Shenhao Starts With Antique Treasure Appraisal

But what happened next shocked Lu Sheng so much that he almost dropped his pants.

These two large boxes of wood carvings were snapped up by these "rich" people in less than an hour.

Not only Lu Sheng, but also the Jiang family and his son were bewildered by this scene that looked like buying vegetables in a wet market.

Some wealthy collectors used cash and some used checks, all of which were thrown into the wooden box in front of Jiang Xiangtao.

Lu Sheng felt filled with regret, how could he have known that those wood carvings that were worthless in his eyes could be so valuable.

If I had known earlier, I would have moved these two boxes of wood carvings home to pay off the debt!

Even if Lu Sheng is still domineering in the village, he knows that he can't find a reason to cause trouble now.

Besides, these people from the Jiang family don't seem to be vegetarians. If they really make trouble, they will probably suffer the consequences.

So, Lu Sheng and his thugs left in despair.

When the last piece of wood carving was sold, Jiang Xiangtao counted it again and came up with an astonishing number: 3.68 million soft RMB.

Counting the previous 140,000, it was a huge sum of nearly four million.

"Tianming, this..." Jiang Xiangtao didn't know what to say, so he thought for a while and said, "Tianming, you helped earn this money, and you should share a part of it."

Li Tianming shook his head: "This is the wealth your grandfather left to your family during his lifetime. I don't want any of it."

"But……"

Li Tianming waved his hand, signaling Jiang Xiangtao to stop talking.

Song Zhuojie saw all this. He came over and patted Li Tianming on the shoulder: "So you are just helping out on a voluntary basis."

"Jiang Xiangtao and I are buddies, so it's natural for us to do so."

Song Zhuojie nodded: "I have decided to make you my friend. Let's get together when we have time."

Li Tianming naturally agreed that being able to make friends with a big boss like Song Zhuojie would bring many benefits.

After saying goodbye to Li Tianming and the Jiang family, Song Zhuojie and the other big guys drove away contentedly.

Not only was the debt repaid, but they also made a fortune. Father Jiang and Mother Jiang held Li Tianming's hand and thanked him non-stop, saying that they wanted Li Tianming to eat at home.

"Tianming, you can't leave today. I'll ask Xiang Tao to buy meat and wine. Let's have a good drink."

Li Tianming didn't care. Anyway, he and Dong Hao were looking for food everywhere when they went back, so they might as well have a meal here.

As a result, Dong Hao was responsible for drinking with the Jiang family and his son, and Li Tianming was responsible for eating meat.

After drinking and eating, Li Tianming and Dong Hao were about to say goodbye and go home.

At this time, Father Jiang stopped Li Tianming.

"Tianming, don't leave yet. I'll get you something."

Li Tianming and Dong Hao were waiting in the courtyard.

After a while, Jiang's father came out of the house with a linen bag filled with unknown items.

Father Jiang handed the sack to Li Tianming.

"This was left by Xiang Tao's grandfather during his lifetime. He cherished it very much and hid it like a treasure. It's useless for us to keep it, so we might as well give it to you."

"How can this be done? I can't have this."

"You are a great benefactor to our Jiang family, you must accept it, and this thing may not be worth much, so it won't be a problem."

Since Father Jiang insisted, Li Tianming accepted.

Since Dong Hao was drunk, Li Tianming drove.

After returning home, Li Tianming had the opportunity to check what was inside the linen bag.

Li Tianming took out the object inside and saw that it was still a wooden sculpture.

Li Tianming couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

The shape of this wood carving is that of an old man fishing beside an old pine tree. The carving is very good, but the shape is a bit ordinary.

And there is not much patina on the surface, only about 20 objects at most.

The approximate value is between 3,000 and 5,000 soft RMB.

However, Li Tianming didn't understand why Jiang Xiangtao's grandfather regarded this ordinary wooden sculpture as a treasure.

Li Tianming picked it up and checked it carefully, but couldn't see anything special.

At this time, Li Tianming noticed that the base was really special. It was wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, and it was thicker than ordinary wood carving bases.

Li Tianming's heart moved. Could it be... that there was a secret pattern?

Li Tianming knocked on the base and found that it was indeed hollow!

But, how to open it? You can't smash this wooden sculpture, right?

Li Tianming explored bit by bit and discovered that the old man fishing could actually rotate.

There was just a "pop" sound, and the hidden compartment on the base really popped out.

Li Tianming took out a butter paper packet from inside.

Slowly opening the paper package, there was a small object wrapped inside.

It is made of bronze and has some pattern carvings on it. If you look closely, you can see that it is a cloud and thunder pattern.

Cloud and thunder patterns often appear on sacrificial vessels before the Qin Dynasty, which is no small matter.

Looking at the shape of this object, it is crescent-shaped, with perfect curvature, and almost no flaws can be seen.

If it was really cast before the Qin State, then the level of craftsmanship is extraordinary.

However, even if Li Tianming is a master of antique appraisal, he still doesn’t know what this small crescent-shaped object is and what it is used for.

Or is it just a simple sacrificial vessel?