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Chapter 240 Is there really anyone who would buy this confusing thing?
Since ancient times, there have been many emperors who killed their meritorious officials. From the perspective of the royal family, it is not a big problem to betray their officials for the throne as long as they can govern the country well.

But as a minister and a son, it was difficult for him to accept that he ignored the lives of the people and indirectly led to the decline of the national strength of the Great Qi.

Li Heng thought of what his father had said to him not long ago. The imperial mausoleum was the place chosen by the previous supervisor, and the village guarding the mausoleum must not be moved.
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the next morning.

Shen You set the alarm for 8:30, packed up and went outside the alley to buy two rice cakes.

The sunny weather of the previous two days is over, and it started to blow and rain again.

When Professor Li arrived at the shop, Shen You had just returned. Wearing an old down jacket, he hunched his neck, opened the plastic bag, and took two bites of breakfast.

It seems that young people today cannot match half of Professor Li's spirit and energy.

"Haven't you had breakfast yet?" Professor Li asked, his eyes already searching for the patterned stone she mentioned.

"I can eat and work at the same time." Shen You gave him a look that indicated that it was not a big problem.

"Just eat first. It's not good to eat breakfast too quickly." Professor Li waved his hand. "I can take a look first."

"Okay." Shen You held the hot and soft rice cake and brought Professor Li to the garage.

She parked the car next to her shop. There were some supplies in the warehouse that didn't want others to see them, so the car was just right for storing these things.

"Some of the things I sorted out are in the shop. I haven't had time to look at these in detail yet."

Professor Li saw Shen You putting together a rough stone slab on the ground and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say you had already put it together just a short time after discovering it?"

He is worthy of being his apprentice!

She is just one person. Even a group may not be able to spell it out so accurately.

"Yeah, they were already in the pile." Shen You didn't say anything. She seemed to know how to put it together when she was putting it together.

Without the process of trial and error, progress will definitely be fast.

“It’s so exquisite. When you see these patterns, it’s hard to imagine that they were carved with the simplest tools.”

Professor Li put on gloves and looked at the pile of what looked like scrap metal on the ground with great interest.

"I have already sorted them. The bronze fragments over there have not been put together yet. It seems that they are not complete. Many parts are missing. However, they mainly record how to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth."

Not their main purpose.

"You must have just found these things in the soil," Professor Li said with an understanding look.

There are regulations in the country that antiques dug out from the ground must be handed in, but this thing of hers was not dug out in the country at all.

Shen You agreed. You didn't need to be an expert to see that this thing was definitely not something that had been handed down from generation to generation. Anyone with a little bit of vision could tell it.

Although Professor Li knew that this thing did not match the history they were studying, he was still fascinated by these exquisite patterns.

They are in the business of restoring cultural relics, and their focus is not on academic research.

The craftsmanship and stuff are real, and that’s valuable enough for him.

The restoration of bronze ware has always been a difficult problem. There are too few people who can do it, and few young people can do it.

This is indeed a boring job, and the income is average, so you can’t make much money.

Shen You’s studio also makes money from business orders.

"The garage doesn't have floor heating or air conditioning, so let's take it inside." Shen You suggested.

Take the things you need to sort out today first. Professor Li also brought a few bronze fragments that he was interested in.

Professor Li was even more surprised when he saw the rubbings that Shen You had already translated. There were actually oracle bones that had not been deciphered in them.

"Is this the friend you mentioned last time?"

"That's right." Shen You nodded. "I thought of extracting these characters for comparison. Maybe it will be helpful for deciphering the oracle bone inscriptions here."

Even though the Yin Ruins have been excavated, we still know too little about that period. During the Shang Dynasty, the state and tribes coexisted, and the previous Xia Dynasty should have been the same.

The same situation happened to the Yu State in the Da Qi plane.

Professor Li looked at Shen You with appreciation and nodded, "That's right, let's start now."

After sorting it out, Shen You can ask her friend for help, and finally hand in the finished information, which will be a great help!
"By the way, teacher, on the 14th day of the first lunar month, Academician Hu will come to Jiangcheng, right?"

Shen You was a little worried. She could wait, but the old emperor couldn't.

If the transaction cannot be completed within the deadline, Wen Zhi will have to bear the consequences.

"He is more anxious than you to sort out the new things, so he will definitely come." Professor Li smiled.

In order to build national projects, Lao Hu can live in the deep mountains and forests for several years, and he doesn't go back even during the New Year or other holidays, so that he won't delay his trip if there are important matters.

Shen You felt relieved after hearing Professor Li's confident words.

Professor Li is a person who works so hard that he forgets to eat and sleep. Shen You saw that it was lunchtime and asked, "Teacher, what would you like to eat for lunch?"

"Just eat something casually." Professor Li sat at his workbench without raising his head.

Shen You found a private restaurant with good reputation and fresh ingredients, and contacted them on WeChat to place the order.

These elders don’t have high requirements for taste, but they like healthy and fresh ingredients.

She wouldn't just make some food randomly, that would take a lot of stupidity.

After lunch, Shen You insisted that Professor Li take a break. "There is always work to do. Why don't you let me keep an eye on it?"

Professor Li pointed at the 9.9 large glass that she had bought with great effort, the triangular goblet, and the strange-shaped figurines that she had found from somewhere.

The old professor had seen many real cultural relics and antiques, but he had never seen such an abstract fake antique. He picked it up and looked at it for a long time, then asked in surprise,
"Someone really buys something this confusing?"

"It's just for display." Shen You laughed dryly.

I thought to myself: That’s true. Large glass is very expensive in Da Qi.

Professor Li became interested in the rolling lamp on the ground and the vase lamp at the back.

"This craftsmanship is really good, no worse than what I saw from the old craftsman last time."

The key point is that the pigment is obviously made in a traditional way, without any modern technology involved.

Shen You smiled and said, "It's the Lantern Festival in two days, I'll give you two."

Before they knew it, the day had passed quickly and the master and apprentice had made considerable progress. Professor Li did not stay for dinner, saying he wanted to go home and eat with his family.

The driver who came to pick up Professor Li was arranged by Gu Shaoyu. Professor Li asked Shen You for a rubbing, a fragment of a small bronze bull ornament.

It has been confirmed that this item has no engravings and can be sent to a museum for research.

Before leaving, he asked Shen You again, "What are you going to do with these stone slabs and animal bones?"

The things cannot be reported, and from some perspectives, once the information is extracted, it is of little value.

But Professor Li is engaged in cultural relics protection. Even if the antiques do not belong to them, he cannot bear to see them being discarded.

What a pity.

"I have a place to put it. I will arrange it properly and won't throw it away casually. If it doesn't work, I will return it to its original place."

The patterned slabs can be left in the yard as decoration, and she will put back the animal bones that cannot be collected as there are too many of them.

Professor Li was also relieved.

Shen You saw him off. Professor Li bent down and got into the car. He glanced at her couplet in small seal script and urged, "Go inside quickly. It's cold outside."

"Okay." Shen You waved his hand.