The middle-aged man told Wu Qiang that mahogany was really a magical thing. Wu Qiang knew very little about literary toys and found it extremely interesting, so he patiently continued to listen to the middle-aged man chatting.

The middle-aged man said, he found that the people who often deal with mahogany not only have good temperaments, but also have red faces, and seem to be very energetic. After a long time, the middle-aged man gradually understood that this was the result of years of contact with high-end famous trees. The middle-aged man helped people bring back the wood from Southeast Asian countries, all of which were high-grade and rare mahogany. After a long time, the middle-aged man learned more about famous trees and cultural and entertainment knowledge.

According to the middle-aged man, as long as someone wears beads or carvings or something like that, he can basically tell what kind of wood it is. Thinking back to the first half of my life was not easy, the second half of my life should be cherished. I can't remember who said that in a person's life, there must be a hobby that is not for the purpose of making a living. Only in this way is the enjoyment of life. After thinking about it, the middle-aged man bought a car, left the sad place, came here, rented a shop, and started a cultural entertainment business. Although I don't make a lot of money, I feel very comfortable drinking tea all day long, holding beads in my hand, and smelling the fragrance of famous trees.

Then the middle-aged man told Wu Qiang about the knowledge of cultural play: one wood, one world, one pearl and one life. During the conversation, Wu Qiang saw that the middle-aged man was wearing a pair of oily beads with a "grimace" on his wrist, and he remembered that he had seen the abbot's Buddha beads in the temple, and tried his best to find the difference between the two. The middle-aged man saw that Wu Qiang was interested in the string of sea yellow beads in his hand, so he told Wu Qiang about the knowledge of cultural play.

It is said that Qianlong also likes literary play, and once said that with 360 lines, cultural play is the largest. A person who knows how to play a crime can be exempted from the death penalty. The reason for this is that the knowledge of cultural play is the richest, involving humanities and history, customs, geographical environment, and professional knowledge. People who know how to play are talents, and perhaps Qianlong cherishes talents more, so he has this special regulation.

Each rosary represents a profound meaning and has an endless cultural background. It is understood that in China, cultural toys have a history of more than 2,000 years. Originated from the Han and Sui dynasties, it began to play among emperors and generals, dignitaries, and literati, and gradually affected all levels of society. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the ministers went to the court, most of them wore one hundred and eight rosaries, which meant twelve months, twenty-four solar terms, and seventy-two waiting for a year. Among them, there are four separators, which are said to be divided into four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It can also be seen that the ancients were very concerned about farming. Literary play is divided into five games and five games. The upper five games are mainly original, composed of walnuts, gourds, Buddha beads, Bodhi, jade and jade; The next five plays, mainly processed, are composed of purple clay pots, folding fans, pipes, cage birds, and songworms. On the fifth play, play perseverance, patience, understanding, wisdom, morality; The next five plays, playing is harmony, elegance, demeanor, optimism, contentment. Chinese cultural toys are more about four, such as the four famous jades, Hetian, Duyu, Xiuyu, and Blue Jade; Four famous stones, Shoushan, Chicken Blood, Qingtian, Bahrain; Four famous incense, Shen Tan Dragon Musk Deer, four traditional cultural toys, bamboo and wood tooth corner; Four major silk embroidery, Guangxiang and Sushu .......

The most important thing is that it contains a rich cultural history, and there is a long cultural accumulation behind each cultural play. Perhaps because of this, it has been passed down from generation to generation. On the contrary, no matter how great the value is, if there is no cultural accumulation, it is difficult to be recognized by the world, or it can only be called a small species in the entertainment industry. The charm of cultural play lies in the fact that what you play is culture, what you want to be in your mood, and what you get is enjoyment. A small Buddha beads, being made, may be dull, but after a long time of playing, it will gradually change, giving birth to new life, some of the color becomes bright, some are crystal clear, with jade, people call the pulp. Of course, there are more legends among them, and the most popular in the literary and entertainment circles is "people raise jade for three years, and jade raises people for a lifetime." ”

Of course, so many people like to play games, and some don't really understand games, but they value its huge appreciation potential, and they have the mentality of "picking up leaks" or getting rich. Some people specialize in betting on jade. As a result, there is a knife rich, ten thousand poor, and a knife is numb; Gold has a price, and jade has no price; There are ten thousand taels of gold at home, which is not as good as half a square of ebony; Root bouldering, expensive as gold, etc., the legend of literary play and money. Therefore, some people say that cultural play is an adventurer's paradise, although it is not as tragic as stocks and gambling, but there are endless cases of getting rich overnight and bankrupting overnight. In the cultural stalls, especially in the people who sell antiques, there are a lot of stories behind an antique, what is passed down by his grandfather's grandfather, if it is not a lack of money to see a doctor, or waiting for the child to get married and buy a house, he is reluctant to sell it cheaply.

After listening to the middle-aged man's introduction, Wu Qiang seemed to have forgotten everything, and his heart was itching.

Wu Qiang saw that the middle-aged man was wearing a pair of sea yellow Buddha beads on his wrist was good, so he wanted to buy it. The middle-aged man smiled. The middle-aged man told Wu Qiang that this was his favorite string of beads, which he had worn for four or five years, and they had all been pulped. The main reason is that the cultural play is the sustenance of the owner's soul, and he is very loyal to the master. In fact, the middle-aged man's real thoughts were that Wu Qiang was a novice in literary play, and he didn't understand the price of his string of tens of thousands of yuan of beads at all. Moreover, such a pattern density, as well as the oily and high-quality sea yellow, can be called a rare treasure, and it is the status symbol of the middle-aged man in the entertainment circle, and he is reluctant to resell it. The middle-aged man recommended Wu Qiang a pair of beads of small leaf red sandalwood 2.0. The middle-aged man said that this string of small-leaved red sandalwood is an authentic old material for wild house demolition in Mysore, India. The middle-aged man saw that Wu Qiang didn't know much about Xiaoye Rosewood, so he explained to Wu Qiang the knowledge of Xiaoye Rosewood. What small-leaved red sandalwood is known as imperial wood, the most precious wood, especially like this wild old material with a history of hundreds of years, it is not common in the entire cultural market, and more importantly, this small-leaved red sandalwood also has the effect of calming the nerves, clearing blood and removing blood stasis, and it is good for the human body to wear it for a long time. Then, the middle-aged man explained to Wu Qiang about the beads full of gold stars, cow hair patterns, high density, mud, etc.

The middle-aged man said that Wu Qiang was a little tempted. The middle-aged man said to Wu Qiang again, although there is no nobility in literary play, people's hearts are high and low. But to play cultural games, it is best to buy some boutiques. Although the price is a bit high now, there will be a lot of room for appreciation in the future. Although currency is cheap to buy, there is little room for appreciation in the future, and it may even reduce the price, which is actually garbage.

After listening to the middle-aged man's introduction, looking at the exquisite pattern of the beads, Wu Qiang took it from the middle-aged man's hand and put it in front of his nose to sniff it carefully. Sure enough, with a faint fragrance wafting in, there was an indescribable softness, and his heart was very comfortable, and Wu Qiang wanted to buy it on the spot.

Wu Qiang was startled when he asked the price, a string of ordinary wooden beads, the middle-aged man asked for five thousand, isn't this a clear robbery? Wu Qiang smiled and shook his head. The middle-aged man seemed to see Wu Qiang's thoughts, so he was ruthless, lowered the price to three thousand five, and said that it was for Wu Qiang's honest face and wanted to make a friend. In the county seat, Wu Qiang usually spends very little money, and he doesn't have money in his pocket, but this time he went to the city for a meeting, or his wife was worried that Wu Qiang would have a temporary entertainment, so he stuffed 2,000 yuan. I didn't expect it to be urgently needed here. But it was still far from the price offered by the middle-aged man.

Wu Qiang admired it, although he was reluctant, but in the end, he still put the beads in front of the counter. The middle-aged man took a step back and said, Wenwan is to make friends, if the boss really likes it, the price can be negotiated. Wu Qiang saw that there was still room for counteroffer, so he told the truth. The middle-aged man was also very generous, and said to Wu Qiang, now that business is difficult to do, forget it, make a friend, two thousand is two thousand. Wu Qiang thought again, all the money on his body was given to you, if you really want to have a party or something at night, you have to leave the money for the taxi.

As soon as Wu Qiang put forward what he said in his heart, the middle-aged man readily agreed. Wu Qiang spent 1,800 yuan to buy a string of 5,000 yuan of Buddhist beads, which was really a "big leak", and he was naturally happy in his heart. He walked out of the store with a cotton white glove given by the middle-aged man.

Back in the county, Wu Qiang couldn't put down the string of Buddhist beads, and kept playing according to what the middle-aged man said. Sure enough, as the middle-aged man said, after a short time, the beads in his hand changed, becoming more oily, and the color of blood red slowly turned purple and deeper, especially the faint fragrance, which was even more refreshing. Wu Qiang was very happy in his heart, especially drinking and socializing, in front of acquaintances and friends, he took it out from time to time to show off, it looked very tasteful, and when he heard the praise of his friends, his heart was very beautiful, and that feeling was perhaps only experienced by Wu Qiang alone.

After a period of playing with pulp, the beads changed from a beautiful and innocent girl to a noble lady in a blink of an eye, gentle and elegant, and charming. After drinking, everyone tasted the beads in Wu Qiang's hand, some people appraised it, the big five, some people valued the little six, Wu Huaide just smiled and didn't say anything. A friend took out a bundle of cash from his arms on the spot and put it in front of Wu Qiang, saying, I'm sorry Boss Wu, I'll give you all this little five. As he spoke, he put the beads on his wrist, and everyone shouted in unison, Wu Qiang suffered a loss. Wu Qiang smiled but did not speak. The friend was a little embarrassed, so he said that he brought so much money today, and he would make up for it in the future. In this way, Wu Qiang reluctantly accepted the 10,000 yuan in cash that the man put in front of him. Wu Qiang also truly understands the "leakage" in the entertainment industry.

Since then, Wu Qiang has a deeper understanding of cultural toys, and naturally he has become a frequent visitor to the cultural toys market. Especially when I arrived in Mashan, I soon became very good friends with the boss Niu of Wenwan. From Boss Niu, Wu Qiang has a deeper understanding of cultural play and falls in love with jade.