Live Appreciation, Congratulations to Brother

Chapter 115 What Do You Smell?

"Baoyou, welcome, Master Zhang will serve you wholeheartedly!" Zhang Yang said energetically.

"Hello, teacher! You are too polite, teacher, so I brought a small thing, and I would like to ask you to take a look at it."

Baoyou took out a bronze mirror in his hand.

The front and back of the bronze mirror are full of green rust.

Unlike ordinary bronze mirrors, the edges of the mirror are not neat, but like petals, with a section of curvature.

"Baoyou, this is not a small thing, where did it come from?"

Zhang Yang sat forward a little, and while Baoyou was telling the story, he seized the time to appraise the "criminal evidence".

[It's rusted like this, it looks like it's in the soil]

[I believe it is a rusty piece of iron]

【Your iron sheet is green and rusty】

"I drove back to my hometown a few days ago and picked it up at my hometown." Baoyou replied.

"Oh, it was just unearthed." Zhang Yang helped the other party translate, and then asked: "Is this the only one dug out of the grave?"

"In the grave... I didn't dig it, I really picked it up by the river."

Baoyou was almost taken into a ditch by Zhang Yang.

"By the river? Are you sure?" Zhang Yang asked looking at the rust on the bronze mirror.

"Very sure, it's by the river in my hometown."

"That's strange. This rust is not rust from a puddle. The thing definitely didn't come out of the river. I suggest you organize your language again."

Zhang Yang glanced at the camera with a half-smile and raised his eyebrows.

"Just to remind you, because of the nonsense just now, the credibility of your confession is currently plummeting."

"No, no, no." Baoyou anxiously said, "I'm talking about the riverside, not the river."

"Teacher, I'm from Jiangnan Province. The river embankment was built here, and the soil dug from the mountains was transported here. It was in that soil that I found this mirror." Baoyou began to blow up his family.

"Did you find this one? Didn't you look around?"

Zhang Yang has already identified it. It is a bronze mirror with rhombic flowers from the Liao Dynasty. Judging by the rust color, it is indeed just dug out.

Before it was unearthed, both sides should have been in contact with the soil to have such a thick rust.

"The situation you mentioned does exist. It was dug out of the mountain, but there are usually several funeral objects, not bronze mirrors, but other things."

"It's gone, I'll just find this bronze mirror." Baoyou said solemnly.

As everyone knows, his words have already told everyone that he looked for it nearby, but he couldn't find it.

"Impossible, you report the address, I will bring a shovel to find you, there must be more than one."

【Count me in】

[I also sign up, I bring two shovels]

[I'll come directly to the excavator]

"Look at the barrage, everyone is so enthusiastic." Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"Yes, but I'm not in my hometown now..."

Baoyou was still talking, when suddenly the screen on his side went black, and then even the microphone was cut off.

Zhang Yang was caught off guard and hurriedly asked:

"Baoyou, did you take the initiative to break it, or did you do it passively?"

"You are leaving in too much haste!"

[Hahaha, directly arrested]

【This person is sitting in the police station with the Mai, so fast】

"This brother probably uses a 5G network connection microphone."

"The range of the 5G base station is small, so he locked it directly." Zhang Yang said jokingly.

Such a quick and complete disconnection, either Baoyou panicked, or the Internet was really disconnected.

"Let's be the next one, everyone, check the Internet before connecting to the mic."

……

"Hey! Baoyou, your copper stove is brand new from the factory."

It's the first time Zhang Yang has seen such a thing after appraising it for so long.

Baoyou took out a copper stove. The style is not new. It is a square tripod-shaped stove with a seat at the bottom and ears on both sides. The technical term is called "manger stove".

But the appearance is against the sky. The things should be taken under the sun. The outside of the stove is reflective, and the sun can be seen. Zhang Yang doubts that it can be used as a mirror.

[This is just made, I haven't had time to make it old]

【stainless steel】

[It is obvious that the copper furnace is not covered with pulp, just like a person without clothes]

"Teacher, please take a look, is this thing old?"

"They said it was from Li Qujiang."

Baoyou showed the bottom of the stove. It was indeed written in seal script with the four characters "Made by Li Qujiang".

When Zhang Yang saw this model, he immediately focused his attention.

"Come on, Baoyou, take it a little farther away, and let me take a look at the overall shape."

"Is there any place that doesn't have this metallic luster, let me see."

Half a minute later, Zhang Yang nodded solemnly.

"Baoyou, this is indeed a manger stove from the Ming Dynasty. It's all right. Where did you get it?"

Unlike other metal wares, Ming and Qing copper furnaces are generally inherited, passed down from generation to generation, and rarely enter the tomb.

Therefore, there is a saying in the copper furnace circle, which is called "the copper furnace has no leaks to pick up".

"This was collected by my grandfather before, and it was distributed to several of our grandchildren."

"I'm curious, what about its patina?" Zhang Yang wanted to laugh, but held back.

Afraid that Baoyou would not understand, he also explained: "It is the surface of this thing, the original yellow layer, the oxide layer of copper."

"That layer of skin, I think it's a bit ugly, so I washed it off."

As Baoyou said, he took the copper stove and turned it in his hand, as if to show off how clean he was.

"Niubi!" Zhang Yang said while giving a thumbs up.

【Washing pulp?Genius! 】

【I'm playing with the stove, I'm going to be pissed off by this person】

[Hundreds of years of patina, you can wash it as soon as you say, what kind of family?]

【This person is a complete layman, a pure paratrooper】

"Teacher, can't this be washed?"

Only then did Baoyou realize that he seemed to have done something stupid.

"It can be washed, just divide the value by one hundred." Zhang Yang replied politely.

Antiques and antiques, the traces of history are washed away, the "ancient" is gone, and it is over.

"Then how much is this worth?" Baoyou still didn't give up.

It seems that if the price is low, he won't feel bad.

"It is very difficult to estimate the copper furnaces from the late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. I can only give you a reference price."

Zhang Yang raised the index finger and middle finger of his right hand to the camera and shook them.

"20?"

"200 million!" Zhang Yang continued to smile.

He knew that someone was going to cry without tears.

"Damn it, it's so expensive!" Baoyou yelled.

His camera shook for a while, and finally focused on the money under the stove.

"Teacher, is this Li Qujiang some kind of celebrity? I didn't find him online."

"Not a celebrity." Zhang Yang shook his head: "But this money is a famous private money."

"There is a master of literature and art, and anyone who is familiar with the cultural and museum industry should know it, Wang Shixiang, the No. 1 researcher of Ming Dynasty ancient furniture in China."

"He collected a lot of copper stoves from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many people who play with stoves in China learned from him."

"In Mr. Wang's personal collection, there are two stoves of Li Qujiang's style. One of them was sold for more than [-] million yuan at the Xiangjiang auction ten years ago."

"You don't have the blessing of a celebrity, so selling for 200 million is considered low; if you find a well-known insider to go through the auction, it is not surprising that you can sell for 1000 million."

"Of course, the premise of all this is based on its patina of more than 300 years."

[Good news: the original price is 200 million; bad news: it is only worth [-] without patina]

【Losing a lot, it's so cool to watch】

[Playing with antiques, lack of culture is the most terrible thing]

[Why do you think it is ugly with patina, no matter how ugly it is, it is better than this stainless steel color]

"Ah~"

After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Baoyou sighed five times. After 20 seconds, he slowly opened his mouth:
"Teacher, is there any way to restore this? I remember, aren't there some handicrafts now that also have patina?"

"You mean, make it old?"

"That's right, it's old."

"Brother's thinking is very clear!" Zhang Yang stretched out his thumb again.

"We are engaged in appraisal, as long as there are traces of distress, they will be dealt with as fake. Today I know that your things are old, but in the future, others will not think so when they see traces of distress."

"Then is there a way to restore this?"

Baoyou regretted it very much, and he really wanted to turn 200 into [-] million.

"Yes." Zhang Yang nodded: "The copper stove depends on maintenance. You can search the Internet for the correct way to use the copper stove, burn incense every day, and bake it slowly with charcoal fire to let it change its appearance naturally."

"In this way, when it is passed on to your grandson, it will be almost recovered."

"Okay, thank you teacher, I'll keep it as a family heirloom!"

After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Baoyou resigned to his fate.

"You're welcome. By the way, do you mind if I cut our video of appreciating treasures today into a promotional video!" Zhang Yang asked at the end.

He didn't want to make up for it, but felt that this treasured friend was simply a natural negative example.

In the future, whoever asks whether the patina can be washed can be known from the tragic experience of this person.

"No problem, thank you teacher."

Baoyou, who suffered a blood loss of 198 million, hastily disconnected Lianmai.

……

"Brothers, you must know the common sense of the antique industry!"

"Don't think that rust or something, it looks like an eyesore, so it was broken off, and it is what it looks like when it comes out of the soil."

[Why did it come out of the soil]

[The one you mentioned is the crime of destroying cultural relics, right?]

【Anchor you are wrong】

"Don't worry about the details, I'm just giving an example."

Zhang Yang pointed to the pennant and plaque behind him.

"I hope everyone will remember that I am a positive energy anchor."

Although he knows about tomb robbers, knows tomb robbers, and there are tomb robbers in the live broadcast room to appraise treasures, he is still a "pioneer" in the cultural relics protection camp.

"Come on, welcome to the next treasure friend."

"Teacher, I have brought some ancient jade artifacts, and I would like to ask you to take a look at them."

On Baoyou's white tabletop, there is a row of jade objects.

"Brother, do you play this specifically?"

"No, I'm just a layman."

Baoyou picked up a large piece of jade. The quality of the jade was average, without any patterns on it, which is often called plain noodles.

"Teacher, is this from the Qi family?"

This question, you say you are a layman?

Qi Family Ancient Jade, together with Hongshan Ancient Jade and Liangzhu Ancient Jade, are known as the Three Great Ancient Jades, but they are less famous than the latter two.

Zhang Yang looked at it for a while, then shook his head: "No, this is a new imitation of yours in the past few years, and the traces of old work are too obvious."

"Although it is Hetian jade, the material is too poor. It costs a few hundred dollars." He replied lightly.

"Damn, I got tricked..."

"Teacher, please help me look at this again."

Baoyou took out a piece of jade that was about the thickness of a thumb, slightly shorter than his index finger, and had a bit of dirt on the surface. It looked like he had bought it as an ancient jade.

"Baoyou, I'm finally waiting for you."

Zhang Yang immediately started to applaud.

"Ah? Teacher, is there any knowledge about this thing?"

"Study? This knowledge is too great." Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said: "To be more advanced, we can talk about the ancient people's fear of death and their yearning for becoming immortal after death..."

"What about the younger ones?" Baoyou asked.

"Baoyou, don't you really know what this is?" Zhang Yang was a little surprised.

Logically speaking, those who play with ancient jade will know what it is when they see the shape of this thing.

"I think the pendant may be broken."

Baoyou held one end of the jade vessel and lifted it in the air.

"Okay, then smell it and see if it smells like it?"

Baoyou put the thing up to his nose and smelled it, then nodded: "It seems to have a little bit, maybe it's an earthy smell."

【Holy shit, it really smells】

【It should smell like a corpse】

【This young man should be the legendary half bucket of water】

"The scientific name of this thing is Yusai. You should be an anal plug when the ancients were buried after death." Zhang Yang said with a serious face.

"The ancients believed that by plugging the nine orifices, the body would not rot."

"What the hell!"

Baoyou understood completely now, and quickly put the things on the table.

Then, Zhang Yang heard the sound of the other party wiping his hands on his pants.

"This thing of yours, if you read it correctly, is from the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Where did you get it?"

With the previous fake jade biscuit as the foundation, in Zhang Yang's view, Baoyou probably bought this jade plug, and the chance of digging it out is not high.

It's even possible that he picked it up, but the smell is a bit stronger.

"I bought this at Tianguang Market in Yangcheng." Baoyou replied.

"That should be sold by grave robbers."

Based on his own experience, Zhang Yang quickly came to a conclusion: "And he is a very wicked grave robber."

"Huh? Grave robbery, then I won't break the law, will I?"

Baoyou's legal awareness is quite strong.

Zhang Yang nodded approvingly and comforted him:

"Brother, don't panic, the police should have been dispatched by now, you can just wait for the police to knock on the door with peace of mind."

"Teacher, don't you scare me?"

"Why am I scaring you?" Zhang Yang looked at the camera with a very sincere tone: "In the live broadcast room, there are policemen from all over the world. It's their job to catch the tomb robbers who sold you things."

"You just have to cooperate. Just the way you smelled this thing just now has cleared your suspicion."

"Okay, I understand. I will stay at home and wait for them to come."

Baoyou's tone was very firm, and he asked Zhang Yang, "Should I call the police now?"

"No need, they should have sent the police. You call the police now, and when several groups of policemen meet at your door, the people around you don't know, and they think they are here to catch wanted criminals."

"Well, I'll wait for a while. If you don't come, call the police."

Zhang Yang nodded: "If you don't come after calling the police, you can private message me, and I'll find someone to arrange for you."

"Baoyou, who came to connect with the mic in our live broadcast room, I will definitely serve you well."

(End of this chapter)