Chapter 1: Antique Store Taobao
"I hope I can get a small leak today, otherwise I can't get through this day!" A handsome guy walked into an antique shop called "Gu Yuexuan" in a nervous mood.
This person's name is Dong Tianyue, a student of the Department of Fine Arts of Wenzhou University. He is quite sunny and handsome. Every sunny Saturday, he always likes to come to Taobao of the Antique City.
"Oh, isn't this Xiao Dong? Haven't you come some days?" A half-old female shop owner stood up from the rattan chair and greeted her with a smile.
Dong Tianyue always visits this antique shop several times a month, and everyone is familiar with it all the time. I don’t know much about Dong Tianyue’s background boss, but I only know that he is a college student and loves antique collection, so I don’t know much about the others.
"It rained last week, so I didn't come. Boss, what new things have you been in recently?" Dong Tianyue walked leisurely in the store, his eyes swept towards Duobaoge on both sides.
The boss took out a disposable paper cup, poured a cup of hot tea for Dong Tianyue and handed it over: "The things are not easy to collect now. My husband collected a porcelain bowl from the Ming Dynasty a few days ago. The quality is not very good. Do you have to get started?"
The boss’s husband is receiving goods outside, and she sells goods in the store, mainly in the study and calligraphy and painting. Dong Tianyue has bought several inkstones from her, and the price is fair and kind. After a long time, he becomes a friend. When chatting with her, Dong Tianyue has also learned some experience and can also know the latest markets of antique markets.
"Okay!" Dong Tianyue took the teacup and said with a smile.
The boss lady took out a large white porcelain bowl from the Duobao grid on the west side and carefully placed it on the glass counter.
"The artifacts are still complete in the Ming Dynasty. What price is it?" Dong Tianyue picked up the bowl and looked around. It was a white porcelain bowl with a diameter of 14 cm and a height of 7 cm. There was a small hole in the mouth of the bowl, and it was a real thing at a glance.
"If you want it, give it 2,000." The boss's wife gave Dong Tianyue a thumbs up and smiled, admiring his eyesight.
Dong Tianyue nodded, thinking that the boss's wife did not call for a high price. Although the white porcelain bowl was made in the folk kilns of the Ming Dynasty, the white glaze was shiny and 2,000 was not expensive. However, Dong Tianyue only brought 800 yuan today, so he asked his classmates to borrow it.
Originally, Dong Tianyue’s monthly pocket money was 2,000 yuan. On the first day of each month, his family would send him 2,000 yuan to his account. It was enough, but he was unlucky the day before yesterday. He lost his phone while eating in the cafeteria and spent 1,700 yuan to redesign a Meizu phone.
Dong Tianyue was born in a special family. Although he was not as good as those top wealthy families, he was not comparable to ordinary families.
The so-called family family refers to families with noble families and officials from generation to generation, and later generally refers to families with noble families from generation to generation. Later, some families with certain professional generations were also called families. The previous ones were like the four major families of Jiang, Song, Confucius and Chen during the Republic of China, and the latter ones were like martial arts families, traditional Chinese medicine families, collection families, carving families, performing arts families, tomb robbers, etc.
Since they are children from a noble family, it is logical that Dong Tianyue’s pocket money must be worth 18,000 yuan a month, right? But their old man only gives Dong Tianyue a pocket money of 2,000 yuan a month. Not only Dong Tianyue, but even his cousin is the same. It can be said that the male child in the Dong family was treated like this in his study period, while the female child was different. The monthly pocket money must be worth 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. It is in line with the secular world saying: "Boys are raised in poverty, and girls are raised in wealth."
The male student in the Dong family is relatively poor. Not only does he have to spend less pocket money, but he also has to accept the assessment of the old man at the end of the year. In Dong Tianyue's generation, the only male student is Dong Tianyue and his cousin. They both have to study and prepare for the assessment of the year-end. The assessment of the old man is different every year. This year, Dong Tianyue and his cousin need to hand in a few antiques to the family at the end of the year. At that time, the whole family will taste it together and compare who handed in the antiques worth the total value. There will be rewards at that time.
Dong Tianyue went to the antique shop so diligently just to prepare for the year-end assessment.
"Why don't you have to exchange it with her for 800 yuan or another Qingtian seal?" Dong Tianyue touched a seal in his pocket and wondered whether to buy the bowl.
In the past, when he encountered insufficient money, Dong Tianyue always liked to use a seal to mortgage part of the money. His seal was carved more exquisitely, so the boss's wife generally would not refuse.
“Huh?”
While hesitating, Dong Tianyue's eyes swept across the glass counter and accidentally saw a jasper-like seal. When he saw this seal, Dong Tianyue thought it was jasper at first sight.
"That chapter, jastic?" Dong Tianyue asked, pointing to the seal at the counter.
"Where is it! Stone." The boss's wife replied with a smile.
Dong Tianyue picked up the seal and saw that it was not, it was a stone, but it felt like jade, which was really strange. He asked the owner casually: "What kind of stone is this?"
"I don't know, it's a mixed stone. The stone is not good or transparent. I want lotus stones and frozen stones. Those are the best. This is not good." The boss lady said with a Wenzhou accent.
Before Dong Tianyue could speak, she picked up a lion seal and said, "This is good, hibiscus stone, and there is a piece of red on its head. This is a lucky one, good material, or a famous craftsmanship, no worse than your carving."
When Dong Tianyue saw that it was indeed beautiful and it was Lao Zhang, but because he knew the main price of the store, Dong Tianyue thought that he couldn't afford it, so he didn't even ask about the price.
For regular customers, it is hard to say whether the antique dealer urges to buy is a good product, but it is often not good to recommend that you not buy it. Thinking of this, Dong Tianyue put down these two seals and continued to chat with the owner. The owner talks a lot, and it is difficult to receive goods from her husband. Ordinary people have watched TV treasure appraisal programs to ask for prices, which is nothing more than crying for poverty, so that Dong Tianyue will not bargain too hard next time.
On the way back, Dong Tianyue wondered whether this seal is good or bad? It looks like a big piece and the shape. It is also a complete squid ox. The edge of the seal is still like that, but I forgot who the signature is, and I can't help but feel a little regretful. I thought I would definitely take a look again and come back to check it out.
In the afternoon, Dong Tianyue went to the flower and bird market to buy goldfish food. When he remembered this, he came to Gu Yuexuan again. Seeing that the seal was still there, he picked it up and looked at the side style.
The owner and the owner were a little happy and came up and said, "If you like it, take it, it's very cheap." Then he opened a low price.
Dong Tianyue thought to himself, why did I want to sell it to me before I even opened my mouth? Could it be that there is something wrong? No, I have to go back and check it out, and I refused again.
After returning to school, Dong Tianyue called his grandfather.
"Grandpa, ask me about me." Dong Tianyue asked in awe.
"Say!" the old man said lightly.
"There is a seal with Xiaochi's style engraved on it. Who is Xiaochi?" Dong Tianyue asked.
"What? You can see clearly, it's really Xiaochi?" the old man asked in surprise.
"I have been learning seal carving from you since I was a child. How could I misunderstand it? It's Xiaochi!" Dong Tianyue answered affirmatively.
"It should be a seal? Have you bought the stuff?" the old man asked anxiously.
"I haven't done it yet, and I'm not sure what material it is made of." Dong Tianyue answered truthfully, so he briefly described the seal he saw today.
"Oh, that's really hard to say. But I can tell you clearly who Xiaochi is. Xiaochi is Dong Xun! He was a famous seal engraver in the mid-Qing Dynasty and a medical historian. Dong Xun's name is Qiquan, his pseudonym Xiaochi, and his name is Nianchao. He is from Shanyin, Zhejiang. As for whether that thing is right, it depends on your eyesight. But I want to remind you that according to your description, the material may be mugwort green. Go back and give me the "Shishi Record" and "Shishishi Review" that I gave you, and there are some records and pictures of mugwort green in Shoushan stone. This child doesn't read carefully on his daily life!"
After saying that, the old man hung up the phone.
"I didn't expect that this person named 'Xiaochi' was actually Dong Xun, a famous seal engraver in the mid-Qing Dynasty?" Dong Tianyue felt a little angry that he had not learned skills from his grandfather on weekdays.
Unexpectedly, the green jade-like stone is probably the legendary green wormwood leaf green that is more expensive than Tianhuang? Thinking of this, Dong Tianyue regretted it a little, thinking that it is so cheap, it is not enough to buy a decent piece of stone!
Among Shoushan stones, the ancients highly praised the green mugwort leaf, and even regarded it as the leader of Shoushan stone in the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty, Huangchao mines were out of stock, so it was difficult to see the passed down mugwort leaf green stone after that. Today, Tianhuangshi still exists, but the green mugwort leaf green mineral has been extinct, so it was squeezed and turned into the second Shoushan stone, which is a pity.
Therefore, Dong Tianyue is more focused on Tianhuang and doesn’t know much about mugwort and leaf green.
After watching "Sealing Records" and "Sealing Inkstone Appreciation" for a night, early the next morning, Dong Tianyue aimed at the seal, asked his classmates to borrow some money, and headed straight for Gu Yuexuan.
Along the way, Dong Tianyue was nervous and worried that it had been bought by others. It would be a pity if the seal was really green with mugwort and missed it like this!
Fortunately, it is still there, and it is placed in a small box with several broken seals, while the box next to it contains several more exquisite seals.
When the shopkeeper saw Dong Tianyue coming again, he greeted him enthusiastically and asked him to help him see an inkstone that her husband had just bought. Dong Tianyue pretended to look at the inkstone, but his eyes were secretly looking at the seal in the cabinet from time to time. He was afraid that someone would come to buy it, but he was not good enough to act too urgently, so he had to chat with the boss for a few minutes, and then inadvertently asked: "The green stone seal has not been sold yet?"
The boss lady smiled and said, "No one wants it, it's not good-looking, but she's quite big. You can take it with you. With your skills, it's great to engrave a seal after polishing it!"
"Haha, is it still the same price?" Dong Tianyue took action again, and his heart was finally settled. He picked it up with a smile and continued to look at it. He didn't plan to let go again when he started.
"If you ask you for 100, just 900!" The boss lady pretended to be painful and said, "I'm going to tell you that my husband will earn 500 yuan, and he will earn 400 yuan."
Dong Tianyue did not rush to agree, but smiled mysteriously and said, "No rush, I'll feel its warmth carefully."
He held the jade seal tightly in his right palm, and the palm conveyed warmth and coolness. The thoughts in his heart condensed, and he felt its material carefully. He said to himself: I hope that the perspective eye can be successfully opened through touch!
Dong Tianyue's perspective eyes have been awakened for almost a year. According to legend, there have been many strange appearances in Chinese history, such as Liu Bang, Liu Bei's arms are longer than knees, Bian Que has perspective eyes, Xiang Yu has two pupils in one eye, Zhu Yuanzhang's face is like a dragon's face, Sun Quan's eyes are blue, etc.
There are two people with perspective eyes, Bian Que and Xiang Yu! The first girl in the world who has open eyes and perspective functions is from Russia, named Natasha Jiaomkina, followed by Heize in California, USA in 2009.
Although Dong Tianyue has perspective eyes, he is a half-baked person. His perspective is conditional. At present, he found that there are two conditions that can stimulate his vision to have perspective functions, one is smell, and the other is touch. Olfaction is like the top agarwood. Its fragrance can stimulate the visual nerves and stimulate the opening of perspective eyes. Touch is touch. Once, Dong Tianyue took a handwriting of a famous Song painting, and the palm of his hand felt electric shock, which immediately stimulated the opening of perspective eyes.
I wonder if this seal can stimulate Dong Tianyue’s perspective eye to open?
Dong Tianyue first closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and let the spirit, mind, palms, and eyes slowly merge. He called it "the line of spiritual harmony".
Time passed by minute by minute, and the boss’s wife did not dare to disturb her, thinking that Dong Tianyue was communicating with the seal and could not disturb her.
Dong Tianyue felt that his mental power was suddenly hollowed out, so he couldn't help but open his eyes automatically. The green seal gradually became as foggy as blurry. Its "coat" was stripped off one by one, and the "meat" inside was as green as a pool of green water. The stone textured meridians were as clear as the blue veins on the baby's head.
"Perspective success!" Dong Tianyue sighed. Because the perspective was extremely diligent, the sequelae of perspective made Dong Tianyue headache and tired. His face was pale, his soles were weak, and he was a little unsteady in his standing, and he almost fell to the ground.
"Xiao Dong, what's wrong with you?" The boss's wife was shocked and hurried over to support her.
"Oh, it's okay, I suddenly feel a little dizzy and my eyes are blurred. Just rest for a while." Dong Tianyue replied in a weak look. The proprietress nervously helped Dong Tianyue to a chair and sat down: "Is it okay, do you want to take you to the hospital?"
"It's okay, just take a sip of tea and rest." Dong Tianyue took a sip of tea and felt a little lighter in the headache.
The boss's wife was a little scared. This little Dong just now seemed like a sign of sudden death. If he died in his own store, I would not be able to tell the difference.
This is the first time Dong Tianyue has used perspective eyes in Gu Yuexuan, and the boss’s worries are normal.
After a while, the boss's wife saw that Dong Tianyue's face gradually became rosy and her palms were still holding the green seal tightly, so she asked carefully: "Is it better?"
"Well, it's much better." Dong Tianyue nodded slightly.
Chapter completed!