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Chapter 2 Mahogany Lacquer Box
Chapter 2. Mahogany Lacquer Box
What a big breath!
The creditors looked at each other.

They were originally partners of Ren's Wood Industry. They were small in scale and relied on Ren's family to make a little money. After Ren's Wood Industry collapsed, the liquidation of assets was given priority to large companies, and nothing was left for them.

Even this person, Ren Zhai, was suddenly thought of by someone, so he made an appointment to make trouble.

Everyone was lucky in their hearts. If they could find some antiques or something, it would be best to resell them. It would be regarded as a stop loss. If not, it would only be an outlet for anger.

In fact, none of the people present was an expert.

How would you know, Ren Ping blurted out that one thing needs to be mortgaged to everyone's debt?

Is it...

What treasure is really in this seemingly inconspicuous box?
"Wait! I have something to ask first!"

Seeing that someone was going to open the wooden box, Ren Ping said suddenly.

"what's up?"

"Come here, Ren Zhai, who told you!"

Dozens of creditors suddenly came to the door together, and it was clear that someone secretly instigated it, and Ren Ping had to find out who was behind the scenes.

"There's actually no need to hide this from you,"

A leading creditor coughed and said:

"It's Mr. Liu from Shanglong Decoration. We people had no hope of collecting the debt, but he suddenly sent a message, saying that Renzhai in your Ren family is still worth some money, so he asked us to come and make up for it. .”

Shanglong Decoration... Mr. Liu...

Yes, my father once said that Shangrong Decoration is a direct competitor of Ren's Wood Industry in the business field.

Half a year ago, the collapse of Ren's wood industry was due to blind expansion and broken capital chain on the one hand, but on the other hand, Shangrong Decoration fanned the flames behind the scenes and gathered peers to maliciously run, which was also "indispensible".

Thinking about it now, if I was not doing nothing in the past, but was able to help my father, even if I mentioned a few words...

With deep guilt, Ren Ping locked his eyes on a half-bald, broad-faced half-old man at the end of the crowd.

He was the one who took the lead in making a fuss just now, demoting the collections in the exhibition hall to nothing, and then conniving at the creditors to loot and destroy them.

"Are you the one decorated by Shang Long?"

"No, old man Yichengxuan, Zhang Yan."

The half-old man met Ren Ping's gaze directly, with an air of confidence.

"Yichengxuan? Are you also here to collect the bill?"

"Haha... No, we use Chengxuan to do cultural relic appraisal, and Mr. Liu from Shanglong Decoration entrusted us to come here."

Almost as soon as the other party finished speaking, a lot of relevant information quickly popped up in Ren Ping's mind.

This Yichengxuan is indeed a cultural relic appraisal company, and there are clear records in the system.

It seems that this civilization museum system from the future contains not only cultural relics, but also information about relevant institutions.

"Mr. Liu entrusted you?"

"That's right, Mr. Liu said that there are many friends here who want to collect bills, and they are afraid that they don't understand the antique business and will be fooled by the Ren family, so let me come over and give everyone a good look."

"Originally, this matter has nothing to do with our Yichengxuan, but since Mr. Liu is so generous, we agreed. If you don't believe me, you can ask. We won't even charge the appraisal fee this time, hahaha..."

"well."

Ren Ping glanced at the messy collection on the ground, and took a deep breath.

"Stop talking nonsense, kid. Didn't you say you would take the contents of this box as a mortgage? Open it, and let's open our eyes. Could it be that what you say is a mortgage is a mortgage?"

Zhang Yan said coldly.

"That's right, what the hell is it? Show us!"

"It's not that easy to fool people!"

All the creditors quickly agreed.

Ren Ping didn't say any more, and with a flick of his finger, he opened the mahogany lacquer box.

It was also the first time Ren Ping saw the things in the wooden box.

However, unlike the half-belief just now, at this time he has gradually digested the information in the system, especially the knowledge of cultural relics like the long river of human history, which has given him enough confidence!

What I saw in the box were ancient coins, with round square holes and copper patina, exuding a strong sense of simplicity.

Even the mahogany lacquer box itself is quite unique.

The box is divided into three layers, each layer is criss-crossed, separated by dozens of small wooden grids, a total of nearly two hundred grids.

There are ancient coins in each grid, but the number is different, there are more than a dozen coins, and one or two coins are missing, but they are all there, without missing a single one.

It gives people the impression that this mahogany lacquer box seems to be specially customized for collecting this set of ancient coins!

Even the collection box is so particular, it seems that it is really a treasure!

A slight startled sound suddenly sounded, and Ren Ping's heart moved. He vaguely saw a tall woman poking her head forward, and then quickly dodged behind the crowd, too late to see who it was.

All the creditors in front of them were looking at the coins in the wooden box, while turning their heads to stare at Zhang Yan, their faces full of anticipation.

"Hahahaha... Playing with mystery! Playing with mystery! These high-end goods are also worthy of being called treasures? The Ren family deceived their colleagues, and Mr. Liu will not deceive me!"

Accompanied by Zhang Yan's wanton laughter, the look of hope in the eyes of the creditors quickly dimmed, replaced by raging anger.

Ren Ping looked indifferent, as if he knew the result would be like this.

After a pause, the tone is leisurely:

"Mr. Zhang works at Yichengxuan. I wonder which field he is studying?"

The line of cultural relics is divided into seven categories: ceramics, bronzes, jade, coins, calligraphy and painting inscriptions, ancient rare books, and miscellaneous items. In addition, there are many sub-categories.

No matter how professional a collector or appraiser is, it is impossible to cover everything.

Ren Ping asked him which one to study, which is like asking about the school of the master in the world.

"I specialize in miscellaneous matters, but I also dabble in coins."

Zhang Yan snorted and turned to the crowd:

"Everyone, there are a lot of these copper coins on the market, and you can buy them for tens of dollars. Even if they are real, this box is only worth a few thousand dollars at most! Are you sure you want to use these scraps of copper as collateral? ?”

"What? Only a few thousand yuan? What a dream!"

"I knew it a long time ago! The ancient coins are not so valuable now, I have them in my hometown, what kind of antiques are there here!"

"ignorance!"

"ignorance!"

Almost in unison, the two voices sounded at the same time.

One came from the crowd, the sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

The other one is naturally Ren Ping.

"Ancient coins are still coins in essence. They have been circulated in all dynasties, so it is not surprising that there are many of them in existence. However, this cannot deny its value as a cultural relic. Otherwise, why would it be ranked among the seven antique categories!"

"I have a history of 5000 years in China, nearly a hundred dynasties, and countless rare and ancient coins, some of which are even national treasures. How dare you slander them like this!"

"The surname is Zhang! According to the industry, the appraisal of cultural relics is like the diagnosis of a disease in traditional Chinese medicine. It pays attention to looking, smelling, questioning, and cutting. There are countless clues, and all kinds of clues are carefully studied, so that you can keep your eyes on and your heart on."

"You only take one look at my things, and you don't distinguish the authenticity, the age, or the quality. You just say it's a common commodity. Is this your professionalism? Is this the ethics of your organization's appraisal?"

"Do you dare to ask for your Yichengxuan's industry license and your personal appraisal qualification certificate? Again, what you see in front of you is a pile of junk!"

(End of this chapter)