The Charming Life of Rebirth

After fifteen years, the year is over.Xiao Lin stayed at Huang Wei's house most of the time, painting, appreciating treasures, and living a fulfilling life.

He Xu has a lot of homework in the third year of high school, and the school starts in the tenth day.He Bin was bored at home alone, so he simply lived in Huang Wei's house.

Huang Wei is obsessed with art, and often forgets the time when he is painting. Sometimes Xiao Lin and He Bin are so hungry that they have to do it by themselves.

It was only then that He Bin discovered that Xiao Lin's craftsmanship was actually very good.

To be honest, few people really like to cook. Xiao Lin learned to cook home-cooked food only after getting tired of eating in restaurants in his previous life.Unexpectedly, He Bin unexpectedly joined in the show.

"Linlin, I didn't expect you to have this skill, so I won't be able to learn it." He Bin picked up a shiitake mushroom and said while eating.

Xiao Lin glared at him: "Second brother, if you can't learn how to cook, you have to learn to wash dishes. You can't do nothing."

Yesterday, He Bin volunteered to wash the dishes, who knew that such a simple task would cause him to break two bowls, Xiao Lin really didn't know what to say to him.

He Bin knew that he was ignorant, and as an older brother, he needed his younger brother to take care of him, and he also felt embarrassed.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not drop the bowl again today."

While the two were talking, Huang Wei finally came out of the studio. "Linlin, Grandpa Huang's painting is finished. This time I have a lot of free time to teach you. You still have a lot of knowledge about antiques in books, and you haven't seen the real thing. Let's go to Liulichang tomorrow, so you can take a good look All kinds of curios."

When he said this, he asked belatedly: "Are you eating? Who made it?"

Xiao Lin almost fainted.Yesterday he made a good meal and sent it to Huang Wei's studio. Huang Wei also ate it at that time, why did he realize it today?Obsessed with painting to such an extent, he definitely can't do it.

He Bin and You Rongyan said: "Grandpa Huang, Linlin cooked the meals yesterday and today." After finishing speaking, he was very embarrassed and continued: "I washed the bowls, but I broke two of them. "

Huang Wei finished the painting and was in a good mood: "It's just two bowls, it doesn't matter. We use ordinary bowls, which are very common."

Xiao Lin and He Bin glanced at each other. It was not an ordinary bowl. Could it be that Grandpa Huang still wanted to eat with antique porcelain?

Liulichang is located outside Hepingmen, a famous cultural street in Beijing.Since the early Ming Dynasty, it has enjoyed the reputation of "the essence of nine cities and one thoroughfare".During the Qing Dynasty, most of the candidates who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination lived in this area, and booksellers from all over the country also set up stalls, built rooms, and sold a large collection of books here, and gradually developed into the largest book market in Beijing.Culture-related pens, inks, papers and inkstones, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. also developed accordingly.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, this place had become the most famous antique street in Beijing. Especially after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, many antiques from the palace were sold here, which made this place famous all over the country.

Anyone who really likes collecting and antiques knows this place.

Xiao Lin had been to Liulichang many times in his previous life, but at that time it was already very difficult to pick up leaks, I don't know if it will be better now.

When He Bin came for the first time, he seemed more excited than Xiao Lin. He kept looking at the shops. In his eyes, there were treasures hidden in these shops.

Xiao Lin has already collected quite a few antiques, but unfortunately there are too few good ones, so he just took this opportunity to see some real high-quality antiques.

Huang Weixian led them into Rongbao Zhai.Rongbaozhai is a well-known time-honored brand at home and abroad, with a history of more than [-] years.There are so many exhibits inside that Xiao Lin is overwhelmed.

Huang Wei brought Xiao Lin here today to appreciate all kinds of antiques. Rongbaozhai has the title of "Folk Forbidden City", and there are more exhibits than ordinary provincial museums.

Xiao Lin came to Rongbaozhai in his previous life, but at that time he came to buy some antiques for his collection, but now he simply looks at each antique with a learning attitude, with a different mentality, naturally what he learns is also different.

There are three floors in Rongbaozhai, and it is already late after visiting the first floor.Huang Wei received a small bowl from Jiajing official kiln imitated here. The price is not expensive, but the workmanship is not bad.

Seeing that He Bin couldn't move anymore, Huang Wei planned to take them to eat something and continue shopping in the afternoon.

There are many snack shops near Liulichang, and Huang Wei took them to a tea house with an antique building.Tea and snacks are provided here, as well as staple foods such as Xiaolongbao and rice porridge, which taste pretty good.

Huang Wei ordered a pot of Longjing tea and some snacks.I plan to rest and continue shopping.

He Bin was starving for a long time, he stuffed the snack into his mouth with one hand, and held the teacup with the other.After a while, two plates of small pastries entered my stomach.

Xiao Lin was also hungry, but after looking at the antiques all morning, he was quite satisfied, and his food tasted more refined.

While eating, I suddenly heard a few people on the table next to me yelling: "Second brother, quickly take out the treasure. I bought such a treasure for 1000 yuan, what a big mistake!"

"Keep your voice down, if someone finds out, our baby will be in danger."

"Second brother, you are too careful. Who are we brothers afraid of? It would be good if someone knows, maybe you can make dozens of times if you change hands."

Then there was a rustling voice from the side, and after a while, a voice said: "How is it? Look straight."

The second brother seemed to have revealed some treasure, and asked proudly.

"Xuande Furnace! It was worth tens of thousands of yuan in the Republic of China, so why should my son be worth 10 yuan now?"

"Maybe millions."

"Millions, how much is that! Our brothers can eat delicious and spicy food in the future."

He Bin was stunned when he heard this, and asked in a low voice, "Linlin, what is a Xuande stove? A stove for burning incense? It's so valuable?"

Xiao Lin chuckled: "I told you to follow Grandpa Huang to learn about antiques, but you won't listen. If you say this in the circle, I'm afraid it will make people laugh out loud."

He Bin was not convinced: "Is this Xuande furnace so famous?"

Xiao Lin explained: "Of course. If it is really a Xuande stove from the Xuande period, it would be worth buying it for 100 million yuan."

He Bin didn't quite believe it: "Grandpa Huang, is this Xuande stove really so valuable?"

Huang Wei nodded: "Lin Lin is right, the Xuande furnace is indeed rare. When Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty was in power, because he liked to admire the incense burner, he ordered a batch of red copper to be imported from Siam, and ordered the royal craftsman Lu Zhenhe Wu Bangzuo, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, designed and supervised the production by referring to the styles of famous porcelains from the Chai Kiln, Ru Kiln, Guan Kiln, Ge Kiln, Jun Kiln, and Ding Kiln in the Imperial Palace, as well as historical records such as "Xuanhe Bogu Tulu" and "Archaeological Map" incense burner.

In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, Lu Zhen tremblingly told the emperor that to make a good incense burner, the copper had to be refined six times.Refining once, less, after six times, only half of the raw materials will remain.

Emperor Xuande was rich and powerful, and had a strong sense of high-quality goods. He immediately decreed that the number of refining times should not only not be reduced, but doubled, and precious metals such as gold and silver should be added.So the craftsmen selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and went through more than ten careful casting and smelting together with red copper.In Xuande for three years, he finally successfully produced this top-quality copper incense burner.

A total of 3000 incense burners were cast out of this batch of red copper, which have never been produced since.When Emperor Xuande saw the batch of incense burners that he personally took care of, each of them was unusually atmospheric, radiant with precious light, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.Most of them were displayed in various places in the palace, and a small part was rewarded and distributed to the emperor's relatives.After hundreds of years of ups and downs, the real copper incense burner cast in Xuande for three years is extremely rare.

As the saying goes, scarcity is the most precious thing, and the number of Xuande stoves is so small, but they disappeared due to various reasons.Therefore, in order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the period of the Republic of China, antique dealers imitated Xuande furnaces without interruption. "

"That means there are a lot of counterfeit Xuande furnaces?" In order not to irritate the guests on the table next to him, He Bin's voice was kept low.

Huang Wei nodded: "Anyway, I have been playing antiques for so many years, and I have never seen a real Xuande furnace."

"Is the Xuande furnace next door real?"

Xiao Lin rolled his eyes at the side, and said angrily: "Xuande stove is made of exquisite materials and well-made. In the early years of the Republic of China, an exquisite Xuande stove was worth hundreds of thousands, which is a priceless treasure. If you can buy it casually When it comes to Xuande Furnace, he is worthless."

"Then what they bought was a fake?" He Bin asked again.

Xiao Lin shook his head: "Xuande furnace not only refers to the incense burner cast in Xuande three years ago, but also refers to all copper furnaces with Xuande style. There are imitations in Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. If you buy an old imitation Xuande furnace , still has collection value.”

"Oh...if the current imitations are worthless."

"It's worth money. It's still worth a lot after hundreds of years."

"Hehe, Linlin, you can tell jokes now."

Huang Wei saw that the two young people had an interesting conversation, and he became interested. "How about we go to the side and have a look at that Xuande furnace?"

Although he knew it was highly likely to be fake, Xiao Lin also wanted to see it with his own eyes.

Walking to the side, Huang Wei took out the small bowl of the folk imitation Jiajing official kiln that he bought today, and said, "Several Tibetan friends, I collected this from outside today. I would like to invite some masters."

The opponent's Xuande stove is placed on the table, and it can be seen at a glance.In order not to appear abrupt, Huang Wei made such an excuse.

There were four people sitting on the table. Hearing Huang Wei said that he wanted them to have eyes, all of them immediately changed their tunes.

"You little bowl, I don't think it's right." One of the middle-aged men said.

This is originally a folk imitation, so naturally it looks wrong.

Unexpectedly, the person continued: "This should not be Jiajing official kiln porcelain, it should be something from a folk kiln. The workmanship is not as good as that of an official kiln."

A man in his early thirties next to him said: "Third brother, I look like it, it should be from the Jiajing official kiln."

"What are you two arguing about? Let the second brother see, the second brother is the most proficient in porcelain."

The person called the second brother looks very gentle, just heard their conversation, this second brother should be the one who bought the Xuande furnace.

The second brother looked left and right for a long time, and said: "This small bowl should be modern and old, old man, you bought a fake."

Xiao Lin almost laughed out loud, and before losing his composure, he quickly said, "Grandpa, my stomach hurts and I want to go to the bathroom."

Huang Lao didn't want to talk nonsense with these people who didn't understand and pretended to understand, so he picked up the small bowl and said, "Hurry up, let's go to the toilet quickly."

The three hurried downstairs, and He Bin couldn't help asking: "Grandpa Huang, is the Xuande furnace real?"

Xiao Lin smiled and said, "Second brother, that object was made within two months, and it is a modern imitation."

Only then did He Bin understand why Xiao Lin wanted to laugh. The man took a modern thing as an antique, but called Grandpa Huang's folk imitation a modern imitation. He really didn't know the so-called!