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Chapter 5 Rules
  Seeing the old man testing herself, Ruoxi straightened her chest and said confidently: "Grandpa, first of all, there are almost no signs of wear on the square hole of this copper coin."

“After the copper coins flow into the market, they are strung together with ropes.”

"As circulation time increases, the square hole in the middle of the copper coin cannot be as sharp and angular as the new coin."

"The Dade Yuanbao is a copper coin belonging to Emperor Chengzong of the Yuan Dynasty, 600 or 700 years ago, so the square hole in the middle of this copper coin is very unreasonable."

After speaking, Ruoxi continued.

“Secondly, there’s the patina of it.”

"If copper coins are improperly stored, the naturally occurring patina will be either ancient black, bluish, gold, or silver."

"Things like this that are all red are obviously artificially forged."

"The third and most critical part."

Having said this, Ruoxi looked at the antique shop owner Zhang Wenyu.

"I think the same thing as this boss."

"Banknotes were promoted during the Chengzong period of the Yuan Dynasty, and the use of copper coins was banned several times during this period. Therefore, Yuan Zhen and Dade coins are relatively small, and Dade Yuanbao is only mentioned in history books and has never been seen."

"So this copper coin must be fake!"

Ruoxi looked confident, with a proud look on her face, her little head slightly raised, waiting for her grandfather's praise.

But after listening to what she said, although her words were clear and logical, the old man shook his head and smiled.

"Your judgment method is not wrong."

"But these are the most basic and introductory things. When we appraise antiques, we must be multi-faceted, comprehensive, and make judgments based on various actual situations. Don't take it for granted."

"If this Dade Yuanbao is so obviously fake, the owner of this antique shop will not fail to notice it."

Hearing this, Ruoxi became stubborn and said unconvinced: "He didn't notice it in the first place, so he still had to call someone to do the eye-catching job. His level may not be that high."

What I said was a bit offending.

Newborn calves don’t know manners.

The girl was eighteen or nineteen years old and had obviously not experienced severe beatings from society, so her words were a bit arrogant and rude.

But appearance is justice!

Zhang Wenyu, the owner of the antique shop, just smiled and did not share her common knowledge.

But the old man kept making compensation.

He said that she was his granddaughter and she was very interested in antiques recently, so he took her out to learn more about her. The young man was not sensible, so he asked the boss to bear with her.

Yang Chen originally had a good impression of this two-dimensional girl - after all, which man doesn't like good-looking girls?
  But now I have no good feelings at all.

Not to mention that she was arrogant and rude, but that she swore that her copper coins were fake. Yang Chen felt that this girl was just showing off.

At this level, do you dare to mock Zhang Wenyu?

Even he, an antique novice, could refute the few doubts she raised.

It is normal for the square holes of copper coins not to be worn.

Some copper coins are never circulated as soon as they are produced and are kept in collections. Where does the wear and tear come from?
  The patina depends on the material.

Junior high school students all know that the patina of bronze is reddish.

In ancient times, wasn't it normal practice to add bronze to copper coins?
  The Dade Yuanbao has only been seen in history books and has never been published, so it is a fake?

Is there any necessary logical relationship between this?
  Bullshit!
  The old man is a nice person.

This granddaughter is just a piece of paper.
  Yang Chen rewrapped the copper coins and was about to leave when the old man waved his hand and signaled him to wait: "Little brother, can you sell me this great virtue ingot?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen's footsteps froze.

As long as the price is right, it actually doesn't matter who you sell it to.

It's just that he had an appointment with Zhang Wenyu. The old man asked this in person, and Yang Chen couldn't answer directly.

He looked at Zhang Wenyu with a look of embarrassment on his face.

At this time, Zhang Wenyu's face became a little unnatural: "Old man, is this against the rules? Brother Xiao Yang and I have made an appointment to trade tomorrow. What you are doing is stealing business!"

The old man crossed his fists and was about to say something, but Ruoxi, the girl with twin tails, raised her eyebrows and spoke first.

"Hey, boss, there's nothing in business that can't be grabbed?" "You don't have enough eyesight to tell the truth from the fake, and you have to ask someone to check it out, wasting up my little brother's time, how can you have the nerve to say that to my grandpa?" Don’t follow the rules?”

"If you really have the strength, buy it now!"

"If you don't want to buy it, why don't you allow others to buy it?"

"Which law stipulates this?"

"You are too domineering!"

The girl spoke very quickly, like a barrage of firecrackers, which made Zhang Wenyu speechless and speechless for a moment.

The so-called antique rules are only useful to gentlemen.

If people don't follow your lead, there's nothing you can do about it, right?
  "Ruoxi, don't be rude!"

The old man's eyes became sharp and he scolded: "How do I usually teach you? Young people must be polite, modest, and abide by the rules."

"The rules of the antique industry have their own reasons for thousands of years."

"Don't mess around!"

After saying that, the old man apologized to Zhang Wenyu and said with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry to make you laugh. I have always liked collecting ancient coins, and this copper coin is also destined to me."

"The boss runs an antique shop, so he must have taken this copper coin to sell it off."

"How about this, I will give you a service fee as a thank you, and the agreement between you and my little brother will be cancelled. In this way, I will not break the rules, and you will also gain something."

"Do you think it's okay?"

The old man's attitude was very sincere, as if he believed that this Dade Yuanbao was genuine.

This made Zhang Wenyu hesitate.

He is a businessman.

If the Dade Yuanbao in Yang Chen's hand was genuine, he would definitely buy it now. The service fee is not worth mentioning.

If it is false.
  Zhang Wenyu suddenly had a thought.

Could it be that these two grandsons were entrusted by Yang Chen to come here to cooperate in the acting?

It's not like he has never played these tricks before.

Along with this suspicion, the more I look at it, the more it looks like.

also!

Then I will charge a service fee and see how you perform?
  Thinking of this, Zhang Wenyu nodded and said: "A gentleman has the beauty of an adult! Since you like it so much, I will give it to you. I don't know how much the service fee can be."

The old man was very happy: "10% of the transaction price!"

This price is full of sincerity.

The auction house's commission is almost the same standard.

"agree!"

Zhang Wenyu also agreed simply.

Seeing that the boss agreed, the old man looked at Yang Chen again: "Brother, please make a price."

Yang Chen still said the same thing, as long as the price is right, who can sell it?
  The market price given by the system is around 25.

The actual value is about 30.

The old man was obviously a knowledgeable person. Yang Chen thought for a moment and stretched out three fingers: "35!"

"35?"

Upon hearing this offer, the two ponytails on the back of Ruoxi's head were about to rise to the sky: "You dare to ask for 35 yuan for a piece of copper coin, why don't you go and grab it?"

"Hmph! Not to mention it's still a fake!"

Yang Chen frowned.

"Did you buy it or did your grandpa buy it?"

Ruoxi pursed her lips: "Of course my grandpa bought it!
  Yang Chen: "Then please shut up!"

(End of this chapter)