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Chapter 373 Sanxingdui Cultural Relics!
Not to be outdone, the stall owner cursed back in dialect.
Fortunately, the gentleman used his words but not his hands. Although the quarrel was fierce, there was no physical collision.
Instead, it aroused ridicule from the onlookers.
After all, Sichuan and Chongqing men have hot tempers, but most of them still scratch their ears.
"This mask looks so weird."
"Aren't the ancients looking shabby when they wore this thing?"
"How could it be a literary thing? It should be a ghost mask passed down from the West to fool people."
Passers-by also started laughing.
Cai Yan was also uninterested when he saw the bronze mask. His specialty is the study of porcelain.
But when he saw Lin Ran leaning over, he had no choice but to follow.
The stall owner had just finished arguing with his customers and was laughed at by passers-by. He was no longer in the mood to do business and was ready to collect his things and leave.
When he was about to collect his things and leave, Lin Ran came to the stall.
"Don't touch it if you don't want to buy it." The stall owner said to Lin Ran angrily.
But Lin Ran took out the gloves that had been prepared from his pocket and gently picked up the bronze mask.
He was still unsure when looking at it from a distance, but when he walked in and picked it up, Lin Ran was stunned.
Because the cultural relic in his hand was the Sanxingdui Bronze Mask that he had seen in the Sanxingdui Ruins Museum!
He looked at the other cultural relics on the stall. There were three pieces of general attack, and the style of the cultural relics was extremely uniform.
It is the cultural relic of Sanxingdui!
Everyone came to each exhibition cabinet one after another.
Lin Ran's heart was full of surprise and shock, but he didn't show it.
He was so impressed by these artifacts.
Sanxingdui Bronze Mask, Round Base Bronze Divine Bird, Bronze Standing Figure!
Sanxingdui cultural relics are almost collected, what’s going on?
"What? Are you interested in these things?" The stall owner saw Lin Ran's look and thought he was a knowledgeable person.
The young man in front of him looked a little childish, but the person next to him seemed to be an intellectual, and he should be someone who knows the goods.
Cai Yan was also stunned for a moment, and then quickly came to Lin Ran's side, looking at the bronze mask from behind.
"No wonder he got scolded. This mask is so poorly made that it can only attract ghosts." Cai Yan said.
But he noticed that Lin Ran didn't say a word, and he couldn't help but think of Lin Ran's behavior during Panjiayuan.
I can't help but wonder, is this the real thing?
Lin Ran didn't notice the change in Cai Yan's expression, but carefully identified the mask in his hand.
The details of the Sanxingdui mask are handled very well and can only be described as miraculous workmanship!
No wonder it is considered to be a remnant of extraterrestrial civilization.
However, Sanxingdui has not yet been discovered, let alone excavation work.
Is it?
He couldn't help but think of the Sanxingdui robot dog he bought back in Dongshi Valley.
He found that after returning, although most of the historical trajectory was moving forward according to the established track, there were also some details that deviated from the direction.
Sanxingdui is likely to have been targeted by tomb robbers!
Lin Ran couldn't care about Cai Yan now and asked the stall owner directly: "Where did you get this?"
"Little brother, don't you understand the rules of the market? Don't ask where things come from when buying something." The stall owner said proudly, as if he was educating young people.
"Since you two are interested in cultural relics, why not buy them back and study them carefully?"
"How much?" Lin Ran asked the price directly. Sanxingdui cultural relics are not worth much now, and they are considered fakes because of their strange shapes.
However, after the Sanxingdui ruins were excavated...
I remember that in later generations, the sales of corresponding peripheral products were booming, and even caused a national archaeological craze for a period of time.
As long as you capture the Sanxingdui cultural relics, you will definitely make a profit.
The stall owner originally just wanted to make a little money, but after seeing Cai Yan's ID, he couldn't help but assume that the goods were good.
So, he rolled his eyes for a while and said with a troubled expression: "Originally, these three bronzes were sold for 1000 yuan, but since you are national cultural relics staff, I sold them to you for 900 yuan. You're fine."
900 yuan?
Although bronze wares are indeed relatively valuable in the market, there are still only a handful of them that cost more than 300 yuan.
Hearing his loud voice, passers-by laughed again.
"Is there really someone who took advantage of me and bought it? Although Shuzhou is the land of old Shu and has experienced the conflict between the two Han Dynasties, such weird totems and masks are still unheard of."
"In my opinion, they are just toys made by craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty for children. They are not valuable."
"Qing Dynasty? I think it was made a few years ago. The bronze doesn't even have any rust."
Passers-by joked that because of Lin Ran's young age, they thought he was here for fun.
Young people are easily attracted by novel things and ignore their own value.
"You might as well just go and grab it." Cai Yan said angrily.
Lin Ran spoke up: "Boss, these bronzes have special meaning to me. They are worthless in your hands, and they can't be sold at a good price. Why don't you sell them to me for 300 yuan?"
"Three hundred?" The stall owner shook his head quickly, "No, I won't sell it."
After saying that, he pretended to close the stall and leave.
"What kind of bronze can be sold for three hundred a piece?" Lin Ran sneered, "Do you think I have never bought a bronze?"
"You don't understand this. This is the mask of King Wu of Zhou. You know King Wu of Zhou, right? Little brat." The stall owner was very good at making up nonsense about history.
Cai Yan burst out laughing when he heard it: "Not to mention that there were no masks unearthed from King Wu's tomb. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the half-face style was popular, which was solemn and solemn. Did you know?"
"Who are you? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." The stall owner laughed.
"I just came back from the excavation of King Wu's tomb, you say I don't understand?" Cai Yan replied not to be outdone.
"Nonsense." The stall owner was obviously guilty. He didn't expect to meet an expert. "Anyway, if you don't have nine hundred, you can't take it away."
Cai Yan directly showed his work permit to the stall owner and said, "I hope you can cooperate with our investigation."
The stall owner was shocked when he saw Cai Yan's work permit.
National Institute of Cultural Relics.
Although he doesn't know what the specific functions are, he is definitely not something he can compete with for a position with the word "state" on it.
Moreover, he really had no idea what to do with the cultural relics in his hands.
Lin Ran grabbed Cai Yan, not wanting to use Cai Yan's identity to pressure the stall owner, but said politely: "Boss, you really can't sell this thing. If you don't believe me, give it a try."
He is not in a hurry. If these three cultural relics can be sold for 100 yuan, the boss should be secretly happy.
When I collect it, it costs more than ten yuan at most.
Because the shape is so weird, it doesn’t look like a work from the ancients.
After Lin Ran finished speaking, he put down the bronze mask.
He had already gotten important clues, and it turned out to be cultural relics unearthed near Guanghan.
Sanxingdui was not supposed to be discovered at this time, but now four cultural relics from Sanxingdui have appeared.
If we don't protect it in advance, I'm afraid this precious site will be destroyed by tomb robbers.
He turned around, pulled Cai Yan and prepared to leave.
Cai Yan was stunned and asked: "Brother Lin, you don't want to buy it?"
"No, I have something more important to tell you. Do you have any research on ancient Shu?" Lin Ran didn't want Sanxingdui to be destroyed, and hoped to find it in advance and protect it.
As soon as they walked not far away, the stall owner trotted over.
"Both of you, three hundred is three hundred, do you want it?"
The stall owner saw that they were really planning to give up buying, and couldn't help but panic.
I thought it was something that fell into my hands, so it would be better to earn less.
Lin Ran and Cai Yan looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"Okay, pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, both sides are cleared!"