"Theres nothing special, just a broken plate." The old lady smiled slightly and glanced at the copper plate filled with fruit, beckoning to Professor Wang and others on the other side: "Come and have some fruit, its very sweet!"

  "This is no ordinary plate." Gu Ming whispered, gently stroking the plate in front of her, feeling the constant heat emanating from her left hand.

  She didnt expect that the fruit plate brought out from this shabby household to entertain guests would actually be an antique!

  The heat emanating from her left hand was higher than the ceramic plate she had touched in the morning, but what struck her as strange was that this time there wasnt a great deal of joy rising up in her heart, and at the bottom of her heart, only a few muffled sounds like something hitting a metal plate came through, giving her a dull, lifeless feeling.

  Its strange, judging from the heat in my hand, this plate should be much older than the ceramic disc from this morning.

  Gu Mian thought for a moment and didnt say anything about her discovery, instead she looked at the plate with curiosity. The plate was only about 20 centimeters in diameter and 2 centimeters high, with a six-petaled shape, and had many patterns on it that Gu Mian didnt recognize. The whole plate seemed to have been subjected to heavy pressure, slightly deformed, with a dark color and a hint of gold. She looked at it for a while, and was certain that the plate wasnt made of gold or copper, but thought it might be silver, although she wasnt quite sure.

  Professor Wang and others received the enthusiastic invitation of the old lady, came to Gu Mian and Lao Hans side, looking at the green fruit on the plate couldnt help but laugh: "Its been a long time since Ive seen this kind of wild fruit, in the past my hometowns mountain also had some, once summer arrived I loved to go pick and eat."

  "Oh, thats great, you eat more, we dont have much else here, just a lot of wild fruits and whatnot." The old lady was overjoyed after hearing this, and she pushed the plate towards Professor Wang.

  "Thank you so much!" Professor Wang happily picked up a fruit from the plate and put it into his mouth, with a satisfied expression on his face.

  Fu Wen and Guan Tong also started eating fruit under the invitation of the old lady.

  "Little girl, why arent you eating? Dont you like it? Youre just staring at the plate, whats the point of that, the plate cant be eaten." The old man asked aloud when he saw Gu Mian staring at the plate, her hand holding the fruit still and unmoving.

  The old mans inquiry attracted everyone elses attention.

  "Little girl, dont look at the fruits appearance, but its taste is actually quite good." The old lady also noticed the fruit in Gu Mians hand and thought that she had never seen this kind of fruit before, so she didnt dare to eat it. She quickly came over to advise her.

  "No, I dont dislike it, its just..." Gu Mian was at a loss for words, seemingly unsure of how to express herself.

  "Whats wrong?" Professor Wang asked strangely, as far as he knew, Gu Mei was not that kind of delicate person.

  Gu Mei put the fruit in her mouth and took a bite, pointing to the copper plate with the fruit on it: "I think this plate looks pretty good, I always feel..."

  Professor Wang was also a keen observer and immediately sensed that something was wrong with the dish when he saw Gu Miao hesitating like that.

  Fu Wen and Guan Tong also shifted their gaze onto the plate upon hearing Gu Cans words.

  "Old master, may I take a look at this plate?" Professor Wang asked.

  "But just one dish, you can look if you want... But whats wrong with this dish?" The old man looked at Professor Wang in surprise.

  The old lady was indeed more clever than the old man, seeing this situation stretched out her hand and pinched the old man: "Others are from that exam team, youd better not talk nonsense!"

  Quickly clearing the fruit from the plate, the old lady ignored the muttering old man and handed the empty plate to Professor Wang.

  Professor Wang thanked the old lady and took the plate in his hand, carefully observing it. His fingers lightly traced the pattern on the plate, just as he would when identifying something. He didnt say a word, his expression was very serious.

  The plate had something on it earlier, but Gu Mei couldnt see very clearly. Now that the plate was in Professor Wangs hands, she finally had a chance to take a closer look.

  Apart from some unfamiliar patterns, the plate rim is carved with broad-leafed branches and flat clusters of flowers. In the center of the plate is also carved a flame pearl, surrounded by a pair of strange animals, and around those strange animals are arranged six double-linked cluster flowers.

  The various floral patterns look pretty good, but the bottom of the plate is uneven and has signs of being smashed, ruining the overall aesthetic of the plate.

  "Master, whats wrong with this plate at home?" After a while, the old lady finally couldnt help but ask Professor Wang carefully.

  Professor Wang looked up and glanced at the old lady, asking: "Where did this plate come from?"

  "This is my dowry. My family was very poor and couldnt afford to give me anything good, so in the end they just gave me this plate that had been lying around at home for who knows how many years." The old lady said with a hint of sadness.

  "So you dont know where this plate came from either. Then may I ask, where is your home?" Professor Wang asked again.

  Gu Xiang stared tightly at Professor Wang, while Fu Wen and Guan Tong exchanged a glance, vaguely understanding the meaning of Professor Wang.

  "My home is separated from here by two mountains. If you walk, it will take a long time." The old lady pointed in one direction.

  Gu Mei and others eyes lit up, the direction that old lady pointed was the direction of the tomb group discovered before liberation.

  "These two elderly people, this plate I think should be a Tang Dynastys Capricorn flower pattern plate, its a good thing, but unfortunately the exterior is somewhat damaged, its value is greatly discounted." Professor Wang said slowly.

  "Of the Tang Dynasty?" The old man was startled and suddenly jumped up from his stool, looking at Professor Wang with an incredulous face.

  The old lady was overjoyed, rubbed her hands together, and gazed at the plate with shining eyes: "I knew my dowry wouldnt be ordinary things. Fortunately, Ive kept it all these years. In those days when my grandfather was still alive, our family lived quite well too! Master, according to what you said, this plate of mine is an antique, I wonder how much its worth?"

  "This plate is silver-gilted. The gold and silver wares of the Tang Dynasty are rarely seen on the market, so its hard to determine their value. I estimate that this plate should be worth around 500,000 to 600,000 yuan." Professor Wang smiled as he handed the plate back to the old lady, saying: "Youd better take good care of it."

  "Oh dear, this master is our familys great benefactor!" The old lady hugged the plate and kept bowing to Professor Wang, her whole body excitedly kissing the plate in her arms.

  As for the old man, he was stunned after hearing Professor Wangs appraisal and stared blankly at the plate in the old ladys arms, unsure of how to react.

  Five or six hundred thousand yuan is not a big sum of money for a high-consuming city, but for the two elderly people in this remote mountainous area, its a huge amount of money. Its like a pie falling from the sky, and they were immediately stunned.

  "Professor Wang, is Capricorn that strange pair of animals in the plate?" After finally calming down the excited old lady, Gu Mian couldnt help but ask her own question.

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