Chapter 100: Depot 2

The first one is a jade pendant, this one doesn't need to be used at all, just take a sweep of the eyes, you know that this is 100% fake, not to mention that it doesn't look like the agility of jade, just the lifeless light to know that it's glass.

The second was a set of copper coins, and Jian Er stepped forward to take a closer look. This string of copper coins is strung with a red rope, a total of five, and it looks very quaint, and even the red rope tied to it has a nostalgic feeling, but Jian Er just stood next to it and sniffed, and did not pick it up, although it was very light, but Jian Er still smelled a smell of chemical agents from above.

The third, fourth...... , Jian'er was not in a hurry, because this thing was originally a meticulous job, and she couldn't rush it.

When I saw most of it, a jade cicada came into Jian'er's eyes, and the color was warm and simple, and a few simple knives portrayed a cicada vividly, which can be said to be the essence of the Han Eight Knife. Jian Er stretched out her hand for the first time and gently took the jade cicada into her palm.

In the ancient culture of our country, cicadas are a very common accessory. Cicadas are the eternal theme of Chinese jade culture. In the 8,000-year-old history of jade culture, there is no jade that can accompany and endure like the jade cicada, which is a very rare cultural phenomenon. Throughout the ages, cicadas have represented different meanings.

At the beginning, it is the first meaning, which represents the symbol of the totem. "A Concise General History of China" says: "The ancestors of the Yellow Emperor have the Worm Qiao clan, the Yellow Emperor Shaodian clan has the Xiong clan, the Shennong ancestor clan has the Shenlong clan, the Yao ancestor clan has the E clan, and the Shun ancestor clan has the poor cicada clan." "Historical Records: The Records of the Five Emperors" said: "The son of the emperor is called a poor cicada. These are all surnames with totemic names, and the "poor cicada clan" of Emperor Shun's ancestors may be a tribe with cicadas as totems.

The second is that the cicada is a symbol of regeneration. After the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the consciousness of the cicada as a totemic symbol gradually faded, but the love for the cicada was still there, and the objects with the image of the cicada were often worn in daily life.

Each dynasty had its own characteristics of the jade cicada, and the Han Dynasty was the heyday of the development of the jade cicada. Influenced by the pre-Qin thought, the people of the Han Dynasty believed in Fangxian Taoism, and fantasized about turning into immortals after death and enjoying the joy of life in the yang world forever. And the life process and habits of the cicada are just like the gods. "Zhuangzi Leisurely Travel" describes the immortals: "Do not eat grains, inhale wind and drink dew, ride the clouds, fly the dragon, and swim in the four seas." The ancients believed that after the cicada metamorphosed and reborn, it did not eat the fireworks of the world, only drank the morning dew, the wings were empty, and they were at ease, which also pinned the hopes of the ancients on the life after death, so the jade cicada in the Han Dynasty can usually be divided into three categories. Cicadas (with holes at the top of their heads, which can be worn and hung), crested cicadas (used to decorate hats) and cicadas (without perforations, used as funeral supplies). And the cicada is a characteristic of the Han Dynasty. Its workmanship is strong, the lines are concise, and it can be achieved with a few knives, and it is full of tension. In the Han Dynasty, it was popular to bury cicadas, hoping that the deceased would have a jade cicada in its mouth, and it would be able to feather into an immortal or regenerate like a cicada.

After the Tang and Song dynasties, it was rare to see the cicada, and at this time, the jade cicada also appeared its third meaning, and the jade cicada became a representative of Gaojie. "The cicada dwells high and screams and drinks dew", its poor and noble image was highly respected by the literati and scholars at that time. They wear cicada crowns (hats decorated with jade cicadas) to show their high spirits, and use cicadas to express their lyricism and support their aspirations. During this period, there were many poems about cicadas, the most famous of which was the Tang Dynasty's "Three Uniques". Li Shangyin's "It is difficult to satisfy the high and hateful in vain"; Luo Bingwang's "No one believes in Gao Jie, who is the expression of the heart" and Yu Shinan's "Raising the voice from afar, not by the autumn wind" are all well-known sentences.

To this day, the jade cicada is still one of the favorite ornaments of the Chinese people. There are many auspicious sayings among the people: children are smarter in reading, and they "know" all problems (cicadas are also known); businessmen are prosperous in business, and they are called "with thousands of dollars in their waists"; those who enter the ranks wear cicadas to imply success in their careers and "make a splash"; athletes are expected to make achievements and "win championships", and so on.

After the jade cicada was in her hands, Jian Er looked at it carefully, and visually measured that this jade cicada was about five to six centimeters long and about three centimeters wide. The carving of the Han Eight Knife is simple and ancient, carved with only a few knives, and the lines are quite vigorous and vigorous. The body of the cicada is covered with red. According to the crossed lines of the cicada's belly, it can be seen that it is a male cicada. There is no perforation on the body of the cicada, so it can be seen that it should be a burial jade with a mouth.

Then it's time to see how it feels. The first feeling of this jade cicada is that it is very "oily", and even has a feeling that it can absorb your hand, just like touching a piece of delicate grease. Jian Er couldn't help but caress every inch of the jade cicada, and the slippery feel made Jian Er couldn't help but admire. Good jade! It is the same as the Hetian jade that Lu Zong asked Jian Er to touch in the space, and only based on the memory of the body, Jian Er can conclude that this is a piece of Hetian jade and jade cicada without doubt.

Just as Jian Er was amazed, suddenly the touch from her hands made her stunned for a moment, and she couldn't help but touch it carefully. It turned out that when Jian Er's hand touched the belly of the cicada, a strange feeling hit her heart, this feeling is difficult to explain, the jade is still Hetian jade, but this hand somehow feels like it is a little different from the material on the back of the cicada.

This is a feeling that is difficult to describe, just like the leaves of the same tree, but the texture of the leaves can never be the same, although it is the same Hetian jade, the color and texture are also very similar, but Jian'er just feels like they are two different pieces of material spliced together. Jian Er lifted the jade cicada up and looked carefully at the bright light that was placed aside. Although there is no magnifying glass, with Jian'er's current eyesight and the help of a strong light, she can still see the flaws in it. This is indeed repaired and spliced, but this craft is too exquisite, although it has been repaired, but the whole jade cicada looks integrated, if it weren't for Jian Er's sensitive feeling now, and the eyes that can be called mutated, ordinary people may not be able to see it even with the help of a magnifying glass under the strong light, which makes people have to admire the exquisite craftsmanship of the tinker.

Since she found that something was wrong, Jian Er could only sigh and regretfully put the jade cicada back in its place.

Looking at Jian Er's series of actions, Old Man Song also understood that Jian Er must have seen the mystery in this, and couldn't help nodding. This girl is really not simple. You must know that if this jade cicada hadn't been made up by him with the help of his old friends in the circle before, he would have picked it up like this, without a magnifying glass and put it in a strong light to look at it carefully, maybe even he might have an eye.

I didn't expect to look at Jian'er's movements now, and I actually felt that it was wrong just by feeling it, and then I just put it under the strong light, and I could see the flaws in it with the naked eye alone, which was a little incredible in the eyes of Old Man Song. Eyes wide and staring at Jian Er's hand tightly, this is the second time, except for the old man Song who has seen this unique skill in the old man Huang in City B, this is the first time to see it again in such a young little girl, could it be that this girl is really a disciple of the mantle of the big man in the circle? It can't be the old man Huang, otherwise how can he know Huang Lao's unique skill? It's not right, if it's really Huang Lao's disciple, with Huang Lao's big horn temperament, it is absolutely impossible to have such an outstanding disciple not show off.

And in addition to the unique skill of perceiving with his hands, Song Lao also found that Jian Er did not use a magnifying glass behind him, but the position where Jian Er's last action paused was the interface, which shows that Jian Er really saw the flaws in it with her inner eyes alone, which is almost impossible, this hand is known to Old Man Song, even Huang Lao can't do it. Especially not long ago, I was still listening to Huang Lao lament that several apprentices were not talented enough, and he could take this unique skill to the grave. But how can this ...... After thinking about it for a long time, I really couldn't think of it, Old Man Song's mouth opened, and he just wanted to ask something but didn't have time to say anything, so he had to swallow the full stomach of questions back into his stomach, because Jian Er had already started to look at the next object again.

This time, Song Lao's expectations are even greater, maybe this girl can give him a surprise.

Her expectant eyes wandered with Jian'er's movements, until Jian'er picked up a very inconspicuous bracelet. Old Man Song's eyes flashed, and a hint of relief stained his eyes.

Just looking at the wood and smelling the smell, Jane knew that this was an inconspicuous bracelet, and the material used was precious agarwood, and it was Brunei's old material agarwood. The reason why Jian Er dares to be so sure is because Jian Er has seen this thing, because Lu Wang's family likes the fragrance of agarwood very much, so she also taught Jian Er how to identify a good agarwood, although Lu Wang's agarwood has not been made into a bracelet like Old Man Song here, but from the wood characteristics and its faint fragrance, Jian Er can conclude that this Brunei old material agarwood is not wrong. Don't look at this little string, it's also a valuable thing when you put it outside.

Just when Old Man Song wanted to laugh out loud, Jian Er made a move that surprised Old Man Song very much, she actually put the agarwood bracelet back in its original place. The laughter was swallowed back, and Old Man Song's eyebrows instantly wrinkled, what is going on?

I saw Jian Er put down her hand, and instead picked up a string of Buddhist beads placed next to her, and then raised her head and signaled to the old man that she had already chosen.

Old Man Song's brows furrowed even tighter: "Girl, do you know what you chose?"

Jian'er nodded affirmatively.

"That's it, don't change it?" the old man couldn't help but ask again.

Jane nodded again.

Moved his gaze to the agarwood bracelet that Jian Er picked up just now, and asked, "Girl, do you know what this is?"

"Brunei's old agarwood bracelet. The answer was crisp and clear.

"Then what's wrong with you?" Old Man Song is even more strange now, since he is not illiterate, how can he ......?

Jian Er smiled and said, "Old man, you say first, will I really give it to me if I choose?"

"Of course, I can't lie to you when I'm old. ”

"Hehe!" Hearing the affirmative answer, Jian Er tightly grasped one of the Buddha beads in the palm of her hand, and then opened her mouth to explain the reason. RS