Uncle Wu looked at Lao Zhou's posthumous photo, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he didn't expect that his childhood playmate had left another one, except for one who went abroad and two who settled in other places, there was no one who grew up together in the capital, how could this not make him feel sad.

After worshipping Lao Zhou, Uncle Wu handed over the 3,000 yuan to Xiao Zhou and said: "Uncle Wu can't help you much, this money, except for buying some paper money for your father, the rest of the people will look at it themselves, you, you should also find a job to live a good life." ”

Xiao Zhou took the three thousand yuan, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Uncle Wu: "Uncle Wu, now you are really the only one who has helped me, my father still has a few paintings and calligraphy, please help Zhang Luo." ”

Uncle Wu heard his request, and almost brushed his sleeves away, this person is simply unreasonable, just a few days after his father died, he wanted to sell out the things left by his father, and the money from the sale must be used on his unreliable ancient jade, this person is simply crazy, and there is no cure.

But when he turned his head and thought about it, Uncle Wu also sighed in his heart, if the price is not expensive, buy it, stay, Zuihou will be sold cheaply nine times out of ten, rather than ruining it like this, it is better to buy it yourself, and it can be regarded as a little thought of an old friend.

"Then you can take us to see it." Although Uncle Wu was already deliberately preparing to buy the calligraphy and paintings left by Lao Zhou, it was obviously impossible for him to have a better attitude towards Xiao Zhou, so the tone of his speech was a little unfriendly.

But Xiao Zhou doesn't care, no matter if he has an attitude or not, as long as he can buy the calligraphy and paintings, it is a good attitude.

Next, he led the two of them to a small room next door, and as soon as they entered the house, a pungent smell rushed straight to their heads, and the two of them covered their noses with frowns, and waited for a while before they got used to it a little.

This smell is nothing else, it is the chemical smell emanating from the fake ancient jade that Xiao Zhou bought. We know that most of the fake ancient jade, in order to imitate the erosion of nature, often soak the fake jade in the chemical agent, so that the jade will always have a little chemical smell on it.

One or two have a faint smell, maybe you can't smell it, but in this hut, there are thousands of pieces of fake ancient jade, can the chemical smell accumulated in this way not be pungent?

In this way, after Xiao Zhou brought the two in, he said proudly: "Uncle Wu, how is it, my collection is quite rich, right?" ”

Seeing his self-expression, Uncle Wu really had nothing to say, and urged him: "Xiao Zhou, you can take out all the calligraphy and paintings, it's not too early, we will have something to do later." ”

"Okay, Uncle Wu, wait a minute."

Xiao Zhou took Uncle Wu's words, walked to a dark and damp corner, and took out three scrolls from there.

Uncle Wu was really angry and distressed when he saw this, we know that in order to preserve calligraphy and painting, at least in a relatively dry place, a humid environment like this now can be said to be a taboo for the preservation of calligraphy and painting, and there is not even a box, such a preservation environment, within a few months, these three paintings and calligraphy must be damp and moldy.

Seeing that Uncle Wu couldn't help but scold Xiao Zhou, Chu Chen hurriedly stopped it, this kind of person has nothing to say, if he really listens, his mother will not be angry with him.

Xiao Zhou put the scroll on the table casually and said, "Uncle Wu, you are not satisfied. ”

Before watching, Uncle Wu first relieved the stuffiness in his chest, walked to the table with Chu Chen, carefully opened the scroll, and observed it carefully.

Of the three, two are paintings and one is calligraphy, and the authors are all famous and surnamed.

The first thing they looked at was the calligraphy work, which was about five square feet in size, and it was a calligraphy work written by He Yu in 1912.

He Yu was one of the sixty families of the late Qing Hai School, he first studied Hu Gongshou (Hu Yuan), Ren Yi (Ren Bonian), and later Zhu Menglu's disciple. He is good at the creation of flowers and birds, and likes to create larger and more refined works, and the themes are mostly festive themes.

However, he has been selling paintings for 60 years, and he has left behind many works, so although he paints well, in terms of his popularity, the price is not too high in the antique market, where rare and fine things are expensive.

In terms of the current calligraphy work, he writes smoothly, calmly and powerfully, and the artistic conception of the author at that time is also reflected between the lines, which can be regarded as a relatively haode calligraphy work by He Yu.

However, it is a pity that this work is not very well preserved, and there are already some mildew spots on the paper after moisture, which affects the quality of the whole work. In this way, the works that were originally worth six or seven thousand can now only be worth about four thousand at most.

Seeing the quality of this calligraphy, Uncle Wu and Chu Chen couldn't help but worry about the following two paintings, but after thinking about it, these three paintings and calligraphy only arrived in Xiao Zhou's hands the day before yesterday, and they should have been in the hands of Lao Zhou Originally, thinking of this, the two of them were also slightly relieved.

Next, the two looked at a landscape painting by Wang Xuehao, which was about three square meters in size and was a work he created in 1821.

Wang Xuehao was a well-known painter in the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty, who was good at painting landscapes. His landscape painting techniques were passed on by Wang Yuanqi, a famous court painter in the Qing Dynasty. Initially trained by Li Yude, middle-aged and involved in sketching, the color is light and elegant, and he says that he can get the pleasure of Yuanren.

The landscape in front of him, its style, can still reflect Wang Xuehao's consistent use of the pen vigorous, elegant rhyme, rubbing and rendering of each family, the ancient atmosphere is overflowing in the prime. But this work happened to be in the period of his later years, and the technique of breaking the pen was used in it.

However, due to the limitations of the times, this kind of change was no longer popular with a fresh style of painting, nor was it completely reborn, so it affected the overall level of painting. Therefore, although this painting is still his masterpiece, the level affects the price, and according to the quality of this painting, the market value is estimated to be only about five or six thousand.

The author of one of Zuihou's works is named Zhang Bei, who was also a well-known painter in the Qing Dynasty, but he lived in the Kangxi period. This person began to read at Chinese New Year's Eve, which can be described as a late bloomer, and his calligraphy and poetry are extremely exquisite.

Zhang Shou is the best at painting bamboo, and is deeply loved by people from all walks of life at home and abroad, and the work in front of them at this time is a picture of caryophyllus.

However, after the two of them slowly opened the painting completely, Uncle Wu's brows were furrowed, because on the drawing paper, it was obvious that there were traces of water, and it looked like it should have dripped not long ago. Seeing this situation, Uncle Wu glared at Xiao Zhou fiercely.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhou was also a little embarrassed, he hurriedly explained: "Uncle Wu, this is not my intention, it's just that when I looked at this painting yesterday, I accidentally dripped it, and you see, isn't this water only dripping to a blank place?" ”

It is true that the water did not drip on the ink color of the painting, otherwise the value of the painting would be greatly discounted, but even so, after the rice paper is stained with water, there will be yellow spots, if you don't remove it immediately, after a long time, then it will be a little troublesome to clean it, and now this painting, after buying it back, you must ask the framing master to deal with it.

Hearing Uncle Wu tell the doorway here, Xiao Zhou was also a little dumbfounded, and he said a little weakly: "Uncle Wu, that means that the value of this painting is less than the original?" ”

"What do you say?" Uncle Wu asked angrily, and then looked at the painting again.

When Uncle Wu was talking to Xiao Zhou just now, Chu Chen had been staring at a place that had been stained with water, because he always felt a little different in that place, as if there seemed to be a faint ink color, which made him have a trace of doubt in his heart.

But it must be a little inappropriate to let him come up and take a look, after all, there are two other people next to him, Uncle Wu is okay, but that Xiao Zhou is not only not his own person, but also makes him feel particularly annoying. Even so, in addition to seeing with his eyes, he also has a means of defying the sky, which is his ability.

After using the ability, not only did his previous conjecture be verified, but he was also surprised in his heart, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously flashed a faint smile.

Bamboo, as we all know, is one of the four gentlemen we often say, representing the quiet and elegant, the wind and bones are bright, so the quality of bamboo painting depends on whether it can reflect its due characteristics in the painting, which is particularly important.

And this painting did not disappoint Uncle Wu and Chu Chen, on the picture scroll, there are several bushes of bamboo in the stone, its length is uneven, but it is sparse and appropriate, the brushwork is elegant and refined, and it is very elegant and vivid. It really reflects the consistent style of Zhang Shoulder, and the bones of the bamboo are depicted as cold and strong.

In addition, the seals, inscriptions, and collection seals on the paintings can also be confirmed one by one, so it can be confirmed that it is an authentic handiwork. The most commendable thing is that this work is about fifteen square feet, which can be said to be quite rare in Zhang Shoulder's works, and it can be said to be precious.

The three works left by Lao Zhou, after reading them, the two can confirm that the three are genuine, but because of the relationship between the author's fame and appearance, the value is not too high.

Uncle Wu asked Xiao Zhou: "Xiao Zhou, what about the things, I've seen them all, it's really good, I can take these three works with me, tell me, how much does it cost?" ”

Xiao Zhou's eyes rolled, and he made a price: "Uncle Wu, you also know that I am short of money now, and for the sake of watching me grow up, you can take 40,000 yuan of these three works." ”

"You!"

Uncle Wu was a little angry when he heard Xiao Zhou's offer, and among these three works, the first two add up to 10,000 yuan. Zuihou's painting, although about fifteen square feet, can be said to be rare among the works of Zhang Shoulder, but because of this, with his level, the picture does not look so comprehensive.

Therefore, based on the reputation of the author and the appreciation of the paintings, as well as the quality of the paintings, about 15,000 is already considered good, and even if it is auctioned, it can only be sold for between 20,000 and 30,000 at most.