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

White marble, although it is jade in name.

In fact, it is a kind of marble with fine texture and pure white color. It is a traditional precious stone in China.

The main component of white marble is calcium carbonate. It has a hard texture, beautiful texture and high gloss. Its shape and structure perfectly meet the requirements of building materials.

Therefore it is widely used in fields such as sculpture, architecture and decoration.

White marble is usually used to make jade articles, stone tablets, stone carvings and other works of art, and is the representative of Chinese stone art.

However, although white marble is relatively hard in texture, it is actually very fragile and fragile.

Therefore, works of art carved from white marble are extremely rare.

Anything that can be called a work of art must use top-grade white marble.

Because only top-quality white marble can last for thousands of years without weathering.

The most famous among them is the jade from the Qianlong period.

The collection that has been handed down is sparse, and most of it has been collected by the Palace Museum.

Folks have also discovered some collections, but the quality varies.

Just like the jade bowl in front of me.

"The craftsmanship is too rough and there are no traces of polishing." Lin Ran sighed.

Although the jade bowl in front of you looks good, anyone who has come into contact with white jade knows that there will be obvious traces of manual polishing.

This jade bowl only has traces of mechanical workmanship. It should be that a grinding wheel and a motor were used to turn the blank of the plain bowl.

Finally, apply a layer of silver paint to the surface of the bowl.

Coloring is then carried out, and the coloring method is not hand-painted, but using molds, such as hollow abrasives for textures and text, to color at once.

However, the molds of this era were relatively rough, so the coloring would be uneven and even somewhat scattered.

"After all these processes are completed, it is soaked in a certain concentration of hydrofluoric acid solution to make it old."

"After a period of processing, the hollow part will be corroded, creating an antique feel of the appliance."

"Then, as you can see, some rust color and mud are applied to the surface, and it looks exactly like it was just unearthed."

Lin Ran didn't show any pretense and directly told the results of the appraisal.

Ma Zhen nodded beside him. Although Zhang Yanbin was biased at first, he was not completely ignorant.

Lin Ran's explanation made him match his friend's expression when he bought the jade bowl.

He understood instantly that this was a forgery!

It's so abominable that you dared to lie to him!

After the appraisal, Lin Ran didn't ask Zhang Yanbin what he thought. Judging from his expression, I believe Zhang Yanbin also understood that the product in his hand was a fake.

He smiled and said, "Okay, this Jade Buddha is enough. I don't have anything else I want."

In fact, after walking around, Lin Ran discovered that this team of tomb robbers had a lot of valuable things, but the only thing that had collectible value was the Jade Buddha in his hand.

"Are you sure?" Ma Zhen looked at Lin Ran.

A few hundred dollars was nothing to Lin Ran.

The rest of the things were indeed not very valuable in his opinion.

He could see it just by looking at it roughly.

Naturally, other cultural relics were not taken seriously.

Besides, his main purpose of coming today has been achieved.

Just helping Zhang Yanbin with the appraisal was in a sense selling him a favor.

Now it's even harder for him to do anything to himself and his family.

Looking at Zhang Yanbin who was still deep in thought, Lin Ran asked, "Can we leave now?"

After listening to the appraisal, Zhang Yanbin had an obviously unhappy expression on his face.

But when he saw Lin Ran, he forced out a smile: "Of course!"

Ma Zhen actually wanted to blackmail him, but seeing Lin Ran give up, he whispered: "Okay, you can keep what happened today in mind. If you dare to go back on your word, don't blame me for being rude."

Zhang Yanbin quickly nodded and bowed, and carefully replied: "Understood! Boss Ma, we will definitely do it!"

After receiving Zhang Yanbin's affirmative reply, Ma Zhen stopped wasting time and said, "Send us out."

"Yes."

Zhang Yanbin led a group of people, followed Lin Ran and the others, and sent them away from the abandoned factory.

After returning to the car, Ma Zhen was a little confused.

"Brother Lin, I saw the calligraphy and painting of old man Qi Shi in clothes. Why don't you take it down?"

"That's a fake." Lin Ran smiled.

"Fake?"

"Do you need me to explain it to you?"

"It's not necessary." Since Lin Ran said it was a fake, Ma Zhen felt balanced.

But he still felt a little strange.

"Why do you want to help him appraise the things? If he brings the things to the auction house, can't you just clean him up?" This is how Ma Zhen does things, eradicating the roots without leaving any future troubles.

Lin Ran looked out the window and laughed.

"That's not necessary. I'm not a messenger of justice."

The other party is indeed a very evil person. Although Lin Ran has the status of the Ministry of Education, he is still a mortal after all.

There was no way he could fight against the tomb robber organization on his own, even if he roped in Liu Jingfeng.

"Speaking of which, why are they so afraid of you?" Lin Ran thought of this important matter.

Could it be that Ma Zhen is really a gangster? Then if there is any trouble in the future, just go to him directly.

Ma Zhen smiled coldly: "Don't mess with me. I still have something to ask for your help. If you don't handle it well, I will also cause trouble for you."

"I know, I know, what is it?"

He couldn't help but think of the previous treasure fighting meeting.

Although Ma Zhen looks very fierce, he also speaks very arrogantly.

But he is a sensible person and will not do anything too outrageous.

"I will contact you when the time comes."

Lin Ran smiled and looked out the window.

The reason why he did not continue to ask for cultural relics was not because the things inside were not valuable.

As long as you continue to pick, you will most likely find an antique of equal value to the Jade Buddha.

But he won't do it.

Because he could feel that after knowing that the jade bowl was a fake, Zhang Yanbin's mood obviously became worse, and he should be looking for trouble with the person who sold him the bowl.

People like him talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but secretly do all kinds of immoral things.

He is more dangerous than ordinary villains.

If a dog is anxious, he will jump over the wall. If Zhang Yanbin and his men are really pushed into a panic, who knows what he will do?

Unlike Ma Zhen, he has deep forces behind him.

He didn't, so naturally he couldn't be too willful.

"I see, Brother Lin really has a thorough grasp of human nature."

After hearing Lin Ran's explanation, Ma Zhen couldn't help but nodded.

The kid in front of me is really a genius.

It is precisely because of this that he can help himself.

After sending Lin Ran and Guan Yun back to Shengshi Craftsmanship, Liu Jingfeng and Wang Jinpeng came to the store.

"Brother Lin, I have a way to handle this matter!"

"No need, Brother Liu, the matter has been settled."

"Done?" Liu Jingfeng looked surprised.