Happy Tycoon

In the end, Yang Jing spent 800 yuan to buy the bronze statue of Dancing King Shiva Conquering the Ganges.

This is because this bronze statue is made of copper. At this moment in 1994, the price of copper was about 16 yuan a catty. This bronze statue weighed about seven kilograms. Sell ​​it for three hundred.

Yang Jing wanted to take it for 500 yuan, but the boss said he was unwilling to do anything, so in the end he could only give 800 yuan

Through this incident, Yang Jing also became more aware of why the prices of antiques in this era are so low. On the one hand, ordinary people do not have so much spare money in their pockets. The most important reason is that most of those who sell antiques are now If they don't know the origin of the things in their hands, how can they sell them at a high price?

Take this bronze statue as an example, if you are in India or meet someone who is knowledgeable, let alone 800, you can get 800,000 and count it as your skill! This thing is a serious national treasure. Although it is India's national treasure, it is also a national treasure, isn't it?

When did you hear that national treasures can be bought for 800 yuan?

As for how this bronze statue ended up in the hands of this trafficker, it is actually not difficult to imagine.

In the 1990s, such unimaginable thefts often occurred in the chaotic India. It was not uncommon for a wealthy family to be stolen. steal.

This bronze statue is probably the treasure of a museum, or an heirloom enshrined by a big family with a high-ranking surname, but it was stolen, and then this Buddha statue was lost to China without knowing it. Knowing that this is a national treasure of India, after passing it on and on, it was finally sold to the dealer of Panjiayuan at the price of scrap copper, but this dealer didn't understand this, so he cheapened Yang Jing in a muddle-headed manner.

In fact, in the 1980s and 1990s, the prices of many things that would be called national treasures in later generations were very low, and a large part of them were caused by this reason.

In the early years, I often heard that someone bought a Qianlong famille rose plate at Panjiayuan for 300 yuan, who bought Mr. Lu Xun’s manuscript at Liulichang for 200 yuan, and who bought it at Baoguo Temple for 400 yuan. I found an authentic painting of Tang Bohu.

In fact, this is all because the people who sell these things have no idea what kind of national treasure they are holding.

In this era, there is no Internet, no smart phones, where you can check something with a flick of a finger like in later generations, so it has become more and more difficult to find leaks in later generations, but in this era, it is impossible to say It's the same as drinking cold water, but it's much easier than later generations.

Spending 800 yuan to buy a national treasure-level antique worth more than three million US dollars in later generations, this can be regarded as the biggest mistake I picked up today.

But this bronze statue also brought endless troubles to Yang Jing.

Damn it, how do I get this bronze statue? Just now, he bought this bronze statue patronizingly, but after buying the bronze statue, Yang Jing found out that this bronze statue is still a big trouble.

The weight of the bronze statue is close to fifteen catties, and it is still half a meter high. The most important thing is that this bronze statue was well protected before. If I carry it like this, if I accidentally bump it , that really couldn't even find a place to cry.

But if you don't hold this thing, there is no place to put it!

Yang Jing planned to stay here for a whole day today. It would be inconvenient if he carried such a big guy around, the weight alone would exhaust him to death.

Only then did Yang Jing realize that although he had made a lot of preparations before coming here, when something really happened, his preparations were far from enough. At least Yang Jing didn't know where to put the bronze statue in his arms.

Holding the bronze statue and poking it on the edge of the shed area like an electric pole, Yang Jing temporarily gave up the idea of ​​continuing shopping, but was going to find a place to put the bronze statue first.

Not only this bronze statue, but also the Longquan Geyao Huakou plate in the bag and the 1944 Selected Works of Mao can't always be kept in the bag. Even carrying it is quite tiring.

You must know that before Yang Jing crossed over, he not only prepared 100,000 yuan in four-headed 100-yuan bills, he also bought two 500-gram little yellow croakers from a jewelry store and put them in I brought a piece in my bag.

Counting these things, the contents of the backpack alone weighed more than ten catties. Carrying such heavy things to the antique market was purely giving yourself eye drops.

Thinking of this, Yang Jing walked out with the bronze statue in his arms. Yang Jing's idea was to see if he could temporarily rent a room in the opposite private house to store these things, and take them with him when he left.

But after Yang Jing walked to the gate, he suddenly realized that it was only around five o'clock in the morning, and it was still five o'clock in the morning in winter. At this hour, where would the common people wake up? Where do I go to find a house to rent?

Yang Jing stood alone at the gate of the market with the Buddha statue in his arms. That feeling was really miserable.

But there are always good-hearted people in this world.

Just as Yang Jing stood there for a while, the door of the duty room at the gate opened, and a market worker in uniform came out.

Young man, have you encountered any difficulties? The staff member's voice was very gentle, completely different from the cold wind in the early morning.

Yang Jing was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood that his behavior in the eyes of this staff member obviously made him think that he had encountered difficulties.

Looking at the duty room, Yang Jing's heart moved, and he said immediately: Comrade, I really encountered some difficulties.

Come, come, talk in the room, it's so cold outside. The staff warmly welcomed Yang Jing into the room, and as soon as he entered the room, Yang Jing was stimulated by the oncoming heat and groaned twice.

After being out in the cold for over an hour, there's nothing more comforting than being able to get into this warm cabin.

Comrade, have you encountered any difficulties? the staff member asked kindly.

Yang Jing smiled bitterly and said: Comrade, I just came to Yanjing recently. I heard that there is a ghost market in Panjiayuan, so I came here early this morning. I bought a few things, but found that There is no place to put the things I bought, but I don’t want to go back so early, so I just want to see if I can rent a house nearby. But it’s only now.”

The staff member smiled and said, No wonder. You are a foreigner and don't know the situation here at Panjiayuan. But since you have encountered such a situation, it is not suitable to rent a house now. I don't think you can put your things here first. , I'll give you a receipt, and I'll take the things away when you leave.

Is this appropriate?

Hehe, there's nothing suitable or inappropriate. As long as you trust me, I guarantee that your things will not be lost here.

Of course Yang Jing wanted to find a place to store things, but Yang Jing was still a little worried about the staff who guarded the gate. After all, these things in hand are really old things that open the door. As long as you bring them back to 2017, you can pick any one at random and it will be worth more than a million dollars.

But it won't work if you don't put it here. Where do you ask Yang Jing to find a house at this time? You can't just break open the door of someone's house and say you want to rent someone's house, can you? Why don't they beat Yang Jing out with a fire stick?

But if Yang Jing is allowed to stay here and not go to the ghost market, it is obviously not what Yang Jing wants.

He has made so many preparations and accumulated so much precious energy in order to come to this era to scour the ghost market well. If he stays here and looks at these things, then he is really sorry for his previous ones. get ready.

The staff member seemed to see Yang Jing's hesitation, so he smiled and said, Don't worry, it's not like no one temporarily stored things here before. Panjiayuan's side is still a little bit biased, and some of them are from Haidian and Xicheng. People who come here usually store their things here if they can’t take them away temporarily. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a receipt, and I guarantee that your things will be indispensable.”

People have said everything like this, and it would be too embarrassing for them to refuse, and Yang Jing really has no place to put this bronze statue, so he nodded with a smile and said: Master, that's really true. Sorry to trouble you. Then, Yang Jing took out two packs of Camel cigarettes from his bag and put them on the table, Master, these are the cigarettes I brought from England, they taste pretty good, you can try them.

Yo, this is a rare thing, thank you. The staff member didn't hesitate, and accepted the two packs of cigarettes with a smile.

Yang Jing thought for a while, but in the end he didn't leave the contents of the bag, but only kept the bronze statue. In this day and age, there are very few people in China who can recognize this thing, and it is estimated that no one has the idea of ​​​​making this bronze statue.

Hey, where is this Buddha statue? I can't tell it! But this shape is really rare!

The staff obviously didn't recognize the origin of the bronze statue, but they still left the name four-armed dancing bronze statue on the receipt. This made Yang Jing somewhat relieved.

After taking the receipt, Yang Jing thanked him and went out, and soon returned to the shed area again. But after such a delay, there seemed to be more people in the shed area, and many people surrounded many stalls, even if Yang Jing wanted to see, he couldn't squeeze in.

In desperation, Yang Jing had no choice but to find those stalls with few people.

That's right, this era is not like Panjiayuan more than 20 years later, where more people sell than buy. In this era, there are far more people who come to Panjiayuan to shop for treasure than those who set up a stall, especially when the ghost market is open, there are many people around almost every stall.

In a corner of the shed area, Yang Jing saw a seller of used books and newspapers.

At this time, Panjiayuan’s second-hand book area has not yet moved to the westernmost part of the market. At this time, all those who sell second-hand books, miscellaneous items, and stones are concentrated in the shed area.

There were not many people in this booth, so Yang Jing went to it.

Boss, what do you want to order? I have a lot of old books, old newspapers, and other materials here. The boss is very enthusiastic. There are several people or even a dozen people around the other stalls. His place is deserted, and it is hard One came, and he had to catch it no matter what.

Yang Jing squatted down, and looked at the things in the booth with the help of the dim light.

As expected, this stall mainly sells old books and newspapers, but whether it is old newspapers or books, most of them are not available for sale.

Most of those old newspapers and periodicals are newspapers and periodicals before and after liberation. Although they are quite old, they are not of great collection value. As for those old books, most of them are old books from the Republic of China period, and the preservation is not very good.

No wonder there is no one in this stall, as long as you know a little bit, you will never waste time in this stall.

Yang Jing shook his head slightly, and was about to leave when his eyes were suddenly attracted by a stack of manuscripts in the corner of the booth.

This is. Yang Jing's heart beat twice involuntarily following this glance, and then Yang Jing picked up a very old publication on the top.

Picking up this slightly old but well-preserved publication, Yang Jing was shocked by the four words on the publication.

This turned out to be the first issue of New Youth Youth Magazine!

The cover of this magazine is light yellow in color, with a black frame on the front of the cover, and LA-JEUNESSE is written in French on the top of the cover, which means youth in French. Below this line of French words, there is a row of young people sitting upright; under this black frame, from right to left, there are Youth Chronicles arranged vertically and in red letters, a certain person whose appearance can no longer be seen clearly. On the leftmost side of the person's head, there are six characters on the first volume of the first volume arranged vertically; and at the bottom of the cover is the publishing house of this publication-Shanghai Qunyi Publishing House.

Damn it, this is actually the first issue of New Youth! Yang Jing was really surprised.

New Youth magazine is a very influential revolutionary magazine in our country in the 1910s and 1920s. It was originally named Youth Magazine, and the second volume was renamed New Youth. It played an important role during the May 4th Movement. effect.

As for the magazine in front of him, Yang Jing dares to confirm that, if he read it correctly, this is the first issue of New Youth, that is, Youth Magazine!

Although New Youth is not a rare ancient book, it has a very important historical significance, especially for the youth organizations in Huaxia, and it has a height that other books and periodicals cannot match. Its preciousness is definitely not lower than those rare books of ancient books.

But how could such an extremely precious publication appear in this kind of street stall? Shouldn't such publications appear in major libraries or museums?

The unbelievable Yang Jing brazenly activated his identification skills. In front of such precious publications, wasting that bit of energy is nothing.

Sure enough, the answer given by Shengjie told Yang Jing that this was indeed the first issue of New Youth published on September 15, 1915.

After Shengjie gave the answer, Yang Jing felt that his hand holding this publication was a little trembling, but when he looked at the stack of books and periodicals again, he almost threw away the New Youth in his hand.

It turns out that under this New Youth, there is another New Youth, and judging from the appearance, it is obvious that this publication is also very old.

Yang Jing dug down in disbelief, and all he saw was New Youth, and from the second issue of the first volume to the first issue of the second volume, it was changed to New Youth. That magazine, one is not bad, and there is New Youth below, but the issue number has been changed to the third and fourth volumes

Damn it! This boss is amazing! He even has a whole set of New Youth magazine in his collection! Yang Jing almost cried out excitedly.