Chapter 774

Chu Chen and Wu Ke met an old Chinese woman who knew a little Chinese on the subway. When they heard that they were going to the flea market, they said hello to them in Chinese, hoping to walk through the market with them, because she was worried that it was not safe to walk alone.

This made them a little surprised and asked the old lady what was going on.

The old lady sighed and explained that the public security here is not very good. Last week there was a homicide case here, which immediately made Wu Ke feel a little creepy.

Chuchen frowned at the old lady's words and immediately thought of why. Just like the domestic antique market, where dragons and snakes are mixed, the foreign second-hand market is certainly not much better.

It's not that Chu Chen is biased. In fact, among the people who sell second-hand goods, there are always some things of unknown origin, and the owners of these things should and should know who they are. If there are more such people, the public security environment will not be good.

Seeing Wu Ke's worried face, the old lady also said that although the public security situation there was a little bad, it was not too bad. Many times, they could buy and sell safely. Otherwise, how could this flea market be called the biggest flea market in France.

The old lady also said that the reason why she wanted to walk through the market with them was because she was timid. Moreover, she was too old and had heart disease to be frightened.

Wu Ke heard the old lady say that, although he was still worried, he was more or less relieved. As for the old lady's request, they agreed without hesitation.

After all, both of them are not familiar with the environment here. Among them, Chu Chen is the only one who can hear some simple French for the time being with his memory. Now they have an old lady who is familiar with the market, which is still something they can't get.

In this way, after they got off the subway, Chu Chen and Wu Ke walked to the market while listening to the old lady's explanation of the market. When they saw this flea market from a distance, which is known as the largest flea market in Paris, their first feeling was that it was really very big. It looked like a mixture of Panjiayuan and jinwuxing in the capital.

The layout of the market consists of a main street connected with several small markets, some of which are open-air stalls, some of which are simple stalls, and some of which are unique shops. There are many kinds of goods, such as modern daily necessities, fashionable clothes, shoes and socks, as well as all kinds of antiques, groceries, and so on.

Therefore, many people in the industry call it the leader of the global flea market.

Due to the large market and large passenger flow, many people like to do business here. According to the old lady, it's very easy to apply for a stall here, as long as you apply to the relevant government departments, and the cost of the stall is also very low. But in addition to professionals, individual stalls are only allowed twice a year, so that more people can participate.

Marcheaux puces is a big place, but the small markets are well organized, one by one, street by street. Nevertheless, there are still narrow streets and dense lanes in the fair. If some tourists have a poor sense of direction, they are likely to get lost.

Fortunately, although there are many streets and alleys, the unique decoration of each shop, the antique furniture in the streets and lanes, and the whitewashed walls make Chu Chen and Wu Ke feel like they are in a street art museum. Moreover, with the guidance of the old lady, they soon had a clear understanding of the market layout.

The old lady also told them that one of the most worth visiting was the small bazaar hidden in ruedes rosiers, ruevoltaire and Avenue Michelet: Marche vernaison.

She used elegance to describe the place. She said that there are more than 260 shops selling antique furniture, oil paintings, jewelry and a lot of old things. It is said that many antique collectors all over the world love to search for treasures here.

Finally, the old lady heard that Chu Chen wanted to buy some antiques. Seeing that they were young, she told them that they had better not buy the goods from the antique shop. Although the goods there were good, they were expensive. Even if they bought them back, they didn't have much appreciation potential.

She told the two that they should focus on the second-hand goods of the family, because what the stall keepers sell are useless things of the family. They are neither professional nor depend on it for a living. The price they offer is extremely low, and there is a lot of room for bargaining. Even if the things they buy are not good, they can not suffer a big loss.

Moreover, if Chu Chen and Wu Ke have a pair of wise eyes and a certain amount of professional knowledge, they can also find the real and exquisite products from these ragged second-hand goods and earn huge profits. It's the pleasure of shopping in the second-hand market to spend a little money and a lot of money.

The old lady said these words from the bottom of her heart, and Chu Chen quickly expressed his thanks to her. Since the old lady introduced them so wholeheartedly, they reciprocated and sent her out of the market safely, and then went back to the market formally.

Just now, because they wanted to send the old lady out of the market, and because they had to listen to the old lady's explanation, they had no time to enjoy the commodities in the markets around them.

Now, after a short stroll, they can't help sighing that this is indeed the world's largest flea market. They can't even look at the variety of commodities.In the market stalls and shops, there are porcelain, books, records, toys, game cards, clothes, shoes, jewelry, furniture, oil paintings, furnishings, kitchen supplies and tools, covering almost all aspects of family life and culture.

These dazzling commodities immediately activated the shopping cells in Wu Ke's body. One moment, Wu Ke bought a piece of jewelry she loved, and another bought a piece of decoration she couldn't put it down. This also made Chu Chen carry all the things in his hands from the time they started shopping to just two hours at noon Shopping bags big and small.

At that time, France took part in the second Raven film war and the Allied forces of the eight countries. They invaded and robbed countless exquisite utensils and cultural relics in China. They brought these cultural relics to France.

How many years have passed, but the descendants of some invaders do not know where the Chinese cultural relics at home came from, nor do they know the value of these cultural relics. When they clean up the old things of their families, they often regard these Chinese cultural relics as useless rags and sell them in the second-hand market for nothing.

Therefore, as the largest second-hand market in France, there are certainly many cultural relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties here. Many Chinese have found exquisite porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the second-hand market, and some have bought bronzes of a more ancient age. Therefore, among the things Chu Chen carried, he also contributed a part.

Chu Chen was also quite indignant about the history of French invasion of his motherland, but in addition to indignation, he could only try his best to buy back some precious cultural relics. Otherwise, what could he do?

In the final analysis, it's a good old saying that a weak country has no dignity. Only when the motherland is strong, can Chinese people stand up and walk abroad, and they are not easy to be bullied by foreigners!

In these two hours, Chu Chen bought a total of four pieces of antiques, all of which were cheap goods at the stall. The most valuable one was a dragon and Phoenix cup carved with rhinoceros horn.

This rhinoceros horn cup is in the shape of antique bronze, with open cup and oval ring feet. The folding edge is engraved with a palindrome. The outer wall is surrounded by halberds, the mouth is engraved with Kui phoenix pattern, and the abdomen and foot wall are decorated with Kui dragon pattern.

On the side of the cup, six dragons with flexible shape and intertwined head and tail are carved into the cup. Under the cup, there is a high foot circle. Kui phoenix pattern is carved on the outside of the wall, and the seal script of "Hu Xingyue's work" is carved in the foot circle.

The shape of kuilong with bird's beak is very unique. It can be seen on the bronzes of the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. The carving technique is superb, and the knife technique is delicate and simple, reflecting the profound cultural heritage of the craftsmen and the court's pursuit of exquisite works of art.

Hu Xingyue is a famous rhinoceros horn sculptor in the late Ming Dynasty. He is famous for carving Kui dragon and imitating the ancient. Chu Chen has only seen this cup until now. One of the cups in the palace was named as the rhinoceros horn carving cup in the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, with its exquisite workmanship and rarity, this rhinoceros horn cup is very rare and valuable. According to Chu Chen's current market value, it should be worth nearly 80 to 1 million RMB.

However, such a precious cup was made of wood by the seller, and Chu Chen bought it for only five euros. Picking up a big leak also made him think of the depression caused by France's robbing many cultural relics from China and diluted some of it.

At noon, Chu Chen and Wu Ke found a good looking restaurant near the market. The food in the restaurant was delicious. Wu Ke, who was just sitting down and shouting tired, regained his vitality.

"Comfortable!"

Wu Ke drank a mouthful of juice. Then she suddenly remembered something and asked Chu Chen curiously: "ah Chen, I think the small axe you just bought is Yue. You said no, what is it?"

Wu Ke read a magazine before saying that the Tomahawk is a kind of weapon, which is composed of bronze beryllium head and long handle. The beryllium head has a sharp edge and straight blade, and has strong penetrating power. It appeared in the spring and Autumn period and was widely used in the Warring States period. As for axe and Tomahawk, because its lethality was not as good as spear, its position in the actual combat of the spring and Autumn period was greatly reduced. Later, it was used for guard of honor and decoration as a symbol of military power.

The thing Chu Chen bought looked like a small axe, so she thought it should be a Yue, but Chu Chen would definitely say no, which made her feel a little puzzled.

Chu Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "it's not Yue, it's Cheng."

"Cheng?" Wu is not sure, so.

Chu Chen explained: "although these two things look very similar, they are actually different. Let me tell you the ancients' explanation of these two things..."

With that, he read some ancient prose to Wu Ke.

"Shuowen" said: "Yue, axe also, a name of the day According to the book of Gu Ming, Yue and Cheng were of the same type, and they were born with axes. Big Yue, small Cheng. One man is in charge of the Yue, and the other is in charge of the Cheng. " In Shi Ming Shi Bing, it says: "Yue, Huo also, suddenly break and disperse. Cheng, the right also, where dare not present. "