In Lujia Village, if you don't have a partner at the age of twenty-two, you can really be regarded as an older youth, and it is reasonable for Lu Ping to be anxious.

Chu Chen smiled and comforted: "Uncle Ping, now that people in the city are getting married at twenty-five or sixteen, it is considered early, so you don't have to worry too much." ”

Lu Ping waved his hand and said: "What kind of person is he from the city, you look at Qiangzi, you can hold your grandson in a few years." ”

The strong son in Lu Ping's mouth is also Chu Chen's playmate when he was a child, he is two years older than Chu Chen, but he got married at the age of fifteen, and now his sons are almost eight years old.

Qiangzi, who was standing in the back, was a little unhappy, and said: "I said Uncle Ping, my son still has to study hard and strive to produce a college student for our village!" How is it possible to get married so early? ”

Someone next to him coaxed: "Qiangzi, I see you have it, I saw your son a few days ago, and Da Shui's daughter Qingqing and mine, I think it won't be long before you can really hold your grandson!" ”

Qiangzi said angrily when he heard this: "This little rabbit cub, I kept telling him not to fall in love, not to fall in love, but he just didn't listen, it seems that he is a fart. It's itchy again! ……”

Everyone laughed, Chu Chen also felt a little crying and laughing, does an eight-year-old child know what early love is? ……

"Uncle Ping, this is my business card, if you ask Ngawang to have time, give me a call!"

As he spoke, Chu Chen took out a business card of his own from his pocket and handed it to Lu Ping.

"What a shame!" Lu Ping hurriedly put the things in his hand on the table, carefully took Chu Chen's business card into his hand, and carefully put it away.

"Uncle Ping. What did you bring today? Chu Chen looked at the things wrapped in newspaper on the table and asked.

Lu Ping took out his things. While saying, "What is the name of the piece of ink used for grinding ink handed down by the ancestors?" ”

"Inkstone." Chu Chen said.

"Yes, yes, yes! Inkstone! Lu Ping nodded repeatedly.

When Lu Ping took out the inkstone he said, some villagers laughed.

"I said Uncle Ping. Are you an inkstone? It's obviously a brick, okay! Qiangzi Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed.

"What brick, don't you see a recess on it, isn't this an inkstone?" Lu Ping said angrily.

"Even if the inkstone is an inkstone made of bricks, how much is it worth?" Qiangzi said with a grin.

"It's worth a few bucks, and it's not what you said! Chu Wazi, how about you take a look at this inkstone? ”

Lu Ping's confidence when he spoke was also a little lacking, just like Qiangzi said, since the inkstone is made of bricks, think about it with his understanding. I really don't think it's worth a few dollars, maybe it's possible for Chu Chen not to accept it.

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "This inkstone is indeed made of bricks, but it is made of bricks from the ancient city wall, and it is also an antique. ”

Hearing this, Lu Ping asked excitedly: "So, you will accept this thing?" ”

"Yes!"

Chu Chen smiled and nodded, then took the brick inkstone in his hand and looked at it carefully.

Brick inkstone refers to an inkstone carved from ancient bricks. Most of the brick inkstones handed down are Qin bricks, Han bricks, and Jin bricks. The bricks of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties are very old, and there are many patterns and words on them, which constitute a unique simple beauty and decorative beauty.

There are many moldings on the sides or back of the bricks. Some are chronological texts that describe the date, location, and name of the maker. Some are auspicious inscriptions, implying auspicious wishes for future generations. There are also character images, etc., and the decoration is simple and simple. The historical information is rich and rich, and it is of great value for viewing and collecting.

According to historical records, bricks and tiles were made using the mud method. It began in the Qin and Han dynasties and flourished in the Three Kingdoms. After two Jin and Northern Dynasties, it is endless. Qin and Han dynasties. The emperor built palaces and mausoleums, and the bricks and tiles used were supervised by the government and specially processed and burned. The soil is carefully washed and the bricks and tiles fired by the mud process are solid and delicate, which is a good material for making inkstones.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, Qin bricks, Han bricks, Jin bricks were unearthed in large quantities, and the literati saw that these bricks were full of antiquity, hard and wear-resistant, and the materials were convenient, and with a little carving, they became good inkstones, so brick inkstones began to appear.

From the middle and late Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China, the style of gold and stone research was prevalent, and many literati had a soft spot for ancient brick texts that were similar to bronze inscriptions and stone inscriptions. At that time, the amount of ancient bricks unearthed was small, and there were many brick-loving inkstones, so the price was expensive, and sometimes a brick was worth dozens of taels of silver. They did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to search for it, grinding it into an inkstone, and it became a trend. Some people even inscribed their study as "Ancient Brick Yan Zhai".

The brick inkstone in Chu Chen's hand is made of a rectangular ancient brick, but it is just a pond-style inkstone, which is used as an inkstone, and retains the brick inscriptions and mottled traces on the ancient bricks.

In addition, there are inscriptions engraved on both sides of the brick, and Chu Chen carefully identified it before he knew that the construction age of the bricks used in this brick inkstone was the early years of construction, which was the first year name used by Emperor Liu Biao of the Han Dynasty, and the maker of the brick inkstone was actually Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu should be familiar to everyone, he was a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he was politically famous. Inji Prefecture originally belonged to Luling County, and called itself "Luling Ouyang Xiu".

His official rank was a bachelor of Hanlin, a privy deputy envoy, and a governor of political affairs, and his nickname was Wenzhong, and he was known as Ouyang Wenzhong. Later generations called it together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi as the "Four Great Masters of Ancient Articles". Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong, they are known as the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasty Prose".

In addition, Ouyang Xiu also has a lot of achievements in gold and stone science, and is the author of the book "Collection of Ancient Records". This book contains thousands of gold and stone artifacts, and is the first monograph on gold and stone archaeology in academic history. The collected artifacts, from King Mu of Zhou, down to the five dynasties of the Sui and Tang dynasties, are extremely extensive. Together with Hong Shi and Zhao Mingcheng, it is known as the three masters of Jinshi in the Song Dynasty.

Chu Chen didn't expect that this brick inkstone would have such a big background, which was really unexpected, but he was a little distressed immediately.

This inkstone is a niche collection in the antique industry, but with the improvement of the country's economy, there are more and more literati, and the number of people collecting inkstones has gradually increased, making the value of inkstones full of uncertainty.

Just like the brick inkstone in Chu Chen's hand, because it was made by Ouyang Xiu himself, if it is auctioned, the starting price may not be high, but the transaction price is not easy to say, at least there should be more than one million.

And until now, Chu Chen has never seen any of Ouyang Xiu's calligraphy and painting works have been auctioned, let alone the inkstone he made himself, so he really can't determine what the final value of this inkstone is.

After the end, Chu Chen thought about it and decided that this inkstone should be tentatively set at one million, and the rest should be discussed with Uncle Wu and them after he returned to the capital.

In fact, if this inkstone belonged to someone else, then Chu Chen believed that the original owner should be very happy if he gave one million, but Lu Ping was the father of his friend, and Chu Chen never thought of making money from him at all.

Lu Ping wrote his name in the bookkeeping book, and then went home happily.

Next, he identified the things that several villagers had brought over, and the time was noon, seeing that there were still many villagers who had things to identify, Chu Chen hastily ate a meal, drank a few sips of water, and began to get busy again.

However, the luck in the afternoon was much worse than in the morning, and at the end of the day, Chu Chen only saw a red flower leaf disc, which was a little interesting.

This plate is 20 centimeters in diameter, with red paint as the ground, the vertical knife is profound, the paint layer is rich, and the knife is free and smooth. The carved gentleman's orchid, the flowers and leaves are full and round, the branches are soft, and they are extremely elegant. The outer wall is engraved with Ganoderma lucidum pattern, so it is called the flower Ganoderma lucidum plate.

After Chu Chen looked at it carefully, he confirmed that this plate should be a work of the Ming Dynasty, and its subject matter is relatively rare in the red plate, and the workmanship is meticulous, which can be regarded as a rare masterpiece.

However, apart from this red plate, there are few other gains, and many of the villagers bring things that are not even antiques.

Looking at the disappointed eyes of the villagers, Chu Chen's heart was not very comfortable, but he didn't necessarily have to accept all these things that were not antiques. If he really had to do this, then the villagers from other villages rushed over when they heard the news, so what would he do?

Because most of the things were not even antiques, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when it was the turn of the last villager.

However, the thing that was taken out after the last was just a blue and white bowl made of porcelain in the forties and fifties, which was not an antique at all, and it was not worth much, Chu Chen could only return the thing to the other party, and explained it slightly, and the man left with a somewhat gloomy expression.

Chu Chen and Hu Yong sorted out the purchased antiques a little, and then prepared to go to the old village chief's house to calculate the money of those copper coins, although there were many copper coins, but they were all worthless things, Chu Chen was ready to calculate the total price, and then let the old village chief distribute it on his behalf, anyway, it was confirmed by the villagers, and it would not be wrong.

As for the money for those antiques, there is not much money, Chu Chen is going to go to the villagers' houses to settle it in a while, and the rest will be transferred to the bank.

"Chu Wazi, wait!"

Just as Chu Chen stood up and was about to leave, he saw a twenty-eight or nineteen-year-old young man with dyed golden hair hurriedly walking in from outside the door.

"Hurry up and finally catch up, but I'm tired!" As he spoke, the young man took out a bottle of mineral water, "Goodong!" Boom! After a while, he drank all the wine.

"Ergouzi, why are you here?" The old village chief asked with some surprise.

This person is exactly what I mentioned earlier, the second dog from the next village who wore bell bottoms and a walkman, and there were five people and six people who deliberately passed by Lujia Village next door.

The second dog smiled, first took out a cigarette from his pocket, and gave Chu Chen and each of them one.

Chu Chen and Hu Yong both waved their hands, indicating that they would not.

Subsequently, Ergouzi lit a cigarette for the old village chief again, and then said: "This is not just coming back from the town at noon, I heard that Chu Wazi collects old things, and it happens that my family also has them, so I ran home and brought them over to Chu Wazi to see." Let me tell you, these old things of mine are all good things! (To be continued......)