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Chapter 207 Holy crap, a million gold coins?! [5K long chapter]

Zhang Ruonan instinctively prepared to say that she was with Lin Qingsong.

But soon a strange sensation came from below, making her wince in pain.

"Why don't you stay here and rest for a while?" Lin Qingsong said helplessly when he saw her like this.

In this situation, how could she possibly cause trouble everywhere?

It takes several hours to fly from here to Shanghai, and then I have to fly to New York that same evening without stopping.

Even when she's in good condition, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, Zhang Ruonan gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Lin, I can hold on. I'll go to Shanghai with you!"

"Are you sure? I'm leaving tonight." Lin Qingsong frowned and said, "Why don't you stay here and rest for a bit?"

"Brother Lin, I'll go back to Shanghai with you today, and then I'll go to New York in a couple of days, okay?" Zhang Ruonan looked at Lin Qingsong pitifully.

Seeing her like this, Lin Qingsong could only nod helplessly, "Alright, then you should rest well when you get back to Shanghai."

"Okay!" Zhang Ruonan nodded obediently. "Brother Lin, don't worry, I will definitely get a good rest after I arrive in Shanghai."

"You should rest now!" Lin Qingsong said gently, looking at her tired appearance. "Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay up tonight."

"it is good!"

As Zhang Ruonan spoke, she buried herself in the blankets and then snuggled closer to Lin Qingsong.

Touching her delicate skin, Lin Qingsong also buried himself in the quilt and took a nap.

About two hours later, he woke up from his sleep looking refreshed.

Zhang Ruonan, on the other hand, was still fast asleep.

Thinking of the mulberry wood silver coin hidden in the tree hole, Lin Qingsong gently woke Zhang Ruonan: "Nannan, you sleep for a while. I'll go out and buy some dinner, and also pick up Xiaotian."

He never hid the fact that he would also take Tian Xiwei to New York.

Although Zhang Ruonan was somewhat disappointed, she realized after thinking it over that she was the one who came later.

Even if someone is unhappy, it should be Tian Xiwei who is unhappy.

Upon hearing Lin Qingsong's words, she didn't react much, only nodding vaguely before falling back asleep.

We exited the container hotel.

After Lin Qingsong drove the car he rented from the hotel, he drove straight to the woods on the side.

It's already past 3 p.m.

Although the sun had passed its most intense period, it was still incredibly hot.

When they arrived at Linzi's place, Lin Qingsong didn't waste too much time.

Following the system's highlighted prompts, I jogged to an old tree.

Looking at the old tree in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

If it weren't for the system's highlighting function, I probably wouldn't have been able to obtain many of the things mentioned in the intelligence reports.

Take this intelligence, for example.

Who would have thought that the top of any tree in the forest would have a decayed hole, and that treasure would be hidden inside?

It looks like a bright spot that's taller than a person.

Lin Qingsong rubbed his palms together, then grabbed the branch that had sprouted.

Then apply a little force.

He let go of her hand and walked back.

Ok.

I overestimated myself a bit.

It's so high, and he's not someone who climbs trees often, how could he possibly climb up there?

After getting back to the hotel, Lin Qingsong used the excuse that his drone had landed in a tree to borrow a retractable ladder.

Returning to the large tree, he slowly unfolded the ladder before nodding in satisfaction.

Sometimes.

People shouldn't be too boastful.

Sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters.

Brute force won't work; the ability to use tools flexibly is what distinguishes humans from animals.

He climbed the ladder and easily saw the decayed tree hole.

To be precise, this is not a confessional or apology box.

It is a natural wormhole.

I don't know what kind of insect bored it, it's not particularly big, and there are two large tumors nearby.

Under their pressure, the tree hole was completely inconspicuous.

Lin Qingsong didn't bother to figure out how the Qing Dynasty courier who hid the treasure discovered the place.

Instead of recklessly reaching his hand in, he retreated back onto the ladder, took out a large bag of a mixture of realgar and chili powder from his pocket, and stuffed it into the tree hole.

Then he descended the ladder with steady yet swift steps.

After all these years, who knows if there's anything hidden inside this tree hollow?

If there are small animals like snakes or rats, he might rashly reach out and get bitten.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

After waiting for about ten minutes, he found that there was no movement in the tree hole, so he took out a thick rubber glove from his pocket and put it on.

Lin Qingsong climbed the stairs again and came to the tree hole once more. He took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and shone it inside.

He discovered that inside, besides a rusted iron box and the mixture of realgar and chili powder he had just thrown in, there were also several dried snake skins.

hiss!
Seeing this, he couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for his caution.

Although I don't know where the snakes in this place went.

But if it's still inside, and you recklessly reach in to take it, you'll almost certainly get bitten.

Not daring to linger too long, Lin Qingsong quickly took the iron box out of it.

It wasn't until he got into the car that he curiously opened the box to check out his spoils.

Once opened.

Several small silver coins were scattered on the oilcloth.

Lin Qingsong picked one up and curiously examined it in the sunlight.

Although the silver coin shone with a silvery light in the sunlight, he thought it was gold.

He counted them; there were eight silver coins in total.

In other words, according to the system's valuation, each of these well-preserved "mulberry wood" silver coins is worth as much as 15,000 yuan.

After examining each one, Lin Qingsong was satisfied and put them back.

However, just as he was placing one of the silver coins, he inexplicably bumped into the oilcloth underneath.

And it feels somewhat hard to the touch.

Ok?
Could there be something else inside?

After pressing the oilcloth again, Lin Qingsong became inexplicably excited.

He discovered that there was indeed something inside, and it was very likely a coin as well.

The silver coins displayed outside are worth 15,000 each, so wouldn't these carefully protected ones hidden in oilcloth be even more valuable?

Thinking of this, Lin Qingsong quickly took out the silver coins again, and then carefully took the oilcloth out of the iron box.

As he peeled back the layers, a real coin radiating golden light finally appeared before Lin Qingsong's eyes.

Made in the Dingwei year of the Guangxu reign?
"Qing Dynasty Gold Coins"?
"One tael of Kuping"?
Looking at the few clearly visible characters on the front of the gold coin, Lin Qingsong couldn't help but read them aloud.

Are these gold coins?

Turn the gold coin over and look at the exquisite dragon carving on the back.

Curious, he picked up his phone and searched for this key information.

"At the first Xiling Coin Auction, a gold pattern coin of the Qing Dynasty minted in the Dingwei year of the Guangxu reign, weighing one tael, was successfully sold for 552,000 yuan."

From the complex information, Lin Qingsong astutely extracted a relevant image.

Upon clicking through, I found that it was both the front and the back.

The gold coin in my phone that was auctioned for over 500,000 yuan in 2012 is exactly the same as the gold coin I have in my hand!
Hiss~~~~
After staring at it for a while, Lin Qingsong couldn't help but gasp.

I rely on!

Am I really that lucky?

Even Lin Qingsong, who had been used to his good luck since childhood, couldn't help but feel a little incredulous at this moment.

He searched for a while longer and then discovered that the most recent transaction price for this gold coin had reached over one million yuan.

No!

I just came to collect a few hundred thousand silver coins, how did I end up finding a gold coin worth a million?

Is the purple intelligence really that powerful?
Clutching this gold coin worth millions.

Even with Lin Qingsong's composure, he couldn't contain his excitement at this moment.

Were post station workers in the Qing Dynasty really that rich?
Isn't this kind of thing supposed to be very rare?

Where did he get it from?

Could it be murder for treasure?
An official flaunted his wealth while resting at a post station and was eventually killed by a postman? Why did he hide it and not come to retrieve it?

Has the murder of the official been discovered?

After his mind wandered for a while, Lin Qingsong finally managed to calm down his excited feelings.

Calm down, calm down, calm down!

Isn't it a million? It's just a million.
Depend on!
I can't calm down.

Lin Qingsong picked up the gold coin again and admired it for a while.

That's so tacky! Gold is such a tacky thing!

But it looks so good!

Lin Qingsong was deeply moved as he watched the gold coin gleam in the sunlight.

Such a small thing can sell for over a million?
After admiring it for a while, Lin Qingsong carefully put it back into the oil bag, and then put the silver coin back in as well.

Looking at the small tin box in front of him, he carefully wiped it clean before wrapping it in a tissue.

This box is almost a hundred years old; maybe Qi Fei can sell it for some money.

Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.

You can't look down on this little bit of money just because you have a million!
However, just as Lin Qingsong was about to start the car and return to the hotel...

He suddenly realized that he couldn't just casually take these gold and silver coins and fly back to Shanghai.

I don't have proof of purchase. What if they replace it with 500 yuan and a banner? I don't know where to cry then.

Shake people.

Shake people!

We need to call in reinforcements!

Among the people I know, the only one I have a strong connection with seems to be Qi Fei.

Lin Qingsong did not hesitate.

I sent Qi Fei a video call directly.

Trust issues are relatively easy to resolve.

He and Qi Nan are now closely connected, according to Qi Nan.

Her second uncle, Qi Fei, has a net worth of tens of millions, not counting his real estate holdings.

If real estate is included, the figure easily reaches hundreds of millions.

It's not that just because he's rich he definitely won't try to take advantage of me, but the probability is much lower.

Moreover.

Based on the information we'd seen before, Qi Fei was practically using himself as a human lucky charm to create a protective aura.

In this situation, he is still worthy of my trust.

It's unclear whether Qi Fei always had his phone with him, but the video call was answered after only one ring.

"Hey, Lao Lin, what made you decide to video call me?"

On the other end of the video call.

Qi Fei, with a scruffy beard, ate watermelon and said with a smile, "Don't tell me you've found another treasure?"

However, Lin Qingsong didn't argue with him much and directly opened the iron box again: "Second Uncle, I found an iron box when I was taking pictures around here."

"Huh???" Qi Fei stopped eating the melon and said blankly, "No, Lao Lin, you really found another treasure???"

He just said it offhand!

How long has it been since Lin Qingsong discovered that Mongolian silver milk jug?

It's only been about half a month, right?
Another treasure has been found?!
No.

You really are the reincarnation of a treasure-hunting rat!
Lin Qingsong calmly opened the iron box, then pointed his phone at the silver coins inside and said, "If I'm not mistaken, these should be Qing Dynasty mulberry and pine wood silver coins?"

"Come closer!" Qi Fei couldn't care less about eating melons anymore. After hearing the name of the mulberry pine tree, he quickly put his face close to the phone.

After Lin Qingsong got closer, he examined it carefully for a while before muttering, "Such perfect condition! This is the first generation of mulberry and pine wood silver coins! Each one is worth at least 15,000. Let me see how many there are? One, two, three, seven, eight!"

After counting, Qi Fei exclaimed excitedly, "Damn, kid, you've struck it rich again! If you package all these things together and sell them, I can get you 100,000 yuan!!"

Since meeting Lin Qingsong, he has found that his threshold has been rising rapidly.

It's just 100,000 yuan.

trivial.

The last large dragon stamp and Xu Zhimo's family letters were more expensive than this.

The only thing that surprised him was Lin Qingsong's speed in shopping on Taobao.

"Second Uncle, what about this?" Lin Qingsong took all the silver coins as he spoke, and then slowly unfolded the oilcloth.

The Guangxu Dingwei year Qing Dynasty gold coin, one tael, appeared on the phone.

Qi Fei's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Holy crap!!!"

"What the hell did I just see???"

"This...this...this is a one-tael gold coin from the Qing Dynasty, dated to the Dingwei year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign???"

"This single gold coin could fund an entire auction!"

"Kid, where did you find all this treasure? Damn your luck!"

"Holy crap, this quality!"

"Holy crap, the last time I saw this was at the Shenyang Museum! You actually managed to hold it in your hands and play with it!"

"Aaaaaah! Where are you?! I'm coming to find you right now!"

At this moment, Qi Fei felt like his brain couldn't keep up.

These rare and precious gold coins, which are usually found at auctions or in museums, were actually held in Lin Qingsong's hand.

That feeling.

It felt as if his goddess had been desecrated.

Seeing Qi Fei's excitement, Lin Qingsong asked with a hint of curiosity, "Second Uncle, are you sure this is true?"

“Although I haven’t seen it up close, I can feel from the video that its edge is sharp and the design details are incredibly clear!” Qi Fei’s eyes were glued to the gold coin in Lin Qingsong’s hand. “In addition, the embossed cloth on your coin has obviously never been opened, and the rust on your box looks like it’s been forged. As long as it’s not a fake, there shouldn’t be any problem!”

This is one of the first coins cast in gold in modern China, representing the pinnacle of Qing Dynasty coinage.

From 2011 to now, the number circulating in the market is extremely limited.

It would be so nice to be able to hold it in my hand and play with it.

Just as Qi Fei was gazing longingly at the gold coins, Lin Qingsong suddenly spoke up: "Second Uncle, I'm in Chenzhou. Do you have a way to help me transport these things to Shanghai?"

Chenzhou?

Qi Fei blurted out instinctively, "You're not in Shanghai?"

"Well, these things aren't easy to bring on a plane, Uncle, do you have a solution?"

Qi Fei put the melon he was holding aside, frowned and said, "These things are indeed inconvenient to bring on the plane, but if you're in Chenzhou..."

He pondered for a moment before finally speaking, "Okay, I'll ask my friends later to see if there are any reliable companies in Chenzhou or nearby that specialize in transporting cultural relics."

Most cultural relics and antiques require special and specific packaging for transportation.

As a result, companies specializing in the transportation of cultural relics have emerged.

When packaging is not discussed, they will specify the appropriate packaging based on the characteristics of the cultural relic.

Even during transportation, there are strict security measures, and the vehicle speed is required to be maintained at 60-80km/h at all times. The vehicle is even equipped with a GPS dispatch and monitoring system.

In short.

If you choose them to transport cultural relics.

They will provide services including, but not limited to, location navigation, anti-theft and anti-hijacking, service and rescue, remote monitoring, real-time dispatch, and trajectory recording.

After briefly explaining the cultural relic transportation company to Lin Qingsong, Qi Fei hung up the phone and started contacting people.

Lin Qingsong didn't just wait there, but he also didn't go back to the container hotel. Instead, he went directly to the recording location of the Chinese restaurant.

Another perspective is whether or not to transport goods.

Let's get Xiaotian to the container hotel first.

The variety show has already finished filming, and most of the people have left.

What kind of person are you, a guest who came to visit the set, to just linger there?

He also bought a crossbody bag on the way.

After carefully placing the tin box inside, he then tightly slung the bag over his shoulder.

Decided!
Unless Qi Fei finds a reliable cultural relic transportation company, he will not take the backpack off again.

Before they even arrived at Xiaotian's place, Qi Fei called.

"Old Lin, you're really lucky!" As soon as the call connected, Qi Fei said with great emotion, "I just inquired and found that although there are no companies specializing in the transportation of cultural relics in Chenzhou and the surrounding area, Yigao Baili, one of the top cultural relic transportation companies in the country, has a return fleet near Chenzhou! I contacted some friends, and they said they could take your order."

He added, "You're really lucky, kid. Even the Palace Museum used this company for transporting their paintings and calligraphy! You can rest assured if they're transporting your gold coin!"

"Second Uncle, how long will it take them to get here? My flight is tonight." Lin Qingsong said, having already decided that if it was too late, he would take the early morning flight tomorrow. As long as he could get to Balenciaga before 2 p.m. tomorrow, that would be enough.

"You're at Yangtian Lake, right? I estimate it will take at most a little over an hour, since they're on their return trip and can definitely drive faster."

After finishing his sentence, Qi Fei continued, "Also, I'll give you a phone number. You can contact them yourself!"

(End of this chapter)