Treasure identifying Golden Finger

He was looking at Zhang Xiaotian and the other shopkeepers with satisfaction, but after hearing what Faang Cheng said, his face instantly turned ugly.    

    

"What did you say?" You want to buy the incense burner I used to worship Master Guan? Little brother, you must be here to ruin everything, right? "    

    

The shopkeeper had clearly already started to be angry, as he shouted at Faang Cheng in a flustered and exasperated manner.    

    

"Are you trying to rob Master Guan of his job? Are you here to cause trouble?"    

    

"I don't want to cause trouble …"    

    

Faang Cheng anxiously tried to explain, but was pulled to the side by Zhang Xiaotian.    

    

"Hey, Cheng, what's the situation? You want to buy a censer for Guan Gong? Are you joking? This is really a martial arts technique, you don't need to be afraid of anything! "    

    

Zhang Xiaotian waved her hand at the shopkeeper apologetically, then wrapped her arm around Faang Cheng's shoulder and whispered.    

    

"I'm not joking. Did you see that censer? It is a precious item and is extremely valuable. However, it was taken away by the shopkeeper to serve Guan Gong. Clearly, this storekeeper did not realize this! "    

    

Faang Cheng said with a barely audible voice to Zhang Xiaotian. After hearing what Faang Cheng had to say, Zhang Xiaotian's gaze also landed on the small, inconspicuous copper colored censer.    

    

"Are you for real?"    

    

"Why would I lie to you? You still don't believe my eyes? "    

    

Faang Cheng was very unsatisfied with Zhang Xiaotian's questioning of him.    

    

"No, no. I believe it. Of course I believe it!"    

    

Zhang Xiaotian's words were like an imperial edict to him. He secretly made up her mind to help Faang Cheng get the censer back, and so he turned to look at the shopkeeper.    

    

"Shopkeeper, my friend really isn't here to ruin the scene. He really likes that censer, my friend is an antique addict, and he just likes the bronze censer, there's no other way, he's especially stubborn, just give him the censer!"    

    

Zhang Xiaotian began to treat the shopkeeper, and seeing that the shopkeeper was still angry, Zhang Xiaotian went closer to him and spoke to him in an especially soft voice.    

    

"Shopkeeper, you don't know, this friend of mine is famous for having a lot of money. If he likes anything, he would buy it at three to five times the price!"    

    

As expected, when it came to money, the shopkeeper was tempted.    

    

"Really? He would buy it even three to five times? "    

    

The shopkeeper looked at Faang Cheng's plain and simple appearance. Was this kind of person really that stupid to have so much money?    

    

"Of course, Shopkeeper. You just don't understand. This shop is open for business, and customers have already visited them. Why would you want to rush outside?" If you do business like that, Master Guan will not be able to protect you! "    

    

Zhang Xiaotian gave the shopkeeper a "taunting" look, as if she was laughing at him for pushing the money out.    

    

"This …"    

    

The shopkeeper was obviously moved.    

    

"Fine, I'll take it down and give him a palm to see how much he wants to buy my copper cauldron!"    

    

The shopkeeper stood on a wooden stool and took down the censer that served Master Guan. He then placed it in front of Faang Cheng.    

    

"Well, since you like it, why don't you take a good look?"    

    

The shopkeeper couldn't help thinking about his own little scheme. He had spent thirty thousand yuan on this little incense burner from a friend that he was in a hurry to buy. If it could really be sold for three to five times that, then he would have made a small profit!    

    

Faang Cheng did not speak any unnecessary words, and only started to carefully study the small copper censer!    

    

Actually, this incense burner that was placed in front of Master Guan's altar was not a real incense burner, but a four-legged square cauldron! The cauldron, as a type of bronze equipment, first appeared in the early Shang Dynasty, flourishing in the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn Dynasties, the Warring States and Han Dynasties. The original cauldron was not made of bronze, but was made of clay, and ever since the bronze cauldron appeared, it had an additional function. During the Zhou Dynasty, the cauldron gradually became the symbol of the imperial power. After the Qin Dynasty, the symbolism of the imperial power gradually faded away. The cauldron of the later generations was usually placed in front of the temple.    

    

This small four-legged cauldron was about 20 centimeters tall, 15 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. In this type of cauldron, it could be considered to be relatively small. The body of the cauldron was simple and unadorned. It had four feet and two ears, a curved groove on the outside of the first ear, a thicker wall, and a simple geometric design on the body. The number of four-legged cauldrons was much less than the three-legged ones, and the manufacturing of them was also more refined than the three-legged ones. Therefore, the identity of the ones who used the four-legged cauldrons was much higher than the three-legged ones! Although there were some rust marks on the surface of the four-legged cauldron, Faang Cheng who knew a lot about metals could tell with a single glance that it had been artificially manufactured with a special rusted technique. Therefore, based on his own experience, he could roughly deduce that this four-legged square cauldron was probably a replica of the ancient bronze cauldron used in the Zhou Dynasty by the royal court during the Southern Song Dynasty! Even though it was a copy, this cauldron still had a great collection value. Furthermore, most of the cauldrons during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties were state protected cultural relics and were prohibited from being sold privately. Therefore, in the eyes of common collectors, these archaic bronze artifacts were considered to be peerless treasures!    

    

Of course, he wouldn't say that to the manager!    

    

After looking at the cauldron carefully, Faang Cheng raised his head, and pretended to be deep in thought.    

    

"From the looks of it, this copper weapon is only a copy. It isn't as perfect as I thought! Sigh, useless! "    

    

Zhang Xiaotian rolled her eyes at him, this was the kind of person you get off easy, yet you still try to be obedient.    

    

When the shopkeeper saw that the duck he had obtained was about to fly away, he was naturally unhappy! A man is like this, without thinking too much about it before, but once you give him hope and then disappoint him, he will be impatient, scratching his ears, scratching his cheeks, and so on, and this shopkeeper is like this, he thought there would be money in his account, but now you tell him you're not interested, he can't help but feel disappointed! But when he heard this young man say "chicken ribs", that meant the food was tasteless, it was a pity to give it up, a pity to give it up … Hearing that there seemed to be a sliver of hope, the shopkeeper tried to open his mouth!    

    

"Young man, I got this censer from my friend. I spent a hundred thousand dollars before, but that friend of mine is also an antique fan like you. If he wasn't in a hurry to use money, he wouldn't have given it to me so cheaply!" It's a censer around me anyway, if you like... Then we'll give you the original price. I'll just treat it as fighting to win, the beauty of adulthood! "    

    

The shopkeeper spoke with dignity, Faang Cheng was extremely happy, and sure enough, he took the bait.    

    

"But …" Although it looks pretty good, in the end, it's just a copy! "    

    

Faang Cheng said in a faint voice that sounded like it came from a great mind.    

    

"As you said, its quality is very good, and its price is also very cheap. These days, money is hard to buy, but the heart is good!"    

    

The shopkeeper's further attack on the heart,    

    

"I do not understand, but the price is very cheap. Cheng, why don't you take it or else the shopkeeper will offend Master Guan for you!"    

    

Zhang Xiaotian added some oil in time, and the two girls stood by the side with their hands behind their back, laughing at each other without responding.    

    

"Fine, 100,000 yuan isn't expensive anyway, so I'll take it!"    

    

After Faang Cheng finished speaking, he took out his card. The shopkeeper saw that Faang Cheng was really a silly kid who had a lot of money, so he quickly swiped his card for him.    

    

After the successful conclusion of the transaction, Faang Cheng suppressed his glee and looked at the shopkeeper foolishly.    

    

"Shopkeeper, right now, this antique business is not that easy to do!"    

    

It's not easy to do, in this industry, there are too many counterfeits and their prices are so low that real people like us won't be able to survive. In just this half a year, there have already been six antique shops in the market, and in just two days, my shop will sell to Old Xiao's shop! "Sigh, we can't go on with this anymore. It's fortunate that Old Xiao has a filial son, so she has to close down his old dad and take care of her family. Children like us who still need to go to school can only bear with it!"    

    

The shopkeeper kept complaining.    

    

"Oblique?"    

    

Faang Cheng stretched his neck and looked outside, and then he had a plan.    

    

"Okay, shopkeeper, then let's do this first, I'll take a look at the other houses!" Are you busy? "    

    

Faang Cheng walked out of the shop with the "incense burner" that he had just received.    

    

"If you have anything you want to take in later, please come back. A regular customer can be consulted!"    

    

The shopkeeper liked people like Faang Cheng who had a lot of money.    

    

"Alright, Manager, please wait a moment!"    

    

Zhang Xiaotian politely said to the shopkeeper!    

    

Walking out of the antique shop, he glanced at the "censer" in Faang Cheng's hands, and looked at him with uncertainty.    

    

"If I'm not wrong, the one in your arms …" It was actually a square cauldron! imitating the four-legged square cauldron from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties? "    

    

"Your eyesight is quite good. Yes, this is a four-legged square cauldron that was created during the Southern Song Dynasty. This thing is rare, rarely seen by the common people!" One Hundred Thousand Yuan … It's just like what I got for free! "    

    

Faang Cheng looked at Chao Xi with admiration but also with praise, and at that moment, the normally indifferent Chao Xi actually had a look of satisfaction on her face.    

    

The two of them smiled at each other in tacit understanding, causing Su Mengying's body to tremble.    

    

"Day and night …"    

    

She looked at the sky with a wink.    

    

"That... "Alright, are we going to the store that shopkeeper said he wanted to sell just now?"    

    

to change the subject at night,    

    

"Indeed, we have a connection in our hearts. You know what I'm thinking!"    

    

It was a pity that Chao Xi was able to dodge the teasing of her best friend, but she was unable to dodge Faang Cheng's pothole, and could only watch as her face turned completely red!    

    

— — The content is from [Mick Read]