The frog jumped over the line, and the two children cheered. The other three were dejected, and then obediently lowered their heads and let the other children crack the chestnuts.

The little puppy was still halfway there, stumbling and stumbling one after another. It screamed when it fell. It looked particularly pitiful.

"Hey, hey, puppy..." Li Ding'an flicked his tongue, "Hey, hey, hey..."

Gouzi suddenly opened his eyes, took a look, turned a corner and walked towards him.

Hey, that's quite human nature.

Li Ding'an took two steps forward, picked up the dog in his arms.

A purebred native dog, only three or four months old. The hair is quite dirty, but the meat is tender. It seems that he has been raised well.

Without screaming, he rolled in Li Ding'an's hand, revealing his round belly. Then he turned over and punched his chest twice.

Suddenly, a few dirt marks were left on the white shirt.

"Haha..." Li Ding'an smiled, rubbed the dog's head, and looked at the jade plaque in his neck.

It is indeed Jingbai jade, white and moist. At first glance, it is no different from XJ Hetian white jade. In fact, it is very different: Hetian jade is tremolite, while Jingbai jade is pure quartzite. The output is huge, and the area in Xixiao of the capital is covered with it.

But this thing is very radioactive and has a long half-life, so anyone who knows a little bit about it will not use it as jewelry, and it is not very valuable.

Of course, it refers to the present. In ancient times, this thing was a proper famous jade, a tribute from the palace.

Looking at the jade tablet again, below the upper tip, there are several saw teeth carved on both sides of the slope. There are three holes on both sides and in the middle for tying ropes. The jade surface is very dirty, with a lot of mud and soil on it. If you wipe it off with your hands, you can see the patterns on it.

The carving is still a dog, with a fat head and big ears, and the hair is spread out.

There are not many lines, just a few strokes, almost perfunctory. If you look carefully, you can see that every stroke and every knife is carved along the lines of the jade itself. The carving method is rough and strong, the lines are sharp and angular, and the overall image is simple and bold.

The style is also very unique, with obvious characteristics of the early minority dynasties such as Liao, Jin, Yuan and Qing. But no matter which dynasty it was from, this piece must be ancient jade, and it must be tooth-piercing.

This thing is also one of the components of ancient jade pendants. It is the kind that often appears in costume dramas. A ribbon is tied to the belt, and a jade pendant is connected in the middle. It may be round or square, and the tassels hang very long.

But those are ordinary people. If their status is noble enough, they will have several pieces: strung with ribbons or gold and silver chains, and some use bead chains. First, string a piece of Ruyi-like jade, called Daheng, and then three more. , both left and right are semicircles, called Huang, and there is a small Heng in the middle.

There is another piece at the bottom, which is this thing. It is hung to about the middle of the thigh. Its main function is to correct the stride length and speed: if you walk too fast or take too big steps, your teeth will hit your thighs. If you walk too slowly or if you step too far, If it is too small, the "Huang" and "Heng" in the middle will not touch each other, and the crisp sound of "ding ding dong dong" will not be made.

There is an introduction in "Shuowen Jiezi": The one tied at the top is called Daheng, and the one tied in the middle is called Xiaoheng. The one tied to the left and right groups is called Huang, and the one tied to the bottom is called Zhiya... It also makes a sound when the teeth are touched, so it is called Chongya...

Therefore, it is absolutely correct to say that this thing is used to trip people's legs. And based on this complicated power, even if the title is not high enough and the status is not noble enough, you are not qualified to wear it.

Now when I look at it again, I feel something different: it’s clearly just a dog, but it has the aura of a dragon and a tiger, squinting proudly?
  It just makes no sense: How many tombs must this family have robbed, and how arrogant must they be to put something like this on a dog?

The surprise in his heart almost overflowed, but Li Ding'an's expression was very calm: "Brother Yang, what does the old village chief do?"

"I've been the village chief for decades!"

"No, I mean is he still in business?"

"He doesn't do it, but his two sons do it... In the early years, he was pouring porcelain. After the second son came in, the eldest son didn't dare to do it. Maybe he did it secretly. They mainly made building materials and decoration..."

Don't you feel relevant?

To say they were tomb robbers is just a general term. To be more precise, they were digging porcelain kilns instead of real tombs. They would definitely not be able to dig up such things. Moreover, there is no rust or dirt on it, and it doesn’t look like it has been soiled.

Not to mention building materials and decoration, these two industries have no contact with jade.

It's quite weird...

While thinking, there was a "squeak" sound, and a woman in her thirties stood at the door, looking at them curiously.

"Uncle Taifa?"

"Huijun, is your father-in-law here?"

"Here, watching TV!"

She stepped aside and looked at the dog in Li Ding'an's arms: "I haven't been able to find it for several days, why is it in its neck? Oh...it's stained all your clothes!"

"It's okay!" Li Ding'an smiled and handed the puppy over.

"Please... please come inside!"

She carried the dog's melon peel, and several people followed her into the house.

Going around the screen is the living room, where a couple, about fifty years old, are standing.

The woman took the jade from the dog's neck and handed it forward: "Dad, I found it...it must be Xiaotian who did it!"

"Haha...it's okay if you can't find it!"

The man laughed loudly and threw it on the coffee table. Li Ding'an's heart skipped a beat: Don't drop it!

Just talk about how you used ancient jade as a dog tag. It turned out to be a naughty kid who did it?
  "Sit down, sit down first...Honey, pour some tea!"

"No need to be busy!"

Li Ding'an bowed his head and looked aside.

The decoration is not fancy, but compared with the doorman's house, it is obviously a higher level: mahogany coffee table, leather sofa.

The Duobao shelf is made of teak and is filled with vases, porcelain bowls, strange stones, and wood carvings.

Most of them are handicrafts. Only a wood carving and a porcelain bowl are real, but they are not old. The wood carvings were from the Republic of China and the porcelain bowls were from the late Qing Dynasty. They are still from folk kilns.

There is also a jade Buddha, a typical machine-engraved product, which looks like aventurine produced in Jiangxi. This thing is also a quartz stone, but it is green. It is similar to the Beijing white jade of carved dog tags. It has large reserves and large output, but is not very valuable.

Of course, it was also a famous jade in ancient times and was also a tribute to the palace.

After a few glances, tea was served. Just as Li Ding'an was about to express his intention, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the space next to the Jade Buddha.

It is also aventurine, and its shape is also very ordinary. It looks like a jade sword, with a smooth jade surface and no decoration. It's quite wide, about four or five centimeters, but not long, just a glance.

But Li Ding'an's heart couldn't help but beat: Why does this thing look like... Yugui?
  "Drink tea!"

"Oh, good!"

He looked away, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The guard began to introduce again: "Brother Chao, this is Boss Li from Beijing..."

Just after saying half a sentence, Li Ding'an felt moved and waved his hand.

What else are you asking?
  This person most likely knew something, so he simply went straight to the point and asked about the origins of these two things.

Immediately, he took out a business card: "Mr. Yang, my surname is Li. I know that you are a well-known collector, so I came here because of your reputation... Please forgive me for being a little presumptuous!"

What, collector?
  No wonder you stared at the shelves as soon as you walked in?
  He subconsciously took the business card, glanced at it casually, and his eyes popped out: Distinguished Researcher of the National Museum, Guest Librarian of the Palace Museum...

What the hell are you talking about, thinking I don’t understand anything?

Yang Qichao raised his head in astonishment, his eyelids fluttering: "Um, can I ask: How old are you!"

"Less than thirty... mainly because of my tender face!"

You have a tender face... If you are over twenty-five, I will take your last name...

fraud! His attitude suddenly changed. Yang Qichao glared: "Boss Li, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"

"To tell you the truth, I just want to see Boss Yang's collection. If you want to sleep, just buy a few..."

Buy one and send it!

Yang Taifa, you are a bitch. I haven't messed with this thing for how many years, but you still bring people home?
  Yang Qichao opened his mouth to scold, but Li Ding'an said abruptly: "You can set the price as you like!"

Well, so crazy?
  Suspicious, Li Ding'an added: "In addition, I am also in the porcelain business. I just bought the Jiangwan Porcelain Factory two days ago... Of course, I mainly make craft porcelain. I just go shopping for antiques and collect them!"

His anger dissipated a lot, but his eyelids twitched twice: He was in the porcelain business again, and he came to see me because of his reputation?
  Wouldn't it be the second Ji Yinglong?

It’s not like you’ve never done it before: if you don’t have a dirty mind and a dirty hand in this business, you won’t be able to do it at all.

The most important thing is, still so young?

His momentum suddenly slowed down, and Yang Qichao's attitude became much better: "Boss Li, let me be honest: I haven't touched this in many years!"

"Mr. Yang has misunderstood! I am doing a legitimate business. Even if you have messy things, I don't dare to buy them..."

Li Ding'an's words were very direct, "Don't blame Brother Yang. He doesn't know it's you I'm looking for, let alone the purpose of looking for you... The reason why I know you is because a few new local friends mentioned you, so I specially Came here for a visit..."

Yang Qichao didn't believe a word he said: No one doing legitimate business could come here, let alone say he wanted to sell antiques...

Looking at Yang Taifa again, he looked confused. It seemed that he really didn't talk much and didn't know what this man's purpose was.

Yang Qichao's brows furrowed even more: he did have a few items, but he wasn't planning to sell them, and not many people knew about them.

This person can still ask, what does it mean?
  The job is quite big, the strength is quite strong, the number of people is large, and the information is well-informed... But the more it is like this, the less he wants to get involved.

I have to find a way to trick him away...

Thinking secretly, Yang Qichao was about to say something, but his pupils shrank again.

Just across the street, next to the young man, was a rather young woman, whom I introduced earlier as a secretary. At that time, he also thought: He is dark and strong, far worse than his secretary.

But then he saw that there was a callus on the belly of this woman's index finger?

No... can this be made by holding a pen?
  Looking further into the waist, nothing can be seen, but wearing a coat in summer?

If you are fighting back, no matter how black your hands are, you would not dare to be so arrogant: you go to someone's house in broad daylight to inquire about goods, and you bring someone with you. Are you trying to buy or rob?
  A 110 on your backhand, where do you go?
  There is also this look in his eyes, and a stern expression that is harder than a stone: He is a very strong hammer, what the hell is this a thunder child?
  Just say how come you are so well-informed and still so young? It's so obvious that I'm just here to step in...

My back felt slightly cold, my lips were a little dry, and my heart was beating "dong-dong-dong": What happened?
  "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang?"

"Oh...you said...you said..."

I’ve said it all, what else should I say?
  "I said I want to buy some collections from you."

"No... Boss Li, I'm not going to lie to you, I really don't have any antiques here!"

If it’s not, then it’s not. Why are you shaking?

Li Ding'an was suspicious, pointing to the tooth punch on the coffee table, and then pointing to the jade sword on the shelf: "Mr. Yang is too humble, isn't this the case?"

"Your eyes...no, you are wrong...this is definitely not an antique, just two quartz stones..."

"Mr. Yang, I must have read it correctly!"

"You must have seen it wrong, it's really not an antique!"

"You don't know him?"

"We know each other, just two machine-engraved quartz stones."

It seems you really don’t know me.

To be honest, Li Ding'an didn't want to find out anything when he came here today, he just came to ask for clues. So I took the business card first and said it so straightforwardly: This is an antique, a treasure, very, very valuable.

Normal person's reaction: Even if you don't believe it, you will still doubt: Is it true or false?

But Yang Qichao: his eyes were wandering around and wandering, and his attention was not on Yu at all, but on him and Sun Huaiyu.

I look normal, too young, but I don't look like an expert.

But Sun Huaiyu?
  Li Ding'an turned his head subconsciously: Well, there is a bulge in his waist... Let me go, gun?
  It was difficult to hide in the hot summer, and he couldn't wear a cotton-padded jacket. In addition, Sun Huaiyu was too heroic. Anyone with a sharp eye could guess: the police.

But why are you panicking?

After a moment's thought, Li Ding'an's heart skipped a beat: In the words of the police, this girl has something going on, and it's not a small matter, otherwise she wouldn't be so scared...

That's it, why are you asking a question?

If you ask one thing and he talks the other, he may lead you to the ditch.

Forget it, at least the thing must be real, let’s get it back first...

He sighed: "Quartz stone is just quartz stone. Do you want to sell it? You decide the price..."

Yang Qichao forced a smile: "It's worthless, if Boss Li likes it, just play with it!"

"do not!"

Li Ding'an stretched out his hand, and Sun Huaiyu handed over the bag: "Mr. Yang, can one item cost ten thousand? If it's not enough, I'll add more!"

Add an egg...can I give it to you?
  Please, leave quickly...

"Boss Li, there's no need to pay...just take it if you like it!"

"not enough?"

Yang Qichao put his hand into the bag again, and Yang Qichao became anxious: "I told you it's not valuable...good...enough...ten thousand is enough, you pick...you pick..."

Everyone in the room was a little confused: It was the first time we met, the sellers thought the price was too much, and the buyers thought the price was too low?

At this point, Li Ding'an was too lazy to talk nonsense, picked up the toothbrush on the coffee table, stood up again, and took down the jade sword from the shelf.

After he got it, he discovered that the front of the thing was indeed smooth and wrinkle-free, but the back was full of small bumps of the same size and evenly arranged.

A rough count... no more, no less, eighty-one!
  Li Ding'an's heart couldn't stop beating: "Historical Records of the Ming Dynasty, Volume [-]", "Yu Fu Zhi", the imperial robes of the concubines and concubines: Yugu Gui is seven inches long, cut on it, carved with grain patterns, and combined The number of ninety-nine...the prince and the princess are together...

The "Rites" of the Ming Dynasty followed the "Li" of Zhou. Seven inches is 15.3 centimeters, which is just the right length. The meaning of "Yan" is sharp, which refers to the strong shape of the top of Yugui like the tip of a sword, the raised bumps on the grain pattern, and the number of ninety-nine...

Therefore, if this thing is real, it is at least a relic of the Princess of Daming County, and it is also a ritual vessel!

Instinctively, Li Ding'an opened the system, just glanced at it, and his heart thumped: Princess Da Mingning, Lou Suzhen Minggui.

Another test on tooth punching: the remaining tool, Zhu Chenhao’s jade...

Zhu Chenhao is the great-great-grandson of Zhu Quan, the fifth generation ancestor of Bada Shanren, and the fourth generation of King Ning of the Ming Dynasty. He is also the last generation of King Ning.

Lou Suzhen is his legitimate wife...

Haha... I've seen a ghost, can I meet you like this?
  Prince Ning’s treasure! (End of chapter)

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