Chapter 53: Fakes all over the floor, desperate Henry

While Li Yi and others were selecting, the stall owner probed: "Brother, what is the relationship between these two foreign friends and you?"

"friend!"

Seeing Li Yi pick up a bracelet in his hand, the stall owner hurriedly said: "Brother, to tell you the truth, this is the stuff of empresses in the Ming Dynasty palace, it is very rare!"

Li Yi took a look and said disdainfully: "Are you sure the ladies in the palace will bring this thing?"

"this"

"Brother, you said that even if you make a fake to make it look more like it, this thing has to be silver at last, right? What's the matter with you making some aluminum?" Li Yi complained. ReadМ

"Hahaha, this is not this, this is not it."

Seeing that Li Yi's eyes were attracted by a piece of jade pendant again, the stall owner continued his trick: "Brother, this piece of jade in your hand belongs to Lord Baylor in the Qing Dynasty!"

Li Yi looked at the crude jade plaque in his hand and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

How dare you say such a bad thing!

If those Baylor gentlemen in the Qing Dynasty wore this thing, would they still be called the Eight Banners disciples? It would be too cheap, right?

Weighing the jade token in his hand, Li Yi had a smile on his face and asked with a smile: "Brother, what is the price of this jade token?"

When the stall owner heard this, he felt happy!

But his expression was very calm. He coughed lightly and then said: "Brother, if you really want to take it, it will be three hundred yuan!"

Three hundred dollars?

Li Yi twitched the corners of his mouth fiercely. This ridiculous asking price was even worse than that old man!

After all, the old man only asked for a hundred yuan, but this kid set the price at three hundred yuan. Did he really think that he was being taken advantage of?

At this time, Henry walked out from behind Li Yi!

Of course he noticed the jade tablet in Li Yi's hand and thought it was something good, so he asked curiously: "Li, what is this jade tablet? Is it very valuable?"

Li Yi coughed slightly when he heard this, and then said: "He said that this jade tablet belongs to a Baylor from the Qing Dynasty. To understand it in your words, that is the Duke."

"The Duke's ornaments?"

"Well, so this boss asked me for three hundred!"

Hearing this, Henry's eyes suddenly lit up!

The asking price is three hundred. Isn’t this a good thing?

But casually, Li Yi poured a basin of cold water on Henry's head!

"Henry, if you think you have taken advantage of something, then I think you need to think about it carefully!"

"What's the meaning?"

Li Yi immediately said: "In fact, this thing is not the real Duke's item. In fact, it is just a modern handicraft. The price will not be higher than 20 shillings!"

"How is this possible? I think this piece of jade seems to have a sense of age!!" Henry said.

"Haha, this is called old craftsmanship!"

Then Li Yi pointed at the jade pendant and said: "Look, the texture of this jade plate is not formed by quenching at all, but machine-processed. You can tell it is fake at a glance!"

Hearing this, Henry's eyes instantly became a little incredible!

"Li... is actually fake?"

Li Yi knew what Henry meant, so he simply handed him the jade plaque in his hand and said: "The antique industry is very deep. Take this jade pendant as an example. It has many flaws. If you look closely, you can find the problems."

"First of all, the patina, well, it just doesn't feel dated. You can tell at a glance that it was made, not formed naturally. Secondly, the white lines on it are simply outlined by a machine. This is very obvious!"

Hearing this, Henry began to carefully observe the jade pendant in Qi Qi's hand, and then his eyes became gloomy!

What Li Yi said was absolutely correct. This jade plaque is all marked by machines and was not carved by hand at all!

And this small piece of cheap jade has a very low cost and is not worth three hundred yuan at all!

Henry silently returned the jade in his hand to Li Yi, then sighed and said, "Li, thank you, otherwise, I might really be fooled!"

After hearing Henry's words, Li Yi understood that Henry had never been exposed to antiques before and knew nothing about them.

Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as you don't understand, it will be easy!

Originally, Li Yi didn't know much, but he had many friends who had good business contacts before, and some of them were really used to this.

So when I occasionally chatted with Li Yi, I just told Li Yi some things about antiques.

In addition, many people have given Li Yi a lot of antiques, usually some porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, etc., but Li Yi was not very interested and had them all piled up in the warehouse.

Even so, Li Yi knows much more than these small vendors. This is a matter of vision. The more you see, the more you will understand. This is something you cannot envy.

Henry's eyes gradually became darker when he looked at the vendor.

However, he did not make any impulsive move. Instead, he looked at Li Yi again and said with a smile: "Li, let's go to the next one!"

Li Yi heard this, nodded with a smile, and then returned the jade token to the stall owner.

Taking Henry and Jason, they wandered to the center of the market, and finally found a truly good antique in front of a store.

Henry's eyes were also attracted by this strange thing.

"Li, what is this? It looks like a stove!"

Li Yi heard this and said with a smile: "This thing is called a tripod. If it is more complete, it will be a sky-high price!"

"Sky-high price, how much is it?"

"100,000 pounds, almost 1.1 million Dragon Yuan!"

"100,000 pounds?" Henry was also surprised. This price was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.

"This stove... is not... a tripod. Is there anything special about it?"

"Henry, the tripod is a symbol of the fortune of the ancient dynasty country. Ordinary people cannot own it at will. Therefore, the historical value is very high and it is very rare!"

Henry heard this and was immediately delighted!

But Li Yi's next words made him a little confused. He only heard Li Yi say lightly: "Of course, the premise is that what you buy is real!"

"Is this tripod real?"

"No, it's a fake, commonly known as a counterfeit!"

"Fake again?"

"Well, Henry, you can look around. Is the whole market full of this stuff? How can so many of the same type of things appear together? "

Henry looked around according to Li Yi's words, and indeed found that many stalls were placed with this kind of artifact called tripod, and immediately knew that what Li Yi said was true.

Suddenly, this handsome British guy who was holding a birthday gift for his grandfather had a little doubt in his heart. Can he really find a treasure with a real historical atmosphere in this vast fake?