Chapter 6 Differences between Magical Utensils and Antiques: Four Gods and Eight Diagrams Mirrors
At eight o'clock in the morning, the town became lively, as if people suddenly appeared.
The front of the hotel where Zheng Tianlong and the others stayed last night has turned into a market, selling vegetables and breakfast...
"Tianlong, you were too talkative just now. According to me, you shouldn't give in to the copper seal just now!"
He picked up a bowl of soy milk and drank it all in one go, then let out a long breath. Bai Jianyun was still angry until now.
"Hey hey hey~~~~"
Zheng Tianlong smiled, said nothing, and started eating.
Still Yang Xin couldn't bear it, smiled and said: "Tianlong is not so stupid. Do you think his target is really that copper seal?"
"Ah? Isn't that true?!"
Bai Jianyun was stunned, and the fried dough stick that was originally reaching for his mouth stopped in mid-air.
"Xinxin, what's going on?"
Even though he was standing by just now, Xie Fang didn't understand what happened. He looked at Yang Xin and then at Zheng Tianlong in surprise.
"Tianlong, please tell me quickly what is going on!"
The fried dough sticks in his hand have been thrown aside. Bai Jianyun no longer cares about eating breakfast. His eyes widen and he stares at Zheng Tianlong.
He took out the bronze mirror he had just bought, handed it to Bai Jianyun and said, "Here, this magic weapon is worth at least 200."
"200?!"
Bai Jianyun, who didn't care at all, shook his hands when he heard Zheng Tianlong say the number "200", and the bronze mirror fell to the ground without catching it!
"Snapped!"
Bai Jianyun quickly reached down with his left hand and grabbed the bronze mirror when it was about to hit the ground.
"Oh, luckily I'm agile!"
Bai Jianyun slowly raised his left hand. It turned out that he had only pinched the edge of the bronze mirror with two fingers. In addition, the hand he was holding the fried dough sticks was full of oil, and he would not be able to hold it if he just held it.
"Huh~~~~"
Putting the bronze mirror safely on the table, Bai Jianyun wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead. This was because he was nervous.
"200? Really 200?"
Bai Jianyun understood that the 200 Zheng Tianlong said was definitely not 200 yuan, but 2 million!
"Tianlong, is this bronze mirror really worth so much?"
Yang Xin also looked at Zheng Tianlong with confusion. She knew it was a good thing at the stall before, so she cooperated with him in a play, but now she heard that it was so valuable, but she disagreed.
"Let's go back to the hotel later. It's not very convenient here."
Hearing what Zheng Tianlong said, everyone had no intention of eating breakfast. After eating a little hastily, they returned to the hotel room.
As soon as the door closed, Bai Jianyun couldn't wait to say: "Tianlong, tell me why it is worth 2 million?"
Zheng Tianlong did not answer immediately, but said to Yang Xin: "Miss Yang, why don't you come and identify it first?"
"good!"
Yang Xin did not refuse. Bronze is an important part of antique collection. Zheng Tianlong's question naturally did not trouble her, who was proficient in this. She took the bronze mirror, looked at it carefully for a while, and then stretched out her fingers to touch it.
After playing it and listening to the sound for a while, he said: "The sound is not crisp and has no earthy taste, so it must not be from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties."
Bronze vessels from the Shang or Zhou dynasties can make a crisp sound when struck by hand. At the same time, because they have been buried in the soil for thousands of years, they will have an earthy smell. The current bronze mirror does not have these two characteristics, so it is definitely not from the Shang Dynasty.
Zhou bronzes.
"In addition, the texture of copperware from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period was relatively pure, and the copper was gray. In the Song Dynasty, because tin, lead and a small amount of zinc were added to the copper, the copper color was yellow with reddish. As for the Ming and Qing Dynasties,
Due to the increase in the content of lead and zinc, the color of copper becomes yellow. However, the difference is that the color of copperware in the Ming Dynasty is yellowish to white, while the color of the bronzes in the Qing Dynasty is yellowish to yellow."….
"The copper color of this bronze mirror is yellow with reddish color, so it should be from before and after the Song Dynasty. If we really want to say it, it should be a bronze mirror from the Song and Jin Dynasties. However, bronze mirrors from this period are not uncommon. This side
There is no special inscription on it to prove its provenance. Although it is in good condition, I estimate the value is only around 80,000 to 100,000."
"Hey, why is there such a big difference?"
Bai Jianyun was stunned for a moment. The gap between 80,000 and 100,000 and the 2 million Zheng Tianlong said was too big.
"Tianlong, are you mistaken?"
Xie Fang looked at Zheng Tianlong suspiciously. Nowadays, as long as a certain antique has an appraisal certificate issued by Yang Xin, it means it is genuine, so she subconsciously felt that Zheng Tianlong must have seen it wrong.
"Hehe~~Tianlong, did you see it wrong? Look again, look carefully."
Staring at Bai Jianyun, Zheng Tianlong could only curse in his heart for his behavior of "selling out" himself in order to please Xie Fang.
Shaking his head, Zheng Tianlong said: "I don't understand antiques, so I don't know how much this thing is worth from the perspective of antiques. What I mean is its value as a magical artifact."
Zheng Tianlong's judgment of the value of this magical artifact is based on the strength of the Qi condensed on it. This is absolutely unmistakable.
"Hey, there is nothing wrong with what Tianlong said."
Bai Jianyun touched the back of his head as he spoke. He obviously understood that his suspicion of Zheng Tianlong just now was unreasonable, but his brother was just for betrayal. He didn't feel any guilt, at most he was just a little embarrassed.
"What's the name of this bronze mirror?"
Yang Xin looked at the bronze mirror in front of her, and she was still quite confused. The value that Zheng Tianlong judged was far different from the value that she judged.
Zheng Tianlong had seen this bronze mirror before, and had already understood its basic situation due to its supernatural powers, so he said: "This is called the Four Gods and Bagua Mirror, and it is a type of Feng Shui instrument."
The Four Gods refer to the Green Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu, plus the Bagua pattern, so the entire bronze mirror is collectively called the Four Gods Bagua Mirror.
"Then why is there such a big difference in price between Feng Shui instruments and antiques?"
His own estimate was not wrong, but since Zheng Tianlong said the price of 2 million, he also had his own reasons. Yang Xin was quite curious about this issue.
Looking at the Four Gods Bagua Mirror in front of him, Zheng Tianlong thought seriously for a while before saying: "All Feng Shui instruments have the function of transforming evil and bringing prosperity. This is the biggest difference from antiques.
In other words, Feng Shui instruments are not like antiques that can only increase in value through collection. They can also have an impact on the person who owns it, making people's health better, wealth luck better, etc... I think this is why Feng Shui instruments are
The angle is the reason why this Four Gods and Bagua Mirror is worth 2 million."
"Ah? Can Feng Shui instruments really make people rich?"
Xie Fang screamed in surprise, with a look of disbelief.
"Hey, Fangfang, it's true."
Bai Jianyun puffed up his chest and recounted the story of his uncle's cornucopia with great joy, as if it was his own credit.
Yang Xin fell silent. Zheng Tianlong was right. If the feng shui magic weapon can really transform evil and bring prosperity, it will naturally have an extra advantage over antiques and it is not surprising that it will be more valuable!