Li Xiangqian didn't know who the man applauding behind him was. Seeing the kind look on his face, he just nodded politely and prepared to leave with Huang Wanying.
As a result, as soon as he took two steps, he was stopped again by the person behind him.
"Little brother, wait a minute."
"What's wrong with you?"
Li Xiangqian was forced to stop his steps and turned around.
The middle-aged man just now took the opportunity to walk in front of him.
"My little brother really has good eyesight. He was able to tell that the piece of jade was a fake piece of jade. Fang admires it."
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
"The man just now is called Liu San. He is a local poor man. He likes to trick and deceive people here. Many people have been fooled. You can tell that the material is fake. He must be very knowledgeable about jade, right?"
“I can’t talk about research yet, I just have some understanding.”
"Little brother, I'm being humble. My name is Fang Guotai, and I am also a local jade friend who prefers to inherit jade. I hate those unscrupulous swindlers the most in my life. They really discredit us Kyoto people. When doing jade trading, you must pay attention to integrity.
You can never survive by lying, he is just bullying you when you are young."
As Fang Guotai spoke, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Huang Wanying beside him.
"This is..."
"This is my distant cousin."
Li Xiangqian didn't know what the man named Fang Guotai in front of him wanted to do, so he said it casually. As a result, Huang Wanying listened and stared at him very unfriendly.
"Oh, cousin, no wonder you look so elegant. Are you two traveling to Kyoto?"
"Well, I have heard for a long time that Kyoto was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. It is full of cultural monuments and is also the center of jade culture in the north. We just happened to take advantage of our trip to take a look."
"You're right, little brother. Kyoto is indeed an ancient capital, and jade culture is indeed very prosperous. However, it is precisely because it is so prosperous that liars like Liu San have been born. In particular, jadeite is easier to detect. Little brothers, you must
Keep your eyes open."
"Thank you for reminding me, brother. We came here just to appreciate it."
"Well, jade is a very risky thing. You must keep your eyes open and observe more. I just saw that my little brother should be quite knowledgeable about jade. Let's see, there are a mixed bag of good and bad in it and there are also liars. I happen to be very close to you. There are some in it.
A jade shop is opened by a friend of mine. It has a lot of jade materials and the shop owner is also very decent. If you don’t mind, I can take you to have a look so that you don’t have to run around in an unfamiliar place."
"No need, we only know a little bit about jade, and we have no intention of buying it. We are just casually shopping around."
"It doesn't matter, Fang and you met by chance, which can be regarded as a kind of late fate. It just so happens that I also like to make friends, and I can't stand a scum like Liu San using jade to deceive people. Even if you appreciate it, the people in that store
There is enough jade for you to see."
Li Xiangqian didn't expect that Fang Cathay was quite enthusiastic.
Since everyone has talked about this, it doesn't hurt to go and take a look.
He immediately joined Huang Wanying and followed Fang Guotai towards the jade shop.
After walking for about a minute and turning two corners, we arrived at this store.
Looking up, I saw three large gilt characters "Zhen Cuitang" written on the plaque of this old store, which looked very solemn and majestic.
When I walked in, I saw that the store was quite impressive. Not only did it have jade, it also sold porcelain, calligraphy, paintings and other other items.
It seems that in addition to its main business of jade, this store also sells some bulk antiques.
Without thinking about anything else, Li Xiang followed Fang Guotai into the store and went directly to the area selling rough jade stones.
It is undeniable that there is really a lot of jade material here, and you can find all kinds of leather shell materials in various mines.
"Little brother, there are a lot of materials here. Take a look around first, but remember not to rush to buy. The jade industry is very sophisticated. You must read more and observe more. Of course, if you really like something you like, you should talk to the boss more.
Let’s deal with the price, I have something else to do at the moment, I’ll take care of it first.”
"Okay bro, thank you for reminding me."
After Fang Guotai finished speaking, he was about to leave. Before leaving, he specifically gave instructions to the owner of the store in front of Li Xiangqian and Huang Wanying.
He said that Li Xiangqian was his friend and he must take more care of him.
The store owner readily agreed.
When Fang Guotai left, Li Xiangqian nodded to the owner of the store, and then he and Huang Wanying took a casual look in the store.
The store was quite quiet. Within three minutes of Li Xiangqian and Huang Wanying looking at each other, the owner of the store came over with a smile.
"You two, my surname is Chu and my name is Chu Xiaoyi. I have been in the jade business in Kyoto for many years. I think you like jade more and you are both relatively young. Why don't I give you a recommendation."
Chu Xiaoyi said, and ordered the shop assistant to bring over a piece of jade the size of a bowl from the display rack.
"Boy, this is an authentic piece of wooden yellow sand. Part of it has been naturally desanded. Look at the jade flesh exposed at the desanded area. It's green when you turn on the light. It's definitely a good piece of material."
While Chu Xiaoyi was talking, he shined a strong flashlight on the sanding area of the material.
As a result, the green color appearing in the desanding area is really rich and beautiful.
Moreover, except for the exposed sanded area of the entire leather shell, other parts of the leather shell are also very tight.
"How about this? This piece of material just came off the public sale in Myanmar a few days ago. Many people want to buy it, but I am not willing to sell it. Seeing that you are friends of Lao Fang and coming from other places, I brought it over for you.
Look."
Li Xiangqian didn't speak, but took the materials and observed them carefully.
There is indeed nothing wrong with this piece of material, and the desanding is indeed natural.
Judging from the skin, it is indeed exactly the same as the wooden yellow sand skin.
only……
The color of this material is a bit light, and the leather shell is too thin. It is not the same as the yellow sand leather I have seen before in Tianzhou or Heyang.
Moreover, judging from the effect of lighting on the sanding position just now, there seems to be a slight darkening in the thick bright green.
If you don't look carefully, or if you haven't handled too many jadeite materials, it is really difficult to detect the darkening of the green.
To be honest, this is the first time Li Xiangqian has seen this kind of material.
Is he too ignorant?
Or is there something fishy about this material?
Or maybe, this great Kyoto is indeed a place where tigers roar and dragons roar, and you can encounter some strange materials.
Li Qianqian kept calm and touched it carefully a few more times. Then he confirmed that the material in front of him was indeed not made of fake leather, but genuine jadeite that was guaranteed to be fake.
And judging from the feel of the material, it doesn’t look like it’s fake.
Just when Li Xiangqian was confused, the shop owner Chu Xiaoyi immediately came over with a smile.
"How about it? Every piece of material in my shop is real jade. This piece of material is a high-color material. The planting water is also good. And if you cut it, you can get a bracelet. I think we are destined. If you two
If you like it, I can reluctantly sell it to you."