The man's name is Liu Huamin and he lives in Pingxiang, Jiangxi. One day eight years ago, while picking up scrap on the street, he stumbled upon a blue and white porcelain pot, hidden in a pile of rags. Not long after he brought this basin home, a middle-aged man came to inquire and said that he was willing to pay 600,000 yuan to buy it.
Liu Huamin is approaching the age of 80 and should be enjoying his old age, but he is still picking up waste on the streets.
In addition to his three sons, Liu Huamin also has a daughter named Liu Mei. Although Liu Mei's filial piety to her father far exceeded that of her three brothers, she was able to give Liu Huamin limited help because she married away from home.
The inaction of her three brothers made her feel angry and helpless, and she could only do her best to help her father. Although her husband's family was not very wealthy, she was able to at least ensure that her father would not go hungry. However, she also felt deeply inadequate.
Eight years ago, when Liu Huamin was picking up waste on the street, he stumbled upon a well-packaged box in the trash. When I opened it, there was a basketball-sized blue and white porcelain pot inside.
Liu Huamin picked up this porcelain basin, observed it carefully, and found that it was extremely exquisite and flawless.
Are rich people so extravagant? It's a shame that such a beautiful porcelain basin was discarded! Liu Huamin felt sorry.
Although he didn't know why someone would throw away such a beautiful porcelain pot, he felt that it would be a shame to throw it away. So, he decided to take the porcelain basin home with him.
After returning home, Liu Huamin found that the house had been cleaned, and the floor had even been mopped. He knew that it was his daughter who had returned, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Huamin entered the door, he saw a young woman coming out of the bathroom with a basin of clothes.
When the woman saw him coming back, she hurriedly put down the basin and trotted over and said, "Dad, where have you been?" I can't even find you when I come back. ”
Liu Huamin smiled and said, "I'll go out for a while, Xiaomei, why don't you give me a **?" ”
This woman is Liu Huamin's youngest daughter Liu Mei.
Liu Mei saw the sack in Liu Huamin's hand, and did not answer directly, but said with some displeasure: "Dad, how many times have I told you, don't pick up waste anymore." You're so old and you have inconvenient legs, what if something happens? ”
My conditions are not very good, but they are not so bad that you will not starve. ”
Liu Mei saw that her father insisted on going his own way, and she was angry and helpless. Liu Huamin is almost eighty years old, and if something happens outside, it will be too late to regret it.
Liu Huamin smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm bored to stay at home every day, and it's okay to go out for a walk." ”
Besides, I can't always let you pay for me! It has not been easy for you all these years, it is I who has delayed you. ”
Liu Mei sighed and said, "What are you delaying, I didn't listen to your advice and married away at the beginning, and now I regret it!" How much can you eat alone? I can still afford this money, but there are too many things at home, and I can't go back a few times a year. ”
After marrying far away, Liu Mei still regretted it a little. Now that the three brothers are ignoring it, she is also more than willing to do it.
Liu Huamin waved his hand and said, "Since you are married, let's live a good life." Don't regret it anymore, although your brothers live close, it's useless, and I'm already very satisfied with your heart! ”
Liu Mei shook her head helplessly: "Don't talk about this, I called you ** when I came, but your mobile phone seems to be down!" I'll pay you some phone bills later, I just mopped the floor, don't even mention this bag to come in. ”
Go rest first, I'll clean up. ”
Liu Huamin carried a burlap bag stained with mud and water, which contained some plastic bottles and paper shells. Liu Mei was worried that the burlap bag would stain the floor, so she took the initiative to take the bag and asked Liu Huamin to rest first.
Liu Huamin saw Liu Mei packing up her things in a chic manner, and hurriedly reminded: "Xiaomei, pay attention, there is a porcelain basin in the bag, don't break it." ”
Porcelain basins? What porcelain basin? Liu Mei was stunned, opened the bag and looked, and sure enough, she found a porcelain basin inside. She asked suspiciously, "Dad, why did you pick this up?" ”
There was actually a porcelain basin in the burlap bag. This porcelain basin doesn't look small, it's bigger than a regular soup bowl, but it's not deep enough.
Liu Mei asked suspiciously, "What are you going to do when you pick it up?" ”
Liu Huamin replied with a smile: "The style of this porcelain basin is very good, very beautiful. I'm going to use it as a soup bowl. ”
Soup? That's too big, isn't it? Don't pick them up next time! Tell me directly what is needed and who knows what this thing was used for before. ”
Liu Mei said as she took out the porcelain basin from the bag. When she held it in her hand, she noticed that this porcelain basin seemed to be somewhat unusual.
She also has some porcelain pots for soup in her home, but this one is different.
This porcelain basin has a delicate texture and a glazed surface that looks like it has been coated with wax, which is very gorgeous. In particular, the cracks on the edge of the basin mouth look like they are cracked, but they feel very smooth.
There are also some beautiful blue patterns carved on the bottom of the pot, which is very gorgeous.
What is it? When Liu Mei looked at the bottom of the pelvis, she suddenly found that there were several big characters engraved on it. After careful identification, she recognized several of the words as "Jiajing system".
Liu Mei said to Liu Huamin: "Dad, look, there are still words on the bottom of the pelvis!" What era is 'Jiajing'? ”
Liu Huamin was stunned for a moment and replied: "'Jiajing' seems to be a year name of the Ming Dynasty, how can it appear here?" ”
Liu Mei nodded: "Yes!" Ming Dynasty, isn't this an antique? ”
Antique? No way! Liu Huamin shook his head, "I picked up this porcelain basin in the garbage heap, how can it be an antique?" If it's an antique, who would want to throw it away? ”
Liu Mei thought for a moment and then said softly: "It's possible, maybe someone missed it." Uncle Zhao Dong at the entrance of the village has always liked to collect such antiquities, after all, he was a history teacher before. You might as well take it to him and see it, if it's true, maybe you can sell it for a good price. ”
Liu Huamin thought about it for a while and said, "Another day!" Xiao Jiang just bought a house recently, you see that Uncle Zhao Dong may not be at home now, wait for him to come back. ”
Their village is not far from the city, and the young people in the village will go to the city to buy a house when they have money. Uncle Zhao Dong's family conditions are good, and both sons have bought houses in the city, and they are very filial and will regularly pick him up to live in the city for a few days.
Liu Mei just mentioned it in passing, but Liu Huamin remembered it.
A few days later, he saw that Zhao Dong was back, so he came to visit with a porcelain basin. He was desperate to know if the porcelain basin was an antique.
Zhao Dong is very popular, and not long after he came back, many villagers came to him for tea and chess. Seeing Liu Huamin's visit, Zhao Dong hurriedly got up and said, "Brother Huamin, why are you here?" ”
Liu Huamin was more than ten years older than him, so Zhao Dong naturally didn't dare to sit on it, so he hurriedly got up and gave up his seat.
Liu Huamin waved his hand and said with a smile: "You all sit, I'll just come over and take a look." ”
Some of the villagers present were indifferent, while others were indifferent.
Although Liu Huamin is old, sometimes age is not the most important, the key is personal conditions. His conditions were not good, and his three sons were not filial, and although the villagers were sympathetic to him, there were also some people who looked down on him.
As the saying goes, "When you are young, you look at your parents, and when you are old, you look at your children." "When you were a child, others treated you well based on your parents' face, and when you got old, others looked at your children's performance. Although Liu Huamin has three sons, they are not filial, so even if Liu Huamin is very good in the village, there will still be people who look down on him.
Zhao Dong is a literate person with a good family background, he does not hold this prejudice, but sympathizes with Liu Huamin.
He raised three sons, but he did not receive filial piety, not because he was not right, but because he was too honest.
As a fellow villager, they naturally knew about Liu Huamin's family situation, and when they saw him holding something in his hand, they asked with a smile: "Brother Huamin, what are you mentioning?" ”
Liu Huamin originally wanted to ask Zhao Dong to help with the identification, but seeing that everyone took the initiative to ask, he also said without hesitation: "I found a porcelain basin at home, and I know that Zhao Dong is well-informed, so I want you to help me see if it is a real antique." ”
Liu Huamin did not mention that it was picked up, and there are some things that don't need to be said explicitly, so as not to get into trouble.
Anyway, except for Liu Mei, no one knew that he picked it up.
Antique? "Found it at home? ”
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and a few of them were even surprised.
Zhao Dong smiled: "So that's the case!" Then I'll take a look. ”
It's just a gesture, Brother Huamin, you take it out and I'll take a look. ”
Liu Huamin nodded, put the bag on the ground, took out the porcelain basin he had picked up before, and carefully placed it on the table.
The others were also a little surprised when they saw that Liu Huamin really took out a porcelain basin, but they didn't expect what he said to be true.
Zhao Dong picked up the porcelain basin and observed it carefully for a few minutes, then put it down, turned his head and asked Liu Huamin: "Where did this porcelain basin come from?" ”
Liu Huamin said with a natural face: "I found it in the cellar a few days ago." At first, I thought it was used by my ancestors to hold kimchi, but then I heard my niece Xiaomei say that it might be an antique, so I brought it over for you to see. ”
Zhao Dong nodded: "This porcelain basin is indeed an antique, have you seen it, there is a payment from the Jiajing period on it, it should be a treasure of Jun kiln, it should be true." ”
Zhao Dong's words surprised the people present.
Someone asked: "Lao Dong, are you sure?" ”
Zhao Dong said with a smile: "Although I am not a professional appraiser, I have traveled to many places with my master over the years and seen a lot of antiquities, so I still have some vision." ”
Another asked, "Is this thing worth anything?" ”
Zhao Dong thought for a while: "The value of antiques varies from person to person, for some people, this thing may be just an ordinary artifact, but for collectors, it is very precious. ”
How much can it be sold for? "Can you give me an estimate?" ”
Liu Huamin also asked: "Can you sell it for a thousand yuan?" ”
Zhao Dong said with a smile: "I don't know the specific value, but I estimate that this thing can be sold for at least more than 500,000 yuan, and less than this number is a loss." ”
Half a million? The eyes of everyone present widened.
They didn't expect the porcelain basin in Liu Huamin's hand to have such a high value. Hearing Zhao Dong's valuation, everyone looked at Liu Huamin with envy, 500,000!
With this money, you won't have to worry about money in the future!
The news of Liu Huamin's appraisal soon spread throughout the village. At first, some people were skeptical and didn't believe that Liu Huamin would have such good luck, but it didn't take long for a boss who drove a luxury car to find Liu Huamin and was willing to pay 600,000 yuan to buy it after seeing the porcelain basin.
This price is 100,000 yuan higher than Zhao Dong's estimate.
Liu Huamin was originally going to sell the porcelain pot, but when he was about to trade, his three sons came to the door and asked for the porcelain pot, and said they would not buy it unless the price was increased.
The transaction was blocked, and the person was unwilling to bid again, so he just left!
Liu Huamin's three sons don't care, they believe that someone will always buy it, as long as they get the porcelain pot, it is up to them to decide how much to shout!
The three sons couldn't fight, but fortunately Liu Mei came out to stop it, otherwise they might have argued!
The three brothers did not give in to each other, and Liu Mei could only invite the village chief and elders to make decisions on the ownership of the porcelain pot.
Since the three brothers all want it, they need to pay the corresponding price.
Plan 1: "The money from the sale of antiques belongs to Liu Huamin personally, and if someone wants it alone, he must be supported." ”
Plan 2: "The things belong to Liu Mei, and Liu Mei supports Liu Huamin." ”
Plan 3: "The three brothers support together, if it is not divided equally, whoever supports it wholeheartedly will have the money alone." ”
The three brothers all wanted it and were unwilling to give up, and the first two options were directly ruled out. Since everyone is not willing to give in, let's play fair.
Liu Mei was excluded because she had already married outside. Her three brothers didn't want her to get a piece of the pie, and when Liu Huamin saw the decision of his three sons, he immediately expressed his unwillingness to go to their house to live, or the three families would take turns to live for half a year.
The things were in Liu Huamin's hands, and the three brothers didn't dare to rob them openly, so they could only agree to this request.
In order to prevent his three sons from snatching the porcelain basin, Liu Huamin made a rule in front of everyone that no one could take it unless he waited until he was a hundred years old, otherwise he would not get a penny, and all the money would go to Liu Mei.
The three brothers were very guarded against this, distrusting each other, fearing that the other would secretly take the porcelain basin.
With the porcelain pot, Liu Huamin's life has changed completely, and his life in his later years is no longer so poor.
Time flies, eight years have passed.
Half a year ago, Liu Huamin passed away, and after the three brothers finished the funeral, they finally got the porcelain basin. However, when they wanted to sell it, they found that the antique dealer told them that although the porcelain pot was genuine, it was only worth more than a thousand dollars.
The three brothers were dumbfounded when they heard this price.