Chapter 126: Traveling together
Xu Youyou couldn't help but laugh when she looked at the middle-aged man still wearing an old Tang suit in front of her even on an occasion like today.
"Wang Huaigu, nice to meet you." The man in Tang suit extended his hand.
Xu Youyou gently held his hand: "Xu Youyou." Then she took the initiative to introduce the person next to her: "This is Mr. Lu Jingyao."
Wang Huaigu chuckled and said: "The youngest and richest man, standing together with Miss Xu, is a perfect match. It's really better to see once than to hear a hundred times."
Lu Jingyao was very happy to hear this, but Xu Youyou said: "You misunderstood, Mr. Lu and I are just ordinary friends."
Wang Huaigu glanced at Lu Jingyao, who was standing aside, and murmured in his mind that Lu Jingyao's eyes were not like those of an ordinary friend. However, he did not expose the young people's little tricks of making friends in person. Instead, he said neatly:
"Haha, isn't it? I saw it wrong, but handsome men and beautiful women stand together and it is really pleasing to the eye."
Xu Youyou smiled generously after hearing this and said, "I just think you are complimenting me on how good I look."
However, compared to Lu Jingyao, Wang Huaigu was more interested in Xu Youyou and said: "Miss Xu, you don't seem to move around the capital very often. I haven't seen you before. Are you a child of the Xu family in Guangcheng in the south? Speaking of which, I know you. Several elders in the family are all famous talents.”
Xu Youyou had never heard of the Xu family in Guangcheng at all, and she had no intention of pretending to be someone else. She said, "You misunderstood. I am just an ordinary antique dealer with no background."
Wang Huaigu shook his head when he heard this: "Miss Xu is too humble. There are no ordinary people who can come here."
Xu Youyou was unwilling to let him control the rhythm all the time, so she took the initiative to ask: "What collection did Mr. Wang bring here today? Can I take a look?"
Wang Huaigu was generous and took out a wooden box.
Xu Youyou didn't know much about wood, and didn't see how special the wood was. She could only vaguely smell a fresh aroma.
After the wooden box was opened, the thing inside was a cup.
Wang Huaigu said: "You two, help me control the eyes."
The material of this cup is not porcelain, the cup body is a clear yellow color, and it does not look like topaz.
Xu Youyou looked at the pattern on the cup carefully: "The Eight Immortals congratulate you on your birthday?"
Wang Huaigu nodded slightly, but still did not say more.
Xu Youyou thought of a certain sentence: "It smells strange, is it a rhinoceros horn cup?"
Wang Huaigu glanced at Xu Youyou approvingly: "Miss Xu has a bright mind."
Xu Youyou looked at the pattern on the rhinoceros horn cup carefully and said, "This looks like the artistic style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties."
Wang Huaigu looked at Xu Youyou with even more admiration: "Miss Xu, you can guess everything at just one glance without even seeing the signature. This shows that you, girl, are born to be in our profession. ”
When Lu Jingyao heard this, a flash of pride flashed in his eyes. Xu Youyou was praised, and he felt honored, just like a hidden treasure whose brilliance was finally seen by outsiders.
Xu Youyou shook her head modestly: "You are overly complimentary. I just said it casually. Who would have thought that it was right?"
Wang Huaigu said: "You are too humble, girl. Many people at your age are still serving tea and pouring water outside. You can see so much just by looking at it without touching it. It is already extraordinary." , It is true that heroes come from young." Xu Youyou knew in her heart that she was not as good as others said. She was just standing on the shoulders of the giant system, and she still had a lot to learn.
She had never played with a rhinoceros horn cup in the past, and had vaguely heard that the country seemed to have banned such crafts. Such treasures seemed difficult to obtain again, so she asked: "Sir, don't you plan to keep such a good cup for yourself?"< br>
Wang Huaigu immediately said: "Of course I want to keep it for myself. I brought this cup to show others."
Xu Youyou understood immediately. Some people came to the exchange meeting for business, while others came just to show off.
Wang Huaigu continued to say triumphantly: "I bought this cup from Panjiayuan. They always said that Panjiayuan didn't have genuine products. They refused to admit that it was because they were incompetent. I brought this treasure just to beat them. Face! ”
Xu Youyou naturally knew that the "they" in Wang Huaigu's mouth referred to fellow antiques.
For those who play this business, buying high-priced items at low prices is not only proof of luck, but also shows that they have strong eyesight. If you want this kind of thing once, you will want it twice, which is addictive. .
Xu Youyou has just entered the industry, and now that she hasn't picked up a leak for a while, she feels itchy and unbearable. Spending money is no longer a problem for her, but she particularly enjoys the excitement of picking up a leak.
Wang Huaigu was proud of the rhinoceros horn cup, and he wanted to test Xu Youyou, so he took the initiative to ask: "Little girl, guess how much I paid for this cup?"
Xu Youyou was helpless: "How can I explain this clearly? If you really want me to guess one, it would be three hundred."
Wang Huaigu's face immediately wrinkled up as if he was constipated.
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Xu Youyou looked surprised: "Did I guess it right?"
Wang Huaigu had a dull look on his face and nodded: "Young people's brains are easy to use. Miss Xu, you guessed it and it's not bad at all. It's like the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."
Xu Youyou was a little embarrassed by his praise, and said casually: "I was just guessing too."
Wang Huaigu said: "If you can guess so accurately, it means you have a good grasp of the value of the item..."
When Wang Huaigu said this, he suddenly paused.
Xu Youyou suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart
Sure enough, the person asked in the next second: "Miss Xu, you have to tell me the truth. Since you are not a good person, we were in Lao Zhang's shop that day, and Lao Zhang sold the things at double the price. You, you accepted everything as ordered, there must be something I don’t know about, is that birdcage really a treasure?”
Xu Youyou nodded slightly, but she didn't expect this person to be so sharp.
Wang Huaigu slapped his thigh hard: "I knew it! At that time, I felt that something was wrong with you, little girl, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. The birdcage kept talking about it as a treasure, but in fact, I wanted to get rid of it early. Who knew it was really the problem? Baby! Tell me in detail!”
Xu Youyou explained: "That is a birdcage made by the palace building office during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."
Wang Huaigu nodded vigorously: "That's right. Lao Zhang said that this thing was sold to him by the descendants of Prince He and Prince Hong Zhou. Emperor Qianlong loved his younger brother and Prince Hong Zhou very much. This ridiculous prince was also famous for his love of fun. He It’s not surprising that the descendants of the family still have a birdcage in their hands.”
Xu Youyou didn't expect that this thing actually had an accurate provenance. Unfortunately, because it was protected by a layer of paint, even future generations were doubtful about its origin.
As for why it was protected with a layer of paint, it not only hid it from outsiders, but also deceived one's own family members. Everyone present did not need any verbal explanation for the reason.
Wang Huaigu asked again: "Miss Xu, has the birdcage been taken action? Can you let me see the photos?"