Chapter 16: The Third Black Skin
"You see, judging from the exhibition, there is nothing special about this auction...... This Imperial Wet White Set of Three-color Material Shuanglong Ear Zun is not bad, it can probably be photographed for more than 4 million, which is not a ......"
Liu Qi selected a few photos from the photos and explained them to Luo Ping and Li Xiaoguang one by one, and seemed to be disappointed with this exhibition.
"Overall, there was nothing eye-catching in this exhibition, which was quite disappointing!"
Ma Sanjia haha smiled, "I see, it's you who look at your pair of enamel porcelain bowls made by Kangxi every day, and you look at your eyes." Judging from the situation of this exhibition, if your pair of treasures are auctioned, they should be able to auction more than 10 million, and of course you can't look down on these millions of things. โ
Liu Qi dropped the photo in his hand and said with a smile: "That's not thanks to you, old man, if it weren't for your unique skills, my two broken bowls would only be used to feed cats and dogs." โ
Including Li Xiaoguang, all three of them laughed. Luo Ping stared at a photo on the coffee table in a daze, obviously not hearing their conversation just now.
Li Xiaoguang leaned over curiously, "Xiao Luo, what are you looking at?" Huh, what is this? โ
His words attracted Liu Qi and Ma Sanjia, and the two of them came over to take a look.
"Hehe, this piece of skin is a rarity. Don't look at it as inconspicuous, it is said to be a mammoth skin, which is very precious; However, the most amazing thing is not this, on the other side of this broken skin is said to have a mysterious pattern, and if anyone can figure out the meaning of this pattern, they can find an amazing treasure. โ
Liu Qi's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Luo Ping's heart one by one, making him dizzy.
"Sure enough, this piece of skin must be with my two."
Just now, when Luo Ping saw this photo of broken skin, he was attracted by it at a glance, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt. After Liu Qi finished speaking, he hurriedly asked: "Liu Lao, since it is related to this big treasure, what if the owner of Weishenme wants to put it up for auction?" โ
"Hehe, the treasure is just a legend, who knows if it's true. And from the outside of this almost shattered skin, it should only be a small part, and it is difficult to find the treasure with such a remnant skin. If it were me, I would have sold it while it was worth some money. โ
Ma Sanjia on the side also nodded, and said with a smile, "Don't look at it like this, I heard that its price is not low, and the starting price is more than $1 million." โ
"Yes, although the treasure is just a legend, there are still people who will believe it." Liu Qi took over the conversation, "The appearance of this broken skin at the auction will definitely attract many buyers, and it will definitely be very lively, which is also a highlight of Christie's Hong Kong this time." โ
After the store closed, Luo Ping borrowed these photos from Liu Qi and said that he would take them home to observe them.
On the bus home, Luo Ping looked at the photos of the broken skin, and a few words kept coming to his head: broken skin, treasure map, parents.
I thought of the words of the orphanage director Lao Cao, "I picked you up in a ravine, it was freezing at the time, and you were injured in many places, you should have fallen off the cliff......"
"Could it be that this broken skin is really a treasure map, and my parents were also ...... because of this?"
Thinking of this, Luo Ping shuddered.
"Will I still be able to find my parents? Are they still there? โ
After returning home worried, Luo Ping locked himself in the room, took out the two broken skins, and carefully identified them against the photos.
From the appearance of the material, it is almost identical, but the other side of the broken skin is not visible, and it is not possible to confirm whether it really has a pattern painted with white paint on it.
However, after carefully comparing the edge lines of the crushed skin, he suddenly found that the crushed skin on the photo matched the one on the table.
This was a decisive discovery, as it showed that the shredded skin at the exhibition was the same as the two shredded skins in front of him, both torn from a single piece of leather.
"Do they really make a treasure map?"
Thinking of Liu Qi's words, Luo Ping was not excited about the legendary treasure, but thought of the stories about the treasure map in various novels and movies. In those stories, there is always all kinds of intrigue and gore.
"Anyway, I'm going to get this piece of skin."
Staring at the photo, Luo Ping secretly sweared.
Later, Luo Ping checked the information about Christie's Hong Kong's autumn auction on the Internet, and this year's auction date is November 27 to 30, a total of three days, more than four months away.
"It's very difficult to save at least $1 million in four months!"
After calculating the time, Luo Ping's heart was a little heavy, and when he was about to continue to check some information, Long Xin's shout came from outside the door, asking him to go out to eat.
After going downstairs to see Long Xin, Luo Ping remembered that he seemed to have drunk her last night, and carried her upstairs. I couldn't help but blush slightly and felt a little embarrassed.
Long Xin didn't seem to be abnormal, and took the initiative to ask Luo Ping if he was drinking.
"I heard Sister Xu say that both of us were drunk yesterday, and if she hadn't come back, we would have to lie at the dinner table all night." Long Xin stuck out his tongue, looking very cute, "If Master knew, he would definitely have to hit the board." โ
It seems that Xu Ting didn't tell the truth to Xiao Daogu, and Luo Ping finally let go.
After a while, Long Xin seemed to remember something, and said uneasily: "Brother Luo, two people came to find Mr. Chen this morning. โ
"Oh, didn't they say what it was?" Luo Ping unscrewed a can of cold beer and asked casually.
"They want to ask Mr. Chen to restore a painting."
Chen Lao is a well-known collector in the Jiangcheng calligraphy and painting industry, and he is good at repairing damaged ancient paintings is also well-known in the circle, and many people usually come to him and want to ask him to help appreciate the calligraphy and painting or do some repair work, so Luo Ping was not surprised at all when he heard Long Xin's words.
After Long Xin finished speaking, he lowered his head and bit his chopsticks, showing a little shyness on his face.
"I saw that they were very disappointed when they heard that Chen Lao went abroad, so I told them that you would actually fix it."
"Poofโ"
Luo Ping didn't swallow a sip of wine, sprayed the little Daogu beside him, and hurriedly picked up a tissue from the side to wipe it, but it just happened to touch a stiff one on her chest.
The hand was soft and tender, Luo Ping's heart was beating wildly, and he quickly retracted his hand.
Long Xin was also taken aback by Luo Ping, and hurriedly wiped the wine stains on his body, not realizing that Luo Ping had touched his body.
She happened to be wearing a white T-shirt that Xu Ting bought for her a few days ago, and after being soaked in wine, she stuck tightly to her body, revealing her curves. When she looked up, she found that Luo Ping was staring at her chest with great intensity, and she was so ashamed that her face was flushed and she turned around.
Luo Ping's old face was slightly red, he coughed embarrassedly, and lowered his head to the rice bowl for a while.
Long Xin wiped it twice, and saw that the chest was becoming more and more transparent, and the color of the corset could be seen, so he hurriedly went back to the room to change clothes, and only went downstairs again after a while, but there was still a trace of blush on his face.
"Brother Luo, isn't it bad for me to say that?"
Long Xin felt that she was very presumptuous to take it upon herself to accept this matter for Luo Ping, and she had been regretting it since the two of them left.
"It's fine."
Luo Ping's mind was chaotic at this time, thinking about the scene when he touched the dragon's heart just now.