Ren Jingtian's mother has passed away and he has not yet gotten married. In the past, he always cooked. Ren Jingtian's best skills were cooking noodles and instant noodles. Today, Yu Lifei is a guest, so he thought of going out to shop outside. But Yu Lifei believes that the delicious food at home is not necessary to waste that money.

But Yu Lifei felt that he was a junior and could not let Ren Zhiwei cook, he ate ready-made food. So Yu Lifei looked at the ingredients in the refrigerator and went to the kitchen to fry a few dishes. In more than half an hour, all the food was prepared. One pepper stir-fried meat, braised fish pieces, and tomato and egg soup. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, Ren Zhiwei and his son praised Yu Lifei's skills. The two feasted, and Yu Lifei quickly wiped out all the food.

"Xiao Yu, I didn't expect the dishes you stir-fry are so delicious. Have you done something in a restaurant before?" Ren Zhiwei ate two bowls of rice before he stopped. His teeth were not very good, and he rarely ate meat, afraid that he couldn't bite it. But today he tasted it. The meat fried with pepper was tender and fresh, and the fish and soup tasted a little different from the restaurant, but it tasted a different taste.

"Uncle Ren, I don't follow the rules when I cook, I can cook whatever I want." Yu Lifei smiled. Since he was eight years old, the old man basically stopped cooking. Although he was in the deep mountains and forests, the old man was very picky about food. Therefore, Yu Lifei laid a foundation since he was a child in terms of knife skills and heat. In addition, he was a martial arts master, and he learned knife skills all over his body. When using a kitchen knife, he was even more amazing. The slices of meat were thin and even, even, even than ordinary old chefs.

"Do whatever you want and be foolish, this may be the highest level of cooking." Ren Zhiwei said with a smile that foreign chefs pay attention to precision in cooking, but our chefs have always paid attention to feeling. For example, adding salt is accurate in foreign countries, but our country is "a little" and "appropriate", and never deprives chefs of creativity.

"Dad, you will have a good time to let Xiaoyu live in my house during this period. At night, I will go to the office to work, and Xiaoyu will sleep in my room. Don't you have some books about getting started with antiques? Let's borrow a few for him to read." Ren Jingtian said that his house is a three-bedroom and two-living house. Each father and son has a bedroom, and the other one is used as a study. Even if he is a study, he cannot enter and exit the study at will.

"Xiaoyu, although you are lucky, the antique industry is very deep. Before you accumulate a certain amount of knowledge, you can be a hobby, but you can't be addicted to it." Ren Zhiwei reminded that in the antique industry, there are people who get rich overnight, but they are common. The former is always talked about, while the latter is no longer mentioned. Over time, people always think that as long as you play antiques, you can get rich immediately. This idea is extremely dangerous.

"Uncle Ren, don't worry, I just want to learn some basic knowledge. After all, I have to go to the museum to work in the future, so I can't even know any relevant knowledge, right?" Yu Lifei said. In fact, he was not so obsessed with antiques. If he was not attracted by some inexplicable attraction, he would not have taken action in the past two days. Even if he borrowed a book, it was Ren Jingtian's intention. According to his idea, he could go to the bookstore to buy some introductory books, or check some information online, so that he could slowly understand.

"That's good. Don't imitate your brother Ren. You only have half a bucket of water, but you prefer to wander around." Ren Zhiwei was very satisfied with Li Fei's attitude. He couldn't feel that he could do everything just because he missed it once or twice. Some bosses in the antique industry, who had tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, had lost their wife and children in the end. It's not that it happened.

"Uncle Ren, can I ask you for advice?" Yu Lifei suddenly remembered the secret door under the base of the ornament of the boy bathing cow picture. If it is not restored, it will be difficult to take it out in the future.

"Ask." Ren Zhiwei said that as long as Yu Lifei is really interested in antiques, he is very happy to say it. As for Ren Jingtian, although he is also very interested in antiques, he is still in the "play" stage and has not calmed down and studied it carefully. He only thinks about finding bargains all day long.

Picking up bargains is indeed a very desirable thing, but "it is easy to get a bargain and it is difficult to pick up bargains". If you want to find valuable things, it is impossible to find a few basic skills. First of all, you have the ability to see and discover "leaks" and intergenerational periods. Picking up bargains in collecting antiques is only possible only if you have a high appreciation level.

Generally, ancient porcelain treasures with high quality are valuable, and vendors are not easy to buy at low prices, so the price will not be low. As for whether porcelain is precious or not, it is often reflected in the amount of historical and cultural information contained in the porcelain, which cannot be determined by the beautiful appearance. Collectors need to have a good understanding of the firing process and development of Chinese porcelain in various historical periods, and have a superior appreciation level in collections to make a profit.

Secondly, it is the ability to identify the authenticity of "leak". The counterfeit and shoddy manufacturing in the antique market are becoming increasingly serious. Forgery and counterfeits are taking advantage of the weaknesses of many current collectors who have not experienced deeply and have weak ability to identify counterfeits, and specialize in making some strange counterfeits. After making them old, they sell them on the market, making people feel that they must be precious, but they are also suffering from the lack of reference utensils and materials. Although they are not sure and are afraid of missing goods, they are therefore easy to pay for counterfeits.

Again, it is the ability to eliminate external interference. Unable to withstand external interference often leads to "shocking". This is very common for those who are new to collecting, and even experts are inevitable. This is not surprising. The most important thing to make "shocking" is to trust the seller's sweet words, speak seriously, and attract you. At this time, you must have your own opinions, and rely mainly on practical experience. You cannot be moved by the other party's sweet words, especially to be careful of "child care". The so-called "child care" is easy to solve, and it is the seller's helper.

Finally, you must have the ability to seize opportunities. The key to picking up bargains is to be unable to miss them. Once you are sure, buy them decisively. If you let go of the opportunity to pick up bargains and want to get the collection, the price you pay will be very different. But if you are afraid of missing goods and buy them by chance, it will often lead to misleading consequences. The most important thing is to have eyesight and knowledge. Ren Jingtian always believes that what he has learned is enough, and he often ends up with a sharp end.

"I have a base for ornaments, and accidentally found a secret door. After it was opened, I didn't know how to stick it back. I was afraid that using glue would destroy the base, so I wanted to ask you for advice." Yu Lifei said sincerely.

"Is things here?" Ren Zhiwei asked. Although he only specializes in the history of the Song Dynasty, it does not mean that he does not understand antiques, and there were ornaments in the Song Dynasty.

"Ye." Yu Lifei quickly packed up the food on the table and took out the ornament of the boy's bathing cow from his bag.

"Lifei, did you bring this from your hometown?" Ren Jingtian saw the thing and was about to get up, so he immediately sat down with interest.

"I bought it at a street stall last night. I thought it was very interesting at that time, but after Grandpa Wu looked at it, he said it was true." Yu Lifei didn't want to stimulate Ren Jingtian anymore, but he was afraid that if he accidentally threw away the small wooden board taken off the base, or broke it with pressure.

"I bought it last night?" Ren Jingtian's eyes suddenly popped out. Yu Lifei is a god or something. He has been unable to pick up a leak for so many years. After he arrived in Tanzhou, he seemed to have never stopped picking up the bargain. But he was still a little unwilling to give up and asked, "How much did you buy this thing?"

"Seventy yuan." Yu Lifei still felt a pain when he said it.

"You kid is cheap and you have to behave well. You can buy a real bamboo carving ornament for 70 yuan, and it seems like you have suffered a loss. I see that the shape of this instrument is simple and elegant, with exquisite knife skills, delicate and delicate. The characters are vivid and elegant, elegant and refined, and at least worth tens of thousands of yuan." Ren Jingtian looked around and said in a show-off.

"Xiao Yu, this is indeed an old thing. It is also exquisitely crafted. As for the secret door below, it is easy to repair it. This is boxwood, and it can be repaired with fish bladder glue." Ren Zhiwei looked at it for a while and quickly made a judgment.

"Fish maw glue is commonly known as yellow croaker glue. The main component of the yellow croaker is raw gum. The yellow croaker glue has a high viscosity and gelling strength exceeds that of ordinary animal glue, which has a particularly good adhesion to wood tools." Ren Zhiwei saw Yu Lifei's face was confused and explained.

"Uncle Ren, where can I buy yellow croaker glue?" Yu Lifei asked. If the goods are too expensive, I may have to wait until my salary is paid next month.

"You have it in the museum. You don't use it much. You can just ask Professor Wu for a little at that time." Ren Zhiwei said.

"Dad, how much is this ornament worth?" Ren Jingtian asked, what he was most concerned about was the price issue.

"It depends on who sells it to. If the person who knows the goods is so bad, 20,000 or 30,000 is OK. If you meet someone who likes bamboo carvings, 40,000 or 50,000 is fine. If Yan Liqiang sees it, it is not uncommon to pay 50,000 or 60,000." Ren Zhiwei said lightly. Now his eyes were different when he saw Yu Lifei. Could it be that he pretended to be a pig and eat a tiger? He was obviously very attained by antiques, but he pretended not to know anything? But if he didn't do this, it would be impossible to explain his continuous search for bargains.

Moreover, since there is a secret door on the base of this ornament, there must be something inside. But what about the things inside? He originally wanted to ask, but he swallowed it when he said that.

"Lifei, if you have this ability, what kind of work should you go to the museum? Go and pick up another vacancy tomorrow, and you won't have to worry about this life." Ren Jingtian said with envy. He should have gone to the institute, but when he looked at the ornaments of this boy's ox bathing picture, he couldn't move.

"This is the first antique I bought since I came to Tanzhou, and it is also the first antique I really own. I don't plan to sell it." Yu Lifei said with a smile.

"Jingtian, if you have the mentality of Xiaoyu, you won't be able to get into the eyes often. You just said you should bring Xiaoyu into the beginning, and I see that you will have to learn more from Xiaoyu in the future." After Ren Zhiwei said with a cold face, he turned around and entered the study. But soon, he took out a few books and handed them to Yu Lifei solemnly.

"You old man reads books more important than life. Be careful when you are, don't get dirty or broken, otherwise he will really dare to fight you." Ren Jingtian reminded.

"Don't worry, Brother Ren." Yu Lifei said that people who are truly knowledge respect knowledge very much, and their love for books is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Chapter completed!