City: Start from participating in the Appreciation Program

Chapter 191 Difficult Decision

Finally, a change occurred when the ninth box was opened. The things inside were no longer some jewelry, but some exquisite porcelain.

These porcelains come in different sizes, but those that can be placed together with those precious jewels will naturally not be sold everywhere, and the quality of each piece is very high.

Without time to appreciate it carefully, Qin Miaomiao opened the tenth box, which contained some ancient books with copybooks.

The items in the remaining eight boxes also have their own merits. There are calligraphy and painting copybooks, as well as porcelain silk and satin, and the quality is very high, enough to support a large museum.

Qin Miaomiao suppressed the shock in her heart and said, "Did the owner here rob a museum? How could there be such a terrible collection?"

Qin Miaomiao's words seemed to have awakened Luo Fan. He suddenly thought of a certain possibility, and immediately activated the power of truth.

Sure enough, because the answer was correct, the power of truth was consumed very little this time, and Luo Fan quickly got the answer. The batch of hidden treasures in front of him was indeed one of the batches stolen from the Old Summer Palace.

The war at the beginning resulted in the looting of countless treasures stored in the Old Summer Palace. Some of them have been recovered, some have been collected by foreign countries, and many more have disappeared without a trace.

Since they couldn't be found, many people speculated that those treasures that disappeared without a trace were destroyed in the flames of war, or they were hidden somewhere and have not been discovered yet.

Obviously, the batch of treasures in front of me belonged to the situation that they were hidden somewhere. Since they couldn't take them away, they could only choose to bury them on the spot.

As for why this place became an air-raid shelter, it is easy to explain. In order to save manpower and material resources, when this air-raid shelter was excavated, the address was directly selected near this treasure room.

It was a coincidence that the treasure room just under the eyelids was not discovered, and finally there were two visitors, Luo Fan and Qin Miaomiao.

As for the three marks, it was impossible for the former air-raid shelters to buy something to paint them off for the sake of beauty, but they were retained.

The terrifying collection in front of me is only a part of the Yuanmingyuan's original collection, which shows how rich the collection was in the Yuanmingyuan in its heyday.

Even Luo Fan hated those enemies who took advantage of the fire even more. These are all treasures that belong to us, but you shamelessly snatched them away, and openly claimed that they belonged to you.

In addition to leaving a lesson of being beaten for being backward, this incident at the beginning was more of a shame, a huge shame.

Luo Fan said with a heavy expression, "Miao Miao, we probably don't need to worry about how to take these hidden treasures away."

"If my guess is correct, these hidden treasures are all treasures that were lost in the Old Summer Palace."

"It's no wonder that there are some marks that belong to foreign countries on the treasure map. It turns out that these shameless robbers did good things."

"Miaomiao, I have decided to hand over these treasures to the country. I wonder if you will support my decision."

Although others may think that Luo Fan's actions are silly, as an antique appraiser, Qin Miaomiao can understand Luo Fan's mood very well.

Besides, it doesn't matter even if she doesn't understand, as long as it is Luo Fan's decision, she will definitely support it.

Qin Miaomiao looked at Luo Fan tenderly, and said, "Luo Fan, as long as it is your decision, no matter how outrageous it is, I will agree."

"What's more, when I learned that these hidden treasures belonged to the Old Summer Palace, I thought the same as you."

"In this way, we really don't have to worry about the handling problem. As long as we call the higher-ups, the higher-ups will naturally choose to make a move, so we don't have to worry about it."

"However, we have to find a reassuring person to notify. Otherwise, it is unknown how smoothly this batch of goods can be delivered."

Luo Fan felt the same way, and said, "I'm not too familiar with this aspect. Although I know some people, I don't know whether they will pass the exam or not."

"Well, why should such a great contribution benefit others, why not tell Brother Qin, I believe he will never disappoint our trust."

Qin Miaomiao actually thought of her grandfather first, but she was afraid that Luo Fan would misunderstand, so she didn't mention it directly.

Since Luo Fan also thought the same, Qin Miaomiao naturally had no problem, and the two immediately decided to tell Qin Fenghua about it.

Just when Qin Miaomiao was about to leave, Luo Fan held her back and said, "Are you planning to leave like this?"

Qin Miaomiao was a little confused and asked, "Aren't we going to hand in the things, so what are you doing here if you don't leave, are you drooling?"

Luo Fan silently praised Qin Miaomiao's integrity, and said, "As the saying goes, thieves don't leave empty space, bah bah bah, we are not thieves."

"I mean, since we've come here, and we're credited with discovering these treasures, we won't come back empty-handed."

"How about this, we each pick three things, which are easy to pick up, and it's not like returning empty-handed, and it won't be too much."

Hearing Luo Fan's suggestion, Qin Miaomiao's eyes almost lit up, and she went straight to the jewelry boxes and picked them out, and answered Luo Fan's question with actions.

Although these jewelry items would definitely not be the most expensive items, girls who couldn't stand it just liked them, so they must be Qin Miaomiao's first choice.

Luo Fan was a little puzzled, are these jewels so good? They are actually more attractive to Qin Miaomiao than those cherished antique calligraphy and paintings. It seems that they are true love.

Luo Fan suddenly remembered that he still had a side job as a jadeite designer, why didn't he give Qin Miaomiao a piece of jadeite designed by himself to express his heart?

Luo Fan even wanted to study the technique of jadeite carving, and it would be more meaningful to send something carved by himself.

Qin Miaomiao, who was picking out jewelry, never expected that Luo Fan, who was beside her, was planning to give her a big surprise.

As for Luo Fan, he ran into the porcelain box and picked it out.

As the first category to enter the pit, Luo Fan also has an unusual preference for porcelain, hoping to find some unusual porcelain here.

Soon, Luo Fan found two pieces of black porcelain.

These two pieces of black porcelain are inconspicuous in this pile of colorful porcelain, but they bloom with unique brilliance.

Black porcelain, also known as Tianmu porcelain, is an ancient porcelain-making process developed on the basis of celadon, and it is also one of the common glaze colors of common folk utensils.

Both black porcelain and celadon use iron oxide as the coloring agent of the glaze. The production process of the two is basically the same. The difference is that the content of ferric oxide in the black porcelain glaze is more than 5%.

The two pieces of black porcelain in front of me are undoubtedly the best among black porcelains, they are a tea bowl and a wood grain cup respectively.

This tea bowl is amazing, it is actually a Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl.

The pattern of this bowl due to natural kiln changes is like looking at the bright starry sky at the seaside in the middle of the night.

There are thousands of mysteries hidden deep in the starry sky, just like an unknowable vast universe, so there is a saying of "universe in a bowl".

The reason why this bowl is said to be a unparalleled treasure is that if the Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl is placed in the dark, its flares will flash a slightly bewitching light, with changing colors and unfathomable depths.

Although the diameter of this tea bowl is only 12 centimeters, it can remind viewers of the universe and starry sky.

It is a pity that there is no birthplace of such a treasure Huaguo, but there is still one in the country of Sakura.

Unexpectedly, the Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl is not unique to the Sakura Country, and there is actually a collection in the Old Summer Palace, but it was wandered here and was finally discovered by Luo Fan.

It is impossible for Luo Fan not to be tempted by such a heavy treasure, but thinking that there is only one in the Sakura Country, Luo Fan still put it down.

I can't let Chinese people appreciate the treasures of their country only when they are abroad.

The other piece of black porcelain is a Jizhou kiln black-glazed wooden leaf pattern cup, which is also a rare treasure.

Jizhou Kiln is one of the largest folk kilns in ancient China. It began to be fired in the late Tang Dynasty. Its heyday was from the Southern Song Dynasty to the early and middle Yuan Dynasty, and it declined at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Although there is no high-quality porcelain clay in the place where Jizhou Kiln is located, it can make great efforts in product types and decorations, and has stood in the ceramic industry for hundreds of years with strong local characteristics and national style.

There are also various decoration techniques, such as printing, flower picking, color painting, paper-cut decals, piled plastic, wood leaf patterns, etc., among which black porcelain is the most famous.

When making it, first apply a layer of black glaze on the tire, then apply a layer of light glaze on the specially treated leaves, and then stick the leaves on the black porcelain body, which will become the wood leaf pattern after firing.

This wooden leaf pattern lamp embodies the unique style of Jizhou kiln.

Open mouth, cut abdomen, small ring feet, in the shape of a bamboo hat.

The whole body is covered with black glaze, the glaze color is shiny and bright, and the bottom is gray and white.

The bottom of the inner wall is decorated with a small leaf with stalks, the stems and leaves are distinct, and the hair color is brown-red.

Its wood leaf pattern is simple and elegant, and it is the most characteristic product of Jizhou kiln.

This Konoha-patterned cup is also very good, but because it is not an orphan, its value is lower than that of the Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl.

Luo Fan thought for a while, and put this Konoha-patterned lamp into his bag.

As for other porcelain, although they are all very good, they are not Luo Fan's favorite.

When flipping it, Luo Fan was also surprised to find a sheep's head hidden under the porcelain, which was one of the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac animals that were missing at the beginning, which confirmed the identity of this batch of hidden treasures.

After choosing a landscape painting by Tang Bohu and a copybook by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, Luo Fan was finally satisfied and closed the box.

Although there are many treasures hidden here, three pieces are enough.

Qin Miaomiao's situation was similar. After choosing a phoenix hairpin and two famous paintings, she reluctantly closed the box.

Although it is a bit regretful, the two feel that these are enough. If everyone is greedy for these treasures, how can the spirit carried by them be passed on?
At the beginning of the design, this organ seemed to be a one-off design, so the two of them could easily restore this organ.

Even the mud Luofan at the door was specially packed in a bag, and with a little water, it was able to paste the mechanism.

After the mechanism was completely restored, the two were ready to leave the air-raid shelter.

There is a lot of darkness here, and the two of them are not nocturnal creatures, so there is no need to stay here forever.

Of course, there is one more problem to be solved before leaving, and that is to properly deal with the monitor.

He must be dealt with satisfactorily to ensure that there will be no accidents in the treasure room.

Once they are sure that there is indeed trickery in it, digging into mountains and rocks is definitely a no-brainer, and a wall can't stop them.

Luo Fan thought for a while, walked to the side of the watcher, and decided to arrange the scene a little bit to disguise his coma as an accident.

Luo Fan looked at the surrounding situation and quickly thought of a way.

Due to the long-term use of this air-raid shelter, it has long been in a state of disrepair, causing some of the stones on the top to fall down, which is not incomprehensible.

Since there is a boulder falling, it is reasonable that it will cause a loud noise. By the way, it also explains the movement when Luo Fan and the two opened the treasure room.

The watcher might have been unlucky enough to be hit by falling rocks just as he walked into the air-raid shelter, and he was knocked unconscious.

After setting up the scene, the two of them stored the collections they selected in the car, and then turned back.

The two adjusted their expressions before shaking the watcher awake.

The watcher just woke up, still a little confused, and Luo Fan and Qin Miaomiao appeared in front of him with concerned expressions.

Qin Miaomiao asked with concern: "Brother, how are you doing? Do you want us to take you to the hospital?"

"Not long ago, the air-raid shelter suddenly collapsed, and some rocks fell down, but it was scary."

"After we confirmed that there was no movement, we saw you lying here when we came out. It seemed that you were knocked unconscious by falling rocks."

The watcher touched his head suspiciously, and sure enough, he found a big bag on it, which seemed to have been hit hard by something.

With the help of a strong flashlight, he saw some stones of different sizes falling nearby, as if there had been a collapse here.

Are things really what they say they are?

The watcher looked at the two of Luo Fan again, and saw that the two of them were looking at him with concern, their whole bodies were exactly the same as before they came here, and they didn't look like they had acquired any treasures.

Seeing that the watcher didn't reply for a long time, Luo Fan said worriedly: "This big brother must have been hit by a boulder, or should we send him to the hospital?"

After finishing speaking, Luo Fan directly supported the watcher's leg and asked Qin Miaomiao to help carry him out.

It's just that the two of them really overestimated their own strength. After fiddling for a long time, they didn't lift the watcher up. Instead, they completely recovered from the collision.

Seeing the weak appearance of the two of them, the watcher was finally relieved. They didn't look like people who had the strength to sneak attack themselves, and then set up this scene.

Maybe I was thinking too much, it was just an accident.

(End of this chapter)