ask someone else. I'll ask you for this price. It's definitely not too much!" The stall owner said sincerely.

Seeing what Guo Hai wanted to say, Chen Ran hurriedly said: "Boss, please ask a suitable price, [-] is too high, even if I want it, I can't afford it. Besides, although ivory It's expensive, but it's not so outrageous, and I can't spend so much money just because there is a character on it. If I want something like this, I can buy a jade pendant or a pendant, and I can wear it on On your body, you said your long-lived lock, why should I buy it, pass it on to my son, my son’s name is definitely impossible to have a character, even if I buy this thing, I just throw it in the house , It’s too much money, it’s not worth it, you’d better tell me the real price, yes, I’ll buy it, no, I’ll just leave without delaying your time.”

No matter how expensive this ivory long-life lock is, it will not cost much. In addition, the stall owner is also a smart person. He must also understand the value of this long-life lock. It is definitely impossible for Chen Ran to accept it at a low price. He After thinking about it for a while, I simply bargained openly with the other party. Besides, although the longevity lock is to be bought, the key is the porcelain cup.

"Ah Ran, let's not ask for it. It's just this broken thing. What's the use of buying it? It's better to buy a gold chain belt." The person who knows Chen Ran best is undoubtedly Guo Hearing what Chen Ran said, Guo Hai understood what Chen Ran was thinking, and immediately helped him, and even mentioned the gold chain he had always wanted to buy.

Whenever he saw someone wearing a shining gold chain around his neck, Guo Hai would envy Chen Ran and say that he would buy a thicker gold chain in the future. Of course, this was just his thinking. If he was really wearing a gold chain, it would be no wonder that Lao Guo didn't break his leg.

Hearing what Chen Ran said, the stall owner also understood that this is true. Longevity locks can only be used for collection and play. Seeing the two young people in front of them, they are definitely not for collection. It is really difficult to buy such a thing for more than 1 yuan.

"Well, then can you pay back the price?" The stall owner smiled indifferently.

"One price, 7000 yuan, okay, I'll buy it, no, I'll just leave!" Chen Ran didn't talk nonsense with him, and directly quoted the price to him, which was even higher than the price of the ivory longevity lock. Higher, although Chen Ran doesn't know the market for longevity locks, he does know the market for ivory carvings.

According to his estimation, this ivory longevity lock is only worth about 4000 yuan, but the stall owner happened to know that there is also a character in his name, and the price will increase by another 1000 yuan, and finally the ivory longevity lock The price was 5000 yuan, but he paid the stall owner an extra 2000 yuan for the convenience of discussing the next issue.

Upon hearing Chen Ran's quotation, the stall owner shook his head resolutely: "No! Absolutely not. I will pay a lot for this price. Didn't you see this long-lived lock? I keep it in the box. Well, I didn't even intend to sell it at first, that is, I just happened to meet the little brother's name with a word "Ran", and I felt that it was really fate, so I took it out and wanted to sell it to you, this is you, change it Others, I don't want to sell it yet..."

When Chen Ran heard this, he pulled Guo Hai away without saying a word.

"Oh... don't go!" Seeing Chen Ran pulling Guo Hai away, and leaving so resolutely, the stall owner immediately became anxious, stood up quickly, and stopped Chen Ran: "Seven thousand is seven Thousands, not a single point less!"

Stopping in his tracks, Chen Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he got the longevity lock, and then he had to think about how to take the porcelain cup away without anyone noticing it.