Chapter 87: The Protector

Among all the people present, Qin Haodong was the most calm. He looked at Zhang Wankui and saw that the old man's mouth was half-open and his eyes were lost, just like a fool.

After a long time, Zhang Wankui came back to his senses, raised his hand and slapped his two big ears. He has been in the antique world for most of his life, how could he not know the value of Xuande furnace, it is a good thing that he can't even see.

But today everyone brought it to the door with both hands. The asking price was only 100,000 yuan. He pushed it out without even thinking about it.

At this moment, he really had the heart to die. Looking at the glorious Xuande stove, he really wanted to grab it and hold it in his arms immediately and take it for himself.

Looking at the rude people around, Qin Haodong came to Qian Duoduo's side and asked in a slightly embarrassed low voice, "Brother, what is the Xuande stove?"

He does have more than 500 years of experience and has seen all kinds of treasures, but they are all from the realm of self-cultivation.

"Let me tell you." Guo Feng heard Qin Haodong's question, stood up and said, "Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty instructed the royal craftsmen to refer to the Chai kilns, Ru kilns, Guan kilns, Ge kilns, and Jun kilns in the imperial palace to make incense burners. He designed and supervised the production of a batch of incense burners based on the styles of famous kilns and kilns, as well as historical records such as "Archaeological Maps".

In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, the craftsmen have selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, which have been carefully forged more than ten times together with red copper. The finished copper incense burner is crystal clear and warm in color and is a treasure in the handicrafts, so that in a long history, the Xuande burner has become the general name of the copper incense burner. "

However, in the three years of Xuande, only 3,000 incense burners were cast, and they were never produced again. They were all hidden in the forbidden palace, and ordinary people only knew their names but did not see their shapes. Today, after hundreds of years of ups and downs, the real bronze incense burner cast in Xuande three years is extremely rare. "

Speaking of this, he was quite emotional, "I have seen countless antiques in my life, but I have never seen a real Xuande furnace. I am fortunate to see this life without regrets, this life without regrets!"

"Director Guo, how much is the Xuande stove worth?"

Someone asked his own question, which is what Qin Haodong wanted to know.

Guo Feng said: "The Xuande furnace can be said to be a priceless treasure, and the price is only a reference value. Last year, a Xuande furnace was sold at an auction in Hong Kong, and the price at that time was 25 million."

"My God, 25 million, enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes..."

"Swap 180,000 for 25 million, this guy's luck is really good..."

"I burn incense and worship Buddha every day at home, how come I don't have such good luck..."

Everyone was talking about it, and then another person asked: "Director Guo, do you think this incense burner might be a fake?"

"It's possible!" After Guo Feng finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed, but he continued: "In order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the period of the Republic of China, antique dealers have never stopped imitating Xuande furnaces. Even Just after the Xuande furnace was stopped, some officials who were responsible for casting copper incense burners summoned the original casting furnace craftsmen to imitate them according to the drawings and craftsmanship of the Xuande furnace.

These carefully cast imitations are comparable to the real ones, and even experts and authorities cannot distinguish them. So far, many Xuande furnaces collected in major museums in China have not been recognized by many appraisers as genuine Xuande furnaces. Identifying the true and false Xuande furnace has become one of the unsolved cases in the domestic archaeological circle. "

Someone else asked: "Director Guo, is this true or false?"

Guo Feng looked at the incense burner and said, "In my opinion, it should be genuine. And it doesn't matter if it's true or not. Even if something so exquisite was not made by Xuande for three years, it must have been imitated by the casting officials in the Ming Dynasty. Yes, it's so perfect!"

He turned his head and said to Qin Haodong, "Brother Qin, I especially like this incense burner. If my brother is willing to give up his love, I can bid 30 million."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Haodong nervously. Although the price of 30 million was not low, if the other party was also an antique lover, he would definitely not sell it. The price of this thing would definitely increase a lot after a few years.

"30 million, oh my god, it's 5 million more expensive than the one at the Hong Kong auction."

"I'm envious of the dead baby. I'll go find a few iron incense burners and break them open to see if there are any Xuande burners hidden inside."

"Okay, it's useless for me to keep it, if Director Guo likes it, just take it."

Although the Xuande incense burner was valuable, Qin Haodong had seen a lot of rare treasures in the comprehension world back then. An incense burner without any function could not arouse his interest, so he might as well sell it for some money.

"Brother Qin, thank you so much! Brother gave me your account number, and now I'll pay me."

Guo Feng was overjoyed, as if he had obtained the treasure, as if afraid of Qin Haodong's repentance, he picked up the phone and transferred the money.

Seeing that Qin Haodong has made 30 million in such a short period of time, Zhang Wankui's face is even more ugly than his dead father. This is 30 million. He has never made so much money in his life. .

Seeing that the Xuande stove had already owned a famous flower, someone in the crowd shouted: "Old man Zhang, the little brother has found the treasure, should you keep your promise? If you can't speak, it's not a big deal, right?"

"Father, you are my biological father." Zhang Wankui was like a different person in an instant, rushing in front of Qin Haodong with a flattering face, "Little father, how did you find out that there is a treasure in the iron incense burner? Can you teach me? , as long as you can teach me, I will call you Dad every day, and give you the old man's care and death..."

The black line on Qin Haodong's end, this old guy has become too fast, and he's still giving me his retirement. You can still live for a few years. Isn't this cursing me to die early?

But it's normal to think about it. Black-hearted businessmen like this who only have money in their eyes, as long as they are profitable, let alone father, or grandfather or ancestor, they are used to it and will not hesitate at all.

To this kind of person, he was too lazy to take care of him and said, "Boss Zhang, you just said that as long as I win this game, I can take whatever is in the store, right?"

"Yes! Yes! I mean what I say, you can choose whatever you want, take whatever you want!"

Zhang Wankui said with a smile on his face.

There is a reason why he is so cheerful. The notary who came to the gambling game was Guo Feng, the director of the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center, and he couldn't afford to offend him at all. Second, he didn't have anything of value in the store, and he also hid a few good things very secretly, so he wasn't afraid of being found out.

Qin Haodong didn't pay attention to Zhang Wankui, walked into the antique store, looked around, and found that the store was full of fakes, and there were no valuables at all.

With a strong sense of the distant god, he found that there was a faint aura behind the wall, but it was also very weak. It was estimated that it was an antique of some years, but it could not enter his discernment.

What should I get? As soon as Qin Haodong turned around, he suddenly found that there was aura overflowing in a corner of the wall, and the concentration of this aura was not under the Xuande furnace.

He strode over and found a wooden box in the corner. There were tattered bottles and cans thrown in it, some of which were already mutilated.

He followed the source of the aura and found a small iron piece the size of an egg at the bottom of the box. The aura was emanating from this thing.

"Good stuff!" Qin Haodong took the small iron piece in his hand and was overjoyed, ten times more happy than the Xuande stove he had just obtained.

Others may not know what it is, but he recognizes it at a glance, it is a magical weapon for body protection. Having a body protector means an extra life, which no amount of money can buy.

He sensed it with his primordial spirit. The level of this magic weapon was not bad. It was enough to withstand the three attacks of the cultivator of the Jindan stage. For him, it was definitely a good treasure to save his life.

It seems that I have come to the antique street today. I first sold a Xuande furnace for 30 million yuan, and now I have found a good treasure to protect my body. The only regret is that I did not find a suitable magic weapon.

Zhang Wankui followed Qin Haodong all the time. Seeing that he found a piece of black iron from the box where he threw his waste, he was very puzzled. Could it be a good thing?

But he did see this thing, it was not an antique at all, and he didn't understand what Qin Haodong did with it.

"Boss Zhang, I want him!"

Qin Haodong shook Zhang Wankui with a small iron piece, put it in his pocket, and walked out of the antique shop.

After leaving the store, he said hello to Qian Duoduo and Guo Feng, then left the place and continued to look for magic weapons.

After looking at more than a dozen stores one after another, he still couldn't find what he wanted. At this moment, he suddenly heard a scream behind him.

The sound was so tragic that many people looked towards the source of the sound, and Qin Haodong also looked back, but saw nothing.

Just when he looked back, he suddenly bumped into something, and turned around quickly to see a flat-headed young man who was knocked back three or four steps by him, and an ancient mirror fell to the ground.

This flat-headed man was the third child that Fatty Wang and the others had brought in. He had been guarding outside the crowd for a long time just now. When he saw Qin Haodong, he made 30 million in the blink of an eye.

After Qin Haodong left, the third child kept following behind, and it was his accomplice who screamed. The third child took this opportunity to touch porcelain and collided with Qin Haodong.

"My mirror, my precious mirror."

The third child's acting skills were not bad at all. He squatted on the ground and picked up the mirror and started crying.

Qin Haodong had already understood that this was a porcelain touch, and he thought that there were really many routines in this antique street, so he turned around and encountered two groups of liars.

But he wasn't angry, just watched the third child perform quietly. Not only him, but also the people hanging around immediately circled around, wanting to see what was going on.

The third child cried for a long time. Seeing that Qin Haodong didn't speak, he immediately stood up and shouted fiercely: "Boy, you broke my precious mirror and must lose money!"

Qin Haodong said very cooperatively: "Oh, how much do you want?"

The third exclaimed, "30 million is not enough."

Qin Haodong was amused by him. This kid must have just seen that he sold the Xuande furnace, and he knows how much money he has.

He smiled and said, "Is your mirror gold? Even gold isn't worth 30 million?"

The third child held the mirror in his hand and shouted confidently, "This is the mirror that Su Daji used back then. It is more valuable than the gold one. I originally wanted to sell it, but I didn't expect it to be broken by you."

Qin Haodong said with a smile: "You can really deceive people, Su Daji used it? Why didn't you say it was used by the Queen Mother?"