Chapter 290: Dollar Settlement
She smiled and didn't speak, and continued to look down, and she later looked at a Taohe inkstone.
Taohe inkstone is the abbreviation of Taohe greenstone inkstone, and it is also one of the four major inkstones, which has the reputation of "Taozhou Shigui Shuangzhaobi" and "Duanzhou Shezhou has no such color".
However, compared with the prestigious Duan inkstone and She inkstone, the number of existing inkstones is very rare, and the high-quality Taohe greenstone inkstone is even rarer.
This is related to the shortage of raw material Taohe greenstone, and the rock used to carve Tao inkstone is taken from Zhuoni Lama Cliff in Gan Province.
Fine greenstone is often hidden at the bottom of deep pools, which is extremely difficult to obtain and difficult to obtain.
The super-grade old pit stone of Tao River has been mined as early as the Song Dynasty.
Now I get an old pit stone, not to mention what style it is carved into, and no matter how the carving is, just talk about the stone, which is also a thousand-year-old antique.
The stone of Taohe stone is elegant, often green, but not emerald green, mostly light green and blue, halo pieces, just like thin clouds and sunny days.
The stone is as warm as jade, but there is no brittle sound when knocking, simple and no fire.
Astringency does not damage the slightest, slippery does not reject ink; the ink is fast, and it does not dry up for a long time.
In short, the Taohe greenstone inkstone is superior in terms of ornamentation and practicality.
I remember that in the eighties and nineties, the Taohe Laokeng inkstone was presented to the head of state as a national gift.
The green stone inkstone of Taohe River that she is looking at now belongs to the high-quality duck head green, and the stone pattern is like silk, which is beautiful and moving.
This inkstone is covered with a lid, whether it is an inkstone body or an inkstone cover, there is a large area of carving.
The carved pattern is a common flying picture in the murals of Gan Province, and the posture of the flying sky is elegant and flexible, and the dynamic beauty is full.
He Chongjiu watched Duan Huan staring at the inkstone without blinking, and was about to ask her what was special about this inkstone.
Although he has studied with He Xingzhi for several years and has some experience in literature, calligraphy and painting, he does not know anything about traditional scholars.
There was the sound of clanging footsteps behind the door, and the voice of the waiter greeting "Director Nie".
"Xiao Jiu? Are you really here? A low voice came from the door.
He Chongjiu immediately turned around and said hello, "Since I called Director Nie, I must be coming!" How can I fulfill your appointment? ”
"Xiao Jiu, you have also grown up, and you still know that you are joking? I'm a strong guy who was temporarily arrested, and if you say it nicely, it's called the director, and if you say it badly, you're a! The other party said jokingly.
The cultural relics store is indeed not only for sale, but also for the purchase of antique objects in the hands of ordinary people.
Looking at the person who spoke, he was a particularly burly young man, tall and strong, and he didn't look like a person engaged in the cultural industry.
But now the cultural relics can be taken out to exchange for foreign exchange, for the real Qing Gao old-fashioned cultural people, this is still a cultural industry.
Looking at his appearance and age, he is only twenty-five or sixteen at most, and he can be a director at this age?
You must know that not only now, but even decades later, the work in the system requires qualifications, and it is quite unusual for such a young director to be hired.
"Xiao Jiu, who is this little girl?" Nie Zhengli asked curiously.
He Chongjiu hooked the corners of his mouth slightly and said: "The younger sister of the Shijiao family, surnamed Xu, is the one she wants to come to exchange for some things today, and I want to ask you Brother Li!" ”
"Hello Miss Xu!" Nie Zhengli looked at the delicate face, and his tone couldn't help but soften.
Duan Huan bent his eyebrows and said, "Hello Director Nie, I'm bothering you today!" ”
"Do you have something you like?" Nie Zhengli also asked directly, "Is it a literary ornament or a painting and calligraphy work?" ”
Duan Huan pointed to the glass counter, "I have taken a fancy to a wolf pen and an inkstone!" ”
"Brushes and inkstones? Could it be that you are learning to write calligraphy? Nie Zhengli raised his eyebrows.
Duan Huan nodded and said, "Yes, I don't need anything else!" ”
A person who pays attention to practicality in the cultural relics store, Nie Zhengli is really the first time to see it.
While it was a little funny, Nie Zhengli also felt that it was a little commendable.
In addition to the four treasures of the study, there are so many exquisite and gorgeous cultural ornaments in the room, which are enough to dazzle people.
He felt that he could not look dazzled and insisted on the stationery supplies he needed, which was already very qualitative.
When Duan Huan pointed to the jade wolf pen and the Taohe greenstone inkstone, Nie Zhengli felt a little unable to laugh.
"These two things came out of the Forbidden City, and they were registered and registered, and they can't be settled in RMB, Xiao Xu, why don't you take a look at something else?" Nie Zhengli said in embarrassment.
"Brother Li, can't you really settle in RMB? Is it okay to remit bills? He Chongjiu hurriedly asked.
Nie Zhengli said that he couldn't settle in RMB, and He Chongjiu quickly calculated in his heart that if the overseas Chinese remittance coupons didn't work, he could also go to the black market to exchange dollars.
It's not that easy to exchange dollars for dollars on the black market, but it can allow Nie Zhengli to keep things for a while.
"Overseas Chinese remittance coupons are not good, this is the death of the above regulations, not as flexible as those calligraphy and paintings!" Nie Zhengli explained in a low voice.
He also felt a little embarrassed, and he swore to He Chongjiu on the phone yesterday that he would help if he could.
Who would have thought that He Chongjiu would bring a little girl to buy something, the little girl's eyes were still poisonous, and she fell in love with the boutiques on the list at a glance.
Huan Huan asked in a low voice, "Can I only settle in foreign currency?" What kind of foreign currency do you usually receive? Dollar? Pound sterling? ”
"Now there is a shortage of foreign exchange, any foreign currency is fine, the US dollar is the best, and the pound and Hong Kong dollar can also be used!" Nie Zhengli said.
The space is worth US dollars, which was exchanged from Fan Congli, but the number is limited, and the total is less than a thousand US dollars.
The wolf's pen can be counted, but the greenstone inkstone of the Tao River, I feel that it would be a pity if I missed it.
What's more, Nie Zhengli said that these two things came from the palace, so almost more than 95% of the Taohe inkstones are Laokeng inkstones.
"Comrade Nie, if you use US dollars, how much do these two things cost?" Wan Huan asked.
Nie Zhengli looked at Duan Huan in surprise, "Comrade Xiao Xu, do you have dollars?" ”
"I have a hundred dollars, a souvenir from before the founding of the country, is there enough to buy these two things?" Wan Huan asked.
Nie Zhengli said: "Don't use so much, the wolf pen is twenty dollars, and the inkstone is sixty-five dollars!" That's a total of eighty-five dollars! ”
Duan Huan took out a book from his satchel and took out a hundred-dollar bill sandwiched between the pages.
She looked like she was flipping through a book, and it really looked like she had treasured the dollar bills she already had.
"Comrade Nie, there are fifteen dollars left, you can help me pick one more thing, I don't know what is the right price!" Huan Huan handed the dollar to Nie Zhengli.
Nie Zhengli took out the white jade from the glass cabinet, "Xiao Xu, what do you think of this pair of paperweights?" Can you see it? I can't see if I'll find you anything else! ”
Duan Huan took the paperweight and saw that it was a pair of sheep fat jade lions.
The carving of the paperweight is delicate and delicate, and the feel of the hand is also very warm and delicate.
The most special thing is that this pair of Kodama lions is not the usual seated lion.
One is biting, the other is rolling, and the cute appearance is very vivid and interesting.
"Comrade Nie, how much is this jade lion paperweight? Not more than fifteen dollars, right? He said as he played with the jade lion.
"No, it's fourteen dollars, I'll get you a few good ink strips, and I'll get you fifteen dollars, okay?" Nie Zhengli said softly.
Wan Huan hurriedly thanked him, "Okay, thank you, Comrade Nie, you are thoughtful, I bother you!" ”
Nie Zhengli took out a bunch of ink strips from the box under the counter and placed them on the glass counter, letting Duan Huan choose them by himself.
If the ink strip is still dry, you can smell a subtle fragrance, and when it is ground into ink, the fragrance will be more obvious.
From a large pile of ink strips, he picked out four pine smoke ink strips drawn with gold paint, and the patterns of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum had just been put together.
After Nie Zhengli finished packing the wolf's pen, inkstone and paperweight, he saw that Huan only picked four strips of pine smoke and ink, and rummaged in the box for a long time.
I took out a few more strips of soot ink from the box, and the appearance of the ink strips was still very exquisite.
Then Nie Zhengli wrapped the ink strips one by one, put them in the previous box, and then handed them to Duan Huan.
He Chongjiu directly crossed over to Duan Huan and took it, "I'll take it!" ”
"It turns out that He Xiaojiu, who has a cold face, also knows that he is distressed!" Nie Zhengli teased with a wink.
He Chongjiu immediately became expressionless again, "Brother Li, then I'll leave first today, and I'll invite you to dinner when the sky changes!" ”
"Okay, okay, go quickly, I've got a lot of things to do here!" Nie Zhengli waved his hand like a fly.
Huan also said goodbye politely, "Goodbye, Comrade Nie!" ”
Nie Zhengli smiled and replied: "Xiao Xu is empty, come and play!" ”
He Chongjiu carried the box and went straight to the Wuxuan District Cultural Center in the north of Liulichang Dongmen Road.
The cultural center is popular with mass culture, and it is quite popular, probably because you can watch performances without charging tickets.
When they entered, there was a theatrical performance just on the stage, and Wan Huan took He Chongjiu to join in the fun.
Although the entire performance team is amateur, the content of the performance cannot be separated from the current revolutionary mainstream.
But the actors' lines are in Beijing films, and they are also acting in small things in the real life of ordinary people, but they seem down-to-earth and not so fake and empty.
Today is the weekend, and the performances are one after another, with sketches and songs.
Huan Huan simply took out snacks from his satchel and handed them to He Chongjiu, and the two stayed in the cultural center all morning.
He Chongjiu dotingly looked at the snacks chewing on the snacks, smiling and grinning, and also felt very relaxed.
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