Although Zhang Yilong has never seen the dragon bed, as the name suggests, he knows that the ancient bed called the "dragon bed" is the bed used by the ancient emperor, and since it is the bed that the emperor has slept in, it naturally has a certain value.

The bed in front of me is really very large, quite a bit of scale, although it is not sure whether it is a dragon bed, but look at the material can basically be determined to be yellow rosewood, Zhang Yilong knows that the antique furniture of yellow rosewood is second only to red sandalwood, and now yellow rosewood is a very precious wood, it is said that the price of a kilogram of purebred yellow rosewood is tens of thousands, which can be seen.

Huanghuali is the main material of hardwood furniture in the Ming and Qing dynasties, because of its yellow color, fine material, soft texture, aroma and favored by craftsmen in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

At that moment, Zhang Yilong carefully inspected for a while, and he found that the bed was very old, but the carving on it felt a little rough, and the carving was obviously flawed, but it was not passable.

At the same time, Mu Wanqing was also carefully inspecting the dragon bed, and the shopkeeper on the side, Master Bi, rubbed his hands nervously, not knowing what the result would be.

"Miss Mu, how do you feel?" Seeing that Mu Wanqing suddenly turned around, presumably already optimistic, Master Bi hurriedly asked.

Mu Wanqing said in a calm tone: "Master Bi, I'm sorry, this kind of bed is not easy to shoot. ”

"That's not to be collected?" A look of disappointment immediately appeared on Master Bi's face, and he asked rhetorically.

Mu Wanqing nodded without hesitation and said, "Well, it's not easy to accept." Remember to call me in the future. Delicate rosewood furniture is available, especially small pieces, which are in demand. ”

Master Bi nodded and replied, "Okay." Oh, by the way, Miss Mu, there is also a bed, which is also very good, but it is not with me, I wonder if you have time to go with me. ”

"Okay. Check it out. Mu Wanqing agreed, and it could be seen that she was interested in the ancient bed, but she didn't feel much about the bed in front of her.

"Okay, I'll call that friend first, and I'll take you there soon." After Master Bi finished speaking, he stepped aside and called someone, while Zhang Yilong and Mu Wanqing stood on the ground and waited patiently.

"Mr. Mu, you don't seem to be very optimistic about this dragon bed." Zhang Yilong couldn't help but whisper.

Mu Wanqing said: "Zhang Yilong, don't you see it? This bed is just an ordinary ancient bed, and it doesn't match the dragon bed at all. ”

Zhang Yilong shook his head lightly and replied truthfully: "I don't know. I've rarely seen this kind of antique before, and I haven't done much research. Mr. Mu, what are the characteristics of the dragon bed? ”

Mu Wanqing said with a smile: "Actually, there are no obvious features, but this bed is too different." You should know that the bed was the most important piece of furniture in ancient times. In fact, since ancient times, the bed has been a particularly important piece of furniture for the Chinese. Because the Chinese are a people who have changed their living habits, this is very important, and the important surname of the bed is the first in the furniture. The bed was the earliest in China to entertain people and entertain guests, until now, some remote areas in the north still invite you to go to the kang, not to the kang seems not enthusiastic. In the late Qing Dynasty, Chinese smoked opium in bed, the so-called 'smoking bed'. Why didn't he sit in a chair and suck it? It's not that it's easy to suck in bed, but because lying in bed is a rank and courtesy. If you look at the emperor's throne, it's a bed type, not a chair type. Right? ”

"Mr. Mu, are you saying that the highest level of hospitality in the ancients was to go to bed?" Zhang Yilong was surprised, and when this sentence came out, he felt inappropriate, and the word "going to bed" was ambiguous.

Fortunately, Mu Wanqing didn't misunderstand anything, but said in a joking tone: "Yes, pull you to bed, the higher the level of the bed, the more polite and generous it will be." So in ancient times, people paid special attention to buying a good quality bed, a good bed, and at that time, marrying a daughter-in-law to buy a good bed was like buying a good car when getting married now. ”

"No wonder ......" After hearing this, Zhang Yilong nodded thoughtfully.

"What's the wonder?" Mu Wanqing looked at him with some curiosity and asked, "Zhang Yilong, do you have any understanding?" ”

Zhang Yilong's face turned slightly red, and he said embarrassedly: "I mean, no wonder there are a lot of descriptions of beds in "Golden Vase Plum", Pan Jinlian has quarreled with Ximenqing several times about the bed, and he thinks the bed he bought is not good, so let him change it." Pan Jinlian didn't bother Ximen Qing because of this. ”

"Do you remember that clearly?" Mu Wanqing smiled and said, "It can be seen that people in the past attached great importance to beds, or they would not have written them in novels." ”

"Mr. Mu, I heard it so right, I understand." Zhang Yilong hurriedly nodded in response.

For the first of the "Four Strange Books", "Golden Vase Plum", Zhang Yilong has read it no less than ten times, and he basically remembers the plot of each chapter so clearly, and he almost memorizes it backwards.

"So that bed can't be a dragon bed." Later, Mu Wanqing concluded, "The bed that the emperor sleeps on will not be an ordinary bed, ordinary rich and noble people are so particular about their beds, let alone the king of a country?" And the dragon carving on the bed was too rough, not at all exquisite and realistic, and that alone didn't mean anything. ”

The two of them talked in a whisper, and after a while, Master Bi came back and greeted with a smile: "Miss Mu, I have already contacted that friend, he asked us to go over and look at the bed now, I don't know what the two of you think." ”

Mu Wanqing agreed: "Well, okay." Let's go. ”

So under the leadership of Master Bi, Zhang Yilong and Mu Wanqing came to an old mansion nearby, and they were greeted by a pair of brothers, Da Ming and Xiao Ming, both of whom were as thin as firewood, and their appearance was not good.

I heard that they are from a remote village, and the original owner of this old house is their relative, and now that the old man is dead, they rushed to inherit the inheritance, when listening to Master Bi introduce the situation of the family, Zhang Yilong and Mu Wanqing both had doubts, who knows if Master Bi is telling a story, the more peculiar someone's experience in this line, the more strange things are, and the bigger the fake surname, they are all made up.

But after all, they are not fledgling newcomers, and Zhang Yilong and they are not afraid of Master Bi's tricks.

The second dragon bed introduced by Master Bi was made of mahogany, and Mu Wanqing could see at a glance that this bed was repaired later, which greatly affected its original value.

When Mu Wanqing was carefully inspecting the bed, Zhang Yilong also looked at it curiously, and he also observed through the perspective of the inside, this bed was obviously much more beautiful than the previous one, but there were new chisel marks, indicating that it was not the original, it was made of hands and feet.

So he wasn't very optimistic, but when he looked up after reading it, he inadvertently penetrated the wall in front of him, and saw the scene behind the wall clearly and undoubtedly.

I saw a pair of antique shelf lamps there, and at that moment, Zhang Yilong's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he was secretly shocked in his heart: "Is there a lamp in the palace?!" Good stuff! It's really hidden in the depths of the boudoir! ”