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Chapter 148 The leader of Liyuan, the legacy of Jiangning

"This Pu Yi, I don't know how many good things he took out! He left the palace and brought two big boxes!" Pu Jie took a sip of Wang Laoji, "Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the possibility that this dragon robe is genuine It's huge."

"Is it true or not?" Yu Yao responded, "Let's talk about it later."

After eating, the two of them didn't go anywhere else, they just sat and chatted in the private room for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, they went directly to Tong Rentang's residence.

Tong Rentang lives in a community in the city center, which is considered an old community, but the supporting facilities are very good.Tong Rentang lives on the first floor, and there is a small courtyard surrounded by iron fences in front of the building. There are no flowers in it, but some vegetables, such as eggplants, leeks, and spring onions.

When the two arrived, Tong Rentang was tending the vegetable field and greeted him out with both hands.Yu Yao took a look, "Old man, please do your work first, we are not in a hurry."

Tong Rentang has soft eyebrows and eyes, looks gentle, and speaks softly, "It's finished, you sit in the living room, and I'll go wash your hands."

Pu Jie said before that he was the old man, Yu Yao looked at him, Tong Rentang was thinner and looked old.

Tong Rentang finished washing his hands, "I'll pour tea for you."

"Don't be too busy old man, we don't drink, you still have to wash the cup, just look at the things." Pu Jie laughed.

"That's fine." Tong Rentang was not polite, turned around and went into the back room, and came out carrying a big camphorwood box.

The camphor wood box can prevent insects. This is an old box, but you can still smell the camphor wood when you take it out.

Tong Rentang put the camphor box on the chair.

This camphor wood box has copper locks on it, and the workmanship is acceptable, but Yu Yao knew it was not something from the palace at a glance.

"Grandpa, is this box the original one?"

"No, this is my grandfather's wife, afraid of moths." Tong Rentang took out the cigarettes, three or five in the hard box, "Do you two smoke?"

"Smoking." Pu Jie followed suit and took out a cigarette, "But foreign cigarettes are all mixed types, so I'm really not used to smoking. I still have to smoke flue-cured tobacco."

Tong Rentang smiled casually, and after he ordered it himself, he added, "Actually, I don't even know what the original box looks like. The ones in the bank are ordinary lacquered wooden boxes, not as good as this one."

"Well, I haven't read anything yet, you two have been arguing for a long time."

Yu Yao interjected, "You two smoke, don't come any closer, I'll take a look first."

The camphor wood box had a copper lock, but it was not locked. Seeing that Tong Rentang nodded, Yu Yao stepped forward to open the box.

As soon as the box was opened, Yu Yao only took one look and knew he was fooling around.

This dragon robe is indeed moon white. The dragons on it, as well as the patterns of sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers, are basically in line with the characteristics of Qing Dynasty dragon robes. However, it is not silk, but embroidery.

They're all made of silk, but they're not the same thing.The dragon robes of the Qing Palace must be top-quality Kesi, it cannot be embroidery.

Obviously, this is not a dragon robe from the palace.

Yu Yao didn't know what to say for a while, this item is actually not worthless, mainly in terms of material and workmanship, it is good, even if several items are mortgaged to the bank together, it can be considered a sum of money.

Either they came from the palace, or they were made by the people. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not fallen, who would dare to make dragon robes among the people?Therefore, it can only be something made after the Republic of China.

There is a problem here, even if it was made by the people during the Republic of China, what is the purpose of making dragon robes?If these mortgages are the same, then it is better to make several pieces at once.

Yu Yao pondered for a while before asking, "Old man, I heard about the origin of this from Pu Jie. Do you know who mortgaged these dragon robes to the bank at that time?"

"I don't know about it. I heard it from my grandfather and my father." Tong Rentang tried his best to recall again, "I only said that the time limit was met and the money was not paid back. This thing belongs to the bank."

"What?" Pu Jie put out the cigarette, stepped forward and asked.

Tong Rentang continued, "Young man, if you can't do it, take it out and have a closer look."

Pu Jie took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket, "Yes, let's have a look."

You really have to wear gloves for this thing, because you don't dare to wash it when it gets dirty.

Yu Yao put on his gloves, took this dragon robe out of the camphor wood box, and focused on the inner front and some corners.

These places are places where it is easy to leave some marks.

Finally, at the bottom of the placket, on the inside of a folded part, Yu Yao found that there were a few small characters embroidered vertically!

The leader of Liyuan, the legacy of Jiangning.

That's it!

After a long time of trouble, this dragon robe is a costume!
The leader of the Liyuan must be referring to a well-known troupe.Jiangning relics, the one who made this dragon robe should be the inheritor of the original silk craftsmen weaving in Jiangning. After the death of the Qing Dynasty, Jiangning weaving is of course gone, so it is a relic.

This dragon robe, like those few dragon robes, was probably custom-made by the troupe.

It's just that from these eight characters, it is impossible to tell which theater troupe made it, nor who made it.

This dragon robe is a good costume from the period of the Republic of China, and it can be regarded as a work of art, but Yu Yao doesn't really want to accept it.

This has to be explained, "Old man, have you seen these words?"

Tong Rentang leaned forward and took a look, "Wait a minute, I'll get reading glasses."

Pu Jie understood it first from the side, looked at Yu Yao, sighed, and showed a depressed expression.

Tong Rentang put on his presbyopic glasses, and when he glanced at it, he also showed a surprised expression, "Liyuan? I never noticed it. My grandfather and my father didn't mention it either."

"This place is relatively hidden. If you don't open it, you won't be able to see it." Yu Yao nodded. It's possible. Yu Yao had good eyesight and saw that it wasn't the dragon robe of the Qing Palace, so he deliberately searched for some marks.

"So, this is a costume?" Tong Rentang looked at Yu Yao and asked.

"Yes. But this craftsmanship is good. It should really be the inheritor of Jiangning's top weaving craftsmen. It's a pity that this is weaving and embroidery, not Kesi. If it is Kesi, even if it is a product of the Republic of China, it is of great value. But even if it is Embroidered costumes are also exquisite works of art."

Tong Rentang waved his hand, "You don't need to comfort me, what you mean is that there is a gap between this thing and an antique."

"How should I put it? It's been a few years since now, and weaving and embroidery are also a category of antique collections. There must be people who are willing to collect them. It's just..."

"I understand, you are not easy to accept this, you should be not good at it. Let's do it, it will not be easy to find another home." Tong Rentang was not unhappy at all, "It's just right, I am not afraid to take it abroad! Let foreigners See and see our Huaxia weaving and embroidery technology!"

"The old man is so insightful!" Yu Yao praised while tidying up the dragon robe.

"Let you go for nothing..." Tong Rentang suddenly raised his hand and nodded, "I will take this dragon robe away, and show you the rest of the old things. I think you are not a young man. Generally know how to do it!"

(End of this chapter)