Chapter 944

In the evening, after greeting his family, Chu Chen went back to his room with some local chronicles, ready to find out the location of the treasure.

For convenience, Chu Chen first looked it up on the computer, but the network in 2002 was far less developed than it is now, and there was less information. Some remote information could not be found at all. In the end, Chu Chen could only find it in local chronicles.

Next, Chu Chen went through two local chronicles from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, but he didn't find the corresponding records. It was only in the local chronicles of the Ming Dynasty that he found the address written in the code language, which worried him a little. It was hundreds of years since the Ming Dynasty. No matter what happened during that period, could there be any treasure?

But on second thought, Chu Chen laughed that he was a bit silly. You know, the paper recording this treasure was taken out of a brocade box in the late Qing Dynasty. How could he have worried about it?

Chuchen opened a new map of the capital and found the place in the south of the city. He remembered that it was an old alley. He had followed Uncle Wu to collect goods there before. That is to say, the treasure is probably still in place.

At this time, Chu Chen completely relaxed, but then his brow wrinkled again, because the treasure was hidden in a courtyard well. If he didn't buy the courtyard, he couldn't take out the treasure, but what if the other party didn't plan to sell it? With money?

Chu Chen thinks about it and thinks that he may have to use money to smash it in the end, but he is not ready to come forward for the time being. He wants Zuo Shan to investigate it.

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The next day was Saturday. Originally Chu Yulan wanted to take Chu Chen and Wu Ke to go shopping together, but they were just about to pick up Wu Ke. When Wu Ke was ready to leave, Chu Chen received a call from Qi Baofu, saying that Fang Jinbo was on his side and wanted Chu Chen to identify his bronze mirror. In addition, Qi Baofu also wanted Chu Chen to help him to have a look at his previous collections.

See Chu Chen is ready to refuse, Chu Yulan quickly said: "brother, you go busy, we go on our own."

Wu Ke also nodded and said, "yes, we're just going to have a hairdressing to save you the boredom of waiting."

Chuchen said with a smile: "you are so beautiful, but also beauty?"

"You're a man. It's like casting pearls before swine to tell you about it." Wu Kejiao said with a smile: "well, well, you can leave it alone. Go and be busy. I'll drive myself later."

When I went home yesterday, Chu Chen taught Wu Ke how to drive for a while. Originally, she was not stupid, and her hands and feet were very flexible. After a while, she found the feeling of driving that year. She drove slowly, and there was basically no problem.

"Then you should be more careful when you drive later."

"I see..."

After saying goodbye to Wu Ke and his sister, Chu Chen drives to Qi Baofu's neighborhood.

As soon as Chu Chen got out of the car, Qi Baofu and Fang Jinbo, who were waiting at the gate of the community, welcomed them with smiling faces. After a while of greetings, Qi Baofu took them to his home.

Qi Baofu leads them to the living room to sit down. Qi Baofu's wife makes a cup of tea for Chu Chen.

After a few words of chatting, Fang Jinbo said, "Mr. Chu, I have discussed with my family. I'm going to work in the capital in the future. I'll use my spare time to study antiques. I hope I can often hear from you in the future."

Chuchen nodded with a smile: "as the old saying goes, there must be a teacher for three people. In the future, we will learn and make progress together."

"Thank you, Miss Chu." Fang Jinbo thanks happily.

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "you are all friends. Don't be so polite. By the way, have you found a good job?"

"Not yet. I just arrived in Beijing yesterday."

"Well, what kind of work did you do before?"

"Computer equipment maintenance."

When Chu Chen heard this, he asked, "I told you before that I'm going to open a private museum. Computers, security and other equipment must be maintained by special personnel. Why don't you come to me?"

The more Fang Jinbo listened, the more excited he was. As soon as Chu Chen's voice fell, he hurriedly agreed: "I do!"

Chuchen said with a smile, "well, you can go to my antique shop next Monday, and then we'll sign the contract..."

Fang Jinbo nodded after hearing this.

Qi Baofu patted Fang Jinbo on the shoulder and said with a smile, "OK, I don't need to look for any work. I'll send it to my door directly."

Fang Jinbo said with a smile, "I haven't met such a noble person as Mr. Chu. Otherwise, how can I have such good luck?"

Chuchen said with a smile, "it's just a matter of lifting a finger."

Although the contact time is not long, Fang Jinbo also knows that Chu Chen is modest. After a little compliment, he takes out a box, opens it, puts it in front of Chu Chen and says, "teacher Chu, this is the bronze mirror I mentioned before."

"Let me see first." Then Chu Chen took the mirror to his hand.The mirror is round, with three string buttons and a round button seat. Although the bronze mirror is relatively large, it has serious rust on its surface. It's hard to see the theme decoration under the rust. After careful identification, Chu Chen vaguely realized that the mirror should be made of silver inlay. As for the pattern, it should be a common hunting pattern.

Of course, because of the rust, we can't see exactly how it is. However, Chu Chen still shows that the decoration has the artistic style of the Warring States period from the faintly revealed patterns. Combined with the characteristics of technology and other aspects, it should be a bronze mirror with silver inlaid pattern in the Warring States period.

Seeing that Chu Chen had finished his observation, Qi Baofu quickly asked, "how about Mr. Chu? I feel that this bronze mirror is old enough. It seems to be from the Han Dynasty, isn't it? "

Fang Jinbo also looked forward to chuchen, not to mention the Han Dynasty, even the Ming and Qing Dynasties bronze mirror, he was very satisfied.

Chu Chen nodded with a smile: "it's really a bronze mirror of the Warring States period, and this bronze mirror is so big. In addition, the silver inlaying process is a special process of the Warring States period, which is relatively less applied to the bronze mirror. This kind of mirror is very high-grade and can be enjoyed by many people."

"Really?" Fang Jinbo was surprised, and Qi Baofu was happy for him.

Chu Chen gave a positive gesture and said, "but don't be happy too soon. The rust on this mirror is too serious. In addition, the current market situation of the mirror is not good. Even if this mirror is really precious, it's hard to get a satisfactory price in the current market. If you want to transfer it, I suggest you rust it first and wait until the market is good."

Fang Jinbo shook his head and said, "I don't have the idea of transferring it, but I can't rust it. Besides, I've heard that many people like" shengmei "before. It's better not to rust the bronze mirrors."

Chuchen laughs and says, "different tastes of collectors lead to different aesthetic tastes. Some people say that" what's beautiful "and" what's beautiful with rust ". When you open it, you can see that it's actually a mirror covered with rust."

"Some people will say" beautiful products "for such things. However, for many people, they will definitely not like such things. They may not want to give them anything. Do you think this bronze mirror looks good if it doesn't rust? "

Fang Jinbo and Qi Baofu shook their heads when they heard the speech. They both have the aesthetic sense of normal people. It is impossible to like such a thing full of copper rust. As for Fang Jinbo, the reason why he bought it is because he regarded it as an antique. Otherwise, how could he buy such a thing?

Chuchen laughed and then said, "of course, I don't think it's necessary to remove the rust on any bronze mirror, but such a large area of rust must be removed well."

"How to get rid of rust?" Fang Jinbo asked curiously.

"I'll talk about it later. I'll start with a rust that can't be cleaned." Chu Chen said.

"There's rust that can't be cleaned?" Fang Jinbo asked again.

"Yes

Chu Chen said: "as for the reason why I said the rust that can't be cleaned first, it's because cleaning is irrecoverable. No one can accurately predict the situation of the rust before starting, and ensure the effect of the mirror after cleaning. This kind of rust is the rust that covers the crack. If the mirror is damaged again because of cleaning, it will be too uneconomic, and it will be too late to regret at that time. "

"This kind of rust is a kind of protection to the mirror and is the most natural" welding ". So it's very important to observe the mirror carefully before you start, to see if there is any injury, to see the direction of rust, including listening to the sound. "

"Rust plays a dual role in protecting and decorating bronze ware. Rust and rust color and rust type are also recognized as an important basis for judging falsehood. As long as rust does not affect the appreciation and judgment of theme decoration and inscriptions, don't clean them. This is also why I just said that some copper mirrors should not be removed."

Seeing that they nodded to show their understanding, Chu Chen went on to say, "now, I'll just talk about how to get rid of rust. First of all, observation. As mentioned just now, the first step is to make a judgment of self preservation when you get something. The so-called preservation refers to where the rust is not cleaned first, not where I clean the rust first. "

"The second step is cleaning. Clean the mirror with water and a fine toothbrush to remove mud and other stolen goods. Be careful not to damage the mirror with too much force. After cleaning, it is an important step to soak white vinegar. "

Hearing this, Qi Baofu asked: "how to soak white vinegar?"

Chu Chen explained: "the biggest advantage of soaking white vinegar is that it can reduce the corrosion of mirrors to the minimum and help the peeling of rust to the maximum. Generally, it takes 1-2 days to soak, and 3-5 days for those with large rust. Change the vinegar every day, so that rust can completely taste the white vinegar. "

"Next, wipe. When changing the vinegar every day, wipe the mirror with a cotton towel, which will wipe down some of the softened rust. The texture of the towel should not be too slippery, just a little thicker... "