The Book of Appreciation

Wu Di's little finger touched the woodblock print. Sure enough, it was from the Ming Dynasty. The boss was not lying, and was about to take his finger away. Suddenly, a cool but different breath came from emerald. Wu Di "huh" and took it away. With your fingers, look closely at the edges of the woodblock print.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

The boss has been looking at Wu Di's expression and clothes just now, feeling that he is quite satisfied with the engraving, and is thinking:

"It looks like this kid doesn't wear a famous brand, but now mainlanders have learned to hide their clumsiness, especially those who go to the antique street to find treasures. They are all cunning and cunning. But he is so black, not like a young master from a rich family, How much should I pay?"

Hearing Wu Di's "huh", he carefully inspected the edge of the engraving, and hurried over.

"It's okay, I suddenly felt that my finger was pricked just now, so check to see if there are any burrs."

The boss made up his mind and seemed to want to buy it, so he started to find faults.

"Sir, this engraving has existed for hundreds of years, and it has formed patina, which is generally smooth. Maybe you accidentally touched something else just now."

While talking nonsense with the boss, Wu Di thought:

"There is actually a painting hidden in this engraving, and the cool breath is very thick and soft. Needless to say, it must be a good thing. When I arrive in Hong Kong, I will be happy at the door. If it is a masterpiece by Shi Tao, it will be perfect. Find it If you don’t find it, you can count as completing a task to find the Tianhuang Stone Carving.”

Just now, he was afraid that the boss would be suspicious, so he didn't look carefully and only knew it was a painting, and he didn't see the specific content clearly, let alone the inscription.Moreover, he was very surprised, why didn't Tianshu give a clear hint this time?Could it be that antiques are different from emeralds, and it takes time to identify heavenly books?

"Boss, I know this is an old object. Everyone plays with it. I like this engraving very much. It depends on whether you want to share it with me, Boss."

The boss thought about it again and again, and quoted a price that can be used to attack and retreat.

"35 million!"

"It's too high, let's lower it."

"33, sir, can't drop any more."

"The domestic engravings in Zhuxian Town in the Ming Dynasty are generally around 15. Your piece is in good condition and has an ancient shape. I will add 22 to you. Because it is Hong Kong, I will add [-] to you, a total of [-]. OK, You just wrap it up for me, if you can’t, just put it away and I’ll go shopping again.”

Knowing that he met an expert, the boss pondered for a while, and the price Wu Di gave was indeed not low, so he nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll wrap it up for you!"

The packaging that the boss took out is very humane, it is the backpack used by the students of the Academy of Fine Arts to hold the drawing board.Wrap the engraving block with a layer of flannelette, and then stuff it into the backpack, it is just right.

"This is my custom-made packaging. I want to provide the best service to the guests."

Wu Di gave the boss a thumbs up,

"Just for your sake, the last [-] I added is worth it. Hey, boss, do you know any store here that sells all kinds of small stone carvings?"

"Oh, the first shop around the corner, called Ascot, specializes in stone carvings. They have all kinds of stones."

Wu Di was overjoyed when he heard that, he didn't expect to find it so easily!He quickly thanked the boss, put on his backpack and strode forward.

Wu Di was not in a hurry to check the paintings on the engraving, it would be better to keep a little suspense and read slowly at night, and he was a little scared of Tianshu's reaction just now, so he didn't dare to try again right away.As for the gift for Mr. Yang, this engraving is obviously not suitable, but don't worry, there are so many shops, you can always find a suitable one.Besides, it doesn't matter if you don't buy it, presumably Mr. Yang won't care.

Ascot is a small shop specializing in all kinds of stone carvings. Wu Di took a rough look and found that there are many high-quality goods. He couldn't help being secretly delighted.I didn’t see the big back, maybe it’s because I’ve been away for a long time to receive the goods. It’s normal not to be in the store. Wu Di called the boss and asked:

"Boss, do you have any more refined Tianhuang stone carvings that are suitable for birthday celebrations?"

"Hey, you're asking the right person. I just received one a few days ago. It's a three-star blessing. It's the most suitable for the elderly to celebrate their birthdays! Just wait."

That's it!I didn't expect to be so lucky, it was done in two clicks, and I will have a good time in Hong Kong in the next few days, I haven't been here before.

The boss took a box, walked over in a hurry, put the box on the table, and motioned for Wu Di to open it himself.

Wu Di was not in a hurry, he looked at the box first, it was very similar, so there should be no mistake.He rubbed his hands together and opened the box with a smile. In an instant, the smile on his face froze.It is the three stars of fortune, prosperity and longevity carved in Tianhuang stone, yes, the shape is similar, but the quality of the stone is obviously worse.To be on the safe side, Wu Di took out his white gloves and put them on, picked up the stone carving under the boss's admiring eyes, looked at it, and asked:

"Boss, is there another one with similar shape but better stone quality?"

"No more, sir. There are very few Tian Huangshi now, especially such a big one, which is almost untouchable at ordinary times. This is just brought back from China."

Wu Di shook his head, put the things down, and said:

"The old man's eyes are very tricky. I'm afraid this thing is not suitable. Alas, thank you."

"Little brother, wait a minute. I know there is another store that has it. If you really want it, I'll bring it to you and have a look."

"It's also in the shape of Fu Lu Shou?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll take a look here first, how long do you need, boss?"

"About half an hour. Gangzai, show the tea to the guests. Please wait a moment."

Wu Di nodded, instead of sitting down, he carefully looked at the goods in the boss's shop.There are a lot of good things, and there are actually two pairs of green glass bracelets!This Fangtian Huangshi seal is probably worth a million dollars, so it's just placed outside so casually?This chicken blood seal is simple in shape and very interesting.There is another party whose blood content has reached 70.00%!

Wu Di signaled Gangzai to take out the chicken blood stone seal with high blood content, put it in his hand and watch it carefully.Judging from the shape of this square seal, it is a collection and appreciation seal, which is much larger than ordinary private seals, but there are not enough two. It must be cut to such a size in order not to destroy the blood.

When looking at a stone, look at the blood first, the color of blood is bright and upright, and full of vitality, it looks as if it is about to melt into the stone at first glance.There is a lot of blood, and it is connected together in clumps, and the bloodless areas are also dotted with blood stars.

Look at the clarity again, no blemishes, no cracks.

Finally, look at the ground, the color is deep and elegant, translucent, with a strong waxy luster, gently pressing with your fingertips, as if you can press the stone surface down.

With a touch of the little finger, Tianshu immediately gave a reminder

"Changhua bloodstone seal, blood content 60.00% nine, genuine."

Good thing, Wu Di nodded while looking at it, this seal didn't make any carvings, so he couldn't take his eyes off it, it really is a good thing.He suddenly had a thought, wondering if the blood had been cut to the most place, and if it was cut a little further inside, would there be more blood?

Wu Di looked inward along the blood clot, and he really was a master. At present, these surfaces are the places with the most blood, and a little bit inward, the blood clot began to shrink sharply, revealing a lot of stone.Moreover, the blood color was also mixed with some black things, about two millimeters inward, the blood content unexpectedly dropped to about 50.00%, except for the large blood clots at the bottom and top, the middle became sparse.

Wu Di smiled and shook his head, people are greedy.Just as I was about to take my finger away, I suddenly felt something was wrong, so I looked carefully again, what is this?In the middle of the seal was a large vertical blood clot, which penetrated into two millimeters and shrunk into irregular thin strips. A figure appeared in front of Wu Di more and more clearly.

This is the head, with a wide open mouth, a long scarlet tongue, a beard formed by black blood lines, big eyes with black dots in the middle of red, and a king character formed by three horizontal lines and one vertical line formed by black blood. This is actually a tiger's head!Looking up, the blood-red body of the tiger is surrounded by circles of black blood, with smooth lines and full of movement.Long tail like a krait, powerful and vigorous limbs, my God!This is clearly a tiger descending the mountain!A front paw was stepping on the rock, and it was screaming up to the sky!The sparse black blood lines on the side are thick and thin, tall and short. This, coupled with the blood clots at the bottom and top, is not clear. It is a picture with grass, trees, mountains, tigers and clouds. Tiger down the mountain map?

Wu Di hastily changed the side of the stone, and the scene changed, a blood-red deer was jumping on the red grass!On the other hand, there are jagged rocks, black dense forests, and red rivers!On the other hand, the river remains the same, but the mountains have slowed down, and the trees have become more sparse.This, this, how is this possible? !

Wu Di felt dizzy for a while, subconsciously held the seal in his hand tightly, helped the anxious Gangzi slowly move to the table and sat down, calmed down, and said:

"It's okay. I just came from the north. I may have a little heat stroke. I'll be fine after a little rest."

Gangzai asked Wu Di to sit down, took out Rendan from the drawer, asked Wu Di to swallow two pills, and then started calling the boss.A few minutes later, a man on a motorcycle stopped the boss at the door, and the boss walked in quickly with a box in his arms. He was relieved to see that Wu Di was fine except for his pale face.

The man behind parked his car and walked in.The boss said:

"This is Boss Jin of Qishixuan. My surname is Liu. I forgot to introduce it just now."

Wu Di wanted to stand up and say hello, but Boss Liu quickly held him down and asked:

"How about it, do you need to go to the clinic?"

"No, no, I'm fine now, I guess it's a bit of heatstroke."

"Yeah, it's too hot this year. Judging by the way you just came in, you must have walked a lot. Be careful. It's better to see a doctor later."

Wu Di quickly thanked him.

Boss Liu hesitated and said:

"Then you see? How about we let it go today and come back another day?"

"No, I'm fine. I've always been in good health, and I don't have any hidden diseases."

"Well, little brother, this is Boss Jin's stone. If you like it, talk to him directly."

Wu Di nodded and opened the box. It was Fu Lu Shou, and the quality of the stone was a little better, but it was skinned and the size was much smaller.

Wu Di shook his head and said:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to trouble Boss Jin. If you have better quality stones, you can call me. I'm really sorry."

Wu Di distributed the business cards to the two of them. Boss Liu had listened to Gangzai's report on the situation just now, and knew that Wu Di might have taken a fancy to the Bloodstone Seal. He immediately held the seal in his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

"Mr. Wu, shall we talk upstairs?"