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Chapter 420 Picking Up a Bargain [1]

"So I think that if you don't reveal your identity now, it will be very beneficial to you, because in this way, after all, you are safe now. But once you reveal the relevant information about your identity, those people will definitely not let you go, so you'd better let nature take its course now, and then one day you will remember your identity, and it will not be too late to take revenge then. What do you think?" Leng Hanyin said thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Li Xuan nodded silently. At the beginning, he was indeed very confused and wanted to know who he was, but at this moment, he gradually figured it out. Leng Hanyin was right. This matter looked complicated, and if you think about it carefully, there are many unstable factors. So there is no need to rush about the temporary identity problem. He believes that things will get better in the future. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not very urgent to know his identity. It seemed that he must have known similar things before he lost his memory, so he was mentally prepared.

"You're right. Actually, I was also confused at the beginning, but I thought it through later. Otherwise, I still have many ways to know who I really am, but these will be exposed and will expose myself. Now, I even have some inexplicable resistance to fame. Maybe I used to be a great person, but now I just want to live an ordinary life." Li Xuan said thoughtfully.

"Ordinary? You may not be ordinary. If you are gold, you will shine wherever you go. The only difference is sooner or later. Since you are not in a hurry to find your own identity now, then accompany me to buy some good things. I didn't intend to reconcile with Wu Fu Shi, but thinking about it, it's really not worth it for a man like that. He is right, so I don't want to continue the cold war with him. I was wrong about this. It was only when you said just now that Xu Qing should respect her parents that I felt a little touched. Then I remembered that my father's birthday is coming soon, and I should choose a birthday present for him."

Leng Hanyin said thoughtfully, her tone gentle and calm, but with a rare maturity. It seemed that after changing from a girl to a woman, she did grow a bit amidst an inexplicable guilt.

"What do you want to buy?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

"My father likes jade, antiques and other things very much. I want to try and see if I can detect leaks." Leng Hanyin said after thinking for a while.

"Detecting leaks? This shouldn't be difficult, right? As for jadeite, I think I can do it. How about gambling on stones? I don't have any money, so I'll go get some." Li Xuan said casually, as if gambling on stones was a sure win.

"You, don't you know that gambling on stones means life and death? Do you think you can make money there? You are really daydreaming!" Leng Hanyin had the urge to roll her eyes. It was not that she didn't believe it, but that this man was talking too much nonsense.

"Uh - this seems to be real. I think I can tell whether there is jade in the rough material just by looking at it. If you don't believe me, let's try it." Li Xuan said with a smile.

"A good piece of raw material costs hundreds of thousands, which I can't afford. Although my family is not short of money, I haven't asked my family for money for a long time. If he knew that my family is rich, I'm afraid he would not separate from me." Leng Hanyin said after thinking for a while.

"How much money do you have? I didn't say I wanted your money to gamble on stones. I really can't do such a thing. In this life, it seems that the thing I hate most is borrowing other people's money." Li Xuan said subconsciously.

Although amnesia is a fact, Li Xuan didn't take it too seriously. At the same time, he spoke and acted based on instinct. He felt that his instinct allowed him to avoid making many mistakes.

"So you're going to spend 500 yuan to gamble on stones? If that's the case, then I can only say that I admire you." Leng Hanyin looked at Li Xuan strangely, as if this person was omnipotent. Is he really powerful, or is he too confident?

"Okay, then you can take a look. But you should be more familiar with this place than I am. I wonder if there is a market for raw jadeite."

Li Xuan smiled.

"Of course there are such places." Leng Hanyin smiled slightly. Since he wanted to buy and gamble on stones, it would be okay to take a gamble. This man seemed to be a very stubborn person once he made a decision, so she didn't want to pour cold water on him.

"That's good, let's go. Well, if you really make money, what do you want to do?"

"Buy Xiaoqing an Apple laptop, and buy yourself a high-end ThinkPad T series computer, so you can look up some stuff on the Internet. Also, make sure Aunt Li's family conditions are better, and also buy yourself some things. Money is meant to be used, so just have enough to spend."

"You really have no ambition..."

"Don't you know whether I have hemorrhoids on my chest? You should have known this a long time ago."

"You are such a rascal."

"Write some compliments."...

Dongshan jade rough material market.

Here we have not only rough jade and ruby, but also many antiques, ancient coins, calligraphy and paintings, ceramics and so on. There is really everything you can think of.

There are even more coins from the Xianfeng, Guangxu, Qianlong, Kangxi, and Yongzheng eras, which are numerous and can be found everywhere, on street stalls, in small shops, etc.

Many of them had verdigris and dirt on them, which looked really intimidating, but when Li Xuan and Leng Hanyin walked past them, they did not stop at all.

"You're walking so fast, how do you see? How do you know there's nothing good in here?"

"These are all made to look old. They are made in batches from scrap iron, then plated with copper, and then treated with some baking varnish or something like that, and then burned or sprayed. We have as many as you want."

"Oh, you are really good at this. Tell me, how did you make these look old? The paint you mentioned is nonsense. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that you are pretending to know something."

"If you say so, then I have no idea. I don't know much, but I do know a few, such as the sand casting method. The sand casting method is the main method of coin casting in ancient my country. Before the Sui Dynasty, coins were mostly cast using coin molds. Since the Tang Dynasty, the mother coin casting technology has been adopted. No matter which casting method is used, except for certain historical periods, generally speaking, the quality of coin casting is more particular. The texture of the coin is generally tight and delicate. It has been passed down to this day, and a layer of dark brown patina naturally appears on the surface, which makes people feel that the heat has subsided and the color is soft. The casting process of counterfeit products is generally sloppy, resulting in loose coins, which makes people feel that the heat is heavy. Although the sand holes and pores on the coin surface have been polished, they are not as smooth as natural wear...

For example, the alteration method. This counterfeiting method is more important, that is, to turn an ordinary coin into a precious coin after processing and alteration. There are mainly the following methods of alteration: One is to use copper slurry for alteration. In ancient times, due to technical reasons, copper crystals left over from casting would remain on the surface of the coin. The coin industry calls this crystallization copper slurry. The existence of copper slurry is nothing special, but in the eyes of counterfeiters, it has become an object that can be used. These copper slurries are often engraved into star patterns or moon patterns, and some are engraved into words. These engraved star and moon patterns or words are generally not in the right position. One is to engrave words directly on the surface of the coin. Most of the coins with engraved words are half-liang and five-zhu coins. Counterfeiters often engrave some auspicious words or obscure symbols, numbers and words on the surface of coins, and some engrave some patterns on the edge or on the body of coins. These words, symbols, numbers and patterns attached to the coins are often inconsistent with the entire coin because they are engraved later, giving people a sense of redundancy. One is to change the original coin text. This kind of change can be divided into two types: one is to change the text on the front of the coin; the other is to change the text on the back of the coin.

All of the above-mentioned methods of alteration have a fatal weakness, that is, in order to make the altered parts invisible, counterfeiters often apply fake rust. Because this fake rust is fake, it is different from the real rust that naturally forms on the coin. It is easy to peel off, giving people a sense of affectation and being extremely inconsistent with the entire coin. However, special attention should be paid to some counterfeit imitations of Qing Dynasty mother coin carvings. Since the Qing Dynasty is not far from now, most mother coin carvings have no rust, which gives counterfeiters an opportunity to take advantage of it. There is no need to make fake rust like other coins.

......"

Li Xuan spoke thoughtfully. When he talked about these things, he seemed to have a feeling that he was not himself, as if his temperament had changed into another person in an instant, another person he himself did not know. It was an inexplicable feeling, and he suddenly knew it inexplicably.

This feeling is really weird.

"You, you are really... a monster. It seems that I have to gamble on stones with you. I want to get rich, a lot of money!" The expression on Leng Hanyin's fair face was quite wonderful. If Li Xuan was not a living person, she would have thought that this monster came out of nowhere!

This is simply outrageous.

"Hehe, I told you not to show off, so as not to discourage you again. When I'm with you, I can't help but feel a sense of superiority in terms of IQ." Li Xuan laughed.

"Excuse me, Mr. Monster, are you really a modern person? I suspect you are an alien!" Leng Hanyin said exaggeratedly.

"Aliens, come on! It would be great if they really were aliens. Let's go, gamble on stones, get ready to make a move when you see something good! But remember, don't talk when I'm talking. Your IQ is too low, and people can tell as soon as you start talking. It's best to just go back to your ice beauty self." Li Xuan knew that the merchants who did these things were naturally very capable, and they were best at observing people's words and expressions, so he gave him a reminder first.

"Your words are really rude, but since you are described as an 'iceberg cold beauty', I won't mind it." Leng Hanyin said she didn't mind, but she still pinched Li Xuan, causing the muscles on Li Xuan's face to tremble.

(End of this chapter)