With the growing strength of Greater China, the lives of ordinary people are getting better and better, there is a saying called "prosperous antiques, chaotic gold"; when it comes to antiques, most of them are related to "cultural relics", and many of the cultural relics treasured in the museum are related to "waste collection stations".
In 1987, there was a small waste collection station on the outskirts of Acheng City, Heilongjiang, the owner was an old man in his sixties; really speaking, the scale of the old man's "waste station" was not large, usually the villagers in the nearby townships, what waste iron, old cartons got to him here, the old man resold to the big "waste station".
It is also for this reason that the old man has more leisure time, and there is a small grandson around the front and back; one day in May, the old man took advantage of the grandson's nap time to clean up the small "waste collection station".
In the corner of the wall, the old man found a greasy "copper knot", the appearance is square, there is a "button" on it, the bottom surface is square, it seems to have a "symbol"; the old man is curious, rinsed with water and then looked at, the bottom surface is densely engraved with "ghost painting symbols", the specific what is not clear.
At first glance, this "copper lump" looks like a seal, but in 1987, who still used a seal made of copper, not to mention the dense "symbol" on the bottom surface is not like a word; the old man has no impression of this "copper knot", and can't remember when it was sent to the waste station.
But this is also good, the little grandson is usually in the waste station, except for the waste cardboard box and a puppy, there is no toy; it just so happens that now this "copper lump" looks quite strange, maybe it can arouse the curiosity of the grandson.
In this way, the "copper lump" became a child's toy, there was nothing to take a rope to lead the yard to run, touch other iron tools, but also make a "ding-dong" sound; the old man saw the grandson playing happily, naturally happy, but not long after the old man found that under the "effort" of the little grandson, this copper lump was polished more and more brightly.
The old man did not care about these, but a few months later, the old man's "nephew" came to visit relatives, he could notice the "tile bright" copper lump; the old man's nephew is a college student, or a student of archaeology, naturally more sensitive to the "copper seal" and the like, especially to see the "copper seal" on the bottom of the complex symbols.
Before leaving, the nephew told the old man that this thing might be a cultural relic, and asked the "uncle" to keep it properly; that being said, the old man did not pay attention to it at all, and few people knew "what is a cultural relic" in 1987.
Speaking of "nephew", he can be heartbroken, back to the school to find the archaeologist, is also a special lecturer of the Department of Archaeology "Zhang Taixiang"; after explaining the situation, Professor Zhang's expression became more and more serious, according to the student's description, the "copper knot" is likely to be a treasure, maybe it is still a "golden seal".
Needless to say, Professor Zhang sent the "nephew" home again and found his uncle again; this time the "nephew" was not lightly angry, the uncle did not properly keep the "copper seal", and the old man's grandson actually tied the copper knot to the tail of the puppy.
The puppy felt uncomfortable, and naturally dragged the "copper lump" around the yard, and then bumped into other things, making a "ding-dong noise"; the old man not only did not stop, but looked at the little grandson's happy look, he also laughed.
The "nephew" saw this scene, hurriedly chased the puppy to cut off the copper knot, and the old man's little grandson also cried a lot; the old man was naturally dissatisfied with the "nephew", but after listening to the nephew's words, his eyes were also bright, and he asked "How much is it worth?" ”
In short, the "nephew" coaxed and deceived the copper lump from his uncle's hand, and rushed back to the school with another cigarette to show it to Professor Zhang; this time he stabbed the honeycomb, and the professor looked at the symbol on the bottom surface of the "copper seal" and almost stuttered and said "nine stacks of seal characters".
At this point, the "copper lump" picked up in a scrap station upset the entire Cultural Relics Research Institute, including Professor Zhang of the school, and experts from the Provincial Museum and the Cultural Relics Bureau jointly conducted a professional appraisal of the "copper seal".
In the end, it was basically determined that this "copper knot" was indeed a copper seal, but its identity was extremely revered, and it turned out to be an official seal of the "Complete Yan Yong" era of the Jin Dynasty; its general specifications were: the base side length was 5.9 cm, the thickness was 1.5 cm, the button length was 2.7 cm, the thickness was 1.6 cm, and the height was 3.4 cm.
Speaking of the "Nine Stacks of Seal Characters" on the bottom of the copper seal, the content is: the seal of the Mysterious River Mouke; there are also inscriptions on the left and right sides of the seal back, "Rebbe Made" on the left and "May of the Ninth Year of Dingbu" on the right.
To explain, the "Ding" here refers to time, that is, the "Dading" era of the "Complete Yan Yong" era of the Jin Dynasty; this involves a period of history, in general, the five thousand years of China, in addition to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing these "Central Plains Dynasties", in fact, there are many "Fanbang ancient kingdoms", such as Xiongnu, Qiang, Jin, Liao and so on.
Due to the lack of writing and customs, the history of these "Fan states" is relatively vague, and even becomes a "legend"; even today, the cultural relics of the "Jin Dynasty" are still pitiful, and the value of this "seal of the mysterious Dihe Muke" is highlighted, and it is not too much to say that it is a "national treasure cultural relic".
Subsequent cultural relics evaluation, historical research, etc. are not mentioned for the time being, because there are more "important" things than these; originally, the child's toys have become "national treasure cultural relics", which is a great thing, and the nephew happily told the old man the news.
I thought that the "uncle" would also be happy, but who knew that the old man scolded the "nephew" and said: That is my grandson's toy, our things, what happened if you took it away? You hurry up and get me back!"
On the one hand, the professor said that "the copper seal is a national treasure, which should be handed over and properly kept and treasured by a professional organization"; on the other hand, the "uncle" said: I don't know what cultural relics and national treasures, that is my thing, even if your teacher wants it, you have to take a few money to exchange it, right?
Realistically speaking, in 1987, most people had no concept of "cultural relics protection", let alone an old man; and it was also a blood relationship such as "mother-in-law", and it was impossible to move out of the "Cultural Relics Protection Law" to pressure the elderly, right?
Since the "nephew" was embarrassed, it was only the professors and experts who personally went out; at first, the old man did not see him at all, and after many times, he was hindered by the affection, so he met with the experts.
Experts had in-depth communication with the elderly and explained in detail the relevant policies of "cultural relics protection"; the "nephew" also did ideological work for the elderly, and promised that there would be "bonuses" and "honorary certificates", and the elderly finally relaxed.
Nowadays, the "Seal of the Mystery Of the River Of The River" of the Jin Dynasty is treasured in the Heilongjiang Museum; because it is too precious, the authentic "Seal of the Mystery of the River Of the River" is rarely exhibited.