When I arrived at the rental house, the woman helped me move my things into the yard and left without taking a sip of water.

At that moment, I opened a total of 12 bundles of old books one by one, and found 12 bookmarks in some of the semi-monthly magazines. The bookmark is made of rosewood, half a foot long, one inch wide, hollow and carved, the beauty is graceful, extremely exquisite, and exudes a faint fragrance of logs.

The rest of the books have nothing to say, they are empty and unremarkable.

I scrubbed the inkstone and placed it under the lamp.

In the lower left corner of the inkstone, there is a signature in italics.

The upper part has been mutilated, and only half of it remains, which is a cursive "zhi" zigzag.

After the inkstone is scrubbed clean, it is not the most common Duan inkstone in Bianliang City, but the Langya gold silk inkstone, also known as the "Langya purple gold inkstone".

According to historical records, Langya Zijin inkstone began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, which is thousands of years old.

The Northern Song Dynasty calligrapher and painter Mi Fu has long praised Langya purple lazuli, calling the purple gold inkstone "the first product in the world".

Langya Purple Lazuli is a sedimentary rock with a hardness of 3 to 4.5 degrees Mohs.

The quality is the best for the color such as horse liver, the section is like wax, the silver star is flashing, the oil is warm and moist, and the ink is like oil, which neither damages the hao nor lags the pen.

The current color of this inkstone is the accurate color of horse liver, and it is the best in the purple gold inkstone.

Regardless of the quality of the inkstone, the "zhi" of this half signature has a greater origin.

Following my sister to travel around the world, I have seen many collections in private museums in Europe and the United States, many of which are the authentic works of the "book saint" Wang Xizhi.

The signatures at the end of the article are all the words "Xizhi".

This half of the signature is certainly half of the word "Xizhi".

"It's a pity, it's a pity...... If it is a Zijin inkstone signed by Wang Xizhi in good condition, it will exceed at least 500,000 yuan. Now that it is so damaged, it can only be worth 50,000 at most. ”

The reason why I regret it is because of the loss of the value of the treasure on the one hand, and on the other hand, because after the cultural flow falls to the people, the pearl is secretly cast and the heavenly objects are violent.

No matter how good things are, they can't be sold for a lot in this place.

The next morning, I took the inkstone to Erma Road, walked through several shops, and finally entered a shop called "Bun Zhai".

Behind the counter of this shop is a female clerk, and next to it is a female shopkeeper sitting in a private tea room.

When dealing with women, the chance of the other party eating black and bluffing is relatively small.

From my experience, I know that the ratio of bad women to bad men is ten to one in this world.

I opened the plastic bag and uncovered two old newspapers to show the broken inkstone.

The female clerk glanced at it and was a little disappointed: "Sir, we don't like this well, you better go again." ”

"Look bad" is the jargon in the antique shop, which is similar to the Jianghu lip dictionary.

If the seller says that the goods are definitely good, and the buyer sees the flaws and has to take into account the seller's face, he will say "it is not good".

I didn't mean to complain about the other party, after all, this is a remnant inkstone, and it is a rare Langya Zijin inkstone in Bianliang City, the female clerk is still young, her eyesight is not hot enough, and it is easy to understand that she has taken her eyes away.

I wrapped the inkstone back and accidentally glanced at the side wall and saw that the wall was full of wood carvings.

Modern wood carving technology has been developed to the extreme, all using laser machines, the degree of fineness is extremely high, even the hair of ancient ladies can be carved.

It is said that Dongyang wood carving has been exported to Europe and the United States and is well-known all over the world.

When I saw the wood carvings, I remembered the bookmarks I found in old magazines.

Machine engraving is finer than manual engraving, and it is far ahead in technology, but it has no verve. Especially when carving figures, the artificially carved "ladies" are alive, while the machine-carved "ladies" are dead.

At this moment, the female shopkeeper sitting in the private tea room stood up.

She held a vertical version of the ancient book in her hand, her body bent together, the exquisite curves were exposed, and a phoenix hanging on her chest swung lightly, flashing a little blue light.

"Sir, interested in wood carving?" The female clerk asked.

I shook my head and walked out.

"Xiaocui, what did that guest want to sell just now?"

"Miss, it's an inkstone, the signature part is broken, although it's a Langya purple gold inkstone, but I can't see the age, I just scrubbed it hard, I'm afraid it's worthless."

"Hehe, your eyesight is getting better and better, and as soon as someone took something out, you refused?"

"Miss, the inkstone is wiped too clean, I smell the smell of toothpaste and soapy water, and I deceived people into the study, I really don't have long eyes, I don't know if our family specializes in the four treasures of the study?"

I stood in the doorway and could clearly hear the conversation between the two.

The voice of the female shopkeeper was very beautiful, like the first cry of a yellow bird, coquettish with cold arrogance.

I remember that the voice of my beautiful sister after getting drunk was a little similar to that of this female shopkeeper.

I suddenly wanted to see the face of the female shopkeeper, after my sister left, I didn't have a single relative by my side, even if I found someone who was a little like her, it gave me more comfort in my heart.

I turned around and entered the study room again.

The female shopkeeper is about to be in her early twenties, with a melon seed face, big eyes, long hair and dyed highlights, black and gold.

On her chest hangs a white jade phoenix, on which is tied a very fine chain made of colorful gold threads, and the workmanship is excellent.

"What kind of good things did this gentleman send?"

Her eyes looked at me gracefully as if they could speak.

For the past ten years, I have only my sister in my eyes.

Now this female shopkeeper, with a slender waist and a concave figure, is like a budding and fragrant rose, which makes people reverie.

"My inkstone is a good thing, please show it again."

The corners of the female shopkeeper's mouth turned up slightly, and a small dimple appeared on the side of her mouth.

I put the inkstone in the tray and pushed it in front of her.

She was beautiful, like a blooming rose.

In my mind, no one in this world can surpass my beautiful sister, she is a star in the sky.

"Zijin Yan, it's a pity that it's broken, otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen to the people."

The female clerk sneered: "Sir, I've seen it just now, please go to the next one?" ”

"Fifty thousand, the Langya purple gold inkstone used by Wang Xizhi, I only sell it for fifty thousand."

I didn't bother to talk nonsense with the female clerk, so I stretched out the little finger of my right hand and tapped lightly on the half of the signature.

The female clerk laughed: "Ouch, you are really capable!" You say five parties are five parties? There are so many inkstones on the entire Erma Road, and half of the signature is not known to be true or false, do you dare to say that it is Wang Xizhi's authentic handiwork? ”

"Fang" is 10,000, the simplified word "10,000" plus a little bit is "Fang", and Wufang refers to 50,000 yuan.

Outside, two customers, an old man and a young man, entered the door, and when they heard the words of the female clerk, they all laughed.

I stared at the female shopkeeper, who put the inkstone in the spotlight and took a powerful flashlight, which hit the side of the signature part.

A truly high-quality purple gold inkstone can transmit light, and by doing so, she can see the depth of the signature strokes.

If you are lucky enough, you can find the word "Xi" in the location of the missing part.

I'm sure the inkstone is real, and it doesn't have to be as cumbersome as hers.

Just imagine, if the word "zhi" is true, how can the other word "xi" connected to her be fake?

"Five parties, fairness." The female shopkeeper nodded.

"What? Miss—"

"Xiao Cui, stay."

"Let's stay" means "OK to receive", and now, I'm the seller, the delivery is made, the collector decides to buy a certain collection, and the delivery person leaves the goods, which is "stay".

The female shopkeeper did this, which proved that the female clerk Xiaocui had just looked away and made a big mistake.

The old man took a step forward with a smile: "Miss Guan, what's the matter?" Early in the morning, eat the elixir? ”

In the antique shop, buying cheap and favorite collections is called "eating elixir".

I asked for "50,000 yuan", which is a fair price, but I can't talk about "eating elixir".

When the old man said this, his words were sarcastic, as if he was doubting Miss Guan's eyesight.

"Yang Ye smiled, I am the one who runs the four treasures of the study, others think that the purple gold inkstone used by Wang Xizhi is broken and worthless, but I think that if a real cultural person can get a piece of book and holy treasure inkstone, it should not be a problem to produce twenty squares."

Originally, she was the buyer, and before the transaction was completed, she should not have said in front of me how much this thing could sell for, so as to prevent me from regretting it on the spot. However, although it was the first time we met, we seemed to have a good heart, and we both believed in each other's character and would not backtrack.

"Twenty squares? Hehe, joke! Xiaoguan, you've been living a good life for too long, and you really want to 'take medicine'? ”

In the jargon, "taking medicine" is also called "paying tuition", and buyers buy fake goods or the store charges a defective product at a high price.

Originally, the word "taking medicine" had the meaning of self-deprecation, as well as the meaning of comforting oneself, and the right to pay the tuition, but from the mouth of this Yang Ye, the meaning of ridicule was too heavy.

They are acquaintances, but not friends.

Otherwise, Yang Ye would not be aggressive.

The young man also followed: "Miss Guan, don't 'plant mines' this friend, right?" knows the credibility of the study, and also knows that Miss Guan loves the four treasures of the study, especially Wang Xizhi's words...... Let my grandpa take a look at it, be on the safe side, won't you? ”

The jargon "planting mines" refers to fakes in the countryside, and some buyers of "two knives" who are a little knowledgeable go to the countryside and buy goods from farmers, thinking that in this way they can buy the real thing. Unscrupulous counterfeiters took advantage of this and worked with the peasants to deceive people and sell the fakes to these two knives.

Miss Guan smiled: "Yang Ye is a big expert in the field of antiques in the study, help me take a look, it's also a good thing, but, look at the goods, one eye is high and one is low, it happens from time to time, if I have an eye today, I will admit it, go out in five directions, and listen to the sound!" ”

The jargon "one eye is high and one eye is low" refers to the fact that due to different personal knowledge, aesthetics, and preferences, completely different judgments may be made on the same thing, and a consensus cannot be reached.

If Yang Ye finally came to the conclusion that the inkstone was worthless, then he was a mallet and didn't understand the four treasures of the study at all.

Yang Ye took the inkstone in his hand, put it under his nose and sniffed it first.

I did clean the inkstone with toothpaste and dish soap, but that was because the inkstone had been mixed with some kind of wax oil for a long time and had been soaked with wax, so it had to be removed first, otherwise, any stain remover would not work.

Of course, because the signature position is broken, I don't think it's worth the effort to deal with it.

"Hey, it's a good thing, it's a pity it's broken! The little brother is also an expert? But—"

Yang Ye turned his head to look at me: "Little brother, I haven't seen you before, it's so good-looking!" ”