The old farmer, who was called Uncle Zhang, took a puff of his cigarette, "Then I fell into convenience, Boss Jin, you can't look down on it, I don't have to take it away if they like it." ”

"Uncle Zhang, isn't this just for you?" Jin Ding smiled faintly.

Yu Yao and Pu Jie glanced at each other and did not speak.

The old farmer opened the big woven bag, and the contents were wrapped in thick newspapers, and there was some broken foam in the middle.

Jin Ding also helped, and the things were spread on the ground and disassembled one by one.

Yu Yao and Pu Jie took two steps back and watched quietly.

The things taken out are also very miscellaneous, it seems that this Uncle Zhang knows Jinding very well.

Jin Ding first looked at two pieces of porcelain. A small bottle of enamel color, but also fell Yongzheng's model, but the painting and color are very general, like a low-end imitation of the Republic of China. There is also a pastel Bogu bowl, which is also a thing in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Jin Ding left the Bogu bowl, which was easy to shoot without a paragraph. Yongzheng enamel color is too famous, and it seems like this, novices are not necessarily willing to ask for it.

There is a pair of old jade bracelets, although they are a little green, but the foundation is poor, and the stone is heavy. This pair, Jin Ding also left, as long as it is green, it is easy to shoot, and then seal a layer of wax, it will look better.

There are a lot of things, but it's really nothing too good.

Yu Yao had expected this before. He didn't like what Jin Ding didn't want, and he didn't like what Jin Ding left behind.

In the end, I took it apart and went to the newspaper, and there was actually a piece of cloth inside, which was quite thick and black, with some faint patterns on it, but Yu Yao was a little far away and couldn't see it clearly.

This cloth is wrapped in a pair of walnuts.

Of course, this is not a walnut to eat, it is a walnut to play. Walnuts have to be played in pairs, paying attention to the shape and texture. If you want to trace the history, it is too long, and there are all about the Han Dynasty. It's not interesting to pursue this, but at least, it was very popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

For example, the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to playing, he also loves carving, the so-called "playing walnuts to forget state affairs, Zhu Youxiao's imperial case". Emperor Qianlong is a big player, jade calligraphy, painting and porcelain miscellaneous are widely involved, and he is also very fond of walnuts. The whole body is full of qi and blood, when is it a white head?

Nowadays, walnuts are also regarded as a major item in cultural play, according to the appearance, there are four main varieties popular on the market: lion head, tiger head, official hat, and boy hat.

Among them, the lion's head is the most popular, and there are many varieties in the lion's head, such as: Nanjiang stone, four buildings, grinding plate, apple round, white lion, starry sky, water dragon pattern······ There are at least ten or twenty kinds.

Among them, there are names according to the shape and texture, and there are also names according to the place of origin.

Just say that this pair wrapped in black brie is a stone lion head in southern Xinjiang.

The variety of Nanjiang stone, the name is a bit strange, in fact, it should be called Nanjiang stone, because the original old walnut tree was born in Nanjiang Shi Village in northern Hebei. There was one in the Qing Dynasty, but only a few players got started, and it has not been widely known.

Later, when the fire became popular, it was called according to the accent of the local villagers, and those who knew the real name of the village wrote it as Nanjiang Stone, and those who didn't know it wrote it as Nanjiang Stone. As a result, now, there are more people who recognize the stone of Nanjiang than the stone of Nanjiang.

There is a saying that the truth is in the hands of a few. In fact, in the antique literary entertainment industry, it is really like this, there are definitely a few people who know how to do it, there are more than half a bottle of vinegar, and there are many soy sauce players.

In any case, Nanjiang Stone is a variety of walnut lion head. This lion's head is characterized by a large cross-tip, large thick edges, dense and well-textured lines, concave bottom, and a diamond-shaped umbilicus. This kind of bottom, also called chrysanthemum bottom, in the early years was a very beautiful name, now when it comes to chrysanthemums, it is easy to crook the building.

Seeing this pair of stone lion heads in southern Xinjiang, Jin Yi's eyes lit up obviously.

This pair, that's a really valuable thing!

The reasons for the price of walnuts are more complex. In addition to the different varieties of different prices, the same variety, there are old trees, there are grafted, and old trees are more expensive than grafted. In terms of size, the big ones are more expensive than the small ones. There is also pairing, in addition to the same size, walnuts six sides, pay attention to as consistent as possible, the good pairing is more expensive than the pairing.

Around 2011, there was a period of madness in the game walnuts, and the price was ridiculously high, with thousands or even tens of thousands of pairs abounding. Over the years, prices have come down, and conventional varieties and sizes have generally stabilized.

However, this is talking about newly planted and newly paired walnuts. But the price of old walnuts has never fallen. If a pair of old lion heads from the Qing Dynasty are matched, they have been played for more than 100 years, and hundreds of thousands of people are rushing to ask for them.

The pair of southern Xinjiang stones taken out by the old farmer Uncle Zhang are definitely not so long, but they are already dark red and shiny, and the edges and edges have become very rounded. It will take thirty or fifty years to get this effect.

And it's not just a pair of old walnuts on a plate.

The reason why Nanjiang stone is famous is mainly because of its beautiful shape and texture. But for players, there are also two problems: one is that the pairing is particularly difficult, nine out of ten southern Xinjiang are crooked, and the other is a freak, if the walnut is not well matched, the value of the game will be greatly reduced;

This is a problem with the variety of Nanjiang stone itself, and there is also a root problem. Now on the market, a large number of stone lion heads in southern Xinjiang are grafted, and it is too difficult to find a pair of old trees originating. Because now in the village, there is only a two-hundred-year-old tree, and it is not as good as before in terms of yield and quality, and it is really scarce to pick out a good match.

However, the pair of stone lion heads in southern Xinjiang that appeared in front of Jin Ding's eyes were out-and-out old tree fruits. Moreover, the pairing is excellent, the size is still big, and the walnut is still thirty or fifty years old, how can it not be valuable?

This pair is enough to kill all the stone lion heads in southern Xinjiang that he has seen and even heard of!

Jin Ding is a player, although he plays miscellaneous, but there are two things he likes the most, one is to play walnuts, I dare not say more, dozens of pairs have been played. The other is ancient money, which is also the reason why Pu Jie didn't find the ancient money that fits his eyes in his store - he keeps it for himself!

"Uncle Zhang, where did you get this pair of walnuts?" Jin Ding stretched out his hand and copied it, and put it on the plate very skillfully. The old walnut is different, and the feel is called a comfortable!

The old farmer was not in a hurry, he had to take care of the business first, "This pile is picked, and that pile is not good, right?"

"Yes. Jin Ding saw that the old farmer began to clean up what he didn't want, so he patiently didn't ask again.

The old farmer cleaned up very slowly, because Yu Yao and Pu Jie hadn't said anything yet.

Pu Jie pursed his lips and looked at Yu Yao, meaning, "Let's go?"

"Uncle Zhang. Yu Yao not only didn't mean to leave, but also picked up the black cloth wrapped in walnuts, "It seems that you are too familiar with Boss Jin, this walnut is a good bag, you are good, wrap it in a rag at home." ”