Tianyan Jianbao

Chapter 93 Money Tree

"Cash Cow? Hey, that name bodes well."

The fat man stood up from the chair with great difficulty, and walked towards the table with the money tree in three steps.

"A whole mallet."

The old man Xie who was not far from Wang Haoming cursed softly, and also got up and stepped forward, but he was holding a magnifying glass and a small file the size of a nail clipper in his hand.

"Haoming, what is a cash cow?" Li Zhi touched Wang Haoming and asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense, a money tree is a money tree. Didn't you hear the story of a money tree when you were young?"

Wang Haoming's reply made Li Zhi almost turn his nose in anger, this is nonsense, the buddy is asking about the origin of this money tree.

But it was useless for him to ask again, because the two people who moved their chairs out to avoid Li Zhi just now were also talking about this cash cow.

The middle-aged man in his 40s was discussing the origin of the money tree with the young people who came with him, but Li Zhi and Wang Haoming, who also didn't know why, heard the truth.

Both of them came from Shandong, the middle-aged man was the owner of an antique shop, and the young man next to him was named Tian Jianghe, a coin dealer in Shandong, mainly dealing in silver coins.

Although Tian Jianghe is only 26 and seven years old, his business is doing very well, and he is already a well-known coin dealer. Because he has been in contact with the antique business, he also has plans to develop other aspects of antiques.

As for the relationship between the middle-aged man and Tian Jianghe, who is both a teacher and a friend, staying with him this time is to increase knowledge and broaden horizons.

The middle-aged man asked Tian Jianghe: "You have been studying for a long time, can you tell me about the origin of this cornucopia?"

Tian Jianghe nodded, and said: "The money tree has been called the money tree and the sacred tree since ancient times. It was widely circulated in the Southwest during the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the most exciting and outstanding form of art of the sacred tree in Chinese myths and legends. This kind of money tree, only Unearthed in Sichuan, Hubei and other places, this object was mainly used as a precious decoration on the shrine of the powerful officials and nobles at that time."

"Or as a special burial item for the noble family, it is a symbol of power, status, wealth, and auspiciousness. If Lang Jie's object is real, then I don't know which prince's tomb has been stolen in Sichuan. "

Tian Jianghe spoke in a very orderly manner. Not only did he clearly explain the origin of the money tree, he even speculated on the origin of the bronze money tree in front of him.

"How much is it worth?" Li Zhi muttered dissatisfiedly after hearing this.

After Tian Jianghe talked with the middle-aged man, the two got up and went to check. Even the Japanese man surrounded him with a magnifying glass.

Wang Haoming looked around, and it seemed that the small group of the three of them, and the woman wearing sunglasses, hadn't shown any interest in the cash cow.

Except for the fat man, these few people walked around the money tree pretendingly and then returned to their chairs, but the others looked very carefully, from the leaves and branches to the ground, almost inspecting it inch by inch with a magnifying glass.

After getting Lang Jie's consent, old man Xie scraped off a little powder on the copper branch of the money tree and the pottery base with a file, and put it in his mouth to taste.

Since there were few people and they were all old customers, Lang Jie let them do the appraisal without any time limit, because he had already made an appraisal of the authenticity of this bronze cash cow.

The price Lang Jie collected was only 5000 yuan, and for the convenience of carrying, when the seller handed it to him, it was all disassembled pieces, which he put together by himself, so it was definitely Han Dynasty bronzes.

Therefore, even if only one of the people present made an offer for this object, as long as it can be sold for 18 yuan, he will be able to make a steady profit without losing money. This time, the black market will not be in vain.

It took a long time for them to identify the cash cow, and it was already past 12 noon.

Lang Jie asked people to put freshly grilled whole lamb, beef, cold yak tongue, buns, sweet tea, milk tea, yogurt and other drinks on a dining car, and pushed them into the tent for everyone inside to choose from. Several bottles of soju.

Wang Haoming and Li Zhi were both hungry now, and they couldn't care less about it right now. Even with wine and vegetables, they had a great time eating.

However, Mao Yong did not touch the food. Instead, he broke the crushed biscuits from the car and put them in his mouth. The water he drank was also brought by himself.

Not only Wang Haoming and Li Zhi were eating, but the fat man was eating too much, but he didn't drink the wine. Only the woman with sunglasses and her companions were also eating what they brought. For the food provided by the black market, a little Neither moved.

When the people below were almost full, those who went up to appraise came back, their faces were the same as when they went up, and there was no change.

Li Zhi sized it up for a long time, but couldn't tell from the faces of those few people whether the money tree was real or not, so he couldn't help cursing angrily: "A bunch of old foxes."

"Guys, should you eat something to rest your stomach first, or should we start now?" Lang Jie asked after the others sat back on their chairs.

"Eat one less meal, let's start." Old man Xie glanced at the fat boss whose mouth was full of grease, and replied angrily.

"Okay, let's start then. I believe everyone has seen it clearly. What I, Lang Jie, took out are definitely high-quality goods. This Han Dynasty bronze money tree has a base price of 18. Friends, please bid."

Anyway, this is not an auction house, and Lang Jie didn't forget to encourage Wang Haoming and others who didn't go up for appraisal, but after he finished speaking, the tent became silent, and no one called for a price.

Lang Jie was not in a hurry, the old god was waiting there, but he knew that in 25, a Han Dynasty bronze money tree was auctioned abroad at a price of 2 million US dollars, although the bronze tree was a large piece , more than [-] meters high.

But if this bronze tree of his was placed in a regular auction house, the final auction price would definitely not be lower than 3 million Rmb. His starting price was only 18. He did not believe that the few old players present would not be tempted. .

"18..." Someone finally spoke, but it was the middle-aged man who just told the story of the money tree.

"20..." Someone took the lead, and without waiting for Lang Jie's words to encourage him, Old Man Xie also offered the price.

"25 million..."

"28 million..."

"30..." The price was increasing rapidly, and Mr. Jiang actually asked for an offer, but everyone in the tent wanted it. He must have got the Japanese's instruction, after all, he didn't go up to check just now.

The most surprising thing was that Boss Ma, who was the first to run up, sat firmly on the chair without any intention of opening his mouth.

Just now everyone gathered around to identify the money tree, but Wang Haoming didn't find the opportunity to identify it with the spiritual power of his eyes.

Since the spiritual power of the eyes was upgraded in the Jokhang Temple, although there is no need to absorb the spiritual power from objects anymore, the distance to release the spiritual power has been lengthened, and now it is very easy to see through objects within ten meters.

Seeing that everyone was raising prices to each other with red faces, Wang Haoming raised his head and carefully looked at the bronze cash cow tree seven or eight meters away from him, but he did not release his spiritual power immediately, but observed first. Take a look at the style characteristics of this cash cow.

The base of this bronze money tree should be made of pottery, in the shape of a mountain, with three parallel round holes in the lower part. The surface of the base is engraved with lotus and persimmon-shaped patterns, and a monkey-shaped figure sits on the petals.

There is a vertical hole at the top of the head of the monkey-shaped figure, and the bronze trunk is inserted into the vertical hole at the top of the monkey-shaped figure's head.

The trunk has a total of six sections. From the appearance, it should be made of copper. The shape of each section is roughly the same, oblate, and the upper part is hollow. On the front, there is a relief-style statue of a god-man dancing a snake. The god-man is in the shape of an arch, with clear facial features and two hands holding a snake.

Wang Haoming looked at it very carefully. This money tree is divided into six layers from bottom to top. The branches and leaves of each layer are inserted into the cross-shaped holes in the trunk, and the lower layers are decorated with phoenix patterns.

On the sixth floor, there is the image of the Queen Mother of the West, wearing a crown on her head, looking forward, with a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, Xuanwu behind her, and a red bird standing on top of her head.

The entire money tree is beautifully built. If Wang Haoming hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that it was made by ancient artists. There would not be as many advanced tools as there are now.

"47 million..."

The auction in the tent is still going on, and the price is also constantly rising, but the original price increase of 2 to 47 has now become [-], and the person who shouted out [-] is the one sitting not far from Wang Haoming middle-aged people.

"48 million..."

(End of this chapter)