Jianbao life

Chapter 416 Market ([-])

Chu Chen did not expect that today he would be lucky enough to meet the rhino horn cup carved by Youtong, and it looked like a fine product, which is really rare, so he hurriedly verified the authenticity of the rhino horn cup carefully.

The rhinoceros horn of this rhinoceros horn cup has straighter and thicker lines, the cross-section is small honeycomb-shaped trachoma, the oblique section is fish-roe-like grain, and there are obvious gutters and hills. The material is indeed a top-notch piece. Good Asian rhino horn, coupled with exquisite carving and style, can be confirmed to be a rhino horn carved lychee cup carefully carved by Youtong.

Chu Chen looked at the price, but it was only [-] British pounds. This price, even for the carver of this rhinoceros horn cup, was considered a small leak, not to mention the celebrity effect of You Tong. If he bought it for a price, if he hadn't obtained the power, he would have woken up from his dreams with a smile.

In fact, in this era, the domestic antique boom has just started not long ago, and foreigners have not yet understood the domestic antique market as thoroughly as they did a few years later, so there are some cheap antiques here.

In addition, not every antique shop has a high-level owner, so you can pick up small leaks from time to time, and there are more opportunities to pick up big leaks than those in China.

After Chu Chen completed the transaction to his heart's content, he wondered if he should come abroad every month to search for second-hand treasures. Antiques can be found quickly but not quickly enough. Nowadays, due to economic factors and other reasons, not many people know about this situation. , but as those big bosses join the antique business, such opportunities will become less and less in the future.

Chu Chen told Wu Keyi what he was thinking, and Wu Ke was quite pleasantly surprised. To be able to see Chu Chen every month, to her, whose heart was full of Chu Chen's shadow, it was undoubtedly like hearing the sounds of nature. The voice is average.

Next, the two visited several antique shops, and Chu Chen got a few more trinkets at a relatively low price. After seeing that the time was almost up, the two ended their trip to the Greenwich Market.

After dinner, the two went to visit the London Eye Ferris Wheel, which was built less than two years ago.

The London Eye Ferris Wheel built by British Airways at a cost of 1.2 million U.S. dollars is located on the banks of the River Thames in London. It is 135 meters high and is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. In the first year of its completion and opening in 2000, it attracted about 300 million tourists from all over the world. , can be said to be one of the most tourist attractions in London.

Seeing the huge Ferris wheel turning slowly, in comparison, he was like an ant in the eyes of human beings, which shocked Chu Chen very much. Moreover, the London Eye at night has a dreamy quality, the huge blue halo engulfs the Thames River. It is beautifully set off and extremely charming.

Although it was already night, there were still many people queuing up to buy tickets. The two waited for about 10 minutes to buy tickets, and they waited for another 10 minutes before entering the "London Eye".

The London Eye has 32 sealed glass cabins, all of which are made of transparent glass. The interior is spacious and comfortable, and can accommodate 16 passengers. Not only can you enjoy a 360-degree view of the city of London, but you can also move in the cabin from different angles. The view is unobstructed.

Although Wu Ke has been admiring the London Eye for a long time, she has a fear of heights. When she and Mina and others came here to play, she could only stand below helplessly, watching the three slowly ascending enviously.

It was the same this time, she refused to go up at first, but after Chu Chen exhausted all means and said good things, she agreed to experience it with Chu Chen.

As the cockpit rose slowly, Wu Ke held onto Chu Chen tightly with her eyes closed, not daring to move. When she was comforted by Chu Chen, she opened her eyes and overlooked the Thames River and the scenery of London below her. I felt a little dizzy in my head, and a sense of panic rose in my heart, and my face turned pale in an instant.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled wryly, and quickly hugged her in his arms, comforting her gently non-stop.

"What's the matter with that elder sister? Is she afraid of falling like me? Grandpa, do you think we will fall?" A young girl in England next to her asked a little scared.

The old man smiled apologetically at Chu Chen, then comforted the little girl kindly and softly, and talked about some safety measures for the London Eye.

The little girl nodded ignorantly. Seeing Wu Ke who was still trembling beside her, she took out a lollipop from her pocket, walked up to Wu Ke, and handed the lollipop to Wu Ke with some reluctance. To Chu Wuke, said:

"Sister, I won't be afraid if I eat a lollipop. I eat a lollipop every time before an injection. Now I am not afraid of injections anymore!"

Wu Ke felt very embarrassed by the little girl's actions, and at the same time, the innocence of the little girl also encouraged Wu Ke to calm down a little.

Thanks to the little girl, Wu Ke began to try to look down at her feet. At first, she was a little dizzy and panicked, but gradually she was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her, and at the same time, she forgot the fear in her heart.

The Thames River flows by under your feet, and the original huge sightseeing cruise ship looks so small. Looking around, the whole of London is in front of you, especially now it is night, with the magnificent lights on both sides of the embankment and the Parliament Building, the surrounding scenery Even more eye-catching.

And with the rotation of the Ferris wheel, the scenery and feeling seen at each height are different. To sum it up in a sentence in an ancient poem, it is "If you want to see a thousand miles, you will go to a higher level."

When the glass cabin they were in reached its peak, everything in London seemed to become a picture scroll displayed in front of everyone, with a panoramic view of the colorful and dreamlike Greater London. describe. ...

The next day, Chu Chen and Wu Ke got up early, because today is Saturday, and there is a weekly Notting Hill weekend antique market.

Notting Hill Market has a history of several centuries, but at the beginning there were only fruit and vegetable stalls. It was not until the 50s that some antique dealers and a large number of immigrants from the West Indies, which were once an imperial colony, joined. Make this a characteristic neighborhood in London and the most famous antique market in the world.

Notting Hill is located in the west of London. It is a very bohemian place and one of the wealthiest areas in London. There are many rich people living here.

Every Saturday, antique vendors from all over the world have been open since [-]:[-] in the morning. Although some will open until [-]:[-], most of the vendors generally close their stalls before [-]:[-] in the afternoon. The scene is as fleeting as the sunshine of an English winter.

Chu Chen and Wu Ke went earlier, and there were not many customers in the market. There were about a thousand and hundreds of small shops lined up along the street in the market about 500 meters away, which was quite spectacular.

The vendors, like a competition, took out the commodities they brought, such as all kinds of antique silverware, furniture, porcelain, oil paintings, trinkets, jewelry, old cameras, clocks, musical instruments, etc. Or neatly arranged, or scattered in a stall, it is really dazzling, the people who look at it are dazzled, but the desire to shop is greatly increased.

Although there are eight or nine hours of shopping time, but there are so many rare treasures, if you don't hurry up, you can't finish them in this time, so Chu Chen and Wu Ke joined the Taobao army without stopping.

Because he is not interested in foreign antiques for the time being, Chu Chen specifically looks for stalls that sell Chinese antiques. Of course, when encountering some luxury items such as jewelry, Chu Chen and Wu Ke will also stop and watch, just like at this time, The two of them were standing in front of a small stall that sold jewelry such as necklaces and rings.

The necklaces and rings on the stall are very well designed, and the gemstones used are also very large, which are both beautiful and elegant, and the prices are also very cheap, usually a few pounds, the most expensive ones are no more than Only a few dozen pounds.

Of course, the gemstones used on these cheap necklaces and rings must be fake, and the peddler told them this very honestly.

Originally, according to Chu Chen's intention, it was really unnecessary to buy this kind of fake jewelry, but Wu Ke liked the design of these jewelry very much, so Chu Chen could only let her go.

After some selection, Wu Ke bought a few bracelets, some headwear, and finally a colorful necklace. Seeing that Wu Ke had bought so much, the peddler gave him a discount, and the total cost was only [-] pounds.

However, when Chu Chen saw the multicolored necklace, he felt a little guilty, because from his eyesight, the five jewels on the necklace were too real.But in an instant he shook his head, the diamond in the middle of the necklace looks to be forty or fifty carats, if it is real, even if the quality is a little worse, it will cost tens of millions.

And next to it are four colored diamonds of about ten carats, which are red diamonds, pink diamonds, blue diamonds and yellow diamonds. If they are all real, then this necklace is undoubtedly a sky-high price.

Therefore, Chu Chen subconsciously thought that this string of necklaces could not be real, but he always felt that his eyesight and intuition should be right, so he paid the money, and while the hawker was packing these things, he was very concerned about the necklace. The necklace used a power, and the result left him dumbfounded.

The diamonds on this necklace are actually real!
The first thought in Chu Chen's mind was that the ability made a mistake, but after blinking, he sighed secretly, no matter what, it is impossible for the ability to make such a mistake, and he would think the fake is real .But then again, buying a string of diamond necklaces worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a few hundred dollars makes one feel like falling into a dream.

After finally calming down, Chu Chen felt curious, and he really wanted to take out the necklace to appreciate and study it.

However, although he has already paid for it, such a valuable thing can easily arouse other people's greed. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chu Chen decided to wait until a safer place.

　Feel sorry!I have something to do today, so I will be late for a while.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)