After making the decision, Yu Sheng did not waste any time. He immediately prepared his things and went to Li Baizhong's house.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the bluestone road, stretching the figures of Yu Sheng and Yu Bai out long.
Li Baizhong's house is a two-story building. The yard is full of flowers and plants, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance.
Li Baizhong was very happy to see Yu Sheng coming, and he enthusiastically asked the aunt at home to prepare dinner.
He was wearing a Tang suit, looking energetic, with a kind face, and did not look like a man over 70 years old at all.
"Xiao Sheng is here, come in and sit down." Li Baizhong held Yu Sheng's hand with a smile on his face.
Yu Sheng first placed the fresh fruits he brought on the table, then introduced Yu Bai who was following behind him: "Teacher, this is my sister, Yu Bai."
Yu Bai greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Li."
Li Baizhong smiled and nodded, his eyes kind: "Good children, sit down."
After the greetings, Yu Sheng explained his purpose.
"Teacher, I came here this time to ask you to help me look at a few things."
As he spoke, he carefully took out the two pairs of pure gold Qin Banliang and jade rings from his bag and placed them on the table.
When Li Baizhong saw these things, his originally gentle eyes instantly became sharp. He picked up a Qin Banliang, held it in his hand and looked at it, unconsciously holding his breath.
The room suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional bird song outside the window.
After a while, Li Baizhong asked in a trembling voice, "...Where did you get it?"
Yu Sheng glanced at Yu Bai, who immediately understood and took over the conversation: "Mr. Li, an old friend asked me to handle these things. As for where he got them, I can't reveal it, but I can assure you that they are absolutely genuine."
Li Baizhong did not respond immediately, but just rubbed the jade ring in his hand, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
Yu Sheng's heart tightened upon seeing this, and he quickly added, "Teacher, I can guarantee on behalf of my sister, please trust us, these things are definitely from legitimate sources!"
His tone was anxious, even pleading.
Li Baizhong looked at Yu Sheng deeply. He knew the character of this student and knew that he would never do anything illegal.
"I believe you." Li Baizhong finally spoke, his tone firm, dispelling his doubts. He patted Yu Sheng's shoulder, his eyes full of relief.
Yu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.
He knew it was done.
Li Baizhong picked up the Qin Banliang again, rubbed its smooth surface with his fingertips, and looked at it carefully.
The quality of this Qin Banliang is really excellent. Not only does each one weigh more than 15 grams, it is also a rare special-shaped version, and is more valuable than the common Qin Banliang.
Based on Li Baizhong's experience, this one would cost at least several hundred thousand, but the exact price was hard to tell.
He pondered for a moment and decided to make a video call to his old friend Wang Yinian.
Wang Yinian is a master in archaeology, with a sharp eye and much more professional than him.
The video was connected, and Wang Yinian's weather-beaten face appeared on the screen. He teased Li Baizhong: "Hey, Old Li, why did you think of me today? It's amazing that you still remember an old guy like me!"
Li Baizhong ignored his old friend's teasing and directly picked up a Qin Banliang and put it in front of the camera.
In an instant, the sound on the other end of the video stopped abruptly.
“Hiss—” Wang Yinian took a long breath, his eyes widening. “Qin Banliang?”
As he spoke, he quickly put on his reading glasses and moved closer to the video to carefully identify it.
"It doesn't look like something from the Qin Dynasty, but more like a distorted version from the Warring States Period! Old Li, where did this good thing come from?"
Li Baizhong still didn't answer Wang Yinian's question, but simply said, "Give me an estimate."
"One million each." Wang Yinian answered decisively.
Upon hearing this number, Yu Bai and Yu Sheng both gasped.
One million! A small Qin Banliang coin is actually worth a million!
This number far exceeded their expectations, and the huge surprise made them unable to react for a while.
Yu Bai clutched the corner of his clothes tightly, his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
Yu Sheng stared blankly at Qin Banliang on the table, his eyes full of disbelief.
Li Baizhong hung up the video call calmly. Looking at the shocked expressions of the two young men, he smiled slightly.
I thought to myself: This is just a conservative estimate. If it were taken to an auction, the price would be even higher.
As soon as Li Baizhong hung up the video, his phone started buzzing and the caller ID showed that it was Wang Yinian.
He answered the call, but before he could even open his mouth, he heard Wang Yinian fuming and glaring at him from the other end: "You're such a jerk, Li Baizhong! You hung up on me? You saw something so good and you hid it away. That's not very considerate of you!"
Li Baizhong smiled faintly: "Mr. Wang, why are you still so angry? I'm just afraid that you will get excited."
"Excited? Why should I be excited! I am... this is..." Wang Yinian was speechless for a moment, and finally he could only say one sentence, "I'll be there right away! You wait for me, kid!"
After saying that, without waiting for Li Baizhong's response, he hung up the phone with a "click".
On the other end of the phone, Wang Yinian hurriedly ordered the driver, Lao Zhang: "Go to Li Baizhong's house! Hurry up!"
My wife popped her head out of the kitchen, spatula in hand: "Where are you going? It's already dinner time!"
"Let's go to Old Li's house! He has good stuff there!" Wang Yinian said excitedly, with excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Old Li's house? That's in the countryside, five hours away! Don't you see how old you are?" The old man suddenly became anxious.
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