Chapter 258 Donation
Xu Youyou stood on the second floor of the castle, looking out through the dilapidated windows.
There is no trace of antique artifacts on this lawn.
If I really want to talk about something on the lawn that looks a bit valuable: it seems to be the abandoned fountain.
In the center of the fountain, there are two copper animal heads closely connected.
Xu Youyou's gaze paused, and when it landed on the center of the fountain, she couldn't help but question.
"Yes, I'm right here." The gentle voice said.
Xu Youyou thought of a certain possibility, and couldn't help but feel a little carried away. She walked step by step to the fountain in the center of the garden.
Seeing that she seemed to be about to fall into the fountain, Xu Fang hurriedly reached out to support her.
Xu Youyou doesn't like wearing high heels and always prefers more comfortable sneakers. Even though the fountain pool is not shallow, she still climbed in easily.
The water in the pond has dried up long ago, and the bottom of the pond is full of dry hard soil. There are even many weeds growing out of it, making it look extremely desolate.
Xu Youyou walked a few steps and finally looked face to face at the two copper animal heads in the center of the fountain.
One seems to be a sheep, and the other has a pointed protruding mouth, like a chicken.
Old Summer Palace, twelve zodiac signs.
According to the information she just looked up, three of the twelve zodiac signs are currently missing, namely snake, sheep and chicken.
If these two animal heads are the missing two-thirds, then she really made the right purchase this time.
She remembered that it seemed that the twelve zodiac signs in the Old Summer Palace were part of the fountain from the beginning. The design principle was to use water to tell the time. To put it more simply, the twelve zodiac signs were actually faucets.
In that catastrophe, those people were like scraping the ground, not only looting the rare treasures of the Old Summer Palace, but even the faucets of other people's houses were not spared.
At this moment, the system popped up a prompt that the task was completed.
[Congratulations to the host, who independently completed the task of picking up leaks and received the task reward: a task penalty exemption. 】
After Xu Youyou received the reward, she couldn't help but feel a little confused. She didn't know how to bring these two treasures back.
She had other doubts in her mind.
The gentle voice seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and took the initiative to say: "My partner is asleep. I don't know when he will wake up. We are all eager to return to our hometown. Can you help us?"
Xu Youyou didn't speak, but nodded vigorously at the two bronze statues.
"Thank you." It was always the sheep head among the two bronze statues who spoke.
Xu Youyou is actually very curious. These two bronze statues have been in the open-air fountain for so long. Has no one noticed their origin?
That gentle voice quickly answered her doubts.
"This castle has had no guests for many years. In the past fifty years, I have not seen any Chinese guests."
Xu Youyou secretly thought that it was no wonder that although these two animal bronze statues were made during the Qianlong period, their actual value was not high. Their symbolic significance was greater than their actual value. "I have already thought about how to arrange for you." Xu Youyou said softly.
Hearing this, the red lacquer plate immediately asked: "Is it the best museum? If it's not the best museum, I won't go!"
Xu Youyou couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, you can still be neighbors with your old friends."
While talking, Xu Youyou's phone rang.
"Hello, Ms. Xu, my surname is Chen, you can call me Lao Chen. I now work at the Overseas Cultural Relics Return Exchange Center of the National Museum. You have contacted us before and said that there is a grape-patterned lacquer plate from the Yuan Dynasty. This cultural relic was once a Kubi It’s something that was used by Emperor Lie, and you want to donate it to the National Museum free of charge? Can I confirm with you again?”
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He did not have the greasy feeling of a man in a high position at this age. Instead, it made people think that the other person sounded like a scholar working in a university.
Xu Youyou felt more favorable after hearing his polite words, and gave the other party a positive answer: "Yes, has Mr. Chen heard of me?"
Professor Chen on the other end of the phone smiled and said: "Ms. Xu, we have indeed done some background research on you. We know that you have done a lot of antique business and have had several experiences picking up antiques. We are also willing to believe in your vision."< br>
Xu Youyou was not surprised at all that they were backbiting her. Instead, she appreciated the other party's attitude in speaking out.
"Professor Chen, there are still necessary procedures, and I will fully cooperate with you in donating cultural relics." Xu Youyou said with a smile.
Professor Chen continued: "Ms. Xu, I heard that you are in Germany now. We have a special channel for the return of cultural relics, and our staff can help you transfer the cultural relics back to your country."
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Xu Youyou was originally worried about the customs issue, but she felt relieved when she heard that the other party had a special way.
She looked at the two bronze heads now placed in the hotel suite, and continued to Professor Chen on the other end of the phone: "I found the sheep head and the chicken head of the twelve zodiac signs in the Yuanmingyuan, and I am going to donate them to the National Museum."
Professor Chen on the other end of the phone: "Okay, okay, there are other cultural relics...ah? Twelve zodiac signs!"
Xu Youyou heard the sound of a chair falling to the ground from the other end.
Professor Chen's breathing suddenly became rapid.
She waited for about half a minute before the voice on the other side gradually calmed down: "Miss Xu, is it really the Chinese zodiac sign?"
Xu Youyou: "It's almost the same. You can also send experts over for identification."
Professor Chen hurriedly said: "Miss Xu, of course I believe in your vision. I will arrange for staff to go there as soon as possible to help you transport the cultural relics back to your country."
After Xu Youyou hung up the phone, she whispered to Yangshou: "The National Museum is near Tiananmen. There should be many of your old friends in it. I hope you like it there."
Sheep's head's tone was still very gentle, and he said: "I once heard people in the castle talk about the capital and Tiananmen, saying that people in that land now live a new life. I really want to see what it's like. ”
Xu Youyou smiled and said: "No one can bully us now, and foreigners no longer dare to steal our things."
"That's great." Sheep Head sighed softly.
The twelve zodiac signs are of great significance. On the afternoon of the next day, staff came to meet Xu Youyou. After signing a simple donation agreement, they would return home with the cultural relics.
"Ms. Xu, thank you for your trust in us. This donation of cultural relics will be held in a donation ceremony in China. When will you return to China?" the staff member asked politely.
Xu Youyou looked at the new tasks that were refreshed on the system panel thirty minutes before the staff arrived, and shook her head: "Sorry, I will let my agent attend the donation ceremony. I haven't finished my things in Europe yet. ”