One hundred thousand ancient tombs
Judging from the market at that time, this kind of small-foot embroidered shoes from the Ming Dynasty, including the early Qing Dynasty, was a good thing in the eyes of many folklore enthusiasts and collectors, and although there were many well-preserved ones on the market, they were almost
They all date from the late Qing Dynasty of the Republic of China.
I asked Li Chunlai if he could get the other one too. This one seemed a bit single. The antique shop talks about completeness. The more complete the set, the more valuable it is. Sometimes one or two pieces are inconspicuous. If you can
Once you get the complete set together, the price will keep going up.
Li Chunlai looked troubled. The other embroidered shoe had gone somewhere long ago, but this one was still tucked away until it was brought to Beijing.
I said: Let's do it. Let me tell you the truth. I have a special affection for the peasant brothers. It was for the liberation of the Chinese peasants that my father resolutely gave up his studies and devoted himself to the revolutionary cause. He worked hard all his life.
Revolutionary work, ahem, let’s not mention it. Even the Chinese revolution achieved final victory by encircling the cities from the countryside. So I can pat my chest and say, I will never think that you are from the countryside.
Just to please you, this shoe has been sold in the market, and it can be sold for six to seven hundred. No matter how much it is, it will not be easy. If you are willing, brother, I will accept the six hundred for this shoe. Even if we make friends, in the future you
If you have any other fun stuff, just bring it to me. How about it?
Li Chunlai said in surprise: You heard that right.
I said: If you think it's too little, I'll give you an extra fifty.
Li Chunlai waved his hands repeatedly: Not a lot, not a lot. At first, I thought it was only worth three hundred at most.
I paid him 650 at that time. Li Chunlai counted the money more than ten times and hid it tightly on his body. I asked him to be careful and don't accidentally lose the money after drinking so much.
Then I talked a lot with Li Chunlai about their hometown. Li Chunlai’s hometown is in Ganyuangou, north of the Yellow River in Shaanxi Province. It is the poorest county in that area. There is Longxiang County nearby, which is very mountainous.
Duoling is said to have been a state burial area in the past, with so many ancient tombs that we can't even count them.
How many ancient tombs are there in Longxiang County? There are six or seven tombs in one acre of land. These are all on the surface, and there are more deep down.
Tang Dynasty pastel products dug out from the fields can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan each. Many local farmers have several pieces in their homes. They have become rich from the things dug out from the fields. Since the Republic of China,
There are many cultural relic dealers going to buy them, and almost all the decent ones have been collected.
Crossing the Yellow River and heading south is the Qinling Mountains. I heard that there are more large tombs there, but they are difficult to find. All the good ones have been stolen. There is one of the most famous Han tombs, and people punched it twice just because of the holes in it.
There are more than 180 of these robber caves from ancient times to the present.
There are also a lot of priceless good things flowing out there, but Li Chunlai can't tell exactly what they are. He only heard about these things.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Chunlai's drunkenness had passed, so he stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he told me to visit his home if I had the opportunity in the future. I spent a long time being polite to him, and then
Send him away.
Back at the antique market, Fatty and Big Gold Tooth were already waiting impatiently. When they saw me coming back, they asked what good things they had collected.
I showed them the embroidered shoes, and the fat man yelled: "This old man is like holding a gold nugget. He has been making trouble for a long time, and he just brought a shoe like this."
Da Jinya said: The shoes are very well made, how much money did Mr. Hu charge?
I told me the price, and Big Gold Tooth kept saying, "Master Hu has really sharpened his eyesight these days. There is no problem in selling this embroidered shoe for two thousand yuan."
I regretted it very much: What did you say? If I knew it could sell for so much, I gave the old man more money. I thought it was only worth six or seven hundred yuan, but I was mistaken.
Da Jinya said: Today is Monday, and business is light on Monday. I think the three of us shouldn't waste our time with this. We haven't had hot-boiled mutton for a long time. What's the matter? I tell you two, let's pack up and go to Dongsi.
The fat man said: Great minds always coincide with each other. I have been craving this for the past two days. Why don't you get tired of it?
It was the same restaurant in Dongsi that I often went to before. It was just four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still no diners. We sat at the table in the corner by the window. The waiter ordered the pots, put the things on the table, and when the dishes were served, they all went back to the counter.
We got together and talked about the mountains.
I took out my cigarette and lit it for Big Jinya and Fatty, and asked Big Jinya: Master Jin, please tell us brothers how valuable these shoes are.
Da Jinya took the embroidered shoe and said, "This shoe is not for ordinary people. Did you see it? This is a peony flower. Since the Tang Dynasty, peonies have been valued by the world. Although ordinary people also embroider peonies on their shoes."
Yes, but it's definitely not like this. It can afford to be inlaid with gold thread. In addition, look at it, there are six small beads embedded in the core of the flower. Although it is not too expensive, the overall artistic value has gone up. The most important thing is
The owner of this shoe is from Shaanxi. The folk customs in Shaanxi are simple and foot-binding has not been a custom since ancient times. I estimate that the owner of this shoe is most likely the family member of an official who was transferred from another province, or someone who married into a wealthy family.
She is an aristocratic lady. In short, she is either rich or expensive, so these shoes are very collectible. I said two thousand in the market, but I didn’t dare to say it. In my opinion, it is worth at least six thousand. If I have a pair, the price can be doubled again.
Four or five times.
The fat man and I stuck out our tongues. We really didn’t expect it to be so valuable. I made up my mind to go to Shaanxi later and give Li Chunlai some of the money, otherwise he would suffer too much.
While eating and talking, the topic accidentally turned to the ancient tombs in Shaanxi.
Da Jinya said: Although I have never been to Shaanxi in person, I have heard from some colleagues who have collected stuff there that the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, a prosperous cultural and military land, and the land of Sanqin are deep in water and soil, and there are good things buried underground.
There are countless ancient tombs in Longxiang County alone. In some places, there are ancient tombs under the soil, and there are several layers of culture. In the area of ​​Daba Mountain in the Qinling Mountains, legend has it that
There are also many large tombs. I thought that I must go there if I have the chance to collect some good things. Even if I can't collect them, it would be good to open my eyes. However, I am not in good health and have never had the chance to go.
I said: I was just thinking about going there when I have time. How about we go there together to play and pick up some things? You go with us so that we can have someone to look after you along the way.
The three of us hit it off immediately, and discussed when to set off. I had heard that there were many dragon veins in the Qinling Mountains, and I wanted to do some on-the-spot investigation. It would be best to find a big fight, or to repay the loan shark of the American girl, who was burdened with debts.
Life is really uncomfortable.
However, I don’t have a clear goal. I just plan to take a look when I get there, so I don’t plan to bring any equipment. I only carry a few things such as an engineer shovel, a wolf-eye flashlight, and a simple gas mask. It is enough. I will bring more.
I have some cash and hope to get some treasures back.
Da Jinya said: The things dug out there are all traded underground, and certain procedures have been established. It is difficult for outsiders to interfere. If we want to collect valuable things, we have to go to the most remote places. If we don’t have them, that’s fine.
, if you have it, you will definitely make a lot of money.
The fat man suddenly remembered something and said to us: Should we bring more black donkey hooves? I heard that there are the most zombies there.
I said: It’s good to carry a few with you to be prepared, but we are not going there to fight, the main purpose is to go out and have fun, collect some stuff and come back, so we don’t have to worry about encountering big rice dumplings.
Da Jinya said: Mr. Hu, you are a great expert in Feng Shui. You said that there are more black and white evils there. How do you explain this phenomenon from the perspective of Feng Shui?
I said: Fierce can also be said to refer to zombies, and black and white refer to different transformations of corpses. Since ancient times, there has been a saying about corpse raising places, but I don’t understand those. Since we are talking about this, I will talk about it from the perspective of Feng Shui.
One way.
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