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Chapter 138 Commemorative coins

ps: There are several paragraphs in the previous chapter where Tang Yucheng and Yun Dingsong's name are confused. Qidian has already made changes. I don't know if other websites can be modified. If not, I can only say sorry. I will avoid such low-level mistakes in the future.

Although the two pieces of folk kiln porcelain look okay, Meng Zitao came with Yun Dingsong after all. If he only bought poplar wood boxes, it would feel that it would arouse Tang Yucheng's suspicion, so he had to think of a way.

After a moment, he came up with an idea, picked several antiques, and then asked, "Shopkeeper Tang, do you have to buy this box and porcelain together?"

Tang Yucheng turned around and said, "Do you guys love this box?"

Meng Zitao shook his head and said, "This is not the case. The main reason is that I have chosen a lot of things. I want to take something to put it in. This box is quite suitable. When I return to the capital, it will be convenient for me to get it."

Yun Dingsong took over and said, "He is the child of an elder's family in my capital, and he came to Shancheng to play."

Tang Yucheng felt a little sorry. He had known this young man before he could have known him. Now, he was a little deliberate, but even if he was deliberately, he had to get to know him. He was familiar with him again and again. Maybe he still had the opportunity to do business in the future?

So, Tang Yucheng immediately made a remedy, and all the things Meng Zitao chose were given some discounts. As for the box, it was given directly to Meng Zitao, but Meng Zitao did not agree and spent some money.

After the transaction was completed, Yun Dingsong smiled and said, "You are busy, we won't bother you anymore. If you have free time in the future, let's sit together."

"OK."

Tang Yucheng sent the two to the door and returned to the store.

After walking a few steps, Yun Dingsong couldn't wait to ask: "Teacher Meng, is there something wrong with this garlic bottle?"

"Yes, let's go to the bank now and I'll transfer the money to you."

After all, Yun Dingsong was helping Meng Zitao, so he couldn't lose money.

On the way to the bank, Meng Zitao explained the problem of the garlic bottle, and three high-quality imitation porcelains of the same author were leaked from Tang Yucheng's hands. Therefore, it is basically certain that he has a problem. Now he is going to arrest Tang Yucheng, just to avoid alarming the snake. It is better to arrest him when there are few people at night.

When the two of them left the bank, they were almost at the hotel. In order to thank Yun Dingsong for their help, Meng Zitao prepared to treat him at noon, but Yun Dingsong politely declined. No matter what, he and Shi Yulin had to treat him. He also said that if they didn't mention Meng Zitao's help, they had to do the best for the landlords as well.

Meng Zitao had no choice but to agree, and then the two of them went to meet with Lu Yiqing and Shi Yulin.

Everyone ran into their heads at the entrance of a famous hotel in Shancheng, and then followed the waiter to the private room. Everyone was talking while walking. Meng Zitao was talking about what had happened just now when he suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. When he looked back, he found that it was Gao Binshi and his wife, and there was a handsome young man and woman next to them.

"Brother Gao, Sister Dan." Meng Zitao smiled and greeted him.

"Zi Tao, you are really not interested enough. Why don't you notify me when you come to Shancheng?" Gao Bin punched Meng Zitao in the chest.

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "This time I came to Shancheng to handle a case. Time is a bit tight, so I didn't contact you."

Gao Binshi's face turned correct: "Do you want me to help?"

Meng Zitao waved his hand: "No, I have a clue. If you have any trouble, I'll tell you."

"Okay." Gao Binshi nodded with a smile, and then said, "Since you have met, let's go together at noon."

"this……"

"Don't let this one or that one, these are your friends, let's leave too."

Gao Binshi smiled and said to Yun Dingsong and others: "Don't be polite, you guys!"

Seeing that Meng Zitao and Gao Binshi were familiar with each other, Yun Dingsong and the others couldn't refuse, so they agreed.

The group followed the waiter into the private room. Yun Dingsong and Shi Yulin were both shocked because they knew too much about this hotel and knew that without a certain status, they would not give it to this private room. It seems that Gao Binshi's identity is extraordinary.

After ordering the dishes, everyone started chatting.

"Zi Tao, have you picked up the bargain again this time?" Gao Binshi pointed to the thing Meng Zitao placed next to him.

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "I've been at my grandma's house, but I'm still picking up a bargain?"

Gao Binshi was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "Since you lose money, are you still so happy?"

Meng Zitao spread his hands: "I really lost money, but I can still get it back."

"Tell me, what's going on?" Gao Binshi became curious.

Meng Zitao went to take the garlic bottle and sold it for a moment: "Do you think this is an authentic product or a fake product?"

Gao Binshi looked at the bottle and shook his head: "You told me that this is actually a guitar playing the piano. I just think this garlic bottle is very beautiful. As for the authenticity, I really can't tell it. However, since you said you lost money, this bottle must be a fake."

"Yes, this is a real high-quality imitation..."

Meng Zitao was about to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Gao Binshi's friend.

Gao Binshi's friend is named Lin Zhengqi. He is a rich second-generation in Shancheng. His family property is estimated to be worth billions. He interrupted Meng Zitao: "Mr. Meng, can you tell me what's wrong with this porcelain? To be honest, I just bought a bottle with similar patterns, but it's a few times larger than yours."

Meng Zitao asked, "You didn't buy it from Gufengzhai Tang Yucheng, did you?"

Lin Zhengqi nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I bought it from him, are you too?"

"No wonder." Meng Zitao briefly explained the whole story.

Lin Zhengqi was so angry that his breath became a little heavier. If he hadn't been worried about it, he would have sold it long ago.

Meng Zitao said, "Young Master Lin, don't be angry, he will get into the bureau in the evening."

"Don't worry, I know the right way."

Lin Zhengqi had heard of Meng Zitao before, and had also learned a certain amount of knowledge, so he would not act irritably. Now he would ask someone to beat Tang Yucheng. But when Tang Yucheng got into the bureau, don’t blame him for using some tricks. He actually dared to lie to him. He was so impatient!

"However, the key thing is not this matter now. I gave the garlic bottle to my grandfather." Lin Zhengqi said with a wry smile.

Gao Binshi said: "What's the matter? Just tell him directly, it's not embarrassing."

Lin Zhengqi said depressedly: "The key is that the day I sent the garlic bottle, he took it out to show it to an old friend of his. They also agreed to fight the treasure tomorrow. What do you think this is called!"

Gao Binshi also heard about the character of Grandpa Lin Zhengqi. For example, the old children who often say that if they have good things in their hands, they like to spread all over their circle of friends and show their faces. Simply put, he is a very good person. If he loses face because of what Lin Zhengqi gives him, he may be beaten up.

"Actually, this matter is easy to solve. If you just go back and tell your grandfather honestly, then throw the thing down. Your grandfather won't be embarrassed by this."

"The key is that the one who fought with my grandfather is Yuan Zhao and Mr. Yuan." Lin Zhengqi said with a bitter face.

"It's him, that's really a bit troublesome."

Yuan Zhao is also a wealthy man who started from scratch in Shancheng. He has now retreated behind the scenes. He used to be a good person, but he likes to be petty when he gets old. Even if he smashes porcelain, he will definitely follow the truth, making Lin Zhengqi's grandfather unhappy.

Gao Binshi continued, "I can't help you with this matter, you can solve it yourself."

"I'll think about it again." Lin Zhengqi was very upset.

Meng Zitao took the garlic bottle back, looked at him, Gao Binshi noticed a box next to him, and said, "Zi Tao, what's going on with your box? It looks too ordinary."

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "I just bought some gadgets. Because it was a bit inconvenient, I asked Tang Yucheng to ask for a box to pack it."

Gao Binshi suddenly laughed: "Zi Tao, what's the secret to this box?"

Meng Zitao asked back: "Why do you think so?"

Gao Binshi smiled and said, "Is that needless to say? Based on my understanding of you, you won't need such a box to hold things. Something must have attracted your attention."

Seeing that everyone was staring at him curiously, Meng Zitao did not keep it in a silence: "Okay, because the box was open before, I took a look at it by chance and suddenly found that the depth of the box was some problems, and the bottom layer was too thick."

Hearing this, Gao Binshi reacted: "Do you suspect there is something at the bottom?"

Meng Zitao nodded and said yes.

"What if there is nothing inside?" Lin Zhengqi asked curiously.

"If you have nothing, just think it's just spending money to buy a box, you won't suffer any loss anyway." Meng Zitao said with a smile.

Gao Binshi smiled and joked: "Don't listen to him. Whenever he encountered strange things, he didn't pick up bargains, we all called him a treasure-picking expert. OK, don't keep it in the box, and see what's inside."

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "Let's have dinner first, no wonder are you hungry? Besides, you won't run away if you talk about things."

"Don't! It will hurt our appetite and quickly uncover the answer. If I don't feel comfortable eating later, I will eat."

Everyone expressed their desire to solve the mystery quickly, and Meng Zitao would be as good as the flow of good.

Gao Binshi walked up to Meng Zitao, first raised the box with both hands and looked at it, then touched the depth inside, looked at the outside, and said, "Sure enough, the bottom layer of the box is a bit thick."

Then, he tried to knock a few more times and clearly heard an empty voice from inside: "No need to say, there must be a mezzanine below. Now let's see what is inside."

Meng Zitao took out a few small tools from his bag. In fact, when he used his superpowers, he had a certain understanding of the box structure and knew how to open it more conveniently.

He first found the gap around the bottom of the box, drew a circle along the gap with a knife, and then pried the bottom wooden board, and then reacted.

After a little force, the wooden board was pried open with a "bang", revealing a mezzanine, and some fillings were placed inside, so as not to make a sound in the things inside, that is, there is no silver here.

Remove the filling, Meng Zitao discovered something wrapped in cloth, removed the cloth outside, and another small box. After opening it, he found that coins were embedded in the box.

Meng Zitao took out one of them, and Gao Binshi immediately said disappointedly: "I thought it was something good. After a long time of trouble, he was Yuan Datou!"

Meng Zitao looked through the silver dollar in his hand. It was indeed an ordinary Yuan Datou. Then, he took out another coin, but this time it was a gold coin. He smiled and said, "Look, is this still Yuan Datou?"

Gao Binshi went up to see, and his face showed surprise. Shi Yulin exclaimed: "This is Xu Shichang's commemorative gold coin of 'Renshou Tongcheng'!"

In October 19, Xu Shichang was elected President of the Republic of China. In September 10, the 10th year of the Republic of China coincided with the third anniversary of Xu Shichang's 67th birthday and his administration (named "Renshou Tongdeng"). Therefore, the Tianjin Mint mint minted such commemorative coins, with the front of Xu Shichang's half-body and seven-part face, and the back of the exterior pattern of Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai.

There are three versions of this coin: there are commemorative coin words, no commemorative coin words, and the light edge. The light edge is a sample.

The purpose of minting Xu Shichang's silver coins was to be used as gifts, which was rare. However, in June of the 11th year of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang was forced to step down by Cao Kun, Wu Peifu and others, and since then he withdrew from politics and lived in Tianjin. He began to live in a seclusion life of poetry, calligraphy and painting. This kind of commemorative coins no longer appear.

The Xu Shichang "Ren Shou Tong Deng" in Meng Zitao's hand is a commemorative coin, and it is also a light edge, which looks completely unused, so it is quite rare.

Next, Meng Zitao took out a Xu Shichang's "Renshou Tongdeng" silver coin from it, which was also in the same style and was also rare.

In addition, the other silver coins were all very ordinary Yuan Datou. Meng Zitao didn't understand why they were put together because he didn't know the value of the commemorative coins at that time, and was afraid of losing them, so he deliberately put them together?

After learning about the preciousness of two commemorative gold and silver coins, Gao Binshi quickly asked about the value.

Meng Zitao said: "This is really hard to say, because the gold and silver commemorative coins that appear in the auction market are different from them. This is the first time I have seen this type of commemorative coins. If it weren't for the obvious characteristics of the authentic products, I would have thought they were imitated. So, I can't say how much they are, but at least they have to be more than one million."

After hearing from Meng Zitao that these two small coins were worth millions, the female companion who came with Lin Zhengqi showed a look of surprise on her face, but she immediately put it away.

It was just a pair of commemorative coins worth a total of millions. Although I still envied Meng Zitao's luck, Gao Binshi didn't think so. After talking and joking for a few words, he invited everyone to eat and drink.

Everyone was eating and chatting, talking about antiques for a while, Gao Binshi mentioned Jiang Jingping's incident. He toasted Meng Zitao with a glass of wine and thanked him: "Zitao, thank you for being able to wake Xiaojuan up. I will remember it in my heart for the rest of my life."

Meng Zitao drank the wine and then said with a smile: "Brother Gao, since we are friends, there is no need to say anything else!"

Gao Binshi laughed: "Okay, just say this to you, drink!"
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