Gu Kaize once told Li Huqiu that Jin Sanye, one of the three thieves who specializes in underground work, is the master of the antique shop. If he doesn't make money, he can go directly to the antique shop to conduct a large-scale inspection, and he is guaranteed to be the best in the world.
Antique shops rushed to get him. Li Huqiu always remembered this. He thought that if he stole the ill-gotten wealth and used it for personal enjoyment, what kind of crime would he be called? So he made up his mind early on and donated all the stolen property.
Go out to do charity. He must master a craft himself. Learn antique identification from Jinchuan, and make a living in the antique shop in the future. With a secure life, he can also get in touch with a wider range of people, and learn more about people who are rich and unkind.
Jinchuan was stunned by Li Huqiu's request. He hesitated for a moment and suddenly asked: "I heard from Wang Mao that you are already perfect at your job. Don't you have an endless job? Why do you still want to follow me?"
I want to study antiques? Do you want to quit?"
Li Huqiu said: "I had this plan a while ago, but now I have no idea. I still want to hang out in the third-hand family, but I don't want to rely on this to survive. I can't stand on it without any skills."
World, so I ask my uncle for help!"
He also said: You can be a thief, but your heart should be innocent. When it comes to thieves and thieves, the thieves are in front and the thieves are behind! Otherwise, there is no way to talk about thieves. They are called gold and silver, drink from a big bowl and eat meat, and shout to do justice for heaven.
The slogan of those who plunder everywhere is just a little more genuine than the thieves in the world. In the end, they are still just thieves.
Li Huqiu's words moved Jinchuan.
Jinchuan has always been a lazy person and doesn't like having apprentices to be restrained. He taught Nightmare the technique of ecstasy hook, he taught Wang Mao the skills of antique shop, and he taught Qiu Tian the skills of trapping and feng shui, but these three of them are masters.
It was up to him to enter the practice, and he only gave him a few relevant books and occasionally gave some advice a few times. Li Huqiu's words were right for him. He was very drunk, so he agreed with the strength of his drink.
After He Yusheng heard this, he called out "Wonderful!" He quickly sent someone to prepare the altar table, and said: Mr. Jin Sanye accepts closed disciples, how can he be careless, the rules must be fully followed. He obviously wants to bring this matter to the fore
It's true. Li Huqiu fisted at him and said nothing. He Yusheng said: "How can you fist me and not show your master a courtesy?" After hearing this, Li Huqiu hurriedly came to Jinchuan and greeted him with a big gift.
Visiting. Unexpectedly, Jinchuan was not drunk at all. The old man stared at Li Huqiu with a pair of bright yellow eyes. Li Huqiu knelt down to him, and he immediately knelt down on the ground to return the favor and said: "You and I have no fate as masters and disciples.
, you are a nuisance to master, I don’t want to be your master even if I am half a master, I will not accept your great gift." He saw Li Huqiu's face looking disappointed, He Yusheng was about to say that he didn't keep his word, he
He waved his hands and said: "You don't have to say anything. I will do what I promised. It just so happens that I have three months to do nothing, so I will stay here with you. By the way, I will teach you the ways of the Huqiu Antique Shop. I have nothing to do."
He can learn as many skills as he can, and I will only teach him for these three months."
Li Huqiu couldn't help but hesitate when he heard what he said. He had planned to return home immediately to find Xiao Yanzi. He Yusheng was rough on the outside and subtle on the inside. He knew what Li Huqiu was thinking and interjected: "Huqiu, you
Returning to China alone to find a child is like looking for a needle in a haystack. If I send all my friends in China who are related to Crouching Tiger Hall to help you find it, I believe it will be much better than finding it yourself. If you have any news, inform me immediately, and you have to stay.
After hearing the news from Crouching Tiger Hall, won’t this give you time to learn this skill from Mr. Jin San?”
He Yusheng's words made sense, and Li Huqiu really wanted to learn his skills, so he clasped his fists and said, "Then I will work hard for three months, Uncle Third Master."
From that day on, Li Huqiu began to learn from Jinchuan how to identify antiques. Jinchuan led him into a brand-new door, and behind that door was a strange and bizarre world of joy and sorrow.
The first lesson Jinchuan taught him was history. The first book he introduced to him was also history. While reading, he explained the principles behind it. Only then did Li Huqiu realize that the other side of the four words "identifying antiques" is history and humanities.
Astronomy, geography, social sciences and miscellaneous subjects.
Behind every antique there is a specific historical background. The treasures and high-quality products are often accompanied by anecdotes of famous people and major historical events. Therefore, to understand antiques, you must first learn history.
Reading history is what Li Huqiu is interested in. Jinchuan takes a wild approach when talking about history. In addition to the changes in dynasties, the emphasis is mostly on anecdotes of famous people and literary and historical allusions, including the characteristic styles of the works of famous masters in the past dynasties.
, introduce the changes of the times and the mutual influence between art and antiques at that time. Explain some major historical events, anecdotes, celebrity tombs and other knowledge.
This knowledge not only broadened Li Huqiu's horizons, but also expanded his knowledge and knowledge. It also made him understand that knowledge can not only be learned in school. As long as he is willing to work hard, he, an illiterate, can also have the opportunity to swim in the ocean of knowledge.
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The history of five thousand years is as bright as the stars, and the five miscellaneous studies are all-encompassing. How can it be learned in a few months? A month later, Jinchuan introduced a large number of classical books to Li Huqiu and asked him to
In the future, he will have time to read slowly and carefully. Accumulation of knowledge does not happen overnight. Now that time is limited, he will start teaching Li Huqiu about antiques.
Compared with historical knowledge, this aspect of knowledge is more professional. Li Huqiu studied eagerly with the spirit of forgetting to eat and sleep.
There are many things that can be called antiques, which are generally divided into categories: stoneware, jadeware, pottery, bronzeware, goldware, silverware, ironware, lead-tinware, porcelain, enamelware, lacquerware, bamboo and woodware,
Bones, teeth, paintings, documents, etc. To identify antiques, you must not only be familiar with the material characteristics of the thing, but also be familiar with the humanistic characteristics of the dynasty it was in, historical anecdotes, historical background, craftsmanship level, scientific level, characteristics of famous artists' handwriting, and place of origin.
The climate is truly all-encompassing and ever-changing. It is extremely difficult to judge what is true and what is false.
Professional knowledge is all rote memorization, but this aspect is actually Li Huqiu's strength. This kid has memorized rules and read Water Margin since he was a child, and his memory was developed under the threat of Hao Zizi breaking his arms and legs. Jinchuan gave him dozens of
After reading tens of thousands of words of information in less than a month, he was able to come up with something that was very close to him. Jinchuan was very satisfied with this and told him: knowledge is dead, people are alive, water has no permanent power, and people are impermanent.
Love, everything is changing. Memorizing the things you have learned and remembered is not the most important. Being able to use them is the key, so you must learn and apply them. Li Huqiu said that this principle is also applicable to life.
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It took a month and a half to acquire professional knowledge. In the remaining half a month, Jinchuan focused on explaining to Li Huqiu some rules in the antique shop and his experience growing up. Finally, he took Li Huqiu to visit the antiques he received in Russia.
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If you want to eat antique rice without blinking, famous experts say that the first warning is to be greedy, and the second warning is to talk too much. Jinchuan told Li Huqiu that if you want to eat less, the first warning is not to be greedy, and the second warning is not to dare to speak. The greed he is talking about is not desire.
The greed that makes you stupid refers to the enthusiasm and motivation to participate in this industry. Learn more and learn more. Don’t be afraid of being blind. You must dare to be greedy for cheap. What is right or wrong is all experience. Don’t dare to speak out.
What it means is that if you want to know more, you must dare to ask and speak, and don’t be afraid of being deceived and being used as a mallet. This is how everyone has been. Li Huqiu summed it up by saying that if you are stupid and bold, take your losses as a blessing.
If you fail, you will poop out. If you leave the experience and lessons behind, you will become a Buddha sooner or later.
There are many rules in the antique shop: don't touch porcelain, don't touch copper with water, don't touch wood with gold, don't touch jade with dust, don't tell the true and false, don't count the gains and losses, suffer the loss of the dumb, pick up the leaks of the dumb. There are many rules, which really makes Li
Huqiu was an eye-opener. The rules in this antique shop are applicable to all parts of the society. It can be said that these three months are the ripening agent for Li Huqiu's way of life. The young thief king is improving his own skills at a rocket speed.
Inner cultivation.
Three months later, in the Crouching Tiger Hall.
Jinchuan placed three paintings on the table for Li Huqiu to look at. Li Huqiu looked at them all from the inscription, postscript, paper, collection mark, texture, size, and decoration. Finally, he closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then suddenly opened his eyes and lowered his head.
He smelled the three paintings and finally said: "All three are contemporary copies." He pointed at the picture in the middle, which was a Song imitation of the portrait of Madame Wei by Zhang Xuan, a famous lady in the Tang Dynasty, and said: "This picture
It's the best. At first glance, it seems to be made of Song Dynasty paper and Song Dynasty style decoration, and there are also inscriptions and postscripts by several famous Song Dynasty artists, but I think it is a modern imitation." Jinchuan said calmly: Go on. Li Huqiu continued
Said: "The inscription and postscript were peeled off from other paintings, so it looks frivolous and lacks the energy to penetrate the back of the paper. The paper is indeed the clear paper of the Song Dynasty, and the decoration method is also the ancient paper washing and complementing method of the Song Dynasty, but it uses pulp for mounting.
The material is modern, but the paste taste is wrong! The most important thing is the ink used in this painting. This ink is indeed good, and it conforms to the characteristics of what a famous artist in the Song Dynasty said: "the light is clear but not floating, and it is as clear as a child's eyes."
, but the ink is tung ink, which was only available after the Ming Dynasty. Although the faker was willing to spend money, he was finally reluctant to use the ancient ink from the Song Dynasty on this ink."
Jinchuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "What do you think of these two paintings?" Li Huqiu pointed to the painting on the right and said: "These two paintings are too fake. The inscription in this painting has a sentence written by Mi Fu, leaving
The seal is written by Xiangyang layman, but the year is 1085. At that time, he was just thirty-five years old and at the beginning of his official career. However, this Xiangyang layman was the seal he often used in his later years." Jinchuan nodded slightly and said:
Where is this fake picture of Fu Baoshi's "A Thousand Guns of Smoke and Rain"?
Fu Baoshi is a modern painter. It is difficult to tell the clues from the paper age and mounting technology of his paintings. We can only start from the brushwork, painting style, inscriptions, postscripts, and other aspects. Li Huqiu heard him say that Fu Baoshi's paintings have profound meaning.
, the composition is novel, making good use of thick ink, rendering and other methods to integrate water, ink and color to achieve a lush and majestic effect. If the writing power is not enough, it will be difficult to imitate that effect. Li Huqiu stared at it
The painting of Ten Thousand Guns of Misty Rain said: "The importance is not distinguished, the priorities are unclear, and the right and wrong are chaotic. If Fu Baoshi's brushwork was of this skill, how could he have painted so many beautiful mountains and rivers?"
Jinchuan laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "Good boy, I really regret the three-month agreement I made with you that day. Depending on your understanding, give me another half year to ensure that you can become a master in this industry."
Li Huqiu said solemnly: "I don't seek wealth, I only need food and clothing. I can enjoy myself by reading a few books on weekdays. It would be a waste of time to learn all your skills." Jinchuan said: "With your knowledge
If you stay in this business for a long time, your understanding will surpass mine sooner or later."
There was a banquet in the world, and Jinchuan said goodbye and left Crouching Tiger Hall that afternoon after testing Li Huqiu's eyesight. Before leaving, he used his feudal superstitious thoughts to tell Li Huqiu's fortune, and left four urgent sentences.
Saying: When misfortune turns into good luck, good fortune will come. If you don't meet someone, it's hard to reunite with family members. As soon as he left, He Yusheng arrived with his back foot, confirming his saying that when misfortune turns into good luck, he will turn misfortune into good fortune. Judge Tie came to the door and asked to see Li Huqiu.