Everyone followed Lao Chang into his collection room, only to see that in the huge collection room, there were still a few things left, some tables and chairs were missing arms and legs, although it seemed that the age was relatively old, but by virtue of the damage to the tables and chairs, as well as the materials used, I knew that these furniture in the room were not valuable things.

Xiang Facai looked around, then pursed his lips and asked, "Old Chang, are you all in tatters?" ”

Lao Chang smiled and said, "That's all, why don't you take a look at it casually first, and then talk about it later?" ”

"Alright, alright, then take a look." Xiang Facai waved his hand, and then signaled for everyone to move freely.

Chu Chen looked around, and saw that the Bogu shelf was already empty, and he was not interested in some other large pieces of furniture and other large items, when he saw that there were two boxes next to the shelf, his heart moved slightly, and he walked straight over with Wu Ke.

One of the boxes is a cardboard box and the other is a wooden box, Chu Chen opened the wooden box, and there was actually a box of copper ink cartridges inside, he estimated that there should be at least fifty or sixty pieces of the upper and lower layers, just the materials for making zuò are good portions, no wonder they have to be packed in wooden boxes.

Wu Ke picked up one of the ink cartridges, looked at it, and said: "This copper ink cartridge is really rare, and the emerald bamboo pattern on the lid looks very tasteful, it should be made by a famous family, right?" ”

Chu Chen took the ink cartridge and looked at it, and said, "It is a painting created by Chen Shizeng, and it can be regarded as a masterpiece of a famous artist, a very good thing." ”

Wu Keyan said with some joy when he heard this: "Since it is made by a famous artist, this ink cartridge should be quite valuable, right?" ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "This is not it, in terms of the current market situation." It should be worth two or three thousand dollars. ”

"Huh? Two or three thousand bucks? How can it be so cheap? Wu Ke listened to the price given by Chu Chen and looked surprised.

"There's a reason for that, of course."

Chu Chen explained: "For copper cartridges. The collecting community has historically been taken lightly. In many articles about collecting, you can't find the word 'copper cartridge' at all. Although it is mentioned in Zhao Ruzhen's book "Antique Guide", it is only a few sentences, and the language is unknown. ”

As to when the copper ink cartridge was produced, his book is flickering, and he is more sure of when the engraved copper ink cartridge started, which began in the Qing Dynasty Tongguang period of the Xiucai Chen Yinsheng. Well, the engraved copper cartridge has only a history of 140 years since the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, but in fact. Already at the end of the 40s of the last century, the cartridge was already depressed. Then the real boom of engraved copper cartridges was only ninety years. ”

Hearing this, Wu Ke interjected and asked, "In other words, it's because the time is too short, so the collecting world doesn't pay attention?" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said: "There is a reason for this, you also know that the mainstream porcelain in the market is the official kiln porcelain of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the calligraphy and painting are not disliked by famous artists." Copper ink cartridges, which were only invented at the end of the nineteenth century and have only been brilliant for 90 years, are not valued by the collecting world. Of course it's normal. ”

Secondly, there is a lack of famous copper makers in the production of copper cartridges, and it seems that it is difficult to find other famous copper makers who are praised by people except Chen Yinsheng. It doesn't stimulate people's interest in collecting......"

"Hey~ that's not right!" Wu Ke said: "Ah Chen, didn't you just say that Chen Shizeng is also a famous master!" ”

Chu Chen smiled when he heard this: "Blame me for not making it clear." Chen Shizeng is indeed a famous artist, but he is a famous artist and art educator. Like this copper cartridge. It is a painting created by Chen Shizeng, and then made by a copper ink cartridge artist. If it was made by Chen Shizeng, of course, it could not be bought for a few thousand yuan. ”

"Moreover, at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were many calligraphers and painters like Chen Shizeng who participated in the making of copper ink cartridges, such as Qi Baishi, Chen Banding, Yao Hua, Hu Peiheng, etc., and there were many works.

"Oh, I see." Wu Ke's face was abrupt, and then he asked: "In addition to the short year and the relatively few famous people who make zuò, what else is there about this copper cartridge that is not valued?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "If you have to say it, there is indeed another reason, that is, the copper cartridge is too small, and it is inconspicuous to put it out, unlike bronzes, ceramics and calligraphy and paintings. ”

Wu Ke pursed his lips when he heard this, "Thinking like this, they are all a group of people who love vanity. ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "For some people, buying antiques is not just to increase their cultural literacy, it's really normal to think like this." ”

Wu Ke said: "I don't care what others think, anyway, I think this kind of box is still very good-looking, Achen, why don't we pick a few?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "I'll take a look first, if the copper cartridges below have the quality of the top layer, it's okay to buy them all." ”

"Huh? Buy them all? When Wu Ke heard this, he was very surprised, and his voice became a little louder, attracting everyone else to notice this.

Lao Chang walked over in two steps and asked with a smile, "Boss Chu, do you want to buy all these copper cartridges?" ”

When he said this, he also muttered a little in his heart, could it be that there are any good goods among these copper cartridges?

Chu Chen smiled at Wu Ke, who was apologetic, signaling that it was okay, and then smiled: "If you can have the level of the copper cartridge above, if you are willing to cut your love, as long as the price is right, I will definitely buy it, but well, I have to let me see these copper cartridges at the bottom." ”

After listening to what Chu Chen said, Lao Chang immediately reacted, the top layer of ink cartridges was just some ordinary things, as for the following, although he didn't look at it carefully at the beginning, Chu Chen hadn't seen it before, how could he know that there would be good goods inside?

Therefore, the reason why Chu Chen wants to buy these cartridges is definitely not because there are any treasures in them, but what is it for?

Seeing that everyone's faces showed more or less puzzled looks, Chu Chen smiled and explained: "You may not know that my private museum is already in preparation, and I bought these ink cartridges to be used as exhibits. And don't hide a few. Yesterday I also bought more than 100 pieces of light colored porcelain. ”

Hearing Chu Chen say this, everyone also reacted. It turns out that this is the case, since it is for the museum's exhibits. It is normal to buy these copper cartridges that are not of high market value now, but still have a certain collection value.

Lao Chang secretly laughed at his heart, so he laughed and said: "Boss Chu, I really didn't know that you were preparing a private museum, but now that I know, then I have to support it, I promised to transfer these copper cartridges to you." ”

"Thank you so much."

Chu Chen smiled and hugged his fist to Lao Chang. said: "Then I'll take a look first." ”

Lao Chang nodded, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Speaking of which, these are all received by me from the family of a senior who has just passed away, and the value difference between each layer is basically not too big." ”

Chu Chen smiled secretly when he heard this, what Lao Chang wanted to express in these words was nothing more than that the value of each layer of copper cartridges was almost like the top layer, and he just wanted to let himself take a look at it. That's what you want, of course. You have to be pretentious anyway, otherwise Lao Chang will definitely mumble in his heart.

So, Chu Chen smiled, and then put the topmost copper cartridge aside. Start appreciating the things that are placed below.

Chu Chen looked at it quite carefully at first, but the more he went to the back, the more sloppy he looked. Because these cartridges are indeed the same as the old saying, the value of each layer of cartridges combined. It's basically not much different, his behavior. It didn't make everyone feel strange.

When he saw the last layer, Chu Chen didn't bother to take out the ink cartridge, just glanced at it briefly, and then smiled: "Okay, that's it." ”

Lao Chang reminded with a smile: "Boss Chu, don't you take a closer look?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Chang You just said that, I still don't believe it." Besides, the newly made copper cartridge is easier to identify, and the appearance looks dull, without the old familiarity and pulp of the old vessel, and the copper is generally rough and has trachoma. Compare it with these old copper cartridges, and you can see it right away. ”

Lao Chang smiled and nodded, sneered in his heart, and said secretly: "You little fox, it's strange that you believe me so lightly, the latter sentence is true." ”

Thinking of this, he asked with a smile: "Boss Chu, do you want all of these?" ”

"Yes, yes, I just don't know the price?"

"You Boss Chu have to give me a discount if you want me to do anything, so let's do it, even if it's this number......"

"Chang, your price is really a bit unkind......"

The two bargained, and in the end, Chang Chang was in a hurry to get rid of things, and on the surface, Chu Chen won the victory in the end, of course, secretly Chu Chen took a big advantage.

Just as Chu Chen and Lao Chang were bargaining there, Xiang Facai opened the cardboard box next to him, and all the books in it were bound by thread.

The history of ancient book collection in our country has a long history, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there has been a collection of books, and there have been many large collectors of ancient books in the past dynasties. And some out-of-print rare ancient books are also very valuable.

Therefore, when Xiang Facai saw a box of thread-bound ancient books in the box, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly flipped through it, but after reading it for a long time, he only found some popular versions of ancient books, and the earliest time was also at the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of which were printed during the Republic of China.

Xiang Facai became more and more impatient, and said: "Lao Chang, why did you just accept these rags, isn't there anything better?" ”

Originally, I was very happy because these copper cartridges were sold, but when I heard Xiang Facai's voice, I immediately smiled bitterly in my heart, and this creditor is here, and I don't know if the money from selling the ink cartridges just now can fill Xiang Facai's big mouth.

"Mr. Xiang, I did have better goods before, but they have all been sold to others, and now there is only this box of ordinary goods."

Xiang Facai snorted, and just as he was about to speak, his eyes were suddenly attracted by an ancient book in his hand, and after reading a few pages, he said with a smile: "This manuscript that introduces incisions is very interesting......

As he spoke, he read a few incisions, and because the vocabulary used was more interesting, everyone laughed out loud.

Chu Chen laughed a few times, and suddenly felt that these incisions were very familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly felt a burst of excitement in his heart, and said secretly, isn't this the word recorded on the treasure map? Could it be that the ancient book in Xiang Facai's hand is the one he has been looking for?

Thinking of this, Chu Chen hurriedly walked over and approached Xiang Facai, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, this manuscript explaining the incision must be what he was looking for.

With excitement and excitement, Chu Chen waited for Xiang Facai to read it, then asked for the manuscript in his hand and read the contents carefully. The speed at which he watched it was very good, and everyone only thought that he was curious, so he watched it again, except for Wu Ke, he didn't expect that he had already memorized it word for word.

After a while, Chu Chen had already translated the location of the treasure, but because the address on it was an old place name, he couldn't think of where it was for a while, but this matter was very simple, just go back and find it, and there was no hurry at all.

Just as Chu Chen was looking at it, Xiang Facai said to Lao Chang: "I said Lao Chang, you don't have anything I like at all, what do you say?" ”

Lao Chang thought about it, made up his mind, and said with a bitter face: "Mr. Xiang, I really can't take out other things, otherwise, I will pay you back part of the funds you used to buy jade, what do you think?" ”

Just by virtue of his character, he can come up with money, which means that he really can't think of a way, since this is the case, Xiang Facai also nodded directly and said: "Okay, you just say how much you are going to pay me back." ”

"What do you think of this number?" I always made a gesture.

"You're going to send Hanako! At least that'......"

"Hey, Mr. Xiang, I have to lose my old money for this number, so you can be merciful......"

Xiang Facai is strong, and Lao Chang is at a loss, so after some bargaining, Lao Chang can only agree to the figure Xiang Facai said with a bitter face, and he wants to vomit blood in a depressed mood.

In fact, Chu Chen was also a little depressed now, because he didn't find a chance to hint to Xiang Facai that he wanted to buy the "Pine Crane Picture", and Xiang Facai ended the matter.

Although he can now buy it directly from Lao Changhua, but Lao Chang is now red-eyed, and it is certainly not a wise move to make such a request at this time. At this point, he could only put this aside in advance.

At this time, because of the loss of blood, Lao Chang was thinking about finding some books to come back, in addition to preparing to kill the knife of the one who ordered the "Pine Crane Picture" before a while, he saw the box of books next to him, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Boss Chu, I don't know if you are interested in these ancient books?" ”

Because he has been in contact with strange people like Zhang Huoni, Chu Chen is also afraid that there is something hidden in this manuscript, and he actually wants to buy things in his heart, but if he opens his mouth, it will definitely make Lao Chang suspicious, and even if Lao Chang says so, he can't agree immediately.

So, he waved his hand and said, "Lao Chang, I'm not a rag collector, what do you want these things for?" ”

Lao Chang smiled and said: "You can't say that, after all, these are also ancient books, and they have some collection value, so you can add some exhibits to your museum." ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Which museum do you think will exhibit such goods?" ”

Lao Chang said with a smile: "Boss Chu, do you think these ancient books are ordinary, but also because they are too short, and if you collect them for another fifty or sixty years, aren't they quite precious." And it's cheap to buy now, you can just give three thousand. ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I always talked about this, I want all these things, but this price is ......"

"Boss Chu, 3,000 yuan is already very cheap, if you sell it on the market now, you won't lose money, besides, 3,000 yuan is nothing for a big boss like you......"

Lao Chang's mouth was like a machine gun, Chu Chen listened to it for a while, he didn't bother to listen anymore, and directly waved his hand and said:

"Alright, alright! Three thousand is three thousand......" (to be continued......