"Jiangnan beautiful land, Jinling Imperial State. ”

As the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, Jinling has a rich cultural heritage and rich historical relics, therefore, it has also created a prosperous antique market.

In the evening, Mencius's car stopped at a hotel near the Confucius Temple, and after packing his luggage in his room, he went to dinner. After that, when he had nothing to do, he went to the Confucius Temple to visit the night scene.

Confucius Temple is located on the north bank of the Qinhuai River next to Gongyuan Street, is a group of large-scale ancient buildings, is a place to worship and worship Confucius, but also one of my four major Confucian temples.

Walking on the banks of the Qinhuai River, admiring the antique buildings around you, as well as the painting boat Lingbo in the river, the sound of oars and lights, if it were not for the modern lights around, Meng Zitao felt as if he had traveled to ancient times, which was really a unique taste.

After walking around the Qinhuai River, Mencius felt a little more peaceful, and during this time, the anxiety and impatience caused by various factors were washed away, and people felt a lot more relaxed.

"I'm going to the ghost market tomorrow, so let's go back early......" Meng Zitao stretched his waist and walked towards the hotel.

When it comes to the ghost market in Jinling, we have to say Chaotian Palace, which is five miles away from the Confucius Temple. There are many foreign vendors here, mainly old books and magazines, and it is a well-known used book market in the country, and there are many good things.

Speaking of which, in fact, this is a "dew market", the market must close at eight o'clock, and the business hours are limited to Saturday and Sunday two days a week, Meng Zitao is ready to go to this place to Taobao.

The next day, the weather was good, Mencius got up early, just after three o'clock, and arrived at Chaotian Palace.

Since the late 80s of the last century, Chaotian Palace has gradually formed a nationally famous second-hand book market in the surrounding area, every Saturday and Sunday, second-hand booksellers and antique dealers from all over the world have gathered here, and some famous domestic book collectors have come here to shop for books.

It was not until 2001 that the city was renovated and no stalls were allowed during the day, and the book market was once again open in the early morning.

However, Meng Zitao heard that there was a rumor that after the beginning of next year, there would be no stalls allowed here, and by then, it was not known where these merchants would move, but I don't think there would be such a grand occasion as now.

When Meng Zitao arrived there, he saw that except for a few stalls, most of them had already "taken their places".

I saw all kinds of old books and magazines spread out in piles or stacked in rows, waiting for buyers. While the stall owners looked at the things on their stalls, they also looked at the customers passing by from time to time, and they may be wondering if they can do a prosperous business today.

Thanks to the fame of the Chaotian Palace Used Book Market, Meng Zitao only visited a few stalls, and there were already many people in the market. Maybe it's still early, and everyone is burying their heads in finding what they like, or quietly discussing the price with the stall owner, to the point that there is no loud voice.

After walking for more than two hours, Mencius did not gain much, only a few ancient books from the late Qing Dynasty. Although these ancient books are all engraved copies, the printing quality is good, and the circulation is not large, which is related to the future appreciation space, plus the price is not expensive, so he bought it.

After visiting a few more stalls, Meng Zitao came to a stall specializing in selling all kinds of rubbings.

Rubbing refers to the shape of inscriptions, stone carvings, bronzes and other cultural relics and the words and patterns on them.

Don't look at the art of rubbing, it seems to be just a simple copy, in fact, there is a lot of attention in it.

For example, unearthed objects such as bronzes, coins, etc., will always have rust, which needs to be slowly removed with sharpened bamboo chopsticks or toothpicks. During this period, the artifact itself must not be damaged, which requires a certain amount of patience and skill.

In addition, it is also important to grasp the dryness and humidity of the paper when expanding. The rice paper is too dry, and the rice paper cannot be tightly attached to the printing surface, which is not conducive to rubbing.

There are other steps that require skill and cannot be done without a certain amount of experience. It is precisely because of the high requirements that the rubbing technique is also divided into two major factions, the south and the north, and the factions are branched.

Because rubbing is a handiwork, plus some of the physical objects that have been extended have been damaged and lost over time, some precious or good quality rubbings are sold at a high price in the auction market.

Meng Zitao remembered that at an auction in the spring and summer of this year, "Wang Xi's Orchid Pavilion Preface to Song Tuoben" was auctioned at a high price of more than 4 million.

Of course, such a precious rubbing, of course, cannot exist in this kind of stall, and Meng Zitao is already thankful for being able to find a copy of the Ming and Qing dynasties with relatively good quality.

This stall is relatively large, and there are more buyers to choose, only to see the stall owner bargaining with buyers for a while, and greeting acquaintances for a while, and he is very busy.

Just as Meng Zitao was squatting down and selecting the rubbings on the stall, not far from him, an old man with crane hair and a childish face asked, "Xiao Liu, why did you bring so many things over today?"

The stall owner hurriedly said: "Jin Lao, I didn't hear that the city will be rectified again next year, so I plan to clean up everything." ”

"Oh, aren't you going to do it?" asked the old man.

The stall owner smiled: "I've been in this business for seven or eight years, how can I change my career." It's just that I've been busy all these years, and I haven't had a good rest, and I plan to take a break after dealing with some things at hand. ”

"This is the way it should be, the body is the capital of life. ”

The old man smiled, and then took out the rubbings in a cardboard box on his right hand and looked at it, and after a while, he frowned slightly, and changed another book and looked at it. In this way, he took out seven or eight rubbings from the cardboard box one after another, shook his head slightly, and turned to look at the other things on the stall.

After more than ten minutes, the old man chose several rubbings in his hand, paid the money and chatted a few words, and left.

At this time, Meng Zitao also had a few more rubbings in his hand, and one of them was still a fine product of the Qing Dynasty.

Coming to the position where the old man was standing just now, Meng Zitao took out a rubbing from the cardboard box with some curiosity, and looked at it casually, and he understood why the old man frowned just now, because this rubbing "had been moved".

Hands-on, is a standard jargon for this line of play. Antiques have been damaged in the process of circulation, which will seriously affect the selling point, so people will repair it to make it look more complete. When encountering such antiques, the layman says that something has been repaired, and the insider says "he has done it".

This rubbings are like this, probably because they were not very well preserved, and there are traces of watermarks and insect bites on the rubbings, so the original owner repaired it, but the repair technology is not too high, and it looks very unnatural, and the quality is a little poor.

Meng Zitao, like the old man just now, took out several copies one after another, and the results were the same, each of them was "hands-on", and the techniques were almost the same. It's no wonder that the old man just now reacted like that.

However, although these rubbings have been used, the rubbings that Meng Zitao looked at were all from the Qing Dynasty and were packed in a cardboard box, which was more convenient. So, Meng Zitao quickly activated the ability, no matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they are not meat.

But what shocked Meng Zitao in his heart was that the aura from a few rubbings was diametrically opposed to the performance of other rubbings in the cardboard box, and he estimated that the combined value could be about four or five million.

"No, are these books still missing treasures?"

Meng Zitao was a little stunned in his heart, and then, he quickly came back to his senses and pretended to look at it again. Immediately, he knew why these rubbings were so precious.

With a number in his heart, Meng Zitao asked, "Boss, what is the price of the rubbings in this box?"

The stall owner turned his head, slightly stunned, and then said: "This little brother, the rubbings in that box are not only sold. ”

Meng Zitao was a little surprised: "Ah, why?"

The stall owner smiled and said: "You must also know the condition of the things, if you sell them alone, who will I sell the rest to?" But don't worry, if you sincerely want it, it will definitely not be expensive for you." ”

Meng Zitao couldn't understand the stall owner's thoughts, since these things were not in good condition, couldn't they be sold in one copy? Do you still want to sell them together to be more expensive? But in this case, I don't know if the Year of the Monkey can be seen by people. Maybe it's because the stall owner doesn't care.

However, this was not a problem for Meng Zitao, and it also saved him from showing his feet, and after pretending to be silent for a while, he asked, "Then how much does this box of rubbings cost?"

Although the stall owner felt a little strange in his heart, he was also very happy to be able to sell things, so he smiled and stretched out his finger and gestured: "This number." ”

Meng Zitao shook his head: "No, it's too expensive, I'll pay for these ...... at most."

The two bargained, and in the end, this box of more than 40 rubbings was sold for 5,300 yuan.

After paying, Meng Zitao put back the ancient books he had selected earlier and left.

Some friends may want to ask, since the rubbings just selected are likely to have been picked up, why did Meng Zitao return them? In doing so, he actually did it on a whim, and he felt that he had eaten meat, so he let others drink the soup.

Of course, the main thing is that the rubbings he just selected are only worth 10,000 yuan at most, and if the value is higher, it is estimated that he will be reluctant.

With such a valuable thing in his hand, this market can't go on, so Meng Zitao took the thing and returned to the hotel.

"Xiao Meng!"

As soon as he walked into the door of the hotel, Meng Zitao heard someone calling him, and when he looked in the direction where the voice came from, he found that it was Zhang Jingqiang......

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