"By the way, Xiao Zhang, I'm here to patronize your shop today, you have to show me this set of things to see if it's worth buying......"

Professor Li Mingguang had just chatted with Xu Xu, not chatting, but bargaining, he had taken a fancy to something and wanted to buy it.

As the president of the National Jade and Jewelry Association, coupled with the status of the president of the National University of Geosciences, Li Mingguang also wants to dress himself up elegantly, and there are always some decorative things at home, preferably antiques, so that old friends will not be too shabby when they meet.

As an archaeologist, Li Mingguang's treasure appreciation ability is much more powerful than that of the layman Nie Zhen, so he should be a little sure of what he likes, of course, compared with Zhang Tianyuan, it is a lot worse, after all, Zhang Tianyuan not only has a plug-in, but has been busy with treasure appreciation for a while now, and he has seen and heard much more than Li Mingguang.

Li Mingguang knows a lot about Zhang Tianyuan, especially a few of his old friends always tell him how Zhang Tianyuan is, especially this antique calligraphy and painting, which is simply a pair of divine eyes, since this is the case, it seems that there is nothing wrong with letting himself as a student see and help.

However, when he heard Li Mingguang's request, Zhang Tianyuan smiled bitterly.

"Teacher, why are you confused, this antique shop is mine, you asked me to help you see things, wouldn't that make Wang Po sell melons and boast about herself?"

"What are you afraid of, can you still lie to my old man?" Of course Li Mingguang knew this truth, but he believed Zhang Tianyuan and thought that Zhang Tianyuan would not cheat him, because first of all, he felt that Zhang Tianyuan would not do that. Secondly, it's no good to do that, in order to make so much money, I offended Li Mingguang. What is he Zhang Tianyuan trying to do?

"Well, since you're so persistent, teacher. I'm also ugly, and the shopkeeper will bring the things the teacher chose to me to see. ”

"Why don't you hurry up and get things, remember to be light-handed, they're all good things, don't break them......" The shopkeeper was invited by Xu Xu, who was in charge of the business of this antique shop on weekdays, no matter what else, there were five guys under his hands, each with his own business. Xu Xu comes over once in a while, but she doesn't come often, after all, she is the general manager of the area, and she is responsible for many things, so it is impossible to run to one place all day.

At this time, someone had already poured water for everyone, all of which were very fragrant black tea, but the quality was not too good, after all, it was just something to entertain guests, and it couldn't be too good. Otherwise, the burden on the antique shop will be too great.

"Oh my god, why is this thing so big, what is it for?" several men brought up the things one after another, there were eight in total. It's all exactly the same, and it looks like the quality is good, but this head is a little bigger. was so shocked that Nie Zhen shouted.

"What are you screaming about, Brother Nie, these things are not big. Compared to the basin, that's a lot smaller. Zhang Tianyuan looked at the porcelain with a smile. There was a nostalgic smile on his face, these things were all too familiar to him.

"What the hell are these things?" asked Nie Zhen eagerly.

"You're from the imperial capital, you've probably heard of Haiwan, right?" Zhang Tianyuan didn't answer Nie Zhen's question, but asked.

"I've heard that the old emperor refers to the blue and white porcelain bowl, because it is generally larger, the capacity is very large, and the largest diameter can even reach one meter, so it is described as 'sea'. This kind of bowl also reflects the cheerful and generous character of the old imperial capital. Nie Zhen nodded.

"You know, that's easy to explain, if Professor Li's fancy eight porcelains, if used for appreciation, it must be difficult to enter the eyes of those discerning antique connoisseurs, especially those with artistic cells, and they are a little disdainful of this, these things, the practical significance is greater than the appreciation significance. ”

"What do you mean? That means no one wants to collect these things?" asked Li Mingguang in surprise.

"That's not it, in fact, any porcelain has its practical significance, most of them are not made out for people to enjoy, just because after a long time, things are scarce, and they become antiques, and the price has increased a lot. For example, the bucket chicken cup, to put it bluntly, that thing is used for drinking, and it is also a practical thing. Zhang Tianyuan explained.

"The chairman really has good eyesight, and he can see what this thing is at a glance......"

The owner of this antique shop saw Zhang Tianyuan's real person for the first time, so he wanted to stammer and pat Zhang Tianyuan's fart, but his level was really not very good, and the farts were directly slapped on the horse's hooves.

"Are you hurting me or praising me? I'm an authentic Shaanzhou person, these eight big bowls are authentic Shaanzhou old bowls, if I don't know each other, wouldn't it be a joke?" Zhang Tianyuan doesn't like people who pat on the back very much, and he hates the kind of people who can't shoot the idea of slapping the sycophants, so he didn't save face for this boss.

"Shaanzhou old bowl?"

This is a nearly one-foot white porcelain blue and white bowl from Yaozhou, which is called 'old bowl' by the locals. This old bowl is even larger than a small pot, so it is often difficult to distinguish between bowls and pots. ”

"Lao Shaanxi, that is, the people of Shaanzhou, eat with bowls, which belong to the eight monsters of Shaanzhou. In the rural areas of Guanzhong, every time they eat, at the head of the village, in front of the village, and under the tree, the men will hold a big old bowl of soup and rice plus two pieces of steamed bread with six or seven taels, squat together, and talk while eating with relish, which is the famous 'old bowl meeting'. ”

"In rural areas, people work hard, work hard, and eat more, so it is enough to go out and serve it in an old bowl, and there is no need to go home to serve food, which saves a lot of trouble. ”

"The ballad is proof: the old Shaanxi Lenwa bowl is really big, and the noodles are full of hoops to the point. A bowl of belly is happy, and the old bowl will be gossipy. ”

"'Old Bowl Meeting' is a joke for the rural people in Guanzhong counties of Shaanzhou who hold rice bowls and gather in a relatively fixed place in the village to eat while gossiping (pian three sounds, han two sounds, chuan two sounds), and Guanzhong people call gossip 'gossip and gossip', which is a joking name for this eating habit. ”

"The site of the 'Old Bowl Club' is a natural formation. In summer, it is mostly in a cool place with spacious, ventilated and dense shade, and in late autumn and winter, it must be in a warm place sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. A village often has several meeting sites, generally speaking. There is always a meeting place in an area where a dozen to twenty or thirty households gather. In addition to the rain and cold wind, almost every day at breakfast and lunch. There are many people who come to the 'Old Bowl Club' to eat. ”

There is actually a reason why Zhang Tianyuan is so familiar with these things. When he was a child, he was a small person and had a lot of food, and when he was in the sixth grade of primary school, he could go out to participate in the old bowl party by himself with a big old bowl.

As soon as people arrived at the venue, they would choose a place to squat, or sit on the ground, or take off a cloth shoe and put it under their buttocks.

The content of the book is extensive, boundless and shoreless, from the sun, moon and stars. Down to the kittens and puppies; Pangu's groundbreaking; Wang Mucalf's one-horned acting; Monkey King's seventy-two changes; Pan Hannian was originally an unjust case; Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan six times; the forecast said that the day was sunny; this rain fell in time, and it was not too late to plant wheat within ten days; the peppers of the previous year, the garlic of last year, and the watermelons of this year were rotten all over the ground (due to the wrong prediction, blind planting, the yield was greater than the demand, and the loss was greater)...... The old bowl in his hand, the nonsense in his mouth, no investigation of the source, no dictionary, no remuneration, no tax. No one is recording, not afraid of piracy.

However, most of what is said are stories and news that people like to hear, or new things that happen in villages outside the village, and there is no lack of useful production experience, social knowledge and valuable economic information. Zhang Tianyuan grew up in rural Guanzhong. From childhood to adulthood, I have gained knowledge and anecdotes from the "Old Bowl Club".

There is no historical record of when this custom began.

As for the reasons for its formation, there are several theories: some people say that a long time ago, there was a shortage of war. Often people are eating at home, and rebels break in. I didn't have time to collect the rice buns, and I was snatched up by the rebels. So every time they eat, every family sends a person to squat outside the door with a rice bowl, and sentry while eating, which later evolved into the "Old Bowl Club".

Some people say that this is the remnant of the primitive society clan commune members eating together, private ownership has been born for more than 3,000 years, each family eats its own meal, but the way of eating inherits and retains the ancient tradition; some people say that from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Jin Dynasty, there have been groups of Xianbei, Qiang, Jin and other ethnic minorities who have migrated to Guanzhong, and these nomads have the habit of eating in the wild, which has influenced the Han nationality and formed this custom.

What is the wilderness? However, this custom is widely spread in Guanzhong and has endured for a long time.

Before Zhang Tianyuan went to college, he almost never ate rice, and the staple food of Guanzhong in Shaanzhou was noodles and steamed buns.

Eating noodles, whether it is stick noodles, donkey hooves (a kind of pasta), fried sauce noodles, oily noodles, Zhenzi noodles, oily spicy trouser belt noodles, do not need other dishes to accompany the food, an old bowl of noodles in hand, you can go to any place outdoors to eat, a bowl of sour soup dumplings in the hand is the same;

This is a bit difficult for southerners, if they eat mainly rice and need a few dishes and a soup, it will be inconvenient.

Moreover, the people in Guanzhong are cheerful, and the meals are open. When eating at the same restaurant, some people are not afraid of jealousy when they serve meat noodles, dumplings, or so on, and some people are not afraid of being ridiculed when they serve corn flour dough, porridge, or black buns. In addition, the relationship between rural neighbors in Guanzhong is closer than that of urban people, and it is also fun to talk and laugh together during meals.

I don't know when, people's lives are rich, the old bowl will gradually disappear, young people go out to work and go to school, there are some old people left in the village, basking in the sun, and it will be over, and the old bowl will become a grain of corn in the long river of history, and I can't find it.

"Xiao Zhang, I know that this old bowl is easy for you to be emotional and nostalgic for the past, but you still have to tell me, do these old bowls have any collection value?" Li Mingguang asked with a smile.

"Things are good, they are all old objects, they should be from the Northern Song Dynasty, but this kind of thing, because there are more, so it is not worth much, of course the collection is still possible, after all, this is porcelain, maybe after a few hundred years, it will become a treasure again, even now, this has passed a lot of years, it is barely an antique, and the history of American imperialism is only two hundred years......"

Zhang Tianyuan doesn't need to use the word recognition trick, he can see that these old bowls are old goods, but if you want to judge what age, you have to use the word appreciation trick, and now you can basically conclude that this thing is from the Daoguang period, it stands to reason that this day is not short.

It's a pity that the antique industry is also vaguely expensive, such old bowls are not uncommon in Shaanzhou, and even many people's homes are still old bowls in the Daoguang period. (To be continued......)