Chapter 302 Nine Tripods and Eight Branches

After driving home and dealing with the interrogation of Mu Gang and Zhang's mother, Liu Dong, who had been hungry all night, swept away the rest of the breakfast they had given him.

After chatting with the two of them for a while, Liu Dong returned to his room. Although I didn't sleep all night, I didn't feel sleepy at all, and I remembered that because of the tight time, I just put the bronze and jade in the underground storage room into the mustard seed space, and I didn't have time to appreciate it. Liu Dong got up from the bed one by one, closed the door, and first took out the big tripod with a shape and size similar to the 'Chaoguo Ding'.

After reading the inscription inside this Dading, Liu Dong understood that this was the 'Zongguo Ding', which was cast by collecting the weapons of the Zongguo after King Chuzhuang attacked the Zongguo.

In addition to this piece of Zongguo Ding, other bronzes also represent the Son of Heaven bronze ritual vessel 'Nine Tripods and Eight Gui', a total of seventeen exquisite bronzes, can be buried in the tomb of King Chuzhuang is naturally not an ordinary thing, take the tripod as an example, the general Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, are the kind of three-legged tripod covered with three rings, and there are simple ornaments such as moire and fire patterns along the tripod.

At this moment, the nine Liedings in front of Liu Dong from small to large, with hunting patterns on the top cover, and three sinuous dragons standing on their feet. There are cloud dragon patterns, dragon and phoenix patterns on the tripod body, and there are elephant ears, animal feet, from top to bottom, with the lost wax method, the nine pieces of tripod zuò exquisite.

And the eight 簋 made zuò is also exquisite.

It's a pity that in addition to these dozen bronzes, a large number of other bronzes were left in Hubei by Uncle Li and them. Liu Dong wanted to take a look, so he had to find them out himself.

Bronzes are too heavy to carry. So Uncle Li, they didn't bring much. However, jade is relatively lightweight. They brought a lot, Liu Dong simply counted, there are about forty-three pieces, jade, jade ring, jade jue, jade pendant, charm and other ancient jade styles are available, but placed in order to facilitate the carriage or what is the reason, most of the forty-three pieces of jade are small, mostly about 10 centimeters. Or even smaller. One of the most precious is a piece with a diameter of more than 20 centimeters, and it is also a relatively rare piece of jade.

"You must do your best to take out the antique relics that Uncle Li and they stole from the tomb of King Chuzhuang!" After admiring all the jade artifacts one by one, Liu Dong remembered the valuable and more cherished antique relics recorded in Uncle Li's cowhide belt, and Liu Dong thought fiery in his heart.

However, he also knew that he had run out of time recently, and after returning to Spring City, there were still a lot of things waiting for him!

"By the way, I almost forgot!" Liu Dong took out the more than fifty cash checks, which would be invalid if they didn't go within 10 days. And if you take more than 50,000 yuan, you have to make an appointment one day in advance. It's really troublesome.

After dividing more than 50 cash checks, Liu Dong found that most of them belonged to the five major banks. Only two of them were Huaxia Bank, and finally Liu Dong counted the numbers and began to take out his mobile phone and make calls one by one. By the time he was done, it was noon.

In the next two days, Liu Dong was almost busy with this matter, and in order to save time as much as possible, he did not withdraw all the money, but opened six bank cards in these banks. And then Liu Dong had nearly 70 million more cash on his bank card, plus the remaining 16 million yuan from before, and now the funds he can use, in addition to the more than 200 million US dollars, there is 86 million more!

"It's just that how to spend so much money?" Liu Dong fell into the trouble of happiness.

Although this seems to be a lot of money, it is still too far away to build the museum in his mind. Moreover, even if the collection in his hand is added to Li Lao's, even the funeral goods of King Chuzhuang that have not yet arrived are far from enough. This can't be rushed.

In addition, his 200 million US dollars are basically black gold, and they have not been laundered, so they must not be used in China, for safety reasons, this money can only be placed abroad for the time being, but after being influenced by Feng Jianhui, Liu Dong is unwilling to let this money be stored in the bank in vain.

"It's a good channel to invest in art, but if you invest all 200 million US dollars in art, you don't know how much justice will be provoked, it's really a headache! Forget it, after you go back, let Feng Jianhui, a professional, help!" Liu Dong is really not very good at finance and business management, after all, he has a specialization in the art industry, and he is not omnipotent.

On the fifth day of Liu Dong's arrival in the capital, Li Lao, who had disappeared for a long time, finally came to the small courtyard again when Liu Dong was considering whether he should return to Quancheng first.

And he didn't come alone this time.

"Xiaodong, Gangzi, come on, come on! Let me introduce you, this is your Grandma Li, my wife!" At this moment, the old man Li can be said to have a ruddy complexion and a radiant complexion, it seems that this family is happy, and the power of harmony between husband and wife is really not covered.

"Hello Grandma Li!" Liu Dong greeted respectfully. And Mu Gang next to him also saluted.

The old lady looked kind, and when she saw Liu Dong and Mu Gang's respectful and polite appearances, she smiled kindly: "In the past few days, I have always heard Lao Li mention you, saying how sensible and capable you two are, and today I saw that he was not wrong!" Then, the old lady's eyes shifted to Liu Dong and continued, "Your name is Liu Dong, right?"

"Yes, Grandma Li!"

"Well, you're a good guy who is steady and polite, no wonder our old man likes you so much. By the way, does our family Yuncong also know you?"

"Yes, the two of us met from Elder Li in Quancheng!"

After listening to Liu Dong, the old lady nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that our Li family is quite close to you!"

"It's Elder Li and Brother Li, they look up to me!" Liu Dong replied humbly. Respectful and not rude, the demeanor of everyone who treats people and things looms makes the two old men surprised at the same time, but also values him even more.

Dealing with people is also a science, some people have a wide range of friends, to make friends all over the world, some people are disgusted, in addition to the character, there is also the problem of personal cultivation, Liu Dong has received a very strict education since he was a child, and his parents are teachers.

In addition, he was also engaged in sculpture later, and he also belonged to the ranks of art, so he had a literati and elegant temperament. Moreover, since he got the relics, Liu Dong has a temperament that makes people can't help but feel close. This is also why Zhou Bin and Li Yuncong were able to treat each other politely when they first established Liu Dong. And Wang Qiang can fall in love, Jiang Tingting, who is unapologetic to men, can look at him differently, and a character like Li Lao can also entrust him with the treasures and antiques accumulated by the Li family for three generations to take care of.

It is often said that the first impression of strangers is very important, and Liu Dong's first impression is definitely ninety. As for the remaining ten points, it was the score pulled down by his clothing and appearance.

"Okay, I believe you've been waiting for so many days, and you're a little impatient! Let's go, I've already contacted Master Qi, now let's take the painting and go over!" After chatting with Liu Dong and Mu Gang for a while, the old couple got to the point.

For this, Liu Dong has long been impatient! Now his time is extremely tight, the company, especially Yang Ke's side, has made a development plan for the 'Taiyi Pavilion' fine wood work, and is waiting for him to go back to discuss. I have called several times, and if Li Lao doesn't come today, Liu Dongke will really leave.

"Okay, you wait a minute, I'll go get the painting!"

"Go, go!" Li Lao waved his hand.

Seeing this, Liu Dong got up and went out and returned to his room, and then took Huang Binhong's imitation of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the 'Crane Painting' of Xue Ji, one of the four families of the early Tang Dynasty, and the "True Form of Five Stars and Twenty-eight Nights" by Zhang Shengqiu, one of the most precious and rare 'Six Dynasties and Four Families' in his hands at this moment, from the mustard seed space.

At present, among the more than a dozen hand-me-down paintings and calligraphy of famous masters in his hands, these three are the worst framed and the most urgent to solve. However, Liu Dong also remembered Li Lao's explanation before, and the main reason for this trip was not to frame these three paintings and calligraphy, but to correct their names, because in addition to Huang Binhong's many works, there are many people who can identify the authenticity of this "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

The rest, whether it is Xue Ji or Zhang Sengqiu, has not yet been handed down to the world, so even if the two paintings in Liu Dong's hands are orderly and genuine, they still need a calligraphy and painting appraisal that can convince the public to justify their names.

And the master they are going to visit at this moment is the best candidate.

When Liu Dong put the three paintings into his backpack and walked out, Mr. and Mrs. Li were already waiting in the courtyard with Mu Gang.

"It's all packed!" Looking at the backpack behind Liu Dong, Li Lao asked.

"Hmm!" Liu Dong nodded.

"Then let's go, although I told them to arrive at 9 o'clock in the morning, but this time we also have a request, so it's better to go early." ”

Regarding Li Lao's words, Liu Dong naturally has no doubts.

However, when Liu Dong followed Mu Gang and Mr. and Mrs. Li out of the door, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw four young people standing outside at the door, wearing black T-shirts, with a stern expression and a fierce aura on their bodies. But thinking of Li Lao's identity, Liu Dong is not surprised.

"I don't know why the old man didn't bring a few security guards with him when he was in Quancheng?" Liu Dong thought to himself. However, this kind of matter may involve Li Lao's private affairs, and he has no intention of getting to the bottom of it.

"Old man, you go ahead with Grandma Li, and Brother Mu and I will drive behind and follow you!" After seeing that there were only two cars outside the door, Liu Dong said with a smile.

Two cars, Mr. and Mrs. Li and four bodyguards, although it is not much, but if you add the two of them, I am afraid that it will be crowded. (To be continued......)