Antiques with golden eyes

"Of course, you can look at it as you like."

Zheng Congyun's old but still loud voice brought Shen Yu back to reality. When Shen Yu looked up, he found Zheng Congyun's eyes staring directly at the ancient inkstone in his hand.

It stands to reason that Shen Yu should treat this kind of "treasure" related to the special ability of treasure appraisal as a treasure, and even keep it in a safe to study it slowly.

But the problem is that Shen Yu studied the ancient inkstone that Lao Liu originally gave him for several months, but found nothing.

The inkstone was also seen by Mr. Xu and Mr. Liu Dongyang. Together with Mr. Li Hanlin and Mr. Li, these big guys in the antique industry all agreed that it was the best Duan inkstone, but others, such as the origin of the ancient inkstone, were only seen by a few people. There is no way out.

And I can’t even recognize a single word of the text around the Tai Chi diagram on the back of the inkstone.

Now Shen Yu is thinking very openly. First of all, he thinks that his special ability to detect treasures with golden eyes has little to do with this inkstone, or it does not just come from the two previous inkstones.

In addition, if these mysterious inkstones can give people the special ability to detect treasures at will, then everyone who has handled them will definitely be able to see through them and see the light of antique treasures.

In fact, it is not the case. If it were, then these ancient inkstones would not be sold back and forth.

So there is no need to be afraid of people.

Shen Yu even hoped to find someone to repair the ancient Duan inkstone in his hand to see if he could read the handwriting on the back of the inkstone to resolve his doubts.

When I met Zheng Congyun today, Shen Yu thought it was a good opportunity.

The Zheng family in Chuzhou was a family that studied ancient jade in ancient times, and had a deep understanding of the ancient characters on jade.

Some people think that the study of ancient characters should start with oracle bones, bronzes, bamboo slips and silk scripts. In fact, the characters on ancient jade are also worth studying, especially high ancient jade, which is jade before the Han Dynasty.

Zheng Congyuan's father was originally an expert in this field, but because the old man's heart was not very good, he had been bedridden for the past two years and was recovering, and it was difficult to disturb him.

As for Zheng Congyuan, he was still not old enough after all, so he couldn't read the vague words behind the inkstone at all. After reading it for a long time, he recognized one character, which was the character "深" in Shen Yu's surname.

Since I met Zheng Congyun today, it would be good to show him.

He can be said to be a rare authority when it comes to appraising miscellaneous items. Dong Pengcheng, the owner of Wanbao Building, may not be considered a big name in the Jiangnan antiques industry, but in fact he cannot compare with Zheng Congyun.

And Shen Yu also guessed correctly, Zheng Congyun does have a large proportion of the shares in Wanbao Tower, accounting for about one-fifth.

"It's as black as lacquer and as smooth as jade, what a great inkstone." Holding the ancient inkstone in his hand, Zheng Congyun glanced at it for a few times and immediately sighed.

Shen Yu struck while the iron was hot and immediately asked Zheng Congyun to help him read the ancient characters on the back of the inkstone.

Picking up his reading glasses and putting them on, Zheng Congyun looked at them carefully for a long time, "There are a total of thirty-six characters around this Tai Chi diagram, all of which are engraved in small seal script. I can only make out five characters.

"They are: inkstone, gift, sink, empty, brother.

"Well, those are the words."

"Sinking into the sky?"

This should be a personal name. Shen Yu's mind was racing. He felt that the name Shen Kong was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

I’ve even seen this name before!

Next to him, Zheng Congyun continued to speak, "Now the mountain tiger is carved with such a ferocious look that ordinary people will definitely not use it, which is what people say that it cannot be suppressed.

"Generally speaking, those who choose to use this kind of inkstone are mostly battle-hardened military commanders, or swordsmen and pen-writers who use it when writing [prison cards] on death row prisoners.

"The purpose is to frighten the executioner's evil spirits and the resentment of the prisoners on death row.

"Another point is that ancient Taoist priests also used the dragon and tiger inkstone when writing talismans. The ancients believed that the dragon and tiger inkstone combined with cinnabar can break all evil spirits."

Shen Yu nodded frequently, as if he was asking for advice humbly.

To be honest, Shen Yu knew what Zheng Congyun said.

During the execution process in ancient times, the executioner would first remove the sign tied to the prisoner's back before the execution could be carried out. The wooden sign was commonly known as the death sign, but the official name was the "guilty sign".

It just writes the name and place of origin of the prisoner and the crime he committed. This can serve as a warning to others not to break the law.

The most important thing is the fear of killing the wrong person.

In ancient times, executions were always carried out at Caishikou, where there were many people around. If the person did not match the guilty card, he would be recognized immediately.

When Taoist priests used inkstones like Xia Shanhu to write talismans, Shen Yu knew for the first time that this trip to Wanbao Tower was really not in vain for Shen Yu.

……

"Grandpa Zheng, I'm going back. Please take care of yourself!"

A soft voice came down from the second floor.

"Xiaoying, oh, Nannan, are you leaving now?"

"Yes, Grandpa Zheng, the crew will gather tomorrow. If we don't go back, it will be too late."

Shen Yu heard the sound and looked toward the second floor. He saw a young woman with fair skin and an excellent figure standing at the stairs of the second floor. She was wearing a women's black motorcycle jacket, tight jeans, and A pair of women's Martin boots.

Although her attire is somewhat neutral, she can't hide her graceful and exquisite figure, and this outfit makes her look exceptionally energetic.

Because she was wearing big sunglasses, she couldn't see her specific appearance, but she could tell at first glance that she was a beautiful woman.

Behind the woman stood three female bodyguards who were all over 1.7 meters tall. Each of these bodyguards had sharp eyes and even a hint of evil spirit. Their cold eyes scanned everyone in the hall on the first floor, as if everyone was in danger. .

"It turned out to be her."

Shen Yu recognized the other person with just one glance. It was none other than the famous star Xiao Yuying whom he met in front of Laoliu stall in the summer.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. Dong Pengcheng, and the granddaughter of Xiao Zhongying, the president of the Chuzhou Collection Association and one of the top richest men.

Seeing Xiao Yuying about to leave, Zheng Congyun said hurriedly: "Nanny, wait a minute. I have prepared some plasters for you in the backyard. You injured your waist during the last filming, so you must wear it."

After saying that, Zheng Congyun hurried towards the backyard, his steps so steady that he didn't look like an old man in his seventies.

As the sound of Martin boots stepping on the stairs became louder and louder, a gust of fragrant wind came. Xiao Yuying had already walked to Shen Yu. Unexpectedly, she still remembered Shen Yu, "Today you helped the little boss selling paintings." I saw it all upstairs. Although he is a bit cunning, he is still a kind person, so I will forget about what you lied to me at the flea market last time, otherwise I will definitely not be able to forgive you today."

Although the words were somewhat threatening, Xiao Yuying's voice was soft and pleasant.

Shen Yu shrugged and was not used to her at all, "It's inexplicable. You should have queued up later that day, but you still didn't let me go? Do you really think you are a big star and I am afraid of you?"

"You?"

Xiao Yuying didn't expect that Shen Yu would dare to talk back to her, and for a while she couldn't find the right words to refute.

Shen Yu smiled coldly, "What are you? If it weren't for the sake of Mr. Dong and Mr. Xiao, I would have been lying on the ground the moment you threatened me, and then I would have yelled that you, the big star Xiao, were beating me People."

"You..."

Xiao Yuying shouted the word "you" again, but after all, she came from a wealthy family, so she knew that she could not weaken her momentum, so she immediately changed her tone to a mocking tone, "You said you don't care about me for the sake of my grandfather and grandfather? Haha, How can you be acquainted with them at such a young age? If you speak glibly and don't tell the truth, are you still not a man?"

Shen Yu also sneered coldly, "You are so lenient. Why do you care if I am a man?"

At this time, the female bodyguards behind Xiao Yuying already had unkind expressions on their faces. One of them, who was wearing a copper coin necklace around his neck, had even made a gesture of leaning sideways and raising his heels.

Seeing this, Shen Yu suddenly laughed, "What? You still want to give me a side kick? You are the rookies who have learned grappling and fighting in martial arts schools for one or two years. I will let you do ten moves and drink at the same time." A bottle of Coke, if you don’t believe it, you can try it.”