treasure hunter

The light in the room was a bit dim, so Pei Miao stepped over the threshold and walked into the room, and saw that it was a layout similar to an ancient hall, with two main seats in front, and sixteen grand master chairs on each side. In four rows, these are guest seats.

Pei Miao turned her head and looked around, and said slowly, "The layout of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's right, this is the auditorium used by our Antique Association for meetings." Fan Wenhai said with a smile, "How about it, isn't it good?"

"A hall? Then when you have a meeting, don't you look like the emperor going to court?" Pei Miao asked curiously, "I really want to know, how much does it cost to drink tea in such a room?"

Fan Wenhai said: "This is a luxury package room, the minimum consumption is 8888."

"Tsk..." Pei Miao was speechless. He couldn't understand the world of the rich. It was just a drink of tea, and it cost so much money, and it was the minimum consumption.

Unexpectedly, Fan Wenhai added: "Generally, people who come to drink tea in this kind of suite spend ten thousand each time. It’s not just drinking tea, there are other entertainment activities.”

Pei Miao was speechless for a while.

Fan Wenhai said: "Come, come to the inner room." After speaking, he took Pei Miao through the main hall and came to the inner room.

The inner room is arranged like a study room. There is a portrait of the sage Wang Yangming hanging on the north wall. This painting is actually an ancient painting from the Ming Dynasty. The painting skills are not bad, but unfortunately it is not a famous artist. There are candlesticks and copper censers, the candlesticks are celadon candlesticks from the Qing Dynasty, and the censer is a copy of the Xuande stove from the Qing Dynasty, which is a bit far from the craftsmanship of the real Xuande stove.

There is a screen on the east side of the room. Behind the screen is a long desk with various stationery items on it. Behind the desk is an armchair. Behind the armchair are three rows of antique racks. The antique racks are full of antiques. There are many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the bookshelf.

Pei Miao glanced at the whole room, his eyes kept shining brightly, and explained the origins of these things one by one: "The sour branch wood desk from the Kangxi period, the huanghuali armchair from the Jiaqing period, yo, the Duan inkstone from the Song Dynasty, good things, eh, This painting... It's a pity, this painting by Xiao Shen Quan is not an authentic one, it was imitated in the late Qing Dynasty. Like..."

Pei Miao walked all the way, telling all the famous antiques in this room. After he finished speaking, Fan Wenhai couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Good eyesight, good eyesight, I can't help but admire, you are the only one who can't come in. In 3 minutes, you can recognize me, who is full of treasures. You can even tell that Xiao Shenquan’s painting was imitated in the late Qing Dynasty. Many people in the association who call themselves masters want to hold this painting It takes a long time to look with a magnifying glass to see the way.”

"I'm overwhelmed, hehe." Pei Miao said with a smile, "You have a room full of treasures, are they all from your collection?"

"Yes, there are eighteen pieces in total." Fan Wenhai expressed a little satisfaction, "This is only a part, because this is a study room, it is only suitable for writing and playing, and some porcelain is added to decorate it, and some other antiques are not suitable to be placed here. .”

Pei Miao praised: "No wonder you can be the president of Jinling Antiques Association, you really have strong strength."

"What kind of strength is this?" Fan Wenhai shook his head and said, "In the antique industry, the real strength is to find leaks, otherwise, as long as you have money, you can buy hundreds of pieces."

"That's right." Pei Miao said with a smile, "But it takes a lot of luck to pick up leaks, and it can't be done with strength."

"I agree with this." Fan Wenhai said, "I invited the vice president and two directors over. They will arrive later. When they arrive, they can handle the membership procedures for you. Sit down and wait for a while. Someone make you tea."

Pei Miao raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Do you want money?"

"Ten thousand and eighty one."

Pei Miao hurriedly waved her hand: "Oh, I'm not thirsty."

"I'm just kidding you." Fan Wenhai said with a laugh, "You can drink as much as you want."

"Then hurry up and make the best tea leaves, ten cups first."

Fan Wenhai took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, and said, "Association study room, ten Wuyishan Dahongpao." After speaking, he hung up.

Pei Miao stared at Fan Wenhai dumbfounded, she was just making a joke, but this guy actually came for real.

"Don't, don't, I'm just joking." Pei Miao hurriedly said, "I'm really not thirsty, I don't need to drink tea, and I don't know much about tea. Even the best tea is a waste in my mouth."

Fan Wenhai chuckled and said, "Actually, I was joking too, because I don't have a Dahongpao here."

After speaking, both of them burst out laughing.

Standing in such an antique study room can really make people happy physically and mentally. On a whim, Fan Wenhai even showed off his calligraphy, wrote the words "Heaven rewards diligence", and asked Pei Miao to comment.

Pei Miao smiled and said, "It's pretty good, frame it, sell it to those small bosses, hang it in the office, and you should be able to earn back the money for the frame."

"Haha." Fan Wenhai said with a smile, "You can see that I have only practiced calligraphy for three years, and I can't even talk about beginners. If I have time, I will show you Huang Lao's calligraphy. That is called a master level. "

Just as he was talking, a voice came from outside: "Yes, Mr. Huang is not only the old president of our Antique Association, but also the vice president of Suzhou Calligraphers Association. He begged for calligraphy, but unfortunately Huang Lao never sold it."

Pei Miao turned her head and saw three middle-aged people walking in one after another.

Fan Wenhai put down the brush, stepped forward happily and said, "You guys are here, come here, let me introduce you, this is the Pei Miao I mentioned to you."

He turned his head and introduced to Pei Miao: "Pei Miao, these three are Li Liang, the vice president of our Antique Association, Wang Changyou, the director, and Zhang Cheng, the director."

"Hello." Pei Miao greeted with a smile and nodded.

"Hello." The three of them also nodded indifferently in response. It was obvious from their indifferent attitude that they didn't have much interest in Pei Miao.

All three of them were about 40 years old, and they all wore glasses. The vice chairman, Li Liang, was dressed in ordinary clothes, but the watch in his hand was a famous brand, which was expensive at first glance.

Director Wang Changyou wore a well-fitting suit, from head to toe, and was meticulous. The watch on his left wrist only showed a little strap, and he couldn't tell what brand it was, but the dzi bead on his right wrist was completely exposed. Pei Miao had sharp eyes and could see It turns out that the dzi bead is genuine.

As for the director Zhang Cheng, the clothes are custom-made, and Zhang Cheng walks the most imposing one among the three, and his eyes are quite arrogant.

"Come on, come and sit down." Fan Wenhai invited them in.

Wang Changyou and Li Liang went directly to the reception seats and sat down, while Zhang Cheng went straight to Wang Yangming's painting, lit candles, and offered incense to Wang Yangming.

Fan Wenhai whispered to Pei Miao, "Zhang Cheng is like me, he believes in learning from the heart, and he worships Wang Yangming."

Pei Miao nodded and said, "Actually, I'm also confident in learning."

"Really?" Fan Wenhai looked at Pei Miao in surprise.

Li Liang asked, "Then why don't you go offer a stick of incense to Wang Yangming?"

Fan Wenhai hurriedly smoothed things over: "I've done it, I've done it before you came here."

Wang Changyou asked with a smile: "If he has been incensed, don't you know that he is also determined to learn?"

At this time, Zhang Cheng finished offering incense, walked over, sat down and said slowly, "Isn't it Pei Miao, you said you are also determined to learn, so may I ask, what is mind learning?"

Pei Miao replied: "Xin Xue is a school of Confucianism. It began to appear in the Northern Song Dynasty. After several generations of scholars, it gradually developed and expanded. In the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming carried it forward. The purpose of learning is to develop conscience, and since then there has been a clear academic context for the study of the mind, but my research on the study of the mind is not particularly deep, and my personal understanding can be summed up in one sentence."

"tell me the story."

Pei Miao said slowly: "Being a human being, knowledge and action are one."

Zhang Chengdao: "The unity of knowledge and action is good, but being human...what do you mean?"

Pei Miao said: "It takes ten years to grow a tree, and a hundred years to grow a man. There are countless people in this world, but not everyone can be considered a human being. Do human traffickers count as human beings? Do murderers count as human beings? Bus perverts count as human beings." People, some people say it counts, some people say it doesn’t count. In my understanding, only one who has virtue and integrity can be regarded as a person. This seems very simple, but it is not simple at all. You have to count as a human being."

"Interesting." Zhang Cheng smiled slightly when he heard the words, looked at Pei Miao and said, "Fan Wenhai said before that you are a talent worthy of being included in the meeting. I just saw you too young for the first time, and I was a little disappointed, but what you said is really true. It makes me feel that you really have a poetic spirit, and I have approved your application for membership."

Li Liang and Wang Changyou next to each other looked at each other and smiled. Li Liang said, "Old Zhang is the strictest of the three of us. Since Lao Zhang agrees, then I have no objection."

Wang Changyou also nodded: "I have no objection, Mr. Huang also said, let our association absorb more young people who love antiques."

Fan Wenhai said happily when he heard the words, "Then help Pei Miao go through the membership formalities now."

Fan Wenhai asked Pei Miao, "Did you bring the ID photo I asked you to prepare earlier?"

"Bring it." Pei Miao said as she took out a ID photo in a small plastic bag from her arms and handed it to Fan Wenhai.

Fan Wenhai said: "Stay here for a while, we will issue a certificate for you."

He waved as he spoke, and Li Liang and Fan Wenhai immediately went around the screen with the three of them and came to the side of the book case.

Fan Wenhai lifted a picture on the wall to reveal a safe door, entered the password, opened the door with a key, and took out a bunch of blank certificates and seals from inside.

Start to fill in the certificate, fill in Pei Miao's ID number and address, after filling in the content, paste the photo, stamp it, and in the recommender column, the four of them sign together, it is considered a success.

Fan Wenhai gave the certificate to Pei Miao, and Pei Miao took it over and looked at it, thinking to himself: "This is not a den for making false certificates, the method is too rough."

If Fan Wenhai knew what Pei Miao was thinking at the moment, he would probably be able to vomit blood in anger.

Fan Wenhai took out his mobile phone for a while, and said: "I have already pulled you into the group of our Antique Association. Any activities and announcements of the association will be sent to the group. Every once in a while, our association will come to my place for a small gathering. Let’s see, sometimes there will be leak picking and antique appreciation exchange meetings.”

At this time, Zhang Cheng suddenly asked: "Pei Miao, is the painting tube you are carrying inside an ancient painting?"

Pei Miao nodded: "Yes, Brother Fan said that he would take me to see a very powerful expert today. I happened to have an ancient painting here that I was not sure about, so I brought it here and asked the expert to look at it for me."

Zhang Chengdao: "Although we are not experts, we still have a bit of vision. Why don't we take it out and let us taste it first. Maybe we three cobblers can surpass Zhuge Liang."

"That's right, that's right." Fan Wenhai rubbed his hands a little excitedly, "Perhaps you missed something again, Pei Miao, take it out and let us open our eyes."

"Okay." Pei Miao walked to the desk, took off the painting tube, opened the lid, took out the ancient painting from inside, and unfolded it on the desk.

"Hey, Dong Qichang's painting style." Fan Wenhai exclaimed in surprise, and then leaned over to examine it carefully.

Li Liang and the others also leaned over to watch. Seeing this, the four of them were all startled.