Chapter 6 Identifying the Treasure
There is an antique market in G City, which is very famous, but Yu Wan has never been there.
Firstly, she has no hobby in this area, and secondly, she doesn't have the spare money.
Antiques are just like gambling. If you are lucky, you can become a fortune, but most people may lose everything because of it.
If it weren't for Xiaoyao's reminder, Yu Wan would have been
No one would step into this market.
It takes more than an hour by car to reach the entrance of the antique market. There is a plaque above the entrance with the words "G City Antique Market" written in large letters.
Yu Wan paid the taxi fare and went in. Inside was a long street that seemed to have no end in sight. There were all kinds of antique shops on both sides of the street, and there were also stalls at the door, which displayed a dazzling array of old items.
Things must be old, otherwise they would be too fake. Although old things are not necessarily real, how can merchants make money without pretending?
I heard that this ancient city still looks the same as it did in ancient times. Buying antiques here is like going back to ancient times.
There are many women wearing cheongsams walking around the street. I wonder what kind of treasures they are looking for.
Yu Wan just looked around casually. She didn’t understand why Xiao Yao asked her to come here. She didn’t understand anything and felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
[Ding Dong!] 】
[A message came from the group chat “A loving family”. 】
Yu Wan quickly clicked it to take a look.
[Xiaoyao: Do you want to try your luck? 】
Yu Wan thought she would tell her the result directly like before, but she didn't expect to let her try it?
"Sister, I call you sister, I don't know anything, how can I try?"
[Xiaoyao: Then do you believe me?] 】
Yu Wan, "Believe me, didn't you tell me to always believe in you?"
[Xiaoyao: What if one day you were asked to give up everything you have? 】
Yu Wan thought for a moment before saying, "That is my fate. This is destined to happen. I accept it."
Anyway, all the money in her card now was earned by Xiaoyao. Without Xiaoyao, she would have nothing. It was not to be said that she had given up everything. At most, it was a process from nothing to getting - nothing.
Anyway, it's better than never having it at all.
[Xiaoyao: I am worthy of being like this. I have such awareness at such a young age. Okay, I won’t tease you anymore. Now go to the stall of the skinny old man on your right, take a quick look, and then buy the fourth blue and white porcelain plate from the left on the fourth row from the bottom for fifty yuan. 】
As expected, Yu Wan went over and pretended to look at things. Upon seeing the guest, the boss introduced the things enthusiastically.
"Miss, do you like this vase? I can give you a preferential price."
"Is this vase real?" Yu Wan asked.
The fact that he asked that question meant that he was interested. The thin boss looked Yu Wan up and down and began to evaluate her. How could he not know whether the things he had on hand were real or fake?
If he really wanted to, why would he set up a stall here? Get rich early.
But this is how the industry is. It all depends on your luck. If the offered price is acceptable, buy it. If it is not acceptable, buy it at a lower price. If you find out you have been cheated later, you cannot come back to cause trouble.
This is the rule of the antique market.
"Let me tell you, this is a piece left over from the Tang Dynasty, and there is only one of its kind. If you want it, I'll give you this price." The boss held up two fingers.
Of course Yu Wan wasn't stupid enough to think it was two dollars, but she didn't understand the market and couldn't guess whether it was two thousand or twenty thousand.
[Ding Dong!] 】
[Xiaoyao: He wants to kill you for two million.] 】
Yu Wan said in disbelief, "Two million?!!!"
Boss, “It’s already very cheap.”
No wonder they say antiques can be like heaven one day and hell the next. She only has more than two million yuan on her. If she is really cheated, she will have to start all over again.
"Boss, you're such a rip-off. I don't want it anymore." Yu Wan put down the vase and left.
The boss called from behind, "Hey, let's talk it over. If you think the price is not right, you can bargain."
He hasn't made a single order today, so he has to get off to a good start first.
Yu Wan pointed at the blue and white porcelain plate and said, "How much is that? If the price is right, I'll take it. Otherwise, I don't want it."
The boss looked over and saw an inconspicuous plate. He couldn't even remember when he had put it away. No one had taken care of it for so long that he almost wanted to throw it away this morning.
Never mind, it's not bad to be able to buy a piece of junk, "Fifty dollars, no bargaining, take it if you like it."
Yu Wan decisively gave fifty yuan and took the plate away.
Just as she was about to ask Xiaoyao what to do next, someone called her name.
"benefactor?"
Yu Wan turned around and saw Liu Lianfang and her two friends, looking at her in disbelief.
“Are you here to buy Taobao too?”
Yu Wan nodded, and once reminded the other party, "My name is Yu Wan, you can just call me Yu Wan from now on."
Liu Lianfang didn't care about such details. "We just bought some raw materials and are planning to cut and inspect them. Do you want to go?"
Jade gambling stone, also known as gambling goods, refers to jade that is covered with a layer of weathered skin when it is mined, and it is impossible to know the quality inside. The quality can only be known after cutting. This is called gambling stone rough material.
Just as Yu Wan was about to refuse, a message came on WeChat.
[Go ahead, and ask someone to help you identify the goods. 】
The refusal that was on the tip of my tongue became, “Okay, if it’s not too much trouble for you.”
"You are my savior, how could it be troublesome?" Ms. Liu didn't like to hear such words, so she left her friend and took Yu Wan's hand.
The two friends in the back had unhappy expressions on their faces, and the originally disharmonious group of three became a group of four, which became even more lively.
There happened to be an appraiser at the cutting place, but Yu Wan did not take the items for appraisal immediately. Instead, he accompanied Ms. Liu to take the raw material for cutting.
"If I'm lucky and can cut out a good piece, it can be used as a gift for myself."
This kind of original jade is much more real than those on the market.
So Ms. Liu often likes to try her luck in the antique market.
[Ding Dong!] 】
[Xiaoyao: Her stone is not valuable and can’t be cut into good materials. 】
Sure enough, the cutting results came out very quickly. The raw material Ms. Liu bought was just a broken stone with no value at all.
Although Ms. Liu was frustrated, she was not sad. "One hundred thousand yuan wasted again. Oh! I guess I should try my luck less here in the future. Nine out of ten times I fail. It's meaningless."
Yu Wan didn't know how to comfort her and just remained silent.
Ms. Liu's two friends looked at the things in Yu Wan's hand and said, "Your things haven't been appraised yet. There happens to be an appraiser here. Why don't you give it a try?"
Ms. Liu then remembered, "Yes, you should go get it appraised too. I am a frequent visitor here, and they won't frame you."
Yu Wan was thinking this, so he took out the blue and white porcelain plate.
The appraiser took a prop and examined it. His originally nonchalant expression suddenly became serious.
"Where are you from?"
"What do you think of what you found?"
"No, I have to ask my master to come and take a look. I'm afraid I've seen it wrong!"
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