Chapter 263:
After coming out of the Ghost Market, besides the pair of bracelets, the Zisha teapot, Yun Jiao’s harvest also included a small bowl the color of rouge, a similarly colored round and plump small vase, and a light green teacup.
Both the craftsmanship and aesthetics of these items were perfectly aligned with Yun Jiao’s taste.
As for the person who had competed with Yun Jiao for the bracelets earlier, they successfully obtained a vase they fancied. Old Master Xu said it was a vase from the imperial kiln of the Song Dynasty, with a slight flaw but undeniably genuine, the flaw not overshadowing its quality.
Finally, their group returned to Old Master Xu’s place.
Old Master Xu tapped the bracelets with his finger.
“Little one, take out that small bowl and let me see it.”
Yun Jiao didn’t understand why, but she still took out the small bowl, which was a little larger than her palm.
Old Master Xu carefully held it in his hand and examined it with a magnifying glass for quite some time.
He smiled and said, “Your luck is really good, this thing is genuine.”
“It’s a Rouge Red Glazed Bowl from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.”
“What? This is also an antique?!”
Yun Linhe was shocked; they had only spent thirty yuan on this bowl.
Before buying it, he had felt a pang of regret, thinking it was just a small bowl with a nice color, and for thirty yuan he could buy a whole large stack of bowls.
He didn’t expect this tiny thing to be an antique.
“Then the other few…”
Old Master Xu shook his head, “Those few are not. Those few were all made as replicas of the porcelain from the Yongzheng period.”
Yun Linhe and the others couldn’t see any difference between those porcelain pieces and this small bowl.
This goes to show that the antique market is very deep; genuine and fake items are mixed together, and even experienced collectors can sometimes be mistaken.
“You can keep this one for your collection. At the current market price, it’s at least fifteen thousand yuan and up.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Linhe, who had originally wanted to touch the small bowl, trembled and then quietly withdrew his hand.
Wang Mei looked at the small bowl with different eyes.
Her expression became serious, “Don’t worry, when we get back, we will definitely enshrine this small bowl.”
Yun Jiao poked the small bowl with her finger and mumbled, “Then I can’t use this bowl to eat anymore?”
This bowl was so beautiful; eating from it would make her eat an extra bowl of rice!
Yun Linhe: What kind of family is this? Eating from a bowl worth over ten thousand yuan!
“Jiaojiao, be good. This bowl has been passed down from so long ago, and who knows how many strangers have used it. We’ll buy you a new one to eat from, and you can just admire this one.”
Yun Jiao thought about it and it seemed fine.
“Oh, okay.”
Having bought what they wanted, it was already very late.
After bidding farewell to Old Master Xu and Old Master Xu, they rode their motorcycles and hurried home.
As soon as they arrived home, Yun Linhai and Shen Yunlian asked, “How did it go?”
What they really wanted to ask was whether they had dealt with that liar.
Yun Linhe: “We bought it.”
“What?!!!”
Yun Linhai’s expression was one of disbelief. It wasn’t just “bought it,” it was “you went to buy bracelets and you bought them.”
Under his eldest brother’s fierce gaze, Yun Linhe quickly explained what had happened.
Yun Jiao ignored the silent argument between her father and uncle, and took her purchases to her brothers.
“Brothers, look at my treasures.”
Yun Jiao’s aesthetic sense in porcelain was somewhat similar to that of Emperor Yongzheng.
Besides the small bowl, the other items she chose were basically replicas of porcelain from the Yongzheng period.
The colors were simple, but these colors were either elegantly understated or serene and leisurely, not vibrant and eye-catching.
She actually didn’t like overly complicated things that were colorful and gaudy.
“Beautiful, beautiful.”
The brothers were very supportive, and besides, the things she chose were indeed beautiful. They all gathered around Yun Jiao and praised her.
Yun Jiao slightly lifted her chin and told them about the many interesting things she encountered at the Ghost Market today.
Yun Xiaowu and the others listened with yearning.
Among them, Fourth Brother Yun Chenbei was also somewhat tempted because he heard Jiaojiao mention that there were also some wooden items there.
Since he began studying seriously with his master, Yun Chenbei had developed a new hobby.
Collecting wood.
Specifically, rare types of wood that were suitable for carving and making mechanisms.
After the brothers had finished looking, Yun Jiao found a clean handkerchief and meticulously cleaned all the items she had bought, then placed them on the curio shelf in her room.
The pair of bracelets were also carefully placed in a wooden box.
With her hands on her hips, Yun Jiao stood back and looked.
The curio shelf was nice, and her treasures were also nice, but…
Yun Jiao pondered, tapping her chin.
“The room is too small.”
The room wouldn’t be small if it was just for her to sleep in, but with the curio shelf and her treasures, it seemed a bit cramped.
She decided that when she had the conditions in the future, she would build her own super large treasure room.
It would have many, many curio shelves, all used to display her favorite treasures.
When she slept at night, Yun Jiao placed the wooden box containing the bracelets next to her pillow, and even in her sleep, one hand rested on it.
That night she had a wonderful dream. She dreamt she was lying on piles of beautiful gemstones and jade, and her beautiful large tail looked even more beautiful and powerful against the backdrop of these gems and jade.
Then she encountered a super powerful version of herself challenging other merfolk to a fight, and during the fight with one of them, she swept her tail over…
Splash…
“Hiss…”
Yun Jiao got up from the ground with a bewildered expression, looking at her bed and then at where she was currently lying.
How did she end up on the floor?
It was morning.
Yun Jiao rubbed the spot where she had fallen and hurt herself. She pouted but didn’t cry.
“It must have been the quilt that tripped me.”
The little fish refused to admit it was her own fault and promptly blamed the quilt.
After all, the quilt wouldn’t jump up to argue with her.
Quilt: …
She picked up the quilt from the floor and threw it on the bed. Yun Jiao climbed back onto the bed, opened the box, and then sat on the bed with her legs crossed, holding one bracelet in each hand and rubbing her little face against them.
The unique coolness of the jade and gemstones made Yun Jiao feel very comfortable.
The cool sensation gradually spread throughout her body from her face.
She loved it, she loved it so much…
The little fish acted like a cat that had been given catnip, rolling around on the bed.
It wasn’t until someone knocked on the door that Yun Jiao came back to her senses.
Reluctantly, she put the two bracelets back, haphazardly tidied her messy hair, got out of bed, put on her slippers, and ran to the door to open it.
The next second, she was lifted up, her feet leaving the ground.
“We’re going out to sea today to find some good things to give to your master and Old Master Xu. They helped us so much yesterday, we have to give them some gifts.”
It was Mom.
Yun Jiao pressed her little face against hers.
“Okay, Mom. Jiaojiao will go find them.”
Shen Yunlian patted her head.
“Jiaojiao, why are you so cold? Do you have a cold?”
Yun Jiao retorted, “I don’t have a cold.”
She was a strong merfolk, after all.
Uh… maybe not anymore.
But she definitely couldn’t have a cold!
“Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
Yun Jiao shook her head. Shen Yunlian was still a bit worried and told her to go see the master today.
Yun Jiao nodded in agreement.
