Country Feng Shui master in the city

"Return the bracelet to you, you two young people don't know how to appreciate treasures at all."

Boss Sun angrily returned the blood coral bracelet to Gu Nan, rolled up the painting of Xu Beihong and put it back in the box, especially for Chen Luo, if it weren't for him, this business would have been completed long ago.

Gu Nan might feel a little unreasonable, so he kept quiet, but this sentence pissed off Chen Luo, Chen Luo sneered and said: "It's not up to you alone to understand whether or not to appreciate treasures, don't tell me you're the only one who knows all about the antiques?" Do people know how to appraise treasures?"

"Young man, you speak very aggressively, what do I mean?" Boss Sun immediately pulled down his face, looking unfriendly, and glared at Chen Luo.Chen Luo just wanted to respond. Shopkeeper Pei, the shopkeeper of Liushui Pavilion, saw a dispute among customers, and worried about the accident, he came out to smooth things over and said: "Both of you should say a word, business is not a friendship, give Pei some face, let it go. If you really want to If you are arguing, you can only go outside to the street to quarrel."

As soon as Chen Luo saw shopkeeper Pei standing up to speak, he said, "Since shopkeeper Pei said so, I will give this face, and this matter will be settled."

This line should be said by him, but it was said by a little boy. The scream in Boss Sun's heart is usually only said by someone with a higher status and status.Just as she was about to get angry, Miss Xu next to her said, "What's the point of competing with a poor college student? Boss Sun has also invited other Tibetan friends. Don't keep them waiting."

"Chen Luo, I remember you." After speaking, Boss Sun went up to the second floor with the lady surnamed Xu.

Naturally, when they came to the antique market, neither Chen Luo nor Gu Nan immediately left Liushui Pavilion because of any unhappiness, and sat down again.Chen Luocong took out the luminous cup and official hat buckle and placed them on the glass tea table, intending to sell them, saying: "I'm tired of playing with these two hidden treasures, and I'm short of money recently, so I plan to exchange some money. Everyone, if you have If you are interested, can you take a look?"

"This luminous cup looks very ordinary—"

"Hey, this ruby ​​is so red, it looks fake. The middle is still hollowed out, what is it for?"

"It may be the inlay on the Egyptian pharaoh's scepter. He is just a college student. How can such a good thing come from? It's fake. You don't need to look at it to know it's fake."

Immediately, a group of rookie collectors didn't save Chen Luo any face at all, and they spoke freely. There are so many experts among the people, and some collectors have extremely limited eyesight.Those who make the most fuss often don't buy it. Generally, powerful collectors read more and talk less, and often open their mouths with clear themes.

Chen Luo sat leisurely, and didn't bother to explain to these people, at least not now.

Not long after, someone finally proposed a deal with Chen Luo.This person was about 40 years old, a middle-aged woman with a slightly fat figure, and a cross hanging on the sweater. Chen Luo was slightly surprised that this woman was holding a Guanyin statue in her hand.

The cross and the Avalokitesvara are both religious objects, and the two religious systems are different.It's hard to imagine a Christian having some kind of connection with a Buddha statue, unless his mind is already confused.

"Auntie, do you want to buy two of my hidden treasures?" Chen Luo responded weakly.

"Young man, the thing is like this. My father-in-law has been sick for many years, and he spent a lot of money to cure it, and donated a lot of money to the temple. Playing with collections, this water-sprinkling Avalokitesvara statue is now in my hand, but it has become a hot potato. I will trade this thing for a luminous cup with you, should I change it?"

When this Tibetan friend told this bizarre story, the onlookers all laughed. This person is too good at talking.In the antique market, it seems that every treasure should have a story, and it is not easy to negotiate a deal with others without a history and background.

People believe in ghosts and gods, especially the older generation.Chen Luo didn't care how funny this person's story was. The treasure was the most important thing. He said, "As for whether to change it or not, I have to see your water-sprinkling Guanyin statue before I can answer you."

"I bought it from a friend for 6 yuan when I went to another city five years ago. It should have increased a lot now. Take a look."

As she spoke, the woman handed the wooden statue of Avalokitesvara, which was about the size of a ballet doll, to Chen Luo, and explained a little about its origin.

"This Avalokitesvara is actually full of evil spirits, this is the first time I have seen such a weird thing."

Generally speaking, Avalokitesvara seems to be peaceful and has Buddha-nature—Chen Luo clearly felt that the abnormality of Avalokitesvara woodcarvings might have come from a place of evil spirits, and the Avalokitesvara woodcarvings produced evil spirits.

Ordinary people will have bad effects if they are exposed to this evil spirit for a long time, and it has nothing to do with which gods they believe in.However, this level of evil spirit will not affect Chen Luo, he even has the ability to absorb the evil spirit in the wooden Buddha statue.

Chen Luo has read a lot of Buddhist scriptures in Hanshan Temple, and has a good understanding of Buddhist culture. Even if he doesn't use the kaleidoscope technique, he can judge only by his understanding of bronze Buddhist vessels. This wooden Buddha statue is carved from old Hainan rosewood. The wood is pest-resistant, durable and not easy to crack.Before liberation, every household used rosewood to make furniture, but now there are not many rosewood, and it costs a lot of money to make furniture.

This woodcarving is a typical Suzhou craftsmanship, with a very round patina, which may be a product of the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

There are very few Buddha statues in circulation on the market, some of which are made of bronze, and even fewer of them are made of wood.Chen Luo was also unable to determine the specific market price, and it was not easy to find a buyer after reselling it. This item is not as good as Qianlong blue and white.It is not a loss to exchange a luminous cup for a wooden Buddha statue.

Looking at the middle-aged woman, Chen Luo wrapped the Avalokitesvara wood carving in yellow cloth and put it on the side of the box, saying: "It's the real thing. I bought this luminous cup at the antique market in Hangzhou for two or three years. , I bought it for 2000 yuan at the beginning, and now the market price is about [-] to [-] yuan. The two treasures are similar in value, so you won’t suffer a loss if you trade them with me.”

2000 dollars?I bought [-] to [-] luminous cups and missed them.

Seeing that Chen Luo had such sharp eyesight at such a young age, everyone couldn't help but let out a burst of envious exclamation, this college student is amazing.

The owner of the Avalokitesvara statue was somewhat disappointed when she heard that it had only increased by [-] to [-] yuan in five years, but she also understood that the market demand for luminous cups is greater and it is easy to sell, so she said without a word: "Young man, I traded it with you." .Then you luminous cup, I will leave."

"I took your things, so mine belong to you." Chen Luo said.

"Young man, I have a piece of big bright jade here, which is worth more than 200 million. I'm at a disadvantage. I want this ruby ​​with you." A middle-aged man about forty years old came out of the crowd, holding a crystal clear jade in his left hand. white jade.

Chen Luo used the kaleidoscope technique to look at the treasure, and found that the jade was very fake. A trace of contempt flashed in his eyes and said: "If your Daming jade is real, judging from its volume, it will cost at least 300 million, and 200 million will be yours." It's a shame. Your piece of jade is fake."

"Boy, this jade is a commodity. I have a certificate from a treasure appraisal institution. If you don't believe me, I'll show it to you."

As he said that, the treasure holder dug out a lot of miscellaneous certificates from his purse and showed them to Chen Luo and others to increase their persuasiveness.

These years, you can buy certificates from first-class universities for a little money, not to mention a few treasure appraisal certificates. Chen Luo believed in his kaleidoscope treasure appraisal skills even more, shaking his head and said: "This Qing Dynasty official hat buckle, if you don't do it Bartering is too risky, if anyone is interested, just give me cash."