In any case, these are treasures left by the ancestors. Unfortunately, the most valuable one was lost in his hands, and the rest were preserved because their value was too low.
"This is all that's left, and they're all worthless!"
Yang Jizu opened the box and found some strange wood chips and clips inside. These things seemed to be old, but the shape was too ordinary and there was nothing outstanding about them, so they were not of high value.
Inside, there are also several ancient books and manuscripts.
The ancient books are all handwritten, and the paper is yellowed and slightly damaged. The same is true for the few manuscripts, which all look very unremarkable in appearance.
Li Yang picked up an ancient book, opened it, and read it carefully.
The ancient text seemed very boring and difficult to understand, but slowly Li Yang finally understood. This ancient book records the process of a man named Yang learning art. It is written in the first person and looks more like a diary.
Something. This man named Yang claimed to be a disciple of Lu Zigang, and he was also the youngest disciple of Lu Zigang.
However, there is not much description of Lu Zigang in the book. It only records what he learned and what achievements he made.
Looking at the ancient books, Li Yang gently shook his head again.
The things recorded in the ancient books are diaries, but the paper of the ancient books bears traces of the late Qing Dynasty, which means that this book cannot be written by the ancestor of the Yang family during the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, the authenticity of the content is greatly reduced, and there is nothing special in it.
If it is an ancient book from the Ming Dynasty, it will have a certain value just by being preserved to this day.
Li Yang lowered his head and looked at the other ancient books. They were all on this kind of paper, indicating that they were all from the same period. No wonder these things are so worthless.
Things from the late Qing Dynasty only date back more than a hundred years, and the records in ancient books are diary-type things. There is no way to verify them, and they have no historical significance. Such things can only be regarded as ordinary late Qing Dynasty manuscripts.
Such ancient books are not well preserved, so their natural value is not high.
Li Yang put down this book and picked up the second one.
As soon as he opened it this time, Li Yang's eyes widened a lot. What was recorded in this ancient book was actually the Wu Kun Dao. The most important thing is that it also contained a detailed introduction to the Wu Kun Dao.
It is written in the book that when Lu Zigang was young, he once bought jade and wanted to find a leak, but unexpectedly got an eyelash. After that, he became a disciple of the jade seller, learned the jade craftsmanship, and eventually became a master of jade carving.
However, the sand grinding method was commonly used at that time. Lu Zigang had some jade carving ideas that he couldn't realize, so he went to this master to ask for advice on the correct method.
This master was also a strange person. He directly pointed out the shortcomings of the sand grinding method and told Lu Zigang that if he wanted to achieve what he said, he must use different knife carving methods.
However, there were very few fine knives at that time, and jade was generally very hard. It was not easy to make a carving knife that could be used as desired and as desired. Lu Zigang's master gave him another idea.
Master Lu Zigang told him: In the past, when King Mu of Zhou Dynasty, he had to offer a Kunwu knife for cutting jade. The knife was one foot long and the cup could hold three liters. Cutting jade was like cutting clay. If you want to use the knife carving method, you must first have a Kunwu knife.
Lu Zigang didn't know where the sword was, so he asked his master. Finally, the master told him that the sword had been buried with him in an ancient tomb.
This made Lu Zigang feel very unlucky, but in the end he could not stand the temptation of the knife carving method and decided to open the tomb to retrieve the knife. Finally, with the help of his master, he successfully retrieved the Kunwu knife.
However, the shape of the Kunwu knife was not suitable for carving jade. His master gave him some advice, so Lu Zigang took the Kunwu knife and forged it again. Finally, it was forged into a slender small carving knife and renamed Wukun knife.
There is only one word difference between Kunwu and Wukun, but they are actually the same thing. With the Wukun knife, there is no Kunwu knife.
After getting the Wu Kun Dao, Lu Zigang's jade carving skills really improved a lot, and he gradually became famous. His knife carving skills were also pursued by many people, but others did not have the Wu Kun Dao in their hands.
It would be impossible to carve such an expressive work of knife carving.
These contents can be explained in just a few chapters in classical Chinese, but these are not the key points. What really surprised Li Yang was the following introduction.
The book contains a detailed introduction to the Wu Kun Dao. The Wu Kun Dao is 3.4 inches long. The 3.4 inches in the Ming Dynasty is about ten centimeters. It is the same as the mysterious blade that Li Yang saw in reality.
Wu Kun's knife is as thin and soft as a willow, bends freely, folds in half, opens in three days, and unfolds without any difference.
What these words mean is that this Wukun knife is very soft. The two sides are folded together. After pressing it for three days and then taking it off, it is still the same without any change. This is also different from the one Li Yang found.
The mysterious blades are exactly the same. Seeing this, Li Yang is almost certain that the blade he obtained is Lu Zigang's peerless magic weapon Wukun Dao.
At the back of the book, there are even more surprises for Li Yang.
Because the Wukun Dao is soft, it needs different wooden boards to fix it during use, and sometimes clips are used. The descriptions of these wooden boards and clips are similar to those that Li Yang just saw. With these things, the Kunwu Dao can be used
Can be turned into a real carving knife.
Taking a deep breath, Li Yang pointed to the ancient book and asked Yang Jizu: "Uncle Yang, as far as I know, Lu Zigang is the most famous master. What you wrote is about the use of his famous weapon Kunwu Sword."
, why do you say it’s not valuable?”
After listening to Li Yang's words, Yang Jizu looked at Li Yang strangely, and then shook his head after a while.
Yang Jizu said: "After so many years, who knows whether what is said in this book is true or false? People from antique shops and auction companies have looked at this book, and people from the auction company have come to test the paper. The result is that it is paper
It was from the late Qing Dynasty, and the content written above is all fabricated and imaginary. Besides, none of us have seen any Wukun Dao, so over time no one believes it!"
Yang Jizu's explanation was very simple, but Li Yang understood it.
He is someone who has seen the Wu Kun Dao, so he knows that everything recorded here is true. At least the records about the Wu Kun Dao are not wrong. But no one knew that the Wu Kun Dao was hidden in the jade pagoda before, and no one had seen it.
That soft knife, it’s hard to believe what’s said above just by looking at the description.
The most important thing is that these papers are from the Qing Dynasty, and there are no such records in historical written materials, making it impossible to believe the authenticity of the contents.
In this way, this can only be regarded as a fabrication by unofficial historians. It may be worth some money, but due to poor storage, its value is not high.
The total cost of these items is only a few thousand yuan. If an antique store comes to collect them, they will lower the price. Auction companies will not pay attention to such items because there is a high possibility that they will not be sold.
In the end, these things can be kept in the Yang family.
Li Yang slowly suppressed his excited heartbeat. This trip to Wuxi was worth it. It was really worth it. These things are priceless treasures to him, precious information that can restore Wu Kun Dao.
Looking back, Li Yang had completely become calm and said: "Uncle Yang, these things may be of some use to me. I want to buy them. What do you think?"
There are three ancient books in total. Li Yang has not read the third one yet, but he has already decided to buy it. These things are too important to him, or to Wu Kun Dao.
Yang Jizu frowned and said reluctantly: "These are not valuable. Besides, this is the only treasure left in my family. I want to continue to pass it on!"
He was not being pretentious. Selling the jade pagoda already made him feel very distressed and regretful. If these things were lost again, he would really be ashamed to face his ancestors. With these things around, no matter what, it gave him something to think about.
Secretary Zhu sat up straight and said: "Old Uncle Yang, you will not take these things with you whether you live or die. Mr. Li is a nobleman from Beijing. How about selling these to Mr. Li to save my face? You can set the price as you like.
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Before coming, Secretary Zhu had patted his chest and promised Li Yang that all the help today would be done. Now Li Yang has taken a fancy to a few old and inconspicuous things, but Yang Jizu doesn't agree to sell them, which makes him look sad.
Wu Guang, quickly said something helpful.
Yang Jizu shook his head helplessly and said: "Secretary Zhu, I know these things will not be taken with you until you die, but they are really worthless. You and Mr. Li are both noble people, how can you fall in love with such worthless things?"
Yang Jizu didn't say anything. He was not a stupid person. Although Secretary Zhu in front of him had been an ordinary section chief in the Civil Affairs Bureau like him, the water behind him was much deeper than his own, and he would have good development in the future.
.In the past few years, they were all section chiefs. Now Secretary Zhu is already a division-level cadre at a young age, which is the best proof.
Secretary Zhu was about to speak when Li Yang pulled him quietly and said with a smile: "Uncle Yang, what do you think? I will exchange this jade pagoda for these things. The jade pagoda is also your family heirloom, and it should be more meaningful than these things."
More valuable, right?"
Before Li Yang finished speaking, Yang Jizu suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Yang in surprise.
Taking the jade pagoda in exchange for these things, he even wondered if he heard it wrong?
He sold the jade pagoda to an antique shop for 600,000 yuan, and the antique shop sold it to Hua Xiaotian for 1 million. The antique shop must make money.
But when Li Yang got it, it was worth several million.
Even the initial six hundred thousand was still much higher than the value of this basic broken book. Yang Jizu asked again, and when he was sure that he heard correctly, he was stunned.
He heard it right, that means the person in front of him is stupid.
He exchanged hundreds of thousands of treasures for several thousand yuan of things. What else would he be like if he wasn't a fool?
Yang Jizu was very clear about the value of these things. He had no illusions that these were priceless treasures. An antique shop or auction company had approached them before. Ever since their family heirlooms were passed down, people came to their door often. In the end, everyone
The jade pagoda that was being stared at was something that no one thought highly of after looking at it.
After the jade pagoda was sold, people from these antique shops and auction companies never came to visit again.
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I saw a specialist today and it's not as serious as I thought. Fortunately, I feel a lot more at ease. Thanks to my friends for their blessings. I'll take the train tomorrow night and arrive home the day after tomorrow. When it's completely stable, Xiaoyu will have continuous outbreaks!
