"Where did you get this jade wrench?" Tan Cheng had seen the jade wrench on Su Jingmo's finger. Su Jingmo must have been accustomed to horseback archery all the year round, so the jade wrench on his finger was worn, but this The smooth jade in the seller's hands has no scratches...
In ancient times, the jade wrench, also known as the jade wrench, was originally a kind of thing used to buckle the string when pulling a bow and archery. It was put on the archer's right thumb to protect the archer's right thumb from being strangled by the bow string. The jade wrench of the Shang Dynasty also had the function of pulling the bow and protecting the fingers. It was not only longer than the later wrench, but also had groove marks on it; in the Warring States Period, it began to become shorter; It has a small hook for pulling the string, but the wrench finger at this time can no longer accept the force of pulling the bow; the Song Dynasty presented some wrench fingers imitating the Han Dynasty, and their styles were more varied, ranging from flakes to short ones. Cylindrical; in the Qing Dynasty, the wrench was cylindrical, with one edge concave inward and one edge convex forward. Because its raw materials are more rounded and lubricated, it is more difficult to use for archery, and becomes a decoration and identity. and signs of prevailing trends.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong was fond of jade fingers, and everyone who likes to watch TV probably knows it, and most of the jade fingers well-known in modern society are from that period.
Tan Cheng remembered that a set of seven boxed Qianlong imperial fast 3 jade fingers not long ago estimated that the transaction price would exceed 40 million Hong Kong dollars, which shows the great value of the jade fingers.
The jade wrench on Su Jingmo's finger is different from that of the late Qing Dynasty, a symbol of power and power. Apart from the necessary decorations, it is not as round as Emperor Qianlong's favorite, but slightly thicker up and down, with a groove in the middle. , which is a design that is convenient for drawing bows and archery. This one in the seller's hand is almost identical to the one in Su Jingmo's hand, but it's not so worn out. It seems that the owner of this jade wrench should be someone who is not good at riding and shooting...
Just being able to have the same jade finger as Su Jingmo, his status should be similar to that of Su Jingmo. Tan Cheng guessed that at least the owner of this jade finger is also a member of Daxu's royal family.
The middle-aged man who took out the jade wrench listened to Qin Cheng's words, and saw Qin Cheng's bright eyes and knew that he had probably got a big baby, so he put away the jade wrench with a happy smile,
"This thing, I also found it. Jade is a good jade, but I thought it was a high-quality imitation goods made by people today. After all, it is difficult to find jade fingers that have been around for thousands of years, not to mention the patterns and shapes. So beautiful."
Tan Cheng still agrees with this point. You must know that a hollow jade wrench with a dragon pattern from the Tang Dynasty sold for a sky-high price of 400 million in the past. However, this person may also think that this jade wrench does not resemble the craftsmanship of any dynasty. Take it out like this
"Do you know when this was?" Tan Cheng asked tentatively.
"Should be... from the Tang Dynasty? Or from the Southern and Northern Dynasties?"
The middle-aged man is not so sure when he speaks, because the person who transferred this thing to him at the beginning did not know the age of this thing, so he transferred it to him at a low price...
Looking closely at the expression of the middle-aged man, Tan Cheng was sure that the man in front of him really didn't know where this thing came from. Then, pretending to be a Taobao guest, he approached the middle-aged man and asked in a low voice, "You got this thing from the 'wood' of 'Tuyapo', right?"
Tuyapo and Mutou means grave and coffin in the local dialect. As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged man hurriedly shook his head, "How dare I do that, it's enough to do some reselling, digging up other people's ancestral graves. I have neither the heart nor the courage."
After hearing so much, Wu Hai naturally guessed that taking the jade wrench might be the price of the Daxu, and simply said, "It's not easy for us to talk to people on this street, why don't we find a place to chat?"
How could the middle-aged agree to hear this, and realize that something is wrong with these two people, I am afraid they are really those desperate tomb robbers, and now I want to hit him with the idea of pulling his fingers, and I regret that I just took it out, "No, no, I'm still here. If you want to do business, give me 2,500 if you have nothing to do, and go with the black hosta."
The middle-aged man didn't say much more about the guests, for fear that he mistakenly thought that the two of them were tomb robbers... But this finally gave some clues, how could Tan Cheng give up? After thinking about it, Tan Cheng asked directly without explaining: " You just need to tell me, you probably know."
A middle-aged person is just a businessman who likes to collect some things, and then sells fake goods to tourists to earn money to make a living. If they can dig up dead people's things, what are these people not afraid of? Thinking that middle-aged people can only He sighed and said: "I really don't know, the person who sold this to me probably doesn't know very well, but ah, I just heard from my brother who sold the jade wrench to me that this thing came from here. I bought it from the market, and there are probably some people in our entire Zhanglan Antique Market who do that, and, it is said, there are treasures in Zhongdu Township... I don’t know the specifics.”
"Zhongdu Township?" When Wu Hai heard this, he and Tan Cheng looked at each other. It seemed that Tan Cheng's guess was quite accurate, and there might really be an ancient tomb in Zhongdu Township.
"Hey, I don't know. I've been to Zhongdu Township too, and I haven't seen any place to hide treasures. I'm afraid it's a rumor. Okay, I've said it here, and I don't know anything else. To ask you to ask someone else."
I can't ask more, after all, tomb robbery is a crime in itself... Qin Cheng took the black hosta and paid for it, and left with Wu Hai.
"Are you trying to find the imperial mausoleum with the tomb robbers?"
"No," Qin Cheng smiled and shook his head, "I just wondered if I could get some information out."
Wu Hai frowned: "It's fine, if you're caught, it's not a joke... What should we do next? The seller just said that there are probably tomb robbers in this antique city, do you want to look for it? Look?"
"Even if I find it, I'm afraid I can't tell anything. But at least I can be sure that there are really those imperial tombs in the Pingyao area, and there are still tomb robbers who have visited them."
Wu Hai looked at Qin Cheng and asked, "Is it that jade wrench? Have you seen it in the tomb of Ninghua Village?"
"I've seen it, exactly the same."
The meaning of the words exactly the same can be profound. The tomb of Ninghua Village is an emperor's tomb. Generally, those who can have exactly the same objects as the emperor can only have the same status as the emperor, and it is very likely that they were forged at the same time.
"The wrench looks brand new, and it doesn't seem to have been worn much." Wu Hai said here, and said happily: "If you can bring it into the tomb to be buried with you, except for the favorite thing, that object should be of great significance. You said that the wrench should be how did it get here?"
Qin Cheng probably had the answer in his heart, "The jade wrench is the symbol of Emperor Daxu, right?"
Wu Hai nodded, "Speaking of which, the jade finger should be worn on the finger of the owner of the tomb and buried together. If you have seen the finger, you must have opened the cover of the coffin, right? The owner of the tomb of Ninghua Village. Are the bones still there?"
Wu Hai's words made Qin Cheng stunned for a moment, and then he shook his head with a complicated expression and said, "It has long been corrupted... there is nothing left..."
Not noticing what was wrong with Qin Cheng, Wu Hai continued: "That's a pity, if the bones are still there, maybe we can use modern technology to restore the tomb owner's appearance."
Qin Cheng didn't answer this, Wu Hai didn't seem to be in a good mood when he saw that Qin Cheng didn't speak, and after thinking about it, Wu Hai was silent for a long time before asking: "Tan Cheng, do you think you saw another farewell in that tomb? of?"
There are a lot of things that Qin Cheng hides when he speaks, and Wu Hai can still see it, but if Qin Cheng doesn't say it, he is even more difficult to ask about some things.
"It's alright," Tan Cheng said, changing the subject and saying, "Since that person mentioned the Zhongdu Township I mentioned earlier, let's go directly to Zhongdu Township. I'm afraid it's impossible to get any useful information from this place. already."
Tan Cheng glanced at Wu Hai and smiled: "There are some things I don't want to say, but I just don't know how to say them. Wait... until these things are sorted out, then you should all know."