Tianyan Jianbao

Chapter 24 Grasshopper Gourd ([-])

The handwriting is of different sizes and crooked. The word Zheng Xie is inscribed below the poem, and several seals are printed on it.

Wang Haoming lowered his head, and when he used his forehead to cover other people's sight, he looked intently at the so-called Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and painting. A yellow light flashed, and the spiritual power had already circled in the painting. Returning to the eyes, there is no vision at all.

No need to ask, Wang Haoming has already sentenced this calligraphy and painting to death in his heart.

Since he was able to absorb spiritual energy from the couplets and the manuscript, Wang Haoming has done experiments on many books, but none of them contained spiritual energy.

After pondering for a long time and combining the process of absorbing spiritual power, Wang Haoming came to a conclusion that objects that can contain spiritual energy must be things that are old.In terms of time, at least it should be before liberation.

"You two, I'm not sure about this thing. You'd better put it away first." Wang Haoming raised his head, and said to the two expectant-looking Niu Ge and Hou Zi in front of him.

There is no such thing as true or false in the antique business, only new and old, and people have to keep a line. Even if something is new, most people will only say that they are not sure, and they will not point it out directly, and the seller will naturally understand. , and will not be entangled.

As soon as Wang Haoming said this, Brother Niu and Houzi looked at each other, but they didn't expect to say a jargon without even asking the price.

How did they know that if Wang Haoming didn't have those eyes, how could he tell the truth from the fake? If you gave him a modern print, maybe he would think it was real when he looked at the realistic print.

Monkey and Brother Niu were unlucky to meet Wang Haoming. This high imitation calligraphy and painting by Zheng Banqiao is quite clever. The paper quality of the calligraphy and painting is indeed from the Qing Dynasty, and the calligraphy and painting are also done by masters.

Compared with Zheng Banqiao's original work, it can almost be confused with the real one, and the "shaft" of the vertical axis has also been treated with old age. Generally speaking, people who know a little calligraphy and painting but not a lot of research on Zheng Banqiao will definitely think that this calligraphy and painting is Zheng Banqiao's handwriting. .

However, the Wang Haoming they met was a guy who did not follow the usual path, but all his painstaking efforts were in vain.

Brother Niu is also a bachelor. After hearing Wang Haoming's words, he didn't have much to say. He quickly put away the calligraphy and paintings and put them back in the box. If Wang Haoming is blindfolded, other people will naturally be fooled.

Wang Haoming was also not interested. He walked around all morning, but he didn't come across a single valuable thing. It seems that even with these eyes, it is not so easy to pick up missing items.

"Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

Just as Wang Haoming was about to leave, a very familiar and melodious chirping sound suddenly came from his ears.

When Wang Haoming was only 5 or 6 years old, and he was still living in the old house at home, his favorite game was fighting crickets. There would often be three or five friends, with a flashlight in the middle of the night, to catch crickets among the broken bricks and tiles. Then start a competition to see who catches the best crickets.

The urbanization of that era was not as it is now. There are buildings everywhere. Every night, there are insects and birds singing everywhere. If you turn over a stone, there may be a cricket or other insects hidden under it. .

In addition to fighting crickets, after Wang Haoming met Li Zhi, the two fell in love with raising grasshoppers again. In order to catch grasshoppers, the two often ran to the vegetable fields in the suburbs, and they often took grasshoppers with them. Go to class to play, and suffer from Li Zhi's father's board.

But at that time, raising a grasshopper with a green body and a loud cry was undoubtedly a very honorable thing among classmates.

Therefore, after Wang Haoming heard the rapid chirping just now, he immediately recognized that it was a grasshopper's chirping, but the grasshopper's chirping heard in his ears at this moment was loud and powerful.

Following the sound, Wang Haoming found that the grasshopper's cry was coming from the bosom of that brother Niu, and he couldn't help asking strangely, "Why is your cry so loud?"

Brother Niu proudly stretched his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out again, he was holding a grasshopper gourd that was all red with bright purple colors in his palm.

Hearing the crowing of the grasshopper in front of him, Wang Haoming seemed to have returned to his childhood, so he couldn't help but said to Brother Niu: "Can you show me this?"

"Take it, but don't take too long, the temperature is low and it's not good for the grasshopper." Brother Niu was also relieved, and handed the grasshopper gourd in his hand to Wang Haoming.

As soon as he got the gourd, Wang Haoming felt a warm feeling in the palm of his hand. He took a closer look and found that the grasshopper gourd was about 1 centimeters high at the mouth, and the belly in the middle was very big, probably seven or eight centimeters.

The hollowed-out hood looks like it was carved from jade, and it is very exquisite. The outer skin is ruddy and there is a faint light and quietness, revealing a kind of gentle old atmosphere. Thick performance.

The katydid in the gourd seemed to feel the temperature drop and stopped singing. When Wang Haoming looked at the katydid gourd, he habitually released the spiritual power in his eyes.

"what?"

Just when the spiritual power first came into contact with the grasshopper gourd, a familiar feeling appeared in Wang Haoming's eyes, spiritual power, yes, a faint breath blended into Wang Haoming's spiritual power.

Although the aura was faintly present and the increase in spiritual power was very small, Wang Haoming could clearly sense that there was obviously spiritual power in this grasshopper gourd.

"Brother Niu, right? I like this thing. Do you want to sell it? I used to play with it when I was a child, but now I see it very kindly. If you want to sell it, you can make a price."

Wang Haoming first returned the grasshopper gourd to Brother Niu, then asked without changing his face, pretending to be very casual.

He knows that the people who can hang out in this market are all good people. If you show a little interest in this object, they will immediately boast that the thing in their hands is rare in the sky and nothing in the earth.

Although the spiritual power contained in this grasshopper gourd is far inferior to that of the manuscript, this is also the third object with spiritual power that Wang Haoming has encountered. If the price is not very expensive, Wang Haoming still wants to buy it .

"I'm playing with it myself, not selling it."

After hearing Wang Haoming's words, Brother Niu showed a embarrassed expression on his face. He was not trying hard this time.

It's just because he has raised this grasshopper for almost half a year. He carries it on his body every day, and even feeds some miscellaneous insects meticulously. reluctant.

Wang Haoming didn't give up, and encouraged him: "Brother Niu, I really like this one. You can see if you can give it up. The price is up to you. If it suits me, I will buy it. You are a good start, and I have also found one I like. Everyone is happy, isn’t it.”

"Brother Niu, you should raise another one after the beginning of autumn. This brother likes it, so give it to him."

The monkey at the side also said Xiang. In his opinion, a grasshopper is only ten or eight yuan. Since this person wants to buy it, he should sell it.

Brother Niu's face changed, and thinking about it, his heart was moved.

He bought this grasshopper for 2 yuan half a year ago. As for the grasshopper gourd, he bought it from a street stall when he was staying at his uncle's house in Tianjin the year before last, and it only cost about ten yuan.

Thinking of this, Brother Niu's expression changed, and he said to Wang Haoming: "My grasshopper is the best. You heard the cry just now, and it was loud. I didn't blow it. I was playing with grasshoppers in the whole market." Damn, no one can compare with me, if you really like it, I'll make an offer, and if you think it's right, I'll sell it."

"Tell me." Wang Haoming replied.

"1000 yuan, the same price. I even sold you the grasshopper gourd. My gourd is a good thing. The old man in the shop in the 'Ji Yaxuan' in front of me didn't sell it for 8 yuan yesterday. "

Brother Niu gritted his teeth and said, what he said was half-truth and half-truth, the owner of the antique shop 'Ji Ya Xuan' did offer him a price for this gourd yesterday, but it was only 1 yuan.

Now that it's in Brother Niu's mouth, there's an extra 7 for no reason.

1000 yuan, Wang Haoming thought about it in his heart, and decided to buy it. After all, this is an item that can increase spiritual power, and 1000 yuan is not a lot of money. Even if he loses it all, he can afford it.

"Okay, since you are willing to give up your love, Brother Niu, 1000 yuan is 1000 yuan. You take the money, and the things are mine."

When Brother Niu and Monkey looked at Wang Haoming's expression, Wang Haoming spoke, took out the wallet from his pocket, counted out 1000 yuan and handed it to Brother Niu, and took the grasshopper gourd.

According to Brother Niu's previous appearance, he put the gourd close to his body and put it away.

Brother Niu seemed really reluctant, took the money, counted it casually, and put it in his pocket, but his eyes couldn't help looking at the place where Wang Haoming put the grasshopper.

(End of this chapter)