Wang Xiu entered the store and saw a woman in her forties holding a white jade carved dragon fish and negotiating with the shopkeeper on the price.
The shopkeeper wanted six hundred taels, but the woman was only willing to pay five hundred taels.
The woman said: "This dragon fish is well carved, but it has flaws. Look at the base, there is dust."
"Don't fool me by thinking that I can't see it on the surface. You can see it when you pass the light."
As he said that, he was going to take it under the light and look at it.
Wang Xiu became interested, and unexpectedly met an expert who knew jade while shopping.
She followed the woman there, and together with the shopkeeper, she saw with her own eyes the ashes underneath.
But at the same time, Wang Xiu's mind was slightly shaken at this moment.
Because she discovered that underneath the carved dragon jade was not ashes, but a hidden dragon fish tail.
This was really shocking. She had only seen such invisible jade carvings at jewelry exhibitions.
But that’s modern, modern, modern!!!
Needless to say, modern handicrafts, carvings and machine operations can be said to be a win-win situation.
But in such ancient times with a single tool, it was so rare to have artificial carvings like this, and jade products that could only be seen under a lamp with an invisible dragon's tail carved.
Her eyes were shining brightly, and she was staring at the arowana motionlessly.
However, since others were negotiating the price, she just looked at it and said nothing.
Until the boss took the arowana back, looked at it and said: "The minimum is six hundred taels, it can't be any lower. If the lady wants it, I will put it up for you. If you don't want it, just look at something else."
The woman looked very angry and continued to counteroffer: "Five hundred and twenty taels, that's the most."
The shopkeeper still shook his head.
The woman immediately said: "Okay, if you don't want to sell it, forget it."
When Wang Xiu heard this, he asked the woman: "Madam, do you really don't want it?"
The lady immediately saw that Wang Xiu wanted to buy it, so she kindly reminded her: "There are flaws, five hundred and twenty taels is the most. I like the carving skills, otherwise three hundred taels would be too much for me."
Wang Xiudao: "I also like the carving. If you don't want it, I will buy it for six hundred taels."
When the woman saw this, she knew that Wang Xiu really liked it, and immediately said: "I don't want it anymore, you can buy it!"
Wang Xiu happily paid the money, but the shopkeeper seemed a little reluctant and asked: "Madam, is this defective?"
Wang Xiudao: "I know, but who makes me like it?"
After saying that, I first paid the money and then asked the shopkeeper to bring out other carvings to look at, for fear that the shopkeeper would regret it.
Wang Xiu was very happy to get the arowana. He looked at it over and over again, as if he had found a treasure.
Seeing this, Ming Xin stepped forward and said, "You still like to buy these exquisite gadgets."
Wang Xiu didn't expect that he hadn't left yet. Although he was a little surprised, he quickly shared with Mingxin: "This is a good thing. The master's craftsmanship is the jade itself. It may only be worth three hundred taels. But this
The master's craftsmanship should be worth more than six hundred taels."
After saying that, he handed it to Ming Xin to look at.
Ming Xin took it in her hand and found that the arowana was only a little bigger than her finger, but the lines were clear, the scales were layered, it was clear and eye-catching, and it was indeed vivid.
He looked back at Zhou Ling and saw Zhou Ling wink at the shopkeeper. Only then did he understand.
It turned out that the reason why Zhou Ling stood still and didn't urge him to leave just now was because Zhou Ling opened this store.
Mingxin returned the arowana to Wang Xiu and said, "Then you take your time and walk around first, and we'll go first."
Wang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, then you go first."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling took a step forward and said bluntly: "I think Mrs. Lu seems to know a lot about jade. I wonder if I can help Zhou choose a piece. My sister's birthday is coming up recently, so I'm afraid I won't be able to buy a gift that suits my needs."
After Wang Xiu heard this, he first looked at Ming Xin.
Seeing Mingxin, he said nothing and hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to agree or not.
But the moment she cast her gaze, Ming Xin was stunned. Was she asking for his opinion?
Once upon a time, she looked at him like this countless times, as if she was waiting for a reply from him.
Either good or bad.
As long as he said it, she would definitely do it.
But in all these years...he didn't give her a clear answer, he just let her make her own choice.
But this time, he wanted to tell her the answer.
"don't want……"
"OK."
They said in unison and were slightly stunned.
Only Zhou Ling, standing behind Ming Xin, his eyes dimmed slightly.
Although he didn't know why, he knew very well that Mingxin was a little wary of him.
What a joke, do you think he is Zhao Lin?
Would you still fall in love with a married woman??
Zhou Ling immediately said: "Thank you very much, Mrs. Lu. You can choose with confidence, I should be able to afford it."
Opposite me, the corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched. Although he had received the news long ago, Master Qi was already able to stand up.
But seeing it with my own eyes, I was still shocked.
Maybe he was too excited. When the shopkeeper took the jade carvings, he accidentally took some defective products that had accumulated over the years and could not be sold, as well as some unsold inventory.
Just when he was about to change it quickly, Wang Xiu grabbed his tray and said, "Don't move it yet, let me take a look."
The shopkeeper had no choice but to put it down, but turned around and put another, better one on the counter.
In recent years, Qi Ye’s carvings have become less and less popular. Although there are some, they are still used as treasures in various stores.
The arowana just sold was carved by Master Qi when he was nineteen years old, six years ago.
Wang Xiu picked out a coiled green snake carved from sapphire from an old tray. She took it in her hand, turned to Zhou Ling and said: "Mr. Zhou, I picked this for myself. I'll pick up yours later."
look."
When Zhou Ling saw her picking out the green snake he had carved when he was thirteen and said he would throw it away, he was slightly stunned for a moment.
He nodded and looked up at the shopkeeper.
However, I saw that the shopkeeper was unmoved, as if he had long forgotten that this carved green snake was also made by his hand.
Even the people around him didn't remember things, but she picked them out at a glance. At this time, Zhou Ling had no idea whether Wang Xiu had a thorough understanding of carvings or whether he had a soft spot for his carvings.
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I saw Wang Xiu holding the green snake and asking: "How much does this cost?"
The shopkeeper took a look and said, "Two hundred and fifty taels."
Zhou Ling: "..."
Wang Xiu nodded and said, "Two hundred and five is too ugly. Just wait a moment and I'll pick another one."
Wang Xiu selected another purple jade cat claw from the tray.
It's small, no more than the size of a fingertip, but round and plump, cute and cute.
Wang Xiudao: "What about adding this?"
The shopkeeper said: "Then three hundred taels."
Wang Xiu paid the money immediately and happily held it in his hand.
Zhou Ling was really curious and asked: "Why did you choose these two pieces? They don't look good in quality."
Wang Xiu put the dragon fish, green snake, and purple jade cat claws together and said, "Because they are all made by a master."
Zhou Ling was stunned. He didn't remember that he had carved purple jade cat claws.
Just when he started to get suspicious, the shopkeeper quickly said: "This is absolutely impossible."
Because he said it too hastily, it seemed like there was something behind it?
Zhou Ling glanced at the shopkeeper, his eyes dark and unclear.
The shopkeeper was shocked, opened his mouth in fright, and explained stumblingly: "What I mean is...these goods are not brought in together...so..."
Wang Xiu interrupted him and said firmly: "I know, because the carving times are different."
"The dragon fish should have been carved in recent years, the green snake was carved when I was practicing skills, and as for the cat's claw... haha, if I guess correctly, it should be the master's first work."
"Maybe...even he has forgotten."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone's breathing became lighter. The whole store was also invaded by this breath of silence, as if it was as quiet as a deep well for a moment, with slow echoes.
That feeling is like dropping a pebble into the bottomless lake of your heart. Although there are constant ripples, only you know it.