Reborn Leisurely Landlord

Chapter 145 Ivory Carving

After entering Xiangruiju, Su Qingdai realized that the inside of Xiangruiju was not as shabby as it appeared on the outside.

Four employees were chatting, and when they saw Su Qingdai and Fu Qiutao coming in, they stopped talking immediately.It's just that when they looked at Su Qingdai and Fu Qiutao, there was something wrong with their eyes, there was disdain and sarcasm, and no one greeted them.

Although Su Qingdai frowned, she didn't mind much.She can't care about the expressions of those people, she's not here to buy things, she's here to sell things.She still finds it troublesome for those people to greet her.Now that no one is paying attention to her, she just wanted what she wanted, so she took this opportunity to look at it first before talking.

The store is divided into two parts. The glass counter on the left is full of jadeite jewelry. Su Qingdai took a quick glance and saw that although there were not many jadeite jewelry on the counter, they were expensive, and they were all of high quality. If you want to come to this store, you should only make high-quality jewelry, which also makes Su Qingdai feel relieved.

After walking through that partition, I realized that there is another universe inside.There were actually quite a few antique shelves in the store, and there were quite a few things on them.Su Qingdai just remembered that the person who led the way said that this Xiangruiju is in the business of antique emeralds, and of course there are antiques besides emeralds.

Although those things looked incomplete, but Su Qingdai was not stupefied after all, she could tell with just one glance that the origin of those things might not be simple.

Su Qingdai's heart moved. She didn't just want to sell the jadeite. The things she picked up in Panjiayuan yesterday had already been thrown into the Qiankun bag. Why don't you take out one and try it out.

Just thinking about it, suddenly an old man came out from under the counter, holding a rag in his hand, and was carefully wiping a purple clay pot, which surprised Su Qingdai.

The old man was holding the baby purple clay pot, and when he saw a person standing in front of him, he was quite frightened: "What's the matter with you doll, why are you standing here, it almost made me break things... Uh, Miss San , you...how did you come here?"

Su Qingdai hadn't recovered from the fright, when she heard the old man startled and began to criticize herself, before she could respond, a trace of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he changed his words obsequiously, even It's hard to say anything.

"Miss San? Grandpa, did you recognize the wrong person?" Su Qingdai wondered when the old man called her Miss San.

When the old man heard Su Qingdai speak, he knew that he had admitted the wrong person, and his old face couldn't help but blushed: "Miss, I'm sorry, the old man has poor eyesight and recognized the wrong person."

The old man looked Su Qingdai up and down, and confirmed that the person standing in front of him was not the third lady he knew, then turned and walked towards the inner hall, shaking his head while walking: "It really looks like..."

Su Qingdai didn't care too much, after seeing the old man walk in, taking advantage of Fu Qiutao's inattention, she fished out something from the Qiankun bag and played with it in her hands.

After waiting for a long time, the old man came out. Seeing Su Qingdai and Fu Qiutao still standing in the store, he was a little surprised, so he couldn't help but take another look. Liang, walked up in two or three steps.

"Show me what's in your hand!"

After the old man confirmed that Su Qingdai was not his own lady, his tone hardened.Now that he said that he wanted to check the things in Su Qingdai's hands, he also had an orderly tone, which inevitably made Su Qingdai a little unhappy.

Not only was Su Qingdai unhappy, but even Fu Qiutao frowned.

After the two of them entered the store, no one came to greet them, the clerks in the cubicle continued to chat, and there seemed to be no one in the antique store here, let alone anyone to greet them, which inevitably made Fu Qiutao feel a little bit be bullied.Seeing the bossy look of the old man now, he seemed to have taken a fancy to what Su Qingdai was holding, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

The old man probably also felt that his tone was wrong, so he smiled at Fu Qiutao: "It's really neglectful. The branch opened in Liulichang today, and there are not enough people there, so all the people here have gone through Liulichang. Mr. , I see that the thing in your granddaughter's hand looks like an ivory carving, I wonder if I can show it to the old man?"

Hearing his explanation, Fu Qiutao felt a lot better, her face softened, she looked at Su Qingdai, waiting for her to make up her mind.

Seeing that Su Qingdai didn't even look at him, and only focused on playing with the ivory carving in her hand, the old man was anxious.Looking at the thing in Su Qingdai's hand from such a close distance, he was [-]% sure that the thing in the child's hand was genuine.

Ivory sculptures are common, if it was before, he naturally wouldn't pay much attention to these small objects.It's just that the family is separated now, and most of the things in this old store have been moved to Liulichang.There's not much left in the store now, and even less good stuff.What is left is either dilapidated or worthless.So seeing such an ivory carving, he wanted to accept it for the second young master.

"Little girl, can you show this thing to grandpa?" Although he was anxious, he also knew that the little girl was only about ten years old, and he was afraid that no one would understand what he said, so he could only ask softly.

"It's okay to show you." Su Qingdai looked solemnly, looking at the thing in his hand, quite reluctantly, "It's just that my thing is an ivory carving from the Ming Dynasty, and it can't be damaged."

As soon as these words came out, not only the old man, but even Fu Qiutao changed color.Fu Qiutao naturally knew that Su Qingdai never lied.

Originally, he didn't care much when he heard Su Qingdai say that he would come to this antique street to sell things for some money, but now that he heard Su Qingdai say this, he hurriedly looked at the thing in her hand, and his eyes immediately became complicated.

The old man in Xiangruiju was taken aback. He originally thought that the things in Su Qingdai's hands were nothing but old things from the Republic of China.Now hearing Su Qingdai say that this thing is from the Ming Dynasty, even though he thinks the child's words are not credible, the look in his eyes has become hot.

Taking the thing tremblingly, he took a magnifying glass to examine it carefully, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.This little girl is only about ten years old, but her eyes are vicious, and she can tell the origin of this thing with a single word.

The ivory carving is actually a flying sky.Standing on auspicious clouds and dancing with long sleeves, it is Dunhuang Flying Apsaras, a typical Buddhist statue in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.The flying figure has an indifferent expression, and his clothes are fluttering, which is very aesthetically pleasing.

From his point of view, the skill of the sculptor of Feitian is really profound. The figure of Feitian Miaoman is not muddled under his hands. The expressions of the characters are natural and harmonious. , fully embodies the characteristics of ivory, it is definitely from the hands of masters.

Most importantly, the tooth carving in his hand has not been polished.In ancient times, ivory carving was divided into two schools, the North and the South. The South School paid attention to carving, while the North School paid attention to grinding.Therefore, most of the general ivory carvings are finished after being polished, but in the hands of the Southern School sculptors, they will be slightly drunk with sulfur to make the ivory as white as white porcelain.

But the ivory carving in his hand is not pure white, but a slightly gray ivory carving, and the unpolished work can be seen at a glance.

Such a semi-finished product has accumulated traces of history due to its age. It can be seen that the smooth lines are the result of years of playing with the owner. A work that has not polished off the traces of carving is like a plain beauty without makeup. It makes this sculpture look more atmospheric and pure, but it is more valuable than the ground ivory sculpture.

The old man has been in the antique business for many years, so he naturally knows that the freehand style of this ivory carving is a work of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, such a delicate and unpolished work is really rare, so he cannot be tempted.

It's just that in this way, the value of this thing is beyond his grasp.Now that the Song family has separated, the shop is taken over by the second young master. He is just a small shopkeeper and has no right to be in charge of such a big business.

After thinking about it, he returned the things to Su Qingdai, turned around and went into the inner hall to call the second young master.

Seeing the old man enter the inner hall, Su Qingdai knew that he was not in charge, so she was not in a hurry, and sat outside with Fu Qiutao waiting.

After the old man came out, he was already holding a tray in his hand, and the steaming hot tea was served with a good tea set. Su Qingdai was not polite, she picked up the teacup and drank it.

Although it was just an ordinary Tieguanyin, Su Qingdai drank it with relish.On the other hand, Fu Qiutao hesitated to speak, Su Qingdai pretended not to see her, but she already understood in her heart that he wanted to ask about the ivory carving.But Su Qingdai wanted to hide it, how could she tell him that the ivory carving was obtained from the stone chamber?
Now Su Qingdai keeps her mouth shut, just waiting for things to be sold to fool people casually.She had Zhao Shining to testify, so she wanted to kill this thing she picked up from Panjiayuan's second-hand stall.

The old man looked at the things and refused to let the two people leave.It's just that he didn't know that these two people came here to sell things, and he thought that when these two people came here, it must be grandpa and not granddaughter who made the decision, so he thought that the tooth carving belonged to grandpa, so he asked kindly: "Mr. Sir, that item of yours... I wonder if it can be resold to our store? The price is absolutely fair!"

Su Qingdai had a smile on her lips, but she felt a little disdainful in her heart.The so-called fair price is just a trick of the store to deceive people. Fortunately, Su Qingdai had nothing to do when she was recuperating at home, and she also found some books to read. She knows how much the things in her universe bag are worth, so she is not afraid Be deceived by this store.

After all, Fu Qiutao is a person who has lived a whole life, so she naturally knows the tricks in it, and said with a smile: "I don't know what the shopkeeper can get out of?"

The old man showed two fingers, Su Qingdai couldn't help frowning when he saw that he didn't speak.Are these two fingers 20 or [-]?This gap can be big.

"Shopkeeper, to tell you the truth, this thing does not belong to me, the old man. This thing belongs to my granddaughter. You may as well just tell me what price you want, as long as my granddaughter is satisfied."

(End of this chapter)