In Panjiayuan, Beijing in the 1980s, shouts and bargains intertwined into the most authentic Beijing fireworks atmosphere. Shen Yanqiu, nicknamed "Shen Xiaopao'er", is a poor-tongued and bold person. He grew up among antiques when he was a child. He is a famous "little gentleman" in Panjiayuan.
A sudden accident caused him to be planted with a strange poison by a mysterious organization, but he also got a blessing in disguise. He used the eye-shaped ancient jade secretly stored in his family to awaken his strange eyes.
The flaws in high-imitation calligraphy and paintings, the hidden patterns in official kiln porcelain, and the origins of ancient tomb cultural relics are all invisible to him. Going to the countryside to collect treasures, I encounter rare treasures by chance, Panjiayuan sets up a stall to pick up treasures and make a fortune, battles wits and courage with unscrupulous businessmen, and has a thrilling confrontation with a gang of tomb robbers.
He has the resolute "Panjiayuan Jade Guanyin" mother, the "Old Shenxian" grandfather with superb restoration skills, the secretive "Hidden Hero" father, and the gentle and intellectual confidants walking hand in hand.
From a naughty young man in an alley to a legendary treasure appraiser in the antique world, Shen Yanqiu used his strange eyes to navigate his own antique life in the turbulent 1980s capital city.