"Si Rui, if you have no other plans today, you and Xiao Mo will go out for a walk after breakfast. I heard that there is an antique festival in Liulichang, which is very lively. Yesterday, Xiao Mo picked up a big missing piece there. It was an opportunity. rare."
Mr. Qin motioned for her to have breakfast first.
"Grandpa, what did he find this time?"
"The wildly cursive "Inscription on the Humble Room" written by Zhu Zhishan, the first cursive calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty."
Qin Sirui didn't eat much, just an egg and a bowl of white porridge.
"Si Rui, you see your chin has become thinner and pointed again. Eat more. If you are too tired from filming, just rest at home and spend more time with your grandparents."
"Grandma, I'm full. I can take a week off this time, and I'll go to Shanghai to continue filming "Tracking" next week."
"Si Rui, what are your parents doing recently? They haven't been here for a long time. Are they making some investments again?"
Mr. Qin asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"I don't know, I haven't contacted them for several days."
Mr. Qin sighed secretly, and he was hiding it for them at this time. They were in a bottomless pit, and no amount of money could fill it up. It would only make them sink deeper and deeper.
"When you're full, let's go out for a walk with Li Mo."
…
It was around nine o'clock in the morning, and there were not many people on Liulichang Street, but every stall was open, and it was a strange sight at first glance.
"Three Fatties haven't arrived yet, let's take a walk first."
Qin Sirui was wearing toad glasses and a black mask, and his long hair was down to cover it up a little, so it wasn't that easy to identify him.
"At first glance, there are all kinds of strange things. Are they all antiques?"
"Diamonds are hidden in the gravel. There is only one good thing, and the rest is trash." Li Mo glanced at the stalls as he walked. He passed more than 30 stalls and didn't encounter an old object that caught his eye.
At this time, Qin Sirui stopped in front of a wooden cart. She picked up a bracelet and looked through it.
"Little girl, which one do you like? I have old ones and new ones here, mainly bracelets and jewelry."
The boss is a woman in her forties. She is still making a bracelet by hand on site. She strings pearls into a bracelet. The pearls reflect a milky white luster in the sun.
"Li Mo, how do you like this bracelet?"
"Made with silver beads and agate stones, this should be the boss's handmade jewelry. The style is not bad."
"I'm going back to school to buy some small gifts to bring to my roommates. You can pick a few for me to spare."
This came easily to him, and he quickly picked out five bracelets that were all in good condition.
"Boss, how do you sell bracelets?"
"It's three hundred and eighty for one. If you want six, each one will be cheaper by twenty."
"There are so many bracelets and accessories like this, let's go to other stalls to choose from." Li Mo suggested from the side. If such a bracelet is sold regularly for more than 200 yuan, it would be considered too high.
"Young man, the price is really not expensive. Others sell them wholesale, but I make these by hand. I think your girlfriend also likes this style. Why don't you give me a lower price? I'll sell it if I think there's still some profit. How about you?"
When Qin Sirui heard what his boss said, he turned to look at Li Mo.
"Two hundred each."
"Young man, you are really good at bargaining. You can almost cut the price in half. Okay, you can gain popularity with your first business today."
Qin Sirui was about to pay, and Li Mo looked at other things, especially those that looked like old objects.
He saw a bracelet with a special shape, a dark ring, two dragon heads and a round bead. The dragon head carving is very delicate and delicate, the color is dark gold, and there are some green rust-like substances.
He picked up the bracelet, turned it over and said, "Boss, how much does this cost?"
"I collected this from the antique market before. If you want it, just give me 880."
"Boss, tell me what this is? There must be a basis for the price of 880."
The boss smiled and replied: "Young man, please make a price."
"one hand."
"make a deal."
When Li Mo was paying, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Boss, how much did you pay for this bracelet? Seeing how happily you agreed just now, I feel like you took a big advantage."
"It's a small business and I don't make much money."
After paying the money, Li Mo and Qin Sirui continued to walk forward.
"What did you buy just now? It looks dirty on the surface."
"It was made in the late Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than a hundred years. This is a bracelet with two dragons playing with beads. Except for the dragon head and the bead, which are gold, the rest are made of silver. The surface has been oxidized and darkened."
"As for the dragon head gold beads, because the gold refining technology was not high enough at that time, the dragon head was about 80% gold, with copper content. After a hundred years of oxidation, the surface turned into a dark gold color with rust spots."
Li Mo said as he walked, "In feudal society, items with dragons cannot be used by ordinary people. They must have come from the palace. Or maybe they were given by the royal family. I will deal with this two-dragon bead bracelet when I get back." It can restore its true glory to its former glory.”
"This can be considered an antique left by the Qing Dynasty. Why do you want to get rid of it?"
"There are also differences between antiques and antiques. The Yang Guifei bracelet I bought earlier hides many secrets. To put it bluntly, it has a story and an origin. You can also find out the words and phrases in the official history. This is called having inheritance, so the historical value and artistic value are extremely high.”
"As for this Two Dragons Playing with Pearls bracelet, I just looked at it carefully and can roughly guess its origin. Except for the dragon head, the rest is no different from ordinary gold and silver jewelry. The collection value is not high. The boss just saw it. The color of the dragon's head on the bracelet was wrong, so I didn't take it to heart. If I were to bid, it would start at ten thousand."
Only then did Qin Sirui understand that Li Mo was not lucky because he often encountered good things, but because he did have real talent and learning.
The cell phone rang, and when Li Mo answered it, it was Niu Sanpang's voice, but his voice was weird, and he couldn't speak clearly.
"Master Li, um... I brought someone here, don't you mind?"
"Haha, if you keep walking along the avenue you took yesterday, you will meet us."
"You? Who else?"
"You'll know when you come here. Don't make a fuss when you see someone."
"Is the Third Fatty here?"
"Well, we made an appointment yesterday to meet here today. There is someone who wants to follow him. He is probably afraid that I will have ideas, so he tested my tone in advance." Li Mo looked back and saw Niu Sanpang's body far away. Next to him is a slender woman wearing a windbreaker.
"Master Li."
Niu Sanpang trotted over. He shouted and looked at the woman next to Li Mo. His face was stunned. Isn't this Miss Qin? Why did she come here with Li Mo?
The first reaction was that Li Mo should have stayed in the Qin family courtyard last night.
"As long as you know, don't talk."
Seeing that he was about to say hello, Qin Sirui whispered quickly.
Li Mo was also looking at the woman brought over by San Pang, then smiled at her, nodded and said, "Hello, Miss Xu."
"Hello."
Seeing Li Mo again, Xu Jiaxin's attitude and tone became much more cautious, and she no longer had that aloof and proud attitude.
The two women were old acquaintances, so they soon talked about each other.
"Three Fatties, it seems that my previous guess was correct. Miss Xu invited you to visit the Jinling Museum, but you didn't go. As a result, she came directly to find you, which means something good is about to happen to you."
"I really have no plans to get married." Niu Sanpang whispered with a grimace.
"I'm not familiar with Miss Xu's character, but you are the only heir of the Niu family. Your parents' first principle when choosing a wife for you must be your character. Only if your character is qualified will they match you, right? "
"That's true. Jiaxin is still very kind. If it hadn't been for my troubles in college, she wouldn't have been sarcastic to me in the past two years. Mr. Li, do you think we can work together?"
"What you're asking is really strange. It's you who wants to marry her, not me."
"You have good eyesight."
"roll."
Li Mo smiled and cursed.
