Chapter: 6331

Xiao Changkun only realized what he had just scolded himself and hastily changed his tone to say: "Pffft! I mean that although the place is small, it's not easy for someone like you to come in; there are hidden dragons and sleeping tigers here!"

Just as Xiao Changkun had dug himself a hole for Zhou Liangyun, exacting revenge and reaping a reward of twenty thousand, sitting in the teahouse drinking tea was Ye Chen, who couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

He had already figured out that the person who had just sold goods to Zhou Liangyun at the shop was a swindler, but he didn't understand why Zhou Liangyun would still buy from him.

Perhaps, it's really from the Northern Song dynasty?

A thought flashed through Ye Chen's mind: "With Uncle Zhou's expertise in antiquities, it's absolutely impossible for him to hit the jackpot on Gold Mountain Street. It must be that copper Buddha is from the Northern Song dynasty."

As a result, he couldn't help but sigh: "It looks like this plot was concocted by my old father-in-law and Zhang Erma, if they knew that today's thirty thousand spent on Zhou Liangyun would be worth hundreds of thousands, I wonder what their mood would be?"

At the same time,

Zhou Liangyun looked at the person who had just left, then got up to close the shop door from inside, before carefully examining the copper Buddha he had just received.

He was convinced of his own judgment - this is a Northern Song-era gilt bronze Buddha. And what he said earlier was slightly conservative; the craftsmanship of this piece, in the context of the Northern Song dynasty, was absolutely exquisite and could be considered the pinnacle of bronze works during that era.

Few bronze pieces from the Northern Song dynasty have been preserved to this day, let alone one as intricately crafted as this. Many antique collectors may never touch a piece like it throughout their lives.

But there's a possibility that this copper Buddha was passed down through many years, ending up in someone else's hands who didn't understand its value. The surface gilding hadn't been well maintained, so it had begun to flake off, and once it started coming loose, they decided just to remove the entire layer of gilded plating.

Without the gilding, the copper Buddha suffered further damage as it peeled away. To people without a deep understanding of Northern Song dynasty bronze works, even experienced antique collectors might initially think this is a modern fake.

So, Zhou Liangyun inferred that this must be a deliberately fabricated antique dealer who, upon obtaining this copper Buddha, judged it to be a modern piece and then re-created an old one by combining it with a base from an unknown Shun period bronze, pretending it was a genuine article from the Ming dynasty.

Zhou Liangyun also inferred that the person who just left must have come here to deceive himself. He said he was selling his father's inheritance, but between the lines, he showed great understanding of this copper Buddha - knowing its age, background, and even using professional jargon like "big open door." He could even quote a rough price range for Shun period bronzes.

However, it's clear that this person had no idea about the Northern Song dynasty. It's obvious that he didn't understand even the most basic historical facts.

Someone with some knowledge of antiques wouldn't just list all the emperors and dynasties in reverse chronological order, but at least would have a relatively clear concept. They could mention an emperor and recall roughly when they reigned, even if they couldn't pinpoint the exact year - let alone five great dynasties like Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing.

So, logically speaking, this person was impossible to chat about the Northern Song dynasty without knowing its corresponding date in the Gregorian calendar.

Moreover, this person made important decisions multiple times after checking his phone. Zhou Liangyun inferred that he was just a tool being manipulated by someone else, who believed that this would scare or deceive himself into completing this scam.

Thinking about this, Zhou Liangyun also started to suspect who was behind it.

In antique streets, there are some people who make a living by deceiving customers, and some who do the same with merchants.

Carrying fake goods to deceive antique vendors is something you see often in this line of work.

Opening up shop for oneself, someone comes to deceive oneself - not so rare.

But what's strange is that I just managed to get my business off the ground today, without any reputation or a decent signboard, and yet someone has already taken an interest in me?

This made him realize that this trap was definitely set up specifically for himself.

As for who was targeting him, Zhou Liangyun felt it was probably Zhang Ermao. JrNovels.com