Tianyan Jianbao

Chapter 23 There Are Robbers in the Antique Market

Li Zhi once told Wang Haoming one thing. Last year, a young man from the countryside set up a stall here, selling some rusty ancient coins.

According to the young man himself, he dug it out of the soil when he was farming. At that time, he thought it was some broken copper and iron.

Later, I heard from people in the village that some people collected these things, so I came to the antique market to try my luck.

However, there are too many people selling coins in the market, and his coins are not in good condition, so there is nothing to gain after placing them for a day.

When the young man was about to close his stall at night, an old gentleman squatted in front of his stall and did not leave. This old gentleman had a unique insight and saw that the coins he was selling were real Warring States Qi Dao coins.

And one of them is actually a six-character knife coin in Qi Dao. The survival, unearthed, and quantity of the six-character knife have always been the rarest.

The state of Qi is now Shandong. Mr. Zhu Huo, a former SD province, museum, and researcher, mentioned in his "New Code of Ancient Coins" that there are 495o pieces of Qi knives unearthed in various places in Shandong.

But there are only 16 pieces of Liuzidao, which makes the Liuzidao coins very precious. The price and price in the market are at least 6 RMB per piece. Even so, there are still many collectors who love ancient coins. Homes are hard to come by.

Although this six-character knife coin is a bit dilapidated, it is generally in good condition, and the old man also found four relatively intact five-character knife coins, although there are more five-character knife coins in existence.

But one piece can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars. The old man was so excited that he yelled. This yelling is not a big deal, and it immediately caused a sensation in the entire antique market.

You must know that these people who set up stalls sell things that are called modern handicrafts at a good level, or fakes and blind goods at a bad level, and they are specially designed to fool those who come to Taobao after reading a few books.

Generally, transactions with relatively large amounts are mostly carried out in those shops, and the transaction items and transaction amount are also kept confidential. Therefore, the news of Liuzidao appeared on the street stall, and within a few minutes, it spread like wind. all over the market.

The old gentleman knew he had made a slip of the tongue after he yelled it out, and he regretted it in his heart. This voice made him miss a chance to pick up the leak, but the old gentleman has indeed been looking for the six-character knife coin for a long time, and he sincerely wants to buy it.

At this time, the young man probably knew the value of his coins after hearing the comments from the spectators.

Since the quality of the six-character knife is not very good, the price is slightly lower. After the two discussed it, the old man finally bought the six-character knife and four five-character knife coins for 9 yuan. up.

And at that time, he took this rural boy to the bank to withdraw money to trade.

Ordinarily the story ends here, the old man's words made him fail to pick it up, and he spent tens of thousands of dollars in vain, and most of the people who watched the fun could only sigh in their hearts that the rural boy was lucky , plain windfall.

It's just that in this market, there are many people who want to make money and have ulterior motives. After discovering the value of those coins, a few pairs of greedy eyes fixed on these two people, and then followed them to the bank in the name of watching the excitement.

The old man took a taxi and left after the transaction, making it impossible for those few people to catch up. However, the rural guy who just got a huge sum of money was inexperienced. The account is saved again.

Instead, he carried the money with him and left the bank excitedly, which gave those few people an opportunity to follow the rural boy to a place with few people and robbed them of 9 yuan.

Fortunately, the rural guy was fatal. After being knocked unconscious by a severe blow to the head, he was sent to the hospital by kind people passing by. After undergoing a craniotomy, he came to his senses. The person who did the trick.

Although the arrears were recovered, after this incident, more than 9 of the 3 yuan was squandered by the gangsters, and more than 4 yuan became medical expenses.

Those gangsters were all penniless people who had enough to eat, and the whole family was not hungry. Naturally, they had no money to bear the civil responsibility for treating the young man, although they were all severely punished by the law in the end.

But no one can help him make up for the real loss of the rural boy, which can be regarded as joy and sorrow.

Since this incident happened, the management of the antique market has been strengthened and security guards have been added. Some people with a bad reputation who have been idle all day have been cleared out. It's a lot more cautious.

It is because of such things that happened here that Wang Haoming asked the above question. These days, there are many people who take risks for money, so we have to guard against them.

"Brother, my booth is right next to it. You just passed by and didn't pay attention."

The eunuch feeding the horse smiled obsequiously, bowed his body, and pointed to a stall on the way Wang Haoming came just now.

Wang Haoming heaved a sigh of relief. He heard the person in front of him say that the stall was on the street he just walked by.

"Brother Niu, take out our picture of Zheng Banqiao's characters, and give this big brother a palm..."

From the corner of Wang Haoming's eyes, he saw that when the thin young man was yelling, his eyes blinked as if sand had entered his eyes, and he couldn't help but smiled wryly in his heart.

Today, I am really knowledgeable. I have heard of medical care and wine care, but I didn't expect to meet an antique man who sings double reeds here.

Brother Niu's stall is the same as those next to it. A two-meter-square red cloth is spread on the ground, and some coins, bronzes and other objects are placed on it.

From the outside, all of them were rusty and stained, as if they had been worn for some years, but they didn't stop at these things just now, and just ignored the booth.

"Monkey, didn't I tell you a long time ago, someone ordered that painting, and I didn't show it until I saw it, why did you bring someone to see the goods again?"

The stall owner, Brother Niu, looked impatient and was talking to the thin young man, but Wang Haoming noticed that Brother Niu's eyes seemed to be aimed at him.

When chatting with the boss in the antique shop, the boss once mentioned that before the liberation, there were people in the Jianghu who sold real and fake antiques and sold antique calligraphy and paintings. Later, some people who robbed gold and tombs also joined in, and they were even more stealthy and abducted. , do everything you can.

He also traced back to the origin, and recognized the thief ancestor Shi Qian as the patriarch, and his behavior was somewhat consistent with the two people in front of him.

"It's fine if someone wants it, and I can't afford Zheng Banqiao's authentic work, come on, then I'm leaving."

In this market, his own boss can also be called a brand name, so although Wang Haoming is not afraid of trouble, he is too lazy to provoke these local snakes, and he will leave immediately.

"Don't, don't tell me, big brother, this good thing is rare to see, it's not too late to go after seeing it, Brother Niu, I've never seen you drive out guests like this."

The thin young man quickly grabbed Wang Haoming, and kept winking at that brother Niu. If he tried harder, he would really leave.

"It's okay to see, but if this brother likes it, I can't handle it. I have agreed to others. Well, let's take a look first..." Brother Niu saw that Wang Haoming was about to leave, and there was a trace of panic on his face. His expression softened immediately.

In fact, Wang Haoming also had a high opinion of these two. The two in front of him were at best singing double reeds, fooling newcomers who didn't know how to play or just entered the game, and made a little money.

Their professional level is far behind those old gangsters mentioned by the boss. At least, even Wang Haoming can see through the little tricks played between the two of them at a glance.

Hearing this, Wang Haoming stopped in his tracks, anyway, it doesn't matter to have a look, and he is not afraid of these two people buying and selling by force.

He also had a little luck in his heart. He could receive the fake manuscript of "Gong Fu Tie" from the old lady in the countryside. Maybe this person really has something good in his hand. If it is true, even if he can't afford it, he will absorb it. With the aura in it, it is also a business that can take advantage of it and not suffer losses.

Brother Niu was also secretly happy when he saw the young man turn around. Just now he and the monkey observed for a long time, and saw that he stopped by every stall selling old calligraphy and painting, but he just looked at it and didn't make a purchase.

Generally speaking, such a person should know a little about calligraphy and painting, but judging by his age, it is estimated that he has not been in the industry for a long time. The kind of people who are easy to fool.

Brother Niu stood up, and Wang Haoming saw that what he had made was not a bench, but a box woven with rattan.

After opening the box, Brother Niu carefully took out a scroll wrapped in yellow cloth with both hands, and uncovered the yellow cloth wrapping the scroll. Looking at the appearance alone, the wooden shafts at both ends of the scroll were worn out. , it looks like an old object.

(End of this chapter)