Chapter 68 Bronze Tripod
Xu Youyou returned to the hotel and opened the training course redemption page. The system rewarded her with a total of five training courses. She thought she could learn five types of professional knowledge separately, but she didn't expect that for the system, five hours was just one class.
There were so many courses on the training course redemption page that Xu Youyou was almost overwhelmed by the choices. She finally chose the antique training. She lay on the bed in the hotel, and after confirming that she would enter the course, she tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.
She realized belatedly that this training course was very useful as a hypnosis tool, apart from other things.
A middle-aged woman in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses appeared in front of her. Behind her was a projector screen: "Today's class topic is: Identification and Appreciation of Bronze Ware."
Perhaps because it was a 1v1 small class, or perhaps because the teacher’s teaching was so good, Xu Youyou listened attentively, and when the course ended, she was still reluctant to leave, and her subsequent dreams were all filled with bronze artifacts.
Xu Youyou woke up early the next morning and didn't feel tired at all. She didn't even have time to eat breakfast and hurriedly wrote and drew in her small notebook, fearing that she would forget the knowledge she had learned in the training class if it was too late.
Xu Youyou had finished all her work in Gansu Province but was not in a hurry to leave. It would be a pity not to experience the local customs and culture on this rare trip. So she found a local tour guide and took the group on a good trip around Gansu Province.
The tour guide was quite dedicated in his work and didn't try to cheat people. Apart from being a bit of a nagging person, he didn't seem to have any other problems.
"Ms. Xu, you seem to be running your own business. What kind of business is it?" the tour guide asked curiously.
When ordinary people see Xu Youyou, they would probably think she is a rich lady. However, as soon as the people around her start to speak, the misunderstanding is cleared up, because the driver and bodyguards call her "boss" instead of "lady".
"I'm doing some small business, reselling antique jade." Xu Youyou said.
The tour guide shook his head and said, "You have such a big team around you, your business must not be a small one. The antique business is good. Speaking of which, my brother also likes to deal in this. He travels around the countryside, and many antique dealers like to buy goods from him."
Xu Youyou said casually: "If we are destined to meet again, I can go to visit him later."
The tour guide immediately said, "What a coincidence! Our tour route happens to pass by his shop. You can go and take a look at the goods. I brought them there, and he can even give you a discount!"
Xu Youyou nodded indifferently.
On the third day of the small group tour, the car stopped without any warning as it passed a small village along National Highway 227.
The tour guide said enthusiastically: "Miss Xu, my brother's home is in this village. I called him in advance and he is waiting at home now."
The tour guide did not notice that the four bodyguards beside Xu Youyou had changed from their previous lazy and leisurely state to an alert state, following Xu Youyou closely.
There are not many people in the village, mainly elderly people and children. The local young people seem to have gone out to work, so when Xu Youyou saw the so-called "good brothers" of the tour guide, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
"You have a lot of brothers." Xu Youyou said.
The house they lived in was a single-story residence covering an area of about 100 square meters. There was no flooring or cement on the ground, and it was dirty and looked quite shabby.
Five or six young and strong men suddenly ran out of the house of more than 100 square meters, and the bodyguards behind Xu Youyou almost took action.
The tour guide said quickly, "It's hard to find work in the countryside, so a few people come together to do business. Miss Xu, please come and take a look. There are good things inside."
The house, facing south and north, was divided into east and west sides, but the door to the west was tightly closed. From time to time, some slight noises could be heard from inside. Xu Youyou just glanced over there for a second, and a hint of nervousness flashed across the faces of the tour guide and his brother.
Xu Youyou stepped on the soft soil in the house and followed them obediently into the east room, which indeed contained quite a few antiques.
There are both calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, and some bronze artifacts.
Xu Youyou doesn’t know much about calligraphy and painting, but she can clearly see porcelain. Although the signatures are from Qianlong and Yongzheng, they are actually modern products.
"This is a Qianlong colored hollow auspicious vase..." the tour guide's good brother just started.
Xu Youyou frowned and corrected, "It's pastel, not colored powder. This is Qianlong's pastel hollowed-out auspicious and abundant revolving vase."
The tour guide was not embarrassed at all that his good friend had said something wrong. Instead, he clapped his hands and said, "Miss Xu, you can say such a long name in one breath, which shows that you are an expert. Then you have to give a good estimate of the price of this bottle."
"Do you really want me to give an estimate?" Xu Youyou asked with a smile.
The tour guide nodded vigorously and said, "Previously, a buyer offered one million, but my brother thought it was too little and didn't sell it to him."
Xu Youyou raised her chin slightly and stretched out her hand to rotate the inner bottle of the bottle: "Storytelling also requires logic. When the inner bottle of the rotating bottle rotates, different pictures can be seen from the holes on the outside, just like a revolving lantern. Why don't you choose a simple one for your counterfeiting?"
As Xu Youyou moved, the inner bottle did turn, but there was no painting on the bottle.
The tour guide smiled awkwardly and said, "It seems that my brother made a mistake."
Xu Youyou knew the rules of their business. The first item delivered was actually a test. Only when the buyer passed the test would they give out the real good stuff. However, she felt that their test was too crude, like teasing a fool.
Sure enough, when they saw that Xu Youyou was not interested in the antiques on the scene, they mysteriously took out something covered with red cloth.
"Bronze ware, I wonder if the boss knows anything about it?" said the tour guide.
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up. She had only studied bronze ware for five hours and was worried about having no place to show her skills. She felt that she was terribly strong, but she was still unusually modest: "I know a little bit."
The other party lifted the red cloth, revealing a bronze square tripod about thirty centimeters high.
Xu Youyou put away her frivolous attitude and her expression became serious.
The tour guide was delighted to see her like this.
"Do you have a toothbrush? And a glass of water?" Xu Youyou asked.
Someone immediately brought a brand new toothbrush over. After Xu Youyou took it, she dipped it in water and wanted to brush it.
The tour guide immediately stopped her and said, "Ms. Xu, please don't rub it carelessly. What if you break it?"
Xu Youyou explained: "Professional archaeologists all do this, so there's no need to worry about damaging it."
The tour guide took out his mobile phone and searched, and it seemed that there really was such a rule, so he stopped stopping us.
Xu Youyou added: "If you don't trust me, then you can do it."
(End of this chapter)
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