Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

There are many famous calligraphers in history, but Li Bai, the exiled immortal, only heard of his talent in poetry, but few people have heard of his name in calligraphy.

The "Up to the Balcony Post" collected in the Palace Museum has the inscription Qianlong's inscription on it: Qinglian Yihan in four characters, and the inscription of Huizong's thin gold book across the water in front of the post: Tang Li Taibai's Shang Balcony seven characters.

On the front and back of the volume and on the water-proof seals are Song Zhao Mengjian's "Zigu", "Yizhai", Jia Sidao's "Qiuhe Books", Yuan's "Zhang Yan Private Seal", "Ouyang Xuanyin" and Ming Xiang Yuanbian, Qing Liang Qingbiao, Anqi , Qing Neifu, Zhang Boju in modern times, etc. appreciating Tibetan seals.

Later papers include Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Yan, Du Ben, Ouyang Xuan, Wang Yuqing, Wei Su, and Zou Lu of the Yuan Dynasty, and the inscriptions and inscriptions of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

Just from the inscriptions and postscripts of so many famous historical figures, we can clearly see how powerful the calligraphy of Li Bai, the exiled immortal, is.

Now, Li Mo actually got an authentic calligraphy of Li Bai in his hands, even if there are only three inscriptions and postscripts on it, but no matter in terms of artistry or historical value, his "Love Wine Post" has a higher status than that in the Palace Museum. That "Tie on the Balcony" is weaker at best.

Mr. Qin's favorites in his life are calligraphy, painting and porcelain. He has collected a lot of porcelain, after all, it is easy to keep. But there are very few calligraphy and paintings, so he loves calligraphy very much, and imitated Song Weizong's thin gold style to some extent.

Now that Li Mo had heard that there was an authentic cursive script of Li Bai, an exiled immortal, he felt itchy in his heart, and deliberately said with a stern face, "When are you going back to the capital?"

"Originally, I planned to go back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but I encountered something here in the magic capital, and there might be some big discoveries. I guess I will have to stay for two more days."

"Okay, I'll go back to Kyoto after finishing my work, is there anything else?"

"I just went to Zhongnanhai a few days ago and met an old man. I guess there will be some major changes in Yanjiao. If there is someone on your side who wants to arrange it, please move first."

"We all know that you went to see that person. Is this what you speculated based on the conversation or did that person reveal some important information?"

"Well, I guessed it myself." Li Mo thought for a while and said, "After so many days, the old man has not given me an answer, so I guess there will be a big change."

"It's really possible for you to say that." Elder Qin nodded, "Does your grandfather have any ideas?"

"It's too late, poets just wait and see."

"It's too late to go too far, just wait and see. Okay, I know."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mo saw Chen Xiaojun's missed call and called back.

"Little uncle, I will send him back to his hometown first. If you are in a hurry to return to the capital, you can take Xiaoyan with you."

"Not coming back for now, how is Xiaofeng?"

Chen Xiaojun let out a long sigh: "The severed finger has been repositioned, and he has had a full physical examination. He is really an incurable bastard. His body was hollowed out by alcohol at a young age."

"Let him go back and take good care of him. Tell Xiaoyan to wait for me at the Town God's Temple at 8:30 tomorrow."

"OK."

Chen Xiaoyan is a girl with a lot of self-esteem. She spends her hard-earned pocket money since she was a child. She never shows off and compares herself. She has never caused trouble for her family. The most important thing is that she has a very kind heart.

This is what Li Mo admired her the most, so he also hoped that Chen Xiaoyan could teach Sisi and Ruirui Goro the gossip stick method, and hoped that the two children could learn a positive and sunny side from her.

The 1.3 million yuan she managed to save was ruined by Chen Xiaofeng. She must have received a critical blow of 10,000 points in her heart. She didn't see anything on the surface, but she must be very sad inside. Li Mo can't tell her directly that I will compensate you for your loss. With her temper, she definitely won't take it, and it might hurt her deeply.

The next day, Li Mo was wearing a white T-shirt, big pants, slippers with nails on his feet, short hair, and a huge pair of sunglasses on his face. There is also a small light gray satchel slung across his chest, holding pancakes in one hand and iced soybean milk in the other.

"Little Master Uncle."

Chen Xiaoyan looked very lively and trotted up to him.

"Have you had breakfast?"

"Eat well, there is a buffet breakfast in the hotel. Uncle, the buffet breakfast is too rich, I always choose the expensive ones. If you don't eat for free, don't you think so?"

"Haha, it's the same as I thought. I used to live in a hotel, and I picked steaks, abalones, lobsters and the like in the morning, and I paid for them anyway. But ah, I have to pay for them every time I want to eat them." If it's early, it will be snatched away by others."

Chen Xiaoyan nodded again and again, it seemed that she had learned a lot after eating a meal.

"Don't call me little uncle later, call me elder brother. I'm interested in something, you just bargain for the price, the purpose is to buy it. You have always liked to start a small business by yourself, and you are the best at this, understand?"

Chen Xiaoyan's eyes lit up immediately: "Little Martial Uncle..."

"Um?"

Li Mo glanced at her, and the child forgot what he said when he turned his face away.

"Brother." Chen Xiaoyan felt quite awkward, "Brother, are you going to take me to pick up the leak?"

"Whether you can catch the leak or not depends on your ability to bargain. I just choose, you just need to be careful."

"Okay, so where do we start?"

"Come with me."

Li Mo ate finger cakes and drank soy milk at the same time. There was a layer of spicy sauce on the cakes. The more he ate, the more delicious he felt.

"That... Brother, why don't you wait for me for a while, and I'll go buy a finger cake and try it."

Li Mo smiled at her, and looked at a shop not far away: "Go, I'll wait for you here."

In July, people came out early to grab booths here on Liberty Street of Chenghuang Temple, all for the good positions in those wide corridors. At least it will not be poisoned by the sun, otherwise no one will be able to withstand the high temperature after ten o'clock in the morning.

“The finger pancakes are delicious.”

"The finger cakes made in the university are delicious. In order to control the cost cheaply, they can be as simple as possible, so I can't believe it. I have eaten it once and I don't want to do it again. I was a little greedy when I saw how delicious your food was. Now, after eating a full stomach at the hotel, it will feel a little empty again.”

"Eat as much as you like."

"Brother, there are so many people setting up street stalls here."

"Hahaha, when you get to Kyoto, if you have the chance to visit Liulichang or Panjiayuan, there will be more street stalls there."

The two walked past several street stalls, but Li Mo didn't intend to stop. When he reached the sixth stall, he stopped to take a look. The stalls are full of miscellaneous items, that is, everything. The boss is a man in his fifties or sixties, sitting on a small stool and humming a tune.

"Boys, girls, just look around, if you like it, I will give you the biggest discount."

Li Mo finished drinking the soy milk, then stuffed the cake paper bag and the soy milk cup into the convenience bag and held it in his hand. He squatted down and picked up a blue and white plate with double dragons and lotus patterns, and looked at the circle foot. It was inscribed in standard block letters: Yongzheng Year of the Qing Dynasty. The imitation workmanship is still good, the boss is very caring.

"Boss, how did you sell this blue and white plate?"

Li Mo asked about the price, but the boss waved his hand and said, "Young man, handle it with care. This is my treasure, and I don't sell it. You can see the others?"

This old man has a bit of a mind, and he still wants to play the trick of retreating with himself. How could Li Mo be hooked by him, and seeing his resolute refusal to sell, he was so frightened that he gently put it back on the original position, and said in a breath, "Boss, why didn't you tell me earlier, you were scared to death!" Me. If such a valuable thing is accidentally damaged by me, I can't afford it, so I'll look at other things. "

"Brother, is this blue and white plate really expensive?"

Chen Xiaoyan was careless. Seeing the seriousness of what the boss said and Li Mo's careful look, she thought the blue and white plate was genuine, so she couldn't help asking curiously.

When the old man saw someone taking the bait, he regained his energy and said proudly: "Little girl, I know you don't know much about antiques. This is the porcelain that was fired in the official kiln of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. It is only the royal family. Used. If it goes to an auction, it can be sold for more than one million casually.”

"ah!"

When Chen Xiaoyan heard the price, she took a step back in shock.

"Boss, you have a big heart. Just put an antique worth one million here. Brother, let's go?"

Looking at this posture, the old man knew that he had met two stunned youths, and he hurriedly waved his hands: "Little girl, didn't I just say that? Over a million is the price at the auction, but the one that actually got to me was not." That much money."

"How much is that?"

The old man immediately raised a finger and said firmly, "One hundred thousand."

Chen Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this old man was talking nonsense while running the train.

"Boss, what is this, it looks very delicate?"

Li Mo picked up a thing carved into the shape of a flower bud on the floor stand.

"Young man, you really have vision. This is a treasure handed down from my ancestors. Back then..."

Li Mo immediately stopped him from continuing his nonsense: "Boss, how much is this?"

"Young man, I wouldn't sell it to ordinary people. After all, it is a treasure handed down from my ancestors. But today we have a good relationship, so I will sell it to you at a cheaper price, eight thousand a piece."

"Eight thousand?"

Li Mo turned his head and glanced at Chen Xiaoyan beside him: "Sister, this one looks quite delicate, but the price is expensive."

Chen Xiaoyan got his hint, nodded and said: "Brother, let's look for similar ones at other stalls."

"Young man, little girl, don't rush to leave. Today we are destined, if you think it is expensive, you can pay back the price. If I think it is suitable, maybe I will sell it to you."

"The price is eighty."

Chen Xiaoyan reported her price in a serious manner, after all, her uncle reminded her to bargain. Eight thousand to buy this little gadget is simply too wasteful, in her eyes, the most is eighty. No, 80 seems to be expensive, I am really too anxious, I should lower the price a bit.

The stall owner was stunned by her bid, looked at Chen Xiaoyan's pretty face for eight or nine seconds and said angrily: "I said, little girl, you are here to make trouble sincerely. If you really like this little girl Toy, you will pay me back the price sincerely."

Chen Xiaoyan looked at Li Mo, saw that he didn't express anything, and said, "Then I'll pay the price again."

"That's right."

The boss showed a smile on his face, and suddenly felt that the child was even cuter.

"Boss, I will pay a little more, how about a hundred yuan?"

"Not for sale, not for sale, you can go shopping elsewhere."

The old man was really annoyed by Chen Xiaoyan, he didn't even have the mood to bargain. Li Mo secretly laughed in his heart, this girl really knows how to bargain, so she just rolled her to the end.

Seeing that he wanted to drive her away, Chen Xiaoyan was a little panicked. It was obvious that this exquisite gadget must be a good antique, otherwise the little uncle wouldn't let her show up.

"Boss, don't you do business just to make money through harmony. You ask for eight thousand, and we are not fools. If you sincerely want to sell it to us, you will pay the real price. Don't ask for thousands or thousands. "

The boss really felt a little defeated at this moment, he at least raised one hand and said, "Five hundred, if it's less than this price, you can leave."

From eight thousand to five hundred, Chen Xiaoyan thinks it's fine.

"make a deal."

After the transaction was completed, Chen Xiaoyan picked up the exquisite sculpture and got up to leave with Li Mo. She looked at the sun and said, "This one looks like it was carved out of a yellow stone, like a flower bud that is about to bloom. But the flower stem looks emerald green, very pretty."

"Pull off that emerald green flower stalk."

Li Mo reminded.

Chen Xiaoyan pulled out hard, and the emerald green flower stem was pulled out, revealing a small hole.

"This is a snuff bottle from the Qing Dynasty. The carving material is agate, and the style is in the shape of a flower bud. In the Qing Dynasty, those who could use good quality agate to carve snuff bottles were basically high-ranking officials and dignitaries, even from the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office. It flowed out. Take a closer look, is there a small word on the top of the emerald green flower stem?"

"There are still characters?" Chen Xiaoyan looked carefully again, and sure enough, a very small character was carved, "It seems to be a 'Zao' character, which flowed from the Qing Dynasty imperial palace?"

"Keep your voice down, this place is full of human beings."

Seeing her startled, Li Mo had to remind her.

"Oh, ok ok."

Chen Xiaoyan took out a piece of tissue paper from her bag, then wrapped up the clear agate bud snuff bottle in her hand and stuffed it carefully into the bag. Since it is an antique related to the emperor, it should be worth a lot of money.

The two visited more than a dozen street stalls, but found nothing.

"Swallow, let's go to the corridor and have a look."

There are 20 or 30 stalls along the corridor. The stalls here look more upscale. They all use carts of the same style, with many fancy decorations on them, which seem neither fish nor fowl. I don't know whose idea it was, there were no such carts here before.

"Brother, are the things on these stalls all good things?"

"Is the Chinese cabbage used in five-star hotels fresher than the Chinese cabbage in the mobile cooking stalls in the market?"

Chen Xiaoyan had such an expression.

Li Mo walked through seven booths and stopped in front of the eighth booth. The things on this booth were all small items, mainly bracelets, rings, bracelets, seals and the like.

"Brother, is this bracelet beautiful?"

Chen Xiaoyan was attracted by a bracelet on the booth.