Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
He had picked up a treasure.
Feng Liuxu didn't want to be the matchmaker. He just saw that Tang Piaoxue and Shangguan Zhenzhen had a good impression of Qin Xiao. Feng Liuxu also felt that Qin Xiao was a very good person, a man that he admired and worshipped.
Such an outstanding man was worthy of being matched by beautiful women.
Therefore, Feng Liuxu's words could be considered an indirect introduction.
If Qin Xiao was interested, then he could try to see if there would be any development. If not, then it was nothing.
However, Feng Liuxu didn't expect that Qin Xiao didn't even have a trace of euphemism. He directly rejected it and cut off all possibilities.
It seemed that this was fate. Fate was something that he was aware of.
Since that was the case, then he didn't mention it anymore. Everything was up to fate. He wouldn't participate in this kind of thing.
There were quite a lot of shouts on the street. These merchants could talk like a river when they opened their mouths, making it sound like a deluge of heavenly flowers. It was obviously a bronze mirror with modern craftsmanship, but they could say that it was a dressing mirror used by Empress Dowager Cixi. It was priceless. Then, there would be a big sale today, a big price reduction, and so on. In the end, it would be sold.
In fact, the price of this kind of craftsmanship was not even ten yuan. If it was sold for a few hundred yuan, the profit would be dozens of times.
Feng Liuxu walked while talking to Qin Xiao about some interesting things in the antique market. It was nothing more than cheating. This was also a major feature of the antique market.
"Therefore, the antique market in the East City is actually divided into the inner and outer parts. The outer part of the market is a mix of good and bad people. It is to earn money from people who don't know the trade. Most of them are tourists.
"There are also some middlemen who pull in some stupid people with a lot of money to cooperate with them. To put it bluntly, it is to earn money from people who don't know the trade. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is cheating.
"Most of the things placed here are modern handicrafts or some worthless old things. The real treasures won't be placed here. They will be placed in the inner part of the market.
"As for the inner part of the market, only the real experts can enter. Little Yin is hidden in the antique market. Without an insider to lead the way, outsiders can't enter. "
Qin Xiao was just casually listening. He wasn't interested in these things. Moreover, he wanted to know the reason behind it. He only needed a single thought to know everything.
"Can't you find anything here?" Qin Xiao asked.
Feng Liuxu said: "It's possible to pick up scraps, but it's possible to pick up small scraps. It's something that only happens once in a while. I don't think it happens even once a year. "
"It's basically impossible for there to be a big leak. After all, the things that are put on display will be examined by a few experts. If there are really valuable things, they wouldn't be put on display. They would have been sold long ago."
"Of course. In the early years, there were many people who worked in the underworld. They would often get some ghost goods. However, this kind of thing had long been banned by the country. Now that it was illegal, not many people dared to do it. Even if they did, they wouldn't dare to do it so openly. They would find a way to digest it in secret. "
"So, it's not very likely that you'll be able to pick up a big bargain here."
Was it impossible?
Qin Xiao's gaze landed on a shelf. It was a shelf placed at the entrance of an antique shop.
Usually, the shelves placed at the entrance were filled with cheap goods. There was a manservant who was doing his best to shout and persuade the passing tourists to buy them.
The manservant's eyes were sharp. When he saw Qin Xiao glance at it, he immediately went over enthusiastically. With a flattering smile, he said: "This handsome man looks like an expert. You took a fancy to my family's treasures at first glance. It's not that I want to brag, but my family's items are the most valuable on this street. Every day, there are people who can pick up scraps at my house. "
"Handsome man, look at my family's treasures. They're all good things that have been around for a long time. All of them are very valuable. Which one do you like? I'll bring it over for you to take a good look. "
Feng Liuxu glanced at it and said: "Open the door and you won't see a ghost. If a ghost opens the door, you won't see a ghost. Don't say such words to fool laymen. "
Hearing Feng Liuxu's words, the manservant immediately knew that he had met an expert. He immediately smiled embarrassedly and said: "This handsome man, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't recognize Mt. Tai."
"Although these things aren't antiques, they still have some craftsmanship value. I see that this handsome man has taken a fancy to something. Why don't you take a look and give it to me at cost price? It's only a few hundred yuan. Come out to play. Just treat it as a pleasure. "
Feng Liuxu looked at Qin Xiao. He naturally had no interest in these things.
Qin Xiao casually picked up a copper cup. It looked a little like a tripod and a toasting cup. The shape was a little strange. It didn't look like anything.
This copper cup was covered with rust. It wasn't bronze. Therefore, it could be seen that it wasn't made of pure copper. There was iron mixed in. It was full of rust. The bronze color couldn't be seen.
Moreover, it was covered with black mud and other things, which made it look very dirty. However, the more it was like this, the more it would make laymen think that it was an ancient and valuable thing.
This was obviously something that was artificially made. The purpose was to pass off the fake as the real thing.
With the current craftsmanship, the level of artistry had reached an extremely high level. Even if one was an expert, they would need to carefully examine it before they could make a judgment.
"Senior Qin, this was made by artistry. It isn't anything good. There isn't much value in appreciating it." Feng Liuxu reminded him softly.
The manservant tried his best to say: "This handsome man, this is a toasting cup from the Warring States Period. Hehe, although it's a modern imitation, it's hard to tell if one isn't an expert."
"If this thing is placed at home, it's very appreciative."
"Since it was brought here by an expert, I won't give a random price. 100 yuan, you can take it."
"Bah —" This time, Feng Liuxu didn't say anything. Instead, Tang Piaoxue said: "This thing is selling for 100 yuan? The cost price isn't even 20 yuan. Since you know that we're experts, do you think we don't know the ropes? "
The manservant smiled awkwardly and said with a bit of grievance: "Beauty, you can't say that. The cost and the selling price are definitely different. Look at how big our shop is. How much is the rent every year? There are so many people in our shop who need to get paid and eat. The boss also needs to make some money. The cost is 20 yuan but selling it for 100 yuan. In any industry, this is a very normal thing, right? "
"Beauty, you also know that you're rich. Don't be so calculative with a manservant like me over a few dozen yuan."
Tang Piaoxue casually threw out a 100 yuan bill and said impatiently: "Alright, alright. I'm too lazy to argue with you. If my handsome Qin Xiao didn't like it, I wouldn't want this thing even if you gave it to me. "
"Hehe, that's right, that's right. This beauty definitely won't care about these little things. Our shop has some treasures. Beauty, are you interested in taking a look inside? "The manservant took the money and smiled even more flatteringly.
Tang Piaoxue waved her hand and said: "I'm not interested at all. Don't try to trick me."
It was just a little thing. If Qin Xiao liked it, then she would buy it.
"Senior Qin, let's go." Feng Liuxu said.
Qin Xiao said to the manservant: "Can you give me some water?"
"Water?" The manservant was slightly stunned. He immediately ran into the shop and took out a bottle of mineral water.
Mineral water?
That's fine.
Qin Xiao took it. Everyone thought that he wanted to drink water. Unexpectedly, Qin Xiao opened the bottle of mineral water and poured it into the copper cup.
As he poured the water, he gently rubbed the copper cup with his hand.
Just as everyone was wondering why Qin Xiao would do such a thing, something miraculous happened.
The iron embroidery on the copper cup quickly faded. It was like something that was stained with mud being washed clean.
Qin Xiao's hand seemed to have the special ability to purify some filth.
With Qin Xiao's strength, he naturally could easily remove all the filth. However, he didn't want to appear too shocking. Therefore, he asked the manservant for a cup of water and used it to wash the filth.
Even so, it was still somewhat magical. However, it was much better.
After the filth was washed clean, the cyan copper body was revealed.
"Bronze …"
Seeing this color of the copper body, Feng Liuxu and the manservant's eyes immediately lit up.
As long as an expert took a look, they would be able to see a lot of things.
At a glance, one could tell that this bronze was very old. It was definitely an antique.
After all the filth was washed clean, the copper cup suddenly changed its appearance. The entire body was green copper. Moreover, the shape was very delicate.
Just by looking at the green copper, one could tell that it was an old item.
It was very difficult for copper to rust. However, it was only difficult. It didn't mean that copper wouldn't rust. After a certain period of time, it would still rust.
The older it was, the greener the surface of the copper would be covered with a layer of verdigris.
As time passed, the brass would slowly turn into bronze. Therefore, it was now called ancient bronze and bronze.
Bronze wasn't like rust. Rust could be easily removed. However, rust was fused with the copper. It was very difficult to remove it.
Because of this, it was very difficult for bronze to age.
A connoisseur would be able to tell that this copper cup was at least a thousand years old. It was definitely a valuable antique.
The manservant was also dumbfounded. How could a treasure appear in this garbage dump? It shouldn't be. How could such a good thing be left here?
However, the truth in front of his eyes made the manservant not dare to hesitate. He immediately went back to the store to call the boss over.
"Senior Qin, can you let me take a look?" Feng Liuxu asked.
Qin Xiao casually tossed it to Feng Liuxu. No matter how valuable this thing was, it was nothing to him.
Feng Liuxu took the copper cup and carefully appraised it.
Soon, Feng Liuxu also laughed. "Senior Qin, you really have good eyesight. It was buried so deep, but it still can't escape your sharp eyes. This drinking cup should be from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It's an antique from more than two thousand years ago. To be able to preserve it in such a complete state, it is indeed very rare. "
"A conservative estimate is that this drinking cup is worth at least ten million."
"If the auction situation is good, it's very normal for it to be sold for ten to twenty million."
"To be able to buy such a good thing with just a hundred yuan, it's really amazing. I'm afraid no one has ever found such a big treasure. "
Tang Piaoxue also said with a look of admiration, "Hehehe, handsome Qin Xiao, you are amazing. You are simply a god."
"Feng Liuxu, your family is an antique aristocratic family. Your grandfather's generation is a well-known big shot in the antique world. You boast about how good your ability to identify antiques is. Look, such a good treasure is in front of you, but you didn't even notice it. It's me, handsome Qin Xiao, who recognized it at a glance. "
"I earned ten to twenty million in a short time."
Feng Liuxu smiled bitterly. However, he had to admit that this time, he really made a mistake.
Of course, in his heart, he naturally admired Qin Xiao.
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