Seeing that his grandfather and other three people also came over, Xu Qizheng hurriedly introduced: "Grandpa! This is my college buddy Hong Tianbao, didn't you mention him last time? I've brought it to you this time. ”

"Huh? Am I right? Is it really you? Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! I didn't expect you to be a buddy with my boy, hehe! This kid is a blessing from his previous life, and he has time to help me train him. Xu Qizheng's grandfather had obviously seen Hong Tianbao, he didn't pay much attention to it just now, but when he took a closer look, he was suddenly startled.

"Huh! Xu Lao is polite, just call me Tianbao. Hong Tianbao smiled faintly.

At this time, the other two people were in a hurry to leave. The old man gave a slight salute and said goodbye: "Since Old Xu is not interested, then we will not bother." ”

Old Xu looked a little embarrassed and said, "I'm really sorry!" Let you go for nothing, eat something and then go. ”

The two shook their heads, and then they were about to walk out the door. Hong Tianbao immediately spoke: "Slow down, old man." Is your baby going to be transferred? Can you show me? ”

The two of them were a little surprised, Xu Lao also came to his senses, he hurriedly said: "Yes, Tianbao is an antique expert, you let him take a look, maybe he can sell it for a good price!" The two of them were suspicious and handed the jade carving in their hands to Hong Tianbao.

Xu Qizheng touched Hong Tianbao with his shoulder and asked secretly, "Hey! Can you do it? Antiques are not eating and fighting, and it will be miserable to make a fool of yourself later. Xu Lao glared at Xu Qizheng violently, Xu Qizheng trembled all over, and quickly flashed to the side. His doubts are not unreasonable, in the four years of college, I have never seen this guy show his talent in antiques, and he will never say that he will learn boring antiques thoroughly in the two or three months after graduation, right? That's a bit of.

Hong Tianbao ignored this buddy's question, he was overjoyed, he didn't expect to meet this jade snake here. That's right, this is one of the zodiac god jade carvings. The jade snake coiled its lower body, its head raised, and it spit out snake hyacinth slightly.

"Hmmm! It's a treasure, are you sure you want to sell it? Hong Tianbao said to the two people.

"You want?" The old man did not answer the rhetorical question. Seeing Hong Tianbao nodding, both of them showed joy on their faces, and then continued: "Maybe you will think I am bragging, but this is indeed a treasure of our family, and it has been passed down for hundreds of years. Do you think it's worth two million? We urgently need this money. ”

"Well, this baby is definitely worth two million, how do you think you pay for it, old man? I have two million in this card, you can check it, is that okay? Hong Tianbao agreed, this is cheap.

The two were overjoyed and took the card and thanked them vigorously. They are not worried about fraud, they have long understood the family in front of them, it is a rich family, and they will not extort this money.

"There's an ATM next door, you can check it out and make sure you have some." Xu Qizheng pointed to the right and said.

The old man nodded, and motioned with his eyes for his son to take a look. He suddenly remembered something, and then took out an ancient book from his bag and said: "This book is followed by the jade carving, and we can't understand the words in it, so we gave it to Xiaoyou, which may help you understand the identity of this jade carving." ”

Hong Tianbao heard the words and took a look, the text inside was actually a small seal, no wonder they couldn't understand it. However, he doubted in his heart that the small seal was the unified script of the Qin Dynasty, which prevailed in the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty generally did not use the small seal. He flipped it over, and his heart was overjoyed, but his face remained unchanged.

The book tells the origin of the 12 zodiac gods and jade carvings, and their final whereabouts. It turned out that when the Ming Dynasty fell, the twelve big families took away a zodiac at that time, hoping that when the vision was restored, the twelve zodiac gods and jade carvings could be reunited again.

"In this case, then thank you to the old man, if you need help in the future, just speak up." Hong Tianbao left a contact information for the elderly, which was a gift to thank the elderly.

After a while, the middle-aged man ran back, nodded at everyone, and said, "Yes, it's two million." The old man thanked him again, then bowed again, and said, "We won't bother you, farewell!" ”

After the two left, Xu Qizheng immediately came over and asked mysteriously, "Hey! Boss, what kind of baby is this? Can it be worth two million? ”

Xu Lao also pricked up his ears, he had heard of how powerful this young man was. Called a treasure by him, it was absolutely extraordinary, and he regretted a little that he didn't take this jade carving.

"What a fuss! Your grandfather has more than two million wood carvings here, no less than ten, this thing is carved from jade, why can't it be worth two million? Hong Tianbao glanced at him.

"This jade carving must be extraordinary, right? Let's also see what we can do. Xu Lao asked with a smile.

Hong Tianbao nodded, and he asked Xu Qi to prepare a bowl of salt water. At this time, Xu Lao trembled a little. He had long heard that the jade carving of the twelve zodiac gods was covered by a layer of water film method, and a certain concentration of salt water was required to unravel.

"Tianbao, this can't be the Zodiac Spirit Jade Carving, right?" Seeing Hong Tianbao smiling and nodding, this old man really regretted it. Secretly blamed himself for being brainless, always holding on to the previous knot, and rejecting jade.

"Huh? The name is a little familiar, as if I've heard of it. Xu Qizheng said seriously.

Xu Lao suddenly knocked over with a shudder, and scolded: "You bastard boy, you know all day long that you are idle and don't do your job." How many times have I told you about this zodiac god jade carving? ”

Xu Qizheng hurriedly dodged away, and immediately laughed with a smile: "Hehe! Don't be angry, grandpa! Anyway, the family business is supported by my father and eldest brother, what are you afraid of? Oh! I remembered, the Zodiac Divine Jade Carving, yes, that's it! Everyone smiled bitterly, and when they saw this guy's expression, they understood that he hadn't remembered what was going on with the zodiac jade carving at all.

Everyone didn't pay attention to this kid going crazy, Hong Tianbao picked up the salt water and slowly poured it on the jade snake. Everyone's eyes widened for a moment, and they saw incredible things, even Hong Tianbao was no exception.

"Damn! What the hell? How does this thing seem to move? Xu Qizheng exclaimed.

I saw that the skin of the jade snake seemed to surge, like a snake molting, slowly fading away from the mist-like surface. The whole jade snake instantly changed its appearance and took on a new look, as if it had been given a new life. In everyone's eyes, snakes are insidious cold-blooded animals, but this one is different and gives people a sense of docility and purity.

Xu Qi was sitting on a stool, and he noticed that the jade snake seemed to be looking at him and smiling.

"It's not promising, so you're scared?" Hong Tianbao suddenly laughed and scolded.

"Big brother, this jade snake is so cute! It's as magical as Big Brother's Beauty Cup. Xiao Sen touched the jade snake and said, he likes this baby too much, this snake gives him the feeling of being naughty.

"! Cute fart! In broad daylight, to hell with me. Xu Qizheng pointed at the jade snake and scolded. Xu Lao knocked over again. "Oops! Grandfather! Don't keep knocking on my head! It's stupid enough, but it's stupid to knock it again! ”

Grandma Xu smiled bitterly and shook her head, she found that this kid was really getting worse and worse.

"You know how to do it! That kind of thing is delicious, but it can't escape the thief's eye of your kid, this is a top national treasure. Xu Lao scolded with a blowing beard. He was shocked, joyful, and filled with lingering remorse.

Hong Tianbao picked up the jade snake, judging from the carving, this jade snake and the previous jade cow, jade rat and jade dragon should all come from the same person, he couldn't help but secretly admire, such a carving can be described as a ghostly workmanship. In fact, it is not difficult to adjust a thing, but it is not ordinary to carve out an expression. Many carvers can only achieve the likeness, but not the god.

"This jade seems to be southern jade." Xu Lao said.

Hong Tianbao nodded, this is the best Nanyu carving. The characteristics of Nanyu are obvious and not difficult to discern.

"Nanyu? What Nanyu? This jade really looks like snake skin! Xu Qi was approaching again.

Xinyi Nanyu belongs to serpentine jade, green as emerald, crystal as ice, jade soft, stone grain elegant, yellow-green, green and black. It is mainly light green, with yellow, white, brown and other colors, with delicate texture, greasy or waxy luster, and translucent. Due to the beautiful color, low hardness, and good processing, its uniqueness lies in the warm color, beautiful color, delicate texture, moderate hardness, and can be processed into very thin devices, which is suitable for making jade carvings and jewelry.

"Hmmm! Nanyu is produced in Xinyi in western Guangdong, and is listed as one of the four famous stones in Guangdong, which is quite famous, but I heard that Nanyu is almost extinct. Although Xinyi's jade is still famous, it is almost impossible to find authentic southern jade, all of which are jade from other places, rushing to the fame of Xinyi southern jade. Hong Tianbao explained.

Xu Lao smiled and nodded, secretly saying that this young man is really not simple, and his knowledge is extraordinary. He continued: "It's not all, there are many famous carvers in Xinyi, and some Jiang jade stones are transported there for processing, and this factor is also included. ”

"It seems that Xinyi Nanyu has long been discovered by the ancients." Hong Tianbao remembered that the book introduced that the southern jade was washed out of the jade after the local flood and landslide in the Qing Dynasty, with a soft luster, and a delicate and hard texture. Local farmers mined by hand and began to polish hand-crafted handicrafts such as bracelets and incense burners.

"It seems to be famous to hear what you say, why haven't I heard of it?" Xu Qizheng pursed his lips.

Everyone rolled their eyes, and secretly said that it's strange that you guys have heard of it, and there are really few things that are remembered in this world.

"Actually, I don't know much, but when Hong Kong returned to the motherland, Guangdong carved a sailing ship with the unique southern jade 'smooth sailing' as a gift, which was praised as the best gift by Hong Kong people." Hong Tianbao has only heard of such a Nanyu work.

Xu Lao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Nanyu has many famous works, one of which is smooth sailing, as well as jade carving pagodas, jade bead pagodas, jade bonsai, etc., which are quite famous in China." However, the price of Nanyu is cheap, because most of them are low-grade goods, and the real high-grade goods are rare and rare, and it is even more unheard of to have them like this superlative. ”

(To be continued)