Save the Bachelor of Heaven

"Senior brother, what are you busy with these days?" Xiaodouzi asked with concern when he saw that Xiang Nan went out early and came back late, and there was always a smell of fireworks on his body.

"Nothing to do, kid, don't ask around." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Brother, I want to ask you, have you memorized "The Analects of Confucius"?"

In the past six months, he has successively taught Xiaodouzi the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "The Thousand Character Classic". This child is very spiritual and is willing to study hard, so he is making rapid progress.

After teaching the three hundred and three small outlines, the next step should be the Four Books and the Five Classics. After learning this knowledge, he will basically be able to become a disciple.

"I've carried it," Xiaodouzi said quickly.

"Recite it and I'll listen." Xiang Nan nodded.

"Yes." Xiaodouzi cleared his throat and then started to memorize it, "Learning is the first. Confucius said: 'Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? People don't know. If you don't feel angry, isn't that a gentleman?'..."

"I can recite it easily, but do you know what these words mean?" Xiang Nan asked.

When Xiaodouzi heard this, he shook his head.

"Come, senior brother, teach you." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "The Master said: "Learn and practice from time to time, that's not the same thing!" It means, 'While learning new knowledge, you must also constantly review old knowledge. This is one thing. It’s a very happy thing.’…”

…

Half a month later, the first batch of porcelain carefully fired by Xiang Nan came out of the kiln. He then performed a series of distressing treatments on these porcelains. For example, patina, luster, flaking, and color all have their own particularities and secrets, and non-experts will never know.

After everything was done, he kept improving and selected the best one from the first batch of porcelain.

As for the other porcelain, they were all smashed and buried deeply.

This is how fakes are made. As long as one piece can be sold, it can cover the cost of hundreds of kilns.

And this piece of porcelain is a pastel general jar imitating the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. Just this one jar can't be taken down even if it costs ten thousand oceans.

Xiang Nan then wrapped the jar in yellow cloth and carried it to Liulichang.

He has now established a brand name in Liulichang. Everyone knows that there is a young master Duan who not only has sharp eyes and knows the business, but also can afford to spend money. He is obviously an expert.

And if such a person knows how to buy, he will naturally also sell. Especially if someone like Xiang Nan comes from a wealthy family and is an expert, he is a serious player. There must be something good in his hand, so for a while, everyone stared to see what good treasure he could come up with.

"Look at the shape of the baggage, it looks like a general jar."

"It shouldn't be bad, it's a general jar, but I don't know which dynasty it is from."

"No matter what, it can't be wrong. What comes out of the hands of such a master must be good stuff."

All the shopkeepers of Liulichang were standing guard in front of the door, holding open the windows, looking eagerly at the things in Xiang Nan's hands.

"Master Duan, please come and take a look at the new batch of ancient jade in the store."

"Master Duan, I have the Biluochun tea that I just brewed. Come and taste it."

"Master Duan, I have recently acquired an ancient painting. Come and date it~"

All the shopkeepers opened their mouths to invite.

Xiang Nan waved to everyone, then stomped in all directions and entered Yuan Guzhai unhurriedly.

…

"Master Duan, please sit down and watch the tea!" The shopkeeper of Yuanguzhai immediately greeted Xiang Nan with a smile and invited Xiang Nan to sit down in the back room. "You came just in time. I just bought a painting of "Frost" by Ma Kui of the Song Dynasty. "Ke Bamboo and Stone Pictures", please give me palm eyes."

Ma Kui was a well-known painter in the Song Dynasty, good at painting landscapes, figures, flowers and birds; his younger brother was more famous than him, Ma Yuan, known as "Ma Yijiao", who was excellent at painting landscapes.

Xiang Nan nodded and put the baggage on the table.

The shopkeeper then took out the "Shuangke Bamboo and Stone Picture" and slowly unfolded it in front of Xiang Nan.

After unfolding it for only half a foot, Xiang Nan waved his hand, "That's all, there's no need to unfold it any more. The earliest imitation was made during the Guangxu period, and even the texture of the silk is wrong."

For silk calligraphy and painting in the Song Dynasty, monofilaments were used both horizontally and vertically in the weaving method of the silk. The horizontal lines were slightly wider than the vertical lines, and the color was similar to dark Tibetan scripture paper.

By the Yuan Dynasty, the warp and weft of silk seemed to be made of monofilament, but the thread was thinner and the texture was thinner. In the Ming Dynasty, the vertical ones were made of single wire, while the horizontal ones became double wires. The thread thickness is more uniform and the texture is denser. By the Qing Dynasty, both horizontal and vertical threads had become double threads.

Although this painting is also made of silk, it has double threads horizontally and vertically. It is obviously an imitation made during the Qing Dynasty. And although it is deliberately old-fashioned, it is still no more than a hundred years old. It is just a thing from the last few decades, nothing special.

"Yes, you are an expert." When the shopkeeper Yuan Guzhai heard this, he was sincerely convinced.

Xiang Nan can not only tell the truth from the lie, but he can also tell the exact date. I have to admire this vision.

"Master Duan, can you open my eyes to this treasure in your bag?" the shopkeeper of Yuan Guzhai asked again with a smile.

"Let's see." Xiang Nan nodded and immediately unpacked the bag.

"Ouch!" When the shopkeeper saw it, his eyes immediately widened.

Such a good pastel general jar is rare. Look at the paste, the opening, the clear color, the painting, and the shape of the vessel... Needless to say, it must be from the Ming Dynasty.

He carefully picked it up and looked at the bottom of it. Sure enough, it was the six-character, two-line regular script inscription "Wanli Year System of the Ming Dynasty".

He was also afraid that he might have misjudged something, so he turned over and over again, wishing that his eyes would pop out, but naturally he couldn't tell that he was wrong at all.

With Xiang Nan's counterfeiting skills, it can be said that no one in the world can spot it. After all, no one is more discerning than him, and if he can't find fault, no one else can.

"Oh, Master Duan, this is really a treasure." The shopkeeper looked at it again and again, and finally put it back gently with admiration. However, his eyes were still staring at the jar, fearing that the jar would be gone in the blink of an eye. .

"Hey, it's barely an object." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

"How about you being a great collector?" the shopkeeper said with a smile, "Master Duan, did you just get this treasure, or are you planning to sell it?"

"Now that I have taken it out, I naturally want to take action." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Why, the shopkeeper is interested in it."

"Of course, who doesn't want good things? I just don't know how much you want, Master Duan." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"We are all experts, and I won't play tricks. It's a fixed price, this amount~" Xiang Nan held out a finger, "If you think it's suitable, you can stay."

The shopkeeper was stunned and said, "Master Duan, no matter how good you are~ I just received a batch of goods in this store, and the money is hard to turn over for the moment~"

"See you later." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan tied up his baggage and started to walk out.

"Hey, wait, wait." The shopkeeper quickly stopped, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, ten thousand is ten thousand."

The Ming Dynasty Wanli pastel general jar is a very popular item. Once you get it, you can resell it. Although Xiang Nankai's price was high and he didn't have much profit, the King of Hell didn't mind the ghost's thinness.

I always want to pick up a big leak and eat a fat man in one bite, but it's not that easy.