"I'm not a stick," Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes at the stall owner, pointed to a brass incense burner and a tattered picture album and said, "You said these are the two items you collected from rich families, they are quite old.

, It’s a pity that after this incense burner was ‘washed’, the coating was ruined, and its value dropped by at least 90%.”

"There is also this picture album, from the late Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, the condition is too bad, it is frosty and damaged, and it is not worth twenty yuan."

"Brother, you can't say that," the stall owner said helplessly when Jiang Yuan pointed out the problem in just a few words:

"As long as something is old, it's not easy for us to get some patina on it. Besides, if each page of this picture album is framed separately, wouldn't it be worth ten or twenty times more?"

Jiang Yuan said "hehe" and picked up the Longquan kiln celadon porcelain plate. After looking at it for a few times, he frowned.

The stall owner narrowed his eyes, "Brother, do you like this one?"

"This is celadon-glazed porcelain. Look at the glaze color and appearance, they are all excellent," the stall owner pretended to sigh:

"I originally planned to keep it for myself, but unfortunately I needed money for an emergency, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to show it out."

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly and put the porcelain plate on the stall, "I almost got a hole in my eye."

"This celadon porcelain plate is in pretty good condition, and there are no major flaws in its shape. The base looks old."

"But it can't be true! This thing feels a little rough, and the glaze is not thick enough."

"This is attaching an old foot to a new thing. This is a huge disservice to the counterfeiters," Jiang Yuan said with disdain on his face, "I dare say that 80% of the players will have to be deceived."

"No way?" The stall owner frowned and touched his hand. It really felt rough and a bit scratchy. He subconsciously cursed:

"That bitch, Mr. Wang, patted his chest and said it was an old item passed down from his family, and he fooled me again."

Jiang Yuan stamped out the cigarette butts, pointed at the albums and Buddha statues on the stall and said:

"It's not easy for you to set up a stall. I can accept these two things, and this celadon plate, which even made me blind. It's not impossible to use it to sell it for deception, but you have to give me the lowest price."

After hearing this, the stall owner became happy instantly, "Brother, you are an expert, I won't come here for free. I will only calculate your cost price for these three items, which is one thousand and fifty."

Jiang Yuan said "hehe" and turned away, "Are you going to kill me like a fat pig? Just keep it for yourself."

"Oh, brother, don't be anxious," the stall owner looked anxious, and quickly grabbed Jiang Yuan, took out a cigarette and handed it to Jiang Yuan, "We have already talked about this, how can we ask you for a high price?

"

Jiang Yuan took the cigarette and held it in his mouth, with a look of displeasure on his face: "It's just a matter of words. I'm willing to take this thing just to accept your 'hot potato'. The flat price is two hundred yuan, not even a penny more."

."

The stall owner immediately turned into a bitter face, "Good brother, you are killing me like a pig, your knife is so cruel, my cost price is more than..."

Jiang Yuan frowned, "Stop it, I don't want to hear your ink."

"The average of these three things is more than seventy each, which is equal to a week's salary. Do you think it's too low?"

"Besides, we are familiar with each other once. With this deal, if I come back in a few days, I will definitely come to you first. What we are doing is a long-term deal..."

While talking, Jiang Yuan had already taken out two hundred-dollar bills from his pocket. As soon as the stall owner saw the money, he couldn't move it away.

Opening his eyes, he felt cruel, and while accepting the money, he pretended to be at a loss and said, "Okay, just make friends, and I'll earn less."

Jiang Yuan took a puff of his cigarette but didn't answer. He picked up three things, straightened his back and hummed a little tune before leaving.

Although the porcelain plate felt a little rough, and only the bottom looked old, Jiang Yuan still chose to believe in the light he saw. This thing should be real.

Next, go to an antique store to see what price this item can be sold for.

When he reached the middle of Tongci Street, Jiang Yuan finally stopped.

The 'Jiabaoxuan' in front of us looks very wealthy. The front door is made of traditional carved wooden doors, and the nearly two-meter-long plaque above the door is actually a small leaf red sandalwood. This shows that this store is quite strong.

When you step into the threshold, you can see that the ground is covered with blue bricks. Judging from the style, they were collected and reused after the ancient buildings collapsed.

On the left side of the door is a set of rosewood seats for entertaining guests, and on the right is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.

The lighting in the store is not too bright, and there are several rows of antique shelves against the wall, filled with ceramics, the number of which must not be less than a hundred.

Beautifully framed ancient calligraphy and paintings are displayed in glass cabinets, and jade and other miscellaneous items are placed on a 'pyramid'-style ancient shelf in the middle.

Just by glancing at it, Jiang Yuan discovered that most of the things inside were emitting a faint halo, which was more than one level higher than the things on the stalls outside.

Seeing Jiang Yuan enter the door, a girl walked over quickly. Seeing Jiang Yuan wearing an old military coat with bulging bags in his arms, she smiled and said:

"Welcome, sir, do you have something to sell?"

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, "Is your boss here?"

The girl took Jiang Yuan and sat down at the table. After pouring another cup of tea, she replied with a smile:

"Sir, wait a moment, our boss is discussing business upstairs."

Jiang Yuan didn't expect that he had been waiting for half an hour, drank two pots of tea, and still didn't see the owner of 'Jiabaoxuan'.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's displeasure, the girl quickly gave Jiang Yuan more tea.

"I won't be able to hold back my urine if I drink any more," Jiang Yuan frowned, "Go and tell your boss that the thing in my hand is a piece of Longquan kiln celadon, plum green."

The girl couldn't refuse and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

Less than two minutes later, I saw this girl walking downstairs. Behind her, a short and fat middle-aged man was walking down with two young men and women.

This middle-aged man is Zhu Wei, the boss of Jiabaoxuan. He has a lot of beads hanging around his neck and wrists, and he is holding a pair of walnuts in his right hand and spinning them slowly. This is a dress that people in the industry prefer.

The young woman behind Zhu Wei attracted Jiang Yuan's attention.

Maybe it’s because men always have an innate curiosity about beautiful things~

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and a gust of cold wind blew in from the door, ruffling the hair around her ears.

Her beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed and her eyes were lowered, as if she had something on her mind. Her fair and delicate face revealed a bit of fatigue and sadness, which made Jiang Yuan unable to help but feel a desire to protect her.

But her cool and elegant temperament seems to put people away thousands of miles away, making people feel that it is a kind of blasphemy to look at her more than once.

The box she was holding was wrapped in a halo, even brighter than Jiang Yuan's celadon porcelain plate.

behind her,

Sun Hong reluctantly looked away from her white and tender neck, and glanced at Jiang Yuan inadvertently.

"Miss Ye, walk slowly," Zhu Wei stood at the door and smiled: "Next time you want to sell something good, you must come to me, Lao Zhu."

Ye Zhiqiu slowly shook his head, his voice soft, but revealing a bit of firmness, "The blue and white porcelain my grandfather left behind will not be fake. It doesn't matter if Boss Zhu doesn't know it. Just please don't spread this word and ruin my grandfather's reputation.

"

Zhu Wei's face immediately turned ugly, "What do you mean, Miss Ye, is that I, Old Zhu, don't know the goods?"

"Your flat vase with blue and white dragon pattern is fine in other aspects, but the only thing wrong is the glass dragon on it. It looks like a four-legged snake. This alone is enough to conclude that it is an imitation!"

Zhu Wei was a little angry, "I still have guests, so I won't send you two off."

Sun Hong said in a weird way: "Boss Zhu can't recognize the real good things, but he is interested in the rags of a country boy. It's really interesting."

Sun Hong's facial features are quite regular, but unfortunately his face is feminine, and coupled with his tone at this time, it is really disgusting.

Jiang Yuan was belittled for no reason, and naturally he felt a little uncomfortable.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't say anything, but just stepped out of the threshold. The next moment, he was stopped by Jiang Yuan.

"Stay here, miss," Jiang Yuan called softly, a smile appearing on his face involuntarily, "I like blue and white porcelain very much, and I also have some research on it. Can you let me have a look?"

Sun Hong subconsciously became hostile to Jiang Yuan and snorted coldly, "Boy, do you think blue and white porcelain is the same as your broken plate? You can look at it if you want?"

Even though Jiang Yuan didn't want to talk to Sun Hong, he couldn't help but lost his temper this time and opened his mouth to yell:

"You talk a lot. If you can't hold it in, you fart. Don't say it from your mouth."

Sun Hong's eyes widened, "You can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth!"

"It's better than farting with your mouth," Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes at Sun Hong, slowly stood up and walked to Ye Zhiqiu, laughing softly:

"Girl, maybe I can clear the name of this thing?"

Ye Zhiqiu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, walked to the table, put down the box in his hand, and opened it carefully.

A flat vase with a blue and white dragon pattern about twenty centimeters high appeared in front of Jiang Yuan's eyes, emitting a strong light that only Jiang Yuan could see.

Zhu Wei looked at Jiang Yuan with interest, wanting to hear what he had to say, so as to find out Jiang Yuan's reality so that he could discuss the price later.

Jiang Yuan looked at the blue and white porcelain carefully and suddenly smiled mysteriously, because he had seen this thing before.

In his previous life, Jiang Yuan made friends with many collectors, and he saw this blue and white porcelain vase from one of them, and even heard that person introduce the origin of this thing.

So Jiang Yuan opened his mouth and said: "Blue and white porcelain was produced in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty. Mature blue and white porcelain appeared in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty. The biggest feature of the decoration is that the composition is rich and the layers are not chaotic."

"This blue and white porcelain vase has a regular shape and pure color. There is a four-legged snake on the left and right shoulders...ahem...and a glass dragon on each side. There are flower branches wrapped around the lower end. The flower branches are luxuriant but not messy, which is in line with the characteristics of blue and white porcelain."

Jiang Yuan recalled the famous artist's words and continued: "The blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty has greatly changed the subtle and restrained style of traditional porcelain, highlighting the distinctive visual effects and personality, which is also in line with the characteristics."

Zhu Wei chuckled lightly, "You are right, but it is very easy for today's imitations to achieve this."

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