Imperial Treasure
Chapter 186 - 141 Ink 2

Chapter 186: Chapter 141 Ink 2

A thousand yuan is enough to scare off many people.

Sui Yi glanced at him, "Mr. Lv, aren’t you afraid of not being able to sell it?"

Lv Haobai smiled nonchalantly, "Oh, honestly, we Chinese are big gamblers. The ancient ink section sells the best here. There are even some who’ve taken advantage of great deals. Just last year, someone bought a piece of Tongyan Ink from the Northern Jin period from me and later resold it for three hundred thousand."

Lv Haobai’s tone was full of genuine confidence, seemingly telling the people here that his store was of true substance and quality.

Of course, these words caused quite a stir among the people in the store. Three hundred thousand, my goodness, the profit was substantial.

It was almost like winning the lottery.

"Speaking of winning the lottery, what’s really scary is the Gambling Stones section in the next street over. Oh my, the people who hit the jackpot there became overnight millionaires... now that’s truly terrifying."

Someone joined in the conversation.

Hearing this, Lv Haobai also laughed, "This gentleman, over there in that Gambling Stones section, a raw stone for a thousand is very hard to come by... they start from tens of thousands, and moreover, you can smell the ink scent and observe the ink color to distinguish here. Those gambling stones, they’re much more elusive."

His words were quite reasonable and many people agreed. Sui Yi also silently concurred with Lv Haobai’s clear and articulate speech—he was indeed a talented individual.

Thinking this, Sui Yi’s fingertips paused before picking up a piece of ancient ink that was dull in color and covered with some dust.

The handle was of varying lengths, the four sides had faint lines, quite blurry, and the edges slightly rounded.

Sui Yi noticed it because of its ink scent—very clean and rich. Others might not detect it, but due to her unique physique and astonishing sensory abilities, she was able to distinguish many scents.

She liked this scent, so she became interested.

Picking up the ink, Sui Yi played with it and observed it; the touch felt strange and the scent was uniquely distinct.

It seemed different from the many other inks here,

And if it was different, it naturally was not the same.

After thinking for a moment, Sui Yi released her Magnetic Sensation to probe and saw the magnetic energy on the piece of ink—its aura was pale with traces of green.

Hmm, it seems it does not have a long historical accumulation...

Sui Yi wasn’t concerned, thinking to herself that it was still better than the other inks and besides, the scent was quite pleasant.

A thousand yuan was not much for the current Sui Yi, so she directly picked up the ink and gestured to Lv Haobai.

Lv Haobai did not expect Sui Yi to pick something out so quickly. He came over, glanced at the ink in her hand, and thought it was a very common and poor quality ink... could he have missed something?

Or was the young lady just lucky before?

Lv Haobai inwardly ridiculed himself for overestimating a young girl, but his face maintained a smile as he prepared a box for Sui Yi.

"Can I pay with a card?"

"Of course,"

Otherwise, who would carry so much cash on them?

The trade in antiques actually needs to keep up with the times.

Sui Yi took out her bank card from her backpack to pay, waiting for Lv Haobai to pack the ink in an ink box. Behind Lv Haobai was the largest shelf.

And it was the most exquisitely decorated.

Each piece of ink was stored in a beautiful ink box.

Under each shelf frame, the price was marked.

At least ten thousand and above.

--Famous Ink District, those prices were very eye-catching.

No wonder there were so few onlookers.

Sui Yi hadn’t come with the intention of bargain hunting; she valued the comparative worth of items more. But the Famous Ink District contained inks that had been assessed and had pedigrees, already priced clearly—generally speaking, there was no value for money.

With her interest in treasure hunting dissipating, Sui Yi merely stepped forward, looked at the annotations below to broaden her knowledge...

So-called famous inks could either be used by ancient scholars or come from well-known top-grade brands.

The former was more hit-or-miss and wouldn’t usually be out for sale. After so many years, they also wouldn’t look so presentable. The latter was more common, coming from renowned ink-producing areas across the nation, with superior ink quality, incomparable to ordinary ink.

Look, Sui Yi observed carefully, among these famous inks were Yidege Ink from Beijing, Red Star Ink, and even Xuanzong from Japan, with numerous modern prestigious inks of fine quality.

These were branded inks, some centuries-old renowned labels like Yidege Ink, while others were from places such as Jiangdong and other historically famous ink-producing regions. Although the scale might not be large, they contained more of the ancient charm. Some production methods had even been passed down from ancient times, making them very traditional.

As Sui Yi looked, she found it interesting and even considered buying one to take home.

In the past, due to constraints, she hadn’t practiced calligraphy with a brush.

However, practicing calligraphy has always been a fine Chinese tradition for cultivating sentiments and nurturing character, so now with some doubts in her heart, it wouldn’t hurt to practice calligraphy for a peace of mind...

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As Sui Yi was thinking this, she didn’t notice a group of people coming in the door.

There were adults as well as teenagers, seemingly several parents accompanying their children.

As soon as they came in, the portly man said to the beautiful girl beside him, "You kids, study by all means, but we can’t lose touch with our Chinese ancient culture. These inks are all treasured jewels of our China. You should have a look to broaden your horizons. Lingshuang, you’ve been practicing calligraphy recently, pick out a piece of ink to take home..."

The girl nodded in agreement...

Seeing this, one of the parents nearby laughed, "Director Bai really is deeply supportive of our Chinese cultural endeavors... and your daughter is also quite exceptional..."

"Lingshuang does well in school, is beautiful, and so talented; you’ve raised her well, Director..."

A director? Many people nearby turned to look. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)