Wu Kexin said that there were guests at home, but Yu Lifei didn't go in and wandered downstairs of her house. He didn't know if he should leave now or continue to wait here. But he didn't know what kind of guests Wu Wengu's family were. There were also many people coming out of the building. Who knows when the guests of the Wu family would leave?

"Isn't this less than?"

When Yu Lifei was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone calling him. When he looked back, he saw Yan Liqiang last time at Ren Jingtian's house. He was walking out of the building. When he saw Yu Lifei, he recognized the young man who kept his promise and was not moved by money at first sight.

"Mr. Yan, are you coming out of Wu's hometown?" Yu Lifei greeted him and asked. If Yan Liqiang was a guest of the Wu family, it would be even better.

"Yes. Xiaoyu, why don't you go up there?" Yan Liqiang asked in surprise.

"I came to Mr. Wu to identify something. I heard from Officer Wu that there were guests at home, so I didn't go up." Yu Lifei said with a smile.

"What?" Yan Liqiang asked with interest. The things Yu Lifei bought were always beyond others' expectations, and this time it might be the same.

"A fingertip." Yu Lifei took out the thing and handed it to Yan Liqiang. Although the other party seemed not very proficient in antiques, he was a name for collecting everyone and had never eaten pork. He had always seen pigs running, right?

"This thing should be good. Let's go up together. Please ask Mr. Wu to take a look." Yan Liqiang pulled Yu Lifei, turned around and went upstairs again.

Along the way, Yan Liqiang was even more nervous than Yu Lifei, and kept looking at the small ring. Wu Wengu saw Yan Liqiang folding back again and followed Yu Lifei, which was very strange. But when he saw Yan Liqiang holding a ring in his hand, he immediately understood what was going on.

"This is a jade ring, which should be from the Qianlong period." Wu Wengu took the thing under the lamp, looked at it carefully with a magnifying glass for a while before he said with certainty.

"Old Wu, this is the so-called "Wenzhizhi"? "Yan Liqiang asked.

"Yes. The rings originated in ancient hunting activities and were called "shou". When used, they were put on the thumb of the archer's string to protect the fingers from being wounded by the bowstring. The texture of the gutter is relatively diverse, and the gutter is made of leather and is more practical, while the jade gutter is to reflect the identity and status of the wearer.

The earliest jade horn was a green jade horn unearthed from Fu Hao's tomb in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province in 1976. This jade horn was cylindrical, with a flush lower end and an oblique upper end, which could be inserted into the thumb of an adult. The outer wall was decorated with double hook lines and flat ground hidden techniques. There were two round holes on one side of the animal horn pattern, and there were grooves for strings on the opposite side.

The existence of grooves shows that the early jade slugs had certain practicality. However, with the changes in the scale of war and the mode of combat, and the gradual infiltration of the concept of jade ritual system, the practicality of jade slugs became increasingly weaker and decorativeness became increasingly apparent. As the Book of Songs·Weifeng·Yanglan said: "The leaves of the slugs are worn by the boy. Although they wear slugs, they can be less than my armor. They are so proud, and they are drooping and slugs."

The Qing Dynasty rulers were famous for riding and shooting before entering the pass. After entering the pass, the Eight Banners' children still retained this tradition. However, as the war subsided, the rings widely used in the battle became increasingly out of their practical functions. Jade rings became toys and decorations in the hands of the Eight Banners' children. This ring was also called "Wen Ring", which means that the rings at this time had been separated from military affairs such as wars.

In the 17th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong saw a jade ring that paid tribute and was immediately attracted by its warm jade quality and exquisite craftsmanship. He wrote a poem "Ode to Jade Sha" for this. The content of the poem is: "The repairer regulates the jade man's behavior, and it is worthy of being criticized. It is not said that every boy is embarrassed, like a polished boy's poem, and it is like a poem written by Wu Gong. It must be like a bone to pass on the ancients, just like a Qiongju and a bandit. I was so proud of my virtue and trust.'

This poem not only explains the origin and purpose of the ring, but also quotes classics and explains the ancient use system of jade rings. On this basis, he combined the Confucian relationship between jade and benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, trust and virtue to personify the jade rings, making the whole poem and essay full of romanticism while promoting the feudal ritual system. This is also the first poem about jade rings written by Qianlong, and it was unstoppable since then, and there were 50 such poems and essays written in total.

I just looked carefully and there was also a song "Ode to Jade and Jade" engraved on this ring." Wu Wengu said that the ring was well-known. He had just read it carefully. This ring reminded him of a ring made by the Qianlong emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the Du Museum. The content of the poem is also "Ode to Jade and Jade". Compared with the two jade rings, the pattern combination and layout of the outer walls are basically the same, and the production craftsmanship characteristics are also consistent. It is certain that both jade rings are from palace jade works.

"Old Wu, the inner wall of this jade ring seems to have characters engraved." Yan Liqiang touched the inner wall of the jade ring with his finger, raised the jade ring, and carefully observed the light.

"The engraved should be 'Shooting'. According to the "Draft History of Qing Dynasty", 'Shooting' was a group of troops among the imperial guards of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the troops came from the Yellow Banner, the Zhenghuang Banner and the Zhengbai Banner." Wu Wengu was very knowledgeable and did not need to check relevant information at all. He could easily get the relevant information.

"Old Wu, so, is this jade ring an object that opens the door?" Yan Liqiang asked.

"Of course, I know what you care about, but this jade ring is evaluated from the texture, color, workmanship, pattern, scale, style and the purpose of the utensil. No matter what point this jade ring is, it can be called a masterpiece and must be the authentic one." Wu Wengu said confidently.

"Old Wu, how much is this jade ring worth on the market?" Yan Liqiang asked, who was like Jingtian, his understanding of antiques is mainly value theory.

"You..., any antique is priceless in my heart. Although this jade ring was not unloaded by Qianlong, the thing comes from the palace jade, and the price should be around 100,000 yuan. However, there are not many such things in the world and there will be a lot of room for appreciation in the future." Wu Wengu thought for a while and gave a relatively pertinent price.

"Xiao Yu, did you hear it? I have collected this jade ring, 150,000, what do you think?" Yan Liqiang said. Seeing Yu Lifei going to speak, he immediately said: "Your "Old Manuscript of Nanyue" and the underglaze Red Sanskrit-covered jar from Ming Xuande, didn't give me a chance. This jade ring can no longer let me miss it."

"Where did you buy this jade ring?" Wu Wengu had long guessed that this team was Yu Lifei, but he was surprised. Where did Yu Lifei find such a good thing? Although Yu Lifei had not accumulated enough knowledge about antiques, his luck was really amazing.
Chapter completed!