Chapter 159: The state-owned antique shop went to Liulichang...
Chapter 159
Lin Mujin and cousin Lin tidied up in their respective rooms and then met again. It was time to go out for lunch.
Lin Mujin brought out her camera and prepared to take some pictures of the street scenes.
"Brother, let's go eat roast duck."
Beijing roast duck is very famous, and Hong Kong is also aware of it.
Cousin Lin answered directly, "Quanjude."
Lin Mujin nodded, "Let's go to Quanjude."
This time we took a sedan, which was obviously faster, but the fare was also more expensive.
It took less than five minutes to get there and the fare was four dollars and fifty cents.
The two of them ordered a roast duck for ten yuan and some side dishes, a total of thirteen yuan.
Cousin Lin whispered, "This roast duck is not cheap."
Especially when compared with the prices of dishes in Hakka restaurants.
Lin Mujin explained, "Because this is a famous brand, it has a brand premium. It tastes pretty good, brother, please eat more."
It's a bit pricey, but the taste is really good, especially the juicy duck skin.
She had eaten it before when she came to Beijing in her previous life, but it didn’t seem as delicious as it is now.
She has to eat more delicious food while the ingredients are healthy.
Or she could go to Northeast China again and eat something good before the animal protection law is enacted.
What a pity that there is not enough time!
"Sister, where are we going after dinner?" Cousin Lin packed another duck meat pie.
Lin Mujin thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Liulichang."
She didn't know whether there was a Panjiayuan now, but Liulichang had existed since the Qing Dynasty, so it must exist now.
In her previous life, she didn't have the money to buy antiques, but she had read novels about antiques and was very impressed by the "Panjiayuan" and "Liulichang" that were often mentioned.
Obviously, cousin Lin didn't know. "Liulichang? A factory that makes glass?"
Lin Mujin tried hard to suppress her laughter. Luckily, he was speaking Cantonese. "No, it's just a place name. Just like Ap Lei Chau and Kouchi Wai in Hong Kong."
Cousin Lin: “………………”
After dinner, the two went to the post office to send a telegram to Uncle Lin to let him know they were safe.
There are only four words on it: "Be safe and don't worry", without any punctuation marks.
Two yuan for each character, eight yuan in total.
"Brother, Qin Zheng hasn't come home yet, let's call him later." Lin Mujin did not forget to promise to call Qin Zheng.
But who can blame the plane for being too fast?
Cousin Lin looked at the time and said, "Let's fight again in an hour."
The brother and sister decided not to take a taxi. Instead, they took the bus to Liulichang and familiarized themselves with the route.
Lin Mujin smiled sweetly and asked, "Sister, how do I get to Liulichang? Which bus should I take?"
The older sister pointed and said, "Go forward, then turn right and you'll be there. It's only a few hundred meters away, so you don't need to take a car."
Lin Mujin quickly thanked him.
She is now glad that she didn't take a taxi, otherwise the driver would have thought she was an idiot.
She quickly called her cousin Lin to follow her, and they arrived in about ten minutes.
It's quite lively.
"Here..." Cousin Lin looked left and right, feeling that his eyes were not enough.
Lin Mujin was also looking at it. The whole street was made up of old brick and tile buildings, which was very charming.
"Isn't my brother special?"
Cousin Lin nodded repeatedly, "It looks a bit like the Beidi Temple."
Lin Mujin said, "It's somewhat similar."
Cousin Lin asked again, "Shall we go in?"
Lin Mujin replied, "Of course I will."
The brother and sister randomly chose one and went in.
An employee inside greeted them warmly, "What would you like to buy?"
Lin Mujin replied, "Just take a look."
This shop has a lot of calligraphy and paintings, as well as porcelain, fans, bracelets, copper coins...it's quite a variety of things.
"What dynasty is the porcelain in your house from? Is it from the official kiln?" Lin Mujin had no knowledge of porcelain, she only knew that there were official kilns and folk kilns.
I also know about Yuan blue and white porcelain and Tang tri-color glazed porcelain, but nothing else.
She also knew that once she asked this question, the other party would know that she was a novice and would probably be thinking of how to trick her.
Those who sell antiques are all good storytellers.
The staff began to explain one by one. This shop has porcelains from the Song and Ming dynasties, but the most are from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
There are official kilns, private kilns, and official kilns without signatures.
Lin Mujin’s understanding was that it was a private job taken on by the official kiln.
The prices range from a few dollars to thousands.
The average salary in China is only over 60 yuan now, but a porcelain vase here costs thousands of yuan. It turns out that antiques are only for rich people.
What makes her happy is that she is now a wealthy woman and dares to enter the market.
However, she did not forget that this circle is too complicated, so she planned to find someone to take a look.
"Sorry, I'll go look somewhere else."
Lin Mujin took her cousin Lin and said goodbye.
Then I went to more than a dozen stores and asked the waiters to explain the prices to me.
"Brother, let's go make a phone call."
Cousin Lin was a little confused, "Sister, do you want to buy it or not?"
Lin Mujin replied, "Of course I'll buy it. I'm just comparing prices."
Cousin Lin's mouth twitched. "Everything is different. There's no point in comparing prices."
Lin Mujin said, "I know what's going on. Go make a call right away."
I went to the same post office again, this time to use a pay phone.
"Hello, it's me, Ah Zheng. Did you just get home? Did you have a safe trip? That's good. My brother and I are staying at the Yanjing Hotel. It's very nice and newly opened. We had roast duck at Quanjude for lunch. I'll take you there next time. You can't bring it there because the duck skin won't be crispy and it won't taste good. We're visiting Liulichang right now. We mainly want to buy a few porcelain vases for flower arrangements. It's okay if you start writing the application. You don't need to make sure there are no small mistakes. You must have the right attitude. Yes, attitude is everything!... That's it for now. We'll call if there's anything."
I hung up the phone and spent 1.2 yuan on the call fee, which is not cheap.
Lin Mujin and her cousin Lin entered Liulichang for the second time.
But he didn't go into any shop, but instead found a sanitation worker.
"Uncle, please have a cigarette."
Lin Mujin handed over a pack of Liangyou.
The old man waved his hands and said, "No, no."
Lin Mujin stuffed it directly into his hand and said, "Uncle, I just want to ask you for some information about Liulichang."
The old man was holding a cigarette, and he seemed to be taking advantage of others. He said, "What do you want to ask? I'm just a sweeper, I don't know much."
Lin Mujin asked, "I want to know which of these two shops are state-owned?"
The old man was very happy, "I know this!"
Pointing, he said, "This Yipin Pavilion, Moxuanzhai, and... are all state-owned."
Lin Mujin was very satisfied. The pack of cigarettes was not given in vain. "Uncle, which of these state-owned stores has the best reputation?"
The old man immediately said, "Master Qin from Moxuanzhai is a kind man. He pays reasonable prices for old items and is willing to explain why even if he doesn't want them. He has a good temper and good taste. If you want to sell something, you can definitely go with him."
Lin Mujin wrote it down again, "Thank you, sir. With your guidance, I know what to do. Thank you."
I gave my cousin Lin a wink and went to the state-owned store.
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