In the evening, after greeting his family, Chu Chen returned to his room with a few local chronicles, ready to find out the location of the treasure.

For convenience, Chu Chen first looked it up on the computer, but the network in 2002 was far less developed than in modern times, and some remote information could not be found at all. In the end, Chu Chen could only look for it in the local chronicles.

Next, Chu Chen looked through two local chronicles from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, but did not find the corresponding records, until the local chronicles of the Ming Dynasty, he found the address written in the code, which made him somewhat worried, this Ming Dynasty has a history of hundreds of years now, no matter what happens during the period, it is possible, is it possible that the treasure can still be stored zài?

But after thinking about it again, Chu Chen felt that he was a little stupid, you know, the paper that recorded this treasure, but it was taken out of a brocade box from the late Qing Dynasty, how could there be a problem that he was worried about?

Secretly smiling, Chu Chen opened an up-to-date map of the capital to find it, and after a while, he found that place in the south of the city, he remembered that it seemed to be an old alley, and he had followed Uncle Wu there to collect the goods before. That is, the treasure is likely to remain in place.

At this time, Chu Chen was completely relieved, but then, his brows furrowed again, because the treasure was hidden in the well of a courtyard house, if he didn't buy the courtyard, he couldn't take out the treasure, but what if the other party didn't plan to sell the courtyard, then what should he do? Smashed with money?

Chu Chen thought about it and felt that in the end, he might have to rely on this trick to smash with money, but he was not ready to come forward for the time being, and wanted Zuo Shan to investigate.

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The next day was Saturday. Originally, Chu Yulan wanted to take Chu Chen and Wu Ke to go shopping together, but they were just about to pick up Wu Ke and prepare to leave. Chu Chen received a call from Qi Baofu, saying that Fang Jinbo was on his side. wanted Chu Chen to identify his bronze mirror, and in addition, Qi Baofu also wanted Chu Chen to help take a look at the collections he had collected before.

Seeing that Chu Chen was about to open his mouth to refuse, Chu Yulan hurriedly said, "Brother, you go and get busy, let's just go by ourselves." ”

Wu Ke also nodded and said, "Yes, it's just so that we can go for beauty and save you from being bored." ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "You are so beautiful and beautiful?" ”

"Telling you this is like playing the harp to the cow." Wu Kejiao laughed: "Okay, okay, you don't care about this matter." Go get busy, I'll drive myself in a moment. ”

When I went home yesterday, Chu Chen taught Wu Ke to drive for a while, she was not stupid, her hands and feet were quite flexible, and she found the feeling of driving back then.

"Then you have to be careful when driving."

"Got it......"

After saying goodbye to Wu Ke and his sister, Chu Chen drove to the community where Qi Baofu lived.

Chu Chen just got out of the car. Qi Baofu and Fang Jinbo, who were waiting at the gate of the community, greeted them with smiling faces, and after a period of greetings, Qi Baofu took the two to his house.

Qi Baofu led the two to the living room and sat down, and Qi Baofu's wife made a cup of tea for Chu Chen.

A few small talks. Fang Jinbo said: "Teacher Chu, I have already discussed with my family, and I am going to work in the capital in the future." I spend my free time learning about antiques, and I hope to hear from you often in the future. ”

Chu Chen smiled and nodded: "The old saying is good. There must be a teacher for the threesome, and we will learn and progress together in the future. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Chu." Fang Jinbo thanked happily.

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite. By the way, have you found a good job? ”

"Not yet, I only arrived in the capital yesterday."

"Oh, so what kind of work did you do before?"

"Computer Equipment Maintenance."

Chu Chen's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked: "I also told you before, I want to open a private museum, computers, security and other equipment must be maintained by special personnel, or you will go to me?" ”

The more Fang Jinbo listened, the more excited he became, and as soon as Chu Chen's words fell, he hurriedly agreed: "I am willing!" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Okay, you go to my antique shop next Monday, and then we will sign the employment contract......

When Fang Jinbo heard this, he nodded again and again.

Qi Baofu patted Fang Jinbo's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't need to look for a job, just send it to the door." ”

Fang Jinbo smiled and said, "It's not that I met a noble person like Teacher Chu, otherwise how could I have such good luck." ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "What noble person is not noble, it's just a gesture." ”

Although the contact time was not long, Fang Jinbo also knew that Chu Chen was more modest, and after a little compliment, he took out a box, opened it and put it in front of Chu Chen, and said, "Teacher Chu, this is the bronze mirror I talked about before." ”

"Then I'll take a look first." As he spoke, Chu Chen took the bronze mirror in his hand.

This mirror is round, three-string button, round button seat. Although the bronze mirror is relatively large, the rust on the surface is strict, and it is difficult not to see the theme decoration under the rust.

Of course, what is the specific, because of the rust, I can't see it, but Chu Chen still saw from the vaguely revealed ornamentation that the ornament has the artistic style of the Warring States period. Combined with the characteristics of craftsmanship and other aspects, this should be a bronze mirror with wrong silver patterns in the Warring States period.

Seeing that Chu Chen had finished observing, Qi Baofu hurriedly asked, "Teacher Chu, how is it?" I feel that this bronze mirror is old enough, it seems to be from the Han Dynasty, right? ”

Fang Jinbo also looked at Chu Chen expectantly, not to mention the Warring Han period, even the bronze mirror of the Ming and Qing dynasties, he was already very satisfied.

Chu Chen smiled and nodded: "It is indeed a bronze mirror of the Warring States Period, and this copper mirror is so big, plus the wrong silver process is a special process of the Warring States Period, it is relatively rare to use it on the copper mirror, this kind of mirror is of very high grade, and it is very enjoyable." ”

"Really?" Fang Jinbo's face was pleasantly surprised, and Qi Baofu was also happy for him on the side.

Chu Chen gave an affirmative gesture and said: "However, don't be happy too early, this copper mirror is too rusty, plus the current market situation of the copper mirror is not good, even if this copper mirror is indeed more precious, but it is difficult to have a satisfactory price in the current market, if you want to transfer, I will build yì you first to rust, and wait for the market to be good." ”

Fang Jinbo shook his head and said: "I don't have the idea of transferring, but I won't do it anymore, and I have heard others say that many people like to 'be beautiful', and it is best not to rust the bronze mirror." ”

Chu Chen laughed when he heard this, and said: "The different tastes of collectors have created different aesthetics, some people say, 'what is beautiful', 'what is beautiful in rust', when you open it, it is actually a mirror full of patina." ”

"Some people will say 'beautiful products' such things, but for many people, such things will definitely not be liked, and they don't want to give them away. Like this bronze mirror, if you don't go to the mirror, do you think it looks good? ”

Fang Jinbo and Qi Baofu shook their heads when they heard this, they both have the aesthetic concept of normal people, like something full of patina in front of them, it is definitely impossible to say that they like it, like the reason why Fang Jinbo bought it was also because he looked at it as an antique, otherwise how could he buy such a thing?

Chu Chen smiled and continued: "Of course, I don't think that any copper mirror should remove the patina on it, but such a large area of patina must be removed." ”

"And how do you get rid of rust?" Fang Jinbo asked curiously.

"I'll talk about that later, but I'll start with a rust that must never be cleaned up." Chu Chen said.

"Why didn't you say you shouldn't clean it up in the first place?" Fang Jinbo asked again.

Chu Chen explained: "The reason is very simple, because cleaning is irreversible, and no one can accurately predict the situation under the rust and ensure the effect of the mirror after cleaning it before starting it, and this rust is to wrap the rust that cracks." If you damage the mirror again because of cleaning, it will be too cost-effective, and it will be too late to regret it at that time. ”

"This rust is a kind of protection for the mirror, a most natural "welding". So it's important to look in the mirror before you start looking at the mirror to see if there's any damage and see where the rust is going, including listening to the sound. ”

"Rust plays a dual role in protecting and decorating bronze, rust and rust color rust type is also an important basis for everyone to recognize a kind of counterfeiting, as long as the rust does not affect the appreciation and judgment of the theme ornamentation, inscriptions, etc., do not clean up, which is why I just said, why some copper mirrors on the patina do not remove the reason."

Seeing that the two of them nodded in understanding, Chu Chen continued: "Now, let me briefly talk about how to remove rust." The first thing is to observe, and I just mentioned this first step, to make a self-reserved judgment when you get something, and the so-called reservation refers to starting from where the rust is not cleaned first, not where I clean the rust first. ”

"The second step is cleaning, cleaning the mirror with water and a fine-haired toothbrush, removing mud and other swag, and being careful not to damage the copper mirror too hard. After washing, it is an important step to soak white vinegar. ”

Hearing this, Qi Baofu asked in surprise: "Why do you want to soak white vinegar?" ”

Chu Chen explained: "The biggest benefit of soaking white vinegar is that it minimizes the corrosion of the mirror, and it helps the most to peel off the rust. Generally, it should be soaked for 1-2 days, and the rust is relatively large for 3-5 days, and the new vinegar should be changed every day, so that the rust should completely eat the white vinegar. ”

"Next, it's a matter of wiping. When changing the vinegar every day, wipe the mirror with a cotton towel, which will wipe off some of the rust that has softened off, the texture of the towel should not be too slippery, and the slightly thicker one can be ......" (to be continued......