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Chapter Forty-Seven: Antique Doorways

"Take it, my boss is kind-hearted. Stop making trouble unreasonably. If you have a better memory in the future, you may not meet a good person."

Liu Songwen sorted out the money and threw it in front of the stunned girl, and kindly reminded her.

This is the result of lack of social experience. He didn't see that Jiang Ge was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, but now he remembered that every word of this boss had a profound meaning.

It can be said that there is one link within another, so that the girl never realizes that what he values ​​​​is the value of the jade pendant.

The girl didn't speak, just sobbed, and looked in the direction of Jiang Ge with gratitude. She also knew that she would just take it when someone else suffered a loss, and there was no way she could send back tens of thousands of dollars.

Speaking of which, Jiang Ge is indeed a kind-hearted person!

"Little brother, you have good intentions, but if everyone does business like you do, it will be a big loss!"

Shopkeeper Xu glanced at Jiang Ge and felt that he was a bit stupid. In the antique jade industry, you might make a profit today and lose money tomorrow. If everyone was kind-hearted like this, they would definitely lose money.

However, there are also some people who appreciate Jiang Ge, at least they are not the kind of people who fall in the eyes of money.

"Shopkeeper Xu is right. I only do it occasionally. I am in a good mood recently and am out of kindness."

Jiang Ge smiled and did not explain. Shopkeeper Xu asked Jiang Ge for more detailed information, and then he realized that the other person was the appraiser Jiang that his manager had always mentioned.

Suddenly he was a little excited, "So you are the appraiser Jiang mentioned by the manager. I heard he said that you have a golden touch, but I didn't expect that you can also appraise antiques and treasures."

"You're welcome, shopkeeper. I know a little bit about antiques. I'm just new to antiques." Jiang Ge said modestly.

"It's rare, it's rare. Speaking of which, I owe it to you. After Manager Tang was promoted, I am now the manager here. He specifically told me to get in touch with you. From now on, I hope Boss Jiang will support me in this business." Xu

The shopkeeper quickly handed over his hand with a polite look on his face.

"congratulations!"

The two of them acted modestly and strolled on the street together. Shopkeeper Xu also explained to Jiang Ge the situation on Xinlan Street.

He really thought that Jiang Ge had just started in the antique industry, so he specifically warned him about the taboos inside.

It was almost eleven o'clock at this time, and the streets were already filled with small stalls and hawkers, with all kinds of antiques and sundries in front of them, including porcelain, calligraphy and painting, woodware, ancient jade, etc., everything was included.

Shopkeeper Xu came to a small stall, picked up a porcelain bowl, and touched it with his index finger.

"Listen, the sound is too crisp. It is obviously a modern craft. It looks antique, but it is actually a fake and has no collection value."

"What are you talking about? This is red porcelain craftsmanship from the Qing Dynasty. How can it be a fake?" Upon hearing this, the owner of the small stall became anxious.

Isn't this trying to discredit him? Although what he is selling is indeed fake, he can't say it outright.

Shopkeeper Xu ignored him, picked up another colorful horse and asked, "What kind of antique is this?"

"This is a three-color horse from the Tang Dynasty. I just bought it from the black market. You can see it still has an earthy smell." The small vendor did not believe in evil and quickly introduced it.

"Bah, this is obviously a high imitation of the three-color horse, and it can only be considered a low-grade imitation."

Shopkeeper Xu sighed, picked up the tricolor and knocked it up and down a few times.

"Listen, the sound is very different in every place, and there is air leakage in some places. It is obviously synthesized. There are indeed some antique fragments in it, but they are synthesized together."

"Hey, you look like an expert at first glance. Please stop talking. I still have to eat. I admit defeat!"

At this time, the owner of the small stall also realized that shopkeeper Xu was not someone to be trifled with, and quickly begged his grandfather to sue his grandma.

If he keeps talking like this, this business will be impossible.

"Don't worry, little boss, I'm just telling my brother the ropes in the industry."

Shopkeeper Xu smiled and turned to look at Jiang Ge, "Brother Jiang, I don't need to tell you anymore. This antique jade is in deep water. You have to wait and see what the outcome will be before you decide."

"Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Xu, for your guidance. Let's go together today and you can teach me some experience."

Jiang Ge was sincerely grateful. The other party was an honest person. Who would tell you these things in such detail?

Although his grandfather once told him many of these things, there is no end to learning. Times are advancing, and so is the antique industry, especially the counterfeiting technology that has now reached the point where it is difficult to tell the real from the fake.

It's always good to learn something.

Next, the two of them walked around the stall again, trying to pick up the missing pieces, but found that there were really too few.

"Hey, I looked around and found nothing good. There are really too few antiques now."

Shopkeeper Xu sighed. Their legs were a little tired from walking, so they stopped on the street. Liu Songwen bought a few bottles of water at this time, and the three of them drank quickly.

Compared to the two drinking water, Jiang Ge slowly opened his red eyes while drinking water. In an instant, everything became clear in his eyes, and things that were originally invisible could now be seen clearly.

The red pupil is a strange skill that can see clearly the illusion and get to the essence of things.

At this moment, in his eyes, the items in the stalls were made up of dotted lines, colorful, which were the colors of the items, but there was a trace of gray mist on each item, which was the aura of time.

Antiquities have been tainted with the spirit of time after the change of dynasties. The thicker the gray atmosphere, the longer it has settled, and the more likely it is to be an antique. This is the difference between Chitong.

Born to appraise treasures!

"Huh!"

Suddenly, Jiang Ge's eyes lit up while he was drinking water. He discovered a place with a strong smell, where several items had condensed gray mist.

One of them is even more intense!

There was a faint difference, as if something was calling him, wanting to break out of the ground.

He quickly walked over with a water bottle. Sitting in front of the stall was a thin man in plain clothes. He rolled his eyes and said nothing, just looking at the passing customers.

"Boss, where did these things come from?"

Pretending to be casual, he knelt down and picked up a wooden comb. It was very delicately made and looked very old, obviously very modern and different from those fancy things.

"You don't care where he comes from, whether he likes to buy or not." The thin man glanced at him with a dissatisfied look on his face, as if he didn't care if his attitude scared away the customers.

"Brother Jiang, you are asking the wrong question. There is a rule in the antique shop that you do not ask the source. You have violated a taboo."

At this time, shopkeeper Xu also came over with Liu Songwen, and reminded Jiang Ge with a smile.

Jiang Ge also realized at this time that he had committed a taboo. He was excited and a little anxious when he saw the good things.

He quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'm new to this industry and don't really understand it."

"Forget it, just watch as you like. Young people, learn a little and don't even know how to speak." The thin man waved his hand indifferently.

"Eh... Boss, this thing is not simple."

At this time, shopkeeper Xu patiently squatted down and discovered the differences in the items here. Unlike some of the items on the stalls, which looked fake at first glance, in his opinion, these items were somewhat "real".

He was holding a pipe in his hand at the moment, with some flowers and plants engraved on it. It had no bright color but looked simple and grand, which immediately caught his eye.

"Brother Jiang, the look in your eyes is really my lucky star."

Shopkeeper Xu patted Jiang Ge's shoulder hard and sounded excited. If he had not mistaken that the pipe in his hand was an antique from hundreds of years ago, the carvings on it were very reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty.

He picked up another bronze cup and his expression became serious again.

"Boss, how do you sell this bronze four-legged cup?" Shopkeeper Xu asked pretending to be casual.


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