Her voice was not loud, but because she was close, everyone present heard her.
Xu Xuanming was a little surprised. He had seen this kind of thing a lot in Chengjiayuan.
These small businessmen and hawkers have no background. At most, they sell some things at high prices. As long as they are not excessive, even if the police come, they can only calm down the matter.
As time went by, no one called the police, and they all chose to keep it private.
When the red-hatted peddler heard that someone was meddling in his own business, he immediately shouted: "Why are you meddling in your own business? You don't interrupt in the trading place. Why don't you, a little girl, not understand the rules?"
Xu Xuanming frowned and took Ren Zixian's arm to block him.
When the red hat hawker saw Xu Xuanming, the fierceness on his face retreated for a moment: "When did Brother Xuan come back?"
Xu Xuanming is considered a figure in Chengjiayuan. Children who grew up in Chengjiayuan are more or less tainted with the secular atmosphere.
As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and mice's children can make holes.
Children are immersed in Chengjiayuan, a place where dragons and snakes are mixed. When they grow up, most children choose to inherit their father's business in Chengjiayuan.
However, there was a child from a certain family among them—Xu Xuanming.
Not only did he have good grades, he was admitted to one of the best universities in the country, and he even got a full scholarship to study in Europe.
It can be said that when every family quarrels and scolds their children, Xu Xuanming will be smooth-talked.
"Look at Xu Xuanming! Why are you not as capable as others?"
"I have worked so hard for you to study, but I only care about eating and being lazy. Xu Xuanming has already gone to college at your age."
"You don't know how to study hard to earn face for me! What a useless snack!"
Since Xu Xuanming, all the children in Chengjiayuan seem to have set a benchmark.
In addition, Xu Xuanming has not been gregarious since he was a child.
In the past, these children looked down upon him in groups, but now Xu Xuanming has turned into a good boy in the eyes of his parents.
The children led by the red hat vendor were naturally unconvinced. Wouldn't it be better to study? What's so great about being a nerd? He will have to work for others in the future. It is better to be happy and comfortable in his own shop.
However, when Xu Xuanming came back from Europe, they were all dumbfounded. The nerd they looked down on was wearing a suit that looked high-end at first glance, and he came back to celebrate the New Year with an annual salary of millions.
Originally of the same age, Xu Xuanming formed a sharp contrast with them.
Xu Xuanming is a young and promising professor hired by the university with a lot of money, and they are wearing thick cotton clothes bought at a discount, trembling with their hands and guarding their small stall of one-third of an acre, looking forward to slaughtering a wave of fat sheep during the peak tourist season. .
Even those who deal in antiques and cultural relics are divided into three, six, and nine grades. Xu Xuanming clearly left them behind.
At this time, the red hat vendor saw Xu Xuanming at a glance. Standing next to him was a tall and elegant beauty. The handsome man and beautiful woman stood out among the crowd.
Originally, the red hat vendor saw Xu Xuanming showing some timidity and was afraid that he would embarrass him in public.
Now seeing Ren Zixian standing next to Xu Xuanming, and Xu Xuanming protecting her at every turn, thinking of his mother urging him to go on a blind date and finding that dull-looking girlfriend, he instantly felt jealous and hateful.
The red hat vendor's tone was a bit sinister: "Brother Xuan has been away from Chengjiayuan for too long. He must have forgotten the rules."
Xu Xuanming didn't say anything. It was an unwritten rule in the literary and entertainment circle that if you see through something, you don't have to tell someone. It doesn't require a passer-by to come close to remind you.
The first is that if you dare to go to the table, you have to bear the consequences. If you look at it, you have paid your own tuition.
The second is that it is really against the rules to make comments in front of the stall.
When the vendor said this, Ren Zixian suddenly realized that he might have ruined someone else's good deeds.
The little girl with exquisite makeup glanced at Ren Zixian uneasily and then at the vendor.
Seeing that there were more and more people, he knew that he was in trouble, and his face flushed with anxiety: "No, no, brother, can't I buy something? Just swipe my card..."
As soon as the little girl said this, the vendor was overjoyed and looked at Ren Zixian and Ren Zixian provocatively.
Ren Zixian stepped forward and grabbed her: "There are many kinds of lacquerware, and the cost methods are also different, but they are nothing more than old and imitation. If you pay these 40,000 yuan, with what he just said You can add a file to the police station."
After hearing this, the red hat hawker's face suddenly became ugly, and then he howled: "Little girl, you have to provide evidence when you speak! Who lied to me? Look at this old mark, and then look at this cut in the cross section. It's not even three hundred years old." How can you talk so blindly when you are so old?"
His eyes circled around Ren Zixian and Xu Xuanming, and he suddenly realized: "Oh! I understand, you were sent by Xu Xuanming's family to cause trouble, no wonder you don't understand any rules!"
There was already a circle of people eating melons around. When they heard what the hawker said, they naturally understood what was going on: Relationships are broken down by peers.
At first glance, these people didn't seem to be interested in antiques, and many people had some conspiracy theories in their minds.
"Little girl! That's not how business works! Don't just think about how to make other people dirty just because their business is good. This is wrong!" an uncle said loudly.
"That's right, little girl, it's a family rule, don't buy without bargaining. There is mutual respect among colleagues, don't be jealous."
"How can you be so shameless when you dress so well and do what you do?"
In an instant, many people's eyes fell on Ren Zixian and the little girl. Some were exploring, some were scornful, and some were sizing up...
The girl who initially argued with the vendor tugged on Ren Zixian's sleeve and whispered: "I'd better give you money, there's no need..."
Ren Zixian didn't listen to him and stepped forward to take a closer look at the lacquered dressing table mirror: there were some signs of wear and tear where the dressing table mirror was connected to the wooden box, and a lot of the patent leather had fallen off.
In the middle is a pair of dragons and phoenixes in auspicious patterns, with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing lifelike on them. The eyes of dragons and phoenixes are dotted with small cinnabar red eyes, while the dragon scales and phoenix tails are decorated with mica shell flakes. The entire dressing table cabinet looks grand and high-end.
Lacquerware furniture is rarely preserved intact, and this piece is no exception. The dragon pattern has a section broken from the middle, and the obvious layering of gold glue and red paint can be seen from the cross section.
"It doesn't look like it's fake."
Not only the little girl thinks so, but other people standing closer also think so: "There's nothing wrong with this, right? Are you still finding fault? The stall owner has taken less than 40,000 yuan."
When the red hat vendor saw someone standing on his side, he felt very confident. This was a well-costed work, but it was also his meticulous work. Even a cultural relic appraisal expert might not be able to spot it at a glance.
As night fell, Chengjiayuan turned on the lights, and many vendors in the daytime began to retreat, and soon after, the vendors in the ghost market began to prepare to set up stalls.
Many people bought something they liked and saw the excitement here, so they naturally gathered around.
"To judge what is good antique lacquerware, generally speaking, we start from several aspects," Ren Zixian pressed the little girl's hand that was about to swipe the card, "First, the signature. This wooden box is obviously not signed. "
The people around her were all eager to hear what she had to say, but when Ren Zixian said such nonsense, they all laughed out loud.
"Come on, little girl, if you don't have so much money, buy some other things from the stall, and you can give the boss an explanation." Someone came out to smooth things over, "Don't talk about this and hinder the boss's business."
"The second method is to repair. Replace the base of the original vessel, or repaint it, so that the previous color will no longer exist. To blend, it is not only necessary to match the pattern, but also to make it consistent. Matching the carving technique with the style is impossible without special stimulation methods.”
Ren Zixian said unhurriedly, and the onlookers began to look bored.
In their view, Ren Zixian is just stalling for time.
"However, this lacquerware has neither of these two problems. It must be old, because except for the diamond mirror on it, including the box, it is all fake." Ren Zixian's words instantly caused a stir.
"You're talking nonsense! What evidence do you have!" The red hat hawker blushed instantly, as if he was insulted, "You must be responsible for what you say!"
Ren Zixian continued: "The best way to make a whole piece of lacquerware old is to use bone peeling, which is to make traces of peeling and fracture on the new antique lacquerware. Fractures can be roughly divided into two types, one is fine fragmentation. Cracks are also called cow hair patterns, which are common in lacquerware works two to three hundred years ago. This kind of thing is formed naturally with the passage of time. It is difficult to imitate with modern methods, and you don't have it on it."
"I have some knowledge, but this is only about a hundred years old. If it has cow hair pattern, it is not worth this price." When the red hat vendor heard what she said, he was instantly relieved. The cow hair pattern cannot be copied, but fortunately it is not. All lacquerware will have cow hair patterns.
He claimed that this box was only a hundred or two hundred years old, so even if it didn't have ox hair patterns, it would be normal.
Xu Xuanming looked at Ren Zixian. Although he remained calm, he couldn't help but become worried. Then he saw a flash of cunning in Ren Zixian's eyes.
Like a fox that saw its prey fall into a trap, Xu Xuanming smiled with understanding.
"The other type is the snake belly pattern. First put thin rice paper on the lacquerware, add ash and dry it. When it is completely dry, the pattern will appear. You can create this effect by tracing it with a knife." Ren Zixian He said directly, "But there is a fatal problem in doing this. The cracks in the lacquerware cannot achieve the effect of cracking under the lacquer. The cracks only float on the surface."
After listening to her words, the red hat vendor's expression changed instantly, and he raised his hand to pull the box over.
Fortunately, Xu Xuanming, who was standing next to Ren Zixian, pressed down on the Linghua dresser box. The red hat hawker was able to predict his movements and was frightened by Xu Xuanming for a moment.
The little girl who had been forced by the vendor quickly took out her mobile phone and shined it with a flashlight. She looked at the crack carefully, and then shouted in surprise: "Yes! This crack is only on the surface, it is very sharp, it doesn't look like it was formed naturally!"
