Chapter 117: Antique Bazaar
For a whole afternoon, Jia Rudao pondered what the .:on this paper meant.
If you just look at its simple and crude handwriting, it should be a whim, and it seems to be in a hurry to put down the pen, especially the route of the few strokes, which makes people completely confused at a glance. The only handwriting is the word 'Shenlong Temple'. Using these three words as an introduction, Jia Yidao searched on the Internet, didn't know if he didn't see it, he was startled when he saw it, and he could only show a wry smile on his face.
Not because there are no such temples, but because there are too many.
Not to mention eight hundred, ten or twenty can still be found quickly, and they are distributed all over the country. If you had to search for each of them yourself, God knows how long it would take to find the Shenryuji Temple painted on the paper. Moreover, if you can't go to the field to investigate the topographic map on this paper, it is really difficult to confirm the pictures of a few buildings of a certain Shenryu Temple that occasionally appear on the Internet.
Jia Yidao even felt that the Shenlong Temple on this picture seemed to be still in ruins, as if it had been artificially destroyed.
If it is really a famous scenic spot, it is estimated that it has been renovated a long time ago, right? No, the tourism economy is now being promoted.
If there is really something good, hidden in the temple, I am afraid that it will have already been revealed, how can it be Jia Nidao's turn to pick up the leak?
Holding the root carving and weighing it back and forth in his hand a few times, except for the image of the Great Asura King, even after the root carving was split into two halves, it was still a little hideous, and there was nothing special about the others.
And the piece of chicken blood red jade that made Jia Nidao happy seemed to give Jia Nidao a hint.
The first is to know that the jadeite is of high value and wants to hide it in the root carving, the second, that is to say, the jadeite has some connection with the address painted on the paper, and the third is that it is a joke used by the ancestors to fool the descendants.
Jia Rudao thought about it and felt that the second point was more realistic. To say this first point, the texture of this red jadeite has indeed reached the level of ice species, and the color of the chicken blood red ground is very bright, which makes people can't help but like it, especially if a woman sees such a red jade, it will be even more beautiful. However, when it comes to its value and market circulation, the red jade of the ice species is naturally not as good as the green jade of the glass species, and it is still such a small thing, Jia Rudao pondered, it should not be deliberately built to create a root carving to preserve.
In particular, there is an inexplicable 'map' stored in it.
However, the third point is also quite possible. In ancient China, there was no shortage of interesting people. Although modern people occasionally play some pranks, who can guarantee that the ancients will not?
Otherwise, you wouldn't have carved out a root in the shape of a great asura, would you?
Jia Rudao put away the paper and a small piece of red jade, and then split the root carving again, at least, concealed the existence of the hollow part in the middle. Then, naturally, I plan to go back and find someone who is familiar with root carving and ask about the production age of this thing.
Only by determining its age, let's take a look at what kind of 'Shenryuji' there were at that time. Regardless of whether it is a secret hidden on this paper or not, since it has been encountered by himself, Jia Rudao pondered, even if it takes a little time to unravel it, it is a very interesting thing.
Isn't collecting just so much fun?
Early the next morning, Jia Rudao came to the God's antique market, the place was not very big, but it was also lively. In particular, there are many stalls selling porcelain. It's just that after Jia Rudao hurriedly looked at a few of them, in his eyes, most of these things belong to tourism products. Looking at the scene of the surrounding people's heads, Jia Rudao could only smile bitterly.
There are really customers who have a kind of product.
Not to mention the special changes that will be brought to the antique market after the popularity is booming, the vendors who put things up for sale are still very happy to see such a scene. Moreover, when you meet people who don't know how to do things, it's easy to make a move. Especially those novices who know little and don't understand everything, as long as they make old things and match their cognition in a certain place, they will one-sidedly think that this thing is right and should be picked up and missed by themselves. The price is definitely to make the hawkers smile.
Looking at whether it is a seller or a buyer, almost all of them are happy, even if it is something fake at a glance, that is, commonly known as 'big road goods', can be sold at a good price, the buyer's smug color is overflowing, Jia Rudao had to shrug his shoulders and pick up in this antique market.
Shopping for things, what is particular is the word 'Tao'.
In those shops, Jia Rudao is not interested in watching it for the time being, and the things there are not expensive
It's for the tourists. It is indicated that it is a modern product with a similar shape, or a beautiful condition, and it is sold.
For such a store, Jia Yidao is naturally happy to approve. Don't deceive or deceive, even if the price is a little inflated, but the buyer knows that what he wants to buy is to explain something, just like buying some ordinary handicrafts, there are not so many false ingredients in it.
Of course, Jia Rudao will not be satisfied with just tourism products, leaving it as a souvenir or something. Relatively speaking, those small open-air stalls, for collections, may be more able to reflect the true taste of the word 'Tao'!
After walking a few steps, I saw a middle-aged woman in plain clothes, holding a mirror in her hand, looking slightly anxious, standing on the edge of a hawker stall and looking left and right.
As soon as she got closer, the middle-aged woman saw that someone had finally come, and after handing out the mirror in her hand, she said to herself: "The child at home is studying in college in Zhejiang, and he didn't come back during the summer vacation. However, where do we parents know in advance that this child is going to be admitted to graduate school, and there is no preparation for the cost, no, I have to take out a bronze mirror left by the elders in the family, and want to come over to sell it to see if we can raise the child's tuition fees for the second half of the year. ”
Jia Rudao looked at the mirror in his hand, and saw that the mirror surface of this copper mirror was still quite pulped, perhaps because the collection was not very proper, slightly damaged, not very complete, as for the back of the mirror and the surrounding edges, they were all shining, completely showing the color of the copper mirror, and the performance was more natural.
The so-called mirror button Xuan pattern, from the perspective of work, belongs to the typical Liaojin craft, especially the two fish on the back of the mirror, which belongs to the relief, which is quite rare in the impression that Jia Rudao is not very perfect in the ancient mirror.
Jia Rudao asked seemingly unintentionally while playing: "Eldest sister, what university is your child studying in Zhejiang?"
"Yo, you're afraid I'll lie. My daughter is very competitive, studying at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in Hangzhou. The middle-aged woman saw that Jia Rudao was looking at her bronze mirror, as if she had the intention of buying it, so she had a slight smile on her face, and said, "My daughter's grades in school are good." In their class, there were only two people in the class who could get on the key line. If it weren't for my daughter's idea of going to the coast to see the world while she was studying, neither her old man nor I would have wanted her to go to Zhejiang. By the way, little brother, how much do you think this mirror is worth?"
"This?" Jia Rudao gestured to the bronze mirror in his hand and said, "I don't know very well. I've never had a bronze mirror. ”
Jia Rudao told the truth, and, listening to the tone of the middle-aged woman, she seemed to be very familiar with the University of Science and Technology in Hangzhou.
Speaking of which, although Jia Rudao is a native of Zhejiang, he has only heard the name of this university. Others, too, are not very clear.
"If I can sell it for six or seven thousand, I'll make a move. After hearing Jia Yidao's words, the middle-aged woman seemed to be slightly disappointed in her heart, "Otherwise, it won't be enough to plug the hole of funds anyway, and it's not interesting to sell it." It's better to go to a relative's house and borrow some first. ”
"Hehe, if the thing is right, six or seven thousand is not a problem. Jia Rudao comforted. Moreover, weighing the bronze mirror in your hand, if it is really the double fish mirror in the Liaojin bronze mirror, it should be able to reach the price of 10,000 words. "Well, if you really need money urgently, I'll take five thousand yuan, how about it?"
"Five thousand is too little. At least six thousand five. The middle-aged woman said.
"Let me think about it a little more. Jia Rudao was looking at it, and a person came over and said, "Ah, Pisces Mirror? As he spoke, he also approached Jia Nidao and wanted to pass his hand, but when he saw that Jia Nidao was still watching, he retracted his hand in a sneer, and turned to the middle-aged woman and asked, "Big sister, how much is this thing?"
"Eldest sister, I'm sorry, this little brother is looking at this thing. The middle-aged woman's answer was very kind.
Jia Rudao raised his eyes and looked at the person who came, he was also a woman, but in terms of age, he was obviously older than the owner of the bronze mirror. Looking at the tone of her speech, Jia Rudao wondered in his heart, didn't he meet someone who knew how to do it?
Speaking of which, this bronze mirror, sold for six thousand five, is indeed not expensive. Besides, the owner of the bronze mirror has a simple and honest style in his speech, which makes people appreciate it, and Jia Rudao is about to agree. But when I saw the eldest sister later, for a moment, in Jia Yidao's mind, the appearance of the two people in front of him always felt a little imaginary.