He Jie and Li Yang are just one more person in the team.
The few people who followed He Jie were all employees of his club. He Jie and Li Yang sent all these people away after they left together, making it inconvenient for them to follow.
It is now the end of October, the weather is much cooler than in June, and Li Yang is in a good mood, so he starts walking from store to store.
Mr. Mao, Bai Ming and Teacher Cai came here to hang out with Li Yang without any purpose. They discussed and commented together from time to time, which seemed very lively.
Regardless of whether they bought something or not, the bosses of these stores basically sent them out in person. The reputations of Mao Lao, Bai Ming and Teacher Cai were not low. Anyone who came was worthy of their attention, and even more
Needless to say, several people came together.
He Jie also looked at some things and asked a few questions, but he didn't find anything particularly satisfactory, so he could only continue to follow Li Yang around.
"The Shoushan Stone in this store is pretty good, let's go in and have a look?"
When he walked to the door of an antique store, Teacher Cai suddenly stopped and pointed inside. This store mainly sells various stone carvings and wood carvings, as well as a small number of jade carvings and seals. Teacher Cai has been here several times before.
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"good!"
Li Yang nodded immediately. He had no purpose in coming here, and there were not many shops specializing in carvings like this in Liulichang. Even if Teacher Cai didn't say anything, Li Yang would probably ask to come in and take a look.
This store is not big, with an area of only about twenty square meters. It is considered a small store in Liulichang.
Although the mahjong is small, it is well-equipped. The same goes for this store, with counters on three sides and wooden shelves at the back. There are many sculptures on display, the largest number of which are stone sculptures, accounting for more than half.
Li Yang took a look around. Most of this store is modern art, but there are also some old things. Especially the stone carvings. There are several good ancient stone carvings. Judging from the location, they should be the main store of this store.
treasure.
He Jie also walked in and looked around with great interest. He Jie still remembered that the old man once said that China's sculpture art is broad and profound. There are many sculptors, but there are not many master sculptors. In each period, there are only so many at most.
Guys, it's not easy to find good sculptures.
Looking at carvings is a little different from looking at other things. The first thing to look at for carvings is the carver, and the second is the material. For some famous carving masters, such as Chen Wuji, the manual cost of carving is based on
Calculated in millions, it is enough to show the importance of carving in carvings.
Because of this, Li Yang did not use his special ability, but carefully watched each piece of art to compare the differences between them.
"Teacher Cai, you are here!"
There was only one person in the store, a fat man in his fifties. As soon as Li Yang and the others came in, the fat man ran over with a smile. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Mr. Mao and Bai Ming next to Teacher Cai.
"Teacher Mao, Teacher Bai, you two are here too. The shop is really flourishing today. Some of the masters, please come in. The shopkeepers, please sit down for a moment while I go make some tea!"
"No, Boss Luo, don't go to so much trouble, we'll just take a look and leave!"
Teacher Cai shook his head hurriedly. It was true that he had been to this store several times, but he did not have a deep relationship with the store owner, so he hurriedly called the store owner.
"No trouble, what's the trouble? I usually can't invite the many masters I want to invite. It's an honor for this small shop to have a few of them come!"
Boss Luo was very talkative, and Teacher Cai could only nod helplessly. Li Yang and He Jie on the side did not pay attention to the chat between them, but carefully looked at the various carvings on the counter and shelves together.
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Boss Luo didn't care either. Li Yang, He Jie and Liu Gang were all regarded as juniors by him, and Li Yang was already used to this.
Teacher Cai didn't go out of his way to introduce Li Yang. This was something Li Yang had arranged before. As long as these store owners don't know him, they shouldn't name him, otherwise it will be a lot of trouble.
Bai Ming took the initiative to introduce Li Yang to the first store he entered after leaving Guyuzhai, but he was dragged into talking by the owner of the store for more than ten minutes, which wasted a lot of time. It was precisely because of this
After learning the lesson, no one would reveal Li Yang’s identity again.
"Li Yang, what is this? It's very beautiful!"
He Jie suddenly pointed at a piece of Baitian stone carving. Baitian stone is a kind of Shoushan stone. The top quality Baitian stone is no less valuable than Tianhuang stone. However, the stone carving He Jie pointed to is of average quality and has some variegated colors, so it cannot be considered top quality.
The carving work of this stone sculpture was also very average. Li Yang took a look and replied casually: "This is a Baitian stone sculpture. The carving is 'Kui Xing Dou Dou, Take the Top'. This thing is not made by a famous artist. The price
It shouldn’t be expensive!”
"Kuixing ordered the fight to come out on top. What does that mean?" He Jie glared. Boss Luo glanced at them and said nothing.
Li Yang smiled, pointed at the stone sculpture and asked, "Take a look first, what is this?"
What Li Yang was pointing to was the human-shaped piece of stone carving. Liu Gang also came over and took a closer look at the stone carving that Li Yang was pointing to.
"It should be a human being, or a god?"
He Jie answered very uncertainly. This stone sculpture is about thirty centimeters high, which is relatively large. The top is a human-shaped carving, and the bottom is a wide stone with a statue carved on it.
It's a faucet.
"This is not a human being, nor a god, this is a ghost!"
Li Yang smiled and shook his head. He Jie's eyes widened even more. He pointed at the stone sculpture and asked again: "You said this is a ghost? Is there anyone who makes ghosts into stone sculptures?"
"Normally, no one would carve ghost sculptures, except for temples and the like. However, there is a different situation. Although the carvings are ghosts, they have auspicious meanings!"
Li Yang chuckled lightly, He Jie didn't understand the situation in antiques, and it was completely normal to have such doubts.
"Brother Jie, look at what this ghost stepped on? How did he step on it?"
He Jie took a careful look, and finally said uncertainly: "Is it a dragon that he stepped on? This dragon is a bit strange, and it is even weirder to be stepped on by a ghost, or with one foot!"
"Haha!" Li Yang laughed suddenly, and Teacher Cai and the others' attention was also attracted, and Boss Luo looked at them again.
"This is not a dragon, this is called Ao. It is a mythical creature in the legend. One foot stands on the head of Ao. This means to be the best!"
Li Yang smiled and explained again, and He Jie nodded. This thing didn't look like a dragon to him. He immediately understood Li Yang's explanation.
"This means to be the best. What about Kuixing Diantou?"
He Jie asked again, this stone carving is "Kuixingdiandu, the leader". Now the second half of the sentence has come out, but he didn't understand the first half.
"The Kuixing Dou Dou is in the hands of this ghost. What do you think this ghost is holding in both hands?"
Li Yang smiled again. This time not only He Jie went to take a closer look, but Liu Gang also stared at the carved ghost hands with wide eyes.
"Boss, can you bring this thing over and let us take a look?"
It was really uncomfortable to stretch his head and look, so He Jie called out to Boss Luo. Boss Luo looked at Teacher Cai, then ran over and put the things on the counter for them, and then walked back to chat with Teacher Cai and the others.
Neither He Jie nor Li Yang cared about Boss Luo's attitude. This was just right for He Jie, as it would be quieter without being disturbed.
"The raised hand is holding a writing brush, right? The lower hand is holding a wooden box. What does this mean?"
"You are right about the pen, but what you are holding in the other hand is not a wooden box. It is called a bucket, which is an ancient vessel for holding wine. It only has a pictographic meaning here. Brother Jie, there is an extra word in the word 'ghost'.
What is the word 'dou'?"
Li Yang looked at He Jie with a smile. The carving of this thing was average, but the meaning was different. In fact, there were many such carvings in ancient times. Some of the Four Treasures of the Study were engraved with such patterns, or some porcelains were painted with such patterns.
The pattern represents blessing and good luck.
"Qui!"
He Jie's eyes lit up and he immediately replied, Kui Xing pointed out the word Kui for Dou, and so did Dou.
Li Yang smiled and nodded, then said: "That's right, this ghost holds a brush in his hand and points to the sky to point out the name of the person who has passed the exam. This is called a stroke of luck, and he can win the top prize in high school.
In our ancient Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a huge Aotou engraved on the steps in front of the emperor's palace. Talented scholars such as the number one scholar who came to the palace for pilgrimage had to stand on the Aotou, so it was also called "Shang Aotou". This is "Kuixing points to fight and dominate."
'The origin of!"
Li Yang explained slowly, and Boss Naluo glanced at Li Yang in surprise. Many people knew this story, but not many could tell it so well. Li Yang could tell so many things.
It proves that this young man knows a lot.
Having said so much, Li Yang also became very interested in this carving. This thing would be a good gift to give to others. Even if it is not given to anyone, it would be good to put it in their school.
"Brother Jie, do you want this?"
Li Yang turned to He Jie and asked, "This is what He Jie took a fancy to first. If He Jie wanted it, he wouldn't want it. There are many such things, and it's not difficult to buy them."
"Forget it, I don't want it!"
He Jie looked at it for a while and finally shook his head. He didn't care about money, but if this thing was really useless to him, it would be most appropriate to give it to a student, not to an old man. What he wanted most now was
A birthday gift, not anything else.
However, after listening to Li Yang's story, he also became interested in these stone sculptures, so he slowly looked down. Li Yang carefully looked at the stone sculpture that said 'Kuixing nods, takes the lead', and finally nodded.
Subconsciously, Li Yang displayed his special ability and enveloped everything in the room, including the stone sculpture in front of him.
This is also Li Yang's habit. He first uses his eyes to see and judge his current eyesight, and finally uses his special ability to verify it.
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First update, thank you everyone, it’s a little late today, but Xiaoyu will definitely update it for the fourth time!