Su Qingzhi didn't refuse, but he didn't immediately agree, but asked, "When will they come?"

Meng Xiuyi said: "I will go to Longyu County tomorrow, and then I will come directly to the school." This is a rare opportunity to meet foreign friends face-to-face, I originally wanted to give it to Lin Shuying, I am afraid that she will not be able to take it, you have to take it well, this will be of great help to your speaking improvement. ”

Su Qingzhi was indeed moved, but not because of practicing speaking, but because of the two Americans.

If he remembered correctly, the two Yankees, one named Robert, the other Clement.

These two men are world-famous travelers, but they also have an unknown identity – underground antique dealers, or "cultural bandits" to be more precise.

Under the guise of loving ancient civilizations, the two walked on the land of China, and in the name of traveling, they committed theft, and no less than 100 precious antique toys were lost abroad through their hands.

Among them, the most famous one is also obtained by the two of them in the Qianqing Hall, a jade jade wrench used by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

This jade wrench was purchased by an Asian collector at Sotheby's New York in 2007 for a whopping $1.1 million, setting a record for the highest auction price for a single jade wrench in the world.

The jade wrench first appeared in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and was originally used as a hook string in archery, and then gradually evolved into the function of ornamentation.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty liked to hide and play with the jade wrench, and it was fashionable for the government and the opposition to be in vogue, especially the high-ranking officials and wealthy people, who vied to wear the jade wrench, believing it to be a symbol of their status.

The jade wrenches of this period were mostly mutton fat white jade, jasper, topaz and top-quality green and white jade, and occasionally black jade.

Jadeite was only popular when the Empress Dowager Cixi, because Lafayette loved it, and it was effective to go up and down, so the jade jade wrench began to be popular in the late Qing Dynasty.

On the whole, the price of jadeite is the highest price among all jade, but in recent years, the poor quality of jadeite is rotten on the street, and many jadeite jade are lower than the price of general grade agate, resulting in the overall jadeite industry is not favored.

However, this jade wrench preserved in the Qianqing Hall is absolutely the best, and it belongs to the "champion" of the royal wrench, both in terms of material and workmanship, it is the "pinnacle work".

This jade wrench appears a dignified lake green in the daylight, which at first glance resembles lake blue, emerald green under strong light, and yang green under digital flash, which is unpredictable.

Careful observation can also find that this green is positive, the color is strong, and the emerald, the feeling of green with blue tones, but not color cast, giving people a sense of noble beauty, this is a typical "imperial green".

Anyone who plays collection knows that if a piece of high-quality jadeite appears imperial green, the price will be even more expensive, which can be called a priceless treasure.

Imperial green jadeite is a kind of jadeite, this material made of jade wrench, crystal clear, not only green under the light, but also the effect of good fortune and evil avoidance, can be passed down from generation to generation.

Sadly, such a valuable cultural relic, due to poor storage, was taken advantage of by two foreign hooligans, resulting in a major loss of national cultural relics.

After Robert and Clement auctioned this imperial green jade wrench, they revealed the origin of the treasure in an interview with foreign media, and it was only at this time that the Chinese people realized that the jade wrench that set the world auction record was actually from the Qianqing Hall in China!

It is a great shame to be stolen from precious cultural relics, and what is even more shameless is that until the treasures are auctioned, the Chinese people are still covered in their bones, and they don't know that the other party is auctioning their own cultural relics, how sad.

However, because the ancient cultural relics that record this imperial green jade wrench were lost to the United States during the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance at the end of the Qing Dynasty, resulting in a fault in the cultural relics record, it is understandable that domestic experts and scholars are not aware of this treasure.

As for why this treasure appeared in the Qianqing Guild Hall, only the two Yankees knew, maybe it was Empress Dowager Cixi who later took refuge here for the summer, and it is not known if she forgot it here.

In the afternoon, Su Qingzhi begged Meng Xiuyi to come forward and helped him take half a day off in the name of preparing to receive foreign guests.

He just asked for leave two days ago, and if he went to Li Hengquan to ask for leave again, I am afraid it would be difficult to be approved, and it would be easy for Mr. Meng to come forward.

The Qianqing Hall is surrounded by the whole antique street, and the ancient buildings are relatively intact, and they are very characteristic of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In addition to the ancient buildings, the dazzling array of jade is also a major feature, Lantian jade, Xiuyan jade, Hetian jade...... There are all kinds of jade, jade wrenches, jade bracelets, jade bracelets, jade necklaces, jade buttons, etc.

There are only those who do not know, and there is nothing that cannot be seen.

Of course, 99.99% of the jade jewelry here is simulated, and the remaining 0.01% is genuine, if there is no Monkey King's fiery eyes, don't rush to shoot, the appearance of the simulated jewelry here is too realistic, extremely difficult to distinguish, and it is dedicated to those experts who claim to know jade.

It is said that many jade dealers buy goods from here, and then take them to the southeast coast, Southeast Asia and other places to sell at high prices, and the sales are quite tight, and those who have channels make a lot of money.

Su Qingzhi walked around the ancient street twice, and finally took a fancy to a jade jade wrench that looked very old.

"How much does this wrench cost?" he said in Mandarin.

The aunt who sold jade listened to the accent and recognized the customer, thinking that it was a fat lamb from other places, stretched out her palm, and said in standard Longyu County Mandarin: "Five thousand yuan, not one less son." This is the jade wrench finger used by Yongzheng Ye back then, although the texture is not very pure, but it is also a dragon thing, bought home for children to wear, exorcise demons and evil spirits, hang on the door beam, and remove filth in the town house. ”

When Su Qingzhi heard this, he was so frightened that he almost got out of his hand, such a broken thing, a discerning person knew that it was a fake at a glance, and he actually asked for five thousand when he opened his mouth, this is too dark, right?

"Auntie, I'm a ...... from Gangtou Town," Su Qingzhi said in an authentic local dialect.

When the aunt heard this, she suddenly looked like a deflated ball, glanced at him angrily, took out a snakeskin bag from the corner behind her, and poured it out with a "bang", and there were fifty or sixty jade wrenches that were exactly the same as those in his hand.

"10 yuan a piece, pick it yourself. ”

The aunt was so angry that she didn't bother to entertain him, so she turned around and walked back to the store.

The appearance of these jade wrenches is very similar, Su Qingzhi picked one casually, took out two yuan from his pocket, and shouted: "Auntie, there is no money, just two yuan." ”

The aunt waved her hand: "Put the money on the stall, take the things and leave quickly, don't affect my business." ”

Su Qingzhi shook his head, no treacherous businessman, this black-hearted businessman.

The people of Longyu County are simple, but these jade vendors are too slippery, treacherous and sophisticated.

The Industrial and Commercial Bureau checked over and over again, but it didn't work, these people are all old friends, customers pay with the front foot, they don't admit it with the back foot, everyone sells the same thing, why do you say that you bought it at my house?

These people are like dog skin plasters, and they can't be removed even if they are glued and peeled off.