Treasure Hunt America

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In European and American houses, fireplaces are very common. This is mainly because their ancestors came to the bitter cold land, so in those days, every family had the habit of using fireplaces.

In modern times, this habit has also been passed down. Although modern people have more ways to heat up than before, they still retain the habit of installing a fireplace in European and American houses.

Even those fireplaces, which are not used a few times throughout the year, are purely decorative.

Even Jin Muchen followed the local customs and installed several fireplaces in several of his houses, but in the weather environment like New York, it is still necessary to install a fireplace.

But this is Miami, the southernmost city in the United States. It is also a tropical city. Although there are winters here in December and January every year, even in the coldest winter, the temperature here is 20 degrees above zero. left and right, so fireplaces are not necessary at all for those who live here.

Therefore, it is also one of the few areas in the United States where there are few fireplaces in the house. Even if there are fireplaces in the home, most of them are for decoration.

But here Paul. The house that Singer left is not only equipped with a fireplace, but also, looking at the condition of the fireplace, it seems that it is often used, $2$2, x. This makes Jin Muchen feel very strange.

What caught his attention was the few fire sticks that were placed beside the fireplace. Families with fireplaces in the United States generally kept a few fire sticks. Most of these burning sticks are iron products. And it is made into various shapes.

Usually not only can clean the ashes. Trick the bonfire, when necessary, it can also be used as a weapon to defend one's own safety, so it is very practical.

But the fire stick he saw had a very strange shape. There was no hook or fork that was often seen on ordinary fire sticks. From a distance, it looked more like an ancient sword. It's just that this 'ancient sword' has been burnt to pitch black, and it's hard to tell its true body just by looking at its appearance.

"David, why do you still have fireplaces in your house?"

Jin Muchen looked at the fireplace, turned his head and asked David, it does look very strange, after all, the climate in Miami can really be described as spring all year round.

Even if you are afraid of the cold, you don't have to worry about the temperature when you get here. Why is this Paul still lighting a fireplace at home?

"You're curious. Why would we use a fireplace in such a hot place?"

David is not a fool. As soon as Jin Muchen asked, he knew what he was wondering, and then he explained to Jin Muchen and Fang Bo with a smile.

"This is mainly because it's too hot here, and it has three coasts and the air humidity is high. Every January and February, when the ocean currents of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean meet, it often rains, and every three or four months. During the month, the southerly wind will blow the moist air from the sea. We people who live here are not afraid, but the treasures collected by Grandpa are not enough. His collection is not only the jade objects you have seen. There are also a lot of bronzes, ancient books, furniture, etc. If those things are exposed to the humid environment for too long, they will rust, mold, rot, and deform. Our family doesn't have that much money to install that kind of constant temperature. The constant humidity air-conditioning system, so my grandfather uses the soil method. It starts in December every year and ends in April of the next year. For a few days every month, he will burn the fireplace at home to let the air in the room. Keep it dry."

After David said this, Jin Muchen and Fang Bo finally understood. No wonder, if someone else is in Miami and lights a fireplace at home, they have to think that the guy's brain has been sat on by an elephant.

If it is for this purpose, it is understandable to get it.

But this is not the main purpose of Jin Muchen and David arguing about the fireplace. At this time, he has quietly come to the pile of burning sticks and took the hand that he looks very 'feeling'. superior.

This burning stick is about fifty centimeters long, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. It is heavy to start with. The handle is cylindrical. Just looking at the shape of the front end, Jin Muchen has already concluded that it must be an ancient sword.

The back of the handle is a circular piece of metal, and there is no wrist guard on the front, but at the junction of the sword body and the handle, the sword edge can still be seen.

If it weren't for the pattern on the sword, Jin Muchen would probably think it was an ancient Roman sword, but when he saw the pattern in the shape of the tongue of the ancient beast, Jin Muchen was shocked. It must be an ancient Chinese sword.

And looking at the shape of the animal pattern, as well as the length and shape of the sword, he is almost certain that this should be an ancient sword from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, because after the Han Dynasty, the shape of the ancient sword changed and improved several times. Swords of this shape no longer exist.

Before thinking about it, he saw the slightly cold yellow light that flashed on the sword, and flashed in his mind, the famous ancient swords of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Zhanlu, Juque, Shengxie, Yuchang, Chunjun, these ancient swords have left a strong legacy in Chinese history.

It's just that these famous swords have disappeared in the long river of history. Is it possible that I have encountered an ancient famous sword today?

Thinking of this, Jin Muchen's heart skipped a beat.

"David, I think this fire stick doesn't seem to be a pure fire stick?"

You have already got the sword, so stop pretending, Jin Muchen didn't beat around the bush, and asked David directly.

David also smiled and nodded: "Your eyes are really good? In fact, this is not a fire stick, but an ancient sword, which was a gift from Adam Sackler to my grandfather back then. It is said that he entrusted my grandfather to help him find a set of antique furniture from the Ming Dynasty in China. It took my grandfather three years to find a complete set of furniture for him. He was very happy and gave me this ancient sword. Grandpa as a gift. My grandpa used to love this sword and kept it on top of the bookcase in his office. But then, when he retired to attend Adam Sackler's funeral, right after the funeral, he was killed by The lawyer of the Sackler family called to the study, and then the lawyer told him about the contract that Sackler had funded him and signed. My grandfather felt that he was regarded by Sackler as his best friend. Le was deceived. After he came back, he was very sad and angry. He broke many gifts that Sackler gave him back then. He also took the sword from the bookcase. He has been using this sword since then. Chopping wood and using it as a fire stick, I know he is also venting his grievance against Adam Sackler in his heart..."

Hearing what David said, Jin Muchen felt stupid, this Paul. The old man Singer's reaction is too exaggerated.

This sword is a good thing. It is very likely to be a famous sword in ancient times, but you are so special, you actually use this sword to split wood and use it as a fire stick, you…

Jin Muchen and Fang Bo looked at each other, but apart from the helplessness in their eyes, neither of them knew how to express their emotions at this time.

Jin Muchen can be sure that this sword, if it is brought back to China and seen in any museum, then it shouldn't be offered as an ancestor's offering?

But it's good to fall into the hands of these white-skinned ghosts. People don't take your baby seriously at all. They actually use this ancient famous sword to chop wood and use it as a fire stick. This feeling is really bitter. to the extreme.

He looked down at the ancient sword in his hand. The top of the sword was about the width of an adult's slap, and it began to narrow down. When the tip of the sword was not angry, it could be about three fingers wide.

The body of the sword can be about half an inch thick, and the ridges of the ridge of the sword can still be seen. No cracks were seen, which shows that the steel mouth of this sword is very good, and the heat treatment is in place.

It’s just that at the front end of the blade, most of the blade is burnt to black because it may often be used to stab bonfires. Only in the part near the handle, you can still see the exquisite diamond-shaped interlaced patterns on the blade.

Moreover, there seems to be an inscription of birds and insects on the body of the sword near the handle, but unfortunately that part was darkened by the flames, and it is still impossible to identify the words that were engraved.

The back of the handle, that is, the metal disc at the head of the sword, is a hoop type with about eleven concentric circles in it.

After noticing these details of this ancient sword, Jin Muchen's heart beat faster as he looked at it, because no matter how he looked at this sword, it would remind him of the Yue King that was found in the tomb of Chu during the Warring States Period in Xiangbei Province, China. Goujian sword!

The shape is similar to ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The pattern on the sword is also similar, the pattern on the sword is very similar, and even the characteristics of the inscriptions of birds and insects on the sword are exactly the same. Got an ancient magic weapon?

At this time, his breathing was a little short, and even Fang Bo could see his excitement.

This sword was pitch-black. Even if David said it was an ancient sword before, Uncle Fang didn't think there was anything unusual about it. After all, he didn't have Jin Muchen's eyes that could distinguish jewels.

Moreover, this sword has been burnt to look like this, and it is impossible to clean it up. Even if it is an ancient famous sword, it is now destroyed.

Therefore, Fang Bo was not very interested in this sword, but seeing Jin Muchen's excited appearance at this time, he had to cough twice, reminding Jin Muchen that the master is still there, control your emotions.

Jin Muchen came back to his senses and looked at David with a grin: "Is this sword for sale?" (To be continued...)

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