Folk stories of shoveling dirt

Liu Yishou likes collecting. Eyes and feet are very diligent at ordinary times. Whenever he has time, he goes to remote rural areas to "find" his favorite treasures. As the saying goes, this is called "shoveling the ground". Over the past decades, Liu Yishou has collected more than 300 pieces, especially the seven-figure gold embryo bronze incense burner. Gradually, he became famous in the circle.

On this day, as usual, Liu Yishou went to the antique market after breakfast and wandered there. When I turned a corner, I suddenly found a sapphire token on the stall there, which was not in my collection, so I squatted down and looked carefully.

This is a pledge of thawing hundreds of millions of assets signed by the governor of a province in the Republic of China. It is said that the collection value of things in the Republic of China should not be great, but since it can fill the vacancy in the family collection, why not buy it? So Liu Yishou bargained with the shopkeeper and finally "killed" 30% of the original price and paid 150 yuan.

After paying the money and taking the token, Liu Yishou continued to walk around the market leisurely, stopping proudly from time to time to study his newly discovered things. People around him thought he had got something precious and flocked to see it. A young man also came to join in the fun, but when he saw it, he was surprised and said, "Sir, how much is this token?" Tell me your price and sell it to me! "

Liu Yishou looked at it first. The young man was in his thirties and had a gentle face. He couldn't help laughing: "Young man, after you like something, you naturally buy it. How can you sell them? I am not for sale! " With that, he put the sapphire token in his arms and strode off to the market. The young man never gave up and chased him all the way and said, "Sir, please make a price. I will buy it at any price!" "

Liu Yishou originally bought the token just to fill a vacancy in his collection, but now he is being chased by a young man, and he can't help but feel "shocked": What is the origin of this token? That's even harder to sell. He stopped and turned to the young man and said, "Don't worry. If I say no, I won't sell. Leave me alone, will you? " Young people still won't give up.

There is a teahouse in the street. The young man said to Liu Yishou, "Sir, please come in and sit down for a while and let me tell you why I want to buy this token in your hand?" Liu Yishou looked at his face. It didn't look like a joke. He thought, well, just don't sell it to him. I heard that there is nothing wrong with the origin of this token! So he followed the young man into the teahouse.

The young man ordered two cups of Longjing, sat down face to face with Liu Yishou, and began to talk about it over tea. In fact, the origin of this token is not complicated. The young man's surname is Hua, and his great-grandfather was a teacher of a division under this viceroy, which was very appreciated by the viceroy. Then one day, the viceroy privately handed the sapphire token to the Chinese teacher and asked him to withdraw money from the state treasury. Unexpectedly, on the way back, one of the officers under the Chinese teacher stole from the inside, stole tokens and absconded overnight, so everyone later said it was the Chinese teacher. Mr. Hua was so wronged that he had to submit to humiliation and committed suicide. ...

After explaining the reason, Huawei solemnly said to Liu Yishou, "Sir, this token may not matter to your collection, but it has a different meaning to our family in China. After graduating from college three years ago, I finally opened a large-scale company in the provincial capital. Since I have some money in my hand, I vowed that I would try my best to find this token and return my great-grandfather to innocence. " Speaking of which, Huawei opened the carry-on bag, took out a check, "swiped" a number, signed his name, and then pushed it to Liu Yishou.

Liu Yishou looked at it and froze: the number on the check was "6" followed by four "0s".

There are 60 thousand!

Huawei said with a smile: "I have prepared this money for a long time. I made a survey of the antique market. This sapphire token will not exceed 1000 yuan at most. Today, God let me meet you. I bought it at 60 times the price. I don't think you will suffer? "

After listening to Huawei's story, Liu Yishou thought that in less than half a day, 150 yuan actually became 60,000 yuan, which is the fate of getting rich! Besides, this token is not really valuable, and no one will give up this opportunity to make money. So I said a few words, accepted the check, and then took out the sapphire token in my arms and gave it to Huawei.

With such an opportunity, Liu Yishou took the initiative to make friends with Huawei, and often invited Huawei to his home to show him his collection, always thinking about when he could get a bargain from the rich man again. As for Huawei, it seems that he has gradually become interested in collecting. Every time Liu Yishou showed him the collection, he was amazed and touched it gently in his hand, showing that he couldn't put it down. Every time this happens, Liu Yishou goes crazy with pride. He couldn't help telling Huawei how he "shoveled the ground" and how he "shoveled" these treasures back. One day, Liu Yishou finally showed Huawei his most precious bronze incense burner. Huawei exclaimed in surprise: "Can you shovel back such a valuable thing?" Liu Yishou said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, I bought this from an old lady when I went to the countryside in Yixing to shovel the ground. Guess how much it cost me? Only 3000 yuan! Shoveling is shoveling! "

Over time, the friendship between the two became deeper and deeper. On this day, Huawei came to Liu Yishou's house and brought a blue-and-white dragon porcelain jar in the style of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, and asked Liu Yishou to help appreciate it. Huawei said shyly, "This porcelain jar is actually an imitation of Qianlong period. I bought it from an antique dealer when I went to London that year. I really liked it at that time, and I just had some money in my hand, so I spent 30 thousand pounds to buy it. But because it is not genuine, I have been embarrassed to show it to others and dare not mention it to my husband. " Since I know Mr. Wang very well, it's no harm to ask him to have a look. "

Liu Yishou took the blue-and-white dragon porcelain jar in Huawei's hand and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he found that the porcelain jar in his hand was actually a real Wanli goods. It is a precious ritual vessel that is not recorded in the official catalogue, and it is worth at least100000! He jumped with excitement and stroked repeatedly, concluding that Huawei and British antique dealers ignored his eyes.

Seeing Liu Yishou's engrossed expression, Huawei seems even more embarrassed. He said, "It's really embarrassing. This can't be compared with your golden tire copper incense burner! "

Looking at the envious look on Huawei's face, Liu Yishou thought of a wonderful move. He smiled and said to Warwick, "Young man, don't underestimate your porcelain jar. Although it is an imitation, it is well-made and can almost be confused with the real thing. I think it is worth at least 800,000. "

"ah? Can it be worth so much? " Huawei can't believe it.

Liu Yishou definitely nodded: "As far as I know, this kind of exquisite imitation is very rare in the world, and it is only a matter of time before it appreciates. Maybe in a few years, it will skyrocket to the same price as the golden tire copper incense burner. "

"Really?" This sentence came from Liu Yishou, and Huawei was very surprised. "Then I will use this porcelain jar to exchange incense burners with my husband!"

Hearing this, Liu Yishou's heart beat faster at once. He frowned and walked back and forth in the hall. Huawei immediately regretted it and spat out its tongue and said, "Sir, I took the liberty. I'm just kidding you. Don't take it seriously ... "

"No, no, no!" Liu Yishou, stop. "I ... can consider trading with you."

"What did you say?" Huawei asked doubtfully, "Sir, I was only joking, and I didn't really mean to exchange with you!"

Liu Yishou said thoughtfully, "For me, this incense burner is a treasure, and for you, this porcelain jar is also a treasure. Although my collection is varied and everything is available, from the inside, I actually prefer to collect porcelain, because I think porcelain can best reflect the extremely exquisite production skills of our nation. You see, even high-quality imitations are so realistic, I am willing to exchange with you. "

With such unexpected results, Huawei's degree of surprise can be imagined. However, he is still a little uneasy: "Sir, are you really determined to exchange with me?"

"What's false! Collecting is to do what you like, not just for fun! "

As a result, Huawei left with a golden-tire copper incense burner. Liu Yishou, on the other hand, is no less than Huawei, because he knows very well that what he bought with the golden-tire copper incense burner is the real Wanli goods!

But strangely, since then, Huawei has never been to Liu Yishou's house. At first, Liu Yishou thought it was because he was afraid of going back on his word and deliberately hid, but when he called, no one answered, so he was very confused. On this day, the postman sent a letter, and Liu Yishou took it and looked at it. It was sent by Huawei. As he opened the letter, he muttered, "This boy, what's so complicated on the phone?"

When I opened the letter and read the contents, Liu Yishou's face suddenly turned pale!

Liu Yishou, I want to tell you today that my name is not Huawei and my story is false, Huawei wrote in the letter. You told me that you were shoveling the ground in Yixing, and you only spent 3000 yuan to buy that golden-tire copper incense burner from an old woman. Do you know that grandmother you are talking about is my grandmother? At that time, you saw that my grandmother was the only one in the family, and even tricked us into taking the family heirloom. What tactics did you use? Then I received a letter from my grandfather. My grandfather couldn't afford to get sick and died six months later. For this matter, grandma has always felt sorry for the whole family and has been depressed until now. ...

Now, I have got back what belongs to our family. I don't think that's too much, do I? As for the sapphire token, why should I pay you so much money? Now you should understand! As for the blue-and-white dragon porcelain jar, you can soak it in the basin, so you will know what it is, and it is up to you whether to continue collecting it or not. Maybe, you will ask me how I found you. I don't think it's necessary to go into details here. I just want to tell you that my major in college is archaeology. In my spare time, I am the head of our school drama troupe. ...

Liu Yishou read the letter bitterly, raised the porcelain jar that was only exchanged for a golden-tire copper incense burner in dismay, stared for a long time, and waited for a while. Later, he didn't want to go into the kitchen and carefully dipped the porcelain jar into the water. As a result, he really saw a scene that frightened him: the bottom of the porcelain jar didn't touch water for long, and it slowly began to fade, and finally the whole so-called porcelain piece peeled off. ...

"How is that possible? How is that possible ... "Liu Yishou flaccid paralysis on the ground, slouches at Shouting.