Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Tong Yang really felt happy. You must know that although he also likes to collect antiques, he is just a businessman and his understanding of antiques is not as good as the staff of the treasure appraisal shop.

And because he made bronzes, he was often looked down upon by people in the antiques circle, who thought he was a counterfeiter.

This also leads to Tong Yang usually not daring to speak when discussing issues with friends in the antique circle.

In this circle, having money is secondary, and the most important thing is having antiques that can be sold.

In his home, he could only get rid of five pieces out of a dozen, and the work he took out for the first time was actually identified as a fake.

Since then, Tong Yang rarely discussed antiques with other people.

This time, Lin Ran directly opened the blind box in his shop, which aroused his interest, and with Lin Ran's encouragement, he revealed his appreciation results.

Lin Ran's weight in the circle was only slightly lower than that of first-class treasure appraisers such as Zheng Xueming. With his recognition, Tong Yang felt extremely happy and his self-confidence gradually surged up.

The next five calligraphy and paintings that were taken out, after Lin Ran's appraisal, they were all folk works. Not to mention their artistic value, they didn't even master the basics of painting.

Looking back, Lin Ran looked more or less embarrassed.

Could it be that they are all filled with other calligraphy and paintings like this?That's a huge loss of 600 yuan.

If he saw Lin Ran's expression at first, Tong Yang might find it very interesting and even want to laugh at him.

But now, he unknowingly regarded Lin Ran as one of his own.

It was a bit awkward to see him, but he showed discomfort.

Tong Yang coughed slightly and asked: "Mr. Lin, aren't there two pieces of wood here? The calligraphy and painting in the other one shouldn't be of the same grade, right?"

"It's hard to say." Lin Ran couldn't guarantee that there would be genuine items inside.

The man I saw just now should have dug up all the things in similar locations. There is no way he could have picked up a hammer here and a mallet here and found two wooden palms.

Therefore, the calligraphy and paintings inside these two pieces of wood should belong to the same person.

But this kind of wood is very rare and cannot be used by ordinary people.

Is it...

Lin Ran had a silent guess in his heart. These calligraphy and paintings belonged to a noble man. His usual hobby was calligraphy and painting, but he had no talent, so the works he painted were shameful.

As a result, when a disaster occurred at home, he hid all his works in wood.

But that doesn't make sense.

If a noble's family is in decline, such as a house raid, he is usually the first to have problems, and has no time to come back and sort out his calligraphy and paintings.

It is obviously the intention of the family to store it here.

Do they also think these works are precious?It doesn't make sense based on emotion or reason.

People nowadays may pay more attention to nutrition in the spiritual world, but in that era when they didn't have enough to eat, they really encountered problems. Instead of hiding gold and silver, they prepared some hard currency and brought along their hobbies.

"I hope so." Lin Ran took a breath.

Continue to dig into the wood and take out all the calligraphy and paintings inside.

I opened more than ten paintings and calligraphy works in a row, without exception.The paper used is very expensive, but the painter's work is really hard to praise. At the beginning, it was impressive, but later on.It's just a child's scribblings, and I can't understand what they are drawing.

"Hey, Mr. Lin, actually you just need to get used to it. In the antique city, there are some fish in troubled waters. They cheat every day. You just came here and you are not familiar with it. It is normal to be cheated." Tong Yang comforted. road.

The calligraphy and paintings in front of me are not fakes, but their value is not as good as fakes, so they can only be sold as scrap paper.

Lin Ran calmed down slightly and prepared to open the second piece of wood.

It's okay to admit defeat today. This thing is just like gambling on stones. You can only see part of it and draw rash conclusions. It's really easy to overturn.

Lin Ran originally saw that there were so many calligraphy and paintings inside, and when he saw that the wood used to store calligraphy and paintings was expensive, he guessed that there were some genuine works inside, so he bought them all.

But this is not wrong. The items inside are indeed genuine, but they are not valuable.

Lin Ran had no interest in these ancient paintings. Instead, his eyes focused on the wood. The structure of the wood was extremely unique, and the paint on the surface was also very strange.

For ancient people, they did not know enough about waterproofing. How could they think of spraying paint? And could they really do it with their technology?

It’s not that there was no technology in ancient times, it’s just that there are very few records.

People at that time only knew the application and did not delve into the principles.

Lin Ran was still a little curious. All the paint on the surface of the first wooden pile had been melted away by it, and it had no research value.

We have the last piece of wood left. Do you want to open it too?

Speaking of which, if you just take out the wood and sell it and tell them there is a hidden secret inside, maybe there will be some buyers.

But finally, he made up his mind.

It’s not like he can’t afford to lose, this time it’s his fault.

Take your sharpening knife and start grinding the second coat of wood.

Tong Yang did not ask the reason, but planned to see what Lin Ran was thinking first.

For 600 yuan, you can buy a pretty good bronze statue.

Lin Ran took out all the calligraphy and paintings without any excuse this time.

The first 16 works, without exception, are all rubbish.

In the end, only two calligraphy and paintings were left.

Tong Yang had already lost interest and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, just think of spending money as a lesson."

I don’t know if Mr. Lin has ever seen someone picking up leaks in the capital, but today he finally saw it, which can be regarded as an adventure for him.

For the last two calligraphy and paintings, Lin Ran actually didn't have much hope.

He quietly unfolded the first calligraphy and painting.

When the calligraphy and painting were fully unfolded, his eyes suddenly lit up.

This calligraphy and painting is completely different from the previous works. It is not only well-preserved, but also exquisitely painted.

It turned out to be a picture of plum blossoms blooming in the snow!

Lin Ran took out the magnifying glass again, but this time he looked very carefully, and his expression gradually became serious.

Seeing this, Tong Yang also felt nervous. Although he stood aside and said nothing, he just looked at the calligraphy and painting with eager eyes.

What was spread out on the table turned out to be a picture of cold plums and proud snow.

If Lin Ran saw it correctly, this turned out to be "Plum Blossoms and Bamboos in the Snow"!

The calligraphy and painting also has another name, called "Plum Blossoms in Song and Yuan Dynasties".

In the picture, bamboo is painted with ink, with three long poles. On the branches, plum blossoms are blooming, and the silk is dyed with ink. Snowflakes are drawn with dots of ink and pressed on the branches.

He also uses a large amount of thick ink on the paper strips, using thick brushes to hook branches and fine brushstrokes to paint flowers. The overall brushwork is free and freehand.