Seeing through stones, the awakening of superpowers

"This is a large silver ingot worth 50 taels. Look at the luster, the condition, and the mark. The price is really not expensive."

"This one costs 30, and this one costs 50. You see, these two are much worse than the first one in terms of quality and longevity."

The boss saw Colonel Lin touching the silver ingot again and again and thought he was very interested, but in fact he was absorbing its white light.

These three silver ingots all have a rich white light, but if you think about it, the people who could own such a large silver ingot in ancient times were probably not ordinary people.

In fact, there are many counterfeit silver ingots, because the profit is very high, and it is difficult to identify the age of silver ingots. The material composition is the same, the shape and printing are the same, and even the gloss of the coating can be made very similar, which makes it very difficult. It is difficult to distinguish which one is from ancient times and which one is made now.

The boss couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw Lin Xiao holding a silver ingot and didn't let go. He thought he was carefully distinguishing the authenticity.

I spent a lot of money to recover these three silver ingots. If I make a mistake, I will suffer a big loss.

Principal Lin looked at the silver ingots for a while, and was not satisfied until all three were absorbed.

Later, Schoolmaster Lin came to Guyu’s counter again.

Ancient people were different from modern people. In ancient times, any good-looking stone could be called jade, and due to backward mining technology, there were very few truly high-quality jade stones. Like many so-called ancient jades, when viewed by modern people, they look like they were carved from ordinary stone and are not beautiful at all. But even so, jade was not something ordinary people could own in ancient times.

Principal Lin looked at the ancient jade counter and found that there were quite a few real ancient jades inside. The white light was quite rich, but the appearance was not flattering, and the quality of some jade was not as good as marble. This made Lin Xiao, who was used to seeing jade, a little uncomfortable. Can such a stone be called jade?

"Boss, how much is this?"

Principal Lin asked deliberately pointing to a jade that looked good. It was a piece of blue and white jade, a modern handicraft.

"This one costs eight hundred."

This price is not bad, usually this small brand of blue and white jade only sells for a few hundred.

"What about this piece?"

Principal Lin pointed at a gray ancient jade and asked:

"This one, this one is more expensive, [-]."

This piece is a real ancient jade. It seems that this boss is really honest. If it is new, he will quote the new price, and if it is genuine, he will quote the genuine price.

"What about this piece?"

Principal Lin asked again, pointing to a white jade sign with a slight tinge of color.

"This is two thousand and five dollars."

When Principal Lin heard the price, could he still find something missing in the antique city today?

This is a trapezoidal plaque with simple carvings. It is also the one with the richest white light among all ancient jades. It is definitely an antique.

But the boss actually only sells the jade carvings at the price of modern ones, which shows that he doesn't think they are antiques.

Colonel Lin picked out all the ancient jades that he liked. When the boss saw Lin's attitude, he was also an expert on ancient jades. Most of the ones he picked were real ancient jades, so he didn't dare to neglect them and immediately brought a handful. Let Principal Lin sit and choose the chair.

School Lin inquired about the prices of several pieces of ancient jade and found that except for two pieces, the prices of the rest of the ancient jade were not high. They were generally within one hundred thousand, and some were even less than ten thousand.

You know, some ancient jades are worth thousands of dollars in terms of materials alone.

It stands to reason that in ancient times, ancient jade could only be owned by high-ranking officials and literati. Unexpectedly, its performance in the antique market was average.

"The price of these ancient jade is not high."

Principal Lin couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, the ancient jade market is like this now. The price has never been booming. Logically speaking, jade is a good thing. In ancient times, it was not something that ordinary people could have. Look at a piece like this, even if it is carved now. It’s worth 3000 yuan, so [-] yuan isn’t much. Think about the appearance of those ancient porcelains. In modern times, they only cost tens of yuan, and they can easily sell for hundreds of thousands or millions. So ancient porcelain The appreciation potential of jade is huge, so we must seize the opportunity.”

After hearing this, the boss immediately began to brag, saying that the value of ancient jade was seriously underestimated and would definitely increase in value in the future, and advised Lin Xiao to start early. However, what he said still made some sense.

“Why can’t the price of ancient jade rise?”

Colonel Lin really doesn’t understand this aspect.

When the shop owner saw Principal Lin asking this question, he really gave Principal Lin a hard time. Let’s say he doesn’t understand antiques, but he has a very good eye. Let’s say he understands antiques, but he doesn’t seem to know a lot about antiques.

"The price of ancient jade is low. One reason is that the market recognition is not enough, and no one is hyping it. The other point is the quality problem. They are all jade. The quality of modern jade worth a few thousand yuan is inferior to the jade in the ancient palace. Flowers are more expensive. Why buy expensive ones when you can buy better ones with less money?”

After listening to the boss's explanation, Schoolmaster Lin felt that it made sense.

For Lin Xiao, ancient jade is indeed a good thing, because the white light of most ancient jade is relatively rich, so he absorbs it in turn.

After a long time, Colonel Lin pointed to the patch of white light he had seen the most intensely and said:

"Boss, I want this 2000 yuan."

Principal Lin couldn't understand the jade, but the white light on it was very strong. The owner must have been of extraordinary origin, and the price of 2000 yuan must have been a steal.

"Okay, handsome guy, I see you are also a cheerful person."

Seeing that Lin Xiao had been choosing for a long time and finally chose a piece of modern jade, the boss was a little disappointed:

"Hey, you see what I said, right? Brother, you have so many ancient jades and you didn't choose. You chose this new piece. The quality of this new piece is indeed much better than these ancient jades, and the price is much cheaper. Unless you are interested in ancient jades, Jade has special preferences, and most people really wouldn’t choose ancient jade.”

Schoolmaster Lin was very satisfied. This was obviously a genuine piece of ancient jade, but the boss couldn't identify it, so he had to take advantage of it.

In terms of quality, this piece of ancient jade is really good. Of course, it is much inferior to today's top-grade Hetian jade, but it is still considered superior among ancient jade.

"This piece of ancient jade is very good. I see you look happy."

Lu Xiaojia was a little curious. In her opinion, this piece of jade did look more pleasing to the eye than most other ancient jades. It could at least be called jade.

"It should be fine. It's just a mistake. The boss sold it to me as a modern handicraft, but I think it's an antique."

"Yeah, let me take a look."

Lu Xiaojia took the piece of ancient jade and looked left and right, but couldn't see any difference from modern jade carvings.

"How much can this piece sell for?"

"I really don't know how much it costs, but it is an ancient jade. I think it looks good. I can keep it and wear it myself."

"What about those ancient coins? It's not like they were picked up, but I heard that many ancient coins are not valuable in the first place."

"Well, ancient coins are not valuable. I thought they were cheap, so I bought them to study."