The bowl felt cool to the touch and had a uniform texture, with an excellent hand feel. Lin Yue turned over the bottom of the bowl, furrowed his brow, and found that there was no signature on it. Generally, those without signatures were not very expensive, but Lin Yue's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he thought to himself that maybe he could really pick up a bargain.

  Lin Yue carefully examined the glaze on top, which was smooth and pure in quality, with a light blue color that was even and elegant, like a clear blue sky. Lin Yue didn't have much knowledge of antiques, but he had heard from an expert before that this type of glaze was created during the Kangxi period and was known as "Tianlan Glaze", a high-temperature glaze color.

  Although he had a few points of faith in his heart, Lin Yue's eyebrows furrowed even tighter. On the one hand, he was worried about the money in his pocket, although he wanted this bowl, but the price of this bowl must not be cheap. Secondly, it was also for the middle-aged man to see, convenient for negotiating the price later.

  "Little brother, how are you feeling?" The middle-aged man saw Lin Yue furrowing his brow, and his heart suddenly tightened, but on the surface he was still smiling and asking.

  "The quality is good, but there's no signature! Without a signature, nobody knows what era it's from." Lin Yue furrowed his brow and turned the bottom of the bowl towards the middle-aged man.

  "Little brother, this is indeed the sky blue glaze of Kangxi's year. One look and you can tell it's from the Kangxi period." It seems that the middle-aged man knows a lot, and the people selling things on this street are all connoisseurs, trying to deceive them won't be easy.

  Lin Yuezong shook his head and said, "The sky blue glaze is not necessarily from the Kangxi period. There are also Yongzheng and Qianlong periods. The sky blue glaze of the Kangxi period has a light color, while that of the Yongzheng period is slightly deeper. In the Qianlong period, the glaze is slightly yellowish-green in color. Look at the color of this bowl, it's very deep and seems to be a single plate without any lively colors. I think it's possible that it's from the late Qing dynasty or even the Republic of China period. I've heard that Jingdezhen can now produce such bowls with high craftsmanship. This bowl looks so new, it's probably an imitation."

  Lin Yue said that the middle-aged Hanzi's face was getting uglier, and his smile gradually solidified. But Lin Yue hadn't finished speaking yet, he pointed to a place on the rim of the bowl and said: "There is a small crack here, it has penetrated inside, this is very similar to when firing, the fire time wasn't controlled well, it's burnt."

  The middle-aged man looked carefully at the place where Lin Yue pointed, and indeed, there was a crack. He hadn't seen it when he bought it. Hearing Lin Yue say so, the smile on the middle-aged man's face had already disappeared, and his original calmness was gone.

  Actually, Lin Yue didn't understand anything about antiques. His speech was completely based on what he heard from an expert evaluating a fake product that day. He simply applied it and added his own imagination to improvise a passage. Unexpectedly, he really fooled the middle-aged man. The small crack was indeed seen by him himself, and for some reason, he could see things very clearly now, and even the smallest details couldn't escape his eyes.

  Seeing the middle-aged man's expression, Lin Yue knew he had already deceived him successfully, then continued to add fuel to the fire, saying: "So, this bowl is probably a fake, and it's possible that I'm just not seeing things clearly. You'd better keep it for yourself." As he spoke, he turned to leave.

  "Brother, you really have a good eye for things. I also felt that something was off when I bought this bowl. I didn't expect to be cheated by that farmer who looked so honest. Brother, if you want it, I won't argue with you over the price. How about 600 yuan?" The middle-aged man hastily said as Lin Yue was about to leave.

  Lin Yuxin was secretly delighted, although he didn't dare to confirm whether the bowl was genuine or not. However, judging from what that master said, it's probably 80% likely to be genuine, and he really managed to pick up a bargain.

  "Six hundred?" Lin raised an eyebrow, slightly furrowed his brow and said: "Six hundred is too much, this bowl is worth at most two hundred yuan. My family happens to be short of a incense burner, this bowl is not bad, if it's okay for two hundred yuan, I'll take it."

  As soon as he said this, Lin Yue cursed in his heart. Two hundred yuan for a bowl of incense, I'm burning my own money!

  "Two hundred yuan is too little, right?" The middle-aged man looked bitter and said: "I spent 500 yuan to buy this bowl, brother, you can't let me lose money, take the 500 yuan."

  Lin Yue shook his head and said, "Five hundred is too much. There are so many people on this street who know their stuff, and for two hundred yuan, nobody might even want this bowl." As he spoke, Lin Yue was about to leave when his eyes suddenly darted towards the stone that one of the vendor's feet was pressing down on the stall mat. His heart skipped a beat, and a glimmer of incredulous light flashed in his eyes.

  Lin Yue was really leaving this time, the middle-aged man hastily said: "Brother, brother, don't go, 300, 300 yuan, this is my lowest price, if it's still not okay, then please leave."

  "Three hundred yuan? Lin Yue thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Three hundred is three hundred, but boss, my family lacks something to pad the table legs. Can you also give me that broken thing, it's just right."

  Following the direction of Lin Yue's pointing, the middle-aged man saw the stone he had found to press the stall. This several-jin-heavy stone was used to support his left leg? Are you kidding me?

  I don't know what Lin Yue thought, but the middle-aged man was happy to do a favor and sent the stone together with Lin Yue. He also told him to come often to his place to look at goods, saying that he had good stuff here.

  Lin Yue nodded in response and then excitedly left with the bowl and stone.

  After Lin Yue left, the middle-aged man hummed a tune and picked up a stone from the side to press on the corner where the original stone was pressed. He said confidently to himself: "A bowl that was bought for 50 yuan can be resold for 250 yuan, if it weren't for this kid being quite knowledgeable, I might have made a big profit from him. Nowadays, newbies are the ones who get ripped off."

  He said with a pleased hum.

  Lin Yue walked not far, but found an old man with white hair and a peaceful appearance had been watching him, to be exact, watching the bowl in his hand. Lin Yue took a look at the old man's clothes and saw that he was either rich or noble, he hadn't seen him on this Jade Stone Street before, indicating that he was from somewhere else.

  "Hey young man, can I take a look at the bowl in your hand?" The old man said with a smile towards Lin Yue and Shan.

  Lin Yue saw that the old man didn't seem to want to take the bowl and run, so he happily agreed, thinking that maybe the old man was a superior person after all.

  The old man took the bowl and examined it carefully, finally looking at the signature on the bottom of the bowl. He then handed it to Lin Yue, smiling and saying: "Young man, your eyes are not bad, this magpie welcomes peach blossom bowl is a rare piece, from the late Kangxi period of Qing dynasty, worth collecting!"

  Lin Yue was overjoyed when he heard the old man say this, and he didn't expect to have stumbled upon a treasure. He had originally thought that even if he bought a high-quality imitation, it would still be worth the money for the experience, but he hadn't expected it to be a genuine antique. He couldn't believe his luck at having stumbled upon such a valuable find. Immediately, he became curious about the old man's identity.

  "May I ask who you are, sir?" Lin Yue asked respectfully.

  "Old man He Changhe, this is my business card. If you need anything, you can contact me." The old man smiled and handed a business card to Lin Yue from his pocket.

  Lin Yue felt a sense of familiarity with the name He Chang, but couldn't quite recall it for the moment. Taking the old man's business card, he saw that except for a name and a number, there was nothing else on it. What a strange old man!

  He Changhe only noticed the big stone in Lin Yue's arms when he handed over his business card. After seeing the appearance of the stone, He Changhe was slightly stunned, then smiled and asked: "May I take a look at this fur?"

  "Jadeite?" Lin Yue was taken aback, but immediately understood. He had seen the greenish tint on the surface of the stone at that stall, and with his years of experience in identifying stones, he recognized it as a piece of jadeite at a glance. So he asked for it casually, thinking to himself that if he could get a good deal, why not? This was a typical example of always being on the lookout for a bargain.

  Lin Yue handed over the bowl and gave the wool to He Chang at the same time.

  He Changhe took out a strong flashlight from his pocket and shone it on the greenish tint outside the wool. Lin Yue recognized that this was something that people who gambled with stones must have, and he was slightly stunned - could it be that the old man also gambled with stones?

  He suddenly felt at ease and realized that there were indeed very few people on Jade Street who didn't gamble on stones.

  He Chang and soon sighed, because that green although very natural, but it was artificially applied, underneath there is no green at all.