Jianbao life

Chapter 945 The Last Clue
At the beginning, after Chu Chen returned to Beijing from the Porcelain Capital, he used the method he had used before to reveal the words recorded on the last few pages of his notes.

The above content is relatively simple, there are only two. One is that the three two-bottle brush holders that Chu Chen bought before are very similar in design, and indeed play a key role in opening the treasure, but the role What it is, needs to be guessed by the person who has obtained these three things.

Seeing such vague information again, Chu Chen almost cursed. You said that the result is almost coming, and you are still covering it up. Couldn't you just say it out loud?

However, for a person with psychological problems like Zhang Huoni, Chu Chen felt that there was nothing to scold him. Besides, everyone else was dead, and scolding him would not work. Sooner or later I can think of it.

In addition, the rest is the clue of the candlestick. It is recorded in the text that the candlestick and a jade pendant were given to a friend by Zhang Huoni, and the jade pendant was also drawn on it, and the specific characteristics were described.

Originally, Zhang Huoni didn't record his friend's name information. Chu Chen thought that he must be looking for a needle in a haystack again, but it was a coincidence that the jade pendant he bought from Pang Huo today, no matter the engraved pattern, Still, the details were all the same as those recorded in the notes, which made him almost think that he had read it wrong.

For this reason, he also specially verified it with his ability. The jade pendant was made during the period of the Republic of China, and the material and pattern were also the same. It is basically certain that it is the jade pendant mentioned in the notes.

After confirming that it was indeed the jade pendant, Chu Chen was also a little anxious. After all, it was related to the clues to the rest of the treasure map.The most important thing is that the owner of the jade pendant is actually a gambler who owes debts. If the candlestick is also with him, it is very likely that he will also pay off the debt.

Of course, after all these years have passed, it is possible that the candlestick and the jade pendant are not in the hands of the same person, or the candlestick has been broken, but in any case, it is very likely that the person knows the clue of the candlestick.

So, after the transaction was completed, Chu Chen casually asked for that person's information.

Pang Huo thought that Chu Chen still wanted to buy antiques from that person, so he not only handed over the detailed information to Chu Chen, but also told Chu Chen that there were only four antiques in that person's house without accident, and these four antiques were all given by others. For the man's father.What's more, because that person still owes some debts, he has gone to other places to hide the debts, and he doesn't know when he will come back.

Although the matter was a bit troublesome, Chu Chen felt that there was no need to find that person, because unless he was the only one in his family, there might be other people who knew who gave the jade pendant.

But it was so unfortunate that that person was really a loner, which made Chu Chen somewhat helpless. Apart from letting people find him, he could only wait for that person to come back.

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It was Monday in a blink of an eye, and Chu Chen had just gone to the antique shop to deal with things for a while, and the fifth child walked up to Chu Chen and said, "Boss, yesterday a shovel I knew called me and told me how good he is. He asked me if I was interested, and I agreed to him."

Chu Chen asked, "Would you like me to go and have a look together?"

Lao Wu shook his head: "That's right, I want Zuo Shan to go with me."

After hearing this, Chu Chen understood the meaning, and asked, "Why, does that person have a problem?"

The fifth child said: "Is there a problem, the main reason is that he hasn't contacted me for a long time, so we must be on guard."

As mentioned earlier, the antique industry is a mixed bag, with countless tricks, landmines, etc., and it is right for the fifth child to be prepared for any accidents.

Chu Chen asked, "You didn't let him come to our store to trade?"

"Of course there is, but he said that the things are too big to carry and let me go, so I have to be more careful."

Speaking of this, Lao Wu smiled and said: "Actually, it's okay to reject it, but I also picked up a few leaks with him before, and Zuo Shan escorted him, so I just want to take a look, don't miss the good opportunity."

Chu Chen smiled and asked, "Is it far away?"

"Not far..." Lao Wu gave the address.

When Chu Chen heard the name of the place, it was a coincidence that it happened to be near the courtyard house where Wei Zhongxian's treasure was hidden.

Speaking of which, Chu Chen asked Zuo Shan to inquire about the sale of the courtyard house, but there was no result yet.

Originally, Zuo Shan could just find a reason to pay a visit to the owner, but he was turned away. It wasn't that the owner didn't want to sell the house, but he didn't even meet the owner. Afterwards, he asked the neighbors After a while, I found out that the homeowner had been hospitalized during this period and was not at home.

That being the case, Zuo Shan couldn't go to the hospital to inquire, so Chu Chen asked him to pay attention to this matter, and wait for the homeowner to leave the hospital to discuss the specific matters.

Chu Chen thought for a while, and there was nothing to do in the store anyway, so he said, "Then I will go together."

"This..." The fifth child was a little hesitant when he heard the words. Youdao was the son of a daughter, and he didn't dare to put Chu Chen in danger.

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hands: "It's not that you don't know my skills, and Zuo Shan is not in some wilderness, so how can there be any risk?"

Lao Wuyi thought it was true, so he nodded in agreement.

Chu Chen picked up Zuo Shan at the courtyard house under renovation, and then asked Zuo Shan to drive them to the address that Lao Wu had mentioned just now.

After getting out of the car, Chu Chen discovered that it was also an antique shop.

Walking into the antique shop, I saw an old man in his 60s and a middle-aged man in his 40s drinking tea and chatting there. When they saw Chu Chen and the others coming in, they quickly stood up and greeted them.

The middle-aged man smiled and shook hands with Lao Wu: "Old Wu, long time no see."

The fifth child smiled and said, "Where did you get rich? You haven't seen him for more than a year."

The middle-aged man patted his stomach: "Look, all the oil and water in my stomach is gone. How can I get rich! It's not like you. I heard that I have followed a big boss, and now my household registration is in the capital."

After all, he also looked at Chu Chen, the meaning of which is self-evident.

After hearing these words, Lao Wu understood why the middle-aged man found him. One possibility is that the other party knew that he was rich, so he thought of himself.What's more likely is that the other party's things are of relatively high value, and it needs his boss, that is, Chu Chen, to eat them.

Of course, there is another possibility, because he or Chu Chen is rich, and the other party deliberately set up a trick to deceive them, but since the other party has already investigated them, although this possibility exists, judging from the current situation, it should not be great .

Thinking of this, the fifth child introduced the two sides with a smile. At this time, Chu Chen knew that the middle-aged man's surname was Zhou, and his nickname was Big Tooth. You can guess from the front teeth.

As for the old man, he is the owner of this antique shop, surnamed Zhong Ming Dingsheng.

After everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Zhou Daya greeted everyone, and then walked into the back room.

When Zhou Daya walked into the back room, Boss Zhong invited everyone to sit down and made a cup of tea for everyone. During this time, Chu Chen also looked around.

The antique shop doesn't look very big, and the things are mainly furniture, some miscellaneous items such as jade and stationery.However, even so, Chu Chen saw at a glance that most of the things were fakes, and even the real ones were of poor quality, not worth much at all.

If you are an ordinary person, if you enter such an antique shop, you must think that there will be no good goods here, but Chu Chen, who is well-informed, thinks about it for a while, and understands that there may be some problems with the source of goods in this store. Or those antique cultural relics that have just been unearthed.

Seeing Chu Chen's pensive look, Boss Zhong smiled and said, "Boss Chu, I think you should have guessed what kind of business this small shop is in, but the things he brought over from Da Ya are very innocent. , you can rest assured."

Chu Chen smiled. Boss Zhong can't prove the innocence of things. Besides, he is not a moral gentleman, and he would not say that he would not want any unearthed artifacts. He can no longer collect a considerable part of the antiques in the world.

And from another point of view, these unearthed antiques are going to be bought anyway. If Chu Chen can buy them and put them in his museum at that time, isn't it a kind of protection for the antiques?No matter what, it is better than those who came abroad.

"Keep everyone waiting for a long time." At this time, Zhou Daya carefully carried a huge box and walked out from the back room.

Lao Wu chuckled and said, "As long as you bring good things, we'll be happy to wait no matter how long."

Zhou Daya smiled, put the box on the table, opened the lid and took out the contents, which turned out to be a blue and white plum vase with peacock blue glaze.

Peacock blue glaze blue and white is a combination of low-temperature peacock blue and underglaze blue and white. The painted cobalt surface is covered with low-temperature peacock blue glaze and fired.Before the Yuan Dynasty, the producers did not master the firing technology well, and the products were generally "peacock blue and black flowers". It was not until the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty that a historic breakthrough was made under the official kiln system, and the veritable "blue and white flowers" were produced.

Since this type of utensils involves the use of cobalt for painting, the production process is more complicated than monochrome glaze, and the difficulty and artistic attainment are not comparable to the former.

Like the plum vase in front of me, it has a long belly and a small mouth. The whole body is decorated with blue and white patterns, and a layer of peacock blue glaze is applied. The glaze color is bright and the whole body is opened.The rim of the mouth is thicker, the neck is narrow and short, and the curve of the shoulder and belly is too round and natural.

The abdomen is consecrated and painted with a picture of a boy folding flowers. The characters are drawn with freehand brushwork, which is vivid and lifelike, and the lines of the clothes are lively and smooth;

Judging from its craftsmanship and decorative features, Chu Chen can conclude that this is a fine work during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)