Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

  Chapter 83 Pastel Aromatherapy

   There are three small shops in the alley near the main street, one is for kebabs, one is a convenience store, and the other is selling the Four Treasures of the Study.

  There is a stone bench at the entrance of the store, and Li Mo and Niu Sanpang are sitting on the stone bench while eating kebabs and chatting.

   "Li Shao, the taste of this big meat skewer is still not authentic enough, mainly because the sauce is not well adjusted."

   "You're almost done eating and you're still grumbling about how delicious it is. Would you like two more chicken chops?"

   "Fried chicken chops are fine. I have been trying to lose weight recently. I eat nutritious meals every night. My second sister is still watching me exercise for more than two hours."

   Li Mo took a sip of sour plum juice, it was so refreshing, appetizing and greasy.

   "Losing weight is a long way to go, and you have to treat it as a lifetime career."

   "I don't have the perseverance, mainly because my dad doesn't know what's going on recently. He insists on forcing me to lose weight, or he will take back the management rights of my auction house."

  Li Mo turned his head to look at him, and suddenly joked, "Could it be that I want you to get married and have children?"

   Niu San, who was eating Zhenghuan, had a fat meal, and his face immediately pulled down. Li Mo guessed it was really possible, otherwise why did the family members care so much about him recently.

   "I've only graduated two years ago, I don't want to get married so early."

   "I'm just guessing, hahaha."

  At this time, the shop owner opened the door and came out, looking at the two of them, his face seemed a little displeased, as if they were sitting on the stone bench at the door eating skewers would affect his business.

   "San Pang, let's go."

   "I haven't finished eating yet, I'll go buy some more skewers."

  Niu Sanpang ran over to buy a few more strings. Li Mo was a little uncomfortable being looked at by the shop owner. He turned his eyes to the brushes, inkstones and rice paper displayed at the door. There is nothing special about these three items, but the dozen or so paperweights placed next to them caught Li Mo's attention.

  Paperweights are often made of wood, and those who are not particular about it may only use a square piece of wood. Those who are fastidious will have high requirements for the material of the wood, the shape of the paperweight and the decoration of the surface.

  The paperweight put out by the boss has three kinds of materials. In addition to wood, there are also alloy strips and ceramic styles. The surface of the alloy has chiseled patterns, while the surface of the ceramic style is painted with flowers and birds, which also looks very unique.

However, the style of the ceramic paperweight was a bit strange, the front was painted with flowers and birds, but the top was hollowed out, he unknowingly stepped forward and squatted down to take a look, the backside was also hollowed out, and on one side was the porcelain surface, On the other side, a tubular opening extends into the abdomen.

  It's not like a paperweight.

  Li Mo looked intently, and a light gray halo came out, which was still an antique from the late Qing Dynasty. And looking at it this way, he also judged that this is indeed not a paperweight, but a famille rose fragrance from the late Qing Dynasty.

   "Young Master Li, what are you looking at?"

  Niu Sanpang came back and wanted to hand him some big meat skewers.

   "The paperweight looks very beautiful. Didn't your grandfather say that there is a lack of a paperweight in the study? I see that there are several styles here. Why don't you choose one and take it home."

"My grandpa wants a paperweight, no." Niu Sanpang said with a strange expression on his face, and then saw Li Mo's fierce look back, and immediately realized, "Oh, it's a good thing you reminded me that you almost made this matter real." I forgot."

"The two of you want to buy paperweights for your elders?" The boss came up and introduced enthusiastically, "The paperweights here are all carefully selected, whether it is the style or the material, they are guaranteed to be the best. You guys Look at this wooden paperweight, it has rough wood grain on the surface, it feels smooth to the touch, and the color is grayish, indicating that it is an old object for some years."

   "Look at this paperweight with silver ornaments..."

   "Boss, let's pick one and see if we like it." Niu Sanpang didn't want to listen to him chattering, so he squatted beside Li Mo and said, "Which style do you think is suitable?"

  Li Mo pointed to the pastel fragrance and said: "This is pretty nice, I don't know if your grandpa likes it. If he doesn't like it, you can consider this piece of wood. Although it is traditional, it has a sense of age."

   Stand up after speaking, he has made it clear, it depends on how he bargains.

  Niu Sanpang is also a cunning man. He fixed his eyes on the thing Li Mo pointed out, but picked up a plain wooden paperweight in his hand.

   "Grandpa is in his seventies, so he probably likes more traditional things. Boss, what's the price?"

   "Eight hundred."

Niu Sanpang muttered twice, put down the wooden paperweight and said, "Young Master Li, last time you told me that there is a shop that also sells paperweights on the other side of the street, and this style is only one or two hundred yuan, so we should go there to buy it. "

   "Don't leave in a hurry, you two, I'll drive 800, you can also pay back the price, just in case it will be done."

   "Are you willing to sell two hundred?"

"To tell you the truth, the quality of the one or two hundred paperweights is really not good. You can't use the worst one for your elders, right? I asked you for eight hundred because it was worth the price. That's good, five hundred Can I give it to you?"

Niu Sanpang glanced at Li Mo, seeing him turn around, he had no choice but to say: "Boss, I won't bargain with you, except for this wooden paperweight, and that patterned porcelain paperweight, I'll give you a total of six hundred. Okay, I'll take it away, no, we'll go too."

   "Deal." The boss immediately made up his mind that he couldn't miss this deal.

  Niu Sanpang held back the smile on his face, and after paying the payment, he personally wrapped the two paperweights with waste paper.

   Walking into Liuli Street, the corners of Niu Sanpang's mouth almost cracked in a smile. He whispered, "Young Master Li, tell me quickly."

   "The boss doesn't know the goods. It's not a paperweight at all, but a famille rose fragrance from the late Qing Dynasty."

   "Ah, isn't this a paperweight?" Niu Sanpang took out the pastel aroma diffuser and took a closer look, "I've never seen this style before."

   "Common aroma diffusers are vertical, but this one is horizontal. The top and back are hollowed out and carved to distribute fragrance. If you look at the one with a small hole on one side, the fragrance powder is put in there."

   "Really, this is really insightful." Niu Sanpang wrapped it up again and hugged him in his arms, "Young Master Li, how much is this worth?"

"I saw it just now. The pastel is bright green, which makes people look very comfortable, but there is a flaw in the flower. It should have been bumped before, and it was re-colored. According to this appearance, it can be sold for two or three. Wan should be fine."

"Well enough."

  Niu Sanpang was very happy. When he got home, he used this pastel aroma diffuser and showed it to his family.

   "Both brothers, do you want to see calligraphy and painting?"

  While the two were walking around in the crowd, a thin man in his thirties came over and asked.

  Li Mo turned his head to look at him, his face was a little sickly pale, and he looked depressed. He was holding five rolled up calligraphy and paintings in his arms, and put them in a cotton bag.

   "Whose calligraphy and painting?"

  Li Mo did not directly refuse. This kind of person does not have a fixed booth, but looks for targets on the street.

  “It was left to me when the old man left. I am not proficient in calligraphy and painting. I just heard from my elders that there is a painting in it that was painted by a number one scholar in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.”

   "Since it is a painting by the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty, why don't you sell it directly to an antique shop, maybe you can sell it for a big price."

"I've been to a few, and each one is more ruthless than the other, and the asking price is too low. I just saw that the two bought paperweights in the alley over there. There must be elders in that family who like calligraphy and painting, so I came here to ask with the cheek. Don't worry, The stuff is definitely good."

   This person had noticed the two of them a long time ago, no wonder he came up to him and asked if he wanted calligraphy and painting.

  Li Mo didn't want to waste time on him, Yitong looked directly at him, his gaze pierced his pocket, and three of the paintings showed Qingguang, which meant that they were all modern products and not worth a penny.

  The fourth picture has a gray halo, and there are more than a dozen apertures spreading. It seems that this person is not talking nonsense. There is really a calligraphy and painting of the Qing Dynasty, and I don’t know which number one scholar it is.

  When his line of sight penetrated the fifth picture, a blue halo was transmitted in an instant, forming layers of light circles that spread into the void. There is a pure blue in front of my eyes, and the whole world exudes a magnificent charm like an ocean.

   This is the second time that an antique with such high artistic value has come across after the Hongwu three-clawed dark dragon and green-glazed amphora in the Ming Dynasty.

  (end of this chapter)