After much deliberation, Li Jiandong decided to go to Mazu in person.

After talking to his eldest son, Li Jiandong applied and went to Mazu.

This time, Li Jiandong came to Mazu alone.

After the eldest son picked up Li Jiandong, Li Jiandong asked his eldest son to take him to meet the owner of the cultural relics.

It’s a pity that the eldest son’s information work was not done well, and the big boss went to the old city early in the morning.

It was equivalent to Li Jiandong coming up empty-handed.

There is no other way, in order to find this antique dealer and get the treasure from him

Li Jiandong stood up and returned to Sijiu City.

After returning to Sijiu City, Li Jiandong first went home to say hello, and then went directly to the Siheyuan.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Li Jiandong found Yan Bugui and asked, "Old Yan, where is your son Jiefang?"

"I don't know where this liberated kid is going again."

"I heard that he recently got involved with some antique dealer from Mazu."

"I don't know him. He wouldn't tell me when I asked him." Yan Bugui shook his head.

When Li Jiandong heard this, he probably knew what was going on.

Then he turned around and went to Liulichang.

Seeing that Li Jiandong was also mysterious, Yan Bugui said, "It's strange. Chief Engineer Li has also been mysterious recently."

"What is this going to do?"

Li Jiandong headed all the way towards Liulichang.

As soon as he arrived at Liulichang, Li Jiandong saw Yan Jiefang talking to a man in a suit.

When Yan Jiefang saw Li Jiandong, he waved happily and said, "Uncle Li, what good things are you looking for today?"

Li Jiandong came over and looked at the man next to him:

"Liberation, who is this?"

"This Mr. Liu is from Mazu and he said he likes collecting antiques."

"I heard about Liulichang's reputation, so I came here to try my luck."

Hearing this, Li Jiandong said, "You must be Liu Rendong, Boss Liu from Mazu."

Liu Rendong was a little surprised: "Mr. Li knows me?"

Li Jiandong said his son's name.

"Ah, you are Mr. Li's father. Nice to meet you."

Liu Rendong was also cheerful and shook hands with Li Jiandong.

Li Jiandong then said, "I heard from my son before that you have some cultural relics."

"I also like to collect antiques, calligraphy and paintings, so I want to take a look."

"I even went to Mazu on purpose, but I didn't meet you, so I turned around and came back."

After hearing this, Liu Rendong said, "I do have something in my hand."

"But Mr. Li, I came here to find a painting. I don't plan to sell antiques, calligraphy and paintings to others."

"I'm sorry, I want to keep all these things myself."

Li Jiandong did not give up. According to his son, he seemed to have a jade ring in his hand.

That jade ring was something that was actually used by Cixi.

Height and low can also be considered an object.

If this object could be retrieved, it could be placed in a museum for people to see.

Li Jiandong also came for this jade ring.

"Mr. Liu, what painting are you looking for?"

"Although I, Li Jiandong, don't know many people in Liulichang, I still have some connections."

"How about this? If I help Mr. Liu find the painting he wants, then Mr. Liu will agree to give me Cixi's jade ring?"

When Liu Rendong heard this, an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

"Mr. Li is really amazing. Among all the things in my collection, only this jade ring is truly priceless."

"However, since Mr. Li has said so, if I still disagree."

"It's somewhat disrespectful."

"Okay, Mr. Li, if you can really help me get the painting I want."

"Then I have no problem with that. How about I guarantee that I can sell the jade ring to Mr. Li at a low price?" Liu Rendong said cheerfully.

Li Jiandong thought there was a chance when he heard this.

"I wonder what kind of painting Mr. Liu wants?"

"Landscape painting by a monk named Kun Can."

What a coincidence.

Li Jiandong also laughed.

This painting is in my hand. I bought it some time ago.

Seeing Li Jiandong like this, Liu Rendong suddenly became curious: "Mr. Li, what are you doing?"

"What a coincidence! I have this painting in my hand."

"Really?" Liu Rendong was also shocked: "How could it be in your hands?"

"This painting, I met a painting seller a few days ago, he wanted to sell it."

"But the price is too high. It's better for me to get it."

"Well, Mr. Liu, come with me, let's go back to the courtyard, and I'll take out the painting and show it to you."

"You'll know if it's true."

Seeing Li Jiandong say this, Liu Rendong nodded happily: "Let's go, let's go back and take a look first."

The three of them returned to the courtyard happily.

Yan Jiefang saw that his son had also returned with him.

For a moment I didn't know what my son was doing.

After all, he is from the older generation and doesn’t quite understand the world.

All he knew was that his son was idle all day and loved to dream.

So, I am a little dissatisfied.

But when he saw Li Jiandong was there, Yan Bugui stopped talking.

You still have to know what to say and what not to say.

At this time, Li Jiandong also took the two of them to his room.

Nowadays, Li Jiandong’s courtyard house is filled with a wide variety of antiques.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Rendong was shocked by the scene before him.

"Oh, isn't this a porcelain vase from the Daoguang era?"

"Oh, this is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms during the Jiajing period."

This is a jade bowl from the reign of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Rendong was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

Looking around happily.

Of course, he understands the rules.

You can watch it, but you definitely won’t try it.

These things are all rare collectibles. If they were damaged, the owner would probably want to kill me.

At this time, Li Jiandong asked Yan Jiefang to invite Liu Rendong to look at antiques.

And I went to take out the landscape painting.

Then, Li Jiandong placed the landscape painting in front of Liu Rendong.

"Mr. Liu, this is the painting you want, right?"

Liu Rendong took a closer look and was immediately excited.

"That's it, that's it, Mr. Li, how did you get it?"

Yan Jiefang then said cheerfully, "Boss Liu, my uncle Li is a very powerful person in the city."

"This painting is nothing, it's a piece of cake."

Yan Jiefang praised it so much.

Liu Rendong was even more excited: "Mr. Li, I also like collecting."

"Can we find a specialist to appraise this painting? If it's really no problem, name your price."

"I'll take it."

This is the rule. The buyer must find someone he trusts to conduct the appraisal.

Li Jiandong also said directly: "No problem, we will ask whoever you tell us to identify it."

As for the price, just exchange it with the jade ring used by Empress Dowager Cixi.

"How is it?" Li Jiandong looked at him and asked

Liu Rendong naturally agreed.

In fact, these two items are of similar value in the cultural relics world.

After all, the paintings of the bald monk Kuncan are not as valuable as those of Zheng Banqiao, Qi Baishi, and Zhang Daqian.

Replacing it with Cixi's jade ring is actually a great value for money.

And it just so happens that Liu Rendong likes it, so that's naturally an easy deal.

The two parties agreed to go to an antique shop called "Huiyatang" in the south of the city at 10 o'clock the next morning for on-site appraisal.

Liu Rendong also wore a jade ring.

As long as there is no problem on site, then this thing is considered to be exchanged.

I originally planned to go to the black market at night, but ended up having to think about the next day's event.

Li Jiandong still planned to wait a few days before talking about it.

After all, you should get back what you want first.

The next morning, Li Jiandong went to the south of the city.

At the entrance of Huiya Hall, I happened to meet Liu Rendong who dared to come.

Yan Jiefang also came with Li Jiandong.

The three of them entered Huiya Hall together.

There was no one else in the store at this time.

A middle-aged man was sitting in the lobby drinking tea.

The guy was sleeping soundly nearby, it seemed that he had gotten up too early in the morning and therefore had no energy.

Seeing the three dolls coming in, the middle-aged man was startled at first, then he stood up and walked over happily.

"Oh, Boss Liu is really a rare guest. Who are these two?"

The man looked at Li Jiandong and Yan Jiefang.

Liu Rendong then introduced: "This is Mr. Li Jiandong, and this little brother is Yan Jiefang."

"Mr. Li, Brother Yan, this is Mr. Xu, the owner of Huiyatang."

"Hello, Boss Xu."

The two of them greeted each other, and then Liu Rendong said, "Boss Xu, I'm here to see you this time."

"It's because I know you are a firm expert on famous paintings, so I don't want you to authenticate them."

After saying that, Li Jiandong directly handed over the box containing the painting.

Boss Xu took a look at the streaks on the outside of the painting box.

He said cheerfully, "It's a landscape painting by a monk called Kun Can, right?"

Li Jiandong nodded with some admiration: "Boss Xu is indeed a veteran in this industry."

"No, no, I just know a little bit. Please take a seat first."

Then, Boss Xu asked the waiter to prepare the tea.

After sitting down, Li Jiandong asked curiously, "Why is Boss Xu so sure that it is an authentic work after seeing the streaks in the painting?"

"Aren't you worried it's fake?"

Boss Xu then explained with a smile: "Any of these paintings can be faked."

"But this streak cannot be faked, because it has been with the painting since it appeared."

"It's like something that can't be torn apart. If the strands are gone, then the painting is real."

"The value will also be greatly discounted, so you can tell just by looking at the strands."

"Of course, it is not ruled out that some fakes may be indistinguishable from the real ones, but it would take a lot of skill to do that."

"Just relying on this skill, not to mention other things, I can earn at least millions a year."

This was millions in the 80s, so it goes without saying what this meant.

Li Jiandong nodded: "Then please have a look, Boss Xu."

Boss Xu nodded and opened the painting box.

Then, he carefully took the painting out.

After taking a look, Boss Xu looked at Li Jiandong and said, "Mr. Li, you are really lucky."

"There are not many paintings left by the monk Kuncan, and most of the ones that exist are of low quality."

"But the quality of your painting is very good."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiandong didn't say anything, but Liu Rendong became excited.

"Boss Xu, what you mean is that this painting is very valuable."

Boss Xu nodded happily: "Yes, this painting is indeed good."

"In terms of appearance and other aspects, it can be said to be a masterpiece of the monk Kun Can."

"only……"

Li Jiandong was drinking tea leisurely.

As someone who has a god-level identification system, he naturally doesn't worry about any problems.

But Liu Rendong was different. When Liu Rendong saw the other party like this, he immediately became nervous.

Is there something wrong with this painting?

He really likes the paintings of the monk Kuncan, and it would be great if he could get a portrait like this.
But it would be a shame if there were any problems.

Boss Xu smiled and waved his hand: "Boss Liu, please don't misunderstand."

"There's nothing wrong with this painting." Boss Xu said, "I mean."

"What do you plan to exchange with Mr. Li?"

Liu Rendong said with a smile: "That's easy. I'll exchange it with the jade ring that Cixi used."

"Ah?" Boss Xu was a little shocked: "Boss Liu, are you sure?"

"What? Is there any problem?" Liu Rendong was very surprised.

Boss Xu thought about it and then said with a smile: "That's no problem."

"We have rules in the antique business. How and how much to trade. Those are the rules between buyers and sellers."

"I am only responsible for the appraisal. This painting is indeed of top quality. Boss Liu can rest assured on this point."

After saying that, Boss Xu continued to drink his tea without saying anything.

Li Jiandong understood what Boss Xu meant.

This painting was traded for the jade ring used by Cixi.

Liu Rendong suffered a loss.

Actually, this thing does.

The paintings of the monk Kuncan are relatively rare and their value is not really high.

You said it's okay to replace it with something else of the same kind.

But if it is used to return the jade ring used by Cixi.

This is indeed a bit of a loss.

To be precise, it was a huge loss.

The jade ring used by Cixi was made of top-grade Hetian jade.

Whether it is workmanship or the value of the cultural relics themselves, they are definitely among the best.

This Liu Rendong is quite interesting.

However, as Boss Xu said.

He is the one who appraises things. He just needs to collect the appraisal fee.

The rest is not what you should say.

As for how the two parties trade, it is a problem for both parties themselves.

It's not his problem.

Li Jiandong also saw the clues here.

After making sure that there was no problem, Li Jiandong asked Liu Rendong to take out the jade ring.

Liu Rendong was ready, he took out a small box and put it on the table.

As soon as Li Jiandong saw the box, his identification skills were immediately activated.

Just from the appearance, Li Jiandong was a little shocked.

Before the small box was opened, it was surrounded by a layer of golden light.

Only Li Jiandong can see this light.

Other people really can't see it.

This is also the ability granted to him by the god-level identification skill.

Just from the appearance you can tell that this item is really good.

Li Jiandong opened the small box again.

I saw a green light mixed with golden light appearing inside.

"Good stuff."

Li Jiandong and Boss Xu couldn't help but admire it.

Liu Rendong didn't understand this, he just said cheerfully: "Mr. Li, I asked someone to identify it."

"This is the real thing."

Li Jiandong must know that this thing is genuine
Li Jiandong had not expected that Liu Rendong would be willing to exchange his jade ring for the portrait of the shaved monk.

It's just a bummer...

Liu Rendong said to Li Jiandong: "Mr. Li, I do business in Hong Kong."

"I just like to come to the mainland to collect some antiques, calligraphy and paintings. If Mr. Li has any good things in the future, you can come to me."

"By the way, Yan Jiefang knows my contact information, so I can just go through him when the time comes."

After saying this, Liu Rendong gave Yan Jiefang 200 yuan as an introduction fee.

Yan Jiefang was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Wow, this one move is two hundred dollars.

This really made Yan Jiefang very excited.

"Thank you, Boss Liu. If you need anything in the future, I will keep an eye out for you." (End of this chapter)