Populus Hu picked up a pair of tortoises made of copper, and the tortoise had a book on its back.

"This kind of thing, I believe everyone is familiar with it. Hu Yang said.

However, Wu Machuan and the others were at a loss, and secretly thought: It's really strange, I know that it is a turtle made of copper, and I don't know anything else, I don't know what it's used for.

"Turtle, but don't know what breed. Andy replied.

Hearing this, Populus euphratica rolled his eyes, who doesn't know that it's a turtle? What other species, are you being funny?

"Don't you know?" Hu Yang was depressed when he saw the inquisitive eyes of these people.

"It's a turtle, right?" Xie Yunting felt that Andy was not wrong.

"There's nothing wrong with its image as a turtle, but what I'm talking about is what it's called. This thing, everyone must have heard it often, is a paperweight, one of the treasures of the study. ”

Wu Machuan looked surprised: "Isn't the paperweight rectangular?

When it comes to paperweights, of course he knows that no one uses them now, but they are used by ancient readers, and they can often be seen in history books, and they are the study utensils used by literati to press paper, silk, etc. when writing and painting. How could it be that you haven't heard of it?

"The paperweight was originally used to press paper, so does it matter what it looks like? Without affecting its function, literati usually make it look like they like.

Bestic-shaped paperweights are very common, especially copper paperweights, which usually appear in a variety of mammals.

The turtle carries a book on its back, and in ancient mythology, it is the appearance of the artifact Luoshu River Map. The paperweight is made like this, and there is a certain meaning in it.

Yes, the quality of this pair of copper paperweights is average, not too valuable, about 10,000 yuan. Hu Yang analyzed.

After saying the paperweight, he picked up another thing. He found that the old objects handed down from Wu Machuan's house were basically related to reading. The pen holder in front, the ink bed, and the paperweight just now are all treasures of the study.

And now he picked up a map that was also related to the reader, a folded map. In ancient times, the necessary thing for students to go out to study is also called "road passing".

"Ancient maps, too sketchy. Andy looked.

On the map, there are only some short answers, and the routes mark some of the more famous local signs, such as what mountains, what lakes, and so on.

This is also called the Book of Heaven, and the ancient literati basically took one with them when they went out to study, to determine a general direction. Although this diagram looks simple, the ancient road system is not complicated, and there is basically no big problem. Hu Yang said to everyone.

In ancient times, when people went out to study, they usually took a few things with them. For example, money, study materials, storage tools, road guides, and land scriptures.

The guide is a proof of identity, which writes some basic information about you, marks where you are from, and proves that you are harmless to humans and animals. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to get out without this thing in ancient times.

In fact, studying abroad in ancient times was a very troublesome thing.

Take the study tour of Su Qin, a famous debater in the Warring States Period, according to the records: the sable's Qiu is disadvantageous, the gold is exhausted, and the resources are exhausted, so he goes to Qin and returns. Shouldering the burden of the book......

Translated, that is: the black mink coat on this buddy was torn, and the hundred catties of gold were used up, so there was no cost, so he had to leave the Qin State and go home. He wears leggings around his legs, straw sandals on his feet, books on his back, and a burden on his shoulders. Anyway, it's very pitiful, maybe my mother won't recognize it when I go back.

In fact, that's not the worst of the all. In the process of many ancient people's study tours, there are not a few who end up begging and studying at the same time.

Therefore, don't envy any study tours in ancient times, the hardships are not something that ordinary people can imagine.

In addition to the difficult conditions on the road, you should also be careful not to be taken away by tigers or robbers in the wilderness.

The Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were better, in the dynasties before this, the road facilities were very poor, the intermediate service area was few, there were not many inns and restaurants, and it was definitely a painful thing to go out to study.

Take Confucius as an example, if you travel far, you must also bring a bed, pots and bowls, etc.

If you get caught in the rain and get a fever or something, hehe! Congratulations, King Yama is going to invite you to tea. After all, in ancient times, the medical conditions were very poor, and it was possible to kill people with fever and cold.

Of course, there are also more relaxed ones, such as some super-rich families, taking a group of family members and maids out to go out, which is simply going out to travel. It's just that such people are a very small minority after all.

"It's worthless, you can throw it. Poplar put the earth scripture aside.

The other three look like handicrafts, but they are also not very valuable, mainly because they are not fine enough.

Finally, Hu Yang turned his gaze to the box that the old man had moved to the side.

"This box is quite interesting, just talked about study tours. The function of this box is almost like a school bag, or a suitcase. You see, it's a nice design, it's divided into two layers, and each layer has four compartments, kind of like our current storage box.

Moreover, it is made of wenge wood, which is one of the precious woods, a type of wood produced in our south. Of course, there are also imported, such as wenge wood in Southeast Asia and Africa. Hu Yang said.

Wenge wood has white and black seals, and some colors are yellow and purple, and the grain of diagonal sawn wood is in the shape of fine flowers and clouds, which resembles chicken wings. Especially in the longitudinal section, the wood grain is slender and floating, and the changes are endless, naturally forming landscape and figure patterns.

"You can pick it up and see if it's light? This is a characteristic of old wenge wood, and it is undoubtedly very suitable for making a suitcase. ”

Wenge wood is divided into new and old, the Ming Dynasty and its predecessors are old wenge, and after the Qing Dynasty, it is new wenge.

Wu Machuan and they picked it up and weighed it, and it was really light.

In addition to the quality is different, followed by the color, the old wenge gray, especially after a long time of wax loss, its color is earthy gray, extremely ugly. After waxing, the color is slightly lighter, and the texture of the chicken wings can be distinguished; The third is that the texture is not very obvious, the old wenge wood is not as beautiful as imagined, and the inexperienced are often confused with iron power wood.

"There is a simple way to distinguish wenge wood from iron wood, stand up the nail and form a 90-degree direction of the wood grain and gently cross, smooth and unhindered is the old wenge wood, with the texture of the jumping sense of iron wood. "Populus euphratica teaches everyone.

From the middle of the Qing Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, the old wenge wood was sold out, and the new wenge wood appeared.

The color of the new wenge is slightly heavier, brown, and the color is slightly yellow in the grain; The weight is heavier, the fiber is coarse, the toughness is good, and it is not easy to carve, so all those who carve with new wenge wood are rough.

"This box is not carved, but the design is novel, I believe that some collectors like it, ranging from 100,000 to 300,000. In the end, Populus euphratica gave an estimate.

In other words, the total value of these old objects in Wu Machuan's house is almost one million. The result made their family extremely excited.

The cloisonné enamel pen holder and wenge box, this time Hu Yang did not contact Zhao Xin, but announced it in the Antique Association, asking if anyone was interested.

After a while, there was a response, and someone called Hu Yang and said that he wanted the pen holder for 650,000 yuan.

And the box, because the design is very interesting, was also quickly asked for the price, some bargaining, and finally gave 180,000.

Wu Machuan's family had no objection to the price, and immediately nodded that it was no problem. When they really got the money, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and were relieved.

The two items are already more than 800,000 yuan, and the ones at hand, scattered and scattered, there are also more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, such as the ink bed, Hu Yang said that it is likely to appreciate to more than 100,000 yuan in two or three years.

In this case, if you count it, there are really millions of things handed down by the ancestors.

The people in the live broadcast room kept congratulating, and the old audience would no longer be red-eyed, after all, this kind of thing is often seen, and you can't always be red-eyed, right? Sooner or later, you will get red eyes.

Hu Yang looked at the time and said, "Old man, let's talk about it here tonight! ”

It's already past ten o'clock, and at this hour, the old people usually have to rest, so Hu Yang plans to take Andy and them back.

After the old man and the others kept a few words, he also sent Populus Hu out, and instructed Wu Machuan to send Populus euphratica to the hotel, and let Hu Yang and them come over for dinner tomorrow.

After going out to the ancient street outside, Hu Yang said to Wu Ma Chuan: "Brother Wu Ma, you go back first! Let's take a stroll around the street." ”

"Okay, stay safe, I'll pick you up at the hotel tomorrow. ”

"Trouble. ”

......

Hu Yang didn't know that after they left, the middle-aged man who had dropped the beeswax pendant before found it, but he was scolded by Wu Machuan's family and left in disgrace.

In fact, he is not sure that he missed this family's house, looking at the expression of this family, it doesn't seem to be fake, maybe it really didn't pick it up. He couldn't be straight, he couldn't be angry, he could only consider himself unlucky, and finally left.

The three of them were walking, and suddenly there was a broken sound around them, and everyone turned their heads to look.

Andy was stunned, and he swore that he hadn't met that person.

I saw that the young man was also stunned, stunned, staring blankly at the broken porcelain shards on the ground. He also had a porcelain vase in his hand, and he should have been holding one in one hand just now. Then, he raised his head angrily and stared at Andy.

"Hey, why do you walk without looking at the road?"

Andy looked at Hu Yang with a pleading look: "Brother Hu, I really didn't meet him." ”

"Didn't you touch it? Then my porcelain will fall to pieces? Are you kidding? This is my ancestral treasure, it has been identified by experts, this pair, at least 60,000, you have to pay. ”

Seeing this situation, Hu Yang suddenly thought of a word in his heart - "touching porcelain".

This is the most primitive porcelain, the real porcelain.

What kind of ancestral porcelain that has been broken is simply a modern handicraft, at most it is dozens of yuan, and it is not even a high imitation.

Hu Yang's eyes inadvertently saw a figure: "Is it him?"

That's right, he saw the guy he had met at Wu Machuan's house earlier. It seems that it is a purposeful revenge! And by the way, he also extorted a sum of money.

"You mean, this pair of porcelain vases is 60,000?" asked Hu Yang.

"Otherwise, do you want me to show you the expert's appraisal report? lest I lie to you. ”

Hu Yang stretched out his hand: "Bring it." ”

"What?" the young man didn't understand what Hu Yang was going to say.

Hu Yang pointed to another porcelain vase in his hand: "Didn't you say that this pair is 60,000 yuan? ”

The young man was dumbfounded: such a refreshing wronged head?

The guy who hid to watch the excitement also looked confused!

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