Then, Tang Feng began to explain the reasons for picking up the liabilities to Lin Muyu. Since Duan Shi has been a famous inkstone since ancient times, strict control measures have been taken in all dynasties. After official procurement, pits were sealed and banned. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, the army has been responsible for guarding pits, but it has been difficult to ban civilian thieves, but the output is not large.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, official thieves began to prevail. The most famous one was Xiong Wencan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty. He did not hesitate to destroy the stone pit ore veins and log them on a large scale. At this time, the dungeon stone produced was called "Xionghum". Although there was no urban management in ancient times that he could not stop Xiong Wencan's barbaric construction, the dungeon stone produced by the "Xionghumghum" was of great quality.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, carried out large-scale mining again. At this time, the Duan stone produced became "Zhangkeng". Zhang Zhidong advocated civilized construction, but due to the exhaustion of resources, the quality of Duan stone at this time was much worse than before, and the value of the Duan inkstone produced was far less than that of the "Bearkhi".

Tang Feng said: "Most of the authentic Duan inkstones we see on the market now belong to the 'Zhangkeng' Duan inkstones, and the 'Xiongeng' Duan inkstones has very few existences, so its value is of course not comparable to 'Zhangkeng'."

Lin Muyu nodded and said, "Well, there is indeed a saying of 'Zhangkeng' and 'Xiongkeng', but it is difficult to distinguish between these two Duan inkstones. How did you see it?"

Although the store incident has made Tang Feng a little annoyed recently, doing business is not the area he is good at, once he returns to the antiques

He was like a fish in water. Tang Feng could completely distinguish "Zhangkeng" and "Xiongeng" from subtle differences in color and pattern. However, he was not an authoritative institution. His judgment could only be a personal opinion and was not recognized and accepted by the market. Therefore, in addition to his own recognition, he also needed to find evidence to convince others. Fortunately, if you want to prove that this Duan inkstone is a "Xiongeng", there is no trace to follow, because this inkstone has the meaning of "Gusu Taoist". Tang Feng said: "This Gusu Taoist is Gu Delin, a famous inkstone in Suzhou in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Taoist is his name. This person is not Duanxi Laokeng Jiashi."

When Tang Feng mentioned the "Gusu Taoist", Lin Muyu carefully observed the signature on the bottom of the Duan inkstone. She said, "But, the regular script signature of these four characters is not necessarily so exquisite?"

Tang Feng said: "It is precisely because it is not exquisite that it is difficult to imitate." The ancient monks and Taoists were not as ignorant as modern monks. They have high cultural attainments. Throughout history, there have been countless Taoist monks and inkstones made by monks, and there are many famous lay people who made inkstones with fonts, and countless people who made fake names with Taoist names. Gu Delin is one of the famous inkstones made by Taoist masters. In ancient books, "can be engraved at will, and it must be true.

"Eight words are used to describe his inkstone making level. But such a famous artist has a low level of education and has never even obtained a scholar's diploma. According to the current standards, he can basically be classified as illiterate. If he is not educated, he cannot write well, and if he cannot write well, he cannot keep the good style. Therefore, his style is not exquisite at all, and it is easy to be confused with the styles of ordinary inkstone workers. This may be the reason why the boss of "a confidant in the country" did not see the true value of this ancient inkstone.

Lin Muyu fully understood this time that Xiongkeng came from the late Ming Dynasty, Zhangkeng came from the late Qing Dynasty, and Gu Delin was a person from the mid-Qing Dynasty, so the Duan inkstone he made would definitely not be Zhangkeng. She looked at Tang Feng who was overwhelmed by her and said with a smile: "Look, I'm happy for you, it's not like this if I pick up a big hole."

Tang Feng shook his head. Even if it was Xiongkeng Duan Inkstone, the market conditions were only 500,000 or 600,000. The benefits it could bring to Tang Feng were far less than those of Tianhuangshi. He said: "This is not a big leak, and I am not happy because of picking up the gap."

Lin Muyu took Tang Feng's hand and said, "You found a solution to the store by picking up this time, right?"

Tang Feng said: "It's not that I found a solution, but that I found a confidence in finding a solution." Tang Feng just figured out something. For many people, picking up bargains is a very difficult thing, but for Tang Feng, it's easy because he is good at identifying antiques. Similarly, because he is not good at doing business, he will think it's difficult to find a store, but the fact is that finding a store is much easier than picking a bargain. What makes Tang Feng feel at a loss is not that he has no idea about the store itself, but that he has no confidence in unfamiliar fields, because he is not sure, Tang Feng will complicate simple things. Fortunately, Tang Feng has figured it out now. As long as he uses his calm thinking when picking up bargains to find a store, everything can be solved.

The city is still running rapidly in a hurry. The taxi driver who just sent the guests to the destination welcomes new guests; the successful person who completed the contract signing waved his fists into the sky; the liar who returned home faced a new goal, tirelessly selling the Swiss native Rolex watches in his hand. In this seemingly unattainable city, everyone is stubbornly living in their own way, either "noble" or "lowly", and those impossible tasks become reality step by step in their repeated round trips. Throughout the afternoon, Tang Feng and Lin Muyu were running around. Although they still couldn't find a suitable store, Tang Feng, who had regained his confidence, no longer thought it was a very difficult thing, because he knew that as long as he took action, he would have a chance to succeed.

In the evening, Tang Feng and Lin Muyu returned home together. After a short rest, Lin Muyu said, "I'll go cook."

Tang Feng stood up and said, "I'll go and help you."

"No." Lin Muyu pressed Tang Feng on the sofa and said, "I'm fine."

Shortly after Lin Muyu walked into the kitchen, Tang Feng's phone rang. He took out his cell phone and it was Liu Yue who called him. He said, "Hello Miss Liu."

Liu Yue on the other end of the phone asked, "Tang Feng, how is your stone business doing?"

Tang Feng said: "Don't mention it, the store has not been found yet."

Liu Yue smiled and said, "That's great."

"You can't." Tang Feng said angrily: "You made a special call to gloat?"

"Don't be kind to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs." Liu Yue said: "I have been paying attention to you. Alas, I saw a store in Xidan. It's very good. Are you interested?"

Tang Feng was excited when he heard the store. He asked, "Of course I'm interested. If I can win it, I'll thank you very well."

"Haha." Liu Yue said with a smile: "Then how should you thank me? Let's hear it?"

Tang Feng said seriously: "You can choose whatever you want, as long as I can bear it, there is no problem."

"I'm kidding you." Liu Yue said: "Are you free now? There happened to be someone over there."

Tang Feng immediately said, "Of course I have time, where are you?" After Liu Yue reported the address, Tang Feng hung up the phone. He ran into the kitchen and said to Lin Muyu, "Muyu, I want to go out."

Lin Muyu turned around and asked him, "Do you want me to send you there?"

Tang Feng gently hugged her waist, kissed her, and said, "No need, there are still vegetables in the pot, I will be back soon."

Lin Muyu thought about it, so she nodded and said, "Then you go."

Xidan is a business circle with the theme of fashion, taste and leisure. It is a well-known shopping and consumption place for Beijing residents. It has a large flow of people and is very suitable for opening a store in Tang style.

When Tang Feng rushed to the place he had made an appointment with Liu Yue, Liu Yue had not arrived yet. He looked around and nodded. The location here was good, but he didn't know how expensive the rent was. At this time, a Chrysler Wrangler stopped beside Tang Feng. The driver was Liu Yue wearing sunglasses. She took off her glasses and walked out of the car and said to Tang Feng: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Tang Feng said, "I just came here too, where are you talking about?"

Liu Yue pointed to a store across the street and said, "It's there."
Chapter completed!