Lao Niu said with a smile: "If it's really made of Bi Rhino, I shave it a little, then won't it be a loss?"

"You just daydream. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Meng Zitao said with a smile.

"It's hard to say, maybe I'll pick up a big leak?" Lao Niu said: "You can help me identify it, anyway, I can't lose a few dollars." ”

Meng Zitao smiled, and then took the thing in his hand, based on his experience, this should be a kind of animal horn.

It is impossible to know what kind of animal the blue rhino is, whether it became extinct, and when it became extinct, but in history, the legend of the snake horn is mysterious, and in the academic world, the definition of the snake horn is not yet scientifically determined. Coupled with the scarcity of physical materials and information, many people doubt or even believe in the existence of snake horns, and it is understandable that the saying is not strange for those who do not see.

Speaking of which, in the early Ming Dynasty, Cao Zhao's "Gegu Yao" has a cloud: the blue rhinoceros is a kind of rhinoceros horn, and it is the "most valuable". This statement is often cited by modern people in collectible books and articles, and it is widely circulated.

According to paleontological research, there were more than 10 species of rhinoceros living on the earth, and many species have become extinct due to the environment and biological populations. So there is a very high probability that the blue rhinoceros is an extinct rhinoceros.

Of course, when it comes to the horn of this animal brought by Lao Niu, Meng Zitao can be sure that it must not be a bihino because it does not have many characteristics other than its color.

However, although this horn does not match the characteristics of the bihino, it is not a common thing nowadays.

Meng Zitao said: "Old Niu, I can be sure that this is not a blue rhino. ”

"What's that? I think it's natural, undyed or something. Lao Niu was a little disappointed in his heart, but this disappointment dissipated immediately, because he didn't have too many expectations, and he felt that he should not have such good luck.

Meng Zitao replied: "If nothing else, this should be a shot at the corner of the sky." ”

"What is this?" the old cow and the others were very curious.

Meng Zitao explained: "This shooting horn is actually the name of the unique Cantonese dialect in Lingnan, which refers to the horn of an animal brought back from the late Qing Dynasty to the modern Lingnan side to make a living in the South Seas, that is, the Indian bison horn active in Southeast Asia and India, also known as the snake horn, snake antelope horn, snake top horn. ”

At that time, people found that the horns of Indian bison also had an amazing fever-reducing effect: high fever and subcutaneous bleeding caused by inflammation such as mumps and other inflammation were powdered into a milky white liquid with a rough casserole lid and water, and applied and taken internally, which could reduce fever in a few hours, similar to antelope horn and rhinoceros horn. As a result, overseas Chinese who emigrated overseas began to use the Shooting Horn as medicine, and even carved it into handicrafts, and some even carried it back to China. ”

"This kind of shooting horn with the age of the bison, from the solid to the hollow excessive, the color has blue, white, yellow, black and other colors, the finished product of the shooting horn has flake, cylindrical, powdery, of course, there are also horns and yak horns are abundant, you should be the old horn of the sky, there are a certain number of years, and the age of the bison should not be small. ”

Lao Niu listened to Meng Zitao's explanation and suddenly realized: "No wonder when I bought it, the owner also said that they used to have two such horns, one of which was ground into powder, and I thought they were tyrannical creatures, so it turned out to be like this." By the way, how much is this thing worth?"

Meng Zitao said: "Chinese medicine believes that the shooting of the sky can clear heat and detoxification, in the sixties and seventies of the last century, the shooting of the sky can be purchased at will in the Lingnan Chinese medicine shops, the price is not expensive. However, with the decline of the Indian bison horn population and the improvement of medical technology, the shooting horn has gradually withdrawn from the stage of history. As for the price, it's really hard to say, it depends on who you meet, and it shouldn't let you lose anyway. If you're happy, keep it for a while, and maybe you'll be able to sell it for a good price in two years. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you. The old cow happily put away the things, and then said: "By the way, you should know that Song Zhili's kid was arrested, right?"

Meng Zitao said he knew and asked what was wrong.

Lao Niu laughed: "As the old saying goes, the wall is down and everyone pushes it, since he Song Zhili was arrested, some people who had suffered losses in his hands before went to his house to fight Qiufeng, saying that if they did not compensate for their losses, they would sue Song Zhili for fraud." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Isn't Song Zhili's wife quite powerful, she shouldn't be so easy to comply, right?"

Lao Niu smiled: "No matter how powerful she is, she is also a woman, when Song Zhili was there before, she was not afraid, but now she panicked, and some money and things were taken away by these people." ”

Meng Zitao smiled, this matter is indeed a robbery while the fire is burning, but if there is no Song Zhili's previous evil cause, where is the current evil result, of course he will not be sympathetic.

Lao Niu continued: "In addition, Song Zhili's wife wants to make a point and let Song Zhili come out early, so she is selling the collection during this time." ”

"Xi Zhengzhen didn't help?"

"Hey, Xi Zhengzhen, that black-hearted ghost, how could he do a business without capital, now that he sees that Song Zhili has little use value, how can he invest it again. As for other bosses, because of Song Zhili's personality, they have also lowered their prices. Now Song Zhili's wife said that she was going to sell things to Jinling or Shanghai. ”

When Meng Zitao heard this, he had a number in his heart: "You want me to buy Song Zhili's collection?"

Lao Niu smiled: "My wife's distant cousin has a very good relationship with Song Zhili's wife, how about it, do you want me to match?

Meng Zitao looked at Lao Niu with a smile: "Lao Niu, do you have something?"

Lao Niu said: "Tsk, you are too suspicious, you usually take care of me, can't I report it?"

"Are you alright?"

"Hey, I'm mad if you say that again. ”

"Okay, when are we going?"

"This kind of thing is fast hands, slow hands, if you want to go, let's go now. ”

"Okay, then I'll dress up, otherwise if you don't sell it to me when you get there, it will be troublesome. ”

"Why don't I dress up too, and let's pretend to be two bosses. ”

"No problem. ”

After a while, Meng Zitao and Lao Niu both changed their faces, and Lao Niu looked in the mirror and was quite surprised: "I didn't expect you to have such a hand, to be honest, even if my wife can't recognize it for a while." Tsk, it's really a miracle, can you teach me one day?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Why do you want to learn this?"

"It's used to pick up girls, and my wife won't find out, it's safe. ”

"Roll the calf......"

The two came to the side of the road while talking and laughing, before Meng Zitao had asked Shu Ze to borrow a car, and the car was already waiting on the side of the road. got into the car, and under the guidance of Lao Niu, the driver first went to pick up the distant cousin that Lao Niu said earlier, and then went to Song Zhili's house.

Song Zhili's house is already close to the suburbs, but it is just a villa, the area is not small, and the decoration is also very luxurious.

Meng Zitao complained in his heart, and he didn't know how much of the money to buy this villa was obtained by Song Zhili's abduction.

Song Zhili's wife is called Pang Xiaotao, but according to her size, she is not a small peach but a giant peach.

Pang Xiaotao and Song Zhili are a couple of husband and wife, and they feel more shrewd at first glance, of course, the fact is also true, if you want to say stingy, she is as good as Song Zhili.

After saying hello, Pang Xiaotao asked, "Where are the two bosses?"

This question had been discussed in the car before, and Lao Niu took out the rhetoric and said: "My hometown is also local, and now I do some small business in Shanghai." This Qian Shao is my business partner, and I heard that you have a collection that you want to sell, so I came over to take a look. ”

"It turned out to be the boss from Shanghai. Pang Xiaotao looked at the two carefully, she couldn't see the specific situation of Lao Niu, but from Meng Zitao, he should be either rich or expensive, because the temperament is there, this point generally can't be faked, of course, it's nothing true or false for her, in the end, she still relies on money to speak, if you want to take advantage of her, then there must be no way.

"I don't know if you two know about my family's situation?" Pang Xiaotao asked again.

Lao Niu said: "My cousin said something, don't worry, as long as the thing can satisfy us, the price is still easy to say." ”

Pang Xiaotao nodded: "Don't look at my family's troubles, I need money urgently, but it's not to the point of exhaustion, let's talk ugly in front, you don't want things if you think it's bad, but the price is too low, don't say it." ”

Meng Zitao looked at the time: "It's not too early, we will have something to do later." ”

"I've got everything ready, take a look. Pang Xiaotao took out a box, and after opening it, there were several pieces of porcelain inside, including the bionic Xiaowen play, and the rest were blue and white and colorful porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the middle of this, of course, Meng Zitao paid the most attention to Xiaowen play, and took it in his hand to appreciate it carefully.

During the Qianlong period, the porcelain produced in Jingdezhen reached a very high level in terms of quantity and quality, in addition to the traditional varieties such as blue and white, glaze red, pastel, doucai and monochrome glaze, a unique bionic porcelain came into being under the whimsical ideas of Tang Ying, the governor of the pottery at that time.

Biomimetic porcelain is a porcelain fired in imitation of different objects such as creatures and utensils in real life, which is based on the appearance characteristics of imitation objects, or the texture of its material, with vividness and vividness as the highest goal. This set of bionic porcelain is one of the masterpieces.

This group of bionic porcelain are all water bowls, a set of a total of eight pieces, there are conch, ingots, gourds and other shapes, most of which are made of turquoise green glaze, the surface of the vessel is decorated with pastel or various colors of glaze, there are many types, the shape of the vessel is rich, colorful, lifelike, fully embodies the porcelain firing level of the Qianlong period.

Meng Zitao has seen them all, and he is sure that they are all genuine and very fond of them.

Pang Xiaotao watched coldly from the side, seeing that Meng Zitao saw things very quickly, he secretly felt a little disdainful, the hairy boy is like this, he doesn't know how to identify antiques and you have to be patient, but this situation is of course the best for yourself.

Meng Zitao looked at all the things in the box, and the things were all genuine, but except for that set of cultural toys, they were basically ordinary goods, and he finally had the opportunity to visit, just such a little thing, of course he was not satisfied.

"Ms. Pang, I don't know how much this set of porcelain costs?" Meng Zitao asked directly, pointing directly to the bionic porcelain.

"At least two hundred thousand. ”

"Hehe, even if 200,000 yuan is taken to the auction, it may not be able to be auctioned, if Ms. Pang is determined to sell, I will pay 120,000. ”

"No, at least 180,000. ”

"130,000, any more will not be discussed. ”

"170,000. ”

Of course, Meng Zitao disagreed, but he didn't want to add it anymore after adding five thousand, Pang Xiaotao pondered for a while, scolded the "profiteer" in his heart, and still agreed.

"I don't know if there is anything else you like?"

"I can't look down on these things, can't you bring some good things?" the old cow pretended to be a little dissatisfied.

Pang Xiaotao smiled: "Oh, what does Qian Shao like?"

Meng Zitao waved his hand arrogantly: "As long as the things are good, you don't have to worry about money." ”

Pang Xiaotao pretended to be silent for a moment: "I have an ancient painting here, according to my husband's research, it should be a Song painting, I can take it here, but the price is ......."

Meng Zitao's eyes lit up: "I said just now, the price is not a problem, please go and take a look." ”

"Then please wait a little longer. ”

After waiting for a while, Pang Xiaotao took a scroll of calligraphy and painting and asked everyone to go to the long table to appreciate the paintings.

Pang Xiaotao wore gloves and carefully took out the painting to unfold, and a wonderful landscape painting was displayed in front of everyone.

This landscape painting has a long view of the peaks, the clouds are prosperous and the clouds are blue, the main peak is steep and steep, the forest is lush, the sky is beautiful and clear, and the artistic conception is lofty. The attic of the middle picture stands between the clouds, and the fog is boundless. The long pine in the close-up is straight, the miscellaneous trees are flourishing, the water flow of the double bridge is slow, and the characters on it change freely, which is full of realism. The whole picture layout is vividly depicted, and it has a sense of immersion.

When Meng Zitao saw the painting, he was quite excited, but he was not shocked on the surface, he took a magnifying glass and carefully appreciated it, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, and combined with the judgment of his ability, this is a Song painting, it is clearly a Tang painting, and it is also a work of Li Sixun,

Li Sixun was a painter in the Tang Dynasty, who was born in the royal family, not only a famous painter, but also an official to the general of the right Wuwei, and was named the Duke of Peng. and his son Li Zhaodao are called "big and small Li generals". Zhang Yanyuan, a painter and painting theorist in the Tang Dynasty, said: "The change of landscape began in Wu (Daozi) and became in Erli" (Li Sixun, Li Zhaodao and his son). It can be seen that Li Sixun is important in the history of landscape painting.

Li Sixun is good at painting green landscapes, and under the influence of Zhan Ziqian, his pen is strong. The subject matter mostly shows secluded places. The style of painting is exquisite and rigorous, with the heavy color of gold and green as the landscape, which is meticulous and unique.

In terms of using the brush, he can delineate the changes of hills and ravines in a tortuous and changeable way. The law is strict, the artistic conception is superb, the pen is strong, and the colors are rich, showing the development and maturity process of landscape painting from small green to big green. It and the ink landscape paintings that emerged at the same time laid the foundation for landscape painting in the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty.