Chapter 246: Jade Snake Shows

Seeing that his grandfather and three others were also here, Xu Qi was quickly introducing: "Grandpa! This is my college buddy Hong Tianbao. Didn't you mention him last time? I brought it to you this time."

"Hmm? I'm not mistaken? It's you? I've been longing for a long time! I didn't expect that you and my kid are really a buddy, haha! This kid is a blessing in his previous life. If you have time, help me train him." Xu Qizheng's grandfather obviously had seen Hong Tianbao. He didn't pay much attention just now. After taking a closer look, he was shocked.

"Haha! Mr. Xu is polite, just call me Tianbao." Hong Tianbao smiled faintly.

At this time, the other two were anxious to leave. The old man gave a slight salute and said goodbye: "Since Mr. Xu is not interested, then we won't disturb you."

Old Xu said with a little embarrassed expression: "I'm so sorry! I'll let you go for a waste of time and eat something before leaving."

The two of them shook their heads and then walked out the door. Hong Tianbao immediately spoke: "Slow down, old man. Do you want to transfer your baby? Can you let me see it?"

The two were a little surprised, and Mr. Xu also woke up. He hurriedly said, "Yes, Tianbao is an antique expert. If you ask him to see, you might be able to sell it for a good price!" The two of them were skeptical and handed the jade carving in their hands to Hong Tianbao.

Xu Qi was touching Hong Tianbao with his shoulder and asked secretly: "Hey! Are you okay? Antiques are not something you can eat and fight, but you will be miserable later." Old Xu glared at Xu Qizheng, and Xu Qi was trembling all over and quickly flashed to the side. His doubts were not unreasonable. In the four years of college, he had never seen this guy show his talent in antiques. He would never say that he would have learned boring antiques thoroughly in the past two or three months after graduation, right? This is too irritating.

Hong Tianbao ignored the guy's doubts, and he was overjoyed. He didn't expect to meet this jade snake here. Yes, this is one of the jade carvings of the zodiac gods. The jade snake was wrapped around its lower body, raised its head, and spit out a snake's letter slightly.

"Well! This is a treasure, are you sure you want to sell it?" Hong Tianbao said to the two people.

"You want it?" The old man did not answer the question. Seeing Hong Tianbao nodding, both of them showed joy on their faces, and then continued: "Maybe you think I'm bragging, but this is indeed the treasure of our family. It has been passed down for hundreds of years. Do you think it can be worth two million? We need this money in urgent need."

"Okay, this baby is definitely worth two million. How do you pay for it? I have two million in this card. You can check it. Is this OK?" Hong Tianbao agreed immediately, and it's a big deal.

The two of them were overjoyed and took the card and thanked him. They were not worried about fraud. They had known this family in front of them for a long time. They were a wealthy family and would not blackmail this little money.

"There is a teller machine next to you. You can check it and make sure it is." Xu Qi said, pointing to the right.

The old man nodded and signaled his son to take a look with his eyes. He suddenly thought about something, and then he found an ancient book from his bag and said, "This book is followed by the jade carving. We can't understand the words inside, so we gave it to my friend. It may help you understand the identity of the jade carving."

When Hong Tianbao heard this, he took it over and saw that the words inside were actually Xiaozhang. No wonder they couldn't understand it. However, he was confused. Xiaozhang was a unified character of the Qin Dynasty, and it was popular in the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty. Xiaozhang was generally not used in the Ming Dynasty. He flipped it over and was immediately overjoyed, but his face remained unchanged.

The book tells the origin and final destination of the jade carvings of the twelve zodiac gods. It turned out that when the Ming Dynasty was over, the twelve big families took away one of the zodiac signs, hoping that when the Ming Dynasty was restored, the jade carvings of the twelve zodiac gods would be reunited again.

"So, thank you for your help. If you need any help in the future, just say something." Hong Tianbao left a contact information for the old man, which was considered a gift from the old man.

After a while, the middle-aged man ran back, nodded to everyone and said, "Yes, it's two million." The old man thanked again, then bowed again, and said, "We won't bother you, say goodbye!"

After the two of them left, Xu Qi was coming over immediately and asked mysteriously: "Hey! Boss, what kind of treasure is this? Can it be worth two million?"

Mr. Xu also pricked up his ears. He had heard of the power of this young man. He called him a treasure and was absolutely extraordinary. He regretted not taking the jade carving.

"Fuss! There are not less than ten pieces of wood carvings of more than two million here. This thing is made of jade, so why can't it be worth two million?" Hong Tianbao glanced.

"This jade carving must be extraordinary, right? Let us also see it." Old Xu asked with a smile.

Hong Tianbao nodded, and asked Xu Qi to prepare a bowl of salt water. At this time, Mr. Xu was a little trembling. He had heard that the jade carvings of the twelve zodiac gods were covered by a layer of water film, and a certain concentration of salt water was needed to untie it.

"Tianbao, this is not a jade carving of the twelve zodiac gods, right?" Seeing Hong Tianbao smiling and nodding, the old man really regretted it. He secretly blamed himself for his own brains and always held his previous knot and repelled the jade.

"Hmm? This name is a bit familiar, I seem to have heard of it." Xu Qi said seriously.

Mr. Xu suddenly knocked over and cursed: "You bastard, you know you're idle all day long and don't do your job properly. How many times have I told you about these twelve zodiac gods? "

Xu Qi was quickly dodging away and immediately smiled and said, "Haha! Grandpa, don't be angry! Anyway, the family business is supported by my dad and brother, what are you afraid of? Oh! I remembered, the jade carving of the twelve zodiac gods, yes, it's it!" Everyone smiled bitterly, and when they saw this guy's expression, they understood that he hadn't even remembered what the jade carving of the zodiac was.

Everyone ignored the boy's crazy. Hong Tianbao picked up the salt water and slowly poured it on the jade snake. Everyone stared at the eyes widened and saw something incredible, even Hong Tianbao was no exception.

"Damn! What the hell is it? Why does this thing seem to move?" Xu Qi shouted in surprise.

The skin of the jade snake seemed to surge, just like a snake shedding its skin, slowly fading away the foggy surface. The whole jade snake instantly changed its appearance and looked brand new, just like a new life. In everyone's eyes, the snake is a sinister cold-blooded animal, but this one is different, giving people a gentle and bright feeling.

Xu Qi was sitting on the stool, and he found that the jade snake seemed to be smiling at him.

"I'm scared by the lack of hope?" Hong Tianbao immediately cursed with a smile.

"Brother, this jade snake is so cute! It's as magical as my brother's beauty cup." Xiaosen touched the jade snake and said. He liked this treasure so much. This snake gave him the feeling of being naughty.

"Damn it! It's so cute! It's broad daylight, I'm damn." Xu Qi was pointing at the jade snake and cursing. Old Xu knocked over again. "Hey! Grandpa! Don't always knock on my head! It's stupid enough, you'll be stupid if you knock it again!"

Grandma Xu smiled bitterly and shook her head. She found that the kid was really getting more and more worthy of beating.

"You know! That kind of thing is delicious but you can't escape your boy's eyes. This is a top national treasure." Old Xu cursed while blowing his beard. He was shocked and happy, and he also had lingering regret.

Hong Tianbao picked up the jade snake. Judging from the carving work, the jade snake, the jade cow, jade rat and jade dragon should have come from the same person. He couldn't help but admire it secretly. Such carving work can be described as magical skills. In fact, it is not difficult to adjust something, but it is unusual to carve it with an expression. Many carving workers can only achieve similar shapes but not similarity.

"This jade seems to be Nanyu." Mr. Xu said.

Hong Tianbao nodded. This is carved from the best Nanyu. The characteristics of Nanyu are very obvious and not difficult to distinguish.

"Nan Yu? What Nan Yu? This jade really looks like a snakeskin!" Xu Qi was approaching and looking at it again.

Xinyi Nanyu is a serpentine jade, which is as green as green and crystal clear as ice. The jade is soft and elegant, and the stone pattern is available in many colors such as yellow, green, green, and black. It is mainly light green, and has yellow, white, brown and other colors. It has a delicate texture, greasy or waxy luster, and translucent. Due to its beautiful color, low hardness and good processing performance, its uniqueness lies in its warm color, beautiful color, delicate texture, moderate hardness, and can be processed into very thin devices, suitable for making craft jade carvings and jewelry.

"Well! Xinyi, which is produced in eastern and western Guangdong, is listed as the four famous stones in Guangdong, and is quite famous. However, I heard that Nanyu is almost extinct. Although Xinyi's jadeware is still famous, there is almost no authentic Nanyu. They are all jades from other places, and they are for the reputation of Xinyi Nanyu." Hong Tianbao explained.

Mr. Xu smiled and nodded, thinking that this young man is really not simple and has extraordinary insights. He continued: "It's not all. There are many famous carving masters in Xinyi, and some people Jiang Yushi transported them there for processing, which is also included."

"It seems that Xinyi Nanyu had been discovered by the ancients." Hong Tianbao remembered that the Nanyu was introduced in the book after the local flood in the Qing Dynasty. After the landslide, the jade was green and green, with a soft luster and a delicate and hard texture. Local farmers used manual mining and began to grind bracelets, incense burners and other handmade crafts.

"I seem to be very famous when you heard that, why haven't I heard of it?" Xu Qi was curling her lips.

Everyone rolled their eyes and thought to themselves that it would be strange if you heard of this guy. There are really no few things that are remembered in this world.

"Actually, I don't know much, but when Hong Kong returned to China, Guangdong used the unique Nanyu carving a sailboat "smooth sailing" as a gift, and was praised by Hong Kong people as the best gift." Hong Tianbao has only heard of such a Nanyu work.

Mr. Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Nanyu has many famous works, one of which is smooth sailing, including jade carving pagodas, jade bead pagodas, jade bonsai, etc., which are quite famous in China. However, Nanyu is cheap because most of them are low-quality goods, and the real top-quality ones are rare, and the best ones are even more unheard of."
Chapter completed!