After discussing the final payment and delivery of goods, Boss Xing enthusiastically took me to the third floor to visit his "collection room".

Having been in the industry for many years, my horizons have become very high, but there are still several things that I have never seen before, which is an eye-opener.

For example, he showed me a bronze vessel, which should be called "Eagle Pillar Bronze Basin". There are a pair of chilong ears on the left and right sides of the bronze basin, and there is a pillar in the middle. The lower end of the pillar is a large turtle, and the upper end is connected to an eagle with spread wings.

Or some kind of bird.

Under the tail of the bird, just to the right of the middle of the copper basin, there are three rows of very clear inscriptions.

The font of this inscription is a bit strange. At first glance, it looks like a large seal script, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't look like it. It seems to have shadows of the Chu style.

He explained on the side: "I bought this thing from a first-line owner for 11 million yuan. It was not long ago when I bought it. At that time, the middle pillar was broken in two. I asked a master to repair it.

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"Did you buy it from someone in Hebei? This thing should have been produced somewhere in Hebei, about ten years ago?" I asked.

He was surprised and said: "Brother Xiang is amazing. Not only did he guess the location, he also guessed the time when it was unearthed. How did you figure it out?"

I explained: "On two aspects, this kind of sand-soil leather shell is either in the northwest or Hebei. There is no such embroidery in the northwest, so only Hebei is left. In addition, this kind of inscription is Zhongshan seal script, which is a thing from the Zhongshan Kingdom in Hebei.

Very high.”

He nodded: "Yes, there is one in the museum that is similar to mine, but the inscription is not as clear as mine. I asked experts and found that this thing should have been used by King Zhongshan to wash his hands in the past."

I shook my head: "Not necessarily, this thing may not have been used to release water back then."

"What's in it?"

"Put in the oil."

"Oil??"

I nodded: "Look at the back of this bird. It's black. I think it used to be filled with oil and lit on fire. The bird in the middle of the basin seemed to be flying in the fire. It was like a sun bird, a sacred bird for culture.

A sort of."

Boss Xing suddenly realized: "So that's it. Tell me, why do you want to make a bird in the middle of the washbasin?"

"Come on, little brother, hit me hard."

Holding a big cigar in my mouth, I said, "Boss Xing, you've made a lot of money from this thing. If it's auctioned overseas, be sure to start."

He waved his hand and said that he would not sell it for any amount of money, he liked it.

I also read a lot of other things, including many obscure tomb objects, and I helped him explain and date them. He said that my views were somewhat different from those of experts.

I said it's okay, just listen.

The two of us were chatting when we suddenly heard footsteps coming upstairs from behind.

"Dad, what are your thoughts on my going abroad?"

I looked back and saw that the person speaking was a girl in her early twenties. This girl was relatively fat, weighing 140 to 50 pounds by visual inspection. She had long hair, small eyes, and very white skin.

"Hey, daughter, what fun is there in a foreign country? It's not that dad doesn't let you go, it's because you're unfamiliar with the place and dad doesn't trust you! Be obedient and don't go. I'll let your mom buy it for you.

Car, didn’t you say you’ve always wanted a Bentley?”

"I don't! Dad! I just want to go! My classmates are all going! I don't need much money! Five or six hundred thousand is enough! Okay!"

This fat girl came up to act coquettishly. When he saw me in the corner, he turned around and asked, "Dad, you have a guest. Who is this?"
Chapter completed!