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Chapter 123 News of the National Treasure

(This may be the only update to my grandmother’s birthday on Sunday!...For the sake of being a bachelor, vote!...Work to get three updates a day next week!)

Shortly after the plane took off, Hamlet heard the "uh...uh..." sound coming from Wu Yun's direction.

"Wuzi, aren't you? Can't you even two airsick drugs stop you..."

Hamlet looked up and saw Wu Yun holding a paper bag and retching constantly. Shen Jiajun next to him patted his back while constantly laughing at the passengers around him who were paying attention to them.

"...Wuzi, why don't we go to the bathroom?" Perhaps because he was afraid of affecting other people's emotions, Shen Jiajun suggested.

But Wu Yun's reaction was very strong: "...Two big men went to the bathroom, what do you want to do? I won't go!...uh..."

Shen Jiajun, who was not aware that he had been charged with "taking advantage of the situation and having bad intentions", explained: "After all, the cabin is in public, you will be very...

Although Shen Jiajun didn't finish his words, Wu Yun already understood what he meant, but he still insisted on going to the bathroom: "I just retching and didn't really vomit, so I still won't go! I'll bear it..."

Hamlet shook his head and was about to go over and give Wu Yun the airsickness medicine, but when he got up, he suddenly saw the hot-bodied beauty beside him, with a pale face, holding the armrests of the seat tightly with both hands.

Although Hamley is cold-hearted, under the education of his teacher Erin, he is still gentlemanly in front of the woman. He asked immediately: "Miss, are you nothing?"

The beauty glanced at Hamlet, and a blush appeared on her pale face. Fortunately, she did not take any evasion this time, and trembled her lips slightly and said, "It's nothing, sir, I just have a little airsickness..."

Just then, Wu Yun said "uh..." again. The beauty's face suddenly turned pale. It was obvious that she was holding back something.

Hamlet glanced at the airsickness medicine in his hand and said, "Miss, I happen to have airsickness medicine here. Do you want to take two?"

The beauty's eyes lit up. Just as she was about to nod, a young man across the aisle suddenly said to her companion, "You still say that she was making up in "Is Jin Lin a thing in the pond"?...Did you see, isn't there a big man who is learning from Hou Longtao there? I dare to bet with you that when that big beauty takes the so-called airsick medicine, she will definitely fall asleep, and then the boy will carry her into the bathroom..."

I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the young man’s words were not loud and small, just enough to make Hamlet and the beauty hear it. For a moment, Hamlet was embarrassed and his hand holding the airsickness medicine froze in the air.

However, the beauty seemed to believe Hamlet very much. She took the airsickness medicine gently and whispered: "Sir, thank you!... Can you please order me another glass of water?"

The airsickness medicine that can make the disciples of the Thief Sect like is of course not an ordinary person. After taking it, the beauty's face began to regain blood after just a short while.

Seeing that the beauty had calmed down, Hamlet threw the remaining airsickness medicine to Wu Yun, who was looking forward to it with a bitter face.

"Sir, are you traveling to the United States with your friends?" For some reason, the originally shy beauty actually took the initiative to raise the topic.

"We are going to the United States to do business! Where are you?" Of course, I have to ask back.

"I went to the United States to see an antique!"

"Antique?" Hamlet smiled and said, "So you are a collector?"

"No, I am just a director of the China Special Foundation for Rescueing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics. This time I heard that the United States has released another 'copper sheep head'. I'm going to tell the authenticity!"

"Bronze Sheep Head?" Hamlet looked confused. He rarely knew about this.

"Sir, don't you know the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac signs in the Old Summer Palace?" The beauty looked extremely surprised.

Seeing that Hamlet really shook his head, the beauty immediately enthusiastically gave him a patriotic education: "The bronze zodiac avatar is the relics of the twelve zodiac signs in front of Haiyan Hall in the Qing Dynasty, which took more than 150 years to finally be built in the Beijing Old Summer Palace Western Building Scenic Area, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens".

According to research, it was designed by the Italian missionary Lang Shining, who was a court painter of the Qing Dynasty at that time. The traditional Chinese zodiac animals with the characteristics of Western art represents the 12 hours of a day. Water is sprayed on time every day, and the twelve zodiacs will spray water at the same time by 12 noon. The scene is extremely spectacular.

The twelve zodiac avatars cast in copper alloy are finely crafted and 50 cm high. They are the best among the cultural relics of the Old Summer Palace. They combine the entire waterworks with Chinese and Western styles and become classic architectural works in the Old Summer Palace.

In 1860, the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing, burned the Old Summer Palace, Haiyan Hall and the Great Water Dharma were destroyed, and the twelve zodiac avatars were robbed and drifted overseas from then on.

On April 30 and May 2, 2000, at the spring auctions held by Christie's and Sotheby's Auction House in Hong Kong, China Poly Group won the "Bronze Bull Head", "Bronze Monkey Head" and "Bronze Tiger Head" for HK$7 million, 7.4 million, and 14 million respectively. The national treasure finally returned to the motherland after disasters, which caused strong responses at home and abroad.

Three years later, on September 18, 2003, the "Copper Pig Head" appeared in Hong Kong. Stanley Ho, chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Sindai Group, acquired it for more than 6 million yuan and donated it to the country.

Not long ago, Mr. Ho Hong-Stanley purchased the "Bronze Horse Head" for HK$69.1 million, which was the highest transaction price of the Qing Dynasty statue in China, and donated it to the Chinese government.

At this point, five bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs have returned to mainland China. Except for the "Copper Rat Head" and "Copper Rat Head" that have been confirmed to be collected by the French, the whereabouts of the remaining "Copper Dragon Head", "Copper Snake Head", "Copper Chicken Head", "Copper Dog Head", and "Copper Sheep Head" are all unknown.

This time, I finally heard that a wealthy man in the United States has a "copper sheep head". Our "China Special Foundation for Rescuing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics" immediately sent me to confirm. If the news is true, our fund will contact the Sifang Yishi to buy back the national treasure!"

Looking at the beauty's passionate look, Hamlet also felt a little touched: Country, my country! Should I do something for her?
Chapter completed!
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