Chapter 144 Familiar

When Du Ruo arrived at the place, he was surprised to find that this place was not remote at all. It was right near the "Ghost Market".

Entering through a fire escape door, I found that it was actually an air-raid shelter, or rather an air-raid shelter built in the 1950s and 1960s.

Its passages are very empty and the space is very large.

"The person who brought me here said that this was originally an air-raid shelter built by a large factory in the 1950s and 1960s. It was later gradually improved and is now of no use."

"This place is so hard to find. It's like a maze."

Ling Yun was right. The road is full of twists and turns, and anyone who doesn't know the way will definitely get lost once they enter.

Ji Bailin led them down a long flight of stairs. After turning several corners, the view ahead suddenly became empty, and they could see a few people setting up stalls one after another.

Du Ruo was delighted when she saw the man. What a joke! Isn't this just a "ghost market" open during the day? Does she know the owner? She even managed to steal a painting from him.

As they walked forward, Du Ruo realized that what they had just seen was only the outer perimeter.

The further you go in, the more formal the stalls become. Some merchants even run independent antique shops.

There weren't many people coming now, just a few scattered around. A few of them walked into an antique shop, which was filled with all kinds of things, including porcelain, bronze, pottery, oracle bones, and some miscellaneous antiques. Du Ruo even looked at a few Chairman Mao badges on the side.

This period covers a very long time, from BC to the modern times, and it is enough to write a history book.

The boss sat behind Hu Yangmu's spacious desk, twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and holding a cigarette in the corner of his mouth.

There are usually no big customers at this time. The real big customers will come after five or six o'clock. There are many people strolling around at this time.

People strolling around are also customers. What if they are big fish? The boss is very dedicated and would rather catch nothing than not cast a net.

"Take a look, everyone? Is there anything that catches your eye? If you have anything you're looking for, just tell me. As long as it's on this street, I've got it."

The tone was quite loud. Du Ruo looked at the boss with amusement.

"I want to buy a Ru kiln porcelain as a gift. Do you have it?" She was mainly joking. Unless it was a fake, no one could guarantee that every store had a Ru kiln porcelain.

"Yes, although Ru kiln porcelain is rare, we have quite a few in our store. Would you like to see some?"

Oh, it really exists?

Ling Yun said nonchalantly: "If you have something good, take it out. If not, we have a few people to go. Who has the patience to look at these miscellaneous things?"

The Buddhist beads in the boss's hand paused for a moment, and he looked at Ling Yun with a deadly look. Oh my, he really didn't pay attention just now. Judging from this person's accent, is it a big fish?

The boss suddenly stood up from his chair, his chubby white face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

"Oh, bosses, I'm so blind. Please come this way."

The big boss said as he moved a few people to the sofas next to him. After everyone was seated, the boss personally brought a small tea tray and poured a cup of tea for each of the three people.

"I have it here, but from the tone of this lady, it seems she was just teasing me. Can you tell me what it is? What are you looking for?"

"There's no purpose. I just pay for anything I like. It's that simple." Ling Yun leaned back on the sofa, took a sip from the teacup with a smile.

"Please wait a moment. I'll be right back."

The boss left quickly. Du Ruo asked Ji Bailin, "Is this place unusual? The boss is so arrogant that he even mentioned several Ru kiln pieces. What's their background?"

Ji Bailin waved his hands: "I'm not from H City either, sister, what can you ask me? But according to that person, those who can open a shop here have a very deep background."

Ling Yun pointed to a round bronze object in the corner and said, "Do you know what that is? It's a Shang Dynasty beast-faced jar. This kind of thing can only be seen in museums. Look, it's placed in the corner."

Du Ruo stood up in surprise, walked to the side of the vessel, leaned over to look at it for a few seconds, then turned to ask Ling Yun in a low voice: "Are you sure it's not a fake?"

"Look at this kind of thing. I'm good at it." Ling Yun's voice was nonchalant.

"Yes, yes, you can make this thing."

Ling Yun's expression changed immediately. He pursed his lips tightly and looked at Du Ruo coldly.

Du Ruo touched the tip of her nose. She had said the wrong thing and it had disturbed Ling Yun's lungs.

The boss came back quickly, followed by a few waiters, carrying a long desk. He tidied up the things on the tea table and put them directly on the tea table.

Du Ruo took a look at the table. Wow, this guy is really rich. There are more than twenty kinds of things on the table, and none of them are ordinary.

Ling Yun and Ji Bailin both became interested and picked up the items to play with. Du Ruo looked at them for a while and became more and more surprised to find that they were all authentic and not a single one was a fake.

She reached out and picked up a scroll, her pupils shrank. A few days ago, she followed Li Anze to pick up a piece of Xu Yang's work, and today she actually saw one of his representative works, "Qianlong's Southern Tour".

Seeing Du Ruo staring at the painting, the boss said, "This is the work of Xu Yang, a court painter during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. He is not very famous, but his works are very collectible. I believe that in time, they will surely soar to fame."

That’s for sure, especially the painting “Qianlong’s Southern Tour”, which became very famous in later generations.

Several people picked something each and didn't bargain much. The boss readily gave them a preferential price and everyone was happy.

After the deal was done, the boss realized that these people had high standards and were not short of money. He said hesitantly, "I have a box of stuff here that I'm selling on behalf of someone else. Because the transaction amount was too large, I couldn't find a suitable buyer.

But the items are all good. If you look at their own value, they are very cheap. But I don’t have that much liquid funds, and they are in urgent need of money, so I have to reluctantly give them up. Are any of you bosses interested?"

Several people looked at each other, and Ji Bailin nodded and said, "As long as the product is good, the price is not a problem."

The boss left happily, and soon came back with someone carrying a big box.

As soon as the lid of the box was opened, Du Ruo almost jumped up, not because the things inside were so priceless, but because she recognized one or two of them. They looked so familiar. She had just seen them.

In order to show off to her daughter the big box of antiques given to her by her father, her mother, Ms. Bai Minhua, took Du Ruo to the Chen family and showed her the antiques.

How come I saw another box today? The things are 80% similar.