Since Xiang Yizhai had secured the opportunity for him to directly join the association, Luo Yunhang didn't need to go through the trouble of taking a second exam.
In the first exam, all five of them successfully advanced, and Luo Yunhang was even directly approved to join the association.
The second test involved selecting a genuine antique from among five items.
Of the remaining four, only two successfully selected the genuine item and gained the qualification to join the association.
I didn't expect joining this antique association to be so troublesome.
After filling out the forms, Luo Yunhang received his association badge and membership card, which turned out quite impressive.
Xiang Tianhong said that after joining the association, she can get any information immediately and discuss any questions with other association members.
This is equivalent to resource sharing and information sharing.
If there's anything you're unsure about, you can bring it up for discussion. It's much better than figuring it out on your own. The association has many experts and talented people, so it's like having a mobile treasure trove.
What Luo Yunhang most wants to learn right now is the preservation and restoration of antiques.
Antique preservation includes damage factor analysis, cleaning and disinfection before collection, preservation techniques, and storage of various antiques.
Antique restoration is even more complex, and it is divided into more than ten or twenty categories, including bronze restoration, pottery restoration, porcelain restoration, ironware restoration, goldware restoration, silverware restoration, lead and tinware restoration, glassware restoration, restoration and mounting of old calligraphy and paintings, ancient book restoration, stone antique restoration, wood, bamboo and lacquerware restoration, traditional furniture restoration, textile restoration, restoration of bone, ivory, horn and amber products, jade restoration, mural restoration, painted clay sculpture restoration, enamel restoration, etc.
Without a copy card, it's obviously impossible to get rich overnight.
Luo Yunhang decided to learn it himself! No matter how hard it was, he had to learn it.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity came very soon.
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Luo Minsheng had previously given Luo Yunhang two keys.
These are two ancestral homes left by the Luo family. According to Luo Minsheng, the Luo family ancestors were the wealthiest merchants in Tianzhou City. During the war, their livelihoods were precarious, and they could no longer continue their business.
So when his parents took him and Luo Haisheng to settle abroad, these two ancestral homes were left vacant. They were even occupied by people with ill intentions for a period of time until he returned to China and was finally returned to him as ancestral property by the state.
When they left, they took most of the family's wealth with them, but they hid the valuables in the ancestral home that they couldn't take with them in the basement.
Yes, Luo Minsheng said that there is a connected basement under the two houses, which was specially built by Luo's ancestors when they built the houses.
Even though many people lived in these two courtyards back then, they didn't discover the existence of this basement.
The good things left by the Luo family ancestors are all kept inside.
Over the years, Luo Minsheng and Qin Meihua haven't bothered with them. Firstly, they haven't had the time, and secondly, they value spiritual fulfillment more and can't manage these things.
It's perfect that it's now in Luo Yunhang's hands; it's just right.
Before the start of the school term, Luo Yunhang made a special trip to see the two houses.
These are two houses in an excellent location, in the wealthiest circle of Tianzhou City.
What's heartbreaking is that both of these three-courtyard houses are in a terrible state of disrepair.
The once beautifully decorated buildings with carved beams and painted rafters are now dilapidated, as no one has lived there for many years.
However, one can still glimpse its magnificent splendor during its heyday from its general appearance; it must have been absolutely stunning.
The square courtyard is marked by the ravages of wind, and its ancient charm extends along the central axis.
It exudes a rich historical atmosphere like a sachet of incense and treasure, preserving the old days in the cracks between bricks and tiles.
Inside and out, it resembles a stone-built history book, filled with the weight of history.
For a moment, Luo Yunhang felt that this was not a simple courtyard house, but a living history book.
What a pity! Such a beautiful courtyard house.
"The host's wish triggers a mission: to restore the ancestral courtyard house to its original glory."
Task Reward: One copy card.
Luo Yunhang never expected that his inner thoughts would trigger a mission, and the reward would be a valuable copy card.
With it, he can replicate Xiang Yizhai's valuable restoration experience.
However, restoring these two courtyard houses is not something that can be done with just a few words!
Moreover, the system's requirement is to restore the former glory, which he doesn't think an ordinary construction team can do.
Unlike the courtyard houses over there, which could be restored to their former glory simply by making them look passable, there is only one way to restore them to their original scale.
He had just walked around and carefully examined everything. A lot of the wood inside was top-quality, and the craftsmanship was also quite sophisticated. This was definitely not something that the previous renovation team could have done.
It would probably require the restoration skills of many veteran craftsmen to achieve this, and it would take more than a day to complete.
Luo Yunhang became increasingly alarmed and had a terrible headache; this was definitely not something he could accomplish at the moment.
So he decided to put this matter aside for now and go see what good things his ancestors had left behind in the basement to calm himself down.
The reason why the basement of this house was so well hidden and had never been discovered was because the entrance to it had been welded shut by the Luo family, who had left the house.
Moreover, it was located more than three feet underground, so even if someone had dug up the ground to try and find the treasure, they hadn't discovered anything.
Therefore, all you need to do is pry open the movable brick that was specially welded shut, and you can open the underground entrance.
Using the tools he brought, Luo Yunhang carefully pried open the inconspicuous brick and found a mechanism inside. He then used this mechanism to open the basement door.
It's a large entrance, located under the bed in the master bedroom.
Carefully carrying the candle, I entered the basement, making sure I had oxygen to breathe.
Luo Yunhang found the place to be very dark and damp, with a musty smell in the air, and some incomprehensible carvings and graffiti on the walls.
His heart sank. In such an environment, how could the things preserved below possibly be in good condition? So many decades have already passed.
He felt as if he had climbed a long flight of stairs before finally reaching the bottom.
No wonder it went undiscovered for so many years; with such a deep basement, it's hard to say how many feet it would have been dug up.
However, there is a drawback: it's really too humid here, and I don't know if the things I've preserved are still in good condition.
Luo Yunhang couldn't wait to take out his flashlight and look.
I was stunned at first glance.
Logically speaking, he should have been quite calm, having seen many good things before.
But at this moment, he felt like a country bumpkin in the city, and he really didn't know how to describe his feelings.
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