After arriving at the antique street, He Qing did not call Gu Qing in advance, but habitually walked towards the antique stall market. At this time, the other party should have a stall there, and he could go directly to her to ask about the situation.
Soon they arrived at the crowded market. He Qing searched the antique stalls as usual. The entire antique market was all-encompassing, and a large number of toys were sold every day, so He Qing didn't have to worry about not finding good things in the future.
.
After several previous Taobao experiences, He Qing vaguely discovered the rules. The stronger the emotions given by the predecessors condensed on an antique, the stronger its spiritual power, and the emotions poured into it can be used.
The passion of the collector or collector, or the blend of inspiration and desire of the creator.
To sum it up, it is the power of will, or "will power" for short!
That's right, the strength of the "Precious Light" determined by the ancients' wish value for an antique. When the wish concentrated on an antique reaches a certain level, it can absorb the collection, usage experience or creativity of the predecessors.
However, this is only He Qing's preliminary judgment. He is not sure that the magical ability he possesses is just that. Everything is too mysterious and may not be as simple as he imagined.
"Yes!" Suddenly, He Qing's eyes lit up and he stopped. At this moment, his eyes were also covering a small thing. At first glance, it looked like a small top, with a big head and toes, and the overall appearance was good.
More refined.
And the reason why that thing attracted He Qing's great attention in an instant was naturally because he discovered another strange light, a very intense red light.
The antique emits a strong "treasure light", indicating that it has great will power and should be a good thing.
At that moment, He Qing couldn't help but become excited. He had discovered two powerful red lights before, one was on the imitation Lu Zigang jade plaque, that time he accidentally absorbed the superb jade carving skills, and the second time was on the counterfeit Lu Zigang jade plaque.
I picked up the antique purple sand teapot in Gu Qing’s home and learned about the tea ceremony.
But he doesn't know what skills he can absorb this time. He Qing will wait and see.
In fact, as soon as the thought flashed through his mind, the bright red light rose up before his eyes, and then the images flashed past his eyes like a slideshow.
Through the content recorded in the video, He Qing could clearly see that the small object was used to hold a kind of song insect, and that the song insect was kept inside and kept as a pet.
The small device used to hold song insects was once used by a young man in the Qing Dynasty. The young man was a young man from a wealthy family. He carried that thing with him all day long, either in his arms or holding it in his hands.
But he had no knowledge and skills, he only knew how to play, and went to various places where fireworks were played. Eventually, he lost his interest in playing with things, and died of illness at a young age. After his death, his family fell into ruin, and his belongings were sold, and the little gourd-shaped toy also disappeared.
Then he wandered into the flea market...
When the "movie" ended, He Qing couldn't help but shudder. It was as if his soul had been transferred to the body of the playboy, from being full of ambition to dying of illness.
It was an indescribable and wonderful feeling!
The next moment, a large number of new memories flooded into He Qing's mind, and countless information appeared there.
The experience of raising chirping insects and grasshoppers, the experience of playing with the grasshopper gourd, and various memories related to that little gourd.
He was literally possessed by his soul. There was another soul in his body, and he inherited all the skills of the other party in raising chirping insects and katydids.
Just now, he didn't know what that kind of chirping insect was called, but now he suddenly realized that it was a grasshopper, and the device that breeds it is called a "grasshopper gourd".
He Qing was also "infected", and an inexplicable feeling drove him to buy the Grasshopper Gourd.
The gourd owner's desire to raise grasshoppers seemed to have transferred to him. Fortunately, it was just this hobby and not the other person's hobby of going to a brothel and smoking big cigarettes.
"Brother, what do you like to play?"
He Qing has been standing in front of that stall for a long time. The young stall owner next to him has been paying attention to him, but he is not the roundworm in He Qing's belly. Of course, he can't see anything. He just thinks that the other person is attracted by the things on his stall.
, and a look of pride appeared on his face.
"Oh, just take a look." He Qing came back to his senses and said, "Boss, can you show me that Grasshopper Gourd?"
"Of course. It doesn't matter if you try it out." The young man agreed cheerfully.
"Thank you." He Qing smiled and nodded to him. People of his own age are easy to talk to, and there is no generation gap when communicating.
After obtaining the other party's consent, He Qing leaned down and carefully picked up the familiar Grasshopper Gourd, admiring it from side to side.
"Brother, you have such good eyesight!" The man praised, "This insect gourd has a neat shape and exquisite patterns. It is a rare old gourd."
He was boasting about himself, and He Qing smiled faintly, but said nothing. He wondered if the other stall owner would be like other stall owners, and then made up a story with him, saying that some minister had rewarded this gourd.
This trick may be able to deceive other people, but it will never deceive him, He Qing, because he has already dated the thing, and it is accurate. He knows who has played it and where it came from.
Although he does not understand the artistic value contained in playthings, he is able to accurately date them, which is also a unique ability. Isn't dating the most important aspect of appraising an antique? If you know the age of the thing, then you can almost do it.
Got a grip.
After all, He Qing had just joined the antique shop, less than a week before and after. How could he know so much appraisal knowledge? This thing cannot be learned in a short while. It requires systematic study and long-term practice accumulation.
"Boss, how do you calculate the price of this thing?" After figuring it out for a while, He Qing asked.
Although he estimated that the Grasshopper Gourd was not very valuable, he suddenly had that "elegant interest" and wanted to play with it. It shouldn't cost a lot of money anyway. If he wanted to stay in this business for a long time, he would just do it without playing with something.
Thinking about making money is boring.
If you want to learn appraisal knowledge well, reading and playing more is also an essential process.
"Brother, this is a typical grasshopper gourd made with an ivory mouth. It comes from the official model of the Qing Dynasty. You see, the ivory mouth is super thick and it is a flower model. There are pictures of three tigers drawn on it. It is lifelike. It can be said to be a masterpiece!" The man detailed with joy.
introduced.
"Haha, right." He Qing nodded slightly and said, "But in fact, Fan-made gourds were very common in the Qing Dynasty. They were first popular among the people, and later spread to the government and the palace. My favorite is still
Fire-painted gourds and needle-carved gourds, these two gourds require the most skills to make. Often the works of masters are reflected in these two gourds. I particularly like the works of Wang Jin of Tianxinyuan. Unfortunately, they are so rare that they are not even available in the market.
There are only a few genuine pieces left."
"Brother Daqing, have you been collecting grasshopper gourds?" the man asked back. Hearing that He Qing seemed to know more than him, he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed.
He Qing nodded and replied: "I prefer collecting."
Of course, he himself has never collected the so-called "grasshopper gourd", and all his knowledge was gained from newly added memories.
He said it casually, but unexpectedly he went into too much detail and even gave the specific name of the shop where the grasshopper gourd was made.
"Boss, how do you sell this thing? Please set a price." He Qing then asked.
"Seeing as you are a friend who knows the goods, let me give you the most realistic price." The man hesitated for a moment and then said, "You can take thirty. If it were someone else, I would definitely not give you such a low price."
of."
"Thirty?" He Qing was stunned for a moment subconsciously, and then he realized that thirty means three thousand. He almost made a big joke last time because he didn't understand this rule. It seems that he needs to learn the rules of the antique shop.
Otherwise, you will be despised by others.
"Yes, thirty yuan." The man nodded solemnly.
He Qing said: "The pattern of this gourd is very regular, but the look is a bit rigid. I still prefer something more natural - are there any needle-carved gourds?"
As he said that, he put the grasshopper gourd in its original position, indicating that he would not accept the price.
"No more." The man shook his head and said, "Brother, what's wrong? Do you not want it anymore or do you think the price is too high? The price is negotiable. How about you set a price yourself? As long as it is more suitable, then I will give it to you.
is you."
He saw what He Qing really meant, and after hearing what he said very intelligently, He Qing did not put down the thing, and replied seriously: "To tell you the truth, I bought a better gourd to raise grasshoppers.
Grasshopper. I feel like this is pretty good.”
"You want to raise a grasshopper? Are grasshoppers easy to raise?" the man asked repeatedly, with great interest.
"It's easy to raise. It's summer and it's the best time to raise one. The more sunshine and the hotter the weather, the happier the grasshoppers will be and the sweeter their chirps will be. I have raised crickets, crickets and grasshoppers." He Qing
Said seriously.
He had indeed played with the first two before, but he had no memory of grasshoppers. Catching songbugs was one of the great joys of his childhood. He remembered that on a sunny Sunday, he would take his friends and go to the fields far away from home to catch them.
They play with crickets, but they have never used such exquisite song gourds, they always use very simple jars or small cages.
"How to raise them?" The man seemed to be more and more interested as he listened, and He Qing was also very interested, so the two of them squatted down and talked about feeding the grasshoppers.
He Qing is now a grasshopper breeder, and everyone has to call him senior, so he has the most experience and experience. He talks eloquently and eloquently, and the man listens very intently.
"Brother, I want this Grasshopper Gourd for ten yuan, so give it to me." After finishing speaking, He Qing said in jargon.
After some exchanges, he and the man seemed to have deepened their relationship invisibly, as if they regretted meeting each other so late, so he also changed his title to "buddy", which made people feel more cordial.
"Brother, what more money do you want?" The man shook his head vigorously and said, "The beauty of a gentleman, I will give this to you. Today I met a friend who also likes to raise insects!"
"Ah?" He Qing said in surprise, "You gave this thing to me?"
"Yes, I will give it to you for free." The man nodded solemnly and said, "Actually, I didn't spend much money when I received it. It was given to me by a friend. If you like it, you can use it. I will
I also want to see your results. Maybe I will also start raising grasshoppers. I will definitely need to ask you for advice in the future. My name is Li Xuguang, nice to meet you!"
As he spoke, he extended his hand to He Qing very enthusiastically.