The market is very bustling. As soon as you enter, in addition to the antique shops on both sides of the street, there are also many small vendors on the ground covered with furoshiki and plastic sheets.
There are a dazzling array of snuff bottles, wine bottles, Five Emperors coins, and all kinds of bracelets.
There are many people selling things, and there are also many people buying things.
At almost every stall, there are more or less several people standing discussing prices.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door. Chen Lishu doesn't understand these, she just watches the excitement.
The family of three walked all the way from the street to the end of the street, planning to go into the store to have a look when they reached the end.
When passing by a stall, Chen Lishu's footsteps stopped unconsciously.
"Comrade, look at the items on my stall. The prices are absolutely fair. Do you have anything you like?" The stall owner is a dark and thin man, probably in his forties. His eyes are bright and he looks like a shrewd person.
The things in his stall were all collected from the countryside, such as Five Emperors' coins, silver coins, old tobacco pots, large vases, silver bracelets and wooden combs, all of which were unexpected and unseen.
Chen Lishu's eyes fell on a blue and white porcelain double-eared vase. The vase was not big, only more than a foot high. She was sure that she could not mistake it. This vase was almost exactly the same as the vase she placed on the kang cabinet.
The stall owner was very good at observing words and expressions. Seeing her staring at the vase, he hurriedly picked it up and showed it to her: "Comrade, you have good taste. This is a real old thing. The one I bought it from was passed down as a family heirloom. Look,
Looking at the color and texture, I dare to conclude that it is either the Song Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty. However, the doors in the Yuan Dynasty were larger, and the blue and white flowers in the Song Dynasty were graceful and beautiful. In the Yuan Dynasty, due to the rough and heroic spirit of the nation, the style of blue and white wares also changed. Look carefully...
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Although he heard about it through hearsay, the stall owner still used his limited knowledge reserve to explain it to Chen Lishu in great detail.
Chen Lishu seemed to understand, and simply asked the price directly: "How much does this cost?"
Although she didn't know much about blue and white porcelain, what he said made sense, and if it was true, the two of them as a pair should be worth a lot of money in the future.
The man took a look at Chen Lishu's elegant outfit, and then saw Gu Xingdong wearing a military uniform. He rolled his eyes and said, "Two thousand, I definitely can't sell it for less than two thousand."
He paid 300 yuan for this bottle from the villagers, but it had been sitting here for so long that most of them shook their heads and left when they heard the price.
Although Chen Lishu couldn't see, she could see people. She could see every little move of the other person, but she remained calm and said as if nothing had happened: "Two thousand is too expensive, let's go for two hundred."
The man's mouth opened slightly, and he didn't get over it for a long time because of her brutal attack.
Feelings, all the spitting I just said was in vain.
"That won't work. I can't even get in with two hundred dollars."
Chen Lishu smiled: "Then give me a number and I'll see if it works."
The man gritted his teeth and said, "Comrade, please sincerely buy one thousand nineteen."
"Boss, if you don't sell it sincerely, the maximum is three hundred."
"Seeing as you are the first one today, let me give you an opening price of one thousand eighty."
"Four hundred."
"..."
The two stood in front of the stall and exchanged views for a long time. Chen Lishu finally bought the amphorae blue and white vase for 800 yuan.
Chen Lishu had already made a calculation in her mind. If it was true, it would be best. If not, eight hundred yuan was nothing to her now. It would not hurt her muscles and bones, and she could buy a pair together for fun.
Then Chen Lishu and Ruirui waited there and asked Gu Xingdong to go to the bank to withdraw money.
About ten minutes later, Gu Xingdong came back and handed the money to the stall owner. Chen Lishu handed the vase to Gu Xingdong: "Take it here, it's eight hundred yuan. I'm afraid it will break if my hands are shaking."
Gu Xingdong took it with a smile, and the family of three continued to walk forward.
I didn't see anything attractive until the end, but I did gain a lot of knowledge. I had never heard of this bead or that stone before. Regardless of whether it was true or not, the name really impressed my ears.
After visiting the stalls, Chen Lishu was ready to go to the store to take a look.
As soon as she entered, she found that the store was more than two grades higher than the stalls outside. Chen Lishu did not dare to touch the items displayed on the shelves. If she accidentally broke them, she would not be able to afford the compensation.
He held Rui Rui's hand unconsciously and tightened it a little. Fortunately, Rui Rui had a calm temper, so there was no need to worry about any accidents happening to him out of curiosity.
After walking through two stores in a row, a jade shop suddenly appeared in front of it, and Chen Lishu stepped in with a thought.
Currently, gold is not allowed to be sold privately. It was not until 1982, after the reform and opening up, that the country officially relaxed its domestic gold sales policy, and handicraft stores were only allowed to sell jade and silver jewelry.
After walking around the store, Chen Lishu's eyes finally fell on a pair of jade pendants.
She saw a blue Guanyin and Maitreya Buddha pendant placed on the left and right sides of the velvet box. Although she didn't know the goods, she could still tell that the water quality was good.
"Girl, you have good taste. This is the only pair in our store. As the saying goes, the man wears Guanyin and the woman wears Buddha. It's just right for you and your wife."
Chen Lishu picked it up and looked at it carefully. In addition to the quality, the workmanship was also good. She then placed the Guanyin pendant in front of Gu Xingdong to compare it.
"Boss, how much do these two cost?"
"five hundred."
Chen Lishu frowned, turned her back to the boss and looked at Gu Xingdong and hesitated: "It seems a bit expensive, why don't I buy it?"
Seeing her eyes blinking at him, Gu Xingdong suppressed a smile and said, "Then I won't buy it."
Although the price of five hundred yuan is not the highest in the store, it is still a lot of money for ordinary people.
Just when the boss was a little disappointed, he heard Chen Lishu say: "But I really like it."
The smile in Gu Xingdong's eyes deepened: "Then buy it."
The boss looked at the two of them and his mood was like a roller coaster. Should he buy it or not?
Chen Lishu continued to struggle: "It's just that the number five hundred is not good. Two five hundred, one is a fool's number."
Gu Xingdong: "How about forget it?"
The boss finally came to his senses at this time, smiled hurriedly and said proactively: "You two are sincerely buying, what do you think of the four hundred and eighty?"
Chen Lishu frowned: "Four hundred and eight is unlucky, isn't it? How about four hundred and five?"
"You have to do it, girl, you are too harsh. I will give you another five yuan off at most, otherwise I will really lose money." Originally, there was no negotiation on the prices of things in the store, but I could only sell two pieces at once.
The shop owner has already made a lot of concessions.
Chen Lishu also accepted the two items as soon as she saw that they were good. After paying the money, she happily took the two things.
Seeing that they had almost bought all the things they wanted to buy, the family of three was about to leave when a man suddenly came into the store. When they passed each other, the man suddenly turned around and said, "Comrade?"
Chen Lishu turned her head, and the other party walked around her in a few steps and came to Gu Xingdong. Her eyes fell firmly on the vase in his hand, with a slightly excited look on her face: "Can I take a look at the vase in your hand?"