At that time, most of Germany's maritime trade was piracy. The free txt eBook estimates that the object in front of him is what his ancestors stole from another ship 500 years ago.

"A friend who is more knowledgeable also said that this is from China, and it is about a ritual vessel."

"This is indeed a Chinese 'jade' product, but it is not a ritual vessel." I put on my white gloves and picked them up and looked through them slowly, frowning slightly: "This is a 'jade' burial vessel." I can't tell the age, because the style and style of the burial vessel have never been seen even before. I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why auction houses are reluctant to accept it. ”

"Yes, the auction house did mention it." Seeing that I had real talent and learning, Mr. Fant's eyes flashed a trace of relief, and only then did he suppress his suspicion: "However, what is a burial vessel?" ”

"The so-called burial utensils are things used for burial. Just as Westerners also loved to bury their favorite things in ancient times, Chinese pay more attention to these. I placed the antique on the table and explained as I prepared to open the box: "And the one in front of me, also known as the Ming vessel, is a burial 'jade' vessel made by the special 'gate' to protect the corpse, not the rest of the 'jade' ware buried in the tomb." Influenced by the concept of ghosts and gods and religious thoughts, the ancient Chinese believed that after death, the soul would go to another world. For the sake of the eternal survival of the soul, people think that burial with 'jade' can protect the body. ”

There is no keyhole on the box, but it is fastened with a chain, I untied it several times and did not untie it, and paused: "There are many types of 'jade' burial vessels used in history, but there are relatively few types of 'jade' boxes, which are generally used to store the ashes after incineration, and have been abolished since the Three Kingdoms." Since the Warring States period, China has gradually formed a system of funeral 'jade'. The form of burial of the Qin people is basically the same as the way of wearing 'jade' during their lifetime, but compared with the 'spring' and autumn, the burial of 'jade' in the tombs of the Qin State is greatly reduced, and there are fewer types of 'jade' utensils made for funeral purposes, reflecting the simple funeral concept that death is like life. ”

"In the Han Dynasty, it was another ** of the 'jade' burial, the burial of the 'jade' form was complete, after the Han Dynasty, a large number of 'jade' vessels were buried with the phenomenon of the gradual decline, and the formal system of the burial of 'jade' after the Han Dynasty also had certain regulations, but all the burial 'jade' had a characteristic, that is, it was very unsightly, and they were some rough shapes, simple 'jade' vessels with simple carvings, this is because they are not ornaments, just for witchcraft."

"But friends who have seen this burial vessel say that this thing is very 'fine' and beautiful, and it may be very valuable, so we moved the idea of selling it to fill the shortfall." Andrew asked suspiciously.

"That's another problem with the object at hand. It's so 'fine' and beautiful. The 'jade' used is also the best Hetian 'jade'. It is impossible to determine the age at all, and it is not possible to prove whether it is a modern imitation or not. So the auction house didn't dare to take over. I shrugged my shoulders and gently shook the 'jade' box with my hand, and there was a crisp collision sound inside, and what was stored inside was definitely not ashes: "Let's take a look at the objects inside, and wait until we can find some evidence." After all, no counterfeiter would be bored enough to use the best Hetian 'jade' to make fabricated things to deceive people, and it is obviously a loss-making business. Just such a large piece of Hetian 'jade' is worth at least 5,000 euros. ”

Hearing that their things were valuable, the Fante family was suddenly much more relieved. Andrew even smirked.

I finally opened the box, and when I looked at the things inside, I was stunned.

I saw that the box contained nine 'jade' vessels of different sizes, shaped like stoppers, and they were also made of Hetian 'jade'. However, it exudes a trace of 'yin' cold atmosphere, and I can't feel the original warmth and warmth of Hetian's 'jade' at all. My brow furrowed, but my hand didn't mean to touch the object in the box.

Andrew took one out of the box with a big grin, 'rubbed' it with his hands, sniffed it with his nose, and even stuck out his tongue to 'lick' it: "What is this, why does it smell weird?" And it's all like a 'jade' stopper! ”

My face twitched: "In my country, these are called Nine Trick 'Jade', and they are indeed plugs, but the stuff is a little disgusting. ”

"Stuff what?" Mr. Fante was intrigued.

"Stuff the corpse. These nine 'jade' plugs plug the two eyes, two nostrils, two ear holes, a mouth, and the 'sheng' organ. By the way, Andrew, don't 'mess' and 'lick' things you don't know in the future. I looked at the fat man, my face flushed with laughter: "The piece in your hand is blocked, this thing has been stuffed in the corpse for hundreds of years." ”

The fat man's eyes widened sharply, and he retched a few times, spitting up and screaming and running towards the bathroom.

"Okay, that's pretty much it." I shook my head with a smile and looked at the 'woman' of Vantef: "This antique cannot be dated due to its unique 'sex', but according to your description and judgment, it can be roughly concluded that it is 'Hetian' jade, 'Hell Wen corpse box' and 'Hetian' jade' Nine Trick Plug'. However, because the quality of 'jade' is the relationship between Hetian and 'jade', and the production is too 'fine' and beautiful, it is impossible to fully identify it as a burial vessel. This antique is indeed very controversial. I guess the auction is not to be expected, their profit-only guys will not take risks. ”

After hearing this, Mr. Fant's whole body trembled: "You mean that this antique can't be sold at all." ”

"It's not that you can't sell, it's that it's hard to sell. Let's see if there are any collectors who like to be more 'door' or endowed with adventurous 'spirits'. I took off my gloves, sat down on the couch, and took a sip of my coffee from the table. It's cheap instant coffee, and the 'milk' flavor is too strong, and it's really not as good as hand-brewed.

"So what to do, if it can't be sold in the short term, the castle will be sold! Without the castle, the Vantes family would have disappeared completely. "Monsieur Fante's face turned pale, and a dark despair floated. His whole 'spirit' seemed to be about to collapse. Madame Vante immediately held him up, anxiously at a loss for what to do. Andrew had just vomited up all the contents of his stomach when he froze for a moment when he heard my assertion. He looked at me with a trembling lips and asked in a pitiful whisper, "Mr. Night Silence, is there really no way to sell it?" "It's not entirely impossible." I closed my eyes and thought for a moment, then finally sighed: "Well, I'll put you in touch with a buyer." He prefers to collect weird things. Whether it succeeds or not is a phone call, but don't think too much about the price. Although the burial vessels are scarce, most of them are not very valuable due to their shoddyness. At last year's Sotheby's autumn auction in France, a Chinese Tang Dynasty 'jade' silk dress was auctioned for 30,000 euros.