A treasure-appraisal maniac

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In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the current situation was turbulent, and good things were everywhere on the market. The porcelain worth tens of millions and billions today was only worth two hundred yuan at most at that time. It would be even cheaper if it was cheated from the hands of the common people. As for some

How cheap it is depends on one's imagination. There is only cheaper, not the cheapest. In that era, only gold was the most valuable, and the rest was just floating clouds. Erjiazi wooden boxes, which were once strictly controlled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, were also easy to obtain at that time, but later the gang of profiteers who went overseas to tinker with things took their fancy.

Taking advantage of the advantages of Erjiazi, they were purchased on a large scale for long-distance shipping. In just over a year, Erjiazi was also called a rare species.

So why hasn't anyone remade it? At that time, brass was extremely rare, and it was impossible to obtain it without any connections. Moreover, even if there was brass, the process was extremely cumbersome. There were no presses or anything like that in that century. Copper sheets, like gold foil, both needed to be handmade.

The hammer knocks it out. You know, knocking brass is much more difficult than knocking gold. Except for those in the manufacturing office who are paid dead wages and have nothing to do, no one else is willing to do this.

Therefore, when all the costs are added up, the cost is so scary that no one can afford to make it even if they are full, which is why they are so rare.

But everyone in the industry knows that anyone who can use Erjiazi must be rich or expensive. No matter how poor it is, the things contained must be valuable. Therefore, Lu Fei was so happy when he was sure that this box was Erjiazi.

Kong Jiaqi explained clearly, and everyone suddenly realized it, and they were even more looking forward to the contents of the box.

Lu Fei took it upon himself to clean up all the outer packaging, and then rinsed it with water, so that everyone could see it more clearly.

As Lu Fei expected, the camphor wood box was not that strong. There were various signs of cracks in the wooden boards on the surface of the box. It was just that the copper skin was involved inside, so not all of it fell off.

After rinsing it clean, he rearranged the box. The big copper lock on the lid had been corroded to the point of being completely useless. Lu Fei didn't bother with it, so he took a crowbar and pried it off directly.

"Crack, click!"

Good guy, everyone’s jaws dropped. In the past, Fei Ge was always very careful when opening boxes. Whether it was the lock or the surface of the box, he tried to keep it intact without damaging it. Watching Fei Ge open the box like that was like appreciating performance art. It felt special.

Delightful for the eyes. But this time, Brother Fei was uncharacteristically different. When the box was on the bottom of the sea, he made plans to dismantle the ship's hull. Now he was so violent to the box. It was like two people. However, violent demolition seemed to be better than searching bit by bit.

It feels better. While he was talking, the big lock fell to the ground and the lid of the box had been opened by Lu Fei. Lu Fei did not shy away from it, let alone worry about any mechanisms or the like. The boxes were so broken that all mechanisms should be scrapped. Even if there were any, they would be useless. No harm

Strength, just don't waste your time. The box was opened, and everyone could see clearly. The wooden board was actually wrapped with a layer of rusty copper. Lu Fei tried it, and with just a slight exertion, a large piece of the copper was torn off. He was looking at the stubble and rust. ,land

Fei nodded lightly: "It should be a private ship from the early Republic of China." Kong Jiaqi didn't pay attention to this. She kept staring at the inside of the box, but to her disappointment, everything she saw was black and mud-like. The items accounted for one-third of the available boxes, and the valuable treasures were not seen at all.

. Kong Jiaqi stretched out her hand, wanting to pinch it and take a look, but Lu Fei slapped her away and gave her a sideways look: "You are such an adult, but you still do things carelessly. Do you know what this is? Is it poisonous? Is it possible? Perishable

Eating skin?

If you dare to do something without knowing anything, you must be too courageous! "

Kong Jiaqi's pretty face was slightly red. She grew up beside her grandfather. She naturally knew that she had broken the rules. She knew she was wrong and did not dare to bite her tongue. She just stuck out her tongue naughtily.

Lu Fei told her to pay attention next time, and then took out a bunch of small odds and ends from his bag.

Small shovel, small pinch, small knife, small scissors, laughing pliers... Good guys, there are more than a dozen kinds.

He put on disposable gloves and gave one to Kong Jiaqi. When Kong Jiaqi saw Lu Fei letting herself participate, Kong Jiaqi suddenly smiled happily.

"Brother, where to start cleaning up?" Kong Jiaqi asked.

"Don't worry, let me take a look first."

Lu Fei said, and took out another small electronic object as big as a fist.

"What is this?"

"Small metal detector."

"..." Everyone.

Kong Jiaqi couldn't laugh or cry: "Brother, you are still carrying this thing, aren't you tired?" Lu Fei rolled his eyes and said: "You must be careful no matter what time you deal with such an unknown object, because, you You never guess what could cause you harm. A few years ago, when cleaning up the soil at an excavation site in Los Angeles, a staff member saw some oval-shaped substances the size of rice grains. This staff member had never seen anything like this before. Curiously, I stretched out my hand to pick it up, but I didn’t know that it was a poisonous tribulus deliberately arranged to prevent theft. The staff member was pricked on his finger and was poisoned on the spot. Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. "