But the reason why it was successful that time was because it was also a jadeite rough, but this time it was different, the wood of the pawnshop board on the stall could never be red sandalwood, and the wood varieties used in these wood carvings were not the same, why was this the case?

However, now he did not care about these things, because, within the scope of his vision, he found another treasure!

The stall is a rectangular stall about 3 meters long and about one and a half meters wide. {We don't write novels, we're just web text porters - this article is provided by ...... The front half of the first booth is flat, and the second half is stepped with wooden planks so that you can see at a glance some of the wood carvings placed at the back.

Li Yi put down the position of the Ganesau, which was the part of the stall close to his edge, in terms of length, to the left.

And on his left-hand side, there was a pile of dilapidated and broken antique wood carvings, which he had just seen one by one, and was sure that they were of little value.

But the treasure found this time is in that pile of rags!

Li Yi picked up the elephant god, first asked the boss a price, and then pretended to be very casual, and picked out a black-purple wood carving of a big-bellied Indian elephant with a broken nose and a leg missing from the pile of rags.

"What about this one?"

The boss is a short white Italian who is probably of Indian descent, about 30 years old, and speaks English very slippery, and when he saw Li Yi pick up another one, he smiled and said:

"If you don't bargain with me, I'll give it to you."

Send him? Li Yi opened his mouth but didn't say a word. It's just a crying and laughing face.

What should this be called? People buy suits and ties, buy one get one free, but he's good. This is...... Bought socks and was given a woolen suit?

I really have nothing to say about this missed pickup.

Therefore, he did not make a counteroffer, and directly took a few large denomination euros from his wallet and handed them over, and then asked the boss to help him put up the two wood carvings.

Leaving the stall, Li Yi held the lame elephant in his arms and began to see through. He had seen something inside. But the first is that the time is too short. Second, after all, it's far away, and I don't see it clearly. Now that the things are in hand, of course, it is necessary to determine what the harvest will be as soon as possible.

This elephant wood carving is also an old object, but the date given by the spirit tablet is from the late 19th century, less than 200 years ago. Moreover, the wood used in it is relatively ordinary, and the carving process is even more lackluster.

But in the belly of this big-bellied elephant wood carving, there are a few huge sapphires, or rather, to be precise. It should be a specialty of India, and the Kashmir sapphire, known as the king of sapphires.

Kashmir sapphire is named after Kashmir on the border between India and Pakistan. The high-quality products can show a pure, rich and slightly purple blue similar to the highland sky, and this blue has many similarities with the national flower of Germany, the cornflower, so it is also called cornflower sapphire.

In addition, Kashmir sapphires have the characteristics of tiny filamentous inclusions arranged in parallel from other sapphires, which can show a silky-like velvety texture in the hard and strong metal texture of sapphires, and it is this distinctive, rigid and soft blue color that determines its place in sapphires.

Li Yi remembers very clearly that the cornflower sapphire mine was discovered and mined in the late 19th century. But after only 10 years of mining, its official exploitation came to an end. Because its reserves are so small, it took only 10 years to be exhausted.

Cornflower sapphires are basically not seen on the market now, and many dark blue sapphires with very dark colors are compared with cornflower sapphires by merchants. They think these sapphires are about the same color as cornflower sapphires, but in reality, the price difference between the two is likely to be hundreds of times greater!

An ordinary dark blue sapphire from other origins is likely to cost only a few hundred soft girl coins per carat, but the price of a cornflower sapphire of the same quality and size will be multiplied by at least 300, and it is still priceless!

Almost all gemstone grades are related to color, clarity, size, and cutting knife work, and sapphires are no exception.

In general, the more beautiful the color and the higher the clarity, the larger the grain, the more precious the gemstone, and the same is true for cornflower sapphires.

A cornflower sapphire of ordinary size and color can reach tens of thousands of soft girl coins per carat, and those top-grade large-grained cornflower sapphires, Li Yi has only seen a few pictures when he was in school, and he doesn't know the price at all.

There are only two cornflower sapphires in the belly of the elephant wood carving, but these two sapphires are definitely the best cornflower sapphires.

Under the perspective of Li Yi's most powerful microscope, the internal structure of these two sapphires is exquisite.

Therefore, although Li Yi has never seen a real top-notch cornflower sapphire, it is clear that this does not hinder his judgment.

As a professional and powerful jewelry appraiser with a see-through eye, he can say very responsibly that these two cornflower sapphires are absolutely the best. Without any uncertain words that might be supposed to be added, it's the absolute top!

Based on the size of the two sapphires, Li Yi estimates that one of them should be at least 50 carats or more, while the other is close to 50 carats.

Unfortunately, I don't know if it's because of the rush or some other reason, these two sapphires have only been treated simply and have not been completely cut out, that is, they are still in a semi-rough state.

But based on their shape, Li Yi estimates that after a perfect cut, each sapphire should not be lost more than 10 carats.

How much are two finest cornflower sapphires worth at least 30 carats? But such a baby was actually given away as a gift by the boss......

Ganesha should be very proud of it!

Since the harvest was so great, Li Yi didn't mind spending another minute or two to determine the origin of this Ganesha, he wanted to see if he could find out the relevant information of that Arjun.

Needless to say, this person should also be a generation of wood carving masters, and he should also be very famous in the history of India, maybe the powerful Baidu can find his information.

Click on Baidu, type Arjun, and then wait.

Sure enough, the name Arjun has Baidu Encyclopedia, and when Li Yi saw it, he shouted speechlessly in his heart,

I'll go! Originally, I thought that buying Ganesha to give cornflower sapphires was Ganesha taking advantage. I didn't expect that these two sapphires could be related to this Ganesau in such a way, but they took a big advantage!

Because, this Arjun's identity is very extraordinary, if you have to compare, his awesomeness is definitely not under Pope Gregory XVI!

Because he is the fifth generation patriarch of Sikhism in India! Moreover, he also built the most famous Shiva temple in India, the Amritsar Golden Temple!

The Amritsar Golden Temple is currently the largest Sikh temple in India and is located in the heart of the Indian border city of Amritsar.

A total of 750 kilograms of gold were spent in the construction of this golden temple, which is known as the "jewel of the crown of Sikhism"!

According to records, this golden temple was built in 1589 by the 5th Sikh Guru Arjun.

The temple door and the top of the 19 circular temples of all sizes are covered with gold leaf, which is particularly dazzling in the sunlight, and has always been revered by the Sikhs as the "Temple of God"!

And Arjun, who presided over the construction of this temple, was called by them, the son of God who walked on earth on behalf of God!

However, it was precisely because of this title that this unlucky guy was executed by the then Indian Emperor Chahanjie in 1606, when he was just 43 years old, because of suspicion!

And how precious should this Ganesau be marked with his name on the back?

Ganesha, Ganesha, is one of the most recognizable deities in India and is said to be the son of Lord Shiva and the goddess of the snow-capped mountains. In India, Ganeshaus is worshipped before any activity is carried out because he is the god of creation and breaking down obstacles, and he is believed to bring success and happiness.

And now, these two extraordinary figures are connected by a wood carving, so could there be any other magical legends or allusions here?

Li Yi is not sure, and in this matter, it is obvious that the powerful Baidu can't help much, so he has to put the Ganesau in the bag with great care, and when he has time, he will take a good look at its identity!

After looking at the time, less than an hour had just passed, and just this time, he had already gained so much, and Li Yi's heart was suddenly raised.

This is a stall selling ancient books, but they are all Western books, so although it looks like they are all old editions, and the Jianling card has also identified two of them as being from the late 19th century, Li Yi still has not much interest.

But as soon as he remembered that the purpose of this trip was to find some Western antiques that were not particularly precious to exchange for money, Li Yi shook his head, no matter how small the fly leg is, it is still meat, so it is better to find out these two books, determine the value and then sell them for money.

These two books are hidden in the stack, and because Li Yi just used the spirit card on the most surface of the stack, so if he wants to find them all, he has to open the spirit card and check them one by one.

The dozen or so books on the top of the pile didn't have anything to do, and Li Yi put them aside after checking them. And when he picked up another book and was about to put it aside, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, because he saw a familiar picture on the book below that had been torn off the cover.

On the wilderness road, Jesus is preaching to a group of peasants with white light all over his body, and behind them, there is a donkey! (To be continued.) )