Li Mo drank water while waiting for Niu Sanpang, but no one came after ten minutes. Instead, he received his call.
Thinking that there were too many people, Li Mo couldn't find the place. Just as he was about to taunt him, he heard noisy voices from the other side.
"Master Li, come here and help me, I'm surrounded by people."
Surrounded by people? There were other people's voices on the other end of the phone, and they seemed to be saying that San Fatty had broken one of their treasures, and if he didn't pay compensation, he wouldn't be able to leave.
"Wherever you are, I'll rush over immediately."
"Come here quickly, it's at the entrance of the alley to the left of the entrance. Hey, uncle, don't grab my phone, hey..."
Li Mo put away his cell phone and pushed outside. He finally found Niu Sanpang at the entrance of the alley. He was surrounded by five people, including two men in their sixties who were still tugging on his clothes, and the other three were about He was in his thirties or forties, and he didn't know whether it was the helpers or the onlookers who intentionally or unintentionally prevented him from leaving.
"Three Fatties, what happened?"
"Uncle, please let go first." Niu Sanpang struggled to push away the hands of the two uncles, but they showed a fierce and determined attitude that they would not give up.
"So what if your brother comes and breaks our priceless antiques. It's just a dream for you to walk away."
"Yes, this is a treasure passed down from our ancestors. We were originally going to sell it in an antique shop. If you don't pay compensation, you can't leave."
Li Mo glanced at the three young men. Although they did not take action, their bodies were blocking Niu Sanpang's escape route.
"Uncle, if you have something to say, let's talk about it. What is it? It's okay for you to keep dragging my brother. If you have something to say clearly, we can discuss how to solve it."
"See for yourself."
An old man pointed to a plate on the ground, and a piece had already been knocked off.
"This is the enamel plum blossom plate left by our ancestors. It was a treasure used by Emperor Qianlong. This guy was not smart when he was walking and bumped into me. If I hadn't reacted quickly, this priceless plate would have been broken into pieces. .”
"This enamel color plate made by Emperor Qianlong has been knocked into a piece. He is trying to kill us. If we don't pay compensation, we two old brothers will end up here today."
Li Mo picked up the plate, looked at it for a few times and said calmly: "Three Fatty, did you really break this plate?"
"We bumped into each other, but I can't tell whether it was me who bumped into him or they bumped into me on purpose." Niu Sanpang had a sad face. He was quite happy before, probably because he was so happy that he turned around and walked away. Falling into hell, he now only wished that the plate in front of him was a replica.
"What are you talking about? You said we hit you on purpose? Oh, I don't want to live anymore. I want to fight you to the death."
The three of them started arguing again.
Li Mo shook his head secretly, Niu Sanpang was unlucky enough, and he really met a cheater. There are a lot of people on Liuli Street. As soon as there is any commotion here, many people will immediately come around and stretch their heads to see the excitement.
"Master Li, please say something." Niu Sanpang's Armani glasses almost fell off when he was pulled away, and his face turned red in panic.
"Uncle, how do you want to solve it?"
"Compensate, otherwise you won't be able to leave."
"Uncle, you know best what happened to this plate. Tell me, how much compensation do you want?"
This kind of unclear thing is getting more and more confusing. Calling the police will not solve the problem. After all, the plate was really damaged, even though it was a modern imitation.
"Don't even think about leaving if it's less than 100,000."
"One hundred thousand? Uncle, didn't you just say that this is the Qianlong imperial plate handed down from your ancestors? Li Mo couldn't help laughing, pointed to the plum blossom plate on the ground and said, "This must really be the enamel plum blossom plate made in the Qianlong year. , the auction price will not be less than 40 million. Now that we have bumped into each other, if you only want us to compensate you one hundred thousand yuan, will you lose your life as well? "
"Fuck, this is fake." Niu Sanpang knew it was a fake as soon as he heard Li Mo's words. Although he was not a dandy walking around in Kyoto, he came from a big family after all. He had never been treated like this before. He couldn't help but burst out in anger. Bad language.
"Three Fatty, forget it, I don't have the same experience as them."
Li Mo signaled him to calm down and took out a thousand yuan in cash from his bag: "I only have so much money on me. If you think it's okay, this matter will be cleared up and no one will be bothered. If you still count on the lion, If you want to make a big fortune, then we shouldn’t be so bothered, just call the police and let the police handle it. The police asked us to pay 100,000 yuan, and we won’t lose a penny.”
"But is that the result you want?"
The two uncles looked at each other, and the people around them started to point and point. Everyone's eyes were bright, and they all said that this little fat man had really met someone.
"Boy, be careful when you walk in the future."
An old man took the cash and angrily gave Niu Sanpang a lesson before leaving.
"Master Li, they are obviously having trouble."
Li Mo picked up the plates on the floor, and they took the money and left, not even the guy they were eating with.
"After calling the police, do you have evidence that they touched you on purpose?"
"No."
"But they have evidence that it was you who hit it. And it's true that the plate is fake, but if they insist that it's a fine piece of modern craftsmanship that they spent thousands of yuan on, can you still compensate?"
Niu Sanpang muttered a few words and seemed to have lost his temper.
"If two old men continue to cheat and lie on the ground, do you think a thousand dollars can solve the problem? I grew up in the City God's Temple area in the city. I have seen this happen several times. In the end, when the police came, they couldn't figure it out."
Li Mo smiled at Niu Sanpang: "They probably see you as easy to bully. Believe it or not, if you had called the police just now, they would definitely withdraw. But before withdrawing, you will have to be greeted by them."
"Then you will definitely suffer the loss?" Niu Sanpang was obviously still unwilling to accept it.
"How about you find someone to beat them up?"
"Forget it, we might as well pick up some more leaks if we have that time." Niu Sanpang took the plum blossom plate from Li Mo's hand. He looked through it for a while and said, "You said that if this plate were real, it would be worth four thousand More than ten thousand?"
"There is a saying in the collecting world that if a porcelain collector can collect an official kiln enamel porcelain in his lifetime, he will be truly lucky, so 40 million is just the starting price. I remember in an auction catalog I have seen a record of a long-necked gourd vase with light yellow ground and foreign colors and the icing on the cake of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Its auction price reached more than 250 million."
"My God, the official kiln enamel porcelain is so expensive."
"We were talking as we walked." Li Mo handed him a bottle of water. "The reason why it is so expensive is mainly because the craftsmanship of enamel is not simple. Enamel used to be called cloisonné, which comes from bronze. Because enamel is used on porcelain. Paintings on the body became enamel porcelain. Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong were the peak of the development of enamel in the Qing Dynasty. Especially in the Qianlong period, there were more styles and more painterly meanings."
"After the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, enamel color disappeared. Later, enamel color appeared in the Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng dynasties, but it was used for decoration. So the enamel color porcelain we are talking about now refers to the official kilns of the early Qing Dynasty. It’s strange that enamel-colored porcelain is not expensive.”
"Listening to your words is worth ten years of studying." After hearing this, Niu Sanpang wanted to become his teacher.
"What I said is actually written in the book, hahaha."
Li Mo put what just happened behind him, and Niu Sanpang squeezed into the crowd of Liulichang Street again.
