Seeing that Li Mo didn't agree immediately, the old man thought that Li Mo thought the asking price was too high. He couldn't help but said with a sad expression: "Little boss, the price can be lower. I also have a grandson in my hometown. They are very good in studies. They will definitely be able to get into college." , I just want to prepare more money for my two children."
"Where are the child's parents?"
"It's all caused by poverty. Their mother got divorced when the children were still young. Their father used to do a small business of collecting secondhand goods. Once, a tricycle overturned and hit his leg. Because he didn't get treatment in time, his leg collapsed. They are disabled. So they stayed in their hometown, and I came to Shanghai to start this small business of recycling old goods."
"Little boss, how about four hundred thousand?" the old man asked tentatively.
Li Mo shook his head and said solemnly: "This antique has some background, and its value must be far more than half a million yuan. Sir, this antique needs to be appraised in detail by an expert. It may be priceless."
"This...this...hey, if it were really valuable, I wouldn't dare to ask for this thing. Little boss, can you understand what I mean?"
Li Mo nodded.
"Little boss, I want half a million."
Li Mo thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, I will give you five hundred thousand first, and then leave you a phone number. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can contact me at any time."
"In addition, I suggest that you apply for a new bank card so that your family members don't know about it. You keep it safe and use the money slowly. Just say that the second-hand goods business is doing well."
The old man was so grateful that he almost knelt down to Li Mo. Five hundred thousand was an astronomical figure to him. With this money, his family's living conditions would be greatly improved.
"Uncle, please help me transport it to the store. Then we sign a contract. Is it okay for me to accompany you to the bank to apply for a card and transfer money to you?"
"Okay, very okay, little boss, I'll move it into the car now."
"Uncle, go and turn the car around. This thing is quite heavy. I can move it by myself."
The old man was very careful in his work. He was afraid of bumping into antiques on the road, so he used a lot of cardboard to lay three layers. After Li Mo moved the huge gong to the tricycle alone, the old man covered it with a canvas to protect it from the rain.
Soon the two returned to Guyunxuan. Li Mo called his master and moved the gong to the backyard.
"Xiao Mo, what is such a big thing?"
"Master, you have to keep an eye on this. Even if all the porcelain in the store is stolen, this thing cannot be thrown away. I have preliminary identified it and it may be an antique from the Qin and Han Dynasties. I don't know what it is specifically."
When Yanagawa Kei heard that it was from the Qin and Han Dynasties, he nodded repeatedly like a chicken eating rice: "I'm suspending business and come over to take a closer look at what it is."
"Master, get a five hundred thousand contract for the old man. I will take him to the bank to go through the payment procedures later."
When the 500,000 yuan was transferred to the old man's new card, he couldn't help but burst into tears, wiping it over and over again and swallowing.
"Little boss, thank you so much."
"Uncle, this money is a lot of money back home, so you have to keep it safe. If you continue to be around the Chenghuang Temple in the future, please contact me anytime if you need anything."
"Yeah, little boss, a good person will be rewarded."
After separating from the old man, Li Mo returned to Gu Yunxuan and saw Yanagawa Qing brushing gently with a brush, and Yingying standing aside with an ice cream stick.
"Xiao Mo, this thing is really not simple. Look, the color is golden, shiny, and has patina, which means it contains gold and copper."
Li Mo squatted next to him: "Master, can you see anything else?" Gu Zhu
"There are twelve zodiac animals carved on one side. You can see that the shape of the 'dragon' is the most characteristic of the times. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, the dragon patterns were mostly animal-shaped, with complete limbs and claws, and the image was basically finalized, that is, long horns and animal feet. , snake body. Your judgment is correct, this is indeed the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties."
"Dad, something this big must weigh more than a hundred kilograms. If it has a high gold content, wouldn't it be very valuable in itself?"
Liu Yingying touched it and said.
"Yes, this requires scientific identification to know the content. Xiao Mo, how do you plan to identify this thing?"
"I want to remind you that you have made too much noise in the past few months. The popularity of "Pictures of Emperors of the Past" has not declined after a month, but has become more and more intense, especially the estimated price has risen to 2.3 billion. People around the Chenghuang Temple are asking every day who is the owner of the Imperial Picture?"
Li Mo sighed and said, "So this month I stayed at home or in the driving school and didn't have any communication with the outside world."
"In this way, I will take a few more photos first, and then check some information myself to see if I can find out some useful information. If I still have no clue in the end, I will ask the teacher for help."
Li Mo took out his mobile phone and started to focus on taking pictures. He took more than 50 photos mainly of details, then measured several dimensions with a ruler, and also weighed it.
"Xiao Mo, this thing has very high research value, so it's not appropriate to put it here."
"This thing is too big. I will transport it back to the old house and store it for a while until I find some clues."
Li Mo found a truck on the old street of Chenghuang Temple and transported the giant gong back to Shuxiangmingyuan.
He first searched for some keywords on the Internet, but the keywords may not be accurate and no useful information was found.
In the next few days, he spent time in the Magic City Library, especially the official history, unofficial history, biographies, etc. of the Qin and Han Dynasties, which were the main materials he searched for.
Unfortunately, there is not enough time. Tomorrow is the first day of school and he has to go to Kyoto to complete the registration procedures. Then he will participate in a month-long military training, and the research on this giant gong will have to be postponed for a while.
"Son, you have been studying this gong these days. Have you come to any conclusions?" Shiyi usually helped Li Mo pack his luggage and chatted with him next to him.
"It's not that easy."
Li Mo was lying on the sofa, looking at the ceiling, wondering if he was looking in the wrong direction.
"Since you have no clue, why don't you ask your teacher for help?"
"The teacher has been away from Kyoto for more than ten days and participated in an archaeological excavation project. I contacted him yesterday. His teaching assistant answered the phone and said that the teacher was very busy, so I didn't bother him anymore. Mom, I will go alone tomorrow. You don’t need to send me off to register. When I get to Beijing University, I will contact professors from other history departments and consult with them.”
He and several professors from the History Department of Beijing University were very familiar with the last time they discussed Emperor Pictures together. After the release of "Emperor Pictures of All Dynasties", the professors who participated in the discussion were invited to give lectures by other organizations. Everyone was in the limelight. , naturally the reward for giving lectures will not be less.
"Since you don't need us to send it, then let us know when you arrive."
"Mom, don't worry, you won't have to worry about me being out alone. By the way, how is your training structure?"
"It's so popular that your dad did what you said and took a few of the Chen family's juniors to set up a stall in a park where there are many children. They practiced martial arts there for several days in a row, and more and more children signed up. We are going to The shops next to it were also closed down and officially hung up the signboard of Chen’s Bajiquan.”
"You can choose to try out the plans I wrote for Dad based on your actual situation. You may have unexpected results."
"Don't worry about things at home. You should study hard at Beijing University and contact us in time if you have anything. Also, go and see Yingying when you have time. This is the first time that the child has traveled far away to live alone. It would be better if you take care of her."
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