Judging from the material of the handle and jade pendant, they are both Hetian white jade.
As for the quality, since it was dark at this time, it was impossible to make an accurate judgment with just a flashlight.
However, the appearance of both items has turned yellow. There are only a few possibilities that may have caused this phenomenon.
First, the structure of jade is rough, and if you play with it or wear it for a long time, the material inside the jade will react with the outside world, causing it to turn yellow or black;
The second is oxidation. Most jade stones contain certain iron elements. Over time, the iron elements in them come into contact with the air, causing chemical reactions. This is the so-called clear color;
If according to what the stall owner said, these two pieces of jade were unearthed together with copper coins, then they belong to Qinse.
In fact, the so-called Qin color does not only turn yellow, but may also have other colors. It depends on the environment at that time.
Another point is that it can be judged from the carving.
During the Song Dynasty, when the economy was prosperous, especially high-ranking officials began to wear jade pendants, or hold handles to play with them. The sculptures of this era paid attention to the beauty of authenticity and delicacy, proportion, coordination and symmetry.
Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, more Hetian jade from Xinjiang Province was used as raw materials. Of course, there were also some other materials such as topaz, black jade, crystal, etc.
Song Wenjing studied carving techniques from Shang Shaohua and had already mastered a lot of basic knowledge. He was relatively clear about the carving style of the Song Dynasty.
Judging from the carving style of the toad-containing money handle and the butterfly jade pendant in his hand, Song Wenjing can generally tell that the stall owner was not lying. These two antiques were most likely unearthed together with the copper coins, and both came from the Song Dynasty.
Unless someone specializes in making fakes, and they are very skilled in making fakes, and they set up this chain to make people take the bait.
The accent of the stall owner was a very obvious local accent. As a local, Song Wenjing could still tell this. He also thought that he had his own way of judging people, and he never noticed this stall owner from the beginning to the end.
There is nothing strange about them, which is one of the reasons why he has full confidence in these two objects.
If these two objects are really from the Song Dynasty, then Song Wenjing has gained a lot this time.
Of course, the specific price has not yet been discussed, and Song Wenjing does not know what the stall owner plans to charge.
From the previous exchanges, he clearly felt that the other party was not a professional and probably obtained it by accident. If so, this matter was going to start.
"Brother, why have these two items of yours changed color? Normal jade is white. Look at these two items of yours. Some places on them have turned yellow. This obviously means that the material is not good!"
Song Wenjing began to try to deceive the other party.
If the other party really refutes, or even says that this is Qinse, then it means that the stall owner has been showing off from the beginning. Then these two items are most likely to be faked by experts.
If that was the case, Song Wenjing was ready to walk straight away.
"Little brother, there is nothing to worry about if there is a little discoloration. Just wash it with soap when you go home and it will be washed off. I was too lazy to do it, so I didn't wash it off at home."
The actual situation is that as soon as the stall owner dug out the things, he took them home and washed them. Unfortunately, he used a lot of soap but couldn't wash them off at all.
And when he said such unprofessional words, Song Wenjing believed in his own judgment even more.
"Don't lie to me. I just rubbed it with my hands and pressed it with my nails, but it couldn't be rubbed off. It still means that the quality of these two pieces of jade is average." Song Wenjing continued to lie.
He only had more than three hundred yuan left in his pocket. If the price were calculated based on the normal ancient jade from the Song Dynasty, this amount of money would not be enough.
Especially the handle piece, which is half the size of a palm. Although it is not clear whether it is mutton-fat jade or first-grade white, you can tell that it is definitely good jade due to the warmth and moistness when you touch it in your hand.
"Young man, I think you also like these things. Let me tell you the truth, I dug these out of the fields by chance. Although I don't know which dynasty they are from, they must have been around for a long time. Those made of copper The strings of the thread are all rotten.”
Ordinary people have no way of knowing the year numbers on copper coins. Only people in the circle will remember these things seriously.
To use the simplest analogy, Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty reigned for 42 years, during which he had nine reign titles: Tiansheng, Mingdao, Jingyou, Baoyuan, Kangding, Qingli, Huangyou, Zhihe, and Jiayou. Just imagine. Come on, who among ordinary people still knows these things? Even if they learned it in school, they have probably forgotten it now.
Therefore, the stall owner obviously did not know that all these items were from the Song Dynasty. As for whether they are from the Southern Song Dynasty or the Northern Song Dynasty, further identification remains.
If there are coins from the Southern Song Dynasty among the dozen or so kilograms of copper coins, then it can be certain that they are from the Southern Song Dynasty. On the contrary, if they are all coins from the Northern Song Dynasty, it can only be said that there is a high possibility that they are from the Northern Song Dynasty.
"Brother, I do like antiques. But these two items of yours are of average quality and the price will definitely not be high."
Song Wenjing continued to act crazy and act stupid. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to win at a low price.
"Then what price are you going to offer?"
The stall owner obviously started to take the bait, that is to say, he also recognized that the quality of these two items was indeed not good. This is the terrible consequence of the difference in perception.
"Well, let me bid 100 yuan for these two items. Although they are in average condition, they are still antiques after all. I will take them back to play with."
Song Wenjing finally reported his price. Of course, this was just a tentative quotation, and he did not expect to win at such a price. No matter how knowledgeable he was about antiques, he knew that two pieces of ancient jade would definitely be worth a lot of money.
Sure enough, when Song Wenjing reported the price, the stall owner almost jumped up from the ground. Fortunately, this was a ghost market, so everyone tried to lower their voices as much as possible to avoid disturbing others.
"What international joke are you kidding! 100 yuan? Then I might as well take it home for my son to play with!"
"Then what price do you want? The quality is here. You can't sell it at a high price anywhere. You don't have to ask too much. Not many people have money to buy these things now."
In the 1980s, the antique market had not yet emerged. At least in the Shuzhou area, few people had money to play with these things. It was not until the 1990s that reform and opening up took great strides, and people had money in their pockets, and things began to become popular. stand up.
After hearing what Song Wenjing said, the stall owner did not bid immediately, but after thinking for a while, he whispered: "300 yuan. I think this price is more reasonable!"
This kid obviously knew that he still had about 300 yuan in cash in his pocket, so he said this on purpose. It is indeed a wise saying that wealth should not be revealed. Song Wenjing curled his lips and looked at the stall owner in front of him in a funny way.
The stall owner was a little embarrassed by Song Wenjing's look. Indeed, when he saw Song Wenjing take out the money just now, he probably guessed that the other party still had so much cash, so he quoted the price like this.
"Brother, this is meaningless. I sincerely want to buy it, but you are trying to drive me away by offering such a high price!"
Song Wenjing stood up, picked up the sack containing copper coins from the ground, and prepared to leave.
"Hey, don't leave. We have something to discuss." The stall owner was a little anxious and quickly stopped Song Wenjing.
Of course Song Wenjing didn't really intend to leave, he was just giving in to his desires.
Since the stall owner took the initiative to stop him, it meant that the other party wanted to take action as soon as possible. Then the initiative was already in his hands.
"Brother, I won't talk nonsense to you. I'll pay 150 yuan. This price is already quite good. If you still want to increase the price, then I have no choice but to give up."
"No, no, at least 200 yuan."
"No more talk, the final price is 170 yuan. If you sincerely sell it, I will take it; if not, I will leave."
After some haggling, the stall owner finally sold the toad's money-containing handle and butterfly jade pendant to Song Wenjing for 170 yuan.
Song Wenjing left and returned to the rental house with a bag of copper coins, two antiques, and three puppies.
When I left the ghost market, I originally wanted to buy only two wolf pups. But the other little guy kept rubbing its head against Song Wenjing's hand, which was very cute.
So Song Wenjing simply bought three wolf pups in one go, and planned to return one to his hometown to be raised by his parents. The other two were kept by himself and placed in the yard of the rental house for future care.