Seeing Han Kongque holding two books in a daze, Qian Zhongshu said: "Mr. Han, Mr. Han, what's wrong with you? Are these two books wrong?"

Han Kongque reacted: "There is nothing wrong with this Chen Xiuyuan medical book. This is a traditional Chinese medicine textbook from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is not easy to preserve to this day. It is a real ancient book. However, there is a problem with this Nine Kingdoms Chronicles because there is a legend about this book.

It was destroyed in a fire, so I'm not sure now whether it's authentic or not."

"I'll just say that this Nine Kingdoms Chronicles is unreliable, and the Three Kingdoms Chronicles would be just about the same." The middle-aged woman muttered.

Han Kongque could only smile bitterly after hearing this. You couldn't explain it clearly to her. Of course, Han Kongque didn't want to explain it clearly to her. After all, if these two books were genuine ancient books, their value would be great.

"Let's not talk about the Chronicles of the Nine Kingdoms for now. Sister-in-law, your medical book by Chen Xiuyuan is indeed a good thing, and the price is not cheap, but it needs to be in a set. There are sixteen books in a set of this kind of medical book. Look, what is written below!

Sixteen kinds of medical books by Chen Xiuyuan." Han Kongque put the Nine Kingdoms aside and wanted to get this set of medical books first.

"Mr. Han is well-educated. He can tell at a glance that it is sixteen. I still have it at home. It should be sixteen. I will go home and get it." The middle-aged woman had such a fiery personality that she ran away after saying that.

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"Mr. Han, how much is this set of medical books worth?" Qian Zhongshu asked.

Han Kongque said: "There is really no standard pricing for this kind of ancient books. A complete set of medical books from the early Qing Dynasty, if they are in good condition, will cost a lot, but if they are as good as this set, the price should be over one million."

Han Peacock is not a saint, it is an ordinary worthless thing. He can ask for the highest price, or even pay the highest price to buy it, after all, the money is not much.

But he doesn't dare to say that such a precious book is too expensive. It's not that he wants to take advantage of others, but he is afraid that saying too much will make others value them and think that it may be even more expensive. This thing is

It's a treasure. If the seller really gets this idea, he won't be able to get it.

"Can just a dozen books sell for millions?" Qian Zhongshu and the surrounding villagers almost stared out of their eyes.

"Oh! If I had known that these ancient books were so valuable, I wouldn't have wanted gold or silver for those things that were used by Zhen Shui Guan back then. I would have wanted books."

"You can do it! Even if I give you books, you might wipe your butt in the blink of an eye."

"That's right. Grandpa was the most educated person in our village at that time. It was his book-loving character that allowed him to preserve these ancient books until now."

Han Kongque heard the villagers' discussion and felt a little uneasy: "Uncle Qian, does your grandfather agree to sell these books?"

Upon hearing this, Han Kongque knew that the old man was a book lover. It was absolutely impossible for such a person to lose the treasures he had collected.

Qian Zhongshu said helplessly: "Our great-grandfather is already over a hundred years old. Although his health is still good, he has Alzheimer's disease. He only rarely wakes up and usually doesn't know anything.

Although the person who spoke just now has a harsh mouth, she has a kind heart. It was her dedication to serving Grandpa that allowed him to live to this day. If he had met someone who was unfilial, he might have died early."

"The culture in your village is very good! Based on this, if they are willing to sell books, I will definitely give them a high price." Han Kongque said.

"Bring it, bring it."

"many."

"I don't know how much it can be sold for, but this time the big girl's family has made a fortune."

Han Peacock looked carefully and saw that there were quite a few of the sixteen books, and the books were well preserved. There was not even a missing corner. It could be seen from this that the old man cherished these books very much.

"If these books are sold to me, I will cherish them, and I will build a private museum in our Qianjiajiao Village. These books, including the things I bought from Uncle Qian's house a few days ago, will be shipped back

Collected in this private museum.”

Han Peacock didn't want to take away the things that the old man had treasured all his life, so he had decided to build a private museum in Qianjiajiao.

"This is best, so that we won't feel sorry for our grandfather. Anyway, these books have not left our village. Mr. Han, our family has become more and more difficult in recent years. The old and the young are really helpless."

There's a solution, just read these books..." the middle-aged woman said sheepishly.

Han Kongque said: "I won't lie to you either. This set of medical books was once auctioned as a set of forty-eight volumes. That one was incomplete, with only thirteen volumes. It was auctioned for more than three million yuan. I will also pay three million for your set. No.

I know whether you agree or not."

"Three million?" The middle-aged woman was shocked.

Qian Zhongshu was also dumbfounded. They all knew the price was more than one million, but they didn't expect to be able to sell it for three million. Winning a welfare award was only five million, and they had to pay one million in taxes to get the rest.

Four million, if these dozen books are sold, it is equivalent to winning the first prize!

"Can it really be sold for three million?" the middle-aged woman stammered.

Han Kongque said with a smile: "If this book is taken to the auction house, it may be able to fetch four million, but you also know that the cost of operating the auction house is not low, and they want a commission, so what you can get in the end may not be

There are three million, and the price I offered is not low."

"I know, I know, we didn't say the price was low," the middle-aged woman said quickly.

Han Kongque said: "You'd better go home and discuss it with your family. If you have other ancient books at home, bring them all for me to look at. Just like this Chronicle of the Nine Kingdoms, if it is genuine, the price will be no cheaper than that set of medical books."

"Ah? This book is so expensive?" the middle-aged woman was shocked.

Naturally, the other villagers were also shocked. A set of medical books sold for three million dollars was already outrageous, and now there was another book that could be sold for a sky-high price. This shocked everyone.

"Qian Da Niu, you still have a lot of books at home, right?" Qian Zhongshu's eyes were also shining. If anyone in the Qian family corner has books, no one can surpass Qian Da Niu's family.

"No more." Qian Da Niu said with an extremely ugly face.

"Why are they gone? Grandpa was given a lot of books back then." Qian Zhongshu said a little anxiously.

Qian Danniu said: "I was still young at that time, but I still knew something. Many were burned during the turmoil, and some were rotten because they were not well hidden. In recent years, some were stolen and sold by those prodigal things.

, these books would have been gone long ago if I hadn’t hidden them well.”

"Sold a lot? Why didn't I know? How much was sold? That wolf cub should break his legs." Qian Zhongshu was furious.

"If there are more, only grandpa knows about it. I'll ask when I go back. But with his appearance, it's hard to find out anything." Qian Da Niu said in frustration.

After listening to the discussions of some villagers, Han Kongque also understood. Qian Da Niu was from the village and there was no boy in her family, so she hired a son-in-law.

However, her man was an unlucky man. His family was originally poor. After he came here, he didn't want to work. No wonder no one wanted to marry him, so he ended up being a "ghost".

Seeing that they couldn't come up with anything good, Han Kongque focused on the Chronicle of the Nine Kingdoms again.

Han Kongque said: "This book of yours. If I read it correctly, it should be a book collected by Qian Qianyi, a great master in the late Ming Dynasty, and there is his collection seal on it. However, the historical record of this book is very clear that it has been burned."

Yes, so..."

Although Qian Qianyi is a very controversial person, it is undeniable that he was a famous collector in the late Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he loved rare ancient books and was famous for his rich collection of books in Jiangnan. The ancient books he treasured and cherished were naturally

It is a classic, and a book like this is naturally very popular.

"This book was burned by the fire? Isn't it a good thing to be here?" Qian Da Niu said.

Qian Zhongshu said regretfully: "How can something that has been burned appear here? This must be a fake!"

"Is it really burned?" Qian Da Niu said still a little unbelieving.

Han Peacock smiled bitterly and said: "If you don't believe me, look it up with someone who knows how to surf the Internet. This historical record is very clear. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, that is, 1650, Qian Qianyi's young daughter was playing with her wet nurse, and the candle accidentally fell into the pile of paper.

, a fire broke out and burned many books, including Chronicles of the Nine Kingdoms.

This incident was widely circulated at the time, and there was also a story in it, which specifically mentioned the Nine Kingdoms Chronicles. It was said that Qian Qianyi and Cao Rongben had a close relationship. When Cao was in the capital, there were six or seven thousand volumes of books in the hall.

Qian often went to Cao's place to read books. Whenever he saw something he didn't have at home, he would borrow it and copy it. Cao hoped that one day he could borrow Qian's books.

Cao asked about the money: "Sir, you must have Lu Zhen's "Nine Kingdoms" and Liu Shu's "Ten Kingdoms". I hope you can lend them to me when I return to the south."

Qian promised immediately, but later regretted it and said: 'I don't have these two books at home.'

So when there was a fire in Jiangyun Tower, Cao Rong came to express his condolences. Qian Fang regretted and said: "I have a penchant for cherishing books. I am afraid that they will be lost because of lending them out. You once wanted to get "Nine Kingdoms" and "Ten Kingdoms Annals". I

It is real and should not be borrowed. Now this book is lost forever. If there is a copy, you can still make a copy.'"

Nowadays, computers are very popular, so these are not secrets at all. Anyone with a little bit of savvy can know it by searching on the Internet. Therefore, Han Kongque does not hide anything and says anything. After all, he will still be here permanently in the future. If he cheats

If you miss the blind date here, it will be difficult to get along with you in the future.

"Maybe this is another book?" Qian Da Niu said.

Han Kongque took the book, opened it, pointed to a seal and said: "This is Qian Qianyi's book collection seal. These four characters are Qian Qianyi's seal, so this cannot be another version."

"Then, this book is worthless?" Qian Daniu said very disappointed.

Han Kongque said: "You can't say that. Even if this book was forged later, or based on the original, it still has its research value. Since the Nine Kingdoms was burned, only twelve volumes have been compiled by later generations.

, and this volume is forty-nine volumes. I hope it is not made up by future generations. If it is the true original content, the value is still high."

"We don't understand this either. As long as this book still has value, Mr. Han will give you a price! Let's keep it. It may be destroyed if we are not careful. As long as it is worth some money, Mr. Han will accept the money!"

Da Niu said.

"That's right. If her family found out, they might have stolen it and exchanged it for wine." Qian Zhongshu said.

Han Peacock said a little embarrassed: "If this is an authentic copy, the price will be high. If it is a fake, although it has some value, it is not very valuable. I can't identify it carefully now. Why don't you think about it carefully?

If this is a genuine ancient book, if you sell it to me now, you will definitely lose money."

"Sell it, stay at home and be remembered by others. It's better to sell it and save your worries." Qian Da Niu was so decisive.

"Okay, plus this one, I will give you a total of five million. This Nine Kingdoms is two million. If you find out later that it is genuine, you won't suffer a big loss at the price of two million."

Han Peacock finally made a decision. Although he didn't believe that the ancient book from the Song Dynasty that had been burned by the fire appeared here, nothing was absolute. After all, it was an only copy of forty-nine volumes. Han Peacock could still understand this.

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A Song version costs one or two kilograms. This is no joke. Such an orphan copy of the Song version cannot be bought for two million. Buy it now. Even if you find out later that it is a copy, it will be fine. After all, it is a complete set.

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So Han Kongque took a closer look at the contents of the number and found that the contents did not seem to be made up. So he accepted it with two million with confidence.
To be continued...