Tang Yi looked at it and simply said, "I said, it's not about money, I don't want to sell it!" ”

The young man thought for a moment, "One hundred thousand pounds!" Sincere enough, right? The auction may not be at this price. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info that is, I am interested in ancient jade. And if you have a walking stick, it is suitable as a gift for the elders. Otherwise, how can you make so much money from your hands? ”

Indeed, the head of the staff is the armrest of the staff. Underneath the jade bird, there is a round hole for placing a walking stick.

In ancient times, the dove-headed cane was actually a thing of respecting the elderly. In the Han Dynasty, this style was particularly prevalent. If there is a dove-headed staff given by the emperor, it is very glorious, and it is called the king's staff.

The Han Dynasty had clear regulations on this, and the old people who were over seventy years old had special preferential treatment if they had a dove-headed cane issued by the official! For example, you can freely enter and exit the government and yamen, for example, you can enjoy food and lodging within the territory of the country, and even do ordinary small business, and you don't have to pay taxes.

If someone dares to bully an old man with a dove-headed cane, then the crime is great! How to deal with it, deal with it with the crime of contempt for the emperor! Serious behavior, that is to be beheaded.

If there are benefits, there will be crooked thoughts. During the Han Dynasty, the local government counted the number of elderly people, and many people falsely reported their age, and at that time, they did not have ID cards, and they could not measure their bone age, so it was relatively simple to cheat. At the same time, the local government will go one step further and falsely report the number of people on the basis of someone falsely reporting their age.

As a result, the emperor likes to turn a blind eye to this and does not strictly investigate it. Think about it carefully, this is actually the face of the emperor, in ancient times, after seventy, it was considered a long life, and there were many people who lived a long life, this is the emperor's way of governing the country, indicating the prosperity of the country!

The head of the cane dove, which was passed down as a ritual system, still existed in the Ming and Qing dynasties. On the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong, some ministers sent a longevity couplet: the dove cane was used for the spring banquet of friends, and the warbler clothes were dancing and new.

In fact, the folk give the old man a birthday, and there is also a use of this as a longevity link, and there is a more famous one: sit and watch the stream and forget the years, and laugh at the dove cane and talk about mulberry hemp.

However, when it comes to longevity, it is common to think of turtles, which do not live long, so how can they use this as the head of a cane commonly used by the elderly?

There are many theories about the origin of the dove as the head of the staff. There's one of the more interesting stories.

It is said that when Chu and Han fought, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu started to fight, Liu Bang was weak at the beginning, and once he was pursued by Xiang Yu's army, and he hid in the jungle in a hurry, and it happened to be next to a dove's nest, and there were birds that had just come out of the shell.

The pursuers chased here and found that there were doves hovering back and forth above the jungle, and they felt that there would be no one inside, otherwise the doves would have been scared away, so Liu Bang escaped. In fact, the dove refused to leave because he cared about the chicks, which was Liu Bang's luck.

So, after the establishment of the Han Empire, Liu Bang improved the status of the dove, from the dove to protect the young, to the old should also be respected.

There are many similar folklore, and if you read more, you will find that many of them are actually very far-fetched. In ancient times, the scientific and technological means were backward, and the information was not very developed, so many things could not be verified. Now, according to archaeological discoveries, bronze dove canes have been unearthed as early as more than 3,000 years ago.

Therefore, the dove cane, at the beginning, may be out of the worship of the bird totem, symbolizing power, and later this function weakened, and the old people mostly used the cane, so the meaning of respecting the elderly was derived. In the Han Dynasty, the world was initially decided, and it was logical to pay attention to this and elevate the symbolic meaning.

The young man said that he wanted to have a cane as a gift, a gift of 100,000 pounds, and that it must be very important to give it to someone.

Tang Yi originally wanted to choose a gift for this, but he didn't want to give such a thing. It's not about money, the main thing is that he doesn't have such a thing on hand, and he really wants to collect it.

One hundred thousand pounds is not a decimal number. It's a pity that the young man picked the wrong object, compared to collecting this object, 100,000 pounds can't impress Tang Yi.

Tang Yi shook his head, pulled Wen Jia and left. He pulled Wen Jia because he was afraid that Wen Jia would make a move because he was tired of young people.

Wen Jia saw Tang Yi like this, although she was still unhappy in her heart, she endured it.

Unexpectedly, the young man followed up again and took out a business card, "I don't know what my friend is called?" If you change your mind, I'd love to get in touch. ”

To be honest, in addition to being a little anxious when the young man was competing for the purchase, he was still very polite and polite later, Tang Yi was not too rude, took the business card and looked at it, "Mr. Huo, fortunately." My surname is Tang, and I came to the UK to do some personal business. There will be a period later. ”

The business card is double-sided, one in English and the other in Chinese. Artistic Director of Spring and Autumn Auction House, Huo Jun.

The reputation of the Spring and Autumn Auction House is not small, the main business is oriental art, Tang Yi has heard of it, but their headquarters is in the United Kingdom, and the auctions are mainly held in Europe, in China, and mainly in the collection department. In other words, it was mainly collected from China and sold to Europe.

Tang Yi and Wen Jia left, Huo Jun no longer followed, looking at the backs of the two, he suddenly frowned, "This person has very high eyesight, it seems that when he looked at me on the plane, it was not because of the leather bag, but because he recognized the taper of Liangzhu culture." ”

After walking away, Wen Jia said, "You always stop me, I really want to teach this kid a lesson." ”

"Actually, he didn't do anything, he just wanted to buy this dove cane head, and he also offered a high price, and he didn't get too stubborn after being refused." Tang Yiying said, "It's just that I didn't expect that he was so young, and he should be a Chinese immigrant, so he achieved the position of art director of the Spring and Autumn Auction House, which is indeed not simple." ”

"At first glance, he is a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his ends." Wen Jia waved her hand, "That's it, don't let me meet him again." ”

The two of them wandered around until noon, and they didn't come across anything they liked, so they left.

After finding a nearby restaurant for dinner, Tang Yi bought four bottles of red wine at a wine store, and prepared to give two bottles to Shen Songyue and White. After thinking about it again, White didn't care, but when he came to the UK, he only gave Shen Songyue red wine, although the red wine he bought was not cheap, but it was still a little thin.

Later, after passing by a storefront, Tang Yi chose another handmade high-end scarf. That's it for thinking. Not only did he not want to give away the head of this dove cane, but as Huo Jun said, he didn't deserve a cane, and it didn't take it seriously. He doesn't have time to get a cane right now.

The two then went back to the hotel to rest, Shen Songyue still didn't call, Tang Yi thought about it, since he arrived, it was time to talk to him tomorrow.

As a result, in the afternoon, White actually called, "Mr. Tang, you said you were coming to the UK, I don't know when you will be able to arrive?" ”

Tang Yi simply didn't lie, "Mr. White, I just arrived, and it happens that today is the weekend, so I'm embarrassed to contact you." ”