For those antique items with disputes, a second appraisal is the professors' business. Gu Mei, this newcomer who just brought out her skills yesterday, although performed well, still can't gain full recognition from others, so during the second appraisal, she was assigned to give numbers and pack up the confirmed antiques.
Fu Wen followed Professor Wang to conduct the second appraisal, while Guan Tong stayed with Gu Qing and helped a professor unfamiliar to Gu Qing assign tasks to others who stayed behind.
Xia Jun, as Professor Liu's teaching assistant, naturally followed Professor Liu. During breakfast in the morning, he met with Gu Mian and others, although they were also enthusiastic, but there was no hostility, and he didn't seem to be someone who was particularly careful or suspicious.
This is good news for Gu Meng, having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy. Although Su and Professor Liu didn't get along well in the first place, she didn't want to create unnecessary conflicts on her first day here.
Numbering and packing is a tedious and dull task, people who do this job not only need to have patience but also be very careful, any oversight may bring unpredictable consequences.
Especially when packing, delicate porcelain can't withstand a little bump, and after half a day, Gu Miao felt that her waist was no longer hers.
"How's it going? Still okay?" Guan Tong handed a bottle of mineral water to Gu Zhen.
"It's okay, thank you." Gu Mian unscrewed the cap of the mineral water and took a few sips, letting out a comfortable sigh.
"Come on, there's not much left. I just went to Professor Wang's place and it seems like we won't be able to stay here for long before heading back to the ancient tomb," said Guan Tong.
"Back so soon? Did you manage to retrieve the stolen artifact?" Gu Mei looked at Guan Tong in surprise.
"I heard that there's already news, last night at midnight the person named Yu Xiao took a bunch of people out, everyone is guessing they might have found something. Don't forget, before we came here, we reported that Liao Peng thing to the higher-ups." Guan Tong stretched out one finger and pointed towards the sky.
"It's true, I just hope their actions go smoothly. Although they've only been here for two days, it feels like a long time to me and I miss my mom and grandfather." Gu Mian smiled slightly.
"It's always like this at first, you'll get used to it eventually. After all, what we learn from following the professor is far more than what we learn in class." Guan Tong patted Gu Zhen's shoulder and thought for a moment before continuing: "Speaking of which, I saw Qin Sheng leaving by car this morning, and it was Mr. Qiao who sent him off. According to Fu Wen, Qin Sheng came here to help Yu Xiao, looks like their relationship is pretty good."
"Who doesn't have a few friends." Gu Ming shrugged and didn't plan on gossiping about this topic.
Gu Meng learned from Guan Tong that they might have to return to the ancient tomb soon, but she never thought it would be so fast.
As soon as the second appraisal was over, Professor Wang received another notice and immediately finished dinner at the fastest speed. Then he let Gu Mei and others pack their things and got on the car back to the ancient tomb.
They came with four people, but when they left, there were many more people, Mr. Qiao, Professor Liu and Mr. Xia were all in the same group.
This time, Gu Miao learned her lesson and knew that she would be jolting on the bus for several hours. To avoid repeating the embarrassing situation of being hungry and growling with an empty stomach like before, she prepared a lot of bread, biscuits, and other snacks before departure. After getting on the bus, she seized the time to make up for her sleep, so as not to feel worse later on.
Although they had made these preparations, when they returned to the ancient tomb, Gu Mei still felt that she was about to collapse. Looking at Professor Wang's face, although he looked tired, his overall spirit was still good, and Gu Mei deeply felt that she needed to exercise more, otherwise, if she encountered this kind of situation a few more times, she would not be able to handle it.
The person who greeted them was still Professor Tung, because when they arrived at the ancient tomb campsite it was already almost 11 o'clock in the evening. Professor Tung simply showed some concern and then took everyone to the tent that had been prepared long ago, also providing hot noodles as a midnight snack.
Gu Mei's belly was filled with a lot of cookies, but when she saw the steaming noodles emitting fragrance, she couldn't resist the temptation. By the time she lay down in her tent, her belly had already bulged up.
The next morning, Gu Meng was gently awakened by Guan Tong and learned about the current situation from Professor Wang during breakfast.
They were identifying antiques among various artifacts when Yu Xiao, based on various clues, quickly launched the task of retrieving stolen cultural relics from ancient tombs. The suspect they had previously provided, Liao Peng, had also been caught.
Liao Peng and the construction team's foreman colluded with each other, stealing many things on the day they excavated the ancient tomb. Later, they conspired with other unknown individuals to sneak into the ancient tomb and steal again. If it weren't for one of them being inexperienced and accidentally detonating explosives, it wouldn't have caught the attention of people around.
Unfortunately, by the time Yu Xiao and his team arrived, some of the stolen artifacts had already been transferred, while others were sold at a low price by Liao Peng to unknown buyers.
This is really worrying everyone, Professors Liu and Wang are even more serious, they don't even have the mood to lift their heads, immediately throwing themselves into the task of appraising the retrieved artifacts.
Due to the scarcity of artifacts that were recovered in time, and since some people had already conducted preliminary identification before they returned, Gu Xiang did not receive an appraisal task. Instead, he helped with some written records and took the opportunity to observe at close range other artifacts found in the ancient tomb this time.
The most unearthed in this Ming Dynasty ancient tomb are various blue and white porcelain plates. Judging from the quantity, the tomb owner must have been a powerful official when he was alive. The burial objects were mostly exquisite items that broadened one's horizons.
What impressed Gu Meng the most was a turtle-shaped Baxian made of wax stone, which is about 30 cm long. The three-dimensional carving work presents a dark yellow color and has very fine craftsmanship. On the head of the turtle, which is only about 4 cm in size, another small turtle with its head held high is carved. The back of the turtle is engraved with the two characters "longevity". The eight immortals sitting on the back of the turtle have different facial expressions and their clothes are fluttering, looking very vivid.
When Gu Miao's left hand touched the Eight Immortals on the Turtle, not only did she feel a warm temperature that indicated this thing was an authentic antique, but also a kind of indescribable joy in her heart. This time, she didn't hear any strange sounds, but seemed to have felt the carefree and contented mood of the eight immortals on the turtle's back.
What's even more amazing is that the 8 immortals not only have different demeanors, but also when touched with the left hand, the feelings transmitted to Gu Mian's heart are also different, such as boredom, excitement, happiness and so on, as if they were not carved from stone at all, but living beings.
Just as Gu Mian was savoring the magical feeling brought by Wu Gui's Eight Immortals, Guan Tong suddenly walked in from outside.
She leaned in close to Gu Mian, a joyful expression on her face: "Gu Mian, just now the professors got approval from above and are preparing to conduct a paid redemption of cultural relics right here. They'll have specialized personnel on site for appraisal. Hopefully someone will return the artifacts that were stolen from the ancient tomb. You, me, and Fu Wen have all been named as participants in this task."
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Book Title: "The Peaceful Rebirth Day"
She will take revenge on anyone who has ever wronged her!
Author: Yifang
Book number: 2002886
The Peaceful Rebirth Day