Chapter 35 Antiques and the Changes of Space
After returning to his residence, Liu Zhiye looked at this antique - the Ruyi Zun from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

He carefully examined the antique, thinking that if it was genuine, it would be worth enough to buy a small villa in the capital of the future.

Coincidentally, among Liu Zhiye's limited knowledge of antiques, he happened to know about this Ruyi bottle.

That was in my previous life, in a live broadcast room of a celebrity who was appraising treasures on a certain audio platform. There was a special and detailed introduction:

It has a garlic-shaped mouth, a narrow neck with a raised string pattern on the neck, a round belly and a ring foot. Because the symmetrical ribbon ears eroded on the shoulders and belly are shaped like a ruyi, it is called the "Ruyi Zun".

The Ruyi Zun is a new shape of vessel created during the Yongzheng reign. In the "Vases and Jars Chapter 7" of Yinliuzhai's Talking about Porcelain, it is recorded that "The Ruyi Zun is about six or seven inches high, with a large mouth and a short body. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was mostly made of blue and white. Those with pure glaze and hidden patterns are also elegant."

Most of the Ruyi Zun handed down from generation to generation are from the Yongzheng official kiln, with varieties such as blue and white, blue and white glaze, imitation Ge glaze, Doucai, powder green glaze, etc., with patterns such as lotus, flower and fruit, Baoxiang flower, etc. They have the same shape and are available in two sizes, about 23 and 26 cm.

In 1999, one piece was sold at Sotheby's in London for £287.

After admiring and playing with it for a while, he threw it into the space.

"Ding Dong! The system detected the antique artwork - the Ruyi Zun of Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty (235 years since its creation), and obtained spatial energy. Yes/No to expand the space?"

Another system prompt sounded. He remembered that the last time he threw the Patek Philippe watch into the system space, it prompted him in the same way.

He ignored it last time, fearing that the expansion of space would ruin the watch. Why not take a chance this time? At worst, he would just lose an antique, so what.

Antiques nowadays are not worth a lot of money. I believe that in the years to come, there will be opportunities to get more antique artworks.

Apart from other things, during the next three years of natural disasters, countless people will have to pawn their belongings when they have nothing to eat or drink. Antiques, cultural relics, artworks, etc. are not worth eating or drinking. When they are starving, a cornmeal steamed bun is more economical.

Thinking of this, he made up his mind.

Select "Yes"

"Ding Dong! The system space receives space energy and automatically expands to 2.5 cubic meters."
Looking again, I found that the system space had indeed expanded. The space that was originally a bit crowded was now much more spacious.

The items stored inside, including two antique works of art, had not changed at all.

Very good~ So far, he has figured out this system pretty well.

The energy brought by eating and drinking can change your physical fitness and lifespan.

The spatial energy brought by antiques, cultural relics, artworks, etc. can be used to expand the system space.

Skills need to be activated under specific conditions, and upgrading requires proficiency, which can only be achieved through experience, hard work and practice; there is no shortcut.

He had no idea about the only talent option at the moment, but he believed that he would have a chance to figure it out in the future.

After suppressing all distracting thoughts and clearing your mind.

Considering that Chengzi has not been active since the last upgrade of his criminal investigation skills.

While there is still time, he wants to read a professional book to improve his criminal investigation skills as quickly as possible.

He planned to start investigating the Red Star September 9.12 case immediately after he had a general understanding of the situation at the Red Star Factory.

So I took out a book called "Criminal Psychology" and started reading it boringly. Reading professional books is not like reading novels, which seem obscure and boring.

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On Sunday, November 11.2, the little sister woke up early and excitedly knocked on Liu Zhiye's door, but she didn't see her brother after a long time of clamoring.

He was just wondering how his brother could sleep so soundly that he couldn't be woken up even when he called him.

She felt someone behind her patting her shoulder.

"Ah~"

She was so scared that she turned around quickly, and it turned out to be Liu Zhiye.

Liu Zhiruo patted his chest and couldn't help but said angrily:
"Brother~ You scared me to death~"

It was already November in the city, and the weather was already very cold. He saw his brother early in the morning, wearing a white coat, a white towel around his neck, and beads of sweat on his face. He had bare arms and wore sports shorts, revealing two long, bare legs.

Hiss~ She even felt cold for Liu Zhiye.

"Brother, where are you~"

Liu Zhiye wiped the sweat off his face with a towel:
"I'm going for a morning walk~"

Liu Zhiruo gave him a thumbs up in a serious tone:
"Hey~ bro~ it has to be you~"

……

The brother and sister ate a bowl of cornmeal in a hurry. As soon as they wiped their mouths, they were about to fall asleep.

Liu Ma was so anxious that she kept nagging:

"My dear ancestors, please slow down. Eat until you are full before leaving."

After saying hello to my parents, we got on our bikes and headed straight to Dong'an Market.

As soon as you enter, you will find Senlong Shopping Mall on the right side of the main entrance of Dong'an Market.

These two siblings' mouths are never idle.

What: Preserved red amaranth, pear, jujube, rose melon seeds, Yunpian cake, Dingsheng cake, Su cake, sugar plum, etc.
Liu Zhiruo ate and took a large bag of food. He had never had such a craving for food in his life. Continue walking east from the back door and you will reach the Jixiang Tea Garden.

To the east of Jixiang Tea Garden, there is a restaurant called Runminglou. His specialty is making fried sauce without oil and stewing sauce without overflowing. He also makes shredded chicken with thin skin and narrow chop, and the chicken strips are skinless. Even Dongxinglou is ashamed of itself.

On the right side there is a southern snack bar called Wufangzhai, which sells pan-fried buns and crab shell biscuits. It is the only one in the business.

Liu Zhiye had heard of this store in his previous life, but he had never had the chance to visit the capital. He had only seen it appear many times in short videos by bloggers on apps like Tik Tok, and he was quite interested in it.

There is an open space in front of Runming Building, with snack stalls lined up one after another, selling boiled tripe, fried sausage, bean juice, yellow rice flour fried cakes... It is really sweet, salty, sour and spicy, whatever you want.

On the south side of the crosstalk venue, Mr. Hou and Mr. Guo performed crosstalks with both dirty and vegetarian elements, making the audience laugh. The children at the scene didn't want to leave after watching the mannequin wrestling show; the "Bringing Water Tanks", "Killing the Son to Avenge", and "Diao Liushi" in the foreign drama section were never boring to watch.

As you enter Jinyu Hutong, there is a Zhongxing Woolen Yarn Shop on the right side of the back door. In addition to selling woolen yarn, it also sells all other daily necessities and beauty products.

After the reconstruction of Dangui Shopping Center, a Changguan Building was built. Most of the atrium in Changguan Building is occupied by second-hand book stalls, which sell thread-bound ancient books, original European and American prose and science and technology masterpieces, as well as various old magazines and journals.

Among them, several books written in thread-bound format and published by Commercial Press caught his attention.

They are all professional books on antiques and cultural relics: "Inscriptions from Yinxu", "Bronze Inscriptions from Three Dynasties", "Five Years at the Palace Museum", "Notes from Wangu Zhai", "Talks on Antiques", etc.

He didn't expect to have such an opportunity while shopping. He decisively bought it and planned to study it in detail in the future.

The antique business is very complicated. If you are interested in collecting antiques, you can't just do it blindly. It's not right to have only a superficial understanding.
Walking further along Dangui Shopping Mall, there is a corridor in the middle, lined with antique stalls, with all kinds of bizarre, strange, and rare items.

Liu Zhiye secretly noted the location of this place. He was busy shopping with his sister today, so he would come here to shop when he had some free time.

Diagonally opposite the Zhongxing Teahouse, there is a Baorongzhai that specializes in Western pastries, selling coffee peach, puff pastry, and Napoleon pie. Although the craftsmen are all from Shandong, the pastries they make are soft and not greasy, with just the right amount of sweetness, and are not inferior to French bakeries.

Outside Baorongzhai there is a stall selling perfumes that can repel mosquitoes and keep away filth. There are three scents, Libai and Feiqing, each with a different fragrance that is so intoxicating that one feels intoxicated.

Girls are born to like these things. Liu Zhiruo pulled her brother's arm and came here. She squatted on the ground and picked and chose for most of the day. Finally, she bought a few perfumes and left with satisfaction.

There was a Dechang Photo Studio on Shichang Hengjie. In those days, most people in Northeast China who wanted their university, middle school, and elementary school graduation photos or student records would go to Dechang.

When the brother and sister arrived here, they went in to take a few photos.

Going further to the South Garden, there is a wooden building with a small canteen on the upper floor that specializes in Western food.

After strolling around until noon, the brother and sister decided to take a break here and take the sister to taste some Western food.

On both sides of the entrance are Qinglinchun, one selling Fujian Province lacquer boxes and the other selling various scented teas. The tea here is no worse than that of Donghongji and Zhang Yiyuan.

With this I went up to the second floor.

Since today is the weekend, the customers are all male and female college students.

The western food here is quite affordable, 80 cents a plate, feel free to eat as much as you want. Otherwise, a plate of cream chestnut noodles or a cup of iced coffee is enough for couples to spend half a day.

As soon as the brother and sister came upstairs, they became the focus of the crowd. The two stood together, the man was tall and handsome, and the woman was pretty and charming.

Not only do they have outstanding looks, they also have charming temperaments, making it impossible to resist their charm.

Ignoring the prying eyes, the two found a seat by the window and sat down.

"Zhiruo, take a look at what you want to eat, just order it~"

Liu Zhiruo was already a sensible girl. She also knew that her brother had spent a lot of money today.

Pointing at the pile of things he bought, including food, drinks, and toys, he said with both heartache and worry:

"Brother, I'm not hungry. I've had enough this afternoon. Look, you bought so many things and spent a lot of money. How can I explain this to mom when I get home?"

Although Liu Zhiye didn't have a sister in his previous life, he had a smart and clever little girl.
The moment I saw my sister for the first time, I always felt that she was similar to the little cotton-padded jacket in my previous life; there was a bit of similarity between their eyebrows and eyes, and they were both equally lively and cute.

Maybe his precious daughter will grow up to look like this in another ten or eight years. What a pity~ He will never see her again, and the regret and pain in his heart are beyond words.

Therefore, at this moment, Liu Zhiye's eyes were full of affection, and he said:

"Don't worry about the money, just order whatever you want. If you really can't eat anymore, it's okay. We can pack it up and take it home to eat slowly~"

"I'll tell mom that all the money I spent was my brother's private money, hehe~"

……

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun sets in the west.

The two of them walked around the entire Dong'an Market and prepared to go home with their bags.

Liu Zhiye was riding his bike while joking with his sister behind him:
"Are you happy today?"

"When you have a holiday, I will take you out for a walk. We can go wherever you want~"

"Very happy...hahaha~"

……

And along the way, there was another sound of laughter as sweet as silver bells.

(End of this chapter)