After having dinner with his father, Meng Zitao went back to his room, and couldn't wait to take out the box and take a closer look.

Soon, Meng Zitao discovered the mystery of the box, it turned out that the inside of the box was obviously much higher than the real bottom of the box, and it was no surprise that the thing should be placed in the bottom of the mezzanine.

Next, it was to take things out, but what made Meng Zitao puzzled was that there were no gaps on the surface or inside of the box.

Seeing this, Meng Zitao muttered, "This won't be for me to open the box, right?"

Meng Zitao thought about it, and abandoned this idea, if there were one or two thousand things in it, he might do it, but two thousand, then forget it.

What if the contents have already been taken? What if it's just a prank?

Therefore, unless it is a last resort, Mencius will definitely not use violent means.

After thinking about it, Meng Zitao still felt that there should be some clues. Then he looked at it carefully, this time simply touching it from the outside to the inside, little by little. As a result, as soon as his finger touched the bottom of the box, he noticed something unusual. The smoothness of the bottom of the box does not look like it was formed naturally at all.

Discovering this, Meng Zitao observed it again and found that it looked exactly the same as the real Huanghuali, if it weren't for the feeling of his hand and not lying, he would have felt that he was hallucinating.

So, Meng Zitao hurriedly went to get a strong flashlight, only to find that the bottom was coated with a layer of paint or something, which made him wonder, and said in his heart, some of the techniques of the ancients are really powerful, but unfortunately, many have been lost.

Discovering this, Meng Zitao was still a little hesitant, for fear that he would not find this layer of substance. But after a while, he laughed at himself, how could he be so forward-looking, like himself, no matter what, he could find a reason, so when would he be able to take things out?

Thinking so, Meng Zitao went to get tools to remove this layer of substance, but found that it was easy to hurt the wood, he thought about it, there seemed to be some paint removers at home, so he was ready to give it a try.

After using a little paint remover, he found that it really worked, so Meng Zitao carefully removed it little by little, and after half an hour of busy work, the layer of things was finally removed.

Then he began to look closely again, and in a few moments, in the middle of the bottom of the box, he found a gap that was probably thinner than a human hair.

Meng Zitao hurriedly took out a suitable tool, opened it along the gap, and only heard a "click", and a wooden board a little smaller than a slap jumped up.

Meng Zitao was overjoyed, and hurriedly picked up the wooden board, and what caught his eye was a folded piece of paper, as well as half a jade pendant, and some things that seemed to be wood powder, not surprisingly, these powders should play a role in preventing moisture.

Seeing this, Meng Zitao hurriedly put on his gloves and took out the paper, which made him feel a little surprised that this paper was not made of, it was tougher than ordinary paper, and thinner than kraft paper, which he had never seen before.

After studying the paper a little, Meng Zitao opened it, and when he saw the contents of the paper, his face immediately appeared stunned,

I saw that the paper was actually drawn a very sloppy sketch, the mountain does not look like a mountain, the water does not look like water, this painter really does not dare to compliment, even some kindergarten children, are better than the author's drawing.

The key is not good, and there is not even a text message, which makes Meng Zitao slander, this can't really be a prank made by someone as he thought before, right?

After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Zitao didn't understand what the content on this piece of paper meant, he shook his head, and simply didn't want to think about it, so he took out the half of the jade pendant and observed.

This jade pendant is carved from green and white jade, the material is not very good, because there is only half a piece, only it can be seen that it is the shape of a dragon's head, and the image of the dragon is very similar to the style of the Han Dynasty.

However, there is nothing surprising about this, because if he is not mistaken, this should be made in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, when under the influence of Qianlong, many jade carvings have the shadow of the Han Dynasty.

It's just that what makes Meng Zitao feel strange is that the carving of this jade pendant is very exquisite, it should not be carved by ordinary craftsmen, and this jade pendant should have been broken by someone from the point of view of the fracture, why is this?

A picture that I don't know what it is, a jade pendant with exquisite carving and poor jade quality, but it has been artificially damaged, made countless question marks rise in Mencius's mind.

What the hell is this? Is it a treasure map? But as it looks like this, who knows where the treasure is hidden, not even a clue. Or is it necessary to collect the remaining jade pendants before clues will appear?

After thinking for a while, Meng Zitao put aside all the questions in his mind and didn't think about it anymore, because even if he thought that the world was so big, where would he go to find out the remaining jade pendant fragments? Besides, so long time has passed, who knows if the remaining jade pendant has returned to dust and dust.

Therefore, if you want to collect all the jade pendants, you have to have the luck of going against the sky. Maybe when your luck rises to that high, it's still possible, but now, forget it.

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In the next few days, Meng Zitao's life was very dull, spending a little time every day on boxing practice and learning antique appreciation, and the rest of the time he went to the antique street to talk with Wang Zhixuan and a few friends, and it was also comfortable.

During this period, Meng Zitao also met Xue Wenguang a few times, and Xue Wenguang didn't say anything other than seeing him look a little unkind. This made Meng Zitao breathe a sigh of relief, for him, the later the other party found out that there was something wrong with the statue, the better it would be for him.

In a blink of an eye, it was Sunday again, and on this day, Mencius Tao got up early in the morning and got up just after twelve o'clock in the morning, because today there is a ghost market in Ling City four times a year.

As mentioned above, although the antique market in Lingshi is not large, although the sparrows are small, they are full of organs, and even the ghost market that is generally only found in big cities has it.

However, because of the small size of the place, there are only four times a year, and the time is set on the first Sunday of March, June, September and December every year.

At this time, for the antique lovers of the Ling City, it is like a festival, as long as it is okay, those who can get up are rushed to the antique market early in the morning to Taobao.

Meng Zitao washed up, ate a little to fill his stomach, and when he was ready, he went out and rode his bicycle to the antique street.

When the ghost market came into existence and how it came about, no one knows now.

There are such sayings and some sayings, but roughly speaking, in the past, there were large families who were ruined, and the family would exchange some of their belongings for money, and if they went to the pawnshop, they were afraid that others would laugh at them, so they secretly sold them in the dark.

In addition, there are those who are poor, or those who pick up garbage, steal chickens and dogs. These people's things are generally not on the table, or they come from the wrong way, and it is inconvenient to sell them during the day, so they are also sold in the ghost market.

In addition, the places where these things were sold in the past were all in the wilderness, and each stall was lit with a kerosene lamp, candles, soybean oil lamps and so on. Looking from afar, the lights and shadows flickered, and there were people who bought and sold activities, and it seemed that the shadows were sufficient, and the uninformed people were startled.

In this way, as time went by, people who loved nicknames gave such a market the name "ghost market".

Now, the ghost market has also undergone a lot of changes, it has become an antique and thrift market, and you can also set up stalls during the day, but some things are still inherited, such as the ghost market where dragons and snakes are mixed, and there is not much change.

Due to the early arrival, when Meng Zitao came to the antique street, most of the vendors had just begun to sell, but many customers had already come, and many of them were ready to exchange for good things.

There's no way, antique Taobao, it's just about paying attention to a first strike, if you don't come early, your turn can only be some leftovers.

After Meng Zitao walked into the antique street, he was also like everyone else, and he was busy shopping around the stalls, but he didn't meet anything he was satisfied with.

In fact, this is normal, although there are a lot of good things in the ghost market, but it is also relatively speaking, if it is really a good thing that can be seen at a glance, there are many channels for sale, so why sell it in the ghost market.

And like playing the market, the water in it is very deep, and if you really want to talk about it, the water in the ghost market is even deeper.

The reason, I believe everyone knows the origin of the ghost market, and it is not difficult to guess, there are a mixture of dragons and snakes here, and some people are even tomb robbers, and there are many ruthless people among these people. Therefore, in the ghost market Taobao, people who know how to do it are generally cautious, even if they find something they like, they have to confirm it again and again before they will inquire.

Meng Zitao looked at the things on the stalls, and sighed slightly in his heart.

Due to the popularity of TV station treasure appreciation programs and the development of the Internet, countless stories of picking up leaks and getting rich have turned out, making the antique market unprecedentedly prosperous, but this has also led to fewer and fewer good things in the antique market.

For example, the goods in the ghost market, Meng Zitao, who just entered the industry four years ago, can often see things that make him excited, and the next year will not be as good as a year. This year, even Meng Zitao, who has just entered the industry, estimates that he can't see a few things that can catch his eye.

Walking to the fourth stall, Meng Zitao finally saw a decent thing, an ivory carved floral folding fan.

Ivory, because it is a prohibited item, will be subject to some restrictions on the market, but generally as long as the ivory products before the 90s can be sold, but the formal place also needs to be proven. In addition, this kind of thing can no longer be auctioned, and the price will of course be affected somewhat.