Chapter 111: Deciphering the Mystery of the Copper Cauldron (3)
Chapter 111: Solving the Mystery of the Bronze Cauldron (3)
After the "Zhang Fei Mei Ping" was finalized, He Qing and the others were no longer interested in staying in the auction hall, so the five of them left the venue together not long after.
The plum bottle was photographed by Mr. Qi Sanye, which suited He Qing's wishes. In his opinion, it couldn't be better. It was definitely a time bomb. Once the true age of the bottle was discovered, it was time to detonate it.
The ones who will be hurt will only be Mr. Qi and his gang.
However, Mr. Deng and Mr. Zheng, who were unaware of this, were somewhat disappointed. The plum vase that they were very optimistic about at the beginning has now fallen into the hands of their rival Qi Sanye. It has nothing to do with them. Why not?
It's disappointing.
"Mr. Deng, the price of that plum vase just now is so crazy! Don't buy it!" Seeing that Mr. Deng didn't say a word and looked a little depressed, He Qing couldn't help but comfort him, "I believe we can meet each other in the future.
More beautiful high-grade ancient porcelain. So, Mr. Deng, just buy things if others buy them. It’s no big deal. Don’t worry too much.”
"Oh, I don't really care about that." Mr. Deng forced a smile out of the corner of his mouth and said, "Even if I plan to stick to it, it won't work. It's more than 60 million. I can't bear such a big one now."
A sum of funds.”
Lin Haitao, who was walking aside, smiled coldly and said: "That villain Qi Sanye must be very proud now, right?! He just has more money, right?! I just can't stand that kind of person!"
He Qing shook his head as if nothing had happened and said: "Haitao, just wait and see the good show, they will cry sometimes."
"Oh?" Hearing what He Qing said, Lin Haitao was immediately surprised. He turned his head and stared at the other person with a puzzled face and said, "Brother Qing, what do you say?"
Hearing this, He Qing and Deng Lao looked at each other, both thoughtful.
Then He Qing smiled lightly and said: "I'm not very optimistic about that plum vase. There are still many things that need to be verified."
"Something is wrong?" Lin Haitao was even more surprised and asked quickly, "Brother Qing, did you see something wrong?"
He Qing shook his head and said: "It's hard to say yet. But I have a way to make the plum vase show its original shape."
"Reveal your true form?!" Lin Haitao was confused and asked, "Brother Qing, please stop playing riddles with me. What is going on?!"
He could see that He Qing would not say that if he was not completely sure, and combined with his magical appraisal ability, there must be something fishy about this matter.
Mr. Zheng couldn't help but ask: "Xiao He, do you think that 'Zhang Fei Mei Ping' is wrong?"
Mr. Deng replied for He Qing: "Xiao He is still just suspicious. He thinks that thing needs to be tested for carbon 14 first, otherwise it will not be convincing. I think his idea is right. For something worth tens of millions,
No matter who it comes from, you have to be careful when purchasing. If what you get after the transaction is not what you want, wouldn't you suffer a big loss? If you suffer a loss, you can't ask others to argue. If you are blind, you can only blame yourself for being blind.
"
"I understand." Mr. Zheng nodded and said, "No wonder you didn't bid once just now. It turned out to be Xiao He who reminded you secretly. Well, I also think Xiao He's suggestion is right."
"No!" Lin Haitao shook his head vigorously and said, "Brother Qing, didn't you just say that you had a way to reveal the original shape of the plum bottle? What way?!"
His mood has become very excited, as if He Qing will soon be able to help him deal with the arrogant Mr. Qi, so as to avenge that one shot.
He Qing whispered: "Haitao, don't be anxious. At least we have to wait until Mr. Qi and Boss Jin conclude the deal. Now is not the time."
"Well, yes!" Lin Haitao nodded heavily.
He believed He Qing's words and was just waiting to see Mr. Qi and his friends' jokes. If there was really something wrong with the "Zhang Fei Mei Ping", the loss would not be a small sum.
After some discussion, Mr. Deng smiled happily and no longer felt disappointed.
After dinner in the afternoon, relevant personnel from the auction organizer took the initiative to come to He Qing and the others to discuss the transaction. He Qing took the photo of the bronze in the morning and naturally wanted to complete the transaction.
Originally, He Qing was planning to go to the bank at the foot of the mountain to make a transfer transaction with Boss Jin's people, but unexpectedly, Mr. Deng enthusiastically proposed that he advance the 1.5 million to He Qing.
"Mr. Zheng, how can this work?" Seeing Mr. Zheng's enthusiasm, He Qing was a little embarrassed and said, "I'd better go to the bank to do business with them."
Mr. Zheng said: "That's too inconvenient. I'm familiar with Boss Jin and the others, so there's no problem if I write a check to them. Why do you have to go back and forth? Xiaohe, you don't have to come with me.
No need to be polite, this is a small matter, it is a big deal that you helped me get the "Twelve Albums of Qiu Ying" before!"
He was very determined, and He Qing could not refuse, so he nodded and agreed, saying: "Mr. Zheng, thank you very much! I will return the money to you as soon as possible after I go back!"
"Don't worry." Mr. Zheng said with a smile, and then he and He Qing followed to the trading hall and successfully obtained the bronze Yi piece and the bronze belt hook that Mr. Zheng photographed as a suspected cultural relic.
After getting the things, He Qing took them back to the guest room to admire them. Mr. Zheng and Lin Haitao carefully inspected them again and neither expressed any opinions. They did not see any clues and subconsciously determined that it was just a bronze from the Han Dynasty.
tripod.
"Mr. Zheng, please take me to find Master Pan tomorrow. I want to ask him to appraise this bronze." He Qing suddenly said to Mr. Zheng solemnly.
Mr. Zheng nodded without hesitation and said with a smile: "Of course! In fact, I want to find him too. I want to present this cultural relic to their archaeological team for research."
"Xiao He, does your bronze tripod still need to be appraised? This thing is very open, there shouldn't be any mistakes." Mr. Deng interjected, he was very sure that it was a gilt bronze from the Han Dynasty.
He Qing said: "In order to feel at ease, you have to find a master who specializes in bronze ware for appraisal."
"That's true." Mr. Deng nodded and said, "With Mr. Zheng taking me, it will be convenient to find Master Pan."
Since it was too late and everyone was tired after two auctions, they planned to rest in the villa tonight, but agreed to rush back early tomorrow morning.
When he returned to his guest room with the bronzeware, Lin Haitao was so sleepy that he fell on the bed and fell asleep with his head covered. However, He Qing sat at the table and carefully inspected the bronze tripod with a high-power magnifying glass.
, every part that can be seen is not missed.
He Qing looked at the ins and outs of the bronze through the aura, and carefully studied it. He seemed to want to find a breakthrough to prove that the bronze was not from the Han Dynasty, but a rare gilt bronze from the Warring States Period.
"Eh?! What is this?! Is it a specially left gold thread decoration?!"
Suddenly, He Qing discovered something unusual on one foot of the bronze tripod. It seemed to be an inscription, but it was not an ordinary ancient text. It was strangely shaped, like a pattern, or a set of characters.
When inspecting the second tripod leg, he found the same symbol, but it was not obvious either. Without a magnifying glass to look carefully, it would be difficult to determine what was unusual. At first glance, he would just think that it was an ordinary external manifestation.
He Qing found two sets of unrecognizable inscriptions, and when he observed the third tripod leg, he found another set of strange words.
There are three groups in total, each remaining on the three tripod legs. This definitely has a special meaning.
"Perhaps this is a hint left by the maker of the bronze tripod. Being able to decipher these three sets of mysterious symbols is equivalent to proving its specific age!" He Qing then thought with surprise and joy.
At that moment, he took out his mobile phone and quickly browsed the Internet to search for relevant information and see what characteristics there were on the bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
He checked for a long time, and finally determined that the words on the inscription were not regular words, but should be bird seal scripts. It was not easy to decipher the bird seal scripts, and he really had to find relevant experts.
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