chapter 5 A pile of old ceramic tiles

Diana Neil chuckled and said, "Just kidding, don't mind. I'll take you to an interesting place."

Diana Neil took a taxi and drove for twenty minutes. They arrived at a pedestrian street. There were many tourists on the street and there were stalls on both sides of the street.

Apep Marks asked in surprise: "Is this here?"

Diana Neil walked in front and said, "The provincial capital is most famous for its street market culture. Don't you want to try your luck again? Last time, your luck was pretty good."

Apep Marks felt a sudden movement, and he followed Diana Neil and walked quickly to the street.

"This street is the most famous antique street in the provincial capital. Although there are many fakes, there are also people selling their collections here. If you are lucky, you can also find some."

Apep Marks looked around and found every stall. There were several customers standing there, holding small flashlights and observing the things in their hands very professionally.

In the corner of the street, there was a middle-aged man from the countryside. He squatted on the ground and smoked cigarettes one after another. In front of him lay a blue cloth sheet covered with porcelain pieces, some large and some small. Colors vary.

He took a look, pulled Diana Neil and asked, "Diana Neil, why are there still people selling broken porcelain?"

Diana Neil took a look and said with a smile: "Even if good things are broken, they still have collection value. Don't underestimate these porcelain pieces. Some precious ones cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands per piece. Some people also make porcelain pieces into Crafts, such as pendants, necklaces, rings.”

Wu Dong became interested. He walked to the stall and observed it carefully.

The squatting middle-aged man glanced at him and continued to smoke without saying a word.

Wu Dong took a closer look and found that there were seven or eight hundred pieces of broken porcelain, and more than a hundred of them all exuded the same aura.

This kind of atmosphere is very gorgeous and bookish, which makes people very comfortable.

He picked up a piece of porcelain that exuded this kind of smell, and found that its surface had fine micro-cracks with cicada wing patterns. The color was unique, changing with the light, bright but not dazzling, like jade but not jade.

He felt that the porcelain piece looked very comfortable, so he smiled and asked: "Boss, I don't understand. What dynasty is this porcelain piece from?"

The middle-aged man lowered his head and said, "You can give it to me. It was dug out of the ground and put in a big porcelain jar. I've seen it before, and it's good stuff."

Apep Marks knew that this fellow didn't know much about antiques, so he asked, "Then how do you sell them?"

"Three hundred and one catty." The middle-aged man said immediately, and then added, "Everything is cheap."

Apep Marks nodded: "If there aren't that many, I'll just pick a few."

As he spoke, he picked out more than a hundred pieces of porcelain with the same smell and wrapped them in cloth.

While selecting ceramic tiles, he made an unexpected discovery when he looked through something. The image of that thing will be firmly imprinted in his mind and cannot be forgotten.

When he selected more than a hundred porcelain pieces, some of these porcelain pieces were combined into a complete utensil in his mind. It was a long-necked flask, which was very beautiful.

"Could it be that the whole thing was broken into pieces?" He thought to himself.

There were a total of one hundred and seventy-nine porcelain pieces, weighing twenty-eight pounds and seven taels. In the end, he gave the fellow villager 8,600 yuan. He didn't have so much cash with him and used his mobile phone to transfer money.

Diana Neil was picking something at the stall opposite. When she saw Apep Marks carrying a pack of porcelain tiles, she pursed her lips and said, "No way. Did you really buy it?"

Apep Marks grinned: "It looks pretty good to me. Maybe I can put together a complete thing."

"Okay, I hope you succeed."Diana Neil shook his head, disapproving of his words.

After that, they visited several stalls but found nothing. When they were almost at the end of the street, they came to a stall selling paintings.

There are dozens of ancient paintings on the table, and the boss claims that these are all authentic works of famous people.

Apep Marks scanned them one by one and finally found a painting in the corner. Although it has not been opened, I feel that there is an aura of prosperity on it, which has something in common with the decay of the Xuantong Silver Coin.

He picked up the painting and unfolded it slowly, and saw a rooster painted on it. He didn't know much about painting, but he thought the big cock he painted looked very similar.

Diana Neil glanced sideways and said immediately: "Don't look at it. The painting is too rough. It must be the work of a craftsman."

The boss was not happy when he heard this. Said: "Little girl, it's okay if you don't understand, but please don't talk nonsense!"

Apep Marks smiled "haha" and asked: "Boss, how much does this painting cost?"

The boss glanced at him sideways: "If you want it, eight hundred is enough. I sold it for one thousand before."

Apep Marks knew that this painting was extraordinary and immediately started bargaining: "Boss, I really like this big rooster. Let's do this. I'll take two hundred."

The boss looked pained: "Young man, I'm going to lose two hundred yuan. How about this, I'll give you three hundred yuan."

After Apep Marks persisted for a while, he took out 300 yuan and bought this unknown painting with a big rooster.

Seeing that Apep Marks Diana Neil n't listen to the advice, Yun Xi sighed softly. After leaving the stall, she immediately said: " Apep Marks, three hundred yuan is not much, but didn't you hear what I said? This is a craftsman's painting. It can be sold for five yuan a piece in the wholesale market. Believe it or not?"

Apep Marks still smiled and said: "Believe it! It's just Miss Yun. I still ask your grandfather to help me look at this painting. I always feel that it is not simple."

Diana Neil rolled her eyes helplessly: "Okay, but when the time comes my grandpa will scold you for being blind, so don't blame me."

After leaving the park, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and Apep Marks sent Diana Neil home. The place where Diana Neil lived was a mansion area, and Apep Marks didn't go in. Wave goodbye at the door. When leaving, he handed the ancient coins and paintings to Diana Neil. As for the porcelain tiles, he kept them with him for the time being because they were too bulky.

He was thinking about the ancient coins and paintings. We stayed at a nearby hotel.

The next morning, he was woken up by a phone ringing. When he looked at his phone, it showed that it was Diana Neil.

Line connected. He smiled and said: "Diana Neil, good morning."

"It's still early, it's already half past nine."Diana Neil's voice was still so pleasant, "I'm going to see grandpa to appraise the silver coins. Are you coming?"

Apep Marks thought for a while and felt that it was not good to disturb others, so he said: "I won't go. I'll bother you to tell me the result later."

"Okay. Wait for my good news."

After hanging up the phone, Apep Marks took a shower and then went to the brand store downstairs to buy himself a set of decent clothes. Before that, in order to save money for Agnes, he never wore clothes worth more than two hundred yuan.

Now, he suddenly thought, money is money only when it is spent, otherwise it is just a piece of waste paper. So, he spent more than 3,000 yuan to replace it with new ones inside and out.

As the saying goes: People rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold.

Apep Marks is 1.78 meters tall and is 1.8 meters tall in shoes. He is not particularly handsome, but he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is quite masculine. Now that I put on new clothes, I feel much more energetic immediately.

As soon as he walked out of the store, Diana Neil called again.

"Hey, Apep Marks, are you nearby?"

Apep Marks heart skipped a beat. Is there any result? He said: "Yes."

"Congratulations. From the looks of it grandpa, your silver coin is probably real." She smiled, "You'd better come here in person."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."Apep Marks eyes lit up and he said quickly.