Hearing Cheng Qingyu bring up the topic of Huang Jia Village, Li Luo perked up again."It's almost 5:30. We'll go over tomorrow. I've already informed the archaeological team. We can set off early tomorrow morning.”
"Xiao Yu, tell me more about the tomb.”This was the third time Li Luo had asked Cheng Qingyu to describe the tomb. One could imagine how attractive the Han Dynasty tomb was to Li Luo.
Helplessly pouting, Cheng Qingyu bit her lower lip and looked up at the sky without saying anything. Seeing her like this, Li Luo guessed what she was thinking."Alright, let's go to Uncle Li's house for dinner tonight. I'll ask your aunt to make a few signature dishes for you, okay?”
"Yes, yes, it's settled then." Cheng Qingyu nodded happily, then held Li Luo's arm and began to talk about the structure of the tomb and the jade artifacts she saw inside.
Lanning City, Huanglin County, Huang Village.
Ye Fan walked around the tomb a few more times. He was a little disappointed that he did not find any other Nine Dragon Painted Phoenix. After staying in the tomb for more than an hour, Ye Fan finally gave up looking and walked out.
If it wasn't for the fact that the ventilation in the tomb was too poor and it was stuffy, Ye Fan wouldn't have been impatient even if it was dark.
However, he only stayed inside for about an hour before he couldn't hold on any longer. When he came out, his clothes were almost wrung out.
Holding the Nine Dragons Painted Phoenix in his hand, Ye Fan felt the threads of spiritual qi continuously surge into his palm. He began to frown.
He finally thought about why the Nine Dragon Painted Phoenix would appear here, and why it was a single piece.
Ye Fan took off his shirt and wrapped the Nine Dragon Painted Phoenix in it. Then, he returned to Huang Linsheng's house. He was unfamiliar with this place. Other than Huang Linsheng's house, he really had no place to go.
"Master Ye Fan, you're back. Where's Miss Cheng?”After Huang Linsheng returned from the tomb, he didn't go anywhere and waited for Ye Fan at home.
Although he was just an honest farmer, he also felt that this matter was unusual. He was afraid of causing trouble, so he was on tenterhooks the whole day.
At that time, several people had taken a lot of jade plates, but he was the only one who bought the jade plate, so he was also afraid.
" I asked him to go to the Cultural Relics Bureau. The things in Brother Huang's tomb belong to the country. We have no right to take them, so..." Ye Fan didn't finish speaking, but this was enough.
Although Huang Linsheng was a farmer, he could understand what Ye Fan meant. He hurriedly said,"I know. Don't worry, Master Ye. I won't tell anyone about the tomb. I'll talk to the other families later.”
Ye Fan nodded and walked into the room. His mind was filled with thoughts about the Nine Dragons Painted Phoenix. He could not understand why the Nine Dragons Painted Phoenix would appear in the sacrificial room.
With his current ability to appreciate antiques, he was 100% sure that this Nine Dragon Phoenix Painting was authentic. Only such an ancient jade that had been buried for thousands of years could have such a warm and cool feeling in his palm.
Moreover, the craftsmanship of the nine dragons and phoenix painting was indeed the carving technique of the Han Palace at that time. The craftsmanship was also done by Zhang Dashan, so Ye Fan was very sure that this nine dragons and phoenix painting was not a fake.
"Master Ye Fan, I can give you something to eat first.”Huang Linsheng walked in with a plate of beef and a bottle of warm water.
Ever since he went up the mountain in the morning, Ye Fan hadn't eaten anything for a day. He was really a little hungry. He didn't hesitate to get himself a glass of water and picked up a piece of beef to put into his mouth.
"Yes, this beef is very chewy. Did you raise it yourself?”Ye Fan ate the beef and exclaimed.
Huang Linsheng smiled honestly." Last time, I sold that plate. After I came back, I bought a big freezer for my family. I went to the market to cut a lot of meat and kept it in the freezer. This beef was cooked by me at noon."”
Ye Fan ate enthusiastically. He didn't even put down his chopsticks. Soon, the plate of beef was finished by him.
When he was eating, Huang Linsheng stood beside him, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated. He obviously had something to say, but he didn't know how to say it.
"Brother Huang, do you have something to tell me?”Ye Fan rubbed his stomach and burped.
Huang Linsheng was a little distracted. He was still hesitating whether to tell Ye Fan about his concerns when he suddenly heard Ye Fan ask him. He could not help but be shocked and hurriedly said,"It's fine, it's fine. Master Ye, are you full? If it's not enough, I'll cut another plate for you.”
Ye Fan waved his hand. He could see Huang Linsheng's worries. He could roughly guess what Huang Linsheng wanted to say."Brother Huang, you're worried about the jade plate you sold, right?”
A layer of sweat appeared on Huang Linsheng's head as he said anxiously,""Master Ye, since you already know, I won't hide it from you.”
Taking a deep breath, Huang Linsheng expressed his worries,""Master Ye, I bought a card, but it belongs to the country after all. When the people from the Cultural Relics Bureau come, I have to hand it over.”
In fact, there was something he did not say. When he bought the jade token, he gave Ye Fan 20,000 yuan. After he came back, he bought a few electrical appliances and spent more than 10,000 yuan.
He had already spent 30,000 yuan on the jade token. Even if he wanted to redeem it now, he didn't have enough money. His family wasn't rich in the village.
Hearing Huang Linsheng's worry, Ye Fan smiled in a relaxed manner. He shrugged and said,"Brother Huang, let me ask you how many jade plates you took out from the tomb.”
Huang Linsheng didn't know why Ye Fan would ask him this, but he still answered honestly,"At that time, I took out a total of eight cards from inside. No one else knew except myself.”
Huang Linsheng scratched his head and added,""I don't know how much they took. At that time, they were too afraid to take anything.”
Ye Fan patted Huang Linsheng's shoulder and thought to himself,"You're really honest."
"The Cultural Relics Bureau doesn't know how many jade plates you took. Just say that you took seven. Don't be so honest, they can't do anything to you.”Ye Fan patted Huang Linsheng's shoulder and said,"If you bought the jade token, then so be it. But don't tell anyone about this.”
In terms of age, Huang Linsheng was his uncle. He felt a little uncomfortable being patted on the shoulder by a young man in his twenties."Master Ye, I don't think that's a good idea."
"Anyway, there are only two ways. You can either pretend that you have taken seven jade plates, or you can tell the truth and use the money to redeem one of the jade plates.”Ye Fan deliberately made the matter sound a little serious."The antique business is about making money by selling it. If you want to redeem the jade plate, it will cost at least 600,000.”
"600,000?" Huang Linsheng was stunned. 30,000 yuan was already enough to make his hair turn white. In the blink of an eye, the price had risen again.
When he sold the jade token, he only got 550,000 yuan. In the blink of an eye, not much time had passed, but he actually needed 600,000 yuan to redeem it.
After spending 30,000 yuan, the price had increased by 50,000 yuan. He needed to take out at least 80,000 yuan to redeem the jade plate. This was definitely an astronomical price for a farmer who had been farming for his entire life.
Ye Fan wasn't lying to him. Antiques were all about making money when they were sold. If an item was sold for 100,000 yuan, it would definitely only be higher than this price when it was sold again. At the very least, it would be at the original price when it was sold.
However, Huang Linsheng's situation was special. If he really wanted to redeem the jade plate, he only needed to hand over the money to the Cultural Relics Bureau. The following matters were not under his control. It did not matter whether the Cultural Relics Bureau could still take back the jade plate at the original price.
However, Ye Fan also wanted to help this honest and honest man, so he did not say it directly.
Seeing that Huang Linsheng was stunned, Ye Fan smiled and said,"Brother Huang, you can keep the money. If you feel bad, then wait for the opportunity to do more good deeds in the future.”
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