Several people moved all the things on the ground and prepared some protective materials in their cars. Li Mo personally protected the two Tang Sancai and seven pieces of porcelain one by one.
"Mr. Qin, I know all those porcelains. What are these two big ones?" Not only Gu Lishi was curious, but other security guards were also very curious, but they couldn't ask directly.
"Tang Sancai, one is a tomb-suppressing beast, and the other is a pottery figurine. From archaeological excavations, we know that tomb-suppressing beasts were first seen in Chu tombs in the Warring States Period, and were popular from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, tomb-suppressing beasts were generally placed at the door of the tomb chamber In front of him, there is a human face and an animal face, facing each other. The one I bought just now is a Tang Sancai human-faced beast, so I guess that Tang Sancai animal face may also be in his hands."
"The Tang Dynasty developed the practice of guarding tombs to ward off evil spirits to the extreme. Cypress trees were planted on the ground, stone lions, stone figures, etc. were placed on the ground; tomb guarding beasts, warrior figurines, figurines of heavenly kings and twelve zodiac figurines were placed underground. This three-color pottery figurine of the Tang Dynasty is a warrior There is absolutely no way there can be only one figurine.”
"Mr. Qin, can you believe what that drunkard said?"
"Although I don't know the origin of these things, I have a hunch that there should be a batch of authentic antiquities from China in his hometown in the countryside. If that is the case, I guess more people will be needed this time."
"Okay, let's arrange this."
The security guards around him were dispatched not only to protect Li Mo's safety, but also to cooperate with all his actions.
"Before taking action, you should confirm whether the old house he mentioned belongs to him, and you should be more cautious when doing things in a foreign country. There is no need to transport the things in the car back to the hotel. You can find a way to transport them directly to the embassy in the United States."
"Has this been transported before?"
"Well, those antiques that are not from China are also shipped here. I will communicate with interested museums in Europe and the United States about the exchange in the future."
"Yes, I understand, we will execute it immediately."
Li Mo knew that in addition to the four security guards following him, there were many others secretly. He didn't ask any further questions, he just wanted to get things done.
"Mr. Qin, we have already communicated, but for safety reasons, lawyer Gulishi and I will verify his identity first. If there is no problem, we will go and take a look at the things in his old house."
Steven and Gulish came over and said respectfully, followed by the sloppy middle-aged American man. He didn't want anything. He was holding a wine bottle in his right hand and an unopened high-end bottle of wine in his arms. It's red, but it seems to be walking pretty steadily.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you two."
The two of them went to do errands, and Li Mo continued to walk around Harrison Avenue and didn't pick up anything. Back at the hotel, the experts working at the Boston Museum had finished what they were doing.
"Expert Qin, did you gain anything today?"
Expert Huang and several familiar experts came to Li Mo's room. Yesterday, they found a Qianlong imperial sword worth more than 5 billion. They couldn't sleep well at night. They wished they could go out and go shopping. You might be lucky enough to find one or two antiques.
"Today is just so so. I mainly found two pieces of Tang Sancai. One is a three-color human-faced tomb-suppressing beast, and the other is a three-color warrior figurine. The rest are small things, just some porcelain and the like."
Li Mo sat on the sofa and drank warm water. He was really uncomfortable living here. He asked the hotel waiter for a cup for the meeting. The other person was surprised that there was no hot water to drink, but there was hot coffee.
Well, both sides are not thinking on the same level.
"Tomb-suppressing beasts and warrior figurines?" Expert Huang thought for a moment and said, "So the opponent should have other Tang Sancai in his hands?"
"Probably, I've already asked people to investigate the details, and I'll have the exact information later. What do you want to eat tonight? I can't eat the food in this hotel."
"We are the same. Fortunately, there is a Chinese restaurant nearby. Expert Qin, let's go there to eat tonight."
"It's what I want. It's best to order some authentic Hunan dishes, especially the fish head with chopped peppers, fish with peppers and so on. They can be very appetizing."
"When you say that, my stomach starts to growl. Let's go there now."
Steven and Gulishi returned to the hotel after eight o'clock in the evening. They brought good news to Li Mo. The identity of the drunkard was fine. The old country house was actually passed down from his ancestors. It was near a farm and the location was slightly off.
"The American was addicted to alcohol and had always lived alone. Because he was often drunk, he became an unemployed vagrant. If he couldn't stay in the city anymore, he could only go back to his old house in the country. At least he could have a place to live. So, I occasionally work in a nearby farm to earn some money for drinking."
"Have you seen those ancient artifacts he mentioned?"
"There is a basement in the old house. He accidentally discovered it. There were many boxes piled inside. We opened one of them and found all kinds of porcelain inside. But we couldn't tell whether it was true or false. That American man is also afraid We had no intention of doing anything, so he only let us take a look and urged us to leave quickly. Before leaving, he told us to bring enough cash to buy tomorrow."
"Then I can only go to the site tomorrow to see the specific situation. I will bring a few boxes of high-end wine and some food tomorrow."
"Let's go do this now."
Li Mo nodded, took out two checks from his bag and handed them over, a little more than yesterday.
The next day, the weather was not very good, so Li Mo and the others set off in a car early in the morning, followed by two minivans. Boston is very luxurious, but the further you drive out of the city, the more you feel the emptiness outside the city. There are all kinds of large farms as far as the eye can see.
After driving for about two hours, the car came off the highway and turned into a small road. After driving for almost half an hour, it finally stopped on the road in front of a house. Everyone got out of the car one after another. They were surrounded by farms and fields, and a few slightly larger houses stood far away.
It's a vast place and sparsely populated.
When Steven moved two boxes of high-end wine into the old house, he heard the drunkard's happy laughter. It seemed that as long as he could have a sip of good wine, he would be satisfied.
"Where's the master?"
Steven showed a dumbfounded smile and said, "He asked us to go down and move by ourselves. He wanted to drink some wine."
There are a total of four rooms in this old house, and an open wooden shed has been built on the east side, with a lot of messy things piled inside. Li Mo looked at the drunkard who was already sleeping on the recliner, taking sips of good wine, and said calmly: "Take me to the basement first."
The basement is in a house to the west. A bed that is about to collapse has been moved to the side, and a movable cover is exposed on the floor. Steven pulled up the lid, revealing a basement entrance. He and Gu Lishi went down first, followed by Li Mo. The basement is not big. It is almost filled with wooden boxes, probably more than thirty in number.
If all the antiques stored in it are, then this place can be regarded as a small treasure house.
Li Mo opened a wooden box, which contained three Tang Sancai pieces, one of which was a tricolor animal-faced tomb-holding hand beast.
The tomb beast squatted on the pedestal with its chest raised. The head of the beast did not look like any animal, but its eyes were bulging and it looked at it with eager eyes. It opened its mouth to reveal four fangs, and its face was ferocious and ferocious. There is a curved horn on the top of the head, wings on each shoulder, and cloven hooves. The whole body is covered with yellow, green, white and brown glazes, making it colorful.
"nice one."
