At the beginning, after Chu Chen returned to Beijing from the porcelain capital, he used the method used before to show the words recorded on the last few pages of the notes.

The above content is relatively simple, there are only two, one is to say that the three bottles of one cartridge with very similar patterns that Chu Chen bought before do play a key role in opening the treasure, but what is the role, you need to guess for yourself the person who got these three things.

Seeing such vague information again, Chu Chen almost scolded, you said that there was almost a result, and you were still hiding it, couldn't you say it in a big way?

However, for a person with psychological problems like Zhang Huoni, Chu Chen felt that there was nothing to scold, and besides, everyone else was already dead, scolding him would not work, and since the thing was already in his hands, he believed that he would be able to think of it sooner or later.

In addition, the rest is the clue of the candlestick, which is recorded in the text that the candlestick and a piece of jade pendant were given to a friend by Zhang Huoclay, and the jade pendant was also drawn on it, and the specific characteristics were described.

Originally, Zhang Huoni didn't record the name information of his friend, Chu Chen thought that he must be looking for a needle in a haystack again, but coincidentally, the jade pendant he bought from Pang Laohu today, whether it was the carved pattern or the details, was actually the same as recorded in the notes, which made him almost think that he had read it wrong.

For this reason, he also deliberately verified it with his ability, the time of making the jade pendant is the Republic of China period, plus the material and pattern are also the same, it is basically certain that it is the jade pendant mentioned in the note.

After confirming that it was indeed the jade pendant, Chu Chen was also a little anxious in his heart, after all, this was related to the clues of the remaining part of the treasure map. The main thing is: The owner of the jade pendant is actually a gambler who owes debts, if the candlestick is also with him. It is very likely that he will also pay off the debt.

Of course, after all, things have been going on for so many years. It is possible that the candlestick and the jade pendant are not in the hands of the same person, or that the candlestick has been broken, but in any case, it is still very likely that the person knows the clue of the candlestick.

So, after the transaction was completed at that time, Chu Chen asked the person's information very casually.

Pang Laohu thought that Chu Chen still wanted to buy antiques from that person, in addition to handing over the detailed information to Chu Chen, he also told Chu Chen that there were only four antiques in that person's house. These four antiques were given to the man's father by someone else. In addition, because the man still owes some debts, he has now gone to other places to hide from the debts, and he does not know when he will come back.

Although the matter was a little troublesome, Chu Chen felt that there was no need to find that person, because unless he was the only one in his family, it was likely that there would be other people who knew who gave the jade pendant.

But things are really not coincidental, that person is really a lonely person, which makes Chu Chen a little helpless. In addition to asking people to look for it, they can only wait for the person to come back.

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In a blink of an eye, it was Monday, and Chu Chen had just arrived at the antique shop to deal with things for a while, and the fifth child walked to Chu Chen's side. said: "Boss, yesterday a shovel I used to know called me and told me that he had a few good things. Asked if I was interested, I said yes. ”

Chu Chen asked, "Do you want me to go over and have a look?" ”

Lao Wu shook his head: "This is not it." I want Zuoshan to go with me. ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he understood the meaning. "What, there's something wrong with that person?" he asked. ”

Lao Wu said: "It's not a problem, the main thing is that he hasn't contacted me for a long time, so I have to be on guard." ”

As mentioned earlier, the antique industry is mixed, making sets, laying mines, and so on.

Chu Chen asked, "You didn't let him come to our store to trade?" ”

"Of course I did, but he said that the things were too big to bring with him, so let me go, so I had to be more vigilant."

Speaking of this, Lao Wu smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing to push it off, but I also picked up a few leaks from him before, and I have Zuoshan to escort me, so I want to go and see, don't miss a good opportunity." ”

Chu Chen smiled and asked, "Is the place far away?" ”

"It's not far away," the fifth ...... said.

When Chu Chen heard the name of the place, it was really a coincidence, it happened to be near the courtyard house where Wei Zhongxian's treasure was hidden.

Speaking of which, Chu Chen asked Zuoshan to inquire about the sale of the courtyard house and there was no result.

Originally, Zuoshan just found a reason to visit the owner, but he was closed, not to say that the owner didn't want to sell the house, but he didn't even touch the owner's face, and then he asked the neighbors around him to find out that the owner had been hospitalized during this time and was not at home.

Since this is the case, Zuo Shan can't go to the hospital to ask, so Chu Chen asked him to pay attention to this matter, and the specific things will be discussed when the owner is discharged from the hospital.

Chu Chen thought about it, and there was nothing in the store anyway, so he said, "Then I'll go too." ”

"This ......" Lao Wu hesitated a little when he heard this, there is a way to be the son of a daughter, and he can't sit down, he doesn't dare to let Chu Chen get into danger.

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "You don't know my skills, plus Zuoshan, it's not in some wilderness, how can there be any risk?" ”

Lao Wu thought that this was really the case, so he nodded in agreement.

Chu Chen went to the courtyard house that was being renovated to pick up Zuo Shan, and then asked Zuo Shan to drive them to the address that Lao Wu said just now.

After getting out of the car, Chu Chen found that it was also an antique shop.

Walking into the antique shop, I saw an old man in his fifties and sixties and a middle-aged man in his forties, drinking tea and chatting there.

The middle-aged man smiled and shook hands with Lao Wu: "Lao Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Lao Wu smiled: "You guy won't go anywhere to make a fortune, right?" It's been more than a year. ”

The middle-aged man patted his stomach: "You see that the oil and water in my stomach are gone, how can I make a fortune!" It's like you, I heard that I followed a big boss, and now my hukou is in the capital. ”

After that, he also looked at Chu Chen, and the meaning was self-evident.

After hearing this, Lao Wu understood why the middle-aged man found him, and one possibility was that the other party knew that he was rich, so he thought of himself. And more likely, the value of the other party's things is relatively high, and it needs his boss, that is, Chu Chen, to eat it.

Of course, there is another possibility, because he or Chu Chen is rich, and the other party deliberately set up a bureau to deceive them, but since the other party has already investigated them, although this possibility exists, judging from the situation in front of him, it should not be big.

Thinking of this, Lao Wu smiled and made an introduction to the two sides, at this time, Chu Chen knew that the middle-aged man's surname was Zhou's nickname, and as for why he was nicknamed, he could guess from the two huge front teeth he showed when he spoke.

As for the old man, he is the owner of this antique shop, and his surname is Zhong Dingsheng.

After everyone greeted each other for a while, Zhou Daya said hello to everyone, and then walked into the back room.

Waiting for Zhou Daya to walk into the back room, Boss Zhong invited everyone to sit down, and made a cup of tea for everyone, taking advantage of this period, Chu Chen also looked around.

The antique shop doesn't look very big, and the things are mainly furniture, as well as miscellaneous items such as jade and stationery. However, even so, Chu Chen saw at a glance that most of the things were fakes, and even if they were genuine, they were all things of extremely poor quality, and they were not worth anything at all.

If it is an ordinary person, if he enters such an antique shop, he will definitely think that there will be no good goods here, but Chu Chen, who is well-informed, after thinking about it for a while, understands that this store is likely to have some problems with the source of goods, or those antique relics that have just been unearthed.

Boss Zhong saw Chu Chen's thoughtful appearance, so he said with a smile: "Boss Chu, you must have guessed what kind of business the small shop is doing, but the things he brought over from Big Tooth are very innocent, you can rest assured." ”

Chu Chen smiled, the innocence of things is not something that can be proved by Boss Zhong's mouth, besides, he is not a moral gentleman, he will not say that as long as it is an unearthed artifact, he will not want it, if this is the case, then he will not be able to collect a considerable number of antiques on the market.

And from another point of view, anyway, these unearthed antiques are to be bought, Chu Chen can buy them, and put them in his museum at that time, isn't it a kind of protection for antiques? No matter what, it's better than being exiled abroad.

"I've kept everyone waiting." At this time, Zhou Daya carefully held a huge box and walked out of the back room.

Lao Wu smiled and said, "As long as the things you bring are good, we will be happy to wait a long time." ”

Zhou Daya smiled, put the box on the table, opened the lid and took out the contents of the box, but it was a peacock blue glazed blue and white plum vase.

Peacock blue glaze blue and white is a combination of low-temperature peacock blue and underglaze blue and white, and the surface of the painted cobalt material is covered with low-temperature peacock blue glaze firing. Before the Yuan Dynasty, the makers did not master the firing technology, and the products were generally "peacock blue and black flowers", and it was not until the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty that a historic breakthrough was made under the official kiln system, and the production of zuò was a veritable "blue and white".

Since this type of artifact involves the use of cobalt for painting, the process of making zuò is more complex than that of monochrome glaze, and the difficulty and artistic attainment are not comparable to the former.

Like the plum bottle in front of you, with a long belly and a small mouth, the whole body is decorated with blue and white depictions, and a layer of peacock blue glaze is applied, the glaze is bright and the whole body is open, and the craftsmanship is exquisite and complex. The mouth edge is thick, the neck is narrow and short, and the shoulder and abdomen curves are excessively rounded and natural.

The abdomen is painted with a picture of a boy folding flowers, and the characters are drawn with freehand brushwork, which is vivid and expressive, and the clothing pattern lines are lively and smooth; The side decoration is entangled with flowers, the lines are rough and strong, the branches and leaves are stretched, vivid and natural, and there is no deliberate atmosphere.

Looking at the craftsmanship of its making, as well as the characteristics of ornamentation, Chu Chen can conclude that this is a masterpiece in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued......)