I was an alchemist in those years

"Yan Hui, which school did you graduate from, and who is your mentor? Famous teachers give rise to high-level apprentices. With your current vision and level, I may not know your mentor." Professor Jiang asked curiously as he walked.

"Is he still a mentor?" Yue Qianling gave me a high-spirited look. "Professor Jiang, he didn't go to school."

"Ah?!" Professor Jiang stared at me dumbfounded. "You? Didn't you go to school?"

"No...no, hehe, the children in the mountains don't go to school, and they don't have money to go to school." I had a clean smile on my face.

"Then...then where did you learn all your knowledge about jade identification?" Professor Jiang asked in surprise.

"This sounds absurd. I seem to be born with some knowledge about antique appreciation. For example, when I look at an antique, relevant history and materials will naturally appear in my mind, and even the provenance of this antique." I shared Started to answer very calmly. "Of course, many of them are read from books."

"Can you understand these things in books?" Yue Qianling pursed her lips in disdain.

"Yes, of course there are, such as Yunji Shilu, Tuoyu Quanben, and Pinggu Ten Volumes. These books are all about the records of precious cultural relics of the past dynasties..."

"Yanhui, wait a minute, what did you say?!" Professor Jiang grabbed me and asked with wide eyes. "The Veritable Records of Yunji, the Complete Book of Tuoyu, and the Ten Volumes of Pinggu... Do you think you have read these books?"

I nodded confusedly and said.

"I've seen it! And I can recite it backwards, what's wrong with you?"

"These books are all lost? You... how do you have them?" Professor Jiang asked in surprise.

"Has it been lost? I... I really don't know, not only these, there are a lot of Haolian Ancient Records, Tianchang Burial Dao, etc. Anyway, as long as it is the book in the house, I can basically recite it backwards."

Professor Jiang was covering his heart, and the corners of his mouth kept wriggling, looking a little scary.

"Professor Jiang, don't get excited. You have heart disease, so you only need a few books. Why are you like this?" Yue Qianling hurriedly supported him and said eagerly.

"Do you know what the books Yanhui mentioned just now are for?"

Yue Qianling shook her head indifferently.

"This is the funeral book of officials above rank five in all dynasties, including concubines and emperors!"

"Funeral book?"

"The book that records the funerary objects clearly lists the specifications, sizes, uses, and materials of each funeral object. These are all secrets. Because of the detailed records of the funerary objects, I am worried that someone will rob the tomb, so these books have been written in the past dynasties. It is being destroyed, and now it has been lost, the completeness of the cultural relics recorded on it, the detailed classification, and the variety of styles are beyond your imagination."

"Oh, no wonder you know how to appreciate antiques, so you really learned it from books." Yue Qianling nodded suddenly, and said to me with a smile. "Aren't you tired of reading those ancient books every day?"

"It's annoying, but there's nothing you can do. Try it. No one talks to you all day long. What else can you do if you don't read a book?"

"These are ancient books, esoteric and difficult to understand. You said no one taught you, how did you understand them?"

"I think it's very easy to read these books. I can remember them with my memory. After reading them once, the contents of the books will be recorded in my heart. Then when I go to bed at night, I will feel that the contents of the books appear in my dreams, just like the records in the books. Those antiques are right in front of my eyes, even within reach, and when I wake up, I will understand everything."

Professor Jiang has worked hard for many years to achieve today's achievements. Hearing me tell about my past is so unbelievable. I don't look like a person who talks about it.

"I feel that your speech and behavior are quite ancient. It turns out that you have been reading a lot. Good fortune like you can be encountered but not sought. Do you know that many people may not be able to achieve these abilities in your life. You must Make good use of it, and the future is boundless."

"You have always been given a high hat for him, and now you are no longer arrogant. If you continue to praise him like this, you will go to heaven." Yue Qianling gave me a white look and said arrogantly. "My thesis is still short of a lot of materials, please teach me quickly."

"Hetian jade, Hetian jade, big deal for clearance, don't miss it when you pass by, the last batch."

In another stall full of people, the stall owner yelled loudly, and the business seemed to be going well.

"Go, go and have a look, Hetian jade is really good jade."

I quickly stopped Yue Qianling and looked at what the sky said.

"I'm not looking for time anymore. The ghost market will be closed at dawn. Don't waste time in a bunch of fake goods."

"You didn't read it, how do you know it's fake?"

"In the Hotan area of ​​Xinjiang, on the riverbed of the [-]-kilometer Yulong Kashi River, the stock of Hetian jade is extremely rare. Although it cannot be said to be unique, at least it will not be everywhere. Such a precious thing, who you have seen will wholesale it Is it?"

Professor Jiang also nodded with a smile and said, "There is no chance for real Wada ingredients to appear here."

"After shopping for so long, this is fake, and that is also fake. I don't think there are real products in this ghost market." Yue Qianling complained a little disappointed.

I raised my hand, turned my head and listened for a while, and said happily.

"Who says there is no real thing, listen! Listen carefully."

"Yan Hui, you will... you will listen to Yu?!" Professor Jiang asked again in surprise.

"What is Tingyu?" Yue Qianling asked blankly.

"When it comes to identifying jade, the best way is to listen to the sound." Professor Jiang followed me and explained to Yue Qianling. "In the past, when evaluating a man, whether he had status or taste, he didn't look at how he looked or whether he was 1.8 meters tall. He had to listen to what he heard? It was this man who passed by and wore a ring. Ding Dong, listen to the sound of the jade on his body, if you can make a crisp sound, you will know that the jade hanging on this person is definitely not an ordinary object."

"Why do I hear that every piece of jade has the same voice?" Yue Qianling looked confused after listening for a long time.

"Jade has spirituality. The sound of jade is melodious. It can make you feel comfortable immediately. You can definitely tell the quality of jade by the sound. However, it is estimated that there are not many people who can hear it just by their ears. Whether this jade is real or fake, good or bad, I can't do it anyway." Professor Jiang explained patiently.

I stopped in front of a stall, all of which were fragments of small pieces, among which a few hanging safety buckles swayed in the morning breeze, making a light sound when they collided slightly with each other.

Professor Jiang looked at it with his eyes closed, and a joyful expression slowly appeared on his face.

"Qian Ling, I'm convinced of Yan Hui's hearing ability. I can hear good jade. Come and see these safety buttons."

Yue Qianling gently held it in her hand and observed, it was indeed completely different from the jades she had seen before. It was fine in texture, moist in color, shiny and smooth, not icy in winter, and untouched in summer. It was indeed a high-quality ancient jade.

"No way! Can you really hear it?" Yue Qianling looked at my ears in surprise, feeling very jealous. "If only I had your ears, I don't need to write any papers."

"If a person has no virtue, he must have no beautiful jade. Even if he uses the eyes of others to keep the beautiful jade, he can only make a sensation, but not benefit from his soul." Professor Jiang said earnestly. "Yan Hui has both ability and political integrity, and his heart is as calm as water, so he can hear the sound of nature. You and I are both impetuous people. Of course, we can't hear the jade sound. Even if you give Yan Hui ears, you don't have his indifferent state of mind. It is also useless. .

My eyes fell on a simple bronze mirror in the booth, and I held it in my hand and looked at it for a while.

"How much is this bronze mirror?"

"You can give me a price, and buy it if it suits you." The stall owner said kindly.

"I don't have much money, I can't afford to pay more, how about ten yuan?" I asked tentatively with a smile.

The stall owner was straightforward, and nodded without thinking, I took out the money and handed it over, and handed the bronze mirror to Yue Qianling.

"I came here from a long distance, and I can't go back empty-handed. This bronze mirror is very meticulously crafted. I give it to you as an apology for what happened before. Let's just smile away our grievances, haha."

Yue Qianling took the bronze mirror and looked at it for a long time, she was ordinary, but the body of the mirror was a landscape painting, which could be regarded as elegant and dignified.

Seeing that I am so good at appreciating antiques, how could I buy a bronze mirror casually, thinking that I was picking up a leak, suddenly thought about it, hurriedly walked to Professor Jiang, and asked in a low voice.

"Professor Jiang, he bought this for me just now. He is very ghostly. Why don't you always check to see if you have bought the real thing?"

"This... This looks like a fake. How could it be the real thing? Yan Hui has such good eyesight, it's impossible to make a mistake." Professor Jiang glanced at it and said with certainty.

Although I was walking ahead, Yue Qianling and Professor Jiang seemed to have forgotten that my hearing was very good, and I could hear the conversation behind them clearly.

Yue Qianling fiddled with the bronze mirror in her hand, pouting and muttering softly.

"Okay, give me the broken bronze mirror. It's not true. Who cares about it? I want to laugh away my grievances. It's beautiful."

"Yan Hui gave it to you?" Professor Jiang suddenly asked with a smile.

Yue Qianling nodded, looking disgusted.

Professor Jiang glanced at the bronze mirror again, and smiled meaningfully.

"This is a map of mountains and rivers, imitating the bronze mirror of Tang Dynasty. It's not worth much, but...hehe."

Seeing Professor Jiang hesitate to speak, Yue Qianling couldn't help asking curiously.

"But what? Professor Jiang, tell me quickly."

"There are many imitations of this bronze mirror, because Li Yu, the Empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, gave it to her confidante Zhou Empress Ehuang, and it can be passed down to this day because Li Yu wrote a poem when he gave the mirror."

"What poem?"

"The mountains and rivers can't be seen forever, the most beautiful person in the mirror."