Chapter 588: A Little Rest, Jade Pair
"Hmm. In my opinion, there is a sequence in everything, and the Ghost Eye Gate Vault should come first, and after that's done, it's not too late to do it again. Yu Yao said.
"The Ghost Eye Gate Vault, of course, is the most important thing. However, now that there is a lack of clues, I have found nothing in Wuliang Mountain, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to gain anything in a short time. Xiao Ying frowned slightly, "However, Wang Mang's golden treasure, although it has clues and scope, is not necessarily easier than the Ghost Eye Gate Vault!"
Yu Yao suddenly knocked on his forehead, "I remember, during the Northern Song Dynasty, it seems that Wang Mang's treasures were not small, and even Su Dongpo once wrote, saying that after Wang Mang's defeat, a large number of gold treasures 'returned to the mountains'." ”
Without waiting for Xiao Ying to speak, Yu Yao said again, "For thousands of years, it is estimated that there have been countless people who have searched for Wang Mang's treasure, but none of them have succeeded. This matter is not only difficult, but also too involved, so you might as well precipitate it. ”
"Hmm. I think it's time for the seven of us to meet again, and it's time to gather clues about the Vault. Xiao Ying responded.
"Yes. Then go back to each of us first?"
"You go back first, I'll go to Taibai Mountain to have a look. ”
Yu Yao listened, "Good guy, you still can't hold it!"
"It's okay to take a simple look, it's been out for so long anyway, it's not bad for three or two days. ”
"That's it, I'll go with you!" Yu Yao lit another cigarette.
Xiao Ying smiled, "It's okay, in fact, I don't have much hope, this Taibai Mountain has been closely related to Taoism since ancient times, and there is a mountain range, which is called Laojun Mountain." In this case, the rootless Taoist still failed to find a specific location, which is enough to show that the secret of discovering the treasure is complicated. ”
"Is it possible that he is in the wrong place? Not in the Taibai Mountains?"
"No, he has found and cracked the other four auxiliary formations, so it is not difficult to determine the central position. At most, it will not run out of the area around Taibai Mountain. ”
"Okay, then rest early today and leave tomorrow morning. ”
The next day, the two took a flight to Chang'an first, and at noon they found a well-known local mutton bun shop and had a meal.
During the meal, Xiao Ying proposed whether to go directly to Baomei County, where Taibai Mountain is located, and stay in Baomei County for one night, or stay in Chang'an for one night, and set off early tomorrow morning and go straight to Baomei County.
After discussion, the two decided to stay in Chang'an for one night. Baomei County is about 150 kilometers away from Chang'an, and it should take more than two hours to get to the foot of Taibai Mountain by chartering a car early tomorrow morning.
"Do you still want to visit the antique market in Chang'an?" Xiao Ying asked.
"It's not a weekend, and there are few people in the antique market in the afternoon, so it's okay to go shopping or not. ”
That being said, Yu Yao and Xiao Ying still went in the afternoon. There are several antique markets in Chang'an, and the more famous ones are the Tang West City Antique City and the Zhuque Road Antique City, but Yu Yao and Xiao Ying did not go. Because these two places only have stalls on weekends, most of them are shops, and they are not weekends, and some shops are not open.
They went to the Eight Immortals Antique Market, which was mainly proposed by Xiao Ying.
The place name of the Eight Immortals Nunnery, naturally related to the Eight Immortals, is a Taoist palace view, and the surrounding area has formed a folk antique market very early. The market is quite small, the main body is a two-story building, there are not many storefronts, and you can set up stalls in the corridor downstairs. The corridor is stronger than the open air, and it is not a weekend time, and sometimes there are stalls.
When they arrived in the afternoon, it was almost three o'clock, and there were no people in the market, but the figures were also sparse. There were only a few stalls left in the corridor, and Yu Yao swept around, but he didn't find anything good at all.
However, the shops here are not the same as the large antique cities, many of them are not big, but they are not relatively specialized.
Outside the door of a shop, Xiao Ying saw a hanging screen hanging on the wall opposite the door, and couldn't help but say, "On the front wall of my studio, it really has to be matched with earthy things, and now it is a marble hanging screen, but it is not very good-looking, go in and take a look at this, you give it a palm." ”
When Yu Yao heard this, he followed in.
This pair of hanging screens is two jade pairs of wooden hanging screens inlaid with jade.
The mahogany border and base plate are inlaid with Hetian Qingyu Xingshu font.
"This is Jin Shengsi's pair, right?" Xiao Ying asked as she watched.
The couplet reads:
Wear off the arrogance but the long-lasting
Wash away ambition in the middle of the heart
There is no payment, and in a pair of mahogany frames, each with green jade inlaid with seven characters.
"Yes. Yu Yao nodded. Needless to say, the name of Jin Shengsi, and the calligraphy of this couplet has also been handed down, and it is in the museum.
"Well written, insightful!" Xiao Ying sighed.
Oh, yes. How can there be arrogance? Where does ambition come from?
The owner of this shop was a man in his forties, with small eyes and a big nose, except for Yu Yao and Xiao Ying who came in to say hello, he didn't speak, standing next to them and waiting with a smile.
It wasn't until Xiao Ying asked how to sell it that the shopkeeper said, "The two of you have eyesight, this mahogany and green jade are both of good quality, and the carving and inlay complement each other; ”
How can anyone who opens an antique shop not speak, this is unbelievable, it is nothing more than a foreshadowing.
Yu Yao said with a smile, "The year is shallow, which is basically the price of handicrafts." ”
This pair of jade pairs hanging on the screen should be something from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
"I can't say that, the past 100 years is not a small year. In the market now, there are more than 100 days of things!" The boss still had a smile on his face, "That's it! Both of them are masters at first glance, and they can get a bite when they look at it!"
Xiao Ying couldn't help but look at Yu Yao and nodded. This means that I can buy it, and the negotiation is up to you.
"I'll shout the real price, 8,000 yuan, don't you come to the vain, okay?" Yu Yao looked at the shopkeeper.
"Hey, to be honest, this is not even the purchase price! This road, there is mahogany and Hetian, and it is where the material and money are there, and whoever takes it will receive it, and the price will not be low. Give it a little more. ”
"Say it. ”
The shopkeeper thought for a moment, "Well, twenty-eight thousand, I should make a friend! ”
In fact, the shopkeeper did come at a high price for this thing, and he bought it from the old house, and coincidentally, it cost 8,000 yuan just like Yu Yao's offer. Don't say 8,000, even 10,000, he won't come out.
Yu Yao had another fight with him. In the end, the shopkeeper froze at 16,000, not even 15,008.
Xiao Ying remained silent and just watched.
At this time, Yu Yao raised his hand and waved it gently, "Let it go first, since you are here, let's take a look at something else." ”
This is also a bargaining technique in the antique shop, which is too stiff and easy to make trouble.
Yu Yao is just an excuse, so he looks at it casually. As a result, I looked at it so casually and found a piece of porcelain from the Southern Song Dynasty on the shelf.