Chapter 18 Bartering
Author: Runchao Cigarettes
"Want my three small enamel bowls?"
"These three small enamel bowls are my master's thoughts. I beg you, Lord Marquis, to fulfill them."
"You kid, I'm afraid you don't know that I have a rule. The high-quality old objects that can go into my treasure room are never sold out."
After collecting for so many years, Baoshahou has his own set of rules.
He usually sells off the old objects he has collected, but those are things that have little meaning, no collection value, and are not very valuable.
Otherwise, if he were to go to the countryside to collect old things, where would the funds come from?
These three small enamel bowls were custom-made by four tax collectors in Sijiu City. They came from the official kilns of the Qing Dynasty. There are only four of them in the world, and there is no more. They are of great collection value.
Moreover, these three small enamel bowls represent a grudge between his father and the four brothers of Old Man Guan, which is also of historical significance to him.
Han Chunming said that he wanted to sell these three small enamel bowls back regardless of the price.
If he really doesn't want to sell these three small enamel bowls, he will keep them for himself and pass them on to his grandchildren, who will be endless.
Han Chunming said, "Master Hou, let's not talk about money. It's too vulgar to talk about this thing. Do you think we can barter? I have also bought a lot of old items during my time in the industry. You can choose from my collection."
Three pieces, how about I exchange these three small enamel bowls?"
"Barter?"
"right."
"It's interesting."
"Master Marquis, could you please tell me, if you feel that you will suffer a loss if you exchange one piece for another, what do you think of exchanging two pieces for one?"
"It's not impossible."
"My dear, my dear, thank you Lord Marquis for your support."
"Don't be too busy thanking me. It's okay to barter, but I'm not bartering with you. You go back and tell Old Man Guan that it's okay if you want these three small enamel bowls. I want to choose them from his collection."
Take three pieces with you."
Unexpectedly, Han Chunming would propose bartering in exchange for the three small enamel bowls in his hand.
This made Broken Hou immediately interested.
However, he was not interested in this boy's collection.
How long has this guy officially been in the industry? How many good things can he have in his hands?
He was interested in Old Man Guan's collection.
As an antique appraiser and collector in Sijiucheng like him, Old Man Guan must have collected a lot of good things.
As long as Old Man Guan agreed, he would pick three items from his collection to take away, and he would offer them three small enamel bowls with both hands.
Han Chunming was slightly startled when he heard this, "Choose three items from my master's collection?"
"Yes, to tell you the truth, I don't like your collection."
"Master Hou, although you are a senior, your words are too shocking, aren't they?"
"To tell you the truth, are the collections of yours worth one of my disciples? My disciple..."
"Ahem... Master, I'm talking about three small enamel bowls. Don't go too far."
When Yang Yukun heard his master suddenly mention him, he coughed twice.
If he didn't remind him in time, the master would probably have to reveal that he had missed the sunflower wash of azure glaze from Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In his hand was a perfectly intact azure-glazed sunflower wash from the Ru Kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty. Only three people knew about it.
Him, his master, and Xu Jingping.
As the saying goes, wealth should not be revealed. Of course, the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better.
"Yes, talking about the three small enamel bowls, I have already put forward the conditions. Now it depends on whether you are willing to exchange them."
After two kilograms of rice wine, and feeling drunk, Po Pohou realized that he almost spilled the beans and quickly brought the topic back to the three small enamel bowls.
Han Chunming looked at the pair of masters and apprentices, Baolan Hou and Yang Yukun. What kind of riddle were these two playing?
He lives in the same courtyard as Yang Yukun and often goes there to play. Doesn’t he know how many collections there are?
Apart from a few worthless modern paintings hanging in the room, he really didn't find much in Yang Yukun's collection.
He has already hidden it deeply enough. Could it be that Yang Yukun has hidden it even deeper than him?
Can't?
None of this is important, the most important thing now is how to get back the three small enamel bowls.
Shapohou wanted to choose three pieces from his master's collection. He had no way to make the decision and had to go back and ask his master for instructions.
Based on his understanding of his master, there must be no problem with this matter.
Not to mention exchanging three collections for these three small enamel bowls, but even exchanging ten collections for the four brothers to reunite in another way, his master would definitely be willing to do so.
"Master Marquis, I have not made the decision for my master on this matter. I have to go back and ask my master for instructions before I can give you an answer."
"Since you can't be the boss, then go back to Old Man Guan. Let's do this for now. This rice wine doesn't seem to have a high alcohol content, but I didn't expect it to have quite a lot of stamina."
"Master Marquis, I'll take my leave first. I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning."
"Go back."
"Master, Jingping and I will go back first. You can rest. I will come to see you another day."
"Disciple, please don't leave yet. Let's chat with the master for a while."
"Brother Xiaowu, can you go back alone?"
Yang Yukun glanced at Han Chunming, who was quite drunk. He was really worried that Han Chunming would fall into the ditch on the way back.
"I'm fine. Where are you now? I'm not drunk. Xiaokun, you can chat with your master. It's okay for me to go alone. Mr. Hou, please just go and rest."
Han Chunming staggered out of the house, pushed his bicycle out of the yard.
Before I walked out of Rouge Alley, I was blown by the wind, my stomach was churning, and I lay on the wall and vomited, the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
After vomiting, he became more awake, and Han Chunming pushed his bicycle back home.
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"Disciple, go and get those three small enamel bowls for me."
"Good master."
Yang Yukun went to the back room and held a wooden box. Inside this box were the three small enamel bowls.
Popohou opened the box, took a look at the three small bowls inside, and pushed the box to Yang Yukun's side.
"Master, what are you doing?"
"Take it back and give it to Old Man Guan."
"Master, are you going to return these three small enamel bowls to Uncle Guan and not give up his collection?"
"Tch, my master's collection is not as large as that of Old Guan, and is it not as valuable as Old Man Guan's? Does Old Man Guan have the Ru Kiln porcelain and Ge Kiln porcelain from the Northern Song Dynasty? Would I be rare for his things?"
From the beginning to the end, Bao Pohou never thought of locking up the old man's collection.
In terms of quantity and quality of collections, apart from official museums, there are really few private collections in Sijiu City that can match him.
The grievances between their family and the four brothers, Old Man Guan, did stem from his father.
His father has passed away many years ago, so it is up to him, the son, to settle this grudge.
By returning these three small enamel bowls to Old Man Guan, the feud between their two families can come to an end.
As for why Han Chunming didn't just let Han Chunming take these three small enamel bowls back directly, but gave them to his apprentice to take back and return the things to Old Man Guan, in order to let Old Man Guan, master and apprentice, remember his apprentice.
Love.
As a master, he just walks around the streets collecting rags. He has no power or influence. What he can do for his apprentice is to establish some connections in the industry for his apprentice within the scope of his abilities. In the future, the apprentice will
If you want to take the road of collecting, you can go more smoothly.
Yang Yukun is not a fool. The master is using his own methods to pave the way for his disciple.
Chapter completed!