Chapter 2 Mo Yu Pei
Carefully brushing away the soil layer, Zhong Huan was stunned for a moment, what was buried under the soil layer was indeed an antique, but this was too ancient, not to mention something 300 million years ago.
Zhong Huan never expected that he would dig up a palm-sized fossil from the earthwork. He could tell that it was a fossil and not an ordinary stone because it had a trilobite printed on it, a species that appeared on Earth in the Cambrian period.
Looking around blankly, Zhong Huan was sure that the soil at this construction site was by no means sedimentary rock, and it did not meet the conditions for forming fossils. Then it is very likely that this fossil is also a funerary object. A tomb owner with a hobby of collecting fossils...... It seems that the age of those copper coins is not too old.
"Xiao Huan, what treasure have you picked up?"
Brother Zhao saw Zhong Huan pick up a very large object, and hurriedly ran over to find out. At this time, the other workers were almost looking for it, and they all gathered together in twos and threes to appraise the treasure and evaluate the value of the copper coin in their hands.
"It's not a treasure, it's just a fossil. What treasure did Brother Zhao pick up? Zhong Huan lit up the trilobite fossil in his hand and asked.
"I picked up two copper coins, can you show me how much they are worth?" Brother Zhao didn't care when he saw that Zhong Huan just picked up a broken stone, and took out two copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Zhong Huan.
"Guangxu Tongbao...... It is a copper coin of the late Qing Dynasty, and it is really unclear how much it can be sold for, so you can go to the antique market to inquire. Zhong Huan recognized it for a long time before he could see the four words Guangxu Tongbao clearly from the rust.
"Xiao Huan, how much is my jar worth?" Uncle Wang's luck was good, and he really picked up a large one, which was a clay pot the size of a teapot, and the edge of the mouth was broken.
Zhong Huan occasionally watches treasure appreciation programs on TV, and he also knows how to watch the payment. But when I picked up the bottom of the jar, there was no money at all, presumably it was just a practical vessel fired in a folk kiln, and it was likely to be a choking jar for burial.
"This jar is not settled, I can't see the age, and it is estimated that it is also a thing in the Guangxu period like copper coins. It's a pity that it was broken, and the quality is not good, so it can be worth a hundred and ten yuan. I don't know much about the specifics. Zhong Huan wasn't sure about it, so he said something he knew.
"Such a large piece is only worth a hundred and ten dollars? Then my copper coin is not even more worthless. This night was a loss, and the contractor was really monkey. Brother Zhao complained and asked Zhong Huan again: "After talking for a long time, how much is this fossil you picked up worth?" ”
"Huh? This is also something in the tomb? I'd be a dirtyman. "Uncle Wang is only now focusing on fossils.
"This is not worth much, if it is sold in the antique market, it will be about fifty, and I am afraid that it will be twenty or thirty if you want to collect it."
Zhong Huan couldn't judge the value of copper coins and porcelain, but he still knew something about fossils, which started with his strange hobby. Generally, students of his age like music, games and the like, Zhong Huan likes to practice martial arts. However, he didn't have the money to take taekwondo, karate and other courses, and second, he didn't have the opportunity to visit famous teachers, so he could only practice blindly, and chose to work on the construction site just to practice. When he was in junior high school, he also went to the antique market to find two martial arts cheats to practice.
Not to mention, there are really martial arts cheats sold in this antique market, not only the internal skills such as "Yijin Sutra" and "Jiuyin Zhenjing", but also strange books such as "Qimen Dunjia" and "Looking for Dragon Points", Zhong Huan's eyes lit up.
Fortunately, the owner of the old book seller still had a little conscience, and he couldn't bear to deceive Zhong Huan, who was committing the second illness, so he told him about the doorway in the antique market. Zhong Huan only knew after listening to the boss that none of these old books were real, not only the used book stalls, but also those stalls selling ancient porcelain and ancient jade did not have many genuine goods. The most real antique stalls in the entire antique market are probably the stalls that sell fossils. Because the production of fossils is large, the price of ordinary fossils is cheap, and there is no fraud at all. For the only genuine item in the antique market, Zhong Huan was naturally impressed.
When Uncle Wang and Brother Zhao heard that this fossil was worthless, they were not interested. It's just that what Zhong Huan said just now was the truth, which made them feel that this kid had a little knowledge, so they pulled him to find other workers to appreciate the treasure. When other workers heard that Zhong Huan was an "expert", they also surrounded him, and they all "offered treasures" to him to evaluate.
Zhong Huan doesn't collect antiques, so naturally he won't break the dynasty and estimate it, but Kan Dashan is still no problem, pointing and chatting with a group of workers, and the fossil was carried in his pocket casually.
A group of people chatted and bragged, time passed quickly, and it didn't feel like it was dawning. After another day of work on the construction site, Zhong Huan dragged his tired body home. His body is actually still able to eat, but he is too sleepy.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
When Zhong Huan entered the house, his mother Zhang Shulan was busy eating, and his father Zhong Jianguo was also on the side.
"Xiao Huan is back. There is watermelon on the table, you quench your thirst first, and the meal will be good in a while. Zhang Shulan glanced at her precious son and smiled.
"Hmm~ You guys eat first, I'll sleep first, I'm sleepy." Zhong Huan picked up the cut watermelon on the round table, nibbled on his teeth and said.
"If you want to sleep, wipe your face first, you'll become a mud monkey." Zhong Jianguo handed the wet towel to his son, with love in his eyes.
Zhong Huan took the towel and wiped his face, and walked into his room. After closing the door, he didn't take off his clothes and pants, so he lay down on the bed.
"Click~ Oops!"
As soon as he got into bed, Zhong Huan heard a crisp sound, and his thigh was hurt by something.
"It's broken! Fossil. ”
Zhong Huan reacted immediately. When he finished work today and changed into his uniforms, he casually put the fossil in his trouser pocket. Needless to say, the fossil must have been crushed by the edge of the bed, and it seems that this night has been in vain.
"Xiao Huan, are you okay?" Zhong Jianguo heard his son screaming in the house, and he didn't know what was going on.
"It's fine!"
Zhong Huan jumped up from the bed and took out his trouser pocket, wanting to see what the fossil had broken into and whether it was worth saving.
"Huh~ What is this?"
The trilobite fossil did break in half, and strangely enough, there was a naturally formed interlayer in the cracked fossil with a flat, pitch-black stone chip embedded in it. The stone flakes were black and translucent, and the edges were extremely smooth, like a fine piece of black jade.
Zhong Huan saw that the fossil was broken, so he didn't care, picked up the half of the fossil embedded in the stone piece, squatted on the ground and knocked it twice, smashed the fossil completely, and took out the black stone piece.
"No, it won't! It's impossible! ”
As soon as the stone piece was taken out, Zhong Huan was stunned. Because the shape of the stone flakes is extremely round, and the front and back are carved with patterns, it is clear at a glance that they are hand-polished and not naturally formed. You know, these are fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago, and at that time, not to mention humans, even apes had not yet evolved.
Zhong Huan's first thought after being shocked was that this might be a treasure hidden by the tomb owner, the fossil was just used to hide people's eyes and ears, and the black jade hidden inside was the real burial object. If this inference is true, then this ink jade pendant must be a good thing of great value, or the tomb owner would not have to be so attentive.
Thinking that he had really picked up the treasure, Zhong Huan couldn't help but feel ecstasy. It can be said that gold has a price and jade is priceless, if it is really a good jade, even if it is not big, it can be sold for a sky-high price, but I don't know how much this black jade pendant can be worth.
Usually judging the value of jade depends on two aspects, one is the material, the other is the carving, if it is ancient jade, it also depends on the age.
The sleek black jade is warm and delicate to the touch and slightly translucent, and the material is definitely good. Zhong Huan focused on the carving of the jade pendant.
On the front of the round black jade pendant is carved a simple symbol, the structure is a bit like the Buddhist swastika, but it is not the same, to be precise, it should be horizontal and vertical two "work" characters crossed together. There is a beast head carved on the back of the black jade pendant, although the carving is very fine, but Zhong Huan didn't recognize what kind of animal it was after looking at it for a long time, it can only be said that it looks a bit like a dragon's head, or it may be a unicorn head, in short, it is not a creature in reality.
Just as Zhong Huan was staring at the beast head intently, the beast head seemed to suddenly come to life, flying out of the jade pendant and rushing straight to his face. This sudden change startled Zhong Huan and instinctively closed his eyes.
"Good stuff! This carving can be regarded as lifelike! A thought flashed in Zhong Huan's heart, with his eyes closed. He didn't believe that the jade carving could really fly, but he could only understand that the jade carving was too good, which made people hallucinate in the immersive scene. But when he opened his eyes, he was shocked by what he saw.
"Holy! What is this place? Hallucination! It must be a hallucination! ”
Zhong Huan rubbed his eyes, not believing what he saw in front of him at all. Because he was no longer in his room, but was crouching on the top of a large mountain, in the same posture as before. The rocks and mud on the mountain are black, and there are no flowers, no trees, and no animals. As far as the eye can see, the land below the mountain is also pitch black, giving people an extremely desolate feeling.
In this black earth world of Montenegro, the only thing that is not black is the three palaces built on the top of the mountain. These three halls are one and two deviations, arranged in the shape of "product", not only not black, but also carved beams and painted buildings are splendid, just like the ancient palace. Zhong Huan's location is exactly in the middle of the three main halls, and what is strange is that there is a bottomless cave in front of him, which seems to be a deep well, and I don't know who dug the pit.
Zhong Huan twisted it his thigh, it hurt, it was not a dream. But what the hell is this place? How can I go back? Zhong Huan, who was flustered, didn't dare to move, and all he was thinking about was how to go home. There are no animals and plants, only beautiful houses, and the world is not suitable for human life!
"Mo Yupei! It must be Mo Yupei's ghost! But what about Mo Yupei? Zhong Huan, who thought of the crux of the problem, suddenly found that the Mo Yupei in his hand was missing for some time, which startled him again.