In a moment, Xiao Ran took Elaine and the others into the largest country villa next to it and began to visit the yard.
Matthew and the others followed in, dragging boxes filled with various exploration equipment.
Ever since Xiao Ran bought this country villa, he has been sending people to guard it to prevent anyone from breaking in or even randomly exploring or digging in the villa.
Thanks to this thoughtful protection, some guys with ulterior motives who secretly came here to try to find treasures all came back in vain without even finding a single hair!
As time passed, the situation in this country house remained the same, but it was just a little less popular.
While entering this country villa, Xiao Ran was also introducing the situation to Elaine and the others.
"This country villa was built in the mid-to-late 1940s and was presided over by Lu Qinzhai. He added a lot of Chinese cultural flavor to the building."
"In the beginning, this was a small manor with a larger area. The land of the surrounding country villas once belonged to the Lu Qinzhai family."
"Later it was sold by Lu Qinzhai's descendants one after another, leaving only the main building and the front and rear gardens, totaling about 800 square meters."
"On the sold land, other buildings were built one after another, gradually forming the current situation."
While introducing the situation, he pointed at the country villa in front of him and the surrounding buildings.
Elaine and the others listened and admired the scenery here.
It can be seen that they all like the scenery here.
“I have to say that this villa is very nice and one of the most beautiful buildings in the village.”
“There is also a garden in the villa, which is very attractively decorated. As long as someone can take care of it, it will be even more beautiful.”
Elaine said with admiration.
Xiao Ran turned to look at her, then nodded slightly in agreement.
"Indeed, Lu Qinzhai was the largest antique dealer in the 20th century and a top collector. His personal taste and aesthetic vision are absolutely top-notch."
"The buildings he personally designed and constructed are naturally good. The Red Building and its ancillary buildings are the best proof. Otherwise, they would not become historical and cultural heritage."
"After Lu Qinzhai's death, his descendants have been living here, such as Mrs. Hengyal. She has been managing and running the Red Mansion, and her taste is naturally not bad."
"Inside and outside this country house, there are many antiques and artworks, some from the East and some from the West."
"Although the value of these Eastern and Western antique artworks is average, they each have their own beauty and taste, and they can coexist harmoniously here..."
As he spoke, he pointed to several sculptures and other things placed in the garden and began to introduce them to everyone.
As he said, these things are basically antique works of art, and there are two modern works of art.
They come from the East and the West respectively, with different origins, different ages, different cultural backgrounds and artistic styles, and each has its own characteristics.
However, the presence of these different styles in the same garden does not make people feel out of place at all.
It can be seen from this that Mrs. Henyal, who once lived here, has good artistic taste.
While they were talking, everyone walked into the country villa and began to visit the interior of the villa.
As is the case in the garden outside, the artistic atmosphere in this country house is also strong.
In many places in the villa, such as coffee tables and side tables, as well as display cabinets, there are many antique artifacts and works of art.
These antique cultural relics and works of art originally belonged to Mrs. Henyal, but now they have all been collected by Xiao Ran.
Among these antique artworks, there are both from China and some Western antique artworks.
Compared with the Eastern and Western antiques and art in the garden, the ones in the villa are of a slightly higher grade, more distinctive, and more collectible.
Of course, there are no top-quality goods here that make Xiao Ran's heart flutter, but there are no fakes either.
In addition to these Eastern and Western antiques and artworks, everyone also took a look at the decoration and furniture in this villa.
The decoration in the villa is outdated, and the furniture looks old, but the combination is okay, and it even feels a bit nostalgic.
After a while, everyone had already visited the above-ground part like a quick tour.
Then go into the basement of the villa and continue the tour to see what you can find.
In the basement of the villa, there are many sundries stored, as well as some Eastern and Western antiques and art.
Just like the situation on the ground, although these Eastern and Western antique artworks are genuine, their value is average.
Whether it was various sculptures or antique furniture, there was no treasure that made Xiao Ran's eyes shine.
Looking at these things, he pretended to be helpless and said:
"Obviously, Lu Qinzhai sold all the good things, leaving only some low-value Eastern and Western antiques and art, which are still there today."
"Of course, it is also possible that the good things stored in this villa were sold by Lu Qinzhai's descendants."
"Perhaps these antique artworks of average value were deliberately left behind by Lu Qinzhai to deceive others."
Hearing what he said, Elaine and the others suddenly became interested.
"Dear, if it's the last situation you mentioned, does that mean there may be unknown treasures hidden here?"
"You also said that this manor was designed and built by Lu Qinzhai himself, and he has lived here for many years, so he has enough time to hide secrets."
"The Chinese antiques and artworks he brought to France from New York may be hidden in this country villa. If you look carefully, you may be able to find them."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and said jokingly:
"I'd like to lend you some good advice! If we can find Lu Qinzhai's treasure here, that would be great."
While laughing and chatting, they continued to visit.
Look at every room in the basement and every item stored there.
After a while, they arrived at the door of the small vault deep in the basement.
At this time, the door of the small vault was open, and the situation inside was clear.
In this small vault, there are many things stored, including some antique artifacts and works of art.
Among them are antique furniture, stone carvings, porcelain, and some calligraphy and painting scrolls.
Xiao Ran and the others stood at the door and looked at the situation inside, then walked into the small vault and began to look carefully.
In a moment, Xiao Ran's eyes were attracted by something thrown on the ground.
"Hey! I finally found something good. This stone tablet looks interesting."
As he spoke, he walked to the stone tablet and knelt down to examine it.
Following his movements, Elaine and the others looked at the stone tablet curiously and came closer.
This is a badly damaged stone tablet, with only the middle part left and no beginning or end.
Although the surface of the stele is somewhat weathered, fortunately it is not serious.
On the surface of the stele, there are many meaningful, beautiful, elegant and smooth words engraved on it. It is a very good piece of calligraphy on the stele.
Unfortunately, the calligraphy on the stone tablet has no beginning or end, and it is difficult to tell which dynasty it comes from and which calligrapher's handwriting it is.
These texts are not masterpieces, just ordinary-looking narrative articles.
Xiao Ran admired it intently for a moment, and then said aloud:
"This should be a stone tablet from the late Tang Dynasty. I don't know where the words on the stone tablet came from, but the calligraphy is very good."
"More importantly, this stone tablet has good historical and cultural research value. It is the best antique cultural relic discovered today."
"It's a pity that this stone tablet was smashed by someone, maybe it was Lu Qinzhai, so this stone tablet was not sold and was thrown here."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and stroked the broken stone tablet a few times with a regretful expression.
The next moment, he suddenly paused.
His eyes immediately stopped at the two words, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"Nansheng, what is the smashed word above? Is it Pan?"
"Don't tell me that this is a stone tablet written by Li Shangyin, the great poet of the late Tang Dynasty, or even his stone tablet?"
Li Shangyin
