Chapter 173 Concentric Jade
Waiting is the most tormenting thing.
Su Xiaofan can be regarded as quite a qualitative person, but in the past two days, he still wanders from time to time to check the progress of repairing the system in his mind.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s bigger than the solar meteorite absorbed last time. Three days have passed, and the progress bar of the repair has progressed to 11%, but the repair is not over yet.
Even the tiger cat saw Su Xiaofan's absent-mindedness, ran to Jinghu Lake to catch a big fish weighing several tens of catties, and had a grilled fish buffet with Su Xiaofan in the yard.
It may be the effect of the monkey drinking to enhance its consciousness. Recently, the tiger cat has become more and more human. Sometimes Su Xiaofan just looks at it, and it understands what it is going to do.
But the tiger cat still can’t communicate with Su Xiaofan like the extraordinary monkey. Su Xiaofan doesn’t know if it’s because of the species, only monkeys similar to humans can do it.
Humans know very little about Chaofan, and Su Xiaofan knows nothing about it. Now he doesn't even know how to cultivate Duobao, so he can only passively feed it some old monkey's monkey wine.
This thing is an extremely precious cultivation resource for others, and it is the same for Su Xiaofan, he does not rely on these things for cultivation.
And Duobao didn’t take much, one drop every three to five days, so far it’s only consumed a total of six or seven drops, and there’s still a lot left in the gourd.
Since he had no intention of practicing, Su Xiaofan simply called Zhao Zhengshan and made an appointment with him for tea.
Zhao Zhengshan admired Su Xiaofan as a friend who had forgotten his past years, and immediately invited Su Xiaofan to his home.
"Uncle Zhao, I didn't expect you to live in the same community as my master."
Driving to Zhao Zhengshan's house, Su Xiaofan discovered that he actually lived in a villa not far from the master's, but he had never heard of it from the master before.
"This community was developed by the old man, and everyone in the family kept a set."
Zhao Zhengshan let Su Xiaofan into the living room, and said with a smile: "Uncle Jing thinks this place is not bad, he also bought a set to find a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle."
"Uncle Zhao, I brought you something rare."
Su Xiaofan handed over the five catties of python meat in his hand, and said, "This stuff is very nourishing. Most people don't eat too much. You can just put two taels in the soup. Eat it once every three days, it's very good for your body."
Came to someone else's house as a guest, Su Xiaofan didn't have any gifts to bring, so he took a piece of python meat from the refrigerator.
If it was fresh meat from the slaughter, Su Xiaofan would not dare to give it to Zhao Zhengshan, but after such a long time, the energy in the meat has also been lost, so ordinary people can eat a little bit of it.
"Okay, thank you very much, don't leave tonight, let's have dinner at home."
Zhao Zhengshan now knows a little bit about what class his daughter is in, and he himself is not against cultivation. Knowing that Su Xiaofan is a little different from ordinary people after learning about Shizhen as his teacher, the things he gives out may not be what money can buy.
"Xiaofan, Qingyao called back, let me thank you very much."
Zhao Zhengshan took out the best tea at home, brewed a cup for Su Xiaofan and put it in front of him, "That girl is a bit arrogant, thanks to Xiao Xiao's care, Uncle Zhao really thank you brothers and sisters."
"Uncle Zhao, what are you talking about? What kind of relationship do we have?"
Su Xiaofan chuckled and said, "I came to see you today, I really need your help."
"I'm a little doctor, what can I do for you?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and said: "Tell me, if I can't help you, you can find my boss or old man."
"Uncle Zhao, do you still have a house in Jinghu Community?"
Su Xiaofan said: "My master bought ten or twenty houses at once, and now my brother Gang also wants to buy one, but the developer has no houses."
Brother Gang called Su Xiaofan yesterday, and he went to the sales office in Jinghu to find out that all the houses that had opened for sale there were sold out, and there was not a single house left.
But the person in the sales office hinted to Brother Gang that the developer may still have a few villas for himself. If he really wants to buy it, he can only find a way from this aspect.
Isn’t the developer the Zhao family? Su Xiaofan can’t talk to the old man, so he can only come to Zhao Zhengshan.
"I really don't have a house in my hand."
Zhao Zhengshan thought for a while after hearing the words, and said: "But my elder brother must have it, wait a minute, I'll call and ask."
Zhao Zhengshan didn't delay, picked up his mobile phone and called, and hung up after saying a few words.
"Yes, but the boss wants to sell at the market price. Is your friend okay?"
Zhao Zhengshan said with some embarrassment: "The boss is like that. The businessman has fallen into the eyes of money. How about I tell the old man to let him out..."
"No, Uncle Zhao, as long as your elder brother is willing to sell it, let him tell you what the market price is."
Su Xiaofan quickly stopped him, why should he owe the old man a favor when the problem can be solved with money.
"The boss said ten million."
Zhao Zhengshan said: "Recently, the price of the house over there has increased a lot, and now it is estimated to be around 12 to 3 million, but he didn't ask for it randomly."
Because of Jing Shizhen’s rush to buy, the housing price in Jinghu District has been pushed up all of a sudden. Now it is in a situation where there is a price but no market. Many people want to buy but have no houses.
"Okay, for this price, shall I ask Brother Gang to go through the formalities with you later?"
Su Xiaofan knew that the price was very fair. Last time he spent 5 million to buy the villa, he took advantage of Zhao Zhengshan, but this favor Su Xiaofan is still in Zhao Qingyao's body.
"Let him go directly to Luochuan Real Estate, and I will tell the boss later."
Zhao Zhengshan usually doesn't care about the family business at all, the last time he accompanied Su Xiaofan to buy a house, it was purely for Su Xiaofan's sake.
"Let's go, since you're here, I'll take you to see my collection!"
Zhao Zhengshan is not very interested in business at all, the thing he and Su Xiaofan can talk about most is collecting.
"Uncle Zhao, let's talk about it first. If I fancy something, you will have the beauty of a gentleman."
Su Xiaofan laughed when he heard this, this is his second purpose for coming to Zhao Zhengshan today, which is to help Brother Gang choose a wedding present.
"Xiaofan, you are wrong, it should be that a gentleman does not take what others like!"
Zhao Zhengshan laughed, and pulled Su Xiaofan to the basement of the villa. They all have a habit, that is, they like to put the collection room underground.
This is also because the collection room often requires a constant temperature environment, and the relevant equipment must be turned on 24 hours a day. It is quieter when placed underground, and will not affect normal life.
Zhao Zhengshan's collection room is a bit far behind Su Xiaofan and Jing Shizhen's. The constant temperature equipment has been arranged, but only one room for calligraphy and painting is open.
As for the collection of miscellaneous cultural objects and ceramics and bronzes, Zhao Zhengshan put them in a large room, separated by antique racks, and divided them into several areas.
Zhao Zhengshan is best at appraising calligraphy and painting, and most of his collections are calligraphy and painting. Naturally, he took Su Xiaofan to watch his favorite collection with great interest.
Zhao Zhengshan has a rich collection of calligraphy and paintings. The oldest one is an anonymous painting from the Tang Dynasty. The author can no longer be identified, but the painting is relatively well preserved.
In modern paintings, Zhao Zhengshan not only collected a painting of Seven Horses by Mr. Xu, but also two works of Picasso in his later years.
When Su Xiaofan followed Zheng Dagang in Xiangjiang some time ago, he got to know this modern master of painting, and knew that his works would fetch sky-high prices whenever they appeared.
"This is the background of a wealthy family."
Even if Su Xiaofan has seen many big scenes now, he still sighs in his heart, Zhao Zhengshan is only a marginal figure in the Zhao family, yet he has such a rich collection.
If the Zhao family has business problems in the future, among other things, these few paintings by Zhao Zhengshan can turn over hundreds of millions of cash.
As for the collections of the old man of the Zhao family, Su Xiaofan believes that there will be more of them. With these investments with huge potential for preservation or even appreciation, even if the business of the Zhao family collapses in the future, the quality of life of these people will not be reduced.
However, these valuable collections of Zhao Zhengshan are basically sent at auctions.
As for the treasures he was most proud of, they made Su Xiaofan laugh.
Although the restoration system cannot be used now, Su Xiaofan’s technique of observing qi is still there. The qi mechanisms on real and fake items are completely different, and he can tell them apart at a glance.
It’s not that there are no genuine products at all, but that there are only about one or two genuine products among the ten items, and most of the rest are high-quality fakes.
Su Xiaofan couldn't bear to interrupt Uncle Zhao's interest, as the saying goes, if you don't tell the truth, you are still good friends.
I have to say that Su Xiaofan's emotional intelligence is definitely higher when doing business and in general social interactions than when getting along with women.
But after finishing the calligraphy and painting, when Su Xiaofan went outside and saw a bronze ware, the expression on his face couldn't hold back anymore.
"Xiaofan, I bought this object from a collector in Luochuan."
Seeing that Su Xiaofan noticed the Fangfu, Zhao Zhengshan couldn't help showing a complacent look on his face. He had asked several experts to look at it.
"Uncle Jing, what did you exchange for?" Su Xiaofan had a puzzled look on his face.
"Ahem, I actually bought it from him."
Zhao Zhengshan said: "It's not expensive, it only cost 100,000 yuan. This is a wine vessel from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. It is so well preserved, 100,000 yuan is definitely not expensive!"
"Uncle Zhao, if it's something from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, it's really not expensive."
Su Xiaofan said with a wry smile: "But if you add a zero after the second number in the Warring States Period, do you think it is expensive?"
"Ah? Xiaofan, what do you mean?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and immediately realized that his complexion changed drastically.
The end of the Warring States Period was 221 BC. If you add a zero in front of the first 2, wouldn’t it be last year... 2021?
"It's impossible. I asked several experts to look at this square piece."
"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry for you..."
Su Xiaofan didn't know whether he should be proud, or should he blame himself, because the things he made with his own hands actually let Uncle Zhao into the trap.
Based on the idea of not telling the truth, Su Xiaofan originally didn't want to point out Zhao Zhengshan's fakes, but seeing what he made, he really couldn't help it.
"Xiaofan, what do you mean?"
Zhao Zhengshan only knew that Su Xiaofan had practiced stalls in the Luochuan antique market before, and had a certain attainment in bronze ware appreciation, but he really didn't know what Su Xiaofan's old profession was.
"This square box was made by me."
Su Xiaofan said: "Our Sujia Village specializes in making bronze wares. I made this stuff a few years ago, and then sold it in the antique market."
Su Xiaofan didn't have the nerve to say that at that time he sold the square pot for 2,000 yuan, purely as a modern handicraft.
Unexpectedly, the buddy who bought it was quite dark, and when he turned his face, he tricked Zhao Zhengshan in, and he made fifty times the profit by changing hands.
"Huh? This... is it true?"
Zhao Zhengshan was dumbfounded when he heard the words. He regarded this square pot as his most precious bronze collection, but he didn't expect it to be a fake.
Su Xiaofan held back his laughter, and said, "I still have two at home, or I will send you off later..."
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, Xiaofan, you still have this skill?"
Zhao Zhengshan came to his senses, but he was not angry, "Xiaofan, do you think this thing will become a real antique after a hundred years? Not to mention, Uncle Zhao is convinced by your craftsmanship!"
The old friend who is an expert can't see the fake, and Zhao Zhengshan, who is at a disadvantage, also recognizes it. It can only show that Su Xiaofan's craftsmanship is too good, and the things he makes can be faked.
"Uncle Zhao, how about I give you the money?"
Su Xiaofan is really a little embarrassed. After dropping out of high school, he has been relatively short of money, and he has played a lot of side-balls. Many things are more old-fashioned.
"What are you talking about, I accepted this thing, it can only show that we are destined."
Zhao Zhengshan smiled and waved his hands, "Keep watching, don't save Uncle Zhao, and point it out if it's a fake."
"That can't, I don't have such eyesight."
Su Xiaofan said with a wry smile: "It's only the things I made myself, so I can recognize them. I can't see for sure..."
Su Xiaofan didn't have the nerve to complain, if he really pointed out all the fakes, more than half of the things in Uncle Zhao's collection room would be thrown out.
Miscellaneous items are a large category of antiques, and they are also the most common in the market and the most circulated in the hands of collectors. In other words, they are also the hardest hit areas for counterfeiting.
As far as Su Xiaofan has seen in Zhao Zhengshan's house, there is one genuine item out of ten, and the value is not very high.
Now Su Xiaofan understands why Master is unwilling to show Zhao Zhengshan things, every time he takes a fake and sends it over as a treasure, even Su Xiaofan probably doesn't bother to look at it.
"Uncle Zhao, these jade articles in your collection are not bad."
When Su Xiaofan saw the jade collection, his eyes lit up.
Jade is more difficult to fake, because the quality of jade itself is placed there, and people with a little knowledge can tell it at a glance.
Jade counterfeiting usually refers to making new jade old, or dyeing jade to increase the price of jade. People who like to play with ancient jade are almost always fooled.
Zhao Zhengshan's jade collection includes new jade and ancient jade, and there are also a few pieces of blood jade sewn into live lamb legs.
But generally speaking, . The quality of the jades in Zhao Zhengshan's collection is still good, and there are a few pieces of suet jade with leather that can reach the top quality.
"Hey, Uncle Jing, where did you get these two pieces of jade?"
When Su Xiaofan saw the jade wares placed together in a box, his eyes lit up.
Two pieces of jade put together form a heart-shaped appearance, but the two pieces of jade can be separated separately, and after separation, it looks like a dragon and a phoenix.
Although the material of this jade pendant itself is not up to the quality of high-grade suet jade, it can be regarded as the mountain material of Hotan, which is better than ordinary jade.
What attracted Su Xiaofan the most was the shape and implication of this jade pendant.
One dragon and one phoenix symbolize men and women, and the heart-to-heart together represents affection. It is perfect to give it to Brother Gang as a wedding gift.
Su Xiaofan can feel that these two jade pendants come from the same piece of jade, and they should be ancient jade. It is very rare to be able to keep it until now.
"When I went to Shanghai a few years ago, I got it from an old lady in the antique market."
Zhao Zhengshan glanced at the two pieces of jade, and said: "The old lady should be from a wealthy family. She didn't set up a stall, so she might be a little tight. She wants to exchange some old things from this family..."
These two pieces of jade were collected by Zhao Zhengshan more than ten years ago. At that time, he spent 60,000 yuan. He also felt that the meaning of this jade was very good, and it was considered a good little gem in his collection of jade wares.
"Uncle Zhao, you have to give me these two pieces of jade."
Su Xiaofan was not too polite, he wanted to say something if he liked it, "My brother just got married, I don't know what to give, this concentric jade is very suitable, you have to help my brother Gang!"
"Hey, you kid, if I don't give it to you, it's destroying your brother Gang's marriage, right?"
Zhao Zhengshan was amused by Su Xiaofan's words, and he realized that Su Xiaofan still had such a tired side.
Zhao Zhengshan knows Zheng Dagang, but he is not very familiar with him. He just knows that Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan have a very good relationship.
"I don't have anything to give away, Uncle Zhao, I won't let you suffer, how about ancient jade for ancient jade?"
Su Xiaofan thought for a while and said, "You should also know what a magic weapon is. I'll exchange it with you for a magic weapon. I'm sure you won't suffer any disadvantages."
Su Xiaofan flicked a lot of high-quality ancient jade in Ao Island, and several of them can be used to cultivate magic tools.
But Su Xiaofan didn't plan to start a business of utensils, and he didn't want to spend the repair value, so he threw them all to Brother Gang and asked him to auction them.
Looking back, Su Xiaofan can ask Brother Gang to get a piece back, and after the system is repaired, he can cultivate a magic weapon and give it to Zhao Zhengshan.
"Huh? Take a magic weapon in exchange? Xiaofan, are you serious?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned when he heard the words. There is an old man who has dealt with practitioners and a daughter who is practicing. He naturally knows what a magic weapon is.
"Uncle Zhao, can I still lie to you?"
It is not difficult for Su Xiaofan to get a magic weapon.
Even if the system can't support it, he would be done if he took off the piece of black jade around his sister's neck. Anyway, he also gave Su Xiaoxiao his dragon-shaped jade pendant. She doesn't lack magic weapons for body protection.
"OK, deal!"
Zhao Zhengshan closed the box with a snap, "Take the things first, and bring me the magic weapon later!"
As a father, Zhao Zhengshan can't give his daughter any resources for cultivation, but now that he has the opportunity to get a magic weapon, this concentric jade is naturally nothing in his eyes.
"Okay, Uncle Zhao, what kind of jade artifact do you want?"
Seeing Uncle Zhao being so forthright, Su Xiaofan asked with an attitude of serving everyone.
"Can you still choose?"
Zhao Zhengshan's eyes were a little straight, he looked at Su Xiaofan and said, "Xiaofan, don't find a piece of jade to carve something yourself, and send it to Uncle Zhao, I don't know much about jade..."
"Where can it be?"
Su Xiaofan was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, it was all because of the trust crisis caused by the square pot, his buddy is an expert in bronze ware imitation, not a jade carver.
"Uncle Zhao, my Brother Gang is in the utensil business, and he is very famous in the Luochuan antique market. If you don't believe me, please ask."
Su Xiaofan said that magic weapon is not this magic weapon, but anyway, Uncle Zhao can’t tell the difference, so just give him a real jade magic weapon later.
"Is it reliable?"
Zhao Zhengshan looked at Su Xiaofan half-believingly, he never took away the magic weapon, but the old man would buy one from time to time.
"It's absolutely reliable. Your old man bought it from Brother Gang this year. There is a jade Guanyin and a Bagua mirror. You can call and ask."
Su Xiaofan also thought of this incident. The two magical artifacts that he cultivated to test the water were sold by Brother Gang to the old man of the Zhao family. The two pieces were sold for a total of 20 million.
"It turns out that my father's two magic weapons were bought from Zheng Dagang."
Zhao Zhengshan really knew about this, because the old man was very happy at that time, and even showed these two objects to Zhao Zhengshan.
Zhao Zhengshan believed Su Xiaofan, after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Then you can make me wear it for a girl."
"Uncle Zhao, the Jade Avalokitesvara received by the old man must be given to your daughter. Let me make you a Buddha. The men wear the Avalokitesvara and the women wear the Buddha. You keep the body protection for yourself."
"I'm at this age, and I don't cause trouble, so why should I protect myself?"
Zhao Zhengshan insisted: "If you let me choose, find me a magic weapon that girls can use, and I will send it to Yaoyao later."
"Okay, I'll go to Brother Gang to look for it, and I'll send it to you in a few days."
Su Xiaofan sighed, pity the hearts of parents in the world, if there are good things, they must be left to their children.
Su Xiaofan is a little annoyed when he thinks of this, they are both parents, so why is his father so unreliable.
Obviously a cultivator with money and wealth at his fingertips, he put on an appearance in front of him and his sister all day long to make ends meet.
Before Su Xiaofan was eighteen years old, he always thought that his father went out to sea because of poverty.
(end of this chapter)