Burning down my ex-husband's house! I won't raise these bastard children anymore

Chapter 337 A Large Basket of Ancient Coins

Old Jia rushed over upon hearing the noise. He looked at the small jade ring in Lin Panpan's hand with a puzzled look on his face. He scratched his head and said, "This little thing looks ordinary. What's so special about it?"

Lin Panpan carefully held the jade ring in her palm and explained:

"Old Jia, don't underestimate it. Jade rings had a special meaning in ancient times. They were symbols of power and status.

Judging from the quality of the jade and the faintly visible decorative patterns on it, this one is probably also an old item from the Warring States Period.

If you find a professional cultural relic appraiser to clean and appraise it, its value will be inestimable. It will easily sell for over 200,000 yuan. You must keep it well."

Old Jia's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this true? How can such a small thing be worth so much money?"

Lin Panpan nodded:

"It's absolutely true, this is a treasure, don't throw it away casually.

By the way, do you have any other old items at home? Take them out and I’ll help you take a look.”

Lao Jia slapped his thigh and became interested:

"Yes, yes, yes, I have some old coins at home, I'll take you to have a look.

I tried to sell it before, but no one wanted it. Maybe it’s a treasure! "

As he spoke, Lao Jia took Lin Panpan into a room full of junk and stopped in front of an old wooden box.

Lao Jia opened the box and found it was full of copper coins, all rusty. He grabbed a handful and said, "Here they are, please help me take a look."

Lin Panpan widened her eyes and stared at the basket full of ancient coins in front of her, her face full of shock.

Her lips trembled slightly, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a few words: "You... do you really think these coins are useless?"

Old Jia scratched his head, revealing a simple and matter-of-fact expression. He grinned and said, "I just think it's useless. We usually use these copper coins for things like putting up beams at home. I don't think there's anything special about it."

Lin Panpan was speechless for a moment and looked at Lao Jia in disbelief, her eyes full of helplessness.

She took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and said:

"Don't you know that all this money was obtained from tomb robbing?

Some of this money is quite valuable, so please stop messing around like this, okay?"

After hearing what Lin Panpan said, Lao Jia sighed slightly and said slowly:

“I once took these things to an auction, and you don’t know how those people looked at me as if I were a fool.

They all laughed at me, saying these things were not worth anything at all..."

Lin Panpan fixed her eyes on the large basket of coins and said:

"Lao Jia, what are you going to do with these coins?

If I offer you a good price, would you buy them?"

Lao Jia's eyes lit up instantly, and he nodded hurriedly, his face full of smiles:

"Why not? Of course I am willing!

These coins are worth very little now, and they just take up space here."

Lin Panpan nodded slightly, with a look of emotion on her face:

“Indeed, they say that in prosperous times, antiques are valuable, while in troubled times, gold is valuable.

Antiques aren't very popular these days, and coins like yours are definitely hard to sell."

Lin Panpan was excited. She squatted down and said to Lao Jia, "Go get a piece of cloth and pour all these coins on it. I'll carefully select them. I'll give you an estimate of the price of the ones I like."

Lao Jia responded quickly and turned to look for Bu.

After a while, he hurried back with a piece of old cloth, spread the cloth on the ground, and then poured all the coins in the basket onto it.

Lin Panpan squatted beside the cloth, her eyes shining, and began to look through the coins carefully.

At this time, Lao Jia stood aside, with a hint of hesitation on his face. He scratched his head and said:

"Actually, this money is not all mine, it belongs to our clan.

So even if you give me money, I have to share it with the people in my tribe."

Lin Panpan raised her head, smiled at Lao Jia, and said in a calm tone:

“I understand, it’s as it should be.

Don't worry, the price I offer you will definitely not let you suffer a loss."

Lao Jia quickly said, "If this money belonged to me personally, it wouldn't matter if I gave it to you..."

"I understand."

Old Jia happily found a piece of cloth and a few young men from the village, and poured all the coins in the basket into the cloth.

Lin Panpan squatted beside the cloth, her eyes shining, and began to look through the coins carefully.

Lin Panpan couldn't help muttering to herself as she sorted through the coins:

“These coins probably came from the tomb.

Look at these ancestors of yours. They are so capable. They can dig up tombs from all ages. I am really astonished!"

After hearing this, Lao Jia smiled innocently, his face full of pride:

"That's right! Back then, my ancestors were well-known figures in the tomb-robbing world, and everyone knew them.

I still can’t learn their skills!

By the way, we have a notebook about tomb robbing at home. Would you like to take a look at it?

I'll show it to you right away. We've researched the contents, and it's quite useful. It tells a lot about what you might encounter when robbing a tomb. It's quite interesting."

Lin Panpan's eyes suddenly lit up, full of curiosity and anticipation: "Okay, then you must let me take a good look."

She was very curious about what such a real tomb-robbers' notebook would look like.

After Lao Jia finished speaking, he strode into the ancestral hall. Lin Panpan squatted on the spot and began to carefully sort the coins in order.

The coins in front of me are of various shapes and span a wide range of ages.

The Qin Banliang coin with a round square hole has been eroded by time, but the seal characters "Banliang" on it are still faintly visible. Although the edges are worn, it seems to be telling the history of the Qin Dynasty when it unified the currency.

There is also the Wuzhu coin, which has a regular shape of a round outer circle and a square inner circle. The strokes of the two characters "Wuzhu" are of uniform thickness and the lines are smooth.

It was minted during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and has been used throughout many dynasties. It is the metal currency with the longest circulation time in ancient monetary history. Each coin carries the economic rise and fall of different dynasties.

The Kaiyuan Tongbao coins from the Tang Dynasty are also among them. The text on the coin was written by calligrapher Ouyang Xun. The font is dignified and majestic, and the strokes are vigorous and powerful.

The word "Kaiyuan" means the beginning of a new era and witnessed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

There is also the Chongning Tongbao of the Song Dynasty, on which Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, wrote the imperial text in his unique thin gold script, which is exquisitely crafted with iron strokes and silver hooks.

The edges of the coins are clearly outlined and the craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, demonstrating the superb coinage level of the Song Dynasty.

Lin Panpan's eyes moved among the pile of coins, and she became more and more excited the more she looked.

The types of these coins are more diverse than one can imagine, and many of them are rare treasures.

If put on auction in the future, each one would be worth a fortune. Roughly estimated, the total value would probably be close to tens of millions.