Seeing Bai Hui's proud look, Liu Guangqi was unconvinced and snatched the box containing the incense burner from Xu Huizhi's hand. He put the incense burner in his hand and looked at it.
This incense burner is indeed a good thing. It is about 20 centimeters high. The body is plump and round. The three legs are straight and powerful. The two facing crown ears tower into the sky without losing the beauty of the lines. The shape of the whole incense burner looks chic. Handsome, like a high-spirited and beautiful young man. Moreover, the incense burner is also inlaid with very exquisite silver texture. This makes the incense burner look more elegant.
Liu Guangqi checked the weight of the incense burner and confirmed that it was made of copper, and it must be doped with precious metals such as gold and silver.
Liu Guangqi stared at the incense burner for a long time, but he didn't see anything special about it. From the paste and shape of the incense burner, as well as the mark left on the body of the burner, Liu Guangqi was sure that it was a thing from the Xianfeng period. In the Republic of China, you might be able to buy it for one or two hundred yuan, but now it would be a big discount.
After looking at the incense burner, Liu Guangqi took out the tea set again, but after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't see anything interesting. One thing is certain, that is, these two things must be made by the same person, because the lines on the two things are The handling method can be said to be like withdrawing.
Could it be that the people who made these two things were more famous, but Liu Guangqi thought about it for a long time and didn't think of it. But looking at the shiny black shells of the two things, Liu Guangqi seemed to have seen them in his book, but when he really wanted to think about them carefully, he couldn't remember anything.
"Can't you tell? Aren't you usually very capable? You talk to me about this and that all day long, but now you tell me that you have so many skills in talking about these two things."
Bai Hui looked at Liu Guangqi's frown and teased.
"There are so many things in this antique shop. Just by classifying them, there are dozens of large and small ones. How can I know everything? Stop talking nonsense and tell me what this thing is. If you don't If you come out, it means you are bluffing me and see how I deal with you when I go back."
Seeing Bai Hui's arrogant look, Liu Guangqi was really angry and funny.
"Don't scare me, I really know this thing. Do you know cloisonné?"
Bai Hui glanced at Liu Guangqi and asked.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? How could I not know about cloisonné? You wouldn't tell me this is cloisonné. These two things are very different."
Liu Guangqi looked at Bai Hui speechlessly.
"Stop looking at me like you're an idiot."
Seeing Liu Guangqi's sympathetic eyes, Bai Hui angrily pinched Liu Guangqi's waist.
"It's here again, wouldn't you women change places?"
Liu Guangqi rubbed the soft flesh of his waist and said.
"No, I just like to pinch you there. Yunzi, Huizhi, let me tell you, if he makes you angry in the future, pinch him here. Pinch hard, pinch hard, see if he still dares to make you angry. .”
Bai Hui not only pinched herself, but also provoked Yunzi and Xu Huizhi who were standing aside. Looking at the two people bickering with each other, Yunzi and Xu Huizhi on the side also pursed their lips and smiled without speaking.
"You're almost done. If you don't learn it yourself, don't let me lead them into trouble, especially our Yunzi who is so obedient. Yunzi, please don't learn from your eldest sister. This is not a good habit, and women should Three obediences and four virtues. Obey your father at home, obey your husband when married, husband..."
"You're almost done. Do you still want to know the origins of two things?"
Seeing Liu Guangqi launching another brainwashing offensive against Yunzi, Bai Hui interrupted him.
"Since you know cloisonné, you should have heard of the double art of copper art. Among the two art of copper art, one is cloisonné, so what is the other one?"
"Ah, you mean these two things are black copper and silver. Oh, I just said that they look so familiar to me, but I just can't remember them. It turns out that these are black copper and silver."
After Bai Hui's reminder, Liu Guangqi suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened. All the memories that had been sealed deep in his mind burst out. Liu Guangqi took out the incense burner and compared it with the characteristics recorded in the book. He found that they were completely consistent. It can be determined that the craftsmanship of these two things is the legendary black copper and silver.
"This thing is so unpopular and rare. Even the stall owner doesn't know it. How do you know about it?"
After confirming the authenticity of the things, Liu Guangqi asked curiously.
"Because I have seen it before. My grandfather has a pair of black copper and silver bottles. I didn't expect that I held them in my arms and played with them. I recognized these two things at a glance just now. I don't know the boss. I didn't know the origin of these two things, so I randomly picked something to use as a cover. Unexpectedly, I picked a real one.
After going around for a while, I discovered that the level of your antiques is also very different. The good ones are really good, and the bad ones are really bad. You can’t even know it right under your nose. "
Bai Hui shook her head in disappointment.
"You can't say that. In the five thousand years of Chinese history, our ancestors have left behind so many things. No one dares to say that they know and understand everything.
Some things are as simple as one sentence in a book. How can you determine the authenticity without physical comparison? In the antique industry, it is good to be able to make some achievements in one category. The stall owner just now should be good at ancient coins. aspect.
Although I have dabbled in other aspects, I am not good at it. If I can confirm that this thing was born in the Xianfeng period, it is already good. People like Master Tong and Master Lan are quite accomplished in many fields. Let alone old bj, they are the best in the whole country. or.
What's more, although the black copper and silver are known as the two masters of copper art together with cloisonne, its production technology has always been limited to Yunnan, unlike cloisonne which can be fired all over the country.
In addition, it appeared relatively late, during the Yongzheng period, just over two hundred years ago. In addition, its production process is relatively complicated, especially the final step of blackening, which cannot be done well by a master craftsman. The combination of factors has resulted in the fact that there are not many physical objects of it, and fewer people have seen it. It is normal that the stall owner does not recognize it. I only remembered it after you pointed it out. "
"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense, that's all."
Seeing Liu Guangqi chattering a lot, Bai Hui waved her hand impatiently.
"Then how much are these two things worth?"
After the two of them finished bickering, Xu Huizhi looked at the incense burner in her hand and asked. She couldn't understand what Liu Guangqi said. The only thing she was interested in was that these two things were overpriced.
"It's really hard for me to say this. There's no similar thing for reference, and I can't estimate how much the old man spent on that pair of bottles."
Liu Guangqi saw Bai Hui struggling to hold the child and took the little one over. Although Liu Jianhao was only more than half a year old, his weight had reached more than 20 kilograms under Bai Hui's feeding. It was obvious that he was still overweight. Liu Guangqi also tried to persuade him to deal with this situation, but Liu's mother and Bai Hui scorned his suggestion, thinking that Liu Guangqi was treating the child poorly.
"My grandfather bought the pair of bottles twenty years ago. It seemed to cost eight hundred yuan at that time."
Bai Hui thought about it and said.
"Then you made a big mistake. Congratulations, Miss Bai."
Liu Guangqi looked at the beaming Bai Hui and praised her, "A woman? When it's time to praise, you must praise her. After you praise her, men can live more comfortably."
"That's right, you are so awesome, eldest sister."
Yunzi and Xu Huizhi on the side also praised Bai Hui after hearing this. Although Xu Huizhi has only entered the space for a few days, she has already realized Bai Hui's status in the space. If she wants to live a good life, she must please Bai Hui.
"Hey, Tongxi, Tongxi, you two can see if there is anything you like, pick whatever you want, and the money spent is mine."
After hearing the three people's praise for her, Bai Hui waved her hand and decided that she would pay for today's consumption. The two women standing aside immediately walked towards the stall they were interested in.
After watching for a while, Bai Hui had already picked up four big leaks. Although Liu Guangqi was also happy for Bai Hui, this situation also made Liu Guangqi, who had always regarded himself as a Taobao master, extremely uncomfortable. If he couldn't find it today A few good things, but don't even think about raising your head in front of Bai Hui from now on.
With a sense of unwillingness to admit defeat, Liu Guangqi hugged Liu Jianhao and started spinning around in the Confucian Temple Market. His eyes were as wide as cowbells. Seeing Liu Guangqi's refusal to admit defeat, Bai Hui, who was following behind, couldn't bear it. He snickered.
Maybe God deliberately wanted Liu Guangqi to make such a fool of himself. Liu Guangqi walked around most of the Confucian Temple for two hours, but in the end he couldn't find even one worthy target. Of course, this does not mean that there is not a single genuine thing in the entire Confucian Temple. There are still good things. There were quite a few, but when I asked about the price, they were not suitable. It was either a few hundred or a few dollars. There were a few items that Liu Guangqi thought were good, but he still endured them. It was not the time to shop for goods yet. If you wanted to shop for goods, it would be the best time. It was during the first few years of reform and opening up. At that time, after decades of silence in the antique industry, prices were greatly reduced. Now you can buy a lot of them for the same price you can buy one piece at that time.
Moreover, what Liu Guangqi wanted was not this kind of effect. He wanted to pick up leaks. Only by picking up big leaks could he feel proud. But looking at this situation, he is destined to be embarrassed.
"Okay, isn't it just that I haven't found anything good? Look at your dejected look. It makes you feel so uncomfortable when I am so embarrassed in front of you. Are we enemies? You are so serious. It's true."
Seeing Liu Guangqi's disappointed look, Bai Hui angrily poked Liu Guangqi, and then took Liu Guangqi's arm.
Hearing what Bai Hui said, Liu Guangqi also tasted it. That's right, what's wrong with letting his own woman be so happy? They are one body, so why are they so serious? After thinking about it, Liu Guangqi's mood immediately improved a lot. Looking at Bai Hui, who was standing next to him, Liu Guangqi felt extremely comfortable.
"You are really becoming more and more sensible now, much better than before."
Looking at Bai Hui who is now knowledgeable and courteous, and then thinking about Bai Hui who was arrogant and domineering in the past, Liu Guangqi couldn't help but sigh at this change that seemed like a lifetime ago.
"People change. I used to be a young lady, but now that I am a mother, of course I have to change."
"That's great. Wait for me tonight and I'll go find you."
Looking at Bai Hui's pretty cheeks, Liu Guangqi Pingji's heart suddenly jumped.
"Why are you talking about this for most of the day? I have to put my son to sleep at night. Don't bother me. Don't you still have Yunzi and Huizhi at home? If you don't eat anything from mouth to meat, how long are you going to wait? ah."
Bai Hui looked at the two women in front of her and gave Liu Guangqi a charming look.
"You also said that they are all meat that comes to the mouth. That's not to say that you can eat it whenever you want. What I want to eat most today is your piece of meat."
"Nothing formal."
People feel refreshed when happy events happen. After thinking about it, Liu Guangqi felt that his whole body felt much more relaxed. Every time he was under pressure, Liu Guangqi became more easy-going and no longer forced.
God's will is a very strange thing. When you want it, He won't give it to you, but when you don't want it anymore, He will send it to you again.
Just like now, Liu Guangqi and Bai Hui just lowered their heads and spotted a good thing on the stall next to them.
"Boss, how do you sell these silver coins?"
Looking at Yuan Datou who was placed in the corner of the felt cloth, Liu Guangqi handed Liu Jianhao to Bai Hui, and then squatted in front of the stall. But after waiting for a long time, there was no reply from the stall owner. When he looked up, he found that the stall owner was staring at Bai Hui in a daze.
"Don't look at it. Her hair is almost leaking out. She doesn't belong to you anymore. You'd better earn this money first and honestly."
Looking at the stall owner who was already fascinated by the beauty, Liu Guangqi picked up a silver dollar and flicked it in front of the stall owner's eyes. This was how he called the stall owner back.
"Ah, what did you say?"
The stall owner who came back to his senses smiled sheepishly at Liu Guangqi.
"I asked you how to sell silver coins here."
"Silver dollars, one and a half."
"You are crazy about money. A silver dollar is one and a half dollars. Even if I use silver to make one exactly the same, it won't cost one and a half dollars. Let me give you a real price."
"You can't say anything, this is the ocean, this is money..."
"It doesn't matter if it's the ocean, it can't be spent as money now. The RMB in circulation now, why do you still want to spend the money from the previous dynasty in this dynasty? It is silver now, and it is still impure silver."
"Here, if you say that, then I won't say anything. Anyway, that's the price. It's an old thing. Although it can't be spent now, it might become valuable in a few decades."
Seeing Liu Guangqi's attitude, the stall owner said helplessly.
"In a few decades, I will be old. I hope it will appreciate in value, and the day lilies are already cold. Give me a real price. My hometown is about to build a house, and I plan to put a few pieces on the beams for good luck."
"The most I can give you is one yuan and three cheaper. If it is cheaper, it will be really cheap. Even if I take it to the bank to exchange it now, it will still be one yuan and two yuan. You have to let me make a profit, right?"
"Fine"
At this point, it was meaningless for Liu Guangqi to bargain. The fact was that the price was clearly marked.
“Are they all at this price?”
Liu Guangqi made a special inquiry before making another choice, which saved the other party from regretting it after making the choice.
"It's all at this price."
After getting the affirmative answer, Liu Guangqi started digging through the pile of silver coins, and soon Liu Guangqi picked ten silver coins.
"What's this"
Just when Liu Guangqi was about to give money, he saw something special among the pile of silver coins. , although it is also in the shape of a silver coin, there is no decoration on it. It is neither Guangxu Longyang, Yuan Datou, Sun Xiaotou, or even Mexican Eagle Yang. It is just a bare silver coin with the four words "Zhangzhou Military" engraved on it. There is also a pattern like a ghost painting on the bottom, I don't know if it is a Chinese character or an alphabet.
"I don't know about this either. It seems that some grass-headed warlord secretly forged Dayang, but the casting level is too low. There is not even a template."
The stall owner shook his head and smiled, as if he was mocking the warlord who made the silver coin. It’s not that the stall owner doesn’t want to blow it, but the silver dollar has only been in China for a few decades, and its circulation is so large. Even if he blows it to the sky, it won’t be worth much, not to mention whether it is an ocean. Not necessarily, so rough.
Although Liu Guangqi didn't know the origin of this thing, the coating of this thing told Liu Guangqi that it was definitely not something from the Republic of China.
Without saying a word, Liu Guangqi threw the silver coin into the pile of silver coins he selected. Then Liu Guangqi checked the silver coins one by one. After confirming that there was nothing rare, he handed the money to the stall owner according to the number.
"You're fine, why are you buying silver coins? We don't have a lot of them at home, right? Do you think this glossy silver coin has any special meaning?"
Bai Hui looked at the silver coins in her hand and asked curiously.
"No. I don't know the origin of this thing. I just bought it because I thought it was not simple."
Liu Guangqi shook his head and spoke truthfully.
"Then why did you buy this big ocean? Do you think you don't have enough silver dollars at home?"
Among the dozens of boxes of secret treasures in Cixi, there are not many other things but many oceans. Although there are no Yuan Datou and Sun Xiaotou, there are piles of Guangxu Longyang and Mexican Yingyang. Those forty boxes Except for thirty boxes of silver ingots, the remaining ten boxes were all filled with silver dollars. There were already too many of those things to deal with, and now Liu Guangqi bought so many more. Isn't this a waste of money?
"It's not that I'm here for, it's this."
Liu Guangqi picked out a Mexican eagle from the pile of Yuan Datou and handed it to Bai Hui.
"Isn't this just an ordinary Yingyang? What's the point?"
Bai Hui took Yingyang and looked at it but found nothing unusual. It's just an ordinary silver dollar. Although it's of good quality, the manufacturing process is a bit rough, so it's just a little better than the unknown silver coin just now.
"Look carefully, this is a good thing that can only be found but not sought."
Liu Guangqi looked at Bai Hui with a smile on his lips.
"There's nothing wrong with it. There's nothing else except the word "I" on it."
Seeing the smile on Liu Guangqi's lips, Bai Hui looked at it carefully again.
"You don't understand, it's special because of the word "."
