I haven't been to Nanxun for many years, and I wandered in the ancient town again, watching the familiar and unfamiliar buildings, Qi Xiang's mood was particularly comfortable, and there was a long-lost sense of intimacy.

It took a long time for Qi Xiang to come to his senses and realize the purpose of his coming here. He steadied himself, quickened his pace, and soon came to the side of a river wharf.

On the pier, more than a dozen small boats are lined up, ready to receive tourists. Qi Xiang swept his gaze, approached the principle, and directly got on the nearest boat.

The owner of the boat is an uncle in his forties and fifties, with a weathery face, very thick arms, but a very eager smile: "Little brother, are you going to take a waterway, or do you want to charter a boat for time?" ”

"Are you going to Shanlian?" Qi Xiang asked directly.

"Go." The uncle nodded hurriedly, even more happy. Because it is farther to Shanlian, it is more profitable than simply going around the town.

The two discussed the price, and the uncle immediately operated the boat pulp and slowly rowed. The boat left the river bank and sailed briskly along the blue river.

Since the wind is downwind and the water is smooth, the speed of the boat is naturally not slow.

Qi Xiang sat in the small cabin, leisurely watching the scenery on both sides, very comfortable and leisurely. However, the good times did not last long, when the boat left the ancient town, the scenery of the ancient style and charm suddenly changed.

On both sides of the river, there are a variety of modern buildings.

The smooth concrete roads, the neat buildings, and the endless stream of vehicles all show that the town and the town are two completely different worlds.

The air outside the ancient town seemed to be a little more impetuous, and it was not until the boat arrived at Shanlian that the situation improved.

Shanlian is also a town, with small bridges and flowing water and stone riverbanks in the township, showing the charm of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

In ancient times, the people here have been engaged in the ancient traditional handicraft of lake pen making for generations, and almost every family has a pen worker, everyone can make a pen, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is famous all over the world.

According to the historical records of that year, the finished product of each lake pen has to go through twelve processes such as pen material, pudun, water basin, knot, set, horn inlay, pen selection, and lettering.

There are a number of small processes in each process, and the whole production process is more than 120 ways, so there is Mao Ying's skill in the world, and Shanlian has the reputation of the capital of the lake pen.

Today, the grand occasion of making pens at home has disappeared.

After all, this is not the same as in the past, in ancient times, the brush was the most important writing tool, indispensable. It is a very huge market, unlimited business opportunities, and naturally forms a huge industrial chain, which can maintain the livelihood of the people of Shanlian for thousands of years.

Today, however, the brush is no longer the main writing tool, and has long been replaced by fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and pencils. Without the market, Shanlian pen industry is destined to decline, no longer prosperous.

Fortunately, with the continuous development of China's experience, modern people have paid more and more attention to ancient traditional culture. In particular, the art of calligraphy, with its unique aesthetic taste, is also inseparable from the assistance of the brush.

The four treasures of the study room have been picked up again by everyone to protect and inherit.

In fact, Qi Xiang feels that protecting the inheritance has both positive and negative aspects.

The positive thing is that the craft is protected and certainly not easy to die, which is a good thing. The problem is that what is protected seems to have become a niche knowledge, and it is difficult to promote it, which seems to be a bad thing, and it is relatively negative.

You know, anything that is popular with the masses never needs protection.

If more than 100 years ago, if someone had said to protect the brush, it would have been a joke. But a hundred years have passed, not to mention the brush, and some people are even worried about whether handwriting should also be protected.

Because with the popularization of mobile phones and computers, modern people's ability to write by hand is getting weaker and weaker, and there is often a problem of forgetting to write with a pen, which is a kind of degradation and worries.

Words are the foundation of cultural civilization inheritance, and it is also a great irony that you can't even write words.

Influenced by the ancient style of the town, Qi Xiang also became worried about the country and the people. In essence, he is also a scholar, and the little intellectuals have similar common problems, such as guiding the country, taking the money of migrant workers, and Zhongnanhai's heart.

Qi Xiang laughed at himself, paid and got off the boat, and walked towards a street in the town.

It's a small street, but it's very lively. On both sides of the street, there are many shops and flags waving in the wind. Some tourists just hop from shop to shop for exquisite crafts.

Naturally, most of the handicrafts in each shop are brushes.

In each shop, the shelves and walls are filled with brushes made of different materials, large and small. Among them are large models of large rafter pens and small models of thrush pens.

Large and small, the length of the pen barrel is different, and so on.

Speaking of which, now when everyone buys a brush, what they value is no longer its practical function.

On the contrary, many people see the brush as a gift, a souvenir. Traveling here, buying a few brushes to go back, or keeping them as a souvenir, or giving them to relatives and friends, are all good choices, very elegant.

Of course, there are also some people who take a more long-term view and regard high-quality brushes as collectibles.

Qi Xiang is also an antique dealer and has a good understanding of this phenomenon.

In fact, the collection of brushes is also a project that has gradually emerged in the last ten years. Because many years ago, there was a saying in the industry, called old ink is like a treasure, and old pen is like grass.

In the industry, both ancient and modern, everyone cherishes and attaches great importance to the elegant play of the study. But there is one piece of stationery that is an exception, and that is the brush.

As we all know, after a long time, the hair on the tip of the pen, that is, the so-called sunspot and pen, will gradually become bald. If the brush is bald, it means that this one is wasted.

For waste pens, in general, they must be thrown away directly. A literati who are a little interesting will dig a pit and bury the waste pen, leaving a piece of pen mound story.

However, in recent years, the collection is very hot, in the era of national collection, porcelain, calligraphy, painting, jade and other antiques, but can not meet everyone's growing interest in collecting.

In this case, it is imperative to add some collections. Some collections that were originally not valued have gradually risen and heated up.

The brush is one of them, and the old brush, which was not very valuable in the past, immediately became hot.

For more than ten years, the Ming and Qing brushes, which were originally only worth a few hundred or thousand, were immediately worth a hundred times, and in the auction hall, many transaction records were repeatedly broken, and even millions of sky-high prices appeared.

A small pen, and it is just made of ordinary bamboo materials, and even if the pen is bald, it can be sold for hundreds of thousands, which is really unexpected and jaw-dropping.

The reason for this is mainly that the bamboo pen was regarded as a symbol of elegance and gentlemen by the world in ancient times, and was generally loved by everyone.

In addition, with the vigorous development of bamboo carving art in the Ming and Qing dynasties, bamboo carving brushes have also become an important field of bamboo carving art. Carving landscapes, flowers, ladies and other patterns on the outer wall of the circumference of the pen tube can fully reflect the talent of the bamboo carving master

Finally, there is a more important factor, that is, because the bamboo carving brush is fragile and not very easy to preserve, so the bamboo pen that can be handed down intact to this day is also rare.

The bamboo pen, which is rare and precious, has cultural connotation, and is full of interest, has naturally become the object of collectors' collection.

There are more people paying attention, and the price must be going all the way up. Some rare imperial pens of the Ming and Qing dynasties were auctioned for millions of sky-high prices, which is not such an abnormal thing.

Anyway, in Qi Xiang's opinion, he can't afford those brushes that cost millions at every turn, so he doesn't have to care about it at all......

Qi Xiang was very leisurely, and after coming to the street of the town, he turned a corner and entered a relatively remote shop.

There were no customers in the shop, just a shopkeeper in his forties, lying comfortably on a bamboo and rattan rocking chair, blowing a fan in front of him, closing his eyes and dozing off.

"Ahem!"

Seeing this, Qi Xiang immediately coughed as a reminder.

When the shopkeeper heard the movement, he didn't open his eyes, so he stood up directly, and said with a smile: "Boss, welcome, what do you like?" ”

"Shopkeeper Wu, I haven't seen you for many years, don't you know me?" Qi Xiang smiled, very kind and friendly.

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and looked at Qi Xiang intently. At first glance, he also felt a little familiar, and hesitated: "You...... You're not...... Oops, Xiao Qi! ”

The shopkeeper patted his leg and said happily: "Xiao Qi, you are Xiao Qi......"

"It's me, yes." Qi Xiang nodded with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wu, it's rare that you still remember me." ”

"You've helped me a lot, how could I forget." The shopkeeper smiled: "Didn't you go to Jinling to develop, no, as soon as you leave, the business in my store will suddenly be much colder." ”

"Shopkeeper Wu, you're laughing." Qi Xiang waved his hand and said: "No one knows, your store is not in the business of opening stores, and no matter how cold it is, it will not affect your income." ”

"Haha, that's ......" The shopkeeper didn't deny it, and then beckoned: "Xiao Qi, come and sit down." It's rare that you have time to come and see me, how are you doing in Jinling? ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Qi Xiang sat down obediently.

"It's not me saying that Jinling is a big city, but it's also a lot of pressure." The shopkeeper's expression was very serious: "If you feel uncomfortable over there, just come back and help me settle ......"

"Shopkeeper Wu, I have received your heart." Qi Xiang was a little moved, and said with a smile: "One day I really reached the point of exhaustion, and I will definitely not be polite to you." ”

"You kid......" The shopkeeper patted Qi Xiang on the shoulder and chuckled, "It's not so miserable." ”

"It's hard to say this kind of thing."

Qi Xiang never said anything to death, and he was very skillful in greeting the shopkeeper.

After chatting for a few words, the shopkeeper asked directly: "Xiao Qi, you came here this time, is there anything else besides seeing me?" ”

"Shopkeeper Wu, you are really like a torch." Qi Xiang smiled, and then explained his intentions......

Strong push, ask for collections, ask for recommendation votes, please support a lot, thank you.

;