Chapter 70: Ox Tongue Iron! Inexpensive but Valuable
This thing, even when placed in my palm, had no reaction at all. This was made of iron, and the system hadn't unlocked this function yet.
She pondered the netizens' comments carefully. Iron... iron sheets for wrapping horseshoes...
How could there be irons in ancient times, and in this shape?
Gu Shengsheng muttered to herself, and suddenly thought of something. She quickly searched the news, probably from November 2018, about Taixi Town!
She remembered that before she traveled through time, when she was doing appraisal in the parallel universe, she had seen something similar, but it was different from this one. It was a Western ox tongue iron.
This... looks like pure Chinese style, with patterns and designs that appeared during the Shang Dynasty.
As expected, Gu Shengsheng saw the news that had almost no views. She clicked on one: Villagers in Taixi Town discovered well-preserved ironware from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
When I clicked on the picture, although it was blurry, I could still see that it was a bit similar to the one in Gu Shengsheng's hand.
Netizens in the live broadcast room watched Gu Shengsheng busy here, but they could not help in any way.
Anxious but helpless:
"Anchor, what's going on? Please tell us. I'm so anxious. Is there really something fishy going on?"
"I thought that old man was playing a trick on you, trying to get you to be sold as scrap!"
Gu Shengsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone feels that this thing is familiar. Fortunately, you reminded me of the iron."
"By the end of the 19th century, foreign irons had already been introduced to China. They were probably of this type, but not quite. It was probably around the eighth year of the Guangxu reign."
"And this ox tongue iron is not from that period. You can see that it is very different from the one I just showed you in the early 19th century. The difference is very obvious."
Gu Shengsheng said, "This is something traditionally Chinese. Most people only know it came from abroad, but they don't realize it's been around in China for a long time. Especially this thing."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be used for executions, the punishment of burning with fire. Have you heard of it? It's probably from the Shang Dynasty, and the people targeted were probably women."
Then Gu Shengsheng pointed to a small bulge in the middle of the thing. Although it was blurry, it was still barely visible.
"This should be the location of the handle. When female prisoners are imprisoned, they are tied to copper pillars. The copper pillars are oiled, and charcoal is placed in the middle of this iron, which just generates a very high temperature."
"Then... gently burn the woman's skin."
"A punishment worse than death was invented by King Zhou of Shang himself. Many unofficial histories say it was done to please Daji, but that's unclear. But this punishment did exist. This thing is proof of its existence."
After saying this, many people in the live broadcast room didn't know what to say.
It's nothing but fear.
Even just listening to Gu Shengsheng's words, I couldn't understand it. I was even terrified.
"There were so many ancient punishments, and this is just one of them! There are many more horrible ones. I remember there was also the pig punishment."
"And that bone-eviscerating punishment, I've seen it on TV, woooo!"
"We were so miserable in ancient times. Fortunately, we are now able to enjoy peace and prosperity, and the status of women has been strengthened. Those powerful women who died before would probably be moved to tears if they saw what is happening now!"
Gu Shengsheng continued to study the object in his hand: "Rather than calling it an ox tongue iron, it's better to say that it's the predecessor of the ox tongue iron."
In fact, many cultures and things were first created in China. It's just that China's history is too long, and most of what people know about it are modern things.
We always have preconceived notions and think that it comes from other places.
Netizens asked: "How much is this worth, anchor?"
"It's not expensive. If it's not repaired, it can be sold for 10,000 or 20,000. It looks like I can repair it, and the price will probably be 70,000 or 80,000."
"What makes it worth collecting is that it proves a piece of history. So it's best not to sell it. Selling it to a museum is the best option."
The official account of the Cultural Relics Administration responded again: "...Ms. Gu, what about me?"
"One hundred thousand yuan, our Cultural Relics Administration Bureau wants it. It's useless for other collectors to want it. It will be most meaningful after our Cultural Relics Administration wants it."
This comment was pinned several times before Gu Shengsheng saw it.
And then I agreed.
Netizens also died of laughter:
"Our Cultural Relics Administration is acting like a fake account in Boss Gu's livestream!"
"Juju, I've been waiting to watch the live broadcast all day to pick up the leaks! Peeping, huh?"
"It's so funny. The first official title gives people a clear and stupid feeling."
"The most unpretentious business war is to buy things directly in the live broadcast room using the official account, hahahaha!"
“…”
Gu Shengsheng also found it amusing. Zhao Dehai was an interesting director. He probably had only the post-2000 generation under him. Over the past few days, she had gained quite a bit of traffic in her livestream.
"I'll go upstairs and fix it later, and then you can come to my house and get it."
She smiled and had a conversation with the account of the Cultural Relics Administration through the air.
"For now, I'll wait for Brother Shunfeng. He's coming to get the rings I sent you. Thank you all for your support!"
"Host, thank you for the ring, but... we all hope you can fulfill one request for us!"
"That's right, the live broadcast room now has 200,000 online fans! Streamer, many celebrities don't have this kind of momentum."
"Host, please promise us a small fan benefit!"
Gu Shengsheng knew they were well prepared, so she asked directly, "Just tell me, I'll do whatever you say."
"Anchor, we want to see you buy a car!"
"I look at cars every day. After I got my driver's license, I looked at all kinds of cars. Host, please go and have a look for us. We just want to see other people driving luxury cars."
"Host, if you drive, it's like we drive as well."
"It's not like you can just pick it up at a 4S store. We want to see you find a bargain on a luxury car at the second-hand market. Let's see if you can find a good deal!"
“…”Netizens nowadays are really becoming more and more powerful.
Gu Shengsheng asked, "Do you really want me to go? If I see a lot of people, I'll go. But I don't guarantee I'll find any good bargains!"
At this time, the barrage was all "I want".
I don’t know if it’s because the fans’ expectations are too high or what.
[Ding Dong] System: Emotion value 80,000, reward package: luxury car attribute panel*1.
[System]: This is a gift package for the host's good performance. 20,000 emotion points are required to upgrade the next attribute.
Please keep up the good work, host!
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(End of this chapter)
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