Chapter 283: Strolling around Panjiayuan
"Jianye, your benchwork study group is really energetic. I even come to study with you during the holidays."
The third aunt stood at the door and shouted with a smile.
"Yes, they all said that I was good at locksmithing and that they made progress by learning from me."
Chen Jianye responded without stopping.
The three of them walked out of the courtyard.
"What machinist study group?"
Qiu Jibin asked in confusion.
"I often go out with you guys. The old men in the yard ask me what I do. I say I will organize you to learn locksmithing with me."
"No one asks me now, so I don't have to worry."
Chen Jianye explained.
"You are truly a talent."
Yang Haoming was speechless.
God damn machinist study group.
"Hey, just shut them up, why bother with anything else?"
Chen Jianye got on his bicycle and pedaled hard: "Let's go."
Qiu Jibin and Yang Haoming followed.
The three of them drove towards Panjiayuan.
On the way, Chen Jianye asked Yang Haoming about several major antique families in Panjiayuan.
"They say they are an antique family, but it is actually a respectful name given by people in our circle."
"Generally speaking, there are three families, namely the Rong family, the Hong family and the Liu family."
"The three of them..."
Yang Haoming began to speak fluently.
Chen Jianye listened quietly.
Just think of it as riding a bike to kill time.
After the establishment of the country, it was no longer just talk to eliminate all evildoers.
The so-called aristocratic families all retreated and submitted to the laws and regulations.
The phrase "strike the local tyrants and distribute the land" has destroyed countless gentry and wealthy families.
Chen Jianye is really not afraid of these grassroots organizations.
Take the people in Fujia Bay for example. A hundred years ago, they were from the Aisin-Gioro clan, the Niohuru clan, the Fuca clan, and the Yehenara clan.
Each of them is a well-known big family.
They must all be Beile Gege or something like that.
Now.
A young public security officer, accompanied by two other men, marched straight in and arrested Fujia Wan and put him in prison.
In addition, all the descendants of those families went to the public security bureau to be interrogated.
Where is the glory of a big family?
These days, the more rampant a person is, the faster he dies.
XXX specializes in dealing with all kinds of dissatisfaction.
The three of them came to Panjiayuan.
There is a long wooden board at the entrance with the words Panjiayuan Flea Market written on it.
Inside is a long avenue with shops on both sides.
There were some people pushing bicycles inside, walking and stopping.
There were also some people coming out of or going into the shop.
“After the private sector was transformed into a public enterprise, does the profit of these shops still have anything to do with the shop owners?”
Chen Jianye asked if he didn't understand.
"It does matter. Part of the money earned by the shop goes to the government, and part of it belongs to the shop owner."
"If everyone makes the same amount of money, who would be motivated?"
Yang Haoming explained.
"The shop owner must be very ruthless."
Chen Jianye chuckled.
"That's about right. The more they earn, the more money they get."
“Selling fakes makes the most money.”
Yang Haoming nodded.
"You lead the way, just wander around."
"Let's talk about whether to buy it or not."
Chen Jianye said casually.
The three of them pushed their bicycles into Panjiayuan.
Chen Jianye found that a particularly high proportion of people passing by were pushing bicycles.
Almost half.
This sight is very rare.
At present, bicycles are still a relatively rare item.
It’s like buying a Santana two thousand years later. Most families could only afford to eat, so how could they afford to buy a car?
The same thing happened with the people in the sixties.
How can I afford to buy a bicycle if I don’t have enough food to eat?
As for people who go shopping in Panjiayuan, at least two people own one, if not everyone owns one.
The proportion was so high that even Chen Jianye found it outrageous.
There are small groups like Chen Jianye and his two companions pushing bicycles, and some other people. The three of them do not stand out in the crowd.
Chen Jianye thought about it and it made sense. A poor person who couldn't even afford a meal would definitely not think of coming to Panjiayuan to buy antiques.
People who can afford to buy antiques must have some spare money, among other things.
It is natural to have many bicycles.
Led by Yang Haoming, the three came to an antique shop.
The shop is very simple, with a bench on the ground and a layer of wooden boards on top of the bench.
Those old objects were placed on the wooden board.
There are also some more delicate items placed on the wooden shelves in the shop.
"Master Liu."
Yang Haoming greeted with a smile.
"Hey, Master Yang."
The shop owner, Mr. Liu, bowed with a smile.
"I brought two brothers to your shop to broaden our horizons."
Yang Haoming explained his purpose.
"Mr. Yang, you are too polite. You brought your brothers here to give me face."
"Smoke, smoke."
The shop owner, Mr. Liu, took out a pack of Da Chongjiu cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them enthusiastically.
Chen Jianye and the other two took the cigarettes and said thank you.
"What do you want to see? Do you want me to introduce it to you?"
The shop owner, Mr. Liu, also lit a cigarette and asked with a smile.
"No, I'll just take a look. If I see something I like, I'll tell you about it."
Chen Jianye said politely.
"Then please feel free to do as you please. Just call me if you need anything."
The shop owner, Mr. Liu, smiled and waved his hand.
Chen Jianye's eyes fell on the large objects placed on the simple wooden boards at the entrance of the shop.
"These are all scraps, usually used to store worthless things."
"With so many people coming and going, maybe someone will spend a little money to buy one as a decoration, so that their trip to Panjiayuan will not be in vain."
Yang Haoming explained.
"It looks like the workmanship is really poor and shoddy."
Chen Jianye smiled slightly.
He has advanced skills in antique identification and has a very sharp eye.
With just a quick glance, you can tell about 70% of an object.
The objects placed on the wooden board look quite decent to others, and that's what they seem.
In Chen Jianye's eyes, most of them have obvious flaws.
"The wooden shelves in the room are filled with the essence, would you like to take a look?"
Yang Haoming pointed inside the house.
"Go, have a look."
Chen Jianye took a step forward.
Yang Haoming and Qiu Jibin followed him.
Chen Jianye stood in front of the wooden shelf, his eyes sweeping over the objects on it.
The wooden frame is wide and tall.
There are ten objects placed in a row horizontally and five in a row vertically.
There are as many as fifty antiques on a row of wooden shelves.
"Honestly speaking, I came here just to take a look, but I didn't dare to do anything."
"There are so many antiques, it's hard to pick out a genuine one."
Yang Haoming laughed at himself.
Although he said he lived and traveled, he still tried his best to identify each antique.
People who collect antiques have a sense of luck, thinking that they might get lucky and come across a great treasure.
Chen Jianye did not interrupt, his eyes sweeping over the antiques on the wooden shelves.
The fact that they can be placed on the wooden shelves by the shop owner proves that these antiques are authentic.
The workmanship in some places is so good that even a novice can't tell the real thing from the fake.
But for Chen Jianye, the method of identification is still very simple.
When other people look at antiques, they are looking at whether they are authentic.
He is looking to see where the fake is.
As long as he saw a hint of fakeness in the antique, he would skip it and move on to the next one.
"Jianye, you read so fast."
Qiu Jibin didn't know much about antiques, but he noticed Chen Jianye's slowly twisting head.
There are five antiques in a vertical row.
He noticed that Chen Jianye first looked up at the one at the top, then looked straight ahead and down.
The whole process basically takes less than twenty seconds.
Chen Jianye looked at the next row, continuing the process of looking up, looking straight, and looking down.
"Indeed, Jianye has a lot of knowledge and his vision is even better than mine."
Yang Haoming also discovered it.
"I'm too lazy to use my brain. If I find a flaw in an antique, I'll just move on to the next one, so I read quickly."
Chen Jianye chuckled.
He took two steps into the house.
After looking at two rows, he had to change his position and face the antiques directly, so that he could have a better angle to identify them.