r18novel Chapter 1157
Chapter 1157
This was the topic that Yu Haitang found after thinking hard. She thought that if she gave Ye Xiao a small gift, it would be very memorable. Maybe when Ye Xiao saw it in the future, he would think of her.
"Okay!" Ye Xiao smiled and replied.
The two of them went to a stall that sold small accessories around Angkor Temple and also sold some antiques.
Yu Haitang liked it at first sight. Two of them were temple pendants carved from black wood, a specialty of Cotton Country.
She took it in her hand and politely asked the boss, "How much is this?"
The boss was a dark-faced, thin old man. At this moment, he was smoking a brass pipe and crossing his legs. He glanced at the two of them with a pair of shrewd rat eyes and responded, "Ten thousand Cotton Country currency!"
"Okay, I want two!" Yu Haitang agreed readily, and then took out her wallet and handed it directly to the boss for the corresponding amount.
Seeing that Yu Haitang did not bargain and her wallet was full, the boss knew that this woman from Longguo must be rich.
Of course, she was also a lamb that was easy to fool in his eyes.
So the boss immediately changed his tone and said, "Miss, sir, take a look at the antiques here!"
"These are all collected from a poor noble family in Cotton Country recently. There are many good ones?"
As he spoke, the boss put down his pipe and picked up a blue and white bowl, "Look, this is a blue and white Zhuge bowl from your Longguo Ming Dynasty, which circulated to our Cotton Country. It is rare in your Longguo!"
"If you like it, I will give you a reasonable price and sell it to you."
Hearing this, Ye Xiao and Yu Haitang turned their heads and looked at the blue and white Zhuge bowl in the boss's hand.
This is a double-layered bowl with a hollow wall. It was first produced in the Southern Song Dynasty and became popular in the Ming Dynasty. There are blue and white patterns on both the inside and outside of the bowl. The inside of the bowl is painted with a picture of Guan Gong reading at night.
In the picture, Guan Gong is sitting at the table reading ancient books, Guan Ping is standing beside him, and Zhou Cang is dozing off with his eyes closed under the corridor. On the outside of the bowl is another scene. Both pictures are depicted in great detail, and the blue and white color is verdant and rich.
After watching for a few seconds, Ye Xiao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth with a playful look.
Although this Zhuge bowl is already perfect, Ye Xiao still feels that it is not real.
Yu Haitang has the opposite feeling from Ye Xiao. The Yu family is also a family with strong financial resources in the Magic City. His father also loves to collect some antiques and cultural relics. Yu Haitang has been influenced by them since childhood and has a certain appreciation of antiques.
At this moment, she thought that the blue Zhuge bowl in the boss's hand was probably authentic. Half a year ago, a blue and white Zhuge bowl of similar size was auctioned in M country, and its final hammer price was as high as 20 million Mi gold.
At this time, the same Zhuge bowl appeared on an inconspicuous stall. I guess the price offered by the boss would not be too high. If you can buy it, whether you sell it or give it to your father for collection, it will be a sure win!
Yu Haitang was instantly moved.
The boss was also very good at observing Yu Haitang's expression. As soon as he saw Yu Haitang's expression, he knew that this deal was promising.
So he put the blue and white Zhuge bowl in his hand steadily on the table in front of him, made a gesture of invitation and said: "Miss, if you are interested, you can come and take a look."
Ye Xiao was about to remind Yu Haitang, but Yu Haitang spoke first.
"Okay!"
"Hey!" Ye Xiao shook his head secretly.
But he didn't stop it, so he just let Yu Haitang play! Otherwise, it would be too boring to go back like this.
Ye Xiao's expression was naturally noticed by the boss. In his opinion, Ye Xiao should be the pretty boy kept by this woman. He has no knowledge. He should be on guard against this boy and interfere with his business.
Yu Haitang stepped forward, carefully stretched out one hand, picked up the blue and white Zhuge bowl, and the other hand was turned upside down at the bottom of the bowl.
Seeing Yu Haitang's action, the boss hurriedly flattered with a smile, "Miss, you are an expert at first glance!"
"You must have seen a lot of antiques!"
People in their business like this kind of half-filled buyers the most, who know some knowledge of antiques, but don't understand them thoroughly.
The best is to kill them!
And those who hide their true and false at a glance, and those who know nothing like Ye Xiao, are the least popular.
Yu Haitang was not influenced by her boss, but followed the tips she learned from her father to appreciate antiques and carefully appreciated the blue and white Zhuge bowl in her hand.
The more Yu Haitang looked at it, the happier she felt. She was 90% sure that it was a genuine product.I didn't expect that I could find such a bargain just by going out with Ye Xiao. This surprise was really unexpected!
Although Yu Haitang had made up her mind to buy this Zhuge bowl, she still pretended to be calm and asked: "Boss, how much is this bowl?"
When the boss heard this, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic, but his acting skills were obviously more sophisticated than Yu Haitang.
He pretended to be embarrassed and thought for a while, then he said slowly: "Miss, to be honest, before you, several customers have already seen this bowl, and their highest offer was 10 million Dragon Country Currency!"
When saying this, the boss stared at Yu Haitang's facial expression with a pair of rat eyes, in order to respond to the situation.
When he saw that Yu Haitang's expression did not change at all, he continued: "But I think they gave a little too low for this bowl. If you really want it, 20 million Dragon Country Currency, you can take it!"
Only 20 million Dragon Country Currency?
Yu Haitang couldn't help but feel excited.
You know, if she returns to China, she can sell it for six or seven times the price! If she keeps it for collection, it may appreciate in value in the future. No matter how you look at it, she will make a fortune!
Just when Yu Haitang was about to make a final decision and buy the Zhuge bowl, she heard Ye Xiao sneer: "It's just a bowl, but you want to sell it for 20 million Longguo currency. It's too much!"
Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the boss laughed instead of getting angry and said: "Young man, you don't know, this is a bowl from the Ming Dynasty, with a history of five or six hundred years! This can't be considered an ordinary bowl, it is much more valuable than a gold bowl."
"Whether it is auctioned at a big auction house or collected, it is very valuable."
The boss had long concluded that Ye Xiao was just a piece of trash who knew nothing, so he patiently explained to Ye Xiao in a preaching tone.
At this time, Yu Haitang also smiled and said to Ye Xiao: "Ye Xiao, don't think this bowl is ordinary, it can be worth a villa in the Magic City!"
At this time, Yu Haitang also felt that she finally found a sense of superiority in front of Ye Xiao.
Since she came to Cotton Country, she has always looked up to Ye Xiao, watching Ye Xiao dominate the martial arts world and the officialdom of Cotton Country. Now she can finally surpass Ye Xiao in one field.
"Really? But why do I feel that this is a bowl made by modern technology?" Ye Xiao smiled calmly.
"Young man, that's because you have seen too few antiques. If you can appreciate many antiques like this lady, you can see the difference between the two." The boss still said in a calm tone.
He knew that Ye Xiao was an idiot about antiques, and Ye Xiao was a gigolo, so there was no need to bother with Ye Xiao. As long as he complimented Yu Haitang well, he would definitely be able to make this deal.
In a word, he has decided to slaughter this fat sheep.