Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

"It doesn't matter." Ma Zhen responded, as long as his identity is not exposed.

Soon, Professor Li came to the office.

Seeing Bronze Ge, he also showed a happy expression and hurriedly asked about his origin.

"It's an old item I bought from Jianghai Antique Street. The stall owner said it was from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but I think that although the style is from the late Warring States period, it should be an imitation of the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen from the rust on the surface." Ma Zhen said lightly. said.

Through his description, Lin Ran could also feel that he knew what he was doing.

After hearing this, Professor Li began to get busy, looking at the appearance and detecting rust. He found that the inscription was worn and the specific engraving could not be seen clearly.

"Ming imitation, but not from an ordinary small workshop. The workmanship is good. It is cast using molds from the Warring States Period. The prototype of this Ge has a great origin. It is the bronze Ge of King Lin. The inscription on it should be 'King Lin' The title is "Yu Sima", which means it is made for the title of King Lin. This weapon is called a weapon to resist foreign invaders."

"It's just that the original should be hidden in the Deep Sea Museum in the mainland. The reason why the inscription on this imitation was worn off was probably intentional." Professor Li talked eloquently, and his expression became excited.

"The authentic product in the Deep Sea Museum was actually cast by the Western Zhou Dynasty, but the inscriptions on it were not there when it was tempered, but were added by later generations for the convenience of collection." Lin Ran explained.

He had seen this collection and was naturally impressed.

"Is there any evidence for what you said?" Professor Li noticed the young man in the room, adjusted his glasses, and seemed a little unhappy because someone interrupted him.

"The period of King Lin was very short, and it was usually engraved on the front instead of the back. In addition, the reading order of inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty was from left to right, but after the Five Dynasties, it became from right to left. Since you can see it at a glance Recognizing this item means that you have also seen the real thing. If you think carefully about the order of the inscriptions on it, you will have the answer." Lin Ran explained patiently.

Professor Li originally thought that young people were just competitive and deliberately looking for trouble.

But after listening to his explanation, it makes sense, especially since he is also an expert in bronze research. It is true that the reading order of the inscriptions five generations ago is very different.

Not to mention the text above, ordinary people can't understand it at all.

The young man in front of him was able to read the markings on the inscription, which was extraordinary.

He smiled and said: "Little brother, since you are so knowledgeable, if I ask you to estimate it, how much is this bronze sword worth?"

Ma Zhen was displeased and said, "I asked you to give me a valuation. How can you let my opponent do the valuation?"

"Don't worry, I already have a price tag in my mind. I want to see if this little brother has any insights." Professor Li was obviously very confident in his talent.

Lin Ran watched for a while, he didn't even need to use the color-sniffing technique.

Said: "Tomb robbing was popular in the early Ming Dynasty. This should be a replica made by the tomb robbers from the early to mid-Ming Dynasty and sold to the workshop. The estimated value is only about [-] Hong Kong dollars."

The premise is that bronze is relatively valuable, otherwise such a small object would not be worth 5000 yuan at all.

Professor Li was stunned for a moment.

Director Dong smiled and asked: "Old Li, what is your estimate? Tell me."

"Same as him." Professor Li shook his head and put the Ge back into the box: "Although it is not a genuine product, it is still an imitation from the Ming Dynasty. If it is left for a few years, it should make a small profit."

If it is the genuine King Yan Bronze Ge, it will be a national first-class cultural relic and will be recovered by the National Museum.

"Is it only [-]?" Ma Zhen was obviously dissatisfied with this result.

However, he believed that Professor Li and Director Dong would not join forces to deceive him. He could only say that the goods in the Jianghai Trading Market were uneven and there were very few valuable bronzes. It still took him a lot of effort to pick up this bronze weapon. of.

1 yuan should be enough for him to win.

After all, it will never be worth more than a greasy iron pot.

After putting away the bronze sword, the three of them looked at Lin Ran.

Ma Zhen sighed, looked at Lin Ran, and said, "I have finished the appraisal. Now it's up to you, Mr. Chen."

He smiled disdainfully, "Professor Li is a professional and will not be fooled by your rhetoric."

The last sentence sounded like a warning.

Lin Ran smiled nonchalantly and took out a cloth bag from behind, which was already stained with oil stains.

Professor Li has already appraised the bronze Ge. In fact, he was able to buy a replica of the Ming Dynasty from Jianghai Antique Market. In fact, it can be regarded as a success.

Even if he goes to the antique street by himself, it would be great if he can buy cultural relics from before the Qing Dynasty once out of ten.

On the way here, he had heard Director Dong explain the duel between the two of them, and having seen Ming Dynasty imitations, he felt that Ma Zhen had a high chance of winning.

But he also wanted to see Lin Ran. Although he didn't know his origin, judging from the appraisal just now, he also behaved very professionally.

I don't know what he bought.

Director Dong's eyes were all focused on the bag Lin Ran took out: "I really look forward to the cultural relics brought by Mr. Chen."

"Me too, I want to see what good things this little brother has spotted in Jianghai Antique Street." Professor Li said with a half-smile.

Picking up leaks depends not only on strength, but also on luck.

Ma Zhen wanted to laugh secretly in his heart. It was funny to think of him taking out the iron pot and startling the curator.

Lin Ran didn't hesitate and took out the Xi Jiapan directly from the cloth bag.

"Professor Li, please take a look." Lin Ran handed the plate to Professor Li.

Professor Li did not show the sarcastic expression that Ma Zhen expected, and his expression was particularly enthusiastic.

Looking at Director Dong again, although he did not know much about bronzes, it did not affect his excitement at the moment.

"Lao Dong, do you have a brush here?"

"Yes, please wait for me!" Director Dong, completely ignoring his age, quickly ran to the bookshelf and rummaged in the cabinet below.

Finally I found a brush and some clean cloths.

Together, they brushed away the unwashed flour and dust stuck to the bottom of the plate.

The whole time lasted for more than ten minutes. Ma Zhen was a little surprised and looked at the two of them blankly. He did not disturb them, but asked Lin Ran next to him: "What did you show them?"

"A true treasure of the Western Zhou Dynasty." Lin Ran said lightly.

He smiled. Director Dong and Professor Li were indeed talented people. It could be seen from their actions that they had already guessed that this was Xi Jiapan.

The professor in Hong Kong City must have a deep memory, because in the museum of the Chinese University, there is a pair of Xi Jiapan that is claimed to be authentic, but unfortunately it disappeared in a fire.

They all want to pick up this leak.

After the plates were completely cleaned, the two of them were shocked at the same time.