Chapter 614 Sands Culture

Near noon, Zhang Yanhe announced the end of the morning's treasure appraisal activity.

Just when everyone was getting ready to eat, an old man in his sixties came to Lu Fei and asked Lu Fei to help him take a look at things.

The old man took out an object from his worn cotton coat.

Lu Fei and Gao Henian were shocked when they saw this thing.

"Jade Cong?"

That's right, what the old man took out was a jade cong, and it was an extremely rare jade cong with ten sections.

As soon as Lu Fei took a look, he was sure it was Gao Guyu.

"Uncle, can you tell me where this thing came from?" Lu Fei asked.

When Lu Fei asked, the old man suddenly became nervous.

"Master, this thing was dug out when I helped others dig wells when I was young."

"I am an honest person, and I will never do those sneaky things!"

Lu Fei smiled slightly, helped the old man to the chair, and said.

"Uncle, don't be afraid, I didn't say you stole it!"

"Isn't this just a chat with you?"

"What do you call me, uncle?"

"My name is Chen Dashan, and all my old blind dates call me Chen Laosi."

Lu Fei nodded and said.

"Uncle Chen, don't be nervous, I'll show you something first!"

Lu Fei took the jade cong from Chen Dashan and looked at it carefully.

This jade cong is twenty-two centimeters high and about seven centimeters wide.

Made of sapphire, the texture is warm and translucent.

The jade cong is a rectangular cylinder, square on the outside and round on the inside. It is large at the top and small at the bottom. There is a hole in the middle, and the holes are ejected from the top and bottom.

The whole vessel is divided into ten sections. Each section is engraved with a simplified human face pattern. The rectangular transverse ribs with fine parallel lines carved on it represent the feather crest. Two circles, one large and one small, are cut out with a pipe drill to represent the eyes and eyeballs respectively.

The short rectangular rails have a geometric pattern resembling a cirrus pattern, representing the mouth.

A humanoid symbol is engraved on the upper part of the body.

The inner wall is large at both ends and small in the middle. It is double.

Made of drilled holes.

The inside and outside of the vessel are polished, the jade quality is smooth and smooth, and the production is very regular.

This is high quality ancient jade.

If you meet a capable buyer for an ancient jade cong of this quality, you can definitely sell it for 40 to 50 million yuan.

However, this jade cong cannot be bought or sold because it is a cultural relic.

Most common jade congs from ancient times are six-section and ten-section jade congs. Only five pieces have been discovered so far, and these five pieces all came from the same place.

Jinsha Cultural Site.

This ten-section jade cong is no exception.

Lu Fei could tell at first glance that this jade cong was extraordinary. After looking at it carefully, he found that the shape, style, and material were exactly the same as the five unearthed at the Jinsha Cultural Site.

Therefore, this jade cong is a first-class cultural relic and is absolutely prohibited from trading.

Lu Fei put the jade cong on the table, took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Dashan and said.

"Uncle, did you dig this thing when you were digging a well in Jinsha Village, Supo Township?"

The old man was stunned for a moment and said in surprise.

"Master, you are truly a god!"

"Can you figure this out?"

"Yes, I dug it out in Jinsha Village more than thirty years ago."

Gao Henian next to him and Zhang Yanhe, who had just come over, both rolled their eyes.

The two of them said to each other, we can also calculate this hexagram, but the opportunity to show off is so advantageous that Baolan Fei is really irritated!

The Jinsha Village mentioned by Lu Fei is the place where Jinsha culture was unearthed.

In February 2001, a real estate development company accidentally excavated the Jinsha ruins during construction in Jinsha Village, Supo Township, Jincheng.

At this site, more than a thousand precious cultural relics were unearthed, including a large number of gold, jade, stone, bronze and so on.

In addition, there are thousands of ivory, wild boar tusks, antlers and so on.

The most famous one is the Sun Bird Gold Foil, which has now become the iconic icon of Jincheng.

Judging from the age of the unearthed cultural relics, most of them date from the late Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty, and a small number of them date from the Spring and Autumn Period.

Moreover, as the excavation progresses, the possibility of major discoveries cannot be ruled out.

The excavation of Jinsha ruins is of extremely important significance to the study of ancient Shu history and culture.

Jincheng has a documented history of its construction, which can be traced back to the late Warring States Period when Zhang Yi built Jincheng.

The Jinsha ruins revealed precious materials that were completely absent from previous documents. This discovery directly advanced the culture of Jincheng by more than three thousand years.

This shows how important Jinsha culture is.

During the excavation, archaeologists discovered nine places that had been vandalized.

These do not refer to stolen holes. After field inspections by experts, these are wells dug by local people.

Due to the special geographical environment and extreme groundwater levels, no water was pumped out of these nine wells, and they were later backfilled by the people.

Lu Fei believed that among the nine wells, there was the one dug by Chen Dashan.

When these wells were discovered, archaeological staff investigated thousands of households in Jinsha Village and recovered a total of 49 cultural relics.

But experts are certain that at least hundreds of cultural relics are still missing.

The cultural level of the people in that era was not high, and many were even illiterate and legally illiterate.

What I dig up is mine. Returning it to you is a favor, but not giving it to you is a duty. This is the mentality of the vast majority of people.

In this regard, cultural conservation workers are really at a loss what to do.

Over the years, through various coincidences, more than a dozen pieces have been recovered one after another, and without exception, they are all stone tools.

As for the gold and jade objects, they didn't show up at all.

Now seeing Chen Dashan's extremely precious ten-section jade cong, Zhang Yanhe and Gao He

As two of the leaders of Bashu Cultural Preservation and Archaeology, how can we not be excited!

Seeing Lu Fei put down his things, Chen Dashan asked eagerly.

"Master, how much is this thing of mine worth?"

Lu Fei did not answer directly, but changed the topic and asked.

"Uncle Chen, are you encountering any difficulties when you are so anxious to get rid of this thing?"

When Lu Fei asked, Chen Dashan shed tears.

Chen Dashan had no children, so the old couple depended on each other.

A year ago, my wife became seriously ill.

In order to treat his wife and children, Chen Dashan not only spent all his savings, sold his real estate, but also owed thousands of dollars in foreign debt.

Even so, he still couldn't save his wife's life.

The night before yesterday, his wife passed away, but Chen Dashan's pockets were cleaner than his face and he couldn't even get the money to send his wife away.

With no way to borrow money, he took out the jade cong and sold it.

After listening to Chen Da's tearful narration, Lu Fei frowned slightly, glanced at Zhang Yanhe and asked.

"Old Zhangtou, what do you think we should do about this?"

Zhang Yanhe thought for a while and said.

"Brother Chen, let me tell you clearly!"

"This thing of yours is called a jade cong, and it is a first-class cultural relic of Jinsha culture. Selling it is against national law!"

When he heard that it was illegal, Chen Dashan was so frightened that he sat on the ground.

"Leader, I, I don't know!"

"Please, don't arrest me. I'll return the things to you. I don't want them anymore, okay?"

Zhang Yanhe helped him up and said.

"Brother, don't be afraid. You are not reselling. You will be fine."

"What I want to tell you is that I hope you, in your own name, will donate this jade cong."