Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Time seemed to have stopped. No one spoke or even blinked. Only Huang Guqing and Tang Lanxuan had smiles on their faces.

Lin Ran opened his eyes suddenly, and he had the answer in his heart.

Picking up the snuff bottle on the table, Lin Ran said excitedly: "This is a square jasper bottle with an earring in it. It is a cultural relic from the mid-Qing Dynasty."

The snuff bottle is 23 centimeters high, [-] centimeters in diameter and [-] centimeters in full diameter.

It looks particularly simple on the surface because it is not a product of China itself, but a gift given to Yongzheng by European missionaries in the mid-Qing Dynasty.

Gradually became popular and became a social fashion.European snuff was generally transferred to the royal family through Guangdong customs, and some was brought to Beijing by Western missionaries as tribute to the emperor.

That's why it looks like a cultural relic from the late Qing Dynasty. To be precise, if it weren't for the fact that there are no snuff bottles on the market now, some people would believe it is a modern product.

Lin Ran glanced at the others and said to Huang Guqing: "Boss, are you selling this snuff bottle?"

Huang Guqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said to Lin Ran: "Mr. Lin really has good vision, he can even think of this."

They all only thought in the direction of the official kiln, but ignored the possibility that it was a tribute from abroad.

In this way, this is a snuff bottle used by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and its value is extraordinary.

Although Lin Ran didn't say which emperor it was, they could already guess the value.

"Of course, the price is what I just said. The store operates with integrity and never raises the price." The boss took the box out of the counter and asked, "Do you want it? I'll pack it for you."

"Yes." Tang Lanxuan replied. The snuff bottle used by the emperor was just a priceless treasure for them and the Forbidden City Museum.

Tang Lanxuan has been working in the Palace Museum for 20 years. Tang Lanxuan can be called a teacher by Lin Ran, and his skills in appreciating antiques are naturally no lower than Lin Ran's.

Of course, this was because Lin Ran had not fully demonstrated his strength.

Antique appraisal is about experience. As a man of two generations, Lin Ran's experience is no less than that of his teacher. He is just grateful for Tang Lanxuan's teachings and impressed by his character.

But after learning the secret of treasure appraisal, Lin Ran was also a little disappointed.

Because those things just now seemed like invisible hands were guiding him to find the final answer step by step.

This does not mean that the study of treasure appraisal can withdraw from the stage of history.

In front of the counter, Huang Guqing stood with a smile on his face and helped them put away the snuff bottles.

Since it was a public account, Tang Lanxuan naturally did not purchase it in his own name. He believed that it would be used when applying for funds in the future, so he asked Huang Guqing to issue an invoice for him.

One party of the invoice is Houhai Pawn Shop, and the other party...

Huang Guqing wrote five words about the National Palace Museum in disbelief.

The other party is not the great collector he imagined, but his collection is unmatched by any collector.

Huang Guqing enthusiastically sent them out of the door, thinking: Now he has a golden sign. The Palace Museum has purchased cultural relics from his store, so why should others be afraid of being cheated?

The three of them were walking on the streets of Liulichang.

"Lin Ran, how did you see the problem with this snuff bottle?" Tang Lanxuan asked, holding the bag containing the snuff bottle.

Lin Ran frowned, not knowing how to answer.

Tang Lanxuan had the answer in his heart and smiled: "No matter how good the tool is, you must have sufficient knowledge reserves. I think the identification results in your mind are not beyond the scope of your knowledge, right?"

Lin Ran was already a little upset because of this incident, but Tang Lanxuan's words made him suddenly enlightened.

Indeed, whether it was a paperweight or a snuff bottle, the clues he received were all things he had seen in books.

The implication was that Tang Lanxuan believed in his ability.

Tang Lanxuan then sighed and asked tentatively: "Lin Ran, if there was an ability in the world that could see through the properties of cultural relics just by looking at them, what would you do?"

It looked joking on the surface, but Lin Ran knew he was serious.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "I will use this ability to dig out national treasure-level cultural relics and prevent them from being buried among the people."

I thought Tang Lanxuan would nod happily, but saw him shake his head.

"This is a good idea, but you should go back and think about it carefully." Tang Lanxuan said.

Why does he have such a weird tone?

Lin Ran concluded that Tang Lanxuan's character was not in question, and he definitely did not say this out of jealousy.

But Tang Lanxuan's education method has always been like this. He never gives direct answers, but makes insinuations.

Sitting in his car, he returned to the National Palace Museum.

Mr. Qin waited at the door of the curator's office for a long time because of the appraisal in the morning, and finally saw them coming back.

He smiled and said to the two of them: "Director, Mr. Lin, I owe this appraisal to you two."

The identification results were reported to the Special Investigation Bureau, and they cracked a major cultural relic smuggling case. This was a great achievement, and they also received rewards.

This time I wanted to share the credit between the two of them, but they ignored Mr. Qin's suggestion and were not interested in adding their names to the document.

"Old Qin, it was originally a case for you. You have solved it. The credit belongs to you and the students of course. We will not join in the fun." Tang Lanxuan smiled and pushed back the credit.

Qin Laozheng was about to argue, but his eyes turned to the snuff bottles in their hands.

He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Old Tang, this snuff bottle of yours is very particular. Is it an imitation of some master?"

Just as Lin Ran expected, most treasure appraisers can easily judge that it is a folk product of the late Qing Dynasty just based on its appearance and painting skills.

"Old Qin, this is not the snuff bottle of a merchant in the late Qing Dynasty. It has a rich history." Tang Lanxuan said with a smile.

"Really? Speaking of which, a machine was recently imported. It's called a carbon [-] test. It's said to be able to check the age of materials. Will we old men have to quit the industry in the future?" Mr. Qin said with a smile.

These words surprised Lin Ran.

Carbon 90 is indeed a method for antique identification, but in his impression, it seems that China did not introduce relevant equipment until the mid-[-]s.

In the past, identification relied on the eyes of treasure appraisers. With carbon [-] testing, it will not be easy to deceive museums with fake cultural relics in the future.

"Where are the carbon [-] detection tools?" Lin Ran asked hurriedly.

Young people are just interested in new things. Mr. Qin did not show off and said: "There is a cultural relic appraisal center built in the National Museum. It is not only used by the National Museum for cultural relic appraisal, but is also open to the outside world. As long as you are willing to spend money, , any item can be tested for carbon 14.”

Although they do not know much about the specific operations of carbon [-] detection, they are more or less industry insiders and have read relevant foreign literature.