The strongest Shannon

Chapter 174 A Big Brick
Hearing Qi Mingxuan talk about Ma Daha before, Chen Fang thought that the other party was an old man, but unexpectedly he was only in his fifties. But when Chen Fang saw this man, he was immediately confused again. Just like an old man in his sixties or seventies!
He was very surprised in his heart, but Chen Fang didn't show it. He only heard Qi Mingxuan ask at this moment: "Old Yu, what's the situation? I'm going to your store now, so I wonder why you don't see anyone, why come here?"

Boss Yu glared at Ma Daha angrily when he heard the words, and said unhappily: "It's not old Ma, I have a friend from Hong Kong who asked me to buy him an ancient inkstone. It's not appropriate to go around the whole street. I don’t want to look at Old Man Ma’s old stuff, he actually used those rags to fool me!”

No wonder the boss was angry. After all, they were all from the same street and knew each other well. Ma Daha usually used his rags to fool the ignorant, but he still wanted to fool him. How could he not be angry.

"Your ones are junk. Let me tell you, Yu, if I didn't see them on the street, I wouldn't have shown them to you. If you don't know how to do it, you're full of shit. Believe it or not, I'll kick you out right now! "As soon as Boss Yu's words fell, the old Ma Daha suddenly roared angrily.

Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Fang glanced around the display of his shop, in one word, chaos!Compared with those shops along the way, this place is indeed more like a grocery store, and the goods are also various, mostly miscellaneous.

Seeing that the two started to quarrel again, Qi Mingxuan opened his mouth to smooth things over and said, "It's alright, alright, we're all in the same business, so there's no need to get angry because of this. Where's your inkstone, old man Ma, why don't you show it to me?"

Although people in this industry are familiar with Qi Mingxuan, it doesn't mean that everyone doesn't know Qi Mingxuan's identity. When they saw him speak, they both shut up, but Ma Daha was still squinting and muttering non-stop.

Qi Mingxuan mainly plays with jade and some porcelain calligraphy and paintings. Although he is not specialized in inkstones, he has some vision. Hearing what he said, Boss Yu agreed: "That's right, let Boss Qi take a look. If Boss Qi agrees, For the price just now, I don’t even blink my eyes!”

Qi Mingxuan smiled wryly, and thought to himself, you old Yu, aren't you cheating me!But Ma Daha snorted and said: "Forget it, my good things are only sold to people who are pleasing to the eye, now, I don't like you!"

Boss Yu is also very hot-tempered. When he heard what he said, he immediately became angry, and cursed with a blushing face: "Well, you're so stupid, you're still sticking your nose in the face. Even if you beg me to buy it, I won't buy it. Keep your rags. Take it into the coffin!"

Seeing Qi Mingxuan frowning in displeasure, Ma Daha snorted a few times and turned around to take an inkstone from the table, put it on the tea table near the door and said, "Thank you, Boss Qi, palm your eyes!"

Qi Mingxuan nodded, and when Ma Daha staggered his figure to reveal the inkstone, he couldn't help frowning; Chen Fang's eyes also fell on the inkstone, and he couldn't help frowning too.

Inkstone is an essential utensil for traditional Chinese brushes. Because of its solid nature, it has been handed down for generations and has been regarded as a treasured collection by literati of all dynasties.In addition to Duanshi, Sheshi, Taohe stone, Chengnishi, red silk stone, Tuoji stone, chrysanthemum stone, the materials of inkstone also include jade inkstone, jade miscellaneous stone inkstone, tile inkstone, lacquered sand inkstone, iron inkstone, porcelain inkstone, etc. Dozens of inkstones and so on.

The often said Four Treasures of the Study include the inkstone, that is, the inkstone in the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Chen Fang did not have much contact with this object, but he also has some general understanding.

Although there are many types of inkstones, the most famous ones are the four famous inkstones: Duanxi inkstones made of Duanxi inkstones in Eastern Province, Longwei inkstones in Jiangxi Province, especially Longwei inkstones from She in the Tang Dynasty, pottery inkstones made from Chengni in Xishan, and Gansu inkstones. Tao inkstone made of Taohe stone in the province.

In addition to the quality of the place of origin, many inkstones have different values ​​because they are made by different people. For example, the works of famous inkstone makers in history are of course more valuable, and the inkstones themselves are more sophisticated.

There are many famous inkstone makers in history, such as Ye Rang, Zhang Yin, and Gu Delin in the Ming Dynasty, Wujin, Han Wen in the Qing Dynasty, etc. The inkstones made by them are more valuable for collection because they are excellent in themselves and rarely handed down from generation to generation.

But the inkstone in front of him...Chen Fang felt that it was very different from the inkstones he had seen in the past. It looked like an old brick with rough patterns on the surface, and its appearance had nothing to do with fineness.

"This seems to be a brick inkstone. If it is a Qin brick and Han tile, it should be of good value." Qi Mingxuan's soliloquy just responded to Chen Fang's doubts, and then he walked up and looked carefully over and over again.

At this time, Boss Yu echoed: "That's right, it's a brick and inkstone, but I have carefully identified this brick. It is not a Qin brick or a Han tile at all. It should be from the Qing Dynasty. It is just a piece of junk!"

The brick-making technology in the Qing Dynasty was relatively advanced. If the bricks were from the Qing Dynasty, then there is no craftsmanship, at most they are ordinary bricks and tiles used by ordinary people.

Ma Daha seems to be very confident in his belongings, humming to express his disdain for the boss's eyes, but looking at Qi Mingxuan's eyes is a little apprehensive, he also knows that Qi Mingxuan is well-informed, and looks forward to him seeing the value of his treasure .

It's a pity that Qi Mingxuan finally shook his head after looking at it for a long time, and asked with some doubts: "I don't think so either. Ma Daha, why don't you tell us what's going on with your object, and give us a lot of insight?"

Qi Mingxuan said this sincerely. He really wanted to know where Ma Daha was such a confident treasure. Anyway, he looked like an ordinary Qing Dynasty brick and inkstone.

Ma Daha was taken aback when he heard the words, his lips murmured for a long time, and he said dejectedly: "I, I don't know, but Boss Qi, this is a real old product, and it is my father's treasure!"

Hearing this, Qi Mingxuan also frowned. He knew that although Ma Daha was rather strange, his father was a real expert in this field before, with extremely poisonous vision. Unfortunately, there was no way out in that era, so he was born at an untimely time.

In this somewhat dark shop, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down. Ma Daha still insisted that his product was a treasure, while the boss Yu was full of mockery and disdain; Is it a rag or a baby question!
Several people were silent, and Chen Fang on the side suddenly said: "Brother Qi, how about I come and see?" Ma Daha gave Chen Fang a strange look, with some doubts in his eyes, but Boss Yu on the side said in surprise: "Boss Chen also Do you understand inkstone? I thought you were just playing with jadeite!"

"I don't understand, I'll just take a look." Chen Fang said with a smile, taking the inkstone that Qi Mingxuan handed over, while Ma Daha's eyelids trembled but he didn't dare to say anything.

It's a taboo to hand things over directly, but Qi Mingxuan didn't think it was a treasure at all, so his movements were very casual, and he didn't put things on the table and let Chen Fang get started.

"Hmph, there is no one in Ning City who is really discerning, and they all just call my treasures rags, really..." Ma Daha muttered to himself, and only realized that Qi Mingxuan was also included in this remark, so he hurried Shut up.

Qi Mingxuan didn't bother to talk to him, instead he looked at Chen Fang expectantly. He knew the peculiarity of Chen Fang, which would interest him. Could it be that there was something peculiar about this brick inkstone from the Qing Dynasty?
Chen Fang was just curious at first, and felt that the turning head seemed to be much larger and thicker than usual, and he didn't see any difference, but when he took the inkstone, he was slightly taken aback, there was actually a wave of spiritual energy!
For the identification of antique jade, Chen Fang did not use the relevant knowledge at all, but relied entirely on the reaction of spiritual energy to make judgments. Chen Fang was surprised that the big brick that looked tattered in his hand had spiritual energy fluctuations.

"What's the matter? What did you see?" Qi Mingxuan, who had been paying attention to Chen Fang, looked happy at this moment, and asked quickly, but Ma Daha and Boss Yu on both sides didn't care.

Chen Fang stroked the rough brick surface with his palms, frowned and shook his head slightly. He was also very surprised that the aura fluctuations were clear but vague, especially when his fingers touched the short surfaces on both sides of the brick inkstone. It becomes obvious.

Amidst the puzzled expressions of several people, Chen Fang carefully sensed from different parts of each face, then suddenly turned around and came to the door where the light was on, and observed carefully in the sunlight.

"There are gaps on both sides of this brick and inkstone. It should be a man-made incision. It is very symmetrical!" After observing for a long time, when Ma Daha was a little impatient and wanted to take back his tattered treasure, Chen Fang suddenly said.

Qi Mingxuan knew a lot about Chen Fang, and knew that unless he found out with certainty, he would definitely not open his mouth. Hearing this, he quickly took a magnifying glass from the side and came to a bright place to examine it carefully.

"There is indeed an incision. What's the situation?" With the help of a magnifying glass, Qi Mingxuan also clearly saw the part that Chen Feng was pointing at. There was an incision running through the entire brick and inkstone, and there were two sides. It was indeed very symmetrical.

The incision is very hidden, if it is not with the help of a magnifying glass and Chen Fang points it out, it will be difficult to find it. After all, the material of the brick and inkstone itself is very rough, and it is easy to be ignored as the original pattern.

Boss Yu and Ma Daha also approached curiously, and after looking it over, they were both a little dazed, and Boss Yu asked a little puzzled, "Could it be just a scratch? After all, it's a brick, how can such an incision be made. "

Chen Fang shook his head firmly: "No, it must be an incision, it was cut open!" Then, he looked at Ma Daha and asked: "This brick inkstone should be just a cover, there is something in it, Boss Ma, do you want to take it out?" have a look?"

Ma Daha guarded these items all his life, and he didn't know where their treasures were at all. He was a little hesitant when he heard the words. After all, if it was destroyed, he might lose an old item, and he didn't have many left in his hand.

"Are you sure there's something inside?" Ma Daha struggled for a long time, looked up at Chen Fang with his cloudy eyes, combined with the deep grooves on his face, Chen Fang couldn't tell that the other party was only about 50 years old.

"Not sure!" Chen Fang raised his head to look at Qi Mingxuan, and said, "Brother Qi, why don't you buy it, and let's open it up and have a look?"

Qi Mingxuan was stunned for a rare moment. He was originally here to accompany Chen Fang, why did he suddenly let himself buy it?In fact, with Chen Fang's own worth, he could have bought the inkstone by himself, but although he sensed some aura fluctuations, it was not to the extent that he could really attract the Five Elements Stone.

But if you compare it with ordinary antiques, the aura in this inkstone fluctuates, and the quality of the content is very good. Of course, it is very suitable for Qi Mingxuan to buy it.

Qi Mingxuan was taken aback for a short while and soon understood what Chen Fang was thinking. A look of joy appeared on his face, and he instantly understood that there were not only things in the inkstone, but also good things!
"Okay, it just so happens that I don't have any inkstones in my collection. Boss Ma, what was the price you were talking about earlier?"

Ma Daha couldn't figure out if these people were acting, he hesitated for a long time and said, "One hundred thousand...Boss Qi really wants to buy it?"

(End of this chapter)