"It won't do any good for the gold hairpin to stay with me."

"If you like Lin Han, there's nothing wrong with me giving him to you."

"After all, I have nothing to repay you with."

Grandma Yue said to Lin Han.

"No, Han Sheng is my friend, and his mother-in-law is also my mother-in-law."

"I saved you without asking for anything in return."

Lin Han refused.

"Okay, okay, if that's the case, then I won't force you."

"But what did you mean by the value of this pair of gold hairpins?"

Granny Yue asked.

"Granny Yue, besides this pair of gold hairpins, there are other things, right? Would you mind taking them out and showing them to me?"

Lin Han asked.

"sure."

"There is a small box on the third shelf of that cupboard."

"Please help me get it."

Grandma Yue pointed to a large cabinet in the corner and said.

Lin Han walked straight over, found the small box according to what Grandma Yue said, and handed it to Grandma Yue.

Granny Yue touched the box and smiled warmly, as if she was recalling something beautiful.

The brief happiness was fleeting, and Grandma Yue opened the box.

There are four golden hairpins in the box. Even after many years, the color has become a little dull, but under the light, they still look golden and shiny.

Each gold hairpin is extremely finely and beautifully crafted, as if it were an object that had been created over thousands of years, flawless.

The four golden hairpins are all different, and completely different from the one in Grandma Yue’s hand.

Each golden hairpin has its own unique appearance, vividly depicting pavilions and towers.

Objects like this must be worth a lot of money, but they have been hidden in this small village and have not been seen by the public for a long time.

"Grandma Yue, do you know the origin of these golden hairpins?"

Lin Han took out the golden hairpins one by one, placed them neatly behind his bed, and asked.

"I'm not sure. This is the dowry my mother left me. She said it's an antique item that has been passed down from my grandmother's generation."

"At the time, I didn't ask much and kept them all the time. Later, when my mother passed away, she told me to protect these hairpins well, but she didn't tell me the specific reason."

"For so many years, I have been guarding these golden hairpins, experiencing the separation of life and death, and the brevity of life."

"I've also become indifferent to many things. I think these gold hairpins must be worth a lot of money. My mother asked me to protect them well. Maybe it's because this is the only belief my grandmother left for her."

"As for how much it is worth, I don't really care anymore. Money is something outside of my body. Maybe in a few years, I will go to see my mother."

"So, I will keep these gold hairpins here forever. Even if life becomes difficult and hard, I will not sell them."

When Grandma Yue talked about her mother, her eyes became slightly moist and she spoke with a slightly tearful voice.

Yes, the things my mother left me have always been the most supreme and priceless.

Because this is the only thought, the only thing that allows me to remember my mother at any time.

Beliefs are priceless. Even if someone offers a high price, these things will not be sold to others.

Because, apart from these things, how else can I miss my mother?

I'm afraid it's gone, and I'm afraid it won't be there again.

"Granny Yue, it's okay."

Lin Han comforted.

"Actually, Grandma Yue, I told you about this golden hairpin because these golden hairpins are from the Ming Dynasty."

"Although these hairpins are all different in shape, they are actually from the same period and were made in the same time period."

"Golden hairpins. The probability of ordinary people owning one is very small."

"Only the wives of princes, nobles, emperors and generals can afford to wear a golden hairpin like this."

"So, I guess your grandmother's ancestor, Grandma Yue, must have been a concubine of the Ming Dynasty emperor."

"Only those at the imperial concubine level are qualified to wear such a golden hairpin. Others, more or less, do not have it."

Lin Han expressed his thoughts.

In fact, Lin Han didn’t want the pair of gold hairpins. The value of the gold hairpins was no longer very attractive to Lin Han.

The reason why Lin Han asked this question was simply because he had an occupational disease when he saw these antique things.

Lin Han will have his own guess and judgment in his mind.

Of course, the reason why Lin Han told all this to Grandma Yue was not entirely because of his occupational disease.

More importantly, it is because Grandma Yue is now old and her mind may not be clear at times.

Such valuable items must not be lost, and something like what happened today would never happen.

Therefore, Lin Han just wanted to remind Grandma Yue to prevent her from giving these things to some people with ulterior motives one day.

"I see! I wasn't really sure about that."

"Then what is the specific origin of this golden hairpin? Lin Han, do you know?"

Grandma Yue asked curiously.

In fact, Grandma Yue was not originally from this village, she just married into this village.

But later, Grandma Yue's husband had an accident and passed away. Although Grandma Yue had no relatives or friends, she did not leave the village and stayed here in order to take care of her husband.

"A little bit."

"The general name of these hairpins is the Golden Hairpins with Figures in Pavilions, which are from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty."

"Grandma Yue, let me first tell you about this pair of golden hairpins."

"This pair of gold hairpins is 18.1 centimeters high, 3.3 centimeters wide, and weighs 43.4 grams, which is a common specification for gold hairpins in ancient times."

"This hairpin is a pair. The top of the hairpin has two rows of figures in pavilions, surrounded by flowers and plants, shaped like an olive."

"There is a second-floor attic. There is a person holding a tendon in the middle of the upper floor. There are three people in the lower floor. The host is in the middle holding a Yi, and two maids stand on both sides."

"This hairpin is finely crafted, with the fences and window grilles of the pavilion all hollowed out, and the figures three-dimensional and clearly layered."

"In ancient times, both men and women could wear hairpins. They had two uses: to secure hair and to secure the crown, so they were a daily necessity."

“Hairpins made of gold and silver are basically used by the nobility, and can reflect their identity and status.”

"In ancient times, criminals were not allowed to wear hairpins. Even if they were concubines, they had to take off their hairpins if they made mistakes. This shows that hairpins were also a symbol of dignity."

"That's why I said that such golden hairpins were usually only worn by concubines in ancient times."

"Ordinary people can't afford to wear such a golden hairpin."

Lin Han took the pair of gold hairpins in Grandma Yue's hand and introduced them.

"How much can a pair of gold hairpins like this sell for?"