The two objects that Feng Jiongjiu took out were both much larger in size than the previous stone sculptures of Liu Guan and Zhang.
Zhang Junping couldn't help but guess what it was.
As the layers of newspapers were unveiled, Zhang Junping couldn't help but feel a little excited, a bit like a lottery draw.
When the last layer of newspaper was opened, it did not reveal the contents wrapped inside. There was another layer inside, which was an inner packaging made of yellowed books.
The top and bottom, left and right sides were wrapped with books, and then tied tightly with cotton ropes.
The four words "Pictures of Qing Hui Dian" came into view, and Zhang Junping felt heartbroken.
What a prodigal!
Resisting the urge to step forward and grab it.
Waiting for Feng Jiujiu to untie the cotton rope.
Just when Feng Jiongjiu was about to throw away the ancient books used for wrapping, Zhang Junping quickly reached out to stop them, "Brother Feng, don't throw them away, these are all good things."
"What do you mean by these books? These books are worthless, so I have to give them to you!" Feng Jiongjiu said casually.
These ancient books were originally brought from his previous family and used as padding.
Zhang Junping put on his gloves first, carefully took the "Qing Hui Dian Diagram" over, slowly opened it, checked it carefully and found that it was not damaged, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Director Zhang, look at this, let me tell you, this is good stuff! Have you ever heard of the Empress Dowager Cixi's emerald watermelon?
I think back then, this emerald watermelon was a treasure that all foreigners wanted."
"Don't tell me this is an emerald watermelon!" Zhang Junping glanced at it casually and said with a smile.
"Of course this is not an emerald watermelon. Everyone knows that the Queen Mother of Cixi has two emerald watermelons. In fact, the Queen Mother of Cixi not only has two emerald watermelons, but also four emerald melons.
These two are the Empress Dowager Cixi Jade Melon!
Like the emerald watermelon, they are treasures. After the Empress Dowager Cixi died, both the emerald watermelon and the emerald melon became funerary objects.
During the Republic of China, the great warlord Sun Dianying blew up the tomb of the Empress Dowager of Cixi. From then on, emerald watermelons and emerald melons were able to see the light of day again.
My ancestors..."
"Wait a minute, Brother Feng is telling stories, but don't talk about your ancestors!" Zhang Junping quickly interrupted Feng Jiongjiu.
"Haha!" Feng Jianyong smiled awkwardly, "I heard this from the previous seller. His grandfather was Sun Dianying's adjutant back then, and these two jade melons were passed down from his grandfather."
Zhang Junping smiled and nodded, "Yeah!
Brother Feng, you don’t need to tell me the story about emerald watermelon and emerald melon. I know more than you!
Li Chengwu, the nephew of the great eunuch Li Lianying, once wrote a book called "Notes of Aiyuexuan" based on Li Lianying's story. "Notes of Aiyuexuan" has a detailed description of emerald watermelon and emerald melon.
In addition, although the emerald watermelon and emerald melon are named after jade, they are not carved from jade. The material used is tourmaline imported from the United States.
In that era, due to the inconvenience of transportation and backward mining technology, tourmalines were valuable only when things were rare and expensive.
In modern times, with convenient transportation and more advanced mining technology, this tourmaline is no longer valuable!
A ton of raw tourmaline in the United States only costs a few hundred dollars.
The emerald watermelon you have in your hand costs several hundred dollars each in the United States, so you can get whatever you want!"
"Ah?" Feng Jiongjiu looked at Zhang Junping with disbelief.
He really couldn't believe that the emerald melon he regarded as a treasure was so worthless. He could get it for as much as one hundred dollars a piece.
"This emerald melon of yours is not the one from Empress Dowager Cixi. It should have been brought over from the United States by someone during the Republic of China.
"Aiyuexuan Notes" has a detailed description of the emerald melon, with two white skins, yellow seeds, and pink flesh; and two green skins, white seeds, and yellow flesh.
This sentence means that of the four emerald melons, two have white skin, yellow seeds, and pink flesh, and two have green skin, white seeds, and yellow flesh.
See if your two emerald melons can match up?" Zhang Junping pointed at the two emerald melons on the sea of tea and said with a smile.
Feng Jiongjiu looked at the jade melons on the tea sea, his face was pale, Zhang Junping's words were very straightforward, even a fool could see that his two jade melons were not in line with what Zhang Junping said.
My two emerald melons are green and white, not white or green at all.
He spent all the money from selling his house to buy these two emerald melons. He thought he would make a fortune, but ended up buying two fake ones.
"How much are these two emerald melons worth?" Feng Changjiu's voice trembled.
"Hmm! It's probably worth two thousand yuan at most!"
"Yes! Two thousand yuan. According to the current international price of tourmaline, plus freight and the difference in currency exchange rate, I can give you at most two thousand yuan." Zhang Junping said calmly.
In fact, Zhang Junping laid an ambush here.
The price of raw tourmaline ore is indeed US$100 per ton, but raw ore and finished tourmaline are not the same thing.
Tourmaline, like other gemstones and jade, is also divided into three, six or nine grades, and the prices vary greatly. The best tourmaline has a price but no market. Low-grade tourmalines can be bought for a hundred yuan in this era. Even in later generations, a low-grade tourmaline
Accessories only cost a few hundred yuan.
The two emerald melons in front of me are not the best tourmalines, but they are not bad either. They are high-end tourmalines and will definitely cost millions in future generations.
Even in this day and age, you have to start with five figures.
However, who makes Feng Yongyong not understand?
In addition, Zhang Junping had a very bad impression of Feng Jianyong, so he was not soft-hearted at all when he was tricked.
"This...this..." Feng Jianyong leaned back on his chair weakly, unable to speak.
"Brother Feng, such an object requires strong professional knowledge. If you don't understand it, it's easy to be fooled.
If Brother Feng really wants to make money, I can show you the way."
"What way?" Feng Jiongjiu finally cheered up after hearing Zhang Junping's words.
"That's it!" Zhang Junping gently patted the "Qing Hui Dian Picture" on the sea of tea.
“Old books, in this era, are old and fake. There are not many fake ones. If you come across a large number of them, there are basically a lot of them.
I'll pay a hundred yuan for each of these "Qing Hui Dian Tu" books, as many as I want."
"Only a hundred dollars?"
"Haha! Brother Feng, a book costs one hundred yuan. If there are ten books, one hundred books would be too much!
In the capital city, as long as you are willing, it is not easy to collect 1,800 books a day? I just don’t have the time, otherwise I would like to collect them myself!"
"That's right, that's right! How precious is your time, Director Zhang? Just leave this errand work to me!" Feng Jiongjiu regained his energy and said with a smile.
After listening to Zhang Junping's words, Feng Jiongjiu's mind came alive again.
It cost one hundred yuan a book. The store where he bought the jade melon had hundreds of ancient books at home. He could buy them for just a few hundred yuan, which would make hundreds of times the profit.