return from cultivation

Chapter 178 Do You Know Antiques

The medicine stove is very big, more than one meter long. Seeing him looking at it, the clerk quickly introduced, "This is a bronze vessel from the Han Dynasty, the famous Fenglei stove!"

Han Dynasty?Su Hang took a look at the aura in the furnace, there was very little, according to his judgment, it would be good if it lasted for hundreds of years.I'm afraid it was either the Qing Dynasty or the late Ming Dynasty, which was far away from the Han Dynasty.

But Suhang didn't say this clearly. Antique trading has always been a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer. If you believe it, you believe it, and if you don't believe it, don't say anything, otherwise you will break the rules.

The medicine stove in front of you is in the shape of a bottle mouth, with a pair of ring ears on both sides, and four symmetrical triangular cloud feet at the bottom.The abdomen of the copper furnace is patterned with clouds and thunder patterns, the center of the four sides is the taotie pattern and six pairs of Kui scripts, and the lower abdomen is a circle of bird patterns.Next to the main body of the copper furnace is a small furnace hall, which communicates with each other through the walls and bottom of the main furnace hall, so as to play the role of heat insulation.

The clerk beside him introduced excitedly: "This is the alchemy furnace specially used by the famous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is said that ancient alchemists once made elixir. But the elixir must be fake. There are no immortals in the world."

The words were half-truth and half-false, but it can't be said that he was completely cheating.It's just that if you let him know that the young man wandering around the medicine stove in front of him is similar to the fairy in his imagination, he doesn't know how he will feel.

Su Hang watched very carefully, reaching out to touch it from time to time.Although the clerk lied about the timing, he was right about one thing, this is indeed an alchemy furnace.And because the time is not long, the preservation is excellent.Suhang used spiritual energy to search the furnace body, and found that it was very complete without any gaps.If used properly, it is possible to refine blood panacea.

As for the medium or even high-level panacea, it is definitely not something that ordinary copper furnaces can bear.The huge medicinal power is enough to blow the furnace body to pieces.

"How much?" Suhang asked.

"This is the treasure of our store, and the price is 100 million!" said the clerk.

Although Suzhou and Hangzhou don't lack the 100 million, they don't like being fooled by others.Hearing the price, he turned around and was about to leave.The clerk was in a hurry. Although the medicine stove is also an antique, most people would never buy it.Compared with those exquisite porcelain, calligraphy and painting, its collection value is very low.Now for five full years, no one cares about it, Suhang is one of the few people who come to ask the price.

"Sir, sir, don't rush to leave, let's talk again if you think it's expensive. Tell me, how much do you plan to pay? As long as the price is right..."

Suhang stretched out five fingers and said lightly, "Fifty thousand."

He doesn't understand antiques, but from the look of the clerk, it can be seen that this thing is definitely not easy to sell, otherwise there is no need to be so urgent.So first throw a price of [-] to test the water, and see the other party's reaction before making a plan.

There is a huge difference between 100 and 1 million, although it cost less than 10 to buy this medicine stove back then.The boss said some time ago that if someone really buys this stove, he will sell it for 5 yuan.The clerk doesn't have that much autonomy, so he can only say with a bitter face: "[-] yuan is less, why don't you add more?"

While talking, several people entered the door.They felt that they had come early enough, but they didn't expect that someone would arrive earlier than them, so they were a little surprised and wary for a while.One of them quickly looked at a certain position, and was relieved to see that the things were still there.

The clerk had seen these people before, his eyes lit up, and he hurried up and said, "You guys are here again."

The few people nodded, and one of the people in the same group, after seeing Su Hang, suddenly had bright eyes, hurried over and said, "Master Su, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Looking at this man who had no impression at all, Suhang was a little puzzled and asked, "Who are you?"

"Oh, you may not have seen me, but I was there when you sculpted the fire unicorn jade carving on the spot, and I asked my wife to take all the money to buy it. Unfortunately, that thing is too precious. I can’t afford it.” The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses was full of regret.

Suhang nodded with a smile and said, "It's really expensive, not worth buying."

"You are so humble. If that thing is placed in an auction, it is normal for the price to be doubled. How can you say it is not worth buying?" the man said.

Suhang didn't explain, in his opinion, the quality of that piece of jade was very low.Although it looks good after being carved by my own hands, the essence has not changed.For Suhang, the value of an item depends entirely on the amount of aura contained in it.More aura is good, less aura is bad.

In this regard, she is somewhat similar to Yanyan who classifies all inedible things as garbage.

"Chen Shi, this is..." Several people came over curiously and asked.

Chen Xi helped his eyes, and introduced with a smile: "This is the most famous jade carving master in Huan'an City, and he is very powerful. The fire unicorn jade carving that I showed you a while ago is his work."

"Hey, it's really powerful at such a young age." One person echoed.

Chen Xi said to Suhang again: "They are friends from other places, so they don't know you, don't mind."

Suhang shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's okay, the visitor is a guest, please treat him well."

At this time, one person seemed impatient and said to the clerk, "Bring that thing, we bought it!"

The clerk was overjoyed, and hurried to the cabinet to open it, took out a silver bowl and handed it to the other party.Once they are determined, it will be packed into the box.Suhang was not very interested in this kind of thing, so he glanced at it and didn't care.On the contrary, Chen Xi whispered proudly, "This is an antique from the Song Dynasty, very valuable."

Song Dynasty?Su Hang asked: "How much?"

Chen Xi stretched out his finger, made a gesture of seven, and said, "70."

Suhang snorted and said unintentionally, "It seems too expensive, not worth it."

The voice was not low, the clerk looked up at him, and said very unhappy: "You don't buy it, just talk nonsense."

Chen Xi also whispered: "Master, if you don't know this kind of silver bowl, don't talk about it, so as not to cause trouble. People in the antique street don't like people to say a few words, one is worthless, and the other is fake , very taboo."

Su Hang nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but thinking that Chen Xi was his jade carving enthusiast, he still kindly reminded: "Even if you want to buy it, find a more professional person to appraise it again, so you can rest assured."

Although he had good intentions, the few people who came with Chen Xi listened very harshly.What is more professional?Does that mean they are not professional enough?

These people are all from other provinces, and they don't know much about Huan'an City.Even though Tang's handmade jade carvings have gradually gained a good reputation throughout the country, few people know the name of Suhang.So after hearing Suhang's words, a person looked over with an unhappy expression and said, "I heard from Chen Xi that you are a master of jade carving? But antiques and jade carvings have nothing to do with each other. If Master Su doesn't understand, it's best not to speak indiscriminately."

"It's just..." Another person said with some dissatisfaction, "I'm just a jade carving master, do you think you are omnipotent?"

"Forget it, forget it, they have good intentions, they are all friends." Some people also said that it is better to do less than to do more.

Seeing that Chen Xi's face was not very good-looking, Suhang knew it would be useless to talk too much, so he looked at the clerk and said, "I bought this medicine stove for [-] yuan. If you don't sell it, forget it."

One hundred thousand was just the base price that the boss gave. The clerk was very unhappy with Suhang, but in order to make money, he still nodded and agreed.It was only after paying the bill in Suzhou and Hangzhou that he rolled his eyelids and said, "Our store does not deliver goods to your door. Please find someone to take them away quickly, otherwise we will not be responsible for any loss or damage."

This attitude was completely different from before. Suhang didn't bother to argue with such a small character, so he went out and called a few people who specialize in delivering goods, and carried the copper stove onto the car.Just as he was about to leave, Chen Xi chased him out from the shop, and with a little apology, he said, "I'm really sorry, my friends are straightforward, and they really like this silver bowl."

Suhang hummed, and said, "I just said it casually, and I didn't want to spoil your interest. It's just that the silver bowl cost 70 yuan to buy, and it's really not worth it."

Seeing that Su Hang insisted on his own opinion, Chen Xi asked curiously: "Master Su, why do you think it is worthless? Do you also have research on antiques? But if you have research, you should know that this kind of silver bowl with dragon pattern is specially used by the emperor, and the auction price may be as high as A few million. To be able to buy it for 70 is simply a big mistake!"

Suhang shook his head and said, "Maybe the silver bowl is real, but it's definitely not from the Song Dynasty. As for the dragon pattern, I don't know about it."

"How did you know it wasn't from the Song Dynasty?" Chen Xi was a little stunned. He is also an antique lover, and he went to the Antique Street many times with a few friends just to identify the authenticity of this silver bowl.After several identifications, they all agreed that this is the silver bowl with dragon pattern in Song Dynasty.

Where can Suzhou and Hangzhou tell the reason? They can't tell others. They can see the aura of history.Even if this is said, no one will believe it.The so-called Song Dynasty silver bowl, he only saw very, very weak aura, judging from his experience, it was at most a hundred years old.He shook his head again and said, "Just believe it, it's okay if you don't believe it, I have something to do, I have to go first."

"This... alright." Chen Xi nodded and waved goodbye to him.When I watched Suhang leave and returned to the shop, several friends had already paid the money. 70, naturally cannot be paid in cash, it is also by card.It's just that compared with Suzhou and Hangzhou's private bank cards, their gold cards seem less expensive.

Holding the box containing the silver bowl with the dragon pattern of the Song Dynasty, the faces of these people were full of joy, and they even proudly said to the clerk, "Do you know the real auction price of this thing?"

The clerk asked curiously, "How much?"

One person laughed and said, "Last year, I took one and it cost 460 million yuan. You really have no vision. Such a good thing only sells for 70 yuan."

The clerk snorted, with a look of remorse on his face.The goods have already been shipped out, and they will not be returned or exchanged. Those few people were proud enough, so they left with the packing box in their hands.They didn't notice, the clerk pouted and muttered, "A bunch of idiots."

(End of this chapter)