As soon as the shop owner left, Bao Longtu muttered: "He said it was the best quality, it was the best quality. He really thought we were fools and could fool them at will."

"You can't say that," Fang Yuan looked around and said, "These things look pretty good."

"Gold and jade are outside, and shaved in it." Bao Longtu said with a pout, "Maizi, let me tell you. When you look at things, you can't just look at the surface. Why do everyone like ancient porcelain? Not only ancient porcelain is antique, but it is as simple as valuable, but the most important thing is quality."

"Ancient porcelain can withstand the test of time. It took hundreds or thousands of years, but it is still exquisite and beautiful. But modern porcelain is different. It looks bright and beautiful when you buy it, but it doesn't take long to make the new luster fade and become very dull."

Bao Longtu shook his head and said, "To put it bluntly, modern porcelain factories only pursue speed in order to maximize their interests, and do not have the attitude of the ancients to strive for excellence."

"Nonsense." Fang Yuan sneered: "You really think I am a novice and don't understand the situation of ancient porcelain? The fine porcelain you mentioned is an ancient official kiln, which is specially used by royal nobles. The quality must be very good. But there are also folk kilns, and folk kilns are not as good as you said."

"Who said there was no?" Bao Longtu retorted in a circumstantial manner: "There are also fine products in folk kilns."

"Who told you about the fine products?" Fang Yuan curled his lips and said, "I am talking about ordinary folk kiln porcelain, which is probably similar to ordinary modern porcelain, and maybe even slightly inferior. After all, modern factories stand on the shoulders of their predecessors and master many craft formulas. The porcelain fired is also more sturdy and durable."

"That's household porcelain, what we are going to buy now are handicrafts." Bao Longtu emphasized: "It's normal to pay attention to quality in handicrafts or artworks."

"You didn't even look at it, how do you know the quality is not good?"

While speaking, Fang Yuan picked up something on the shelf and looked at it. The thing was a cup, but this cup was also strange. There was a figure standing upright in the inner bottom of the cup, slightly higher than the edge of the cup.

After looking at it, Fang Yuan found that there was a small hole in the chest of the figure. In addition, there was also a small hole at the bottom of the cup. It seemed that the two small holes should be connected, and I don’t know what their function was.

"This is a fair cup." At the same time, Luo Shui glanced at it and smiled: "When pouring water or pouring wine, you should not be higher than the small hole of the portrait in the glass, otherwise the wine or water will be leaked directly."

"Ah. This is the fair cup." Bao Longtu seemed to have heard of such things, so he hurriedly looked closer and looked at it: "It is said that this thing is made based on the siphon principle in physics. When serving wine, it can only be shallow and flat, not too full, otherwise the wine will be leaked directly. Everyone thinks this kind of cup is fair and fair, so it is called the fair cup."

"It used to be a practical tool, but now it can only be regarded as a delighter." After looking at it for a moment, Bao Longtu shook his head and said, "This thing is just a rare thing to play with, it's useless."

"The ornamental instrument is something to be rare." Fang Yuan put the cup back, but he also felt that the cup did not conform to his aesthetic taste.

"It seems that I'm right." Bao Longtu looked around and said, "The things on the shelf are all ordinary goods. If you buy them as tourist souvenirs, it's okay, but if you want to collect them, you won't be able to catch them."

"You want to say that you are an expert, right?" Fang Yuan said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Bao Longtu smiled: "I didn't expect that I was hiding so deeply that I could actually be seen by you. Sure enough, a person with strength is like a firefly in the night sky..."

"Don't pull it off." Fang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Didn't that person just said that there are works by craft masters here? Please ask the boss."

"It's OK." Bao Longtu nodded, turned around and called out: "Boss!"

In an instant, the owner flashed and said with a smile: "Customer, what do you want to help? What are you interested in?"

"This is because I don't like these things, so I came to ask you if there is anything better?" Bao Longtu said bluntly: "If not, we will leave."

"What better thing?" The owner of the shop looked at him, and he was a little puzzled: "Guest, the things in my shop are all first-class fine porcelain. Isn't it good enough? I can guarantee that the porcelain shops in Dehua City in the entire Dehua City are definitely there. Other stores have things that I don't have, and other stores have, I also have them..."

"Boss, don't rush to boast first." Bao Longtu shook his head and said, "The person who brought us here just now said that you have works by craft masters here, and it was also a test piece of the sculpture of Guanyin City of Crossing the Sea to burn the Guanyin City of Crossing the Sea. I wonder if it is true or false?"

"Uh..." The owner was a little stunned and then smiled: "I didn't expect that he would explain my old truth clearly. Yes, I do have a few treasures here, but the price is a bit high..."

"As long as the things are good, the price is not a problem." While speaking, Bao Longtu pointed to Fang Yuan and then pointed to Luoshui: "Did you see it? This is the rich generation, this is the rich second generation, and there is no shortage of money."

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Boss, if you have good things, take them out for us to see them. Just take a look, and there will be no loss."

"Since that's the case, three of you will sit first." The owner hurriedly greeted and led the three to sit down on the sofa next to the counter. Then he walked into the back hall and returned two or three minutes later.

At this time, the shop owner was holding a big box in his hand. He put the box on a clean table and opened it. He saw a thick layer of brocade cloth padding inside. Several pieces of crystal clear as jade, with a moist glaze like fat, and very fine porcelain was placed on the brocade cloth. Under the light, a warm and jade-like luster appeared.

At first glance, Bao Longtu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "That's right, a real good thing looks different."

Fang Yuan deeply agrees that humans are visual animals after all, and their eyes are the window for humans to explore and discover the world. Whether a thing is good or not is crucial at first sight. If the first impression is not good, it will probably take a lot of effort to slowly turn it around.

"This is a masterpiece of the master, so it is naturally a good thing." The owner smiled, then carefully picked up a Guanyin statue with a palm length similar to that of his hand, and then gently placed it on the table.

"Please look at the three, are they exactly the same as the city sculpture?"

At the right time, the owner was very smart and talked endlessly: "In addition to the different height ratios, other expressions, facial features, clothing textures, and sea water on the base are basically made of one mold."

"Boss, I'm very suspicious that you said this. The thing was really watered with a mold." Bao Longtu joked inadvertently, but he paid attention to the owner's reaction without blinking.

"Ah, how is that possible."

The shop owner frowned and cried out as if he was insulted: "Customer, you are an expert, you should be able to see that if it is made from a mold, then the facial features and clothing textures must be very stiff, so it is not as natural and vivid as it is now. Besides, only gypsum products can be poured with molds, and there is no way to use molds for porcelain."

"Is that true?" Bao Longtu smiled, picked up the Guanyin statue and looked at it, focusing on studying Guanyin's facial features and expressions, as well as the weight of the hand. After a moment, he nodded and said, "A good thing."

After praising her, Bao Longtu put the thing back, looking careless. Seeing this, the owner was surprised and asked: "Little brother, is there anything wrong with this thing?"

"Not wrong." Bao Longtu shook his head and said, "Boss, if I was not wrong, this thing has been in your hands for a long time, so it should be difficult to sell."

"Huh!" The owner was stunned and then smiled and said, "Little brother, why did you have such an idea? This thing is a best-selling product. I got a few through special channels back then, but in the past few years, there is only the last one left."

"Boss, don't deceive yourself." Bao Longtu sneered: "If it's really easy to sell, there will definitely be nothing left, so there is no one left."

"The guest was joking." The owner said in a sarcasm, a little speechless, and even a little reluctant to speak. He probably wanted to ask for the reasons, but he couldn't pull this face.

"Don't understand?" Bao Longtu curled his lips and signaled: "Maozi, I want to see other things. Please tell him the reason."

"That..." The shop owner rubbed his hands and couldn't help but look at Fang Yuan, which meant two-point plea.

"Boss, you are really a mystery to the authorities." Fang Yuan chuckled and said, "You ask yourself, can this Guanyin statue surpass He Chaozong's authenticity?"

"No!" The owner shook his head honestly.

"One is that the artistic value cannot exceed the authentic ones. Second, since Guanyin Crossing the sea became the Dehua City Carving, imitations like this must be very rampant, which does not conform to the collector's mentality of rare things."

Fang Yuan pointed out: "In this case, when you see such things, you must subconsciously not want to buy them. If it is an ordinary thing, you may still buy them back and put them on the look, but rare porcelain is used for collection, so collectors definitely don't want to buy things with small appreciation space..."

"Ah!" The owner suddenly realized and a look of regret appeared in his eyes.

"Do you understand?" Bao Longtu said with a smile: "We have finally relieved your confusion for many years. Can you get a discount when you buy something later?"

"Discount, absolutely discount, 10% off!" The owner vowed to the point of getting up, then quickly calmed down and asked with a smile: "Little brother, what thing do you like?"

In the big box, there are not only Guanyin statues, but also several exquisite white porcelains, which are the same level as Guanyin statues. When Fang Yuan explained, Bao Longtu picked up one of them and looked at them. It was a small angular cup with a line of inscriptions on the outer wall of the cup.

"Blow the breath of Ze Ge's tongue, and enter the cup to indulge in the teeth!" Bao Longtu read out the inscription, and then said with interest: "This thing is pretty good, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!