Chapter 63 Treating guests to dinner
Grandma stared at Song Nanqiao with great interest and smiled lovingly.
She pulled her lips and felt a little embarrassed, "I just understood a little bit of the fur."
In a blink of an eye, my eyes suddenly lit up. Isn’t this a crystal cup from the Warring States Period? Grandma actually has such treasures. This crystal cup is priceless and can’t be bought even with money. It is an extremely rare cultural relic.
Song Nanqiao's eyes were filled with bright colors, "Grandma, can I take a look at this crystal cup?"
"Look at it, you can give it to you if you like it."
Grandma was very generous, but she didn't dare to ask for it. Even if she sold it to herself, it would probably be worth one leg of the crystal cup.
These are precious collections! Extraordinary!
"Sister Qiao, grandma, you are chatting, I'll make dinner for you."
"You can still cook?"
Song Nanqiao was a little surprised that such a young man would even go into the kitchen.
"Of course, Sister Qiao, don't underestimate my cooking skills, wait and see."
Li Wei proudly hooked the broken hair in front of her forehead and walked into the kitchen with a smile.
Seeing his neat look, Song Nanqiao couldn't help but smile slightly.
"He is really capable. He can go to the hall and the kitchen. Grandma teaches him very well."
She not only praised Li Wei for her, but she really thought he was excellent.
Grandma smiled happily, so she turned to look at her.
"Can Nan Qiao know the origin of this crystal cup?"
Grandma looked at her meaningfully and asked mysteriously.
"I know one thing, this cellar belongs to the late Warring States Period. The Qin and Han tombs have been discovered almost every year since the 1980s. It seems that they were found in large tombs of the Warring States Period. Later, many people turned their hands and auctioned at sky-high prices. In everyone's eyes, they are extremely precious existences. It seems that the National Museum before seemed to want to collect them?"
"During the Warring States Period, the unearth of such things was equivalent to the history of an era. This crystal cup was too precious and extremely rare. Grandma really had a rich collection."
Song Nanqiao told grandma everything he knew about the crystal cup in one mouthful, and invisibly sighed at her amazing collections and collections.
"I didn't expect that Nan Qiao knew antiques very well. It seemed that we had the same interests and hobbies."
"No, grandma is joking. I'm showing off my skills in front of you. Don't laugh at me. But grandma likes to study it very much. My family also has a few copies of his collection efforts, so I can understand a little, but not much, and I can't compare to a collection artist like you."
But I didn't expect that there were so many antiques and antiques here, which opened her eyes.
"Nan Qiao comes, grandma shows you something good."
She waved her hand and Song Nanqiao followed her to the study. The scenery inside made Nanqiao even more amazing. In comparison, the antiques and antiques in the study are truly priceless treasures.
"Does Nan Qiao know what this is?"
Grandma pointed at the phoenix crown placed in the middle.
Song Nanqiao recognized it at a glance, and was incredibly dumbfounded.
"Grandma, is this a green phoenix crown?"
The crown ornaments of ancient emperors and concubines were decorated with phoenix-like jewelry. The phoenix crown of the Ming Dynasty was a ritual crown worn by the empress when she received a book, visited the temple, and met with the court. Its shape followed the Song system and was developed and improved, so it showed the beauty of elegance and luxury.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the colored crowns used by women in general were also called phoenix crowns, which were mostly used during weddings.
She is a girl, so she naturally likes these things even more because they all give them mysterious colors.
"That's right, Nan Qiao knows what Diancui means?"
Grandma was quite interested and her eyes fell on her.
"The green coloring process is a traditional Chinese gold and silver jewelry making process, but it has been available in the Han Dynasty."
"I heard from my grandfather that most ancient high-quality concubines have the opportunity to wear it. This skill is superb and only inherited from ancestors. It plays the role of embellishing gold and silver jewelry. Jewelry made with the dot and embellishment process has a good luster and bright color. As long as you pay attention to protection during use, the luster and color can be preserved for a long time."
"The development of the dot-green craft reached its peak during the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, and became the most popular jewelry wear at that time. Many noble ladies like it, which is a symbol of popularity, but it is also a banner of different eras for the development of skills."
"Cui, that is, the green feathers, the kingfisher feathers, are made of gold or gold-puffed metals to make different patterns of bases, and then the bright blue feathers on the back of the kingfisher were carefully inlaid on the seat to make various jewelry objects. Later, when the kingfisher became a national protected animal, this skill was lost. It was a pity, but it was really cruel. Too many kingfishers died. The headdresses that can be retained now seem to be very small, and there are very few that can retain such luster and so much."
Influenced by his grandfather, Song Nanqiao knew very well about these collections.
I like it even more, as if I am in the ocean of knowledge.
In amazement, I looked back at my grandma.
"Are I right?"
I was a little embarrassed, and I didn’t know if what I said was right. After all, this was all told by my grandfather when she was a child. Maybe there were deviations.
"Nan Qiao said it very well. It seems that you really understand ancient culture. This phoenix crown is my favorite object, especially the exquisite craftsmanship. Almost no one can do the technology of this phoenix crown now."
I have treasured this phoenix crown for a long time and I will come to see her every day."
Song Nanqiao could see that there was a different light in his grandmother's eyes.
She turned her face to the side, and the more she looked at Song Nanqiao, the more satisfied she was and the more she liked it.
He pulled Nan Qiao's soft pancreas and kept squeezing for a long time, the wrinkles on his face were about to melt.
"You are not only a sensible and kind child, but also knowledgeable and insightful. You are a girl with fragrance in your bones. Grandma likes it."
After being praised inexplicably, Song Nanqiao thought he was a little shy even though he thought he was thick-skinned.
"Grandma, how can I compare with you? But I'm just playing a big sword in front of Mr. Guan. I haven't studied these things. They're all heard of them and just show off their ugly words. How can I be worthy of your favor?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Wei in the kitchen had already prepared everything and shouted loudly.
"Okay, stop talking. The food has been served. Come and have a meal. Sister Qiao is here to try my skills. I don't know if it suits your appetite."
Song Nanqiao smiled and felt that this trip was really not in vain. He saw that he had gained a lot of knowledge while seeing it.
The so-called "not judging people by their appearance" is what she has completely understood today. Who would have thought that a grandmother in her sixties was with a big boy, and the two depended on each other for life, but the strength and family background behind it were amazingly great, and she must have come from a prominent family.
Now, Song Nanqiao overturned all his previous thoughts about Li Wei, and today he really re-reached him.
Chapter completed!