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Chapter 219 The Small Jar of Chinese Medicine and the Medal of Picking Jade

Chapter 219. The small pot of Chinese medicine and the Jade Picking Medal

"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. I have a few things with me today. As long as you recognize them, you will pass the test."

Seeing that Ren Ping took the exam questions, Qi Wulei said immediately in order to prevent him from going back on his word.

As he spoke, he walked towards a nearby Morgan sports car, took a bag from the passenger seat, and turned back.

Su Rui saw that he was going to make a question about the things he got from nowhere, and instinctively wanted to defend Ren Ping, but after thinking about it, this time, he was going to give him a little trouble, otherwise he thought this marriage was so easy to settle?

He smiled and stood aside to watch.

There were three things in the paper bag, all separated by other packaging, two wooden boxes, and a silk drawstring bag.

Qi Wulei untied the bunch of pockets first, grabbed it with his backhand, took out a small bottle the size of a pebble, and then stood in the palm of his hand and inspected it in front of everyone.

All the young disciples saw that the small bottle was made of porcelain, with a small mouth, a bulging belly, and blue and white double ring patterns on the lower part, which seemed very ordinary, so they couldn't help being taken aback.

I thought that this kind of small porcelain bottle can be found anywhere in the market, and it is said that it can be a snuff bottle, a rouge bottle, or even an ink bottle.

On one side is the word "Ye Zhongde", which looks like a person's name;
On the other side, there are twelve characters, most of which are in traditional Chinese characters, which cannot be recognized for a while.

But so what?Presumably it is the owner's unique autograph, written on it as a mark, this kind of thing is not too much in ancient times, I don't see anything unusual, why use this thing as a question?
Everyone couldn't figure it out, they all looked at Qi Wulei, and some asked where the things came from.

Qi Wulei smiled: "I got these three items from an auction recently. The price is not high, but they are very interesting, so they are fresh."

"Auction? What did you go to the auction for? Which one did you go to?"

"A small business whose name is not worth mentioning."

"Then you shouldn't go, aren't you afraid that people will recognize you and say that you are here to mess things up?"

Everyone's first reaction was a little strange.

Su Rui on the side couldn't listen anymore, and glared at everyone: "What nonsense are you talking about? You shouldn't go to such a small business. Have you forgotten the rules set by the Nine Masters?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was startled for a moment, and then thought of something, all of them blushed.

It turns out that in order to train the younger generation, the Nine Masters established a rule many years ago, requiring all young people under the age of 30 to go to other auctions at least once a year and return with three items.

It doesn't matter whether something is high or low, as long as it is unique, it is for the purpose of cultivating the habit of being tireless, seeking knowledge and asking questions among young children.

However, this rule was not strictly enforced, so many people have forgotten it now, and it was only when Su Rui mentioned it that they suddenly remembered it.

Qi Wulei had been enforcing this rule for many years, but he didn't want to pay attention to everyone at this time. He moved the small porcelain bottle forward and handed it to Ren Ping.

Ren Ping took it casually, and under the staring eyes of everyone, he looked around as usual, not even letting go of the cork on the seal, and it seemed that he found nothing.

However, his expression was very relaxed. After a while, he smiled slightly:
"This is a small pot of traditional Chinese medicine. It comes from Ye Zhongde Hall in Hangzhou. It is probably something from the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. As for the price, as Senior Brother Qi said just now, it is not worth anything. You can get it for [-] to [-]."

Everyone seemed to realize something when they heard it. They only thought of these porcelain bottles as snuff bottles, rouge bottles, etc., but they forgot the small jars of traditional Chinese medicine used to hold precious medicinal materials in ancient times.

Looking at it now, although Ye Zhongde is a person's name, it is also the name of a medicine hall.

They all turned their heads at once, seeing Qi Wulei slightly surprised, they knew that Ren Ping was right.

"Mr. Ren is brilliant, but where do you see it, can you tell me?"

"Coincidentally, this Ye Zhongde Hall is still there today. I saw its shop when I went to Hangzhou when I was a child, so I remembered these three words when I saw it."

All the young disciples groaned, it turned out to be a coincidence, and some shook their heads, thinking that this was too bad luck.

Only Qi Wulei didn't take it seriously, thinking how could there be such a coincidence in the world, even if there was, not only did he know the origin, but also the age and price were so accurate, it couldn't be explained by just a coincidence.

"Mr. Ren remembers things so clearly when he was a child? I'm afraid it's more than that."

After a pause, he asked again.

Sure enough, Ren Ping nodded and pointed to the twelve traditional Chinese characters on the other side of the vase:

"Except for the three characters Ye Zhongde, these twelve characters are translated as 'Jinyi Bag Lane, Wangxianqiao Zhi Street, Hangzhou', which refers to the address of Ye Zhongde Hall in Hangzhou at that time,"

"Among them, the titles of Wangxianqiao, Zhijie, and Jinyibag Lane only existed during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. As for the price, the same kind of small pot of Chinese medicine has also appeared on the market before. I just use the previous price as an estimate. refer to."

"I see."

Qi Wulei secretly admired him, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling a little unconvinced. He knew all of this, but being asked and answered like this seemed to be inferior to others.

"and also……"

"Anything else?" Everyone was slightly taken aback.

I saw Ren Ping gently pull out the cork at the mouth of the bottle, put it under his nose and smell it, and said with a smile: "People say that the fragrance of flowers is not as fragrant as fruit, and the fragrance of fruit is not as fragrant as medicine. After hundreds of years, the fragrance in this bottle is still the same." It has a faint medicinal aroma, don’t you believe it?”

Although all the young disciples were hostile towards him, they couldn't help checking them one by one out of curiosity, and there was indeed a very faint medicinal smell.

Thinking that this person not only used his eyesight to discern treasures, but also used his nose, he couldn't help but looked at each other, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Enough, this one counts as your pass, and there is a second one,"

Seeing this, Qi Wulei frowned slightly, and after taking back the small jar of Chinese medicine, he took one of the two wooden boxes in his hand.

As soon as the lid of the box was opened, a glare of light was reflected back against the sunlight, and everyone was slightly dazzled. They squinted their eyes before looking over, and then couldn't help shouting in unison:

"Jade Picking Medal!"

Different from the previous one, the contents of this wooden box are familiar to everyone. Under the early morning sunlight, there is only a golden medal the size of a copper coin.

Different from common medals, this one is not a simple circle or square, but a five-pointed star, with a multi-layered structure and complex shapes.

Although the color is gold, it is actually made of silver. In addition, classic enamel colors such as white, blue, and red are added, and a round agate is inlaid in the center.

This kind of complicated design may be difficult to distinguish in the eyes of laymen, but the children of these nine families are different. Even if they are not doing business, they still know that this is called the Caiyu Medal, which is one of the most famous medals in the Republic of China.

Knowing this kind of medal is like knowing the Guangxu copper coin in the ancient spring, it is basic common sense.

What they didn't expect was that Qi Wulei could get this kind of thing from another small auction house!

"Wu Lei, did you really get this thing from someone else's house? Which small shop was it and how much did you pay for it?"

"I heard that this kind of jade mining medal is divided into large medals and small medals, and the small medals are divided into grades one to nine. The price of each grade is different. What grade is yours?"

"Isn't there usually a dedicated medal box for the Jade Picking Medal? Why isn't this one? Your wooden box is obviously not. Isn't it a complete set?"

(End of this chapter)