Jianbao life

Chapter 24 A small profit

"How about it? Do you want this seal? Let me tell you, this thing is really handed down from my ancestors. If it wasn't for making my granddaughter go to college, I really don't want to sell it. At the time, my father When you passed it on to me, you told me that it was very precious, so don't fool me!" The old man finally said with certainty.

"Yes!" Chu Chen replied affirmatively: "Mr., then you can give me a real price, and it will save you a lot of trouble. After all, it is a hot day."

"I don't know much about antiques, but after all, they are things handed down from my family. My dad was selected as a scholar before, and he said it was a good thing. Mister, why don't you give me [-] yuan? What do you think?"

However, after he made the price, the old man took a look at the seal again, probably because he felt that the seal was indeed in poor condition, and seeing Chu Chen's pensive look, he hurriedly changed his words: "Or it's 1 yuan, or less I'm not selling either."

When Chu Chen heard the price, he was secretly happy. This seal is exquisitely carved, the material is good, and the appearance is intact. This alone can easily sell for 8 to [-] yuan.

Moreover, it is not accurate to say that this is a seal, because there is no inscription engraved on the bottom of the seal, which means that this seal is still a stamp embryo, which can add a lot to its price. Get a good price.

So Chu Chen deliberately thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, 1 yuan, let's make a deal, but old man, do you have any box for me to put it in?"

The old man said with some embarrassment: "I'm really sorry about this. Originally, this thing was placed in a brocade box, but during that period, it was buried underground together with the box, and when it was taken out later, the box was already rotten." , usually this thing is wrapped in a piece of red cloth, I thought the red cloth is not good-looking, so I just found a newspaper."

It turns out that this is the case. Chu Chen knows why this stamp looks a little gray at first glance. It turns out that it has been buried in the soil again. Originally, this stamp was used to extract oil, and it looks like it has been buried in the soil like this No wonder the people in the store just now thought it was a modern imitation.

After that, Chu Chen set up a simple written document, and the two paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, and the business was completed.

Chu Chen and the others spent a total of more than 1 yuan on dinner yesterday, and there is not enough money around him today, so he went to the bank this morning to withdraw another [-] yuan, and before he got the goods, he went to another [-] yuan. Money is really useless.But if the old ones don't go away, the new ones won't come in. He wished he could stay like this forever.

The place to pick up the goods is not far away, and Chu Chen arrived there within a few steps.

This is an antique shop with a very small door, and the location is quite inconspicuous. In addition, there is no shop name. Under normal circumstances, few people notice it. However, this antique shop is originally a wholesale route. The owner of the shop I don't even care much about it.

The inside of the shop is not as small as the outside, it is almost forty square meters. The air conditioner is turned on in the shop, and when you walk in, a cool air blows over your face, which dissipates the heat of summer immediately.

Speaking of the air conditioner, Chu Chen really has a bit of resentment, because the place he rents now does not have an air conditioner. In winter, it’s okay to say, there is heating, but in summer, he can only use the electric fan to blow it. It makes people feel dizzy. .

She wanted to ask Aunt Zhang to install an air conditioner, but she said, what are young people afraid of because of the heat? I think they didn’t come here like that when there was no air conditioner.Although the words are good, but since there is an air conditioner, should it still be dry and hot?

Chu Chen originally wanted to install an air conditioner himself, but later he decided to forget it. If he bought a new house, he would not dismantle an old air conditioner and use it. Wouldn’t it be cheaper for Aunt Zhang?Fortunately, the internal boxing he practiced at that time was considered to be somewhat successful, and the summer heat had less of an impact on him, and it has been like this for the past few years.

The owner of the shop is Chen Dewang. He is 65 years old today. Chu Chen calls him Mr. Chen. At this time, Mr. Chen is half lying on a recliner, drinking tea and reading a book, looking very contented.

"Morning Chen, I'm here to trouble you again today."

"Oh, it's Xiao Chen, are you here to pick up the goods today?" Chen Dewang asked.

Before Chu Chen nodded, Chen Dewang saw something wrapped in a newspaper in his hand, and asked curiously: "Hey, Xiao Chen, what good thing are you holding in your hand?"

Chu Chen smiled and gently put the stamp embryo in his hand on the table, and asked him to check it himself without saying anything.

After a while, after careful observation, Chen Dewang put the printed embryos on the table again, and sighed:

"That's right. It's a sapphire ancient dragon button imprint embryo from the Ming Dynasty. It's a good object that has been opened for generations. Where did you get it?"

So Chu Chen told the story, and Chen Dewang happily said to him after listening:
"Okay, Xiaochen, you have good eyesight. The store you mentioned should be Lao Zhang's store, but Lao Zhang has recently gone to other places to get goods, and now his son is looking after the door. This kid is usually out of business. If he comes back Afterwards, when Lao Zhang found out about this, he couldn't be more angry. By the way, what are you going to do, this embryo."

Seeing what he said, Chu Chen said, "I originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to change hands. Since you like it, Mr. Chen, I will give it to you."

"Okay, how about the 12?" After Chen Dewang finished speaking, seeing Chu Chen's hesitant look, he said, "Why, do you think the money is short?"

After hearing this, Chu Chen shook his head quickly and said, "No, I don't think it takes so much, do I?"

Chen Dewang smiled and said: "Okay, let's talk about it. Don't you think I will suffer?"

After hearing this, Chu Chen scratched his head and gave a smirk. Afterwards, the two quickly signed the transfer agreement. When it was over, Chen Dewang wrote a check for 12 yuan and handed it to him.

To identify the authenticity of the check, Chu Chen had asked someone for advice before, and at a glance, he knew it was a real check. After he took the check, he asked curiously: "Mr. Chen, when will you Did you use the check?"

Chen Dewang said with some pride: "Our Chinese citizens in the new century must of course keep pace with the times, unlike you Uncle Wu and Lao Zhu who are so obstinate, your Uncle Wu is better, and you can learn computers. It's really old fashioned."

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't say anything about this kind of thing, he could only nod his head with a smirk.

Chen Dewang waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't stay with me, old man, what you want to buy, go inside and pick it yourself."

Most of Chen Dewang's stores are modern imitations, and the price is higher than other places, but one thing is good, that is, they are all better imitations, especially some are very exquisite, this is exactly what Chu Chen fancy.

As mentioned earlier, Chu Chen’s business is quite regular. Although he doesn’t tell others whether things are antiques or not when he’s picking stalls, the things he sells are of good quality, and there is no such thing as a crooked melon. Jujube's object, or simply a fabrication.

Chu Chen always believes that since a customer buys something from him, even if the item has no cultural value, it must have a certain artistic value, which is also a kind of respect for customers.This can be regarded as one of his simple ideas, or the bottom line of being a human being.

People say that good people are not rewarded with good things. In fact, this sentence may not be accurate in the business field. There is a saying that harmony makes money.Although Chu Chen may not earn as much as others for a single item, over time, there will be more regular customers or repeat customers, and he earns more than others.

After a while of picking and picking, Chu Chen had already selected most of the targets. Under the influence of Uncle Wu, he used to focus on the business of porcelain, so most of the goods he took this time were all kinds of more exquisite new imitation porcelain. Others are jade and bronze ware.

As for calligraphy and paintings, Chu Chen didn't buy them here, but went to an acquaintance in Nancheng to buy them. After all, he specialized in arts. Although Chen Dewang also had calligraphy and paintings here, either he couldn't afford them, or he couldn't catch them.

"what!"

Suddenly, Chu Chen was attracted by a jade article, which was a jade pendant carved from black and white jade.

Black and white jade is actually black jade with a white jade base, and it is also called blue and white jade in the market.

Blue and white jade is black star point, or cloudy or striped black lines in white jade or blue and white jade, which can be called blue and white jade. If blue and white jade is black (gray) and white, it is what people call black and white jade.

At first glance, this piece of jade pendant looks gray and not very bright, giving people a dull feeling, but upon closer inspection, it can still be seen that it is extraordinary.So he took it without hesitation. As soon as the jade pendant was in his hand, the power began to move around. There is no doubt that it is an old jade.

Chu Chen ignored other issues, raised the jade pendant in his hand, and began to observe carefully.

This piece of jade pendant is an openworked round pendant, decorated with cirrus cloud patterns, and the openwork inside the frame is a pattern of two dragons playing with beads. The overall lines are smooth and the carving is powerful. It should be said that it has a certain foundation.

On the whole, this should be a jade pendant carved in the middle or late Qing Dynasty. As for why Chu Chen could not make an accurate conclusion, it was also because he was not as proficient in jade as porcelain.Afterwards, it was confirmed with the use of supernatural powers that this jade pendant was an openwork chilong-patterned pendant from the mid-Qing Dynasty.

As for why this jade pendant looks a little dull, it should be because it has not been worn for a long time, as long as it is worn for a while, it will be a different scene.However, Chu Chen was still a little strange, why did Mr. Chen put this jade pendant among the imitations?According to his eyes, it shouldn't be.

Unable to figure it out for a while, Chu Chen put the question aside, and now there is a strange phenomenon that makes him very concerned.

The feeling of being attracted by the jade pendant just now really made him feel a little confused, and this feeling did not appear for the first time today. It happened just now when he found the seal embryo, and he didn't care about it at the time. He thought it was an accidental phenomenon, but now it seems that there must be something wrong with it that he has not discovered.

(End of this chapter)