gifted collector

Chapter 405
Fang Ming came back soon. He brought several cards with him. He took out tens of thousands of yuan for each card. After subtracting 20 yuan, he planned to have a good time.

Luo Wen has been waiting for Fang Ming. Fang Ming made a small show before, which aroused his strong curiosity, so he wanted to follow Fang Ming to see if anything special would happen.

It was Fang Ming's first real bet on walnuts. Although he had memorized a lot of information about walnuts in his mind, he didn't know much about the rules and regulations. He was happy to have a veteran like Luo Wen by his side.

"Hey! Why is Mr. Ma here today?"

Seeing Fang Ming, Luo Wen was about to greet him and walk forward together, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Second Ma? What's the matter? Who is this?"

Fang Ming looked forward following Luo Wen's line of sight, and found an old man with six to seventy-one white hairs walking over. On the surface, he didn't look surprised at all. .

"A master of walnuts, he is very famous in the town. He has a lot of top-quality walnuts in his hands. But he rarely comes here. Why did he come today? It's strange."

Fang Ming didn't understand when he heard it, and said, "He is playing with walnuts, and this place sells walnuts. It should be normal for him to come here. How can you say that it is strange for him to come here? I think you are very strange." .”

Shaking his head, Luo Wen said, "He is a famous person in the town. All walnut sellers will get him first if they have good things in their hands, so he doesn't come here at all."

"Isn't it? So cool?"

Fang Ming couldn't help sighing, thinking that this kind of treatment is really not something that ordinary people can enjoy, because it means that others can only eat his leftovers. This is simply the best thing for antique collectors. .

Of course, this kind of treatment is not something that everyone can enjoy. The most important thing is not money, but status, status in the "river and lake".

"Yes, so he didn't come here at all."

Fang Ming said thoughtfully: "If that's the case, then there is a special purpose for him to appear here, let's follow and see."

"it is good!"

Luo Wen's curiosity had already been aroused, how could he resist hearing Fang Ming's words at this time?Immediately, he and Fang Ming followed behind Ma Laoer.

Ma Laoer folded his hands behind his back, like an ordinary old man who couldn't be more ordinary. After looking around for a while, he turned into a small alley.

"What kind of place is this? It also sells walnuts?"

Fang Ming continued to follow Ma Laoer while whispering to Luo Wen.

"Yes, but the green walnuts sold here are not the green walnuts, but the walnuts that have been peeled. If you want to use an analogy, it is the unopened jade wool that is sold outside, but the ones sold here are the ones that have been opened. Emerald."

Fang Ming understood as soon as he heard it. He thought that there was no such shop here, and all the shops were green walnuts, but he didn't expect such a place to exist.

However, what made Fang Ming and Luo Wen a little dumbfounded was that when they walked into the shop Ma Lao Er walked into, they couldn't see Ma Lao Er.

Touching his head, Luo Wen said, "I must have gone inside. Generally speaking, such a store has a place to entertain regular customers, but we can't get in."

Fang Ming didn't care much about it.Because he saw a lot of walnuts neatly arranged on the shelves in the store, which immediately attracted his attention.

Soon, he saw a pair of walnuts on the shelf.

As a kind of collection, Wenwan walnut has gradually formed some recognized identification or appreciation points during the long process of playing. In general, there are four points, namely quality, shape, color and personality.

The so-called quality refers to the texture of walnuts. Generally speaking, there are two requirements for the texture of good Wenwan walnuts. The first is fineness, and the other is firmness.If Wenwan walnut has one of these characteristics, it is good enough. If it has both, it is the first-class product.Fine and hard walnuts, if they are new walnuts, when they collide, you will find that the sound is like the sound of ceramic tiles colliding, and it looks relatively heavy in terms of hand feeling.If it is an old walnut, it will feel like jade when rubbed, and it is the best suet jade. After the collision, you will find a sonorous sound like gold and stone.Shape means that Wenwan walnuts must be paired, mainly because of the size, especially the texture. They must be matched. The closer they are, the more precious they are. When subdivided, the texture refers to its density, width and thickness of the sides. , and the distribution of grains, etc.Color refers to the color presented by Wenwan walnuts. Wenwan walnuts of different ages will show different colors, but the color of the most precious old walnuts is as transparent as ruby. It's the so-called old red.One refers to the size of the walnut. Generally speaking, the larger the walnut, the more valuable it is.

The pair of Wenwan walnuts placed in a brocade box on the shelf in front of Fang Ming were all reddish, not small in size, with clear and deep textures, and most importantly, the textures looked about [-]% identical.

This is really hard to come by.

Even twins are unlikely to be exactly the same, let alone two walnuts that were originally connected but "temporarily" matched?
Looking at the price tag, Fang Ming was also taken aback when he saw that it was 12 yuan. In front of the stall before, those green walnuts were not worth a few dollars, but the pair in front of him now cost 12 yuan. .

"It seems that no matter what kind of small thing it is, it can be sold for a sky-high price."

Fang Ming thought silently in his heart.

"It's good stuff for walnuts!"

Luo Tian also walked to Fang Ming's side at this time, he looked at the pair of walnuts with a look of surprise on his face.

"Well, yes good stuff."

Fang Ming glanced at Luo Tian, ​​feeling a little strange, "Aren't you familiar with this place? Could it be that you haven't been in this shop before?"

Shaking his head, Luo Tian said, "I really haven't come in."

This store has never been in his memory before, it seems to be a new store, the key is, a pair of walnuts casually placed outside such a store has this fineness, then this is definitely not a joke, it is completely ok It proves that the strength of this store is amazing!
"New store?"

"It should be. I remember that this place seemed to be another one before. Maybe it was taken down and the signboard was changed."

Fang Ming nodded lightly. If there is no strength in the collection industry, it will go bankrupt soon, so it is not surprising that such a situation occurs.

"Hello, both of you. I don't know which couple you like? I'm Ma Shihua, the owner of this shop."

Ma Shihua walked behind Fang Ming and Luo Tian. In fact, he had already noticed Fang Ming and Luo Tian, ​​but he knew that after entering the store, many customers usually hoped to have a look first, and did not want others to disturb them, so he also I didn't come here the first time.

"It's all good stuff."

Luo Tian had an envious expression in his eyes. He also ran a walnut shop, so he could tell that although the shop was small, the walnuts on the shelves were all high-quality goods—the high-end goods in his shop were right in front of him. But it has become ordinary goods in the store, which shows the gap between everyone.

The point is that he owns a shop. Although the walnuts in this shop are good, the price is already relatively high. If he buys them and sells them, the profit is already relatively low, but it is meaningless, so he can only look at them. , After eye addiction, it is unlikely to sell, of course, unless you really see rare treasures and the like, but not only the price is high, but others will not just take it out and sell it casually.

"Is there anything special?"

Fang Ming didn't have any concerns about this, he just wanted to find some special walnuts, he didn't intend to make money from them.

"Sir, are you looking for someone with a different shape?"

In the collection of walnuts, in addition to the normal shape, there are also some called special-shaped or odd-shaped. Such walnuts have a variety of strange shapes, so they are naturally rarer, so the price can go up.

Fang Ming nodded, took out the pair of green walnuts he bought earlier, and said, "For example, this kind, of course, I hope to find something better than this."

Seeing the pair of walnuts that Fang Ming took out, Ma Shihua's eyes lit up, and he said, "This...can you let me have a look?"

The pair of walnuts in Fang Ming's hand are odd-shaped walnuts. Although they are not very special, they are already considered good. Of course, if the patterns are more consistent after they are opened, it is definitely not worth it. Bandit's good stuff.

"it is good."

Fang Ming generously handed the walnuts to Ma Shihua.

Ma Shihua looked at it for ten minutes after receiving it, and suddenly said: "Boss, I wonder if you are interested in opening it now? Heh, I am really curious. If you are willing, the shop can be opened for you for free." This walnut."

People who collect antiques have this kind of curiosity. In fact, it is like betting on stones. When a customer buys the wool of betting on stones, the shopkeeper often hopes that the customer will play it to see what is inside.So Fang Ming understood the other party's psychology very well. He must have seen that the pair of walnuts in his hand were not bad, so he wanted to open them up and have a look.Of course, it does not rule out that if it is good after it is released, the other party will pay a high price to buy it.

"Okay, I also want to know what kind of situation is going on here."

Fang Ming thought about it, and agreed. The true value of the pair of green walnuts can only be seen through the skin. Now that someone is helping for free, how could he refuse?
"Please come to the back."

Ma Shihua greeted another person to come to the shop, and then took Fang Ming and Luo Tian to the back of the shop.

(End of this chapter)