As soon as Boss Ma saw it, his eyes immediately lit up, and after gently nudging Sun Kaiping, he stood behind Shen Qiang, deliberately blocking the view of others.

This method of finding good items and keeping potential competitors at bay was second nature to Sun Kaiping, who immediately chose a position and also stood by Shen Qiang's side.

With the two of them blocking, many people who were just browsing casually naturally passed by the stall.

Thanks to this, Shen Qiang, squatting in front of the small stall, felt no pressure, carefully examined the porcelain vase in his hands to make sure it was indeed flawless, and said with a slight smile, "Boss, how much for this one?"

The stall owner sized up Shen Qiang, and before he could speak,

a short and fat man suddenly squeezed over, glanced at the vase in Shen Qiang's hands, chuckled, and then asked the stall owner in Mandarin tinged with the accent of hotpot, "How much are you selling this vase for?"

The stall owner looked at the fat man, then back at Shen Qiang.

"One million."

The fat man chuckled again: "Such bright colors on this vase, the peach is painted so vividly it almost looks like a photograph, obvious fake, and you say one million, one hundred would be closer to the mark."

Amidst the stall owner's rolling eyes, the fat man stood up, smiled at Shen Qiang, and said, "Young brother, for such jars, go to the Treasure Tower on the first floor, a few hundred bucks and you can pick as you like."

Shen Qiang smiled and said to the stall owner, "I feel a connection with this porcelain vase, I quite like it. Tell me the real price, and if it's reasonable, I'll buy it."

"One million." The stall owner insisted.

Shen Qiang hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile, "Okay, I'll take it."

On hearing this, the short fat man laughed again, "Brother, instead of wasting this money, you might as well donate it."

Shen Qiang smiled faintly, ignoring him.

However, the stall owner's eyes lit up instantly at these words; he looked at Shen Qiang greedily, hesitated slightly, and probed, "I'm talking in US dollars."

"US dollars too." Shen Qiang calmly replied with a smile. Then he said, "I can pay with a card right now."

The stall owner's eyes gleamed, and he quickly took out a card reader.

Watching Shen Qiang swiping his card, followed by carefully placing the vase into a packaging box provided by the stall owner.

The short fat man snorted and shook his head, "Ha, some people really have more money than sense."

Shen Qiang ignored him, picked up the box, turned around, and continued browsing the stalls. No sooner had he left than the stall owner hastily started packing up, seeming ready to leave.

This situation made Boss Ma a bit nervous, and he rushed to say, "Qiangzi, you better be sure about this. If that porcelain vase is a fake, your little ten million is just thrown into the water."

Shen Qiang smiled, "Have you ever seen me make a mistake?"

With those words, Boss Ma's eyes brightened.

Sun Kaiping, who was following behind Shen Qiang, also had his eyes light up instantly, and he said, "Are you sure it's genuine?"

"Positive."

"No flaws?"

"No flaws."

"The peaches on the porcelain vase?"

"Eight peaches, two bats."

Shen Qiang calmly answered Sun Kaiping's questions.

Boss Ma's eyes immediately lit up, and he exclaimed with awe, "You've struck it rich, Qiangzi, you've made a fortune!"

While Shen Qiang was slightly surprised, Sun Kaiping also said intently, "Peaches symbolize longevity, and 'bat' is a homophone for 'blessing' in Chinese, implying both blessings and a long life. If this vase is real, it can be confirmed to have been used by the emperors and queens for birthdays."

"As long as it's genuine, its provenance can be quickly verified, and its market price would at least be between forty and sixty million!"

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "How much it sells for doesn't matter to me, I just thought the bottle was quite nice, and I really liked it."

Hearing this, Boss Ma rolled his eyes, "Come on, we don't want you to share the profits with us, look how scared you got."

Shen Qiang was speechless, "You're judging the heart of a gentleman by the yardstick of a petty person."

Upon hearing this, Sun Kaiping couldn't help but burst out laughing, and so did Old Ma.

Patted Shen Qiang on the shoulder, Sun Kaiping laughed and said, "Alright, just kidding with you, without the Eye Power, no one would dare to buy it at such a high price."

Boss Ma laughed, "Yeah, so don't worry, we don't want a cut from you, just tell us about those genuine pieces you don't care for."

Shen Qiang smiled.

Because with his Observation Skill, Shen Qiang was certain that the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle was authentic.

And what is Fencai?

Fencai Porcelain is another type of porcelain created by the Qing Dynasty court, aside from enamel colors.

Simply put, it involves applying an arsenic-containing base powder to the already-fired glaze, then brushing the painted colors to create a powdery effect due to the etching of arsenic.

Strolling among the numerous stalls, as the sky brightened and the temperature rose, other than the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle, Shen Qiang didn't acquire any other items.

On the contrary, under Shen Qiang's guidance, Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma made quite a haul.

Each of them got a few pieces, not very valuable, but profitable antiques. Not to exaggerate, but they could easily make a profit of hundreds of thousands.

Afterward, the three entered the Treasure Building and went up to the fourth floor.

The fourth floor was filled with stalls.

Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma followed behind Shen Qiang.

Although there were many stalls and many items for sale.

Even for Shen Qiang, it seemed very difficult to find a real bargain here.

Because there were too many people in the know.

Basically, the prices of all items were transparent.

Apart from ensuring that one wouldn't buy fakes.

Finding a valuable antique from small traders as in the Provincial City, was almost as hard as reaching for the heavens.

Because even the Stall Owners, the items they sold were basically ones they got from other places to resell, and everyone knew their business. They only conned others, thinking of finding a bargain from them was just a dream.

After a round, Shen Qiang didn't make another purchase.

Coming down from the fourth floor, he followed Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma around the first, second, and third floors to get a sense of the basic market situation, and by then it was ten o'clock in the morning.

The three came out of the Treasure Building.

Just as they reached the door.

Shen Qiang instantly saw the Stall Owner who sold him the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle. The moment he saw Shen Qiang, he rushed over with an ecstatic expression, "Boss, I'm not selling anymore. I won't sell the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle; I'll refund your money, please give the bottle back to me!"

Hearing this, Boss Ma immediately stepped in front of Shen Qiang, who was carrying the box, and said, "Buddy, can you not joke? A fair deal, money exchanged for goods, no deceiving young or old, what's the point of bringing this up now?"

The man grew desperate, "Get out of the way!" As he hurriedly said to Shen Qiang, "Boss, I've sold you the wrong item, I'll refund your money, can you return the item to me, please?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "You sold the real thing as a fake, didn't you? Pretty anxious, huh?" His expression turned stern, Shen Qiang continued, "Seeing how eager you were to pack up and leave, I reckon you must have sold plenty of fakes normally, if they said they bought the wrong thing, would you refund them?"

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