C14 Appraisal of the Dwarf Hall(2)
There were some hidden meanings behind Faang Cheng's words, all the people present with ears must have understood it all.
"Hey, Stinky, what do you mean? Are you saying that there's something wrong with my porcelain pot? Do you know what porcelain is? You've never seen such a good thing in your life, have you? "
After ripping off his refined mask, Zhang Haoloong started shouting at Faang Cheng.
Hearing Faang Cheng's words, Wu Yong and the Fourth Master Qi's hearts couldn't help but "thump" for a moment. Then, one by one, their gazes landed on the blue and white porcelain pot in front of them.
"Faang Cheng, you are saying that... Is there any basis? "
Wu Yong asked with the attitude of being careful when you sail a ship for ten thousand years.
"Yeah, what makes you say that?"
Looking at Zhang Haoloong's attitude, you really want to rush forward and strangle Faang Cheng?
Faang Cheng stared at the porcelain pot, making it difficult for him to speak. He could not say this, because when he touched the porcelain pot earlier, his hands were ice-cold, he could not feel anything! There was no other way. He could only use his own knowledge to brace himself and create nonsense.
"Actually... I was only suspecting it! I didn't say that this thing must be archaic! However, I have a question from my profession. In the Ming Dynasty, most of the official kilns were made of homemade blue and white porcelain with low iron content, high manganese content and poor refining quality. This kind of blue and white color was mixed with gray, which was the special color of blue and white porcelain during the Ming and Hongwu Dynasties.
"You're right, but the blue and white flowers in this pot are indeed blue and gray!"
Wu Yong could not help but interrupt Faang Cheng.
"Yes, Uncle Wu is right. The green material of this porcelain pot is indeed green in color, but there is always a problem with the homemade green material, because the green material is not refined well, and there will be some rust marks on the bone of the fetus. If you look at the pot carefully, you should see a little rusted red, but on this blue and white porcelain pot, I do not see any! So, from my perspective, if my guess is correct, this porcelain pot, in fact, is made from old, blue and white materials. The material used to make this porcelain pot is actually a very fine blue material, but this fake person used some kind of method to make the blue and white color of the flowers into a bluish-gray color, pretending to be the precious blue and white porcelain of the Ming and Hongwu years! "
In one breath, Faang Cheng finished explaining his thoughts. Fourth Master Qi and Wu Yong then anxiously picked up the porcelain pot, and observed the light carefully. After a few minutes, Fourth Master Qi lowered his hand with a dejected expression. After seeing his expression, everyone understood, looks like … This young man was right!
"As expected, this is a fake that was made out of old. It's really refined. Even Brother Wu and I almost got a bad impression of it!" "It's all thanks to this little brother's reminder …"
The things that he had gone through great difficulty to obtain were actually fake, causing Fourth Master Qi's heart to feel a wave of dull pain.
"How is this possible? Impossible … Fourth Master, my grandfather used all his strength to find this for you, how could it be fake? Fourth Master Qi, think about it, my grandfather is … "How could he not be better than this kind of kid?"
With regards to this result, Zhang Haoloong was obviously unconvinced.
Although the Fourth Master Qi would never suspect that the Old Master Zhang was deliberately using a fake to trick him, but to nearly buy a priceless fake from an old acquaintance of his, no one would be in a good mood!
Not caring about what others said, Zhang Xiaotian and Chao Xi looked at Faang Cheng in disbelief, especially Chao Xi, who had just told him that he did not know how to appraise treasures, but now she said that it was all very logical!
"Faang Cheng, you don't know anything at all?"
Chao Xi asked with a cold expression. What did he mean by hiding it from her?
"Cheng, when did you learn this move?"
Zhang Xiaotian patted Faang Cheng's shoulder and teased.
"What do I know about appraising treasures?" I'm just trying my luck! I was studying geology and exploration, and I was very clear on the reaction of these metals to various rocks, mud, or jades. Plus, when I was in university, I had studied antique appraisals and the history of pottery and porcelain, so I was lucky to meet a dead rat. But the ones who came to the final conclusion were still the Fourth Master Qi and the Uncle Wu! "
Faang Cheng's reason made everyone speechless, they had met someone specialized in this field, what could they do?
"You Stinky …"
Zhang Haoloong held back his anger to the point where he had no way to continue. He couldn't charge at Fourth Master Qi or the Manager Wu anyway, so he could only grab hold of this Stinky that had ruined his plans.
"Haoloong, what are you trying to do? This young man realised that this porcelain pot is fake and promptly stopped me from spending a large amount of money to buy it. Your current attitude towards him seems … Are you very unsatisfied? "
Fourth Master Qi suddenly said slowly:
"I …" Fourth Master Qi, I didn't mean that, I just lied to my grandfather to buy this porcelain pot. My grandfather also spent a lot to buy this pot! "
Zhang Haoloong's eyes were fiercely waiting for Faang Cheng, but his mouth was speaking soft words to Fourth Master Qi.
"Go back and tell your grandpa. I'll be troubling him for that!"
Of course, Fourth Master Qi knew that this time, Zhang family's old man had completely hit the nail on the head. If he knew about this, he would probably be in deep trouble for a while!
"Yes sir!"
Zhang Haoloong unwillingly took the blue and white porcelain pot on the table, but the more he looked at it, the angrier he became, and the more he found it annoying. Thus, he quickly walked to the front door of Philistine House and raised the blue and white porcelain pot, smashing it onto the ground.
When Faang Cheng heard the sound of the porcelain pot dying, he could not help but shake his head in regret, and said softly:
"Mr. Zhang, I'm only saying that this blue and white porcelain pot is not from the Ming Hongwu period, but I didn't say that it's not worth much. This is an imitation of the early Qing Dynasty, it's worth some money!"
Of course, these words were purely Faang Cheng's fabrication.
"Puchi …"
A laughter that he could not hold in came from the crowd. Let alone Fourth Master Qi and Wu Yong, even such an icy beauty like Xiang Xi was amused by him and could not help but cover his mouth and laugh.
Seeing how the goddess was laughing at him without restraint, Zhang Haoloong naturally blamed the entire incident on the perpetrator, Faang Cheng.
"Your name is Faang Cheng, right? Let me tell you, just this small amount of money, our Zhang family... "He can afford it!"
Since it was like that, Zhang Haoloong could only slap his face to make himself look fat, but when he looked at the broken pieces on the ground, his heart couldn't help but feel waves of pain!
"Faang Cheng, you haven't come to find me yet. What is it?"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Yong quickly changed the topic and asked.
"Oh, that's right. The moment I entered the door, I encountered such a thing. I actually forgot about my actual business!"
Faang Cheng smacked his head, and after saying that, he abandoned the sulking Zhang Haoloong and walked in front of Wu Yong. He took out the snuff bottle that he had just brought back from the small vendor and respectfully placed it in front of Wu Yong.
"Uncle Wu, I just found this from a vendor. I don't know what kind of item this is, I would like to trouble you to give me a hand!"
Originally, Zhang Haoloong was still furious, but after hearing that this Faang Cheng had something that he wanted to give Manager Wu in the palm of his hand, he walked over with a gloating attitude. He wanted to see what this poor kid had! He stuck his head in and saw that it was an inconspicuous alligator snuff bottle he took out from his pocket. He let out two cold snorts.
"With this crappy stuff, only someone as mediocre as you would like it!"
His voice was not loud nor small as he muttered, obviously speaking against Faang Cheng. However, Faang Cheng did not care about him, and only looked at Wu Yong seriously.
Wu Yong held the magnifying glass, and carefully looked through the snuff bottle from head to toe, before letting out a helpless sigh …
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