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Chapter 51 Old Goods Alley Story No. 5: Ge Kiln Fenqing Chong Erbi Crack Hexapod Furnace

Short Stories by Ni Kuang 倪匡 1786Words 2023-02-05
As long as you have enough vision and good luck, you can buy rare treasures at the most inconspicuous stalls in the second-hand goods alley at unimaginably low prices! Such legends have been widely circulated, and there are several vivid facts to support this legend. Since there are hundreds of stalls and small shops in the thrift alley, there is no unified organization for them, so no one suspects that it is a joint propaganda method of all the stall owners in the thrift alley, but this kind of legend has attracted many people who think about it. People who test their own vision and try their luck, have nothing to do, and it is indeed very attractive to stroll around the second-hand goods alley to buy rare treasures at low prices.

In this stall that specializes in small pieces of porcelain, there is a special thing that is not placed on the ground, but placed in a glass cabinet.The glass cabinet itself, I am afraid it has a long history, is actually made of wood. Since aluminum strips have been widely used, glass cabinets with wooden frames have long since disappeared! The owner of the stall is also a bit special. He sits on a stool behind the glass cabinet, maintaining an almost constant posture. He likes to pick his ears. When he sets up the stall, he keeps using a long The bamboo ears that had been soaked purple and black by the sweat of his hands were digging, picking the left ear, then the right ear, and then the left ear.

Therefore, his head is always turned sideways, either to the left or to the right, and his eyes are squinted. It is not known whether he is enjoying the fun of picking his ears or looking at people with his head turned sideways. In general stalls, customers would reach out to get anything they want to see. In this stall, because of the glass cabinet, they couldn’t get things from the front of the cabinet, so they had to trouble the stall owner sitting behind the cabinet to get it, and the stall owner kept picking his ears. , so many people, if it is not necessary, just look through the glass, and the stall owner will never greet anyone as usual.

This afternoon, he saw those three people coming again. What they meant was: They have all come for three days in a row, and this is the fourth day.Of course he remembered the first time, the first time, it was only the middle-aged man who seemed to be very knowledgeable, when he passed the glass cabinet, he stood still suddenly, and there was a slight flash of light in his eyes, and then, With his thick and fleshy hand, he pointed to the cabinet: look at that ear burner. Porcelain incense burners have quite high ears on both sides, called Chong ears.There were not many things in the glass cabinet. With one hand, he took out the fist-sized incense burner. The middle-aged man took it and looked carefully.

He was still digging his ears, and the middle-aged man's expression and tone were full of mockery: This censer monster has six legs. He snorted, and the middle-aged man said again: What do you call it? He still picks his ears, but he changed one ear: Geyao Fenqing Chong Erbi Cracked Six-legged Furnace. The middle-aged man laughed loudly, and a few people came over to watch the fun.The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Ge Yao?"Haha, as long as it is porcelain, it can be said to be Ge Kiln! Setting up a second-hand goods stall, naturally one must have a good temper, and he also smiled, but he was still digging his ears, it seemed that he was a little bit of a smirk.

Although the middle-aged man sneered, he still tossed and turned, looked at it very seriously, and then asked: How much is it? He finally straightened his head: 3,000, buy it now. The middle-aged man smiled, let go, and left. The next day, the middle-aged man came with another person and looked at it for a long time. That person came to help his eyes, and he was talking nonsense! If it's really Brother Fenqing Kiln, three thousand yuan is too cheap, and three hundred thousand yuan is not too expensive.If it's fake, three thousand?Three yuan is not worth it! On the third day, two people came with the middle-aged man, and the man said it more honestly: It's only three thousand, even if it's fake, I bought it!

The middle-aged man looked hesitant: I don't care about Sanqian, I care about seeing it wrong, and I can't get over the embarrassment. It seems that the middle-aged man is probably some kind of appraisal authority!That's why I'm afraid of doing something embarrassing and losing my reputation. As usual, the stall owner does not participate in the opinions, and the customers are left to discuss. Three thousand, no more, no less, whether it is true or false, the trick lies in this price, so go slowly to discuss, anyway, there is endless earwax in your ears! Today, here we go again.When the stall owner saw the three, he took the porcelain incense burner out of the glass cabinet and put it on the cabinet.

The middle-aged man held it and was still studying it. The three of them talked about technical terms for a long time, such as eye opening and glaze dripping. It sounds like they are professionals. However, no matter how professional you are, if you want to distinguish between true and false, you will be the same as a layman, and you will not be sure at all. Ten minutes later, the middle-aged man asked: Boss, what do you say, is it true or false! He giggled: Do you still want me, a small stall, to issue a guarantee?Dude, when you buy second-hand goods, you rely on your own vision!If you are not sure, please put it down, and there will be someone who knows the goods!

The middle-aged man couldn't hold his breath because of these few words, and reached out his hand to take out the three thousand yuan that seemed to have been prepared a long time ago: three thousand is three thousand, I bought it! The stall owner made an exception and put down the ear picks, took three stacks of banknotes, and counted them, the middle-aged man suddenly said: "This one is stained with something dirty, I can't pick it off." The stall owner replied inadvertently: "It doesn't matter, I will give you another one." In an instant, it was as still as a gazing mirror in a movie.

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