Chapter 32: The Most Beautiful Man in the Mirror
() "Godci, which school did you graduate from, who is your tutor? A famous teacher is a high-level disciple. With your current vision and level, your tutor may not be known to me." Professor Jiang asked curiously while walking.
"Where is he also a tutor?" Yue Qianling gave Chu Tianci a proud look. "Professor Jiang, he hasn't gone to school."
"Ah?!" Professor Jiang stared at Chu Tianci in a daze. "You? You haven't gone to school?"
"No...no, haha, even the children in the mountains don't go to school, and they don't have money to go to." Chu Tianci smiled cleanly.
"Then... where did you learn all the knowledge about jade identification?" Professor Jiang asked in surprise.
"This is mysterious. I seem to know some knowledge about the appreciation of antiques. For example, when looking at an antique, relevant history and information will naturally appear in my mind, and even the source of this antique." Chu Tianci answered calmly with his hands spread out. "Of course, many of them are read from books."
"Can you understand these even if you read it in a book?" Yue Qianling pursed her lips disdainfully.
"Yes, of course there are, such as Yunji Records, Tuoyu Complete Version and Ten Books of Pinggu. These books are all records of precious cultural relics from all dynasties..."
"Tianci, what are you saying later?" Professor Jiang grabbed Chu Tianci and asked with wide eyes. "Yunji Records, Tuoyu Complete Version and Ten Books of Pinggu... Do you think you have read these books?"
Chu Tianci nodded confusedly and said in confusion.
"I've seen it! And I'm so sad. What's wrong with you?"
"Are these books lost? How could you... how could you?" Professor Jiang asked in surprise.
"Is it lost? I...I really don't know. Not only these, but there are many ancient records of Haolian, Tianchang Cangdao, etc. Anyway, as long as it is a book in the house, I can basically memorize it like a stream."
Professor Jiang covered his heart, and the corners of his mouth kept squirming, looking a little scary.
"Professor Jiang, don't be excited. You have a heart disease, there are only a few books. Are you the ones that you are?" Yue Qianling quickly supported him and said anxiously.
"Do you know what the books Tianci just said are for?"
Yue Qianling shook her head and looked like she didn't care at all.
"This is a funeral book by officials above the fifth rank of all dynasties, including concubines and emperors!"
"Burial book?"
"The book that records the burial objects clearly lists the specifications, sizes, uses, and materials of each burial object. These are all **. Because the detailed burial objects are recorded, I am worried that someone will rob the tomb, so these books have been destroyed throughout the dynasties and have been lost now. The complete, detailed classification and many styles of the cultural relics recorded above are unimaginable."
"Oh, no wonder you know how to appreciate antiques. It turns out that I really learned it from books." Yue Qianling nodded suddenly and said to him with a smile. "Aren't you bothered by reading those ancient books every day?"
"I'm so annoying, but there's no way. Come and try it. No one talks to you all day long. What else can I do without reading books?"
"These are all ancient books, which are difficult to understand. God is gifted. How did you understand it if you say no one teaches you?"
"I feel that reading these books is easy. I can never forget them. After reading them once, the contents in the book will be recorded in my heart. Then when I go to bed at night, I feel that the contents in the book will appear in my dreams, just like the antiques recorded in the book are right in front of me, even within reach. When I wake up, I will understand everything."
Professor Jiang has been studying hard for many years to achieve what he has achieved today. He heard Chu Tianci telling about his past, so it was so incredible. Chu Tianci was not like a person who talked nonsense.
"I just feel that Tianci's speech and behavior are quite like the ancients. It turns out that he has been reading a lot of books. Good fortunes like Tianci are hard to come by. Do you know that many people may not be able to achieve these abilities even if they spend their entire lives. You must make good use of them, and your future will be unlimited."
"You are always given a high hat on him, and now you are arrogant. If you praise him like this, you will go to heaven." Yue Qianling said proudly to Chu Tianci with a blank look. "I have a lot of information in my paper, so teach me quickly."
"Hetian jade, Hetian jade, clearance and processing, don't miss it when you pass by, the last batch."
In another stall filled with people, the stall owner shouted loudly, and the business looked good.
"Let's go and take a look. Hetian jade is so beautiful."
Chu Tianci quickly stopped Yue Qianling and looked at Tian said.
"I won't find time anymore. When the sun is dawn, the ghost market will be closed. Don't waste time in a bunch of fake goods."
"You didn't see it, how do you know it's fake?"
"In Hotan, the 80-kilometer Yulong Kashgar River, the Hetian jade stock is already extremely scarce. Although it cannot be said to be unique, at least it will not be everywhere. Have you ever seen anyone who can wholesale such expensive things?"
Professor Jiang also smiled and nodded and said, "The real Watan Zaiji has no chance to appear here."
"I have been shopping for so long, this is fake, and that is also fake. I think there is no real thing in this ghost market." Yue Qianling complained in disappointment.
Chu Tianci raised his hand and turned his head as if he was looking for something.
"Who said there is no real thing? Listen! Listen carefully."
"God Ci, you will...you will listen to Yu?" Professor Jiang asked in surprise again.
"What is Tingyu?" Yue Qianling asked blankly.
"When it comes to identifying jade, the most clever way is to listen to the sound." Professor Jiang followed Chu Tianci and explained to Yue Qianling. "In the past, he evaluated whether a man had a status and taste. He didn't look at how he looked, nor did he look at whether he was 1.8 meters tall. He had to listen to the sound, what sound? It was this person who passed by, and listened to the jade sound of his body. If he could make a crisp sound, he knew that the jade hanging on this person was definitely not an ordinary object."
"Why do I hear the same sounds of the jade without jade?" Yue Qianling looked confused after hearing it for a long time.
"The jade has a spiritual xing, and the jade sound is pleasant, and it is like the sound of nature. It will immediately make you feel comfortable all over. You can definitely distinguish the quality of jade by sound. However, there are probably not many people today. You can tell whether the jade is true or false, whether it is good or bad based on your ears. I can't do it anyway." Professor Jiang explained patiently.
Chu Tianci stopped in front of a stall, all of which were fragmented small pieces, several hanging peace buckles swaying in the morning breeze, colliding slightly with each other to make a light sound.
Professor Jiang held his eyes and looked at it, and his face slowly showed a happy expression.
"Qianling, I'm convinced by Tianci's ears. You can hear the good jade. Come and see these peace buckles."
Yue Qianling gently held it in her hand and observed it. It was indeed completely different from the jade we saw before. The texture was delicate, the se color was moist, bright and smooth, the hands were not icy in winter, and the summer was not exciting. It was indeed a top-notch ancient jade.
"No! Can you really hear it?" Yue Qianling looked at Chu Tianci's ears in surprise, feeling very jealous. "It would be great if I had your ears, and I wouldn't have to write any papers."
"If a person has no virtue, he will not have beautiful jade. Even if he uses the eyes of others to force his beauty, he can only attract attention and not benefit his soul." Professor Jiang said earnestly. "God gives both virtue and talent, and his heart is as calm as water, so he can hear the sound of nature. You and I are both impetuous people, and of course you can't hear the sound of jade. Even if you give your ears, you will not be useless without his indifferent state of mind.
Chu Tianci's eyes fell on a quaint bronze mirror at the stall, and he held it in his hand for a moment.
"How much does this bronze mirror cost?"
"You can buy it if you see it, just buy it if you want it." The stall owner said with a kind look on his face.
"I don't have much money, I can't afford it if I get too much, how about ten yuan?" Chu Tianci asked tentatively with a smile.
The stall owner was quite straightforward and nodded without thinking. Chu Tianci took out the money and handed it over, giving Yue Qianling the bronze mirror casually.
"I can't go back empty-handed even when I run here from afar. This bronze mirror is very meticulously made. I give it to you. I think it is apologizing for the past. Let's smile and eliminate our grudges, haha."
Yue Qianling took the bronze mirror and looked at it for a long time. It was ordinary. The mirror body was a landscape painting, which was elegant and heavy.
Suddenly, Chu Tianci was so good at appreciating antiques that he could buy a bronze mirror casually? Could it be that he was picking up a bargain, so he hurried to Professor Jiang and asked in a low voice.
"Professor Jiang, this was bought by Tianci just now for me. He is very jealous. Do you always see if you have bought the real one?"
"This... this looks like a fake, how could it be a real person? Tianci has such a good eye, so he can't see it wrong." Professor Jiang glanced at him and said with certainty.
Yue Qianling whispered the bronze mirror in her hand and pouted and muttered in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll give me a broken bronze mirror. It's not true. Who cares about it? I want to laugh and eliminate my grudges. I think it's beautiful."
"What God gave to you?" Professor Jiang suddenly asked with a smile.
Yue Qianling nodded, looking very disgusted.
Professor Jiang glanced at the bronze mirror again and smiled meaningfully.
"This is a map of the country, imitating the bronze mirror of the Tang Dynasty. Things are not worth much, but...hehe."
Seeing Professor Jiang's words stopped, Yue Qianling couldn't help asking curiously.
"But what? Professor Jiang, please tell me quickly."
"This bronze mirror is mostly imitated because it was given to the confidante Zhou Empress Ehuang by Li Yu, the late emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it can be passed down to this day because Li Yu wrote a poem when he presented it to the mirror."
"What poem?"
"The country cannot be seen in full, the most beautiful person in the mirror."
Yue Qianling was stunned and looked at the mirror in her hand again. Chu Tianci couldn't know this allusion when he read a lot of books, but he gave him this bronze mirror to himself. Yue Qianling's face turned redder the more he thought about it.
I looked up and saw Chu Tianci looking at him affectionately. I had never looked at Chu Tianci seriously. I just stood and looked at him. I found that Chu Tianci's beautiful face was full of firmness and bright eyes were full of tenderness.
Especially Chu Tianci's move to him was majestic and bold, and he was really a bit emperor-like.
"Bun, there are meat buns here. You said you can eat it!"
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Chapter completed!