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Chapter 388: Did you just smash the dragon-shaped jade pendant?
Mr. Lei looked at Lin Ran with a gloomy face: "Little friend, why do you call me a charlatan? What did I lie to you?"
He spread his hands to the crowd and said: "Everyone knows that I, Lei Jiangtao, help people identify for free. Even if I identify a rare treasure, I won't charge a penny."
"My friend, tell me, what kind of charlatan am I?"
The onlookers nodded. Mr. Lei indeed did not receive any money, and there was even a strange rule of only appraising seven cultural relics every day.
It can only be said that liars know people's hearts well. Mr. Lei pretended to be angry and helpless, and his words just now were also deliberately intended to gain sympathy from the people around him.
Because of his words, the onlookers nodded, and someone said: "Mr. Lei is scolded for free appraisals. Isn't this person an errand boy for a treasure appraisal company?"
Since Mr. Lei came to the local area first, he has already accumulated some reputation.
After seeing his appraisal skills, most people have no doubts about his identity as a master.
After his misfortune, I felt sympathy on the one hand, but also worried that Mr. Lei would no longer provide free appraisals after one incident.
It still costs a lot of money to find experts to identify cultural relics.
People usually side with their own interests.
As a result, the incited people began to curse Lin Ran.
"Little bastard, did you insult Master Lei?"
"A free appraisal is also a charlatan? Apologize to Master Lei immediately and get out of Sanhe Street."
"It's so shameless to talk nonsense!"
Mr. Lei pretended to be aggrieved on the surface, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
This look was caught by Lin Ran, and he sneered again.
Lin Ran naturally understood the rationale behind the mob.
In fact, Mr. Lei does have a certain level of appraisal.
Not every customer is a trustworthy person, but he only helps others to identify, and most of the results are false.
Due to the large number of cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty, there are many locals who understand literature and entertainment.
As long as you have seen Mr. Lei's appraisal several times, you will trust it, which is normal.
Some people have personally experienced Mr. Lei's appraisal, and the appraisal results obtained by the treasure appraisal firm are consistent.
So I also sided with Mr. Lei.
Lin Ran placed the red box he was carrying on the wooden table.
The moment they saw the box, everyone was stunned.
Because after reading the appraisal just now, most people were extremely impressed by the only genuine item among the seven cultural relics today, which was the dragon-shaped jade pendant from Chu State.
It's just that the person who appraised it doesn't seem to be Lin Ran?
The people around him calmed down after seeing the box, and their eyes were full of envy.
Mr. Lei was a little uneasy now.
He watched helplessly as Lin Ran opened the box and asked, "Little friend, where did you get this dragon-shaped jade pendant?"
"The person downstairs who just called you a liar sold it to me." Lin Ran sneered.
Lin Ran wanted to take away the dragon-shaped jade pendant and came to confront Mr. Lei. The man finally understood. He thought that Lin Ran and Mr. Lei were on the same team, and after defrauding the money, he wanted to defraud the goods back.
Therefore, Lin Ran remanded 100 yuan in the man's hands.
He is waiting outside the teahouse now.
Lin Ran asked loudly: "You said this is the dragon-shaped jade pendant of Chu State? Then can you explain what this dragon beard means?!"
Lin Ran's words were so loud that he was shocked by the entrustment brought by Mr. Lei.
Especially the young stall owner who was among the crowd was surprised as to why the dragon-shaped jade pendant was in Lin Ran's hands. He had clearly sold it to a fat man for 1000 yuan.
"Is there something wrong with Long Xu?" Mr. Lei asked pretending to be calm. He vaguely felt that Lin Ran saw the problem, but he didn't know what the specific problem was.
"Let me ask you, what is the difference in appearance between the dragons of the Warring States Period and the dragons of later generations?" Lin Ran asked with a sneer, "Or let me put it simply, do you know where the dragon totem of Chu State comes from?"
This is a topic that has not been thoroughly studied in current history. If you are an expert, you will definitely quote scriptures to assist your guesses.
However, in order to make others trust him, Mr. Lei concluded: "The dragon beard has no real meaning. The dragon totem of the Warring States Period originated from the Fuxi clan."
"Bullshit master." Lin Ran said unceremoniously, "You are just a charlatan who knows a little about appraisal."
What he just said has revealed that he has no basis in academic research at all.
Come as soon as you open your mouth.
Lin Ranzhi criticized the dragon-shaped jade pendant and said: "During the Warring States Period, dragons and birds were often paired to create jade ornaments."
"But this dragon-shaped jade pendant is simply a modern imitation."
"Because dragons from the Warring States Period could not carve dragon whiskers at all, let alone break their feet."
"The carving is okay, but the signs of wear and tear are too obvious."
"What's more..." Lin Ran took a step forward and said, "Even if it is a genuine dragon-shaped jade pendant, the auction price is only about 1000 yuan. Where are you going to sell it for two thousand yuan? Do you think it is the national jade seal?"
His words were both solemn and humorous, and the crowd around him listened with gusto.
Especially after the last words were spoken, the crowd burst into laughter.
Then the crowd began to whisper.
"What little brother said seems to make sense."
"Has the image of the dragon ever changed? I thought it had always been like this."
"Of course it's different. The earliest dragons still had wings."
There are still people here who know about cultural relics, but they were infected by the atmosphere at that time and did not think about it for a while.
Mr. Lei's face was solemn, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.
But he didn't panic, he just said with aggrieved face.
"My little friend, you may have an understanding of history, but you don't have a comprehensive understanding."
"You said this is a modern imitation with signs of distress. Do you have any evidence?"
"As for the changes in dragons, in fact, during the Warring States Period, dragons in some areas had beards. It was just inconvenient to carve, so there were relatively few products with beards."
He began to argue.
Regarding the debate on professional cultural relics, the surrounding people have become speechless.
The teahouse owner watched with interest. He stood up with a smile and said to Lin Ran: "Little brother, in fact, many of your opinions are based on personal opinions. If you can't provide evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult for everyone to be convinced!"
"Evidence? Of course there is." Lin Ran sneered, picked up the dragon-shaped jade pendant, and threw it directly to the ground.
There was a crisp sound, and the teahouse fell into silence again.
This is a priceless dragon-shaped jade pendant, and it was smashed like this? !