Siheyuan: I am Du Shouyi

Chapter 83 Ziwei
Ten o'clock on Monday morning.

"Ding, the host's reward for signing in today is RMB X2000."

As soon as Du Shouyi saw the reward, he knew that Li Jixiang might have given him a big one after holding it back for so long.

At noon he came to Li Jixiang's house.

"Boss, why are you here?"

"My eyelids are twitching today. I think something good is going on, so I come over to take a look." Du Shouyi said as he entered the room.

Li Jixiang smiled and said, "I really guessed it for you."

As he spoke, he asked Wang Guihua to guard the door, then took out a rectangular bundle from under the bed and said, "This was just collected this morning, do you want to give it a hand?"

Du Shouyi knew the shape of the burden at a glance. It was a calligraphy and painting scroll.

When he opened the bag and unfolded the scroll, he couldn't help being surprised, and said, "Ziwei?! It's Tang Bohu?!"

Li Jixiang said with a smile: "This brush, ink, and paper can be broken from Zhengde to Jiajing years, and even this axis is original from that year."

Li Jixiang only learned to read after entering the palace. You can't ask him to write and draw, but he has a unique skill: to see the details.

There are three master figures in modern calligraphy and painting appraisal, and they represent three schools respectively.

One is Mr. Qigong.Mr. Bowen has a strong memory, and his literature skills are as deep as the sea. He can find evidence from official history and anecdotes to judge the authenticity of calligraphy and paintings, which is a "documentary" stream.

The second person is Mr. Xie Zhiliu.Mr. Xie himself is a well-known painter and a leader in the painting world.He is good at "gaining Qi", starting from the style and technology of his works, and is a "skills" stream.

The third is Mr. Xu Bangda.Mr. Xu is a "science and technology flow", he is good at starting with pen, ink, and paper, and meticulously studying the details.

Li Jixiang is taking the path of 'technology flow'.The pen, ink and paper are printed and mounted. If you look at them all, if they are all right, the calligraphy and painting will be almost the same.

This "Picture of a Lady in Peach Blossoms" is signed "Ziwei", which is a character that Tang Bohu changed for himself in the middle and late period, and there is a small seal on the bottom that reads "Tang Yin".

Li Jixiang is also taking a gamble.Judging from the details, even if the fake is a man-made fake of the same age as Tang Bohu, but judging from the collection status of this painting, the possibility is very small.Since there is no other collection of seals other than 'Tang Yinzhang', how could a counterfeiter who loves to tell a story steal that laziness?

Du Shouyi watched it carefully several times, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Old Li, you are really lucky. How much did you spend?"

Li Jixiang raised his hand and gestured with the character 'eight'.

"Eight hundred?"

"One hundred and eight. Oh, and I brought two casseroles."

Du Shouyi didn't know what to say, 180 yuan plus two 'Shaguoju' pots can be exchanged for a picture of Tang Bohu?This is more rich than robbing the bank.But after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, didn't the system send out two thousand?Didn't it happen yet?

He asked, "Lao Li, how much money do you have here?"

Li Jixiang thought he was going to check the accounts, so he opened the drawer to get the accounts.

"Hey, I just asked how much money you have left, why are you looking through the account book?"

"There are a little over [-] funds left. The bowl has basically not moved much."

The two of them seem to be running an antique shop now, Du Shouyi is the 'owner' and Li Jixiang is the 'treasurer'.Du Shouyi handed over the money and the bowl to him and then left it to him to decide how to run the business.For the sake of safety, under normal circumstances, the 'owner' will no longer come forward.

After thinking for a while, Du Shouyi took another 700 yuan and gave it to Li Jixiang, saying, "Let's make up a whole number."

One thousand is definitely a big number, no matter what happens to him or Li Jixiang, there is still money for the next decision.

On the way out of Li Jixiang's house, Du Shouyi suddenly thought of something: He seems to be too obsessed with picking up leaks now, but what are the leaks?There are many old porcelains and few calligraphy and paintings.

I got this picture of Tang Bohu today, and this is the first time I have encountered calligraphy and painting in more than a month.Now there are so many fine porcelains in his space, including chicken bowl cups, but how many times have you really taken them out to admire under the lights in the middle of the night?Few!What I usually see most are those words, and I seldom even look at paintings.

Since the system gave him two thousand, why didn't he go to Liulichang and Rongbaozhai in an upright manner to buy calligraphy and tablet inscriptions?Good things are expensive there, but is he short of money?

After making up his mind, he changed direction and headed straight for 'Rongbaozhai'.

Every time he came to Rongbaozhai, he couldn't restrain his desire to spend money.Before he met the 'proper master', he had already purchased more than 100 yuan at the pen and paper counter.Lake pens, high-quality rice paper, etc. have added a lot.

When he left the gate of Rongbaozhai, there were several stele rubbings in the space, as well as all of Lin Sanzhi's works in Rongbaozhai.Yes, he has included all Lin Sanzhi's works in Rongbaozhai.

Lin Sanzhi was revered as the "Contemporary Grass Saint" by Chinese and Japanese calligraphers in later generations, but now his works are only placed in an inconspicuous corner of the store, so that Du Shouyi didn't find it when he went around twice last time.

Du Shouyi picked up a treasure this time.Calligraphy declined in later generations, and Mr. Lin's name was rarely known outside the calligraphy world.But he is a well-deserved figure among the four masters of modern calligraphy.

The other three are: Kang Youwei, Yu Youren, and Wu Changshuo.Hearing the names of these three, you know the level of Mr. Lin's calligraphy attainments, right?
Of course, there are also "Ten Great Masters", and the list is always changing, and there are many private goods in the middle.But no matter how it changes, the names of these four masters will not be off the list.

After all the trouble at noon, Du Shouyi was almost late for work in the afternoon.As soon as he entered the office, he saw Lao Zhou sitting in his seat, chatting happily with Lao Tang, who was in charge of cleaning.

Lao Tang and Du Shouyi sat face to face. He and Lao Zhou entered the factory at the same time.After a work-related injury crippled his leg, in order to take care of him, the factory put him in the logistics management for cleaning.

"Uncle Zhou, why are you here? Miss me?" Du Shouyi was in a good mood, and joked about Old Zhou casually.

"I don't think Old Tang will miss you either. I'm so angry." Lao Zhou took a few banknotes and put them on the table, saying, "I'll pay you back."

Du Shouyi was taken aback for a moment, then remembered, this is sesame money.

While collecting the money, he said with a smile: "Auntie, did you show mercy? All right, next time you want to fool Auntie and come to me again, I will pay back the price."

Lao Zhou was stunned by what he said.

When Old Tang heard that there was a story in it?He laughed and booed: "Old Zhou, tell me, tell me?"

"Listen to Hu Qin, this brat deliberately corrupts me."

Lao Zhou purposely came to see how Du Shouyi was doing today, but after chatting with Lao Tang for a while just now, he felt relieved.Du Shouyi had already silently stunned the electrician.

After exhorting Du Shouyi a few words, he left in a hurry.Old Tang was left to inquire.
Du Shouyi sighed helplessly in his heart.This old Tang's mentality is very characteristic: after being physically disabled, he is afraid that others will look down on him and exclude him.Over time, there have been some changes in personality, and people seem to have become 'stupid'.

Somehow, in this age, the integrity of the body is particularly valued.A worker in the machine repair shop suffered a work-related injury and lost a little finger on his left hand.This is not a big deal in later generations, but his partner blew it at him because of it.Then the old man became sick in his heart, and he wore gauze gloves on his left hand all year round, and he didn't take them off when he ate.This made Du Shouyi feel terrified when he watched from the sidelines.

Since Lao Tang and Lao Zhou had a good relationship, Du Shouyi also wanted to save face.He patted the unlocked cabinet next to the desk and whispered. "I have some good scented tea from 'Wu Yutai' here, you have to drink it yourself and pick it up yourself. Just the two of us know, so don't tell me?!"

The water quality in Kyoto is poor. In old Kyoto, it is easy to take a sip of scented tea to get rid of the watery taste.But now tea is also a big expense, and it requires a ticket, so Du Shouyi's move is very successful.

After hearing Du Shouyi's words, Old Tang immediately shut up, looked around, and nodded.Du Shouyi's first 'friend' in the office can be regarded as made.

(End of this chapter)