Dad's Tianting Taobao Store

Chapter 17 Something is wrong

"Okay, I promise you!"

Mr. Long agreed without hesitation, and asked again: "Now you can let me see what kind of treasure is in this box, right?"

Xiao Ming smiled modestly.

"It's not a treasure, it's just a little old. I don't know if it can be sold for a price. I also ask Mr. Long to take a look at it for me."

With that said, he opened the express box.

When Mr. Long saw the scraps of paper stuffed inside, with Xiao Ming's handwriting still on them, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ming pushed aside the two outermost sheets of paper, and a corner of dark gray clay came into his eyes. He was a little careless at first, but he sat up straight in an instant, sat upright, and even held his breath.

Seeing Xiao Ming picking up the waste paper covering it casually, he gasped in fright, and quickly shouted: "Wait!"

The voice was urgent and panicked.

Xiao Ming was so frightened that he stopped his movements, and saw that Mr. Long's eyes were fixed on the exposed corner of the box, and his eyes were full of light.

After a while, I realized that I was a little excited, suppressed the turbulent waves in my heart, and asked: "Brother Xiao, can I do it for you?"

Seeing the change in his attitude, Xiao Ming felt curious in his heart, nodded slightly, raised his hand and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Mr. Long nodded gratefully, but instead of doing anything, he called a middle-aged man with an expressionless face.

"Go get hot water and gloves."

The man nodded and left again.

Xiao Ming didn't understand why, so Mr. Long apologized: "Sorry, according to the rules, these kinds of antiquities should be thoroughly cleaned on the spot, and it's best to open them in a sterile environment, but this time the time is tight, I hope the little brother doesn't mind."

He spoke solemnly, and his attitude towards Xiao Ming had obviously changed drastically.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming couldn't help but take a look at the earthen pottery bottle he brought over in a courier box.

Is it really so amazing?
He was shocked in his heart, but his face was expressionless, and he nodded.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's convenient for you."

Long Chengfei, who was sitting on the other side, saw the change in Mr. Long's attitude, and his eyes were full of suspicion.

Is that earthenware bottle real?
Soon, the butler brought the things up.

Mr. Long washed his hands, wiped them with a white cloth, put on a pair of brand new gloves, and carefully removed the layers of paper covering them, revealing the palm-sized earthen pottery bottle.

The entire body of the bottle was exposed in front of his eyes, and he opened his eyes slightly, with excitement shining in his eyes.

"It was more than 2000 BC, and it has been in existence for more than [-] years. If such treasures were unearthed, they would be enough to be included in the National Museum, but even so, very few have been handed down, and most of them have been damaged. one..."

He carefully picked it up, observed carefully, and caught every detail of the bottle in his eyes.

After observing carefully for a while, Mr. Long carefully put it down.

Looking at the express box, although I really don't want to put this kind of treasure back into such a simple box.

But now that the transaction has not been completed, he had no choice but to hold back and put it back with extra care, and then he let out a long sigh.

"How? Mr. Long." Xiao Ming asked.

Mr. Long nodded.

"It is indeed a product of Tang Yao's period. The workmanship is exquisite. There are several works in the heyday. The patterns on it are complete, and there are no cracks on the bottle body. It's just..."

They frowned and said in a puzzled way: "I think the body of the bottle is smooth and delicate. It was made by someone touching and playing with it for a long time, and there is no trace of being buried in the soil. Such a cultural relic has been played by people all the time, and it can still be preserved like this." It’s perfect, it’s really great.”

After hearing this, Xiao Ming remembered that Chang'e was holding it and rubbing it in his hand.

When she lived in Guanghan Palace, she should have played with it from time to time, right?

Grandpa Long asked again: "How much do you want to bid, little brother?"

Xiao Ming thought for a while, but instead of expressing his previous estimate, he asked, "How much do you think this bottle can fetch?"

Mr. Long stroked his gray beard and thought for a long time before speaking.

"A few months ago, a pottery pot from Tang Yao's period was sold at an auction for a high price of 3000 million. There was a crack on it, but this one was well preserved and the workmanship was even more exquisite..."

"In this way, if I offer 4000 million, Brother Yang will sell this bottle to me, okay?"

4000 million!
Xiao Ming was shocked.

Before coming here, he only thought that the bottle could be sold for millions, which was a high price, but he didn't expect it to reach tens of millions!

He was extremely shocked in his heart, but his face became more calm and he did not speak.

Old Man Long turned his head and glanced at Long Chengfei, for a moment he couldn't make up his mind what Xiao Ming was thinking.

After thinking for a while, he changed his mind and said, "Forty-five million, we will never reveal your identity and background. If you have another auction item in the future, Long Jia will also auction it at a high price. How about it?"

Xiao Ming thought about it, but still shook his head.

"3000 million, plus one more condition. I have the right of first refusal for all the auction items of the Long family in the future."

"all?"

Mr. Long frowned slightly and asked back.

Xiao Ming nodded, but Mr. Long fell into deep thought.

Long Chengfei looked at Xiao Ming in shock, never expecting him to make such a request.

Xiao Ming didn't know why the two of them were so surprised. He proposed this condition in order to get along well with the Long family.

Mr. Long gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Okay, deal!"

After speaking, he stood up and stretched out his hand.

"If there are other collections in the future, I hope you will be the first to our auction house."

Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, shook his hand and nodded.

"of course."

Old Man Long said: "Due to the huge amount, the money will be remitted to your account in three days. At that time, I will personally send someone to the door to retrieve this bottle."

Xiao Ming looked back at the treasure packed in the express box. If he had known it was worth 3000 million, he would have given it a better box.

Now when I think of the price, I am worried that it will be accidentally broken on the way back, so I said: "No, just put this bottle here, I believe that Mr. Long will not regret it."

When Long Ao heard this, he looked at Xiao Ming with a little more appreciation, nodded and said: "Okay! Little brother trusts me so much, I will definitely not let you down."

Xiao Ming exchanged pleasantries with him for a while before finally leaving.

Long Chengfei sent him out, then returned to the living room, and saw Mr. Long holding the bottle and studying it.

He frowned and said, "Grandpa, what do you think of Xiao Ming?"

Mr. Long raised his head, with some doubts in his eyes, he shook his head.

"I can't figure it out."

Long Chengfei was also puzzled, thinking of the condition that Xiao Ming just put forward.

He has the right of first refusal for all the auction items of the Long family.

It's fine if there are other conditions, but this one is really hard to figure out.

Long's Auction House is located all over the country, and Xiao Ming can take whatever auction items he wants, and he won't even blink.

But there are some special auction items that are hidden behind the scenes... but they are different.

Could it be that Xiao Ming came here for those auction items this time?
But remembering that he couldn't even avoid that rockery just now, Long Chengfei became confused again.

"Does he have any real skills? Why can't he even avoid a stone, and he is so scared that he stands still."

Mr. Long shook his head.

At this moment, several workers walked in from the outside, with hesitation and puzzlement on their faces.

"What happened?" Long Chengfei warmed up.

Several workers looked at each other, full of doubts: "Master, Master, there is something wrong with that stone..."

"Which rock?"

"It's the stone you told us to use to test Xiao Ming just now, and there's something wrong with it..."

Hearing this, Mr. Long raised his head.

"Why not?"

The worker's expression was complicated, and he couldn't explain clearly for a while, and said: "You should go and see for yourself."

Hearing this, Mr. Long stood up and went out.

The huge boulder that almost hit Xiao Ming just now has been moved down and placed horizontally on the ground. The two-meter-high boulder weighs more than a thousand catties.

"Master, look." The worker raised his hand and pointed.

Old Man Long and Long Chengfei turned their heads to look, and suddenly opened their eyes wide.

There was a deep palm print left on that boulder!

(End of this chapter)