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Chapter 230

The store had a small entrance, and a man in his 30s moved a chair and sat inside the store entrance. There was a long table on the outside side of the store, and some things were placed on it.

When Lin Fengcao picked up the things, the man glanced at him without making a sound.

The man's clothes and posture looked a bit worn down, and his eyes showed a bit of slyness.

What Lin Fengcao picked up was a book case.

Yu Yao stepped forward to take a look, this bookcase was a bit special, it was made of sharkskin, it was treated into golden red, and the four corners were covered with copper and gilt.

The year should be roughly in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Lin Fengcao turned her head to look at the man who was a little bit down.

The man should be the owner of the shop. Seeing Lin Fengcao looking at him, he smiled and raised his hand casually, "Just look!"

Lin Fengcao nodded and opened the bookcase.

Inside, is a stack of ancient engraved books.Take out carefully one by one, there are seven in total, this is a set of "The Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law".

Yu Yao then picked it up and flipped through it, and quickly shook his head lightly.

This set of "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" is a modern imitation, and it should have been a fine print of the Ming Dynasty.However, the level of this set of imitations is still acceptable, but it cannot be hidden from Yu Yao.

Then, Yu Yao tapped a book with his fingers, and gave Lin Fengcao a wink.

Lin Fengcao understood, and gently put the books back into the book case one by one.But after putting it away, he turned to look at the sharkskin bookcase seriously.

Whether it is the craftsmanship of the leather or the craftsmanship of the book case, they are all first-class.Shark skin was also widely used in the Qing Dynasty. For example, scabbards and scabbards, and even snuff bottles were made of shark skin.

However, shark skin bookcases are really rare.The outer skin is shark skin, and the inner liner is camphor wood.Shockproof, moistureproof and mothproof are very beneficial to protect books.

Yu Yao thought to himself, with such a good and exquisite book case, the original block editions of ancient books inside must be good things!

But now, this bookcase is used to hold a set of modern imitations. There are roughly two possibilities.

One possibility is that it originally contained a set of engraved editions of the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" in the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing people collected them, they customized a sharkskin bookcase for collection.Now I don't know who got it, it may be the owner of the shop, or it may be the previous seller. In short, it is a game of "one fish, two meals".

The original official engravings of the Ming Dynasty are sure to sell well and can be sold separately; and then a set of engraved copies is bound to be difficult to sell. With such an old bookcase, the possibility of selling will be even greater.

Another possibility is that the books in this shark skin bookcase are indeed lost. The shopkeeper only got such a bookcase, and he doesn’t know what engraved edition it was. It is just right, so I will sell it with it.

Lin Fengcao liked this bookcase very much, "Boss, can I buy this bookcase by itself? I'm not interested in block editions of ancient books, and it happens that there is a set of books in a suitable size."

He originally wanted to add that the reason for not buying Buddhist scriptures because of different beliefs seemed more real and natural, but he changed his mind and didn't say it, and he didn't know if the shopkeeper believed in Buddhism, so don't cause unnecessary trouble.

At this time, Yu Yao and Yang Rui were on the side, casually looking at other things on the long table.

The shopkeeper got up from his chair and walked over, "That's ok, after we finish the talk, just leave the book behind."

Lin Fengcao didn't expect him to be so happy, "Then you offer the lowest price?"

"Since you like it, let's see and give it!" The shopkeeper still smiled a little.

"Look at it" is often heard in the antique market, it is just a polite word, it is also to ease the atmosphere of bargaining, don't come up and make swords drawn.

In this regard, buyers respond in various ways, some offer a symbolic low price, and some insist on letting the seller pay.Generally speaking, if the buyer can't persist, the seller can't push anymore. After all, you are the one selling things.

However, the shopkeeper still refused to bid after Lin Fengcao said a few words and insisted on asking him to bid.

After turning over and over again, the most common thing is: just look at it!
Lin Fengcao was helpless, he was quite kind, "I'll pay two thousand, okay?"

If it were Yang Rui, he might be able to say a dollar.

This shark skin bookcase from the mid-Qing Dynasty is still worth [-] to [-] yuan.

"Your price is too low, old stuff, sharkskin bookcases are rare!" the shopkeeper said with a smile, not in a hurry.

"Then you go out!"

"You look at it, add some."

Lin Fengcao really didn't meet such a shopkeeper, so he came and went again and again, and finally added [-], but the shopkeeper still didn't reply and asked him to "look at it".

Yu Yao and Yang Rui looked at each other, and they both understood.

This is what happened to "sitting on the floor"!

Sitting on the floor is originally a northern slang, which roughly means being sloppy, sitting on the floor, unable to get up, crying and making noise, and not giving up until the goal is achieved.

However, in the antique business, sitting on the ground does not mean this, it refers to people like shopkeepers.

On the surface, it seems that you are negotiating the price, but when you sell something, you don’t bid, and you keep letting the buyer look at it; if you give a low price, he will say less, and let you keep raising it.

"Sit on the ground" in the antique shop often means that you have no idea about things and can't grasp the price in place.So when you meet a buyer who thinks he knows how to do it, he just grinds it like this, and it keeps annoying you. If there is any omission, or the final price is called out, he thinks it is almost the same, so he will bid at the end.

Sharkskin bookcases from the Qing Dynasty are rare, and there are no auction records to refer to. Moreover, he put the things out on purpose, probably because of this idea.

Maybe, if Lin Fengcao hadn't discussed the price with him before, that is to say, Lin Fengcao was the first one, and he wouldn't necessarily bid at the end of the grinding process; Individuals can finally make up their minds.

In the antique shop, if you meet this kind of person, unless you come across something you love, it's best to stay far away.

Yu Yao tugged at Lin Fengcao, pulled him aside, and whispered.

Yang Rui didn't follow, but walked up to the shop owner and said directly, "Boss, is this yours?"

"This is not mine, I put it up for sale?"

"Then you don't bid, how can we buy?"

"You sell yours, and I will sell it if I think it is appropriate."

Yang Rui looked at the shopkeeper, "Eight thousand is not enough, right, six thousand!"

"what?"

"four thousand!"

"..."

"two thousand!"

The shopkeeper's smiling face finally pulled up, "Dude, if you don't want to buy it, don't worry about it!"

"Is it because I don't want to buy it, or you don't want to sell it?" Yang Rui sneered.

"Who buys it? If you buy it, I'll talk to you, and if he buys it, I'll talk to him!" The shopkeeper said as he took out his phone and tapped it quickly.

"Now I'm the one to buy!" Yang Rui said, "Make an offer!"

Disdain appeared on the shopkeeper's face, "I told you and watched it, don't you understand?"

(End of this chapter)