Jianbao life

Chapter 312 Trick Box

Chu Chen returned to his seat in a daze. He really couldn't understand why there was that thing in the inkstone?
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the inkstone?" Seeing Chu Chen's absent-minded appearance, Liu Sizhe asked in a low voice.

Of course, it was impossible for Chu Chen to tell the secrets in the inkstone. Just explaining casually would divert the topic.

"One end of the Songhua Stone Inkstone with Kui Dragon Pattern inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The starting price is 50 yuan, and the price increase shall not be less than [-] yuan each time. Please bid!"

"51 million!"

"55 million!"

"60 million!"

……

"80 million!"

……

After all, the number of this imperial Songhua stone inkstone is limited, and it is of great value whether it is given away or collected. Therefore, the quotation for the inkstone reached 120 million in a short while.

"130 million!" Chu Chen felt that the estimated value of this inkstone should be around 150 million, and 130 million should be a node, so he simply added [-] more directly.

When Chu Chen added the [-] yuan, the scene became cold in an instant, and many people were wondering whether they should continue to participate in the war.

"130!" Lao Lin added 8 not to be outdone, because he had received information about the auction in advance, and he made a lot of preparations for this auction, but so far, he has only auctioned one piece worth more than [-]. It's just a thing, so now he is holding back his heart, wanting to take down this inkstone.

However, although Lao Lin bid fiercely, he was still defeated by Chu Chen's unhurried offer, and this inkstone was finally taken down by Chu Chen at a price of 150 million.

The auction has come to this point, and there is the finale lot, and this finale lot is indeed extraordinary, it is actually a very rare Ming Chenghua blue and white bowl with intertwined branches and lotus patterns.The so-called lying foot bowl is a style of bowl.The bowl has a shallow belly, the bottom of the bowl is concave, and the bowl wall acts as a ring foot, so it is called a lying foot bowl, which is more common in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

This bowl is complete in appearance, exquisite in shape, thick in enamel, and elegant in color. It can be described as a representative work of Chenghua blue and white. Not to mention others, even Chu Chen fell in love with it at the first sight.

It is a pity that this is an auction organized by the association after all. Chu Chen has already won three lots before, and it seems a bit greedy to win this Chenghua blue and white. Besides, his funds are not so abundant, so he just It is a pity that I missed this rare blue and white lying foot bowl. ...

"Hey, what a pity. If I had enough money, I'd take a photo of that bowl. Brother Chen, don't you think it's a pity?" Liu Sizhe sat in the passenger seat, shaking his head in regret.

The Chenghua blue and white lying foot bowl just now was finally bought by a senior collector at a price of 450 million. This price was also the highest auction price for an item in the auction organized by the association, which made everyone sigh.

Chu Chen chuckled, and said: "It's a pity, it must be a pity, but in our business, don't imagine that all the good things are in your hands. You can't buy all the good things. When it's time to let go, you still have to let go. I Although you can buy and take this thing, but that would be greedy, youdao is kindness makes money, if you are too greedy, others will not want to deal with you, and you will undoubtedly lose a lot of opportunities."

Liu Sizhe nodded, and said: "You're right, but I still feel a little reconciled. I don't know if I will have the chance to meet this kind of thing in the future. Forget it, let's not talk about it. By the way, Brother Chen, Why did you think of asking Liu Dayou about the seller of the inkstone?"

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "My dad usually likes to write with a brush, so I want to give him a better set of stationery. Since the seller has such a good inkstone, I want to ask him if he has any more. If there are no better stationery utensils, it will save me to find another one.”

Of course, the real situation is definitely not what Chu Chen said. The relevant information he asked about the seller is also related to the things hidden in the inkstone. Of course, it would be better if the seller had his favorite stationery. up.

Liu Sizhe didn't have any doubts about this, he smiled and said, "It's a pity that that person is in Xiangjiang now, you shouldn't go now, right? But if you go, please let me know, I plan to go there to have fun too .”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I will definitely go to Xiangjiang, but I will definitely not go alone because of this matter. You can go, but only with the consent of the master, otherwise I dare not take you with me go."

Generally speaking, the seller's information in the auction is kept confidential, but because the seller of the inkstone happened to be a friend of Chen Dayou, after Chen Dayou obtained the friend's consent, he handed over the relevant information and phone number of that person to Chen Dayou. Chu Chen.

But it's a pity that Chen Dayou's friend actually lives in Xiangjiang. It is definitely impossible for Chu Chen to go to Xiangjiang now, otherwise others will find it strange.He planned to look for that person when he went to Xiangjiang in December, hoping to find relevant clues by then.

After Chu Chen came out of Liu's hometown, he went to the market to buy some things, and then returned to his rented place, ready to open the inkstone.It's not too troublesome to open the inkstone, but it's not easy to explain, so he doesn't want others to know about it.

During this period, Chu Chen would come back every three days to clean the room, and the house didn't look dirty. After he returned, he would turn on the gas to boil water.

While waiting for the water to boil, Chu Chen took out the inkstone.

Carefully looking at this seemingly complete piece of pine flower inkstone, he couldn't help being amazed, if it wasn't for the supernatural power, he would never have known that this thickly coated inkstone with no cracks would be a restoration.

Shaking his head with exclamation, Chu Chen took out a magnifying glass and looked at a place at the end of the inkstone. After a while, he found a crack thinner than a hair. This crack followed the grain of the inkstone. If you don't know in advance, no one will find out at all.

It would be very simple to use violence to break it open, but this inkstone is worth 150 million yuan after all, and Chu Chen is not willing to destroy it.Not to mention using violent methods, even scratching around the crack, he would not be willing, because in this way, the patina of this place would be destroyed.

This won't work, that won't work, is there a way to take out the contents without destroying the inkstone?
Not to mention, Chu Chen really found this method, and the water being boiled is also prepared for this reason.

At this time, the water on the gas stove had boiled. Chu Chen poured all the ingredients he had just bought into the pot. When the things boiled, he poured two bowls of mature vinegar into it and stirred it. Take out a steaming rack and put the inkstone inside, so that after the steam has smoked the inkstone for 5 minutes, the result will be obtained.

This method, which Chu Chen saw in a notebook of Mr. Liu, can be used to melt away the adhesives used by the ancients on antiques, although this method is not suitable for every adhesive in ancient times. Useful, but the practical value is already high.

To say that this method is an ancestral skill of Liu's family, that is, now, Chu Chen can learn this formula. In the past, except for the direct descendants of the Liu family, even the closest apprentices would not be able to teach it.

Soon, 5 minutes passed. Chu Chen quickly took out the inkstone with gloves on, and put it on a piece of cotton cloth. Then, with the help of a magnifying glass, he used a thin needle to scratch gently on the crack. move.

At this time, Chu Chen was undoubtedly in a very nervous mood. He didn't know if the method just now could melt the adhesive inside. If the adhesive could not be melted, then he could only use a more violent method. , this is undoubtedly he is not willing to accept.

Fortunately, the reality did not disappoint him. Under his movements, the cracks began to grow slowly. When he felt that it was almost the same, Chu Chen quickly pried the tail of the inkstone off.

At this time, Chu Chen did not immediately check the things hidden in the inkstone, but immediately cleaned the adhesive on the inkstone with a cotton cloth soaked in water, otherwise when it solidified again, it would be like before again. Deal with it.As for the method just now, Chu Chen was worried that it might have a bad impact on the inkstone, so it would be better to save as much as possible.

After everything was finished, Chu Chen picked up the inkstone and looked at it, and saw that there was a half-centimeter gap on one side of the big half of the inkstone, and inside was what Chu Chen discovered with his supernatural power.

Gently fiddle with the contents inside with a thin needle, but it turns out to be a folded note and a very small key.

The note was not big, so Chu Chen opened it carefully, and there were rows of small characters densely written on it. Chu Chen identified it with a magnifying glass, and it turned out that there were lines of formulas written on the paper.

The formula on the note was easy to read, but the meaning of this combination made Chu Chen a little confused.But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that these words seemed to have a sense of familiarity.

Chu Chen racked his brains to recall, but he never thought where he had seen similar words. Just when he was about to give up, the key in his hand made his mind flash.

"Could this be the trick of the box?"

The so-called mechanism box is a secret box where ancient people stored documents and treasures, that is, an ancient safe. There are various secret mechanisms in this box, which require very cumbersome steps to open. Unless it is a simple mechanism box, otherwise if you don’t Knowing the method, it is impossible to open it.

And this kind of box also has a self-destruct device, just like the previous belly, as long as someone cracks the box violently, the contents inside will be destroyed by the self-destruct device.

(End of this chapter)