Riding the wind of rebirth

The two of them just looked at one store after another. Seeing that the two of them were too young, the clerk in the store didn't even bother to get up and greet them. Of course, he wouldn't rush them away with a look of impatience. Anyway, the things were either in the glass counter. Or just put it on the wall behind the counter. You don't have to worry about them being thieves based on their appearance. Just pretend they don't exist and let them see whatever they want.

Zhou Zhi took a look at several stores and found that there were quite a lot of Qing Dynasty porcelain and masterpieces by modern Shanghai-style painters.

Fu Baoshi's giant "Lanting Scroll" from the Jingangpo period, Huang Binhong's "Mountain Scroll", Xu Beihong's "Double Galloping Horses Scroll", Wu Hufan's "Linguoxi Valley Scroll", Zhang Daqian's "Bamboo Stream Searching Scroll"...

It was really eye-opening.

Among the miscellaneous cultural items, there are paper weights carved from boxwood with clouds and dragons inlaid with jade bears, melon-shaped tin inkstones made by Shen Cunzhou, white jade portable samples from Su Gong, table screens with carved bamboo and green leaves, pen holders, arm rests, and even various copper incense burners and pen holders, all exquisite products. coin……

In terms of porcelain, there are blue and white character story cylinder bottles from the Jingdezhen kiln of the Ming Dynasty, a colorful consecrated phoenix-pierced pillow with peony patterns from the Jingdezhen kiln of the Qing Emperor Kangxi, a blue and white Jingdezhen kiln with red colors, clouds and dragons, ship-shaped coasters from the Yongzheng period, and a pastel Amitayus Buddha from the Jingdezhen kiln of the Qianlong period...

There are all kinds of fine products in front of the eyes, which makes Zhou Zhi happy to see them. He feels that he has gained more than looking at things in a museum.

Everything in the museum is representative and iconic, and Zhou Zhi has already passed this level.

The things here are different. Many of them are not outstandingly representative and have no obvious landmarks. Take porcelain as an example. Many of them are "defective official kilns" or "fine folk kilns". For some from the early Qing Dynasty or even the Ming Dynasty, Utensils, even common items from folk kilns, are a great test of one's eyesight.

"Zhou Zhi, that couplet looks good." The two came to the largest cultural relics store in Shanghai, and Jiang Shuyi saw one of the calligraphy works on the back wall.

Zhou Zhi followed Jiang Shuyi's gesture and looked over, but it was a piece of official script with a very special font.

How could it be that the thirty thousand scrolls of the Marquis of Ye were full of Zhuang Sheng's five stone statues?

"Do you have thirty thousand books in your current collection?" Jiang Shuyi asked.

Zhou Zhi looked at the couplet that could be used as a vertical scroll in the nave: "Nowadays, the printing industry is so developed that it is so easy to collect books. It cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty where Yehou lived."

"What does this couplet mean?" Jiang Shuyi held Zhou Zhi's arm: "Who is Yehou? The second couplet seems to be Zhuangzi. Is Zhuangzi a good drinker? I don't think I have read any allusions about Zhuangzi's drinking?"

Zhou Zhi said: "The Marquis of Ye was Li Mi of the Tang Dynasty. He was a child prodigy since he was a child. He first assisted Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty to quell the Anshi Rebellion, and then participated in government affairs during the Dezong Dynasty, making significant contributions to ensuring the stability of the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenyuan period."

"He was known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He was well versed in classics and history, and studied Yixiang intensively. He was good at writing articles, and was good at poetry. When he lived in seclusion in Hengshan, although he was still white, he was often summoned by the emperor to inquire about political gains and losses. At that time, he was People at that time called him the 'Prime Minister in White'."

"He has a large collection of books. Han Yu's poem "Send Zhuge Jue to Suizhou to Study" mentioned: 'Yehou's family has many books, with thirty thousand scrolls in them.' This allusion is quoted in the first couplet."

"The second couplet is indeed talking about Zhuangzi, but the word "zun" here is not a wine cup, but the word "zun". Generally, this allusion is said to be "Five Stone Gourd", which is what Huizi said to Zhuangzi about the King of Wei in "Xiaoyaoyou" I gave him the seeds of a big gourd, which produced a big gourd that could hold five stones of water slurry." "I remembered," Jiang Shuyi said, "Huizi said that if it holds water slurry, it cannot be lifted up by itself. Make a ladle. Then the gourd fell and there was no room for it, so Zhuangzi asked him to make a boat."

"Yes." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "What Zhuangzi said is: 'Now that you have a five-stone gourd, why don't you worry about thinking it is a big gourd and it floats in the rivers and lakes, but worry about the gourd falling and being empty?'"

"The author of this couplet is He Shaoji, who is known as the 'first calligrapher in the three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty'. He is also a famous classics scholar, poet, and bibliophile. Zeng Guofan commented that he is good at five things: first, he is refined in etiquette, and second, he is familiar with Han calligraphy. , the third one is about literary excellence, the fourth is about good poems in various styles, and the fifth is about good calligraphy. Then he says, 'Every idea of ​​the canal is intended to be conveyed to the later generations. If I look at it from the outside, the words will undoubtedly be passed down through the ages.'"

"It means that He Shaoji wanted to pass on his five learnings to future generations. I can't say anything else about what Zeng Guofan said, but his calligraphy will definitely be passed down through the ages."

The two of them were appreciating couplets here. The woman was unparalleled in beauty, and the man was knowledgeable and memorized. There were also many people wandering around the cultural relics store to look at the couplets. Gradually, they were attracted by the thoughtful explanation, and a small group of people actually fell in love with them around them. Circle, listen to the content.

After Zhou Zhi finished speaking, someone on the side praised: "Young man, what you said is good, otherwise we wouldn't be able to understand why we came in."

However, there are also annoying people around. They just listen to the explanation for nothing, but they don’t want to hear other people’s compliments. They immediately reply: "You don’t know, do you? The people who come into this place are not the buyers who are really willing to spend money." Those who have money will not show off their knowledge here."

Jiang Shuyi gently pulled Zhou Zhi's sleeve and signaled to him.

Jiang Shuyi didn't care much about other people's cold words and looks, and she wouldn't take these gossips to heart. However, she was worried that Zhou Zhi would be angry, so she pulled his sleeve to mean that she was the one who caused the matter. Apologizes.

Now that Zhou Zhi has lived two lives, he doesn't care about this anymore. He smiled and patted her hand holding his own: "How about we go somewhere else to see it."

They had nothing to do, but an old man beside them couldn't listen anymore: "This young man is right. Today's nouveau riche know how to be arty even if they have two dollars in their pockets. Even He Shaoji didn't know that he really spent money to buy this vertical scroll." , that’s probably to use it to seek advancement! If He Shaoji comes back to life, I’m afraid I’d rather burn my own name with a fire than sell him out!”

"What this young man is talking about is just knowledge, and he has not confiscated everyone's money. We are happy to hear it because of the little girl. Why do some people know that they have listened for a long time in vain, and then they still laugh at others?" Even an aunt can't understand it. .

Auntie's companion is even more unforgiving: "As long as he can speak out, or buy it, or at least have the guts to not listen for nothing, we can still think that he is not a villain. He can't say a good word even if he gets benefits from others. I would say that there is something wrong with the tutoring."

The aunts in Shanghai have high-pitched and high-pitched voices, coupled with the sarcastic and sarcastic tone. You and I join forces with each other, and the lethality is really strong.

The person who just made the taunt was also a coward. He didn't dare to say anything when he saw that he had offended the public. He got out of the crowd with a livid face and walked away in despair.

"Does the young man's accent come from out of town?" The old man next to him said with a smile: "Alas, Shanghainese people are also neat. People like that just have no sense of style, so you don't have to pay attention to them."

Zhou Zhi chuckled and said, "Thank you, we won't mind. Thanks to everyone for helping us, I will give you another story about He Shaoji."