Jianbao life

Chapter 1093

"That's definitely not possible."

Guan Guokang said with a smile: "These porcelains are fired with a huge investment. If they are put on the market like this, the money earned is really nothing compared to the cost of the investment. So, generally speaking, after the things are fired, they will be fired." It is often shipped abroad through some kind of secret channel, and then deliberately spread the gossip that there is something in a certain place, and then sell it back to the mainland through open channels, and then it will naturally be sold at a high price."

Hearing this, Elder Yan and Elder Hua, who had heard of this kind of situation for the first time, couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay. They didn't expect that the forgers would go to this extent in order to make money.

Guan Guokang went on to say: "But apart from him, whether it's Yuanlan glazed white dragon plate or plum vase, or a fabricated and imagined large jar, in the past two years I have seen quite a few imitations that are relatively in place. It is only possible to make a correct judgment if you have actually touched the genuine product.”

"Among them, some of them have good imitations; some glaze colors can be faked; some are very exquisite in painting, but generally speaking, based on our experience, we can usually tell the authenticity of these imitations after getting started."

Hearing this, everyone understood what Guan Guokang wanted to express. Think about it, although it has been confirmed that this small bowl with blue glaze and gold color is indeed a fake, this is the conclusion reached after discussions among many experts. Usually buy in the market, how many people have such conditions?
Therefore, if a large number of such high-quality fakes appear on the market, the impact on the market is self-evident, and the harm is no less than that of Cai Jianxuan's gang.This made everyone worry. If another character like Cai Jianxuan appeared, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen asked the frustrated Hua Lao: "Hua Lao, may I ask, where did you buy this thing?"

Hua Lao smiled wryly and said, "I bought it from a man named Ding Laoguai."

"What? You bought it from him?"

Just when Chu Chen and the others were very surprised, the old man next to him exclaimed, and he shook his head: "I said, Lao Hua, you keep telling me that you should buy valuables at reliable stores Buy it, old monster Ding is sloppy, and the shop is so small, he doesn't look like a reliable person!"

Mr. Hua sighed: "I also know that he is a bit unreliable, but who told me to be greedy, I bought a few low-priced boutiques from him before, and thought his things were high-quality and cheap, so I ended up selling them. I was fooled by him, and now, even if I want to find him, I can't do anything!"

"Why, his shop is no longer open?" Elder Yan asked in surprise.

Hua Lao said with a sad face, "Yes, I bought this thing, and within a few days, his shop closed quietly. At that time, I subconsciously wondered if I bought this one. There is something wrong with the bowl, and I took it to several friends for appraisal, and they all said it should be the real thing, but in the end, I still haven’t escaped a catastrophe!”

Elder Yan couldn't help frowning when he heard the words: "I think you should re-appraise the few things you bought from him earlier. If they are still such realistic imitations, you can't tell them with your eyesight."

"Probably not. Aren't those things all porcelain..." At this point, Hua Lao couldn't help hesitating and becoming worried. Although he thought those things should be right, they really looked like this one Xiaowan is like this, it is a high imitation of the real one, even with his eyesight, he can't tell it!
"Mr. Hua, if you don't mind, let me go and have a look for you." Chu Chen offered to take the initiative.

Hua Lao didn't expect Chu Chen to take the initiative to say that, which surprised him very much, and said politely: "I'm not so embarrassed."

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Actually, we all know that old monster Ding you mentioned."

"Ah! You also know?" Elder Hua and Elder Yan looked quite surprised.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, he is a member of a counterfeiting gang, and he is about to be arrested. Maybe you will be invited to testify at that time."

Because Cai Jianxuan and his group are very cunning, they did not find out the exact location of Cai Jianxuan after this period of time after the investigation of Old Monster Ding. Therefore, everyone lost patience with Old Monster Ding. Arrested directly for interrogation, and Hua Lao's experience can be used as relevant evidence.

"That must be no problem." Hua Lao nodded again and again, and only now did he realize that everyone was a little worried just now, but now they suddenly felt a lot easier. It turns out that everyone knows who the faker is and has a bottom line in their hearts. Of course Don't worry about it.

Since it was still early, and Hua's hometown was less than 10 minutes' drive away, Chu Chen drove the two elders to the community where Hua Lao lived.

After parking the car, Mr. Hua took the two of them to his house. At this time, besides Mrs. Hua, there was also a 35-year-old man at home.

The man greeted Mr. Hua with a charming smile: "Uncle, you are back!"

When Mr. Hua saw him, a look of disgust flashed in his eyes. He looked at a rectangular box with a length of more than one meter beside the man, and said expressionlessly, "Is the money gone again?"

Hearing this, the man's expression was still the same as before, without any change at all, as if he couldn't see Hua Lao's emotions, he laughed and said: "Isn't this when I cleaned the house yesterday, I found two things, trouble uncle Please help me take a look!"

After hearing this, Mr. Hua took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said lightly: "What is it? If you want to take it, take it out quickly, I still have something to do!"

"Okay, okay!" The man nodded repeatedly, and then took out a Yanling Saber from the box.

Yanling knife is a kind of waist knife. The length of this kind of knife is generally about 15 centimeters. The blade is relatively straight, and the tip of the knife is slightly upturned. For the counter edge.

The man smiled and said, "My dad said that this is the embroidered spring knife mentioned in the movie. Together with this flying fish suit, they are all passed down from our ancestors."

Hua Lao said: "Nonsense, this is the Yanling knife, what does it have to do with the Xiuchun knife!"

"It's called the Yanling Sword? But my dad clearly said it was the Xiuchun Sword, and my dad also said that my grandfather said the same thing." The man was a little surprised when he heard this.

Hua Lao said angrily: "Do you understand it or I understand it? If you don't believe me, ask Curator Chu if this is the Xiuchun Knife."

"Curator Chu?" The man looked at Chu Chen in surprise, and then suddenly realized, pointing at Chu Chen and exclaiming: "Oh! I remembered, you are the curator of Zenghua Museum!"

At the end, he stood up suddenly, walked up to Chu Chen, shook hands with Chu Chen, said compliments, and finally asked Chu Chen for his mobile phone number.

This made Chu Chen very speechless. What kind of person must this be to make such a move when the two of them don't even know each other?
Seeing this, Elder Hua couldn't restrain the anger in his heart any longer, and shouted loudly: "Sit back for me, do you know how to be polite?"

The man seemed to be very afraid of Mr. Hua, and when he saw Mr. Hua was really angry, he immediately sat back in his seat obediently.

"Huh!" Elder Hua snorted coldly, and then asked Chu Chen to appraise the Yanling knife on the table, while he picked up the flying fish suit that the man took out and looked at it.

This Yanling Saber is a typical style, with a blood groove on the blade, and overall, it conforms to the style of the Ming Dynasty.The end of the hilt is gilt bronze.The blade is engraved with twining flower patterns and embedded with silver threads.The whole knife is black, brown and yellow, which is both practical and beautiful.The quality of this knife is dense, the accessories are first-class, and it feels as light as weight.It is a rare Ming Dynasty Yanling knife.

After seeing the Yanling Saber, Chu Chen took the Flying Fish Clothes into his hand again.

Flying fish suits must be familiar to everyone. They are the official uniforms worn by Zhaori, Xiyue, Gengyu, and Shishou in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was second only to the boa clothing.

Specifically, the flying fish suit is a robe whose complementary color is flying fish. Flying fish is not the kind of sea fish we are talking about now, but a fictional image that resembles a dragon head, a fish body, and wings.The visual recognition system of official uniforms in the mid-Ming Dynasty lacked control, and some people specially wore flying fish suits like python robes, so the imperial court strictly controlled them for 80 years. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the style of luxury reappeared, and gradually deviated from the simple and generous aesthetics of the mid-Ming period. .

The flying fish suit in front of him looks simple and elegant, but it also has some luxurious styles. Overall, Chu Chen thinks it should be the costume of a Jinyiwei official in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Because it is well preserved, it is quite popular even now. rare.

Seeing that Chu Chen had finished reading both items, the man quickly asked, "Curator Chu, how much are my two items worth?"

Before Chu Chen could speak, Hua Lao said angrily: "Money, money, money! These two things are worth five thousand at most!"

The man said with a look of disbelief: "Ah! It's really only worth five thousand? This is something that will be passed down from the Ming Dynasty, and the handle of this knife is still shining like gold!"

Old Yan laughed and said, "This is gilt copper, not real gold."

"Curator Chu, is that so?" The man seemed to disbelieve the judgment of the two old men, and he had to listen to what Chu Chen said before he would believe it.

"Yes." Chu Chen nodded.

"This..." The man pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Five thousand is five thousand, curator Chu, I sold these two items to you for five thousand."

Although Chu Chen must have missed the purchase of these two things for five thousand, but based on Mr. Hua's attitude towards the man and the man's behavior just now, Chu Chen felt that it would be better not to get involved in this matter, so he said with a smile : "Sir, my main collection is porcelain, and I have no plans to buy these two items from you for the time being."

The man quickly said, "Director Chu, don't you have a museum?"

Mr. Hua waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, I'll take the things, 5000 yuan, do you still expect to put them in the museum?"

The man thought about it when he heard the words, and seeing that Chu Chen really had no intention of buying, he could only nod his head in agreement.

Next, Mr. Hua asked the man to make an agreement, and went to the room to give him 5000 yuan.

The man counted the banknotes several times before putting them away carefully and satisfied, and then said with a charming smile, "Director Chu, give me your business card!"

Hua Lao scolded: "Go, go, go! You are endless! Come back to me, your parents are still waiting for you to eat!"

After speaking, he stood up and drove the man out of the door.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen didn't know what to say. The relationship between the two parties was so bad that Hua Lao would treat his nephew like this!But then again, since the relationship between the two parties is so bad, why would the man bring things to Mr. Hua for sale?

Seeing Chu Chen's puzzled expression, Elder Yan sighed and said, "Curator Chu, you don't know that Lao Hua, this cousin, is really outrageous. He is in his thirties, and he still stays at home. Go out and work."

"Then what about his life?" Chu Chen asked in surprise.

At this time, Mr. Hua walked back: "What else can I do? Don't my cousin and sister-in-law have pensions? In addition to selling the things passed down by the ancestors, don't live too comfortably!"

Chu Chen said speechlessly: "Isn't this gnawing on the old? To put it bluntly, what will he do when his parents pass away?"

Mr. Hua shook his head: "That's right, even children understand the truth, but their family doesn't seem to understand."

Chu Chen said in surprise, "Could it be that his parents agree with him to do this?"

At this time, Mrs. Hua just came out of the kitchen and said, "I'm really right, his parents followed him to do this, and I don't know what they think."

Hua Lao said angrily: "Even Yanling Dao can be called Xiuchun Dao, how much brains do you think they have?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Actually, this Yanling Saber might really be the Xiuchun Saber."

"Ah! Why?" The second elder seemed a little confused.

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "In fact, there are no reliable written records or unearthed objects about what the real Xiuchun knife looks like. There are also very few paintings that have been handed down. There is no clear definition of what type of knife belongs to the Xiuchun knife. There are many mysteries left for future generations."

"A more reliable explanation is that the Xiuchun Dao is the collective name of the official knives distributed by the imperial court to the factory guards. There may not be only one shape. Since it is an official knife and is used by the factory guards, many gilt knives are used. The decoration of gold and silver, like this Yanling knife, is very gorgeous, so some people gave this kind of knife such a "gorgeous" name."

Hearing this, Elder Yan suddenly said: "From what you said, there is really such a possibility."

Hua Lao frowned and said, "But, I heard that the Xiuchun Knife is not a ritual weapon? This knife is more inclined to actual combat."

According to classics such as "Da Ming Hui Dian" and some notes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Xiuchun knife may indeed be just a ritual tool, which is used by close officials on special occasions such as etiquette, travel, and sacrifices. , then give embroidered spring knives, coconut ladles, and eggplant belts", "For the guards in brocade clothes who enter the hall, on the day of worship, they will give embroidered spring knives, luan belts, big red python clothes and flying fish clothes, so as to protect the grand master and perform the rituals of the great sacrifice."

However, it is not impossible for factory guards to use this kind of saber when performing their "special official duties". After all, the chances of the spy system to actually use a knife are not as many as those fictional in action movies. Once a knife is needed, it is not impossible to use a knife in honor For actual combat.

Chu Chen nodded and said: "You are always right, so the biggest problem now is not the shape of the Xiuchun knife, but whether it can be used as a ritual weapon for actual combat, or a daily saber that can be used as a ritual weapon. But because It cannot be determined without the actual discovery. If the information your cousin said is correct, then the Xiuchun Knife is a daily saber used as a sacrificial vessel, and vice versa."

Hua Lao said: "Who knows if he has remembered correctly, and his words alone can't make people feel convincing?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "It can be regarded as a supporting evidence. If some similar statements are found in the future, this matter can be used as evidence."

"I hope that day will come." Elder Hua chuckled, and immediately put away the knife and flying fish suit.

At this time, Yan Lao smiled and asked: "Lao Hua, is this the first thing you bought from your nephew?"

"If two count as one, it's already the fourth." Mr. Hua shook his head and smiled wryly, "I don't know where his family got so many things handed down from their ancestors. Why didn't my dad leave me a single thing? It’s not because his family is the eldest son’s family?”

Old Yan smiled and said, "Didn't everything come to you? And you haven't spent much money yet."

Hua Lao scolded: "Am I that kind of person? When he is at the end of his life, the money will be returned to him. Now it's all given to him, and it will be spent on him in a few days..."

(End of this chapter)