Chu Chen felt a little strange about what Uncle Wu said, and asked, "Dad, why do I want to sit on the seat?" ”

"Because today is Guining, of course the son-in-law has to take a seat." Uncle Wu replied with a smile.

Guining has a daughter who does not forget the gift of parenting, and a son-in-law who thanks her parents-in-law and newlyweds for their love and beauty. Generally, the women's family holds a banquet to entertain them, and the new son-in-law takes a seat and is accompanied by the woman's elders. The newlyweds either return on the same day, or stay for a few days, and if they do, they do not share the same room.

Chu Chen thought about it for a while, then understood why, and said with a smile: "Dad, although today is the day of returning to Ning in a broad sense, but after all, I haven't officially married Coco, so forget it today!" Besides, it's just our family, and there are no other relatives and friends present, so there's no need for this! ”

Grandma Wu also smiled: "That's it, Guining is the last ceremony of the marriage, and today will be forgotten." ”

Uncle Wu thought about it and felt that this was the case, so he smiled and stopped mentioning it.

"Grandma, Dad, Mom, in this new year, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan ......"

Pouring drinks and drinks for everyone, Chu Chen raised his glass and toasted.

"Good, good!" Seeing this, the three of them all laughed from ear to ear, and they all took out the New Year's money and handed it to Chu Chen.

In order to entertain Chu Chen today, the dishes on the table are dazzling, but Chu Chen's first goal is the sweet and sour pork ribs made by Aunt Wu.

"Mom, the sweet and sour pork ribs you make are better than those made by the grandchef, if you open a restaurant, you can specialize in this dish. Customers can also squeeze the restaurant out. ”

"Forget it then!"

Aunt Wu waved her hand and said with a smile: "If that's really the case." Eighty percent of me had to lie down on the first day, and I couldn't eat it if I wanted to! ”

"That's too!" Chu Chen scratched his head. Giggled and said, "For the sake of my mouth, let's forget about it......"

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On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the stars scatter lanterns.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the first month, the eighth day of the first month, the valley, and the Shunxing Festival. Legend has it that this day is the day of the lower realm of the stars, and the stars in the sky are the most complete, and it is the time for the elders to recognize the stars for their children and grandchildren.

Legend has it that the eighth day of the first lunar month is Guzi's birthday. On this day, the weather is fine, and the Lord has a good harvest of rice this year. If the sky is cloudy, the year is owed.

In the morning, when Chu Chen got up and exercised early, he found that today was a sunny day, the wind was beautiful, and it was a rare good weather.

Because today is the opening day of the antique shop, I have breakfast. Chu Chen took Chu Yulan, who was bored, and set off to his shop.

After parking the car, the brother and sister walked to the door of the store with Uncle Wu, who picked them up by the way, and found that everyone else had already cleaned the store. The firecrackers were also set off, just waiting for them to come.

Everyone greeted each other warmly, and then Chu Chen personally lit the firecrackers.

Look at the lively scene in front of you. Chu Chen sincerely wished that this year would go to a higher level.

Today is the first day of work, and Chu Chen, as a boss who wants to reward and punish clearly. Of course, the New Year's red envelope still has to be given, so after letting go of the firecrackers. He distributed the red envelopes that had been prepared a long time ago to everyone's water.

Although the red envelope is not very thick, everyone feels that it is already a very lucky thing to meet such a kind boss this year, and they hurriedly work energetically.

The new year and new atmosphere, maybe Chu Chen's fortune is high, the business on the first day of opening is surprisingly good, the antiques actually sold a few hundred thousand things in the morning, and the turnover of the jade side is as high as nearly seven million, although among them, a pair of bracelets contributed nearly five million, but everyone still feels very happy.

When it was almost noon, Zhou Wenping went out to order fast food for everyone, and asked the restaurant to make a few good dishes, ready to treat everyone, but as soon as he walked to the door of the store, an old man walked in with a few boxes.

Seeing the appearance of the old man, Zhou Wenping was slightly stunned, because this person was the uncle who sold porcelain pillows on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Zhou Wenping hurriedly asked the clerk to help order lunch, and he walked up to the old man and greeted with a smile: "Uncle, Happy New Year!" ”

"Happy New Year!" The old man nodded for a moment, and then said, "You have antiques in your store today, right?" ”

Zhou Wenping smiled: "Of course, as long as it is a good thing, as long as our store is open for one day, we will accept it for one day, but you will never ask for cash this time, right?" ”

"Why can't you ask for cash?" The old man asked.

Zhou Wenping said: "It's very simple, if the things you brought this time are as good as last time, or better, then our store really won't be able to come up with so much cash for a while." ”

"Hey, if everything in my house can be as good as the porcelain pillow before, I don't have to worry."

The old man said with a gloomy expression, and then said: "I don't know how much it will be worth what I brought this time, you can give it as long as the price is not too outrageous." ”

Zhou Wenping hurriedly said: "Uncle, please rest assured, although we are sure that we also want to make more money, we will not make a price with a clear conscience." ”

"You ......" As soon as the old man said two words, he swallowed back the rest of the words, and sighed, "Hey! Forget it, so be it! ”

Zhou Wenping also somewhat understood what the old man was thinking, but no matter how well this kind of thing was said, it was not as convincing as it was done, what the hell, in the end, the old man would understand. So, he politely invited the old man to the reception room.

When Chu Chen and Uncle Wu saw the old man, they were also slightly stunned, and quickly stood up and invited the old man to take a seat, and made a cup of tea for the old man.

After a brief chat, Chu Chen asked, "Uncle, are there any difficulties at home?" ”

"Hey! It's hard to ...... words," and the old man swallowed his words again, and said, "Forget it, don't talk about it, look at my things." I only have one request, I hope you will be a master when you make a price, and I am still waiting for money to save my life at home! ”

Looking at the pleading look in the old man's eyes, Chu Chen's heart softened. Said solemnly: "Uncle, we will definitely have a price in a while." Just give you what price, you can rest assured! ”

Chu Chen has not been in business for a year or two. Therefore, he could see that the old man should not have deliberately tried to win his sympathy and ask for more money. Besides, after all, he didn't know the situation of the old man, and he definitely wouldn't do a loss, even if the old man did it on purpose, he wouldn't have anything to lose.

Chu Chen first picked up a small box on top, and the others picked up other boxes. Everyone opened the box and took out the contents to appreciate it.

Chu Chen took the thing out of the small box, and it was actually a chime (pronounced the same as "shooting"), what is a chime? To put it simply, it's a wrench. It is a tool used by the archer to hold the bowstring and shoot their prey.

Now there are many Qing court dramas, which makes many people think that the wrench was only in the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, it was not, as early as the Shang Dynasty. It has already appeared, and it was very popular in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

It is mostly made of leather or animal bone, and the dignitaries can also use jade carving. In the spring and autumn periods, jade chisels can still be used to hook strings. However, in the late Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, it developed into a relatively flat and impractical ornament, called the chise-shaped pei.

For thousands of years, the shape of the wrench. There have been many styles. The most important thing is the slope wrench, which is also known as the chise. and barrel wrenches. The slope wrench appeared earlier, and there were string grooves at the earliest. Later cancelled. In China, the slope wrench was used until the Ming Dynasty. Abroad, there are several countries that still use it today.

Cover. In the ancient and Qing dynasties, barrel wrenches were mainly used, which is the kind of wrench worn on the thumb that is often seen in TV dramas.

The chisel in Chu Chen's hand is made of high-quality Hetian seed jade, which is white and delicate, and still maintains the form of the early practical chisel, with perforations. The inside and outside are engraved with three groups of gluttonous lines, and the carving takes the raised lines as the dividing line, and the left and right halves of the gluttonous patterns are symmetrical, and the carving is fine.

Judging from the ornamentation and carving, Chu Chen felt that the age of this jade was supposed to be in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and in addition, this piece was the same as the jade pillow that the old man took before, it was a heirloom.

In addition to the knife work, vessel type, and material, the two most important points are "pulp" and "cow hair pattern".

For a long time, jade has been subjected to the "care" of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air, as well as the erosion of inorganic compounds such as sodium chloride, trace urea and carbonic acid in human sweat in people's friction for many years.

This shine is soft and natural, warm and shiny. At the same time, some ancient jade due to collection and sealing and other reasons, although it did not produce wax-like pulp, but it was warm and moist, and there seemed to be a layer of skin shell shrouded, and this layer of material can also be said to be pulp.

Like the jade in front of me, the color is soft and natural, but it looks like it is shrouded in a layer of skin, this is because jade used to be often played with, and in the past ten or decades, it has been shelved in the natural phenomenon.

Features like this are undoubtedly the most difficult to imitate, and can generally be considered genuine.

In addition to the pulp, cow hair pattern is also an important basis for identifying the authenticity of jade.

Generally speaking, the cow hair pattern on the jade specifically refers to the etching patterns on the surface of the ancient jade that follow one direction and sink one by one. This kind of cow hair pattern is mostly yellow, but also black and red, and is believed to be an erosion mark along the fibrous grain interface and cleavage lines, which is a reflection of erosion that has been buried underground for a long time, and is considered to be one of the strong evidence that nephrite ancient jade is rare.

However, the jade in Chu Chen's hand has not been in the soil, but even if it has not been in the soil, the surface of the jade will also form cow hair patterns, which are caused by people wearing pan grinding for a long time or natural weathering.

The cow hair pattern on the surface of this jade in front of him is obviously caused by long-term wearing, and the characteristics are very obvious, Chu Chen can see the authenticity of this cow hair pattern at a glance with a magnifying glass.

Whether it is the pulp or the cow hair pattern, it can be proved that this chisel is indeed a genuine product.

This kind of jade has not been put into the soil, and the jade quality is very good, and the color of the pulp is first-class heirloom ancient jade, which can be said to be very rare, but it is a pity that it looks smaller, and in the position of the string, there is some wear, but even so, the market value of this jade should be worth about 100,000. (To be continued......)