Chapter 14 The Imperial Golden Toad of the Ming Dynasty
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The yellow light ball contained in the mahogany furniture I just saw was the size of soybeans. The vase was the size of peanuts. The others were touched. Some were thumb-sized, and some were also soybeans. However, most of them were modern crafts with nothing.
Wang Cheng thought this was right. It was impossible for anyone to place such a reception room with antiques. There were about a dozen items from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China periods in this room.
However, the porcelain brush holder that Wang Cheng was holding at this time was a dazzling yellow light ball the size of his head. Although only he could see it, he felt it was extremely dazzling and almost instinctively wanted to cover his eyes. This thing was probably from the Qianlong period.
"This is a baby."
Wang Cheng held the brush holder in his hand and said to himself with certainty.
On the other side, when he was fighting with Mr. Li, he saw Wang Cheng picking up the brush holder, his eyes condensed for a moment, and then immediately returned to normal, but his eyes almost looked at Wang Cheng.
However, Wang Cheng did not hold the brush holder and instead absorbed a yellow halo, he gently placed it on the desk, and then looked at the things on the shelf. Before he finished reading it, there might be something better.
The ancient eyes were confused, then shook his head, no longer paid attention, and let them choose.
"Old, I've chosen it."
Li Zhengxiang looked next to the shelf for a while before he decided to take down a bronze Buddha. His head size was very old. He held it with both hands and walked over to put it on the coffee table, and smiled and said, "Ancient. I think this bronze Buddha is the best treasure in this room. It should be something from the Tang Dynasty. Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty developed very rapidly. The patterns and expressions on this Buddha statue are in line with the environment at that time..."
Gu Lao touched his beard and smiled and said, "Zhengxiang, are you sure you have this?"
Li Zhengxiang looked at Gu's expression and eyes carefully, felt nervous, and said with a tough forehead: "Yes, Gu's, I will choose this one."
Gu Lao nodded: "Okay, wait Lele and Xiao Cheng, little girl, why don't you choose?"
The old man looked at Wang Yuanyuan curiously, who was following Wang Cheng's butt, but did not take action.
Wang Yuanyuan said embarrassedly: "Grandpa Gu, my brother will just take it. If I take another one, you will definitely be angry."
"Hahaha, Yuanyuan said it well."
Mr. Li suddenly laughed.
Gu Lao smiled bitterly and said, "Yuanyuan, who can get the best one to take it away? No one else can take it away. Do you think your brother can choose?"
Wang Yuanyuan nodded affirmatively, with an unquestionable expression on her little face: "My brother is sure to be able, my brother is the most powerful."
Wang Cheng was watching with a jade token in his hand. When he heard the little girl's words, he was speechless, a bit like the gangster's dog legs on TV shouting Qianqiu Wanda, a bucket of paste. This girl was talking nonsense.
"Yuanyuan, don't talk nonsense."
Wang Cheng lowered his head and said.
The little girl nodded, said oh, stopped talking, and looked around with her big eyes open.
Gu Lao smiled happily and said, "Hahaha, Xiao Yuanyuan, I am happy today, Grandpa Gu. No matter whether your brother can choose or not, you can get a gift from Grandpa yourself. It is a gift from Grandpa to you."
Gu Lao was really happy. When he looked at the little girl, he remembered his granddaughter. However, his granddaughter was not so obedient back then. He was so naughty and his smile became even more kind.
Wang Cheng immediately said, "Ancient, this is not good. If you give us a chance, we will be embarrassed. You are old..."
Mr. Li immediately interrupted Wang Cheng: "Xiao Cheng, don't make decisions about Lao Gu's gift to Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan just needs one."
Wang Cheng looked at the little girl and signaled her to make an idea.
Li Zhengxiang, who had picked up the things and Tang Lele, who was watching a jade carving, also looked at Wang Yuanyuan. He felt that ancient times were so good for this little girl that he would give me something for free, and he would just choose it. For ordinary people, there were almost treasures everywhere in this room.
When the little girl saw almost everyone looking at her, she immediately lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed and didn't say anything.
Wang Cheng knew that the girl wanted it, and smiled bitterly at Gu Lao, "thank you Gu Lao for your kindness, Yuanyuan, thank you Grandpa Gu quickly."
Wang Yuanyuan said frankly: "Thank you, Grandpa Gu."
Grandpa Gu nodded hurriedly: "Hey, no thanks, haha. Xiao Cheng, have you chosen it?"
Wang Cheng touched almost everything he could see here, except for the bronze Buddha that Li Zhengxiang took away and the few things in front of Tang Lele. Hearing the ancient words, he responded: "Well, it'll be fine soon."
Tang Lele smiled and said, "Then I'll choose this one, ancient, I'll choose this one. You always tell me, is it the best I choose?"
Tang Lele placed a very beautiful jade carving on the coffee table and placed it with Li Zhengxiang's bronze Buddha. The jade is white and green, so the carvings are two pine trees standing on the stone peaks. They are very exquisite. You can tell at a glance that the knife skills are very good and it is a fine product.
"Lele has a good vision, wait for Xiaocheng, and see what he chooses."
The ancient smiled, and didn't say good or bad.
Several people looked at Wang Cheng who was still choosing things, while the little girl Wang Yuanyuan was touching and looking around, thinking about which one she wanted to take away. It was not good if it was big, too heavy, the metal one was not good, it could not be carried on her body, the calligraphy and painting were not good, it could not be eaten or used, so choose this jade token that could be hung around her neck?
Wang Yuanyuan curiously held the jade token that Wang Cheng had just put down and looked at it. It was soft jade, Hetian mutton fat jade, with a phoenix carved on it, the size of a little girl's little hand. It was just the same as the palm of her hand. It was comfortable to touch and very gentle. The little girl didn't want to put it down when she held it.
Gu Lao smiled and said, "Yuanyuan, if you like it, take it, come here and grandpa will put it on for you."
Wang Yuanyuan immediately smiled happily and nodded: "Thank you Grandpa Gu." When she came to Gu Lao, Gu Lao tied the red rope and hung it on the girl's neck. The jade tag was hanging to her chest. It was not easy to see her clothes blocked. The girl took it out and fiddled with it. She felt very satisfied and laughed again.
"Haha, this time Yuanyuan may be able to take away the gift."
Mr. Li said with a smile, looking at Li Zhengxiang, Tang Lele, and Wang Cheng over there.
The three of them have to choose the most valuable one before they can take it away. If they don’t choose, they will be in vain. Wang Yuanyuan can take away the jade tag directly, so it is really very likely that they will be a good idea.
At this time, Wang Cheng was holding a golden toad in his hand, the size of Yuanyuan's small fist, which contained a purple halo, and a purple aura flowed into his body. Wang Cheng felt comfortable all over and his thoughts became much clearer, much stronger than the yellow light ball.
This is a good thing!
But he didn't know what era and origin it was. What is certain is that it should be better than that brush holder. Although the yellow light ball of that brush holder is larger and brighter, it does not have the solid foundation of this purple halo.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wang Cheng directly held the golden toad in his hand and said to Gu Lao: "Gu Lao, I will choose this one. Gold should be valuable, right?"
Li Zhengxiang's eyes flashed again with disdain and a little contempt. Ordinary people really only value the surface and smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, antiques do not look at the value of metal. Gold is indeed valuable, but that is the price of gold. Your golden toad, in terms of gold, is only tens of thousands, but it is definitely not as valuable as mine. Even if the bronze Buddha of the Tang Dynasty is ordinary, it is worth at least one million."
Tang Lele was surprised. She wanted to take the golden toad just now: "Then Zhengxiang, look at my jade tree?"
Li Zhengxiang looked at the jade-sculpting chosen by Tang Lele and said with a deep impression: "Your one should be a modern work. You can tell from the carving and style that it should not be an old thing, but it is not low in value, it is more expensive than Xiao Cheng's. My estimate should be around 300,000."
Wang Cheng said indifferently: "Gold is valuable, I don't know anything else, so I chose the Golden Toad."
Wang Yuanyuan came to her brother, held Wang Cheng's hand, and said nothing, because she was still looking at the jade token on her chest, smiling, and showed it to her brother, telling him that it's okay, we have gained something.
Tang Lele suddenly became depressed. It was not the best one, so she couldn't take it away. Although she liked this jade tree because it was carved with pine trees, which symbolized longevity. If she took it back to show it to her grandfather, he would definitely be happy, which is a good sign and her family would be happy.
Mr. Li smiled and didn't say anything. Looking at Gu Lao's subsequent analysis and explanation, but Gu Lao's expression was a little bad at this time. He frowned and looked at Wang Cheng deeply, sighed, and said, "Oh, old man, I have never suffered such a big loss in my life."
Mr. Li suddenly said in surprise: "Did these little guys choose?"
The ancient nodded helplessly.
Li Zhengxiang immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, then I'll be grateful for the ancient one."
Tang Lele was also very depressed and knew that it was not her. After all, Li Zhengxiang had just said that she knew that Li Zhengxiang was in the jewelry and antique business, so she believed in his words, and never thought it was Wang Cheng.
Gu Lao shook his head and said to Wang Cheng: "Xiao Cheng, tell me, do you really don't understand antiques, just choose whatever you want?"
Li Zhengxiang's smile suddenly stopped, and Tang Lele also covered his mouth in surprise and looked at Wang Cheng. Is it really you who chose it?
It's unreasonable!
Mr. Li also looked at Wang Cheng in surprise, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that this was luck.
Some people are scheming, but they are not as lucky as others.
However, Wang Cheng knew that he was not lucky, but he couldn't show it. He just smiled happily. His choice was right and he was about to get a treasure. He smiled at Gu Lao: "Gu Lao, I don't know anything antiques, I just touched them and walked along the feeling. Seeing that this golden toad was gold, I felt it should be valuable."
Gu Lao shook his head helplessly. Unexpectedly, he was taken advantage of by a fool. He spent his whole life selling antiques and had a slap in his eyes. He had also been selected by his apprentice juniors in this game, but he had never suffered such a big loss this time.
Li Zhengxiang looked a little ugly and said dissatisfiedly: "Ancient, have you seen it clearly? What is the origin of the golden toad he chose? Why is it more precious than my ancient Tang Dynasty Buddha?"
Tang Lele was also confused, but she became a little dissatisfied with Li Zhengxiang. She talked loudly along the way, like an expert, but in the end she was like this. Tang Lele felt that she had underestimated Wang Cheng. This kid was silent, but was making a fortune in silence.
Gu Lao solemnly said to Li Zhengxiang: "Who told you that this is the ancient Buddha of the Tang Dynasty? Zhengxiang, your mentality is wrong now."
Li Zhengxiang was stunned. He knew that his tone was wrong and he knew that he must have read it wrong. He couldn't speak for a while, but his face looked even more ugly. He thought that he had joked about Wang Cheng's weight when he chose the treasure, but he chose a fake one.
It feels a bit embarrassing and disgraceful.
"This bronze Buddha was given to me last year by an old friend of mine. He specializes in antique processing. He joked with me and packaged a modern handicraft and I put it here casually."
Gu Lao looked at the bronze Buddha and shook his head and said, "The bronze Buddha you chose is one of the least valuable modern crafts in my room. Lele's jade tree is still worth a little money, but it is far from Xiao Cheng's."
Tang Lele looked at Li Zhengxiang with an ugly face. This guy must have been hit if he didn't speak. He thought he was sure to win, but in the end he was sitting in the last bus. She asked curiously: "What is the origin of Xiao Cheng's golden toad?"
The ancient general Jin Toad picked up the golden toad, rubbed it for a while, and said with a wry smile: "I shouldn't have put this thing here. Alas, I haven't made this rule for some years, so I forgot it. I didn't expect that any of you would choose this thing."
Wang Cheng said, "Ancient, then I don't want it anymore. If you like it so much, then keep it. I'm just an amateur, and it's useless to take it. I don't know how to appreciate it. I probably used it for money. Why don't you keep this treasure?"
Gu Lao shook his head and put the golden toad down. His expression became cheerful and said with a smile: "Okay, I can still give you a treasure, which can be regarded as a lesson for me. Over the years, I have forgotten the principle of not revealing my wealth. It is necessary to learn some lesson, otherwise I may even suffer greater losses in the future. Just take this, sell it, keep it, or give it to others, I don't care."
"But you are an amateur. I want to remind you that this golden toad was produced by the royal family in the Ming Dynasty. The price is not five million, so don't take action."
Wang Cheng was surprised. He didn't expect that this was an item from the royal family in the Ming Dynasty. No wonder it was so expensive, and it also gave birth to a purple aura of five million...
This antique is really not something that ordinary people can play with.
Li Zhengxiang and Tang Lele were both surprised and widened their eyes. They thought that the most valuable thing in this room was probably only one or two million. After all, it was a reception room and would definitely not place real good things here. Unexpectedly, there was such a treasure.
Both of them looked full of regret, why didn't they choose?
Chapter completed!