Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 35 Preparing to go to the auction
When the snacks came, Shen You curiously tasted the ancient osmanthus cake.

I wouldn’t say it’s bad, it just makes my throat a little choking.

The taste is not as good as the modern improved ones, nor is it as delicate.

The tea is good.

She asked, "Do you sell tea here?"

"Yeah." Wen Zhi nodded.

Shen You immediately found the shop assistant and bought a pound of tea.

"The flower-making process is almost over." The experience card is also about to expire.

Shen You looked across at the person sitting there who was the scenery, and said seriously,

"You must have another purpose for coming to my shop."

Wen Zhi raised the corner of his lips, "Yes, you have to make sure whether the business you do will affect the stability of the world itself."

"It's confirmed. No problem, unless you go back to ancient times to get nuclear bombs and guns."

Shen You had three question marks in her mind, "You really think highly of me."

Can she get those things?

"My store also has rules. I won't sell things that cannot be traded."

Shen You saw that it was almost time and was ready to go back. Under Wen Zhi's puzzled look, she opened the snakeskin bag and put all the bags in it.

She was dressed like a gentle ancient woman, but in her hand she was holding a woven bag that seemed to be on a different level.

".It's not like I can't help you find something."

Wen Zhi also guessed that she probably couldn't come to Da Qi at any time.

Shen You shook her head and said, "I have to enjoy the purchase myself."

The entire street is filled with objects inherited from ancient times, every brick and tile, and they are of great significance to someone studying her profession.

"Let's go." Shen You said, and then counted down silently.

The experience card time is reset to zero.

The scene in front of her eyes suddenly disappeared, and when she opened her eyes again, she was standing in her yard carrying a snakeskin bag.

Shen You couldn't wait to push the door open, enter the store, turn off the rabbit light first, and then take out the goodies from the bag.

If they are put into different categories, the head ornaments and wooden carved boxes have a market and can be sold at a good price, and they are not as eye-catching as the treasures traded previously.

Many of the remaining ones are of her own interest and she has no plans to sell them.

Silk products can provide a glimpse into ancient techniques and can also help restore ancient artifacts that have been torn into pieces.

Yesterday she had some free time and went to the Tibetan Museum, where Professor Li talked to her about the ancient silk weaving techniques.

It would be good for her to help them, too.

Ordinary antique dealers cannot afford so many precious antiques, but it would be reasonable if they were collectors with accumulated experience in the circle.

Shen You took out the box containing pearls and put them on the phoenix hairpin first.

It took more than an hour to inlay one place.

In the next few days, Shen You didn't even open the store, and [Da Qi] also let the system hang up a sign.

She needs to speed up the restoration because there's news of an auction from the Collectors Association.

In the Xilu study.

It is a garden preserved from ancient times. It is sometimes open to the public and has a special area for auctions.

Those who come to participate are basically people from the circle, and those from outside need internal referrals.

Shen You asked about it. Although she had no qualifications, she had the title of having donated Ru kiln porcelain, so she could send her items for auction.

It needs to be checked by an appraiser to confirm that it is genuine and valuable enough to be auctioned there.

The commission is determined by the transaction price.

The commission for cheap items is up to 20%, while for expensive items it is 10%.

She had to bring the things over before the auction, so she had to finish Gu Shaoyu's matter quickly.

Li Heng sent Liu Zheng to the shop again, but it was still closed.

"Perhaps Manager Shen has something to deal with recently, so he left a letter to suspend business."

Seeing that His Highness was in a bad mood, Liu Zheng said, "This time, Manager Shen has set the next opening time for five days later." Li Heng stopped holding the pen.

Although he didn't say anything, Liu Zheng had been with him for quite some time, so how could he not notice anything?

"Your Highness, about the Zhao family..." Liu Zheng hesitated to speak.

The women who were sent to the mansion were easy to deal with, but if you wanted the Zhao family to take sides, you had to make a statement.

He didn't dare to say how a capable woman like Manager Shen would be willing to stay in the Da Qi Palace.

Li Heng raised his eyes, as if he had seen through Liu Zheng's unspoken words.

"You can say whatever you want to say."

Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke, "Your Highness seems unhappy since the temple fair that day."

"Your Highness, you are a little different to Manager Shen."

That day, His Highness went to Manager Shen's shop first.

Later, people were suddenly sent to check the teahouse and restaurant across the bridge. The shopkeeper Shen and a handsome man were very recognizable.

When he heard that the two of them had gone to a teahouse together and had the best viewing seat, His Highness's face did not look very good.

Not to mention that the man’s identity information was not found afterwards.

Li Heng smiled silently, "Yes."

He had never seen a woman like that before, so it was normal for him to be attracted to her.

As long as she has her help, it doesn’t matter whether the Zhao family supports her or not.

After another day and night of hard work, I finally repaired the hairpin.

I called and told Gu Shaoyu to come pick it up the next morning.

After receiving the news, Gu Shaoyu immediately turned down all invitations to go out for drinks, for fear of missing work in the morning.

The next day, Shen You made herself a bowl of noodles and waited for Gu Shaoyu and the others to arrive.

The appointment was for 10 o'clock, and Gu Shaoyu arrived on time. His sister arrived at 10:, and brought a man in his thirties with her, saying that he was an expert and could help take a look.

When Gu Shaoyu arrived, he apologized to Shen You and said that he would be late because his sister had something to do.

Shen You didn't say anything, she was not in a hurry.

But the expert, as soon as he came in, looked around her shop and said that all the bottles on the shelves were fake.

"Yeah, that's fake. Didn't you see that's Paige next to it?"

Shen You's words choked the man into silence.

When everyone arrived, she took out the box directly.

"It's exactly the same as before!" Gu Shaoyu gave Shen You a thumbs up, "Your craftsmanship is amazing!"

Gu Yue, who was originally skeptical, also exclaimed when he saw the hairpin.

After the thing was broken into pieces like that, she originally thought it would be good enough if it could be repaired almost completely, and its value would definitely be greatly reduced.

I didn't expect it could be restored so perfectly.

Although I still feel a little uncomfortable with what Cao Xianpeng said: it can be repaired for 10 yuan.
But she also thanked him politely, "Thank you, Miss Shen."

Cao Xianpeng, who claims to be an expert, put on gloves and looked at it with a magnifying glass.

He was a little bit unconvinced. He had seen photos of broken things, so how could they be repaired so well?

Could it be that someone was asked to make a high-quality fake?
Nowadays, counterfeiting technology is already very advanced, and it can be done with just a few tens of thousands of dollars of gold.

That's for sure.

"Something seems a little wrong to me," Cao Xianpeng said.

Shen You sneered, "Okay, tell me what's wrong."

"If it was the original antique hairpin, there would always be some marks on the broken part after repair, but I don't see any on this one."

What he said was clear and logical.

Hearing this, Gu Yue's expression changed slightly.

She saw that it was her original one, but after all, Cao Xianpeng was an expert.

Antiques are a one-time transaction. In other words, as long as she takes the item out of the store, she has to recognize it herself even if it is fake.

(End of this chapter)