Beauty Comprehensive 1999

Chapter 18 The Cursed Championship Ring
Looking around, Melinda is very satisfied.

"Very good! Lance, your house is better than the one I rented last time. I hope our deal can continue."

Xie Zihao also felt quite a sense of accomplishment, jokingly said:

"Of course, as long as you don't default on the rent!"

The two smiled at each other after speaking.

Then Xie Zihao changed the subject and said:

"Are these all for sale in your store?"

Melinda pointed to several places and said:

"Except for those few that are my personal furnishings, the rest are commodities that can be sold. Why are you also interested in antiques and artworks, Lance?"

Of course Xie Zihao asked because he was interested.

"Didn't I tell you that my major in college is archeology and restoration of cultural relics?"

Melinda was a little surprised when she heard that, she looked at him again with a smile and said:

"I didn't realize that you are still a professional. I thought you were the same as those who inherited the property of the family!"

Xie Zihao also laughed when he heard the words. When Melinda said apartment, she actually meant landlord and charterer.

The real term "Yu Gong" in Middle-earth is a very old noun, which appeared in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and refers to a nickname for princes and nobles who lost their titles or fiefdoms after they lived in foreign lands.

In modern society, especially in the late Ming and early Jin Dynasties, being a "Yugong" has become a synonym for the "recluse" of some people with lofty aspirations and not far away to serve the barbarians.

Later, after the fall of the Great Jin Kingdom, those feudal bureaucrats, the old and the old, and the children avoided living in the concession or even overseas. At this time, the meaning of "Yu Gong" was more or less "people from the Taohuayuan" or "useless people" or "people without ambition". mean.

Later, during the period of the Republic of China, many frustrated bureaucrats stepped down and took the initiative or were forced to work as an idle apartment. This term has a further derogatory meaning.

Therefore, it is relatively appropriate to use Yugong to describe those who inherit the family property of their ancestors but have no ambition to live and die.

The original body does sound a bit like eating and waiting to die. In addition to its own personality, it is also related to the depression caused by the unexpected death of its parents.

Although Xie Zihao was affected by these memories and emotions, his personality is relatively indifferent and open-minded. In addition, he has been doing funeral business with his grandfather since he was a child, and he is used to seeing life and death, so he is not depressed because of this.

Accompanied by Melinda, Xie Zihao watched with great interest in the newly decorated shops one by one.

At this time, there were quite a few antiques and works of art on the counter and on the wall shelf. With Xie Zihao's professional vision, he found that there were not many real antiques, and most of them were old objects with a history of several decades.

He didn't think too much about it, because the antique circles in the west are a little different from those in the east. They consider objects with a history of several decades to be antiques, while in the east, the value of such old objects is not high. Only some antiques with definite provenance that have been used by celebrities are collectible antiques.

On the western side, the concepts of antiques and works of art are confused to some extent, especially in the White Eagle Federation with a short history, usually 50 years or less can be regarded as antiques.

Soon Xie Zihao walked to the counter with antique jewelry, and saw dozens of antique jewelry displayed in the glass counter, shining brightly under the light and sunlight.

His eyes rested on a relatively large men's ring.

Pointing to the ring, he asked:
"It's a nice ring, does it have a story?"

Although he has not activated the sharingan-like talent of his elder son Itachi, his perception has been further strengthened after he has activated his spiritual talent, and he can clearly feel that something is wrong with this ring.

When Melinda saw the ring that the landlady was pointing at, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then her face became a little weird, but she still went to the counter and took out the ring tray, and said:

"This is a championship ring from the XX University Football League in the Federal East in the 80s. It came from Clark Reed, a young and talented four-point star who fell too early."

Xie Zihao knew that the football the other party was talking about was not the football of his previous life, but the most popular rugby game in the league.

Melinda went on to explain the ring.

"Because it's just a college league, not a championship ring for a top event like the Super Bowl, this Mr. Reed is only a flash in the pan in the history of federal football. His team has just won the league championship, and many strong teams are extending olive branches to him. Then Reed was shot and died on the way home. So if the original owner didn't die in an accident, I personally don't think this thing has much collection value."

The beautiful shopkeeper was very to the point, she didn't exaggerate but belittled her own products.

Xie Zihao took the tray and looked at the ring carefully, and saw a square emerald-cut light blue-green gemstone inlaid on the pale gold setting about one centimeter wide. magnificent.

Because there are many kinds of green gemstones, Xie Zihao can't tell them apart without professional tools.

If it is a green sapphire among emeralds or corundum, then the price is not low.

Emerald is one of the four precious gemstones, known as the king of emeralds, belonging to beryl.

Corundum belongs to the most valuable category of gemstones, and all colors of corundum except ruby ​​are classified as sapphires, which means that green corundum is not actually emerald, but green sapphire.

The most valuable corundum is ruby, sapphire and green sapphire, and the rest are classified according to color and clarity.

"A beautiful gem, is it a sapphire or a beryl?"

Although Xie Zihao studied archeology and cultural relics, his four-year study also involved some knowledge about jewelry appraisal. After all, antique appreciation is inseparable from the category of antique jewelry, so he also has some understanding of this aspect. normal.

From his point of view, if this light blue-green gemstone is really a green sapphire, the diameter of a standard round 4-carat diamond in memory is about 10.2mm, and the diameter of a square emerald-cut 4-carat diamond is about 9mm. , because the quality of the gemstones is about the same, so based on the size of the ring face of this green gemstone with a diameter of about one centimeter, it is at least about seven carats.

Even if such a large gemstone is not emerald green but light blue-green, whether it is corundum or beryl, it should be worth hundreds or thousands of pounds. As for the maximum value, it depends on the color, clarity, and internal structure of the stone. And fire and other aspects to judge.

But obviously this one is not a green sapphire, nor a beryl, because Melinda gave the answer directly:

"No, this is actually a peridot. You know, the championship ring of the college league is more symbolic than jewelry, so usually the organizer will not use relatively high-end precious metals or gemstones to make it. This one is made of 18K gold and gem-quality peridot are quite generous!"

Xie Zihao nodded when he heard the words. He remembered that the price of ordinary green peridot is quite cheap. In North America, it is about 38 to 64 eagle pounds per carat. It is not a very expensive gemstone.

So the gemstone of this ring is about seven carats, and the setting itself should be 18k gold made of gold, silver and a small amount of copper, which is what the merchants in the East call rose gold.The Federation generally likes to use 18k gold to set gemstone rings, so the strength will be much higher than that of pure gold.

Xie Zihao made a little calculation in his mind. If he didn't have any big background, the price of this ring should not exceed five hundred dollars in terms of material alone.

Although he didn't have that much cash anymore, he still had a credit card that he could use, so he asked:

"Interesting, can I buy it?"

Melinda is a little embarrassed:
"Lance, I have no other meaning. This ring is said to carry a curse, which is not very auspicious!"

　And at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)