The night breeze blows, blows across the lake and into the pavilion, and is quite cool on the body of the person - which is definitely a great treat for those who are in summer.

Everyone looked at Zhao Benhua, but he didn't immediately answer Fang Ming's words directly, and he didn't directly say the answer that everyone cared about, but said, "What do you know about the wrench?" ”

Things like wrenches belong to miscellaneous and small items in the collection, and generally speaking, there are not many people who understand or are proficient in it.

Generally speaking, the wrench finger of the Han nationality is trapezoidal from the side, that is, it is high on one side and low on the other, while the Manchu and Mongolian people are generally cylindrical, and the pronunciation in Manchu is "Han Dehan".

Zhou Yafang nodded and said: "Folding fingers is also called 'class finger', 'moving finger', 'bang finger', at the beginning, it was a tool worn on the thumb when drawing a bow and shooting arrows in ancient times, the main purpose was to protect the thumb from injury, and then it slowly evolved into a kind of ornament, from the texture of jade, wood, gold, etc., among the past dynasties, the most fond of the wrench is the Qing Dynasty, and Qianlong likes it the most. ”

The living customs of the Manchu people are from semi-farming and semi-nomadic herding, although there have been great changes after entering the customs, but they still retain many of the previous customs, among which the wrench is one of them.

Since the unification of Jianzhou, Ye He and others founded the Eight Banners, the Qing Taizu Nurhachi has asked the Manchu Eight Banners to practice archery since they were young, and when archery, they must wear a wrench to protect their hands, so the original Eight Banners children all attach importance to the wrench.

After entering the customs, the Manchus usually use deer bones to make wrenches, which are initially yellow, and will turn light brown after a long time, among which the eyes are the most precious.

Zhao Benhua glanced at Zhou Yafang, he didn't expect her to say such a celebration, it can be seen that she at least has an understanding of the wrench, now people who play antique collection often focus on porcelain, bronze or jade, and few people pay attention to this kind of thing.

While playing with the wrench in his hand, Zhao Benhua nodded and said: "Many emperors of the Qing Dynasty have a soft spot for wrenches, Miss Zhou, you are not wrong at all, Qianlong is the one who likes wrenches the most." ”

Zhao Benhua's words are not unbelievable, if you go to the Palace Museum and find paintings such as "Qianlong's Great Reading Force" and "Wei Arc Shooting Deer", it can prove this. Among them, Qianlong's favorite is the jade wrench, which can only be seen in the "Imperial Poetry Collection".

In the seventeenth year of Qianlong, that is, in 1752, Qianlong got a jade wrench, the texture was warm and the workmanship was quite exquisite, he was quite happy, wrote a poem, compared the practical ivory or bone wrench with the jade white wrench, and thought that the bone wrench was "like the bone is ancient", and the jade wrench was "just like Qiongju", "Demei Kanshi", and later, Qianlong even made more than 50 poems to praise the jade wrench, from which it can be seen how much he likes the jade wrench.

"Old Zhao, since this is the case, is the jade wrench very valuable?"

Zhuang Jie asked curiously, and when he spoke, he glanced at the wrench that was still in Zhao Benhua's hand, and he was wondering if he was going to buy it - he knew that this wrench must be real, and it had a history, otherwise Zhao Benhua would not have gone around in such a big circle and said so much nonsense.

"Huh!"

Zhao Benhua shook his head and said: "This thing is not rare, so in general, it will not be too valuable, unless it is the royal wrench in the Qianlong period." ”

"I remember that in 07 years, there was a Qing Dynasty mutton fat white jade wrench with an estimated value of 800,000 yuan and finally sold for more than 1.6 million yuan, which was engraved with the words Qianlong and the emperor. In the same year, a seven-piece set of Qianlong imperial jadeite Hetian jade wrenches and an imperial red sandalwood three-fish Duomei seawater pattern lid box sold for nearly HK$50 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, supposedly by a private collector in Asia. ”

Qian let go of the rabbit in his hand, although he is also a little wealthy, but he can't do this kind of thing of spending tens of millions to buy an antique - of course, he is extremely envious.

"There's nothing wrong with that, so in general, whether a wrench is worth a lot depends on three factors, the first is, of course, its material; The second is whether it is a royal item, whether it is engraved with an imperial system or a royal poem; The third depends on whether it is a group, if it is a group and complete, then the price will naturally go up. ”

Zhao Benhua has studied the wrench very deeply, and he is naturally very clear about this.

Grabbing his head, Fang Ming said embarrassedly: "Old Zhao, how much is this wrench worth?" ”

Hearing Fang Ming's words, Zhao Benhua scolded with a smile and said: "Antique collection is not only the first naked money, but more importantly, the culture and spirit it carries. ”

Fang Ming was a little embarrassed, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his mentality: "Old Zhao, you are now worry-free about food and clothing, I'm different, I'm still so poor that I have to rely on this antique to eat, so I have to be vulgar." ”

Zhao Benhua was stunned, and after a while, he said slowly: "Fang Ming, you are right, this is indeed the case, for people who still have the pressure of life, making money is the most important thing, although antiques are elegant, they can also be used to make money." ”

Qian Fang on the side suddenly laughed loudly when he heard it, pointed at Zhao Benhua and said, "Old man Zhao, I didn't expect you to be persuaded one day." ”

Zhao Benhua has said the most in recent years is how elegant antiques are, people who play antique collection should not say that the pursuit of money and the like, because of his high status, so when he says these words, no one will refute him, on the contrary, many times will follow his words, in order to please him.

Today, Fang Ming didn't think so much but directly said his thoughts, which made Zhao Benhua feel deafening, and immediately understood that although his previous thoughts were not wrong, they were too persistent, after all, not everyone had already solved the problem of food and clothing like himself—even money was no longer a problem, and he could pursue something of a higher level.

Glaring at Qian, Zhao Benhua said, "Don't say that I seem to be a stubborn old man." ”

After saying this, Zhao Benhua turned his head and said to Fang Ming: "80-1.2 million, this is the price of this wrench, of course, the price is even better when you meet someone you like." ”

"What? Worth so much money? ”

Fang Ming was startled and cried out in disbelief.

"This ...... Old Zhao, is this wrench really worth so much money? ”

Don't talk about Fang Ming, even Zhou Yafang doesn't believe it, the wrench in front of him was collected by himself, it cost less than 100 yuan, and now it is worth about 1 million?

Doesn't that mean it's a big leak?

Therefore, Zhou Yafang was absolutely dumbfounded.

"I have just said that the most valuable wrench is the Qianlong period, marked with the imperial system, or engraved with the imperial inscription poem or a complete set, although this wrench is inconspicuous, but it meets two of the conditions, so it is not surprising that it is worth about 1 million."

"Engraved? Where is it? ”

Fang Ming was stunned for a moment, he had seen this wrench countless times before, but he didn't notice where there were words.

Zhao Benhua handed the wrench to Fang Ming, and at the same time pointed to the magnifying glass, and said: "There are words engraved on the middle side of the wrench, the words are relatively small, and they can't be seen without a magnifying glass." ”

As soon as Fang Ming heard this, he took the wrench and grabbed the magnifying glass at the same time, and when he saw it, he found that there was a four-line poem engraved on the back, Fang Ming couldn't help but read it softly:

In the end, you can't talk about virtue, and you can't talk about it.

The inside and outside of the ring are bright and bright, and they are all in harmony.

"I'll see!"

Zhou Yafang couldn't help it when she heard it, snatched the magnifying glass and wrench, and looked at it carefully. After ten or so minutes, she sighed and put down the jade wrench, she was not an antique collector like Fang Ming, she saw more things about the same thing:

First of all, the first word to depict a poem is like an iron painting silver hook, which is definitely not carved by ordinary craftsmen, only Gong Yan craftsmen who represent the highest level of craftsmanship can do it; Second, this poem is a song of green jade, which is included in the "Five Collections of Imperial Poems of Gaozong", which is the keynote of Emperor Qianlong's understanding and evaluation of the wrench in the future. (This poem is important for the wrench collection, so write it here)

I was so careless when I put this wrench away before, I didn't even think to use a magnifying glass to take a look at it - I was also miserable by inertial thinking, thinking that there could be no good things collected from the stalls, and now I was slapped in the face!

"Fang Ming, give me this wrench."

After Zhuang Jie read it, he didn't pass it to Zhong Qing, but held it in his hand and didn't let it go.

Zhong Qing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted, saying, "Zhuang Jie, you are too shameless like this, you will die if you show me something." ”

Zhuang Jie glared at Zhong Qing fiercely and said, "Hey, Zhong Qing, we have known each other for many years, will this thing be released after it is in your hands?" ”

"This ......"

Zhong Qing was speechless for a moment, in fact, he also had the same thoughts, but he didn't think of giving Zhuang Jie the first step, and finally only held back a few words of "shameless"!

After hearing this, Zhuang Jie did not have any anger on his face, but continued to say to the other party triumphantly: "You can give me this wrench, brother, as long as you are willing, the price is easy to say." ”

Fang Ming also recovered from the shock at this time, pointed at Zhou Yafang and said, "The owner of this wrench is not me, but Sister Avon, this thing is in her store, so you have to ask her." ”

Everyone was stunned, this wrench was taken out by Fang Ming just now, and they all thought it was his.

Zhou Yafang smiled bitterly, briefly explained the cause of the matter, and finally said: "I have been eye-catching with this thing, and I have been in my store for a few years, and I didn't find out that it was a good thing at all." Now this thing was discovered by Fang Ming, and it should belong to him."

When Fang Ming heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Sister Avon, this is something from your store, and I am your employee, so things can't be counted like this." ”

"Nope! Just give me 1,000 yuan, because this wrench is sold at that price in the store. ”

"It's absolutely not okay, I can't ask for this money."