Jianbao life

Chapter 1095

The investigators came quickly. They first recorded a statement for Mr. Hua, and after leaving a receipt, they took all those things back together, and said they would give Mr. Hua an answer as soon as possible.Anyway, with Chu Chen's guarantee, Mr. Hua was very relieved.

Afterwards, seeing that there was nothing else to do, Chu Chen bid farewell with the investigators.

In the next few days, Chu Chen's life was very peaceful. As for Hua Lao's few antiques, the results came out that night. As expected, they were all in the collection of the museum.

The reason why the colorful bowls were not found has already been explained. As for why the sword and snuff bottle were not found, it is because these three things have been stored in the warehouse for many years, and they are not particularly valuable. Except for the inventory, basically no one would care, so the insider took advantage of the loophole.

If it hadn't been for Chu Chen's accidental discovery, he might only find out at the end of the year, but by then, the ghost would have already escaped.

The theft of the collection also sounded the alarm for Chu Chen. He must not be sloppy in the management of the museum. If he is careless, his museum may be the next one to have an accident.

The museum had stabilized, and it was the off-season for tourism, so Chu Chen went to the antique shop early in the morning.

"Hey, Mr. Chu, you are here, just in time, give me an idea!"

Just when Chu Chen saw that there was nothing going on in the antique shop and was about to go to the market, he saw Yuan Hongjian walking in excitedly. He was very happy to see Chu Chen, and dragged Chu Chen out while talking.

Chu Chen walked out with him, and said with a smile: "I said, elder, are you planning to ask me to look at things for you? If the other party knows me, you will have no chance of picking up the leak!"

"It's not about picking up leaks. These days, only those who have just entered the industry will always think of 'getting something for nothing' and always thinking about picking up leaks."

Yuan Hongjian curled his lips, and then said with a grin: "However, it's better to be cheaper if it's cheaper. You see, I prepared a hat and a pair of flat glasses for you, both of which are brand new."

After speaking, he took out the hat and glasses from the bag in his hand and handed them to Chu Chen.

Seeing this, Chu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Old man, your preparations are very thoughtful!"

"Where, where!" Yuan Hongjian smiled and waved his hands: "To tell you the truth, I joined the art troupe in the community the day before yesterday, and these two things were prepared for this."

Chu Chen chuckled, and put on the hat and glasses, not to mention, even though it was just such two simple props, it was like a different person after wearing them. Of course, if you are someone who is familiar with Chu Chen, it is still very easy. can be identified.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I'm afraid the other party will still recognize it!"

Yuan Hongjian waved his hand: "I haven't seen the seller before, he should be new here, and he won't recognize you if you dress like this."

"Okay then, let's go..."

Chu Chen followed Yuan Hongjian to a booth surrounded by many people, and there were voices of disputes from time to time.

Seeing this situation, the two of them moved forward curiously, and saw that a young man in his 20s and a well-dressed middle-aged man in his 40s were arguing inside.

"I said, what's the matter with you, this thing is obviously my fancy, how can you snatch it? Don't you understand the rules!" The young man held something tightly in his hand, and angrily scolded Zhong young man.

The middle-aged man said with an innocent face: "Hey, you are really interesting. I admit that you fell in love with the item first, but if you can't afford it, why can't I buy it?"

The young man retorted: "I just don't have any money for the time being. Now I can go to the bank to get it. Is there any problem?"

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Then go get it!"

"I'm not going to be fooled by you!" The young man snorted coldly, and then said to the stall owner, "Boss, please follow me to withdraw money."

The stall owner shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Young man, it's not that I don't agree. You see, I'm alone. What if someone wants to buy my things?"

"That's right, who doesn't bring enough money to buy things, do you think you can still pay on credit!" The middle-aged man satirized and tired.

"You are endless!" The young man suddenly yelled at the man, and then said to the stall owner: "Boss, since you are worried about the impact on your business, then I will buy you one or two more things, that's okay." ?”

The stall owner asked hesitantly, "Which one do you want to buy?"

The young man glanced at the items on the booth, then took two items in his hand, and said, "Just these two items, boss, what do you think?"

The stall owner looked at the things in the young man's hands. They were a string of jasper-shaped bracelets and a three-color rabbit statue. He was a little confused: "Little brother, these two are small gadgets!"

The young man is not stupid, he immediately understood the meaning of the stall owner's words, it was nothing more than feeling that the things he brought were cheaper, and he was a little dissatisfied. Logically speaking, most people would feel somewhat unhappy when encountering such a situation. But not only was the young man not unhappy, there was a gleam of joy in his eyes.

Then, he pondered for a while, then picked another statue of Guanyin on the booth, and said, "Is this all right?"

The stall owner said with a smile on his face: "Little brother, I think you are a straightforward person. As for the price, let's talk about it later, anyway, you won't suffer."

The young man felt that there were too many people here, and it was indeed not a place to negotiate prices. He nodded and asked, "Boss, how much are these two things?"

"Just give it three hundred." The stall owner waved his hand as he packed his things.

"Three hundred is a bit expensive, the price is two hundred and six."

"make a deal……"

Seeing the young man happily paying the money, Chu Chen secretly laughed, not to mention that today's scene looks like a common situation in the antique market, just judging from the young man's current performance, he is still an out-and-out Novice antiques, today's loss must be settled.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the surrounding crowd also dispersed, including Chu Chen and Yuan Hongjian.

Yuan Hongjian shook his head and sighed: "When I saw this young man, I thought of myself who just entered the industry. When I saw something, I was so anxious that I burned my butt. I couldn't be calm because of this. Big gain."

Chu Chen smiled and agreed with Yuan Hongjian's words.If you want to "not touch your body" when visiting antique stalls, you must learn the kung fu of "not rushing or slowing".Generally speaking, when shopping for antiques at street stalls, there are two things you need to pay attention to most: price and quality.

As far as the price is concerned, no matter how much the seller pays, you don't think it's cheap.For example, when the young man bought the two items for two hundred and sixty yuan just now, when he heard the price of three hundred by the stall owner, he must have felt a little bit dark, and he cut down 40 yuan symbolically, and dreamed happily of getting rich. went.

Actually, Chu Chen also glanced at those two items. Anyway, from his point of view, they don’t look like real jasper and three-colored jade. The fake three-color ceramics, just like these two things, I don’t know what is so beautiful about young people.

The second and most important point is to determine your own psychological price.Generally, when you encounter a favorite item, when your psychological price is closer to that of the stall owner, it is usually easier to conclude a deal.

If you have no idea about a thing, it is better not to ask the price, because it is usually difficult to avoid losses without knowing the price.If you fancy a piece of jade or a piece of porcelain, and after making sure that it must be "excellent value for money", then make a bold move, always hesitate, always want to take advantage of "picking up leaks", and you are destined to suffer big losses.

Yuan Hongjian went on to say: "However, this stall owner doesn't seem to be a good person. Fortunately, I didn't do anything just now, otherwise I would be the one who suffered the loss."

Chu Chen asked with a smile: "Old man, what item are you looking at?"

Yuan Hongjian chuckled and said, "That's the pair of treasure rats. I'm going to buy them for my wife."

Chu Chen laughed when he heard the words: "Old man, you are quite romantic."

Yuan Hongjian smiled embarrassedly: "Where, isn't it that we have been married for almost 45 years, and we both belong to the rat, so I thought about giving him such a gift then."

"Hey, isn't that Sapphire married in 45 years? Then I have to congratulate you!" Chu Chen hurriedly bowed his hands to Yuan Hongjian to express his congratulations.

Yuan Hongjian smiled and waved his hands: "It's just been like this for these years, it's really not a big deal."

"It's true that it's plain." Chu Chen said with a smile: "I also looked at the pair of treasure mice just now, and I think the possibility of authenticity is quite high."

"Oh!" Yuan Hongjian was taken aback for a moment, clapped his hands, and regretted: "If I knew this, I should have bought it just now!"

Chu Chen said: "I just took a few glances just now, not necessarily prepared, and he has so many things, he may come back later, if you feel worried, then we should catch up now, there should be time. "

"Forget it." Yuan Hongjian shook his head: "It's just a pair of treasure rats, and it's not like we can't find them. Besides, if we chase him up and ask him to buy them, nine out of ten he will sell them for a price. Instead of doing this, I might as well look elsewhere."

"Row……"

Next, Chu Chen accompanied Yuan Hongjian around the stalls in the market. Chu Chen got a few things, but Yuan Hongjian didn't have anything he liked.

They stopped and went, and two hours later, they returned to their original positions. Unexpectedly, as Chu Chen expected, the stall owner came back to set up a stall again.

Seeing this situation, Yuan Hongjian was very happy, but it was not the time when he didn't understand anything, even if he was excited, the surface seemed normal.

The two walked to the booth, looked at other things first, and then picked up the pair of treasure mice to look at them again.

This pair of treasure rats is made of copper material. One rat holds chili peppers in both paws, and looks around with its round eyes wide open. Cute and happy.Pepper and (jiao, zhao) are homonyms, that is, luck and wealth, fortune and wealth, prosperity, and the whole device implies wealth and wealth, wealth and prosperity.

Judging from the shape and copper quality of the treasure rats, Chu Chen judged that the pair of treasure rats should be a pair of authentic products from the Qing Dynasty, which is quite good.

Seeing Chu Chen's hint to him, Yuan Hongjian also had an idea in his mind, so he started to negotiate the price with the stall owner.

During this period, Chu Chen took a look at other valuable things on the booth.

"Huh?" Just when Chu Chen saw a small mahogany box in the corner, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The whole body of this small box is made of mahogany, which is simple and plain, simple and generous, and has a glossy coating.It is divided into three layers, placed in three drawers, with open lines around it.This box is exquisite in workmanship, elegant and quiet, and has practical value for collection.

However, the mahogany wood used for this small box is not very good. On the other hand, the surface of the box is gray and inconspicuous at all, and there is some blue-yellow soil around the bottom drawer, which is really not very good. nice.

But it was the blue-yellow soil that made Chu Chen quite puzzled, so he took the small box in front of him and began to observe.

"Let me tell you, boss, what's the matter with this good box of yours, which is filled with more than half of the drawers' mud?" Chu Chen asked with a frown as he opened the bottom drawer.

(End of this chapter)