The Liulichang mentioned by Ma Weidou is a place where intellectuals are concentrated. From the early years of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, it was a place that literati yearned for. There are many stories in Liulichang, and now Ma Weidou is familiar with them. For example, when Ma Weidou talks about the rule of law, when he talks about Liulichang, he always talks about rags. In fact, this "rag" really has some origins. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China in the last century, there was an antique lover wandering around in Liulichang. In that war-torn era, cultural relics were greatly depreciated. Therefore, if you want to eat enough, you have to sell cultural relics cheaply.
So, there is such a source. Cultural relics lovers took a fancy to that rag, and the owner didn't want to sell it at first. However, in those days, buying a steamed bread was better than leaving a rag. After all, having a full stomach is the eternal theme of people. After they met, they watched it for a long time and then asked the price. According to Ma Weidou, when you ask the price, it means you want it, and it's hard to go back on your word. Therefore, the verbal communication between buyers and sellers is wonderful. The shopkeeper asked for ten yuan, but the buyer thought it was expensive. He didn't say that much, made a small plan, turned around and left.
When the owner saw that the buyer was leaving, he felt that the fake goods in his hand were not a problem, and he agreed to the price in 5 yuan with one bite of his teeth and one stamp of his foot. So, the buyer left happily with a rag, which is Wang Xizhi's famous "Sunny Post in the Snow". At that time, the possibility of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy encountering authentic works was almost zero. So, this is completely false. Based on the perspective of collection, Ma Weidou thinks that the paper calligraphy works before Sui and Tang Dynasties are difficult to be handed down from generation to generation, and the preservation period of paper will not be so long.
Moreover, Wang Xizhi's works, natural disasters and man-made disasters are basically lost. It's not Wang Xizhi's original work, but a copy of the Song people. For Wang Xizhi, this is not his original, but naturally a fake; For future generations, although this calligraphy work is a fake, it belongs to the top grade of the fake and is closer to the charm of Wang Xizhi. In any case, this calligraphy work reappeared in the rivers and lakes after 63 years and was sold for 308 million yuan. The buyer is Liu Yiqian. The key point is that there are only 28 words in these four lines, and one word is astronomical figures.
No one could have imagined that a rag bought at Liulichang for 5 yuan that year actually sold for 308 million yuan 63 years later. The point is that it is still fake. Everything in the world is unpredictable, especially when it is missing. Ma Weidou always talks about it and looks at it with envy. In fact, Ma Weidou didn't have to envy others, so he left more than one good thing. Really good things, then Ma Weidou won't show it to others. This is Ma Weidou's shrewdness. He is good at hiding his true strength.