Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Lin Ran was shocked, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he asked about the old man's origins.

"Why are you asking this? But it doesn't matter if I tell you, I am from Yixian County, Hebei Province." Although the uncle felt confused, he still answered the question.

After getting a clear answer, he was truly excited beyond words.

Because the old man is from Yixian County, Hebei Province!This is the place where the three-color Arhat statue of the Liao Dynasty was unearthed!

Lin Ran was shocked beyond measure!

Each of the Liao and Song Dynasty gold and three-color Arhat statues is a priceless treasure of China!

A cultural relic that can be called a national treasure!

The piece in my hand looks very much like one of the three-color Liao arhat statues lost by China.

When people think of tri-color tricolor, they often think of tri-color tricolor of Tang Dynasty.

Liao Sancai is indeed influenced by many Tang Sancai, but it also inherits the technology of Tang Sancai.

Liao Sancai mostly uses glazes of three colors: yellow, green and brown. It is said that the objects produced include square plates, crabapple flower plates, cylinder bottles, etc., all of which are very Khitan style utensils.

Liao Sancai glazed pottery is soft and often appears light red.

The biggest difference from Tang Sancai is that in Liao Sancai, brown is used instead of blue, which reduces color conflict, so the glaze does not blend.

And the Liao Sancai Arhat statue in front of us is the pinnacle of Liao Sancai!

In Lin Ran's memory, the three-color Arhat statues in front of him were originally hidden in a cave in Yixian County, Hebei Province. Only ten of them were unearthed.

After being unearthed, they were first taken away by people from the Yamen, and then it was announced that within a few days, all of them had been stolen from the Yamen.

They were unable to trace its whereabouts, and it was likely that it had been sold a long time ago.

According to later speculations, the other party apparently colluded with both internal and external parties to sell all the Arhat statues overseas.

Lin Ran was amazed by the Liao Sancai Arhat statue in front of him.

Because it was very similar to the Arhat statue that Lin Ran had seen in the British Museum.

At that time, Lin Ran went to Britain with state personnel to demand the return of cultural relics and was willing to pay for redemption.

But they were flatly rejected by the other party because the person who established the deal with them was not the current China.

Daying showed a shameless side, and it didn't make sense internationally, so he had no choice but to let it go.

Even though they had unearthed video evidence, due to poor relations, the other party refused to acknowledge it. They made repeated attempts to negotiate and were rejected. They even put it in a museum for public viewing.

With all this, how could Lin Ran not be angry!

It was originally a treasure of their country, but it was stolen by others, even if they were willing to pay to redeem it.

What a shame!

I came back from my thoughts and observed the Arhat statue in front of me again, it was lifelike and I felt happy.

Lin Ran couldn't help but clenched his fists.

The reason why it was sold to Britain was because of some second-rate dealers who specialized in reselling cultural relics.

Among them, the person who resold the three-color Arhat phase was named Lu Qinzhai.

In the antique circle of later generations, this man's reputation has become bad.

During the war, he relied on his treasure appraisal skills to purchase genuine products at low prices and sold them to the European market.

At that time, European nobles had a large number of cultural relic enthusiasts who were willing to purchase them at high prices.

As a result, he intensified his efforts and even resold the treasures in the Forbidden City.

Lou became famous among European aristocrats and became a world-renowned connoisseur. .

He also built the famous "Red Mansion" in France to create an atmosphere of Chinese culture.

He brought immeasurable losses to the Chinese literary and entertainment circle, and Lin Ran hated him with all his heart.

It's something that belongs to your own country, how can you let others play with it?

Lin Ran was filled with anger and decided to seek justice.

At this moment, Lin Ran had forgotten about picking up the leaks, and even forgotten about his own family.

At this moment, he is just an ordinary patriotic young man, thinking only about the interests of the country!

No matter the reason, no matter who it is, no one can take away the Arhat statue from his hands.

Of course, the old man in front of him was not Lu Qinzhai, Lin Ran had seen his photo.

According to the uncle, his family used to be very rich, and he probably worked in a government office.

After the Arhat statue was unearthed, it was taken over by the local government as its own.

Some profit-seeking people sold the Arhat statues at low prices.

As for the Arhat statue in front of him, Lin Ran was not sure why it appeared here.

But judging from the various craftsmanship, this is definitely Liao Sancai.

But after careful inspection, he found that this was not the one he saw in the British Museum. There was a slight difference in appearance, and it was obviously another Arhat.

Lin Ran suddenly realized.

This is not the three-color Arhat statue that was taken away from the British Museum, but another three-color Arhat statue that is thought to have disappeared into the dust and has not been discovered!

In this way, everything can be explained.

In terms of value, he is slightly inferior to the overseas three-color Arhat.

But from a cultural perspective, it’s exactly the same!

Moreover, it was also unearthed from Yixian County, Hebei Province, and must be one of the rumored Eighteen Arhats!

Lin Ran immediately decided to buy it and asked seriously: "Uncle, do you really want to sell this Arhat?"

"Yes." The uncle looked reluctant to leave. Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, he seemed to have something to hide.

Perhaps, this Arhat statue followed him from Hebei to the capital and witnessed his growth.

It has become an indelible part of his memory, and selling it would probably be a last resort.

Lin Ran asked: "Uncle, how much do you plan to sell this Buddha statue for?"

The uncle was a little surprised. After all, in his impression, junk collectors would come to see the goods and then take the initiative to propose a price. If they were not satisfied, the two parties were negotiating.

The young man in front of him actually asked him how much he wanted to sell it for, which was quite polite.

The uncle sighed and said: "Oh! Actually, I really don't want to sell it, but my grandson is sick and needs an operation in the hospital urgently, but he needs 30 yuan for the operation."

The uncle said and wiped the tears from his eyes.

The man didn't shed tears easily, and he also knew that it was extremely painful to have a family member fall ill when he had no money.

His home was completely devastated, and I was afraid that all the things that could be sold had been sold. Only this Arhat statue was left. It was too heavy to take out, so he gave Lin Ran a chance.

Looking at him crying, he is already old and still troubled by money.

Lin Ran couldn't bear it. He had thought about it before and wanted to help the people at the bottom as much as possible.

So he immediately decided to help the uncle as much as possible within his ability.

"30 yuan?"

"Yeah." The uncle nodded.

"Well, uncle, after the operation, your grandson may still need to be nursed back to health, which is also a big expense."

The uncle was silent, obviously he knew that Lin Ran was telling the truth.

"I don't have much money, just 35 yuan. The extra five yuan will be used as maintenance fees for your grandson. I wish your family will get out of the gloom as soon as possible."

The uncle took the money and stopped sobbing.

He had a grateful expression on his face and kept expressing his gratitude.

He didn't expect that an old statue at home could be sold for so much money!

He helped Lin Ran place the Arhat statue on the flatbed truck. In order not to attract attention, Lin Ran flattened it with cardboard boxes on top, like some scrap metal.

When riding out of Xiping Village, Lin Ran's inner excitement was beyond words.

This is a national treasure-level cultural relic!