Only when he walked into the shed did Gao Mingcheng see what was inside.
There was indeed a hole dug under the shed. Judging from the freshness of the soil, it was obvious that it had been dug just a few days ago.
Next to the tomb passage, there were some scattered antiques covered with mud, which looked like they had just been unearthed.
There were some cleaned items on the table, mostly vases, inkstones and a bronze statue of Guanyin.
Lao Chen walked in and said to the people in the shed, "This boss is an insider and is going to lower the price."
"Oh? Okay! Since you are an insider, just follow the industry price!" The leading person seemed a little surprised, but didn't care too much.
He kept looking outside the shed, as if waiting for someone.
Gao Mingcheng naturally knew that they were waiting for Shi Laosan, but he pretended not to know and only asked, "Can I see the goods then?"
"You can only watch, you can't touch!" said the leader.
Gao Mingcheng nodded, indicating that he would obey their rules.
He first looked at the antiques on the table.
These should be the best, they have been cleaned, and under the light of candles in the house, they exude the charm of antiques.
Most of these porcelains are blue and white, with a few doucai and monochrome glaze ones. As Gao Mingcheng cannot touch them and read the inscriptions on the bottom, he can only roughly judge their age by their appearance.
These blue and white porcelains all have a thin body and white glaze, and the blue color is elegant, so Gao Mingcheng guessed that they might be porcelain from the Ming Dynasty.
During the Ming Dynasty, the porcelain kilns in Jingdezhen dominated the world, which shows how famous they were!
Jingdezhen porcelain products occupied the main market in the country at that time, and this place is close to Jingdezhen. Therefore, if there are porcelain burial objects in the ancient tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of them are from Jingdezhen.
Next to these porcelains, the bronze statue of Guanyin attracted Gao Mingcheng's attention.
Although it is made of bronze, this kind of Guanyin statue is usually gilded, so it is also called gilded Guanyin statue.
Guanyin Bodhisattva, also known as Guanshiyin Bodhisattva and Guanzizai Bodhisattva, is the most popular deity in Buddhism. If someone believes in Buddhism, there will definitely be more people worshipping Guanyin Bodhisattva.
There are many incarnations of Guanyin. The Guanyin statue in front of you wears a five-leaf crown, holds a clean cup in his left hand, and holds a willow leaf with dry dew in his right hand. He sits on a five-layer upturned lotus seat, and under the seat is a daylily base.
The entire Guanyin statue gives people a feeling of dignity, kindness and grandeur.
It looks like the kind of statues that wealthy families have in their home Buddhist shrines, Gao Mingcheng thought to himself.
But I also find it strange that the ancients viewed death as life. Generally speaking, the burial objects in the cemetery were mostly practical items for daily life or funerary objects specially made for the dead, which they imagined the dead could use in the other world.
How could this kind of gilded Guanyin statue appear in a tomb?
Seeing him staring at the gilded Guanyin statue with a puzzled look, Lao Chen said, "This is our most valuable item. It's not a bargain. You can't get it without this amount!"
As he spoke, Lao Chen gestured, indicating that he wanted one hundred thousand.
The so-called "top item" is the store's treasure. This is obviously just a temporary tomb-robbing site to clear out the goods, but there is actually this thing.
This also made Gao Mingcheng unclear about the details of this group of people.
After looking at the good stuff on the table, Gao Mingcheng looked down at the goods piled on the ground. There were more and more of them, some intact and some broken, all covered with dirty mud and an indescribable mucus.
In addition to these things, there are also some books and scrolls, and even some broken porcelain. The preservation of these books is even worse. Seeing that they are severely damaged, it takes extremely skilled antique restorers to repair them.
Therefore Gao Mingcheng didn't look at it any more.
Suddenly, everyone in the shed moved excitedly. The steps were small, but Gao Mingcheng caught them keenly.
"Haha, Brother Shi, you are finally here! Please come in, please come in." The leading man in the shed came forward and Gao Mingcheng also looked over.
He didn't know what hatred there was between the two groups, or what the so-called game was.
Shi Laosan was not very old, only about 30 years old, in the prime of life. He wore a black cotton coat, with his hands in his pockets, and followed by two followers, one was older, about 40 years old, and the other was only in his twenties.
Shi Laosan glanced casually at the things in the shed, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.
"Oh, you guys really dug it out? It looks like there are quite a lot of things!" Shi Laosan said sarcastically.
The leader laughed and said, "Brother Shi, you were the first to see this tomb, but you said it was robbed a long time ago, so there must be nothing good in it."
"It's just that even though you don't think highly of it, we do. After digging for several days, we finally dug out all these things."
"Hehe, there are quite a few things." Shi Laosan continued to speak sarcastically.
"Hey, Brother Shi, although we have dug out the stuff, we don't have many connections in the underworld, nor do we have any channels to sell the goods in bulk, so we have to look for you, Brother Shi. Brother Shi, if you buy all these things, I will give you the lowest price, and just let us brothers earn some hard work fee." said the leader.
Shi Laosan felt a little unhappy, but he suppressed it and started to look at the goods.
It was indeed he who discovered this tomb first, but as he saw a hole left by robbers, he concluded that the things inside had already been stolen and there must be nothing valuable left.
Later, he heard that there was an ancient tomb in Shangrao, so he rushed there.
In the end, he only found a few small tombs. Although he got some things, he didn't even think highly of them!
Just when he was feeling dissatisfied, he received a call from Fatty Liu, who said that some good stuff had been found in the tomb here and asked him to come and sell it.
When Shi Laosan heard this, he became even more depressed.
But for the sake of business, I still made this trip.
While checking the goods, he found a few unfamiliar faces, so a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he pointed at Gao Mingcheng and asked: "Fatty Liu, this man doesn't look familiar. Is he your new subordinate?"
Fatty Liu is the leader. Although he is a bit burly, he is not very fat.
He laughed and said, "No, no, he was called by Maozi to buy goods, and he is also an insider."
"Oh?" Shi Laosan drew out the "oh" sound for a long time.
Shi Laosan traveled all over the country and did some dirty work, so he was very good at judging people. He felt that Gao Mingcheng must be quite skilled, and his temperament was indeed somewhat like that of an insider, so he looked away and continued to look at the goods.
Not only was he looking at the goods, but the old and the child he brought with him were also looking at the goods.
Shi Laosan was looking at the good stuff on the table, while the other two were digging in the pile of dirt, mainly looking at the types and quantities of the goods.
"Isn't this thing from the tomb?" Shi Laosan suddenly asked, pointing at the gilded Guanyin statue.
Fatty Liu said quickly, "Of course it's not from a tomb. This is an old item with a patina! I heard someone in Hong Kong wanted a Buddha statue, so I took this item out from the bottom of the box. Shi Lao San, if you buy all of my items, I'll sell you this Guanyin statue at a low price."
Gao Mingcheng was standing nearby and heard the word "bao yuan" from Fatty Liu's mouth twice in a row.
This person is eager to let Shi Laosan take care of everything?
Then why not let Lao Chen chase me down the mountain? From his tone before, it seemed that if I was willing to buy, he would also be willing to sell.
Could it be that he is afraid that if Shi Lao San doesn't want her, he still has himself as a backup?
Shi Laosan was indeed very interested in the Guanyin statue. He reached out and picked up the Guanyin statue and looked at it carefully.
Fatty Liu laughed and did not stop him. Apparently, the rule of "only watching, not playing" only applied to Gao Mingcheng.
This made Gao Mingcheng unhappy, and he thought about giving the fat guy a kick later.
Shi Laosan had a good eye and quickly recognized that this gilded Guanyin statue was indeed an old piece.
This is a workmanship from the Ming Dynasty and is in very good condition, so it could be worth a lot of money.
Shi Laosan is good at tomb robbing, but what’s even more powerful is his connections. No matter how many things there are, once they fall into his hands, they can be dispersed without anyone noticing.
I heard that he has a connection with an auction house in Hong Kong. (End of this chapter)
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