Ghost Blows Out the Light

One hundred thousand ancient tombs

Judging from the market at that time, this kind of embroidered shoes with small feet from the Ming Dynasty, including the early Qing Dynasty, is a good thing in the eyes of many folklore lovers and collectors, and although there are many well-preserved ones on the market, they are almost They are all from the late Qing Dynasty.

I asked Li Chunlai if he could get the other one too. This one seemed a bit simple. The antique trade is all about the whole thing. The more complete the thing is, the more valuable it is. Sometimes one or two pieces are unremarkable. If you put together a complete set, the price will go up by somersaults.

Li Chunlai looked distressed, the other embroidered shoe had disappeared, and this one was the only one that was brought to Beijing.

I said: "Well, let me tell you the truth. I have a special affection for peasant brothers. Back then, my father resolutely gave up his studies and devoted himself to the revolutionary cause for the liberation of Chinese peasants. He did it. A lifetime of revolutionary work, ahem, let’s not mention him, even the Chinese revolution took the route of encircling the city from the countryside, and won the final victory, so I can pat my chest and say, I will never see you as coming from the countryside I'm sorry for you, this shoe has been sold in the market, it can sell for six or seven hundred, it will not be easy if you want more, brother, if you are willing, I will take this shoe for six hundred, even if we make friends, in the future If you have anything interesting, just bring it to me, how about it?"

Li Chunlai said in surprise, "What? Six hundred? You heard me right."

I said, "What? Too little? I'll add another fifty."

Li Chunlai waved his hands again and again: "Not a lot, not a lot. At first I thought it was worth three hundred at most."

I paid him six hundred and five at that time. Li Chunlai counted the money more than ten times and hid it tightly on his body. I told him to be careful, after drinking so much wine, don't accidentally lose the money again.

Then I talked a lot about their hometown with Li Chunlai. Li Chunlai's hometown is in Ganyuangou, north of the Yellow River in Shaanxi Province, which is the poorest county in that area. Duoling is said to have been a state burial area in the past, and there are so many ancient tombs that they cannot be counted.

How many ancient tombs are there in Longxiang County?There are six or seven tombs in one mu of land, and these are all on the surface, and there are more in the depths.

The pastel products of the Tang Dynasty dug out from the inside can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan. Many local farmers have a few of them. They made a fortune by digging things from the fields. Many dealers in cultural relics have gone to buy them, and almost all the decent ones have been collected.

After passing the Yellow River to the south is the Qinling Mountains. I heard that there are more large tombs there, but it is hard to find. All the easy to find ones are gone. There is one of the most famous Han tombs. There are many, these robbery holes have existed from ancient times to the present.

There were also a lot of priceless good things flowing out there, but Li Chunlai couldn't tell exactly what it was, and he just heard these things.

Seeing that it was getting late, and Li Chunlai's drinking energy had passed, he got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he gave me thousands of warnings, telling me to visit his house if I had a chance in the future, and I talked to him for a long time. send him away.

Back at the antique market, Fatty and Big Gold Tooth were already getting impatient, and when they saw me coming back, they hurriedly asked what good things they had collected?

I showed them the embroidered shoes, and the fat man cursed: "This old brat looks like he's holding a dog's head gold, and he's been arguing for a long time, so he just brought this shoe?"

Da Jinya said: "Hey, these shoes are so exquisitely made, how much money did Master Hu charge?"

I told the price, and Da Jin Ya even said yes: "Master Hu has really good eyesight these days, and there is no problem selling this embroidered shoe for 2000 yuan."

I was quite regretful: "How do you say this? If you know that you can sell so much, I will give that old man some more money. I thought it was only worth 700 yuan, but I was wrong."

Da Jinya said: "Today is Monday, and there is little business on Monday. I don't think the three of us should be wasted with it. It's been a long time since we ate boiled mutton. What's the matter? Let me pack up and go east." .”

The fat man said: "Great minds always coincide with each other. I happen to be craving this these two days. Why do you think I can't get tired of eating it?"

It was the same restaurant in Dongsi that I used to go to. It was just four o’clock in the afternoon, and there were still no diners. We sat at the table by the window in the corner. The waiter ordered the pot, arranged the things, and when the dishes came, we all went back to the counter. They got together and talked about the mountains.

I took out a cigarette and lit it for Da Jinya and Fatty, and asked Da Jinya, "Master Jin, tell us, what is the value of these shoes?"

Da Jinya took the embroidered shoe and said: "This shoe is not for ordinary people. Have you seen it? It is a peony flower. Since the Tang Dynasty, peonies have been valued by people all over the world. Although ordinary people have embroidered shoes on their shoes." Peony, but it is definitely not like this, it can be inlaid with gold thread, and you see, there are six small beads embedded in the flower core, although it is not too expensive, but the overall artistic value has increased, the most important thing It is the owner of this shoe. That old man is from Shaanxi. The folk customs in Shaanxi are simple, and the custom of binding feet has not been practiced among the people since ancient times. I guess the owner of this shoe is most likely a family member of an official transferred from another province, or married to a wealthy family. In the past, the noble ladies were either rich or expensive, so these shoes are very valuable for collection. I said two thousand in the market, but I didn’t dare to say it. In my opinion, it’s worth at least six thousand. If there is a pair, the price can be increased Four or five times."

The fat man and I stuck out our tongues. I really didn't expect it to be so valuable. I made up my mind that I must go to Shaanxi later and give Li Chunlai a part of the money, otherwise he will suffer too much.

While eating and talking, inadvertently, the topic came to the ancient tombs in Shaanxi.

Da Jinya said: "Although I haven't been to Shaanxi in person, I have heard from some colleagues who have collected things there that Qinchuan is a land of [-] miles of civil and military affairs, and the land of Sanqin has deep water and soil, and it is well buried underground. Things are innumerable. In Longxiang County alone, there are no less than [-] ancient tombs. In some places, one ancient tomb under the soil presses another ancient tomb, and the cultural layers are as many as several layers. It is said that there are many large tombs. I thought, I must go there if I have the opportunity, collect some good things, even if I can’t collect them, it’s good to keep my eyes open, but I’m not in good health, so I haven’t had the opportunity to go.”

I said, "Just now I was thinking about when I have time to go, why don't we go play together and collect some things by the way, you go with the two of us, so we can have someone to take care of us along the way."

The three of them hit it off immediately, and discussed when to leave. I heard that there are many dragon veins in the Qinling Mountains, and I wanted to go to the field to investigate. It's a bad day.

But I don't have a clear goal, I just plan to go there and have a look, so I don't plan to bring any equipment. I only bring a few things such as an engineer shovel, a wolf-eyed flashlight, and a simple anti-virus mask, which is enough. Bring more Some cash, hope to get some treasures back.

Da Jinya said: "The things dug up there are all underground transactions, and a certain procedure has been formed. It is difficult for outsiders to intervene. If we want to collect valuable things, we have to go to the most remote places. Forget it, if you have one, you can make a lot of money."

The fat man suddenly remembered something, and said to us: "Should we bring more black donkey hooves, I heard that there are the most zombies there."

I said, "It's good to wear a few with you, to be prepared, but we're not going to fight over there, the main thing is to go out and play, collect some things and come back, so we don't have to worry about encountering big rice dumplings."

Da Jinya said: "Master Hu, you are a great expert in Fengshui. You said that there are more black and white evils there. How can this phenomenon be explained from the perspective of Fengshui?"

I said: "Fierce can also be said to refer to zombies, and black and white refer to different corpse changes. There has been a saying of a corpse raising place since ancient times, but I don't understand those. Now that we have talked about this, I will discuss it from the perspective of Fengshui. Talk together."

(Two chapters will be updated tomorrow, please refer to the outer part for the time)