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Text Chapter 466: Being a Guest (Du Hou¡¯s Experience. Part 1)

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    After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Du Hou frowned and said, "Xiao Chu, according to what you said, how could you tell at a glance that this jade horse is a fake?" Chu Chen explained: "If you just look at the orange  The skin texture is definitely not easy to tell, but its craftsmanship shows that it is a fake. If I read it correctly, it should be an imitation of the jade horse ornaments from the Yuan Dynasty. " "Yes, me too.  I think it is from the Yuan Dynasty, and the jade horse belongs to the style of the Yuan Dynasty." Du Hou nodded.  "Then there is a problem." Chu Chen explained: "Although this jade horse is rough and powerful, with drill marks and thallium marks left on the surface, it does not have the dangerous knife phenomenon of Yuan Dynasty jade, and the polish is really solid.  It's too particular. Both of these points are not in line with the style of Yuan Dynasty jade." Du Hou frowned and thought for a while. Although he already believed what Chu Chen said, he still asked reluctantly: "Then this.  Could it be a jade horse ornament from the Ming Dynasty? "Chu Chen shook his head and said: "It can't be from the Ming Dynasty. First of all, the style of this jade is not that of the Ming Dynasty, and the surface of the jade from the Ming Dynasty will have a glassy luster.  This jade does not, and although jade from the Ming Dynasty also has drill marks and thallium marks, they are not as obvious as this one. And the most important thing is that these black spots are actually fake!  Well, this shouldn't be the case!" Although Chu Chen had already explained it in detail, Du Hou still found it difficult to accept it.  This made Chu Chen very strange. Even if this jade horse ornament was from the Yuan Dynasty, it only cost 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. Even if it was eye-catching, Du Hou's financial strength should not be difficult to accept. Is there something in it?  Hidden secret?  Thinking of this, Chu Chen asked: "Mr. Du, is it any wonder that this jade ornament is particularly important to you?" Chu Chen's words made Du Hou come back to his senses in an instant, said "Wait a minute" and went to the room.  The innermost part of the body hurriedly ran away.  After a while, Du Hou was holding a large box.  He walked over carefully, put the box on the table, and said to Chu Chen anxiously: "Xiao Chu, Old Wu, come and help me see if these pieces of Yuan Qinghua are right!" Chu Chen and Wu  When my uncle heard that it was Yuan Qinghua, he hurried over and at the same time.  Du Hou also quickly took out the items in the box, including a four-series flat vase with blue and white dragon patterns, a plum vase with blue and white peonies and peacock patterns, and a jade pot and spring vase with intertwined peonies and blue branches, a total of three  A piece of blue and white porcelain.  But when Uncle Wu saw these three pieces of blue and white porcelain, he let out a light sigh.  Said: "How come I have seen this plum vase somewhere?" Du Hou smiled bitterly and said: "I know this. This plum vase is exactly the same as the plum vase exhibited by J.J. Lally Company in New York in 1988. Originally,  I also doubted its authenticity, but I studied it carefully and found nothing that did not match the characteristics of Yuan blue and white, so at that time I thought that the two plum vases should be a pair. Now it seems that this plum vase is a pair.  It's probably a replica!" Chu Chen immediately asked, "Mr. Du, are these blue and white porcelain pieces and that ornament obtained from the same person?" "Yes!"  He smiled bitterly and said: "These things were indeed obtained by me from a person a year ago" It turned out that more than a year ago, Du Hou visited a friend of his who owned an antique shop.  When the people were chatting happily, a middle-aged man walked in.  He was dressed like a migrant worker, holding a cloth bag tightly in his bark-like left hand.  "Oldboss, do we collect old things here?" The middle-aged man asked timidly after he came in.  Du Hou's friend did not neglect this man because of his clothes. He stood up from his seat and said, "Please sit down first. I'm collecting old things, but I also want to see what you are bringing."  What!" The man's eyes lit up when he heard this.  Then he took out a handful of porcelain shards from the cloth bag.  "Okay, okay! You can put it back!" Du Hou's friend saw that it was a piece of porcelain. He didn't even look at it carefully, so he waved his hand and said, "Brother, I'm really sorry, I just put it back."  The whole thing!" The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he sighed, put the porcelain pieces back into the bag, and then walked out of the store with a somewhat disappointed expression.  After the middle-aged man left, Du Hou was always a little absent-minded when the two chatted, and he said goodbye to his friend after a while.  After walking out of the store, Du Hou began to look for the middle-aged man just now. Something that made him happy was that before he walked a few steps, he found the middle-aged man. At that time, the man was at a store not far away.  The antique shop came out, and it could be seen from his expression that his porcelain pieces probably had not been sold.  Seeing this, Du Hou quickly chased after him: "Big brother??Wait!  " "Old man, what can I do for you?  "The middle-aged man looked back and found that it was the old man who was sitting with the owner of the antique shop just now, so he stopped and asked. Du Hou stood in front of the middle-aged man out of breath, and asked with some anxiety:  "Have you sold all those things?  "The middle-aged man replied with a sad face: "No!  They all say they don¡¯t collect broken things!  " Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something and asked excitedly: "Old man, do you want to buy it?  " "I'll take a look first and then talk!  "Du Hou chuckled and didn't finish his words. But these words were already the sound of nature in the ears of the middle-aged man. He took the things out of the bag with excitement and held them up for Du Hou to watch. "  Hou did not take over directly, but smiled and said: "Brother, in our antique shop, there is a rule that things must be placed on the table or on the ground before we can take them over and look at them. Please forgive me!  "The middle-aged man smiled honestly and said: "It's okay, it's okay, there are rules in the industry!  " As he said that, he blew some dirt on the ground, then carefully put the bag on the ground, and then put all the porcelain pieces on the bag. When Du Hou saw the pieces of porcelain that the middle-aged man took out, his eyes were filled with tears.  There was a flash of surprise immediately, but this emotion was suppressed by him immediately. Then he picked up the porcelain tiles and looked at it casually. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, but in order to avoid the middle-aged man's doubts,  He could only suppress his emotions in his heart, "What a pity, what a pity!  "After looking at the porcelain pieces in the man's hands, Du Hou said with some regret that it was a pity. "Old man, what's wrong?  "The middle-aged man asked quickly. Du Hou replied: "Your things look good, but they are all broken and worthless. Don't you have the whole thing?  The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then took out a small bronze mirror from his bag and said, "This is the only one that is good. The rest of these things are like this in my hands!"  " When Du Hou saw the middle-aged man's hesitant look, he immediately felt that this man should be more than that. However, he did not immediately get to the bottom of it, but first took the bronze mirror into his hand and looked at it. " This is a mirror.  The characteristics of the turtle button pine and crane mirror are very obvious in the Yuan Dynasty. The surface is very mottled with rust, but the decoration on it can still be seen. The bronze mirror is a turtle button. The top of the button is decorated with green pines and cypresses, and the two on the left side are decorated with green pines and cypresses.  A crane bends its neck to sing, with an elegant posture. Below are rocks, grass, and a gurgling stream. The pattern layout is clear and regular. The mirror body is small and the surface is smooth. It is a relatively good bronze mirror from the Yuan Dynasty. "Old man, do you want these things?  "The middle-aged man asked with some anxiety. Du Hou nodded and said: "Yes, but you also know what these things are like. If they are too expensive, I can't afford them?  " The middle-aged man was very happy when he heard this and said directly: "This pile of things is worth five hundred yuan!  Do you think it will work?  " Du Hou frowned and seemed dissatisfied with the price. However, he did not respond first. Instead, he took out a handful of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out and handed it over, saying: "Brother, do you smoke?  ?  " When the middle-aged man saw that it was actually a soft-packed Chinese cigarette, he stepped forward to take the cigarette in his hands respectfully, and kept saying "thank you". At this time, Du Hou lit the fire again, and the middle-aged man was simply moved.  Extremely polite, he bent down and took a puff of the cigarette. ¡°Brother, your accent sounds like Yu Han¡¯s!  " Du Hou asked after helping him light the fire. "Old man, your ears are really good. My hometown is indeed Yuhan's, and I just moved to the porcelain capital last year.  " "Ha, don't talk about it then, just take the money!  " Du Hou spoke with the accent of a middle-aged man, counted five hundred dollars and handed it over. The middle-aged man was a little confused at first, but he realized it in an instant and asked with a face of joy: "Old man, you too  Yuhan's?  " Du Hou laughed and said: "I have worked in Yuhan for several years. Yuhan is half of my hometown. To be honest, in terms of value, things like yours are not much. I also thought about it.  We are fellow villagers, and I bought it to use as a specimen for my grandson, otherwise most people would only give you one or two hundred!  " Hearing this, the middle-aged man was so moved that he kept thanking him repeatedly. "By the way, your things should be more than this, right? What else is there?  "Du Hou asked casually. "Well, there are some more" At this point, the middle-aged man suddenly stopped and quickly changed his words: "No, there are only these things!  " Du Hou chuckled and said: "Brother, don¡¯t worry about anything. I will pay whatever price you have. Even if it is a national treasure, I can afford it!  " "This" The middle-aged man suddenly hesitated and stopped talking. "Brother, let me tell you something.  "Du Hou said with a sincere face: "I am not an antique businessman, I am just a hobbyist, so when I buy things, I am not like those businessmen who like to keep prices down. Besides, my character is not a problem.  , unlike some people who report you if the transaction fails, I will not do such an immoral thing!  ¡­¡±
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