Uncle Cousin said: "It's just a piece of scrap copper and rotten iron, it's all rusted like this, I don't think it's useful, it's just right to use it for incense." What's wrong? ”

Xu Bai asked, "Was it at home before?" ”

My cousin said, "I found it under the bed when I was sorting out my mother's belongings. Is there anything special about this thing? ”

Xu Bai didn't say a word, his eyes were fixed.

When the incense burned out, she picked up her things and emptied the ashes that had accumulated in them into the trash can beside her.

The cousin was a little unhappy when he saw this: "Xu Bai, what are you doing with this kid, the dead are big, and the things on the stage can't be moved." ”

Xu Bai didn't know how to explain to her cousin for a while, not to mention that she wasn't sure if the year of this thing was completely consistent with her judgment.

At this moment, Ding Lie, who was leaning against the door, walked in slowly, and said decently: "Xu Bai works at the archaeological institute, there must be a reason why she suddenly pays so much attention to this incense burner, it is better to let her take a closer look, in case it is a valuable object, it is really a waste to be put in this incense like this." Uncle, are you right? ”

When my cousin heard Ding Lie's words, his face suddenly softened, and he asked Xu Bai curiously, "The real thing?" ”

Xu Bai only said, "Uncle Cousin, you let me take a good look first." By the way, do you have clean gloves and a small brush with soft bristles? ”

My cousin said, "Yes, yes." I'll get it for you, you look good. ”

The elders were taking things, and Ding Lie was already standing beside Xu Bai.

He peeked for a moment and asked Xu Bai, "This thing is an old object?" ”

Xu Bai frowned: "I can't say it well, it looks like something like the Eastern Han Dynasty." The chassis is folded, the abdomen is short, it is a short circle foot, the base is the shape of an inverted funnel, the furnace body is round, and the overall structure is quite rigorous, but the embroidery is too strong, and I don't know if there is a pattern. ”

Ding Lie didn't say a word, and looked at Xu Bai secretly.

There was a mist in his eyes, and he could see it clearly.

At this time, Uncle Cousin brought something, Xu Bai walked out, put on gloves and cleaned up with a soft brush little by little.

This sat for more than an hour.

Fine sweat overflowed from her sideburns, and Ding Lie pulled a few tissues from the table to wipe them off for her.

Xu Bai came back to his senses and glanced at Ding Lie.

Then she took off her gloves and said to her cousin, who was waiting for the results, "Uncle cousin, I'm sure this object belongs to the Eastern Han Dynasty." In addition to this thing, do your aunts and grandmothers have any other old objects at home? ”

Uncle Cousin was a little stunned, pointed to the object and said, "Xu Bai, is this stove worth it?" ”

Xu Bai replied: "The thing is old and has not run away, but I don't know how much it is worth." ”

Uncle Cousin nodded: "There is really nothing else but it." The house is redecorated every few years, and I don't know how many times it has been replaced. It's also a strange thing, I said how can there be such broken copper and iron under my mother's bed. It turned out to be an antique. My mom too, why didn't she mention it? Almost threw it at me. ”

From his cousin's narration, it is not difficult for Xu Bai to hear that his uncle and grandmother must have known its value when they were alive.

Not only did she know that it was old, but she probably also knew where it had been found.

In the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been too many incidents recently.

Before coming to Heilongjiang, Fu Zhongyi had shown Xu Bai the information of two batches of missing cultural relics, but Xu Bai was completely sure that there was no bronze furnace in the two batches of unearthed cultural relics in the information.

My uncle and grandmother have already entered the business, and the money for a bronze furnace is afraid that she has long been out of sight, but why has she kept it?

My cousin didn't know the value of this thing, which was equivalent to my aunt and grandmother not telling her children about the value and origin of the thing.

Xu Bai secretly analyzed these things in his heart, and the more he analyzed, the more creepy he became.

I always feel that there must be some more valuable secret behind this thing than its own value.

Of course, this is all speculation and has no real meaning at the moment.

Xu Bai said: "Uncle Cousin, don't sell this furnace." Even if you want to sell, you can sell it to me when you figure out the market price. I would like to donate to the museum. ”

Uncle Cousin paused for a moment, and finally said, "Okay." ”

"Remember."

Uncle Cousin said, "Okay, I must not sell others." ”

Xu Bai was relieved at this time.

Because it was too late, my cousin insisted on staying with her and the guests for one night and waiting for dawn to go back.

They were taken by their cousins to live in two separate rooms.

Xu Bai couldn't sleep, so he took a flashlight to the backyard to watch the white goose.

The words that Fu Zhongyi said gradually made a judgment in Xu Bai's heart.

Mom used to say that she should never tell others that she was Fang Zhaodi's daughter.

What a shame it is for my mother to have her husband not only married him, but also bore him two daughters.

That's why she changed her name and surname? That's why she didn't want to be a scholar in this life? So is she willing to give up everything because she loves her father too much?

It is not unusual for a man whose father is so handsome, so good-looking, and who loves his wife to love his wife with all his heart.

However, in Xu Bai's memory. Mother's temperament is so cold, and his father still loves his wife in every way, but in Xu Bai's impression, he almost never saw his mother smile at his father.

After a while, Xu Bai, who was squatting on the ground, was covered by a black shadow.

She turned back.

Behind him was Ding Lie.

"Why did you get down?" Xu Bai stood up and patted the dust on his hands.

Ding Lie pointed to the room with the lights on and said, "I can't sleep, go to the window and see that you are below." ”

Xu Bai smiled: "Of course you can't sleep, your home is so luxurious, even if you don't sleep at home, you will definitely sleep in a star-rated hotel." Let you nest in the countryside, you must have been wronged. ”

Ding Lie said: "I didn't mean that. It's only half past ten, and I don't usually go to bed so early. ”

Xu Bai nodded, no longer dwelling on this.

Under the moonlight, Xu Bai leaned against the wall, and the toes of his white sneakers slid casually on the ground a few times.

She asked Ding Lie: "If you are in love, or married, will you allow your other half to hide something from you?" ”

Ding Lie said: "What does it depend on? If you're talking about a triviality like hiding private money, I'm sure I won't care. But if the assumption is quite important, and even if this concealment rises to the level of malicious deception, then I will not allow it. ”

Ding Lie replied very seriously.

But Xu Bai stared at him for a while and suddenly said, "It's useless to ask you." ”

Ding Lie's face darkened: "Why?" ”

Xu Bai said: "You don't even have a girlfriend." ”

Ding Lie: "......"

Xu Bai laughed when he saw that he was unable to parry for a while.

Ding Lie couldn't hold his face, and said: "I've always talked about love." ”

These words aroused Xu Bai's curiosity: "How many have you talked about?" ”

Ding Lie said: "Just one." I'm a very affectionate man. ”

Xu Bai hooked the corner of his mouth: "I don't believe it." ”

Ding Lie was stunned.

Xu Bai added: "It is understood that there are differences in the concept of defining a girlfriend. ”

"What's the difference?"

"Divide people." Xu Bai said: "There are many men who feel that they really love it, but they don't necessarily count if they have slept with it." ”

Ding Lie was hit the nail on the head by Xu Bai's words.

Isn't he the kind of man Xu Bai said?

"Isn't that how you define it?" He also became curious: "What about you?" What do you think? ”

Xu Bai said lightly: "It's all talked about, although it's just one." So many times, some writers are pessimistic enough to compare women to pets. Because she may only be yours for a while, but you are her whole life. Listen, it's sad. ”

During the casual conversation, Ding Lie, who was good at dealing with people, was dumbfounded by Xu Bai.

He unconsciously took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one, inhaled it silently, and stared at Xu Bai silently, but there was a little more domineering in his eyes that he was used to pretending to be gentle.

Later, Ding Lie squinted his eyes and said, "I finally understand why you recruited so many men to protect you." ”

Xu Bai frowned tightly: "So much? Protection? ”

Ding Lie said, "Guess." There are definitely a lot of men who want to protect you. ”

Xu Bai smiled: "Nerves." ”

Who knew that Ding Lie suddenly raised his hand, gentlemanly helped Xu Bai's scattered strands of hair behind his ears, and then pulled his hand away.

Under the same starry sky.

Lu Kun sat in front of his laptop.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, this afternoon Fu Zhongyi said in the work group, telling the people in the office that his drawer forgot to lock it, and there were two batches of important cultural relics in it, so that everyone should not enter his office if they have nothing to do.

This sentence may be meaningless to other scholars, but it is a fatal temptation for Lu Kun, who has been looking for it.

It's eleven o'clock at night.

There are usually no more people in the office at this time.

And he has the key to the building of the archaeological institute, so he can enter it fairly smoothly.

Suppose he damages the surveillance system in the station before entering, and then takes things out, the whole process can be completely unnoticed.

But he sat at home and didn't move.

Lu Kun's ten fingers intertwined, and after rubbing it dozens of times, he looked at the wall clock with cold eyes, and it was less than twenty-four hours since the time given by Ding Lie.

The next day, Ding Lie and Xu Bai left the village and returned the same way on the highway.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Ding Lie raised his hand to look at his watch, and the time had come.

So he looked sideways and said to Xu Bai: "It's the same way, get off the highway, and then get on the road overnight." ”