Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 55: The Coveted Incense Burner

"If I wasn't worried, I wouldn't have looked for Miss Shen and waited for a few days."

Mr. Zhang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Professor Li's anxious look to protect his child.

"This isn't the first time you've come here today. If you have any questions, we're all here so we can talk. When you heard that you were coming to Boss Shen's place, you must have been very happy."

Yes, it was also Professor Li’s first time to visit Shen You’s shop.

As soon as he entered the door, he started praising the beautiful decoration of the yard and the well-maintained flowers. When he got inside, he even looked at the incense burner on the table for a long time.

Not only Professor Li, but also Mr. Zhang and appraiser Wu Zhiyuan were looking at this jade incense burner.

This is really beautiful, and every carved pattern is so vivid that you can't help but blink.

Wu Zhiyuan thought again of the set of stationery at the previous auction.

Is this Miss Shen a jade tycoon? !

Not only did she have a jade screen and a jade inkstone, she also had an incense burner, and she just put such a nice incense burner on display for use.

And that teapot is really exquisite.

It was also because Boss Huo was not there this time, otherwise he would definitely have recognized that Shen You had changed to a different style of sweet white glaze.

After confirming that the box containing the ancestral antique phoenix crown was handed over to Shen You, Wu Zhiyuan spoke first.

"Miss Shen, are you selling this incense burner?"

"I was just about to ask that." Mr. Zhang put down his teacup and said, "But Boss Shen has already put them in the shop and is using them. He probably won't be planning to sell them anytime soon."

Shen You smiled and nodded.

Knowing that a big name in the collecting circle is coming to the shop, we must bring out some things to show off.

She herself likes this jade-carved incense burner very much. It is the most exquisite one and is used with the finest agarwood.

She usually uses ordinary ones.

Wu Zhiyuan sighed with regret when he saw this.
"Miss Shen, if you come up with this incense burner in the future, you must contact me."

Then he handed over the business card.

"Okay." Shen You agreed with a smile.

"Boss Shen has a lot of good things here. I've never tasted such fragrant tea anywhere else." Mr. Zhang added.

"That's right. The old curator drank it once, and then he came to my office every day to pull out my tea leaves." Professor Li snorted.

Mr. Zhang looked at Shen You, asking if there was anything else he could show everyone. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t for sale, as long as people could see it.

And this tea, can you sell some of it?

Shen You agreed. It’s the same in any circle. Only those with strength have the right to speak.

In the collectors' association, collections represent strength.

"Wait a moment."

After hearing what she said, the big names in different fields of the three circles all showed expectant expressions.

Shen You went upstairs and took out the things that he had put in the safe in advance.

A jade crown and lacquerware plate.

It was fine when they saw the jade crown, as everyone knew that Shen You had a lot of jade artifacts. But when they saw the lacquerware, the three of them stared at it intently.

Professor Li wore gloves and observed very carefully.

"This is a rare workmanship. It looks like the late Song Dynasty style and is in very good condition. Is it from the Ming or Qing Dynasty?"

Shen You nodded.

"It seems that Mr. Shen prefers antique-style objects from the Ming and Qing dynasties." Mr. Zhang thought that the porcelain he had last time was from the same period.

There is no more exquisite lacquerware in his private collection than this plate.

Shen You smiled and said, "I want to collect older things, but they are not easy to come across, or if I do come across them, they are not well preserved." This is true. The three masters agreed with what she said.

The older the antiques are, the harder they are to collect, and there are even fewer that are well preserved.

The most popular antiques on the market are those from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and royal craftsmanship is also worth a lot of money.

Take this lacquerware of hers for example. The starting price was 800 yuan, and you’d be lucky if you could buy it for 1,500 yuan.

After seeing this display, Mr. Zhang was so envious that he couldn't walk anymore. He joined the reservation and purchase queue, saying that if Shen You wanted to buy it, he could contact him at any time.

"Don't let anyone trick you into selling these things."

Professor Li gave instructions with concern, his eyes clearly looking at Mr. Zhang, fearing that Shen You would suffer a loss.

"I know, don't worry." Shen You replied with a chuckle.

Mr. Zhang suggested going to a nearby restaurant for a quick meal, and before leaving, he spent 30,000 yuan to buy 200 grams of tea at a friendly price.

After the meal, Mr. Zhang arranged to take Professor Li back home. Before parting, Professor Li did not forget what he had said last time about inviting Shen You to his home for dinner.
Professor Li knew that this repair order would require some effort, so he decided to do it after this matter was completed.

Shen You returned to the shop and opened the [Da Qi] plane.

Liu Zheng should come to share the money today.

Under the eaves, the rain chains swayed gently, and water droplets rolled down into the fish tank.

Shen You placed peeled soft-seeded pomegranates and golden pillow durian on the table, opened his tablet and watched the commentary videos of Xiao Shuai, Xiao Mei and Sang Biao, waiting leisurely.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Zheng came with a happy face.

"We made a thousand taels more than we expected!"

Liu Zheng put down the tea and fabrics he had purchased for Shen You and continued,

"There isn't much tea left in the teahouses in Beijing from the pre-Qingming period, so I brought these with me."

Shen You nodded to show her understanding. Good tea can only be made from the tenderest buds. Not only does the picking time have requirements, it is also very labor-intensive, and the quantity is limited.

It’s already great that Liu Zheng can buy these.

"And these three pieces of cloth are made from the best weaving techniques in the cloth shop. If you want better ones, you can only get the kind given as rewards from the palace."

Shen You took a look and said, "This will do."

The price of this kind of cloth in Da Qi was 30 taels of silver, which would be equivalent to 4 yuan in exchange.

She had already asked the owner of the tailor shop, and the price of the fabric she brought last time was calculated by square foot, which was shockingly expensive.

It turns out that the fabric for making a set of clothes costs more than 100,000 yuan, and this is still the medium consumption level in the store.

Excluding the silver spent on purchases, Shen You still got more than 6,000 taels, nearly 10 million. This deal was extremely profitable, as the snacks only cost a few thousand yuan.

Speaking of fabrics, Liu Zheng lowered his voice and said, "A big event happened in the capital the day before yesterday. It seems to be related to the fire-proof fabric."

Shen You paused, thinking of the previous agreement, and felt vaguely that this matter might have something to do with him.

"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.

"I don't know the details. The Saint hasn't attended court for two days, and I don't know what the alchemists in the palace are doing. That's why Your Highness couldn't come today."

Hearing this, Shen You didn't ask any more questions.

It couldn't be that Wen Zhi rushed into the Da Qi Palace and snatched things from the old emperor?
Liu Zheng looked at the table. He recognized the pomegranate, but what was that yellow thing that smelled bad?
Can this thing be eaten?

Noticing the doubt in his eyes mixed with a hint of stupidity, Shen You took a few pomegranates from the box and handed them to him.

"Would you like to try it? This pomegranate is different from the ones you have." She then used the plastic cover as a plate and passed a piece of durian flesh to him.
“This is also a kind of fruit.”

Following Shen You's gaze, Liu Zheng opened the pomegranate and tasted it, his eyes widened.

"So sweet! So juicy, and the seeds inside are so different! I've never tasted such a delicious pomegranate!"

　There is another chapter tonight~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)