Sanhe Liu

The owner of the Song Dynasty meditated for a moment and opened his mouth and said, "If the scorpion gourd is said to be inherited, the time is not long. The early appearance of the scorpion gourd was in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, when local officials paid tribute to the palace for the princes and nobles to play and enjoy, it would be called the official model.

The scorpion gourd was also in its heyday between Kang and Qianlong. With more and more people enjoying it, the production of scorpion gourd was developed vigorously, and then it was introduced into the folk.

And the pioneers of folk model gourds first promoted Sanhe Liu Qiren. His representative works, such as tall monks, short monks, smacking sticks, toothgourds and so on, are highly respected by later generations. Their stature has surpassed official models. During Xianfeng years, many noble Palace officials and eunuchs played Sanhe Liu. It can be seen that Sanhe Liu's works are rare in both contemporary and contemporary times. He is a collector who plays miscellaneous things. But he always wants to have Sanhe Liu's gourds in his dreams. Brother Zhuang's luck is so good.

Zhuangrui smiled and did not answer. He knew that when he said something, others would think that he was being affected. It was better to say a hundred words than to keep silent.

"In recent years, people's living standards have improved. In addition to planting flowers and grass, many people's homes can also hear the cry of scorpions in the New Year. It's also a pleasure. Besides, in our market, there are at least 180 people who keep scorpions. Now in Tianjin winter, people who raise scorpions are better than in summer. There are still many days, who can raise the summer and autumn scorpions to the Spring Festival, who is the "big player". The price of the scorpion gourd has gone up all the way, but such fine products as Sanhe Liu are valuable and have no market.

On the other hand, Mr. Wang went on to say that he did not hide the envy on his face. For collectors like them, the price of things is only one aspect. More importantly, it is because some items are too scarce to be purchased with money.

In fact, what Wang and Song did not mention was that with the increase of the scorpion-playing population, the artificial breeding of scorpions has flourished to become an industry, so during the Spring Festival, the raising of scorpions in many families around Beijing-Tianjin area has become a scene, which also expresses the yearning of urban people for pastoral life, and the exquisite products of the past years. Scorpion gourd is naturally a rising tide. Even some people who do not play with collections are fond of some good gourds.

"Hey, I said two brothers. I've been talking for half a day. How much is it worth?"

Liu Chuan put up his ears and listened for half a day, but he still didn't know the price of the gourd. He could not help asking.

Old Master Lu sniffed and said, "Your kid cares about the price. You know, this thing hasn't appeared in years. I saw one forty years ago. You can't buy it with money."

Seeing Liu Chuan still looking confused, Song explained: "According to the market conditions, Sanhe Liu's gourds are probably between 5 and 100,000, but now there are more people playing scorpion, the price is still rising in the past, it will be difficult to say in a few years."

"Oh, it's worth tens of thousands of dollars. It's not enough to give a pleasant word. You're really a wordy old man. By the way, Uncle Lu, Uncle Lu, why did you give only 100 yuan to that young man of Daxiong yesterday? Don't you buy it for a little extra money first..."

Liu Chuan finally understood the price of the object. He didn't care much when he heard that it was only tens of thousands of yuan. Not only he, but the people in this shop, besides Zhuangrui, would not put this money in their eyes. But the price in the market could not fully represent the value of antiques. Liu Chuan would not understand it. If he really met with joy. It's normal to buy this thing for over 100,000 people. As the saying goes, "It's hard to buy anything I like for a thousand dollars, that's the reason."

Liu Chuan's words seemed to pinch the pain of Mr. Lu, and raised his angry eyebrows, pointing at him and scolding, "Your son rolls me the calves, and I'll pay 100 yuan for it. That's leak-picking. Do you understand that, what you pay attention to is eyesight, doing business, enjoying pleasure, you stinky boy is no longer cured, and that's what you will do in the future. Sell dogs and keep cats."

Next to the two bosses of Song Wang nodded their heads, and the joy of collecting lies in the process. When you successfully pick up the leaks, the inner satisfaction is beyond the reach of outsiders.

"Didn't you just pick up the leak and get preempted by my brother? What's wrong with it?". Liu Chuan muttered bitterly.

"Brother Chuang, you know the history of this gourd, don't you know if there is any intention to do it?"

The boss of Song was embarrassed when he saw the scene and said to Zhuangrui.

Zhuangrui is also thinking at this moment. During this period of time, he spent a lot of money, leaving tens of thousands of dollars. If he encounters any good things again and again, he may not have enough money to collect. Anyway, the spirit in the gourd has been absorbed by himself, so he might as well sell it.

Thinking of this, Zhuangrui opened his mouth and said, "I bought this scorpion gourd, in fact, I wanted to keep the scorpion inside well, but I didn't realize that this gourd was a treasure. If Big Brother Song liked it, I would give it to you, but the scorpion inside would stay."

"Well, Xiao Song, I saw this thing yesterday. You won't rob this old man. You know, I'm playing with miscellaneous things. I've been searching for it for a long time." On hearing that Zhuangrui intentionally offered the gourd, Master Lu could not sit down.

"Hey hey, old man, you let me go this time. The good things in your old house are almost out of place. What else do you want to grab with our younger generation, Xiaozhuang? I'll pay 60,000 yuan for this gourd." Although Song Jun paid great respects to the old man, he never gave in to his words and even shouted out the price.

"Seventy thousand for me!"

Boss Wang, who hasn't spoken much at all, has also called for a price. It's not that they are tearing each other down, but that Sanhe Liu's scorpion gourd is really rare, and this one belongs to Sanhe Liu's fine works in terms of appearance, pulp, hollow core and sound reed. If you don't buy it, here it is. Shop, may not meet this village in my life.

Although Mr. Lv is angry and bearded and staring, he can't help it. As the saying goes, people who play in stores like battlefields will not let go easily when they encounter favorite objects. Some collectors can even mill sellers for a few years in order to get something they like. This will be no one who pays attention to respecting the old and loving the young.

"Eighty thousand, Xiaozhuang, I'll send you another scorpion gourd from the Republic of China. Although it's not expensive, it's worth three or five thousand. What do you think?"

Lv shopkeeper is unwilling to show weakness, Zhangkou added 10,000, in fact, from the market value of this gourd, if the players communicate in private, 80,000 should be a high price, of course, if after some publicity, and then enter the auction house for auction, then the price is uncertain.

After hearing the offer from Lv shopkeeper, the two bosses of Song Wang hesitated a little. The reason why they wanted to accept the gourd from Sanhe Liu was really in their hearts. Besides, it was also a rare commodity to live in. Maybe when the bosses who played scorpion in the north were in favor, they could also make a profit, but the price of 80,000 was empty. The interval is very small. If they raise the price again, they will bear certain risks. More importantly, they are not specialized in miscellaneous items. If they raise the price again, it will be a bit of malicious competition.

They looked at each other and shook their heads slowly. Although Master Lu, who had no competitors, took the gourd, his heart was bitter and bitter. This object was the first one he met. If he hadn't worked hard yesterday, he would like to air the original owner of the gourd. It would have been in his pocket for a long time. How could he possibly be happy that the price had risen nearly a hundred times in a day?

"I'll pay 150,000..."

Just as Zhuangrui was ready to agree to the deal, Qin Xuan's cool voice sounded.