After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Kecai suddenly said: "Oh, according to what you mean, Yue is a symbol of power and status, and Cheng is the military power to transfer troops?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "Yes, that's pretty much what it means!" ”

Knowing the difference between Cheng and Cheng, Wu Ke asked, "Then what's so special about the Cheng you just bought?" ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he smiled and asked, "How do you say that you know that there must be something special?" ”

"Cut!" Wu Ke pouted: "I don't know you yet, if it's just an ordinary thing, would you be willing to buy it?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "You can't say that, as long as you can make money, I am willing to buy it." ”

Wu Ke pouted, then took Chu Chen's hand and said coquettishly: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up!" ”

Chu Chen was really a little surprised by Wu Ke's coquettishness, and hurriedly said: "Okay, I said it, the bronze slab has an iron blade embedded in it, and there are two golden inscriptions, which should be the user's name, but what the specific word is, I have to go back and check it before I can know." ”

Wu Ke said with some disappointment when he heard this: "That's it? ”

Chu Chen spread his hands: "Then what do you think, you know, that iron blade is made of extraterrestrial meteorite iron." ”

"Extraterrestrial Meteorite?!" Wu Ke immediately exclaimed when she heard this, and then she immediately reacted, this is a restaurant, she said it so loudly, the guests around her would definitely hear it, so she hurriedly looked around secretly, and found that some guests did look at her with some curiosity, which made her stick out her tongue very embarrassed.

"You are a real man. Why didn't I know that I had just said it together, and it caused me so much! ”

said. Wu Ke was also a little annoyed and slapped Chu Chen's arm a few times.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "It's really my fault for this, but I didn't expect it either." You would have such a big reaction when you hear about the extraterrestrial meteorite! ”

"You're not talking nonsense!" Wu Ke said angrily: "This is an extraterrestrial meteorite, a divine weapon often mentioned in martial arts novels, do you think I can not be surprised?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "You also said that it is a martial arts novel, in real life, except for the fact that meteorite contains nickel, which can indeed enhance the strength of the blade, it is not as mysterious as written in the novel!" ”

"Really?" Wu Ke asked with some disbelief.

Chu Chen nodded and said: "This can still be fake, and our country has not unearthed weapons made of meteorite iron, if it is really like what is written in the novel." Isn't it known to the world for a long time? ”

Because natural pure iron almost does not exist in nature, the melting point of iron ore is also high, and it is not easy to reduce, so human beings use iron later than copper, tin, lead, gold, etc., therefore, the earliest iron tools found in some ancient civilizations in the world are processed from meteoric iron.

China has also unearthed some meteorite processed weapons, such as in 1972, in Yan Province, a Shang Dynasty iron-bladed bronze Cheng. It is dated to about the 14th century B.C., and there is an iron blade embedded in the bronze skull, which is the iron that is heated and forged together with the scorpion.

China has also unearthed a similar iron blade copper and iron aid copper Ge each. The age is equivalent to the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, and the iron part is also processed from meteoric iron.

When I went abroad, I found a lot of them. For example, people have been in the tombs of the ancient Sumerians of Western Asia, the ancient city of Your. Discover a small axe made of meteorite in the tomb of the ancient Sumerian city of Your. Found a small axe made of meteoric iron.

In the ancient Sumerian language, iron was called "Ambar", which means "fire from heaven", and the so-called fire from heaven is a meteorite. The ancient Egyptians simply called iron "celestial stone". It can be seen that the earliest understanding of iron should have started from meteorites.

Chu Chen explained: "Because the number of meteorites falling from the sky is very small, the utensils made of meteorite iron are of course very precious, and at the same time, they also have a mysterious color. Therefore, although the skulla I just got looks very simple, it was very precious at that time, and with these two golden texts, the current market value is not low. ”

Wu Ke listened to Chu Chen's explanation and asked, "Then how much is this thing worth?" ”

Chu Chen thought for a while and said: "It should be said that the value of its cultural relics is relatively high, and as for the economic value, it should be only hundreds of thousands at most." ”

Wu Ke said with a smile: "Hundreds of thousands are also very good, I don't want to think that you only spent a total of three euros, plus you just spent five euros to buy a rhino horn cup, the money that others can't earn in a lifetime is earned by you so simply, if my dad knows, it is estimated that he will drool greedily." ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "My father-in-law has already seen that I have been numb to pick up leaks, he will not be like you said." ”

Wu Ke glanced at him: "Look at you!" ”

Next, the two talked and laughed for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they settled the bill, and prepared to go to the flea market to go around, and strive to have some more gains.

"You two, could you please wait a minute......

As soon as Chu Chen and Wu Ke walked out of the door of the restaurant, they heard someone behind them shouting in Chinese, and when they looked back, it was a thirty-seven or eight-year-old Asian man.

When the man walked up quickly, Chu Chen asked, "This gentleman, I don't know what is wrong with you?" ”

The man first greeted the two politely, and then asked, "Sir, do you really have something made of extraterrestrial meteorite iron?" ”

Although this man is dressed more decently, and he doesn't look like a bad person, but after all, the two of them are in a foreign country, and some things have to be guarded against, so Wu Ke first gave Chu Chen an apologetic look, and then said in a stiff tone: "Is there anything, it has nothing to do with you, right?" ”

Regarding Wu Ke's reaction, the man didn't think it was wrong, after all, he rushed forward to talk, and it was normal for the other party to be unfriendly.

He said with a smile: "Two, this matter is indeed a little presumptuous for me, I will first introduce myself, my surname is difficult (nìng), I opened an antique shop in the market, just now I heard this girl talk about the meteorite outside the sky, I want to increase my knowledge, I hope the two can forgive!" ”

There is a way that wealth is not exposed, and the other party is a stranger he doesn't know at all, although there is really no malice in seeing this person, Chu Chen still shook his head and said: "This gentleman, I'm sorry, we still have something to do later, let's avoid this matter!" ”

Seeing that Chu Chen and Wu Ke wanted to leave, the man hurriedly said, "Hey! Sir, don't worry, I'm also a bad person, and my antique shop is not far from here, and there are a few good things in the store that I think are very good, I think Mr. You should also be interested in antiques, we can also communicate! ”

As he spoke, he also took out a business card of his own from his pocket, and then handed it to Chu Chen with both hands.

Chu Chen took the business card and looked at it, in addition to French, there were also English and Chinese introductions, but when he saw the man's Chinese name, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, because he was actually called Nan Nancai.

"Mr. Nan, your surname is rare in China, I originally thought your surname was Ning!"

The difficult surname is one of the four small surnames in China. This surname originates from the Xianbei tribe, from the Tunan clan of the ancient Xianbei tribe, and belongs to the clan name as the clan. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a Xianbei Tuan's clan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, also known as the Tuan's clan, which was a small tribe in the Xianbei Tuoba Clan.

The word "Tunan" is the name of an avian animal in ancient times, and it is believed that it is today's ostrich. Because the ancient Xianbei tribe of the tribe admired the bird, the name of the tribe was "Tu Nan", and the bird was taken as the totem of their own tribe, and later became a surname, and the simple spell was "Tu Nan" or "Tu Difficult".

After the Northern Wei Dynasty entered the Central Plains, the Tunan people changed their surname to "difficult", and later the surname "difficult" moved north with Xianbei, and the Songhua River was also renamed "Nanjiang" at that time. After several tosses, the Xianbei people with the surname of difficult people set foot in the court. Fresh Peninsula. At present, the surname "difficult" in China is mainly distributed in the four small villages of Henan Province, and the men, women and children who have lived here for generations are all surnamed "difficult".

"My family was also from Yu Province, and I did not immigrate to France until 1887. My grandparents and fathers were both in the circle, but I was mainly interested in business, so I opened an antique shop. ”

Nan Nan explained with a smile, and then invited: "This gentleman, go and sit with me, what do you think?" ”

In addition to this person's surname, Chu Chen also found out just now that the location of Nan Nancai's shop was located in the Marche Vernaison market, where the old lady said before, where antique shops gathered, considering that he and Wu Ke wanted to go there to have a look, so he agreed: "Okay, then please advise me below......

Subsequently, Chu Chen and Wu Ke came to his antique shop under the leadership of Nan Nancai. During this period, Chu Chen also briefly introduced himself, Wu Ke and Nan Nancai.

The sign of Nancai's antique store is very simple, only the word "Nanshi", of course, because of the scarcity of Nancai's surname, it is not easy to confuse.

The environment of the antique shop is very good, and the two of them entered the house with Nannan, and found that the decoration here is a typical Chinese garden style, with birds singing and flowers everywhere, and people have a sense of relaxation and joy when they enter.

Walking into the store, Nan Nancai did not hurriedly want to see Chu Chen's things, but took Chu Chen and Wu Ke around first.

Looking at this, Chu Chen found that Nan Nancai has all the things of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, although most of them are ordinary objects, but some are rare boutiques. For example, the nine-eyed dzi that Chu Chen saw was very good.

This is a nine-eyed double-sided line dzi, black and white two-color beads, the bead is old, and the bilateral line beads on both sides are extremely rare. The surface of the bead can be seen in its natural weathering appearance, and it is well preserved. The nine-eyed dzi is a metaphor for the highest and supreme number in Tibet. In ancient times, the bead should have been worn by dignitaries and upper-class figures. (To be continued......)