"Two hundred? No way, this is a lot of money my dad spent on my mom's medical bills back then. You should at least give me a thousand or eight hundred!"
Liu Yihang thought to himself, "If you knew what you were talking about, you wouldn't have left this stool there to collect dust."
"Two hundred." Take it or leave it. These twenty catties of Hainan Huanghuali are worth at most twenty thousand yuan now, which is better than nothing.
Seeing his stubbornness, the fat man thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, here's two hundred yuan for you."
Liu Yihang paid the money to finalize the deal, but said he wanted to look at other things as well.
The two then went to the kitchen.
Inside were jars and pots, as well as porcelain bowls and other similar items.
It was carelessly tossed in the corner, covered in dust.
Liu Yihang was too lazy to even do it himself, so he simply released the treasure-hunting rat to search for it.
The treasure-hunting mouse sniffed at the pile of dishes and ran away, apparently finding nothing of value.
Just as Liu Yihang was about to get up and leave, he saw the treasure-hunting rat lying motionless on a mud brick on the wall, its whole body emitting a dazzling red light.
It's even more intense than the previous "Viewing the Spring and Listening to the Wind" picture.
Fortunately, only he could see it.
Is this brick a treasure? Or is there a treasure hidden inside it?
Liu Yihang used his X-ray vision to look through a layer of earthen bricks, and there was a brocade box inside.
Inside the brocade box was a wine cup wrapped in red cloth.
Liu Yihang thought to himself, "What kind of treasure is this? A wine glass?"
Upon closer inspection, the outer wall is painted with peony rocks and orchid rocks, a rooster with its head held high, a hen and chicks pecking at a centipede, and two chicks chasing and playing.
The images are vivid and full of charm.
This is... a chicken cup?
Liu Yihang's heart skipped a beat.
Without having the actual item, he couldn't be completely certain, but based on the treasure-hunting mouse's reaction and the level of caution the person who collected it was, he could tell.
Liu Yihang is 80% certain that this might indeed be the famous Chicken Cup.
The Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup was the imperial wine cup used by the Chenghua Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Due to the high requirements of the imperial family, the success rate of its production was not high.
The best quality items were reserved for the imperial court, while inferior items were destroyed. Very few of these items circulated among the common people, making them extremely precious and priceless.
A chicken cup from Hong Kong later fetched a record price of over 200 million.
If this really is a chicken cup, then we've hit the jackpot.
Judging from the condition of this cup, it seems the owner didn't know either; it was probably buried by one of his elders.
When it comes time for demolition, it will be completely destroyed, and then everything will be lost. It's better to let him have it for free.
At worst, I'll give the boss a little something in return; that way, I won't let our connection go to waste.
So how do I get it out?
Liu Yihang gave Yunyin a wink, signaling her to go and help guard the door.
Yunyin assumed he had discovered some treasure again, and immediately followed his instructions to go to the door to look around.
Liu Yihang used his X-ray vision to survey the entire room, but found nothing else hidden anywhere. There were no cameras around these days.
He confidently pulled out a dagger from the miniature space. He had prepared it in the space after the incident with Yan Zan, just in case it came in handy.
He cut along the brick seam and opened one side. Perhaps because the thing had been there for too long, the brick was no longer very sturdy. Liu Yihang gently poked at it, and the brick loosened, allowing him to remove it.
Faint footsteps could be heard coming from the doorway. Yunyin coughed and asked, "Have you finished reading?" It must be Xiang Tianhong.
Liu Yihang quickly took out the brocade box and put it into the miniature space along with the dagger, then put the brick back in as it was.
He clapped his hands and walked out as if nothing had happened.
To be honest, he felt very guilty. After all, it belonged to someone else, and taking it without asking was stealing, which was somewhat embarrassing.
But this is also fate between him and his treasure. If he doesn't take it, in a few days, the chicken cup will be buried underground along with the broken walls and ruins, becoming worthless.
Xiang Tianhong smiled and gave Liu Yihang a look. Liu Yihang immediately knew that he must have found something good.
Liu Yihang also indicated that he had found it as well.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Continue rummaging around inside the house.
Having learned from his experience with the chicken cup, Liu Yihang not only looked at the things displayed outside, but also examined all the walls inside the room with his X-ray vision.
No further treasures were found.
That's true, this treasure isn't something you can just grab any cabbage; having even one is already quite lucky.
Liu Yihang then released the treasure-hunting rat to check it again, in order to avoid any omissions.
The treasure-hunting mouse didn't go inside; instead, it ran outside.
Liu Yihang followed in surprise.
It darted into a pot of roses in the yard, stopped happily, and emitted a dazzling red light. A few seconds later, it ran into another pot of flowers.
I hadn't noticed when I came in, but there were several pots of roses here, and they were blooming beautifully.
Liu Yihang avoided his boss's gaze, pretending to squat down to tie his shoelaces, and used his X-ray vision to look inside.
Through the roots of the rose bushes and the soil, Liu Yihang saw three specially made boxes.
Each box contained a small cup.
It's a cup again. I seem to have a special connection with cups today.
Liu Yihang scanned all four potted rose bushes in the row, and sure enough, there were three cups buried in the other three pots as well.
There are twelve cups in total. Judging from the treasure-hunting mouse's performance, they should all be valuable items.
The fat boss watched from the yard. Liu Yihang shouldn't watch for too long, lest it arouse his suspicion.
Liu Yihang decided to buy the four potted plants and dig them up to look at them again when he got home.
"Boss, you've taken good care of these four potted plants," Liu Yihang asked tentatively.
The chubby boss glanced at the flowerpot and said impatiently, "This isn't something I raised; it's raised by my old man. He can't eat or use it, but he takes better care of it than a human."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yihang's heart skipped a beat.
There's a treasure buried under the flowerpot, so we have to be careful!
But since this was raised by the old man, it should have been moved away. And what about the chicken cup from the kitchen? Why didn't you take it with you?
"The old man is a man of refined taste, why didn't he move these flowers?"
The fat man curled his lip: "He had just turned over when he tripped and fell, and suddenly suffered a brain hemorrhage and passed away. Our family now lives in a small apartment allocated by our work unit, but there's no room for anything else."
Otherwise, I wouldn't have sold all the things he left behind.
Liu Yihang couldn't quite describe his feelings. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a pang of regret. This old man must have been a refined gentleman.
You can tell from that Hainan rosewood stool.
However, his son doesn't seem to be like him, otherwise the old man wouldn't have kept such a precious treasure from him.
"What a coincidence! My family just bought a house and is currently decorating it. Could you offer me a share of these plants?" Liu Yihang said with a sigh.
The fat man's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected anyone to want this wretched flower. He hadn't taken it away before because he had nowhere to put it at home and was thinking of just letting it rot there. He never expected that someone would actually buy it.
He tentatively held up four fingers: "How about this price?"
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