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

The hands are used for burial items. Unless the person is disabled, there will only be one.

But there have never been rumors of a one-armed monarch in the Liao Kingdom!

"But...Mr. Altaïr guessed wrong on two points." Lin Ran was not in a hurry to answer and gave it a try.

"Little brother, just tell me what you have to say." The curator couldn't wait any longer. He was not like others who wanted to watch the excitement.

If Altaïr is angered, he may not be able to keep his position as curator.

"Brother Altaïr said just now that this is ruby. Yes, there are indeed records of ruby ​​in the Song Dynasty literature, but there are not many native Hotan rubies. Most of them are artificial animal blood jade, which is actually not valuable. .”

Altaïr's face became even more ugly: "You're just telling me this?"

"Of course not." Lin Ran raised his hand, then picked up the miniature flashlight on the table and shined it on it. It was transparent and you could still see the lines inside.

Others couldn't figure out what he was doing.

Xu Yi, who was sitting next to him, understood it clearly and said, "This is not jade, it is amber."

His words instantly caused waves in the quiet conference room.

"What nonsense! How can there be such transparent amber!" An old researcher shouted loudly without caring about etiquette.

"It's gone now, but amber has obvious characteristics, you should know that, right?" Lin Ran smiled, then rubbed his hand on the red stone, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it.

Then, he asked the staff to bring the artifacts to other researchers for them to experience.

Others did the same, and then had surprised expressions on their faces!

The biggest difference between amber and jade is that it is the resin of pine and cypress. Although it can be made stronger through processing, its characteristics will not change.

Just through friction, the pine scent will be released, which will remain unchanged for thousands of years!

"Jade doesn't have such characteristics, right?" Lin Ran said to Altaïr with a smile.

Altaïr was silent. He also smelled the scent of pine. He only focused on looking at the lines inside, but forgot about the touch needed to identify treasures.

However, the craftsmanship of this Liao country is really superb, and it can grind amber so transparently.

"Even if I read the material wrong, where else could I go wrong? Isn't this a handhold?" Altaïr was not someone who was unwilling to admit his mistakes, but he was very serious.

Seeing this, Lin Ran smiled and said: "This is indeed a handshake, but it is not the handshake of Yelu Abaoqi, but the handshake of his sister, Princess Yulu."

Altaïr's face changed greatly, but he also wanted to know what happened, so he remained silent without interrupting him.

"The fact that we were able to find the tomb of Taizu of the Liao Dynasty dates back to half a year ago. We dug a strange tomb near the capital. The top is a Tang tomb, but the bottom is a Song tomb."

"In the tomb, we got a book that recorded things about Mount Konoha, which is why we went on this archaeological trip."

"And that tomb is the tomb of Princess Yu Lu, the most beloved sister of Taizu Liao." Lin Ran said, "At that time, I still felt strange why she only held one hand in her hand. It turned out that Yelu Abaoqi fought in the capital After arriving nearby, in order to safely withdraw the troops and unable to take away my sister’s body, I rebuilt a mausoleum for her and took away one of the hands as a souvenir.”

"I will keep this souvenir by my side until I die." Lin Ran explained loudly, "So, the other hand is now collected by the Palace Museum. When you have the opportunity to go to the capital, you can see the other one. Half of it.”

After Lin Ran finished speaking, he looked at Altaïr with a smile: "Sir, are you satisfied with my explanation?"

Altaïr's face was expressionless, but he didn't speak. It was obvious that this was his affirmative answer.

But he didn't understand, what happened to this tomb robber?

If it is Hotan ruby, the price is more than ten times higher than amber, and he actually confessed it. Don't all tomb robbers regard wealth as their lives?

Seeing that no one had any objections, Lin Ran smiled and said: "Amber is the favorite stone of the Khitan people and the nation that likes amber the most in Chinese history. The price can't reach 700 yuan, so it's only 100 yuan."

Faced with Lin Ran's initiative to lower prices, the researchers nodded happily and praised: "Mr. Lin is indeed a professional, I admire you."

"What's even more rare is his broad mind. We all missed him."

It's not that Lin Ran doesn't want to make money, it's just that he made too much on this trip.

So much so that these collections are in his heart and it doesn’t matter if they are given to the museum for free.

However, Lin Ran was a little unhappy because of the presence of security guards and Altaïr, so he decided to correctly estimate the entire price, which was considered as giving the other party the highest respect.

Altaïr made a motion of blowing out a smoke ring. It was obvious that his mood fluctuated greatly. When he felt uneasy, he would subconsciously light up a cigarette.

He was completely unfamiliar with Lin Ran.

But as the president of the Chifeng Archaeological Association, he often dealt with tomb robbers.

When they dig out cultural relics, they will only hand some of them over to the museum as a certificate of submission, and they also use the museum to help them identify them.

This was the first time he had seen a tomb robber like Lin Ran.

However, he had seen this cultural relic before, so he could distinguish the authenticity from the fake in a short time, but he could not tell the strength at all.

Moreover, his attitude was so suspicious.

"Okay, that's it for the amber hand appraisal." Altaïr said, "Time is short, let's move on to the next one."

Even in the museum on the surface, the biggest one is Batur, the curator.

In fact, Altaïr has the highest qualifications, and his ancestor is also the leader of the Chifeng tribe. Although the tribe's civilization has been weakened and unresponsive, his family's influence still exists.

The staff member nodded and left the room.

The second artifact that was brought in and placed on the table was a strange gilt bronze vessel.

Lin Ran felt a little nervous when he saw the cultural relics!

Although he knew that this cultural relic was a gilt-bronze duo, it was the musical instrument played when the Liao Kingdom implemented laws.

However, the specific use is unknown.

The staff got permission from the curator and began to introduce: "This cultural relic was initially identified as being made of copper, with a layer of gilt on the outside and four legs. However, we couldn't figure it out. It is neither a stool nor a stool. Nor is it a vessel for storing things.”

After he introduced his background, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Ran.

Obviously, they couldn't study this cultural relic thoroughly, so they left it to discuss it today.

Altaïr had no objection. He sneered and asked, "Mr. Lin, what do you think this is? Can you estimate the price?"

The words were full of provocation.

Lin Ran was not humble and was about to speak when Xu Ning next to him spoke: "Qiang?"

Not sure if it was this word, but everyone in the audience heard his pronunciation!