Seven's secret

After enrolling in the driving school and starting to learn to drive, Murong Qing's life suddenly became busy.

He would go to the work shed every morning. The antique shop of "Liuqijia" is not his business alone now, but the workshop of "Liuqijia" is 100% his own property.Even if he is not well-known now, the top-notch craftsmanship can't sell for less than one-third of the price of the famous masters. That is a place that is completely up to him, and it is a world that belongs entirely to him.

The busier the day, the more precious the time spent doing things quietly in a shed alone.Murong Qing is not a person who likes to be busy.His ideal is to have his own workshop, his own porcelain kiln, and to be able to make things he likes as he likes.When you are free, you can move a deck chair and sit in the yard to bask in the sun, or you can snuggle a few cats by your legs.

That's enough.

If it was up to him to choose, he wouldn't even want to open an antique shop.But he is not the only one in his life, even if Xiao Liu no longer needs him to do anything for him, but what about his master?He Mao is also a member of Benwu, and he has put so much care on his behalf, shouldn't he let him have a comfortable old age now?

In Murong Qing's imagination, He Mao should live the same life as Mr. Pei.Every morning, I drag a sword with long red tassels to go to the park to exercise. During the day, I go around the shop, meet knowledgeable customers and chat with them, and go out for a trip when I am free. Or drink tea with Mr. Pei, go to see art exhibitions or something.

And this kind of life requires his hard work to win.

Every day at noon, Murong Qing had lunch with his two assistants at the work shed in the East Lake, and then hurried to practice the car, and returned to the Antique Street after two hours.During the day, Du Hai sits in the store, so he doesn't need to keep an eye on him all the time, but Du Hai is a management student and knows nothing about antiques. He is good at managing accounts and negotiating prices. It would be very embarrassing for the family, so it is necessary for Murong Qing to show up in the store every day.

Because he had to take care of both sides of the business, Murong Qing's time to learn how to drive would inevitably be compressed. Fortunately, he was not a beginner with no foundation, and he successfully passed the driver's license test in less than two months.

Out of financial considerations, Murong Qing originally wanted to buy a second-hand car, but Xiao Liu firmly opposed this proposal.In fact, Xiao Liu doesn't know much about cars, but a girl in their hospital bought a second-hand car, and it drove fine at first, but then it broke down every day.This incident had a great impact on Xiaoliu, besides, the reason why Murong Qing wanted to buy a car was largely for the convenience when he went out to receive the goods.Where can I go to collect antiques?Don't you want to run to the barren mountains?If the car breaks down, it will be dangerous if you don't go to the village or back to the store.

Xiao Liu also took out the 2 yuan he had saved over the past few months, but Murong Qing refused with a dumbfounded smile.He has already shown Xiao Liu their family background. In his opinion, although the money Xiao Liu earns now is not small, it is nothing compared to reselling antiques.He has always thought that Xiao Liu's salary should be used to date his girlfriend. As for buying a house and a car in the future, these are all within Xiao Qi's plan.But Xiao Liu was very determined this time, his younger brother wanted to buy a car, even if he had money himself, how could he, as an older brother, not show it at all?

Murong Qing had no choice but to accept his passbook.He was not unmoved, but they were brothers, and if they talked too much, they would appear to be divided.Murong thought about it lightly, and decided to make something for his brother to give to the future sister-in-law. On the one hand, he would add points for his brother, and on the other hand, he would indirectly express his younger brother's welcome to her. Attitude.

Murong Qing found two longan-sized celadon-glazed Ru kiln fragments from the pile of broken porcelain in his master's collection, and decided to use these two treasures to make something to indirectly express his respect for his brother. Thank you, and at the same time add two tiles to his brother's career of picking up girls.

Since the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, the Ru kiln has been regarded as a treasure for palace use and in the inner treasury.The Ru kiln uses agate as glaze, and the glaze color is crystal clear like jade. The finished products that have been handed down to the present are only sixty or seventy pieces.As early as [-], Ru kiln fragments the size of a fingernail could be sold for more than [-] yuan in the antique market. Their rare characteristics make them suitable for wearing directly as gems.

The two pieces in Murong Qing's hand were collected from the countryside over there when he and He Mao went to Henan in the second year of apprenticeship. Although they are different in size, it is rare that they come from the same object.From its lustrous glaze color, it is not difficult to imagine its state when it first came out of the kiln. Sometimes Murong Qing really wished that he could travel through thousands of years to see with his own eyes the "green as the sky, face as jade" in its heyday. , cicada wing pattern, morning star is rare" what kind of allure is it.

Murong Qing spent a whole day carefully polishing the two pieces of broken porcelain, and then embedded them in plain silver bases to make two exquisite pendants, one large and one small.Isn't it popular among young people to wear something for couples now, I guess that girl will like it.As for Xiao Liu, this guy is very dull, it is completely unrealistic to expect him to come up with some fashionable tricks to please girls.

After the gift was delivered, the girl even called Xiao Qi to thank her.Since Binhai City has an antique street, it is natural that there will be no lack of eyes for discerning goods.Zhang Yu's pendant was recognized as broken porcelain from Ru Kiln within two days of wearing it. Even if it is just a fragment, it is not a thing that can be found all over the street. Xiao Qi made it exquisitely, and the style design is unique. Son, how could a girl be unhappy?

It is not something that can be seen everywhere on the street, and it will not make people feel that it is too expensive to accept, and there is a rare heart in the things made by hand, and the kindness is self-evident.

It has to be said that Xiaoqi has always been very careful in gift giving.

After New Year's Day, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.In the past two years, the control of fireworks and firecrackers has been relaxed, and the fireworks and firecrackers designated by the public security department have been set up in the market early. Although it is only the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, there are already anxious customers gathered in front of the booth to choose these children. My favorite New Year's goods.

Murong gently pushed the overcrowded shopping cart out from the side door of the supermarket, his forehead was covered with sweat.I don't know why there are so many people in the supermarket. Even though the supermarket has already pulled up a banner saying "New Year's Day", there are still so many people rushing to buy like the supermarket will be closed tomorrow.Murong Qing complained in his heart, could it be that they are also like himself, going to the supermarket to stock up once every half a month?Stock up once and eat cats at home for half a month?

Murong gently opened the trunk, and stuffed boxes of instant noodles, ham, frozen meat, frozen fish, and several boxes of chocolates for Xiao Liu.Since he arrived at Binhai, he stopped buying snacks for Xiao Liu.Because there is a pastry shop near the pet hospital where Xiao Liu works, Xiao Liu fell in love with their dim sum. Coincidentally, Zhang Yu also likes these things.Murong Qing somewhat understands why the two of them got together, they have common hobbies.It is said in the book that this is called emotional foundation.

Murong Qing carried the things home, checked his watch that the time was still early, and drove to the Antique Street.It's been less than half a month since his car was proposed, and Pei Rong found someone to handle the plate number for him.As a thank you, he originally planned to treat Pei Rong to a meal, but it was delayed indefinitely because Pei Rong worked overtime.

When Murong Qing walked into the "Six or Seven House", Du Hai was receiving a customer who looked like a college student with a face of embarrassment. When he saw Murong Qing entering, he felt relieved and got up hastily to introduce: "This is our boss, Mr. Murong."

The young man wearing glasses hurriedly held a handkerchief bag in his hand and handed it to Murong Qing, and asked him for confirmation, "Boss, hello. This thing was bought by my family. It is said to be a jade belt hook from the Warring States Period. I It looks a bit dangling...please show me."

After Murong washed his hands lightly, he took the handkerchief bag in his hand and put it on the counter to look it over and over for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "It's an old thing, but it's not something from the Warring States Period."

The young man wearing glasses was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked: "Then what age is this? Is it jade?"

Murong nodded lightly, "It's jade, jasper. It was used more in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The dragon head-shaped hook was very popular in the Ming Dynasty. You should pay attention to its characteristics: the hook head is slightly larger, the dragon head is slightly raised, short and wide, the forehead is slightly raised, and the dragon head is very popular. The round eyes are protruding, the corners of the mouth are flat and the teeth are open... This should be something from the middle of the Ming Dynasty."

The young man wearing glasses blinked his eyes, "Then... is it worth it?"

Murong raised his head and looked at the young man's expression with a slight smile, "There are many factors that determine the value, such as age, jade quality, and appearance. This item is actually quite good. If your family is interested, please buy it."

The young man wearing glasses packed up his things a little disappointed and left.

Du Hai showed a look of admiration on his face, "I only knew that the boss knew porcelain before, but I didn't expect you to also look at jade."

"What's the matter?" Murong Qing didn't care, "Each era always has its own characteristics. Whether it's porcelain, jade, or calligraphy, painting and woodware, it will always be imprinted with the inherent imprint of the era."

Du Hai was about to answer when he heard a few applause behind him, and a man said with a mellow smile, "That's really good. I didn't realize that Xiao Qi is still a hidden master all these years. I used to I was mistaken—I'm afraid that when Grandpa was alive, he was also kept in the dark by you, right?"