C12 A Snuff Bottle

After getting rid of the sticky plaster, Faang Cheng, Zhang Xiaotian and Xiang Xi's heart felt much better! Looking at the people gathering in the surroundings, he could finally take a stroll around the country's famous Antique Market during the day and night!

"Alright, let's keep going. I'll tell you guys when we meet a shop we know!"

Zhang Xiaotian pointed to the people on the market and said:

"Alright!"

Ji Xi nodded her head in agreement.

"Hey, there are a lot of people over there. It looks like business is going well!" "Let's go take a look …"

Chao Xi saw that there were many people surrounding a small stall. Relying on her slim figure, she turned around and nimbly slipped inside.

Faang Cheng also stretched his neck, and peeked into the crowd. He subconsciously stretched his fingers a few times, hesitated a little, and then, as if he had made a great decision, dived into the crowd as well!

Arriving in front of the stall, Faang Cheng saw that the stall's owner was busy selling the items at his stall. Faang Cheng looked down to see some small crafts such as ink, paper, tea bowls, bracelet Beads, etc. And the reason why there are so many people in front of the booth is not because there are too many types of items on the booth, but because … Cheap!

Faang Cheng only stood there for a short while before he heard the words coming out from the stall's mouth.

"In the early Ming Dynasty, the price was sold for one side of the inkstone platform …" "1200 yuan!"

"A set of purple sand pots from Qian Long Dynasty, sold for a price of …" "1,400 yuan!"

"Anhui, Huizhou Zhizhang, one wooden hairpin, deal price..." "900 yuan!"

Hearing the stall owner's bid, Faang Cheng and Zhang Xiaotian did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"This stall owner must be treating this place as an auction house, isn't he so funny? There are actually so many people here to support him, and his item was sold so cheaply, how could it be true?" "These people even believe me …"

Faang Cheng felt that it was extremely funny.

"Shh …" There were rules in the antique industry. He could refuse to buy it, but he couldn't say it out loud! Do you really think the people who buy really come to buy? "

Zhang Xiaotian whispered to Faang Cheng while covering her mouth.

"That's not what I'm buying... What are you doing here? "

Faang Cheng said with a face full of "idiocy and sweetness".

"They are Thoth!"

After a while, she explained to Faang Cheng, she knew about the things in the antique shop.

"Oh …" "I say …"

Faang Cheng was suddenly enlightened, and the more he said it, the more interested he became. He forced his way forward, and started to scan the stalls, his fingers gently sweeping through the items on the stalls. Cold, cold, still cold! Faang Cheng curled his lips. Indeed, in this kind of stall... Nothing was real!

But just as Faang Cheng was about to retract his hand, he suddenly felt a familiar burning sensation on the tip of his forefinger, it was just that this time, the heat coming from his finger was not as strong as the previous times!

In fact, Faang Cheng had roughly guessed before that the older, more precious and spiritual the object that his finger touched, the hotter it would be, and the hotter it would be.

However, as the saying goes, a grasshopper's meat was meat too. Without small steps, it would never be able to accumulate large amounts of meat. Without small amounts of meat, it would never be able to become a large river!

Faang Cheng moved his hand back to the object that he had just felt was scorching hot, and touched it one by one. Finally, he found it!

It was an inconspicuous snuff bottle that had been thrown into the corner!

A snuff bottle, in fact, is a container of snuff, which people like because it is small enough to hold and easy to carry. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, snuff was introduced into China, and the snuffbox gradually became oriental, resulting in the production of snuff flasks. Nowadays, people's habit of using snuff was almost gone, but the snuff bottle was passed down as a fine art piece, and it continued to flourish for a long time!

The snuff bottle, because of its rich materials, including porcelain, copper, ivory, jade, agate, amber, and so on, was often used on the snuff bottle with the use of blue and white flowers, colorful sculptures, porcelain, sets, crafts, internal painting and other techniques.

Faang Cheng carefully examined the snuff bottle in his hand. It looked like it was carved from jade, but as for what it was, Faang Cheng couldn't really tell at all, even though he would come into contact with Jade Ore during geological exploration, he wasn't a professional at all!

The surface of the snuff bottle was carved with a few exquisite chrysanthemum patterns. Because the pot itself was very small, these chrysanthemums were carved in exquisite detail. The dark green leaves and tender yellow stamens were vivid and lifelike. But perhaps it is because the material is made of soft jade, the surface of the snuff bottle seems slightly rough due to not receiving much protection, its color is also a little dim, which also means, this thing … It should be an old item, so Faang Cheng went to look at the bottom of the snuff bottle.

"Little brother, you have such good eyes. The snuff bottle you chose is one of the items from Qian Long's generation. Look, this snuff bottle even has a metal lid, that's not easy!" "This …"

"How much is it?"

Faang Cheng interrupted the stall owner's boasting and directly asked for the price.

"2000, not a single cent!"

The vendor clearly marked the price, and was honest with everyone.

"Hey, Cheng, you really want to buy it?"

Zhang Xiaotian saw that Faang Cheng had asked for the price, and seemed like he was going to bid, and anxiously pulled him and asked.

"This stall is not reliable, you better not be stupid!" "I thought that I had picked up on something bad and ate it before I lost track of the north, south, east and west sides!"

Of course, Faang Cheng knew that Zhang Xiaotian was only from her perspective, thinking for her sake, but he was still confident in her own abilities.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

Faang Cheng pressed on Zhang Xiaotian's hand, signalling for him to be at ease.

All of a sudden, she frowned, and raised her head to look at Faang Cheng who was beside her with a strange gaze. She saw that his expression did not change, and was calmly discussing the price with the vendor!

"Actually, I don't know about antiques. I just find this snuff bottle rather pleasing to the eye. Your price …" "Can you slightly …"

Faang Cheng revealed a troubled look. Actually, it was not that Faang Cheng was unwilling to part with the money, but he did not want to buy it as a matter of fact.

"Oh little brother, I'm not worried about the sales here, can you not bargain with me? This is an antique. If I sell it to you for 2,000 yuan, it'll double your price no matter where you go! "

The stall owner looked to be even more troubled than Faang Cheng.

"You said that you won't worry about selling …" "I just found a bunch of children and pretended to …"

"1500, little brother, it can't be any lower!"

The stall owner anxiously cut Faang Cheng off, and blinked his eyes straight at Faang Cheng.

"Alright, 1500 is 1500!"

Faang Cheng quickly took out 1500 yuan from his wallet. This was what he had taken out from the card after obtaining 850 thousand yesterday!

"One snuff bottle in Qing Qianlong's era, deal price …" 1500 yuan! "

The stalls were still filled with people, Faang Cheng had gotten what he wanted, and then brought Chao Xi and Zhang Xiaotian, and quickly left!

While walking, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She looked at Faang Cheng, who was in front of her, with an emotionless face.

"Miss Chao Xi, you … "What's wrong?"

Faang Cheng couldn't help but feel goosebumps when being stared at by such an exceptional beauty.

"So many random objects, you saw that snuff bottle all of a sudden, your skill at appraising treasures … "Where did you learn that?"

After a while, he finally asked his question.

"Appraisal treasure? How could I examine a treasure? I just think this snuff bottle is pretty good. Buy it for me to play with! If he knew, where would he be able to bargain with him? Eh? Miss Chao Xi, from what you're saying, this snuff bottle of mine … Is it really a treasure? "

Seeing that he was being doubted, Faang Cheng's heart jumped to his throat and quickly changed the topic.

After thinking carefully about what Faang Cheng had said, he felt that it made sense. Looking at his appearance, how could he have such ability, it was just that the young man was strong, and had good luck! Thus, she took the snuff bottle from Faang Cheng's hands and looked at it carefully.

"Is it a treasure …?" "I'm not sure, but judging from the craftsmanship and texture, it's definitely more than 1500 yuan!"

Although their Chao Family were well-known in the world of collection, Chao Xi was after all, not a professional, and not as proficient as his father and uncles.

"Hey, stop guessing here. It's easy to find out if this thing is real …"

Zhang Xiaotian suddenly said to Faang Cheng while grinning!

— — The content is from [Mick Read]