Wang Rui found a handful of fruit shops, carefully pried open the painting shaft, sure enough, it was hollow, there was cotton wool inside, little by little to pull out the cotton wool, there was a long strip of oiled paper bag in the cotton wool, and when he opened the oiled paper bag, it was a string of pearls wrapped in cotton wool.

"Brother Rui, is a string of pearls so treasured?"

"Wanrong, take a closer look at what kind of pearl this is."

"This string of pearls is round and large, and the color is crystal clear. Could it be that this is Dongzhu? This is the old Dongzhu in the early Qing Dynasty? ”

Dongzhu is a wild pearl produced in the Songhua River, Heilongjiang, Ussuri River, Yalu River and other river basins in Northeast China, with a round and huge texture and crystal clear color. Because it is naturally formed, there is no cultivation process such as plant nucleus. It's hard to get, but it's precious.

The Qing Dynasty had strict regulations on the harvesting of Dongzhu. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, the governor of Ula was set up, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the clan was stopped from sending people to collect Dongzhu in Wula. Ula is the name of the ancient city, which is the abbreviation of Ula for beating cattle. During the Kangxi period, it was again restricted and forbade the Wula people living in Ningguta to harvest Dongzhu.

During the Qianlong period, detailed punishment regulations were made for concealment and theft. In order to prevent the East Pearl from flowing into the people, checkpoints are also set up at Shanhaiguan, and relevant personnel are given meritorious service and rewards according to the weight of the beads obtained by inspection. Since then, Dongzhu has truly realized the exclusive use of the imperial court of "not allowing people to take it without being ordered".

At that time, hundreds of large and small boats, thousands of livestock, and dozens of inspectors and officials were used to form a mighty pearl diving army to go to the rivers and rivers where pearls were produced. The harvesting of Dongzhu is very difficult, jumping into the icy river to catch pearl mussels in April when it is warm and cold, and the biting cold can be imagined. In particular, it is even more difficult to obtain a high-quality East Pearl, and sometimes a good East Pearl can only be obtained from the hundreds or thousands of pearl mussels filled with ships. Just as Emperor Qianlong sighed in the imperial poem "Pearl Diving": "It is difficult to get a treasure."

Dongzhu is large, full, round and shiny, and can exude a multicolored luster, and the jewelry made from it shines brightly, showing nobility and luxury. Therefore, it was favored by the Qing court and was commonly used in the jewelry and utensils decoration of emperors and concubines. At the same time, because the Northeast is the birthplace of the Manchus, the Dongzhu, a specialty product produced in the Northeast, is also a way for the rulers of the Qing Dynasty to express their respect for their ancestors and their adherence to traditional Chinese culture.

"This is the East Pearl, and it is also the best in the East Pearl, there are a total of eighteen old East Pearls here, the size, quality, and luster are almost the same. Allow you to give me an estimate. ”

"This string of East Beads is a legendary existence, the Qing Dynasty emperor's hat is equipped with East Beads, these eighteen East Beads, conservatively estimated at more than 90 million, this time you can pick up a big leak, this is almost three times the size of this painting."

"This string of Oriental pearls is really rare, if it weren't for the Oriental devil participating in the auction, I wouldn't have planned to make a move."

"Brother Rui, isn't Dongzhu a national treasure of the Qing Dynasty? How can it be in the painting scroll of the Bada Shanren? Bada Shanren Zhu Qi is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, and he hates the ruler of the Qing Dynasty the most in his life, how can he treasure Dongzhu in his painting scroll. ”

"I guess this string of Dongzhu should be handed down by Zhu Qi's family or obtained by chance, at that time it was a capital crime to privately possess Dongzhu, and there was a private collection of Dongzhu in He Shen's crime. Zhu Qian didn't want to dedicate it to the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, so he sealed it in this scroll. I'm just guessing. ”

"Family heirloom? Although he is the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, there should be some treasures, but there will be no Dongzhu, isn't Dongzhu only in the Qing Dynasty? ”

"This is a misunderstanding, the East Pearl began to be mined in the Han Dynasty, and it is not uncommon for the Ming Dynasty royal family to have East Pearl. It was only in the Qing Dynasty that Dongzhu was highly respected, and the production was too low, that it became a national treasure. ”

"I'll help you run the auction of this string of East Pearls, and the auction price is guaranteed to exceed 100 million."

"This string of old Dongzhu can't be auctioned, this is a treasure that can't be found."

"I'm just kidding, you let me auction, and I'm still reluctant."

"Wanrong, sit down, I'll treat you."

Wang Rui used energy to repair Wanrong's liver and prevent the liver from continuing to disease. Wanrong's body is too bad, and the stomach that was just treated a few days ago has some tiny ulcers. Wang Rui was very distressed, looked at Wanrong in a daze, saw that Wanrong blushed a little, and quickly returned to his room.

Wang Rui called Sitong and reported the day's itinerary. After a moment of sweetness, he put down the phone and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, I got up early to go to He Changjun for treatment, Dean Lu was not there, Qin Lao and Zihui's parents were there. After a polite look, several people came to He Changjun's room.

"Uncle Changjun, how are you feeling today?"

"Much better, Rui, thank you. I felt like I had a very long dream and now I'm just getting used to it. Xiao Rui, can I still contribute to the country? ”

"Uncle Changjun, don't worry, it will be completely fine, and you can do whatever you want when the time comes."

"Rui, thank you."

"Uncle Changjun, don't be polite to me anymore."

Wang Rui acupuncture for He Changjun for another half an hour, this time he sent almost more than 20,000 energy to the wound, and the more energy was consumed in the back of the wound, the more energy was consumed, and the input of more than 20,000 energy was only restored.

He Changjun didn't have any obvious changes, but his face was much better.

Let He Changjun have a good rest, and several people came to the living room.

Qin Lao said: "Xiang Lao's matter, I have said hello to the Xiang family above, the Xiang family is fine, just look at the approval above, you see when it is convenient to go over and treat Xiang Lao." ”

"Old Qin, I can do it at any time, wait for the approval from above, you can contact me."

"Okay, Rui, thank you."

Several people hurried to the auction again, and today's auction of Chinese modern artworks is mainly the calligraphy and painting works of some modern masters, and the carving works of masters of arts and crafts, as well as the master's works of some craftsmen. Wang Rui is also very interested in these, and this aspect is also his weakness, so he just took this opportunity to study hard.

However, the current aesthetics are different from the aesthetics of ancient times, and many works of art, although they have also been auctioned at high prices, Wang Rui does not agree. He doesn't think that graffiti, even if it is unique, has any beauty. Another example is some so-called masters, who only paint to make money, without spirit and aura, Wang Rui will not shoot such works.

Wanrong didn't like these either, but the two of them were very interested in those bamboo carving and root carving products. These carvings are carved out by the masters with a knife, the design is ingenious, the layout is sparse, Wang Rui deliberately photographed a carved bird, ready to take it back to Mo Siyu, this kind of master-level work, is very helpful to the improvement of her carving skills.