1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 6
Luo Tao walked through the streets and alleys humming an unknown ditty.

Take Huguosi Street, pass by Prince Gong's Mansion, cross the Yinding Bridge, and arrive at Yandai Xiejie.

This place is quite far from home, so there is no need to worry about meeting acquaintances.

There used to be many rich families living here. As the old saying goes: "The east is rich and the west is noble, the south is poor and the north is humble."

Dongcheng was the CBD of the capital during the Qing Dynasty!It can be said that all the money shops and banks opened by foreigners are here.

Many celebrities also lived here during the Republic of China.

There is a reason for Xicheng Gui's statement.

During the Qing Dynasty, princes and nobles gathered in the capital and built residences in the west city of the capital, such as Prince Gong's Mansion, Prince Zhuang's Mansion, Prince Shuncheng's Mansion, etc. Basically, the royal residences were concentrated in the West City.

Beicheng is a residential area, and most of the families living here are poor people. As you can imagine, they are naturally poor and broken.

There is an overpass built in Nancheng. At that time, it was a place of entertainment for common people. The streets were bustling and lively.

The famous entertainment venue was naturally home to people from all walks of life. At that time, jugglers often performed on the overpass.

This industry was naturally classified into the "cheap industry", and the name "cheap" naturally fell on Nancheng.

I was thinking over and over again in my heart about how to start selling. In fact, I was just cheering myself up in my heart.

There are already ready-made hawkers.

"Cilantro, spicy green peppers, green onions, young celery, lentils, eggplants, cucumbers, winter melons, sea eggplants,

They sell radishes, carrots, flat radishes, young toon sprouts, garlic, and good leeks. "It seems that it is not appropriate to come to such a period.

Cough!

After thinking for a while, I ran my hand along my chest, my breath sank in my Dantian, my heart was clear of any ulterior motives, and I closed my eyes.

"Collecting old objects, old porcelain, old calligraphy and paintings, the four treasures of the study."

Good guy, I'm so embarrassed.

As long as it comes out the first time, then there is nothing to worry about.

But you can't do anything but erect an archway!

Walking and shouting
A aunt walked out of a small door.

"Young man, would you like to collect the snuff bottle?"

Luo Tao nodded happily: "Take it, as long as you are old enough."

The aunt glanced at him, not sure what to think.

I saw her take out four or five snuff bottles from her pocket, with different styles.

There are landscapes, banquet scenes, and even naked people doing things that are incomprehensible.

Luo Tao saw this and said, "Auntie, why do you still have this!"

"Hey, they were all left by my old man in the early years. Fortunately he hid them, otherwise they would have been approved."

Luo Tao hurriedly handed over the message: "You are right, this is not a good thing. How much do you think is appropriate?"

"I've never sold it before, just give it to me!"

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands: "Then let me tell you, what do you think of two dollars and five?"

"Hey, you are so stingy as a young man. There is something else at home, and I still want to give it all to you?"

Luo Tao rolled his eyes and thought for a moment.Is this fishing for me?Secretly praise the aunt who can play.

"Ahem, you've already said that. Why don't we all take a look at it and I'll wrap it up for you, so we don't bother the second master anymore."

The aunt smiled and said: "Hey, you can still go up the pole! Then come in and take a look."

When inviting people in, don’t forget about the car.

"Pull your car over and don't block the road!"

Look, this is our aunt in Beijing, this consciousness, this thought.

Entering the courtyard is a large courtyard with very few residents, and you can still see the shadow of the past.

When they arrived at the main hall, the aunt turned to Luo Tao and said, "How about you show these two chairs first?"

Then he went to the bedroom by himself.Luo Tao touched it with his hand and took a closer look. It felt good. The armchairs and furniture carved from mahogany in the late Qing Dynasty can still be seen in some ways. Otherwise, he would have spent two years in the junkyard in vain.

It's just a little uneven, so there must be something wrong with the chair legs.

The pattern engraved on the back of the chair was scratched a few times with a knife, but other than that there's no big problem, it's okay.

Luo Tao looked up and saw his aunt coming out. There was an inkstone in her right hand, and she didn't know whether it was a painting or calligraphy she was holding in her left hand.

"How do you look?"

What I was thinking in my heart was that it was really good, but what I said on my lips was, "You are just making fun of me. If you buy this chair, you will only use it for the fire."

The aunt didn't answer when Luo Tao said this, so she said in other words: "Look at these two things."

First I took the inkstone, looked at it, and touched it repeatedly. I could tell it was an old object, but I didn’t know how old it was. No one had used it for a long time.

Saying: "Not bad"

In a blink of an eye, he stared at the scroll and asked, "Is this a painting or something?"

"It's a painting, left behind by our ancestors. It's useless to keep it. Let's see if we can get some money in exchange."

He took the painting and slowly unfolded it. It was a landscape, signed by Wang Shimin.

Wang Shimin, a native of the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, studied painting with Dong Qichang when he was young. He was very influential in the painting circles of the early Qing Dynasty. Wang Shimin also founded the "Loudong School" of landscape painting.

Together with Wang Jian, Wang Hui and Wang Yuanqi, they are called the Four Kings, and together with Yun Shouping and Wu Li, they are called the "Six Families of the Qing Dynasty".

Qin Zuyong, a representative painter and critic of the Loudong School of Painting in the late Qing Dynasty, commented on Wang Shimin in his "Tongyin Theory of Painting": The wrist movement is weak and the ink is spread with ease.

After looking at the painting, I thought to myself that I must buy it. This kind of thing doesn't happen very often.

Asked the aunt: "Are you planning to sell everything, or what?"

“If it’s suitable, I’ll sell it to you.”

"If you want me to see two chairs for five yuan, I'll give you 25 for the inkstone, painting, and snuff bottle. How about that?"

The aunt said unnaturally: "What you gave me is too little. Although there are some problems with the chair, I can still sit on it."

Luo Tao then asked: "What do you think is appropriate?
The aunt said firmly: "How about you make up the whole, thirty?"

Luo Tao smiled and said: "I think this is your old Buddha face, otherwise I really wouldn't dare to ask for it." He also shook the indecent snuff bottle.

After the negotiation was completed, the money was handed over and the goods were delivered. When I went out, the aunt even enthusiastically moved a chair out.

After placing the things I just bought and patting the car seat, it was a good start and I could continue my great business of collecting antiques.

I didn't go home at noon, so I found a place to eat casually.

"........."

After a day out, I did collect a lot of good things. For furniture, I only collected two chairs and a pair of flower tables. The items took up too much space and I stopped collecting them later.

I collected a lot of miscellaneous things, but they were of little value, just a thought.

It was getting dark, so I walked back from Xiaowei Hutong in Dongdan.

From a distance, I saw two people talking at the corner of the alley, thinking that they wouldn't be robbed!About to turn around and leave.

I heard someone talking over there.

"stop"

Then I saw the man trotting forward a few steps. After seeing him clearly, his words became even more obscene.

"You look really exciting. Let's play with grandpa."

The other one said soberly: "Brother, the camera this handsome girl brings is not cheap. Let's not offend anyone we can't afford."

The elder brother also thought of something.

"Leave the camera and leave as quickly as possible"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, the handsome girl's face changed a few times, she was afraid, a little surprised, and a little unclear.

Just listen to two "bang" sounds
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(End of this chapter)