Chapter 580: Zicha Lang Bird Venerable (27/62)
After He Wanyi laughed, her expression became serious: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that scumbag to have the face to contact me through my classmates, it's really disgusting." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Meng Zitao waved his hand: "Leave him alone, if he dares to harass you again, you tell me, I promise that he regrets coming to you." ”
He Wanyi smiled: "Well, but don't do anything that will affect you for someone like him." ”
Meng Zitao nodded and said, "You can put a hundred hearts." By the way, did you make a decision about what I asked you about last time?"
"What's the matter?" asked Ho Wanyi.
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "When do you think we should get married?"
Seeing that He Wanyi was a little hesitant, Meng Zitao was still a little disappointed in his heart, but he knew that He Wanyi was focused on work during this time, and if he got married, the focus would definitely be on his family and children, and it was normal to hesitate, so he said: "It's okay, let's talk about it when you think about it, I'm not in a hurry." ”
"You're really not in a hurry?" He Wanyi asked as she looked at Meng Zitao.
Meng Zitao said: "Hehe, of course my idea is that we should get married right now, but I also know your thoughts, and we are still young, so we can wait for a while." ”
Did He Wanyi hesitate at this time, and said: "Regarding the matter of marriage, I want to discuss with you, can we get a marriage certificate first, and then we will have a wedding next year?"
Meng Zitao couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Of course you can, then when do you think we should go to get a marriage certificate?"
He Wanyi said: "Let our parents discuss first, but isn't it our custom to get engaged first?"
Meng Zitao said a little impatiently: "That's right, then after we get engaged, we will go to apply for a marriage certificate, what do you think?"
"Look like you're in a monkey's hurry. He Wanyi felt that the current Meng Zitao was a little funny.
Meng Zitao smiled and said: "Hehe, to tell you the truth, wanting to marry you is a wish I have had since I met you for the first time, do you think I can not be anxious?"
He Wanyi heard this, she was very moved in her heart, and she felt a little guilty, it would be perfect if Meng Zitao was also her first love, but she didn't bother much, after all, she was still pure.
"Then when you come back, let's discuss it together, do you think?"
Of course, Meng Zitao had no opinion, and his head was like pounding garlic.
After dinner, Meng Zitao sent He Wanyi to the store, and then rushed to the company, as soon as the car started, he received a call from Hu Yuanliang, saying that a young woman named Tian Mingxuan came to the store to find him and asked him if he had seen him.
Meng Zitao immediately remembered that Tian Mingxuan was the girl who was abducted and trafficked that he rescued in Bacun, but didn't she go home, why did she come to him? Is it to repay the kindness at the beginning?
Although he was a little curious about what Tian Mengxuan was looking for him, he was definitely not suitable if he didn't see him, so he told Hu Yuanliang that he would go back immediately.
When he came to his store, Meng Zitao saw Tian Mingxuan, who he hadn't seen for a long time, compared with the beginning, she seemed to be thinner, but her mental state was not bad.
Meng Zitao greeted with a smile: "Miss Tian, long time no see." ”
Seeing Meng Zitao, Tian Mingxuan looked very happy, and she got up: "Hello Boss Meng, you can call me Mingxuan, or just call me by my name." ”
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "For the sake of fairness, do you have to change your name?"
"It's a great honor. Tian Mingxuan smiled slightly.
Meng Zitao invited Tian Mingxuan to take a seat, and saw Tian Mingxuan push a brocade box on the table in front of Meng Zitao.
Meng Zitao looked at Tian Mingxuan and asked, "What are you?"
Tian Mingxuan said solemnly: "This is a gift from our whole family, originally my parents should have come together, but during this time, I have been traveling outside and relaxing, and they don't know that I will come here today, I hope you don't mind." ”
Meng Zitao shook his head: "Actually, it's not necessary at all, the events of that day were just a gesture for me." ”
"Please be sure to accept it, even if it's a gesture for you, it's equivalent to regeneration for me. ”
Tian Mingxuan insisted on asking Meng Zitao to accept this gift, but Meng Zitao was a little gracious, so he said: "Then I'll see what kind of gift is inside." ”
"Actually, it's a bronze bird, which my grandfather dug out of the ground. ”
Tian Mingxuan said: "Don't get me wrong, when this thing was dug up, it was still the Republic of China, so the current law can't be controlled." ”
"Bronze Bird?"
Meng Zitao opened the brocade box with some curiosity, and then looked a little surprised, and then hurriedly took the things out of the brocade box with gloves.
The whole vessel is cast in bronze, with the bird's head held high, its chest upright, and its legs erect. The bird's head and body are combined with mortise and tenon. Pointed beak, can be opened and closed. Bird jewelry feathers, back lines and dots. The neck is deformed with a crest, the shoulder is filled with a dragon pattern, and the back is decorated with a high-relief feather pattern. The abdomen is decorated with scales and crests. The feet are decorated with moire.
There are four characters on the wrong gold inscription "Zi Cha Lang Wu", in the oracle bone inscription and the gold inscription, "Bird" and "Wu" are written exactly the same, it is difficult to distinguish, so it is also called "Zi Zuo Ran".
Seeing that it was such a thing, Hu Yuanliang next to him was also surprised, and said with some doubts: "I remember that a museum in the United States also has a similar bronze bird statue of the Shang Dynasty, right?"
Meng Zitao exclaimed: "Yes, that bronze bird was originally a secret collection of the Qing Palace, and then it was lost abroad. I saw that this bird is about 27 centimeters tall, similar in shape to that one, and it is also very beautifully made, and it is rare that it has been so well preserved. Mingxuan, to be honest, this thing is too precious for me to accept. ”
Tian Mingxuan didn't know much about the value of this thing, but she decided that this was a thank you gift to Meng Zitao, and she didn't plan to take it back, so she said resolutely: "The gift has been given to you, and I won't take it back." ”
Meng Zitao's attitude was also very resolute: "No, I can't ask for this thing for nothing, so let's be flexible, I will give you five million to sell to me, how about it?"
"What, five million?" Tian Mingxuan was stunned when she heard this number, she didn't expect that such a thing that was only thirty centimeters tall could be worth so much money.
Meng Zitao said: "I still took advantage of the five million, and I will check the specific value of this thing when I go back, and then make it up to you." ”
"You didn't lie to me?" Tian Mingxuan was still dumbfounded.
Meng Zitao said: "How can I lie to you about this, I remember that at a domestic auction last year, there was a bird statue in the late Spring and Autumn Period, the transaction price was about 4.7 million, and the preservation is not as good as this one, 5 million must be worth it." And there's no way I'm going to joke with my own money, don't you?"
"It's so precious. Tian Mingxuan came back to her senses, but she was still incredulous, she was silent for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "It seems that I can't resist the temptation of money." ”
Meng Zitao smiled: "This is human nature, how many people in this world can not take 5 million seriously?"
Having said that, Tian Mingxuan was still a little embarrassed, and said: "Then so be it, don't make up the difference, although I don't know much about your business, but I also know that things at the auction have to pay various taxes, and it is impossible to say how much money is auctioned, and the owner can get how much." Please also be sure to say yes. ”
Meng Zitao agreed without much hesitation, and then asked Tian Mingxuan to ask for a bank card, and directly transferred money to Tian Mingxuan with online banking.
Meng Zitao made a transfer order, handed it to Tian Mingxuan and said: "We are not the same bank, it is estimated that it will take a while to arrive, if there is a problem, you can call me." ”
"Hmm. Tian Mingxuan took the list, her expression was a little dazed, and after a while, she came to her senses: "Things in this world are really wonderful, I didn't expect that after such a while, I actually became a little rich woman." ”
Meng Zitao smiled slightly, Tian Mingxuan is not bad like this, he made the first million at the beginning, but he is not much better than Tian Mingxuan.
At this time, Zhu Xinyue's eyes moved away from the bird zun and asked, "Boss, what kind of bird is this bird zun?"
Meng Zitao said: "To know what it is, let's understand it from the above four words, first of all, let's talk about the word 'bird', it is generally believed that this bird is respected as an owl, it is an owl shape, in fact, it is a misunderstanding, this bird is not an owl but a magpie, that is, 'black'. Yin people are the background of female straightness, they take the black as the ancestor, there is a saying: "The Xuanniao of Destiny descends to give birth to business", and the Xuanniao is a black black, that is, a crow. ”
Zhu Xinyue was surprised: "It turns out that this is a crow." ”
Meng Zitao smiled, and then said: "The second is 'Zi', oracle bone inscription, the 'Zi' of the Jin Wen era is a symbol of power, a noble title, Guo Moruo has researched and pointed out that the son in the oracle bone inscription is the king, but in the Spring and Autumn Period, the status of this "son" has declined significantly, and it ranks fourth in the fifth rank of the male fifth rank of the noble rank of prince and uncle, and then it becomes an honorific title, such as Confucius Mencius, etc., in modern Chinese, 'Zi' actually has a derogatory meaning, such as a boy thief and so on. ”
"'zha' is the original word for 'making', its original meaning is 'craftsman' or 'manufacturing', and later the word was borrowed for other purposes, and the ancients recreated the word 'zuo' in the form of shape and sound to replace the original character, which still means 'craftsman' and 'manufacture'. ”
"Lane, the word will be meaningful, the word "Jinwen is composed of 'jade' or 'king'", plus the '廾' that means both hands, and it can be seen from the way the word is made that the word 'lane' is also the exclusive behavior of the king, and has nothing to do with the ordinary people. This word has no derogatory meaning, it means to keep, exclusive, and exclusive. Now you know what those four words mean, right?"
Zhu Xinyue suddenly said: "Boss, I understand, the four-character inscription on this 'Zizha Langwu' shows that this bird should be a thing that the king plays with, and it is a special ritual vessel made by the craftsmen of the 'Zi' to worship the magpie ancestors." (To be continued.) )