Chapter 37 - Late Ming Dynasty's Yellow Pear High Embossed Eight Love Pattern Pen Holder

Chapter 37 Late Ming Dynasty’s Yellow Pear High Embossed Eight Love Pattern Pen Holder

Su Xiaofan only took an hour to remove the broken porcelain pieces and repair them.

Su Xiaofan checked his phone. It was not even 11 yet. He was not in a hurry to find Zhao Zhengshan. Instead, he blended into the crowd. After working in the antique market for a few years, he felt like a fish in water when he walked on a street like this.

Compared to Luochuan’s antique market, Yanjing’s antique market was obviously more well-equipped. Even the real items on the street stalls were quite a lot. Su Xiaofan even saw several fine works of art.

However, the stall owners were all very shrewd. Su Xiaofan asked for the prices of a few items, and they were all sold.

However, this was already much better than the Luochuan Antique Market. There were basically no real items on the stalls there, only modern crafts.

“What?” Su Xiaofan strolled to a stall and stopped.

This was a stall that sold miscellaneous antiques. The most eye-catching items were a few pieces of bronze. Among them, there was a set of bronze bells that looked ancient. There was also a bronze sword that was not rusty but had bronze patterns.

There were also some miscellaneous items scattered in the corner of the stall. The main items of this stall should be the bronze wares.

“Boss, our country strictly prohibits the sale of bronze-type cultural relics.”

Su Xiaofan sat on the stool in front of the stall and started a conversation with the stall owner, who looked to be in his forties.

“That’s true. But the bronze I’m selling are different.”

The boss glanced at Su Xiaofan. Perhaps he was too bored to mind Su Xiaofan’s age, so he said, “Our country doesn’t allow the sale of bronze. Those are cultural relics unearthed before the Han Dynasty. I don’t have any items from before the Han Dynasty in my stall.”

“Look at the chimes. It was actually an imitation made during the Ming Dynasty era when the Emperor wanted to restore the bronze craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty. Look, there are even the words ‘Ming Dynasty’ on it.”

“This bronze sword is actually from the song Dynasty. It’s not the main weapon used in battle, but a decorative weapon used by the emperor’s guards.

Look at how exquisitely made this is. I’ll give you a sword rack for this as well. If you place it in the study at home, it’ll be very good.”

The owner was very talkative. When he introduced the items on the stall, he talked non-stop. The key was that his words were clear and logical. He clearly introduced the ins and outs of the several pieces of bronze. At the same time, he avoided the rule that bronze cultural relics could not be traded.

“This thing of mine doesn’t cost much, and it’s troublesome to auction it. If you want it, I can give you an honest price.”

After he was done bragging about the item, it was naturally time to sell it. It would be a waste of breath if he just said it without selling it.

“How much for two?” Su Xiaofan asked, trying to hold back his laughter. He was wearing sports clothes today, which were worth less than five hundred Yuan. He didn’t look like a rich man.

The boss of this stall in Yanjing still needed to practice his professional skills. At the very least, he didn’t have enough eyes. He didn’t find the right target customers.

“You can have two for 30,000.”

“I won’t hide it from you,” the boss said. “I just need money for my child’s school. Otherwise, these are all good things that I’ve kept for my family. I don’t even display them normally.”

“Alright, big brother. I won’t hide it from you.

This thing of yours can indeed be passed down in a few hundred years, but now… Let’s just forget it.”

“No,” Su Xiaofan shook his head. “I shouldn’t have exposed your shortcomings, but these bronze items are all related to me.”

“My bronze equipment has something to do with you? Young man, why do you say that?”

The stall owner was stunned when he heard Su Xiaofan’s words.

“These bronzeware of yours are all from the Su village of Luochuan, right?”

“My surname is Su,” Su Xiaofan said with a smile. do you think these objects have anything to do with me?”

“Ah? You’re from the Su village?”

The stall owner was a little dumbfounded. How could he not know where he got the goods from?

“That’s right, Boss. Everything we make has a mark.”

Su Xiaofan picked up the bronze sword and pointed at a spot on the handle. “It’s here. You can see it with a fluorescent light. Do you want me to borrow one?”

“Don’t. I can tell you’re an expert with one look. Haha, you don’t say. The things in your Su village are really good.”

The boss laughed when he heard Su Xiaofan’s words.

“The rules of our Su village are not bad. Boss, you should know that, right?” Su Xiaofan was smiling, but his words were cold. “Sigh, I’m just looking for some earnings.

Little brother, I won’t do it again, won’t do it again!”

“Besides, my price isn’t high. The craftsmanship of the bronze in our Su village is worth this price…

The stall owner took a bottle of drink and stuffed it into Su Xiaofan’s hand. “Brother, it’s not easy. Just let it go.”

It wasn’t that the stall owner wanted to be so humble, but he knew the rules of the Su family village. If the Su family village knew about this, they might cut off his supply and terminate the cooperation.

As he said, the Su village’s bronze ware was well-made and could be sold at a high price. As long as he sold one or two pieces every month, he could make a lot of money. The boss was reluctant to give up this channel.

“The Su village’s bronze business has really expanded.”

Seeing the anxious look on the boss’s face, Su Xiaofan finally realized how big the Su village’s business was.

In fact, Su Xiaofan had seen the bronze wares from the Su family Village at several stalls on his way here. The reason he didn’t stop was that the stalls didn’t have the items he wanted.

At this stall, Su Xiaofan saw a good item. He pointed out the source of the bronze ware to make it easier for him to bargain. “Forget it. Boss, you just have to pay more attention in the future. I’m easy to talk to, but if you encounter someone who’s hard to talk to, I might really not buy you any more goods.” Su Xiaofan was just trying to scare him. In fact, although the Su village had such a rule, there were so many people who went to purchase goods from all over the world, and it was impossible to monitor all of them. Besides, the boss didn’t go too far. The set of chimes cost three to four thousand Yuan, and the bronze sword cost more than a thousand Yuan. He earned seven to eight times the profit, so it wasn’t that bad.

“Hey, thanks, brother. Take a look at my stall.

What’s there that you’d like to see? Take it and play.”

The stall owner was very good. In any case, the items in his stall were all cheap, except for the bronze, which was a little more expensive. None of them were more than 100 yuan. “Don’t mind me, boss. Of course, I have to pay when I buy things.”

Su Xiaofan reached out and picked up a black pen holder. The bottom of the pen holder was a little charred as if it had been burned, and it looked unremarkable.

“Boss, this is African red sandalwood, right?

The workmanship is very exquisite, but there’s a flaw at the bottom. I’ll take it for 150 Yuan.”

“I would say you’re an expert.’ The boss gave him a thumbs up and said, “150.

I won’t haggle, you can have it.” This pen holder was one of the goods that the former boss had bought from a friend’s stall and sold to him. The cost of the pen holder was only a few dozen Yuan.

Because it had been burned, the condition was not very good. The brush holder had been left on the stall and had not been sold. Now that someone was willing to buy it, and the price was higher than the price he had bought it for, he was naturally willing to sell it. “Okay, boss. I’ve paid. See you later.” Su Xiaofan quickly took out his phone and paid for the pen holder. He asked the boss for a bag to put the pen holder in, then left after saying goodbye.

Su Xiaofan’s lips curled up as he walked down the street.

If Su Xiaofan had restored the customized kiln carving brush wash out of thin air, then this brush holder could be considered a lucky pick. [repair points: 6 points]

[ Late Ming Dynasty yellow pear high relief eight love pattern pen holder: [broken, can be repaired, 1 repair point will be deducted. Repair? yes or no?]

“Hehe, even if this thing isn’t repaired, even if the quality is a little off, it’s still a big find!” Su Xiaofan was elated. The yellow rosewood pencil case from Ming dynasty had been around for hundreds of years. It was made of excellent materials and had a long history. If it weren’t for the fact that the bottom had been burnt, it could have been put on auction. “Repair!” Holding the pen holder, Su Xiaofan thought to himself that an item from the Ming Dynasty was worth a bit of repair value. [repair points: 5 points]

[ Late Ming Dynasty yellow pear high embossed eight love pattern pen holder: can not be repaired! ]

Looking at the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan found that the black part at the bottom of the pen holder had disappeared. The entire pen holder was perfectly fused together, and there was no sign of damage.

However, perhaps it was because it hadn’t been wiped for a long time, the overall color of the old brush holder was still dark. If Su Xiaofan hadn’t seen the age from the repair value, he would have thought that it was a modern red sandalwood work.

these two are almost done. I can’t continue to shop for more.

It felt good when he used the recovery points, but Su Xiaofan’s heart ached when he used them up. Before he came to Yanjing, Su Xiaofan had absorbed the yin fiend stone and had 13 recovery points. He had used six points to repair the Black Jade Buddha for his sister, a little for Song dynasty’s brush wash, and a total of eight points for the brush holder. Su Xiaofan decided to keep the rest since he didn’t know where to find the yin fiend stone.

it takes more repair points to repair a magical weapon than an antique. It seems like magical weapons are more valuable.

Su Xiaofan tried to figure out the pattern of how the repair points were used. The brush wash had been broken into seven or eight pieces, but only a little was repaired. A dharmic artifact in good condition would need at least three repair points to be repaired. It was clear that antiques were not as valuable as dharmic artifacts.

He looked at the time. It was almost noon. Su Xiaofan stopped shopping and went to look for Zhao Zhengshan.

“Uncle Zhao, how’s the harvest?” It was much easier to find people than objects. Su Xiaofan found Zhao Zhengshan squatting in front of a stall.

“Little Su, you’ve got a good harvest.” Zhao Zhengshan couldn’t help but laugh when he saw the things in Su Xiaofan’s hands. He waved the bag in his right hand and said, “I also got something. Let’s go find a place to compete.”