treasure hunter

Looking at the shopkeeper's five fingers raised up, Pei Miao smiled and said, "5."

The shopkeeper couldn't help laughing: "My guest, you really know how to joke."

Pei Miao also laughed: "You were the one who joked first. Apart from being Song Dynasty porcelain, this bottle is also of good quality. Other than that, it's useless. It's just a piece of rubbish folk kiln. It can be sold just like that. 50?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly argued: "This enamel is still very good..."

Pei Miao smiled lightly and said, "Boss, let's stop playing tricks. In fact, I also run an antique shop, but the shop is in Jinling. It's called Jubaozhai. You can check it online."

The boss immediately exclaimed after hearing the words: "Jubaozhai?! You opened Jubaozhai?"

Pei Miao nodded, "Yes, I opened it with my friend."

"Really?" The shopkeeper looked at Pei Miao again in surprise. Jubaozhai has been a big hit in the antique circle in recent months. In addition, at the first auction of Sanli Auction Company some time ago, several treasures were sold. It was taken by Jubaozhai, and the reputation of Jubaozhai spread all over the country. Although it is only a small antique shop, it is known to almost the whole country.

"Yes." The shopkeeper suddenly said, "I heard that the boss of Jubaozhai is a young man, and you are also a young man. It seems really possible."

Pei Miao raised her eyebrows and smiled: "What is possible, I am the boss of Jubaozhai."

The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he heard the words, the boss of Jubaozhai is undoubtedly a master, since that is the case, he said: "Well, whether you are the boss of Jubaozhai or not, it seems that you are also a master, so I will give you a real If you still feel that the price is not suitable, then there is really nothing you can do.”

Pei Miao spread her hands and said, "Tell me, what's the price?"

The shopkeeper raised two fingers: "20, how about it?"

Pei Miao frowned and pondered for a moment when she heard the words, and finally nodded: "Okay, you said this is the lowest price, and I'm too embarrassed to bargain, let's just say 20."

"Okay, Xiao Tan, come over here to make an invoice!" The shopkeeper immediately happily asked the teller to come over to make an invoice, and he himself found a packing box to help Pei Miao pack the bottle, and filled the box with shock-absorbing sponges.

Pei Miao paid by card, took the receipt and the box containing the porcelain vase, raised an eyebrow at Ye Lao and Hu Haibing, and said, "Let's go, Master, Lao Hu."

Pei Miao now directly calls Hu Jianbing Old Hu.

Ye Lao and Hu Jianbing walked out of the store together with Pei Miao, and then Hu Jianbing said, "Wow, Pei Miao, you bargained too hard, 100 million directly went down to 20."

Pei Miao said: "Actually, 15 is enough, but I don't want to talk to him anymore. Master, I think this bottle is not easy, please show me."

"Okay." Ye Lao smiled slightly, pointed to the rest bench not far away, and said, "Go over there and have a look."

The three came to the bench, Ye Lao sat down, Pei Miao put the box beside him, Ye Lao carefully opened the box, took out the porcelain bottle, then took out the magnifying glass from his pocket, and began to observe carefully.

After observing for a while, Ye Lao carefully rubbed the surface of the porcelain vase with his hands, his expression very serious.

Pei Miao and Hu Jianbing stood aside, silently watching Ye Lao appreciating the bottle, their faces full of anticipation.

After a long time, Mr. Ye put down the magnifying glass and laughed: "Good thing, Pei Miao, you are amazing! You missed the big one!"

Pei Miao hurriedly asked, "What's the big leak?"

Ye Lao smiled and asked back: "You picked up the leak yourself, wouldn't you know?"

Hu Jianbing also looked at Pei Miao suspiciously, and said, "That's right, you don't know what it is that you bought yourself?"

Pei Miao said: "I just saw that the glaze color and enamel quality of this bottle are a bit weird, and I felt that this bottle is not simple, so I bought it. Anyway, it has been confirmed that it is something from the Song Dynasty, and the price is not bad, so I won't lose money."

Ye Lao laughed and said: "It's not just a loss, you are making a lot of money. If I read correctly, this should be a porcelain vase from Ge Kiln in Song Dynasty. Ge Kiln porcelain is so precious, I don't need to tell you more Bar?"

Pei Miao pretended to be very excited when she heard the words: "Is it really Ge Kiln, but the characteristics of Ge Kiln porcelain are very obvious, I don't see any characteristics of Ge Kiln on this bottle?"

Hu Jianbing originally wanted to ask what Ge Kiln is, but then he thought about it, as a layman, would it make sense to ask them to explain what Ge Kiln is? Don't ask, in short, it's right if you don't know the truth.

"Speaking of this, hehe..." Ye Lao rubbed the surface of the porcelain bottle again with a smile, and said, "It also involves a very rare secret method of porcelain protection, called the fog concealment method, which is to apply a very thin layer on the surface of porcelain. After this layer of grease dries, it will be tightly attached to the surface of the porcelain to protect the porcelain. Don't underestimate this layer of grease. It has a great protective effect on the porcelain. The enamel and glaze color of the porcelain are oxidized by strong light. Reduced by 80%, even after the porcelain is protected by this layer of grease, the general collision will not break the porcelain. The only side effect is that it will affect the appearance and feel of the porcelain. convenient."

Pei Miao hurriedly asked, "Why is the oil so powerful?"

"God knows." Ye Lao raised his eyebrows and said, "This secret method has been lost for a long time. It's easy to get lost."

Hu Jianbing said: "Then how can the grease be removed?"

Ye Laodao: "The method is very simple, use fire to smoke, this oil, as long as it is smoked by fire, it will slowly melt, but you have to be careful when smoking, and control the temperature well, otherwise it will damage the porcelain of."

Pei Miao said: "This reminds me of the invisible method last time, plating a layer of metal on the surface of porcelain, alas, the wisdom of the ancients is really amazing."

Hu Jianbing said: "I don't think it's unusual for the ancient kings to gather the power of the whole country to develop such a flashy technology. It's better to spend more time on governing the country and let the people have enough food and clothing. This is the right way."

Ye Lao said slowly: "The benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom. The same thing, when viewed from different angles, the results seen are also different. The method of fog concealment and the method of concealment, from the perspective of archaeology, It is a cultural treasure, but from the perspective of people's livelihood, it is indeed a waste of money."

Pei Miao said: "Master, this brother kiln porcelain vase is used as my birthday gift for you, do you think it will work?"

Ye Laodao: "It's too expensive, but... now that the birthday gift is approaching, you don't have much time to choose the birthday gift, so it's as expensive as it is."

Pei Miao said: "Then put it in your place first, and then give it to me after you get rid of the fog hidden method on it."

"Okay." Ye Lao waved to a bodyguard not far away, and the bodyguard ran over immediately.

Ye Lao put the bottle into the box, passed the box to him, and said, "Hold it, be careful, don't touch it, it's very precious."

"Yes." The bodyguard nodded vigorously, and retreated holding the box.

It was noon, and they found a noodle shop and ate a meal of Chongqing noodles. The taste was not bad, and the lunch was settled.

After lunch, the three of them rested for more than 20 minutes and continued to stroll.

Because Hu Jianbing's birthday gifts are very demanding, they must be within 800 yuan, which is really hard to find. Until 04:30 in the afternoon, Pei Miao saw a pair of nice things on the street stall, which were a pair of ink sticks.

Ink sticks are the things used to study ink. Now ink sticks can only be seen in stores that sell stationery supplies, and small and medium-sized stores will not sell good ink. After all, the demand for ink is too high now. Low, only calligraphy lovers have demand, and some calligraphy writers directly buy ready-made ink without using ink sticks. They think that people who use ink sticks are arty.

For modern ink-making technology, people in the industry have different opinions. Some people say that ancient ink is good, some people say that modern ink is good, and some people think that no matter what kind of ink, calligraphy skills are the most important. As long as the skill is high enough, no matter how poor the ink is, you can write good characters. If the calligraphy skill is not enough, no matter how good the ink is, it will be useless.

This street stall sells miscellaneous items. The ink sticks are about [-] yuan, and they are sold in pairs. Pei Miao squatted down and stared at the few pieces of ink for a while, then asked: "Boss, what do you pay for [-] yuan?" How do you sell ink?"

The boss said: "It costs 500 yuan a piece. If you buy 3500 yuan, it will be cheaper for you. Take [-] away."

Hu Jianbing immediately stared and exclaimed: "What kind of ink is this, so expensive?!"

The boss said: "This is authentic Hui ink of the Qing Dynasty! Where can you find such good ink? The price is very fair."

Pei Miao smiled and asked, "Can I have a look?"

Seeing that Pei Miao seemed interested in these inks, the boss nodded and said, "Yes."

Pei Miao brought the eight pieces of ink to her face, carefully looked at each one, and put it to her nose to smell.

Seeing Pei Miao's careful observation, the boss smiled and flattered him: "This brother is an expert at first glance."

"Hehe, I can't talk about being an expert." Pei Miao said modestly, and continued to read.

Pei Miao looked at all the eight pieces of ink, and then calculated the price in his mind. To be honest, the price given by the boss was a bit high, but it was not outrageous. The eight pieces of ink were actually Hui ink of the Qing Dynasty. However, It was from the late Qing Dynasty, and Pei Miao didn't even need to use his powers to tell that it was from the Guangxu period.

It's a pity that these inks don't have any marks, which means that these inks belonged to the three-no products in that era, and they should be made by small workshops, so the appearance is naturally very poor.

However, if it was really only Hui ink from the Guangxu period, it would be impossible to attract Pei Miao. Among the eight pieces of ink, only two pieces could attract Pei Miao. These two pieces of ink are exactly the same as the other six pieces, but These two pieces of ink are not from the Guangxu period, but from the Yongzheng period.

Although these two pieces of ink look exactly the same as the other six pieces, in fact the quality is completely different. How to put it, it is still a matter of materials.

Pei Miao guessed that these eight pieces of ink should be produced by the same workshop, but there is a difference of more than 100 years. Why the difference of more than 100 years? The only explanation is that the two pieces of ink from the Yongzheng period were forgotten in the warehouse, and Mixed with new ink.

The two pieces of ink from the Yongzheng period were made of good materials and sufficient, but the materials used in the seven pieces of ink from the Guangxu period have been changed, and other additives have been added. The carbon element is far inferior to the ink from the Yongzheng period. Much worse.

Therefore, among the eight pieces of ink, the most valuable ones are of course the two pieces of ink from the Yongzheng period.

Pei Miao finished reading the eight pieces of ink, picked up the two pieces of ink from the Yongzheng period, and said, "Boss, give me a little cheaper, 600, how about buying two pieces?"

"No, no, no." The boss shook his head, reaching out to grab the ink in Pei Miao's hand.

Pei Miao hurriedly said: "800, 800 head office, let me pay back the price."

The boss saw that Pei Miao added 200 all of a sudden, and the price was acceptable, so he hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, 800."

As he spoke, he handed the payment QR code to Pei Miao.

Pei Miao turned to Hu Jianbing and said, "Old Hu, give me the money."

"Huh?" Hu Jianbing asked in surprise, "Is this ink for me to read?"

Pei Miao said, "Yes, don't you want it? If you don't want it, then I'll buy it myself."

Hu Jianbing hurriedly said: "Yes, of course I want it." After speaking, he took his mobile phone to scan the code.

Dad wrapped the ink in paper and put it in front of the stall. Hu Jianbing picked up the paper bag, flipped through it, and sighed, "What kind of ink is this? It's so expensive."

The boss smiled and said: "The best Hui ink is still from the Qing Dynasty. It is difficult to buy it in the market now. If you buy it, you will earn money."

Just as Pei Miao and the others turned to leave, the stall owner turned around and took out two more pieces of ink from the box behind him, put them on the stall, and filled the missing space.

Hu Jianbing was a little puzzled about spending so much money to buy two pieces of ink, and asked Pei Miao as he walked with the ink, "Is this ink really worth this money?"

Pei Miao said, "Of course it's worth it. If you don't believe me, ask Mr. Ye."

Hu Jianbing said: "I'm going to give this to Ye Lao, and let him help me?"

Ye Lao laughed and said: "Show it to me, it's okay."

Hearing this, Hu Jianbing pointed to the bench beside the aisle and said, "Then sit down and watch."

Elder Ye sat on the bench again, took out his magnifying glass and waited.

Hu Jianbing opened the paper bag and handed both pieces of ink to Ye Lao.

Ye Lao looked at them piece by piece.

It's not easy to identify Mo, the whole thing is dark, which affects the light of observation.

Ye Lao looked at it for a long time, smelled and touched it, and then said: "This ink is not simple, the craftsmanship is very good, and it is quite old, it should be the high-quality Hui ink from Kangxi to Yongzheng."

Hearing the words, Pei Miao couldn't help admiring Mr. Ye secretly. This can be seen. You must know that Pei Miao only realized it through the assistance of supernatural powers. After all, things like Mo are too special, and they want to perfectly identify whether the craftsmanship is good or bad. And the specific age, the difficulty is quite great. Ye Lao can identify it with a magnifying glass without using any equipment, which is really remarkable.

Hu Jianbing was immediately overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "Is it a good thing?"

"Good stuff." Ye Lao nodded happily and said with a smile, "It's definitely a good thing."

Hu Jianbing hurriedly said: "Okay, then I will give it to you as a gift. It just meets your requirements. I bought it for 800 yuan. Don't tell me how much this thing is worth. I won't listen to it."

Ye Lao smiled when he heard the words: "I really asked Pei Miao to find such a suitable thing for you, okay, I will accept your birthday present."

He was about to stand up as he spoke, but when he stood up, he suddenly felt dizzy and wobbled when he stood still.

Pei Miao and Hu Jianbing quickly reached out to support him, Pei Miao asked urgently, "Master, what's wrong?"