Chapter 109: Shang Zhou Tri-colored Pot

  Tian Huang Frozen Stone is the top grade of Tian Huang stone. The entire stone is crystal clear, like solidified honey, with unparalleled luster. Throughout Chinese history, there have been only three recorded instances of such a miraculous material. Ancient people considered it a gift from heaven, and since it was also an extremely rare yellow color, it was entirely reserved for the imperial family, becoming an imperial treasure.

  It can be seen that Tian Huang's Frozen Stone is so elusive, Zhou Gongzi is on the one hand fantasizing, and on the other hand still insisting. If you don't insist, it won't work! Money can be earned again if it's gone, but once face is lost, it can never be recovered. Besides, he hasn't even started yet, how could he lose?

  He picked and chose, finally Zhou Gongzi selected a larger seed material, placed it on the machine for the worker to cut, the grinding wheel rotated, the first knife cut down and leaked yellow, and also had the same color as Xuan Qi's hand, all chicken oil yellow!

  Always nervous Zhou Gongzi, immediately jumped up, as if the national football team beat Argentina 10-0, so excited. The whole piece of material is about two fists in size, and after rubbing off the stone skin, it's yellow, and it's chicken oil yellow, this is a thorough big rise! Zhou Gongzi looked at the half-fist-sized bear palm in Xuan Qi's hand again, thinking secretly that such a large piece of material would definitely produce more Tian Huang than Xuan Qi's.

  Gambling on Hetian jade has no logic to it. It's not that the bigger the rough stone, the more Hetian jade there will be inside. All we can say is that in a larger rough stone, the proportion of Hetian jade may be higher than in smaller ones, but this thing has no fixed number.

  Zhou Gongzi, with bloodshot eyes, was already excited, stretching his neck and staring at the two workers, taking out 2,000 yuan from his pocket and giving each of them 1,000 yuan to continue wiping.

  Those who didn't think highly of Zhou Gongzi immediately began to flatter him excessively. They praised Zhou Gongzi to the skies, saying he was one in a million, and that even the heavens and earth couldn't compare to him, with his uniqueness being as rare as a scorpion's fart.

  Zhou Gongzi, who had thought he was bound to lose without a doubt, regained his composure after the turn of events and looked at Xuan Qi with his head held high and his chest out, his eyes still full of provocation.

  Xuan Qi calmly sipped his tea, letting the wind and rain howl around him. He remained unmoved, using stillness to respond to all changes. In any case, he had already won, so let things take their course!

  The grinding machine continued to grind downwards, but the left side didn't show any yellow. Zhou Gongzi wasn't concerned and had someone grind the right side. When the stone material on the right side was still just stone material, Zhou Gongzi was puzzled! Could it be that he had taken the wrong direction? He turned the stone over and continued to grind the surface with the grinding machine, but there was still nothing. Then he ground the underside. As a result, all four sides were ground, but the entire piece of stone material only had a small yellow spot in the middle, which couldn't be connected into a piece.

  That bit of chicken fat, about the size of a small thumb, reflected in the stone, is quite beautiful. Zhou Gongzi was stunned for a moment, this situation he had never encountered before, could it be that this material is also deformed? Like a small animal, now only its tail is exposed?

  With such a fantasy, Master Zhou had the workers cut into the stone with a saw blade, and the sand wheel slowly pressed down. The workers were very tense, and as soon as they saw yellow, they would stop. There were only two fist-sized stones, which were quickly cut out to form a small window, inside of which was still just stone. Master Zhou's imagined large ore had not appeared.

  Disappointment is layered, people always fantasize about the future being very good and set high goals, but then in the process of chasing the future, they gradually lower their goals, constantly lowering them.

  "Even if it's only as thick as a little thumb, it should be very long!" Zhou Gongzi muttered to himself, clenching his fists together and making a gesture with his hands. In his heart, he secretly thought that if it were really that long, it should also be heavier than the bear paw in Xuan Qi's hand.

  Thinking this way, he found a reason to persist and continued to let people open the stone. As the stone was ground into powder bit by bit, everyone held their breath, their hearts pressed under their Adam's apples, waiting for the moment when they would see yellow. Three minutes passed without seeing yellow, five minutes passed without seeing yellow, ten minutes, still no yellow. The entire seed material decreased at a visibly slow rate.

  Because Xuan Qi is exceptionally beautiful, the two small workers performed beyond expectations today. When grinding the stone, their technique was very delicate and they ground all the materials into powder. Although they wanted to see Huang, it just didn't come out!

  Fortunately, the material was not too large, and as the grinding wheel continued to grind, it finally broke down the entire piece of Tian Huang into a small thumb-sized piece, still as thin and delicate as a small thumb. It lay there like a slender woman's little finger, but the carving was too fine, and it was too short for engraving. Lying in Zhou Gongzi's palm, it sighed silently, while our Zhou Daxiangzi was being blown about by the wind.

  It's a piece of chicken fat yellow material, even brighter than the one in Xuan Qi's hand, belonging to the top grade of chicken fat yellow. Tian Huang stone material, even if it is of equal value, will be divided into three grades due to differences in brightness and darkness. The piece in Zhou Gongzi's hand is indeed better than Xuan Qi's, but it's too small, and just by visual inspection, the one in Xuan Qi's hand is five times larger than Zhou Gongzi's.

  There's no need to compare, the result is already out. Xuan Qi won without any suspense, and just that one move of not falling into the yellow stone hand method was enough to make the onlookers praise for a long time.

  Xuan Qi took the Burmese red jade from Old Deer's hand, and then swiped one million into his card. Xuan Qi left the jade area with a flourish, heading towards the antique porcelain area. He had lingered here for too long, and didn't know if Su Mengxue and Hong Qin had bought the ancient vase yet.

  The entire Pan's Garden is a mixed bag, in this chaotic market, every day is staging a wealth myth. Some players pick up leaks and become rich overnight, with their wealth increasing at a rate of tenfold or hundredfold. Some players have been cheated, using half of their family's assets, even borrowing money to buy fake goods, ultimately losing everything. In this big market, every day is a drama of joy and sorrow.

  Hong Qin was not enthusiastic about these things, but was excitedly accompanying Su Meng Xue by her side. Su Meng Xue, with a cold and elegant demeanor, had a determined look in her eyes, wanting to compete with Xuan Qi. Her already large eyes were now wide open, like searchlights scanning the porcelain market for targets.

  The dazzling porcelain startled Su Mengxue's eyes, and suddenly she was shocked by a huge three-color flower vase. The vase, about 60 cm high, had a square body with a pair of goose necks attached to either side, slightly retracted at the neck, and a round mouth. The entire vase had no painted patterns, only three very rustic colors: the body was azure blue, the pair of goose necks were milky white, and the large mouth was bright red. This uniquely shaped vase full of postmodern ideas entered Su Mengxue's sight.

  She squatted in front of the stall, pointing at the bottle and asking the vendor: "What's this bottle called? How much does it sell for?"

  "This?" The stall owner, in his thirties, had dark skin and a simple-minded face with downturned eyes, more white than black. If Xuan Qi were here, according to the Xuanmen's physiognomy, he would definitely be able to see that this guy was problematic, one of those deceitful scoundrels with a good face but an evil heart.

  The triangular-eyed man saw Su Mengxue and Hong Qinyi dressed in luxury, with beautiful faces, and immediately knew they were wealthy. He hastily opened his mouth and said: "This is a traditional antique called Sancai Bottle, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The last generation existed in the Heshen Mansion." The triangular-eyed man continued, patting his chest: "My ancestors used to work as servants in the Heshen Mansion. Later, Emperor Jiaqing punished Heshen's crime, and the mansion was in chaos. My ancestors took advantage of the chaos to escape, taking a pair of Sancai Bottles as a keepsake. They were passed down to my grandfather, but one was broken during the tumultuous years, leaving only this unique Sancai Bottle! If you want to buy it, give me 100,000 yuan!"

  The bosses of the two stalls next door curled their mouths down, with this kind of stuff, a tile kiln can burn a truckload at once! It's become an item with heritage here, and it's even from the Shang Dynasty, just cheating outsiders, last week's firing was still decent! And he dares to ask for 100,000!

  Those who are familiar with the business don't believe it, but outsiders can be trusted. Looking at this big bottle, Su Mengxue was very happy, and its size was larger than the one Grandpa bought last time, and the price was also cheaper than the previous one. The little girl's face was full of joy, and she was afraid that others would see that it wasn't good to haggle over the price, so she tried her best to appear calm, saying to the boss: "Can I take a look?"

  "Ah!" The boss liked to meet such outsiders, stretched out his hand and took the bottle to Su Mengxue's hand. Su Mengxue didn't mind either, stretched out her hand to receive it. As soon as she got it, she hadn't even held it steady, Sanjiao Yan let go of his hand. The huge three-color porcelain vase fell to the ground with a loud crash amidst Su Mengxue's screams, shattering into powder.

  In the antique business, there are also unwritten rules. For example, when communicating between buyers and sellers, if a buyer wants to hold an item, it's called "shang shou" (trying out). The seller will place the item on the ground or on a table, allowing the buyer to pick it up themselves. During this process, the two pairs of hands will not touch the same object at the same time.

  If there are sellers who forcibly hand over goods to buyers, this is also a slang term called "touching porcelain". I guess it's creating an unstable situation and making the porcelain fragile. The buyer has no choice but to buy!

  Suddenly, the unexpected shock stunned Su Mengxue and scared Hong Quan. The triangular eyes that were calm just now immediately let out a mournful cry, jumped to the front of the broken pieces, and loudly shouted: "My ancestral bottle, my bottle, mine!" As he spoke, he began to cry and wail loudly. Unaware of the truth, the audience crowded forward, quickly forming a semicircle. The boss who understood the situation pulled out a melon seed and scolded in his heart: "This dog is going to make another fortune!"

  "Stop! Stop crying!" The kind little girl knew her mistake and corrected herself. Su Mengxue said weakly, "I'll compensate, isn't that enough?"

  "Can you afford it?" The triangular-eyed man revealed a menacing glint: "This is a Shang Zhou three-color vase, worth 100,000, 100,000!" As he spoke, he deliberately sneaked a peek at Su Mingxue and Hong Qings' expressions, only to find that they didn't show any surprise. The triangular-eyed man immediately changed his tune: "100,000 US dollars!"

  "Ah?" Su Mingxue was stunned for a moment, while Hong Quan sensed that something was off. This matter was too suspicious, and the boss in front of her didn't seem like a good person at all.

  Hong Qian directly said: "Are you trying to scam me by bumping into me?"

  "You're the one who's trying to scam me!" Triangle Eyes covered up his own panic with a louder voice, "Was it you who broke my bottle? Was it?! Did you break something and now you don't want to pay for it, but instead try to shirk responsibility?" At first, Triangle Eyes thought he could scam Su Mingxue out of 500,000 yuan. Later, realizing that his opponent was very wealthy, he immediately converted the amount to US dollars, raising it to $8 million. After causing a scene and asking the Panjiayuan Management Committee to intervene, in the end, both parties assumed general responsibility, with Su Mingxue compensating 4 million yuan. Triangle Eyes had indeed calculated everything perfectly.