gifted collector

Chapter 403

"how's the price?"

Fang Ming put the rice in his mouth. He took a look at the walnuts here just now, and they were indeed okay, but it was hard to say whether there were any high-quality goods. The Luo Wen in front of him seemed to be specialized in this. Ask him Knowing about the situation is also a good choice.

"It's okay, there are dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, it depends on how you choose."

Luo Wen was indeed a talkative person, and immediately chatted with Fang Ming, and even brought the walnuts he bought to Fang Ming, saying, "I bought these, take a look."

Fang Ming was not polite, he ate the box lunch in his hand, opened the bag and looked.

The walnuts Luo Wen bought were all green walnuts, the so-called "full bet" walnuts.

There is a saying of betting on stones in the collection. In fact, there is such a saying in the collection of walnuts. The gambling method is actually very simple. It is to buy cyan walnuts that are still wrapped in skins. The more consistent the size, weight, etc., the higher the value, which is the so-called betting up.

"Hey, I run a shop, so it's better to play this kind of bet with walnuts, so you can make more money."

Luo Wen continued to put food into his mouth, but the words he said were full of confidence. He must have believed that he had an extraordinary vision in the identification of walnuts.

"Hey, this pair is a good thing, wild?!"

Fang Ming poked around in the bag for a while, picked up a walnut, and held it in his hand. When he touched the walnut just now, he immediately noticed that the weight of this walnut was different. Weighing it in my hands, I found that it was really much heavier than the average one.

When Luo Wen heard this, he immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "It seems that he is also a master."

The weight of walnuts is a key point for judging the quality. Generally speaking, edible walnuts or Wenwan walnuts of relatively average quality are relatively light in weight, but good quality walnuts, especially wild walnuts, are very heavy. Because the natural wild walnut has thick and hard skin and few kernels, after years of playing with it, it will have the quality of gold and stone and at the same time be crystal clear, which is definitely a good thing.

Ordinary walnuts are not hard, so there is no way to form a good "paste" in the process of playing, so the price is naturally not much higher.

However, due to the low yield and ever-changing texture of natural wild walnuts, it is really difficult to find a pair that is the same or basically similar, which is also an important reason for its high value.

"Oh, I just know a little bit, I can't be a master."

Fang Ming is not modest. When it comes to identification of porcelain, he must do his part. In addition to his increasingly rich knowledge, the ability of Pixiu on his right hand makes him even more powerful—with such a big BUG in his hand. , what else is there to worry about?It is definitely true that people block people from killing people, and Buddhas block people from killing Buddhas.

However, when it comes to walnuts, he doesn't have the confidence - it seems that his Pixiu ability is not very interested in this stuff. For example, the pair in his hand should be considered good things, but Pixiu doesn't know where to lie. Where to go, and walnuts are a very small thing, Fang Ming's understanding of it is the information in his head. When it comes to actual combat experience, it can be said that he has almost no experience, so naturally he dare not brag about it. up.

It was judged that the wild walnut was also inferred from its weight compared with other walnuts in the bag.

"Oh, Mr. Fang, you are too polite."

Luo Wen glanced at Fang Ming. He didn't dare to underestimate the young man in front of him. Although he was a walnut player, because walnuts were also one of his collections, he had met many people who were a collection player. He could feel the unique temperament in Fang Ming, which was also an important reason why he struck up a conversation with Fang Ming.

Therefore, what he said at this time really regarded Fang Ming as being polite.

"However, having said that, more and more people play Walnut in recent years, so my business is getting better and better."

A smile appeared on Luo Wen's face, and it could be seen that the income should be quite good.

Fang Ming also laughed. That's true. Playing with walnuts has become a culture now, and there are some special terms that are quite interesting.

For example, the yin skin refers to the blue skin or black lumps on walnuts, which are often formed during the natural growth process.If the walnut has its head growing inside instead of facing outward, it is called "suffering tip", and the bottom of the walnut is called "bottom".Pumped means that the water value of the new walnuts evaporates over time causing the walnuts to shrink.

"Leaky umbilicus" means that the stalk inside the umbilicus at the bottom of the walnut is empty because it is dry. Such a walnut has a hollow under it, so the appearance is not good and it is not worth money.There is also a special saying for the size of the walnut when addressing it. Generally speaking, it is expressed by "a few", for example, four six, which means that the walnut is [-] cm, and refers to the widest edge of the walnut after it is squared. distance.As for the appearance, it is common to other antiques.

Of course, there are also so-called "four masters" among walnuts, which refer to lion heads, official hats, chicken hearts, and son hats. Old walnuts refer to old walnuts that have been playing for many years, especially decades. The patina is excellent, so it's worth the money.

"I'll dig out a few to play with in a while."

Fang Ming returned the walnuts to Luo Wen. Anyway, Ke Liu hadn't arrived yet, so it was just to pass the time and learn more.

"Walk together?"

Luo Wen really wanted to see Fang Ming's abilities, so he wanted to go together.

"Okay, you still have to check for me."

Luo Wen hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!"

Soon, Luo Wen also finished his meal, wiped his mouth with both hands, stood up and walked to the stall with Fang Ming.

At this time, because the weather is relatively hot, and due to the wave of heat in the morning, it has been temporarily slowed down, and there are not so many people around the stall.

However, Fang Ming couldn't help but frown when he saw the walnuts at the stall. After the selection in the morning, the rest were not very good.

Luo Wen was obviously very good at observing facial expressions, so he immediately guessed what Fang Ming was thinking, and said, "Oh, the walnuts at this time are not as beautiful as in the morning, but there is another advantage at this time."

"Oh? What good is it?"

Luo Wen pointed to the stall and said: "First, the price of walnuts at this time is relatively low because of their poor quality, which is a good opportunity for business people like us to reduce costs; second , walnuts, especially for green walnuts, if the skin is not opened for a day, the situation inside is unknown, so what looks ugly on the surface may not be really bad, and what to play with walnuts is to match , although it is very likely that you will not find a pair of similar ones at this stall, you may be able to find a matching pair at other stalls. Therefore, there is still room for selection of walnuts on the stall. "

Upon hearing this, Fang Ming realized that this was really the case.All the green walnuts sold in this street are equivalent to the woolen stuff in the gambling of stones. If this thing has not been opened for a day, then I don’t know if it is a good thing.

That being the case, it is full of possibilities.

As Rowan said, even if it is a twisted walnut, as long as another twisted walnut can be found, it is also valuable.For another example, walnuts with missing navels are not good, but if you can find two identical walnuts with missing navels, the value is another matter.

Especially now that there are fewer people, it is a good time to choose.

"Oh, I really didn't expect such a doorway to exist."

Fang Ming nodded, and followed Luo Tian to the stall.

Luo Tian is obviously a veteran in this field. Not long after he squatted down in front of the stall, he pulled out a lot of walnuts. Fang Ming looked at it for a while and knew that he was looking for quantity rather than quality.This is actually the way to do business.

If the quality is decent, the price will not be high, and if you can make a profit, then you can start. There is no need to demand high-quality products for everyone.

Naturally, Fang Ming wouldn't be like this. Of course what he was looking for was a high-quality product, so he didn't make a sound, just looked at Luo Tiantiao, and occasionally picked it up to have a look, but put it down quickly.

Two hours later, Luo Tian already had a big bag full of bought walnuts in his hands, but at this time Fang Ming's hands were still empty, and he didn't pick any of them.

"Heh, Boss Fang, are you not interested?"

In front of a stall, Luo Wen paid 100 yuan and added 10 walnuts to his bag. The quality of these walnuts is indeed average, but the price is relatively low, so it doesn’t matter. You can still make money if you take it back and process it. After all, most of the real consumers in the store are ordinary people.

Besides, really good and top-quality walnuts are hard to come by.

"Well, boss, how much is this one?"

Fang Ming nodded at Luo Tian, ​​but he was speaking to the stall owner.

"Twenty dollars."

Luo Tian saw that he quit, and said loudly: "This is a crooked melon and a bad date, and it costs 20 yuan? 5 yuan, will you sell it? If you don't sell it, you will be knocked down."

Because green walnuts have skins, no one can be 20% sure what the shape inside is, but there are certain standards. The simplest thing is that the shape must be round. Fang Ming picked it up. It's as if a person's head has been crushed flat. It's simply unsalable and needs to be thrown away. Even if it costs [-] yuan, how can Luo Tian get in the way?

With Luo Tian's help, Fang Ming finally bought the first walnut he picked for 5 yuan!
(End of this chapter)