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

In a blink of an eye, we have reached the end of the camp, and there is another stall specializing in selling horned eagles.

Lin Ran took a fancy to one of the rhinoceros horn cups.

The so-called rhino horn cup refers to a cup carved from rhino horn.

The horns are carved into a round shape and look like wooden stakes.

From bottom to top, it is open and closed, the bottom is sealed, and the cup wall shows a certain arc.

Although the cup body is a little dirty, the cup sculpture is lifelike!

What is carved on it is a lychee tree. The branches on the carving are full and full of lychees, showing that lychees are in good growth condition.

The carvings are extremely delicate. The ups and downs of the branches, the turning texture of the leaves, and the buds that have not yet fully grown are all vividly displayed by the author's fine knife skills!

Lin Ran bought it because of the author's originality.

Although judging from the age, it is not that long ago, Lin Ran speculated that this is the work of Youtong in the Qing Dynasty.

Youtong is the founder of rhino horn carving dyeing technology. He was the first to use impatiens to dye rhino horn cups, which amazed the master craftsmen of the palace.

Even if it's not Youtong, this rhinoceros horn cup is still a priceless artifact!

The rhino horn has thick texture, with honeycomb-like trach holes on the cross section, and looks like fish roe on the oblique section. This is the characteristic of the Asian rhinoceros horn.

The carving is exquisite and has a unique style. Even if it is not the work of Youtong, it is still the work of a master rhino horn carver.

Take it back to the National Palace Museum and share your experiences with the teacher.

Lin Ran saw the price tag was only 100 yuan and bought it immediately.

Although the price is on the high side, domestic antiques have only recently emerged in this era.

After a while, when the antique craze officially takes off, the price of the rhino horn cup in your hand will definitely soar.

Inner Mongolia is relatively backward compared to the Central Plains, and prices here are relatively cheap.

Lin Ran wondered if he should come here every year to hunt for second-hand treasures.

There were quite a lot of tomb robbers gathered here. No wonder Altaïr thought they were the same and looked down upon them.

After finding four treasures, Lin Ran was satisfied and ready to leave.

But at the gate of the camp, the middle-aged man from before appeared again.

He looked at the two of them with a smile, and Lin Ran nodded to him to show politeness.

The other party blocked their way.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Ning stopped in front of Lin Ran and asked sternly: "What are you doing?"

"Hey, you two don't know. You can buy cheap cultural relics when shopping here, but..." He rubbed his fingers back and forth and said, "If you want to buy cheap things, you have to pay some shopping tax."

"You're kidding, taxes belong to the state, why do you collect taxes?" Lin Ran immediately pointed out the loophole in his words.

"It's not appropriate to say it's a tax, but when you visit our camp, it's reasonable to charge a tip, right?"

In Inner Mongolia today, it can be said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and due to the long-term autonomy, it is inevitable that some local overlords will appear.

They use various reasons to make money, and the local government cannot control it even if they want to.

While they were talking, several customers left them talking and laughing, holding various items in their hands.

"Why don't they have to pay?" Lin Ran asked, pointing to the customer in front.

The middle-aged man looked back, then laughed loudly and said: "You are from out of town and don't understand. They are people from the Chifeng Banner, and we can't afford to offend them. If you are also a member of any banner, maybe I can give you Order a discount.”

After saying that, his expression changed and he said fiercely: "Take it out quickly, don't waste our time."

"Are you going to rob?" Xu Ning crunched his knuckles. The men who had been feeding the horses also gathered around. Each of them was about the same size as Xu Ning. They were afraid that a fierce fight would break out. They will not be opponents.

Lin Ran immediately said: "Okay, how much do you want to pay?"

"It's easy to say, you bought 300 yuan worth of items, and as long as you pay 30 yuan in tax, you will be allowed to pass."

"That's unreasonable!" Xu Ning said. 30 yuan is not a small amount. If we really do this kind of business, all the vendors inside will stop doing it.

Although with Lin Ran's financial strength, it was no problem to pay 30 yuan, but he didn't bring so much money at first, and it had all turned into cultural relics in his hands.

He rummaged through his pockets and took out only 5 yuan and said, "There's no more, that's it. You can take it away if you want. Give me the invoice."

"Invoice?" The middle-aged man looked unhappy when he heard this and said, "I think you want to open a crack in your head."

With that said, several of them surrounded the two of them.

"Good guy, I still don't believe this is lawless." Lin Ran also got angry. He couldn't let others steal his money.

Xu Ning roared angrily and kicked the fence, breaking it into two pieces. Then he took off a piece of wood and held it in his hand, as if he wanted to fight to the death.

"Teach them a lesson." The middle-aged man was not frightened by their cruelty. Instead, he lightly lit a cigarette and waved to the boys, "Beat me to death."

"Yes."

Lin Ran and Xu Ning were surrounded, and they were back to back. This was the most effective way to reduce attacks during the battle.

However, he also knew that with their four punches, there was no way he could be their opponent.

We can only go back and make plans again. The most important thing now is to save our lives.

Several burly men were not in a hurry to take action. They planned to play with the people in front of them and just approached them with a sneer.

Then, Xu Ning was pushed and pushed. Xu Ning was not at the mercy of them. He immediately got angry and prepared to fight back with a wooden stick.

At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance.

In Inner Mongolia at this time, many people still rode horses in the city, which was also considered a local feature.

However, being able to ride a horse is also a person of status. They all stopped and watched the cavalry team getting closer and closer.

When the middle-aged man saw the figure at the front clearly, he was as stunned as a mouse after seeing a cat.

"Stop it." He immediately waved to his men to stop the siege.

He didn't know what happened, but Lin Ran felt that the trouble had been solved.

He looked up at the men on horseback, and the leader turned out to be Altaïr.

Altaïr glanced at Lin Ran, and then angrily yelled at the middle-aged man: "Hadanbaatar, you are here to trick people again!"

"No." The middle-aged man said righteously, "I am in the business of soliciting customers! They bought things without paying, so..."

"Shut up, don't think I don't know what you're doing." Altaïr interrupted his argument rudely. Several other big men also lowered their heads, as if they didn't dare to talk back. Lin Ran looked at I find it funny.

"Brother Altaïr, they need to slander people. We paid the money, and they also charge transaction fees." Lin Ran said, he didn't want Altaïr to misunderstand him!