Chen Wenzhe said: "It's not red sandalwood, this is golden nanmu. Although it is a bit small, it is indeed a good thing."
Zhang Yijie said: "Golden nanmu? There is no trace of golden nanmu at all!"
"Because it was painted, a large black paint, the kind used on coffins. Maybe because of the time, the black paint blocked the beauty of the golden nanmu."
"No, I remember that the density of golden nanmu is relatively low, right? It seems to be softwood. Compared with red sandalwood and other mahogany, its mass is definitely lighter, but now this piece of wood is not light in weight."
"Golden nanmu is softwood? How is that possible? This is the first time I've heard of it, Lao Zhang, do you understand?" Zheng Yu finally interjected.
Cao Qingchun also looked confused. Golden nanmu is more precious, could it be cork?
Cork gives people the impression that it is wood with a relatively poor texture.
"Golden nanmu is not a softwood!" Zhang Yijie said.
The density of golden nanmu is about 0.65, which is less dense than water and will float on the water.
Because of its lighter weight, it is considered a softwood.
Compared with other nanmu, the wood of golden nanmu is softer, but compared with other trees, the wood is harder.
Golden nanmu has a high wood variety, its wood properties are very stable, and the trees are not easy to crack and deform.
These characteristics are an important reason why ancient people liked to use golden nanmu to make coffins.
"Didn't I tell you? This is a coffin. Whose coffin have you seen with a solid interior?"
Watching them argue, Chen Wenzhe felt tired.
He took the small coffin from Zhang Yijie's hand and studied it in the palm of his hand.
"Is there something inside it?"
"Not only is there stuff, but it's also precious metal!"
"gold?"
"It shouldn't be all gold, otherwise it would be heavier."
"Can't open it?"
"There is a mechanism, but I don't know how to open it?"
Chen Wenzhe has actually been studying it for a while, but he has never discovered how to open the coffin.
No matter whether it's pushing, pulling, or knocking, it can't be opened.
"Could it be the Five Elements Organ as mentioned in the short video?" Zheng Yu said suddenly.
"What five elements mechanism?" Chen Wenzhe has never heard of such a thing.
"Just follow the order of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and keep hitting the box, and finally open it."
"Use the gravity and direction of falling to open the mechanism?"
After getting in the car and driving out of the market, Chen Wenzhe saw the short video Zheng Yu mentioned, and only then did he get a clue.
His mountain-moving skills are still not good. If he could, this little trick shouldn't be a problem for him.
You must know that the ancient Banshan Taoists were all masters of mechanisms.
It's useless to think too much. Now that he knows the situation of the agency, Chen Wenzhe can easily open it.
This kind of thing that is often played with should be easy to open. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too troublesome to open and close it every day?
As long as you hit the coffin in a certain order, a steel ball inside the coffin will slide, and finally the buckle will slide out, so that the upper coffin plate can be easily opened.
Of course, if the production is simpler, as long as the direction is found correctly, the steel ball can be pushed out of the slot with just one click.
However, this coffin should be made more delicately, and the internal steel balls must be driven according to the five elements.
In this way, it is necessary to find the correct position of the five elements of the coffin.
The coffin is larger at one end and smaller at the other, which is said to ward off evil and regulate yin and yang.
I believe many people have seen coffins in life or on TV.
When people see a coffin, they always feel a little awkward and unlucky.
However, there is also a saying, "If you put a coffin in a coffin, you will get promoted and make a fortune."
As for the design of the coffin, which is larger at one end and smaller at the other, it is not designed casually.
The design of the coffin is very particular, including the position during burial.
The design of the coffin is that the wide end is where the head of the deceased is placed, and the small end is where the feet are placed.
Coffins are not of uniform size, they are custom-made for the deceased.
There is a saying that the coffin can make the deceased lie more comfortably.
The size of the piece in Chen Wenzhe's hand is not obvious, otherwise, it would not be considered a paperweight.
This is an accessory, not a practical device, that's why it's designed like this.
However, since it is a coffin, it has big and small heads, and the big head is on the top, which is north, and belongs to water, so the bottom part is naturally fire.
The upper coffin board is the sky, the direction of Qian, and the bottom is the earth, the direction of Kun, which is where the earth is.
It's easy to say left and right, one is a green dragon and the other is a white tiger. Naturally, it is the blue dragon on the left and the white tiger on the right.
In this way, I found all the five elements of the coffin. I tried knocking them in order according to the order of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, and it really worked.
When he was done, Chen Wenzhe pulled gently, and the coffin board above was pulled out.
At this time, what was exposed was a piece of oil paper, that kind of thin and transparent oil paper.
Chen Wenzhe opened it carefully, revealing a hint of golden color inside.
There was indeed gold in it, and his feeling was correct.
"Is this a seal? And a small gold ingot?" Zheng Yu, who was standing next to him, immediately said in surprise after seeing what was going on inside.
Chen Wenzhe carefully took out two things, both of which were yellow. One was a yellow Tianhuang stone seal, and the other was a small gold ingot.
Maybe the coffin was sealed too tightly, or maybe some people thought it was special wood, so the weight of this small coffin didn't attract anyone's attention.
Of course, this is only because the seal and the gold ingot are both very small.
If the weight is too abnormal, the coffin will be broken into pieces and nothing inside will be hidden.
Remove the oil paper filling inside, and what leaks out is cotton. It seems that this thing has not been around for long, and the cotton has appeared.
Take out the seal and ask for the gold ingot as big as your thumb.
This time, the appearance of Yuanbao is really the same as in the TV movie.
They are round, chubby, and look very cute and lovable.
"This is an imitation official seal!"
Chen Wenzhe fiddled with the seal. He didn't recognize the handwriting on it, but he knew that it must be an official seal.
Looking at the regulations, it should be the official seal of the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the seals were all rectangular, with a side generally 8 cm long and 4 cm wide.
This piece is no more than four centimeters long on a side and only two centimeters wide, which means it occupies most of the space inside the coffin.
As for the little gold ingot, Chen Wenzhe glanced at it and stopped paying attention.
"Old Chen, look at the two characters on this ingot, are they Xu Mansion?"
Chen Wenzhe took it and took a look. Zheng Yu was indeed right. He still recognized the word "Xu Fu" in block letters.
At this time, Chen Wenzhe looked at the seal again. The seal characters on it should be the treasure of the Xu family?
It should be these four words, which are not very standardized. It seems to be a game, and it can only be a game. Otherwise, it would be illegal in ancient times.