Portable Museum

One is because he is lazy, and he happened to meet a guy like Lao Hu who claims to have divine eyes, so it was not for nothing.

Second, there are too few boutiques in trust stores.

Of course, the fun of antique collection lies in panning for gold in the sand.

However, he didn't have that time.

It's better to pack it back and enjoy and savor it slowly.

Too much money is not good, people lose the fun of shopping.

The joy of shopping is not in how many products you buy, but in choosing the one you like from among thousands of products.

Such fun is destined to miss him.

Zhang Junping rode his bicycle and came to Baylor Mansion in Shichahai.

After he came back, he came here twice, and he hasn't come here for a long time.

It's all right, come and have a look.

At this time, Baylor Mansion, from the outside, has not changed at all, it is still surrounded by a wall more than three meters high.

Push open the door and go in, but the inside is hot and dry.

Lao Yang, the successor of Shizilei, is sitting on a bench, holding a purple clay pot, sipping tea and directing work.

Seeing Zhang Junping coming in, Lao Yang quickly put down the purple clay pot and ran to Zhang Junping.

"Master Zhang, you are here!"

"Well, Mr. Yang, I think your progress is not fast!

I haven't been here for half a month, so why hasn't there been any change? "Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Master Zhang, please forgive me, it's not that it's too cold.

There is no way to do the building work, so we can only open the doors and windows first. "Old Yang quickly explained.

"Haha! Old Yang, I'm just joking with you!

I know that there is no way to build walls and bricks this day, so I can only do some carpentry.

I don't ask you how fast you can do it.

Just ask for the work to be done carefully!

I am going to ask Dashan to set up a company specializing in ancient buildings.

Let everyone have a bowl of stable food to eat.

At that time, you will be the technical director of this company! "Zhang Junping patted Lao Yang on the shoulder and laughed.

2Chapter 16 The cycle of heaven in the collection world

"Thank you, Master Zhang, for the meal.

My old buddies are all good craftsmen, but this kind of ancient architecture is not popular now.

Their craftsmanship is no longer popular, and they are hungry and full, and there is nowhere to go. "Lao Yang said slightly sadly.

"Born at the wrong time! It's a pity that they are very skilled." Zhang Junping also sighed slightly

Among the artisans in front of me, the youngest is already in his 40s, almost 50 years old.

Due to the pressure of life, everyone looks like a person in their 60s.

As Zhang Junping said, this group of craftsmen was born at a bad time.

Many people may have caught up with the war just after leaving the army.

Who spends money on house repairs during the war years?

In the 30 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country has basically not undertaken many large-scale infrastructure projects.

Just rely on some tinkering to live.

"Yes! We were born at the wrong time!" Lao Yang said with a sigh.

"It will be great if you join the company in the future! Help the company train more craftsmen and pass on their skills. The company will provide them with retirement benefits in the future." Zhang Junping promised with a smile.

"Really?" Lao Yang excitedly said.

"Of course it is true! It is a pity that their craft is lost.

Especially your old Yang's craftsmanship, let alone be lost, help me train more apprentices.

You can choose the apprentices yourself, whether it is your son, grandson, or someone else, in short, cultivate a few more apprentices. "Zhang Junping nodded very affirmatively.

"Training my son, grandson also counts?" Lao Yang was stunned.

After all, Lao Yang came from the old society, and he had a serious traditional concept of a craftsman in his heart.

That is not to pass on art lightly.

Just like style thunder, for hundreds of years, craftsmanship has been passed on from male to female.

It is also a coincidence that he has achieved today's achievements by relying on his talent of never forgetting.

Ninety percent of his skills were learned by stealing, and the remaining ten percent was learned from Lei Xiancai.

Therefore, Lao Yang had some resistance to Zhang Junping's talk about passing on the skills.

It was only because Zhang Junping was his food and clothing parent now that he didn't directly refute it.

However, he didn't expect that Zhang Junping would actually say that if he passed on his skills to his son, it would be the same for his grandson, so he would pass on his skills.

"Lao Yang, I know that all of you veteran craftsmen have a concept, that is, don't pass on art lightly, even from male to female.

So, I respect your idea, all I want is that you pass on your craftsmanship, it doesn't matter who you pass it on to.

Instead of taking the craftsmanship accumulated over hundreds of years into the grave like Shigeru. "Zhang Junping said with a smile.

Of course it doesn't matter who you pass it on to, the important thing is that your successors should also serve me.

After chatting with Lao Yang for a few more words, Zhang Junping took his leave and left Baylor Mansion.

There is nothing to see here. The carpenters are busy processing the beams, cornices, columns, doors and windows because they can't build walls and bricks in winter.

Back to Dashilan, just in time for lunch.

Today is white flour steamed buns, and the dish is stewed mutton with radish vermicelli.

This kind of food, those super-large state-owned factories can't keep up.

In the past, they often came out to do private work for others.

In this era, small carpenters are more popular than big carpenters.

Carpenters are divided into big carpenters and small carpenters. The big carpenters build houses, while the small carpenters make furniture.

The group of carpenters brought by Lao Yang in the Baylor House is a big carpenter.

And Lao Ma and his group are small carpenters.

Lao Ma and the others have never met such a generous owner.

I thought that if I could give them steamed buns with three-in-one noodles and two-in-one noodles, it would be considered generous.

Even, some homeowners directly feed them corn bread.

It's not that I don't want to feed them good food, it's because they are short of food in this day and age.

Zhang Junping also served himself a bowl of stewed mutton with radish vermicelli, took two big steamed buns of white flour, went to Lao Ma's side, and asked with a smile: "Old Ma, is the food okay? If you are not satisfied, tell me come out.

I promised you, Director Yang, that I must let you eat well. "

"Master Zhang, if any of us say anything bad about you, we will be struck by lightning." The old horse grinned and said to Zhang Junping with a mouthful of big yellow teeth.

"It's good if you're satisfied! I'm also very satisfied with your craftsmanship, it's very delicate, and every piece is like a work of art!" Zhang Junping praised with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your compliment! The main reason is that the furniture you designed looks good.

It was an eye-opener for us, and we didn't expect that furniture could do this.

To be honest, we didn't understand why we did this at first.

After making it, I realized that your design is really ingenious.

Master Zhang, you are a man of great talent. "Lao Ma gave Zhang Junping a thumbs up sincerely.

"Haha! Ma, if you flatter me again, I can't give you a raise.

How about I talk to your factory manager Yang and promote you to be the workshop director. "Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Master Zhang, you are joking, I am not destined to be an official.

As far as technology is concerned, in the entire woodware factory, I have never convinced anyone except Director Yang.

But my personality is too straightforward, so I am not suitable for being an official.

Thank you Mr. Zhang for your kindness. The old horse smiled and shook his head.

"Then there is no other way!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

He really can't help with the salary increase, because the old horse is getting an eighth-level salary.

This is already the highest salary among workers, [-] yuan a month.

There is no way to go up, unless it is promoted to a leadership position and gets an administrative salary.

After eating, Zhang Junping also started to do his own work.

Li Wenjuan and Xia Guoxiang didn't come, so he was alone, fine-tuning the rough embryos of the furniture parts that had been made before.

Not long after Zhang Junping did it, Scarface came back with the cart.

Because there were too many things, Scarface not only called all ten of his own scooters, but also called ten scooters from outside.

Twenty carts are fully loaded.

"Master Zhang, it's great that you're here! Where do you see these things?

Move them all to the backyard and put them in the house. "Zhang Junping simply put down the work in hand and directed everyone to unload the truck.

Scarface called more than 100 people to work.

The hundred and ten people worked together, and quickly moved the things on the twenty carts into the backyard.

"Master Zhang, Lord Hu asked me to ask you, what is your standard for collecting old objects?"

"You tell him, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, as long as there are objects with collection value and artistic value, I will take them." Zhang Junping said very simply.

"Okay! With your words, it will be easy!

Before, Mr. Hu didn't know your specific requirements, so he picked up old objects from before the mid-Qing period. "

"Tell him, I want antique calligraphy and paintings, wood and bamboo root carvings, jade carvings, porcelain, bronzes, and all kinds of old objects.

Not limited to domestic ones, but also foreign ones. "Zhang Junping thought about it and explained again.

"Understand Master Zhang, please please! I promise to empty the warehouse of the trust store for him." Scarface said with a smile.

"I'm waiting for your good news!" Zhang Junping patted Scarface's shoulder vigorously.

After sending off Scarface and his group, Zhang Junping went into the backyard room.

Looking at the room full of things, Zhang Junping resisted the urge to put everything into the museum space, and slowly looked at the old objects that Scarface had just brought back.

The most common ones are rare ancient books, twenty carts of old items, and rare ancient books account for half of them.

In addition, there are some calligraphy and paintings of famous people, but they are all from the middle and early Qing Dynasty, and there are no works by famous masters.

Zhang Junping took a look at the porcelain, and it was mainly from the Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng years. He only saw two pieces of porcelain from the Qianlong period.

From this point of view, the last time he went to the trust store to buy so many high-quality goods from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty, he was completely lucky.

Catch up with things that have just been collected, and have not had time to send them away or have not been discovered by interested people.

Zhang Junping waved two Qianlong blue and white porcelain plum vases into the museum space.

In terms of price alone, these two plum vases exceed the combined price of all other porcelains.

In addition to the two major categories of antique calligraphy and painting and porcelain, the classification of antiques includes jade, bronze, wood, and miscellaneous items.

Jade, especially ancient jade, is a very important category in the collection circle.