Chapter 32 The Night Market of the Northern Song Dynasty
Wei Qiaolan's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Really? ”
However, the well-informed Ding Yu asked slowly: "Then what about the price?" How much water do you want to pump? ”
"The commission will naturally follow the rules of the industry, and you will not suffer, I said that I Zhao Hui will not be a person who falls into the water!" Zhao Hui smiled slightly, seeing that Ding Yuwei Qiaolan was relaxed, he slowly spit out a word, "It's not ......"
Wei Qiaolan asked nervously, "But what?" ”
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Zhao Hui restrained his smile and said with a serious expression: "However, I want to know how you got these antiques!" ”
Ding Yu's face changed again, and she forced a smile: "If Mr. Zhao doesn't believe it, there's no way!" That's really my ......."
Before Ding Yu's words were finished, Zhao Hui shook his head and said with a light smile: "Mrs. Ding, please listen to me, what I said just now has actually been made clear, even in the seventies and eighties, people who have just woken up from the vain spiritual world do not understand the value of antiques and dispose of a large number of antique treasures like garbage!" But these antique treasures will definitely not include these seven pieces, because whether it is the shape or the craftsmanship, these antiques are rare things that ordinary people can see! ”
"If we are modern, ordinary people see this kind of porcelain and think that it is a modern handicraft made by a ceramic factory, and there is a search on Taobao! However, it was precisely because information was not developed in that era, and everyone didn't know what antiques looked like, nor did they know the value! But they can at least see with the naked eye which porcelain is strong and durable and worthless, and which porcelain is fine and not like ordinary products! How can they sell antiques that are not ordinary? Even if they sell to you, how can they sell so much? Neighbors don't talk? Didn't those shrewd antiquities dealers hear from them at all? At least in my experience of collecting since I was a child, it is not uncommon to see low-grade high-end porcelain, but high-end goods are rare - Mrs. Ding never thinks she is lucky, right? ”
Wei Qiaolan was silent for a moment and then said slowly: "Then Mr. Zhao thinks where did we get it from?" ”
"I did think a lot, just when I just identified these Song porcelains, I guessed countless possibilities, and every one of them was overturned by me!" Zhao Hui smiled, "I even think that your Shen family may have been a captain of the Touching Gold School before, and found a royal tomb in a very hidden location!" However, this reason does not answer why these porcelains are so new! Therefore, there is only one reliable explanation, as I just said, that is, your Shen family has mastered the manufacturing process of porcelain in the Song Dynasty, and there is a counterfeiting factory somewhere! ”
Ding Yu's face turned blue and white for a while, obviously very hesitant, and the atmosphere froze for a while. Seeing Zhao Hui's expression relaxing and drinking tea, Wei Qiaolan asked slowly: "If we have unspeakable words, I don't know if Mr. Zhao can understand?" ”
"Then I can only express my regret and let you please be smart!" Zhao Hui shook his head and said with a smile, "In your opinion, this is a business, you need to find an authoritative appraiser, and then sell it to raise funds to save the family business!" But for me it is a matter of life, imagine if one day those employers find out that the porcelain is a counterfeit, and my client is a counterfeiter? What will they think? Of course, they will not take me to court, the antique broker, on the contrary, they will capture me alive and torture me to death with unimaginable torture! You will not end well, and then you will find that death is a relief! ”
Seeing Wei Qiaolan's disbelief on his lips, Zhao Hui smiled lightly: "Miss Wei, do you think I'm joking?" However, the reality is more dramatic than you think! Now, can you tell me the truth? ”
Ding Yu's face was gloomy and said, "These antiques are real!" ”
"I know!" Zhao Hui nodded and said confidently, "If I don't have such confidence, how dare I do this?" ”
Ding Yu was silent, and Wei Qiaolan had no choice but to say, "Mr. Zhao, can you let us think about it for a few days before replying to you?" ”
"Of course!" Zhao Hui got up and smiled, handed over his hand and said, "I'm waiting for your reply!" ”
Ding Yu held the other party's hand and shook it, looking haggard. At this time, she realized that the man in front of her was quite tall, and the next moment she came back to her senses and realized that it was not the other party who had become taller, but that she was a little embarrassed!
Seek skin with the tiger! She's so stupid, knowing that none of these people are good at stubble!
It's just that the Shen family really doesn't have more choices!
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The capital of the Song Dynasty, because of the attack on the old city of the five dynasties, there was no closed Li Fang from the beginning of the founding of the country, the city of Tokyo with the square lane as the skeleton, the city appearance is quite distinctive, there are many changes: first, the main street has become a prosperous commercial street, there are royal corridors on both sides of the royal road in the south of the imperial city, allowing merchants to trade, the east and west of the state bridge and the royal street are lined with shops, and Panlou Street is also a prosperous block;
Second, the residential and commercial areas are arranged in sections, such as residential buildings to the north of the state bridge and shops to the south of the state bridge;
Third, some streets are mixed with houses and shops, such as Horse Street.
Fourth, the concentrated city and commercial streets coexist, such as the Great Xiangguo Temple, known as the "tile market", its "atrium, two can accommodate 10,000 people", "every transaction, tens of millions".
There are also night markets in some neighborhoods, such as Mahang Street, where the night market is not open until the end of the third watch, and then reopens on the fifth watch, and there are many restaurants and restaurants that are open all night. "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" is a true reflection of the appearance of Tokyo's shopping streets. In addition, with the development of the economy and the prosperity of culture, there are concentrated entertainment places - Wazi, which is composed of various acrobatics, amusement performances, teahouses, and taverns, and there are five or six places in the whole city.
After Shen Hong negotiated the last deal with Chen Yan, he finally had time to go shopping, and it was the most culturally developed night market in the Song Dynasty in Chinese history - as the first night in ancient times, Shen Hong had been waiting for it for a long time!
However, considering that in ancient times, especially the capital of Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty, the first thing to do was to find yourself a local guide. Shen Hong has no shortage of guides, except for the twelve slaves and maids who can serve temporarily, the imperial city soldiers left by Zhao Ji for him are the most suitable candidates.
So when he went out this time, he didn't bring a little maidservant, so he brought two imperial city soldiers, and the rest stayed in Daohe Garden.
The two people who went out with him this time, one is called Liu Bing, Liu Jiaxingsan, so he is also called Liu Sanlang; One is named Li Fei, the eldest in the family, so he is also called Li Dalang. In order to come out with Shen Hong, the most important thing is to get acquainted with this immortal with "heavenly mana", this team of imperial city soldiers who temporarily served as Shen Hong's personal bodyguards did not quarrel a lot, and in the end, it was Liu Sanlang who "volunteered" and pretended to be private for a while.
"Song Dynasty...... Oh, it's the nightlife of Da Song, it's not bad! Standing on Mahang Street, Shen Hong couldn't help but sigh with heartfelt emotion.
How lively is Mahang Street? Cai Jing's second son, Cai Sui, wrote "Tiewei Mountain Cong Talk", which recorded the prosperity of Mahang Street: "The world suffers from gnats [mosquitoes], and there are no gnats in Dumaxing Street in the capital." Those who walk on the street, the restaurant of Jingshi Night Market is also very prosperous. Gnats are bad oil, and the horses are noisy, the lights shine on the sky, and every four more drums, so gnats will never be eradicated. ”
On the spacious horse street, the flow of people is like shuttles, shoulder to shoulder; The cars and horses were like dragons, and there was a neighing sound. In ancient times, the ladies had the same surname, their clothes were fluttering, and when they saw the handsome alien man, they were also eyebrows and smiles.
There is an old man who sells sugar, and he actually sings a little song, which is quite similar to the singing voice in a modern place, but it is different, so that it makes him feel both strange and familiar. There is an old man, there is an old woman, not only can sing, but also can beat the tea cup, this scene reminded Shen Hong of Xing Ye's "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance", which is the part of knocking on the bowl and knocking on the table, "The villain lives on the edge of the city in Suzhou, and the family has a house and a field, and life is boundless. Who knows that Tang Bohu ......"
The familiar picture made Shen Hong stand on the spot, so that after the mother-in-law finished singing a short paragraph, she stepped forward and asked, "Xiao Langjun, do you want to drink fragrant tea?" ”
Shen Hong wanted to cheer and touch his pocket, but found that he didn't have any change on him, which made him show an embarrassed expression. However, Li Dalang is a clever person, and he hurriedly took out three pennies from his sleeve and handed it to his mother-in-law.
"I owe you first!" Shen Hong thanked him, then picked up the so-called fragrant tea and tasted it: the taste was very ordinary, at least he couldn't taste the so-called "fragrant".
Although the tea ordering in the Song Dynasty went further than the boiled tea in the Tang Dynasty, for Shen Hong, who was already accustomed to making tea, it was natural for him not to adapt. However, Shen Hong was quite interested in the tea ordering process of the tea mother-in-law, and stopped to watch for a while before leaving.
The whole length of Mahang Street is several miles, and the houses on the side of the street are lined up one after another, most of them belong to the pattern of front shops and back residences, and the population is very dense. The night market is full of goods and a wide variety of products, especially snacks are the most colorful.
In the scorching summer, sesame drink fine powder, vegetarian sand sugar, ice and snow cold yuanzi, crystal horn, raw flooded papaya, medicinal papaya, chicken head sand sugar, licorice ice and snow cold water, lychee paste...... With so many names and the same menus in modern restaurants, it's hard to imagine what these snacks look like without a photo reference.
There are also hexagram sellers on the street, and the name of the hexagram stall is quite exaggerated, what Jiang Xingtang, Yulian Xiang, Huaziqing, Xiao Sanlife, Jade Pot Five Stars, Grass Window Five Stars, Shen Nantian Five Stars, Jiantang Stone Drum, Yean Five Stars, Tailai Heart, Jian Three Lives...... Some of them are quite similar to the hexagram stalls of later generations, such as "when the time comes, buy a farm and take a wife", the name is also simple, similar to today's advertising slogans.