Chapter 227 Another encounter with the Immortal Bureau
Shen Yu didn’t know why Mr. Wu suddenly asked him to continue talking.
After all, it can be said that there is no intersection between me and him.
But, it’s not a big deal if you say a few words.
The hesitant refusal at this time made me appear timid and unworthy of the stage.
Thinking of this, Shen Yu said loudly: "Since Mr. Wu is supporting the junior, I will add a few words to your words, good or bad, please bear with me."
Mr. Wu smiled: "Just say it."
Shen Yu looked at Chaozhu with a very calm face, "Actually, Chaozhu is not worn every day like in movies and TV shows. Wearing it every day is too cumbersome.
"Generally speaking, no matter what rank or status, everyone only wears it on more important festivals.
"Only the emperor, empress and empress dowager are eligible to use the Eastern Pearl and bright yellow ribbon.
"You may ask, what is Dongzhu?
"Dongzhu is a kind of wild freshwater pearl. Compared with seawater pearls, also known as south pearls, its color is more crystal clear and eye-catching.
"It's just that compared to the southern pearl, harvesting is more difficult in the eastern pearl. You need to jump into the freezing cold river to collect pearl clams.
"Everyone think about it, what would it be like to jump into the cold river water at more than ten degrees below zero in early spring or late autumn?
"Not to mention diving to collect clams, even if you stay in the water for a few seconds, you may freeze.
"The difficulty of fishing for pearls can be imagined from this.
"If there were many Dongzhu, it would be easy to say.
“But often we can’t catch just a few pearl-producing mussels of the right size in several rivers.
"If you put together a boatload of pearl clams, you can often get a few pearls.
"Among them, there are only one or two that can be used as court beads."
When Mr. Wu heard this, he sighed softly, "Yes, there is uncertain data. The total number of Dongzhu collected from the early Qing Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty was only a few thousand.
"So even if you are a prince, you are not allowed to wear it.
"Qianlong loved Fukang'an so much that he even named him Beizi for the first time. When he gave him the beads, they were just a bunch of coral beads with golden braids."
Chen Guangnan leaned in front of the jadeite pearl and took a few glances, "Mr. Wu, how does this glass Zhengyang green jadeite pearl compare to the Dongzhu?"
"This..." Chen Guangnan's words stumped Mr. Wu.
"At that time, jadeite pearls could not compare with Dongzhu, not even imperial green, and jadeite was not taken seriously until the middle and late Qing Dynasty.
"But now, Dongzhu is no better than glass Zhengyang green jade." Mr. Wu explained.
As soon as Mr. Wu said these words, Shen Yu immediately showed a rather strange expression on his face. He looked at Li Haiyang and then at Mr. Wu, his eyes thoughtful.
After a few seconds, Shen Yu turned sideways slightly and looked at Jing Shuiyang again.
Jing Shuiyang listened with great interest, and there was nothing unusual about it.
"Mr. Wu, why are there 108 beads in this court?" Chen Guangnan continued to ask.
Mr. Wu took the water glass from Li Haiyang's hand and took another sip. "You have to ask this little friend to explain your question. The old man is old and will be out of breath if he talks for a long time."
Shen Yu said respectfully: "Mr. Wu, junior Shen Yu, if you don't mind, just call me by my name."
"Okay, Xiao Shen, just keep working hard."
Shen Yu said a few more polite words before continuing: "It is said that these 108 beads symbolize the change of solar terms in a year.
"There are four seasons in a year, and the four beads of the Chaozhu symbolize the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
"There are twelve months in a year, and in the Ganzhi calendar, the twelve months are divided into twenty-four solar terms.
"The twenty-four solar terms are divided into seventy-two periods.
"Five days are the weather, three weathers are the Qi, six Qi are the hours, and four o'clock are the year..."
When Shen Yu said this, everyone was a little confused.
Xu Duofu interrupted Shen Yu, "Wait a minute, everyone knows the four seasons and the twenty-four solar terms of the year. What does the seventy-two solar terms mean?"
Shen Yu thought for a while, "Hou, also called 'Hou Ying'.
"There were no clocks in ancient times. From the beginning of spring, there were five days as a period, so there were 72 periods in a year.
"The ancients had their own unique calculation method for how long it takes for a tree to sprout, how long it takes to produce leaves, how long it takes to bloom, and how long it takes to bear fruit.
"Others, such as when the cool breeze will arrive, when the white dew will bloom, when the cicadas will chirp, when the frozen river will bloom, and when the returning swallows will come, can also be calculated clearly.
"The seventy-two solar terms are simply a refinement of the twenty-four solar terms."
"So, December 24 solar terms 72 hours = 108 Chaozhu.
"This algorithm is indeed correct. As for whether it is correct or not, you have to ask the ancients.
"Finally, the precious thing about Chao Zhu is that it is very difficult for more than a hundred beads to be the same size.
"It's not difficult to find one or two beads of about the same size.
"A dozen or so pills would be difficult.
"Like this string of jade beads, there are more than a hundred ice-type Zhengyang green jade beads of the same size and almost the same size, and the divided beads are extremely rare glass Zhengyang green beads, which are really rare.
"To say rare treasures is a bit exaggerated.
"But it is not an exaggeration to call it a rare treasure."
Li Haiyang suddenly became happy, "Oh, thank you Brother Shen for your compliment."
Shen Yu smiled modestly and said: "To tell you the truth, Boss Li, your string of beads is a rare treasure."
Li Haiyang looked at Shen Yuhao again, took two steps forward and patted Shen Yu's shoulder, "We hit it off immediately. I will come here more often in the future."
Shen Yu's face was full of solemnity, "That's natural, Boss Li. I think the price of your string of jade beads will definitely not be low. Why not take this opportunity to raise funds for those who want to buy it?
"Those of us who can't afford it, can we just stand at the door of Guanbao Pavilion and watch the beautiful scenery in your yard from a distance?"
Li Haiyang waved his hand generously, "Brother, you can take a look at it. If you like it, you can stay here that night. There are many guest rooms in my house, and you would have to live in one room every day for half a month to finish it."
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A few minutes later, Shen Yu and Xu Duofu stood in front of a colorful fish pond, feeding fish food into the pond and watching the carp playing in the water.
"Shen Yu, why are you praising Lao Li's string of beads? This will force Lao Li to charge a high price, which invisibly makes it more difficult for me to buy." Although Xu Duofu complained, But there was no anger on his face.
Shen Yu dropped the fish food and rubbed his eyes lightly, sighing slightly, "Fat man, you have entered the fairy trap set up by Lao Li and you don't even know it."
Xu Duofu frowned, "What do you mean? There's nothing wrong with that string of beads. Brother, I'm not as good as you when it comes to antiques, but when it comes to jade, even if I'm not better than you, I'm not worse than you."
Shen Yu looked at Xu Duofu and said word by word, "Although that string of beads is very beautiful, it can only be used as a ring or broken into bracelets.
"It can neither make a bracelet nor make a brand. What do you think you bought it for?
"Think about it, if you buy it for 40 to 50 million and then sell it, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
"Even if there is no loss, how long will it take to sell? Isn't it equivalent to using your own money to help others cash out?"
When Xu Duofu heard this, he was stunned for a few seconds, and then a look of solemnity immediately appeared on his face.
After more than a minute, he slapped his forehead fiercely, "Yeah, such small beads can't do anything, what should I buy them for?
"I'm confused, I'm confused. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have lost a lot of money this time when a few people raised the price."
Shen Yu took out a box of chewing gum and handed two to Xu Duofu.
"If I guessed correctly, the relationship between Mr. Li and Mr. Wu should have been good during his lifetime, right?"
Xu Duofu chewed gum and thought carefully, "Well, it's indeed good. It is said that Mr. Wu lost a lot of money due to poor management in his early years. At the critical moment, Mr. Li helped him once and let him tide over the difficulties.< /p>
"Afterwards, instead of pursuing debt collection from Mr. Wu, Mr. Li lent him a sum of money to help him make a comeback.
"If you didn't ask me about this, I really wouldn't be able to remember it. Grandpa told me before."
Shen Yu looked up at the sky. At this moment, the sky was blue, and dozens of birds were chasing each other and playing in the sky, which made people feel happy.
"That's right. Mr. Wu's appearance is too confusing. He doesn't want to compete with you for that string of jade beads.
"It's the seller, that is, Lao Li, who wants to use Mr. Wu's identity to influence the judgment of you and Jing Shuiyang.
"Suppress first and then raise. Lao Li deliberately said that the grade of Chao Zhu is low. When the Zhengyang Green glass beads come into your field of vision, you will be drawn into the game instantly.
"Think about it, the jade market is so hot now, and Mr. Wu has identified this string of beads, what reason do you have for not buying it?
"So, Lao Li's target this time is you and Jing Shuiyang.
"Now that you have seen through it, Ping An is 'out'. The rest depends on whether Jing Shuiyang can see through it."
Xu Duofu opened his mouth and originally wanted to scold Lao Li, but in the end he murmured in a low voice, "Jiang, you are so damn old."
Its voice is like the sound of a mosquito, full of emotion.