Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

Chapter 32 The master is back

"Xu Jingping, have you had breakfast?"

"I've already eaten."

"Do you want to eat more?"

"No, I shouldn't be hungry now."

"Then I'll make my own."

Having not eaten breakfast, Yang Yukun planned to make a bowl of noodles.

He put the pot on the coal stove, and when he was about to stir-fry the scorpion, Han Chunming ran over sleepily, and it seemed that he had just woken up.

Just now he went to Han Chunming's house to exchange for charcoal, but Han Chunming hadn't gotten up yet.

"Little Fifth Brother, have you eaten yet?"

"Nope."

"Do you want to eat noodles?"

"eat."

"Got it."

Yang Yukun cut a little more meat, fried the minced meat and boiled the noodles under the water.

"Xiao Kun, shall we go to the countryside tomorrow?"

"Okay, where are you going?"

"Take a walk around Mentougou."

"Sure, when are you going tomorrow?"

"Let's go after breakfast in the morning."

"no problem."

The two of them had made an appointment before, and when he was on winter vacation, they would go to the countryside around Sijiu City together to see if they could find some old things.

Anyway, it’s okay to go on winter vacation, instead of leaving it at home every day, it’s better to go to the countryside to get some fresh air.

It is of course good to be able to find valuable old objects, but even if you can’t find them, it’s time to go on a trip.

"It's comfortable to eat and drink enough. My buddy also has an appointment, so I left first."

After having breakfast at Yang Yukun's place, Han Chunming went straight to Yili Food Factory after eating and drinking.

Yang Yukun stayed at home all day without going anywhere.

The main reason was that it was too cold outside, so Xu Jingping didn't want to go out to play, so she stayed at his house for a day, and only left after dinner to return to her own home.

"Yang Yukun, how long are you going to the countryside with Brother Fifth?"

"I don't know. It depends on the situation. I will definitely come back during the Chinese New Year."

"Come back early, my parents said, let you go to my house to celebrate the New Year together this year."

"Succeed, by the way Xu Jingping, go to school to get the report card in a few days, don't forget to bring back my report card."

"Don't worry, don't forget."

"Go back, I won't go in, I'll go to Yanzhi Hutong to see if my master is back."

Yang Yukun sent Xu Jingping to her door, and then went to Yanzhi Hutong.

He will go to the countryside with Han Chunming early tomorrow morning to find old things, and he doesn't know exactly when he will come back.

It is possible to return within two or three days, or it may be ten days and a half months.

The master has been away for so long this time, and I don't know if he has come back.

"This old man is back, master, when did you come back?"

When he went to the No. 130 courtyard of Yanzhi Hutong [-], Yang Yukun found that the master's house was lit and the door was open.

It is the master who is back.

Because only the master has the key to the master's house, no one else has it.

Yang Yukun pushed his bicycle to the door and entered the master's house.

"The apprentice is here, come and have a drink or two with the teacher."

"Master, have you found another treasure?"

Go into the house and have a look.

The master is having a drink.

A whole plate of cold dishes and pork head with wine.

As soon as he entered the room, Yang Yukun was attracted by the things on the master's table.

Four cranes.

Obviously, the master went to the countryside this time and found a good treasure again.

Broken Hou smiled and said, "Look, how about my pair of objects?"

"Master, this is a pair of censers. This thing is too exquisite. This is a pair of royal censers, objects from the Yongzheng period."

Yang Yukun carefully looked at the pair of incense burners in front of him. The pair of incense burners were in the shape of a pair of cranes walking, looking back at the prime minister.

The body of the crane is hollow, inlaid with white glaze, the back is covered with strips of blue glaze, the feather pattern is made of filigree, the beak of the crane is covered with dark green glaze, and the top is red.

The wings can be opened and closed as a cover.

The base is blue-glazed and chiseled enamel is stone, and the base is decorated with green and white cloisonné enamel spray.

The shape is realistic and majestic, the decoration is finely inlaid, and the combination of filigree enamel and chiseled enamel shows the rigor, perseverance and artistic accomplishment of the Yongzheng period.

When the incense burner is lit, the smoke slowly floats out from the mouth of the crane, lingering, as if in a fairyland.

Most of the crane-shaped incense burners are a pair of single cranes, but this pair of incense burners are double cranes, which is extremely rare.

"That's right. I can tell the origin of this pair of crane-shaped incense burners at a glance. I'm very pleased with the teacher."

"Hey... As the saying goes, a famous teacher produces a good student. The reason why I can be so good is not because you teach well, master."

"Since you can tell that this is a royal incense burner from the Yongzheng period, do you know the allusion behind this pair of incense burners?"

"Please ask the master to clarify."

Yang Yukun really doesn't know the allusion behind this pair of incense burners.

"This pair of incense burners is a birthday gift from Hongli to Yongzheng."

"Given to Yongzheng by Qianlong?"

"That's right. At that time, Hongli was still the prince. He specially made this pair of incense burners for his father, Emperor Yongzheng, to celebrate his birthday. That's why it has the shape of a big crane and a small crane."

Broken Hou pointed to the pair of incense burners and explained to his apprentice the origin of the pair of incense burners.

This pair of incense burners was made during the Yongzheng period and was a birthday gift from Prince Hongli to Yongzheng.

The crane symbolizes peace and longevity, the big crane symbolizes Yongzheng, and the small crane symbolizes Hongli, who was the prince at that time.

The peach in the mouth of the big crane also means longevity.

The fairy peach in Dahe's mouth was presented by Xiaohe, which expressed Prince Hongli's wish to congratulate his father Yongzheng on his longevity.

This thing is the only pair in the world.

"It's actually a birthday gift from Qianlong to Yongzheng, master, I didn't expect such a treasure to be bought back by you."

This pair of cloisonné enamel double-crane incense burner itself is extremely exquisite, and it is also a birthday gift from Qianlong to Yongzheng. This thing is too rare.

"I was lucky and found this pair of incense burners by accident."

This time when the broken man went to the countryside this time, this pair of old objects was not the only one he found.

The things he bought back from the scouring must add up to about thirty pieces.

This pair of incense burners is the most precious one.

Even if it is placed in all his collections, this pair of incense burners is also among the best, not inferior to the Southern Song Ge Kiln Bafang Cup and the Northern Song Ru Kiln Azure Glazed Round Washer in his hands.

"By the way, master, let me tell you something. Brother Wu invited me to go to the countryside tomorrow to find old things."

"You kid is going to the countryside too, where are you going?"

"Go to Mentougou for a stroll. It just so happens that it's winter vacation. It's fine to stay at home. Go to the countryside to get some fresh air."

"Let's go. The Chinese New Year is only half a month away. I won't go to the countryside anymore. I'll just wander around the alleys in Sijiu City to see if I can find some old things."

"Little Brother Wu said that you will almost wipe out all the old things in the alleys of Sijiu City."

"This kid is just talking nonsense. There are so many treasures in the alley at the foot of Huangchenggen. How can I find them all by myself. I may not even find one-tenth of the old things in the alley."

Although he has been in the junk business for a few years longer than Han Chunming, he did find some good old things in the alleys.

But it is definitely wrong to say that he has scoured all the treasures in the alleys of Sijiu City.

There are many treasures hidden in the alleys, and this business also pays attention to fate, and the old objects that can be found by him are all old things that are destined for him.

Those old things that have no relationship with him are still hidden in the alleys, pearls and dust.

In such a huge Forty-Nine City, where dragons and tigers are hidden, not everyone is ignorant.

He has also met many people who have good things in their hands but don't sell them.

Unfavorable and predestined, there are so many old objects in the alleys, it depends on who is destined to these old objects in the end.

(End of this chapter)