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Fireplaces are very common in European and American houses, mainly because their ancestors came to the bitter cold place, so in those days, every family had the habit of using fireplaces.

In modern times, this habit has been passed down, although modern people have many more ways to heat than before, but now Europeans and Americans still retain the habit of installing a fireplace in their houses.

Even those fireplaces, which are not used several times a year, can only serve as pure decoration.

Even Jin Muchen followed the local customs, and installed several fireplaces in his own houses, but in the weather environment like New York, it is still necessary to install a fireplace.

But this is Miami, the southernmost city in the United States, and it is also a tropical city, although there are winters in December and January every year, but even in the coldest winter, the temperature here is about minus 20 degrees, so the fireplace is not necessary for the people who live here.

So it's one of the few areas in the U.S. where there are few fireplaces in the house, and even if there is a fireplace installed in the house, most of them are decorative.

But here Paul. The house left by Singh is not only equipped with a fireplace, but also looks at the situation of the fireplace, which seems to be often used, which makes Jin Muchen feel very strange.

What caught his attention were the firesticks that were placed next to the fireplace, and families with fireplaces in the United States usually had a few firesticks. Most of these burning sticks are made of iron. Moreover, it is made into various shapes.

It's not just about cleaning the ashes. Hooking a bonfire, if necessary, can also be used as a weapon to defend one's own safety, so it is very practical.

But the shape of the burning stick he saw was very strange, and he didn't see the shape of the hook or fork that can often be seen on ordinary burning sticks in front of him, but it looked more like the shape of an ancient sword from a distance. It's just that this 'ancient sword' has been burned black, and it is difficult to distinguish its true body just by looking at its appearance.

"David, why do you still have a fireplace in your house?"

Jin Muchen looked at the fireplace, turned his head and asked David, indeed this situation looks very strange, after all, the climate in Miami can really be described as spring all year round.

Even if you are afraid of the cold, you don't have to worry about the temperature when you get here. Why does this Paul still have a fireplace at home?

"You're weird. Why do we use fireplaces in such a hot place? ”

David is not a fool, as soon as Jin Muchen asked, he knew what he was wondering about, and then he explained to Jin Muchen and Fang Bo with a smile.

"This is mainly because it is too hot here, and the air is humid on three sides, and in January and February every year, when the Gulf of Mexico current meets the Atlantic current, so it often rains, and in March and April, the south wind blows the humid air from the sea. The people who live here are not afraid, but the treasures collected by my grandfather are not good, his collection is not only the jade you see, but also many bronzes, as well as ancient books, furniture and so on, if those things are exposed to the humid environment for too long, they will rust, mold, rot, and deform. Our family didn't have that much money to install that kind of constant temperature and humidity air conditioning system, so my grandfather used the soil method, starting in December every year and ending in April of the following year, and for a few days every month, he would burn the fireplace at home to keep the air in the room dry. ”

As soon as David said this, Jin Muchen and Fang Bo finally understood, no wonder, if someone else was in Miami and lit a fireplace at home, they would have to think that the guy's brain had been sat on by an elephant.

If it's for that purpose, it's understandable to get it.

However, this was not the main purpose of Jin Muchen and Davy to bring up the fireplace, at this time he had quietly come to the side of the pile of burning sticks, and took the burning stick that he looked very 'feeling' into his hand.

This burning stick is about fifty centimeters long, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, heavy in the hand, the handle is cylindrical, and the front end just looks at the shape, Jin Muchen has already concluded that this must be an ancient sword.

Behind the handle is a round metal plate, and the front one has no bracers, but the sword is still visible at the junction of the sword body and the handle.

If it weren't for the pattern on this sword, Jin Muchen would probably think that this was an ancient Roman sword, but when he saw the pattern in the shape of the tongue of the ancient beast on it, Jin Muchen's heart was shocked, don't think about it, this must be an ancient Chinese sword.

And looking at the shape of this beast pattern, as well as the length of this sword, as well as the shape, he is almost certain that this should be an ancient sword in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, because after the Han Dynasty, the shape of the ancient sword has changed and improved several times, and the sword of this shape no longer exists.

Before thinking about it, he saw the slightly cold yellow light flashing on this sword, and his mind flashed through it, those famous ancient swords from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Zhan Lu, Ju Que, Shengxie, Fish Intestine, Chunjun, these ancient swords are famous swords that have left a strong mark in Chinese history!

It's just that later, these famous swords have disappeared in the long river of history, could it be that today I encountered an ancient famous sword?

Thinking of this, Jin Muchen's heart was beating wildly.

"David, I don't think this burning stick is a pure burning stick?"

I have already got the sword in my hand, so don't pretend anymore, Jin Muchen didn't beat around the bush, and asked David directly.

David also smiled and nodded: "Your eyes are really good?" In fact, this is not a burning stick, but an ancient sword, this is the Adam back then. A gift from Sackler to my grandfather. It is said that he entrusted my grandfather to help him find a set of antique furniture from the Ming Dynasty in China, and it took my grandfather three years to find a complete set of furniture for him. He was so happy that he gave this ancient sword to my grandfather as a gift. My grandfather used to love this sword and kept it at the top of the bookcase in his office. But then, when he retired, he went to Adam. At the time of Sackler's funeral, just after the funeral, he was called to the study by the lawyer of the Sackler family, and the lawyer told him about the contract that Sackler had financed and signed for him. My grandfather felt that he had been deceived by M. M. Sackler, whom he had always considered his best friend, and when he came back, he was so sad and angry that he broke a lot of gifts that Sackler had given him back then, and he took the sword off the bookcase. He has been using this sword to chop wood and use it as a burning stick, and I know that he is also venting his heart on Adam. Sackler's grievances ......"

Hearing Davy say this, Jin Muchen felt that he was stupid, this Paul. Singh's reaction is too exaggerated.

This sword is a good thing, and it is very likely that it is still an ancient famous sword, but why are you so special, you actually use this sword to chop wood, as a burning stick, you ......

Jin Muchen and Fang Bo glanced at each other, but apart from the helplessness in their eyes, neither of them knew how to express the emotions in their hearts at this time.

Jin Muchen can be sure that this sword, if it is brought back to China and seen in any museum, it must not be offered as an ancestor?

But it's good to fall into the hands of these white-skinned ghost animals, people don't take your baby seriously at all, and actually use this ancient sword to chop wood and burn sticks, this feeling is really bitter to the extreme.

He looked down at the ancient sword in his hand, the upper part of the sword was about the width of an adult's palm, and the downward part began to narrow, and when the tip of the sword was not angry, it could be about three fingers wide.

The sword body can be about half an inch thick, the ridge line of the sword spine can still be seen, and the blades on both sides have traces of cutting edges, which have been used by the old man to split wood for so many years, but fortunately, there is no collapse on the sword blade, which shows that the steel mouth of this sword is very good, and the heat treatment is very good.

However, at the front end of the sword body, because it may often be used to stab the bonfire, most of the sword body is burned black, and only near the handle can you see that the sword body has a delicate diamond-shaped staggered pattern.

And on the sword body near the handle, it seems that there are bird and insect inscriptions, but unfortunately that part is burned by the flames and black, and it is still impossible to make out what the words are engraved in.

The metal disc behind the handle, that is, at the head of the sword, is in the form of a hoop, and there are about eleven concentric circles inside.

After noticing these details of this ancient sword, the more Jin Muchen looked at it, the faster his heart beated, because no matter how he looked at this sword, it would remind him of the Yue Wang Goujian sword found in the tomb of the Warring States Chu in Xiangbei Province, China!

The shape is like, the pattern at the sword is also similar, the pattern on the sword body is also very similar, and even the characteristics of the bird and insect inscriptions on the sword body are exactly the same.

At this time, his breathing was a little short, and even Fang Bo could see that he was excited.

This sword was pitch black, even if David had said that this sword was an ancient sword before, but Fang Bo didn't think there was anything surprising, after all, he didn't have Jin Muchen's eyes that could distinguish jewelry.

Moreover, this sword has been burned to this appearance, and it is impossible to clean it up, even if it is an ancient famous sword, it can be regarded as destroyed now.

Therefore, Uncle Fang was not very interested in this sword, but seeing that Jin Muchen was excited like this at this time, he had to cough lightly twice, reminding Jin Muchen, the main owner of the family is still there, control your emotions.

Jin Muchen came back to his senses, looked at David and grinned: "This sword, do you want to sell it?" (To be continued......)