Jianbao life

Chapter 376
At 04:30, the last clear standard time of this fair ended.In this open bid auction, Chu Chen did not encounter any surprises. The only piece and a half of gambling wool he wanted to auction was snatched away by others.

No way, he is famous now, and more people are paying attention to him. With such an aboveboard bidding, the possibility of buying good wool at a low price is undoubtedly much smaller than before.

And with the increase in popularity, he must be paid more attention. It is estimated that he can only play secret gambling in the future, which makes him feel a little depressed when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, during dinner, Chu Chen heard good news from Wan Chengjun that there will be a ghost market in Pingzhou tomorrow.

When he first heard this, Chu Chen felt a little surprised. He had never heard of a ghost market in Pingzhou before. After all, there is no antique market like Beijing or Shanghai.

It wasn't until Wan Chengjun reminded him later that Chu Chen realized that the jade was actually related to antiques, and Pingzhou is a famous jade market in the country, so it is not surprising that there is a ghost market.

Hearing that there is a ghost market, except for Chu Chen who is very happy, everyone else is also quite excited, and they all want to go to the ghost market here to experience it. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Zhang Yanbin, who is full of face at this time. All of them were his old friends, and he had been to Pingzhou Ghost City countless times, so he didn't want to go again because he didn't think it was interesting.

Everyone ignored him. After dinner and chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms to rest early, so as not to wake up tomorrow morning.

The Pingzhou ghost market starts at four o'clock and ends at nine o'clock. It is open on two days every weekend, and the location is in the old street of Pingzhou.

When visiting the ghost market, the early bird catches the worm, so everyone got up early, and after breakfast, they rushed over with their tools. When they reached the old street, some stalls were not yet set up.

To say that the ghost market in Pingzhou is much smaller than that in Beijing and Shanghai, but the street lights here in Pingzhou are very dim, and there are many people from a distance. Compared with the other two places, it is undoubtedly more like a ghost market. In Liu Sizhe's words, the ghost market in the capital is more like a night market.

A group of people is mighty, and the excitement is lively, but it is definitely not suitable to visit the ghost market in this way, so everyone is divided into groups as before, and then each found a booth to watch.

Perhaps because the local area is a well-known jadeite market in the country, many stalls sell finished jadeite products, such as bracelets, accessories, and more are decorations.

At first glance, these jade ornaments are of good quality, translucent, and the carving work is not bad, but if you look closely, they are all low-grade jadeite, or simply B or C, and they are basically things of low value.

As for why these jadeites look very translucent, the reason is very simple, because the surface of the jadeites here has been smeared with a layer of oil.So much so that every time Chu Chen looked at something, he had to wipe it with a wet towel. Chu Yulan simply felt disgusted and stopped looking at finished jadeite products. Even if she liked something, she would wrap it in a tissue.

Of course, there must be good things in the ghost market, but the price is really not cheap. Compared with the things in the store, it is not so cheap. If you get it, you can only rely on your own eyesight and luck.

After visiting a few stalls, the products on them were either finished jadeite or jade wares, and the things were really not very good. Just when Chu Chen felt a little boring, he finally saw a stall selling rare ancient books.

The stall owner saw that there was a business coming, and he quickly greeted him: "Brother, come and take a look, these are just received, no one has touched them yet!"

Chu Chen smiled slightly, didn't say much, just knelt down and looked at it by himself.When shopping here, it is best not to say anything off topic with the stall owner, otherwise the stall owner will probably lead you into a ditch.
Although the rare books sold here are ancient books, most of them are old comic books of Hongbaoshu. As for the books, most of them are photocopied books from the Republic of China period, and there are a few thread-bound books from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Poor condition.

As for whether these books from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are valuable for collection, we still need to look at them. However, Chu Chen felt that Bao Jue didn't respond, and these books should not be very good.

"Brother, our family doesn't seem to have this book!" Chu Yulan said while handing a booklet in her hand to Chu Chen. Chu Chen took it over and took a look. Book.

The stall owner had good hearing, and said quickly after hearing the words: "This is the "Iron Buddha Temple" from the Anti-Japanese War period. There are very few handed down, and I managed to get a copy. If you want it, I can make it cheaper. "

"Temple of the Iron Buddha" is a set of 24 woodcut comic strips created by Lu Meng, Yajun and Mo Pu. Woodcut has always been the main method of early comic strip creation, because the pear wood and jujube wood boards used can be local materials, woodcut knives, paper, The inks can be made by ourselves to meet the needs of the time.

Therefore, under the advocacy and cultivation of Mr. Lu Xun, many woodcarver masters persevered for many years, overcame many difficulties, and created many excellent comic strips.

"Iron Buddha Temple" is one of the excellent comic strips. In the spring of 1942, Lu Meng and other three people collaborated on this book in the Liberated Area of ​​Central China. They created three to four pieces per day. When 110 woodcuts were completed, the enemy was tense. Pu and Cheng Yajun left the liberated area according to the arrangement of their superiors. In the end, Lv Meng completed the entire draft by himself. When it was printed and sent out, the printing machine was buried in the ground.

The printing of comic strips in this period was limited by the conditions at that time, and few of them have been handed down. Therefore, they are very popular in the current collection market.

Chu Chen flipped through the little book in his hand, and then said with a smile, "We have this book at home, and it's in the closet in my room, next to the set of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"Hey, why didn't I see it!" Chu Yulan asked suspiciously.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I remember that you only like to read comics in color. I think you are too lazy to read comic books like this without color!"

When Chu Chen was a child, he liked to read such comic books, so his parents helped him find all the comic books that he could find on the market. Now, after getting rid of those insect-bitten and moldy ones, there are still several boxes. Many of them are treasures that are no longer available in the market.

Thinking of his parents' love for him, Chu Chen felt a warm feeling flowing all over his body.

"No, sometimes I can read it well!" Chu Yulan retorted with her lips pouted, but it was obvious that she lacked confidence.

Originally, although I had "Iron Buddha Temple" at home, this comic book from the Anti-Japanese War period is quite rare. It would be nice to buy it and keep it for a while, but it is a pity that this book only has six finished products.

There are also standards for the appearance of comic strips. For example, the six-finished product refers to the cover and back cover that lose most of their luster, have obvious scars and corner damage, and have obvious stains or deliberate repairs, but they must not be lacking in skin. Page.

Although the villain book with six finished products is valuable for collection, because of its serious damage, its value and collectability must have been greatly reduced. Therefore, Chu Chen finally put it back on the booth.

Afterwards, Chu Chen casually took a thread-bound book into his hand, glanced at the title of the book on the cover, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment, unexpectedly, it would be "Fang's Ink Book"!
This "Fang's Ink Book" is a monograph on the various shapes and patterns of Fang's ink making. It is equivalent to "Cheng's Ink Garden" as one of the four major ink books in the Ming Dynasty.It was made by Fang's extensive search for famous masters at that time, and after reading it for five years, it can be seen that he worked hard.

There are six volumes of Mopu, namely National Treasure, Guohua, Bogu, Museum, Magical Treasure, and Hongbao. It involves characters, animals, myths, legends, history, etc.

Although he was a little surprised, Chu Chen quickly flipped through the book quietly, and after putting it back, he flipped through the same books next to this book, and found that those were indeed " Fang's Ink Book, together with the one just now, happens to be a set of six volumes.

This set of "Fang's Ink Book" is quite good in appearance, with clear calligraphy and paintings, so it should be the original book at that time.The illustrations in the book are delicate and exquisite, which is breathtaking.No wonder the contemporary Qian Yunzhi said: "When I saw the formula in Lu Mopu in Baiguzhai, I couldn't help crying out, saying that this world has such a beauty! The desire to get it is like hunger and thirst."

Putting the book back to its original position, Chu Chen was a little puzzled, why would such a treasured treasure feel unresponsive?But after a while, he realized that it was his own negligence, and he forgot to reset Baojue before.

In addition, although the combined value of this book has exceeded [-], but Baojue can only estimate the value separately, so there is no response.

After thinking about this, Chu Chen couldn't help but secretly shook his head at his own sloppiness. He couldn't make such a mistake in the future, otherwise he would suffer losses because of it sooner or later.

However, he felt that, in the final analysis, he was still too dependent on the ability, so that he seemed to be relying on the ability now. If things went on like this, it would not be him controlling the ability, but the ability controlling him. This situation is not what he wants to see.

As for the most thorough solution to this matter, it is not to use supernatural powers, but to do so, Chu Chen felt that it was a bit of an overcorrection.

He still needs to use the ability, but the ability can only be used as an auxiliary tool. Like now, he can make a rough judgment first, and then use the treasure sense to screen, so that he can train himself without missing the treasure. better.

After figuring it out, Chu Chen felt much happier, so he took out the set of "Fang's Ink Book" and asked, "Boss, how much is this set of books?"

(End of this chapter)