Chapter Seventy-Nine: Morro Street
A group of people recalled Chang Linlin's achievements, if Wu Di still had a certain level, Chang Linlin was purely a gambling stone, but this Xiaobai compared them to these experts who have been playing with stones for decades. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the fat man began to be suspicious and asked:
"You mean, this stone really speaks?"
Chang Linlin's laughter was very brittle,
"Haha, I lied to you! I just saw that this stone was pleasing to the eye, or that stone was not pleasing to the eye, so I bought it. Who knew it would be like this, it turns out that it is so easy to gamble on stones. ”
The fat man almost vomited blood, easy? My aunt and grandmother, do you know how many people have gone bankrupt and their wives have been separated for gambling stones?
There is a flight to Pengcheng at night, only the business class has a vacant seat, of course, it is difficult for Zhong Sishao, holding Wu Di's card and swiping it chicly, who makes this kid rich now? I don't sit in economy class either! What is hidden in the big whiteboard that this kid said he was going to give me? I'll ask Linlin later to see if she feels anything.
It's eleven o'clock when the class arrives at Pengcheng Airport, the weather here is much hotter than Spring City, and Linlin regrets it as soon as she lands, why did you forget about it, August is the hottest time of the year in Hong Kong, what do you say is this to join in?
At the pick-up gate, someone is waiting with a pass, as soon as they are picked up, they will arrange to get on the bus and send them to the hotel in Luohu to rest, and tomorrow morning, you can walk for half an hour to reach the Luohu port. As a result, when she arrived at the hotel, Yang Yanjian was already waiting in the lobby, this girl knew the news, and she couldn't even wait for a moment, if it wasn't for Chang Linlin to stop her, she was afraid that she would see her at the airport.
On the car out of the airport, Chang Linlin blamed him for going to Hong Kong to be exposed to the sun, which made his arm very ravaged.
Early the next morning, as soon as the Luohu port opened, Yang Yanjian drove the three people to Hong Kong, this girl's car was hung with license plates of the province and Hong Kong, but Hong Kong is driving on the left, so it is a little awkward to drive in Luohu, as soon as the port is out, it is like a fish in water.
Yang Yanjian had no intention of finding a hotel for them at all, and drove straight to his mansion in Hong Kong's Mid-Levels. Zhong Qi looked at the small buildings hidden in the green trees on the Panshan Road, and sighed:
"This is the life of capitalism, Xiao Wu, you have to hold on, don't be corrupted and degenerate!"
"Cut, I've heard of Zhong Sishao's great and glorious deeds, do you want me to set it up for you?"
"Oops, I suddenly remembered that I opened a piece of jade in Ruili, and said that I would give it to my sister in the clothes, you see this memory, I actually forgot it in the hotel!"
Yang Yanji's grandfather and her parents live in the middle of the mountain, Yang Yanji is obviously very favored at home, the sturdy old man Yang laughed and came out to greet Wu Di and them, and was coquettish by Yang Yanji's arm for a while, and he shook his head without help.
Chang Linlin took out a delicately packaged gift box like a trick, handed it to the servant on the side, and said with a smile:
"Grandpa knew that I was going to see Grandpa Yang, so he asked me to bring you a gadget, and Grandpa Yang also asked you to go over to see him!"
"Okay, I'm afraid that stubborn old man is scolding me for not going to see him in the past two years, hahahaha."
Zhong Qi doesn't know much about the Yang family, so Wu Di knows even less, he only knows that he is a very high-status businessman in Hong Kong, and his business involves department stores, real estate, finance and other fields, and now Yang Yanji's father is at the helm. Mr. Yang is also fond of antiques, and his level is still very high, and he has a very high status in the Hong Kong antique industry. Yang Yanjian also has an older brother, and it is said that like the Chang family, there is only one girl in the third generation. Zhong Qi joked that if Wu Di married Yang Yanji, he could retire directly.
Sitting in the living room, Old Man Yang asked a few words about Chang Lao's current situation, Wu Di dealt with it carefully, and Old Yang smiled:
"Yesterday, Brother Chang told you to take a look at my treasures, but, Xiao Wu, my treasures are not so easy to see!"
Wu Di's eyes lit up, and he could replenish a lot of energy to Tianshu again! Hearing that there were still conditions, he not only smiled confidently, but said:
"It's okay, the process of the exam is also learning. As for whether I can see it or not, it doesn't matter, it's my blessing to see it, and I can't see it to prove that I haven't learned art yet, so I just keep working hard. ”
"Oh, you know there's an exam?"
"I guess, that's what Master is."
"Hahahaha, it seems that next time I have to change the problem, this old trick has been seen through."
"Grandpa......"
"Okay, don't talk about this, don't talk about this. Go out and play, remember to come back early in the evening, stay here! Whoever has an opinion I turn my face! Xiao Wu, let's not be in a hurry, Brother Chang told you to rest assured that you can stay and enter Beijing with me in a few days. ”
Yang Yanyi took Chang Linlin to go shopping, Zhong Qi was arrested and sent on an errand, and the three of them threw Wu Di to the entrance of Moro Street very unrighteously, and after making an appointment to eat together at noon, they left.
Wu Di shook his head, walked into Moro Street, and began to look for an antique shop with Ya characters.
As a distribution center for oriental antiques, Hong Kong, due to its special geographical and political location, has become a concentration of antiques in Southeast Asia and even connecting Europe and the United States, and a large number of antiques are traded here every year. In addition to the regular auction houses, there are also local antique trading places in Hong Kong, such as Chaotian Temple in Ningcheng, Confucius Temple, and Panjiayuan in Beijing. Located on the west side of Central, the small blocks of Lok Ko Road, Hollywood Road and Morro Street are the concentration of private antique dealers in Hong Kong.
Before the last century, a large number of cultural relics and antiques and works of art in China flowed from the mainland to the rest of the world through legal or illegal means, and many of them were deposited in the hands of Hong Kong's antique market or collectors.
Located on Morro Street and Hollywood Avenue in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, the antique market is the largest antique market in Hong Kong. There are thousands of shops here, each small but with a lot of items. In addition to a lot of porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties that we are familiar with, a wide variety of artworks from Southeast Asian countries is also one of its characteristics, and the price is also higher than that in China. Of course, similar to the mixed antiques market in China, Hong Kong's antiques are also a mix of real and fake, but perhaps slightly better in proportion than in China. The ones who came to choose were also full of skin colors, showing the international characteristics of Hong Kong and the mainland market, which are completely different.
The first shop Wu Di saw was a small shop focusing on Thai handicrafts, and Chiang Mai, Thailand is famous for its world-famous handicrafts, mainly wood carving, lacquerware, silverware, rattan and bamboo ware. Wu Di looked at it for a while, most of them were modern products, and he was not interested in the things of these small countries, so he turned around and walked away.
Morro Street, divided into Moro Upper Street and Lower Moro Street. At the end of Hollywood Road, you will arrive at Morro Street Market, which is about 200 metres long and has more than 30 antique shops in narrow alleys. Specializing in all kinds of oriental antiques, including Chinese antique porcelain, jewelry, silk products, coins, Western gramophones and other unique handicrafts, the interior is full of small stalls selling small antiquities, including jade, ceramics, bronze Buddha, copper tripod, gold and stone calligraphy and painting, gold lacquered wood...... Odds and ends, such as old watches, old pens, old telephones, Mickey Mouse, Barbie dolls and other Western knick-knacks, are scattered on the shelves, and silk fabrics, embroidery, jade and wood products can also be bought.
Wu Di walked around, paying attention to the name of the shop. Here, he has a feeling of returning to Panjiayuan, but most of the passers-by can't understand what they say, but looking at the dazzling goods on both sides of the narrow streets, listening to the hodgepodge of various languages, he has a special taste in it.
Seeing that a shop had seals for sale, Wu Di walked in, jade, Dushan jade, Hetian jade, agate, bloodstone, Tianhuangshi...... Seals of various materials are placed on an entire wall, and there are countless shapes. Wu Di looked at it twice and asked:
"I don't know if there are any Tianhuang stone carvings, the theme is more suitable for birthday celebrations?"
The boss shook his head and said with a smile:
"Sir, you don't have to be a stone carving to celebrate the birthday of the elderly, it's also very good to send a seal, you see, this bloodstone medal, the blood content has reached more than 50%, it is a rare boutique in recent years, this piece of Tianhuangshi ......"
After listening to the boss's introduction in Mandarin, English and Cantonese, Wu Di left politely, and he walked into a small shop that deals in wood carving products, this wood carving products are very complete, and there are many fine products, sour branch wood, small leaf red sandalwood small carvings are available, Wu Di is thinking about whether to buy two pieces to take back to give away, and suddenly was attracted by a big guy leaning against the wall.
It was a woodblock New Year engraving, in very new condition, but it was definitely an old object.
Bianliang Zhu Xianzhen woodblock New Year painting is the originator of Chinese woodblock New Year painting. It is mainly distributed in Bianliang, Zhuxian Town and its surrounding areas, and the New Year paintings in Jincheng Yangliuqing, Sucheng Taohuawu, and the kite capital of Lu Province are all influenced by it. It is characterized by exquisite color, rich and bright color, long-lasting color, strong contrast, ancient and rough, full and compact, and strong generalization. Composed by traditional techniques, the picture has a primary and secondary, the object is obvious, and the scene and characters are cleverly arranged, showing the beauty of uniformity and symmetry. This engraving has the main characteristics of Zhu Xianzhen's wood-block New Year paintings.
According to historical records, woodblock New Year paintings may appear in the Tang Dynasty, popularized in the Song Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The subject matter of the New Year's paintings is very rich. This piece is the god of martial arts, and it is the shape of the two generals Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde.
Wu Di stepped forward to take a closer look, but he couldn't recognize which dynasty it was. The boss saw that Wu Di was interested, so he came up to introduce,
"Sir, this is the engraving of Zhu Xianzhen's New Year's paintings in the Ming Dynasty, and it may be such a piece that can be preserved so well. Zhu Xianzhen, do you know? It's the place where Yue Fei fought against the Golden Vulture back then......"
"Boss, can you be sure it's something from the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, of course I can, at first glance, it is a wide open door, and there is an appraisal certificate here, you see!"
Wu Di glanced at it, this thing is thirty yuan a piece, you can get it everywhere, play antiques believe this, just wait to send the money to other people's pockets. However, this engraving is at least from the early Qing Dynasty, and the carving style is rough and vigorous, full of composition, and exaggerated shape, which is in line with the characteristics of that period. And the boss's words are very reasonable, there are really not many that are so well preserved. It's a nice collection.
"How do you sell it?"
Wu Di decided to ask the price, and if it was appropriate, he bought it back and gave it to Mr. Yang, which was also regarded as a thank you for seeing other people's treasures, the price of more than 100,000 yuan was just right, and everyone would not take it seriously.
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