Chapter 51: Tomb Robbers
At noon in the summer of Dongcheng, the sun seems to be scorching the entire land of Dongcheng.
At such a point in time, the people in the antique street are becoming more and more scarce, and most of the people are sitting in the shop drinking tea and chatting.
And those who come to appreciate the treasure and ship it are gradually decreasing.
I saw Zhao Ming and Master Wang sitting there, Zhao Ming listened to Master Wang tell the story that made Zhao Ming amazed.
"Ancient sword, whose tomb did this little thief rob, how could he still pour out the ancient sword!" Zhao Ming was amazed, and his voice involuntarily raised.
Master Wang hurriedly covered Zhao Ming's mouth.
"You kid, do you want these dusty past events to send the two of us in?" Master Wang quickly looked around, fortunately, there were fewer and fewer people in the antique street, and then Master Wang came back to his senses and continued.
"At that time, the owner of the shop was also surprised, and I, who was an apprentice, could only watch from the sidelines. The little thief didn't seem to have seen the world, and he only needed a thousand yuan for the ancient sword at that time. "When Master Wang looks back on it now, he still feels a little pity.
"If it's a thousand yuan, won't that boss of yours make a lot of money?" Zhao Ming's face was full of envy, it was Gu Jian's, if it was sent abroad, I don't know what astronomical amount it would be auctioned off.
"Isn't that what he said, but at that time, the boss saw that it was an ancient sword, and he knew that if this thing was caught, it would be a capital crime. And even if our boss accepted it at the time, he couldn't change it, this thing was like a hot potato. Master Wang sighed, and it seems that Master Wang still regrets the ancient sword.
"What happened to the old sword? Zhao Ming asked expectantly.
"The little thief's background is also quite pitiful, our boss at the time was also a kind person, seeing that the little thief's situation was more difficult, he gave her some money to live on. Master Wang took another sip of tea.
"Our boss then handed over this ancient sword to the Cultural Relics Bureau in Dongcheng at that time, and the Cultural Relics Bureau saw this ancient sword and asked our boss where this ancient sword came from. Of course, our boss couldn't betray the little thief, so he said that he picked it up in front of his shop. Master Wang and Zhao Ming both laughed.
It is no wonder that tomb robbery was particularly rampant in the environment at that time, but the state did not pay attention to it at that time, so the Cultural Relics Bureau had no way to manage it.
For this kind of thing, if they are caught, it can only mean that they are unlucky, but more often than not, these tomb robbers are safe and sound, and they escape.
In today's situation, someone actually took the initiative to send the newly unearthed cultural relics, and the people from the Cultural Relics Bureau snickered before it was too late, where would they trace the origin of this ancient sword?
You know, there were a lot of tomb robbers at that time, and if their Cultural Relics Bureau wanted to arrest people, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Master Wang, your boss is also a kind person. Zhao Ming couldn't help but sigh, because in that era, people's lives were as worthless as ants, where would anyone give alms.
"That's what I'm saying, so he really can't be ruthless when talking about people, and he must also understand some human warmth and warmth in a timely manner. Master Wang began to preach again, if it was someone else, Zhao Ming would have been impatient for a long time, but it was Master Wang in front of him.
Zhao Ming still has great respect for Master Wang.
"Is there anyone......" Just as the two of them were talking and laughing, a man in a sportswear suddenly came in at the door.
"Hello boss. Is there anything wrong?" Zhao Ming's eyes were quick, and he quickly stood up and greeted the guests.
"I discussed it with your boss yesterday, and I'm here to appreciate the treasure today. I saw that the man in sportswear patted the backpack in his hand, then blinked, looked at Zhao Ming and said.
This man looks like he is in his early 30s, Zhao Ming saw him, patted his backpack, and remembered the person Sun Qing mentioned to him when he was at work to unearth goods.
"Our boss has explained it. Wait a minute, I'm going to get our boss out. After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he walked to the office and called Sun Qing out.
Sun Qing shook hands with the man in sportswear and sat down.
"Mr. Chen, I probably know everything about your situation, so we have also prepared the best treasure connoisseur to help you identify the treasure, if the thing is suitable, we Babao Zhai will definitely do our best to accept your thing. Sun Qing said enough polite words, and the implication of these words was that we were not short of money.
When Zhao Ming saw Sun Qing say this, he knew that the time had come to need himself, only to see Zhao Ming concentrate and turn on the perspective function.
Before Zhao Ming could turn on his ability, the so-called Mr. Chen opened his backpack and took out something like a pen holder.
"They all say that you people here are cheerful, and it seems to be true. Mr. Chen said happily.
People like them who sell local goods want to find those who are really powerful and can collect this hot potato cultural relics.
"To tell you the truth, this thing has only seen the light of day for a few days. You look at how much it's worth. Mr. Chen looked around again, and it seemed that he was still very vigilant.
After all, this kind of thing has to lose its head, and now the state is investigating this kind of thing, which is not a joke.
According to the latest laws and regulations, anyone who steals national cultural relics by improper means carries a minimum sentence of life imprisonment.
Zhao Ming really admires the Mr. Chen in front of him, what age is he, and he still dares to do this kind of thing.
After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he put the pen holder in his hand on the table. I saw that after confirming that the surroundings were safe, he continued.
"My friend told me that this thing was carved from agarwood, and you can help me identify which dynasty it belongs to. Mr. Chen lowered his voice and said to everyone.
"I'm ...... obediently"
Zhao Ming's heart not only sighed that the agarwood incense was elegant, and it was ranked first among all incense in China a long time ago.
Agarwood and sandalwood are different, agarwood, it is not a kind of wood, it is a special kind of incense tree grows, Chen Qiang is the existence of a precious medicinal material since ancient times.
Because the formation of agarwood is more complex, pure natural agarwood is becoming less and less around the world, so its price is naturally becoming higher and higher, after all, it is now rare and expensive.
Especially like this kind of agarwood, which has been around for many years, the price is not low.
"I took a general look at Mr. Chen. Your agarwood pen holder should belong to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, which obviously has the craftsmanship of carpenter carving in the Qing Dynasty, you take a closer look at this pattern......" Master Wang suddenly spoke at this time, obviously, Master Wang still has a certain study of this kind of agarwood carving.
Everyone's eyes followed Master Wang's hand.
"Is it in the middle of the Qing Dynasty?" asked Mr. Chen.
"Yes, Mr. Chen, but this agarwood of yours is not in very good condition, so this thing can be regarded as an antique, not a treasure. Master Wang shook his head, obviously feeling that it was a pity.
You must know that in ancient times, agarwood could be used as a precious medicinal material to remove all kinds of diseases.
Today's agarwood, if it is in excellent condition, the price of one gram can be equivalent to the price of hundreds of times the price of one gram of gold.
But the agarwood pen holder in front of you is even a mediocre level, and it is not an agarwood in excellent condition.
"That's it, Mr. Chen, you set a price, and then we will discuss, otherwise it will be useless for us to talk more here. Sun Qing saw that the situation was a little embarrassing, so she hurriedly stood up and played a round.
"I don't know much about it, but the price that my friend gave me when he asked me to come here was ...... Three hundred thousand. I saw Mr. Chen slowly say the price.
What the?
You know, it's just an agarwood pen holder in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, even if the quality of this agarwood is good, he is just a pen holder, so that such pen holders that are not too long are everywhere in the antique street.
It's just that its material is relatively special, and it is a precious agarwood.
100,000 is the price of the sky, but I didn't expect this Mr. Chen to say the price of 300,000 yuan.
"Mr. Chen, with all due respect, the price of 300,000 yuan that your friend said to you is indeed a bit high, so let's do it, I will also give you a reserve price. When Sun Qing heard this price, she was obviously unacceptable.
"That's it, I also have a fate with you, since you chose our Babao Zhai to sell this thing, we will also give you a friendship price, 90,000. Sun Qing said her reserve price.
In the eyes of Master Wang and Zhao Ming, the price of 90,000 yuan can be said to be very fair and reasonable.
After all, the price of this agarwood pen holder on the antique street is about 100,000 yuan, and the pen holder they collect themselves is also taking a certain risk.
The labor fee of 10,000 yuan is not much at all on the antique street.
"No, no...... 90,000 is too low, and that friend of mine told me that if it was less than 300,000, at this price, they would not sell at all. Mr. Chan shook his head, apparently his friend had given him a death order.
"If you are about 30, I can accept it, after all, I am also entrusted by others, the price of 90,000 is really a little unacceptable to me, after all, the thing is someone else's, I have to give someone an explanation. Mr. Chen looked very embarrassed, and then said tactfully to the three people.
Master Wang glanced at Sun Qing, and the two looked at each other.
Of course Zhao Ming can know what the two of them are thinking, if it is usually when they meet this kind of person, they would have swept him out of the house a long time ago, a thing in good quality is worth about 100,000, and you will ask for 300,000 when you open your mouth.
If you're not mentally ill, you're here to smash the field.
But at this time, Zhao Ming felt that there was a problem here, and saw that he had turned on his perspective ability......