Chapter 9 Bird Cage
Kombo is a native of Yangcheng. He worked hard when he was young, and the benefits brought by reform and opening up made his family live a good life.
When he was at his age, he had already retired. On weekdays, except for taking care of his grandson, he just raised flowers and plants and played with birds and insects.
Every morning, it is his habit to go to this teahouse with his old friend for morning tea.
Lao Liang's situation is similar to his. He just walks his dog and practices Tai Chi every day. He sings Cantonese opera with some old ladies when he has time.
Lao Zhou, who is the most bald, has no worse wealth than them. After all, they are all residents nearby. How bad can they be? Even if they lie down and don’t do anything, they will not starve to death.
However, Lao Zhou still worked in the newspaper.
In his words, people like him will die once they are idle.
Today, it is rare for Lao Zhou to have a holiday for himself. After having morning tea, they plan to stroll around and take a walk.
Komb suddenly found someone talking to him, and turned around and saw that it was a young man at the next table.
"Young boy! You have vision! This is a canary." Kombat smiled proudly.
Speaking of birds, insects, flowers and plants, he has more experience now and is happy to talk to everyone.
"So the canary looks like this." A viewer said in the live broadcast room.
This anchor is also a bit weird. Other anchors usually go to meet with beautiful women, but he runs to meet with the old man and talks about pet birds with others. He seems to be quite interested.
Many people have heard of the name of Canary, but not many people have actually seen it. Even Andy Lau has known that Canary looks like that for the first time.
Uncle Liang, who was standing by, also liked to talk to young people, and felt that people would become energetic.
"Brother Housheng, Lao Kang's canary is still wild..."
Before he finished speaking, another old man pulled him: "Old Liang, be careful."
Bo Liang was depressed: "What are you afraid of? It's not something that Lao Kang caught, it's not illegal."
Populus euphratica was strange and asked: "How do you know it is wild?"
"Wild canaries are usually green or olive, and pet canaries are usually tender yellow," Comber explained.
At this time, Hu Yang couldn't help but stretch out his fingers and approached the canary, wanting to make fun of him.
The next scene not only surprised the people present, but also the audience in the live broadcast room.
The canary pecked the poplar's fingers, then tilted its little head, looked at the poplar, and shouted from time to time, as if he met an old acquaintance to say hello.
"Hey! This is the first time I am so close to someone." Kombat said in surprise.
At this moment, even the owner of him, was a little savory.
Not to mention others, even Poplar was surprised. I didn't expect that this bird would get close to him.
"It's fun, this canary has a fate with me. Can I give up my love?" Hu Yang said quickly.
Before Kang Bo could react, Liang Bo on the side advised: "Old Kang, you can see that this canary is indeed a bit of a fate with the handsome guy. You have many insects and birds in your family, so let one go out!"
Wild birds are difficult to raise, and some stubborn birds even choose to go on hunger strikes. Lao Kang has brought this bird out for the past few days, just to enhance his feelings, but it seems that there is no effect.
That's why Uncle Liang persuaded him like this. Since he couldn't keep it well and had met someone with a destiny, just let it go!
Kang Bo pondered for a while, and finally sighed: "Well!"
"How much?" Hupora held the bird cage, teased the canary for a moment, and asked again.
Kang Bo waved his hand and said, "I'll give it to you, and I'll raise it well."
Now, Hu Poplar was in a difficult situation. The more generous the others were, the more ashamed he was. Because at the beginning, he was not interested in birds, but cages. Originally, he planned to find a bargain.
Chinese people have been playing with birds for at least thousands of years. The phenomenon of raising birds in cages began to appear in the Spring and Autumn Period. By the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people had gradually formed a climate. After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, raising birds and playing with cages had become a very common mass leisure and cultural activity.
After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, bird cages gradually evolved into a work of art, called the capital for bird walkers to show off.
Today, bird cages, as a traditional practical artwork, have two functions: use and viewing. With the popularity of the art market, they have gradually entered the antique market from the flower and bird market.
Antique bird cages usually have relatively small existences, and are mostly from famous bird cage artists at that time. They have excellent craftsmanship and strong historical and ornamental value.
Because of the long time, some structures of the bird cage may age. If they are used to raise birds alone, it will inevitably cause irreparable damage to the bird cage. Therefore, this kind of bird cage has lost its function of raising birds and has become a highly ornamental work of art.
Facing the old man's sincerity, Hupora was embarrassed.
He is not willing to have such shame if he can solve it with money.
"Old man, I'll give it to me, but I'd better pay for the cage!" Hu Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to pick up the vacancy.
To be honest, with his current ability, there is no need to make this loss-making money. If he is an old man with bad personal character, he will naturally have no psychological burden. The problem is that the old man in front of him is different.
Comber was unhappy: "What is the value of an old cage?"
Hupo Poplar was very ashamed and hurriedly said, "Don't, this cage is really valuable. To be ashamed, at the beginning, I only liked the bird cage and planned to pick up the bargain. By the way, I also introduced myself, which is a bit rude. Hupo Poplar, I'm currently playing with antique appreciation."
As soon as these words were spoken, the three old men including Kang Bo looked at each other, shocked and a little relieved.
The live broadcast room was once again blown up, and the audience had risen to more than 3,000. Excluding more than 1,000 virtual data, there were almost 2,000 real audiences.
Just now, they really thought the anchor was attracted to other people's pet birds, especially when they saw that the canary was close to the anchor, they had no doubts.
But unexpectedly, the anchor was thinking about other people's bird cages early in the morning and wanted to make a trick.
"People who play this industry have a little heart!"
"It's okay! Compared to some people, the anchor is pretty good."
"It's a bit stupid, why do you say it out? Isn't it good to make a fortune in silence?"
"What's the reason for making money in silence? The anchor doesn't care about making this little money at all, it's from the rich second generation."
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"Anti-branded?" Comber was surprised.
"good!"
Poplar explained that the cage in front of him was an object left by the Qing Dynasty.
The Qing Palace Construction Office organized skilled craftsmen across the country to make bird cages specifically for the palace. Their artistic quality reached a very high level and reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
"The real valuable thing is this base, made of sandalwood. You see, the carving is very exquisite and cannot be carved by ordinary craftsmen. Besides, there are a few pieces of jade inlaid here. Let's put it this way! The base of this cage alone is worth 100,000."
Even though Kang Bo and the others were rich, they were a little surprised.
The audience who watched Huyang live broadcast yesterday is no longer surprised. After all, a porcelain box that was not as big as a palm yesterday sold for more than 200,000 yuan.
"Brother Housheng, you are not right?" Uncle Liang couldn't help asking.
It’s really a age of Poplar, which gives people an unreliable feeling. Although they don’t play with antiques, they still know a little bit. In their area, there are many antique shops, which seem to be played by old men.
"Yes! If you really want to buy it for 100,000 yuan, you will lose a lot." The bald old Zhou also said.
Good! They are all kind people.
Seeing Hu Yang's confident expression, he seemed to think that his bird cage was a treasure. Kang Bo asked, "100,000, do you really want it?"
If that is the case, he wouldn't mind. He would have the capital to brag with his friends in the future! Those who have 100,000 or 80,000 are not too important.
"Then you will suffer a loss..."
Before Hu Yang finished speaking, Kang Bo made the decision: "Since that's the case, I'll give you 100,000."
Hu Yang was stunned. He had not finished speaking! However, when people talked about this, Hu Yang stopped talking. Everyone quickly completed the transaction and everyone was happy.
When the old man paid the bill, he also settled the Poplar table.
Watching the three old men leave, Hu Yang glanced at the live broadcast room and saw many people asking: Are you making money or not, how much?
Andy Lau also looked over.
Chapter completed!