Jianbao life

Chapter 546 Collecting Treasures in the Village

Early the next morning, Chu Chen's family went to pay homage to Liu Guomin.

Seeing the tomb where the loved one was buried again, Chu Chen still felt very sad in his heart. If the adoptive father could live, he would be able to enjoy the family happiness now and meet his sister again.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world, and Chu Chen can only let go of the grief in his heart, and vowed to let Liu Guoju's family and the villagers here live a happy life in the future.

Different from Chu Chen's grief, Chu Yongning and his wife were very grateful to Liu Guomin.If it weren't for Liu Guomin's careful teaching and care these years, Chu Chen would not be as good as he is now, and perhaps he would have been swallowed up by the hatred in Chu Chen's heart.

I paid homage to Liu Guomin, because Chu Yongning had to go to work tomorrow, so Chu Chen asked his parents and sister to go back first, while he stayed to buy old things in the village and planned to return to Beijing tomorrow.

Originally Chu Yulan said that going home was boring, and wanted to stay and play for a while, but the conditions here are relatively poor after all, which is not conducive to the healing of the wound on her arm. I am happy to go back to Beijing with Chu Yongning and his wife.

After seeing off his parents and younger sister, Chu Chen took Hu Yong to the ancestral hall in the village, where the antiques were purchased today.

Because they had learned the news in advance, the villagers brought over all the bottles and jars passed down from their ancestors. There were all kinds of things at the scene, and what's more, even the pig food bowls were brought over.

Seeing this, the old village chief scolded: "I said you fool, why did you bring all the pig food bowls over!"

The second fool scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "Isn't it an old thing? I have this pig food bowl since my grandfather's grandfather's time. Isn't it old enough?"

The old village chief said angrily: "You idiot, old things depend on what they are used for and what they are made of. Just say that the stone mill at the entrance of our village is two or three hundred years old. Is it old enough? Sell ​​it to you for 300 yuan, do you want it?"

"I'm not stupid, why buy that thing!" said the second fool, blinking his eyes.

"You are not stupid, and Chu Wazi is not stupid. Do you think he will spend money to buy your pig food bowl!"

Er Lengzi thought for a while, and felt that it really made sense, so he scratched his head and said, "Then I'll take the things back!"

After speaking, he picked up the pig food bowl and prepared to take it home.

"and many more!"

Chu Chen quickly stopped him, then stepped forward and said, "Brother Er Leng, can you show me your pig food bowl!"

When everyone saw that Chu Chen actually wanted to see the second fool's pig food bowl, they all looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't know what Chu Chen wanted to do. Could it be that this pig food bowl is still some kind of treasure?
"Brother Er Leng, can I take a look?" Chu Chen asked after seeing Er Leng's stunned look.

"Oh! It's ok, just look at it, Chu Wazi!" The second fool came back to his senses, and quickly put the pig food bowl in his hand back on the ground.

The diameter of this pig food basin is nearly [-] centimeters. Because of the year-round feeding of pigs, the top of the basin looks very dirty. Except for a little bit of foundation at the bottom, the rest of the surface is covered by soil and swill.

However, it was the exposed foundation that made Chu Chen aware that this pig food bowl looked like a bronze vessel, which immediately made Chu Chen interested.

In the past, when Chu Chen was in the antique market, he often heard that it was like going to the countryside to receive goods. He accidentally discovered that pig food bowls, dog food bowls, and chicken food bowls were actually good things, and then picked them up at a very low price.Although Chu Chen has never experienced this kind of thing, he has heard it a lot. In the past, he sometimes imagined that he would encounter such a good thing.

Now it seems that the pig food bowl of Erlianzi is likely to fulfill Chu Chen's wish that he has been thinking about for many years.

Next, Chu Chen didn't use his ability to check it first, because it would be less surprising. He asked the old village chief for water and a rag, and planned to take a bath for the pig food bowl first.

Of course, in another situation, Chu Chen would definitely not wash it with water, but this thing has been used to feed pigs, so it doesn't matter so much.

After a while, both the water and the dishcloth arrived, so Chu Chen started to clean it. Because he wanted to keep the basin as complete as possible, Chu Chen didn't dare to use too much force, and he just dealt with some key points briefly. , ready to go back and use the tools to deal with it properly.

The swill and soil were still easy to clean. After a while, the bottom of the "pig food bowl" was roughly exposed, and a smile appeared on Chu Chen's face.

This basin is huge in shape with flat folded edges.The heart of the pot is carved with a picture of waterfowl in a lotus pond, with lotus, lotus pods, cranes, mandarin ducks, dragonflies and grass patterns inside, and flower patterns carved on the flat folded edge. It can be said that the composition is dense and the carving is exquisite.

Judging from the composition style of the pattern and the characteristics of the craftsmanship, this copper basin should be a product of the Yuan Dynasty, and it should be a representative work of copper craftsmanship in the Yuan Dynasty.

However, it is a pity for Chu Chen that the surface of this copper basin has been severely corroded because it has been used to feed pigs all year round, which has a great impact on its value. If the appearance is relatively intact, the value of this copper basin It can be more than [-], but now, it is only about [-].

Of course, 3 yuan is already a very large sum of money for the villagers present. The most important thing in the countryside is to keep money secret, so Chu Chen pulled the fool aside, and then told him the price for a moment.

"What, 3 yuan!" The second fool exclaimed in disbelief.

"This idiot, his brain just doesn't work!" Chu Chen patted his forehead, and the fact that he shouted like this made the world know it, and it is estimated that everyone will go back to get the pig food bowl in a while.

As expected, the facts were similar to what Chu Chen thought. Hearing that the pig food bowl of the second idiot was worth 3 yuan, after the scene was quiet for a while, it immediately boiled over.

"My mother, such a pig food bowl is worth 3 yuan, boy, mother, you pinch me, am I dreaming! Oh, it seems to be true! But a The pig food bowl is worth 3 yuan, what's wrong with this world!"

"It's not what's wrong with the world, it's the idiot who is so stupid that he would use a 3 yuan pot to feed pigs!"

"No matter how stupid they are, the pig food bowl is worth 3 yuan, how about you!"

"I...my pig food bowl may be worth fifty thousand. I'll go and bring my pig food bowl and show it to Chu Wazi."

"Yes, I'll go too..."

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For a while, the villagers who had pig food bowls all wanted to go home and show Chu Chen their pig food bowls. Basically, everyone thought that their own pig food bowls should be a treasure.

"Wait a minute, everyone!"

Chu Chen quickly yelled and stopped the villagers who were about to go home, and then briefly introduced to the villagers what an antique is and the factors that determine the market value of an antique.

Chu Chen's introduction was very effective, and quickly suppressed the enthusiasm of the villagers at the scene.

"So that's what happened!" A villager suddenly said: "By the way, Big Gouzi, I remember that the pig food bowl in your house seemed to be hewn out of rocks from the mountain last year. How dare you take it out?" Come here and show Chu Wazi?"

Da Gouzi looked embarrassed, and said weakly: "Didn't I forget this because of the excitement just now!"

Hearing what Da Gouzi said, most of the villagers who had just muttered about going back to get the pig food bowl also realized that their own pig food bowl must not meet the requirements. Go back and bring the pig food bowl, ready to try your luck.

At the same time, after repeated inquiries, the second fool finally believed that his "pig food bowl" was indeed worth 3 yuan, and immediately cheered, but immediately burst into tears.

The old village head said speechlessly: "I said you idiot, this is a happy event, why are you crying!"

The second fool cried and said, "I... If I had known that this pot in my house was worth 3 yuan, my mother wouldn't have left so early!"

The old village head opened his mouth, then patted the second fool on the shoulder and said, "Hey, this is life, who would have known that a pig food bowl would be worth so much money! But things are already like this, don't you I'm crying, your mother's biggest wish was to let you get married and have children, now that you have money, you should get married early, so that you, mother, can feel at ease even under the nine springs."

To say that the Erlianzi's family is really unfortunate. He lost his father since he was a child, and finally he and his mother brought him up alone, and because of a high fever, the treatment was delayed.

A young man who is a little silly, and the family has no money, of course no one will marry their daughter to him.In this way, two years ago, his mother fell ill again. If the disease could be cured in the city, the medical expenses would cost [-] to [-] yuan, which is definitely not something the fool's family can afford.

In the end, I had no choice but to ask the barefoot doctor to prescribe some medicine for a while, so that the disease would get worse and worse, and finally my life would be delayed.

It can be regarded as the blessing of his parents in the sky. Since his mother passed away, his mind has improved a bit. Although he is still a little silly, he can already do farm work and other things by himself.

After hearing the cause and effect, Chu Chen felt very uncomfortable. He lost his life for 2 or [-] yuan, which is too cruel.

And if he knew about this matter earlier, he would definitely be able to help, but every time he came back, no one mentioned Er Leng Niang's matter to him, and he was not familiar with Er Leng's family. He had no way of knowing.

In fact, this is also very normal. After all, it is 2 to [-] yuan, and there is no family in Lujia Village who can afford it. Of course, no one will talk to Chu Chen about it.

(End of this chapter)