Meng Zitao looked at the copper coin in his hand and knew that he was not mistaken, this copper coin should be the Han Dynasty's tired money. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Maybe many people don't know what the money is used for, in terms of current understanding, in fact, this thing is equivalent to our current New Year's money.

Coins are classified as money spending, which is derived from a method of witchcraft used by ancient alchemists to subdue people who were expected to subdue the people and things they wanted to subdue.

The "disgust" of the method of disgust is pronounced as ya, according to the explanation of "Shuowen Jiezi": "disgusting, 笮也, making people press". Therefore, the method of aversion to victory is usually called the method of winning by pressure. In fact, according to the original meaning of the law of disgust, people make a kind of ornament to avoid evil and pray for blessings, so that people can wear and enjoy it. In fact, money is not circulated in the market as currency.

As for why it is called New Year's money, it is said to come from a folk tale, which says that in ancient times, there was a family surnamed the husband and wife who had children in old age and regarded them as treasures. On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, they were afraid that "Zheng" would harm the children, so they took out eight copper coins to play with the children. When the child was tired of playing and fell asleep, they wrapped eight copper coins in red paper and put them under the child's pillow, and the couple did not dare to close their eyes.

In the middle of the night, a gust of wind blew open the door and blew out the lights, and as soon as "Zheng" reached out to touch the child's head, there was a flash of light on the pillow, and "Zheng" ran away in fright. The next day, the couple told everyone about the use of red paper to wrap eight copper coins to scare away the "Zheng", and everyone learned to do it in the future, and the child would be too peaceful.

Because "year" and "祟" are homophonic, so such copper coins are also called New Year's money, and since then, the younger generation can get the New Year's money to spend a year in peace, and this custom has been preserved from generation to generation.

Getting back to the point, Meng Zitao took the tired money and asked, "Big brother, I don't know if you can sell this copper coin?"

The man who set up the stall said with a smile: "Little brother, if you buy more pork, this copper coin will be given to you as well!"

Since the other party said so, Meng Zitao also took advantage of the situation and looked down at the salty wild boar in front of the man.

"Little brother, don't worry, these wild boar meat are really my own food, except for the smell of meat, there is basically no peculiar smell, I don't believe you smell it. ”

Meng Zitao picked up a piece of pork and put it in front of his nose and smelled it, there was indeed only a fragrance, there was no peculiar smell, and the color of the pork was very natural, and it looked like the quality was very good, he felt that the man should not be lying.

Since this is the case, Meng Zitao became interested, after all, it is generally difficult to buy pure wild boar meat in these years, since he is fortunate to meet it, he must buy it, in addition to eating it himself, he can also give it to relatives and friends to compensate.

"Big brother, how much is your pork a pound?"

The man was a little apprehensive and said, "Sixty, do you think it's okay?"

Meng Zitao felt that this price was still quite cheap, the first-class pure wild boar meat in this year was dozens of catties better, and the pickled ones were so good, the price should be increased, sixty-one catties were very cost-effective, so he asked: "If I buy your pork, will this copper coin really be given to me?"

Hearing Meng Zitao say this, the man's attention was on the copper coin, thinking that he had been wearing this copper coin since he was a child, and it had been many years, so it wouldn't be an antique, right?

If it was an antique, he would definitely not agree to give it to Meng Zitao like this, but he was a good-looking person, since he said so before, he regretted it and was embarrassed, so he said: "Little brother, I see that you seem to like this copper coin very much, can you tell me why?"

The man's honest appearance made Meng Zitao feel that he should not be lying, and this tired money is not a good thing, so he said bluntly: "Big brother, you guessed right, this copper coin is indeed an antique, it is called tired of winning money, if you agree to give it to me, count your pork, I can give you 20,000 yuan." ”

The man was a little startled: "Twenty thousand?"

Meng Zitao smiled and nodded: "You heard it right, of course, if you don't think it's okay, then I can just need these pork." ”

The man was quite surprised: "Do you want all these wild boar meat of mine?"

"Yes, both. ”

"There are more than 80 catties here. ”

Meng Zitao smiled and said: "I can't eat it myself, I can give it away, you think about it, if you think it's okay, I can pay cash directly." ”

The man pondered for a while, if his pork is calculated at 60 yuan a catty, it is almost 5,000 yuan, that is to say, his copper coin can be worth 15,000 yuan, this money is undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow for his family, it is impossible for him not to be moved, but he is worried that he will sell the antiques cheaply, so he hesitated for a while.

Meng Zitao smiled and handed the man a business card of his own: "Big brother, you can think about it more, or find someone to inquire about the value of this copper coin, this is my business card, if you think clearly, you can take the copper coin to my store, and then it will be the current price." ”

The man took the business card and hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can the price be higher?"

Meng Zitao shook his head with a smile: "At fifteen thousand, this price is already very fair, and it can't be higher." Again, you can ask someone first. ”

Meng Zitao is telling the truth, although he still makes some money at this price, it is impossible to make much money, and it is unlikely that others will give this price.

The man was still very hesitant, after all, his family was not rich, and he couldn't wait to spend every penny by two cents, so he was very worried that he would lose money, but thinking of his wife lying on the hospital bed, he finally decided to sell the copper money to Meng Zitao.

Although he didn't have a lot of knowledge, he also knew that if he took things to sell by himself, people would definitely lower the price, and Meng Zitao's attitude was sincere, he felt that even if the price Meng Zitao said was lower, it could not be too low.

The key wife is urging for money, and she can't wait. In addition, he still has one of these copper coins at home, but the words are different, he can find someone to ask the price when he goes back, and if the price difference is too much, he has to go to Meng Zitao's store to ask for an explanation.

"Okay, just count what you say. ”

Meng Zitao took out 20,000 yuan from his bag and handed it to the man: "You can count it." ”

The man carefully counted the money twice, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "The money is just right, but how can you take so much pork, if it is close, I can send it." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "No need, I can take it myself, but you have to lend me your flat burden and basket." ”

The man smiled and said, "What to borrow, I've given it to you, I'll help you clean it up." ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you. ”

The man put the pork back in the basket, and Meng Zitao easily picked it up with a flat pole and walked towards the antique shop.

However, before he could walk long, he heard someone shouting at him behind him, and when he looked back, he saw an old man with a roe deer and rat eyes, panting and running towards him.

"Old man, I don't know what you told me about?" Meng Zitao asked.

"Young man, this basket is full of salted wild boar. As he spoke, the old man stretched out his hand and tried to lift the cloth that covered the basket.

The old man's behavior made Meng Zitao a little displeased, and he simply took advantage of the turn to change the direction of the basket.

Meng Zitao repeated the question again: "May I ask you what's the matter?"

The old man laughed and said, "Young man, do me a favor, can you sell me some of this pork? I don't want more, just sell me ten catties." ”

Before, Meng Zitao calculated that he had many relatives and friends, and more than eighty catties of meat looked at me, if he really wanted to divide it, everyone would not be able to share much.

In addition, his impression of the old man was not very good, so Meng Zitao refused: "I'm sorry, I can use all this meat." ”

The old man said with a smile: "Young man, you can do me a favor, I also bought it for my wife, she has cancer, make some soup for her." ”

"This is salted meat, is it appropriate?" Meng Zitao said in his heart, with your red face, is the truth really like what you said?

"Cured meat is rich in phosphorus, potassium and sodium, and also contains fat, protein and other elements, and pickled meat has the effect of appetizing and dispelling cold, eliminating food, etc., plus wild boar has higher nutritional value than ordinary pork, which is more suitable. Help sell it to me. ”

"Well...... this"

"You have a total of more than 80 catties of wild boar, what is 10 catties less? Otherwise, I heard that you like copper coins, and I have a Guangxu silver coin here, which is a very rare version, and if you are willing to sell me pork, this silver coin is yours. ”

As he spoke, the old man took out a silver coin directly from his pocket and handed it to Meng Zitao.

When Meng Zitao saw this silver coin, his heart jumped violently, and he immediately pretended to take the silver coin carelessly.

This silver coin is modeled after a coin, with a round hole in the center. The front is cast with the four characters of "Guangxu ingot"; at the upper end of the back at the bottom, respectively cast "Changping" and "Wuqian", and the left and right sides are full of Chinese characters "Ji". It is clearly the famous Guangxu "Ji" word round hole factory flat five-coin silver coin.

This silver coin shape is unique in the history of silver coins in our country, and its origin is also the result of struggle.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the struggle within the Qing court intensified, and even extended to the issue of the silver dollar unit, which led to a protracted debate on the issue of the silver coin unit, known in history as the "Liang Yuan Dispute". Among them, the so-called "two" unit is derived from the old silver two system and is a relic of the ancestors, while the so-called "yuan" unit, which is inherited from the foreign silver dollar system, is a new foreign system.

Among the two factions, the conservative forces advocated the "two" as the unit, and the reform forces advocated the "yuan" as the unit. As a result, conservative forces prevailed for a time. In the 31st year of Guangxu, the Qing court formulated and promulgated the "Regulations on the Quantity and Fineness of Silver Coins", which stipulated that silver coins should be measured in Kuping one tael. Since then, the central government and some localities have successively minted silver coins in "tael" units.

However, due to the fact that the "two" unit of silver coins did not conform to the folk habits, it was boycotted by the market soon after its introduction, so in July of the 33rd year of Guangxu, the Qing court redrafted the "Regulations on the Fineness of the Minting of New Silver Coins", stipulating that the Kuping seven coins and two cents (yuan) were the silver coin units, and the currency returned to the development track of the advanced "yuan" unit.

When Ji Province raised the "two" unit of silver coins, it was at the end of the "two" unit of silver coins, so the "two" units of silver coins minted at that time were all trial minting sample coins, and they were not officially issued, which is the origin of this silver coin in the hands of Mencius Tao.

This kind of silver coin belongs to the great treasure of silver coins in our country, the number is extremely rare, Meng Zitao did not expect to meet a genuine product here, and it was actually used to exchange for pork, he didn't know what to say.

The old man smiled and asked, "Young man, what do you think of my silver coin?"

Meng Zitao said with some hesitation: "I have really never seen such a silver coin before. ”

The old man smiled: "This silver coin is my family's ancestor, it has been many years, you see that the surface is covered with pulp, it will not be fake." ”

Meng Zitao heard that the old man knew the word "pulp", and knew that the old man should know something about antiques, and it was possible that he knew this kind of silver coin. As for why the old man regarded the silver coin as a fake, it is not difficult to guess why.

The "Ji" round hole five-coin silver coin can be divided into two versions according to the different characters and production characteristics, and the most obvious difference is the tooth edge and the smooth edge. are extremely rare. According to the old estimates, the tooth edge and the light edge are added together, and the total number is not more than seven.

In Mr. Ma Dingxiang's hands, there is not a tooth-edged version, and the old man may only know the tooth-edged version, so when he saw this light-edged version, he subconsciously thought it was a fake.

Of course, this is not the case, Meng Zitao is not a roundworm in the old man's stomach, and it is not known, but when good things are delivered to his own hands, how can he not accept it? Not to mention that this old man may not have good intentions.

So, Meng Zitao took the silver coin and pretended to hesitate and said, "I really haven't heard of this silver coin." ”

The old man's face was blank: "Young man, I'm a lot older, can I still cheat you for a few hundred dollars?"

Meng Zitao smiled embarrassedly: "That's okay, I'll believe you once." ”

The old man laughed again: "That's right, young man, there should be more trust between people in this world, there is no sunshine in the heart, and everything will feel gloomy." ”

"Say you're fat, and you're still panting. ”

Meng Zitao complained secretly, and then said: "However, I don't have a name here, why don't you go and borrow a name from me?"

"Don't bother. ”

In order to avoid a lot of dreams at night, the old man directly opened the cloth on the basket and selected a piece of wild boar meat from it: "This piece is about the same, okay, I have to go back to cook, go back first." ”

With that, he turned around and left.

Meng Zitao looked at the piece of meat that the old man was taking, it was as much as fifteen or sixteen catties, and he was very speechless in his heart, which is almost the same, it is obviously too bad!

However, Meng Zitao took a big advantage in the end, and he didn't say much, of course, the old man's behavior made him feel at ease.

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