Chapter 5 Chapter 005

"You've never been here?" Ah San looked at Jia Sidao curiously after hearing Jia Sidao's words, and muttered, "You shouldn't be, you are from Linhai, how could you not know about this place?" These words made Jia Sidao's face turn red and turn white. Judging from Ah San's tone, it seems that people in Linhai who don't know this place seem to be charged with a huge crime: "I really don't come to the old city very often. By the way, at most, it’s just a stroll on the snack street, could it be that this is the famous antique street?” "Correct." Ah San snapped her fingers and said, "It seems that you are still very discerning."

However, that's what I said, but as far as the scene in front of me is concerned, anyone who comes here will probably know that this is the Antique Street, right? Not to mention that there are street stalls on both sides of the street, on which there are a variety of porcelain, coins and the like, but these people who come in and out are dressed in simple clothes, carrying a linen bag or holding a newspaper wrapped in their hands. Objects, it is easy to judge that this place has a lot to do with antiques. Even if Jia Sidao doesn't pay attention to this industry, he still knows a little bit.

For example, buying fake things is not called buying fakes in the antique world, but "taking medicine" or "getting eyes". Anyway, these are occasionally mentioned on TV and newspapers.Since entering the 21st century, this is an era of national collection. A few days ago, Jia Sidao also heard from the little six sons in the unit that an old antique was found at home, and he was going to send it to the provincial capital to see if it was real.There is a program called 'Treasure Hunt' being held there, CCTV's, and experts are invited to make appraisals there, so Xiao Liuzi wants to try his luck.

However, Jia Sidao also knows that this is an era of collections by the whole people, and this is true.But at the same time, this is not the best era for collecting. Everyone knows the importance of antiques, so how can there be cheap ones? Those newspapers said that an old antique was found in the house and it was worth a million or so, but it was only a very small number of people.Let’s take copper coins as an example for the things placed on the ground of the antique street in front of you. Don’t listen to the hype of the hawkers. What kind of ancient coins, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Republic of China, whether they are knife-shaped or square or round There are all of them, but in this world, especially in a place like China, if all of them are true, they will not appear on the street stalls.

As for those enviable stories, such as so-and-so received a piece of high-quality porcelain from a farmer for a small amount of money and thus made a fortune, it all happened in the 1980s and 1990s of the last century. . Now that information is so developed, even farmers know the value of antiques, right? Seeing Jia Sidao staring at the many antiques and relics on the surrounding stalls in a daze, Ah San couldn't help reminding: "Brother Jia, don't you want to make a move? Let me tell you, there are hundreds of things on the stalls. Ninety-nine out of ten, they are all fake. If you really want to find some good things, you should go to those shops in front of you, and maybe hope that they can be bigger."

"Look at me, do you think I can afford to play with antiques?" Jia Sidao felt a little funny after hearing this, "I just can guarantee three meals for myself, and it makes people laugh when I say it. The current salary can't even support a daughter-in-law..." "No," Ah San said optimistically, "Antiques don't mean whoever has the most money can afford them, it depends on your eyesight....Forget it, let's not talk about it, If you are really interested in this, I can introduce you to a master. The water in this line is deep, and if no one leads you, I guarantee that you will not complain when you stumble."

While talking, Ah San took Jia Sidao and hurried on the antique street for a while, and came to an antique shop. It is said to be antique, but in fact, the shops on both sides of the antique street are basically the same. Moreover, only the section where Jia Sidao just walked over is full of street stalls on both sides, and there are often a lot of people gathered in front of the stalls. In the area in front of you, although the flow of people is still relatively large, the street stalls are much less. Jia Sidao took a closer look, but found that the shops here are basically antique businesses, such as porcelain, calligraphy and painting, coins, etc. Naturally, outsiders will not be allowed to set up stalls in front of their own doors, but In the previous section, there were mostly teahouses and restaurants, and setting up some street stalls in front of the door would not only not miss the business, but also gather some popularity.

"It's here. Let's go in and have a look." Ah San hesitated for a while in front of the shop, and finally, as if she had made some decision, she said something to Jia Sidao.Hearing the tone of voice, Jia Sidao felt that instead of saying it to him, it might as well be that Ah San was reminding herself to increase her confidence. Looking up, there is a plaque on the door of the store, with the words "Zhou Ji" written by Dou Da, and there is a small vertical character on the side, and a red seal, Jia Sidao can't recognize it.The store door was open, and there were several customers in the lobby, gathered together, from the angle of Jia Sidao standing outside the door now, it can be seen that they should be discussing something.

After following Ah San into the store, they found that on the left side of the store was a staircase, about one meter wide, made of wood, with handrails on the side, leading directly to the second floor.On the front and on the right are the counters, which are filled with jade wares, white, green, and even blush red, in different colors.At a glance, bracelets are the most popular, and there are also some cute hangers, such as Jade Guanyin and monkeys. Behind the front counter, there is a row of closets with glass doors, and the jade wares placed on them are relatively large pieces, like Guanyin jade statues with a height of more than ten or twenty centimeters. There are several of them, shining brightly and lifelike.

After Ah San and Jia Sidao entered, no one came to greet them. Jia Sidao glanced at the counter near the gate. On a black swivel chair, sat a middle-aged uncle with a slightly fat body. His head was blocked by a newspaper, and the cash register was beside him.Jia Sidao estimated that this person should be the owner of this jade shop. Ah San tugged at Jia Sidao's hand, motioning for him to follow. Instead of walking towards the middle-aged man, he approached the front counter, where three young men were discussing jade articles with two salesgirls in the store across the counter. As soon as he saw the appearance of the two salesmen, Jia Sidao finally understood the purpose of Ah San bringing him here.

Just a glance, these two salesmen left a deep impression on Jia Sidao.One of them has short hair, an oval face, and two shallow dimples can be seen with a faint smile, while the other has long hair with a shawl. Jia Sidao can only see one side, and the curve of the upper body is more prominent. The whole person gives people a very soft feeling, the temperament of a typical Jiangnan woman. Listening to their accents, there is no doubt that they are natives of Linhai. Ah San's eyes were rolling around on the long-haired woman, Jia Sidao naturally looked like a bright mirror in his heart.When he got closer and saw the woman's face clearly, Jia Sidao couldn't help admiring Ah San's gaze for a while, a very appropriate word came to mind,——beauty is like jade!