Li Mo took May, Thorn and Xingkong out of the door, followed by five secret guards. Sima Haotian was still bargaining with the stall, holding a Qing Guangxu blue and white water purification bottle in his hand.
A group of people left this street and turned into another avenue. The dense flow of people made the motorway seem much empty.
"There are all kinds of things on the street stalls. I don't know which country many of them are from? Mr. Qin, you are an expert in this field and are well-informed. Do you also know some foreign antiques?"
Thornhead asked as he walked.
"I'm not omnipotent. I don't even understand many things left by our ancestors. How can I have time to study foreign antiques? Besides, antiques are actually the carrier of cultural inheritance. I don't even know foreign languages. , how can we understand their culture?”
Thorny Tou was a little puzzled: "Didn't you find a lot of foreign antiques before? That Gu Yunxuan Yuanmingyuan Pavilion was exchanged for those artworks. You are too modest to say that you don't understand."
"To give an inappropriate example, if you picked up a gold bracelet, would you dig deep to find out whether the pattern on the surface of the bracelet was machine-made or hand-made? Would you try to find out whether the bracelet was lost by a Chinese or whether it was made by hand? Did a foreigner lose it? But no matter what, you must know very well that this gold bracelet is valuable. I feel the same way when I see those works of art. I don’t know who created them, but I know they are valuable. .”
Thorny nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.
"Do you really understand?"
Wuyue patted him on the shoulder, a little speechless, just let him fool around.
"I don't understand, but when I think about it, it makes sense. Forget it, Mr. Qin is mainly talented."
What is placed on this avenue are no longer simple street stalls, but rows of uniformly customized tables. Li Mo walked to a stall and stopped. There were three jewelry boxes on the table, with various rings inside.
There are various styles of rings, including gemstone rings, wood rings inlaid with gold and silver, jade rings, various finger rings, etc. Although there were many tourists, they all glanced by and no one stopped to take a closer look.
So when the stall owner saw Li Mo stop and look carefully, he couldn't help but smile and say hello.
Li Mo pointed to one of the thumb rings and asked, "Can I try it on?"
May translated, the American woman in her fifties nodded in agreement and took out the gold-embedded wooden ring finger from the box. Li Mo took it and put it on his left thumb, tried it on and asked directly: "How much does this cost?"
"Eight thousand dollars."
Li Mo raised his head and looked at him: "Since this ring is so expensive, can you tell me the origin?"
"It's said to have been passed down from ancestors. It should be a Chinese antique. She once asked an expert to identify it."
"Experts say that it must be the case? The price of eight thousand US dollars is too high. If it were around one thousand US dollars, I would still consider it." Li Mo took off the trigger and handed it to the stall owner, "I don't think so. No one would spend $8,000 hunting for antiques at mobile stalls.”
"Mr. Qin, she said that if you choose more, the price can be negotiated."
Li Mo thought for a moment and then looked at the rings and rings in the jewelry box, then picked out four rings, and after a while he picked another ring.
"Six in total, how much are they?"
The American woman looked at what Li Mo had selected, thought for a moment and said, "The minimum is 20,000 US dollars."
Li Mo shook his head: "Six thousand US dollars."
"Eighteen thousand dollars." The stall owner gave in.
"Just six thousand dollars."
Li Mo was very determined.
The stall owner also shook his head: "The price is too low, sorry."
Li Mo could only sigh, which was a pity.
"If you can bid up to $10,000, I can transfer it to you."
The stall owner suddenly relaxed and said before he could leave.
Li Mo frowned, seeming to be considering the gains and losses.
"Eight thousand dollars, I'll buy it back and give it to my friends as gifts."
"ok, ok."
The stall owner was afraid that Li Mo would change his mind, so he took out six small boxes from under the table and packed them separately. After the transaction was completed, Thorny put the wooden boxes into the bag on his chest. Li Mo gave the stall owner a bright smile and continued walking forward.
"Mr. Qin, are these six antiques?"
"Well, they are all passed down from the Qing Dynasty. The oldest one should be about two hundred years old. But the most expensive one is the ring I finally selected. Take it out and take a look."
A few people walked to the side of the road, stabbed his head and took out the wrench.
"Mr. Qin, what kind of material is this made of? There is a word '三' on it. I don't know the other side. It looks like an ancient font."
He looked at it and handed it to Li Mo.
"This is an ivory ring inlaid with gold and silver. You are correct in saying that there is a character in ancient fonts. This is the seal script, which means 'Long'. The two characters together mean 'Qianlong'. This ring is the name of Emperor Qianlong." It’s worth wearing it.”
Li Mo then put the finger ring on his left thumb, and raised it up to shine at the sun, which made him proud.
"The other character is '三', how come it becomes Qianlong?"
May still doesn’t understand.
Li Mo smiled and said: "This is not the word 'three', but three horizontal lines. In the Bagua diagram, it represents the 'gan' position. This technique is also to avoid taboos, but at the same time, it also needs to let everyone know its owner. who is it."
Only then did a few people suddenly realize that following Li Mo for a period of time really made them grow up and gain experience.
"The stall owner didn't know its origin, so he disposed of it as an ordinary old thing. Thorn, this ivory ring worn by Emperor Qianlong has been put away. Let's go, let's continue shopping."
There are many familiar things on display at the stalls outside, but most of them are mainly small items. Porcelain and sculptures like that are rare.
"Let's go shopping in the store."
Li Mo saw countless porcelains placed in an antique shop along the street, and there were many people looking inside. No one came to greet him after he walked in. Most of the people he saw here were Americans in neat suits. A few of them were holding flashlights or magnifying glasses in their hands, which looked quite professional.
"Let's squeeze inside and take a look."
Li Mo wanted to squeeze in, but a big old Mi Guo turned back and glared with a warning.
Damn, why are you glaring at me? Even though you are so big, your body can't bear the whip from me. Li Mo's face instantly turned cold, and his eyes were equally unkind. The man was stunned for a moment, then turned slightly sideways.
Damn, you are unqualified as a security guard.
Li Mo didn't know him as well, so he walked to the counter and saw a lot of jade items placed in the cabinet. He didn't look much at it, but was still more interested in the porcelain.
There are a lot of porcelain on the shelves behind the counter, and they are arranged separately in different sizes. Li Mo glanced around and saw that there were five genuine pieces of porcelain on the shelf. He saw that the shop assistants were all busy, and even the boss, who was in his forties or fifties, was receiving distinguished customers.
No one answered, so Li Mo had no choice but to go over and see what treasures the professionals were appraising. He had only taken two steps closer when his eyes were blocked by someone.
"just looking around."
Li Mo smiled and took two steps back. He glanced at the porcelain and was suddenly surprised. It was a porcelain stool, also called a pastel embroidered pier. Such porcelain was really rare. The surface depicts a dragon wearing flowers. This decorative style is very close to that of the late Guangxu period.
Yitong took a look and saw that the embroidered pier was indeed emitting a light gray halo, which was basically in the late Qing Dynasty.
