The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

Shopkeeper Wu was even more astonished. Xu Wei's paintings are rare even in auction houses, and most of them are collected in the Kyoto Museum.

In recent years, Xu Wei’s calligraphy and paintings, as long as they are recognized as authentic, can be sold for several million, and more than ten pieces can be sold for tens of millions. Among them, the hand scroll of "Sketching from Life" even sold for 1.27 million sky-high price!

Most importantly, with the improvement of public appreciation, collectors have gradually realized Xu Wenchang's attainments and status in calligraphy and painting, so his works have increased sixfold in just five years, and the collection value is extremely high.

He had a few clients who wanted to pay a high price for a smaller painting, but they couldn't find it anywhere. I didn't expect to see it here today, and it was a large painting with a size of 122cm!

This is so rare that even Shopkeeper Wu, who deals with antiques all day long, was shocked.

Faced with two pairs of eager and excited eyes, Yunzhou smiled slightly, "I went shopping in the countryside with my friends some time ago, and I accidentally received it at the home of a descendant of an official. As for the price...let's keep it secret, there is no loss anyway. It can even be said to have picked up a small leak.”

Shopkeeper Wu sighed beside him, "You young people are really amazing. You dare to go to the countryside to receive goods at such a young age, and you have received such a big treasure. Even I am envious."

Mr. Du caressed the seal on "Peony, Bamboo and Stone Painting" with his hands, and praised, "Not bad, really good. Many of Xu Wei's paintings have been copied and imitated by later generations, and they can recognize the real ones. Their eyesight has improved a lot."

"Grandpa Du, you're flattering yourself." Yun Zhou was a little embarrassed, "I'm still lacking in calligraphy and painting appreciation. This painting was appraised by a friend, and you've seen it before. It's Xu Ze."

"Oh, it's him." Mr. Du didn't care, "You can firmly take down this painting in the hands of a few friends, which shows that you are very decisive. This is how it should be when collecting antiques. As long as you look good, you can sell it when it's time to sell." Take the shot, even if you hit the eye, you won’t regret it.”

In the eyes of Mr. Du, his little apprentice is so good that no one else can compare to him.

"Yes, you are right." The young man's eyes slightly curved, "When I saw this painting, I wanted to buy it as a gift for you. I remember you gave Qi Baishi's ink painting at the Golden Harvest Auction. and Xu Wei is someone highly respected by Grandmaster Qi Baishi, so it couldn't be more suitable for the gift of the year."

"Give it to me?! Cough, cough, no, that's not okay—"

After hearing this, Mr. Du was shocked and almost choked on his saliva. He coughed a few times and his face turned red.

Shopkeeper Wu and Yun Zhou brought the teacup one over, and the other carried him on the back, and they finally recovered.

Mr. Du was worried that the tea would wet the painting. After stroking the surface of the painting with his thin hands, he carefully rolled up the scroll and put the valuable painting back into the box.

Just now, he was only focused on admiring Xu Wei's masterpiece, and didn't think about the New Year ceremony at all. How could he accept such a precious thing?

He just waved his hands and said, "This gift is too expensive. Such a painting won't be able to fetch 1000 million yuan in an auction house. I guess it's not cheap to collect it in private, is it Xiao Wu?"

Shopkeeper Wu answered immediately, "That's right, Xu Wei's paintings are very popular in the market now, and after two or three years of storage, the value will at least double!

Right now, as long as Xiao Zhou thinks of it, I can immediately contact my old customers, and I promise that it will not be much lower than the auction house, and no commission will be required. "

Yun Zhou shook his head at shopkeeper Wu: "Uncle Wu, I don't intend to sell this painting."

Then he said to Mr. Du, "Grandpa Du, I found this in the first place, and the price is not so high. Besides, you are my master, shouldn't it be right to respect your master?"

These words made Mr. Du's heart warm and his eyes slightly wet. It was worth his effort to teach him. This little apprentice is not only highly enlightened and hardworking, but most importantly knows how to repay kindness. He really likes it to the bottom of his heart.

Mr. Du wiped the corner of his eyes with his hand, "Okay, okay, okay, then I'll accept it, but—" He naturally couldn't take such a big advantage for nothing: "You can also go to my place to pick something later, See also my collection over the years."

Looking at the firm gaze of the other party, Yun Zhou's eyes curled up, "Okay, Grandpa Du." It was his wish to see the treasures that Grandpa Du had collected for decades.

"By the way, Uncle Wu, I brought you a gift too." The boy took out the rosewood pen holder from his backpack and put it on the table.

"Give it to me?" Shopkeeper Wu took a look at it, and was slightly startled when he saw the purple-red color and the vermilion pattern below: "This is chicken blood red sandalwood? Yes, absolutely good stuff."

There are so many pen holders in his store, including wooden ones, and Qing Kangxi blue and white poetry pen holders, but in terms of value, few can match this one.

"As long as you like it." Yun Zhou smiled lightly, revealing two small dimples on his cheeks.

"Do you really want to give it to me?" Shopkeeper Wu is still a little unbelievable. Although it is not a big thing, the market price of this kind of pen holder made of top-grade wood is 40 to [-].

"Xiao Zhou told you, you can take it." Old Master Du chuckled, "When Xiao Zhou comes later, if you have any questions about antiques, you must explain them carefully."

"Of course, of course, I will know everything and say everything." Shopkeeper Wu promised again and again, smiling very brightly.

He stroked the fine brown eyes and lines like ox hair on the surface of the red sandalwood with his hands, and after admiring it for a while, he put it in a prominent place like a pen holder.

"Well, I still have two pieces of porcelain here, and I want Grandpa Du and Uncle Wu to take a look." Yun Zhou took out the restored diamond-shaped washing and blue glaze appreciation bottles from his backpack, and opened the outer carton , placed on the table.

"This time I came to shop for goods, the harvest is really not small!" Shopkeeper Wu sighed, and Mr. Du each picked up one, and looked at it with their hands.

The boy gave a vague 'hmm', with a somewhat disturbed expression, wondering if they could see the traces of repair?His heart was beating fast, after all, it was his own work.

"This should be a rhombus-shaped wash from Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty. The tire is solid and delicate, as thin as an eggshell, and the glaze color is similar to silver like snow. It belongs to fine white porcelain with fine craftsmanship. The word 'Ying' is also engraved on the back, indicating that it is for the court. porcelain."

Shopkeeper Wu held the brush washer in his hand, and the way he looked at Yunzhou changed.

This young man went out for a trip, how many good things did he collect!It took less than an hour from the time I first entered the door to now, and I took out three or four high-quality goods. This luck is simply against the sky.

Mr. Du also put down the porcelain vase in his hand, "This is an appreciative vase from the mid-Qing Dynasty. The folk kiln imitated the official kiln. But the imitation is good, the glaze color is warm, and the base has been repaired. The shape and carcass of the vessel are not the same as those of the official kiln. The difference is too big, and it belongs to the top grade in folk kilns."

He took the rhombus shape on the table and washed it, "This is an old object, the white porcelain of Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty, the tribute porcelain fired by the Royal Daying Warehouse, but—"

Mr. Du frowned slightly, turned on the white light flashlight at hand and moved it along the outer wall a little bit, then picked up the rhombus-shaped washing machine and went to the window sill, looked back and forth many times under the sunlight, "This porcelain is restored of."

"Ah, it's been repaired?" Shopkeeper Wu was stunned, "Let me see."

After looking at the light for a while, the shopkeeper Wu also found the flaws, one part was slightly darker than the surrounding glaze color, and there was a small crack, "Old man Du, you have good eyesight, so I didn't see it. But In terms of restoration skills, it is also at the master level."

"It's still not ready." Mr. Du commented, "It's easy to repair monochromatic glazes. If pastel and enamel can reach this level, it will definitely be a master."

He turned to Yunzhou, "Xiaozhou, didn't you find that it was repaired when you received it? It doesn't matter, although it was repaired, but in terms of craftsmanship, the repair is okay, and the value will not drop too much.

How much did you pay for this porcelain?If you want me to say, less than 30 is not a loss. "The royal tribute porcelain of the Tang Dynasty has more than 50 intact vessels.

"Grandpa Du." Yunzhou smiled brightly and his eyes sparkled: "I repaired this brush washer myself. I bought a bunch of broken porcelain pieces and spent a total of 4000 yuan."

The two people on the opposite side did not speak for a full minute.

Shopkeeper Wu was stunned by the news one after another. Since he came here as a boy, he has taken out treasures one by one, and each one is a boutique. Tens of millions of paintings are given away as soon as they are offered.

Now he wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. He seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand.Is this Xing kiln brush washer of the Tang Dynasty made up of broken porcelain pieces?Or was it repaired by the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in front of him?This, how is this possible!

He remembered that the other party had just entered the antique business half a year ago, and brought a snuff bottle over.He should remember correctly, right?

At that time, he was still a young man who didn't understand anything. Why is he so powerful now? Even he can't see the restored porcelain.

And Mr. Du remembered the 'Ming Xuande Blue and White Lotus Seed Bowl with Wrapped Branches and Flower Pattern' that he bought from his apprentice.

The bowl was repaired. Even with a magnifying glass, he inspected it inch by inch and found no flaws. The glaze was smooth and delicate, and the blue and white hair was rich in color, which was perfect.

If the other party didn't tell him, he would never have thought that it was a restored artifact.At that time, he felt that the master's attainment might be comparable to Master Feng's restoration level.

Yun Zhou didn't say the master's name, but from this point of view, the other party should be learning porcelain restoration skills from that master.

"It was repaired so well that I almost didn't notice it. I will learn from the master in the future and pass on this top repairing skill."

Grandpa Du looked at the rhombus-shaped washer in his hand, and felt a sense of pride in his heart. His apprentice was really smart, and he even knew how to restore porcelain.

"Thank you, Master, for your compliment." Yun Zhou was very happy, not only because Mr. Du didn't mind him learning the craft from Master Feng, but also because no one could see the blue glaze vase he restored.

Perhaps the repaired part was only the size of a fingernail, but it undoubtedly boosted his confidence.

In the days that followed, Yunzhou finally gathered all the materials to restore Ru porcelain, and began to prepare the adhesive under the guidance of Master Feng.

In order to better restore this piece of porcelain, Master Feng would occasionally come out during the day, even though the sunlight made him uncomfortable.

"The color is still wrong this time, forget it, let's take it easy." Master Feng frowned as he looked at the prepared adhesive.

The color of the plastic board is already very close to azure, but it still can't achieve the natural feeling of "after the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are broken", which is a pity.

Yun Zhou took a deep breath, put down the tool in his hand, and rubbed his sore arm.

This is the No.17 adhesive he prepared in three days.

In fact, for him, from the tenth time on, he felt that the color produced was almost the same as the color of Ru porcelain.It's just that Master Feng's sensitivity to color is obviously much higher than his. After making it seven times, he is still not satisfied, so he has to stop now.

Yun Zhou dared to say that no restoration master could do such fine work.

It's just an adhesive to stick the broken porcelain pieces together. Later, it will be grounded, the gaps will be filled, and the glaze will be used to cover it up. Then nothing will be seen.As long as the gap is glued well, everything else is secondary.

But because of this, there is only one master Feng in the world, and only one "stainless repair" skill, no second person can do it.

Master Feng looked at the sky, "The light is not good today, we will continue when the sky clears."

"Okay." Yun Zhou nodded.It was only after studying that he realized how important light is to porcelain restoration.Under different light, the glaze color and brightness of the glaze surface are different, and it is precisely this small difference that is enough to determine whether the restored porcelain is perfect.

In such a little bit of color testing and adjustment process, the New Year has arrived.

The streets are filled with red lanterns and various colored lights, and the faces of people passing by are full of smiles, full of New Year flavor.

Yu Xinlan and Yunzhou pushed their carts to shop in crowded supermarkets. When they saw what they liked, they put it into the shopping cart without thinking about the price at all.

In addition to the cart full of things bought in the supermarket, there are also ten-pound Boston lobsters, plump Alaskan king crabs and so on.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner was extraordinarily sumptuous, and all the things that I had never been willing to eat in the past five years appeared on the dining table, indicating that the new year will get better and better.

With bright smiles on their faces, the mother and son opened a bottle of red wine with the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and said to each other while toasting: "Happy New Year."

In the new year, there will be no more annoying relatives, no news of debt collection, no cold wind in the old house, only warm feelings and a brighter tomorrow!

When the clock struck 12 o'clock, Yunzhou stood on the balcony watching the fireworks and people's cheers, and felt a kind of heartfelt joy from the bottom of his heart.

Until this moment, he truly realized that he had completely changed the ending of his previous life. Both he and his mother would be extremely happy in the future.

Yun Zhou and Yu Xinlan came to the ancestral hall to offer incense to Father Yun, and the latter went to bed early after offering incense. Presumably, father and mother will meet in their dreams tonight.

But the young man first put incense on Master Feng's tablet, and then looked at the handsome portrait of Emperor Fengdu, a little lost in thought, as if he hadn't seen him for a long time.

After a while, Yunzhou burned the fluffy that had been ordered in advance to the emperor.

A gust of wind blew by, and Emperor Fengdu appeared in front of him. He was dressed in a black robe trimmed with gold silk, and looked extraordinarily majestic. However, there was a golden little chubby sitting on each shoulder, and two slap-sized puppies in his arms. The little rabbit looks very cute.

"Great Emperor, Happy New Year." Yun Zhou's eyes were curved into beautiful arcs, and his cheeks were stained with a touch of blush because of the alcohol, like peach blossoms blooming in March, gorgeous and seductive.

"Happy New Year." Bei Ji's voice was a bit deep, like an elegant cello, which made people unconsciously indulge in it.

Yun Zhou's heart beat a little fast, I don't know if it was because of drinking or other reasons.

He smiled at the other party, put his palms together and carefully held the little rabbit handed over by Bei Ji, and accidentally touched the other party's fingertips, which felt a little cold.

"Are your hands always this cold?"

"Yeah." Bei Ji withdrew his hand, stroking the remaining temperature on his fingertips, "I am the embodiment of evil spirit, and there is no sunshine in the underworld, everything there is cold."

"Oh, then after all these years - don't you feel lonely?" Yun Zhou couldn't imagine.

"...Yes, but I'm used to it." Bei Ji said.

If he hadn't met the boy, maybe he would have gotten used to it forever, but unfortunately...

Feeling the great emperor's agitated and longing mood, strong Yin Qi uncontrollably emerged from under the black robe, spread to the young man's feet, and gently hooked his ankle.Then it climbed slowly, and slowly slipped along the bottom of the trousers.

Yun Zhou suddenly felt a coolness and a slight itchiness, which was very familiar to him.

Looking at Emperor Fengdu's reddened ears and slightly shifting eyes, the young man suddenly took a step forward, raised his head, and looked directly at him with clear eyes, "Emperor, is it you? The black mist that is wrapping around my calf and the black mist in my dream, Is it all you?"