Mencius carefully observed the shape, ornamentation and other features of this elephant, and at first he did not see anything wrong with this bronze. But just as Shu Ze was worried, he didn't know what he could do about bronze, so he immediately used his ability.

Seeing that Meng Zitao had been observing the elephant for twenty or thirty minutes, and had no intention of letting go, Ergou couldn't wait a little and muttered: "When do you see it, it's almost dark." ”

Shu Ze glared at him: "You think this thing is tens of millions of things, don't look carefully, if something goes wrong, you are responsible?"

Ergou smiled: "Shu Shao, this thing is an old object that has been opened to the next generation, and it has been inherited in an orderly manner, if you need it, I can take you to meet the owner." I can say that this thing pays 10 for a fake. ”

Hearing Ergou's words, Shu Ze suddenly believed a little in his heart. People like Ergou are very shrewd when it comes to money, and even if they are one percent unsure, they will not be able to say such things.

But in this case, it doesn't match his original plan, is it going to be useless today?

At this time, Meng Zitao raised his head and said jokingly: "This is what you said, don't regret it if you fake it for a while." ”

"Huh?" Shu Ze and Ergou were all stunned and looked towards Meng Zitao.

"Zitao, is there really something wrong with this thing?" Shu Ze asked, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, since Meng Zitao said so, he must be sure, it seems that this thing should be able to be done today.

Before Meng Zitao could speak, the second dog next to him was a little anxious, and muttered loudly: "What do you say is wrong! Look at this bag of pulp so naturally, you can know at a glance that it is not made, how can there be a problem with such a thing!"

Fortunately, he has not lost his mind yet, and knows that Shu Ze is still present, if Meng Zitao is alone, he will definitely say that Meng Zitao has a problem with his eyesight, and it is possible to blast Meng Zitao out.

Meng Zitao sneered: "Has someone been poked in the sore spot and is in a hurry?"

Seeing Shu Ze squinting at himself, the decibel of Ergou's speech also dropped: "Who is in a hurry, you say that there is a problem with it, then how do you explain that this pulp is so natural?

Meng Zitao laughed: "You don't think that people nowadays will make fakes, right? This is an old imitation, what is so strange about having such a pulp." ”

Shu Ze immediately reacted: "By the way, I almost forgot that a large number of imitations were made in this bronze in the Song Dynasty." ”

"Yes. ”

Meng Zitao nodded: "During the two Song dynasties, a large number of Shang and Zhou bronzes were unearthed, and during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, because Huizong of the Song Dynasty loved bronzes, he imitated a large number of bronzes based on the three generations of real artifacts. ”

"In addition, the Song Dynasty was an era of 'lush literature', and the atmosphere of academic research was strong. Through the study of the excavated objects, the Tu doctors deeply felt the errors in the catalogue of the "Three Rites Map", and wanted to wash away the conjectures of the Confucians of the Han and Tang dynasties about the ancient ritual making and music, so they imitated the unearthed bronze vessels, so that the temples were full of imitation ritual vessels at that time. ”

"Although most of these imitation bronzes lack spirit and lack creativity, they are finely cast, and it is rare to pass them down to the present. And this elephant, I think it's probably from that period. ”

Ergou said: "I will say this too, but how can you prove what you said?"

Meng Zitao said: "It's very simple, the imitation bronzes of the Song Dynasty court appear thick and heavy, but the copper is rough and dark, there is no bright base, and there is only one layer of hard rust, which looks thin. ”

Speaking of this, he turned the elephant statue over, pointed to the bottom, and said: "Take a look, is this the case? Besides, if it is a genuine product of Shang and Zhou, why can't there be no traces of unearthing, could it be that it has been handed down from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty to the present, isn't that a joke?"

Looking at the two dogs who were a little dumbfounded, Meng Zitao pointed to the ornament on the elephant again, and said: "In addition, when it comes to the issue of ornamental charm, you look at this cloud and thunder pattern again, it looks a bit like a real weapon, but if you look closely, it is too rigid and does not have the vitality of a real weapon." ”

When Ergou heard this, he immediately retorted: "Why is it rigid, I think it's very lively." ”

Meng Zitao snorted coldly: "The cloud and thunder pattern is a typical ornament on the bronze, and the basic feature is that it is purchased with continuous 'Hui' character lines. ”

"The cloud and thunder patterns on the real bronzes, the cloud patterns are round, the thunder patterns are square, the explanation is very clear, and it is not rigid. But when it comes to this artifact, the cloud and thunder patterns are regular and neatly arranged, just like our current students play squares when doing homework, which is obviously impossible in terms of authenticity. ”

This shows that the makers only understood a part of the ancient bronzes, but did not understand all of them, and did not study the characteristics of the bronze ornaments well. The emperor probably wouldn't like something like this, but if it was made by the court, maybe it would have been disposed of as a defective product in the first place and spread to the people. ”

Shu Ze said with a smile: "Yes, it may be because of this reason that this thing can be preserved so well." ”

Meng Zitao saw that Ergou was still a little unwilling, and said: "If you want to confirm it, it's simple, there are pictures of cloud and thunder patterns on the Internet, don't you know if you compare them." ”

"Don't bother. As he spoke, Shu Ze took out his mobile phone, opened the web and searched: "Look, this is the real cloud and thunder pattern, and I don't know what the palm master you invited looks like." ”

Ergou looked at the picture displayed on his phone stupidly, and after a while, his forehead was full of fine beads of sweat.

"Okay, Ergou, let's talk about it, how should we calculate this account?" Shu Ze sat down, cocked Erlang's legs, and looked at Ergou with a smile.

Ergou "grunted", swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a smile: "Shu Shao, haven't you bought it yet?"

"Oh, you mean you're going to fool me?" Shu Ze said lightly.

Ergou was silent for a moment, and said with some humility: "Shu Shao, to tell you the truth, even if you kill me, I won't be able to come up with so much money." ”

Shu Ze smiled coldly: "Then you spoke so happily just now, could it be that you said that you should fart?"

Ergou smiled bitterly: "Who knew those guys were so unreliable." ”

Shu Ze said, "Hey, that's your business, I don't care. ”

"This ......" Ergou hesitated for a moment: "Shu Shao, can you tell me what you think, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely do it." ”

Shu Ze smiled: "My conditions are also simple, you take us to the place where we put our things to have a look, pick a few things, and this matter is over." ”

"Okay, no problem!" Ergou agreed in a hurry.

This made Shu Ze stunned, why did Ergou agree so happily, this is not at all the same as his original idea!

Seeing the surprised look on Shu Ze's face, Ergou laughed secretly, pointed to the door, and said, "Shu Shao, didn't you see the word 'demolition' at the door?"

Shu Ze suddenly realized, since this place is going to be demolished, the two dogs must have to change places, and some important things are likely to have been moved out, since this is the case, there will be no problem with letting him in?

Thinking of this, Shu Ze suddenly felt a little anxious, waved his hand and said, "It's not too early, lead the way!"

"Okay, okay!"

Ergou nodded again and again, went to close the door first, and then led the two into the back room. Then, I saw him walk to a tall wooden closet, and when he opened it, he pulled the clothes aside, and I don't know where he pressed it, but I heard a "whoosh" sound, revealing an entrance that was about a little larger than an adult.

"Shu Shao, I'll go in first, just follow in. ”

As he spoke, Ergou pressed the switch on the light, and a dim light lit up, and then walked into the entrance.

"I'll go in first. Meng Zitao smiled, and without waiting for Shu Ze to speak, he took the lead and walked in.

Shu Ze shook his head with a smile and followed.

On the other side of the entrance, there is a somewhat narrow staircase, go down the stairs, and after walking for a while, you will reach the bottom, which is a basement of more than 40 square meters.

Meng Zitao sniffed the smell, and there was only a faint smell, indicating that there were often people tidying up here and ventilating it frequently. Then he looked around, and although the light was dim, with his current eyesight, he could see more clearly.

I saw that there were many shelves around, but most of the shelves were empty, only some antiques were sporadically placed, estimated to be less than one-tenth of the original, probably because of the imminent demolition here, many things have been moved.

Ergou said with a smile: "Shu Shao, you can take a look first, if there is any problem, just call me." ”

"Hmm!" Shu Ze nodded, and said to Meng Zitao: "Zitao, you can also take a look." ”

"Okay......

After saying that, Meng Zitao walked to the right, ready to start looking from there.

After looking at a few pieces in a row, Meng Zitao found that the rest of the things were indeed of relatively low value, and among the few pieces he had seen, the highest value was only less than 100,000, which was still the market price, if it was sold to Shu Ze, it would be thankful that one third of it could be, and it was no wonder that Ergou didn't take it out.

However, things at this price point are more attractive to him, but unfortunately he is now playing the role of a palm master, and he is actually not very familiar with Shu Ze, so it is not easy to open his mouth.

"It's already good to pick up a leak today, and I know Shu Ze again, what is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Meng Zitao laughed at himself, then picked up a blue and white plum vase and looked at it.

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