In the crowd, a young man actually walked out, slightly older than Yang Fan. As soon as he opened his mouth, he gave out 10,000 yuan and bought the ancient brick, obviously suffering a little loss and winning everyone's favor.

"Don't go, brother. He saw Yang Fan leaving, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stay.

Yang Fan was surprised and puzzled: "Something?"

"Let's talk about it. ”

Yang Fan is a large number of people, wearing short-sleeved pants and glasses, and his first impression is that he is a good student who loves to read.

Hu Wei is very interested in Yang Fan, he is also a senior antique player, he has been playing antiques since he was very young, and most of the general objects can be identified after passing through his hands.

However, this young man who was younger than him just now just glanced at the ancient brick a few times, and he told the bottom of it, and his strength shocked him. Of course, it could just be that you're just good at these kinds of things.

Ancient bricks are a very partial collection, not many people like, but the application is very wide, some people for retro construction, often spend a lot of money to buy. There are also some feng shui issues involved.

His ancient brick, in addition to the long history, is more important than the carving on it.

This technique called brick carving has long been out of fashion, but the patterns on it have a very important research role for archaeologists and historians.

It is carved on the blue bricks with figures, landscapes, flowers and other patterns, which is a very important art form in the carving of ancient buildings. It is mainly used to decorate the components and walls of temples, tombs, houses and other buildings.

Therefore, he is ready to chat and communicate.

"Damn! It's a pity, only this one piece, can't put together a picture. Hu Wei said regretfully.

He also asked the aunt just now, where exactly did he find it, and he was going to communicate with Yang Fan for a while, so he went to find it. Although there is only one piece, based on the pattern above, he can be sure that the complete one should be a Buddha statue.

From this, it can be guessed that this brick is the wall brick of the temple, which has a bit of value, otherwise, he would not have paid a high price of 10,000 yuan.

"Maybe you'll get it back. Yang Fan said. Since this guy didn't introduce himself, he didn't need to report his name, and everyone was a passerby.

"Do your best! Oh, by the way, my name is Hu Wei, what do you call me?"

"Yang Fan, what's the matter with you? I have to go home. Yang Fan hinted that he had something to say and a fart to let go quickly.

"No, I saw your brother show your hand just now, and I was scared. Specially to talk about it. Hu Wei said a little exaggeratedly.

Yang Fan found that this guy was really vulgar when he spoke, and he didn't speak a little foul when he opened his mouth, which didn't seem normal. Such a person is very incompatible with his image.

"By the way, how can you tell it's a Jin brick? It's very hanging! I also looked at it for a long time before I was sure. ”

Yang Fan frowned, feeling that he was in trouble, and thought: No matter what, I have to get rid of this guy, otherwise I will be very unlucky in the future. Although he didn't know exactly how to be unlucky, it was just a gut feeling.

"Simple, see this symbol is not unique to the Jin Dynasty, and later lost. Yang Fan pointed to a corner of the ancient brick.

I saw a very strange symbol, as if two hooks were coming together.

"Well, I didn't even notice it just now. It's so fucking weird. I've never seen anything like this. ”

Yang Fan rolled his eyes, do you dare to say that you understand anything? China is one of the four ancient civilizations, and it has been handed down to this day, and I don't know how many things have been lost.

"This is a kind of Buddhist imprint, and I have only seen it in ancient books. According to reports, there was a Buddhist sect in the Jin Dynasty, which was not orthodox. It rose suddenly, and disappeared without a trace. In this regard, you may wish to check the information of Buddhism, you may have some understanding. Yang Fan said.

In fact, Buddhism flourished in China after the Tang Dynasty. Before that, Buddhism was at a disadvantage, and Taoism was rampant. At that time, Buddhism was very difficult to gain a foothold, especially some with shallow foundations, and it was easy to be destroyed.

Hu Wei nodded thoughtfully and looked at the pattern on the ancient brick.

"The carving is very detailed, and the technique is very special. ”

Yang Fan exhaled, this guy finally said something clean. However, without mentioning it in one breath, the guy burst into foul language again.

"Damn! Headache, forget it, ignore this for now, go back and check. ”

Folk brick carving from the practical and ornamental point of view, the image is concise, the style is vigorous, not blindly pursuing delicacy and slenderness, in order to keep the building components solid, can withstand the sun and rain.

Brick carving is easy to carve is a big advantage, and the material does not have special requirements like stone carving, so it is more common in architectural carving. Generally speaking, the carving process of brick carving goes through several processes of embryo making, smelting and carving. The clay used to burn carved bricks is finer than that of ordinary bricks, and it is generally used after washing and precipitation to improve purity and adhesion.

In Hu Wei's memory, there are various carving techniques, such as plane relief, semi-circular convex relief, high convex relief, and hollow carving.

Generally speaking, the material of brick carving is looser than stone, and it is easier to carve exquisitely and clearly, and the artists also grasp its advantage and work fine carving.

There are also many genres, but Hu Wei ruled them out one by one, saying that this is definitely a brick carving technique that he has never seen before.

"It's kind of like the Yama West faction, but with a few other elements. Yang Fan didn't mind revealing a little more.

He explained that this school has several characteristics: first, the soil is of excellent quality and durable; second, there are many patterns and routines; third, the painting is fine and the knife work is unique; and fourth, the pedigree is accurate and the inheritance is orderly.

Jin merchants have been very famous wealthy merchants since ancient times. With the rise of the Jin merchants, the villages and societies in the territory built altars, temples, temples, and temples became a common practice, and the "courtyards" of the "one seal" style were lined up everywhere, and the streets built with bricks and tiles appeared again. The market demand for brick carving handicrafts such as spine collar, shadow wall, flower wall gatehouse is very large. This objectively promoted the development of brick carving skills in Shanxi.

"Brother, it's not simple!" Hu Wei became more interested in Yang Fan.

Yang Fan didn't answer, and said with a smile: "You don't look like a local, there?"

Indeed, that accent seems to be the tone of the capital. However, the words spoken are the local dialect here.

Yang Fan didn't know that Hu Wei was from Beijing, but he often came to Dengfeng City, lingered in the more famous antique market, and could speak some local dialects, and could almost be regarded as a linguist.

"It's not a local, I just arrived today. Let's go shopping in the antique street later, together? Fuck! I was cheated last time. Hu Wei didn't hide it.

Yang Fan shook his head: "I still have something to do when I go home." ”

With such an unknown origin and a person full of foul language, Yang Fan felt that it would be better to stay away in the future.

Hu Wei didn't deliberately make friends, left a contact information and left in a hurry, apparently tracking down the ancient bricks.

Yesterday I got a contract, and it's a mess! There are still two chapters to come!