Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 444 Take a Breath

Wang An blinked his eyes and suddenly realized that it would be better to point out the importance of these things, in case his family members don't take them seriously and break some of them again.

Thinking of this, Wang An, his parents and Mu Xueqing started to "popularize science".

Wang An took the bowl from Liu Guilan and explained:

"Mom and Dad, Xueqing, look at this bowl, isn't it different from the bowls we have at home?"

After Wang An finished speaking, three heads came over and shook their heads almost at the same time:
"Did not see it."

Upon hearing this, Wang An slapped his head, feeling that his question was completely unnecessary.

Because bowls have come in all kinds since ancient times, and even bowls fired from the same mold may be different.

So, after hearing the answers from the three people, Wang An did not argue, but continued:

"This bowl is from the Song Dynasty, which means it is an antique and valuable. There are people in the county who own it now."

Before Wang An finished speaking, Wang Dazhu took a puff of his cigarette and subconsciously asked:
"The Emperor of the Song Dynasty used this broken thing?"

Wang An said with some doubt:
"What does this have to do with the emperor of the Song Dynasty?"

Wang Dazhu took another puff of his cigarette and said:

"Don't you think this thing is valuable? I remember that the landlords in the early days liked to tinker with this thing. They would take a vase or a bowl and say it was something the emperor had used, so it was valuable."

After listening to this, Liu Guilan also echoed:

"Yes, yes, yes, I also heard from your grandfather that his gang carried a seventh-grade leaf club, and the emperor gave their gang leader a copper pipe bowl, saying it was a gift from the emperor and was worth a fortune."

When Wang An heard this, he understood what his father and mother meant.

Wang Dazhu and his wife actually know about antiques, but in their opinion, only things used by the emperor are valuable.

Wang An explained with a smile:
"As for antiques, as long as they can be passed down, they are all good things. It can only be said that those used by the emperor are worth more money. This is because the things they used are the best. Otherwise, they are all about the same."

After hearing Wang An's words, Liu Guilan hurriedly asked:

"So how much is this bowl worth now?"

Wang An thought for a while, mainly calculating the price difference between now and in the future, and then Wang An said:
"If it's appreciated by someone who knows what it's worth, it could be worth at least thirty or fifty dollars."

The price Wang An mentioned was quite reasonable, but Wang Dazhu still exclaimed:
"What the hell? This broken bowl is worth thirty or fifty yuan? Don't be ridiculous. You have to have a big lump on your head to spend thirty or fifty yuan on this broken thing."

There is actually nothing wrong with what Wang Dazhu said, because the average monthly income per capita in the country is less than 5 yuan, and the annual income is at most 60 yuan.

According to Wang An, the money earned from working for a year can only buy two bowls.
It has to be said that this indeed involves Wang Dazhu's cognitive blind spot.

Wang An did not refute, but just smiled and said nothing.

Because if Wang An told Wang Dazhu that after working for a lifetime he still couldn't afford to buy a house, no one knew how Wang Dazhu would feel.

Of course, Wang An would never dare to say this. If he said it, even his family members would probably think that Wang An was crazy.

After hearing this, Liu Guilan was also full of disbelief. She stared at the big bowl in Wang An's hand in a daze. She wanted to take it and take another look, but she was a little afraid. Seeing this, Wang An directly stuffed the bowl into Liu Guilan's hand and said with a smile:
"Mom, our family is well off, so we don't have to worry about breaking a bowl."

Liu Guilan took the bowl and observed it carefully again. She frowned and muttered:

"This bowl is worth less than 3 cents. How can a bowl of this be worth or yuan?"

Wu Dazhu ignored what Liu Guilan said and suddenly said to Wang An:
"If you say so, then those plates and bowls we dug out from the cemetery must be worth more than thirty yuan each?"

Wang An thought about it and nodded:
"It can't be said that they are all worth more than 30 yuan. The ones in good condition are almost the same. Those with missing teeth are considered damaged and not worth that much."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Dazhu said with great self-blame:

"Oh my god, that day I went to get food but couldn't find a ladle, so I just picked up a bowl. Then the little lynx knocked the bowl to the ground, and it got cracked. I didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking it wouldn't affect my use."

Before Wang Dazhu finished speaking, Liu Guilan interrupted him distressedly:

"We have plenty of spoons at home, why do you have to show off with a bowl? Besides, you didn't take the old bowl with cracked teeth, but had to take the good one. Look, 30 yuan is gone, right?"

Wang Dazhu lowered his head and said with grievance:
"I didn't do it on purpose, and I didn't think it was worth that much money."

Liu Guilan rolled her eyes at Wang Dazhu and said unhappily:
"Kuai's materials can be used for anything. Besides, you can't just waste the good ones even if they are worthless."

When Wang An saw the couple's behavior, he almost couldn't help laughing.

But to be honest, Wang An finds being serious quite interesting.

In fact, every couple has their own unique way of communicating.

So although Liu Guilan seemed to be blaming Wang Dazhu, she was actually trying to downplay Wang Dazhu's self-blame.

Just like some people are swearing and throwing things in anger, if someone next to them tries to persuade them, then they might throw things even more violently.

But if the people around do not try to persuade them, but instead join in throwing things, and throw them harder than the person throwing the things, and at the same time, curse along with the person throwing the things.

If nothing unexpected happens, the person who was throwing things will stop immediately and will be completely confused.

This situation is actually very common, or similar situations are very common.

For example: Your family is very poor and you are very sad, but you suddenly find out that your neighbor is even poorer.

Another example: You earn very little money, and you feel that you are not appreciated every day. But one day you suddenly discover that someone who is better than you in every way earns even less than you!
Didn’t you feel balanced instantly, without any unhappy feeling at all?

So, Wang Dazhu was originally very distressed and blamed himself, but after Liu Guilan spoke with a look of heartache on her face, he immediately stopped feeling distressed and blamed himself.

Because now it seems that Liu Guilan is more distressed and uncomfortable than Wang Dazhu.

When Wang Dazhui and his wife fell silent, Wang An discovered that the two of them seemed to have no feelings at all about the bowl with a chip on it.

So Wang An opened the two suitcases containing money.

When Wang Dazhui and his wife, Mu Xueqing and the other two saw the money in the two suitcases, their eyes widened instantly and they gasped almost at the same time!
(End of this chapter)