Chapter 0058 – Getting it
“Big brother you say this is polite, today this thing also have to thank you, this thing you like to keep it! Don’t mention what money is not money, I just found someone to see, these objects passed down from the family, just carving is better, with materials and so on are general, also worth a few hundred dollars, not a good thing, big brother, you don’t and I’m polite.”
The stall owner heard Zhuang Rui to buy, quickly waved his hand, the two ghosts translation just point four thousand zero dollars to him, this number is enough for him to set up two months of the stall, said nothing refused to ask for Zhuang Rui’s money, he had suspected that the family stayed at home these root carvings, will not be something good, a few days ago, but also with a few, to go to the market to look for specializing in miscellaneous old man to identify a. The expert gave appraisal results that made him feel that he is a good person.
The expert gave the identification results let him very frustrated, these things inside the earliest age, but also is the work of the Republic of China period, and the material is very general, are some water willow, pine roots and so on, is not an antique, the collection value is not big, get this conclusion, previously did not want to sell these old root carvings, he simply get the stall to set up today to sell, just he does not know, Zhuang Rui in the hands of this Maitreya Buddha root carvings. This Maitreya Buddha root carving, coincidentally, he did not take to identify one.
In modern society, rosewood has been extremely rare species of rare trees, this young man although adhering to the ancestors of the root carving skills, but for rosewood, he has never seen, that is, to his grandfather’s generation, also has not seen, so do not realize that their ancestors, actually still have this good object.
See what this young man said he refused to accept the money, Zhuang Rui also refused to take advantage of his cheap, their own eyesight to pick up leaks, that is their own skills, but accept the gifts of others for no reason, it is against his principles of being a human being, Zhuang mother educated him from childhood, taking advantage of small advantages to suffer a big loss, do not know that in the world, those who do pyramid schemes were cheated, doing business was cheated, most of which are some of the heart of the fluke, want to fight with the big small people, but Forgot the “heaven will not fall pie” this sentence.
And those liars are also grasping the psychology of these people, like the Pengcheng antique market, such as Daxiong, if Zhuang Rui did not have the eyes of the aura. And slightly understand Zheng Banqiao style words, after seeing that painting, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be moved.
“The rest here, are all your works, right?”
Zhuang Rui asked, pointing at a bamboo and rattan box that the young man was carrying in his hand, and he came up with an idea in his mind.
That stall owner scratched his head and laughed a little embarrassedly, “Hehehe, my craftsmanship is far worse than the old man at home, big brother, take a look.”
Zhuang Rui some funny, this young man is also thee honest point, opened his mouth to say that their own things are not good, which has such a business, no wonder he set up a stall for so long, this rosewood Buddha carving actually has not been seen, Zhuang Rui did not know that this root carving is the first time today to take out to sell, otherwise, the market inside the coming and going of so many people, but also can take his turn to pick up this leakage ah!
“Now will this craft not many people, are trying to save trouble, go directly to the handicraft factory to buy, like I do so a job, first of all, in the mind to repeatedly speculate, choose the image of the roots to determine the shape, and then to go through the shade, blowing baking, oil dipping, waxing, planing and so on a number of processes, in order to be able to come out of such an object, although the price is higher than some of those factory out of the durability. Much more.”
The young man said from the box took out a root carving, handed to Zhuang Rui, see someone to appreciate their own works, heart is also very happy, in the side to Zhuang Rui introduction.
Zhuang Rui took a look, these root carving works are palm size, carving is the twelve zodiac in the monkey stealing peaches, a big birthday peach above climbing a small yellow hairy monkey agile and cute, want to move the birthday peach, big birthday peach small monkey strong contrast, appears to be the whole picture of the interest of the carving, carving is exquisite, the appearance of the smooth and delicate, feel very good.
Root carving works are characterized by “seven points of heaven, three points of carving, natural interest” and this work from the selection of materials to the idea and then to the carving, are extremely excellent, Zhuang Rui heart this young man looks younger than himself on a few years old, the hands of the kung fu work is not bad.
“Such a work, how much do you sell one?” Zhuang Rui played with the monkey carving in his hand, out of the blue asked.
“This thing three or five days to do out, is to sell a couple hundred it! At this price, it’s still not selling well, and others are always comparing it to the ones made by machines.”
The young stall owner was a bit indignant, but there was nothing he could do about it, in a sense, modern technology has gradually eliminated some of the handmade practitioners.
“How many more do you have here in total? Is there a set of twelve Chinese zodiac signs?”
Zhuang Rui really liked these root carvings, these objects are very suitable no matter if they are given away or placed at home as decoration, when he returns to Zhonghai, he might as well give a few to the boss as well.
“Yes, there is a set, and a few scattered ones, there are still nineteen in total.”
This young man although very honest, but not stupid, after hearing Zhuang Rui’s question, also understand his meaning, so many things if he let him send, then he really can not afford to give up, so also did not say what like you take it and so on.
“This way! Your these root carvings I quite like, this nineteen plus this Maitreya Buddha root carving, I want, add up I give you five thousand dollars, you see okay?”
Zhuang Rui this is not charging a lot of money, just feel that this person is quite honest, give five thousand dollars of the price, but also has the meaning of compensation for him, alone that rosewood Maitreya Buddha handle, I’m afraid that if five thousand dollars dozens of times, which can not be said that Zhuang Rui hypocrisy, after all, this is the study of the eyesight of the work, Zhuang Rui this practice, anyone who also can not say a “no! “The word.
“Brother, do not need so much, you see today helped me so big favor, how can I charge you so much money!”
This young man heard Zhuang Rui’s words, some surprise, hand and foot said, he sold these things, just in the workmanship is more time-consuming, the capital is not to use a few, adding up to a hundred or ten dollars of material money, his usual business is good, but also a day to sell out three or four, now hear Zhuang Rui will be round, which for him is a big business.
“That’s it! I see your workmanship of these root carvings are very fine, I take back to friends store to sell look, if there is sales, I will come to Hefei to find your goods.”
Zhuang Rui did not explicitly say that these root carvings of the destination, but found an excuse to relieve the stall owner, but he was in the heart of the very shameless praise himself: “Others buy things to the low price, buddy twice is hard to give people money, this is how noble quality ah!”
Not waiting for the young man to push, Zhuang Rui directly from the jacket pocket pulled out the stack of money Liu Chuan stuffed to him, counted five thousand out, handed over, said: “Give me this bamboo rattan box! Otherwise I can’t really take it.”
The young man then Zhuang Rui handed over five thousand dollars, and then feel the pocket just that the two ghosts translation compensation of four thousand dollars, the stall was smashed instead of earning nearly ten thousand dollars, the young man stood there a bit at a loss for words, heard Zhuang Rui’s words, hastily will be open the box, the rosewood Maitreya Buddha handle and the monkey stealing peaches are loaded into the respectful hand over to the Zhuang Rui.
This box is exquisitely woven, with a handle on the lid and two nose buttons on the edges, which can be carried in the hand after it is fastened.
“Big brother, this is my home phone number, in the future when you come to Hefei, just call me!”
The young man borrowed a pen and paper from the management office, wrote his name and home phone number on it and handed it over to Zhuang Rui.
“Zeng Mingyi? Good, you this friend I made, next time to Hefei must bother you, just I temporarily live in Zhonghai, but there is no contact information, later settled down I call and then tell you! Okay, here also can’t use me, Director Wang, I’ll take my leave first.”
Zhuang Rui took the note and put it close to his body, then said to Zeng Mingyi and Director Wang of the management office, that the two ghosts translator is already completely admitted, and Director Wang with his half-assed English and foreigners are also quite talkative, there should be no repetition of this matter, Zhuang Rui look at the table, it is nearly four o’clock in the afternoon, and then spoke to the two to say goodbye.
Wang director of Zhuang Rui impression is also quite good, stood up to send him out of the door before turning back, Zhuang Rui carrying a bamboo box, but also do not have the heart to hang out again, look at the time is almost up, from his pocket to take out his cell phone, dialed the switchboard of the hotel Liu Chuan lived.