Chapter 139 General's Tomb

"Didn't I hear that Aunt Tang stopped doing housework? It's been almost ten years, right?" That was when Chen Jinyue just started junior high school.

Manager Zhang said, "Yes, but later on no company wanted me, so I had to rely on other people's recommendations to do odd jobs..."

A few years ago, I followed the young people in my family to the provincial capital and found a small company through connections.

After hearing the news that Chen Jinyue had a falling out with his family, he called Manager Zhang to inquire about the situation.

She was thinking about Chen Jinyue.

That's how it was when Chen Jinyue mentioned finding a nanny that Manager Zhang suddenly remembered this person.

He is also a kind-hearted person who is very unlucky.

"Do you have contact information?" Chen Jinyue was surprised. "Then please help me contact her. Salary and other things are easy to discuss!"

As far as she could remember, Aunt Tang had been the Chen family's nanny.

He was one of the very few people in her childhood memories who showed kindness to her.

Of course she would be happy if she could repay her.

Besides, after what happened with the nanny last time, she would be more willing to find someone she knew and whose character she was familiar with.

Manager Zhang replied, "Okay."

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At noon, she and Jiang Zixing ordered takeout. Shortly after they finished their meal in the afternoon, Secretary Ge contacted Chen Jinyue and said that he had booked a restaurant and asked her if 6:30 was a good time.

Chen Jinyue didn't have anything to do today, so of course he had no objection.

She took out the wine bottle from the space, thought for a moment, and took the box of horseshoe gold with her.

We arrived at the hotel around 6:20.

But I found that everyone was there.

There are two familiar faces among many new faces.

One of them is the big leader from last night.

The other one surprised Chen Jinyue very much, "Professor Zhou? Why are you here?"

Professor Zhou, dressed in a Tang suit and leaning on a cane, had gray hair and a kind and gentle smile. "I heard from the cultural relics protection department that the ruins of a general's tomb were discovered nearby. I just landed, and I heard that you, girl, have something good."

Chen Jinyue was stunned for a moment, then quickly clarified, "This thing of mine has nothing to do with the cemetery. It definitely didn't come from underground!"

Professor Zhou laughed heartily. "I didn't say you were doing this underground. I just mentioned this! Blame me, blame me. I didn't choose the right words!"

How dare Chen Jinyue blame him for his inappropriate wording?

She just smiled awkwardly, then reminded him to take care of himself and asked why he had to run so far in person.

"You don't know, but Mr. Zhou has been studying the history of the Jiang Kingdom recently. There are quite a lot of things that have come out of this strange dynasty, but there is no record of them in history books."

A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses explained in a gentle voice.

He looked at Chen Jinyue with a warm smile, "Experts speculate that this general's tomb has traces of the Jiang Kingdom. He immediately put down what he was doing and came."

Chen Jinyue's expression changed slightly. "General Jiang?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Yes."

Chen Jinyue opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but suddenly felt an inquiring gaze from the side.

Professor Zhou still had that amiable and smiling face, but his cloudy eyes seemed to have a light that could see through everything, which made people feel uneasy.

“Who is this…?”

Chen Jinyue looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who seemed to have just realized what was happening. He turned around and asked Professor Zhou politely but doubtfully.

Professor Zhou seemed to have just remembered and introduced her, "This is Deputy Director Dong of the museum."

"My name is Dong Minhua, Miss Chen, I've long heard of you." Deputy Director Dong extended his hand towards her.

Anyway, most of the people here are acquaintances, and they know some things well, so there is no need to pretend.

He said "I've heard of your name for a long time" very fluently.

Chen Jinyue felt a little embarrassed and reached out to shake his hand. "Director Dong, please come in person."

Deputy Director Dong continued to smile, "Ms. Chen is willing to give up her love, and we take it very seriously."

There were also some other unfamiliar faces, all from the cultural relics protection department, and Professor Zhou introduced them to her personally.

Chen Jinyue greeted them one by one.

Be polite, neither humble nor arrogant.

The impression left on people is good.

However, the people in the cultural relics protection department were all more or less curious about what kind of good things this little girl could have that attracted so many bigwigs to gather here.

"Now that everyone is here, should we serve the food first, or...?"

Secretary Ge politely asked the leader.

Luo Enze smiled gently and threw the question to Professor Zhou, "Professor Zhou, then shall we eat first? Then we can talk after we eat?"

"Let's take a look at the things first. I rushed here non-stop, not to eat." Professor Zhou was more familiar with Chen Jin, and he expressed the thoughts of everyone present more directly.

Chen Jinyue didn't hide it, "Okay, let's take a look at the things first."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Zixing who followed Chen Jinyue in.

Jiang Zixing knew that his employer was no ordinary person since the last time he went to Beijing with Chen Jinyue, so he remained calm in the face of so many leaders.

He walked forward steadily with two boxes in his arms and placed them gently on the table.

Take down the small box above.

Open the big box first.

It is a wine jar, shining with gold and magnificent.

The various patterns depicted with fine-line engraving techniques and gilding and silver inlay techniques were so vivid that they made everyone's eyes widen.

"Gilted wine bottle!"

"Oh my god, this flowing cloud pattern is so beautiful!"

"This is a complete package of three parts: the wine bottle lid, the wine bottle, and the tray!"

“…”

A group of people gathered around the wine bottle, taking turns to identify it, their expressions excited and delighted.

Professor Zhou is no exception.

He knew that Chen Jinyue had good things in her hands, but he didn't know that she had so many good things.

There are no ritual vessels from this era that are well preserved.

Especially such a large one...

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask something, when he suddenly caught sight of a small box. "Girl, is there a small box too? Are there any goodies in it?"

As soon as he said this, the others looked over.

Chen Jinyue nodded, "There are also some small things."

After seeing such an exquisite wine bottle, no one thought that what she took out would really be a small thing.

Sure enough, the moment the box was opened, a group of people were frozen in place.

Still golden.

Compared to a wine bottle, it is indeed a little smaller in size.

But, it is more dazzling than a wine bottle!

It’s horseshoe gold!

All ten of them are intact!

"It's from the same period as the wine jar. No horseshoe gold from this period is found in any museum!"

"The large horseshoe gold pieces currently in the museum were unearthed from the tomb of Marquis Hun. There are seventeen of them in total, and they are far less well-preserved than this one!"

Deputy Director Dong picked one up, his eyes filled with uncontrollable surprise.

This trip was totally worth it.

Mr. Zhou is right. Don't force yourself to ask questions you shouldn't ask. There might be more surprises...

Everyone tacitly agreed not to ask, but some people in the cultural relics protection department were not aware of it. An old man in his sixties was stunned by the surprise and asked subconsciously.

"Ms. Chen, this wine jar and the horseshoe gold are both so well preserved! There's not a trace of oxidation or dust at all. It's incredible. Could you tell us about their origins and how they were preserved?"

"That's right! If it weren't for the craftsmanship and the inscribed symbols, I would have almost made a mistake!"

"Yes, yes, you must explain your origin clearly!"

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