Looking at the crystal clear jade Ruyi under the light, it is even more flattering than when I was in the ghost market.
Professor Lan stretched out his hand and rubbed it gently for a while.
"Knife, it turns out this thing is indeed mine. I got it from a descendant of a run-down family in Kyoto. Lan Yue often played with it when she was a child.
"It's a pity that it and some other things were confiscated when the movement came. I thought I would never get them back. Who would have thought that I would encounter them in a ghost market."
Professor Lan sighed, with a trace of nostalgia for the past in his eyes.
"It's a good thing you can buy it back, at least it won't fall into the hands of outsiders.
"Come on, let me test you. What era is this thing from?"
Professor Lan is an open-minded person and quickly calmed down.
"Oh, Uncle Lan, then we two brothers have made a fool of ourselves. What we said is wrong. Don't you laugh?"
Du Jun and I nodded repeatedly. We didn't look carefully at the ghost market just now, so we just happened to ask him for advice.
Du Jun first picked up the jade Ruyi: "This is carved from the rare high-grade Hetian blood jade. This kind of blood color is very rare in Hetian jade. Currently, the only ones that exist in the world are green jasper and suet white.
"So in terms of material alone, its value is higher than ordinary Hetian jade.
"Judging from the color and smoothness, this Ruyi should be at least a hundred years old, and I estimate it should be a jade from the Qing Dynasty.
"The workmanship? It's very good. It must have been carved by a famous master at that time."
Du Jun talked eloquently. He did have a lot of research on antiques. He learned a lot from Grandma Wang back then. After returning to Fengtian, he often visited the antique market and accumulated a lot of experience.
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad.
“I’m not from a major, so it’s not easy to say this!”
Professor Lan nodded with satisfaction and looked at me again: "Xiao Dao, what do you think?"
"Well, Uncle Lan, my opinion is similar to Dajun's."
In fact, antique appraisal is not my specialty.
Regardless of the relevant records in the evil medicine sect and the treasure appraisal knowledge taught to me by Grandma Wang, the focus is on smell and material.
To put it bluntly, the more special the treasure, the more it cannot escape my eyes.
As for the value of cultural relics or the artistic components, they are not within the scope of my study.
It's just that because I practice martial arts all year round, I am very sensitive to some workmanship techniques and have also studied them specially.
Especially the carving and knife work part.
I took the Yu Ruyi and touched the pattern on it with my hands.
"There is nothing to say about the materials used. It must be Hetian jade seed jade. Judging from the carving, it should be the technique of the imperial craftsmen in the Manchu and Qing palaces.
"Look at the pattern on it. This kind of knife is round and rough, very in line with the style of the grassland people."
"Okay, that's well said. It seems that you have done a lot of research in this area! Basically, you are right."
Professor Lan was very happy.
People like him like most educated young people who are willing to study.
"Come, uncle, let's talk to you again.
“This is indeed a product of the Hotan jade mine in Xinjiang, but it is far more precious than ordinary Hotan seed jade.
"Look at it, it's transparent in color and has no impurities at all. It looks like a ball of crystal clear blood crystal."
Professor Lan explained it to us carefully.
"It has a special name in the jade circle, called Qinxue Glazed Lamp, which means it is as ruddy as blood and as crystal clear as glass.
"This kind of jade has always been highly sought after by the collectors. Regardless of its cultural relic value, based on its appearance alone, if you meet someone who knows how to do it, it won't be a big problem to sell it for one or two thousand.
"As for its craftsmanship, Xiaodao is right. It is indeed the craftsmanship of the imperial palace during the Qing Dynasty. The most important thing is...
Professor Lan paused and said with some pride: "I can tell you with certainty that this Ruyi jade was once one of the most beloved objects of Empress Dowager Cixi. This kind of celebrity status has a great influence on the price of Ruyi jade."
Professor Lan didn't hide anything. He pointed out all the characteristics and value of this jade Ruyi. There was no uncomfortable feeling like having a beloved thing taken away.
"Oh, this is something that the old witch Cixi used. I'll touch it a few more times to get some extravagance."
Du Jun smiled and reached for Ruyi.
"Okay, Cixi is an old witch, why are you so noble? Besides, this thing belongs to Lan Yue?"
Wang Man glared at Du Jun.
"That's right, that old witch is too sinister, so it would be better to leave this thing to a girl."
Du Jun took back his hand and looked back at me.
Lan Yue and I both nodded.
Du Jun gently pushed Yu Ruyi towards Lan Yue.
"Uncle Lan, we are not outsiders. This thing originally belonged to your family, and we bought it for you tonight.
"Now that the property has been returned to its original owner, consider it as a small token of filial piety from this younger generation!"
"Ah, no, no, no! Xiao Knife, I know your intentions, but since I have bought this thing, it belongs to you!"
Professor Lan was startled.
He knew that the two of us might have quite high incomes, but he never thought that we would dare to give such expensive things to others casually when we met for the first time.
But Lan Yue was not polite at all: "Xiao Dao, thank you! But I can't ask you for nothing. When I get home, I will make up the money for you and pick two good things for you."
Lan Yue didn't wait for his father to express his position and pretended to be Yu Ruyi.
"Xiaoyue, return it to others quickly? The knife saved us. It's too late for us to thank you. How can we still collect the things?"
Professor Lan stared.
"Hey, Uncle Lan, please don't blame Xiaoyue. This is called returning things to their original owners."
"Xiaoyue, what are you talking about about money? Do you think we two brothers are such unloyal people?"
Du Jun is worried about the quota for the archaeological team. If he gets the opportunity, he will definitely not let it go. Besides, this guy will never do a loss-making business. He has accurately calculated Professor Lan's character and will definitely not let us suffer.
Sure enough, Professor Lan hesitated.
"Xiao Dao, you're welcome, uncle, thank you very much!
"Oh, I have become thicker-skinned as I get older. If this thing hadn't been Lan Yue's favorite thing, I wouldn't have been able to do anything like this!"
Professor Lan thought for a moment.
"In this case, you can go to my place tomorrow and choose a few more useful things as uncle's thanks to you.
"Xiao Dao, don't you know how to cure evil diseases? Something happened to a friend's child. I heard that many famous doctors didn't work. Why don't you give it a try?
"This friend of mine can be considered a person with reputation and status, and he will definitely give you a lot of money. The key is that he has a very wide network of contacts. If you can make friends with him, you will definitely have a foothold in the circle of traditional Chinese medicine in the future. "
"That's great, thank you Uncle Lan first!"
I hurriedly expressed my gratitude, which was what I needed most.
"Okay, Uncle Lan, we won't leave Yanjing during this period. If anything happens, I'll let you arrange it."
Du Jun was even more delighted.
"Uncle Lan, can you tell us brothers first what kind of disease this person has?
"Okay, that's what happened..."
Seeing that I trusted him so much, Professor Lan nodded happily.
"It's his daughter who is sick. I heard that she was spotted by a ghost, ah...
"He just fell in love with a ghost. As a result, he is now unconscious and is getting thinner and thinner. If he continues like this, he will probably die."
What? Falling in love with a ghost?
No, is this an evil disease, or is it Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?
Du Jun and I were both confused. It has been several years since our debut, but we have never heard of such a thing.
