A little different from what Shen Yu thought, the interior furnishings were extremely simple and plain.
The tables and chairs are not extremely luxurious mahogany furniture, but ordinary old jujube wood.
And there are no unnecessary patterns, just a layer of varnish on the original wood.
There were several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the four walls. The house was too big. Shen Yu took a closer look.
On the east wall behind you hangs a painting called "The Return of Herdsmen in the Green Mountains", which is a freehand landscape with only a few strokes, but it is extremely lifelike and it was obviously painted by a famous artist.
There is a Xuan stove on a high table not far away. Sandalwood is scattered in all directions. The aroma is neither strong nor light. It is extremely refreshing when paired with the fragrance of tea.
Now besides Li Haiyang, there are three groups of people in Guanbao Pavilion.
Why are there three groups? Because Shen Yu, Chen Guangnan and Xu Duofu were sitting together, and the three of them were leaning against the east wall.
The one against the north wall is naturally Li Haiyang, the master of Guanbao Pavilion.
Li Haiyang looked to be in his forties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a shirt and trousers. He looked very energetic. When he saw Shen Yu looking over, he smiled and nodded at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu returned the smile and at the same time picked up the exquisite white porcelain tea cup in front of him and took a slow sip.
It tastes pretty good and leaves a lasting fragrance on your lips and teeth.
Look at the two people sitting on the west wall opposite. One is a tall and thin young man, about 27 or 28 years old. His clothes are all famous brands, which can't be bought without 70, 80, 80,000 yuan.
It's just that this young man's complexion is sallow and his energy is not very good, as if he is seriously ill.
Seeing Shen Yu looking at him, the tall and thin young man curled up his lips, closed his eyes and rested.
Next to him is a middle-aged man in his early forties to less than fifty.
Although he was next to a tall and thin young man, he was very reserved and only sat half of his body.
The expression on his face and some subtle movements showed that he was suffering a little at this moment.
Now there is a screen at the entrance, and an old man is sitting on a wooden chair in front of the screen.
To be precise, he was a white-haired old man wearing reading glasses. He was dressed in ordinary clothes. His jacket and trousers had been starched and turned slightly white. The round-mouthed cloth shoes on his feet were also very worn. This look looked more like that of an old man. Old farmer in the countryside.
However, Shen Yu's vision is not so shallow. People in the antique shop never judge whether someone is rich by their clothes.
Just like Uncle Song, although he wears patchwork clothes, he doesn’t know how much money his family has.
And the fact that this person can appear in Li Haiyang's villa itself explains some problems.
For a talented person like Li Haiyang, would he leave a place for a buyer who has no strength?
Definitely not.
Speaking of Uncle Song, Shen Yu would immediately think of the old Taoist priest who gave him three big Five Emperors coins.
I don’t know why, but it has been more than two months since I promised to pick up the Jianfeng Master’s seal ten days later, and the old Taoist priest has never come to visit.
Shen Yu told Lanya and Liu Yan more than once that if an old Taoist priest came to the store, they must inform him immediately.
Xu Duofu exchanged greetings with Chen Guangnan, then turned around and whispered: "Shen Yu, why are you here? Did Lao Li inform you?"
Shen Yu smiled and said, "I'm not familiar with him. This time I came with Brother Chen mainly to broaden my horizons." After saying that, he saw Chen Guangnan drinking tea and immediately winked at Xu Duofu.
Xu Duofu immediately understood that he seemed to be a fat man without any scheming, but that didn't mean he was stupid.
In just one sentence, you can tell that this is Chen Guangnan dragging Shen Yulai, and the purpose must be to identify treasures for him.
But what Shen Yu said was very level.
He did not directly say that he came to appraise antiques for Chen Guangnan, but said that he came to broaden his horizons with Chen Guangnan.
This will make Chen Guangnan feel very comfortable. After all, collectors hope that their eyesight will be recognized by everyone.
Sure enough, the smile on Chen Guangnan's face immediately became a little thicker.
"Brother Nan, come and have tea." Xu Duofu poured Chen Guangnan a cup of tea with his own hands.
"Brother Xu, what did you come here to buy today?"
Chen Guangnan was a little worried. He couldn't compare with the Xu family's financial resources. If Xu Duofu also took a fancy to the mahogany canopy bed, he would be in trouble.
But what Xu Duofu said next made his heart drop to the ground.
"Boss Li called in the middle of the night yesterday and said that he was going to sell a piece of jade Ruyi today. Wouldn't it coincide with my fiancée's father's birthday, so I came over quickly."
"Everyone, please stop chatting and listen to what I have to say."
Li Haiyang stood in front of the Rosewood Eight Immortals table and said with a smile: "Now that everyone is here, let's start having sex.
"No nonsense, the first antique is Ruyi Jade from the Ming Dynasty."
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl came out from the room carrying a wooden tray, which was also covered with a piece of red silk.
After the girl placed the tray on the red sandalwood Eight Immortals table in the middle of the crowd, Li Haiyang took off the red silk steps.
A piece of jade Ruyi carved from a single piece of top-quality white jade revealed its true appearance.
After scanning the crowd, Li Haiyang began to praise his treasure, "Ruyi has always been one of the most cherished jade objects by the ancients.
"The shape is derived from Ganoderma lucidum, which is known as Taoist fairy grass.
"According to legend, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were murals of immortals holding wishful things and becoming immortals. People made jade sculptures according to the pictures, and then passed them down from generation to generation.
"According to the Tang Dynasty legendary novel "Youyang Zazu", during the Three Kingdoms period, when Sun Quan was building a palace, a craftsman dug out a copper box in the ground. The box was two feet and seven inches long and covered with colored glaze.
"The craftsman was shocked when he saw it, and even guessed that there might be a rare treasure in the box. He did not dare to open it privately, so he hurriedly presented it. After Sun Quan opened it in person, he suddenly found a white jade Ruyi in the box, with dragons, tigers and cicadas carved all over it.
Extraordinarily beautiful.
"Later, in the Daoist paintings, there were many immortals holding wishful things in their hands.
"By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Ruyi had completely become an auspicious object symbolizing everything going well.
"Actually, there are many materials for making Ruyi, including bone, bamboo, porcelain and wood, gold, silver, copper and iron, jade and jade, etc.
"Among them, the Ruyi quality of jade is the most precious.
"Among jade Ruyi, mutton-fat white jade is the rarest.
"Although this Ruyi jade cannot be called mutton-fat jade, its texture is fine and moist, and its oiliness is excellent. It is a top-grade Hetian white jade.
"This Ruyi jade was something my father cherished during his lifetime, and he has been reluctant to sell it. Recently, he had to reluctantly sell it because he was short of money.
"It must be emphasized that this Ruyi was used by the Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty. I would not say it is a rare treasure, but it is definitely appropriate to say it is extremely rare."
"Shen Yu, help me remove my palms and eyes."
After Li Haiyang finished speaking, Xu Duofu picked up Shen Yu and walked over.
The shape of this jade Ruyi is twisted, with the head like an auspicious cloud and the handle end slightly curved. It is a typical Ganoderma-shaped jade Ruyi.
The body of the vessel is engraved with exquisite patterns, namely the Ruyi money pattern and the Ruyi cloud pattern.
In addition, there are also auspicious decorations such as longevity peaches, auspicious clouds, cranes, and green pines.
Indeed, as Li Haiyang said, the jade quality is high-grade Hetian white jade.
What’s interesting is that there is also a real ingot carved from mutton-fat white jade at the end of Ruyi’s handle.
The two are connected together with a rope of unknown material.
There is an inscription in the middle part of Ruyi: "Blessings are as long as the flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity is as long as the evergreen pines in the Nanshan Mountains."
