Chapter Ten Breaking the Secret Door
After finally getting the three keys, the two of them were relieved. Seeing Hao Zai sweating profusely, Wan'er was also very concerned and wiped the sweat with her sleeves.
Hao Zai grabbed Wan'er's hand and said softly: "We have all the keys, it just depends on how to open the door!".
Every time I turned the key, I heard a rumble behind the wall.
After firing it three times in a row, the two of them didn't know if it was right or not. They had done everything they had to do and could only resign themselves to fate!
The emperor has paid off, thank God, thank Mary, thank Jesus, and thank the ancestors and heavenly masters.
The two prayed silently in their hearts, and the door of hope could not be opened for a long time in anticipation.
"What should I do? The door didn't open! Is the way to unlock the door wrong?" Wan'er asked worriedly, a little anxious, and involuntarily leaned towards Guan Hao out of trust and reliance on Guan Hao's habit.
"Don't worry, wait a minute! It may be that it hasn't been turned on for a long time and there is some lag. I'll go up and give it a try!"
"Wait a minute! Wan'er, stand farther away, lest a hidden weapon shoots out and hurts you!"
"Fool, this is a secret door. There won't be any hidden weapons. Let's push it together. It might really get stuck."
"Okay, let's go together!"
"1-2-3!" The two of them worked together to push the secret door.
"Crack!" The secret door was actually pushed open by the two of them.
"I'll make two torches first, and then go down!"
After a while, Hao Zai found some torches made of rags.
"I found matches and oil in the kitchen downstairs, and made some extra for backup."
After waiting for a while, Guan Hao lit a torch in front and tested the oxygen content. Everything was normal.
The two of them slowly entered the secret door holding torches one after the other and began to explore the world inside.
Behind the secret door are stone steps built into the mountain behind the wall. The stone steps go down at a 45-degree angle. The stone walls on both sides are cut very flat, and feel cool and comfortable to the touch.
After walking along the stone steps for about 10 minutes, we came to an open space like a hall.
People will instinctively become nervous in a strange, closed and dark environment.
Guan Hao held a torch in one hand and carried several spare torches on his back. He held Wan'er's hand with the other hand and said to Wan'er in a soft voice: "Don't be afraid, there is no one here for a long time. It sounds like water to you." Voice!"
Guan Hao took out the torch on his back, lit it and handed it to Cao Wan. The light in the space suddenly became much brighter. The two of them took a closer look and realized that they had arrived at a natural cave. The cave was very large and there was an underground tunnel. The river passes through the cave.
If water flows through it, it means there is an outlet.
There was a cool breeze blowing from the direction of the underground river, which cheered up the two of them, indicating that the underground river led to the outside.
Maybe it's their way out.
The two explored for a while and found that the cave was artificially divided into many small rooms, including storage rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, study rooms, and even a power generation room.
There are dozens of rooms, large and small, divided by function.
Guan Hao found the power generation room and started the Siemens diesel generator, and the underground space suddenly lit up.
It has become a safe doomsday shelter.
"It seems that this is the shelter used by the Huang family to take refuge!"
"Let's go up after taking a look! It's so eerie and depressing!"
"Yeah! Let's go up there after taking a look at the study room!"
It looked like the study door was locked, but luckily, there was also the pattern mark on the secret door below the keyhole. It seemed that the secret door and the study door used the same key, which saved Guan Hao and the others a lot of trouble.
Guan Hao took out the key and opened the iron door of the study room smoothly according to the sign. When he pushed open the thick anti-corrosion door, the two came to the most mysterious room in the underground space.
The moment you walk in, a musty smell hits your face.
"The smell is a bit strong, please open the door to relax before going in."
Guan Hao took Wan'er's hand and ran to the storage room where supplies were stored to see if there was anything that could still be used.
"These are all good things. The m1941 field backpack produced by the A Army during World War II has everything in it. We have to bring it with us. We also have to put on these camouflage uniforms and jungle boots." Guan Hao consciously took one. I put on my own size camouflage uniform and jungle boots and walked out of the storage room, closing the door.
After a while, Hao Zai changed his clothes, waited outside the door for a long time, then knocked on the door again and asked: "Wan'er, have you changed?"
"I'm ready, come in!"
"You look so dashing in your camouflage uniform, you are so beautiful!"
"You look handsome in what you wear too!"
At this time, Guan Hao didn't care to brag about Wan'er. He picked up the m1941 and checked the emergency items inside. He took out all the items he thought were unnecessary, leaving behind waterproof maps, magnesium rods, flashlights, spare batteries, salt boxes, and soap. , machete, raincoat, first aid kit, towel, tableware, fishing hook and line, tent, etc. Everything is practical, and Wan'er is basically the same.
The two of them happily walked out of the storage room with their backpacks on their backs.
The two came to the study again. The smell had dissipated a lot, but it was still very pungent.
The study was built with moisture-proofing in mind and was made very airtight. A lot of lime and charcoal were placed inside to prevent moisture. The air in the room had not circulated for decades, so the smell was so pungent.
Hao Zai used a flashlight to find the light switch and turned on the light. The layout of the entire study came into view: the space was not small visually. Except for a nearly two-meter executive desk used as a desk, the rest were made of mahogany shelves with books on them. There are porcelain, and the four rows in front are bookshelves with densely packed books on them.
Guan Hao flipped through a book, and it turned out to be a rare book of Song Dynasty. He was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
"My dear, this is incredible. These are rare copies of Song Dynasty. They are all worth a fortune!"
"It's not just books, look at what's on the shelf at the back?" Wan'er's sharp eyes spotted something even more surprising.
Guan Hao looked over with the flashlight in his hand and saw that the five rows of shelves were filled with porcelain of various colors. The shelves holding the porcelain were arranged according to the dynasty. Looking at the labels of the objects, it was not difficult to find that the earliest one was from the Xing Kiln in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. This is a white porcelain cup with obvious traces of mud on it, so it obviously came from a tomb.
There are also two small celadon bowls from the Yue kiln in the Tang Dynasty. They are of average quality and are rare items from the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the porcelain of the Tang Dynasty is indispensable for the "Tang Sancai". A group of three-color horses are about 50 centimeters tall and brightly colored.
The Song Dynasty was the pinnacle of my country's porcelain. According to the degree of preciousness, there were five famous kilns: Guan, Ru, Ge, Jun and Ding.
The products produced by the official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty are much more precious than those of the other four kilns. The official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty are characterized by their purple mouth and iron feet. They are custom-made practical vessels for the royal family. After the Jingkang disaster, most of them were destroyed by war, and only a few pieces survive. , and there are only three existing Northern Song Dynasty official kilns in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
"Even if you have a huge fortune, it is not as good as a piece of your porcelain. This shows how precious your kiln is.
At the 1993 Mingzhu Subi auction, a Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glaze was sold for a sky-high price of 160 million.
There are only more than 70 pieces of Ru Kiln artifacts handed down from generation to generation, so all Ru Kiln utensils are exquisite masterpieces handed down from generation to generation.
Jun kiln is also called kiln-bian porcelain. "Jun kiln is unparalleled in kiln-made porcelain." "The color of the kiln enters the kiln, and the kiln comes out of the kiln with all colors." There are traces of earthworms walking on the mud, which is thought to be used for the flower and stone outline of the Northern Song Dynasty. The flower pots of Jun kiln are the best.
The Ge kiln mainly produces celadon from the Southern Song Dynasty, and about 100 pieces have survived. Its characteristics include: civil and military pieces, gold wire and iron wire, and purple mouth and iron feet.
There is a Bafang cup from Ge Kiln on the shelf. It is very exquisite. The label says: Xiunei Siguan Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty, started from Yashan Collection.
"Wan'er, look at this Ge Kiln Bafang Cup, which comes from the Yashan Collection. What does it mean?"
Wan'er looked at the sign and couldn't help but shake her head: "I really don't know what Yashan represents. Could it be the name of a private collection?"
It seems that the two people's questions cannot be answered, so we will explore them later.
However, the Bafang Cup from the official kiln of Ge Kiln is really dazzling. Under the dim light, it shines brightly and makes people admirable. Guan Hao looked at this treasure handed down from generation to generation. The civil and military films released: The ice cracks are obvious and the caviar patterns are dense.
Forming a rare piece of rubbish.
"This is the best of the Ge kilns. In 1992, Hong Kong Fine Art sold a Ge kiln eight-sided ear-shaped vase at a price of more than 10 million."
Before Guan Hao could recover, he found a Jun kiln rose red glazed octagonal flowerpot on the shelf. The label on the side read: Northern Song Dynasty Folk Kiln. Even though it was a Jun Kiln, it was still priceless.
After a while, three more Ding kiln utensils were discovered on the shelf: a Ding kiln white porcelain vase with two ears, a Ding kiln white porcelain bowl, and a Ding kiln white porcelain plate.
The three items were not big, but they still shocked Guan Hao and left him speechless.
"Wan'er, look at the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty. There are three kiln entrances in this house, as many as six pieces. It's really amazing!"
"Look here again. Are there porcelains from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties?"
"Look at the blue and white porcelain here. Look at the sign above. It's blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty."
Under Wan'er's guidance, Hao Zai came to the place where the blue and white porcelain was placed. After a closer look, he found that it was indeed blue and white porcelain, and there were actually 4 pieces on the shelf.
Guan Hao was very surprised. This batch of treasures should have been hidden here before the 1950s. At that time, Country H was not very enthusiastic about Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain, because the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty ruled Country H for less than a hundred years and was unorthodox.
It is contradictory. Moreover, Yuan blue and white are basically customized for export to foreign countries in Iran, but are not used much domestically.
Looking at the Yuan blue and white flowers on the shelf, from today’s perspective, these four artifacts are priceless! Each of the four Yuan blue and white artifacts are large artifacts:
The first piece: a large blue and white underglaze red jar with engraved patterns (purchased from Bao'an in 1927 and kept in a cellar)
The second piece: blue and white flat pot with entwining lotus pattern (purchased in Xilin in 1923, buried in a tomb)
The third item: Peony pattern gourd bottle (purchased overseas in 1898)
The fourth piece: Yuan blue and white phoenix pierced with lotus pattern (purchased overseas in 1898)
Yuan blue and white porcelain first attracted attention in China after the reform and opening up. It was recommended by foreign countries and spread to the country. Experts said that there were less than 200 pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain in existence. At that time, Miao Chuan and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the number of hoards found in the country alone was over a hundred. With the
National attention and the passage of time should reveal more.
After sighing at the Yuan blue and white flowers, the two moved to the last two rows of shelves. Yes, they should be Ming and Qing porcelain.
Representatives of Ming Dynasty porcelain are mainly blue and white and doucai porcelain. The shelves are filled with Ming blue and white porcelain from various periods, Chenghua doucai porcelain and Xuande's very rare underglaze color porcelain. There are estimated to be more than 30 pieces of them. It's interesting to see.
Chapter completed!