Han Kongque couldn't care less about other people's thoughts at this time. He smelled the strong fragrance and felt like he had a great appetite. He had been busy all night and was really hungry.
Han Kongque secretly formed a ball of water under the table and controlled his magical power, and washed his hands.
Otherwise, he really didn't have the courage to hold the roast duck and eat it. Thinking of the mummies, the Yin soldiers in the ground, and the tragic scene in the room, Han Peacock's appetite was a little affected.
Unable to resist the attraction of the scent, Han Peacock put all that behind him, picked up the roast duck and started to nibble on it.
At this time, more people in the restaurant had discovered the anomaly in the air.
"What smells so good?"
“I’ve long heard that the food at Red Mansion Restaurant is the best in the world, and I really experienced it today.”
"It looks like roast duck!"
"It smells so good. If it doesn't work anymore, I'll buy one too."
"I'll go too, it's such a delicious duck. If I don't eat it once, I won't be energetic all day long."
"It smells so good, did you use spices?"
"It can't be used for other things, right? What should I do if I become addicted to it?"
"How much does the duck cost? There's not even enough money for the spices."
"Yes, this is the pure aroma of roast duck."
"Let's go buy one and try it."
Soon, those who were eating steamed buns and drinking soy milk all queued up again.
The four of them, Han Kongque, looked at each other, quickly got up and ran upstairs.
All those people queued up, leaving all the seats in the hall empty.
Han Peacock said while eating: "You guys are really fast. You actually made such a delicious roast duck in one night."
A roast duck only weighs one kilogram. In addition to the bones and duck head, it is very good to have seven or eight taels of food, so for four grown men, they can eat all the roast duck in their hands in less than five minutes.
Go down.
"No, I want to eat one more." After eating, Gu Lie shouted to Chen Qing.
Chen Qing said: "Okay, a roast duck is already too nutritious for breakfast. If you eat more, be careful and you will become fat."
"This duck is a little too small!" Han Peacock wiped his hands, a little unsatisfied.
Yuan Peng said with a smile: "It originally weighed one pound, three or four pounds. I didn't expect that after I soaked it in the potion you provided, it actually became lighter. When it was cooked, it shrank a lot."
Gu Lie said: "What's wrong with the snack? It's such a delicious duck, and it's not greasy. Look, it's an ordinary roast duck. Can you eat a whole one so quickly? If you eat too much, won't you be bored to death?"
Yuan Peng said: "This is all the result of that potion."
Chen Qingdao: "Actually, to be honest, it's not that magical. After our experiments during this period, no matter what ingredients we process, the potion just helps remove impurities.
Just like this kind of roast duck, the key is Qinbu. Our secret medicinal liquid decomposes and decomposes the impurities in the duck's body caused by modern drugs.
Originally, the time was short and the duck grew quickly, resulting in loose meat. After soaking, it became dense and compact. Although the duck has shrunk in size, the taste is better.
Moreover, after soaking, the duck fat is roasted from the inside out during roasting, making the duck less greasy. The process of fat penetration from the inside out gives the whole duck a unique fried aroma.
, this kind of roast duck that combines roast duck and fried duck is truly a masterpiece.”
Seeing Chen Qing and the others running up the stairs laughing and joking, Chen Rui said helplessly: "It's all the fault of you four. Everything is in chaos down there."
Han Kongque said with a smile: "Gu Lie caused it. If you want to find it, you have to find him first. Let him go down and explain to those people. Just say that the duck was bought from outside."
Gu Lie said: "If someone asks me where I bought it, what should I do?"
"Are you stupid? You are just advertising for Yuan Peng." Han Peacock said with a smile.
Yuan Peng also smiled: "The fragrance of duck is not afraid of the depth of Hong Kong."
"You are so confident," Chen Rui said with a smile, "I haven't slept all night. You guys go up there and have a rest."
Instead of letting them rest, Han Kongque pulled Chen Qing and others into a room, closed the door, and took out three things and placed them on the dining table in the middle.
"What is this?" Gu Lie curiously stepped forward to take a closer look.
Han Kongque said: "A copper gourd, a string of unicorn wind chimes, and a mirror of the Four Divine Beasts and Bagua. Each of you three will choose one."
These three items are not big in size and were specially selected by Han Peacock.
These things are all small and exquisite, and only such things can be brought back from the underground by him without being suspected.
When you look at the three items, all of which are green, you can tell that they are all old items.
Especially the copper gourd, which is about the same size as a real gourd, but its whole body is shining with green light, making it look very eye-catching.
Gu Lie picked up the Four Gods and Bagua Mirror and looked carefully. The heads of the Four Gods and Beasts were engraved on it, making such a bronze mirror look exquisite.
And that string of unicorn wind chimes is more delicate and sophisticated. For ordinary unicorn wind chimes, only one unicorn in the middle is surrounded by four copper tubes. When the unicorn moves, it will collide with the four outer copper tubes, thus making a crisp sound.
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But this unicorn wind chime is composed of five unicorns, large and small, one in the middle, and one in the middle of each of the four copper tubes.
The unicorn in the middle is the largest, and the four on the periphery are very small. Although each one has a different shape, they are all beautifully carved. Even Chen Qing and others who do not understand art know that this is a Wei treasure.
"Give us three pieces, how many do you have left?" Chen Qing looked at Han Peacock.
Han Peacock patted the backpack behind him and said, "I still have a lot of these gadgets."
Gu Lie glanced at Han Peacock in confusion. When did he put that backpack on his back? It seems that his second brother often carries such a backpack!
Gu Lie and others had the impression that Han Kongque often carried such a backpack, so there was no doubt about it.
Their eyes were once again drawn to several things on the table.
"I have some other things here. If you like them, you can choose them. However, these are the only three good points. They are not attractive yet."
As Han Kongque said, he put his backpack directly on the table. Then, Han Kongque took out a copper peacock, a copper tiger, and the others were wooden gourds and copper gourds.
Finally, Han Peacock hesitated for a moment and took out several small bronze statues.
"This thing is called Zun, right? It was used by ancient people for sacrifices?" Gu Lie directly concealed a large, heavy wine jue and said.
"It's a ritual vessel, but it's just a container for wine. It's also good for drinking." Han Kongque said.
"Why does this thing look familiar to me?" Yuan Peng took a fancy to Siyang Fangzun at a glance.
Chen Qing was speechless. Han Kongque held his forehead.
Those two boys are really illiterate!
"I'm just taking this out for you to see. I can't give it to you," Han Peacock said directly.
Gu Lie didn't pay attention at first, but when Han Kongque said this, he also looked at the Four-Yang Fangzun.
"Is this the Four-Yang Fangzun?" Gu Lie was finally a little more educated than Han Peacock, and he recognized this thing.
Han Kongque said: "The real Four-Yang Fang Zun is bigger than this one. Although this is also a Four-Yang Fang Zun, it is much smaller than the national treasure you know."
The Four-Sheep Square Zun is a bronze ritual vessel and sacrificial item of the late Shang Dynasty. It was unearthed in 1938 on the mountainside of Zhuoerlun, Yueshanpu Town, Huangcai Town, Hunanning Township. It is now collected in the National Museum of China.
The Siyang Square Zun is the largest bronze square statue from the Shang Dynasty that still exists in China. Each side is 52.4 cm long, 58.3 cm high, and weighs 34.5 kg.
The statue that Han Kongque took out was only about ten centimeters tall and maybe less than ten centimeters on a side. Although it was a lot smaller, it was not light in weight. It was extremely heavy to hold in his hand. Han Kongque estimated that
, this one weighs two or three pounds.
"So beautiful." Gu Lie squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the Four-Yang Fang Zun in his hand.
This statue has a long neck, high round feet, and a towering neck. The four sides are decorated with banana leaf patterns, triangular Kui patterns, and animal face patterns. The middle part of the statue is the center of gravity of the vessel. Each of the four corners of the statue is shaped like a sheep, and there are four corners on the shoulders.
The head of a sheep with curled horns, the head and neck of the sheep protrude from the outside of the vessel, and the body and legs of the sheep are attached to the belly and feet of the statue.
At the same time, the shoulder of the Fang Zun is decorated with a high-relief dragon pattern with a snake body and claws. In the middle of the four sides of the statue, where the two sheep are next to each other, a pair of two-horned dragon heads protrude from the surface of the vessel, winding from each right shoulder of the Fang Zun to the middle of the front room.
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This kind of Four-Sheep Square Zun is cast using a two-step casting technique, that is, the horns and the faucet are cast individually, then they are arranged separately in the outer mold, and then cast as a whole.
The entire object was cast using the block molding method, and it was completed in one go. It was simply a miraculous workmanship. Just such a small thing showed the superb casting level of ancient craftsmen.
Although such a beautiful statue cannot be compared with the one in the National Museum, it can definitely be said to be a national treasure.
"I wonder if this one can compare with the Four-Sheep Fang Zun in the museum?" Gu Lie looked at it lovingly and asked while looking at him.
Han Kongque said: "It's definitely not comparable, but even if it's not comparable, the value is not much different. You know, the Four-Sheep Square Zun collected in the museum was blown into more than 20 pieces during the war, but it was later repaired.
It's gone, but no matter how high the craftsmanship of the repair is, it's always a flaw."
"You are complete!" Chen Qing sighed.
He knew that high harvest naturally meant high risks. Although it was only one night, Chen Qing knew that Han Peacock must have experienced a lot of dangers.
Just looking at the commotion there now, I know that it must be very dangerous down there.
"You should put it away properly! Even if you give it to us, we won't dare to take it." Chen Qing looked at Gu Lie and said.
Gu Lie said: "I just took a look, I have no intention of getting this thing."
Han Kongque said: "There is a reason why I don't give it to you."
As he said that, Han Peacock put his hand into his backpack again, and then took out seven more Four-Sheep Fang Zun: "This is a complete set. If I give you any one, it won't be a complete set. It would be a pity."
"Ah!" Chen Qing and the others looked at the Siyang Fang Zun on the table in surprise.
Han Kongque naturally knew why they were surprised, so he said: "The Four-Yang Fang Zun you know is a ritual vessel, and these eight should be practical vessels imitated later, or they may be sacrificial vessels, so they appear in sets."
Whether the wine cups are used or used for sacrifice, naturally they will not be cast individually. Therefore, as long as they are not damaged, there is no surprise in finding a set.
"Hurry up and put it away! Otherwise I won't be able to resist grabbing one." Gu Lie finally put down the Four-Sheep Fang Zun.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "There is another reason why I don't give it to you. This thing you took is too eye-catching. And it is not easy to deal with. On the contrary, if you have urgent need in the future, you can sell those things directly for money, but you can't sell this Siyang Fangzun."
Just deal with it as you like.”
Chen Qing did not pick anything from the table. He said seriously: "The three of us discussed it last night. We don't want any of your things, so we can accept your help in other aspects with peace of mind."
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"What are you talking about? I'm giving you one. I want you to think of it as a family heirloom. Didn't you have this idea when you were young? So, my nephews and nieces will definitely have this idea in the future. Just fulfill their wishes. Come on.
.Choose one as a family heirloom.”
After saying that, Han Kongque still picked up the three items he took out first and said: "Don't look at these three items as inconspicuous. Let's not talk about this unicorn wind chime. Just the manufacturing process is worth a lot of money. This blind man
You can see it too.
Let me tell you about this copper gourd and the Four Gods Bagua Mirror. You must know that the three pieces I took out are all of similar value. In actual calculation, this gourd is the most valuable. Brother, this is yours.
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Han Kongque stuffed the gourd into Chen Qing's arms: "Look carefully, there should be inscriptions on it. I don't have time to study these inscriptions, so I'll give this to you. Consider it your family's task! Study it carefully in the future. The inscriptions on it should be studied carefully.
It’s quite a lot.”
Han Peacock had already spotted it. Under the dark green patina, there were dense inscriptions. Since they were sun-engraved inscriptions, and the gourd was well protected, there was no wear at all.
As long as the patina is carefully cleaned, the inscription on it can be clearly seen. With the inscription, the value of this bronze gourd will immediately soar.
It is more difficult to carve inscriptions on the outside than on the inside, and there are many inscriptions on this gourd, so it is even more precious. If the things recorded on this bronze gourd are powerful enough, maybe this is another treasure like Mao Gong's tripod.
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Let’s talk about the Four Gods and Bagua Mirror. This is a not too big bronze mirror, about 150mm in diameter, with eight sunflower-shaped mirrors, round buttons, and petal button bases.
The button is surrounded by four gods: Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu.
The four gods are vivid and vivid in form. The four gods are engraved with Taoist Bagua patterns. This bronze mirror is a top-notch work in terms of appearance, patina, weight and pattern.
In the Taiping Jing, the Taoist Taiping Dao uses the Yili Bagua to "understand the meaning". It is said that the changes in the hexagrams of the Bagua reflect the life and death of heaven and earth, and the rise and fall of Qi in the elderly. It absorbs the theory of hexagram changes as a
A means of expressing Taoist moral thought.
Taoist ideas are widely spread among the people in my country, and Bagua patterns often appear on people's daily necessities. It is not surprising that Bagua patterns appear on bronze mirrors, which were very fashionable at that time.
The most precious thing is the pattern of this bronze mirror. Although Han Peacock did not take a closer look, from the repeated patterns, Han Peacock seemed to see a side of gossip spinning constantly.
If you look at it for a long time, it will turn into a rotating Tai Chi pattern like a yin and yang fish. Such a exquisite Bagua mirror is of great research value and can be said to be a representative work of the Chinese Bagua mirror.
Han Kongque introduced the three treasures to one side, and Chen Qing said: "No, no matter how good you say it is, you have to pay for it with your life. We don't want it even if we say we don't want it."
Han Kongque said: "Really? If something like this happens again in the future, will I still want to ask you to cooperate? If I don't want it this time, I won't ask you again in the future."
After Han Peacock finished speaking, he looked at Gu Lie and said, "I won't ask you for help if I find something wrong again."
Gu Lie said: "I want it very much, but this thing is too precious. Do you have one with a lower value? That way we can feel at ease holding it."
Chen Qing scolded: "You kid..."
Han Peacock smiled and said: "This is considered a low price. If you want a lower price, I also have a large bunch of copper coins here. Do you want it?"
"Where did that black back like yours come from? I want that kind of thing." Gu Lie said with a smile.
Han Peacock also smiled: "Okay, there are these three, each of you will have one, let it be a family heirloom!"
"Forget it, we still don't want it. If we do, we don't know where to put it!" Although Gu Lie likes to joke, he is also a principled person. Even if he says he doesn't want it, he really doesn't want it.
"Brother." Han Kongque looked at Chen Qing. As long as Chen Qing didn't want it, Gu Lie and Yuan Peng would definitely not want it.
"Brother, you have seen what happened today. Without your help, I cannot escape easily." Han Kongque said.
Chen Qing was still hesitating when someone knocked on the door outside.
Chen Rui walked in. Chen Rui glanced at the things on the table curiously, and then said: "Peacock, someone is looking for you outside."
"Who?" Han Kongque's expression changed: "Brother, put it away quickly, they should be coming to your door."
Han Kongque immediately thought of Chen Qing and Jiang Lin. These two families are the strongest in the Demon City now.
Chen Qing saw Han Peacock's determined face, and he said sheepishly: "Then put it away! However, Peacock, I heard that you have made a big move recently, and we have nothing to do anyway, so we will go and work for you for free.
Otherwise, we won’t want what we have this time.”
As soon as Han Kongque accepted it, he was immediately happy: "Okay, I'll tell you where to go later. If possible, take my sister-in-law with you and take a trip."
Chen Qingdao: "Don't move anything, let's move to the private room next door."
Han Kongque didn't say anything. They quickly changed to a private room and left their things here.
As soon as they finished changing private rooms, Han Kongque saw Jiang Lin and Chen Jiayi walking over.
Looking at Han Peacock in casual clothes, Chen Jiayi said: "I still underestimate you."
Han Kongque said inexplicably: "Brother Chen, why do you say that? Is there anything we brothers should look down upon?"
Jiang Lin stood aside and said nothing, but his expression was a bit cold. Looking at the curve of the corner of his mouth, it was a sneer.
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