This pair of cups, the outside is dentinous, the upper part is red inside and yellow outside, the rough look is the crane top red material, carved with the dragon and phoenix pattern, the lower part seems to be ivory texture, the color is white and warm, carved with a floating cloud pattern.

The inside of the cup is made of gold, and the base of the cup is rhinoceros, and the two cups exude a strange light under the light, red, yellow, golden yellow and ivory white, and the rhinoceros black contrast, plus the carving, it is simply a work of ingenuity.

Not to mention that those who know how to do it are brightened and their hearts tremble, even the brothers of the Lu family, who don't know how to do it, also have their eyes wide open.

Zhao Zhuo calmed down, hurriedly picked up one of them, and slowly rubbed his fingers on the body of the cup, this cup is not only made of genuine material, but also the carving is meticulous and delicate, and several pieces of dentin are inlaid perfectly.

Tong Dongyang also picked one up, and couldn't help but be amazed: "This pair of gold cups is really strange, it is definitely the top grade of ivory carved gold and silverware, it should be worth more than 1.8 million." ”

Mo Ling smiled at this time and said, "What one hundred and eight million, if I guess correctly, this should be the legendary Golden Chamber's Crane Cup." ”

Zhao Zhuo was shocked when he heard this: "Sister Mo Ling, are you sure?" ”

Mo Ling said confidently: "Although there is no record of this thing, but its appearance is exactly the same as the rumored, and I am afraid that this pair will be difficult to find in the world." ”

Zhao Zhuo also nodded slightly, and said to Tong Dongyang: "Brother Tong, this is not just a price of 1.8 million, but a real priceless treasure." ”

"Priceless? Brother Zhao is joking, right? Tong Dongyang frowned, although his expression was calm, but he was obviously a little displeased, after all, he judged the price for the first time, and he was full of confidence, but he didn't expect Zhao Zhuo to refute it, and he raised the price directly above the priceless.

Tong Feiyu sneered: "This carving is indeed upper-class and rare, but the price of ivory carvings has never been expensive, even if it is a layer of gold, it has nothing to do with priceless treasures." ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly: "Then I don't know if the two of you have ever heard of the 'Golden Chamber's Crane Top Cup'?" ”

"Golden Chambers Crane Cup?" Tong Feiyu frowned, looking confused, but Tong Dongyang's pupils dilated steeply, changed his calm expression, and said in shock: "What do you mean, this is actually the Golden Crane Cup?" ”

Lu Zhaofeng couldn't help but be curious: "Mr. Zhao, what is this Golden Crane Cup?" ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled and asked, "Brother Lu should know Yan Song, right?" ”

"Yan Song? Oh, I watched it in the TV series, and he was a big corrupt official. Lu Zhaofeng thought about it and said.

Zhao Zhuo nodded and said: "Yan Song, this person, is a powerful minister in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, this person is good at dictating national politics for 20 years, specializing in flattery, stealing power for profit, and vigorously eliminating dissent, but also swallowing up military salaries, abolishing border defense, recruiting power and accepting bribes, and engaging in corruption, until his later years, he was ordered to raid his home by Ming Shizong. At that time, more than 32,000 taels of gold, more than 2 million taels of silver, and thousands of jewels and jade treasures were copied! ”

The two members of the Tong family were surprised when they heard Zhao Zhuo talking, and they also asked themselves that they had extensive knowledge, but if they wanted to tell the life of this powerful minister at once, and even the amount of money they received from the family was clear, they could not reach this level.

The brothers of the Lu family were shocked when they heard it: "How much is 30,000 taels of gold?" ”

Zhao Zhuo took the gold cup and said: "In the copied pearl and jade treasure play, there is a box gold and silver utensils, which suddenly has a gold box crane top cup, it is said that this thing is gold inside, and the outside is a number of crane top red inlay cups, with the horn of the ivory rhinoceros, engraved with the pattern of the dragon and phoenix, which can be called a treasure in the world, and it is the peak of the ivory carving box gold. It's just that after Yan Song was copied, all the treasures in his possession were included in the treasure house of Ouchi, but only this golden box crane top cup was missing, which was inferred to be either because the soldiers were scattered or stolen by the guards. ”

After Zhao Zhuo finished speaking, Tong Dongyang finally came back to his senses, looked at it carefully for a while, and said in surprise: "Listening to Brother Zhao, this pair of cups may really be this Golden Chamber." ”

Lu Zhaohui couldn't help asking: "Brother Tong, what ...... the price?"

Tong Dongyang said: "The value of antiques, a very important part is its rarity, this cup is not an ordinary commodity because of the huge greed Yan Song, according to this estimate, the starting price can be one million, if you speculate again, it is estimated that it is no problem to shoot more than five million." ”

Lu Zhaohui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he laughed and said, "Five million? I didn't expect these two cups to be so valuable. ”

Tong Dongyang changed his words and grinned: "However, there is only one legend of the Golden Chamber's Crane Cup, if it is two, wouldn't it be suspicious?" ”

Zhao Zhuo's brows sank, and he had a faint bad premonition, and Lu Zhaohui said suspiciously: "What does Brother Tong mean?" ”

Tong Dongyang smiled and said: "I'll tell Brother Lu a story, at an auction in the United States, two of the world's only two stamps were auctioned, and a collector spent 5 million to auction off the two stamps, and then he took out a lighter on the spot and burned one of the stamps." ”

Lu Zhaofeng said confusedly: "Why is this, after burning, wouldn't it be a loss of 2.5 million?" ”

Tong Dongyang shook his head and said: "There are only two stamps left in the world, and there is only one stamp left in the world, although it is only the difference between one, but the value is very different. ”

Lu Zhaohui was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then if there is only one cup left, then ...... worth it"

Tong Dongyang said firmly: "At least 10 million!" ”

Lu Zhaohui was immediately overjoyed, and said to Lu Zhaofeng: "Big brother, this is a good thing for you and me, one person may have an extra 2.5 million!" ”

Zhao Zhuo hurriedly said; "Mr. Lu, although the price is expensive because of this, how can you bear to destroy the antiquities handed down by your ancestors just for this profit? Such a cup is the painstaking work of the cup-maker for posterity, and its value is no longer measurable by money. ”

Lu Zhaofeng's brows sank when he heard this, obviously a little hesitant, but Lu Zhaohui shouted: "What do you know as an outsider, this is more than two million, big brother, don't hesitate, just drop this cup!" ”

Zhao Zhuo sighed secretly and said bluntly: "If you really want to drop this cup, then you might as well sell it to me, I'll give you 5 million!" ”

"Just you, five million?" Lu Zhaohui glanced at him with disdain, and sneered, Tong Dongyang and the others didn't expect Zhao Zhuo to be so generous.

Zhao Zhuo said lightly: "If you agree, Mr. Lu, I can pay you in cash immediately." ”

Lu Zhaohui sneered: "Forget it, sell the cup to you, there are still two cups, and the price of this cup will never be sky-high, big brother, just your words, smash this cup!" ”

Lu Zhaofeng gritted his teeth at this time and said: "No, Mr. Zhao is right, this is the ancestor's thing, we will directly smash the cup for the sake of money, and what kind of face will we have to go to Jiuquan to see our ancestors in the future?" ”

Du Jinzhi shook his hand and twisted: "Big brother, don't be so brainless, the most important thing in life is to be rich, more than two million, your son and daughter can go to a noble school, eat and drink without worry, how comfortable, why do you think about death." ”

Lu Zhaofeng shook his head and said: "It's good if the money is enough, these antiques are really sold, and there is a lot of money, which is enough for our family, in short, I won't smash this cup." ”

Lu Zhaohui suddenly rushed and said: "If you don't smash it, you won't smash it, I also have the right to speak about the antiques in this house!" Brother, don't force me to make a ruthless move, since I was a child, there is nothing I want to get or can't get, brother, you should know my temper! ”

Zhao Zhuo also frowned, this Lu Zhaohui is really too arrogant and unreasonable, but this guy is very stubborn, and he will never sell the cup to himself.

Lu Zhaofeng's face changed when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Second brother, you should also know my temper, I will recognize the word, even if the sky falls, I will never allow this cup to be smashed, if you smash yours, it is equivalent to you giving up that cup!" ”

Lu Zhaohui stomped his foot fiercely and said to Tong Dongyang: "Brother Tong, what do you say you should do about this matter?" ”

Tong Dongyang narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "It stands to reason that this is your housework, and I shouldn't care about it as an outsider, but since we are deadlocked here now, it is better for us to use the method that our ancestors used to solve the problem - let's make a small bet." ”

"Bet?" Everyone else was amazed.

Tong Dongyang said with a smile: "After a while, it will be the annual Porcelain Fighting Festival in Baicheng, which is a grand event every three years, and participants can compete with porcelain obtained from non-auctions. ”

Lu Zhaohui smiled when he heard this: "Brother Tong's proposal is really good, since it is a matter of antiques, then we will use the method of antiques to solve it, and this time is also enough time, you can go around to search for porcelain." ”

Zhao Zhuo is no stranger to the Dou Porcelain Festival, in fact, this Baicheng has long been an overwhelming advertisement, its organizer is the Baicheng Appraiser Association Branch, any citizen can sign up to participate, in the Dou Porcelain Festival for porcelain competition, because the porcelain of the competition must not appear in the auction house or pass away, so the source is mostly handed down from generation to generation.

Zhao Zhuo also knew very well that this bet was too beneficial to Lu Zhaohui, after all, the other party was rich and powerful, and with the help of Tong Dongyang and the others, it was easy to get expensive ancient porcelain.

However, if it wasn't for a bet in their favor, they would never agree.

Zhao Zhuo said to Lu Zhaofeng: "Brother Lu, it's not a way to drag it down, let's fight with them!" ”

Lu Zhaofeng also nodded emphatically, clasped Zhao Zhuo's hand and said, "Mr. Zhao, I'll leave everything to you!" ”

(To be continued)