Ten antiques were placed on the table one by one, and Zhou Yang immediately suspended business. How could he miss such a good learning opportunity. Yesterday, Li Mo picked up a big leak in front of all of them. He just sat there and took a look and found something. There must be some secret in it.
"Professor Li, there are a total of ten antiques here. You can take a look first."
The bald man thought that no one knew what they were doing, so he did not reveal at this moment that they had found an expert for identification.
Li Mo remained calm, looking carefully at each item one by one, and finally placed them gently back on the table.
"Professor Li, how are you?"
"The things are old things, and the time should be in the early Qing Dynasty. The things are not ordinary, there are Dingzhu, Chaozhu, and basket-carved dragon and phoenix jade pendants. But the people who use these things are not ordinary. To be precise, Dingzhu and Chaozhu were used by the emperors and ministers during the Qing Dynasty. Accessories were standard on court clothes during the dynasty, and the dragon and phoenix jade pendants could only be used by the royal family. Such antiquities are rarely seen on the market and are basically collected in museums."
The five people looked at each other. Li Mo's appraisal was very different from Professor Liu's. It seemed that these ten antiques were genuine, and Professor Li in front of them had nothing to hide.
"Professor Li, do you have any explanation for these top beads and court beads?"
Zhou Yang asked modestly from the side.
"Then let me briefly explain that the crown beads of officials of the Qing Dynasty are divided into three, six and nine grades. The crown beads of the first-rank officials are made of rubies, and they are the best pigeon blood among rubies. A pigeon was sold at an auction a few years ago. The blood ruby top bead sold for a high price of 1.1 million."
When the five people heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, as if the top beads in their hands were very valuable, as if they saw millions falling on their heads.
Li Mo glanced at them and continued: "The second-grade officer's crown bead is red coral. According to the current market price, one gram of red coral is almost 7,000 yuan. How can a red coral crown bead cost more than ten grams? It can be sold for its own price. At about 100,000 yuan, considering the historical value, the price of red coral top beads will be quite high, but it cannot be compared with that of pigeon blood ruby top beads.”
"Next is the sapphire top bead for a third-grade official. In fact, sapphire is also a high-end gemstone. It is one of the five major gemstones. One of the characteristics of sapphire is uneven color, so this greatly affects its value. And compared to ruby, sapphire Compared with red coral, it is not that rare, so it can only be regarded as an upper-middle level. Nowadays, the value of one carat of sapphire is between 3,000 and 5,000, so the value of the crown jewel for a third-grade official is not bad. .”
Li Mo took a sip of water and did not introduce other sapphire beads. Instead, he pointed to the three sapphire beads on the table and said, "These three are the sapphire beads used by third-rank officials."
The bald man was a little confused. The top pearl of a first-rank official was worth more than one million yuan, and the top pearl of a third-rank official seemed to be worth tens of thousands. The gap in his heart was like riding a roller coaster, falling from the top to the bottom all at once.
"Let me talk about Chao beads again. Chao beads are a kind of accessories worn on Qing Dynasty dress. There are 108 Chao beads in total, and one big bead is inserted between every twenty-seven. There are four big beads in total, which are called divided beads. According to The size and status of an official are different, as are the beads used and the color of the ribbon. The materials used for court beads include East beads, jade, agate, kyanite, coral, etc. As for the price, the difference is not that big. Let me tell you what happened. Yes. Ten years ago, precious jade beads from the Qing Dynasty were unveiled at the Sanxitang Spring Auction on Hong Kong Island. This string of green jade beads was given to Emperor Guangxu by the Empress Dowager Cixi, who in turn gave it to Concubine Zhen. , the starting price is 180 million yuan, you can imagine how high the final transaction price will be."
The starting price is 180 million!
Everyone present was silently digesting this information, which was too far away from them.
"Professor Li, I would like to ask, how much are my two pieces of court beads worth?"
The bald man asked cautiously.
"The two pieces of court beads you brought, one is made of kyanite and is worth an average value, up to hundreds of thousands, and the other is red coral. Judging from the quality, this one is worth a lot. I guess if it goes up for auction Three million should be fine.”
"three million!"
The five of them were all excited. They had never thought that a court bead could be worth three million. Thanks to the enthusiastic Brother Wang, he not only helped them introduce Professor Liu from Magic University, but also suggested that they come directly to Professor Gu Yunxuan Li. You really came to the right place.
"The remaining five pieces are all jade articles. Logically speaking, they should have come out of the imperial palace. But I carefully looked at the carving techniques. Compared with the carved dragon and phoenix jade pendants that came out of the Qing palace, the details are still the same. It lacks that feeling.”
The others couldn't understand, but only Zhou Yang understood. He asked: "Mr. Li, do you mean that these five dragon and phoenix jade pendants were actually carved by someone in the early Qing Dynasty to imitate the royal dragon and phoenix jade pendants?"
"Haha, you really hit the mark on this point." Li Mo gave him an affirmative smile.
"But if that's the case, it would be a serious crime to punish the Nine Clans."
Li Mo still nodded and said solemnly: "So I guess the origin of these things is unusual."
Then he looked at the five people who were confused: "Are these antiques and what you sold to me yesterday really inherited from your ancestors?"
The bald man quickly assured him: "Professor Li, any of us can deceive, but we don't dare to deceive you. These things are indeed inherited from our ancestors. To be precise, we found them in the ancestral hall."
"Since it is passed down from ancestors, why do you have to send it all the way to the devil's capital to sell it?"
The five people looked at each other with confused expressions on their faces.
"If it's not convenient for me to answer, I won't ask, but I can't pay for these things anymore. If the real owners of these things are not you, then they are all stolen goods, and I will still be punished by you if I pay for them. implicated in it. As well as the calligraphy you sold me yesterday, I will also consider returning it to you, or hand it to the police station for reporting."
When they heard that Li Mo would not buy anymore and wanted to return yesterday's writing, the five people became anxious. The bald man had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Professor Li, these antiques are indeed inherited from our ancestors. We have no choice but to take them to the magic city to transfer them. First, if the ancestral treasures are sold, then we will all be pointed at the spine by people from the same clan. Scolding. Secondly, people from the same sect have fought seven or eight times over these treasures, and every time someone got a bloody head."
"A few days ago, these things were almost stolen by people from neighboring villages. The eldest man in the sect proposed to sell them all and use the money to renovate the outside of the ancestral temple and build one at the east end of the village. The bridge makes it convenient for the children in the village to go to and from school, and also facilitates communication between the villagers and the outside world. So after the election, the five of us came to the Magic City to represent the same clan and brought treasures. Mainly because we heard people say that the Magic City is an international metropolis, so it must be There are also many rich people, so our ancestral treasures may be sold for more money."
Li Mo heard the same thing: "You guys are so fierce in internal fighting. Did you already know that these are valuable?"
The bald man shook his head: "Our ancestors are farmers. Even tens of thousands are enough for us to fight for, let alone millions. Professor Li, can you still accept these things?"
"If what you said is true, then I can buy it. But if you don't go out and ask about the price, there may be a boss who values it higher than me."
"No need, we still believe Professor Li."
Li Mo thought about it and asked, "Have you ever heard the old man say, what did your ancestors do?"
"We do have records about this. All the people in our village were named Wu. Going back two to three hundred years, it is said that our ancestors were actually somewhat related to Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi at that time, and he once served as a close bodyguard of the king of Pingxi. , can be regarded as coming from a famous family.”
Li Mo put down the mineral water bottle and asked in surprise: "Your ancestor is still related to Wu Sangui?"
"Professor Li, these are all passed down orally from generation to generation by the elders in the sect. Two or three hundred years have passed. Our genealogy has been broken for more than a hundred years. No one knows the truth of past history. But Professor Li is not familiar with these truths. If you're interested, I can ask the eldest one again when I get back. He's 101 years old this year. His body is in good shape, but his ears are a bit back and his eyesight isn't very good."
Li Mo looked at the ten antiques on the table and thought for a while before saying: "I bid a total of 150,000 for the three sapphire beads, 180,000 for the kyanite beads, 3 million for the red coral beads, and 5 million carvings." How about a bid of 500,000 yuan for Longfeng Jade Pendant?"
Surprise appeared on the faces of the five people, and then they all began to mutter and silently count the total amount of money with their fingers.
"Don't forget it, the total is 3.83 million yuan."
Zhou Yang gave an accurate number.
"so much!"
The bald man seemed unable to imagine how much 3.83 million yuan was, and how many years of hard work it would take him to farm.
"If there's no problem, I'll sign a sales contract with you now, sign and pledge it, and more than three million can be transferred immediately."
"No problem, of course no problem. These antiques belong to you, Professor Li."
Next, he signed to confirm, and Li Mo successfully transferred money immediately. When they received the text message on their mobile phones, several people became obviously relaxed, and they all happily dreamed of a better life in the future.
"Mr. Wu..."
"Professor Li, you should call me Lao Wu, otherwise I won't be used to it."
The bald man felt that he was not worthy of the title Mr. Wu.
"Old Wu, when will you return to your hometown? I may go on a trip in the near future. If I pass by your place, I will stop by to see you."
"We will buy tickets and go back today. Professor Li, if you can come to our place, we will naturally welcome you warmly, but we are not afraid of your jokes. Although our place has many mountains and rivers, because the terrain is not flat enough, many ethnic minorities live in villages. The economic development is not very good, so the conditions there are definitely not comparable to those in the Magic City. I'm worried that you won't be used to the food and accommodation there."
"Haha, you can't see how squeamish I am."
"Okay, I'll leave you an address and phone number. Professor Li, if you have the chance to visit there, be sure to contact me."
"That's for sure."
After chatting for a while, the five people left Gu Yunxuan nervously. Li Mo once again played with the antiques on the table one by one, especially the five jade pendants carved with dragons and phoenixes.
"Uncle Junior, the TV series didn't say that Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, tried to rebel and proclaim himself emperor. Maybe these things were made by Wu Sangui and worn by his ministers in order to become emperor."
Chen Xiaoyan expressed her thoughts.
Li Mo just smiled: "I will leave for the Yunnan-Guizhou region tomorrow. Firstly, I want to avoid that royal representative coming from the Eagle Kingdom. Secondly, I have the same guess as you. If I don't find out, I always feel like I will miss something. You go to Kyoto tomorrow and your aunt will settle you in."
"No, it's not easy for me to have the opportunity to go out and see the world. Of course, I will follow you, my junior uncle. Besides, my eldest brother and Brother Brown Bear are both injured and are not fully recovered. I am just here to protect you. My Wulang The Bagua stick technique is still very powerful. I dare not say that one can fight a hundred, but a dozen strong men may not be able to do anything to me. But I heard that the people in the Yunnan and Guizhou areas are tough and will attack if they disagree. It’s a common thing.”
"It doesn't matter that you, a girl who has not yet left the government, is following me all day long. I can just transfer some people from the Security Shield Company."
Li Mo waved his hand and disagreed.
"Little uncle, I didn't even think about it. Besides, you walk and sit upright, so you are still afraid of rumors."
Well, if you disagree, it will look like you are guilty.
"Then you look at the tickets now. We will set off tomorrow. Then you contact Brother Brown Bear and ask him to transfer twenty people directly to Yunnan and Guizhou, and we will meet there."
Chen Xiaoyan can still do a lot if she is properly trained. Unlike Chen Xiaofeng, mud cannot hold up the wall.
Back home, Li Mo was lying on the sofa and was about to call Sirui when he saw a video request from her. After the call was connected, the two girls rushed to the camera to call him daddy, and their milky voices made Li Mo laugh with joy.
"Xiao Mo, grandpa has something to tell you." After Qin Sirui finished speaking, he saw Shi Lao enter the camera. He sat the two children on his lap and asked, "When will your kid return to Kyoto?"
"Grandpa, I'm here in the Magic City."
"If you have nothing to do, come back immediately. They said there is an important task for you."
Li Mo really guessed it. He pretended not to know anything and said, "Grandpa, I plan to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou area early tomorrow morning."
"What are you doing in that place?"
Li Mo smiled and said: "I found some interesting things in the magic city, and I also found some interesting clues before, so I am going to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou area to see if I can find more clues. "
Shi Lao was silent for more than ten seconds.
"Have you received any gossip?"
"I just saw some news on the Internet. I don't want to meet those people. Otherwise, when people make some shameless and excessive requests, do you think it would be better for me to agree or refuse? Anyway, I think no matter what, That scene was terrible, so it would be better to find a legitimate excuse to stay away from Kyoto and let them mess around.
"If you think so, then go there early and wait until tomorrow. There are many mountains and rivers in the Yunnan-Guizhou area. You can find a place with beautiful environment to hide in. They will give up if they can't contact you."
"Grandpa, you are still taller than me. I will pack my things and leave immediately."
"You brat, I've been thinking about treasure hunting all day long."
Shi Lao put down the two children and walked away laughing and cursing.
"Xiao Mo, have you transferred someone from the safety shield?" Qin Sirui asked with concern, "It's such a hot day, you should pay attention to prevent heatstroke when you are outside."
"Don't worry, we will meet up tomorrow. You and Senior Sister have been hiding for the past few days. I don't think they can contact you. I will definitely keep contacting you."
"I'll go hide in the farm in Yanjiao tomorrow."
(End of chapter)
