The underground soil layer is covered with a layer of time changes, the top layer of soil is the modern soil layer, digging down is the modern soil layer, and then digging down is the soil layer of the Republic of China and the Qing Dynasty, and judging the age of the tomb according to the age of the soil is also one of the basic methods.

Of course, the relationship between this soil layer and geological changes is close, and it may not be applied to any place, just like this mountain, although there are footprints of modern people, but because the soil layer of each dynasty is not thick, so after the rain washes, it washes the soil layer of the Yuan Dynasty.

But one rule is absolutely true, and that is that the uppermost soil must be more recent than the underlying soil.

The probe rod goes deep into the ground, and through the depth of drilling, a certain layer of soil will be obtained, through which it can be inferred whether there is a tomb underneath, of course, the easiest to distinguish is the five-colored soil.

The so-called five-colored soil means that the land where the bones are buried is eroded by the corpse gas, which will form a variety of mixed colored soil, which is called five-colored soil.

Cui Shiyan introduced this knowledge to Zhao Zhuo and Han Duoer, while walking around with the man who visited the tomb, but after this exploration, he found that this was actually a tomb group, and there were six tombs alone.

This discovery made Cui Shiyan excited, and concluded that this must be the burial ground of the Daguan family, and its value is quite significant, not only because of how many cultural relics will be unearthed, but also because of the ability to use these cultural relics to study a lot of valuable information.

However, Cui Shiyan also told Zhao Zhuo that the chances of another big tomb in these tombs are relatively small, and they may be mostly civilian-style tombs, with few or no burial goods, after all, no matter how many people there are in the big official's family, this is just a small village after all, and the rich are not anywhere to go.

Because the cleaning of the tomb is still not completed, I am afraid it will take a day or two to finish, so Cui Shiyan is not in a hurry to excavate other tombs, let alone disclose the news.

Cui Shiyan and others paid more attention to the murals in the tomb in addition to the burial goods, and a bunch of people gathered together to seriously discuss some academic issues.

Han Duo'er yawned when she heard this, Cui Shiyan smiled, and said to Zhao Zhuo: "Senior brother, it's okay for you to stay here, why don't you go to the village for a walk and help collect some cultural relics?" ”

"Okay." Zhao Zhuo actually had an intention for a long time, but seeing that Cui Shiyan had been busy, he was embarrassed to speak.

Han Duo'er suddenly swept away her sleepiness, her eyes lit up, and she was obviously very interested in this matter.

Cui Shiyan whispered: "The price will be four or five percent of the market price, junior brother, don't go to the auction price, if you encounter something that costs tens of thousands, don't move first, come back and tell me." ”

Zhao Zhuo nodded, he naturally knew the difficulties of the museum, and the funds for the acquisition were actually limited, but he would not do that kind of fooling people, these farmers had passed down their family heirlooms for so many years, and if they bought them at a price of one or two percent, it would be too immoral.

As for the price of fifty percent, although it is not high, it is already the market price of an acquisition by the museum, and it is the same everywhere.

So, under the leadership of Li Lede, Zhao Zhuo and Han Duoer came to the east of the village, the entire Linshui Township is backed by mountains and rivers, and the village extends to the north along the river, with a total of two or three hundred families, many of whom have lived here for generations, making a living by fishing and growing vegetables, and they are considered self-sufficient.

Buying antiques is not an easy task, first of all, you must be very good in eyesight, because this is also a hand to pay money and hand delivery, buy can not be relied on, and the antiquities left in the countryside are not necessarily real antiques, there is also a large influx of fakes.

The first house that Li Lede brought was at the entrance to the east of the village, the wall was painted white, and there was a couplet pasted on the door. ”

After a while, I saw a fifty-year-old man walking over from the backyard, although the old man had a lot of wrinkles on his face, but he looked very capable, and when he saw that it was Li Lede, he smiled and said: "Yo, it's the village chief, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li Lede introduced: "These are two comrades from the museum, if you want to collect cultural relics in the village, brother, you should cooperate with the policy, if there are any things left by the ancestors, and if you are willing to sell them, you will take them out to the two comrades." ”

Lao Guo smiled when he heard this: "Village chief, our family has been raising pigs for generations, and our ancestors are all authentic farmers, where are there any cultural relics?" ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly: "Uncle, as long as it is something that is some years old, you can show it to me." ”

Li Lede also said: "Yes, these things are useful to the country, and it is useless for you to keep them anyway, so it's good to exchange them for some money." ”

Lao Guo thought for a while and said, "I have a few blue and white bowls handed down from my ancestors in the kitchen, why don't you take them out for the two of you?" ”

Zhao Zhuo nodded hurriedly, and the group followed Lao Guo into the kitchen, and then saw the blue and white bowl in Lao Guo's mouth.

This is a common blue and white bowl in rural people's homes, and there is a landscape painting scroll painted on the wall of the bowl, which looks a little rough, and there is some wear on the bowl mouth. However, the blue and white hair color on it is quite pure, Zhao Zhuo picked it up and touched it, the fetal quality is also delicate, and then look at the glaze is also very moisturizing, so it is sure that it is a genuine product.

Han Duoer was curious: "How is it, is it genuine?" ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly and said: "This is an antiquity of the Qing Dynasty, judging by the style, it should be something from the late Qing Dynasty." ”

Lao Guo smiled and said: "This gentleman is young, but he can see things, our ancestors moved to this waterfront township in the Qing Dynasty, this bowl was left at that time, it has been hundreds of years, because it is the ancestral things, they are all at home, and they have not been used much." ”

Li Lede praised: "Mr. Zhao is really lucky, he got something from the first household, I don't know how much the purchase price is?" ”

"700 bucks." Zhao Zhuo said that according to the market, the value of this bowl is about 1,230 yuan, and the price of 700 yuan is also in line with Cui Shiyan's requirements.

"Can such a bowl sell for seven hundred?" Lao Guo was taken aback when he heard this.

Li Lede couldn't help but take this blue and white bowl, tilted his head and looked at it for a long time and said: "The painting on this is really beautiful, our family seems to have one a few years ago, it is even more beautiful than this, but unfortunately it is broken, it shouldn't be worth much, right?" ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly, and said to Lao Guo: "Uncle, do you think you are willing to sell?" If you're willing to sell it, we'll write a note, and you'll come and get the money later. ”

Lao Guo thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't have much money, but this bowl has been handed down for so many years, and I do have some feelings, otherwise, I'll keep it, right?" ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled and said, "Okay, uncle can keep it if he wants to, do you have anything else in your family that has been around for years?" ”

Lao Guo thought for a while and said: "I don't know about this, or you just go around the house, just call me if you like something, and I'll go to the backyard to feed the pigs first." ”

Li Lede waved his hand and said, "Okay, brother, go ahead, I'll accompany Mr. Zhao and them for a turn." ”

Zhao Zhuo's eyes soon fell on a mahogany hexagonal stool in the bedroom, which was a furniture type that only began to appear in the Qing Dynasty, with a simple but not simple shape, which was convenient for home furnishings. This hexagonal stool is quite finely made, and the edges are carved with ruyi moire.

It's a pity that because it's an old thing, it has been repaired, and there are a few obvious cracks on the tooth plate, otherwise, it would be worth thousands of dollars.

After Lao Guo's house went around, Zhao Zhuo didn't find any other antiques, but Han Duoer was very interested in going to the backyard to see the pigs, so the three of them came to the backyard.

There were several pigs in the pigsty in the backyard, and Lao Guo was carrying a bucket of feed and spoonfuls into the pen, and when he saw everyone coming, he asked if he saw anything.

Zhao Zhuo stopped suddenly, and his eyes fell on the water tank in the corner of the courtyard.

This water tank looks very heavy, afraid of forty or fifty kilograms, the appearance is composed of green glaze and black glaze, and the eight immortals of folklore are carved on all sides, and the characters are portrayed with spiritual charm in simplicity.

Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but bow his head slightly, a good mouth of the Eight Immortals Carved Water Tank, at first glance it is something produced by the folk kiln, although the production is not fine, but the aura of the character and the shape of such a large piece of shape have already determined the value of this thing, and the shape is a thing of the Qing Dynasty, and it is quite well preserved, and it does not look like there are cracks and other lines on the whole.

Seeing Zhao Zhuo staring at the water tank, Lao Guo said with a smile: "This is also an old thing, it is said that when our ancestor married a wife, the dowry brought by the other party was too big to put it, so it was left here as a water bottle."

Zhao Zhuo smiled, didn't say much, and walked out, but Han Duoer could tell something from his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Can that water tank be worth tens of thousands?" ”

Zhao Zhuo nodded and said, "It's probably worth forty or fifty thousand." ”

"If you say 40,000 or 50,000, then you can only give more than 20,000? Isn't this old man very unattainable? Han Duoer frowned and said.

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "This amount is not necessarily, and it may be given more." But compared to the actual price, of course, there will be a certain gap. However, if you encounter those black-hearted antique buyers, you may only be able to get one or two hundred yuan. Of course, if you want him to make more money, you can also ask him to hand it over to the auction house, but there is a lot of work involved. ”

Han Duoer also nodded, only feeling that there were too many and complicated things involved in antiques, but she could also truly experience the excitement of finding a genuine product among so many things.

(To be continued)