Zhengyangmen: I refuse to be a bootlicker, Su Meng panicked

However, thinking that there might be fragile items like porcelain in the box, using a hoe or shovel was not reliable. Han Chunming jumped out of the pit and ran to the front yard to search.

He remembered that when he checked the room in the morning, he seemed to have seen a crowbar in the front yard.

Sure enough, after searching according to his memory, Han Chunming found the crowbar.

After weighing it in his hand, he thought it should be just right. Han Chunming returned to the backyard and jumped into the pit again.

Holding a crowbar in hand, he pried the edge of a rotten wooden board.

"々Chick!" 9

The wooden board snapped open with a thud. Then, Han Chunming followed suit, prying open the remaining boards.

At this moment, the scene beneath the wooden planks had been revealed. "Is this black thing...paper?"

Guan Xiaoguan looked at the black things under the wooden board and asked in confusion.

"Um!"

Han Chunming nodded.

"How could it be paper?" He couldn't help but reveal a look of disappointment. "Haha!"

Han Chunming couldn't help but smile. After all, Guan Xiaoguan had lived abroad for a long time.

Although I know how to identify antiques, I don’t have a very good understanding of many things about special eras in China!

He immediately explained, "This is oil paper! It was used for waterproofing in the old days! It was originally yellow, but because it's been buried underground for so long, this side has become moldy and turned black."

"But, precisely because of this, it shows that the oil paper has a very good waterproof function!"

"Otherwise, if water seeps in, it won't be black anymore, but will turn into grayish-yellow!"

"Oh!" Guan Xiaoguan nodded in sudden realization.

She came over immediately, her bright eyes dancing with joy: "Since it's wrapped in oil paper, there must be a treasure inside!"

"Absolutely right!" Han Chunming smiled and gave Guan Xiaoguan a thumbs up!

"What could it be?" Guan Xiaoguan blinked his big watery eyes like a curious baby.

"You'll be able to see it soon!" Han Chunming smiled happily.

He stretched out his finger and poked the oil paper.

After all, these oil papers have gone through so many years.

Although it was still waterproof, the paper was already very fragile. Han Chunming easily poked a small hole with his finger. Han Chunming hooked his finger.

I paddled through this small hole to the other side, though there was some resistance.

But now Han Chunming is a powerful man who possesses master-level fighting skills.

Both strength and skills have undergone a complete transformation.

Like cutting tofu with a knife, Han Chunming's fingers cut a big hole in the oil paper.

Han Chunming peeled back the broken part and took a look. Wow, there were more than ten layers of oil paper.

Peel it off layer by layer.

Soon, the object beneath the oil-paper revealed its true form.

Looking at the object, Han Chunming was slightly stunned.

Guan Xiaoguan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why is this a box?"

It turned out that what appeared under the oil paper was not the expected antiques such as ceramics.

It's a box!

The style is simple and ancient, with bright wood grain throughout and a layer of patina forming on the surface.

Thanks to these more than ten layers of oil paper, the entire box is not corroded at all!

Like new. "This is..."

Before Han Chunming got close, he smelled a faint scent of camphor wood in his nostrils.

In fact, when Han Chunming saw the wood grain for the first time, he guessed that the box was made of camphor wood.

Smelling the fragrance of camphor wood at this moment, I became more certain of my judgment.

Because camphor wood is hard, has a special fragrance and can repel insects and ants, it is often used to make boxes during the Kuda period!

Even many royal wooden boxes are made of camphor wood! In addition to the material.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the relief painting of two dragons playing with a pearl on the front of the box.

The two five-clawed golden dragons are vivid and lifelike!

The dragon ball in the center is carved right into the wood's knotty scar, with dense textures and is very beautiful!

Both the carving and the composition are extremely ingenious! You can tell at first glance that they are the work of a famous artist.

“This should be an object from the early Qing Dynasty!”

"Moreover, it is very likely to be a royal item!" Han Chunming judged secretly in his heart.

"This box is extraordinary!"

At this time, Guan Xiaoguan also saw the clue: "Judging from the style, it should be the style of the Qing Dynasty!"

Han Chunming nodded and used his divine identification technique to look at the box:

"Kangxi Emperor's Imperial Double Dragon Storage Box (genuine), made of century-old camphor wood. In the fourth year of Kangxi's reign, during his wedding, the Imperial Household Department commissioned a custom-made box from a renowned craftsman to store wedding items..."

It really is! And...it turned out to be something from Kangxi's wedding!

Han Chunming looked towards the lid of the box and found that it was indeed in the center of the wooden lid.

The word "喜" (happiness) is engraved on it, and there are dragon patterns surrounding it.

In the old days, who would dare to use this kind of decoration?

There is no doubt that this symbol and the box are proof that they are royal belongings!

Proving this point will increase the value of this box several times.

Of course, I won’t sell it yet!

But at least, the points should be much more than before! Silence for a moment!

Han Chunming bent down, stretched out his hand, and weighed the box.

It's not heavy! But it's obvious that there is something inside!

Han Chunming even felt the object inside shaking when he weighed it!

"How is it? Is there anything?" Guan Xiaoguan asked with concern. Han Chunming nodded. "Great!" Guan Xiaoguan laughed excitedly.

This box alone is a treasure from the Qing Dynasty. The things inside are so precious, needless to say!

"Should we bring the box up or open it first?" Guan Xiaoguan asked with concern.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at Han Chunming's sweat-soaked clothes and couldn't help but say, "Just open it from the bottom! It's heavy, and you must be tired!"

"Um!"

Han Chunming nodded.

However, he made this decision not because he was afraid of being tired.

In fact, he dug for several hours and was sweating all over.

But it was as if he had just finished warming up, and he was full of energy.

The reason why he chose not to open it first was that he was afraid of accidentally touching the objects inside when moving it.

After all, when he weighed it just now, he already felt that the objects inside were not very stable.

Han Chunming carefully pushed the box to the innermost side and successfully found the opening of the box.

Fortunately, although there is a lock, the box is not locked!

Han Chunming opened the lock, held up the lid, and slowly opened it.

The field of vision gradually widened, and the first thing that caught my eye was a blue and white cloud dragon pattern!

Then, the neck, bottom and mouth of the bottle!

When all of this was revealed to Han Chunming, his eyes suddenly shrank and he almost cried out.

He didn't even bother to look at it and just used the god-level identification technique.

"Blue and white elephant-ear vase with cloud dragon pattern (genuine), produced in the seventh year of Emperor Shundi's reign in the Yuan Dynasty, fired by imperial order at the Jingdezhen official kiln. This was a pair..."

Yuan blue and white porcelain! Also fired in the seventh year of Zhizheng!

It seems that it was fired in the same batch as the plum vase with the inscription "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" that was shattered into pieces.

It's a bit of a pity that the two are not a pair! However, this is enough to make Han Chunming excited.

Seeing Guan Xiaoguan right in front of him, Han Chunming couldn't help but stretch out his palm and said to Guan Xiaoguan in English: "Give me five!"

"cool!"

Guan Xiaoguan was also extremely excited. She stretched out her jade palm and hit Han Chunming's hand.

The two smiled at each other. Han Chunming forced himself to suppress his inner excitement and looked into the box again.

Just now, through his peripheral vision, he had noticed some bright yellow silk-like things at the bottom of the blue and white porcelain vase.

Although I didn't look closely, just looking at the delicate patterns, it doesn't look like an ordinary fabric used for padding.

Han Chunming carefully took out the blue and white elephant-ear vase with cloud dragon pattern and handed it to Guan Xiaoguan on the pit.

Guan Xiaoguan almost held his breath, carefully placed it in the corner of the wall, and then ran back.

At this time, Han Chunming had already uncovered the silk cloth.

The cloth was a cyan silk cloth with two silver dragons circling around it. In the center, in round and elegant small characters, four words were written: "By the will of Heaven and by the will of Heaven!"

"Holy... Imperial Edict!"

Huang Juan's green head. Twin dragon patterns. Plus these four words...

For Han Chunming, the true identity of the object in front of him has been revealed.

Imperial decree!

The legendary imperial edict!

And it should be an imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty or later. Otherwise, it shouldn't start with these four words.

At the same time, the double dragon pattern and the texture of the silk cloth also conform to the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty.

After digging for so long, Han Chunming knew that his hands were covered in mud and dust, so he didn't dare to dig any further and went straight to the identification technique.

"The Imperial Edict of the Chenghua Period, issued in the eleventh year of the Chenghua Period of the Ming Dynasty, conferring the title on Bai Gui, the Minister of War..."

During the Chenghua period!

While Han Chunming was solemnly observing the situation, Guan Xiaoguan had already guessed Huang Juan's origins.

Laughed twice.

He looked at the sky and suddenly reminded, "Come up first! Brother Chunming! It's going to rain!"

Only then did Han Chunming realize that the sky was already covered with dark clouds!

He immediately handed the thing over, used the hoe to gain momentum, and jumped up.

Then, Han Chunming picked up a shovel and quickly backfilled the hole.

Seeing Han Chunming hurrying up, Guan Xiaoguan also ran up with a hoe to help.

However, she had never done this kind of work before, and she ended up digging a lot of dirt onto Han Chunming's body.

Han Chunming couldn't bear to interrupt her.

In this way, the two of them spent more than half an hour and finally completed the backfill! "Pah-pa-pa!"

Just as the two of them left the yard, heavy rain began to pour down. "Fortunately, I helped!" Guan Xiaoguan stuck out her tongue proudly at Han Chunming.

However, when she took a closer look, she discovered that Han Chunming's upper body was already covered in mud!

Thinking back, Guan Xiaoguan immediately understood that this was all his own doing!

He gave Han Chunming an apologetic look.

"No problem!"

Han Chunming smiled faintly.

These days, when Han Chunming goes to the countryside, he always brings a spare set of clothes in the car.

The only trouble is that there is no hot water in this season, so changing clothes is quite troublesome!

"Let's go home first!" Guan Xiaoguan blinked.

"Um!"

Han Chunming nodded.

After a quick wash, Han Chunming changed out of his outer clothes. Then he drove back to his master Guan Laozi's courtyard. "Looks like we've had a good harvest today!"

In the yard, seeing the two people coming back, the old man looked at them meaningfully.

"Of course!"

Han Chunming just thought that he had guessed that he had collected blue and white porcelain and imperial edicts.

Guan Xiaoguan, however, couldn't help but let out a shy smile. She knew what the old man meant by that!