HCB Chapter 186 The old liar last time
Chapter 186 The old liar last time
The old man nodded and said, "I've been busy lately, so I was delayed. Do you have time now? I have some treasures here..."
Lin Panpan looked at him and nodded, "Let's go! I have a lounge over here, let's go there and talk."
Lin Panpan took the old man into the lounge. The old man was not in a hurry. A young man in his twenties followed behind him.
"This is my eldest grandson. My father and I just came here from another place and haven't eaten yet. Do you have anything to eat?" The old man said with a smile.
Lin Panpan smiled and said, "Would you like to eat mutton soup?"
"Hey! There's this good stuff? Come on, give us two bowls."
Lin Panpan was not stingy either. She looked at Lin Feng and said, "Go and bring two bowls to each of them."
The old man smiled and said, "You are really good at doing things, girl. Are you working for others here?"
"I just do some small business here, and I also like antiques. Actually, I don't know much about them." Lin Panpan said modestly.
"You are too modest, girl. This time we went into the Qinling Mountains. Do you know where the Qinling Mountains are?" the old man said softly.
Lin Panpan nodded and said, "The Qinling Mountains are located in central China, in southern Shaanxi. I know a little about them."
The old man looked at her and nodded: "Girl, you really know a lot. Then you should be able to see what we do, right?"
Lin Panpan coughed and said, "Tomb robbing?"
"You...you girl know so much, you even know our internal jargon." The old man looked at Lin Panpan in surprise.
Lin Panpan quickly waved her hand and said, "I also know a friend who taught me some."
The old man sat on the stool, looked at her and said:
"Since you know what I do, I won't hide it. This time we went to Qinling Mountains, more than 30 of us went, but only a dozen came back.
I have some treasures, but I can't find a buyer, so I thought of you."
He directly took out a snakeskin bag, and his grandson did the same. The old man continued, "Look at these things. What's the highest price you can get them for?"
Lin Panpan was shocked when she saw what the old man took out of the snakeskin bag.
A jade Chan, carefully carved from Hetian jade seed material, the jade is warm and delicate, with a strong oily feel.
The cicada's body has smooth lines, a simple and ancient shape, slightly convex eyes, and clear textures on its wings, making it look lifelike.
The jade openwork double dragon pendant and the gold belt hooks from the Warring States Period have rich and diverse shapes, including pipa-shaped and animal-shaped.
There are still three bronze artifacts. The old man looked at Lin Panpan and said:
"We didn't get much this time, just this much. Do you think you can take it?
If I can’t collect it, I’ll take it to the market and sell it at a low price.”
Lin Panpan coughed and said, "You guys eat first! We'll talk after dinner..."
These things are quite valuable, and she would feel sad if they were really sold, but to be honest, tomb robbing itself is not a good act, and she does not like to have anything to do with this business.
But now if she doesn't collect these things, they will be taken away by others. She feels it is better for her to lose weight.
And her idea is not to sell all these things. She wants to build a very large museum.
It would be a good thing to put all these things in a museum so that everyone can see them.
The grandfather and grandson were really hungry, and they quickly drank two bowls of mutton soup each.
After finishing the meal, the old man touched his stomach and said, "What do you think, young lady?"
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "Name your price!"
The old man smiled and said, "I don't want much, thirty thousand yuan, how about that?"
When Lin Feng heard the 30,000 yuan, his hands trembled, and he quickly took the bowl and went out: "Lin Weiguo, something big has happened, that old man is here again."
Lin Weiguo said as he wiped the table, "Which old man? We often have old men coming here."
"Oh! It's that old liar from last time. I spent a lot of money on buying him a bunch of random stuff.
Just now inside, I heard him offer 30,000 yuan for me to buy a bunch of random stuff." Lin Feng was extremely anxious.
Zhang Xiang just happened to come in and hurried into the room and said, "Hey! Why are you here again, you old liar? I haven't contacted you about the last time!"
Lin Panpan coughed and said, "What's your name? This is the guest I invited."
"Oh! Lin Panpan, you spendthrift woman, why are you willing to believe what he said?" Zhang Xiang sat aside angrily.
Lin Panpan looked at the old man and said, "I'll go back and get the gold bars for you. The gold bars should be fine, right?"
"No problem, money is fine, gold bars are fine, I'm not a liar." The old man said lightly.
Lin Panpan looked at Zhang Xiang and said, "He doesn't understand anything. I know you're not liars. These things are real."
To find out whether it is true or not, just look at the golden belt hooks from the Warring States Period. They are mainly used to connect the two ends of the belt so that the clothes can fit the body and play a role of fixation.
At that time, people wore long robes, deep clothes and other clothing, which needed to be fastened with belt hooks to prevent the clothes from falling apart.
The material of the gold belt hook is gold. During the Warring States Period, gold was a precious material.
People who owned gold belt hooks were usually nobles, princes, or people with higher social status.
In terms of shape, there are many shapes such as pipa shape, waterfowl shape, animal shape, etc.
In terms of decorative patterns, common ones include coiled dragon patterns, cloud and thunder patterns, and animal face patterns.
Lin Panpan had studied gold belt hooks before, so she knew at a glance that these things were real.
Generally, a good Warring States gold belt hook can be sold for millions to tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars at auction.
That year, the Spring and Autumn period pure gold belt hook with carved nine dragon patterns was sold for HK$396 million.
A jade belt hook with dragon-head and phoenix patterns from the late Warring States period to the early Western Han Dynasty sold for HK$312.5 million.
Of course, the gold belt hooks in the ancient tomb may not be sold at this price, which is only a few hundred thousand to millions.
There are more than a dozen!
She had found a big bargain. As for whether the other things were real, she would have to wait until Gu Mobai came and ask him.
Zhang Xiang was furious. Lin Panpan really didn't listen to him at all, but he had no way to deal with her.
Lin Panpan looked at the old man and said, "How about you wait here for a while, and I'll go back and get you some gold bars?"
"It's okay, why don't we go back with you? We have to go back after we get the gold bars!
After all, those brothers died, and their families still need to be taken care of." The old man said lightly.
For people in their line of work, death is too common. Tomb robbing makes money quickly, but it involves risking one's life.
Lin Panpan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go get the gold bars for you. You just wait for me in the teahouse."
One must always be on guard against others, and Lin Panpan was more or less wary of them. Tomb robbing was too unconventional a business, and she felt a little scared.