Return To 1977 Chapter 443: Chaptery
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Despite a bad start, just when I was trying to buy some furniture, I almost got killed.
But there was no danger at all. In the end, a mouthful of cold water from Chen Liquan woke the old man up again.
It seems that the old man did not have a heart attack, but he fainted whether he was angry or frightened.
Think about it, just because he showed his temper, he was almost charged with causing huge losses to the public. No one expected that such bad luck would happen to him.
I'm afraid even if you don't pass out, you still have to bite your hand in broad daylight to see if it's really a dream.
Later, in order to calm the old man, Hong Yanwu went out and bought two boxes of good cigarettes.
After comforting the old man with kind words, maybe it is the so-called "good things come hard", and everything will be smooth after passing this hurdle.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan not only took away more than 50 pieces of furniture at very reasonable prices that day, but in the next ten days, they visited almost all 52 trust stores in the city. It was a frenzy purchase.
To be honest, Hong Yanwu’s biggest feeling was that he didn’t know it until he saw it, and he was shocked when he saw it.
He originally thought that since there were a lot of trust stores and a food market with specialized furniture stores, the stuff here would be good. But only after walking around can you know that there are really many good things in the north.
Comparatively speaking, the sources of good things in the Southern Trust Bank are probably only a few big merchants in the Qianmen area.
Therefore, hardwood furniture actually accounts for only about 60%, of which there are not many red sandalwood and huanghuali. They are relatively ordinary in terms of material and specifications.
But it's different in the north. There are too many wealthy families, so the products for sale are extremely rich.
Take chairs as an example. There are many "top chairs" and "official hat chairs" with armrests. The materials of red sandalwood and huanghuali are not uncommon, and even ironwood furniture and red gall wood furniture are available. Obviously the style and grade are more than one level higher. This shows that the saying "rich in the east and noble in the west" is not for nothing.
So when Hong Yanwu went shopping in the north, he basically didn’t buy anything but red sandalwood and huanghuali furniture. As "Teacher Ma" said during the show, "There are less than a hundred huanghuali chairs in existence in the country." He bought eleven of them in total.
However, in the end, I still have to say that the one that really brought Hong Yanwu a great surprise and opened his eyes was the "Chinese Arts and Crafts Store" at No. 12 Chongwenmennei Street.
Why?
Because this is a handicraft store that has just been renamed in recent years. In fact, it is the city's largest trust store, the "Quanyechang Trust Store", which was moved from the original location of "Quanyechang" in Langfang Toutiao in 1975. It has 470 employees.
Not only does the business area here be large, but the business varieties are also extremely rich. For all the old stuff, it doesn't get any better than here.
In addition to leather clocks, gold-case watches, high-end clothing materials, high-end furs, and porcelain, there is also a handicraft counter specializing in decorations, appreciation items, ancient porcelain, foreign watches, antiques, jades, and hardwood furniture.
The reason why this is possible is that this place has the attributes of foreign affairs service. As the only thrift store that can supply foreign guests, some special commodities collected from the trust bank purchase points in the city can only be sold here.
Needless to say, this is a gathering place for fine products. Hong Yanwu actually discovered two extremely rare pieces of red sandalwood aniseed furniture.
One is a shelf nearly four meters tall, and the other is a pair of red sandalwood inlaid enamel Duobao grids over two meters high. They are all dead weight and there is no way they can be mistaken.
Anyone who knows a little bit about old-fashioned furniture knows that there is almost no aniseed in rosewood. Some of them are in the Forbidden City. Needless to say, they cost a lot of money to get!
So Hong Yanwu spends the most money here. Almost 30,000 were thrown out. In order to avoid attracting attention, he even called many people to help him buy them in batches. After returning to Baodui, I bought a total of nearly two hundred pieces of huanghuali and red sandalwood products, large and small.
What is particularly worth mentioning is that Hong Yanwu finally made an impromptu decision and bought a pair of flat peach trees with a base price of 3,600 yuan, planted in large pastel flower pots.
This was mainly because he looked at the pair of peach trees that were so lifelike and realistic. The flowers and leaves are fluorescent, shiny and smooth. They are so beautiful. The words "beautiful" can be heard at a glance.
As a result, I lost my mind and paid for it.
But as soon as he bought it, he turned around and regretted it.
Because this thing is so big, the tree alone is only one and a half meters tall. The branches stretch out and take up a lot of space. Once the large glass cover is placed on the ground, a pot of food takes up almost two square meters.
In addition, it is too delicate, and there is no place that is not afraid of being bumped. If you are not careful, you will be disabled if you make a mistake.
How can he get it home?
After thinking about it again, the price is really a bit painful.
Because the so-called feeder is essentially made of glass. But the price of 3,600 is enough to buy ten large pieces of red sandalwood furniture. Isn’t it a bit of a mistake?
But it’s not okay to regret it. Back then, shopping malls did not implement the Three Guarantees, and the salespeople were very angry. If you weren't someone who dared to make a big fuss and even go to the manager's office to make a big fuss, there would be no possibility of returning the product.
No way! Hong Yanwu also had a headache dealing with old ladies.
He could only work with Chen Liquan to wrap the peach tree and the glass cover with a thick quilt. Then they tied it to a pole and didn't even hire a third wheel. They had to walk on their own and carry it home one by one.
That was really a lot of effort. Just think about it, you can be so delicate with something that weighs more than 200 kilograms. Can you avoid suffering? It's almost like supporting two living ancestors who have many things to do.
On the way, Hong Yanwu complained that he was acting foolishly, complaining endlessly that he had spent money to pay for his suffering.
On the other hand, Chen Liquan was open-minded and said he would just start practicing Qigong. Every day he carried the two stone locks and weighed more than 300 kilograms. No big deal.
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu became even more depressed upon hearing this.
"Quanzi, can I compete with you? Your hobby is practicing martial arts. I am lazy and just a jobber. I haven't moved my arms and legs much since I came back from playing in Bincheng. Now my body and bones are not as good as When I was loading and unloading at the vegetable station..."
Well, if you are lazy yourself, who will you rely on?
Don’t say anything! There's no point in feeling sorry for yourself, you still have to put in the effort you need.
But what was even more unlucky was that just when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were transporting the last pot of food to the old store "Yan Mei Lou". Just at the gate of the Hong family's house, Mr. Shan and Wang Hanping bumped into him.
The two old gentlemen were both men of few words, and they didn't say anything when they saw them. However, they followed them on their own initiative.
Just when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan carefully put down the "Peach Tree" and opened the courtyard door of "Yanmei Building". Two old gentlemen walked quickly from the corner and looked in! Hey, Hong Yanwu's purchase of all those things was all gone.
Because there are still a lot of things lying around in the courtyard, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan have to move them slowly.
Wang Hanping has been a carpenter all his life and likes good furniture. When he saw the red sandalwood and huanghuali things in the courtyard, who could not be excited? He rushed in, looked at this and touched that, and said "all of them" It’s a baby!”
Even Mr. Shan admired the two pieces of aniseed rosewood furniture. Those words are exactly what Hong Yanwu thought, "Red sandalwood is a rare material, and it has caught up with the royal standards."
But the more they behave like this, the more frightened Hong Yanwu becomes. First, he was worried that people would ask him about the ins and outs of these things, and second, he was afraid that if these two people entered the house again, nothing would be hidden.
But what made him quite gratified was that these two old gentlemen were sensible people and knew what was taboo about this kind of thing. They are just praising things and talking about things. Not an additional word was said. He had no intention of entering the house.
Wang Hanping also teased Hong Yanwu, saying, "Do you like these things? Well, you know the stuff! You look more like my apprentice than my apprentice..."
Mr. Shan was even more surprised by Hong Yanwu. The following few words gave him a huge surprise, which made the awkwardness in his heart disappear.
It didn’t take long for Mr. Daqing Shan to recognize that the flat peach tree brought back by Hong Yanwu was not ordinary. He said it belonged to the Queen Mother.
Why?
Because such large utensils are rare among the people and can only be made by imperial factories dedicated to the palace, they are commonly known as "palace materials" or "imperial glaze". Moreover, since Xuantong, the old craftsmen have dispersed, and even imperial factories can no longer be built.
In addition, the pastel flower pot is in line with the characteristics of the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, and it has the words "Chu Xiu Palace System" on it, so it is undoubtedly the possession of the Queen Mother of the West.
According to Mr. Shan's further explanation, the Queen Mother had a habit of requiring that the porcelain she used must be signed with the name of the palace where she had lived.
In fact, the porcelain used by Cixi, in addition to the "Chuxiu Palace System" and the "Tihe Palace System", was her residence. "Tihe Hall" is the place where she dines. Therefore, most of the items with the words "Tihe Dian" are tableware.
Finally, in line with this special theme and combined with historical records, Empress Dowager Cixi spent 15,000 taels of silver on her 50th birthday, 121,100 taels on her 60th birthday, and 38,500 taels on her 70th birthday. They all produced large quantities of porcelain, ornaments and utensils.
It can be further concluded that this thing was specially made for the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi.
As for when it was burned, there is a trick. Just count the number of peaches on the tree, and you can probably know it.
After saying this, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan immediately became interested. When they counted it down, it was true! Each tree is a full sixty!
This time, Hong Yanwumei was not tired at all, and his depression disappeared. On the contrary, he became energetic and began to chatter smugly.
He showed off to Chen Liquan, "What do you think? It's better that we guys have good eyesight. There are so many things in the flea market, so I just fell in love with these two things. Not to mention the Queen Mother's things, I will never see them again. Yes. I think this is considered a national treasure. Three thousand six is a good deal. It’s not too much to say that you have a sharp eye..."
All in all, that awesome guy has gotten a lot more energetic, and has completely lost the sluggish look he had just now.