Jianbao Lingyan

"This incense burner is rusty. Let me tell you, uncle, no one in the city will buy it. If you take it back, it won't work at all. In my house, even my mother can't use it." The young man looked at it and put it on the table. The rusty metal censer, with a puckered mouth, felt that what the other party said just now was definitely bragging.

"No way, these things are unusable in our opinion, but people in the city buy them and they don't use them. They just put them on display. What's called 'collection', yes, it's called collection." Middle-aged The man smiled honestly, "If you don't have this thing at home, you won't be ashamed to say hello to people when you go out."

Xu You was at the side, listening to the two talking with his ears, while aiming at the big and bright halo with his eyes, thinking in his heart whether he could buy this beautiful thing.With such a big halo, there must be a very special scene inside, so that I can have new dreams again, maybe even learn a new skill.

"Can I have a look?" Chen Zhibei saw that the middle-aged man was holding a wooden fish and was very engaged in chatting with the young man, and pointed to the incense burner.

"Success, look, it's actually not something expensive." The middle-aged man waved his hand as if he didn't care at all, and then continued to chat with the young man about the wooden fish.

At this time, the middle-aged woman saw several people gathered around, so she also interrupted to say a few words.

"If you're like this, you can't sell it in a temple in a big city?"

"No, there are markets in big cities that specialize in selling these things. When you go to put them on display, someone will come to ask you the price, so you don't have to shout."

Chen Zhibei picked up the rusty incense burner from the table and handed it to Xu Wei.

Xu You happily sent a smiling face to Chen Zhibei, then picked up the incense burner, and carefully compared it with the knowledge in the notes.

The copper incense burner is an incense burner made of copper.Although the texture of copper incense burners is the same, skilled craftsmen of different ages have made them into various forms. It is a high-quality copper furnace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it also has a variety of decorative techniques such as gold-stitching, silver-plating, gold-coating, and inlaying.There are also many uses of copper censer, such as copper censer for lavender, or copper censer for display, or copper censer for worshiping gods and offering Buddha.

From the appearance, the copper censer in Xu Wei's hand is just the most common animal-eared ring-shaped bowl-shaped censer for worshiping gods and offering to Buddha.It's a pity that the live rings on the animal's ears have been broken, and there are thick rust spots on the furnace body, so it has no collection value at all.

Xu Wei felt a pity in his heart, and wanted to put this thing back on the table, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong. What he saw just now were two colors, one was a copper censer, and whose was the other?

Thinking of this, Xu You took the incense burner back into his hand, wanting to take a closer look.

In terms of shape, there is nothing wrong with the incense burner.In terms of material, it is indeed an ordinary copper ware, without any inlays or strokes. It is a simple incense burner, and there is really nothing extraordinary about it.

Xu You turned the incense burner upside down and stood on three legs, nothing special.Xu You was not reconciled, so he slowly groped along the bottom of the furnace towards the mouth of the furnace.

Something was wrong, Xu Wei touched it back and forth three or four times, and found that the material of the furnace bottom seemed to be different from the furnace body.

Because Xu You's eyes had problems since birth, Xu You couldn't tell what he was seeing when he was a child.

As a result, Xu You has developed a very special ability since he was a child. His hands seem to be Xu You's second pair of eyes, and he can distinguish some differences that many people can't even distinguish with their eyes.

So, the base of this incense burner was pressed later?This is different from the censer in general.

According to the content written in the diary, Xu Wei knew that this kind of incense burner was not a precious thing in ancient times, and anyone with a little money could buy it.

The price of reattaching the bottom of an incense burner of similar size to the incense burner is not much less than the price of buying a new one.

Xu Wei re-observed again, and found that the height of the outer diameter of the censer and the depth of the inner diameter were a full difference of two finger-knuckles, which was different from ordinary censers.

Xu You turned the incense burner and found that it was not heavy. He knocked on the bottom of the stove again. The sound was very clear and empty. It was not filled, and there seemed to be a gap inside.

Something hidden inside?

Xu You's eyes lit up and shook, but there was no sound inside, which further confirmed Xu You's guess.

The things inside must be very valuable, otherwise it wouldn't be hidden so tightly.Since it's a baby, it's natural not to take protective measures, otherwise, wouldn't it be worth the loss if it gets damaged?

"Is anyone buying this incense burner?" Chen Zhibei also heard the echo of Xu You's knocking on the bottom of the furnace, and guessed that there might be some special mystery in it one step earlier than Xu You, and asked the middle-aged man, saying, "My brother likes it." , I want to coax my brother's helpless face.

Although the middle-aged man has been talking to the young man, he has actually been paying attention to Xu Er's situation. Hearing Chen Zhibei's question, he immediately smiled naively and said, "This thing is actually worthless, so the people in the city like it. Things, I think my brother also came out to work to earn money, I sold them to people in the city for 50 yuan, you buy them for 40 yuan, brother, I will carry them all the way, give me a hard fee."

He earns 40 yuan without spending any capital. This middle-aged man is not embarrassed at all when he speaks.

The middle-aged woman who was sitting on the sidelines pursed her mouth. She looked down on such a person very much. She had a thick face and a dark heart. She couldn't believe what this kind of person said.

"Uncle, you are planning to sell money in the city, and we don't want to take advantage of you. Well, I have a copper coin, which was given by an old man who used to work in our village. He said it was the old emperor. The mold used to make money. Let me exchange this with you. Copper coins are small and don’t take up as much space as a stove.”

There is only one dream of copper coins, and Xu Wei has long been tired of seeing it crookedly, but he is reluctant to throw it away, because he bought it with his own money.

But if you can use this halo that is only the size of your palm, and exchange it for a halo that can cover people, Xu Wei thinks it's still a good deal.

Listening to the tone of the other party just now, this middle-aged man is not ignorant of antiques, so he would agree with it.

Xu You took out the copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table, "It is said that this can attract wealth and keep you safe."

When the middle-aged man saw Kangxi Tongbao, his smiling eyes opened immediately, and when Xu Er put the things on the table, he immediately took the copper coins in his hand.

"Hey, little brother. You often hold this thing in your hand, don't you? Look, the paint is almost wiped off. To be honest with you, uncle, this thing is all over the street, and it's worthless." Speaking of this, Looking up at the two of them, he found that the other party didn't mean to be disappointed, and the effect was not achieved, so the middle-aged man immediately changed his tone.

"But my stove is just a piece of cake. If you want to keep it, if you like it, then change it." Then, he carefully put the copper coins into the cloth bag, for fear that the other party would regret it.

The middle-aged woman was about to say something, but she didn't say much when she saw that Xu Er was only exchanging a small copper coin with the other party.

She felt that it was probably because children saw rare things, so they were rare for two days first, but they would not spend money to buy them, they just exchanged them for something.

It's good if it doesn't cost money, and the two children don't seem to be easy, but don't be cheated of money, it's not good.

Later, the young man spent 50 yuan to buy the string of Buddhist beads and put them away carefully.Probably he was really fooled by the middle-aged man, thinking that it was a good thing, maybe he would sell it in the street market.

At night, when everyone fell asleep, Chen Zhibei looked at Xu Er, who was sleeping very sweetly holding the copper stove, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

Thinking of the weirdness of this copper furnace, a trace of doubt also flashed in my heart.

Chen Zhibei has been vigilant since the middle-aged man came in today. Not everyone walks so steadily, especially on the train. Do not believe.

Coupled with the indelible dirt smell all over his body, when Chen Zhibei was a soldier, he had dealt with such people a lot. They were all like gophers, and they couldn't be killed cleanly.

This is not the current Chen Zhibei, someone who can be provoked.

It's easy to solve this one, but the problem is that this kind of people have always been well-mannered, and they can make a group out of them, and they can annoy them to death.

The next day, the train entered the Modu Railway Station in a drizzle.

Xu You led a big snakeskin bag and carried a very worn-out backpack on his back. He followed Chen Zhibei and managed to fight his way out of the bustling train station.

Standing at the exit of the train station, looking at this big city that has just taken on the appearance of an international city, passing by pedestrians in fashionable clothes, and then looking at my rag bag, white vest, gray trousers, and cloth shoes with threaded ends, I feel inexplicable Feel ashamed.

Chen Zhibei patted Xu You on the shoulder, and pointed his right hand to a man not far ahead, wearing a plaid shirt with a big black eye, "Uncle Xu."

"Third Uncle..." Seeing Xu Yanzhen, Xu Er excitedly waved his right hand that was not holding anything, then dragged Chen Zhibei and ran towards Xu Yanzhen.

Xu Yanzhen saw that the two had big bags and small bags, and took off his sunglasses, showing his eyes that were almost gone from smiling, "Slow down, slow down, don't fall."

Xu Wei ran up to Xu Yanzhen, "Third Uncle, I miss you so much."

Xu Yanzhen likes Xu You very much, probably because the uncle and nephew are close friends, as long as Xu Yanzhen returns to his hometown, he will bring some delicious food to Xu You, and let Xu You eat it when he is hungry.

When Xu Wei was growing up, he was able to eat more. As the saying goes, "a half-sized child eats a poor old man", this is not an exaggeration at all.But at that time, Liu Yunhua always only cooked enough meals, and she didn't have any more, and Xu Wei was too embarrassed to ask for more, so she was often hungry.

Later, when Xu Yanzhen went home one time, he accidentally found that his nephew was always hungry, and every time he went home, he would secretly bring some stored things such as dried meat to his nephew.So far, the relationship between the two has developed by leaps and bounds, comparable to a biological father and son.