Seeing everyone laughing heartily, Zhao Xueyi also laughed and continued, "I asked him right then, 'Could all these things have been unearthed from the same pit? And are they all intact pieces?' He answered that they were, and even told me I absolutely had to visit his home today."
"His house isn't far from mine. I had nothing to do this morning, so I went over to see those Ge ware pieces he'd mentioned on the phone. Sure enough, they were all modern crafts. But since I'd previously said his things weren't right, every time he sees me now, he says I don't know how to examine porcelain. So I just humored him and couldn't be bothered to argue."
Uncle Wu asked with a smile, "Then what was the deal with that red and green glaze Yuhuchun vase just now?"
Zhao Xueyi sighed. "What else could it be? Doesn't he like things that come in pairs? The fellow who sells him his things used the same old trick to deceive him again. He'd already bought one, and I figure it won't be more than a few days before the other one ends up in his hands too. If I hadn't run into this, I'd have let it go, but since I did, I couldn't let him waste that money. So I told him it wasn't right."
At that, he spread his hands. "But the guy actually started arguing with me, saying I had to explain exactly why, or else we wouldn't even be friends anymore."
Hearing this, Uncle Wu looked at Zhao Xueyi with an ambiguous smile. "Old Zhao, I don't think this is as simple as that, is it?"
There was no need to keep the real reason secret. Zhao Xueyi gave a chuckle and said, "Actually, it's nothing