Chen Ran first told Wang Liang and Wang's father that this pair of jars was indeed the Flower God Cup he was looking for, but he didn't say the value, so he just assumed it was 400,000. In fact, Wang Liang's Peach Blossom Cup was not worth 400,000, but it was not far behind.
How much, the approximate value is between 300,000 and 400,000, so it is better to think of it as 400,000. Except for the August Osmanthus Cup, which is the most valuable, and the October Hibiscus Cup, which is worth about 800,000, the Five-Colored Flower God Cup during the Kangxi period is worth about 800,000.
The other cups are all about the same value, around 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. Among them, the lotus cup and the rose cup are slightly lower, probably less than 300,000 yuan.
After receiving Chen Ran's affirmative answer, Wang Liang was very excited at the moment. Compared to the excited Wang Liang, Wang's father was much calmer, and his expression did not fluctuate much. I'm afraid he was still mostly half-convinced.
"Old man Wang, do you still remember how you got this cup?" After putting down the Flower God Cup, Chen Ran couldn't wait to ask this question.
The situation in front of him was really puzzling to him. The pair of cups in Liu Laogen's house were both May pomegranate cups. He originally thought that the pomegranate cups were the same as the August osmanthus cups. But it turned out that the pair of cups in Wang Liang's house were not pomegranate cups.
It's a peach blossom cup, also a pair of the same.
"I can't remember clearly. I think I picked it up. Let me think about it..." Wang Fu still has some impression of this cup, but it's just that it took too long. He has some memories of how he got it.
Not clear.
Chen Ran and Wang Liang looked at each other, and then looked at Wang Fu, waiting for Wang Fu's reply. Not only did Chen Ran find it incredible, but Wang Liang also found it quite incredible. None of his ancestors were high officials.
, then how come there are such valuable antiques in his family? Obviously, in his eyes, only if there is an official in the family, then there are valuable antiques passed down from the family.
"You said your Uncle Lao Gen's family also has a pair of cups like this?" Father Wang frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. Instead, he suddenly remembered what Wang Liang said about Liu Laogen's family also having a pair of cups like this.
thing.
Wang Liang nodded.
"Your uncle Gen's family also has it, and our family also has it..." Wang Fu pondered for a moment, suddenly startled, and then nodded affirmatively: "I remembered, this cup was fished out of the river."
"Fetched from the river?" Wang Liang had been waiting for Wang Father's answer. Wang Father suddenly remembered. He thought that Wang Father would tell a story like a family heirloom. Who knew that Wang Father would actually tell a story like a family heirloom?
He was directly told that they were fished out of the river, which immediately surprised him: "Can antiques be fished out of the river?"
Chen Ran also became more and more strange as he listened. Although he had heard many stories about antiques picked up by the river, he was still surprised to find such an antique as the Flower God Cup.
"What's new here? The bowls and jars used in our time were not all fished from the river. When a girl in the village got married, which family didn't have a few jars as dowry?
When your mother got married, she also brought two flower pots..." Wang Fu said matter-of-factly.
"Then why haven't I seen one in our house?" Wang Liang became more and more surprised as he listened. He really didn't know about this.
The king's father chuckled: "You were nowhere to be found at that time. When you were there, you were gone. In the past, there were often floods in the river. When there was a flood, a lot of things washed down from the upper reaches, including everything.
The most common ones were these bottles and cans. At that time, these bottles and cans were not worth much. Let alone selling them, no one would care about them even if they were given to others. They could be thrown away even if they were kept.
Yes, they were also exchanged by those small traders who came later. The two flower pots your mother brought as a bride were stolen by your brother and exchanged for a piece of candy with a small trader. Your mother was very angry at that time.
I chased your brother for half the village with a stick. The few bottles and cans left in the village were all taken away by these small traders in exchange for things. Later, there were fewer and fewer of them.
, the river has never flooded again, even if it flooded once or twice when you were a child, it is not as big as before, and only the branches from the mountain are washed down. Not to mention now, the water in the river is all dry.
Well, when I was a child, this river was several times wider than it is now. When there was a flood, the whole village had to flee to the mountains. At that time, everyone in the village lived by the river. Later,
The houses were built higher and higher, which led to what they are now..."
Wang Liang was extremely surprised when he heard this. He had lived in the village for so many years and he had never heard anyone say such a thing. A piece of candy was used to exchange the dowry that his mother brought with him?
Chen Ran had heard a lot of such things. In that era, rural areas in remote areas were like this. At that time, transportation was not convenient and information was not well-informed. Many places actually lived a life isolated from the outside world. I remember in the newspaper
I have read online that some villages in mountainous areas did not know that a new country had been established in the 1980s, and they still thought that the Qing court was ruling the entire country.
In that era, there were no mobile phones or telephones, and naturally there were no newspapers in the countryside. The only people who could get information from the outside world were the most popular small salesmen at the time. They carried a load and a rattle and walked among the villages.
The villagers are also very welcoming to these little hawkers, because they can not only hear the changes outside from these little hawkers, these changes will surprise them. In addition to these, they can also hear from these little hawkers
In exchange for some novelty gadgets from the outside world, little did they know that these little salesmen had all exchanged their treasures for cheap. It was a normal thing for a piece of candy to be exchanged for two flower pots. In the eyes of the rural people at that time, in addition to gold
Except for the value of silver, everything else was worthless. It was not until later that some people in the village began to go out of the village and have more contact with the outside world that this barter transaction method gradually changed.
"Old man Wang, did you fish this cup out of the river? How many were fished out at that time?" Chen Ran asked such a question shortly after Wang Fu finished speaking. Although he knew the origin of the Flower God Cup,
The origin, but they still haven’t figured out why Liu Laogen’s family has a pair of the same pomegranate cups, while Wang Liang’s family has a pair of the same peach blossom cups. It’s impossible to fish them out by such a coincidence, unless they were exchanged after they were fished out.
This is not impossible. After all, Chinese people prefer symmetry no matter what they do. If they are a pair, they will naturally want to be exactly the same.
Of the two questions Chen Ran asked, the latter one was undoubtedly the focus. Even if they exchanged it, it was impossible to fish out exactly four cups. What a coincidence, it happened to be two peach blossom cups and two pomegranate cups.
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"I don't remember clearly. There were several of us at that time, including me, your uncle Lao Gen and his father, Xiao Liang and his uncle, and Erya, the sister-in-law of Xiao Liang and his lame uncle in the backyard...
I remember that eight or nine of them were fished out. The four of us boys each got a pair. When we were picking, we all picked the same cup. This cup looked very beautiful. Everyone wanted a good-looking one. Remember to pay for this cup.
There was almost a fight..." This memory is too far away. Wang's father was only a teenager at the time. In fact, Wang's father did not tell the truth. It was not that there was almost no fight, but that there really was a fight.
Each of the four boys was given a pair, and Erya was given one. This cup is so beautiful, and it goes without saying that it is attractive to girls. Erya also wants a pair. Uncle Gen’s father is related to Erya.
The two who were closest to each other insisted on giving it to Erya, but Wang's father, Xiaoliang, his two uncles, and another boy were unwilling. At that time, Uncle Lao Gen and his father snatched one away and ran away with Erya, but were chased.
On the way, a fight broke out. Needless to say, fortunately, Xiaoliang and his uncle were still kind and did not take away the portion given to Uncle Lao Gen, his father and Erya. The king’s father could recall this episode.
Memory, it was precisely because of this incident, but naturally he couldn't tell the inner story to the younger generation.
Wang's father was thinking about it while talking, but he didn't notice that Chen Ran's eyes were straightened, eight or nine times!
After two days of hard work, he only collected a pair from Uncle Lin, and now eight or nine suddenly appeared.
"Uncle's family too?" Wang Liang asked in surprise. Chen Ran also looked at Wang's father expectantly. This question was undoubtedly what he wanted to ask.
The king's father nodded: "There should be some, but I don't know if they are still there. It's also in your Uncle Qian's house. I don't know about Erya's one. You can go to Uncle Cripple's house later and have a look. If there are any, they are also in your house.
Uncle Cripple, is this cup really worth so much money?"
Obviously, at this time, he still didn't believe that this kind of cup would be worth so much. Even if it was an antique, it wouldn't be worth so much. There were rumors in the countryside that someone had sold an antique and made a fortune.
, but even if an antique is discovered in the countryside, it is generally of little value unless an ancestor is a high-ranking official and lives in a mountain village.
"Of course it's worth it." Wang Liang was also very happy at this moment. Hearing Wang Fu ask this, he relayed to Wang Fu what Chen Ran had just said to him. Chen Ran was able to offer 400,000, but it was all because of his
It had nothing to do with it. When he talked about it in front of his father, he was undoubtedly very proud.
After listening to what Wang Liang said, Wang Fu looked at Chen Ran a little differently, but he didn't say much, patted Chen Ran on the shoulder, nodded with a smile: "Xiao Liang, this kid, has many things.
He doesn’t even understand, so you have to give him a good hand in the future.”
On the surface, this sentence does not mean any compliment at all, but it is undoubtedly more important than any compliment.
Chen Ran was not pretentious and agreed straight away. His father-in-law didn't feel like an old man from the countryside at all, but he was very free and easy.
Wang Liang was also very happy when Wang Fu praised Chen Ran. After being happy, he couldn't wait to say: "Dad, I will go to the uncle's house and ask if his cup is still there..."
"Go." Wang Fu nodded with a smile, but he told Wang Liang not to say anything for the time being and to ask first. If there is anything, let them bring it over. If not, forget it.
After Wang Liang agreed, he ran out happily...
[Please give me a red ticket, today the red ticket did not exceed 300...]
