Seeing the identification information in front of him, Chen Jing was immediately startled, then extremely surprised.

Originally, he just saw that the Guandi statue was a bit old, and today's appraisal opportunity had not yet been used, so he gave it a try, but he did not expect that it was actually a genuine antique from the Ming Dynasty!

Since joining the industry, Chen Jing has picked up antiques from the Ming Dynasty once, and two of the other three times were from the Qing Dynasty.

But this is normal. After all, the longer the dynasty is, the more difficult it is to preserve the antiques. The Qing Dynasty is the feudal dynasty with the shortest distance from modern times, so it has the most preserved antiques.

"Xiao Chen, what's wrong?" At this time, Kong Xue noticed something strange about Chen Jing, and saw him holding the statue of Guandi in a daze, and asked with concern.

Chen Jing's expression did not change when he heard this, and he responded: "It's nothing, just looking at this statue is quite beautiful."

After saying that, he looked at the aunt again and asked, "Auntie, can you give me this statue?"

"No matter what you give or not, I just take these things and throw them away. If you like them, just take them." The aunt said without caring.

This statue of Guandi didn't belong to her at all. She didn't know that the previous tenant had left it behind.

As for modern people, except for some remote areas, few people still have the habit of worshiping gods at home, so the Guandi statue is naturally useless.

Chen Jing nodded happily, and Kong Xue blinked next to him, as if he had seen something, and a faint smile appeared on his dignified and beautiful face.

Soon after, Chen Jing and Kong Xue helped the aunt repackage the waste products on the floor into cardboard boxes.

"Thank you, young couple. We all live in the same building. Let's have a meal together when we have time." Auntie was very grateful and spoke very politely, then she left holding the carton in her arms.

When Chen Jing and Kong Xue heard this, they glanced at each other in unison, with something strange in their eyes.

Young couple...

The aunt thought that the two were lovers or even husband and wife, so her natural words made Chen Jing and Kong Xue, an already ambiguous single man and woman, even more confused.

Chen Jing didn't know what to say, while Kong Xue pursed her lips and subconsciously stroked a strand of long hair behind her ear.

A few seconds later, Kong Xue broke the silence: "Xiao Chen, if you want to get this statue, isn't it also an antique?"

Chen Jing followed the words and responded: "Yes, it should be an antique. I didn't expect to be so lucky." This was indeed a matter of good luck, and it was not an antique found by relying on that mysterious intuition.

"Is it really an antique?" Although Kong Xue had just guessed, but after hearing Chen Jing's confirmation, she was still a little surprised when she looked carefully at the statue held in Chen Jing's hand and asked: "Is this the Second Master Guan?"

The image of Mr. Guan Erye is quite unique. How many people across the country can fail to recognize him?

"Well, this statue is the statue of Guandi." Chen Jing responded, and then said after a moment: "Sister Xue, let's go up first." He also wanted to go back to the rental house and take a closer look at the statue of Guandi in his hand.

Afterwards, the two returned to the rental house, but Kong Xue also followed Chen Jing. She seemed to be quite curious about the statue of Guandi.

Chen Jing carefully placed the statue of Guandi on the coffee table in the living room. Under the illumination of the light, the entire statue of Guandi glowed faintly with a golden light. It actually looked like a god in the world. This shows that this statue

The carving skills are so high.

"Is this made of gold?" Kong Xue asked in surprise when she saw the golden light.

Chen Jing shook his head, and while carefully looking at the preservation of the Guandi statue, he responded: "No, it's made of copper, but the surface is gilded with copper."

"What does gilding copper mean?" Kong Xue was a little confused. She was not a person in the related industry, and she really didn't understand this term.

"Bronze gilding is to synthesize gold and mercury into gold and mercury, then apply it on the surface of the copperware, and then heat it to evaporate the mercury, so that the gold will adhere to the surface of the vessel and not fall off." Chen Jing explained.

Although this gilt copper is not the most basic knowledge in antique appraisal, it is still necessary to understand. Chen Jing naturally knew it after studying hard.

Kong Xue nodded with sudden realization, and sighed a little: "The ancients were really smart. In ancient times, they could think of this method to gild objects."

The results of gilding copper and gold plating are indeed almost the same.

Chen Jing also sighed with emotion: "Yes, this record about gold and mercury was first seen in "The Book of Changes" by Wei Boyang, an alchemist of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The record about gilding technology was first seen in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in "Compendium of Materia Medica"

"Mercury Bars" quotes Tao Hongjing from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, saying that mercury can digest gold and silver and turn it into mud, which is how people use it to plate things."

Kong Xue listened to Chen Jing's talk, her eyes flashed with brilliance, and then she said: "During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it should be more than 1,500 years ago. The ancients 1,500 years ago knew how to gild copper.

Wow, it’s really amazing.”

The Southern and Northern Dynasties, that is, after the Three Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, are indeed more than 1,500 years ago.

But Chen Jing shook his head and said: "Actually, it's more than that, because according to some archaeological discoveries, the earliest appearance of gilded copper artifacts was about eight centuries earlier than the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but no other earlier ones have been found yet.

The written records about gilding copper during that period cannot be accurately corroborated."

Eight centuries, that is, eight hundred years, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties and another eight hundred years, that is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In other words, the technology of copper gilding had already appeared in that era, which shows how smart our ancestors were and how great and brilliant our civilization was.

Kong Xue was also amazed and praised Chen Jing: "Xiao Chen, you know quite a lot."

"Fortunately, I've been reading a lot of books on this topic recently." Chen Jing responded modestly.

Kong Xue also knew that he had just entered the industry, but he could casually talk about a lot of relevant knowledge when he had just entered the industry, which showed that he was really working hard and diligently studying.

He takes his work seriously and works hard, which shows that Chen Jing is very motivated.

Whether a man is motivated or not is one of the criteria for most women to choose a spouse.

"Xiao Chen, what dynasty does your Guandi statue belong to and what is its value?" Kong Xue turned her attention back to the Guandi statue itself and asked curiously.

Chen Jingying said: "Looking at the production style, it should be from the Ming Dynasty. As for the value, I don't know very well. I have to ask my boss tomorrow." He doesn't know much about the market and the market now.

Statues of gods are also unpopular collections, so naturally they don’t know their value.

Kong Xue nodded and said with a smile: "It's an antique from the Ming Dynasty, so its value should not be low. Xiao Chen, you are so lucky."

Hearing this, Chen Jing suddenly realized something, looked at Kong Xue and said with a smile: "Sister Xue, it seems that I am not lucky. Well, it should be said that I am lucky when I am with you.

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Chapter completed!