National Tide 1980.

Chapter 640 Small Silver Box
"A truly smart person needs careful thinking and neither haste nor impatience. If you want to gain a foothold in society, it is difficult to live without these two things. You can ignore other people, but you have to guard against other people's calculations. It takes more than one person to be a person." You can do things with ease. You have no shortage of talents, but the biggest problem is your erratic temperament and lack of calmness. So you must remember that when you are proud, you will forget your form, and when you are extremely happy, you will be sad. For you personally, the most important thing is Always maintain a cautious and humble attitude of seeking knowledge. The money you can earn and the things you achieve are always determined by your vision and knowledge, as well as your attitude as a person, there is no fluke..."

"Hey, Master, I remember what you said. It is said that blue is better than blue, but in front of you, I am afraid that I will always be 'green' with a bruised nose and a swollen face..."

This conversation is the final result of the master-student competition between Kang Shuode and Ning Weimin.

In the process of convincing the apprentice today, the most brilliant thing about the master, Kang Shude, is that he didn't gnash his teeth to reprimand Ning Weimin.

On the contrary, the old man also fully demonstrated his tolerance.

Tolerant to persuasive, tireless repeated inspiration.

Tolerant to the point of disdain to care about it, he only waited until Ning Weimin felt that he was wronged and repented.

But it is precisely this kind of condescending generosity that combines "reason, benefit, and emotion" to convince people with virtue.

Only then can Ning Weimin's soul be shocked and he is speechless.

Facing such a master, what can Ning Weimin do?

The last thing I can think of is only one word - kneel!

Thanks to Master's hard work, he could no longer find any excuses or reasons for refusing to copy books.

He was even ashamed for the idea of ​​wanting to be a waste upright.

There was an urge to slap myself two hundred times in my heart and double the punishment!

Oh my god!

This is so irrational!

have to calm down...

All in all, after that, Ning Weimin not only gave the pair of wax solders he found to Master respectfully.

And when he knew his mistakes, he corrected them, stopped being rash, and carefully helped Kang Shude pack up the rest of the things.

The effect of working hard to overcome impetuousness is immediate.

Ning Weimin seemed to have become more enlightened all at once.

Soon, from the lacquer box where the needles and threads were placed, he found a mark that had been wiped off, which said "Ji Gu Zhai".

So Kang Shude deduced that this should be a thing from the Guangxu Year of the Qing Dynasty.

In addition, Ning Weimin also found a bookmark of Xiangshan Qiujing in the book page, and found Shen Congwen's signature and inscription on it.

These two small achievements prove that he has regained his care and patience.

Kang Shude was quite pleased to see it, so besides praising him, he became interested in continuing to pass on his experience and insights.

I've been playing drums for half my life, and the old man's belly is a grocery store.

His vision has long been limited to things that have nothing to do with culture, so more things have been picked out of the desk through his hands.

In addition to digging out a slightly damaged paper fan, a piece of half-used old ink, and a shiny abacus.

Even a dirty Eight Immortals, a pair of old-fashioned glasses, and a large scroll of old white cloth have become his harvest.

But because of this, Ning Weimin was able to learn more knowledge that he could not hear from other places from the old man's narration.

For example, the Eight Immortals in the shape of He Xiangu, that is a kind of velvet product unique to the capital in the past, and it is very difficult to find today.

Because it is famous for its innovation, this kind of velvet products is commonly known as "velvet bird".

According to Kang Shude, this kind of thing is made by dyeing real silk, silk, hemp fiber and man-made fiber on the metal wire.

The complex process can be summed up in a simple sentence, which is "copper wire is the bone and silk is the meat".

In the past, this velvet product was widely used.

Because in a broad sense, "velvet birds" also include flowers, insects, grasses, animals, auspicious characters, patterns, patterns, characters, etc. made of velvet.

Like the gorgeous plush decorations on children's hats in the old days, women's headdresses, wedding crowns, Peking Opera helmets, small wall hangings, bonsai, potted flowers, and horses, mules, donkeys, etc. The red pompoms and decorations on the heads of domestic animals are almost all of these things.

Especially because "velvet flower" and "ronghua" are homophonic, and wearing velvet flower implies prosperity and wealth, so many people love velvet flower.

Why does the old man treat the Eight Immortals as an object?

Not because he likes this craft.

It's because he knows that this kind of Eight Immortals was once a popular plaything in the Dong'an market in the 30s and [-]s, and it was an extremely rare product of "velvet birds".

This is made by Zhang Baoshan, the most well-known velvet bird master in Beijing, known as "Velvet Bird Zhang", imitating the fine works of the Qing Palace.

The most critical point is that the materials used are different from ordinary ones.

Sure enough, according to the old man's suggestion, Ning Weimin took off the character's clothes and checked, and found that the metal inside turned out to be silver that had been oxidized to almost black.

Although the amount is not much, it is only used for the skeleton of the Eight Immortals, but it can be sold for 30 yuan.

As for the value of the pair of old-fashioned glasses, they are old products originally opened in the "Sanshanzhai Jingshi Optical Shop" in the West Polishing Factory.

In the old man's words, the so-called spar glasses are actually what people call crystal glasses now.

Back then, "Sanshanzhai" was a very reputable business name, and the crystals were purchased from the place of origin at a special point.

For example, the colorless and transparent crystal stone comes from Suzhou, the black crystal stone comes from Ulaanbaatar, and the brown crystal stone comes from Laoshan.

Therefore, the quality of the glasses of "Sanshanzhai" is absolutely guaranteed, and the price is much more expensive than other brands.

Even now, this pair of glasses has to be sent to a trust store, and it is no problem to change them for 80 yuan.

There is also the old white cloth in the last volume, which is actually not ordinary cloth.

In fact, this is a kind of Liuyang round silk fine linen made of pure hand-woven ramie.

Because this kind of summer cloth is famous for its "exquisite weaving and particularly delicate texture", it was listed as a tribute to the court in the Ming Dynasty, so it was not cheap to sell in the past.

At the very least, it was twice the price of ordinary cotton cloth.

Although it is old cloth, it looks like it has been placed for at least [-] years, but there is no problem with the quality, it is not silky at all.

Its color is slightly yellow, which is not caused by a long time of storage, but the original "chicken bone white"

The old man also said that this thing, because it is very troublesome to manufacture by hand, is a product of "low output, high price, and obsolete", and it has been replaced by industrial products for many years.

You can't find it in the shops today, so it's really rare to get it today.

It just happens to be used to make some clothes to survive the scorching heat, and it is the coolest and most comfortable.

To him, getting these linen by accident is far more gratifying than finding more valuable things.

In fact, these words can be applied to Ning Weimin at the same time.

To Ning Weimin, listening to the old man talking about these things was more enjoyable than finding something valuable.

The old man even told Ning Weimin how to be a "magician" and how to deal with "hard-to-hand goods" in the past.

Some tricks are really useful and interesting.

Just like what to wear.

Whether it is velvet, spun yarn, cotton, leather or wool.As long as people pass through and use these second-hand goods, the most feared thing is that there are lice.

So what to do if you have lice?

It's actually easy to do.

A very simple way, just dig a hole and bury these things with lice.

After one night, even a "big lice bag" can disperse all the lice, and it will be fine to dig them out again.

In this way, one was happy to speak, and the other was obsessed with listening. The emotions and moods of the master and apprentice at this time were much more harmonious than at the beginning.

Perhaps it is also because people are more likely to get enlightened when they are happy.

When it was about to finish cleaning, Ning Weimin suddenly remembered that Sun Wufu had accidentally smashed a broken clock and found gold bars in it.

Following him, he couldn't help but stare at the big clock at [-]:[-] on the wall.

It was logical to think that since gold bars can be hidden in such a small clock, could this big wall clock also hide something?

Don't say, sometimes this person is such a ghost,
Thinking of this, Ning Weimin couldn't help but reach for it.

After reaching the wall clock, he turned it over and took off the plywood at the back, and he was immediately dumbfounded.

Because to be honest, he didn't think he would find anything, it was just a whim, and it was a matter of three poles.

But it is so evil, there is actually a small box hidden in that clock.

Ning Weimin blinked subconsciously, he was a little nervous, and his breathing was a little short.

If nothing else, this probability is not normal.

What do you want?There are still such good things in the world!
This is just like spending two yuan to buy a lottery ticket and winning the special prize of 500 million.

After finally waiting for his breathing to be even, he took out the box, and then he was even more dumbfounded!

Because this small box is actually made of silver.

It is conceivable, what treasures are hidden here?

At this moment, he couldn't hold back anymore, Ning Weimin quickly called the master who was still concentrating on flipping over the desk over there!
Pointing to this little silver box, he farts happily!

There are smile lines all over the face and eyes!
He just kept saying, "Old man! Look, look!"

For a shrewd person like Kang Shude, of course Ning Weimin didn't need to say anything.

Seeing everything with his eyes, he could get the general picture.

However, he was not less surprised than Ning Weimin, especially he couldn't help but admire Ning Weimin's luck.

The old man didn't answer, he took a dry cloth and wiped the little box carefully.

Then put it under the lamp and look at it, and the small box immediately shines brightly.

Although the exquisite small copper lock on the box has rusted and turned green, it is still firmly locked on the ring buckle.

After watching it for a while, the old man was moved.

"Hey, I'm not dreaming! You boy, you can really hit the jackpot! I said, you might as well carry Luoyang shovel to Qingnian Lake in Xuanwu District and try to dig a hole, maybe you can find it Gold and silver treasures scattered in the Jin Dynasty!"

No matter what, the most important thing is to open it quickly and see what is inside.

However, when the master and apprentice finally found a suitable guy and unlocked the copper lock of the small box, the most bizarre scene happened!

The things in this small box were completely different from what the two of them had imagined.

They didn't find any treasures, and there were only two oiled paper bags inside.

After opening it, I found that there were only two bundles of hair tied with red silk thread.

As much as hope, there is as much disappointment!

This made the master and apprentice unbelievable, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, completely stunned.

Ning Weimin was completely confused.

"What... what's going on? Master? You said this... such a good little box, and this is the only thing in it?"

But Kang Shude's face sank like water, and he was stunned for a moment, as if he had already understood a little bit.

He took the two oiled paper bags, pointed to one with "Jinhua" written on it, and the other with "Wangchuan" written on it, and showed Ning Weimin.

"Hey, it's not bad, as I expected. This casket was indeed placed in it by the deceased owner. It should be the hair of his wife and children. Maybe it was during the turmoil that year that his family was impacted and had to be separated from each other. It's only put inside. This is the blood relationship, the spiritual and emotional support of a person. For a person, perhaps these two strands of hair are the most precious things. They are far better than other worldly things..."

It's probably because of touching the scene, and thinking of myself back then.

After Kang Shude finished speaking, he closed his eyes, a little bit reluctant to see the thing on the table.

The empathetic pain played a heavy tone on his wrinkled face.

Ning Weimin suddenly realized.

He silently tidied up the hair and oiled paper bag, and put them back into the silver box again.

The moment I looked up and saw the photos on the wall, I couldn't help but feel a faint heartache.

At this moment, he only felt that the room was full of words that the old editor wanted to tell his son but failed to say.

But outside the window was a clear blue sky.

There are clouds passing by the sky, and the clear sky makes people feel unpredictable and far-reaching.This strong contrast brought him a very hard-to-tell emotion.

A burst of sourness, a burst of melancholy.

"Hey..." He couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Many things in the world are incredible.

Many inside stories in the world are unexpected.

On this day, he really experienced and felt it.

(End of this chapter)