Chapter 8 First Encounter
Xishi City is also one of the most prosperous centers in Luoyang. If it is possible to compare, it is also one of the most prosperous centers in the world.
In addition to the ladies dressed in gorgeous clothes and carrying small fans to cover their faces, there were also many scholars and foreign businessmen of all shapes on the street.
Although I was very afraid of the current court king paintings, I could see these tourists from all over the world, the tall and gorgeous construction on both sides of the streets, the many temples and pagodas standing between the buildings, and the chanting of Buddhist vocals from the temple pagodas. Wang Hua had to admire the prosperity and solemnity of Luoyang.
He had the box in his arms, and thought to himself that from today on, I would officially open the door to enter the Tang Dynasty.
But he didn't expect that he had opened a door, and unintentionally, another door would also begin to slowly open, opening a bright future for him. But things must have two sides. Maybe the night is not beautiful, but in the night, people can enjoy the tranquility with peace of mind.
Although the light is beautiful, there are also many noisy things, and there are also many dark things in places where the sun cannot shine.
Wang Hua carefully distinguishes the shops on both sides. Gold is priceless, jade is priceless, and artwork is even more priceless. It is not that it is precious, but that its price is difficult to judge. If someone appreciates it, it is valuable, it is valuable. If no one appreciates it and says you are not valuable, then it is not valuable. The most famous example is Van Gogh's paintings.
Wang Hua could not judge the value of the current handicrafts. Even when he thought of the insidious and cunning suppression of the Yu Du family, he believed that some shops, perhaps judging by his young age, could embezzle this box for profit.
Finally, he chose a shop called Qizhenxuan and walked in.
This is a large shop. Wang Hua observed for a long time. There are many customers inside. With outsiders here, he also has a safe guarantee. Moreover, this shop mainly sells various precious handicrafts, with many gold, silver, jewelry inside. He should not do anything bad for his own box.
Of course, the big shop bullies customers. Once you enter this store, the price will undoubtedly be suppressed by them. This depends on whether the price they offer exceeds their own bottom limit.
Seeing Wang Hua come in, the guy asked with a smile: "What do you want to buy, this guest official?"
He had a good attitude. But Wang Hua still saw a trace of disdain in his eyes. Wang Hua didn't feel strange. The robe he wore was still the clothes his father wore, which was modified by his mother. Although the fabric of the clothes was considered sloppy, it inevitably made people look very old. This dress was like a sign telling someone with a discerning eye that I was a broken child. In fact, his arrival had caused several old ladies and young ladies in the store to show extreme disgust in their eyes. Some ladies were squirting with fans, as if the smell of odor on their bodies was emitting.
Wang Hua was a human being for two lifetimes. Except for special things, his mood almost reached a point of calmness. He just smiled indifferently at their disdain and said, "Master, I have something here, I want to consign it in your store."
As he said that, he took out the golden lacquered box and placed it on the counter.
At first, the guy heard that he was going to sell things, and his disdainful expression in his eyes became even stronger. But when he saw this lacquered box, his eyes immediately widened.
Seeing this guy's expression, Wang Hua felt relieved, there was a chance!
But his face looked very dull, just as if there was no slight turmoil in his heart.
When making this box, Wang Hua had to use some tricks to make tricks because he had little money in his hand and could not buy more gold powder or gold glue, so he had to use some tricks to use color carving and other methods to make the amount of gold powder and gold glue seem to be a little more than what he actually contains. In order to increase the preciousness of this box.
But a handicraft cannot be calculated based on materials. Just like the box box in Wang Hua's hand, the material and labor money used by Wang Hua is combined are far from the actual value of this lacquered box.
After looking at it, the guy thought the box was very exquisitely made and he had never seen many craftsmanship. He could not judge the actual value for it for a while, and he did not dare to sell the price. So he hurried to the back and asked the shopkeeper for instructions.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper walked out and took the lacquer box in his hand and carefully savored it. His vision was much higher than that of the guy. The box box was not the same as the one who had not seen it. The picture of the combined ladies could be called a precious item, not to mention that there was a very elegant poem next to it. The calligraphy of this poem was also very beautiful, with four sentences and twenty-eight words, each sentence was written in one go. The calligraphy was free and elegant, and looked extremely pleasing to the eye. In addition, the combination of the overall pattern and color, the two contradictions were organically integrated into the wealthy and grandeur of the palace garden and the resentment of the harem maid behind this wealthy and grandeur.
This is a superb piece.
He swallowed his saliva with difficulty and asked in a very low voice: "Where did you get this box?"
Don't be stolen. He already thought in his heart that Wang Hua was stolen, and he was not afraid of trouble with the black goods. Anyway, the few noble guests in the distance seemed to be avoiding this young man's shabbyness. He just took this opportunity to lower the price.
Wang Hua looked at him and said calmly: "This master, this is what I made myself. If your store offers a reasonable price, I will make some exquisite utensils in the future and give them to your store for sale."
Don’t make bad ideas. I have seen too many people like you. If you want to lower the price, it will be a different matter. We will only trade this time in the future.
However, Wang Hua also underestimated the consequences.
Did you make it? The shopkeeper looked at Wang Hua with disbelief in his eyes. Who do you think you are? Wang Zi'an? If you had such ability, you would have no worries about food and clothing. In order to ask Wang Zi'an to write articles, the gold and silk given by the suitor were piled up like a mountain, and would it fall to the point of "selling art"?
Wang Hua said again: "Master, whether you believe it or not, will you buy this box in your store?"
"Young man, you misunderstood what I mean. It's not that I don't want to buy it, but our store attaches importance to reputation and must check the source of goods clearly." The shopkeeper held the box in his hand while talking.
Sure enough, Wang Hua was afraid of anything. The shopkeeper's words were an excuse, and he became greedy.
In fact, greed is part of it, and there is another reason. As Wang Hua thought, his age is too young, which makes people have to arouse greed.
Wang Hua looked around, and at this time, he saw that he seemed to have a conflict with the shopkeeper, which had attracted the attention of several other guests. So Wang Hua shouted: "So how do you want me to prove it?"
This shout finally attracted everyone.
"What's going on?" asked a crisp voice.
Wang Hua turned his head and saw a young man wearing a red and yellow round neckline narrow sleeve robe, a jade belt on his waist, and a pair of black six-held boots on his feet. His age seemed to be a bit like him, but the young man was majestic and his eyes were shining with bright eyes.
He was also holding a little girl, who seemed to be smaller than his fourth sister, with big heads, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very lively look. At this time, she was raising her head and looking at him curiously.
Wang Hua heard the shopkeeper say again: "Your Highness, this young man comes to sell this box. Because the box is very exquisitely made, I am worried that the origin is incorrect and will affect the reputation of our store. So I asked, but he actually said that the box was made by him."
"Oh, take it and let me see it." The prince said.
Although he couldn't bear to let it go, the shopkeeper did not dare to refuse. This master was the emperor's grandson. Although the emperor killed all his biological mother and uncle's family, it was rumored that when he was seven years old, the emperor's nephew, General Jinwu, Wu Yizong, shouted loudly to the servants and guards. He shouted angrily: "This is the court of my Li family, what do you do?! How dare you scold my knight guards like this!" Wu Yizong was stunned when he saw this child. After hearing this, the emperor not only did not blame him, but also liked him very much, and was named King of Linzi the next year.
Wang Hua didn't know the origin of this master, so he stared at this young man who was probably very noble.
He saw the girl beside the prince and said, "Brother, I want to see too."
"Okay, let me show you." The prince bent down and handed the box to the little girl.
The little girl looked at it for a while and said, "Brother, she's so beautiful."
After thinking about it, he said, "Brother, I think of my mother."
The mother of the brother and sister and the uncle Dou family were all executed by Wu Zetian. When the little girl saw this lady, she naturally thought of her poor mother.
When Wang Hua saw the little girl's shouting, the prince's face changed, and he immediately blocked her mouth with the sleeve of the robe, then took the box from the little girl's hand, and whispered: "Good poems, good paintings, good words, good tools."
It turned out to be a four-good lacquer box.
He said again: "In fact, it is not difficult to prove whether this box was made by this man."
Chapter completed!