Chapter 118: The Pearl of the Night
Li Yuncong has no idea of taking advantage of it, but he really wants to buy this eaglet.
While everyone was there admiring the things in the store, Li Yuncong smiled and said to Zhang Tianyuan: "That eagle is yours, right?"
"Yes, that's right, but how did you see it, old man?" Zhang Tianyuan was really a little strange, because it was Liu Mengxun who was holding Shenluo at this time, and it was not him at all.
"Of course I know, although that little thing is in the girl's arms, but from time to time it looks at you, it is difficult to let go. Li Yuncong pinched his dry beard and smiled.
"The old gentleman cares so much about my little Shenluo?" Zhang Tianyuan asked casually.
"I care, how can I not care. This is the famous 'Hundred Miles Night Cry', and in the early days, treasure hunters had such a Hundred Miles Night Cry around them, or something like that. Li Yuncong said with a smile.
"What? Isn't it the Snowy Divine Eagle?" Zhang Tianyuan was a little confused, although there were people who paid attention to the little divine Luo almost every time, but most people thought that this little thing was the Snowy Divine Eagle, but this old Mr. Li said that he was a hundred miles of night crying, which confused him.
"It's not false that it's the Snowy Divine Eagle, and it's true to say that a hundred miles of night crying. Li Yuncong seemed to deliberately want to hang Zhang Tianyuan's appetite, and said with a smile.
Zhang Tianyuan really wanted to know what Lu Dao was for, but he pretended not to care on the surface, he knew that he didn't care, you can't be in a hurry to deal with this kind of person, the more anxious you are, the more he won't tell you, but if you put on a look of not caring, he will be in a hurry to tell you.
Sure enough, Li Yuncong saw that Zhang Tianyuan was indifferent to this, so he hurriedly said: " In fact, the Snow Condor and the Hundred Miles of Night Cry are just two names, in the northern snowy region, she is called the Snow Condor, often used in the battle to transmit information and observe the enemy, and a little later, the eagle has a new role, in the era of peace, many treasure thieves or Tufuzi found that this kind of eagle is particularly sensitive to the ancient atmosphere, especially for those ceramics that are older, there is a special sense, so someone raised it, brought it to hunt for treasure. Because this kind of eagle will make a strange cry as long as it encounters the induction of the treasure, and most of the treasure hunters act at night, so it has the name of 'Hundred Miles of Night Crying'. ”
"Oh, I see, I didn't expect this eagle to have so many legendary fates. Zhang Tianyuan has seen a lot of strange things now, so after listening to Li Yuncong's words, he is not particularly surprised.
"Well, young man, why don't you transfer that eagle to me, the price is negotiable. Li Yuncong said with a smile.
"I'm sorry, old man, you also saw that this eagle has a deep relationship with me, and I will not let it to others easily. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said.
"Yes, this old gentleman, don't fight the eagle's idea, I'm afraid you don't know what to do, someone offered 20 or 30 million RMB to buy, and my brother didn't sell it, how much can you pay for it, old gentleman?" Xu Gang quipped on the side.
When Li Yuncong heard this, he couldn't help but look stunned, obviously a little embarrassed.
20 million RMB, that's more than 100 million New Taiwan dollars, what are you kidding, where do you have so much spare money.
"That's it, young man, I don't have that much cash on hand now, but I have a night pearl in my store, which has been handed down from the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be priceless, and the expert estimate is that it is more than 50 million New Taiwan dollars, I will give you this pearl, and then give you 50 million New Taiwan dollars, which is almost the same, what do you think?" Li Yuncong gritted his teeth and said.
"No, sir, I don't really sell it. Zhang Tianyuan smiled bitterly, why can't this old gentleman understand human words.
"Young man, don't be too greedy, NT$100 million, almost. Li Yuncong frowned and said.
"Alas, Gangzi, let's go, this Boss Li obviously understands what we mean, so don't bother him. Although Zhang Tianyuan sensed that there were good things in this shop, he didn't want to stay any longer, this person kept staring at his little Shenluo, who knows what kind of things will happen in a while.
"Don't be angry! Don't be angry! Don't be angry! It's because I'm too anxious, let's take a look at it, or I'll take out the pearl of the night for you to see?" Li Yuncong saw that Zhang Tianyuan was leaving, and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry, I will never mention buying eagles again." ”
Zhang Tianyuan still felt that it was inappropriate, and turned around to leave, but at this time he heard Xu Yue say: "Mengxun, let your boyfriend help me take a look, my mother likes the Night Pearl very much, the older the better, if it's true, I'll buy it today." ”
Liu Mengxun glanced at Zhang Tianyuan.
What else can I say, I was pulled to this Wenyu market today, isn't it just to find a gift for Xu Yue, just take a look, but he told Liu Mengxun to hug the little Shenluo well, don't lose it.
"Wait a minute, I'll take out the treasure of the town store Night Pearl for you to enjoy!" Li Yuncong smiled, first asked the guy to take a few people to visit here, and went to the back room by himself, and it didn't take long for him to come out with a box.
This box is not gold, not jade, nor wooden, but carved from very ordinary stone, with the pattern of eighteen Arhats painted on it, and the appearance is vivid and lifelike.
Zhang Tianyuan was attracted by this box, but he didn't have much interest in the night pearl inside.
But apparently, the rest of the people in the room didn't pay as much attention to this box as they did to the night pearl inside.
When Li Yuncong opened the box and revealed the night pearl inside, a faint fluorescence flickered in the slightly dim storage room, which looked particularly beautiful.
Girls especially can't stand such beauty, even Liu Mengxun and Mu Ying, who are familiar with antiques, are already crazy, let alone Xu Yue.
"Tian Yuan, I've always heard people mention the Night Pearl, is that thing really as magical as the legend?" asked Xu Gang as he poked Zhang Tianyuan on the side.
"The night pearl is a rare treasure, which was called 'Sui Zhu', 'Hanging Pearl', 'Hanging Thorn', 'Bright Moon Pearl' and so on. Normally, the night pearl refers to fluorescent stone and luminous stone. Zhang Tianyuan explained.
"Oh, it's fluorescent, it doesn't sound like a big deal. Xu Gang immediately lost interest.
"That's not right what you're saying, isn't the rough diamond just a stone? You look down on fluorescent stone, do you think diamond is very awesome?" Zhang Tianyuan asked with a smile.
"This ......"
"In fact, the birth of this fluorescent stone is not easy, and it is by no means easier than diamond. It is some luminous materials in the earth from the initial magma eruption, to the later geological movement, gathered in the ore formed, containing these luminous rare elements of the stone, after processing, is what people call the night pearl. ”
"In this way, the ancient people knew how to process this thing, and it was really not simple. Xu Gang sighed.
"There is nothing strange about it, as early as the Warring States Period, people in my country were able to make jade and gemstone jewelry, and it was not impossible to be able to process night pearls. ”
"I look at the night pearls on TV that seem to be all white, why does this seem to glow orange-red? Could it be fake?" Xu Gang asked again.
"You're watching black and white TV. Zhang Tianyuan smiled and said: "Fluorescent stone often has yellow-green, light blue, orange-red and other colors, put the fluorescent stone under the white fluorescent lamp, it will emit beautiful fluorescence, the night pearl made is more beautiful than the original stone, but also more exquisite, so you see this night pearl exudes orange-red light, in fact, it is not bad, at least at this point, you can't see its true or false." ”
"I seem to have heard that some handicrafts now also use the characteristics of fluorite to make some jewelry with the name of "Night Pearl", is there such a thing?"
"Of course there are such things, and there are a lot of them, the key is that the night pearl of the good Lu can be met but not sought, people in order to pursue this kind of beautiful things, will find a way to artificially make some jewelry, this is normal, not only now, but also in the past. Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to know so much about the Night Pearl, young man. Li Yuncong had been paying attention to Zhang Tianyuan, and then he walked over with a smile and said.
"The old gentleman praised it falsely, and he only knew a little about the skin, where can he be considered to understand. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said.
Li Yuncong pointed to the night pearl and said: "The night pearl in the allusions of the past dynasties: according to historical records, as early as the prehistoric Yan Emperor and Shennong, there have been night pearls, such as Shennong's king of stone balls, known as the "night mine". In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, such as "Hanging Li" and "Weeping Thorns", they are priceless and comparable to the Bi. At that time, only the great official Tao Zhu Gong and the Warring States merchant Price Dun could afford it. Qin Shi Huang was buried in the night pearl, in the mausoleum "to replace the anointing candle". ”
Hearing this, Xu Gang interjected: "I have heard about Qin Shi Huang, but the Qin Tomb has not yet been chiseled, and who knows whether this is true or false?"
Li Yuncong said with a smile: "These are all legends and allusions, as for the truth or falsehood, it is natural to see whether people are willing to believe it or not, whether you believe it or not, anyway, I believe it, and it is definitely smarter to replace the lantern with the night pearl." ”
"Sir, you don't have to worry about his nonsense, just keep talking. Zhang Tianyuan kicked Xu Gang, not letting Xu Gang interject nonsense, he actually wanted to know what Li Yuncong meant by saying so much, he was anxious to wait for this old gentleman to uncover the mystery.
Li Yuncong smiled and continued: "Empress Guangwu of the Han Dynasty's younger brother Guo Guo "hangs pearls and hangs around, looks like stars during the day, and looks like the moon at night" to show off his wealth. During the Tang Dynasty, a night pearl called "Water Droplet" was sold for hundreds of millions. During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the royal family especially liked the night pearl, among which Genghis Khan's night pearl was stolen on the treasure island, and the case was solved and the property was returned to the original owner. Yuan Ming sent officials to Sri Lanka to buy ruby night pearls and garnet night pearls. The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty once had several emerald night pearls, and the night was as bright as a candle. ”
"So what, these are all legends, there may not be one thing that is true, does it have anything to do with your orb?" Xu Gang still couldn't help but ask.
But this time, Zhang Tianyuan was very satisfied with this question, because he also wanted to know what Lu Dao, Li Yuncong said so much, what did he mean in the end, he believed that this person would never tell them these things for no reason.