Treasure Hunt all over the World

At the same time as the applause fell, Ye Tian had put the brocade box in his hand on the mahogany table, gently opened it, took out the pair of brass shop heads from the brocade box, and displayed it in front of the user.

"Hey! This is a pair of brass shop heads with tiger heads."

Cai Lao said a little surprised, and the other two experts in antique art appraisal also nodded.

They could tell at a glance that these were just a pair of very common brass shop heads. In the past, there were basically such a pair of shop heads on the gates of Beijing courtyard houses, and they are also very common now.

Moreover, the history of this pair of brass shop heads is not long, and the workmanship is average, and they are not even considered antiques.

Seeing this pair of brass shop heads, the three experts in antique art appraisal were somewhat surprised, as were the many slightly knowledgeable viewers on the live and live broadcast.

This is Ye Tian's family heirloom? It's a little too common.

Who doesn't know! Ye Tian has a lot of priceless top antique artworks in his hands, such as the Tang Dynasty copy of "Nv Shi Zhen Tu" by the famous painter Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Zhao Ye Bai Tu" by the famous Tang Dynasty painter Han Gan, etc.

Originally, everyone thought that he would take out a famous national treasure and display it publicly as his family heirloom, which opened everyone's eyes!

But who would have thought, what he took out was this pair of ordinary brass shop heads!

Could it be that there is a story hidden behind the pair of brass shop heads, which is why they are regarded as family heirlooms?

"That's right, these are a pair of brass shop heads with tiger heads. They were cast in the early years of the Republic of China. They are not worth much. They have been placed on the gate of our house in the past. They were taken down in the late 1990s and have been stored until now."

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, and lightly stroked the pair of brass shop heads, and then put them on the mahogany table.

Next, the host Li Dong and three experts in the identification of antique works of art began to appreciate the pair of brass shop heads. A close-up shot was also shown on the live broadcast, clearly showing the pair of shop heads in front of everyone.

As Ye Tian said, this pair of shop heads is not of much value, and there is nothing to see, so naturally there is no need for time-consuming appraisal.

After two glances, Li Dong raised his head to look at Ye Tian, ​​smiled and said:

"Ye Tian, ​​why does your family consider such a pair of ordinary shop heads as family heirlooms? I wonder what story is hidden behind this pair of tiger-headed brass shop heads? Can you tell the audience friends?"

"No problem, but the best person to introduce and tell the story of the pair of brass heads, and the story behind them, is not me, but my grandpa, the patriarch of our extended family.

Tonight, my grandparents also came to the Spring Festival Gala, and they sat under the stage, accompanied by my wife Betty and several other family members."

After saying that, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured towards the bottom of the stage, and nodded slightly to his grandparents.

Following the direction of his finger, the camera immediately followed. All the audience at the Spring Festival Gala and in front of the live broadcast also saw Ye Tian's grandparents at the same time.

When grandparents appeared on the live broadcast, when Betty and Linlin waved at the camera and showed bright smiles, cheers erupted in No. 129 Lishi Hutong.

Before the cheers fell, the voice of host Li Dong reached everyone's ears again.

"In this case, please Mr. Ye Lao introduce this pair of brass shop heads and tell the story behind the pair of brass shop heads.

Everyone is welcome"

"clap clap"

The warm applause suddenly sounded, resounding through the entire Spring Festival Gala scene, and also spread to thousands of households in China.

Amidst the applause, Grandpa stood up, took the microphone handed over by the staff, and began to talk with a smile on his face.

"Before I introduce this pair of tiger-headed brass shop heads, on behalf of my big family, I would like to express my New Year greetings to the people of the whole country on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. Happy New Year everyone!"

With that said, Grandpa cupped his hands towards the camera lens.

The voice fell, and the applause immediately sounded again.

After the applause subsided, the old man got to the point.

"During the Spring Festival of 1916 in the last century, my grandfather bought this pair of brass shop heads and installed them on the gate of his yard by himself. In the same year, my father was born in this yard.

At the beginning of 1936, my parents got married in their yard and became a family. I was born in this yard the next year. Two years later, at the end of 1939, I had a younger sister.

In the eleventh year after liberation, that is, at the beginning of 1960, I got married in my own yard and started my own family. Since then, I have been living with my wife until now.”

Having said that, grandpa couldn't help turning his head to look at grandma sitting beside him, and gently grabbed grandma's hand, with a happy smile on his face.

"clap clap"

The thunderous applause sounded again, more enthusiastic than before.

Regardless of the audience at the Spring Festival Gala or the audience in front of countless TVs, they were all deeply moved to see this pair of elderly people who have been together for decades and are still deeply in love with each other.

And many family members in No. 129 Lishi Hutong, Dongcheng District, were even more moved to tears and felt extremely happy.

After a short pause, Grandpa continued:

"After a year of marriage, our eldest son was born, Ye Tian's father, and we had another member in our family, then we had our second son, and then we had a daughter.

Days passed day by day. In the 1980s, my eldest son got married. At that time, they had just started working and had not yet been assigned a house. The young couple still lived in their own yard.

In the third year of their marriage, Ye Tian was born, and there were more children's laughter in the yard. This kid has been mischievous since he was a child, and he belongs to the kind of guy who goes to the house without fighting for three days, which is very troublesome."

"Hahaha"

There was a lot of laughter on the live and live broadcast, and everyone laughed.

Who doesn't have such a leather monkey? This is the life of ordinary people, full of warmth!

The camera lens was aimed at Ye Tian again and gave him a close-up shot.

But at this moment, with a happy smile on his face and tears in his eyes, he was reminiscing about the past.

Amidst the laughter, grandpa's thick and emotional voice continued to reach everyone's ears.

"After a few years, Ye Tian's second uncle and sister-in-law also got married one after another. As time went by, the yard became more and more lively, with more children, more and more laughter, and life became more and more lively. alright.

At the end of the 1990s, with the rise of the collection craze, many people came to shop for treasures in the alleys. I was worried that someone would take this pair of ordinary brass shop heads as treasures, so I took them down.

This pair of brass shop heads with tiger heads cast in the early years of the Republic of China is very common. They can be seen everywhere and are not worth a lot of money. They are not antiques at all, but they have a very special meaning for our family.

No matter how the outside world changes, the gate with the pair of tiger-headed brass heads always protects us, shelters our family from wind and rain, and makes the courtyard where our family lives is always full of warmth.

It has witnessed the ups and downs of our Ye family in the past nearly one hundred years, and accompanied several generations of our family through the entire life course from birth to growth, to marriage and childbirth, and to old age.

This pair of tiger head brass shop heads has also witnessed the tremendous changes in our country in the past 100 years, from being poor and weak and being bullied by others, to now the country is rich and the people are strong, standing among the nations of the world.

Before being invited to the Spring Festival Gala, Ye Tian once asked me what heirlooms to bring. I thought about it carefully and thought it would be most suitable to bring this pair of brass shop heads. This is the family heirloom of our Ye family! "

"clap clap"

The thunderous applause sounded again, extremely enthusiastic.

Almost everyone at the Spring Festival Gala and on the live broadcast applauded. All these applause gathered together, like a hurricane, swept the entire studio hall and the whole of China in an instant.

Ye Tian, ​​who was standing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, finally shed tears, but his eyes were full of happiness and warmth, and his smile became brighter!

Linlin, Chenxi, and Dongzi, who were sitting with their grandparents, and all the family members staying in the gate of the mansion in courtyard 129, Lishi Hutong, all had their eyes filled with enthusiasm!