Chapter 21 Funeral Goods

The fat man and the monkey excitedly opened the coffin, while the third child stood by Yue'er's side and looked at the two coldly. The fat man and the monkey stared intently at the last nail on the coffin cover, the monkey blinked his little eyes, wiped his saliva with his sleeve and said, "Fat brother, we are going to "get promoted and make a fortune". (Going to the tomb is as taboo as going to the boat, so there are some taboo words that cannot be said in the tomb.) Promotion and fortune: with the "coffin to make a fortune" is to raise the coffin lid, get the inside of the Ming instrument to make a fortune, the inverted fighting craftsman generally has to say such a sentence before opening the coffin, in order to pray for blessings and please, hoping to get good things in the coffin, so as not to return empty-handed. )

The fat man also said repeatedly with a red face: "Raise the coffin to make a fortune, raise the coffin to make a fortune." Then with a pry of both hands, he lifted the last nail from the coffin lid.

The fat man gave the monkey beside him a cautious look, and the two of them pushed the lid away together, and then immediately took a few steps backwards in unison, watching the movement inside the coffin. The coffin lid slipped down one side and fell to the ground, raising dust all over the ground, and there was no movement in the coffin.

The two cautiously stretched their necks to look into the coffin, there was no inner coffin in the coffin, and there was no corpse, but a few burial goods were neatly stacked. Twelve terracotta figurines with animal heads and human bodies, each the size of half an arm, and a gold pot with a large belly buckle lid that has been opened, ("Kaiguang": refers to the depiction of a square frame on the ceramic vessel, with a round, square, diamond-shaped frame, and then painted on the inside of flowers, birds, trees, landscapes, people and landscapes and other auspicious pictures. Gold and silver utensils, which originated in the Tang Dynasty, were most popular during the Yuan Dynasty. The other was a small ceramic cylindrical vial, the size of a tea caddy.

The fat man and the monkey both looked straight in their eyes, and at the same time there was a green light, the monkey hesitated what to take first, and the fat man directly held the teapot-sized gold pot in his hand, and suddenly felt the heavy weight, and guessed in his heart: the gold pot must be filled with gold and silver jewelry, and he couldn't wait to pinch the Ruyi lid button on the gold lid and open the lid. Suddenly the golden light was shining, piercing people's eyes, and even the third child who was afraid of the coffin on the side was also attracted to it, and everyone looked at it, and saw that there were several gold coins in the gold pot, and below it was a jar full of golden melon seeds.

The fat man smacked his tongue and said, "I thought it was some rare treasure, but it turned out to be some golden melon seeds and a few big coins." ”

The third child pinched a big coin with his fingers and watched, and then said: "Li Yuan, the Taishou of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, began to conquer Chang'an in 617 AD, and the Sui Dynasty fell the following year, and he was proclaimed emperor in Guanzhong, and the country name was "Tang". Wude abolished five baht coins in four years, and cast Kaiyuan Tongbao, which means the yuan of the new dynasty. The initial diameter is 2.4-2.5 cm long, weighs 3.8-4.2 grams, this piece is Lishu Xiaoping gold Kaiyuan Tongbao, a piece can be exchanged for 500 to 800 old men, I didn't expect to be able to enter the eyes of the fat man, the fat man is really a wealthy master. After speaking, he looked at the fat man with some ridicule.

The fat man stared at the little big money, and said in his heart: His grandmother's is just a big gold money, and it is quite valuable. Then the ten big coins in this gold pot can't all buy a garden villa.

Just when the fat man was thinking wildly, the third child grabbed a few golden melon seeds and looked at them, and then glanced at the monkey a little carelessly, and saw that the monkey was holding the column-shaped porcelain bottle in his arms very lovingly, for fear of being robbed by others.

The third child let go slightly, and the golden melon seeds on his palm slowly slipped into the golden pot between his fingers, and then he said with a smile: "This golden melon seed is a rare thing, it is rare now, I remember that this thing should be a gadget used by the palace lady to reward people." After speaking, the third child looked at the coffin in the middle and said, "I didn't expect that the person lying here is a master who has no bottom." After speaking, he glanced at the porcelain vase in the monkey's hand meaningfully, and then smiled, twisted his waist and returned to Yue'er's side. (Golden melon seeds: It is a gadget used by the ladies in the court to reward the palace maids and eunuchs.) There is no Lord below: refers to the eunuchs. The third child felt that in the tomb here, a eunuch was buried. In ancient times, some favored eunuchs could not only set up a house outside the palace during their lifetime, but also marry a wife to serve themselves, which is the so-called "opposite food", that is, when there is only the name of husband and wife, and there is no husband and wife. Not only can you marry a wife, but you can also adopt a righteous son, which is called "Youhou". After the death of the eunuch who is authoritarian or favored, he will also be buried thickly, and in addition to the rich burial goods in the coffin of the tomb, the most important thing will be put in, that is, the "treasure" that the eunuch castrated. And the reason why the third child glanced at the bottle in the monkey's arms with a deep meaning is also for a reason, you can understand for yourself, usually what you think of, is that reason. )

The monkey asked the fat man puzzled, "What's wrong with the little third master?" The yin and yang weirdness of the speech makes people scratch their heads. ”

The fat man fastened the lid of the gold pot in his arms, then put it into his own baggage, tied it tightly to his body, and then raised his head and said to the monkey: "Don't pay attention to him, he is not annoying to men, I have long seen him unpleasantly." After saying that, the fat man saw the porcelain vase in the monkey's hand and said, "You chose this thing?" ”

The monkey clenched the porcelain vase in his hand, and then explained: "This is porcelain, the most scarce thing on the market today, but the pattern on the bottle lacks a bit of beauty, only a few bamboo shoots are painted, not a whole bamboo is painted, and it is estimated that the artistic value will fall some." ”

The fat man smiled and patted the monkey on the shoulder and said: "Rare things are expensive, the more rare varieties in the world, the more expensive the price, or how would someone collect a pair of vases, just break one and leave only one, in order to be a single seedling, the value will go up." ”

The monkey nodded in agreement, opened his empty bag, carefully put the porcelain bottle in, and then said to the fat man: "What about the cigarette boy's share?" ”

The fat man glanced back at the coffin, and then said, "The rest of the things inside can be taken casually, and I will never rob him." ”

The monkey looked at the fat man in surprise, opened his mouth to say something, but seemed to be a little embarrassed to speak, and the fat man saw him squirming and pinching, so he asked the monkey, "Do you have any dissatisfaction?" ”

The monkey hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, how can I be dissatisfied." It's just a fat brother, don't you open an antique store? ”

After hearing this, the fat man nodded and replied puzzledly, "Yes." What's wrong? ”

The monkey stared into the fat man's eyes and said, "That fat brother shouldn't know that there are things left in the coffin" The monkey didn't finish his words, and looked at the fat man meaningfully.

When the fat man heard the monkey say this, he thought that the monkey was greedy when he saw the wealth, and his face turned black all of a sudden, staring at the monkey with a pair of tiger eyes, and said in a very low voice: "Monkey cub, you can't be greedy, it's a rule for one person to take turns to take a thing, don't smoke the idea of the male brother." ”

When the monkey heard that the fat man had misunderstood, he hurriedly shook his hands and said, "Fat brother, I am also a serious eight-hundred-year-old inverted fighting craftsman, how could I break the rules." ”

The fat man's face softened a lot, and then he asked curiously, "Then what do you mean?" I didn't understand. ”

The monkey glanced at the fat man and said, "It seems that you really don't understand!" ”

The fat man shook his head and said: "You Brother Wen is doing this thing, I listen to him, is there anything wrong with the terracotta figurines in this coffin, don't sell it, tell me quickly." ”

The monkey dragged the fat man to the coffin, picked up a terracotta figurine, handed it to the fat man, and asked, "This thing is beautiful, isn't it?" ”

The fat man nodded very approvingly, and the monkey continued: "You see there are a total of twelve terracotta figurines here, all of which are beast-headed human bodies, and they are gorgeously dressed in colorful clothes, which are unique to the Tang Dynasty Zodiac terracotta figurines, and the full name is "Tang Sancai Zodiac Terracotta Figurines". ”

The fat man looked at the terracotta figurines and said, "I know that." ”

The monkey looked at the fat man with some surprise and said, "You know this is Tang Sancai!" This thing is specially used for the funeral of the emperor's relatives and relatives, if these things appear from the hands of private people, it will immediately cause a sensation, this is not a clear accusation that you are a tomb robber, waiting for the big cap to catch you, then you will have to eat a lifetime of free nests. ”

"Oh" The fat man nodded suddenly and said, "So that's the case, then this thing is not a hot potato, and it can't be taken away at all." I said why did you bother for a long time, it turned out that you were worried about this matter. Don't worry, you can take your share of the porcelain with you, and the share of the little brother who smokes will wait for me to sell the gold jar and the contents of it, and then I will pay half a cent with him. ”

The monkey looked at the domineering fat man, almost shed tears of gratitude, and said in a trembling voice: "Fat brother, I am not a greedy person, after the porcelain is sold, I will also take a share to the tobacco boy brother, after all, he is the initiator, and he is indispensable." ”

The fat man smiled and patted the monkey on the shoulder and said: "Among the craftsmen of the outer eight, Brother Wen and I are optimistic about you, and you are really different from those who are roosters and dogs, and you have a future." However, you can take your share with peace of mind, the people we do this are all masters who have today and no tomorrow, wealth is like flowing water, and there are too many accounts. Besides, the little brother who smoked went to the tomb to find a way to cure the cold poison, and he didn't care about these things outside his body, it was enough for me to share his share. ”

After the two opened the coffin, they were in a good mood and their faces were happy, and the monkey stared at the other two coffins at this time, and said to the fat man secretly in a low voice: "Why don't we quietly open another coffin, touch some good things and give them to the cigarette boy, what do you think?" ”

The monkey was carried away by the victory, and forgot the cigarette man's advice for a while, and wanted to pry the fat man with the idea of beating the other two coffins.

As the saying goes, "wealth is sought in danger", but it also depends on whether you have the life to survive the danger and get wealth.