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Chapter 238 Tiger-Shaped Jade Pendant
Shen You worked hard for two days and finally put the candlestick together.

The state of preservation is surprisingly good. Although it has inevitably oxidized and formed green copper rust after so many years, the patterns on it are very clear and exquisite.

The candlestick is in the shape of a flower tree, 48.2cm in length, and has exquisite craftsmanship. At the time, it was a first-class luxury item.

It is a ritual vessel for sure. There are a few words on it and judging by its shape, it probably means divination and communicating with ghosts and gods.

If it appeared at an auction, it would be sold for at least 30 million yuan with this quality.

This is still a conservative estimate. A few years ago, a 35cm bronze pot from the Warring States Period was sold for more than 800 million US dollars at an auction abroad.

A 57cm-long taotie ritual jar from the late Shang Dynasty was even sold for more than million dollars.

Bu (bu) is the name of an ancient vessel used to hold wine or water.

The one in Shen You's hand has an animal face pattern on the base, three branches, and a complete chassis.

She couldn't get this thing out in China, so she had to go abroad and find a way to bring it back. It didn't matter if she put it on display for others to see.

If the things you have are too good, you should be careful of being coveted by others, especially if they are bronze artifacts.

Sell ​​it? Shen You doesn’t plan to sell it, because the altar has some connection with Wen Zhi.

This candlestick is also very collectible due to its unique shape.

She kept samples of the soil that originally covered it, in the hope that something useful might be detected.

Because bronze artifacts were dug up on the altar, Shen You also went to look up some information.

The famous Sword of Gou Jian, King of Yue, was golden when it was unearthed and was very sharp.

Using modern technology, we discovered that there was a special coating on it, only about 0.1 mm long, which was chromium.

Under the conditions at that time, it was hard to imagine that something like this could be made.

Unfortunately, the manufacturing method of bronze swords has been lost.

For the remaining items, Shen You would first clean up the complete jade pieces and animal bones, and then work on the fragmented ones later. It might take a year or two to piece them together.

It was still too slow for her to do it alone.

Shen You wore a mask and gloves and operated carefully under the light.

In order to facilitate viewing, all the texts were copied out and arranged in order.

I didn't expect to find quite a few after sorting them out, and this is only a part of it.

Through comparison, it was found that there were some bronze inscriptions mixed in these oracle bone inscriptions, and the writing style was slightly different from that of the modern world, but the difference was not particularly large.

Some characters are indeed not found in the oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions discovered in the world today.

Shen You rubbed his eyes, took off his gloves, picked up the coconut latte he made and took a sip.

Comparative texts, a type of research-based work, is not suitable for her, as she is better at hands-on work.

My eyes are so blurry that I can’t even recognize the words.

If possible, she really hopes to have the perspective of dreams. The dreams have long been blurred and confusing, but she remembers that she doesn’t recognize all the words "perspective in dreams". Naturally, she knows those obscure secrets of destiny.

I didn't recognize you when I woke up.

Shen You shook her head and said, "No, she would have to ask the teacher to come over in two days."

It is easier to clean jade.

Shen You just searched for a while, and when it was covered with mud at first, he thought it was a piece of broken jade from its shape. Because the exposed color was beautiful, he cleaned it up first.

Unexpectedly, it was a complete jade pendant!
You can tell how ancient it is just by looking at the carving, this tiger-shaped jade pendant.

It's a bit like an emoticon.

It was a pleasant surprise that it could be polished so smoothly.

Shen You looked at the "soil pieces" in the basket with shining eyes, they were all treasures!
After nightfall, the north was completely silent, and the candlelight and bonfire in the military camp were the only lights.

Wen Zhi came to the shop from the tent, pushed open the wooden door, passed through the yard, and behind the window grille of the partition door, Shen You was copying the text on the animal bones with a magnifying glass in one hand and a pen in the other. The surface of the animal bones was uneven, and some were broken, making it difficult to make rubbings.

Seeing Wen Zhi coming back, Shen You subconsciously raised her head, with the magnifying glass still held in front of her eyes. The surrounding objects were distorted, which made her raise the corners of her lips.

Wen Zhi was stunned for a moment. The woman under the light was wearing a home hat on her head, which looked furry, and her slender wrists seemed to emit a faint glow.

The smile on her face made his chest jump.

"Is everything going well?"

Wen Zhi's mouth curled up, with a smile in his eyes, "The current situation is not bad."

But after that, there will definitely be a tough battle, and there is no need to say it out loud to make her worry.

"There's still food in the refrigerator." Shen You said as he continued to write the last few strokes of the text that he had not finished copying.

"Yeah." Wen Zhi smiled and nodded, "I'll make fried noodles, do you want some more?"

When Shen You heard the word fried noodles, a picture came to his mind and he gestured, "A little bit!"

It’s not her fault that she eats a lot. It’s cold and she wants to eat. The food Wen Zhi makes is delicious.

As expected of someone who has lived in several food desert countries.

Eating something can reduce the dullness of words a bit, and I feel like I’m full of energy again!
Looking at Shen You holding a few rubbings, there were modern words written on the notebook beside him.

It should have been rubbings from a stone slab. Part of the content is related to mountains and terrain, and there is also a record of stargazing and divination.

"Can you still understand these?" Wen Zhi was stunned for two seconds.

People who can discern the secrets of destiny are born with this ability. Logically, she is no longer the priestess she once was, and her destiny is not similar.

"Do I look like I understand?" Shen You pointed at herself and turned her head to look at him with a confused expression.

Some characters can be found in the comparison table between oracle bone inscriptions and modern characters. Some are similar, but the details are different.

Some of them I have no idea what they are, and I can only half-check with the notes and half-guess.

"Do you understand it?!" Shen You looked at Wen Zhi, showing the characteristic profiteer smile of an antique shop owner, "Help me take a look, and I'll write it."

"Okay." Wen Zhi took the rubbing.

Originally, he did not recognize so many ancient characters, but he learned some of them from the previous supervisor.

Because it feels familiar.

It was not until Shen You dug out the stone statue of the mountain god that he remembered everything.

Fortunately, she taught him at that time, so he can understand it now.

"This is related to Feng Shui, celestial phenomena, and hexagrams." Shen You looked at the translated content on the notebook, "It's something left behind by the priest."

She suddenly sighed.
"In the first half of last year, I consulted a fortune teller and lost two hundred dollars. The fortune teller said something but it seemed like he didn't say anything."

That was two hundred yuan! At that time, she was still a social animal being exploited by the company. She felt heartbroken when she thought about it later. Wouldn't it be nice to use it to drink milk tea?
What should I say?
It cannot be equal to her now, but it is definitely related to her.

In modern times, a truly great master would earn as much as he does from selling antiques, but ordinary people simply cannot see him.

Looking at Shen You's sad expression after losing two hundred yuan, Wen Zhi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Do you think the great fortune tellers of today can understand it?" Shen You suddenly had an idea.

"You are from this plane? I guess even if you can understand it, you can't learn it. The times and planes are different, and the stars may not match. Besides, there are not many people who can understand a little bit of the secrets of heaven throughout history."

"That's true." Shen You couldn't deny it.

Next, she plans to filter out the things related to the mountains and terrain, and see if they can be used.

This part should be the simplest and has nothing to do with destiny.

I looked up a lot of good-looking things and decided to make a Songjin bag myself QAQ
Shen You: I used to be the most powerful priest, but now I have lost two hundred yuan.