Wu Kexin said that there were guests at home, but Yu Lifei didn't go in, lingering downstairs in her house and hesitating. He didn't know if he should leave now, or if he should continue to wait here. But he didn't know what kind of guests the Wu Wengu family was, and there were many people who came out of the building, who knew when the guests of the Wu family would leave?

"Isn't that less than?"

Yu Lifei was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone calling him. Looking back, it was the last time I saw Yan Liqiang at Ren Jingtian's house. He was walking out of the building, and when he saw Yu Lifei, he recognized this young man who kept his promise and was not moved by money.

"Mr. Yan, are you from Wu's hometown?" Yu Lifei greeted him and asked. If Yan Liqiang was a guest of the Wu family, it would be even better.

"yes. Less, why don't you go up below? Yan Liqiang asked in surprise.

"I came to find Mr. Wu to identify something, and I heard Officer Wu say that there were guests at home, so I didn't go up." Yu Lifei said with a smile.

"What's that?" Yan Liqiang asked with interest, what Yu Lifei bought can always greatly surprise others, and this time it may be the same.

"A wrench." Yu Lifei took out the things and handed them to Yan Liqiang. Although the other party doesn't seem to be very proficient in antiques, but after all, he has a reputation for collecting everyone, and he has never eaten pork, so he has always seen a pig run, right?

"This thing should be good. Let's go, let's go up together, and ask Old Wu to palm his eyes. Yan Liqiang pulled Yu Lifei, turned around and went upstairs again.

Along the way, Yan Liqiang was more nervous than Yu Lifei, and kept looking at this little wrench. Wu Wengu saw that Yan Liqiang turned back again, and Yu Lifei was followed by him, which was very strange. But when he saw Yan Liqiang holding a wrench in his hand, he immediately understood what was going on.

"This is a jade wrench, it should be from the Qianlong period." Wu Wengu took the things under the lamp and carefully studied them with a magnifying glass for a while before he said firmly.

"Old Wu, this is the so-called Wen Wrench, right?" Yan Liqiang asked.

"Yes. The wrench originated in ancient hunting activities, and was called a chime in the early days. When used, the chisel is placed on the thumb of the archer pulling the string to protect the finger from being strangled by the bowstring. The texture of the chime is more diverse, the leather as the material is more practical, and the jade is to reflect the identity and status of the wearer.

The earliest jade is a green jade in 1976 unearthed from the tomb of Yinxu women in Anyang City, Henan Province, this jade is cylindrical, the lower end is flat, the upper end is oblique, and it can be inserted into the adult thumb. Its outer wall is carved with a double hook line and a flat concealment technique, and there are two round holes on one side of the animal face pattern, and there is a groove for hooking the string on the opposite side.

The existence of the groove shows that the early jade chisel had a certain practicality, but with the change of the scale of war and the mode of operation, as well as the gradual penetration of the concept of the jade ritual system, the practicability of the jade chime became more and more weakened, and the decorative nature became more and more visible. As the "Book of Songs, Weifeng, and Orchid" says: "The leaves of the orchid, the boy Peiyi." Although it is admired, it can not be my armor. Tolerant and throbbing. ’

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty were famous for their cavalry archery before entering the customs, and the children of the Eight Banners still retained this tradition after entering the customs. However, as the fighting subsided, the wrenches, which were widely used in battle, became more and more detached from their practical function. The jade wrench has become a plaything and ornament in the hands of the children of the Eight Banners, and this wrench is also known as the "Wen wrench", which means that the wrench has been out of conquest and other martial arts at this time.

In the seventeenth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong saw a jade wrench for tribute, and was immediately attracted by its warm jade quality and exquisite craftsmanship, so he composed a poem "Yong Yuchi", the content of the poem is: "The people regulate the jade people, and the criticism is the capital." It is not called every shy boy to wear, such as grinding often remembering Wu Gong poems. The bottom beard is like a bone disciple who has passed down the ancients, just like the Qiongju bandits. Yu Duji Zhang Shen is included, Wen Qide and Mei Xin can be a teacher. ’

This poem not only explains the source and use of the wrench very clearly, but also cites scriptures to explain the use system of the ancient jade wrench. On this basis, he personified the jade wrench in combination with the Confucian relationship between jade and benevolence, righteousness, propriety, faithfulness and virtue, so that the whole poem was full of romanticism while preaching the feudal etiquette system. This is also the first poem about the jade wrench finger written by Qianlong, and since then it has been unstoppable, and a total of 50 such poems have been written.

I took a closer look just now, and there is also a poem "Yong Yu Chi" engraved on this wrench, "Wu Wengu said that the wrench is like a number of treasures, he just looked at it carefully, and this wrench reminded him of a Qing Qianlong imperial poem wrench in the Capital Museum, and the content of his poem is also this "Yong Yu Chi". Compared with the two jade wrenches, the ornamental combination and layout of the outer wall are basically the same, and the characteristics of the production process are also the same.

"Old Wu, there seems to be words engraved on the inner wall of this jade wrench." Yan Liqiang touched the inner wall of the jade wrench finger with his finger, raised the jade wrench finger, and carefully observed it towards the light.

According to the Qing Historical Manuscript, the 'Shooting Hoove' is a branch of the Qing Dynasty Praetorian Guards, and the source of soldiers mostly comes from the inlaid yellow flag, the yellow flag and the white flag." Wu Wengu is very knowledgeable, and there is no need to check the relevant information at all, and the relevant information is readily available.

"Old Wu, so you say, this jade wrench is an object that opens the door?" Yan Liqiang asked.

"Of course, I know what you care about, but this jade wrench is evaluated in terms of texture, color, workmanship, pattern, scale, style, and the use of the utensils. No matter what point this jade wrench is, it can be called a superior work, and it must be genuine. Wu Wengu said firmly.

"Old Wu, how much is this jade wrench worth on the market?" Yan Liqiang asked, which of his Ren Jingtian is the same, and his understanding of antiques is mainly axiology.

"You...... any antique is priceless in my heart. Although this jade wrench is not unloaded by Qianlong, the thing is from the palace jade office, and the price should be about 100,000. But there are not many such things in existence, and there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future. Wu Wengu thought about it and gave a more pertinent price.

"Less, did you hear it, I have collected this jade wrench, 150,000, what do you think?" Yan Liqiang said, seeing that Yu Lifei was about to speak, he immediately said: "Your "Nanyue Old Manuscript" and Ming Xuande glaze red Sanskrit halberd lid jar didn't give me a chance, this jade wrench finger can't let me miss it anymore." ”

"Less, where did you buy this jade wrench?" Wu Wengu had already guessed that this team belonged to Yu Lifei, but he was surprised that Yu Lifei had found such a good thing from where. Although Yu Lifei's knowledge of antiques is not enough, his luck is surprisingly good.

"It's at the antique market."