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At this time, Qian Lao picked up the Tongquetai tile inkstone and watched and studied it repeatedly.

The people next to him were also interested, watching quietly and without making a sound. Not long after, Qian Lao put down the tile inkstone and sighed slightly: "It's really a rare treasure." ”

"Qian Lao also thinks this is the real thing?" Yu Feibai asked with a smile.

"Whether it's true or not, you will know when you check it."

While speaking, Qian Lao picked up the small kettle next to him and tilted it a little, and a drop of clear water fell, accurately falling into the inkstone pond of the tile inkstone, and then rolling and scattering, and it floated on the surface of the pool.

All of a sudden, everyone opened their eyes and observed carefully, and found that after a long time, the water stains in the inkstone pond still remained in a half-floating state. And it seems to be a drop of water hanging on the delicate petals, which looks like it may roll out at any time, but in fact, it has been firmly attached to it, and it will not drip out.

"Moisturizing water and ink, dripping water does not dry for several days, but it does not penetrate for a long time."

At this time, Yu Feibai exclaimed: "The quality is really extraordinary." ”

Wang Guan nodded lightly and said with a smile: "We have been studying for a long time, and it is not as convincing as this drop of water from you, Mr. Qian." ”

"There are also water seepage, but it's not a good inkstone, and the value is definitely not as precious as this." Qian Lao smiled lightly: "The tiles have been buried for hundreds of years, the so-called firepower has been extinct, and it is subject to water vapor, that is an adjective." It mainly refers to the fact that the tiles are soaked by rainwater, and then dried again, which is a kind of exercise and a process of elimination. ”

"After the survival of the fittest, some tiles have the compatibility of waterproofing and waterproofing." Qian Lao smiled: "It seems to be contrary to common sense, but it is in the truth, nature is so wonderful." ”

"Treasures are natural."

Yu Feibai said with a smile: "What can enjoy more than a thousand years of fame will definitely not be in vain." ”

"Yes, at the beginning of the fame of Tongque tile inkstone, it was not because of its strangeness, but because of its practicality." Meanwhile. Qian Lao used a soft cloth to suck off the water droplets in the inkstone, but there was still a slight wet stain in the inkstone, which did not dry for a long time.

"It's actually a process, first the good things are sought after, and then they are given more cultural connotations." Qian Lao smiled, looked up at Wang Guan and said, "You plan to use this as a pressure hall?" ”

"Yes."

Wang Guan smiled: "This thing should be able to calm the field." ”

"That's enough." Qian Lao said with a smile: "Tongque tile inkstone, plus Jinshan scenic spots, and other bits and pieces, it is not a problem to make a small exhibition." ”

"Okay, when the store opens, we'll have an exhibition." Wang Guan said from the kindness: "When the time comes, I will invite Qian Lao to come over to cheer." Help me pull off the façade. ”

"Hehe, no problem." Qian Lao nodded quickly, and then said with a smile: "You only went out yesterday and came back today, and the matter of the shopkeeper has been resolved?" ”

"Thanks to Big Brother Pi's help, things are going very well." Wang Guan said with a smile: "The person is already in the capital, and now he is busy dealing with some chores, and he will bring him over to greet Qian Lao when he is free another day." ”

"Well, that's fine." Qian Lao Jaw Head. Suddenly smiled: "Didn't you say that you were going to shovel the ground, just bring back two things?" ”

"Old Qian, two pieces are not enough." Yu Feibai pointed to the Tongque tile inkstone: "To be exact, this one is enough." As for the rest. It's all incidental, so there's no need to take it personally. ”

"Who said that?" Wang Guan retorted, reached out and took out the jade pillow in his backpack, and said with a smile: "In my opinion." This jade pillow is also a very good thing. ”

"Average." Yu Feibai shook his head and said: "It's not enough than the top, it's more than the bottom, it's not much." ”

"Handan jade pillow?" Qian Lao looked at it. He chuckled.

"It's a jade pillow, isn't there anything wrong?" Wang Guan felt a little strange.

"It's not wrong." Qian Lao said with a smile: "Handan's jade pillow is indeed more famous, but when ordinary people mention jade pillows, they generally understand it as a porcelain pillow, and they didn't expect a jade pillow to really pop up." ”

"The jade pillow is a porcelain pillow, I know this. For example, Li Qingzhao, a female lyricist in the Southern Song Dynasty, has a jade pillow yarn kitchen, and the words and phrases that are cool and early in the middle of the night. However, according to research, this jade pillow is actually a blue and white porcelain pillow. Yu Feibai was a little confused: "But you always say that Handan jade pillow is very famous, and you should refer to Cizhou kiln porcelain pillow." ”

"Almost."

Qian Lao chuckled: "It's just that what I want to say is an allusion, an allusion about pillows that happened in Handan City." After the rendering of the literati of the past dynasties, this allusion should be widely spread. ”

"Handan, pillow, allusions......" Wang Guan and the others blinked and pondered.

At this moment, Pi Qiushi smiled and said, "Old Qian, are you talking about pillows?" ”

"That's right, Huangliang Dream." Yu Feibai suddenly realized, slapped his legs and shouted: "For a while, I actually forgot about this stubble, I am really a fan of the authorities." ”

"Pillow Notes, Pillow Notes, Huangliang Dreams, Handan Notes, or Handan Dreams."

Qian Lao said with a smile: "There are many versions, and the characters and plots of the story are also different, but the location has not changed, it happened in Handan." That's why I said that Handan's pillows are very famous. ”

"There are many versions, but the story should be that story." Yu Feibai said with a smile: "It's not that in the Tang Dynasty, there was a down-and-out young man named Lu Sheng, who was resting in a hotel when passing by Handan, and met an old Taoist priest surnamed Lu. The two chatted for a while, and when they heard Lu Sheng sigh that Huai Cai was not met and his luck was not good, Daoist Lu took a pillow and let him sleep. ”

At that time, Daoist Lu was steaming yellow rice, and Lu Sheng fell asleep with the aroma of yellow rice. In the dream, he married the daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe, raised the jinshi, made great contributions, became a big official, had children and grandchildren, and entered the phase. It can be described as a beautiful house in a good field, a beautiful woman and a famous horse, and the scenery is extremely proud. Then at the age of eighty, he died. ”

Yu Feibai smiled and said: "After waking up, Lu Sheng found that he was still in the hostel, and Daoist Lu was next to him, and the steamed yellow rice in the pot was not yet cooked." After that, Lu Sheng saw through the red dust, realized his enlightenment, and followed Daoist Lu into the mountain to cultivate. ”

"Of course, because the Taoist priest's surname is Lu, everyone says that Daoist Lu is Lu Dongbin, so that later there was a legend that Han Zhongli woke up Lu Dongbin with a yellow dream." Wang Guan added on the side.

"The pillow is a Tang legend."

At the same time, Pi Qiushi also said with a smile: "But as far as I know, in the search for gods in the Jin Dynasty Ganbao, there is also a legend of Jiaohu Jade Pillow. The story is similar to the Pillow Chronicle, but the characters are different, it is about a businessman surnamed Lin who stayed in a temple, and the temple gave him a pillow to rest, and then of course it was a sweet ......dream."

“Kao！ The famous pillow is actually plagiarism. Yu Feibai exclaimed: "How to calculate the copyright fee? ”

"It's not plagiarism." Qian Lao said with a smile: "After all, the ancient down-and-out literati suffered the same thing, and with the same feelings, it is understandable to create similar stories. ”

"That's right, this kind of yellow sorghum dream has a sense of substitution, and it is estimated that readers of all generations have had the same dream." Yu Feibai smiled and said: "No wonder it can be recited for more than a thousand years and endures." ”

Qian Lao smiled lightly and continued: "Aside from some side matters, we can know from the context of the story that the legend of Huangliang Dream was found in Handan, and it also has a certain background of the times. It can be shown that in the late Tang Dynasty, the kiln workshops in Handan had begun to burn porcelain pillows, and they had a certain influence......"

Wang Guan and the others nodded again and again, agreeing with Qian Lao's speculation.

Although the Handan Cizhou kiln was created in the Northern Song Dynasty, each unique style of porcelain variety cannot be formed suddenly, and it must require a long period of technical accumulation to complete the leap from quantitative change to qualitative change.

Therefore, before the Northern Song Dynasty, the kiln factory in Handan must have been quite large-scale, and it may not have reached the level of the later Cizhou kiln, but it should not be a problem to burn a bowl, plate, bottle, jar, pillow or something.

"It's a bit of a stretch."

At this time, Qian Lao said with a smile: "In fact, whether it is a jade pillow, a porcelain pillow, or a wooden pillow, a bamboo pillow, or even a stone pillow or a brick pillow, they are all part of our culture." You don't need to study thoroughly, as long as you have a little understanding. ”

While speaking, Qian Lao took the jade pillow over, looked at it a little and said with a smile: "For example, this thing, this is the shape of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the pillow is relatively high, which is the so-called peace of mind." ”

"Old Qian, in fact, I have questions." Yu Feibai frowned and said, "With such a high pillow, I also tried to sleep with it behind my head, but I found it very uncomfortable and couldn't sleep at all." How could the ancients stand it? ”

"The ancients believed that jade was a pillow and a smart brain, so emperors and nobles liked jade pillows very much." Qian Lao chuckled: "But who told you that the jade pillow must be used for sleeping?" ”

"Isn't it?" Yu Feibai was a little strange.

"Practicality is only one thing, but it can also be used as a funerary object and a pure ornamental vessel." Qian Lao explained: "You also know that in ancient society, many things had a certain hierarchical plan. There were very strict rules on the dress of the emperor's officials and people, and even the color used. When it comes to pillows, however, there are no restrictions. ”

"In this case, pillows in various forms come out. Gold pillows, silver pillows, jade pillows, including pillows inlaid with pearls and gemstones, are endless, and it is not uncommon. Qian Lao smiled: "Of course, the physiological characteristics of people doom us to sleep with something too hard, so those precious pillows have become a luxury for the rich and noble to show off and compare." ”

"Of course, if the pillow surface is low, it is a practical pillow." At the end, Qian Lao added with a smile: "But when you sleep, you must lay a layer of soft towels and the like, so that you can sleep peacefully." ”

"Understood."

Yu Feibai said suddenly: "Then speaking, this jade pillow belongs to the ornamental appliance." The problem is that the jade pieces are simply pasted up, and they don't even bother to carve, which is too shabby. (To be continued.) )