Chapter 128 Tongshan Tongbao

Since Yuan Tingchuan said that this thing could be exchanged for the Yaobian Tianmu Cup for her, Du Ruo carefully put the ancient coin into her inner pocket. What a good thing! She was counting on it.

Speak of the devil and he will appear.

A family of four was strolling on the street when they saw the door of a shop selling revolving bottles. Sato was arguing with the owner with a sullen face.

He turned his head inadvertently and saw Du Ruo. The old man was so angry that his teeth were itching. When he saw Yuan Tingchuan next to Du Ruo, his eyes flashed and he suppressed a lot of his anger.

Du Ruo, who was taking advantage of the power of others, smiled at him happily, and Sato's anger rose again.

The boss was a little impatient: "Mr. Sato, you know the rules of the antique world. Everyone has to make a commitment to sell the item, and the consequences are borne by themselves. What's more, I told you at the time that I was selling this item for someone else. Now you come to me and say it's a fake, I can't do anything about it. You are here to delay my business, but you are wrong."

"I won't bother you. Just tell me who the seller is and I'll go find him."

"Mr. Sato, each industry has its own rules. You are not new to this industry. Can I tell you something if you tell me yourself?"

"If you don't tell me, I won't be able to find out?"

"Then go check it out yourself. I advise you to admit it. Be careful that the water is too deep and you won't drown."

Sato's brows were tightly furrowed. Actually, he had been busy these past few days. He had also done a lot of research and was full of doubts. He came here today not to seek justice but to test the waters.

Now it seems that he is bound to suffer this loss.

Sato walked out angrily with his men. When he passed by Yuan Tingchuan, he said softly, "Watch your woman. If it happens again, don't blame me for being rude."

Yuan Tingchuan looked at Sato's back, then turned around and smiled at Du Ruo.

The boss said to the two people, "Please come in and see if there is anything you like. I will give you a special price." After he said that, he glanced at the two children next to him.

In fact, Antique Street is not a place suitable for children. Children are lively and active. Some of the things here are even worth a fortune. If an unexpected situation occurs, everyone will have a headache.

But the boss saw that Yuan Tingchuan and Du Ruo were of good character and was reluctant to let go of these two big fish, so he let them go into the store.

Yuan Tingchuan had just seen the lawsuit between Sato and his boss, and knew that this must be the matter of the Qianlong famille rose revolving vase that Du Ruo mentioned that day. It was related to the batch of counterfeits, so he wanted to go in and take a look.

A group of four entered the store. At first the boss was worried that the two children might be naughty, but after a while he found that the two children were very well behaved. Not only did they not run around, they didn't even reach out to touch anything. Gradually he felt relieved.

He enthusiastically introduced various antiques to the two of them.

"Look at this, a gilt-bronze bonsai from the Yongzheng period. Look at the craftsmanship and the gems. They are all real. They were placed on the desk of Emperor Yongzheng.

Look at this one, a Chenghua Doucai small covered bowl. Do you know Chenghua Doucai? It’s very popular recently, and this one is a top-quality product.”

Du Ruo pointed to a rotating bottle in the middle and said, "Is this a fake?"

"Hey, Aunt T, please don't make me laugh. Don't listen to the nonsense that person just said. The goods he bought are not mine at all. Didn't I just say that I was selling for someone else? You said that this is a good person and a good deed, but why haven't you received any benefits?"

"Is this yours? Can we try it out?"

"Sure, no problem. Please wait."

As the boss spoke, he walked to the front of Duobao Pavilion, carefully took out the enamel revolving bottle, held it carefully in his palm, placed it on the long desk, and made a gesture of invitation.

Yuan Tingchuan took a look at it and found that it was a revolving vase with a royal hunting scene. It depicted the grand scene of royal hunting in the Qing Dynasty. As the vase rotated, it looked like a moving scroll.

This revolving vase is quite famous. It is a documented treasure of the Qing Palace and was quite loved by Emperor Qianlong. No wonder the owner placed it in the center of Duobao Pavilion, making it a bit like the treasure of the store.

Du Ruo smiled and glanced at Yuan Tingchuan. If she remembered correctly, this revolving bottle appeared at an exhibition in later generations. It was said to be an heirloom of the Yuan family.

Sure enough, Yuan Tingchuan raised his eyebrows, put down the revolving bottle in his hand, and was the first to leave the store.

The boss shouted unwillingly from behind: "Hey, I have something else here. Would you like to take a look?"

After leaving the house, Yuan Tingchuan whispered to Du Ruo, "It's really well done. The real bottle is in my house, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find it for a while."

The two looked at each other and remembered what Master Zheng said. This matter has been prepared for seven or eight years. It is not something that can be achieved overnight. It is a lot of hard work. It is really hard to tell the truth from the false.

After dinner, Du Ruo asked Yuan Tingchuan, "Did you arrange for Master Zheng and the others to go abroad?"

Yuan Tingchuan said coldly: "How can it be so easy? I haven't finished my work yet. Why are you leaving?"

"You think he has something left to spit out?"

"Of course, he himself said that those two people were his close teachers and brothers. I'm afraid no one knows more than him. He wouldn't say anything unless he was pushed to the point of being forced."

"By the way, what's the deal with this coin?"

Du Ruo held the ancient coin in the palm of his hand, but he couldn't find anything special about it.

Yuan Tingchuan stretched out two fingers and pinched it.

"The words and pictures on it are a little blurry. Look carefully and see what it says."

"Tongshan Tongbao? Is there such an era name?"

"We definitely don't have it, because this is an ancient coin from Country R."

Du Ruo opened his mouth in surprise. The shape of the hole is no different from our ancient coins. I have never heard of such a thing in Country R.

"Could you be mistaken?"

"How could I be wrong? This is not recorded in any of our country's coin catalogs or history, but it was recorded in R country's historical data. During the Edo Shogunate period in R country, they tried to cast round square-holed Tongshan Tongbao coins, but due to some historical reasons, they were all destroyed after they were cast. There are pictures in R country's records, but the real thing has never been seen. I saw that picture many years ago and had some impression of it. Today I saw this ancient coin and confirmed that it was the Tongshan Tongbao of that time."

Du Ruo was delighted: "You mean their country didn't have it either? Was it all destroyed?"

"Yeah, their museum doesn't have this kind of thing either. If you take it to old Sato to exchange for the Yohen Tenmokuro, plus your samurai sword, he will definitely trade with you."