Jianbao life

Chapter 548 Collecting Treasures in the Village

In Lujia Village, if you are 22 years old and still not dating, you are considered an older youth, and it is reasonable for Lu Ping to be anxious.

Chu Chen comforted with a smile: "Uncle Ping, people in the city are getting married on 25th and [-]th now, so you don't have to worry too much."

Lu Ping waved his hand and said, "What kind of city man is he? Look at Qiangzi, he will be able to have grandsons in a few years."

The Qiangzi mentioned by Lu Ping was also Chu Chen’s childhood playmate, two years older than Chu Chen, but he got married at the age of 15, and now his son is almost eight years old, if he also married at the age of 15 like Qiangzi , It is true that in a few years, I will be able to hold a grandson.

Qiangzi who stood behind was a little unhappy, and said, "I said Uncle Ping, my son still has to study hard, and strive to produce a college student for our village! How could he get married so early?"

Someone next to him shouted: "Qiangzi, I think you can do it. A few days ago, I saw your son flirting with Dashui's daughter. I don't think it will be long before you can really hug your grandson!"

Hearing this, Qiangzi said angrily: "This little bastard, I keep telling him not to fall in love early, not to fall in love early, but I just don't listen, it seems that his ass is itching again!..."

Everyone laughed, and Chu Chen also felt a little dumbfounded. Do eight-year-olds know what puppy love is? ...

"Uncle Ping, this is my business card, if you let Awang have time, give me a call!"

As he spoke, Chu Chen took out his own business card from his pocket and handed it to Lu Ping.

"Okay!" Lu Ping quickly put the things in his hands on the table, carefully received Chu Chen's business card in his hand, and put it away carefully.

"Uncle Ping, what did you bring today?" Chu Chen looked at the things wrapped in newspaper on the table and asked.

While taking out the things, Lu Ping said, "It's a piece of ink passed down from the ancestors, what's the name of that one?"

"Inkstone." Chu Chen said.

"Yes, yes, yes! Inkstone!" Lu Ping nodded repeatedly.

When Lu Ping took out the inkstone he was talking about, some villagers laughed.

"I said Uncle Ping, is this an inkstone? It's obviously a brick, okay!" Qiangzi laughed loudly.

"What kind of brick? Didn't you see the indentation on it? Isn't this an inkstone?" Lu Ping said angrily.

"Even if the inkstone is made of a brick, how much is it worth?" Qiangzi said with a smile.

"It's not up to you how much it's worth! Chu Wazi, what do you think of this inkstone?"

When Lu Ping spoke, he lacked confidence, just like what Qiangzi said, since the inkstone is made of bricks, based on his understanding, he really thinks it’s not worth a lot of money, maybe Chu Chen doesn’t accept it. .

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "This kind of inkstone is indeed made of bricks, but it is made of bricks from the ancient city wall, and it is also an antique."
Lu Ping asked excitedly after hearing the words: "So, you will accept this thing?"
"Yes!"

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, then took the brick and inkstone in his hand, and looked it over carefully.

Brick inkstone refers to the inkstone carved from ancient bricks.Most of the bricks and inkstones handed down from generation to generation are Qin bricks, Han bricks and Jin bricks.The bricks of Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties have a long history, and there are many patterns and characters on them, which constitute a unique beauty of simplicity and decoration.

Most of the bricks have mouldings, some of which are chronological characters on both sides or the back of the bricks, describing the year, place, and name of the maker.Some are inscriptions in auspicious language, implying good luck for future generations.There are also images of figures, etc., with simple and simple decorations, rich and thick historical information, and are of great ornamental and collection value.

According to historical records, the use of clear mud to make bricks and tiles began in the Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in the Three Kingdoms, and continued through the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperors made great efforts to build palaces and tombs. The bricks and tiles used were specially processed and fired under the supervision of the government.The clay has been carefully washed, and the bricks and tiles fired are solid and fine, which is a good material for making inkstone.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of Qin bricks, Han bricks, and Jin bricks were unearthed. The literati saw that these bricks were full of antiquity, strong and wear-resistant, and easy to obtain materials. With a little carving, they could become good inkstones, so brick inkstones began to appear.

From the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, textual research on gold and stone prevailed, and many literati had a special liking for ancient brick inscriptions, which are similar to bronze inscriptions and stone inscriptions.At that time, the amount of ancient bricks unearthed was small, and there were many people who were addicted to bricks and inkstones, so the price was high, sometimes a brick was worth tens of taels of silver.They spared no expense to search and buy, grind and carve it into inkstone, and it became a fashion.Some people even title their study "Ancient Brick and Inkstone Studio".

The brick and inkstone in Chu Chen's hand is made of a rectangular ancient brick, but a pond-like inkstone hall was carved out for the inkstone, keeping the inscriptions and mottled traces on the ancient brick.

In addition, there are inscriptions engraved on both sides of the brick. After careful identification, Chu Chen found out that the brick used for this brick and inkstone was built in the early years of Jianshi. It was actually Ouyang Xiu.

Everyone should be familiar with Ouyang Xiu. He was a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he was well-known in politics.Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling".

His official titles range from Hanlin Bachelors, Deputy Privy Envoys, and Political Advisors. His posthumous title is Wen Zhong, and he is known as Duke Ouyang Wen Zhong in the world.Later generations called him, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi together as the "Four Masters of Eternal Essays".Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong, they are called the "Eight Masters of Prose in Tang and Song Dynasties" by the world.

In addition, Ouyang Xiu also made great achievements in epigraphy and wrote the book "Ji Gu Lu".This book contains thousands of gold and stone artifacts, and is the first monograph on gold and stone archaeology in the academic history.The collected utensils range from King Mu of Zhou to the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, covering a wide range of contents.Together with Hong Shi and Zhao Mingcheng, he is known as the three masters of epigraphy in the Song Dynasty.

Chu Chen didn't expect that this brick and inkstone had such a big background. It was really a surprise, but immediately he felt a little distressed.

This inkstone is collected in the antique industry, and it is regarded as a niche collection. However, with the improvement of the country's economy, more and more literati and refined scholars have gradually increased the number of people who collect inkstones, making the value of inkstones full of uncertainty.

Just like the brick inkstone in Chu Chen's hand, because it was made by Ouyang Xiu himself, the starting price may not be high if it goes to the auction, but the transaction price is hard to say, at least it should be more than one million.

And until now, Chu Chen has not seen any auction records of Ouyang Xiu's calligraphy and painting works, let alone the inkstone made by himself. Therefore, he really cannot determine the final value of this inkstone.

In the end, after much deliberation, Chu Chen decided that this inkstone should be tentatively set at 100 million, and the rest should be discussed with Uncle Wu after he returned to the capital.

In fact, if this inkstone belonged to someone else, then Chu Chen believed that the original owner would be very happy to give 100 million, but Lu Ping is the father of a good friend, and Chu Chen never thought of making money from him.

Lu Ping wrote his name on the accounting book, and then went home happily.

Next, they appraised the things brought by several villagers. It was noon. Seeing that there were still many villagers who had things to appraise, Chu Chen ate and drank a few sips of water, and then started to get busy again.

However, the luck in the afternoon was much worse than in the morning, and at the end, Chu Chen only saw a safflower Ye Wen plate, which was a bit interesting.

This plate is 20 cm in diameter, with red lacquer as the ground, the vertical knife is deep, the paint layer is rich, and the knife can be moved freely and smoothly.The engraved Clivia has full and round flowers and leaves, and the branches are soft and graceful, which is extremely elegant.The outer wall is engraved with ganoderma patterns, so it is called flower ganoderma plate.

After Chu Chen looked at it carefully, he confirmed that this plate should be a work of the Ming Dynasty. Its subject matter is relatively rare in the red plate, and the workmanship is meticulous, which can be regarded as a rare masterpiece.

But apart from this red plate, there are very few other harvests, and the things brought by many villagers are not even antiques.

Looking at the disappointed eyes of each and every one of the villagers, Chu Chen also felt uncomfortable, but he might not necessarily accept all these things that are not antiques.If he really had to do this, the villagers from other villages rushed over upon hearing the news, what would he do?
Because most of the things are not even considered as antiques, so when it was nearly three o'clock in the afternoon, it was the last villager's turn.

However, the last thing that was taken out was just a blue and white bowl made by porcelain in the 50s and [-]s. It was not considered an antique at all, and it was not worth much money. Chu Chen could only return the things to the other party and explained a little , the man left with a sad expression.

Chu Chen and Hu Yong sorted out the purchased antiques, and then went to the old village chief's house to count the money. Although there were many copper coins, they were all worthless things. Chu Chen was going to calculate the total price , and then asked the old village head to distribute it on his behalf. Anyway, it has been confirmed by the villagers, and there will be no mistakes.

As for the money for those antiques, if the money is not much, Chu Chen plans to go to the villagers' homes to settle the money in a while, and transfer the rest to the bank.

"Chu Wazi, wait!"

Just as Chu Chen stood up and was about to leave, he saw a 28-year-old young man with dyed golden hair hurried in from the door. His panting appearance made it clear that he had run for a long time the way of time.

"Finally caught up, but I'm exhausted!" As he spoke, the young man took out a bottle of mineral water, "Gudong! Gudong!" After a while, he drank it all.

"Er Gouzi, why are you here?" the old village head asked in surprise.

This person is exactly what I mentioned earlier, the Er Gouzi from the next-door village who was wearing bell-bottom trousers and a Walkman. Five people and six people deliberately passed by Lujia Village.

Er Gouzi chuckled, first took out a cigarette from his pocket, and distributed one to each of Chu Chen and the others.

Both Chu Chen and Hu Yong waved their hands, saying they would not.

Afterwards, Er Gouzi lit a cigarette for the old village head again, and said: "Isn't this just coming back from the town at noon? I heard that Chuwazi collects old things, and I happen to have them at my house, so I ran home and brought them to Chu." Take a look, baby. Let me tell you, my old things are all good things!"

(End of this chapter)