Chapter 204, The Gathering

March 1964 was another year when the grass grew and the warbler flew.

Zhou Jimin is really completely rotten, and since the Chinese New Year's Eve, he really hasn't taken care of anything.

The only exception is that after Mo Siying, Luo Dali, Li Boren and others went to work, he gave them all a red envelope, a few words of encouragement, and then it was gone.

Today, he took his wife, children, and younger siblings to the woods on the outskirts of the city to plant trees.

March is the season of recovery, and it is also very good to bring children to feel it.

The reason why we came to plant trees has a lot to do with the sandstorm a few days ago.

The children asked him why the sky was gray. And the courtyard and windows are covered with a layer of sand, what kind of weather is this?

Therefore, Zhou Jimin can only explain to the children the serious consequences of soil erosion.

They have never been to the Great Northwest or seen the Loess Plateau, so they naturally know nothing about it.

On the contrary, it was cauliflower, she had been there, so she could understand it a little deeper.

But she is also ignorant, after all, she is just a five-year-old child and does not know much.

"Daddy, how long will it take for this little sapling to grow into a big tree?"

"Dad, you see this tree seems to be dying, the leaves are gone, it's so pitiful to be bare."

"Daddy, come and help me, I can't lift it."

In the planting forest, Zhou Jimin was busy planting, and it was Zhou Qingxian and her little guys who really planted trees.

There are so many children, and every child has to call him for help, which makes him too tired to do anything.

But he never gets tired of it, after all, it is also a kind of happiness to be needed by the children.

Now they will still need him, and in another ten years, it is estimated that they will fly far away.

After a busy morning, when Zhou Jimin was returning home, he happened to meet Lu Qianxiang.

"Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time, when did you come? Why haven't I met you before? ”

"It's been a while, and you're a hands-off shopkeeper, and you're really not authentic."

As soon as they met, Lu Qianxiang still couldn't hold back and complained.

It's no wonder that he is like this, because Zhou Jimin only put forward a plan, but the implementation work is up to Lu Qianxiang and them to complete the errands.

And the plan submitted by Zhou Jimin is very huge, so Lu Qianxiang's work has become very heavy.

Even his wife said that others are a few pounds fat during the New Year, but it's better for you to go against others and lose a few pounds during the New Year.

"Brother Lu, where did this start? Lao Lin has assigned you a lot of tasks again? ”

"You, forget it, I'll talk to you next time."

Lu Qianxiang also planned to chat with Zhou Jimin for a few words, but suddenly found that this place was not a good place to chat at all, so he had to give up.

Zhou Jimin smiled and watched the other party leave, happy in his heart, let's talk next time? Let's talk about it next time.

For the next few days, Zhou Jimin would teach the children in the morning and then take them outside the city to plant trees in the afternoon.

Tree planting is a very meaningful activity, which can not only exercise the children's subjective initiative, but also teach them some knowledge about environmental protection, tree planting, grafting and cuttings in the process of tree planting.

That afternoon, in the process of planting trees, Zhou Qingyi suddenly asked a question.

"Dad, can we also grow the bamboo shoots we usually eat? Why do we see so little? ”

An uncle not far away couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

What kind of family does this have to be, you can usually eat bamboo shoots?

Uncle knows very well that bamboo shoots are only available in the south, and they are rare in the north.

The so-called winter bamboo shoots can only be produced in the south.

And now it's March, so what Zhou Qingyi just said revealed a piece of information, that is, the little guy's family often eats bamboo shoots.

Then this bamboo shoot is the winter bamboo shoot in the south.

Now the north-south transportation is very troublesome and long, and the families who can eat winter bamboo shoots are indeed not ordinary families.

Among the daily necessities sold by the supply and marketing cooperatives, it is estimated that bamboo shoots may be sold in the summer all year round.

Usually you can't see it, and the bamboo shoots sold in the summer are quickly sold out.

Because of this, the little guy's words will make the uncle so surprised.

"This is a very good question, Xiaoyi, you can think of this question, it shows that you are usually subtle, which is great."

Zhou Jimin first praised the little guy, and then began to popularize this knowledge to the children.

Most bamboos like warm and humid climates, with an average annual temperature of 12C~22C and annual precipitation of 1000 mm ~ 2000 mm.

Bamboo's water requirements are higher than those of air temperature and soil, and it is necessary to have sufficient water and good drainage.

Therefore, in the south of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, the bamboo sea gardens can be seen everywhere, but to the north, it is basically rarely seen.

It is not that there is no bamboo in the north, but it is generally a cold-tolerant small and medium-sized ornamental bamboo, which is naturally incomparable with the bamboo sea in the south, which is extremely practical and ornamental.

After all, in the south, there are basically only places where people live, and there will be bamboo.

You must know that bamboo is a treasure, bamboo shoots are edible, bamboo can be used to weave bamboo baskets and other bamboo products, and can also be used for building materials, etc., which are extremely versatile.

When he finished speaking, the little guys' eyes lit up.

Little Cauliflower was the first to raise her hand and said:

"Uncle, why don't we start planting bamboo tomorrow?"

Obviously, she forgot what Zhou Jimin said earlier, and only remembered the many benefits of bamboo.

"Little cauliflower, if you want to grow bamboo, it's not impossible, but the bamboo shoots produced here in the north, well, how to say, are very small. Moreover, the growing cycle is longer than in the south, and besides, where do you get bamboo rice? Do you know where and how to plant it? ”

"Dad, what is bamboo rice?"

With the in-depth understanding of bamboo, children's problems are also increasing.

In the back, from the planting method of bamboo to the selection of planting addresses, chatting and chatting, it was crooked to the food.

Is it better to stir-fry bacon with bamboo shoots or duck meat with bamboo shoots?

As they chatted, the children shouted that they were hungry.

"Let's go home and eat."

"Yes, Dad, I want to eat fried bacon with bamboo shoots and chicken soup with bamboo shoots..... Whew! ”

"Uncle, can I stay at your house for dinner tonight?"

"Haha, no problem, I'll cook for you when I go back, but you all have to help, you can't get it for nothing."

"Got it, Dad, you go faster, we're hungry."

One big and six small, laughed and walked outside, and the laughter spread far and wide.

When he got home, Zhou Jimin made a delicious dinner for the children, and basically there were bamboo shoots for each dish.

Bamboo shoots can be divided into fresh bamboo shoots and dried bamboo shoots, both of which are eaten in different ways, but they are all equally delicious.

In the south, when making hot pot, you can use dried bamboo shoots.

After the dried bamboo shoots are soaked, they are torn into delicate bamboo shoots like needles and threads, and then put them into a thick broth and roll for a while.

After dinner, Zhou Jimin sent the cauliflower back to Yongqiao Hutong.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, he got up and went out.

Today is at the invitation of Wu Chengfeng, an antique dealer, to participate in a gathering of the antique world.

In a courtyard on the outskirts of the city, many people came here today, adding a bit of liveliness to the deserted house on weekdays.

When Zhou Jimin arrived, it was almost time for the meeting to start.

When he walked in, he found that there were a lot of antiques in it, but to his disappointment.

Not a single treasure.

Perhaps among these antiques, there are genuine items, but none of the precious antiques have been seen.

Because the space doesn't react at all.

The whole courtyard is very large, Zhou Jimin walked around the front yard for a while, and was about to leave in disappointment when Wu Chengfeng suddenly appeared at the door.

When the latter saw him, his eyes lit up.

"Master Hua, long time no see, welcome."

For Zhou Jimin, a big injustice, Wu Chengfeng is really satisfied.

"Long time no see, Master Wu, the party you said is not very good, if it is all these ordinary things, then I am really disappointed."

As soon as they met, Zhou Jimin became blunt.

Without the slightest politeness!

Thinking about it, he got up in the dark early in the morning and blew the cold wind all the way to the courtyard.

But the antiques he saw were disappointing, which meant that he had to go home empty-handed, for who was not resentful?

Besides, he is not familiar with Wu Chengfeng, he only had a transaction, that's all.

Wu Chengfeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in his heart that this person is really straightforward enough.

Then he laughed out loud:

"Haha, Master Hua is really fast, but ah, what you see in the front yard, those are ordinary antiques, if you want to see treasures, you have to go to the backyard."

Put it in the past, a place like the backyard is not allowed for outsiders to enter.

However, the courtyard in front of you is obviously not an ordinary house used to live in people, otherwise, the backyard is full of its own female rolls, who will let outsiders in to visit?

"In this case, then please trouble Master Wu to lead the way."

To be honest, Zhou Jimin has some interest in the backyard.

These old and young are really good at playing, and the three courtyards in the front, middle and back all represent different levels of antiques.

Although there are some treasures in the middle courtyard, there are not many.

Moreover, compared with the bustle of the front yard and the calm of the middle yard, the back yard can be called deserted.

Following Wu Chengfeng all the way to the backyard, Zhou Jimin was even more surprised in his heart.

When you enter the house in the backyard, you will be greeted by a picture of landscape splashing ink, which is very charming.

The main table below the splash ink diagram has several precious porcelain ornaments placed on it, whether it is the shape or the craftsmanship, it should have reached the subversive level of porcelain.

Just at first glance, Zhou Jimin was attracted to his gaze.

The reason why he stared intently at these pieces of porcelain was because they were really beautiful, not because of the movement of the space.

"Master Hua really has a vision, these pieces of porcelain are cherished by the emperors of the previous dynasty...."

Wu Chengfeng saw Zhou Jimin's gaze, and immediately introduced.

For the things of the previous dynasty, Wu Chengfeng is almost like a treasure.

Starting from the wild boar skin that started in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, to Shunzhi Kangxi, and then to Qianlong at the peak, Wu Chengfeng is very familiar with it.

And these porcelain in front of him are obviously not items from the Qianlong period, but they were forced to come alive by Wu Chengfeng.

After listening to the other party's introduction, Zhou Jimin nodded thoughtfully.

He didn't know how to appreciate porcelain like this, because there were too many porcelain things in history.

The few ordinary pieces of porcelain in front of me should have appeared in a much more ancient era, rather than more than two hundred years ago.

The spatial vibration was extremely active, and Zhou Jimin finally suppressed it, and his face was still the same as the light cloud.

At this time, he noticed that there were more than a dozen people in the house, most of them were white-haired old people, and only a few were middle-aged people with big bellies.

As for the young people, there was none.

If you think about it carefully, these people here are all old monsters who have been in the antique world for many years, or they are all big wrongdoers with thousands of dollars in their pockets.

Therefore, it is normal that there are no young people.

Zhou Jimin found a place to sit down, and then someone spoke.

Everyone gathered, although everyone's purpose was to exchange antiques, but at first, it was nonsense.

I thought it would be boring, but Zhou Jimin didn't expect that they started to idle from the ornaments on the main table.

Then when it comes to the dirty part, everyone's interest is even higher.

When it comes to dirty things, we have to mention the tomb robbery industry that has been prevalent since the Three Kingdoms period.

It can be said that many precious antiques have been handed down to this day because of the contribution of tomb robbing.

Ancient tombs are always indispensable for extravagant burial goods, and these things are extremely precious cultural relics for us modern people.

If it weren't for these gold-touching captains, then many antiques would be buried in the ground forever and could not be seen by the world.

Of course, tomb robbing is illegal and must not be done.

And Zhou Jimin listened to the topics they talked about, that is, where there are more antiques, and you can take a look when you have time.

Or the stories of some captains in the Republic of China and even the previous dynasties sound quite interesting.

These stories, while making Zhou Jimin refreshing, are also quite regrettable.

After all, most of the treasures they mentioned had been transferred overseas, or their whereabouts were unknown.

The place where dirty things appear the most is the ghost market.

Wu Chengfeng and the others just mentioned it briefly, but they were still written down by Zhou Jimin.

Compared to Pigeon City, Ghost Market is only once a month, and the address changes every time.

However, Zhou Jimin doesn't care about this, and after a while, he will ask Wu Chengfeng privately to see how mysterious this ghost market is.

Of course, if he had the chance, he would also like to meet those so-called golden captains.

Listening to Wu Chengfeng, they said that Captain Touching Jin never showed his true face, which was quite mysterious.

In other words, maybe people touch Captain Jin in front of you, and you don't know the identity behind them.

At this point, more than half an hour had passed.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, Lao Wu, this time you come first, let's see, what good guys did you bring with you?"

At the main table, a white-haired old man spoke, and Wu Chengfeng stood up and arched his hand to show respect.

In other words, it is the front court, and you are not allowed to kneel?

It's just that after experiencing the turmoil of the Republic of China, to the present, many of the previous bad habits have all changed.

Although the antique dealers adhered to the last tradition, they were mere formalities and did not dare to be too presumptuous.

After all, many people are still very disgusted with feudal bad habits.

Wu Chengfeng pulled out a wooden box from behind his seat.

The wooden box is painted, but it still gives a sense of the times, because the four corners of the wooden box are a little worn out.

The box was opened, but it was not an antique, but several small wooden boxes.

Everyone is even more curious, what the hell is it, there is actually a layer of protection in it, can it be used like this?

I saw Wu Chengfeng pick up one of the small wooden boxes and said mysteriously:

"You have to take a closer look, this is passed down from my grandparents' generation, and it has a history of at least 100 years."

"All along, I have never taken it out, even if it was a small day....."

Speaking of this, Wu Chengfeng's eyes turned a little red.

Zhou Jimin didn't know if the other party was acting, but the old people next to him were also full of emotion, and then comforted Wu Chengfeng a few words.

Xiao Ri put the knife on his neck back then, and he didn't take out the family business of these ancestors.

The truth was that he was completely stupid, his brain was down, and he couldn't react at all.

I can't even run my brain normally, so I let him go in the little days.

This allowed him to escape, otherwise he would have to shed his skin if he didn't die.

On this matter, he can boast for the rest of his life.

Therefore, on occasions like today, or on some occasions in the past, as long as it is a treasure among treasures, he will perform a part.

In this way, it not only adds a sense of mystery and heaviness to the antiques, but also makes others think that these antiques are his family's ancestral treasures, with higher added value.

In fact, this is also a common way to play in the antique world.

However, it's not an ordinary person, and I really can't play it.

Wu Chengfeng's family background, everyone knows more or less, but after so many years, Wu Chengfeng has also become a big player in the antique world, so everyone knows it.

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The small wooden box was opened, revealing an object wrapped in yellow silk.

When I lifted the silk, I saw a dignified and heavy seal inside.

The words on the bottom have not yet been revealed, but the five-clawed golden dragon above is lifelike and very eye-catching.

Zhou Jimin looked at it intently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the wisdom and skills of the ancients were really awesome.

An ordinary piece of jade can carve such a delicate seal, which is simply the pinnacle of carving skills.

He is a carver himself, so he naturally understands how difficult it can be.

And the seal in front of him, the reason why he felt emotional, is not only because of the seal itself, but also because the ancients of that era did not have a variety of different tools for carving like now.

Perfect technology, priceless.

"You can guess, which emperor's jade seal is this?"

At this time, Wu Chengfeng suddenly sold Guanzi.

But everyone was in high spirits and speculated.

Throughout thousands of years of feudal society, in addition to the jade seal, other emperors have one or several jade seals.