Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 111 Everyone thought she bought a fake ancient book

The day after Shen You got the drawings, he went to visit the folk master in Antique Street, who was the master who restored the Xiyuan wood carvings last time.

Of course, she wasn't stupid enough to take it as it was, so she scanned and printed a part of it first.

The shop owner looked at some of the drawings and immediately closed the door, saying nervously,

"Boss Shen, digging ancient tombs illegally is not allowed."

Shen You smiled calmly, "My studio cooperates with the Tibetan Museum. Is it necessary to do such a thing?"

"That's right." The boss nodded.

She was already wearing the only piece of fire-resistant cloth in the world, so it was impossible for her to take risks for such a small thing.

"Is this a big move by the Tibetan Museum?"

"No, I found an ancient book a few days ago and it mentioned something in it. I don't know if it's true or not, but I was curious, so I wanted to ask."

The boss nodded, and he also became interested. "It is true that there is no underground palace with this structure yet. It is quite interesting."

"According to the records in the data you mentioned, the original geographical conditions of this place are very difficult. It may not be easy to solve the problem. I will take a photo first and send you a message when I have a clue."

At this point, the master seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"You didn't buy a fake ancient book, did you? The terrain doesn't match ours."

This was one of the reasons why he dispelled his doubts.

I didn't expect that even someone with such a good vision like Boss Shen would fail sometimes.

"Fake?" Shen You pretended to be distressed. "I'm not very good at ancient books. I thought it was only a few thousand yuan and it was a rare copy, so I accepted it."

"Fortunately, the loss is not too great." The old master talked about what happened recently.

"You don't know, but the day before yesterday, someone who didn't know the value of a book brought a tattered book that fell apart when opened and sold it, saying it was an heirloom. In the end, someone picked it up at a bargain price and bought it for 100,000 yuan. The person was very happy."

"How much do you think that book is worth?"

Seeing his expression, Shen You also became interested, "How much?"

The old master sighed regretfully.

"Why didn't I buy it? The market price of that book is over a thousand. It's an official book published in the Ming Dynasty. It's an original copy. I don't need to tell you how much it's worth in modern times."

"The seller came to my door yesterday and wanted to buy it back at double the price. Who can give up something like this?"

Shen You was also shocked by the good luck of the person who found the bargain. The price difference was almost as much as her resale across dimensions.

The bookseller must be regretting this. As expected, those who are not familiar with the business will most likely get ripped off when dealing in antiques.

However, this kind of leak is rare, and it requires not only vision but also luck.

If she doesn't have that kind of luck, she might not come across the real thing even if she comes here every day, so she just goes shopping often.

Shen You stuffed the copy into her bag and after leaving the store, she stopped by the antique stall for a look.

When I went to the place where old books were sold, I did find some, all of which were from modern times and not very valuable.

Shen You went to the Tibetan museum again and met a master under the guidance of Professor Li.

She also knew the other party and had been to the studio's exhibition before.

After hearing her say that the picture was drawn according to ancient books, several professors looked at it carefully for a long time and found that it was similar to what the old craftsman in the antique street described.

Everyone thought she bought a fake book.

"It's strange. The book is fake, but the content inside is so rigorous." Tu Guangsong was puzzled.

"This situation is difficult to break, but it is worth thinking about," said another professor.

"You are interested in ancient books. I can accompany you to visit the stalls next time." Xu Jiayan said as he stood beside Shen You, "I also have a lot of ancient books and materials."

Shen You knew what he meant. If she asked him to go with her to the ancient book stall, she would not buy fakes.

She has to take responsibility for buying the fake book.

Professor Li also comforted her, "It's okay, it's normal to make mistakes. People who have worked in the antique street for most of their lives will make mistakes sometimes.

Although the book is fake, what you said is still worth studying, and your painting is also good." Shen You kept the smile after buying the fake ancient book, "I asked my friend to draw this."

With the support of these national team masters, we also have the support of folk masters from Antique Street.

She felt there was still hope.

The old emperor of Da Qi must live longer.

At noon, Shen You and Xu Jiayan went to their cafeteria to eat. Professor Li was supposed to come down with them, but he said he wanted to chat with Deputy Director Tu and sat down directly.

"What are your plans for the afternoon?" Xu Jiayan asked.

Shen You said without hesitation: "Go to the studio."

"I'm going to Nanhu later, too. How about we have dinner together tonight?"

Shen You thought about it and said, "Okay."

After work in the afternoon, I probably don’t want to cook for myself.

When Shen You arrived at Xiyuan, it was still early, so she brought a few boxes of afternoon tea from the fruit shop for everyone.

Take a break before doing anything else.

At this time, her contact in the county town sent a message, telling her something about those relatives.

Shen You immediately signed up a seven-day cruise tour for her parents who were taking a break, so that they could go out and relax.

The parents were very happy when they received the call.

"Xiaoyou, how about we go together? This time, mom and dad will pay, and you can keep the money for yourself."

"I'm busy lately, so you two should go. I've already paid. When you get to Haicheng, take a taxi to the meeting point hotel. The tour guide will be arranged later."

After Shen You hung up the phone, he sent the itinerary and the tour guide’s phone number.

This is a tour group organized by the same company as the tour guide I found when I went to the capital last time.

Since experiencing the outside world, my parents no longer worry about their relatives' trivial matters every day.

Originally, Shen You wanted to arrange for them to go out and play more, so he went a few days in advance to avoid being found.

The normal working time of the studio is 5:30. Shen You made sure that there was no one around and put the things that needed to be repaired into the storage compartment.

Taking it home to repair it will make the process faster.

The four people from the studio went to the restaurant with Xu Jiayan, and Shen You directly paid the studio's bill.

They have a lot of people here, and they can't ask the people from the cooperating museum to treat them.

Gu Shaoyu said he had something to do, so he ran away after dinner, taking the other two people with him.

Only Shen You and Xu Jiayan were left standing by the lake.

"There's a show going on in the teahouse right now. Do you want to go with us?" Xu Jiayan asked tentatively.

"I have something to do tomorrow, so I'd better not go." Shen You declined.

She has to receive the goods tomorrow, as Da Qi is still short of thermal clothes.

"Okay." Xu Jiayan responded disappointedly. As he walked towards the parking spot, he mustered up the courage to ask,
"What do you think about me?"

He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but some time ago, she was busy setting up the studio.

Shen You's expression paused for a moment, then she responded as usual, "Very well, he's a good friend."

Xu Jiayan stopped and asked implicitly, "Can we only be friends?"

"Yeah." Shen You turned around and nodded firmly.

"Is it because of my family?" he asked anxiously, wanting to say that the Xu family was not as strict as she thought, and that his grandfather also supported them being together.

"That's part of the reason, but mainly because I don't have any other ideas myself." Shen You said frankly.

She didn't dare tell anyone in the world about the existence of the shop, nor did she want others to find out.

(End of this chapter)