Chapter 144: Wuhan Ghost Market
When they arrived in Wuhan, Hong Tianbao and the others felt that it was hot, especially outside, which was like squatting by the fire. It's no wonder that Wuhan is known to be one of the four major furnaces in China.
The Wuhan Museum, like many museums, is not like the Nanjing Museum, which has its own staff apartments, so Director Chen can only arrange for Yan Lao, Hong Tianbao and others to stay in the hotel.
Xiao Lao's two grandfathers and grandsons originally helped him arrange a place to stay, but when they saw Hong Tianbao and others living in a hotel, they also stayed in the same hotel. Xiao Lao also had his own plans, and deliberately approached Hong Tianbao and others, in order to let his grandson have more contact with Hong Tianbao and Tang Xin with Sun Moba. As long as they have a good relationship with the descendants of these three big families in the capital, their Xiao family will have the backing.
Don't look at Hong Kong as a special administrative region, and its internal affairs are all managed by itself. But the real dominance lies with the mainland, especially the central leadership. Therefore, it is very important to have a good relationship with the mainland, which is why he came to the mainland to invest, which is nothing more than to buy an insurance policy for his family.
This is still one of them, and there is another aspect, that is, Xiao Lao himself is also an antique lover. Being able to contact and communicate with an antique like Yan Lao, Xiao Lao will not let go of such an opportunity.
At seven or eight o'clock in the evening, Director Chen and others left one after another, and the lively hotel finally calmed down. Yan Lao, Xiao Lao and others gathered around to drink tea, these old people were different from Hong Tianbao and others. They drink tea when they have time, and they also drink tea when they don't have time, and drinking tea seems to have become their habit.
At this time, Expert Chen suddenly asked, "Tomorrow Saturday, right?" There seems to be a ghost market here in Wuhan on Saturday, do you want to go there? Expert Chen looked at several other experts.
When he said this, the eyes of the experts next to him lit up. As antique lovers, they are most concerned about antique things, and when they were in the capital before, they had nothing to do to visit Liulichang and Panjiayuan. These people looked at each other and nodded, and this is not the first time to visit this ghost market.
Even Xiao Lao, who couldn't walk, was moved, and just as he was about to speak, his grandson preemptively said, "Grandpa! The doctor told you not to stay up late at night! So don't go to this ghost market. ”
Xiao Lao glanced at everyone, and finally sighed helplessly and said, "Alas! Forget it, if you don't go, you won't go! It's a pity, though. ”
As soon as Hong Tianbao heard this, he understood that Xiao Lao must have other diseases in addition to his disability. Otherwise, the doctor will not even limit the time of work and rest. Hong Tianbao's guess is true, Xiao Lao does still suffer from heart disease, not only can he not go to bed late, but he can't get up early. These regulations made Xiao Lao crazy at first, but later he slowly got used to it.
The ghost market was familiar and unfamiliar to Hong Tianbao, a term he had heard for a long time, but he had never seen it. In fact, this ghost market is not original to China, it is said to be the name of a kind of unmanned market in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, which was later introduced to China. In China, ghost markets, also known as night markets, are nighttime markets that specialize in selling antique items.
"Ghost City? When? I'm going to take a look, too. "Hong Tianbao also wants to see and see.
Seeing that Hong Tianbao was also interested, Elder Yan couldn't help but explain with a smile: "Hehe! Ghost markets are generally held in the early hours of the morning, and the exact time varies from place to place. Tang Yatou should also know that it is generally four or five o'clock in the morning in the capital, and it is two or three o'clock in the morning in Yangcheng. I've also been around Wuhan, it seems to be on Jinghan Street in Hankou, it used to be three or four o'clock, but now it seems to be getting earlier and earlier, and you may see the stalls when you pass by. ”
Hong Tianbao nodded, looked at Expert Chen and the others and said, "When you set off, please shout at everyone." ”
After speaking, Hong Tianbao looked at Tang Xin and asked, "Are you going?" ”
Sun Moba, who was behind him, replied without asking: "Since the boss is interested, my grandson will also go and have fun!" ”
Actually, Tang Xin was also a little moved, but when she heard that Sun Moba was also going, she immediately changed her words and said, "Don't go!" What's there to see? The ghost market here in Wuhan is much different from the one in Beijing, right? ”
Yan Lao smiled bitterly, when it comes to antiques, of course, Wuhan can't be compared with the capital. In other words, there is no place in the country that can compare with the capital.
Seeing that Tang Xin was gone, Sun Moba smiled even more happily. Tang Xin was angry, glared at Sun Moba fiercely, and then stomped her foot and walked into the room, she didn't want to see Sun Moba's villainous appearance for a moment.
"Ugh! Are you happy? Hong Tianbao rolled his eyes.
"Hey, hey! This means that Tianjiao is not happy, but my grandson is happy, wahaha! Sun Moba finally laughed triumphantly. When the people present heard this, they couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly said that this person deserved to be one of the three uniques in the capital, and his words and deeds were different.
Hong Tianbao and Sun Moba didn't have the habit of going to bed early, and they hadn't reached their biological clock at all, so when Expert Chen came to call, neither of them fell asleep. A group of more than 10 people, under the leadership of Expert Chen, rushed to Jinghan Street in Hankou with great interest.
Although it was already past one o'clock in the morning, the temperature was still terrifying at 267 degrees. As soon as Hong Tianbao and the others got out of the car, a stream of hot air came to their faces, and everyone felt extremely uncomfortable.
Walking on the street, Hong Tianbao found that the shops next to him were basically closed. All that was left was the dim streetlights on the side of the road, and after a while, I saw a large bar with the lights on. The colorful lights inside flickered, and the song and dance leveled out.
Seeing the bar, Sun Moba suddenly perked up, and secretly said to Hong Tianbao: "Boss, my grandson is also in the way, or you should go!" I went in for a few drinks, and when I turned around and left, the boss yelled on the phone, and my grandson came out immediately. ”
Hong Tianbao glanced back at Sun Moba, and understood in his heart that this guy was similar to Hong Junyi, and he had no interest in antiques, let alone a hobby. Being able to keep up is already giving face. And as Sun Moba himself said, this guy is also in the way. So Hong Tianbao was also secretly happy in his heart, and nodded to Sun Moba.
Ignoring Sun Moba, who rushed into the bar, Hong Tianbao continued to follow Expert Chen and the others. Soon, Hong Tianbao finally saw the legendary ghost market. In fact, it is similar to the antique street, except that they are all stall holders.
I saw that there were all kinds of old items on both sides of this street, among which books were the majority. Hong Tianbao looked at it and estimated that there should be hundreds of stalls here.
Expert Chen opened his backpack, took out a flashlight from it, and distributed one to each person.
"Let's go on a treasure hunt!" Expert Chen said.
And this group of people except Hong Tianbao has experience, and when they get the flashlight, they disperse to both sides, and they will not crowd two people in the same stall together. Hong Tianbao also understands that the separation is actually for a better treasure hunt, and he will not quarrel because he sees a treasure at the same time.
Hong Tianbao walked over from the left, and along the way, he saw many stalls with people talking quietly to the stall owners. Every time he passed by a stall and saw someone, Hong Tianbao swept it with his divine sense. If he finds a treasure, Hong Tianbao will stop and wait for the person in front of him to leave before stepping forward.
After walking more than ten stalls, although Hong Tianbao also found some antiques, his vision is a little high now, and he doesn't pay attention to ordinary antiques, so he didn't make a move.
Walking to the next stall, Hong Tianbao found that Expert Chen was actually there, and he was holding a purple clay pot to look left and right. Hong Tianbao looked intently and found that the purple clay pot was also a treasure. An object from the Qing Dynasty, and this purple clay pot is not a pure purple clay pot, because it is also inlaid with some jadeite.
Although this purple clay pot is a treasure, the body of the pot is not delicate enough, at most about 300,000, and it still has not entered his eyes. He swept over the objects on the stall, and when his eyes came into contact with a piece of golden metal, Hong Tianbao's eyes narrowed.
If there were cultivators present, they would definitely find that this was a piece of copper essence, which was a blind material for refining weapons. In the past, iron essence and copper essence were very ordinary things for cultivating truth. But now, this copper essence is also rare. Hong Tianbao secretly decided that this piece of copper essence must be obtained.
There are also these material rings, but there are not many, which shows how mixed the owner of the ring was at that time. Hong Tianbao is now in the third layer of the Falling Treasure Formula, and he can't summon his heart fire, so the alchemy refiner can only be a thought now. But it's not far away, Luobao Qian once told him that when he reaches the fourth layer of Luobao Jue, Hong Tianbao will be able to initially use his heart fire. Therefore, it is urgent to prepare more alchemy herbs and refining materials now.
Expert Chen finally raised his head and asked, "Boss, how do you sell this purple clay pot?" ”
The boss should be a local, speaking with a Wuhan accent and speaking Mandarin crookedly. This person is also good enough, he didn't say the price first, but first touted a few words: "Boss, I know that you are a knowledgeable person at a glance, and I am not afraid to tell you that my purple clay pot is my best treasure." ”
The corners of Expert Chen's mouth twitched, and he secretly said that you street vendors didn't say that? I take the Xinhua dictionary next to me, I'm afraid you will also say that this is your best baby, right?
Although Expert Chen is not as old as the vendors, he is not very old, and his words are also perfect.
"Huh! Since it's your best baby, then I won't be a gentleman to take people's love. After speaking, Expert Chen stood up and turned around, this action was so neat. Even Hong Tianbao, who was not far away, was stunned when he saw it, and secretly said that this Chen expert is too ruthless, right?
The stall owner also seemed to underestimate Expert Chen, and when he saw that this guy didn't have the slightest nostalgia and didn't have any mud and water in his movements, the stall owner had a sad face.
"Hey! Ay! Wait a minute! Don't go yet! Although this is my best baby, it is a business! You didn't even talk about the price, why did you run away? "The stall owner still bites to death, and the purple clay pot is his best treasure.
Hong Tianbao smiled secretly, didn't people ask the price? You just didn't answer.
Only then did Expert Chen turn around and deliberately frown slightly. Then he squatted down again, picked up the purple clay pot, and while looking at it, he pointed to the flaws on it and commented: "At first glance, it feels good, but the more I look at it, the more wrong it becomes." You see that the surface is a little rough, which is very undesirable on the purple clay pot. Look at it again, the lid is not smooth enough. Well! And here, the handle is a bit high. Ah! There is also a problem with this spout......"
The stall owner kept wiping his sweat, secretly bitter in his heart, thinking: Is my purple clay pot as unsightly and useless as you say? Hong Tianbao was also a little stunned, thinking: This person is really an expert-level figure!
(To be continued)