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

"Boss Lu, it's really hard to tell about this matter. My eyesight is limited and I can't tell the age of the copper coins, but my teacher, the curator of the museum, can definitely help you identify it." Lin Ran thought of his teacher. From the beginning, Lu Yingjie always relied on the theory of ghosts and gods. The teacher's explanation would be more scientific and closer to the answer Lin Ran wanted.

Two similar currencies appeared at the same time. Lin Ran felt that this was definitely not a coincidence.

Boss Lu was stunned for a moment.

"Not so good?"

He was not at ease about handing this thing over to Lin Ran, and even took it directly to the museum.

You must know that just last month, bronzes were not allowed to circulate in the market. If bronze coins are seen by people in the museum, they can still come back.

Lin Ran understood what Boss Lu meant.

He nodded and said, "You'd better keep it for now. I'll tell the teacher about the situation first."

It is indeed not an easy thing to ask others to donate their collections to museums.

"Little Master Lin, please give me an accurate answer as to whether this thing is worth anything?" Boss Lu asked, rubbing his hands.

It seems that he spent a lot of effort to get this coin, and now he wants to sell it again, looking for a psychological price.

"I don't know. I told you I didn't see it." Lin Ran said.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Lin, please tell the teacher, but you must never say that I have currency in my hand." Boss Lu was obviously worried that his copper coins would be confiscated.

Lin Ran is also a collector, so naturally he will not be pushed into a desperate situation.

He nodded and then asked: "Boss Lu, can you tell me where you got this coin?"

Boss Lu smiled mysteriously: "In this business, do you not ask where you came from?"

"We are not doing business." Lin Ran smiled.

"We'll wait until the appraisal results come out." Boss Lu saw that Lin Ran was interested in this currency, so he used this to threaten him.

Lin Ran rolled his eyes and said, "Boss Lu, if you don't give me the coins, I can't ask the teacher to help you identify it. I just use a verbal description, so I guess it won't be accurate."

"And my shop is here. Not all museums will directly confiscate cultural relics. If this is just a fake, then the museum will definitely not care."

"But if this is genuine and you have more than one, just hand over this one and leave the others."

Lin Ran wanted to get the bronze coin first no matter what.

A strange thought flashed through his mind. It was Boss Lu. He had dug copper coins from the mountain, and it seemed that there were quite a lot of them.

Of course these are guesses.

Boss Lu took a breath, looked at the copper coin in his hand, and sighed: "To tell you the truth, I only have this copper coin in my hand. If you have a camera, you can take a photo and go back to see it."

Don't tell me, there is actually a camera in Lin Ran's drawer.

However, he saw that Boss Lu had begun to soften his tone, so he just tried harder to persuade him: "I'll take it to the teacher to have a look. He won't tell the authenticity directly. Anyway, he wants to make sure whether this thing is worth the money." , you must take some risks, otherwise you wouldn’t have come to me to ask about the price first, right?”

"Okay, I believe in Mr. Lin's character." Boss Lu put the coin back on the table and pushed it to Lin Ran's side, "Then there is Mr. Lao Lin."

Then he put a business card on the table, "After the identification results are out, just call this phone number."

After successfully entrusting others to do business, he immediately changed his previous polite attitude and became more customer-oriented.

He is truly an out-and-out businessman.

Lin Ran looked at his confident look and thought that he must know something.

I came to him specifically for a coin to have it appraised. Just go to an antique shop and let a master craftsman take a look at this thing.

It's just a coin, not worth much at all.

Unless, he has a lot of coins in his hand.

Unable to wait for answers elsewhere, Lin Ran could only return to the museum again.

Tang Lanxuan had just returned from the meeting and saw Lin Ran sitting in his office.

"What's wrong? Are you free to come and chat with me today?" Tang Lanxuan rarely saw Lin Ran running around outside.

They were master and apprentice in name, but in fact they rarely met each other, but Tang Lanxuan didn't understand why Lin Ran respected him so much.

Lin Ran smiled and said: "Teacher, actually I came here today to ask you something. I want you to help me look at two things."

"what?"

As soon as he heard that it was going to be an appraisal, Tang Lanxuan immediately became interested.

Lin Ran took out a small box from his pocket and placed two coins in the box.

"It's these two bronze coins." Lin Ran opened the box and placed it on the table.

Tang Lanxuan immediately became interested. He sat on his seat, pulled out the drawer, took out a magnifying glass from inside, and looked at the copper coins.

But he did not give a direct answer. He studied for a while and asked, "Lin Ran, what do you think the composition of these two bronze coins is?"

Lin Ran replied: "It should be the currency of the Spring and Autumn Period, but I'm not sure if it's true."

Tang Lanxuan frowned, and then looked at the currency again.

"Judging from the composition and style, they are indeed somewhat similar, but the counterfeiting technology in this era is too advanced, and it is not too easy to counterfeit bronze coins."

Lin Ran smiled and said, "Teacher, just pretend they are real bronze coins for now. Can you guess their origins?"

This is the main purpose of Lin Ran's visit this time.

"I'm not sure, but Lao Xu, the bronze research expert, is off today, so his identification will be more accurate."

But Lin Ran couldn't wait any longer. He was now eager to know the answer.

So Tang Lanxuan told Lin Ran about the home of Lao Xu, who specialized in bronze research.

The location is quite remote, actually near South Street.

But they are really good at living. Compared with other researchers, this middle-aged man named Lao Xu has a higher quality of life.

The family built a three-story duplex, which looked particularly high-end compared to the surrounding tile-roofed houses.

He really has the air of a nouveau riche and doesn’t care about other people’s opinions at all.

Because Tang Lanxuan had said hello before, Lin Ran just knocked on the door and was invited to sit down in the living room.

On the coffee table, there are two coins.

Lao Xu didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just a young man trying to fool him.

But after seeing the currency, his expression kept changing.

Sometimes he is meditative, sometimes he is in a trance, as if he is thinking about a problem.

He was too embarrassed to interrupt Lao Xu's appraisal, so he just kept watching.

"Lin Ran, right? Where did you get these two coins?" Lao Xu suddenly crossed his hands on his chest, crossed his legs, and stared at Lin Ran from the sofa.

The identification results speak for themselves.

As expected, Lin Ran was so specialized in the art that he couldn't identify the currency of that era. It only took him ten minutes to figure it out.

"Mr. Xu, I bought this from Panjiayuan."