It's New Year's Eve, in the evening.
Since Xiao Ran is still in isolation, he cannot leave the courtyard.
So Grandpa made the decision and this year’s New Year’s Eve dinner will be held in the courtyard, where everyone celebrates the New Year.
Considering that his grandparents were present, his father directly prohibited him from entering the second hospital to avoid unexpected situations.
Helpless, Xiao Ran could only stay in Sanjin Courtyard and open a table by himself.
On the big screen TV in the living room, it was a large family that was bustling in the second courtyard.
On a large-screen TV in the living room of the second courtyard, there was a picture of Xiao Ran alone.
On another TV, the Spring Festival Gala is being played.
Such a scene is somewhat strange, but also very interesting.
When the time came to about eight o'clock in the evening, everyone had had enough wine and food, and then they sat on the sofa and started chatting.
At this moment, Yingzi and Xiaoxu suddenly left the living room and went to the study next to them.
When they came out of the study, they each had a portable safe in their hands, and they were very proud of themselves.
Seeing this scene, several adults in the family were a little surprised.
"Yingzi, what are you holding in your hands? What's going on?"
Mom asked curiously.
Before the two little guys could answer, Xiao Ran on the TV screen had already given the answer.
"Mom, this is the Spring Festival gift I prepared for my grandparents and everyone. Every family member has a share."
"I can't go to the second admission hospital, so I asked Yingzi and Xiaoxu to bring it over, and Elaine opened it and gave it to everyone."
"These gifts have gone through very strict disinfection procedures. You don't have to worry about safety issues and you can accept them with confidence."
After hearing his explanation, everyone was suddenly enlightened and full of curiosity.
The next moment, my mother asked curiously:
"Xiao Ran, what Spring Festival gifts have you prepared for everyone? Take them out and take a look."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and gave it up.
“Mom, don’t worry, you’ll know the answer when Elaine opens these two portable safes.”
Before she finished speaking, Elaine stood up and stepped forward to open the two portable safes.
After a period of intensive learning, she can now understand some simple Mandarin, although she still has considerable difficulties.
When Xiao Ran mentioned her name, she immediately knew what to do.
Yingzi and Xiaoxu immediately placed the two portable safes on the coffee table, and then stepped aside to watch expectantly.
Coming closer, Elaine immediately entered the password and fingerprint, and gently opened the first portable safe.
Inside this portable safe are several unusually beautiful boxes.
Just those boxes, each one is worth a lot of money and they are all antique relics.
Placed on top is a golden nanmu box, inlaid with gold and jade, and engraved with exquisite patterns.
The moment they saw these boxes, everyone's eyes lit up and they were amazed.
"These boxes are so beautiful, and the things inside must be even better!"
"I don't know what's in these boxes. It's really exciting."
While everyone was talking about it, Elaine had taken out the golden nanmu box and placed it in front of Grandpa.
At the same time, Xiao Ran smiled and said:
"Grandpa, this is a Spring Festival gift from Elaine and I. You will definitely like it. We take this opportunity to wish you happiness as good as the East China Sea and longevity as the Nanshan Mountains."
Elaine also joined in the congratulations and added an extra sentence.
"Congratulations on getting rich, bring me the red envelope!"
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, and everyone was amused by Elaine's unexpected behavior.
Grandpa smiled as he took out a thick red envelope and handed it to Elaine.
How could Elaine refuse? She happily took it and squeezed the red envelope gently to feel its thickness.
This series of her actions caused another burst of laughter.
After the laughter subsided, Grandpa looked at the golden nanmu box in front of him with great interest and began to study it.
"Xiaoran, this is a golden nanmu box, right? It doesn't seem simple!"
"There are two five-clawed golden dragons on it, and they are inlaid with Hetian white jade. It seems to be a treasure from the Qing palace."
Xiao Ran nodded and immediately gave a positive answer.
"That's right, grandpa, you saw it very accurately. This is indeed a golden nanmu box from the Qing Palace Building Office."
"After my appraisal, this golden nanmu box was made in the middle of Qianlong period. It is a special artifact for the emperor and no one else can get involved."
"Now this treasure belongs to you, including the treasure in the box. You can display it in your study in the future."
Hearing that this was a gadget used by Emperor Qianlong, grandpa suddenly became even more excited.
"You are so willing to give up. This kind of treasure should be displayed in a museum. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well if I leave it at home."
"The boxes outside are so valuable, but the treasure inside is even more amazing!"
As he spoke, Grandpa opened the golden nanmu box.
What then appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a blood-red stone, only the size of an adult's fist, but extremely dazzling.
The moment he saw this stone, Grandpa was stunned for a moment, and then said with surprise:
"This is a piece of Changhua Chicken Bloodstone, and it is the top-grade Changhua Chicken Bloodstone rough stone. It is one of the top materials for making seals. It is really a treasure!"
Not only grandpa, but also my father and uncle sitting nearby were all excited, staring at the Changhua Soapstone with gleaming eyes.
The culture of stone sealing has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in China, and the older people are, the more they like it, and dad and the others are no exception.
More importantly, seals still play a very important role in modern Chinese society.
All aspects of China's social and economic life are inseparable from seals.
Especially for Chinese men, having a good seal of class is undoubtedly a very face-saving thing.
While grandpa and the others were admiring this top-grade Changhua chicken blood stone, Xiao Ran briefly introduced the origin of this treasure.
"Grandpa, you are right. This is indeed the top-grade Changhua chicken blood stone, one of the three treasures of seal stones."
"This top-grade Changhua chicken blood stone was discovered in Osaka, Japan a few days ago. I also discovered a pair of top-grade Tianhuang dragon and phoenix medals from Prince Gong, and a top-grade Qingtian frozen stone."
"I originally thought about giving Prince Gong's pair of dragon, phoenix and field yellow seals to you, but considering that the pair of dragon and phoenix seals are finished products, they are also very valuable antique cultural relics and cannot be destroyed at will."
"So I changed my mind and decided to give you this top-quality Changhua Chicken Blood Stone raw stone. I plan to give this top-quality Qingtian Frozen Stone to my grandpa. You two can collect it or carve it into a seal, whichever you like."
"If you want to cut this top-quality Changhua chicken-blood stone into pieces and carve a few squares of chicken-blood stone seals, I can ask the top epigraphic master of the Forbidden City to help you carve it."
When he said these words, grandpa kept turning over and over to admire this top-quality Changhua chicken blood stone, his eyes full of love.
After he finished the introduction, Grandpa gently shook his head.
"Such a perfect piece of top-grade Changhua chicken blood stone, even if it is not engraved with a seal, just placed on the museum shelf, it is enough to move people's hearts!"
"I have to think carefully about whether I should cut this top-quality Changhua chicken blood stone into square seals. I really can't bear to part with it!"
"What you did is right. Since you discovered Prince Gong's Tianhuanglongfengzhang, of course you can't destroy it at will. It would be a waste of natural resources."
While talking, my sister-in-law suddenly smiled and said:
"Xiaoran, you are really willing to give up. If I remember correctly, you told me"
"The value of this top-quality Changhua chicken blood stone seems to be more than 50 million yuan."
Not surprisingly, my sister-in-law's words directly set off the scene.
"ah!"
Everyone exclaimed and were shocked by this extremely high valuation.
Xiao Ran did not deny it, but smiled and nodded.
"That's right, sister-in-law, the value of this top-quality Changhua chicken blood stone is indeed more than 50 million yuan."
"If you cut it into a square seal and ask a top epigraphy master to carve it, the value will be even higher."
"As for whether you are willing to part with it or not, there is no need to part with the gift given to grandpa, as long as grandpa likes it."
Following his words, everyone was shocked again.
After the shock, Dad and the others nodded appreciatively.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran said to Elaine:
"Elaine, take out the gift we gave grandma and give it to grandma."
"OK, dear"
Elaine nodded in response.
Then, she took out another delicate box from the opened portable safe and placed it in front of her grandma.
This is a rosewood box with a flying phoenix carved on its surface.
The four corners are inlaid with gilt copper, and the buckle is made of pure gold, which is extremely luxurious.
When Elaine put down the rosewood box, her grandma handed her a thick red envelope.
Seeing this scene, everyone laughed heartily.
After the laughter subsided, Xiao Ran began to introduce the situation.
"Grandma, this is a gift from Elaine and I. I wish you good health and a long life."
"Okay, you are ready"
Grandma smiled and nodded.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"Grandma, this rosewood box also came from the palace and was lost to the United States. I exchanged it from an American museum."
"After my identification, this rosewood box should have been made during the Yongzheng period and was used by the queen. The phoenix pattern on the surface of the wooden box is enough to prove this."
"Compared to the treasure in the box, although the value of the box outside is very high, it is far different. You can open the box and take a look. I believe you will like the treasure in the box."
After hearing his words, everyone suddenly became more curious and stared at the rosewood box.
"Okay, then let me see what kind of treasure you have come up with."
As she spoke, grandma lifted the gold buckle of the rosewood box and gently opened it.
What then appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a pair of exquisite small jewelry boxes.
To be more precise, this is a pair of rosewood mother-of-pearl jewelry boxes with dragon and phoenix patterns.
The ground of the box is red sandalwood, and the surface is inlaid with a large number of dazzling pearls, gemstones and various shell fragments using traditional mother-of-pearl craftsmanship.
Various jewelry and shell fragments are used to decorate a pair of lifelike dragon and phoenix patterns.
"ah!"
With a cry of exclamation, everyone was completely shocked by these two treasures.
Xiao Ran smiled and then introduced:
"Grandma, this is a pair of red sandalwood and mother-of-pearl dragon and phoenix pattern jewelry boxes from the Five Dynasties period. They are extremely rare and precious."
"This pair of red sandalwood and mother-of-pearl jewelry boxes is enough to be classified as a first-class cultural relic in China, that is, a national treasure-level cultural relic."
Before she could finish her words, my mother was already amazed.
"Wow, they are actually a pair of national treasures, no wonder they are so beautiful."
Rosewood mother-of-pearl
