Chapter 089: The helplessness of collecting

"What's wrong? You must have been scared by the formation in front of you, right?" Liu Yufei looked at Jia Sidao's somewhat dazed expression and couldn't help but ask with some amusement, "I, the real master who needs Mo Yu's birthday star, is not even discouraged yet. You look a little listless."

"Who is listless? I'm just sighing." Jia Sidao responded casually.

It cannot be said that Jia Sidao is not concerned about it. The architectural layout around Chenghuang Temple is all the styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the interior decoration is extremely modern and commercialized. With such a contrast, Jia Sidao was still a little happy at the beginning. After all, only after commercialization can the market be truly spread out.

Didn’t you see people coming and going around, and the traffic is full of traffic?

No matter how skin color, nationality, or whether these people are aware of their professions, or whether they want to find a bargain here or just come to join in the fun and have a look, you can feel the admiration of these antiques from the bottom of their faces. The historical heritage will not disappear with the passage of time. On the contrary, it will appear to be fascinated by the longer it is.

However, there are so many things, it is not easy to find something good.

Antique furniture, four treasures of study, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, agate and jade, Chinese and foreign coins, shadow puppets and facials, religious tokens, ethnic clothing, etc., are all available. Novice like Jia Sidao who came with enthusiasm and were ready to pick up bargains, but who were actually lacking in ability, was really dazzled.

No wonder Jia Sidao's emotions were not very high.

In this way, picking up bargains in the antique market is not something you can easily encounter. Otherwise, I'm afraid anyone would play with some antiques or something? Jia Sidao liked a few things that looked good. When he asked about the price, he didn't dare to take action. He was really unsure!

Fortunately, most people are like Jia Sidao, asking about the land and there are few people who actually make a move. Unless they are obviously fakes that are bought for fun, which is cheap and is not bad as a souvenir. Everyone is just having fun.

Compared with the general antique market, the store of Chenghuang Temple looks very neat and arranged in an orderly manner, and looks very atmospheric. It is like the carving of the black jade birthday star that Liu Yufei is looking for. Naturally, we start with jade shops and other types. Perhaps in addition to those specific enthusiasts, those who are interested in these jades and jade raw materials are also relatively niche. Most of these stores are concentrated at one end of the Chenghuang Temple, which is in the corner and is not very conspicuous.

At the entrances of several stores, the number of people decreased significantly. The shops were still imitated with antique blue bricks and white tiles, but they became even more quiet. After visiting a few stores, the internal products and furnishings were similar. Most of the jade products were made of jade bracelets, necklaces, pendants, ring faces, jade Buddha statues, etc.

Liu Yufei always hurriedly looked at the counter on the jade Buddha statue, but he never gained anything. The material of black jade is not much, but some are white jade. As for those carved into birthday stars, it is even rarer. The images of Maitreya and Guanyin are quite common. Moreover, the ornaments of jade Buddha statues are almost not too big, and many of them are pendants, which is undoubtedly too small for Liu Yufei's goal.

The old man said one, so he couldn't take a jade pendant back, right?

"Hey, the plaque of that shop is quite interesting." Just when Jia Sidao was not sure to say something, he saw a familiar name, 'Shizhixuan'. This is an attractive store name for a young man like Jia Sidao. "Let's go and have a look."

The two of them went to the jade shop before. After entering the "Shizhixuan", the store was not big, but it was very neat and clean. There were not many people inside. The boss looked in his forties, but he didn't say hello when he saw Jia Sidao and Liu Yufei coming in. He just looked at it with his eyes and nodded slightly, which was quite kind. His mouth was facing several guests in front of the counter. He explained a seal!

Compared with the owners of the original jade shops, the boss is obviously much more enthusiastic. At least, he will not answer a few words until the customer asks. This makes Jia Sidao and Liu Yufei feel good about this shop.

Liu Yufei naturally went to look for the jade Buddha statue. Jia Sidao looked at the counter with a small look. Most of the goods were strange stone ornaments, with different shapes and carved completely based on the shape of the stone, with more natural beauty. There are also many ink cartridges, with different colors and countless seals. Moreover, Jia Sidao also saw a blood stone that had been long-awaited. However, the blood on it was not much, and the carving was not perfect, and it looked like a bit defective.

Fortunately, it was a new thing, so Jia Sidao still came closer to observe.

However, at this time, Liu Yufei called Jia Sidao. Jia Sidao looked at him and saw that in the window on the wall, there was a carving of a birthday star in the window on the wall. From a distance, it seemed to be made of jade. No wonder Liu Yufei looked a little excited. Jia Sidao walked up and looked carefully through the counter. The appearance of the birthday star was quite vivid, revealing a strong, especially the expression on the whole face, which was very plump.

Just as he looked at it, his material did not look like black jade. Liu Yufei obviously discovered this.

Speaking of which, with Liu Yufei's familiarity with Mo Yu, there would definitely be no such mistakes. However, the two of them had been shopping for a long time and did not find a decent one. At this moment, they suddenly saw the shape and the size was more appropriate. For a moment, Liu Yufei felt a little ecstatic.

"Boss, what material is this birthday boy carved?" Looking at Liu Yufei's awkward and disappointed expression, Jia Sidao asked the boss.

"It's the frozen stone in Shoushan, Fujian." The boss didn't have to take a look at it, and he knew that what Jia Sidao asked was an explanation. Who made Liu Yufei and Jia Sidao so mobilized so much and showed joy just now?

However, even before asking, I had guessed the result. After hearing this, Jia Sidao and Liu Yufei still had a feeling of disappointment on their faces. The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They were about to go out to go somewhere else, but Jia Sidao turned around and asked the boss: "Boss, do you have a statue of Mo Yu's birthday star here?"

"Mo Yu's?" the boss hesitated and muttered, "How big should it be? There are small ones."

"It's similar to that one." Jia Sidao pointed to the frozen stone birthday star in the window.

"Then there is nothing." The boss shook his head, then continued to talk to the customer about the seal, as if he had caught a glimpse of Jia Sidao's disappointed look. The boss then looked up and said, "If you are not in a hurry, you can go to the brokers to ask about it on weekends, and maybe you will gain some benefits."

"Thank you, boss." Jia Sidao responded, left the store, looked at Liu Yufei, and asked, "Let's go, what are your plans now? Are you really going to wait for the weekend here?... This is nothing accurate."

When it comes to collecting things, most people don’t have a fixed goal. Basically, they only collect what they encounter. For example, Liu Yufei rushed to Yangzhou to collect jade Guanyin jade pendants. After all, there are still a few things that are good at collecting. Most of the time, if people who play collecting want to get things from the front line, they have to go to the countryside and find them by themselves.

Liu Yufei naturally understood these tricks. If you have time, it would be better to ask more acquaintances and find more ways to go. After all, if the brokers have something on hand, most of the targets for sale are regular customers, or antique market stores and other places.

Looking at Jia Sidao's gloating look, Liu Yufei couldn't help but say angrily: "You think I'm stupid. I'm ready,..."

Just as I was about to continue talking about something, my phone rang.

After answering the phone, Jia Sidao just vaguely heard Liu Yufei say, "Has the buyer found it?...The person is still there?...Oh, okay, I'll go there soon." Then Liu Yufei patted Jia Sidao's shoulder happily and said with a hint of brows: "It seems that my luck has come back, and the road is always going to be gone..."

"Why, that black jade birthday star has been recovered?" Jia Sidao asked guessing.

"It's not that easy. Not sure." Liu Yufei said, "But I asked the informant over there to check the information of the buyer based on the information provided by the seller. Now, there was a little news just now. The person was found and was still in Yangzhou. So, buddy, I'm sorry, just continue to wander here alone. I have to rush to Yangzhou as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the buyer leaves Yangzhou, it will be even more troublesome to find someone again."

"It seems that this is really good news." Speaking of which, this was the first time Jia Sidao saw Liu Yufei in a happy mood for the whole morning.

"That's it." Liu Yufei praised, "As long as there is hope, I will not give up. Let's go. If you have something to do, please contact me."

As he said that, Liu Yufei did not hesitate and went straight to the station. He left Jia Sidao looking at his back and thinking about what he said before leaving.

Perhaps, even Jia Sidao himself did not expect that for a long time in the future, he would become like Liu Yufei now, chasing the seller from this city to that city for the sake of an antique he likes?

However, when it comes to collecting, who has not had a ten-day or half-month experience with others for a good thing? Some can even last for three or five years. It depends on a feeling of love from the bottom of your heart! Even if the process is more bumpy, the collectors enjoy it!
Chapter completed!