"If you think it's too much, you can take less, but at most it's fifty kilograms less. If it's less..." Seeing Liu Guangqi's hesitation, shopkeeper Liu took the initiative to drop fifty kilograms of grain. Shopkeeper Liu didn't say the next words, but his meaning was. It is clear.
"No need to be less, five hundred catties is five hundred catties." Seeing shopkeeper Liu being so straightforward, Liu Guangqi agreed without any hesitation.
Five hundred kilograms of grain were exchanged for such a large cloisonné celestial vase from the Qianlong period. This deal couldn't be more cost-effective. If you don't have a thousand yuan to buy this celestial vase in an ordinary year, you don't have to think about it.
"Then when are we going to trade? Dr. Liu?" Shopkeeper Liu looked at Liu Guangqi's empty hands and asked eagerly.
"Follow me." Not only shopkeeper Liu is anxious, but Liu Guangqi is also anxious. If such a good thing is cut off by others, he will suffer a big loss.
Soon the two came to a place not far from Liu Lan's house.
"How about you give me a hundred catties first, and I'll pick up the remaining four hundred catties tomorrow." Shopkeeper Liu suggested.
"No, I have a way. You wait here, I will get you some food." After Liu Guangqi warned him, he walked towards Liu Lan's small courtyard. After opening the courtyard door and staying in the courtyard for a while, Liu Guangqi pushed Carrying a bicycle filled with food, he returned to the place he had agreed with Shopkeeper Liu.
When he arrived at the place, he found that the place was empty. Shopkeeper Liu, who was supposed to be waiting for him, had gone somewhere.
Just when Liu Guangqi was about to shout, a thin figure crawled out from the grass on the side.
"Let's check it out." Sure enough, none of the characters who can stand in Liulichang are simple and vigilant.
Liu Guangqi chuckled and parked the car in front of Shopkeeper Liu.
"Okay." Seeing the bags full of cloth bags on the 28th pole, shopkeeper Liu seemed to have seen a life-saving straw. He stuffed the celestial sphere bottle into Liu Guangqi's arms and started checking them one by one.
Taking this opportunity, Liu Guangqi also opened the bag and checked it. Although he was very confident about Shopkeeper Liu's character, he must not have the intention of harming others and must have the intention of guarding against others.
It is beneficial to both parties to see the goods clearly in person. Unless there is something wrong, most people will not care. Some sellers will even take the initiative to ask customers to inspect the goods again when they leave the store, so as to prevent the seller from coming back later. Post account.
Soon the two of them checked what they wanted, and after confirming that there were no problems, Liu Guangqi lent the car to the other party.
This is five hundred kilograms of grain. Without tools, Shopkeeper Liu couldn't get it back even if he was tough. Maybe I'd be exhausted before I even got home.
After seeing each other off for a while, Liu Guangqi quietly returned to Nanluogu Lane under the cover of night.
"Who" changed his appearance, and Liu Guangqi came from outside the door to the yard, and he didn't even have time to call the door.
After yawning, Liu Guangqi was about to find a room to rest. As a result, a flashlight came over and startled him.
"It's me, why aren't you asleep yet?" Liu Guangqi asked, looking at Liu Guangtian who was up late at night.
"Sleep, come out to use the toilet, why did you come back just now?" Liu Guangtian looked at Liu Guangqi who suddenly came back and yawned.
"Went to visit the ghost market." Liu Guangqi walked to Bai Hui's east wing and opened the door.
"Ghost market? Why are you going to the ghost market?" When Liu Guangtian heard that Liu Guangqi had just returned from the ghost market, he took back his steps and followed Liu Guangqi to the east wing.
"Of course I'm going to get the treasure. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What will cost millions in future generations can now be obtained with just a few kilograms of grain. How long will it take if we don't take action now?"
"Then take me with you, I want to go too..."
"What are you going to do? Go back to bed quickly. You have to go to class tomorrow." In the blink of an eye, the time came to the next night.
When the moon rose into the sky, Liu Guangqi came to the ghost market outside Andingmen again. Also coming with him was Liu Guangtian. Liu Guangqi didn't want to take him with him at first, but he couldn't stand this guy and kept stalking him.
"Look more and talk less. Do you hear me? If something happens, follow me closely." After some warnings, Liu Guangqi led the curious Liu Guangtian into the ghost market.
As soon as the two brothers entered the alley of the ghost market, they immediately attracted a lot of attention. There was no way anyone could let the brothers carry food on their backs.
The bulging sack was full of food at first glance.
"It's him, he's really here." Seeing the food on the two brothers, the scene last night happened again. People who came to the ghost market to buy food immediately ran to the brothers.
Some people with good eyesight immediately recognized Liu Guangqi as the person who exchanged grain for antiques last night.
"Young man, how do you sell this food?"
"Sell it to me, young man, and I'll give you one piece for every pound of grain."
"I'll pay you one dollar."
"I'll pay you one yuan and a half." Before Liu Guangqi could say anything, those buying grain rushed to quote the price.
"My dear, one pound of grain is 1.5 yuan. This is fucking grain. These are golden beans, right?" Liu Guangtian, who was following Liu Guangqi, couldn't help but smack his tongue when he heard the crazy quotes from these guys on the opposite side.
"You don't know how hungry a man is if you don't stay here for a long time. You eat a lot of fish and meat every day. Let's try eating only fifteen kilograms of grain a month. Let alone a month and a half before you go crazy with hunger." Liu Guangqi gave it to him. Liu Guangtian rolled his eyes.
"It can't be so expensive. I remember that food in the grain store cost only two cents."
"A grain store is a grain store. Each person in the grain store gives out more than ten kilograms of grain per month, and they also need food stamps. Since our food does not require food stamps, it is naturally a bit more expensive." Liu Guangqi suddenly figured this out last night. No wonder Shopkeeper Liu was so cheerful last night, indicating that Liu Guangqi only paid 500 kilograms of grain, but he forgot that he did not need food stamps for the 500 kilograms of grain. Now in the ghost market, the price of food stamps is basically the same as that of grain. Even higher. After all, money is easy to earn, but food stamps are difficult to obtain.
This is the same as bicycles and bicycle tickets. If calculated based on the price on the ghost market, shopkeeper Liu actually did not suffer any loss at all. Liu Guangqi, who suffered a loss, thought he had taken a big advantage.
"Everyone, it's the same old rule, no money, just things. Whoever brings the baby takes the initiative to stand in front. Don't be angry if you don't bring the baby. I will come tomorrow night. You can bring it tomorrow night."
"I brought it, I brought it." As soon as Liu Guangqi finished speaking, a middle-aged man came over holding a cloth bag.
"Be careful, put the things on the ground, don't break them." Seeing the other party's anxious look, Liu Guangqi reminded the other party. Judging from the shape of the cloth bag in the other party's arms, it should be a large plate.
No matter what era it was from, such a big thing is still a rarity, and even a modern replica would cost several dollars.
"Thank you for your kindness. I brought this stuff last night, but before it was my turn, you sold the grain to the old man."
"I'm sorry, I kept you waiting in vain. What is this?" Liu Guangqi put his robe on the ground, sat down on it, and then asked, his posture was very similar to that of later generations. Experts in Bao program.
"This is a real good thing, a large blue and white plate from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty." The seller also introduced his treasure very cooperatively.
"My dear, it's such a big plate. It must be a foot and a half long." The seller said as he unwrapped the package, and as he did, a huge blue and white plate was revealed in front of everyone.
Looking at the astonishingly large blue and white platter in front of them, the surrounding melon eaters couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Isn't this thing similar to the big plate we use to serve fish at home?" Liu Guangtian said, looking at the large blue and white plate in front of him.
"Young man, if you don't know the goods, then don't talk nonsense. This is a serious Yongle blue and white plate, and it is inherited in an orderly manner. Does Shopkeeper Lan of Liulichang Tianhexuan know that I spent a lot of money to buy it? This thing is the Yongle blue and white that I personally admit. Don’t use those miscellaneous things to embarrass my treasure." When Liu Guangtian said that his things were similar to his fish-to-plate kind, the seller who was so polite just now was a bit agitated. said angrily.
"It's just about the same. The size and pattern are similar."
"Hey, you also said, young man, if you are like this, then I will not sell it to you. Even if I sell this thing, I have to sell it to someone who knows the goods." Seeing Liu Guangtian also said, the seller's face became angry They were all blushing, and they packed up their things and were ready to leave.
"Hey, don't worry. This thing you have is from the Yongle period, and my brother is right. Yours is a Yongle blue and white dish, and the one I have is a Xuande blue and white dish. Can it be different from the items from the grandfather and grandson? Not to mention that there is only one year between the two of them." Seeing the other party's excitement, Liu Guangqi quickly stopped the other party.
Just kidding, the baby is delivered right in front of you and you can still let it run away.
"Are you telling the truth?" After hearing what Liu Guangqi said, the seller stopped and asked doubtfully.
"It really can't be true anymore. I heard you just said that you know Shopkeeper Lan from Tianhexuan. Coincidentally, I also know Shopkeeper Lan. I picked up the big blue and white plate at his door, and Shopkeeper Lan also took a look at it. . If you don’t believe me, go and ask. Just ask Shopkeeper Lan if a man named Liu missed a blue and white platter from the Xuande period at the door of his shop."
"Okay, I'll ask tomorrow." Perhaps Liu Guangqi's explanation gave the other party a step up, and the other party squatted in front of Liu Guangqi again.
After stabilizing the other party, Liu Guangqi picked up the Yongle blue and white market that the other party was talking about and observed it carefully.
"Comrade, how many kilograms of grain do you plan to exchange for this large plate?" After careful observation, Liu Guangqi quickly confirmed the age of the large plate in front of him. Liu Guangqi suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked calmly. .
"I spent 2,000 yuan to sell this plate back then. Now that the market is down, I will calculate it at 1,000 yuan. Just give me all the grain and give me another 800 yuan."
"Hahaha" Liu Guangqi couldn't help laughing when he heard what the other party said.
"Why are you laughing?" Seeing Liu Guangqi's sneer, the other party's face immediately darkened.
"It's nothing, I just laughed at you for being so naive. You just said that you sold this thing during the Republic of China, so let me ask you what time we are now." Liu Guangqi said while holding back a smile.
"New China. What's wrong?"
"As long as you know New China, you must also know the current market situation of antique shops, which can be said to be in dire straits. Thousands of things in the past may be worth a few hundred yuan now. If you don't believe it, you can just take it. Go to the cultural relics store and ask if they can give you a thousand yuan for this plate. One moment and another moment, antiques are inherently going to fall and rise. At this time, you still want to sell it at the past price Do you think it’s possible?”
"How much do you plan to pay?" After hearing Liu Guangqi's words, the other party's face suddenly turned ugly. After struggling for a long time, he gritted his teeth and asked.
"Well, I won't take advantage of you either. One hundred and fifty kilograms of grain, plus ten kilograms of bacon. What do you think?"
"No, you want to exchange my Yongle blue and white market for just such a small amount. Don't even think about it." After hearing Liu Guangqi's quotation, the seller stood up and pointed at Liu Guangqi's nose and said angrily. .
"It's quite a lot. Don't forget that I don't need food stamps or meat stamps for these things. The cultural relics store where you put this big market now will only give you 400 yuan at most. If you really follow the rules of the ghost market After all, the value of my food is almost the same as yours." Liu Guangqi pointed his fingers at the other party.
"Stop talking, I won't change it. I've never seen anyone as evil-hearted as you." The seller snorted coldly and walked out of the crowd with the blue and white plate under his arm.
"Comrade, look at this." In today's ghost market, whoever has food is the master. After the owner of the blue and white plate left, the people in line behind him immediately filled in.
"Brother, are you pushing the price too hard? You estimated the price of something that someone bought for two thousand yuan at four hundred yuan, and you should exchange it for food." Liu Guangtian asked softly in Liu Guangqi's ear.
"What do you know? Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times, the price of antiques is always high and low. If someone likes the same thing, maybe it can be sold for a sky-high price. If no one likes it, then it is worthless. What do you think? I lowered the price very hard and I tell you that I am being polite. If this was the case in 1948 when the army besieged the city, that plate would have been worth two pieces of bacon. In comparison, I am already very polite." Liu Guangqi raised one to Liu Guangtian For example, when the People's Liberation Army liberated Peiping, in order to protect the ancient capital of Peiping, they did not choose to attack Tianjin like they did, but chose to besiege it.
More than a month of siege consumed all the food in Beiping City. In order to exchange for some food, Liulichang was full of people selling treasures at low prices.
It really happened that two pieces of bacon were exchanged for a treasure worth thousands. After explaining, Liu Guangqi turned his attention to the team in front of him.
"I'm sorry, comrade, you are old, but the year is too short."
"Look again, I can't open the pot anymore."
"I'm sorry, comrade, you'd better go find someone else and ask. Maybe you'll meet someone who likes you. Next." Compassion does not control soldiers, and justice does not make money. Although what the other party said was miserable, but with There are too many people in the same situation as Liu Guangqi. If everyone is pitiful, they will go bankrupt sooner or later.
"Next person."
"Uncle, you are teasing me, you dare to take this thing."
"What's wrong? This is a bronze from Shang and Zhou dynasties."
"This is not from Shang and Zhou Dynasty, this is from last week. Smell it yourself. It's very irritating. You'd better take it away quickly."
"Next."
"This thing is pretty good. What do you think of the fifty kilograms of grain?" After staring for a long time, Liu Guangqi finally realized what it felt like to be a treasure appraisal expert in later generations. They all have really tough mouths. It's easy to talk to someone who is young. , if something goes wrong, if Liu Guangqi says something bad, the other party will explode. If Liu Guangtian hadn't been standing beside him, Liu Guangqi would have estimated that the other party was ready to rush up and beat him up.
Fortunately, everything was not lost in the end. In the end, Liu Guangqi exchanged fifty kilograms of grain for a pair of gold-silvered copperware imitating Xuande in the mid-Qing Dynasty.
Although the price of this thing in the future will not be very high, Liu Guangqi couldn't help but like it. The body of the vessel is covered with Taotie patterns carved with a carving knife. The patterns are embedded with gold and silver threads. Each pattern is extremely delicate and rich. Verve.
"You can give me more." As it was almost time to go to the ghost market for some snacks, just when Liu Guangqi was getting anxious, the person he had been waiting for for a long time sat in front of him again.
