Chapter 32

Yang Kang thought for a moment and said, "Fatty, can I follow you to collect old things tomorrow?"

"Eh?" Guo Fatty was stunned, then he walked up to Yang Kang again, touched his forehead, and asked, "Little Prince, are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine!" Yang Kang pushed his hand away and said, "I like such vases, and I hope to collect such beautiful vases."

"If I take you to collect old things, how can I collect anything? You don't have any old vibe at all, do you?" Guo Fatty shook his head and said, "Don't cause trouble. If you like this broken vase, I'll bring it to you whenever I have one. It's not even a good thing. I have another broken one at home!"

Yang Kang was completely speechless, not knowing what to say.

"I want to go to your place and take a look," Yang Kang said. He felt that Guo Fatty was really very mysterious.

"Sure!" Guo Fatty didn't mind and said, "If you don't mind the mess at my place, I'll buy some dishes and we can have dinner at my place. I still have two jars of good plum wine that my old uncle doesn't know about, otherwise, they would be gone."

"Ha ha!" Yang Kang laughed when he heard this. He wasn't particularly interested in alcohol, but he was very curious about this Guo Fatty. The person who could produce a Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white dragon vase and a coral red enamel lotus vase made him hard not to be curious.

Suddenly, Yang Kang was a bit stunned... He couldn't identify the era of that coral red enamel lotus vase?

At first, his attention was completely drawn to the Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white dragon vase, so he didn't pay much attention to the magnificent coral red enamel lotus vase. It wasn't until now that he realized he didn't know what era the other vase belonged to.

Looking at the style of the vase, it should be from the Yuan Dynasty, but did the Yuan Dynasty have coral red enamel?

His family was also in the antique business, so he knew the basic knowledge. Coral red enamel started in the Qing Kangxi period and flourished during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods.

During the Qianlong period, the coral red enamel was deep and heavy. Due to Emperor Qianlong's special interest, the coral red enamel porcelain of that period often used gold painting techniques.

In theory, this vase should undoubtedly be from the Qing Qianlong period, but Yang Kang always felt something was off.

The Yuan Dynasty had produced blue-and-white enamel, with a deep and rich color, clear and bright like a sapphire. At the same time, the Yuan Dynasty also produced red enamel?

However, since there was red enamel, the appearance of a completely red jihong enamel was not a rare thing. This was a topic worth discussing, and there was no clear record of it. Additionally, there was the legendary Xuande sacrificial red enamel, with a bright color like a ruby—supposedly, an old potter sacrificed his daughter to the furnace to produce a completely red sacrificial red enamel.

Judging by common sense, this vase should be a coral red enamel with gold painting from the Qing Qianlong period, and its style might be a replica of the Yuan Dynasty. It was said that Emperor Qianlong liked such things, enjoying antiques and gold painting.

Thinking about it, he felt he needed to improve his knowledge of antique appraisal. Yang Kang sighed and turned to move the cardboard box.

"I'll help you," Guo Fatty said quickly.

"Fatty, are you really going to give me these two vases?" Yang Kang asked.

"Of course!" Guo Fatty said, "What do I need these broken vases for? I'd even find it troublesome to use them for soy sauce. I was thinking, if you didn't like them, I'd just throw them in the trash."

"I like them, I really like them," Yang Kang smiled. This time, he didn't even dare to mention money; this thing was truly priceless.

"Where do you plan to put them?" Guo Fatty asked, "Not with the other vases?"

"I really like these two vases and plan to put them in my bedroom," Yang Kang said.

"I'll help you carry them up," Guo Fatty said enthusiastically.

Yang Kang nodded and led him to his bedroom. He opened the glass door of the antique cabinet and carefully placed the two vases inside. Guo Fatty smiled, "I knew you'd like them. I even washed them clean for you yesterday."

"Um!" Yang Kang also smiled, then he carefully locked the glass door of the antique cabinet and put away the key. Mr. Shao had once said that the glass doors of the antique cabinets were made of tempered glass, which even bullets might not penetrate, making them very secure, like safes. Therefore, he felt very reassured.

"Come on, let's go to my place. It's still early, and we can buy a few dishes and cook them," Guo Fatty urged.

"Okay!" Yang Kang agreed, tidied up a bit, and followed him out, still sitting on his electric scooter. Guo Fatty stopped by the market to buy some vegetables and then took him back.

To Yang Kang's surprise, Guo Fatty's rented place was not far from the antique street. It took about twenty minutes by electric scooter to reach an old, dilapidated courtyard.

The courtyard was large, about half the size of a football field, and was cluttered with all sorts of things: old cardboard, beer bottles, scrap metal, and so on. At the entrance, there was a sign written in red paint with misspellings, advertising the purchase of scrap metal, old cardboard, and other items.

Guo Fatty parked the electric scooter and led him to three dilapidated bungalows. As they approached the door, Yang Kang saw a large rat sitting in a broken bowl. When it saw people, it quickly scurried into a pile of old paper.

"Damn, this damn rat!" Guo Fatty shouted, "If I catch you, I'll skin you and cook you."

"You're not going to eat the rat, are you?" Yang Kang felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Why not?" Guo Fatty said, "Rat meat is delicious and nutritious. I'll try to catch that rat tomorrow and let you taste it. I guarantee you've never eaten anything as fresh and delicious."

"I... thank you, but I don't eat rat meat," Yang Kang hurriedly declined, fearing that this fatty might catch the rat one day and invite him to eat it.

By this time, Guo Fatty had already taken out the key and opened the door, inviting him in, "Come in and sit down."

Yang Kang found that the three dilapidated bungalows were also cluttered with all sorts of old things, making it hard to find a place to step.

Guo Fatty walked in and pulled a hanging string, and a dim light turned on. He invited him, "Don't mind the mess, just sit on my bed for a while." He pointed to a bed on the east side of the living room.

Yang Kang naturally didn't mind. After all, he had recently been staying in Jiang Yan's cluttered and moldy storage room. He sat down on the bed immediately.

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