Chapter 164 No one asked after ten years of hard work
Seeing someone suddenly barging in, Li Huiyun screamed in fright, then covered her face shyly and turned away.
When the visitor saw this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, it's the old man and I was rude. What do you want to say in private? Go on. I'll come in later." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Uncle Song, you came just in time. I was just wanting to talk to you about something." Seeing this, Shen Yu quickly called out to the visitor.
The person who came was none other than the old Songtou who asked Shen Yu to identify the Tianhuang stone for him a few days ago, but it was actually the Shoushan stone seal.
Today, Lao Song is dressed quite decently, with straight trousers, smart leather shoes, a white shirt without any wrinkles, and a new pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
"What's the matter? Tell me." When Shen Yu said that he had something to do with him, the old man immediately became energetic.
"Huiyun, you go sit on the single bed outside and have a rest. If you feel sleepy, just lie down for a while. I'll have a few words with Uncle Song here."
"Okay."
Li Huiyun first smiled and nodded to Lao Song, then walked out of the reception room obediently. She went to the single bed, closed the curtain, and sat down to play with her mobile phone.
When outsiders are around, Shen Yu always says whatever he says, and Li Huiyun will never refute even one word to Shen Yu.
First, he asked Old Song to sit down. After Shen Yu poured him a cup of hot tea, he explained in detail the origin of the "Jianfeng Louzhu" seal and how the old Taoist priest lost it.
Then he expressed his wish to return the seal to the old Taoist priest.
After hearing this, Lao Song patted his thigh and said, "What do I think it is? Didn't I say I would give that seal to you?
"Since I gave it to you, the seal belongs to you and has nothing to do with me. Don't say it's a gift. Just throw it in the trash can. That's your own business."
Shen Yu said frankly: "Uncle Song, you bought the seal for 15,000 yuan. So, I will give you 15,000 yuan back, which is the original price. No matter what, I can't let you suffer a loss."
If it hadn't been for the three Five Emperors Coins given to him by the old Taoist Priest, Shen Yu felt that he would have been successfully attacked by the man named Shu Quan last time at Jiang'an Villa.
You must repay this kindness. Since the seal is a relic of the old Taoist Master, it is your duty to return it to him after buying it.
Old Song was no longer willing, "Xiao Shen, why are you so hardworking at such a young age?
"I gave it to you as I said. Don't look at the tatters I wore before. It was just to save money on buying antiques.
"I have money, a lot of money! Okay, show me the antiques quickly. I definitely picked up a leak this time, maybe it's a huge leak."
Shen Yu didn't want to argue more about the seal, since the purpose had been achieved anyway.
As for money, I will definitely find an opportunity to pay it back to Lao Song in the future, and Shen Yu will not take advantage of it.
"Well, let's not mention this matter for now. I wonder what Uncle Song you want to identify? You can take it out now."
Lao Song chuckled, took out his mobile phone and made a call. After a while, two energetic young people came together to carry in a mahogany box.
After carefully placing the box in the reception room, the two bowed to Lao Song and left.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yu was slightly startled, okay, even Uncle Song has his subordinates?
With a wry smile in his heart, Shen Yu slowly walked to the box, then lowered his body and looked at it carefully.
Shen Yu only glanced at the mahogany box in front of him, and his heart moved. Uncle Song might have really missed it today!
Or should I say it was 100% missed.
This is a huanghuali mahogany book box with four corners clad with copper and five carved sides.
It is about 70 cm long, 50 cm wide and 60 cm high. It has silver locks on the front and back, and copper rings and handles on both sides.
From the outside, this is a standard ancient book box, also called a book box.
In ancient times, people could put it on the bedside to hold books and read them whenever they wanted without having to go to the bookshelf repeatedly.
You can also carry it on your back when you go out. In the movie A Chinese Ghost Story, Ning Caichen carried this thing.
This box has beautiful lines and elegant patterns. The front and back are carved with landscape figures, but most of them are blurred and I don’t know what they are.
On the left and right are some remaining auspicious patterns, which are also blurry.
The carving pattern of "Kuixing Dou" on the lid of the box is very clear.
Kuixing stands with one foot on the top and one foot on the stars. He holds a pen in his right hand and an ink fountain in his left hand. He has the beautiful expectation of "Kuixing points the fight and takes the lead".
During the ancient imperial examinations, Kuixing's presence was considered the best luck, implying a bright future for the "examination".
In ancient times, Kuixing Pavilion was built in many places. Before the imperial examination, Confucian scholars would go to pay homage.
Kuixing is also called Kuixing. There are two explanations. One is the name of the constellation. In ancient times, Kuixing was regarded as the star god who dominated literary fortune and fame.
The other refers to people. The specific dynasty of Kuixing and his name cannot be verified, but it is said that he once won three yuans in a row, that is, Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan.
Therefore, whenever ancient scholars took exams, their relatives and friends would wish them success.
On both sides of Kuixing are also engraved two lines of poetry from "The Story of Pipa": "No one asked about me in the cold window for ten years, and I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop."
"Uncle Song, this box of yours is pretty good. It is made of old Huanghuali from the Qing Dynasty and is in excellent condition. I wonder how much you paid for it?"
Lao Song picked up the teacup and smiled: "Guess?"
Shen Yu thought for a moment: "Ming and Qing furniture is very popular now. They are arranged according to their value, also called purple, yellow, and red.
"The most valuable among them is naturally the small-leaf red sandalwood, and the second is this huanghuali. If I were to evaluate this box, it would be worth at least 300,000 yuan."
Lao Song held out three fingers: "Thirty thousand! I bought it when I bought the old house."
Shen Yu smiled and said: "Congratulations, the price has increased tenfold. You really made a big mistake."
Lao Song pulled Shen Yu back to the mahogany chair, "This is considered a leak, but it doesn't count as a big leak. The big leak I am talking about does not refer to this box, but to the inside of the box."
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After Lao Song finished speaking, he slowly opened the box. After thinking about it, he took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket. After wiping the sweat from his palms, he carefully took out a mountain-shaped porcelain from the box.
This is a pen holder, to be precise, a porcelain pen holder.
A pen stand is also called a pen holder, a pen stand, or a pen stand. As the name suggests, it is a device that ancient literati placed on their desks to hold their pens.
Although it is not included in the Four Treasures of the Study, it is an indispensable item in a scholar's study.
Because writing an article or writing cannot be done overnight, it often requires conception. However, the brush cannot be laid flat after being dipped in ink. It must be supported by something to prevent it from contaminating the desktop or paper, so the pen holder was born.
Pen holders were made of many materials in ancient times, including precious ones such as enamel, coral, and famous jade, while common ones were mostly made of porcelain, stone, and wood.
But the porcelain penholder that Lao Song took out is not ordinary. It is shaped like a five-peaked mountain, with the middle peak slightly higher and the peaks on both sides getting lower.
Its shape is simple and elegant, and its outline is soft and smooth.
The most important thing is that this shelf is full of openings and the color is pink and green.
"Wait a minute, don't put it on the coffee table, put it on this table." Shen Yu quickly pulled out the small mahogany square table in the corner.
This table is an anti-fall table that Shen Yu made by himself after referring to Bogutang's appreciation table. It is very safe and there is basically no danger of the porcelain rolling down when placed on it.
Lao Song slowly put the porcelain pen holder on the table, then flicked the pen holder, and the pen holder suddenly made a very nice crisp sound.
"The porcelain sound is clear, did you find a Ge Kiln penholder?" Shen Yu asked softly after swallowing his saliva.
Old Song nodded solemnly, "If it weren't for it, how could you, Uncle Song, and I say that this rosewood box is not a big leak?"
"You always keep quiet, but you are a blockbuster. If this shelf is really a genuine item from Ge Kiln, you may be like the ancient poem engraved on the box. No one asked about it for ten years, but you became famous all over the world in one fell swoop!"
Shen Yu really didn’t know what to say, Uncle Song was simply amazing.
In just a few days, he has transformed from a "wealth-gifting master" to a leak-picking master. Shen Yu really didn't come back to his senses for a while.
It's not that Shen Yu looks down on people, it's just that Uncle Song punched him too many times. As far as Shen Yu knew, it was at least twenty times, and he still punched him continuously.
Because of this, Shen Yu did not charge his appraisal fee many times.
I haven’t seen him for a few days. Not only did he spend 30,000 yuan to pick up a Qing Dynasty rosewood bookcase worth 300,000 yuan, but he also took out a Ge Kiln penholder from the bookcase. No one can be convinced by this.< /p>
Of course, Shen Yu didn't mean that he didn't want Lao Song to pick up the leak. He now really hoped in his heart that this was a genuine Ge Kiln artifact.
Because Shen Yu has never seen a real Ge Kiln artifact, if this argument is true, it would be an eye-opener for him.
Even in the entire Chuzhou flea market, the largest art trading center in the south of the Yangtze River, only "Bogutang", one of the three famous stores, has a remnant of Ge Kiln, and it is not easily shown to others.
