Chapter 587 ...... of Collecting Protection Fees

Aromatherapy balls, in ancient times the upper class is an indispensable use of objects, Lu You's "Notes on the Old School" said that when the noble women of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty rode the calf car, "they all use two small mustaches to hold the incense balls beside them, and the sleeves hold two small incense balls, the car gallops by, the cigarettes are like clouds, miles endless, and the dust is fragrant." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The use of the Tang Dynasty lavender ball was probably also hung next to the calf cart or between the bed tents, and the one that Ye wanted to encounter was small, and it was used in the sleeve or purse.

According to Ye Xiang, the extra-small incense ball may also be used when the wine feast is "throwing the order", such as Bai Juyi's poem: "The incense ball takes advantage of the lap to return to the ring turn, and the flower pot is thrown to take the second flight", and the cloud of "Shadow Record": "Every banquet and drink, that is, the flying ball dances, for the joy of the long night with wine".

Thinking about what he knew about the aromatherapy ball, Ye Xiang played with the aromatherapy ball in his hand and found the target of the reservation, Ye Xiang's flexible fingers twisted and picked it slightly, only to hear a slight click, and the silver aromatherapy ball was opened.

The shell of the silver lavender ball is split in half from the middle, hehe, sure enough.

Ye Xiang smiled, that's it, one side behind the silver smoked ball is connected with a live shaft, and the upper and lower edges of the other side are equipped with small hooks and buttons respectively, and the two halves can be opened and closed and fastened.

Originally, the top of the ball should still be equipped with a silver chain and a silver hook for pendants, but unfortunately, the UnionPay silver hook specially matched with this aromatherapy ball has been lost, but there is a little bit of beauty, but this is nothing, he asked someone to help order a silver chain silver hook by himself, he still likes this aromatherapy ball, Ye Xiang Since he saw it, he plans to buy it and give it to his little sister.

In the center of the ball there is an incense bowl with incense, and there are traces of its use in the bowl, which is supported by two flat rings, and the shaft through the bowl body and the shaft of the inner and outer rings are perpendicular to each other and intersect at one point. Under the effect of the weight of the incense bowl itself, the glenoid body always maintains a horizontal state, no matter how the lavender ball rolls, the incense will never be poured, and its principle of action is the same as the three-degree-of-freedom universal bracket of modern aviation gyroscope.

According to the "Xijing Miscellaneous Records", in the late Western Han Dynasty, Chang'an skillfully crafted the "lying mattress incense burner", which was set up to transfer the machine ring around, and the furnace body was usually flat, and it could be placed as a futon", which shows that its structure is similar to that of the lavender ball.

"Auntie, how do you sell this silver smoke ball?" is sure that he wants it, and the essence of the item is also determined, Ye Xiang did not hesitate, shook the aromatherapy ball in his hand, and asked the price, if it was within the range of his acceptance, he was very willing to buy it.

"This thing is called a silver smoked ball, it's really silver, if you want it, give me a thousand, no, eight hundred, eight hundred yuan." The female stall owner grabbed it, rubbed the corner of the clothes in her hand and replied to Ye Xiang's question, he seemed to not speak Chinese often, and his accent was thick Tibetan heterophony, giving people a faint sense of awkwardness and weirdness. If it weren't for Ye Xiang's keen hearing and understanding some simple Tibetan, he would not be able to hear clearly.

Ye Xiang also found that the woman seemed to be very unconfident, she wanted to ask for a thousand but was afraid that Ye Xiang would think the price was high, and hurriedly pressed it above eight hundred, she seemed to want to sell things, as if she was in urgent need of money. The plateau red on her face seemed to have become a little stronger, and there was a hint of urgent anticipation on her face.

Ye Xiang didn't delve into these discoveries under his keen senses, after all, they were just strangers who met in Pingshui, and after completing this transaction, maybe there would be no chance to meet again, and he didn't have the inner hobby of inquiring about other people's privacy and exploring other people's family conditions.

Eight hundred, compared to the real price of this thing, this price is not expensive, since this is the case, then take it!

"I want it. ”

Ye Xiang reached out and pulled the small bag on his shoulder, opened it, stretched out his hand to open the inner pocket, and took out eight hundred yuan. Because he was going to travel, Ye Xiang took out some cash in advance and put it in his carry-on bag.

"Hey, wait, I ordered this thing two days in advance, so sell it to me first." Just as Ye wanted to take out the money and wanted to reach out and hand it to the female stall owner, suddenly, a voice came from the side, interrupting the transaction between the two.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ye Xiang saw the owner of the voice, it was a tall Tibetan man wearing a flower shirt, leather pants, and a plateau red on his face like the female stall owner, the man's face was a little gloomy, and there was anger hidden between his eyebrows, but he lost the simplicity that the Tibetan people often have, in him, Ye Xiang's keen perception explored that he was greedy and malicious towards the aromatherapy ball in his hand and the backpack on his body.

Bian Ba is a well-known figure on this street, according to the comments of people now, Bian Ba is an idle, black gangster, or a big scoundrel, who can be found by defrauding tourists, blackmailing money, and collecting protection money from some stallholders on Barkhor Street.

It's just that most of the Tibetans here have weak legal meanings, and there are still some limits to the fierceness and gloom of Bianba, so the Tibetans here dare not speak out in anger.

People say that they are not afraid of hooligans, but they are afraid that hooligans are wise, and Bian Ba is such a gangster who is a little clever and does not follow the right path. Bian Ba is a little clever, so, he collects protection fees, but there are still some brains that did not squeeze all the hard-earned money of those people, but, after a few years of leisure, Bian Ba found that these are small money, from the mainland tourists to see the prosperity of the mainland, he has an infinite yearning for the big world of flowers, but, no matter what he does, no money is not good, so, Bian Ba began to prepare funds, in addition to the protection fee has increased a layer, he is also preparing other methods.

Growing up in Barkhor Street, after Barkhor Street began to flourish, he naturally knew the items and antiques on Barkhor Street, but he didn't have the skills in this area, so he didn't touch it, but he was short of money, so he used his brain to think of a crooked idea and hit the idea of tourists on Barkhor Street.

He doesn't know, those tourists always know, he also has some eyesight to see people's eyes, knows what is a good thing, not to mention, really let him succeed one or two, the benefits of which are much more than the protection money he charges, and it also makes him know that old things have a measure of great value.

Yes, today, he wandered around Barkhor Street as usual and accidentally aimed at the object in Ye Xiang's hand, he didn't pay attention to it at first, but the thing was taken by Ye Xiang in his hand, so that he felt that the thing was very similar to the old thing he had seen, so he was interested, and when the thing revealed its outline in Ye Xiang's hand, he was even more sure, and in addition, he could see that the thing was real silver, and even if he got it, it was not an old thing but it was valuable, so he couldn't let it go......