There are really people who are planning to "try to sleep".

It is the director of the Museum of Ancient Art and Ingenuity.

Actually, if it weren't for Wu Duo's good sleep, he would have wanted to try it. Because this porcelain pillow does give him a very special feeling, which makes people feel very comfortable.

However, when Wu Duo heard this porcelain pillow, there was nothing abnormal, and what Luo Yuze said was not unreasonable, so Wu Duo didn't think about it anymore.

After Director Liu proposed to "try to sleep", Ge Liang readily agreed, saying that he would send it over tonight.

Before she knew it, time passed quickly, and before Ning Shuang could show her things, it was almost twelve o'clock.

Ning Yuanqi, as the organizer, proposed to eat first, but most of the people present insisted on reading Ning Shuang's things. Since this is the case, Ning Yuanqi nodded and told Ning Shuang to "hurry up".

What Ning Shuang took out was not porcelain.

"I came along, mainly to look at the good things, because I really didn't have anything to handle. Come to think of it, the seniors are used to seeing heavy weapons, so I'll take a gadget that is a little interesting. ”

What Ning Shuang took out was a bronze caliper.

At first glance, this thing looks a bit like a "simple" pistol.

The total length is about 15 centimeters, similar to the current vernier caliper, which consists of two parts: a fixed ruler and a movable ruler. When the ruler is retracted on one side, it resembles the handle of a pistol.

A guide groove is opened on the fixed ruler, and there is a ring handle between the movable ruler and the movable jaw. This ring handle resembles the retainer of a pistol trigger.

Of course, it was certainly not as precise and flexible as the current vernier calipers, but the fundamentals were consistent.

"Wang Mang?"

This is the first reaction of many people.

This bronze caliper is not novel, because its archaeological relics are very famous! But it is not novel, many people have not had the opportunity to get their hands on it before.

At present, there are several museums in China that have this kind of bronze caliper, for example, one of them was unearthed in Yangzhou, and the other two were collected through cultural relics. It is said that some private collectors also have them, but they have not made them public.

These bronze calipers are all identified as the period of Wang Mang's New Dynasty, so some people say that Wang Mang is one of the evidence of the traverser.

It's too ahead of its time.

Wang Mang did a lot of advanced things, in addition to bronze calipers, he also encouraged the invention of flying machines, also promoted the nationalization of land, and also engaged in the "state-owned enterprise" policy, and innovated the tax system······

Wu Duo has also seen a lot of claims that Wang Mang is a traverser, but at the moment, it is important to look at things.

Because the bronze caliper displayed by Ning Shuang is different from the one in the museum, the surface layer is not green rust, but the "advanced" form of black lacquer ancient - handed down from generation to generation.

There are many types of rust in ancient bronzes because of the different pits, the most common is green rust, in addition, there are red rust, black lacquer, and so on.

Black lacquer is a black rust layer, which is relatively uniform and moisturized. The cause of black lacquer is relatively complex, but it often has two important conditions, one is that the surface should be finely polished, and the other is that the environment should be dry.

At the same time, if the black lacquer ancient is handed down for a long time after being unearthed, the surface will be as bright as a mirror after being touched, and it is also called the ancient world. Some people will confuse black lacquer ancient with heirloom ancient times, because it is true that some black lacquer ancient times are brighter themselves, but there is one biggest difference between them, that is, the unearthed time is different.

Wu Duo tried this bronze caliper, and it was really something from Wang Mang's period, and the number of years since he heard it was very specific, after calculation, it was 9 A.D., that is, the first year of Wang Mang's establishment of a new dynasty!

There is also a little unexpected gain, because there is a later scratch on this bronze caliper, although this scratch was accidentally caused by the unearthed cleaning back then, but Wu Duo heard the number of years from the unearthed time!

It is estimated that it was unearthed in 1881, that is, in the late Qing Dynasty.

"Where did you get this thing from?" After figuring it out, Wu Duo took two steps back and came to Ning Shuang's side and asked. At this time, many people gathered around the round table to look at the bronze calipers, but Ning Shuang stood on the periphery.

Wu Duo was indeed curious. Because he had never even seen this thing in the museum, not to mention that unlike the green rust in the museum, it had been handed down for more than a hundred years after it was unearthed.

"Looking back, it's a mess. Ning Shuang smiled.

This is when Ning Shuang asked Wu Duo if he wanted to make a move on Xuandeguan's imitation of the daffodil basin, and if he wanted to give her priority, Wu Duo responded to Ning Shuang's original words.

When Wu Duo heard this, he smiled and went back.

In fact, Wu Duo also knew that Ning Shuang's interest in Xuandeguan's imitation of the narcissus basin should be because of her mentor Li Yiyan, and this thing is not impossible to sell, as long as the price is right.

At the same time, since this heirloom ancient bronze caliper, since it is so special, the origin may also be very complicated, and it is estimated that it will not be clear for a while.

This bronze caliper, when I saw it, everyone thought it was very interesting, and there was a lot of discussion in private, but in the end, there were not many comments in public.

Some should be the same category as the bronze calipers of Wang Mang's period found by archaeology, and some put aside the bronze calipers themselves and analyze the ancient ones separately, thinking that they have been unearthed for at least a hundred years. There were only two or three of them.

The time was a little late, so Ning Shuang didn't say much in the end, just said that it was obtained by chance, and it was good to be able to have fun with the seniors.

Afterwards, Ning Yuanqi said a few words briefly, and then beckoned everyone to go to the restaurant for dinner.

Lunch was a buffet, and Wu Duo and Luo Yuze went together. And when eating, Luo Yuze took the initiative to pull Wu to take the table of Ning Shuang and Ning Yuanqi.

Originally, it was a table for four people, but because the father and daughter were sitting together, others didn't bother, but Luo Yuze was very thick-skinned, and after finishing the meal with Wu Duo, he had to pull Wu Duo over.

"Isn't it okay?" Wu Duo pushed.

"What's wrong! Let's go!" Luo Yuze held the dinner plate in one hand and grabbed Wu Duo's arm with the other. It didn't look good to pull and pull in the restaurant, Wu Duo said, "You let go, I'll just go over." ”

"Uncle Ning, let's come over and get out of the way, right?" Walking to the dining table, Luo Yuze said politely.

"Aren't you the one I brought here?" Ning Yuanqi responded, "But Xiao Wu doesn't want to come over, you still have to pull someone." ”

"No, no, I'm afraid of disturbing you to talk about home. Wu Duo explained.

"The words of the family are spoken at home. Ning Yuanqi smiled slightly, "Sit down." ”

Ning Shuang didn't speak, but gave Wu Duobao a friendly smile.

"Sister, no, Teacher Shuang, can you tell me where this ancient bronze caliper came from?"

"Teacher Ze, do you understand?" Ning Shuang asked rhetorically.

"I don't understand, don't you still have to take the teacher?!" Luo Yuze stretched out his hand to carry Wu Duo.