Zuo Shan saw Chu Chen's surprised look, so he asked him what was going on, and after listening to Chu Chen's explanation, he realized that these gold and silver ingots were called gold and silver collars, which were rare antiques, and their value could not be calculated by the price of gold and silver in the market.

This made Zuo Shan amazed, and felt that this was normal, otherwise the two of them had traveled thousands of miles to Xiazhou, but only brought back a few ordinary gold and silver ingots, and he felt that it was really a waste of Chu Chen's time.

Zuo Shan said earlier that it was very likely to rain today, so the next two hurriedly packed their luggage and put the gold and silver collars in their backpacks, and the box was a little corroded because of the strictness, Chu Chen threw it directly into the pit, and then they rushed away.

However, Chu Chen may not have expected that the big pit that they did not bury because of the trouble was discovered by the nearby villagers a few months later, and because of the box thrown in the pit, the villagers who found it thought that someone had dug up a treasure here.

This villager has a straightforward personality and can't hide things in his heart, so he publicized it when he returned. So one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, many people knew the news of the treasure, one after another came to hunt for the treasure, and for a time the news of the treasure flew all over the sky.

Some people even dig in a random place nearby, and as a result, the surrounding mountains are dug with potholes, which is unbearable. Until the Politics. The government took control of the matter, and the matter slowly calmed down.

Fortunately, Chu Chen had already found and taken away the real treasure at that time, otherwise it was really possible for someone else to take the lead. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Chu Chen didn't know that because of this incident, he and Zuo Shan went out of the mountain and went directly to the side of the road to stop the car. Return to the hotel they booked earlier.

I changed my clothes and went out for another meal. Chu Chen took Zuo Shan back to the room, and then took out the pair of landscape figure bottles and pen holders.

See these three things. Zuo Shan said in surprise: "Hey, Chu Shao, how is the scenery on this similar to that on the treasure map?" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, the patterns on these three things are likely to be related to the clues of the real treasure." ”

"What? You mean that what we just discovered is not really a treasure? ”

When Zuo Shan heard Chu Chen say this, a look of surprise appeared on his face. Those gold and silver collars are already very precious, so what kind of treasure is the real treasure?

"From the information I've got, it should be like this, but as for whether it's or not, I'm not sure."

Chu Chen shook his head, and then told Zuo Shan about the information about the treasure, of course, in order to protect the secret of his ability. He embellished the information a bit.

But even so, Zuo Shan was still dumbfounded, it was not that he felt that Chu Chen's experience of getting the treasure map was a bit magical, but that the final treasure was actually a treasure like the heirloom jade seal.

"Chu Shao. Is it really a jade seal? Zuo Shan asked in a slightly trembling voice.

Chu Chen smiled slightly: "Zhang Huoni did say that he was heirloom jade seal, but whether this was made up by him or not, then it can only be confirmed after finding the treasure." ”

Reaction to the left mountain. Chu Chen felt that it was normal, after all, the jade seal of the country was for the people. It's not just priceless, it's already a national symbol. can make the jade seal of the country that has been missing for many years see the light of day. He was excited just thinking about it.

Zuo Shan quickly calmed down, he smashed his mouth, and said: "This thing feels unlikely, don't think about it, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." ”

"yes!" Chu Chen sighed slightly and said, "Anyway, we should do our best to find it now, otherwise I will feel regret even if I die." ”

Zuo Shan nodded in agreement.

In the next three days, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan stayed in the room in addition to eating, sleeping and exercising in the morning, racking their brains to find relevant clues from three things.

But there is an old saying that good things are more grinding, and it is likely that just like Chu Chen thought before, they still lack important clues, so after three days, there are several places to guess, but they can't be sure at all.

Maybe a friend wants to say, in this case, why don't you just dig up all those locations? It's not impossible to do this, but not to mention how much work it takes to do so, the key thing is that Chu Chen feels that the possibility of these locations is too small, and the possibility of finding the treasure is very small.

So, early on the morning of the fourth day, Chu Chen said to Zuo Shan, who had already died a lot of brain cells, it is better to go out for a walk today and relax, maybe inspiration will suddenly arise during the period.

To be honest, as a former king of soldiers, although his brain has to be flexible, in comparison, Zuo Shan still feels that he is better at physical work, so the clues found in the past three days have made him have a headache, and now after listening to Chu Chen's mention, he is busy agreeing.

So, the two took the elevator together and prepared to go to the restaurant for breakfast.

As soon as the elevator was lowered, the elevator doors opened, and an old man and a middle-aged man in his early forties walked in from the outside.

As soon as the two sides met, Chu Chen and the old man were slightly stunned, because the old man was none other than Qiao Qingtai, an old-timer in the Jiangcheng antique world who he met in Jinling last time.

"Joe, old good!"

Chu Chen hurriedly greeted respectfully.

Qiao Qingtai responded, and asked in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Chu, when did you come to Xiazhou?" ”

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "It's been a few days, when did you get here?" ”

"Arrived yesterday afternoon."

Qiao Qingtai continued: "Xiao Chu, there is something wrong with you, since you came to Xiazhou, why don't you know to call me!" ”

Chu Chen scratched his head and said with a smile: "I was originally going to visit you in Jiangcheng when I went back, but I didn't expect you to come to Xiazhou when you were old." ”

At this time, the elevator reached the floor where the restaurant was located, and Qiao Qingtai and the others also went to have breakfast, so the two sides walked out together.

Everyone ordered some food that suited their tastes, and then, just as Qiao Qingtai was about to say something, the middle-aged man preemptively said, "Old Qiao, can you introduce us first?" ”

"Look at me. Forget about it. Qiao Qingtai laughed, and then made an introduction to both parties. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the son of one of his friends. His name is Han Yusong, and he is also a person in the antique industry, and he also serves as a director of the local antique association.

Chu Chen said hello politely, and Han Yusong heard that the young man in front of him was Chu Chen, and he was quite happy to say that he had wanted to know Chu Chen for a long time, but he had never had the corresponding opportunity, and this time he must do his best to be a landlord.

After greeting each other for a while, Qiao Qingtai asked, "Xiao Chu." Are you done? ”

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't answer truthfully, so he said, "It's almost over, do you always have anything for me to do?" ”

Qiao Qingtai nodded when he heard this: "Don't say it, I do have something I want to trouble you." ”

"What's the matter?" Chu Chen asked.

"There are a lot of people here, let's talk about it later." Qiao Qingtai said in a low voice.

"Row ......"

Everyone chatted about antiques, finished breakfast, and then came to Qiao Qingtai's room together.

Inviting everyone to take a seat, Qiao Qingtai sighed and said, "Xiao Chu." I came here for a national treasure that has been passed down to the market. ”

Although Qiao Qingtai only said this sentence for a short time, Chu Chen immediately understood what was going on.

The Three Gorges and its surrounding areas have always been the area where the cultures of the north and the south have collided and integrated for a long time in the history of China, and it is also the intersection of the cultures of the east and west of the Yangtze River. In this magical land, there are many mysteries left through the ages, such as hanging coffins, plank roads, wild people and so on.

It is these mysteries that are difficult to dismantle. It has inspired many archaeological experts and scholars to come and explore. The mud and sand are all down, and the ensuing antiquities dealers and criminals are greedily eyeing this treasure land. Reach out to the many national treasures buried under this land.

To say, there are countless ruins and cemeteries on this land. Far as the old Neolithic, as close as the Han, Tang and Song dynasties and so on. These sites and cemeteries are home to ancient works of art of great cultural value.

However, these cultural relics that embody the splendid ancient civilization of China for 5,000 years are about to be deeply submerged under the water with the construction of the reservoir area, so the value it contains is gradually highlighted, and the attention of the cultural relics community is gathered on this land.

Although this situation has played a role in promoting the protection of cultural relics in this land, it has also allowed some lawbreakers to smuggle some cultural relics abroad because of their interests, including some national treasure-level cultural relics.

One of the most famous is that at the end of the 90s of the last century, at a cultural festival held in the United States, someone sold a beautiful Han Dynasty bronze silver cow to a billionaire for 2.5 million US dollars, which was the highest single Chinese cultural relic ever sold at that time.

The appearance of this cash cow has made historians and cultural relics workers all over the world sigh.

In her published article, a scholar wrote: This Han Dynasty cash cow tree head is inlaid with immortals, cicadas and other immortal things that symbolize regeneration, and each branch is hung with a light sea-blue oil basin, and the oil basin is inlaid with a flower-shaped pattern around it, perhaps to symbolize the sun, or to connect with the tail screen pattern radiating from the peacock (phoenix) to the surroundings.

It is concise and clear in its beauty and joy, with two staggered dragons sitting at the base of the tree, and a beautiful peacock (phoenix) looking at the wind at the top of the tree. The beauty of this work of art lies in its integrity and the beauty it presents, and it is indeed a national treasure of China.

The appearance of this cash cow caused an uproar in the domestic cultural relics community at that time, where did the national treasure come from? How did you wander abroad? When is its return date?

And when the investigators were looking for relevant clues, there was another shocking news and legend that three more gilded cash cows were found abroad that were also unearthed in this land.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen was quite angry in his heart, but he was deeply helpless, after all, he was only one person, even if he wanted to manage this kind of thing, how many things could he manage? Of course, if things happen to happen to him, then he will definitely do his best to ensure that the national treasure is not lost. (To be continued......)

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