While they were eating, Liu Dong, who was familiar with driving, had already arrived at the antique city on his old bicycle. After first going to Taiyi Pavilion to say hello to Uncle Long and leaving the bicycle there, Liu Dong had
After buying some things at a shop on the street, I walked to the backyard of Chenxiang Pavilion.
Last time I went empty-handed, I was caught up and didn't have time to prepare. I definitely won't do it this time. And for this Liu Dong even went to ask Uncle Long for advice.
"Boom!"
After knocking on the door, Liu Dong soon heard footsteps coming from inside.
"Squeak!" Accompanied by the hoarse sound of opening the door, a middle-aged woman with a simple face, about forty years old, leaned out most of her body.
"Wu Ma, it's me, I'm here to visit Mr. Li!" Liu Dong, who had been here three days ago, was already familiar with the nanny who took care of Mr. Li's daily life.
"Oh, it's Mr. Liu, come in quickly! The old man has talked about you several times!" Mother Wu also had a deep affection for this respectful and polite young man, so her tone was very cordial.
After hearing this, Liu Dong said a polite word, then crossed the threshold and walked in. The scenery in the small courtyard was already very familiar to him when he came here a few days ago, but when he saw the quiet environment here again, Liu Dong was still
I can't help but like it from the bottom of my heart.
"Uncle Liu, you are here, have you brought a gift for my daughter?" Maybe he heard the movement at the door. Just after Liu Dong walked around the screen wall and entered the small courtyard, a man with two braided pigtails and a white princess dress came,
A little girl of about five or six years old rushed from the house to Liu Dong, hugged his thigh, and asked in a sweet voice.
Seeing the childish and cute look on her face, Liu Dong quickly took out the candy man he bought on the way here and said, "Uncle Liu gave this to you, do you like it?"
Looking at the candy man in his hand, the little girl's eyes lit up. She quickly took it and turned it over in her hand. Her round little face showed joy and she shouted: "I like it!". She looked so cute.
Liu Dong reached out and picked her up.
"Xiaodong is here?" At this time, Li Renfang, who was in the back room, also walked out, "Nanny, uncle gave you a gift, do you know how to say thank you?"
"Thank you, Uncle Liu!" The little girl was still very good.
Touching her little head, Liu Dong smiled and praised: "Nanny is so sensible. From now on, uncle will bring you gifts when he comes over!"
"Haha, okay, Xiaodong, don't spoil her!" He said after a pause, "Nanny, come down. Grandpa still wants to talk to uncle, so you can go play by yourself!"
Hearing this, the little girl nodded and struggled for a while. After Liu Dong put her down, he grabbed the candy man in his hand and ran away happily.
"Mr. Li, I know you like to take care of flowers and plants, so I bought a pot for you when I came here. However, I don't know much about this, so I don't know if you don't like the one I bought!" Liu Dong said as he said
A pot of flowers in her left hand was brought to her eyes.
After hearing what he said, Li Renfang didn't refuse. He reached out to take it. After looking at it in his hand, he smiled and asked, "Isn't it Lao Long who sued you?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong naturally knew what the old man meant by these words. So, he touched his nose and said with a slightly embarrassed smile: "Yes!"
"Haha, Xiaodong, you are interested! I like this pot of orchids very much!" After saying that, Li Yunfang accepted it without being polite to Liu Dong. Since he gave Liu Dong the antique appraisal experience he had summarized in half a lifetime.
, although he did not agree to his request to become a disciple, the relationship between the two parties is already close to that of a master and apprentice. Therefore, Mr. Li is not as polite as Liu Dong, otherwise the two parties will appear to be at odds.
When he came this time, Liu Dong also wanted to thank Mr. Li for donating books, so he went to ask Uncle Long for advice, and found out that Mr. Li liked to take care of flowers and plants, especially orchids. Therefore, he went to the antique city to sell bonsai.
He spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy this pot of spring orchids in his shop. Now, seeing that the old man liked it, he couldn't help but feel relieved, secretly thinking that he finally didn't send the wrong thing.
Following Mr. Li, Liu Dong walked into the house. After looking around, he discovered that the layout of Mr. Li's living room was basically contrary to some modern decoration styles, but more similar to ancient Chinese home decoration styles.
First of all, what comes into view after entering the door is a main hall with the words "The spirit is like an orchid and will never change, and the heart is like an orchid and will never change". Above the main hall is a plaque with the four official script characters "The most important thing is knowing the heart".
Under the main hall is an Eight Immortals table full of Chinese classical charm and two Taishi chairs.
Behind this set of tables and chairs is a desk about three meters long and slightly higher than the Eight Immortals table. Some blue and white porcelain and some green plants are placed on the black desk. On the left and right sides of the living room, there are two desks against the walls.
There are four armchairs placed in each position. The entire main hall is decorated in an antique style. Although it is not gorgeous, it is full of charm.
Liu Dong, who had been with Uncle Long for many years, could tell at a glance that these classical Chinese furniture were almost all made by the old man. Both the materials and workmanship were top-notch.
"Sit wherever you like, Xiaodong! Mother Wu is serving tea!" Li Renfang placed the orchids on the long table behind the Eight Immortals table, sat down on the main seat, and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Liu Dong quickly said: "Don't bother me, Mr. Li!"
"It's okay, you can sit down! You don't need to be polite when you come to my place!" After a pause, after seeing Liu Dong sitting down again, he asked again: "By the way, did you read the diary I gave you?
?"
"Well, I've read some already! But the content you memorized in it is too profound, so I read it very slowly! And many of the things need to be checked repeatedly to figure it out!" Liu Dong replied with some embarrassment.
After hearing this, Li Renfang nodded. Not only was he not angry, but he showed satisfaction on his face.
He naturally knows the contents of the book he wrote himself. As Liu Dong said just now, although the appraisal knowledge he recorded in it is all good advice on antique appraisal, it is not comprehensive.
If a person who has a deep knowledge of antique appraisal reads his diary, it will naturally be like finding a treasure, and his appraisal level has improved rapidly. But if someone like Liu Dong, who is just getting started with antique appraisal, reads his diary
, it will be more difficult.
Because the most recorded thing in this diary is identification knowledge. For example, for a piece of Ru kiln porcelain, the diary will contain the characteristics and identification methods of Ru kiln porcelain, but it does not explain what Ru kiln porcelain is and how it appears.
The period and evolution process. Of course, there is nothing we can do about it. If we really want to record all these contents, even hundreds of diaries will not be enough, because China has evolved over thousands of years, and what is left behind
History and culture are so profound, and there are countless precious cultural relics. Even if a person spends his whole life, he may not be able to fully understand a single category of antiques.
Of course, what satisfied Li Renfang the most was Liu Dong's attitude towards antique appraisal and his diary. He did not simply memorize the appraisal contents in the diary, but bought books and looked up information by himself, doing bit by bit research to improve himself.
The appraisal knowledge. This made Li Renfang feel that he had indeed chosen the right person. Liu Dong is a good successor.
After randomly quizzing Liu Dong on a few questions and seeing him answer questions well and explain things very thoroughly, the look of satisfaction on Li Renfang's face became even stronger.
"Okay, let's drink tea and sit for a while, and then we'll leave when someone comes!" Li Renfang said after taking a sip of tea.
But before he could finish his words, a loud knock on the door came from outside.