101. The beauty of blue and white porcelain

When I came to the courtyard, Professor Ma's son happened to be there, and his Chinese name was not introduced, only that his English name was Jack.

Jack is in his forties, has lived abroad for more than 20 years, a foreign devil fetish, according to the neighbors, he is used to eating milk and bread abroad, and he is not used to eating Chinese food when he returns to China, and the neighbor kindly invited him to eat a home-cooked meal, and he vomited and diarrhea that night, which made the neighbor very embarrassed, I invited you to dinner, but I didn't put laxatives in the meal, what kind of diarrhea?

Neighbors respect each other like ice!

Jack is not comfortable in China, and he has no relatives, so he can't stay anymore and wants to change yards as soon as possible.

Gu Meng came to the courtyard, and Jack had been waiting for a long time.

He checked the transfer procedures, the title deed, and the sales contract, and there was no problem, a yard cost 10,000 US dollars, clean and neat, no big problem, but Gu Meng was not very satisfied.

"Mr. Jack, when we negotiated a few days ago, we said that the yard and the utensils and furniture in the yard will be packaged and sold together with the yard, why is this not specified in the contract?"

Professor Ma, the old owner of the courtyard, is a person who understands life, from the table for eating to the small cup for drinking tea, to the small flower garden in the courtyard, the three willow trees, and the feng shui arrangement, all of which are exquisite and meticulous, and there are many old objects in the hall, such as the simple table of eight immortals, the case, the carved bed, and so on.

Without these things combined, this old courtyard house is not worth 10,000 US dollars, and Gu Meng doesn't want to be a big man!

Jack was a little puzzled, "Gu Meng, I inquired, the rules for buying and selling courtyard houses in Hanjing are that in addition to the things specially left by the owner, the items inside should be sold together, do you need to indicate otherwise?"

"Really?"

Gu Meng didn't know this rule, but he was afraid that there would be some trouble in the future, so he insisted on making a new list of items, and Jack followed him, and it took two hours to re-list the list of properties, a total of one hundred and seventy-three items, even the carved stone pier at the door.

The parties signed a new contract to complete the sale.

Gu Meng paid 10,000 US dollars on the spot and got the first house deed in his life, and he really gained a foothold in Hanjing.

"Farewell!"

Jack carried the pre-packed box and looked back at the courtyard house where he lived when he was a child, with nostalgia in his eyes.

"Haha, Mr. Jack, if you have the opportunity to return to Hanjing in the future, you are welcome to come back at any time. ”

Jack shook his head, "I don't think I'll ever come back," and he left the courtyard with two large suitcases in his hand.

Gu Meng watched from behind, inexplicably sympathetic.

"Mr. Jack, do you need me to take you to the airport?"

Jack was stunned for a moment and said happily: "Thank you!"

Gu Meng locked the courtyard door and walked out.

Walking to the car, Jack looked at his car and suddenly asked, "Gu Meng, do you accept antiques?"

"Antiques?"

Gu Meng shook his head, "I don't know how to do it, I'm worried about being deceived."

"Oh, that's a shame. ”

"Mr. Jack, what's wrong?"

Jack sighed, pointed to the two large boxes and said, "This contains my father's favorite blue and white porcelain, originally I wanted to take it back as a souvenir, but I heard that taking it out has to go through customs inspection, issue a qualification certificate and go through the formalities, it's too troublesome, I don't want to bring it, Gu Meng, do you know where there are more regular pawnshops?"

Blue and white porcelain?

Gu Meng's heart moved, "Jack, can you open it for me to take a look?"

"Yes!"

In the car, Jack opened the suitcase.

I rub!

As soon as the box was opened, Gu Meng's eyes lit up, no wonder he didn't find anything eye-catching when he registered the porcelain in the courtyard just now, and he was already put away by this fake foreign devil.

A large blue and white porcelain jar was placed in a box, with lips, straight neck, bulging belly, shallow circle feet, glazed inside and outside the vessel, and no glaze on the ring feet and bottom.

The whole body is painted with blue and white patterns, the outer side of the mouth is painted with cloud patterns, the shoulders are painted with four animal face patterns, and a carp is painted on the abdomen, making a look back, the eyebrows are eyebrow-open, the fish whiskers and fish scales are clearly visible, and the shin is painted with a circle of lotus petal patterns.

It's beautiful!

He held up the bottom of the big jar and glanced at it, and wrote the "Xuande Year System" regular script horizontal paragraph, rubbing it, it was actually Xuande porcelain.

The porcelain in the other leather box is smaller in size, it is a blue and white long-necked gallbladder bottle, the slender neck of the bottle, the bottle belly is full and round, the neck of the vessel is soft and slender, shuttling between flowers and branches, and there is a 'Yongzheng year system of the Qing Dynasty'.

Compared with the large jar, the blue and white color of the Qing Dynasty is more intense, the ornamentation is strong and powerful, and it is painted by the stacking method, imitating the effect of the blue and white porcelain of the early Ming Dynasty with dark spots, that is, the blue with black.

These two are treasures, I remember that in 10 or 11 years, Xiangjiang Fuxi International Auction House once auctioned a blue and white porcelain jar, which is similar to my own, worth tens of millions!

Such a big baby, Gu Meng was so tempted, his little heart was pounding.

Be sure to stay.

These two porcelains are cultural relics of China, and they cannot be allowed to be lost abroad, either in public or private.

"Mr. Jack, these two pieces of porcelain are so beautiful, I would love to have them, but I don't know the market, can I find someone to take a look?"

Jack frowned slightly, his afternoon plane, the itinerary was a little anxious.

Gu Meng was also a little embarrassed, who to see?

Just in embarrassment, Old Man Tong walked over from the green path on crutches, his eyes lit up, I heard that Old Man Tong had the name of a consultant in the Palace Museum, he should know how to do it, right?

"Mr. Jack, don't worry, it'll be right away!"

Gu Meng hugged the two babies, walked over, and shouted affectionately: "Grandpa Tong!"

Hum!

Old man Tong nostrils turned to the sky, bypassing him and continuing to move forward, not talking at all.

Gu Meng didn't care about the other party's cold face, followed behind the old man, and said quietly: "Grandpa Tong, do you see the two treasures in my hands? Jack, that fake foreign devil wants to take our Huaxia treasures abroad, how can this work? Although I don't have much money, I still want to do my best to keep them." ”

"Humph!"

Old man Tong didn't believe in his sentiments at all.

"Grandpa Tong, help, we will be neighbors in the future, look up and don't see anyone who looks down, no matter what, you can't watch me suffer!"

"Humph!"

Old man Tong didn't pick up the stubble at all.

Shame on your face!

Gu Meng gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Old man Tong, your little grandson is quite naughty, and he ran to the door of my yard to pee two days ago, and my hands itched when I saw him..."

"You!!"

Old man Tong was angry, and his snow-white beard was upturned.

Gu Meng had a cold face, looking fierce and vicious, and he didn't let it go at all.

The old man gasped a few times before he glanced at the two treasures, "Really!"

After saying that, he walked on crutches.

Gu Meng was not at ease, so he leaned up again, "Hehe, Grandpa Tong, how do you know if it's true or false just by looking at it, and you can touch it again?"

"I'm telling the truth, you're not believing me?!"

Old man Tong was very unhappy, pointed to his nose and said, "Do you know that old man, I can still live under the root of the imperial city after I lose my family?"

"Why?" Gu Meng waited for the old man to brag, waiting to praise him.

The old man raised his chin, "Tell you kid, old man, I rely on these two tricks to eat, I've seen the old pieces all my life, how can I look away?"

"Really?"

Gu Meng took the blue and white jar and asked, "Grandpa Tong, tell me what kind of object this is?"

"Small!"

The old man Tong shook his sleeves and said: "This is called the Xuande official kiln blue and white carp cloud pattern jar, the Xuande five years of the imperial court ordered the imperial ware factory to burn 443,500 pieces of blue and white porcelain, but the ministers felt that this move was too wasteful, cut the number, Xuande eight years to make a baked, the finished product is less than a thousand, the eight-nation coalition invaded China, a smash and rob, most of the blue and white porcelain in the Xuande period is abroad, the number of surviving is not more than 100 pieces, each of which is a fine product, understand?"

"Haha, yes, yes, your old eyes are like torches~"

Gu Meng smiled and nodded, his heart bloomed, "Grandpa Tong, please continue to talk about this long-necked bottle."

The old man opened his mouth, and saw that Gu Meng's face was full of joy, and suddenly came back to his senses, oops, he accidentally fell for the kid's agitation.

"Hmph! I don't want to say it!"

The old man trotted away on crutches, for fear that he would catch up.

"Heh~, this stubborn old man!"

Since both of them were genuine, Gu Meng was also relieved, and in the end, after some bargaining, he spent four thousand five hundred dollars to buy this pair of beautiful blue and white porcelain.

......

After buying porcelain, he used the remaining money to buy the blacksmith shop next door, renovated the new yard, and added some new furniture, bedding, kitchen utensils...

After a series of operations, 21,000 dollars were spent in less than two days, and he became a poor bastard again.

I don't even have the money to buy a train ticket, what should I do?

Borrowing money is not his habit.

Driving back?

It's challenging.

From Hanjing to Linzhou, the straight-line distance is more than 2,000 kilometers, and at this stage, the provincial highways in various provinces have not yet started, and Gu Meng did not choose to travel by car, not to mention him, that is, Superman drove from Hanjing to Linzhou, and in the end he may have stripped off his underwear.

The reality is so dangerous and cruel.

He didn't mean to look for excitement and chose the train.

He is not afraid of no money, he has craftsmanship, how can a blacksmith with a blacksmith shop have no money?

So he returned to his old job and devoted himself to becoming a blacksmith.

In the past, this blacksmith shop was to make household iron parts, which was specially used by the residents of this alley, who lacked kitchen knives and firewood knives, they all came to the blacksmith shop to buy, and the business was still lively.

But the old iron head was old, he couldn't do it anymore, the apprentice ran away, no one took over, I heard that he wanted to buy it, and saw that his iron-making skills were good, the old man was busy selling the blacksmith shop, and the blacksmithing equipment was given away for free.

With the legacy left by Lao Tietou, he spent half a month making dozens of kitchen knives and scissors, selling them door to door in the alley.

I don't know what's going on, the people who live in the roots of the imperial city seem to have some instinctive resistance to the things produced in the factory, and they like handmade things very much, whether it is clothes or furniture, in Qiushan County, no one cares about a kitchen knife for five yuan, but shouting five yuan here, no one bargains, and sells it very well.

After selling the iron tools, I made a small profit of a few hundred, and my daughter came back after I was gone~

Gu Meng suddenly felt that he was quite remarkable, and he could take this matter back to the dormitory and talk about it, and provide Xiao Anzi with some material for sycophancy.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the final exam was ushered in.

The final exam in the Faculty of Arts is very simple, there is no advanced math, English is elective, and most of the other subjects are rote knowledge points and theories.

Usually in class, generally encounter the knowledge points encountered in the exam, the teacher will knock on the blackboard, asking everyone to write it down, some students do not listen carefully in class, and they are unwilling to copy notes, and they can only blame themselves for failing the exam.

Countless seniors who have hung up on the subject have said that they should treat the teacher as carefully and patiently as their girlfriends, and what the teacher said must be heard in their hearts, and it is best to take a small notebook to write it down, and memorize it to prevent her from raiding.

After examining, she feels that you pay attention to her words, and her heart will be very happy.

If you don't pass the inspection, she will lose her temper with you, let you fail the course, and make up the exam next year.

The teacher is a species like a girlfriend, and most of the people who can fail the course are single dogs, one is that they don't take care of their girlfriends, and the other is that no one accompanies them to self-study.

Gu Meng is a good student with a girlfriend, and has always implemented the 'three no' policy of not being late or leaving early, insisting on the four basic principles of listening carefully in class, taking notes, asking questions frequently, and chatting with the teacher if he has nothing to do.

Under his influence, several other people in the dormitory also passed safely, not to mention the girls in the class, one by one the reincarnations of the school bully, under the leadership of the little girl Zhang Mei, successfully occupied the top ten in the class, and the boys could only accompany the last seat.

The exam is easy, but there is one thing that is too difficult.

It's the Chinese New Year, do you want to invite Julia to Xichuan?

If you go, it will definitely overturn, Wang Ya, Zhao Jia, Julia, as soon as the three luxury sports cars meet, it will definitely be the end of the car being destroyed and people killed.

But if he didn't speak, he left Julia alone in the capital, he couldn't help it, and he was too unmanly.

So one night when he was running errands, he was dizzy and said, "Julia, will you come home with me for the New Year?"

"Wow!"

Really agreed?

In fact, as soon as he opened his mouth, he regretted it.

Why do you want to open your mouth?

This is definitely going to overturn, even if it is a clever old driver.

What to do?

It's miserable! It's bad! It's wilted!