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Chapter 7

Things are not real

Author: Runchao Cigarettes

Things are not real

In the afternoon two days later.

Dismissed from school.

Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping stopped by Dabei Photo Studio to pick up the photos and negatives that had been sent for development.

"Yang Yukun, do you look good?"

"It's beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, and the people in the scenery are even more beautiful."

"This one looks good, and this one looks good too."

"Xu Jingping, don't just praise yourself. You're good-looking. I'm not handsome, am I?"

"Okay."

"Woman, you are telling lies without even blinking."

"Yang Yukun, you are so thick-skinned. Have you ever praised yourself so much?"

"If telling the truth is a crime, then I really deserve death."

"Stop talking, little Kunzi, come on and go home."

"Okay, Miss Xu Er, please sit down and I will drive you back to the palace."

After picking up the photos at Dabei Photo Studio, Yang Yukun took Xu Jingping on a bicycle and swayed back home.

"Yang Yukun, isn't that the fifth brother?"

"It's really him, Xu Jingping, let's tease him."

"How to tease?"

"Look at me."

When Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping came back, they saw Han Chunming lying under a big tree at the entrance of the alley, basking in the sun, with a straw hat covering his face. There was also a human-powered tricycle parked next to him. They didn't know where he got it.

"Comrade, do you want to collect the azure glaze circles from Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty?"

"receive!"

"What a beautiful idea. If this thing really exists, you think I would sell it to you. You really think I'm stupid."

"Fuck, Xiaokun, you kid is teasing your brother on purpose, right?"

Han Chunming was having a sweet dream. When he heard that someone wanted to sell Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glaze porcelain, he sat up and the straw hat covering his face fell to the ground.

As soon as he saw Yang Yukun standing in front of him with a smile, he knew that this kid was teasing him.

"Little Fifth Brother, are you stupid or am I stupid? I told you it was azure-glazed porcelain from the Ru Kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty. Do you think I will sell it to you?"

"You kid, you are deliberately trying to make me happy. Just go have fun and don't disturb my business."

"Boss Han, business is good, you collected so many things?"

"That's right, I'll sell these scraps to the material recycling company later, and I'll have money in my pocket. I'll invite you to eat stir-fried vegetables on the second floor of the Qianmen cafeteria."

"Can we go to the Imperial Hotel to eat? I want to eat Tan's food."

"Are you the one who pays whether you want to eat fast food on the first floor of the big cafeteria at the front door? You're still picky. If you pay, let alone go to the Imperial Hotel to eat, it's fine to go to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse."

Han Chun understood Yang Yukun.

Not satisfied with eating stir-fried vegetables on the second floor of the Qianmen cafeteria, I actually wanted to eat Tan’s cuisine at the Imperial Hotel.

A meal at that place costs more than ten yuan, is it something he can afford with his current status?

The money in his pocket is not enough to go to the Imperial Hotel for a meal.

Xu Jingping said, "Why does this tricycle look familiar to me?"

"It looks familiar. This tricycle belonged to your family before, and now I bought it."

"I wonder why it looks so familiar. Isn't this the tricycle our family used to haul liquor?"

Xu Jingping looked at the human-powered tricycle used by Han Chunming to collect junk. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

Unexpectedly, this rickshaw actually belonged to her family.

When her parents used to run a tavern, her father would ride this rickshaw and haul wine back to the tavern from Niuer Winery before dawn. It was hard work.

Later, the tavern was jointly owned by the public and private parties, and then it was owned by the whole people. The human-powered tricycle sat idle. Unexpectedly, it was bought by Han Chunming and used to collect rags.

Starting a business definitely requires tools.

It’s impossible for the late emperor to start his business half way and then die in the middle because there is no human tricycle.

Han Chunming remembered that there was an idle human-powered tricycle at Uncle Cai's house in the alley next door, so he discussed buying the tricycle as a tool for starting his own business.

"Little Fifth Brother, have you received any old items?"

Yang Yukun asked curiously.

He knew that the reason why Han Chunming chose to collect rags was because of the old objects in the alley that were covered in dust.

Today is Han Chunming's first day of collecting junk.

He was very curious whether Han Chunming had received any good things.

"Don't tell me, I actually received two nice things, let's see?"

"I have learned a lot."

"It's just these two pieces. Aren't you a master disciple of Bao Bao Hou? How about we take a look?"

"Oh, good stuff, this grasshopper jar is pretty good, and this imitation of the iron-framed clay jar with gold consecration and pastels with Ruyi ribbons and ears is really good."

"Not bad..., Xiaokun, what did you just say, imitation?"

"I think there's something wrong with your bottle, so I just said it casually. Brother Xiao Wu, don't take it seriously."

After studying with his master for so many years, Yang Yukun did not learn in vain.

He could spot this iron-boned clay-covered vase with gold consecrated pastels and Ruyi ribbons and ears at a glance.

This is not something from the Qing Dynasty, but imitated by the Republic of China.

Antique porcelain became popular all over the country during the Republic of China, here are the reasons.

It's just that after the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, a large number of good workers from the official kilns were scattered among the people, and they had to do their own business in order to make a living.

The collapse of the feudal system has made it possible to imitate tribute items that were once wanted but dared not be imitated. At the same time, some royal porcelains have flowed into the private sector, giving imitators something to follow.

In addition, driven by profit, the demand for ancient porcelain in society has increased significantly, which has brought a lot of profits to those who imitate antique porcelain.

The distinctive features of antique porcelain in the Republic of China are its large quantity and wide range.

Not only the works of famous kilns of the past dynasties are imitated, but also the utensils of the late Republic of China and the early Republic of China are imitated, such as the "Hongxian porcelain" that appeared in large numbers after the 1930s.

The "high-tech imitations" of the Republic of China are indeed confusing at times, and it is difficult to tell the authenticity from the fake.

Han Chunming studied antique appraisal with Uncle Guan when he was eleven years old. He left the imperial capital to join the army when he was fifteen or sixteen, and he only came back this year.

Although I have made a lot of calculations, I have only studied with Uncle Guan for five or six years. I am still a primary school student in the field of antiquities appraisal. It is normal to make eye examinations.

"Is it really an imitation of the Republic of China?"

"How about you go back and ask Uncle Guan and see what he says?"

"Okay, I'll ask my master."

Han Chunming rode a human-powered tricycle to his master's house.

It's not that he doesn't believe Yang Yukun, he really doesn't see where this thing is fake.

Moreover, the time Yang Yukun studied with Popohou Hou was shorter than the time he studied with Uncle Guan. How did he figure it out?

He had to go to his master to confirm this thing to see if it was true or false.

"Yang Yukun, that bottle looks pretty good to me. Is it true or false?"

"I can't say it's fake, but it's really not something from the Qing Dynasty. It's a high-tech product from the Republic of China. The imitation is really good. The level of the imitator is very high and it has a certain collection value. At least Brother Wu will not lose money."

"Yang Yukun, you are so amazing, you actually know so much."

"That's it, Xu Jingping, do you want to go to my place for dinner?"

"I'll go home and put my things down first, and I'll meet you at your house later."

"OK."

Yang Yukun sent Xu Jingping home first, and then went home to prepare dinner.
Chapter completed!
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