Chapter Seventy-One: Xu Xiake's Travels
The range south of the table, then the table is on the dividing line, it can be counted, it can be counted, Fang You has been paying attention to the antiques placed on the counter, and he didn't care about the table at all, and now he finally understands what trick Liu Fatzi is playing.
Why did Liu Fatzi always say that there must be genuine products in his store, the purpose was to transfer his attraction to the things placed in the store, and gradually forgot that the things on the table were actually antiques in his store.
Fang You smiled and looked at Fat Liu, who seemed to notice Fang You's gaze, leaned over to the table, and covered the books under him tightly.
"Shopkeeper Liu, it's useless to do these actions now." Fang You smiled, when he was looking at Fat Liu just now, he had already launched the escape technique, and the gray airflow that had not moved for a long time suddenly increased a lot, which made Fang You's heart settle down, this is what Fat Liu said.
Unexpectedly, Liu Fatzi's so-called genuine product turned out to be a book, which was unexpected by Fang You, if teacups, teapots and other antiques can still be put into use without destroying their value, then ancient books are completely bad, because the paper is old, and some can't withstand long-term turning at all.
There is a large open object, the owner of the antique shop will put it in the most conspicuous place for the guests to watch, to show the strength of their antique shop, this Liu Fat Man did the opposite, even took an ancient book on the table, and kept looking at it, this is simply something that ordinary people dare not do, if the book is accidentally stained with tea, the book is finished.
It's this trick that deceived Fang You into looking at antiques and was almost dazzled.
"Haha, Liu Fatzi, you have exhausted your calculations, but your cleverness has been mistaken by cleverness, Fang Xiaoyou's eyesight." Li Lao laughed happily, and looked at Liu Fatzi with some schadenfreude.
Fat Liu's whole face was wrinkled, looking pitiful, but it was a pity that his greedy true face had been clearly known by Fang You, how could he be soft-hearted.
Fang You looked at Liu Fatzi with a smile and was silent, while Wang Hao couldn't bear it anymore and sneered: "Shopkeeper Liu, you shouldn't admit it." Until now, Liu Fatzi is still holding the thick book on the table tightly, and he seems to want to pay the bill.
looked at Li Lao, and then at Fang You, Liu Fatzi sighed, put the book on the table, and showed reluctance, "Old, old, Brother Fang has good eyesight, I, Liu Fatzi, am convinced." ”
Liu Fatzi's whole face was crying together, almost crying, now that Fang You found it, what he lost was not just an ancient book, what Fang You said before was probably to set him up, but he didn't expect to set it up, after all, it was on himself.
Looking at the yellowed books on the table, Fang You stepped forward expectantly, since he stepped into the antique industry, the most he has seen is porcelain, except for Wu Lao's wind map, he rarely sees calligraphy and painting antiques, and it is such a thick book, looking at Liu Fatzi's appearance as a treasure, it should not be a nameless thing.
Compared with other types of antiques such as calligraphy and painting, it can be regarded as the most difficult to preserve, in addition to time is the biggest obstacle, the environment will also have an impact on the paper, not only to prevent theft, but also to prevent insects, waterproof, fireproof, porcelain can be slightly repaired if damaged, the value of the impact is very small, but the damage of calligraphy and painting, repair is comparable to ascending to the sky, if it is broken in the blank space, it is very easy to repair, but if it is damaged in the handwriting, or there is a place with scenery, this is not at all the ordinary people can repair.
Not only to find a master who has the same roots as the calligraphy or painting method in the painting, but also to repair it so that people can't see the traces, this is not a job that can be done by one person at all.
Although Ye Yuqing and Liu Jingjing didn't understand the inexplicable words of a few people, they also understood that Fang You had won by looking at Liu Fatzi's face, and the two of them immediately looked at the thick book on the table, wanting to see what the origin of the things they had been looking for for nearly an afternoon.
Wang Hao came up to snatch it a little anxiously, and was held in his arms by Liu Fatzi, when he was angry, he saw Liu Fatzi gently handing the book to Fang You.
Taking the book, Fang You took it, although it was a little heavier, but it was still much lighter than those brick books in the library, he could take it completely with one hand, and he gently put the book on the table so that everyone could see it.
"Xu Xiake's travelogue, I remember that it seems that we learned it in textbooks when we were in elementary school, is this book also an antique?" Looking at the big block letters on the cover of the book, Wang Hao said with some surprise.
Fang You smiled, Xu Xiake's travels, I did learn it in elementary school, many people are familiar with it, and Xu Xiake is also an old acquaintance.
Xu Xiake, known as Hongzu, Zhenzhi, Xiake, he was a great geographer, traveler and explorer of the Ming Dynasty, without any government funding, he has traveled to Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hebei, Henan and other 16 provinces, footprints throughout most of China.
In more than 30 years of travel, he rarely rode on chariots and horses, all by walking, he visited the places, mostly desolate and remote and inaccessible frontier areas, not sheltered from wind and rain, not afraid of tigers and wolves, accompanied by the wind and clouds, several births and deaths, tasted the hardships of the journey.
The most famous journey, is his experience in Wuyi Mountain Dawang Peak, when he climbed the Dawang Peak, it was already sunset, and he couldn't find the way down the mountain, he grabbed the thorns hanging with his hands, and fell all the way down, in Zhongyue Song Mountain, from the top of the Tai Room also hung down along the mountain gorge, Xu Xiake's amazing travels are enough to show that he is a strange person through the ages.
After a long day's journey, no matter how tired he was, no matter where he stayed, he would insist on recording what he saw and heard during the day, and according to rumors, he wrote nearly 2.4 million words of travelogue, but most of them have been lost.
The book is the famous Xu Xiake's travelogue, with a total of more than 400,000 words, and 2 million words have been lost, which is a huge loss to the scientific community and the world.
Picking up this somewhat yellowed thread-bound book, Fang You looked at it carefully, in the center of the cover, the five big characters of Xu Xiake's travels jumped up, and the bottom was written by Xu Hongzu, but the most important publication year was not written.
"Brother You, did you take it backwards, why is the place where this book is opened on the left, you should be the other way around, right, the cover of this book is actually at the bottom, it's too strange." Looking at the book in Fang You's hand, Wang Hao was very strange.
Books are usually turned to the left, but from the position of the cover of the book, they are turned to the right.
Fang You glanced at Wang Hao helplessly, "Mouse, the way this ancient people write is different from ours, they write from top to bottom, from right to left, and there is a big gap with us." ”
"Hehe, Fang Xiaoyou is erudite and talented, because before the invention of papermaking, the ancients were engraved on bamboo slips, and bamboo slips were one by one, and they could only be carved from top to bottom, so the ancients gradually developed different writing habits from modern times." Elder Li glanced at Fang You in surprise, and then added with a smile.
Although Fang You said this, when he opened it, he habitually turned to the left, but he smiled bitterly, and opened the book cover to the right, the first line read Xu Xiake's travels volume 1, and the fourth line was the diary of the tour of Tiantai Mountain.
And the second line written on the Jiangsu Xu Hongzu can also be understood, Xu Xiake's word Hongzu, is a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu, but in the third line, in addition to the age, there is an unfamiliar name that appears on it, the thirty years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, and Mao Jinzi of Jigu Pavilion.
Fang You took a deep breath, sure enough, this book was from the Ming Dynasty, but the words behind it made him a little dazed.
"Old Li, look at what this line of words means." After reading it a few times, the more Fang You looked at it, the more confused he became, and then he took the book to Li Lao on the side.
Li Lao looked at the words on it, smiled and said: "The most glorious period of the ancient Chinese printing industry was in the Ming Dynasty, the publishers of the Ming Dynasty had official merchants and private merchants, officials and merchants had Guozijian and local institutions at all levels, and the private publishing industry was more numerous, among which Mao Jin and the Ji Gu Pavilion he opened was the most famous, he had carved more than 600 kinds of books, Mao Jin carved books for the most folk carved books in the past dynasties, and preferred to copy some rare books, well-written, later generations called 'Mao Yuan', highly valued by ancient book collectors. ”
"Old Li, what does this Zizi word mean?" Understanding the meaning of Jigu Pavilion and Mao Jin, Fang You pointed to the last Zizi character and said, he didn't expect Mao Jin to be a private publisher, Mao Jin was from the Ming Dynasty, since this book contains aura, could it be said that it is also from the Ming Dynasty.
Listening to Li Lao's words, Liu Fatzi's face was even more pitiful, Ji Guge Mao Jin, this book was received by him with great difficulty, and it was regarded as a treasure, he didn't expect to lose to a hairy boy, Liu Fatzi was a little crying without tears, and there was even a thought of letting Li Lao stop talking about it, and he wanted to say that the more uncomfortable he was.
"Zizi word in ancient translation means engraved or sealed, that is to say, this book was written by Mao Jin, from the handwriting and paper, it is indeed the Ming Dynasty, if you know who this Mao Jin is, this is indeed a wide open artifact, but if you don't know Mao Jin, then this artifact can only be regarded as an ancient book that has not been identified at most, Liu Fatzi, you really have a lot of means." Li Lao said with a smile, and then glanced at Liu Fatzi again.
Fat Liu had a bitter face, arched his hand to Li Lao, and showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, "Old man, don't you stop teasing me, haven't I already admitted defeat." ”
"Haha, I'll just say that as soon as the little wanderer comes out, he will definitely be able to find the real thing." Wang Hao clapped his hands and laughed, his tense nerves relaxed, Liu Fatzi was so deceitful, they finally let out a bad breath.
Old Li smiled gloatingly, "Fat Liu, you have taken advantage of it for a lifetime, and this time you will suffer a big loss." ”
"Alas, I knew today, why bother in the first place, Brother Fang's eyesight is indeed very strong, so many high-quality imitation things in my antique shop have not fooled him, Brother Fang, I really want your high ancient jade, why don't you make a price and give it to me." Liu Fatzi let out a long sigh, looked at Fang You with admiration on his face, and then took out the Warring States Jade Pendant that he had already regarded as already in his arms, and said to the other party with some reluctance.
Without the slightest hesitation, Fang You shook his head resolutely, this jade pendant is a life-saving thing, if you sell it here, maybe it will be self-inflicted if it is buried alive one day, "Shopkeeper Liu, this object will not be sold, don't bother." ”
"I said Liu Fatzi, shouldn't we pick a reward, the one in the wooden box is also counted, this is what you said." Seeing that Liu Fatzi only cared about talking and didn't mention this matter at all, Wang Hao said loudly.
Liu Fatzi's face was a little lost, he held this event for nearly a year, and none of them could find out the real thing from him, every time it was not a fixed genuine object, he would change it, but he didn't expect to be planted here by a young man, if he was not greedy, there would be no such a big loss.
"Don't worry, although my Liu Fatzi likes to take advantage of a little advantage, but he will not be untrustworthy, this Ming Dynasty treasure ancient book is also yours, and in my antique shop, including the wooden box, you can choose three as a reward."
Wang Hao was happy, and ran to Fang You excitedly, "Brother You, what do you say we should pick, or we will pick up all the things in the wooden box." ”
Smiled helplessly, Fang You said casually: "Whatever you want, you can pick whatever you like, anyway, this is your gamble, I'm just helping you." He didn't pay attention to the things in the wooden box at all, but they were ordinary objects, and I believe that this Liu Fat Man still didn't take out the goods at the bottom of the box.
Looking at Wang Hao, who was running around to pick up something, Liu Jingjing twisted his ear with one hand and dragged him back, "It took so much effort for Fang You to find out the real thing, you kid said that he was greedy for merit, how could I fall in love with you." ”
"I was wrong, Jingjing, don't screw it, it hurts." Wang Hao covered his ears and kept screaming in pain, he hurriedly ran to the wooden box, kept the bronze Buddha statue, took two pieces of porcelain and a picture scroll, and put them all in front of Fang You, "Brother You, give it, this is your trophy, take it." ”
Fang You smiled and gently raised the book in his hand, "Just give me this Xu Xiake travelogue, and you kid can play with the rest, Miss Liu, this guy also has merit, don't embarrass him." ”
Looking at Liu Jingjing, Wang Hao happily put three things on the table, "Come, Boss Liu, wrap it up for me." ”
Bang, Wang Hao covered his head and looked at Liu Jingjing with a resentful expression, and everyone laughed from ear to ear.
Ye Yuqing was a little eye-opener, she saw a changing antique treasure hunt, Fang You, who had no hope, actually came to a crazy reversal, which made her really a little shocked, and what surprised her even more was that when she talked and laughed with Li Lao and Liu Fatzi, Fang You did not have the slightest hindrance, everything was handy, and she had never even heard of some antique knowledge.
In other places, maybe she is like the moon in the night, always the object of other people's attention, but here, she has a feeling of neglect, as if she is like A, B, C, and D on the side of the road, with and without the same.
After a while, she smiled softly, her eyes a little gloating, maybe this was the first time his father had seen the wrong person.
"Okay, Boss Liu, don't cry and lose your face, it's like Bai Wuchang, give me the phone, and invite you to drink good wine another day." Seeing Liu Fatzi's bitter gourd face like a dead man, Wang Hao said very proudly.
Fat Liu's eyes lit up, "Good wine, what brand is it?" Looking at Wang Hao's nouveau riche face, he lowered his head again, "Forget it, looking at your kid's appearance that you don't even understand antiques, you know that it's some bad brand wine." ”
"Hehe, when you see it, don't scare your big teeth." Noting down Liu Fatzi's phone number, Wang Hao smiled mysteriously.
Li Laowei smiled, didn't pay attention to it at all, and just said casually, "There is good wine, but don't forget the old man me." ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I can't forget you." Wang Hao smiled and said with glory on his face.
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