Chapter 95 Yongzheng Tongbao
The young man was puzzled: "Who is Wu Rangzhi? Is he famous?"
"Wu Rangzhi was a calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and was also proficient in bronze and stone carving."
The young man said: "Even if he is good at these things, it is still just a broken stone. How can it be sold for so much?"
Xu Youyou said: "Some things are so expensive in the eyes of those who know the business."
Xu Youyou was also practicing calligraphy. The reason she hesitated was because she was thinking about whether she should keep the seal for herself to play with.
After all, Zeng Gong's letters were destined to be auctioned, so she had to keep something as a reward for herself.
Although the young man didn't know much about seals, he was very filial and said to the old man: "Grandpa, if you really like this seal, I will buy it for you. No matter how much it costs, the most important thing is that you are happy!"
The old man was delighted for a moment, but still shook his head: "Forget it, forget it. I have a chance to play with it today, which is enough. I dare not expect too much."
"No, Grandpa, if you like it, just take it. Anyway, this thing is real and valuable. You can keep it as a family heirloom in the future. You won't suffer a loss." The young man persuaded.
The old man was really tempted and looked at Xu Youyou with eager eyes.
Xu Youyou said: "Compared to inanimate objects like seals, the filial piety of children and grandchildren is the most precious thing in the world."
The old man understood that Xu Youyou just didn't want to sell it, so he smiled helplessly and said, "Young girl, you are right. At this age, filial piety of children and grandchildren is more important than anything else. I have an unreasonable request, and I hope you can agree to it."
Xu Youyou agreed to his request. The old man asked his grandson to find a piece of white paper. After he made rubbings of the six sides of the seal on the white paper, he left with gratitude.
This time, Xu Youyou did not continue to play with the seal. Instead, she wrapped it up and put it away carefully.
She wanted to leave, but she didn't expect it to be at this moment.
[The task of picking up leaks has been refreshed, please arrive at the target location as soon as possible. 】
Xu Youyou was delighted. She didn't expect to come to the antique morning market and actually encounter two bargains: double yolk eggs! She felt that getting up early this time was really worth it. She quickly followed the system's instructions and walked towards the indicated location. She noticed that the target seemed to be moving all the time.
Xu Youyou's heart trembled, fearing that someone would get there first.
She finally saw the clear direction of the system instructions, which fell directly on a child in his teens.
He was a short-haired kid with a dirty face. He looked very disheveled except for his pair of bright and clear eyes.
At this time, the child was grabbed by the arm by a ferocious tall man: "Little thief, you come to steal from me again, do you want to die?"
The child shuddered with fear, his eyes instantly turned red, but he still said, "I didn't steal!"
"Boss, what did this kid steal from you?" a customer asked.
The man said viciously: "Every time he hits me passing by, I will lose a few copper coins in my stall."
When the guest heard this, he looked at the child with a condemning look: "You are so young, why don't you learn something good?"
The child got anxious when he heard that and said, "He owes me! He deserves it!"
"You little bastard, you are slandering me!" The tall man stretched out his hand and was about to slap the child in the face.
The child closed his eyes in fear.
But the expected slap did not fall on him.
He opened his eyes and saw a long, thin, white hand and a slender figure standing in front of him.
The young girl's voice was as crisp as a bell, but it carried an irresistible confidence.
"Why are you in such a hurry to hit someone? Why don't you let the child finish his words? Are you feeling guilty?"
The tall man looked at Xu Youyou who suddenly appeared, and a fire surged in his heart: "Who are you? I'm catching a thief, why are you meddling in my business?"
Xu Youyou didn't think that someone who was valued by the system would be a bad kid, so she was particularly confident: "I speak out for injustice!"
The tall man was so angry that he even wanted to attack Xu Youyou, but Xu Youyou's bodyguards were not to be trifled with.
The boss stepped forward, and several retired soldier bodyguards were also not idle. They formed a human wall to block Xu Youyou.
Seeing the four muscular men suddenly appear, the stall owner was timid, but he still shouted: "This unlucky kid is a thief. Are you blind to protect a thief?"
The spectators were talking about it, and they didn't know who to listen to.
Xu Youyou reached out and gently patted the child's shoulder, causing the child to shrink his neck in fear.
"Don't be afraid, tell everyone everything you know, and I will help you find a solution." Xu Youyou comforted.
"Sister, he was the one who hurt us first!"
The closer she was, the clearer she could hear. Xu Youyou then discovered that this child actually had a great voice and spoke as sweetly as an oriole.
"How did he harm you?" Xu Youyou asked patiently.
The child said: "We found a copper coin in an abandoned parking lot and wanted to sell it to him, but he took the copper coin away and said that the copper coin was his and we stole his things."
As he was talking, the child actually started to cry out of grievance: "We really didn't steal it. We really found the copper coins. My little sister's birthday is coming soon. I wanted to sell the copper coins to buy her a birthday cake, but he destroyed them all!"
Listening to the child's tearful accusation, the onlookers looked at the stall owner with condemning eyes.
The stall owner's eyes flickered as he said, "I lost a Yongzheng Tongbao coin. This kid is wearing rags, and he doesn't look like he has a Yongzheng Tongbao coin. He must have stolen it!"
Xu Youyou saw that the stall owner had a strange expression on his face. She remembered that one of Gu Xueying's followers had the same expression when he wrongly accused her.
The child felt very aggrieved and loudly defended himself: "I didn't steal it, we really found it when we were picking up rags!"
Xu Youyou patted the child soothingly and said, "Don't worry."
Perhaps because of the previous help, the child listens to Xu Youyou very much.
Xu Youyou asked the stall owner: "When did you lose your Tongbao? How did you lose it? Where did you lose it?"
Yongzheng Tongbao, which is the copper coin issued during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, has an ordinary version with a market price between 300 and 1000. It is one of the more valuable Tongbao coins issued by emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
The stall owner said, "It was lost five days ago. It was lost near here. I've also been to the parking lot he mentioned."
Xu Youyou looked down at the man’s stall. Copper coins were also sold there, but they were all scattered in an iron box.
"That's strange. You have a box of copper coins. At a glance, there are almost a hundred of them. At a glance, there are several Yongzheng Tongbao coins. This box also has a lid, so it's difficult for the copper coins to leak out. How come you only remember to lose this one?"
Xu Youyou's questioning made the stall owner look even more guilty. After a moment, he tried to explain, "That Tongbao is different. I originally tied it with a red string and hung it around my neck to keep myself safe."
In many places, there is a custom of hanging a Tongbao coin around the neck with a red string to ensure safety.
Xu Youyou stared at him and asked slowly, "What about now? Is the Tongbao that I finally found still hanging around your neck?"
Add more, good night~ (End of this chapter)
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