My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 89: There is no place to put the antiques, so just put them in the hall and hang a sign for people to see

"Uncle Dad, teach me."

Zhao Xuanxuan looked at Li Feng with a little admiration. This move alone was enough to surprise her.

"Okay, actually bamboo weaving can be divided into several steps."

Li Feng uses a bamboo knife to plane the bamboo into even, thin strips. This step, while seemingly simple, actually requires a certain level of skill and practice. "The selection and processing of the bamboo is crucial. These bamboo strips may look ordinary, but they have actually gone through dozens of processes."

"I select bamboo, dry it in the sun, scrape off the bamboo joints and hair, and then soak it to soften it. This is how I get the bamboo strips I have in my hands."

“It’s so complicated.”

Zhao Xuanxuan really didn't think too much about it. But after listening to what Li Feng said, she realized that bamboo weaving is not just about weaving skills, but also requires learning a lot more.

"It's such a simple thing for you to learn a craft."

Zhao Xuanxuan curled her lips at her brother-in-law's words. She disliked her father at all. Li Feng saw this helplessly. The relationship between the father and daughter was like water and fire. He really didn't know what was wrong with the child now.

Parents often do things for your own good. Of course, the methods they use may be questionable, but their hearts are always on your side. Li Feng could only sigh. He couldn't get involved in this matter. The child would slowly understand as he grew older.

"Learning bamboo weaving requires a bit of patience."

Li Feng said with a smile. "Well, actually, you don't need to pay too much attention to choosing materials right now. Just buy them directly."

"Some processing factories specialize in making bamboo strips."

They come in all sizes, widths, thicknesses, and of course these factories sell them in bulk, so they are rarely sold to individuals.

"Xuanxuan, if you want to learn, you can learn weaving techniques first, and you can choose the materials later when you have time."

By the time Li Feng finished weaving, he had already prepared some bamboo strips, three or four in total, for weaving into bamboo baskets. Bamboo baskets are relatively easy to weave, and are perfect for beginners, as they require relatively few weaving techniques.

The simplest basket weaving method is the simple weaving method, which is especially suitable for beginners. It mainly uses parallel lines to weave, cross, pass up and down, and other simple movements to complete the bamboo basket weaving.

“Everyone can try it.”

Li Feng said with a smile, "This weaving method is very simple."

"Then I'll try."

Not to mention that weaving baskets seems to be quite interesting, and the simple weaving method is easy to learn. Not to mention that Han Chaoxia even made a small pattern. Of course, being easy to learn does not mean that you can learn it in one go or you can weave it in one go. No matter how simple it is, you still need to keep practicing.

Look, everyone thinks it is very simple at first, but the weaving results are all kinds of weird, loose and crooked are normal.

"Why? We wrote it the same way as you did, but the difference is quite big."

I don't know when Wu Tong and Qin Yue joined in, and their knitting was very ugly.

“That’s proficiency.”

Li Feng said, "Bamboo weaving is very particular. While there are many weaving methods, it's not difficult to learn. The most important thing is proficiency. Look at the gaps in your weaving. If you don't get it right from the beginning, it will only become looser and looser until it loses its shape."

"As for controlling the tightness, it takes a long time of practice."

Li Feng then handed each of them two thick bamboo strips. "I'll fix them in a cross shape. This will help you position them." After some further instruction, Li Feng began teaching them how to lock the edges. Bamboo basket weaving may seem simple, but creating a beautiful, refined basket is not easy.

Even if Li Feng studied in the simulation space for many days, he still had to put in some effort, otherwise it would be difficult to make it exquisite, let alone reach the level of handicrafts, which would be more difficult and time-consuming.

"In fact, it is more important to practice the technique well than to learn how many knitting methods you want."

Li Feng quickly started to lock the edges, and soon a small bamboo basket was woven. The others were still groping to try to bend and lock the edges of the basket.

"Give."

Li Feng handed the small bamboo basket to Han Zhaoxia, the boss, who was staring at him. "When did you learn this?"

"Didn't I tell you, these past few months."

Li Feng thought to himself, I learned this these few days, but I was afraid that you would be scared.

"You're quite impressive to be able to learn this in just a few months."

"It's just average, still far from being a master of bamboo art."

"You said you were fat and you were breathless."

Han Chaoxia rolled her eyes at Li Feng. This guy was really good at hiding things. If she hadn't asked Zhumiao about it, she would have thought that he was still planning to hide it.

"Look, auntie, I made this up."

"Go show it to Xuanxuan."

Han Chaoxia touched Li Feng.

"Let me see, it's not a big deal."

The bamboo weaving is not tight enough due to lack of skill. You need to adjust the warp and weft and fix the center. There are many problems. Of course, for beginners, these problems are normal. Just practice slowly for a few days and it will be fine.

After giving Zhao Xuanxuan some guidance, Li Feng saw that his elder brother-in-law's face was not very good. He thought that his elder brother-in-law might not like Zhao Xuanxuan to learn this. After all, it would interfere with her studies. College students are also students. He also wanted Zhao Xuanxuan to take the postgraduate entrance examination and get a doctorate.

Learning bamboo weaving was considered an unorthodox path, but he couldn't say it to her face, after all, he and the girl didn't have a good relationship. "Xuanxuan, bamboo weaving is fine as a hobby, you can occasionally make some small things when you have time, but there's no need to spend too much energy on it."

"Oh."

Zhao Xuanxuan actually really likes weaving this kind of handicraft, and has even thought about opening a shop like this in the future. However, she also understands that her parents will not support it. Her father hopes that she can follow in his footsteps and continue to be a teacher or take the civil service exam.

Compared to a girl's stable job, there is nothing wrong with this. Sometimes she also thought that her father might be doing this for her own good, but she didn't like her father deciding her life so casually.

"Let's go for a walk up front."

Bamboo weaving is something you can't learn in a short time. Whether it's a hobby or whether you're prepared to put in the effort to learn it is a matter for another time. After a stroll back to the lobby of the guesthouse, my father-in-law and mother-in-law were a little tired and decided to go home to rest.

"Mom, let's go back after dinner."

Li Feng said with a smile. "It just so happens that I've prepared a whole lamb. Let's roast it and start a bonfire. Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, don't go back tonight. Stay at the B&B. The kids are back soon, so let's have some fun."

"Hey kid, this is too expensive." The two old people heard about roasting a whole lamb. It's not cheap. A lamb is worth a lot of money nowadays. Especially since my mother-in-law is celebrating her birthday. This kid has put so much thought into it. The lunch table alone costs 6,000 to 7,000 yuan. And roasting a lamb for dinner will probably add up to nearly 10,000 yuan.

"It's a rare occasion for us to have fun, Mom and Dad, don't worry about the money. The lamb I got from someone I know isn't expensive."

Li Feng asked Han Zhaoxia to greet everyone. "I'll go tell Sister Wu that the lamb needs to be grilled in advance, otherwise it won't be crispy enough."

"Since the fourth brother said so, let's stay here for one night. We haven't eaten the cake at noon yet, so we can have some fun in the evening." The eldest brother-in-law said this, and the third brother-in-law also agreed. Zhao Xuanxuan and Sun Zihan were also looking forward to the bonfire.

Besides, for Zhao Xuanxuan, this was a good opportunity to learn more about her uncle's bamboo weaving skills. Seeing that everyone agreed, Li Feng hurried to arrange dinner. After all, besides the roasted whole lamb, other dishes had to be prepared.

Seeing that Li Feng was busy, Zhao Qingbei and Sun Ji looked around the hall and talked about the decoration of the B&B.

"There's also an antique display case here, and the little trinkets on it are quite interesting."

As the third brother-in-law spoke, he took down the porcelain jar and looked at it. It was quite nice, not to mention it had a bit of ancient charm. "I'm afraid this is a replica of an antique, not to mention it looks quite like the old one."

"Yeah, it's pretty good." Zhao Qingbei and Sun Ji didn't know much about antiques or porcelain. After all, who would care about them? They just thought they were imitations, which was what most people thought. After all, who would display porcelain in a guesthouse as antiques?

"Uncle, Third Uncle."

Li Ran spoke abruptly. "Mom said the things on these shelves are very valuable and won't let my sister and me touch them."

"Oh."

It's valuable. The price of handicrafts shouldn't be very high. Han Chaoxia was afraid that the two children might have broken it because of their mischief, so they didn't take it too seriously.

"Artwork?"

"Sister, these are antiques. Li Fengtao got them. They are not ordinary handicrafts."

Han Zhaoxia said helplessly. "This guy didn't even tell me at first. It was only when Yiyi almost broke the jar that he told me. I was really scared at the time."

"Are these antiques?"

"Yeah, all of them."

"Chaoxia, why don't you persuade Li Feng that it's not appropriate to display so many antiques in this hall." Antiques give people the feeling that they are not cheap. It doesn't look right to display them so openly in the hall.

"Brother-in-law."

"What are you talking about?"

My brother-in-law put down his teacup and sat down. He hadn't had much to do after walking around. Unlike the kids who were feeding giant salamanders and black bulls and playing with puppies, he planned to either come back and play cards or go fishing with his fishing rod.

"Li Feng has so many antiques displayed in the hall."

"antique?"

Zhao Qingbei didn't quite understand for a moment.

"On the shelf."

The eldest sister pointed at the antique display case. "These are all antiques that Li Fengtao brought back."

“Isn’t this a work of art?”

Even the third brother-in-law looked puzzled and a little bit unbelieving. There were so many antiques, were they really a joke? "Zhaoxia, are these really antiques? Did Li Feng say so?"

"Yes, brother-in-law."

Han Zhaoxia said, "The jar on the left side of the shelf looks like it's from the mid-Qing Dynasty, but it's from a folk kiln, not an official one. It's not expensive, only a few thousand yuan. The others are mostly from the mid-Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Some of them are quite exquisite, and the highest ones cost seven or eight thousand yuan."

"what."

Zhao Qingbei and Sun Ji were quite surprised to hear this. After all, antiques displayed like this could only be found in some large hotels or exhibition halls. Li Feng's B&B, which displays antiques like this, is probably the only one in the country.

"This old man is a bit too ambitious."

Zhao Qingbei, a math teacher, calculated to himself that even if each item cost 2,000 yuan, that would add up to 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. And with a few expensive items, they'd probably cost 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. With so much money casually displayed in the hall, who could say he wasn't careless?

"There is surveillance."

Han Chaoxia actually felt that this arrangement was a bit too bold, but it was not easy to say it in front of outsiders.

"Even if there is surveillance, it may not be useful."

Zhao Qingbei thought to himself, this isn't just one or two dollars, it's hundreds or thousands, it's tens of thousands of dollars. There's no guarantee someone would take the risk. "But, Zhaoxia, have these antiques been appraised?"

He couldn't help but suspect that Li Feng was too generous to display it so openly. Besides, it was difficult to distinguish the real from the fake in the antique market nowadays. It was not impossible that Li Feng, who didn't understand this, might have been cheated.

“Well, I didn’t really ask.”

Han Zhaoxia's words made even her third brother-in-law doubt whether these were really antiques. After all, they had never heard that Li Feng knew anything about antiques.

“Brother-in-law, sister, you guys didn’t go out for a walk.”

"No."

"It's just right that you're here, Li Feng."

My brother-in-law asked with a smile, "Where did you get these antiques?"

"A friend mortgaged it to me."

Li Feng used the fishing friend's excuse again. "The total mortgage is over 30,000 yuan."

"More than 30,000, didn't you ask someone to appraise it?"

The third brother-in-law felt that Li Feng was too careless. Antiques are difficult to distinguish between real and fake. It is too difficult to get real ones in the market now. Especially for mortgaged items, the possibility of fakes is too high.

"It has been identified."

Li Feng thought to himself that my B&B has a good appraisal expert. Not to mention that the B&B staff are good, this person is traveling around collecting these things. If he doesn't have a good eye, he will lose a lot of money.

"Has it been identified?"

A few people were worried because they thought Li Feng had not yet made the appraisal. Now they felt relieved after hearing that Li Feng had made the appraisal.

“Then why is it still displayed outside?”

"Ah, isn't this the decoration of the homestay? These are not very expensive, so just put them out. They look nice." When Li Feng said this, Han Chaoxia couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh on Li Feng's waist. You are too pretentious.

You are really good at displaying things worth tens of thousands of dollars just to make them look good.

"Besides, they're usually viewed as artifacts, so there's really no danger."

"That's true."

Zhao Qingbei and Sun Ji nodded. They had just treated it as a work of art, and I'm afraid that 99% of the guests who come to the B&B do the same, unless they have a discerning eye. However, even those with such discerning eyes would probably not look down on such low-value antique porcelain.

"I'm afraid that someone who doesn't know the business will like to try it out. If it breaks, it will be troublesome."

After all, if you tell people that this is just an antique, they might think you are trying to scam them.

"Of course not, Li Feng, why don't you put it away?"

Han Chaoxia thought, "That's right. If it gets broken, should you ask the customer to pay for it or not? If you don't pay, it will be a big loss. If you pay, others may think you are blackmailing."

"That's it."

Li Feng thought about it and realized that it was true. However, these little gadgets weren't very valuable, and it would be a waste of space to keep them in the safe. "Then I'll write a reminder sign later."

"Ah, a sign?"

Isn't that telling everyone that this is an antique? Your idea is really a bit magical.

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