Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 57 Persian Carpet
Henry, Paul and others were also stunned by their uncle's actions.

The uncle walked towards Lin Yuan holding a clay doll.

"How about this treasure?" asked the uncle to Lin Yuan.

He called it a treasure because this clay doll was different from the others and was not "freshly baked". This kind of "standout from the crowd" naturally attracted his attention.

Not to mention Lin Yuan, even Qiao Yufan was speechless.

Can any piece of trash be called a treasure? This thing looks a bit old, but it can't be called a treasure, right?
"Uncle, why don't you take a closer look?" Lin Yuan said to him.

My uncle frowned slightly, then looked at the clay doll carefully. Finally, he saw "Made in China" on the base of the clay doll.

Ok!

"Maybe this is produced in Yiwu." Qiao Yufan said with a smile.

My uncle is really thick-skinned. He was able to handle this little situation well and even said, "Even a good horse can stumble, and even an expert can make mistakes..."

Good fellow! Do you call yourself a wise man and an expert?

However, the word "expert" is not a compliment in China nowadays!

In front of us, there is a small shop specializing in selling blankets, and there is a carpet at the door of the shop.

When passing by, Lin Yuan suddenly stopped, turned around and walked into the shop. The others were a little surprised, but did not ask and followed behind.

Lin Yuan stood on the blanket and held his ground.

That's right!

This blanket is a treasure and is worth a lot of money.

At this time, an Indian lady came out and invited Lin Yuan and others into the store, speaking English with a hint of curry.

Henry stepped forward to deal with the old lady.

The uncle also noticed that his nephew had set his eyes on the blanket at the door.

"Is it a treasure?"

Lin Yuan nodded slightly: "How can we get it better?"

The store doesn't want new blankets, but used ones. Even a fool would know there's something fishy going on! When the time comes, they'll just take it for appraisal, and he won't have anything to do with it.

The uncle almost laughed out loud. His nephew was capable but his methods were a little immature, or he was too embarrassed to do so.

"Isn't this easy? Watch me."

After saying that, my uncle cried out "Ouch" and fell to the ground. If you don't look carefully, you might think he was tripped by the blanket.

My uncle climbed up while rubbing his waist, picked up the blanket with one hand and threw it outside, as if to vent his anger.

Aunt Ada didn't dare to say anything for a moment, for fear of taking responsibility. Now it was nothing more than losing an old blanket. As long as the man didn't cause trouble for her store, it didn't matter.

In fact, when her uncle tripped just now, his bones made a crackling sound, which scared her.

Li Qiushui and others: "..."

It has to be my uncle!

For this performance, the Oscars owe him a golden statue.

The audience in the live broadcast room was stunned by the uncle's operation, and then burst into laughter.

Lin Yuan also knew how to cooperate, and he just bought a new blanket in the store and left. Of course, when he walked out, he didn't forget to take the "old blanket" with him.

Now, Auntie Ada was also satisfied, and everyone was happy.

Everyone then realized that the style of this "old blanket" was completely different from those sold in the store.

"Brother Lin, what's the story behind this carpet?" Huo Qingtong asked. The carpet in front of him had countless patterns, which made him dazzled.

Even my uncle, an old hand, couldn’t figure it out. Are there also rare varieties of carpets? Are there people who collect them?

"Persian carpets, have you heard of them?" Lin Yuan asked them.

Li Qiu Shui and others shook their heads in unison.

I've heard of Persia, but when the word "carpet" is added, it becomes a bit niche.

"Persian carpets are very famous. You can check it out." Lin Yuan said to them.

This kind of carpet has enjoyed a high reputation internationally since ancient times and is loved by people all over the world for its excellent texture, simple and elegant patterns and exquisite craftsmanship.

One of its main features is that its dyes are extracted from natural plants and minerals, the dyeing will not fade over time, and the composition is composed of abstract plants, Islamic texts and geometric patterns.

People who know the business should know that Persian carpets, as a result of integrating into the ancient Persian civilization, have gradually evolved into an art form and have become rare art treasures.

Not only are Persian carpets indispensable to many paintings, furniture and fashionable decorations, but in the West they are even regarded as art on the ground, and it is believed that there is no work of art that can add more brilliance to a room than Persian carpets.

It is said that many palaces, famous buildings, mansions and art galleries and museums around the world collect Persian carpets as treasures.

When Li Qiu Shui and others checked, they were shocked.

It is incredible that some Persian carpets are sold at auction for tens of millions of dollars.

To be honest, when they looked down at the carpet that Lin Yuan had bought, they didn't think it was that beautiful. It was covered with all kinds of geometric patterns, and they really couldn't appreciate it.

"This carpet doesn't look very good, does it?" Li Qiu Shui said weakly.

She is really afraid that others will criticize her for being superficial.

Lin Yuan said: "These patterns should be the patterns of the tiles in the mosque."

As far as he knows, the patterns of Persian carpets are mainly taken from the living environment and customs of the local people. They believe in Islam, and the patterns of carpets are mostly taken from the beautiful tiles of mosques, stone carvings of palaces, natural scenery, birds and animals, etc.

Therefore, Lin Yuan guessed that the geometric patterns on the carpet should be elements that appeared in a mosque and were moved here.

In fact, the patterns of Persian carpets can be divided into two categories, one is straight line geometric patterns, and the other is landscape, floral, and animal patterns.

The picture in front of me is obviously the former.

All decorative patterns of this type of carpet are composed of vertical lines, horizontal lines and diagonal lines, which are repeated to form a central pattern.

"If this is a real Persian carpet, how much would it be worth?" Henry asked curiously.

Lin Yuan explained: “Generally speaking, this type of carpet is mostly woven in nomadic tribes and villages far away from towns, so the patterns are relatively primitive.

The weaving of nomadic tribes and villages has a much lower artistic content. You all know what rural people know about art, right? And the things they make are also a little rough.

Therefore, its value would be lower, probably just a few hundred thousand dollars!"

Hundreds of thousands of dollars is considered low?
Everyone was speechless.

Do you want to hit people like this?

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?

However, compared to some Persian carpets that cost tens of millions of dollars, it is indeed much lower, not just a little lower.

"Paul, where are you going?"

Suddenly, everyone noticed that Paul turned around and left.

Only Henry, who knew him well, knew that the guy must have seen a similar carpet just now, so he rushed back and planned to take it away.

Sure enough, everyone soon saw Paul chasing after them with a blanket in his hand.

(End of this chapter)