"Brother Qi, why did the Gao family come so quickly to apologize? Isn't this scientific?" After Gao Zhixu left, Donggua came up in confusion and asked.

"It's unscientific that he doesn't come. You go to the carriage shop and ask the carpenter to quickly build another ten donation box. Maybe we will go to Yin County to raise funds tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!" Zhao Qi ordered.

"Okay!" Donggua always obeyed Zhao Qi's arrangements. Shui drove the carriage to the carriage factory before he could take a sip, while Zhao Qi walked into the cave.

A Lian and Xiao Zhu were boiling water and cooking, while Old Mrs. Su was sitting under the pergola in a daze.

Zhao Qi comforted A Lian and Xiao Zhu for a few words, then walked to the awning and sat down, and carefully explained the fundraising in Yin County today from beginning to end.

After listening to it, Old Mrs. Su pondered for a long time.

"Qi'er, I don't know why you want to help Chongguo Public raise funds, but since you have done it, you must have your own ideas. The grandmother is old and doesn't know much about the officialdom. But you must remember the current situation and do not have the power to compete with these local officials. When Chongguo was there, you could take advantage of his power. Now Chongguo Public will be transferred, and no one can help you in Qingyuan Prefecture. Everything depends on yourself. Therefore, no matter what happens, you must first consider your own safety..."

"Today you didn't have the impulse to go to the county government to complain. This is right. People who are as black as crows in the world, and those who are powerless and powerless are bullied everywhere. At that time, Grand Secretary Su was involved in the Wutai poetry case, just like the protection of the queen mother, and almost died. He was clear-headed and then had some plans. Gao Zhinian was in Qingyuan Mansion, which is well known, so you must not turn against him..."

"As for the new prefect Zhao Kui, I still know a little. He is a responsible person. There are not many officials like him in the court now. If you have the chance, you must visit him. Only in this way will Gao Zhinian not dare to touch you easily. You force Gao Sanlang to apologize in front of the people of Yin County. In order to resolve the crisis in front of him, Gao Zhinian will definitely agree, but remember to beware of the revenge of the Gao family in the future..."

"Yes, I will pay attention in the future. Grandma, you should be careful at home!"

"We women and children are at home, and there is nothing to worry about. No matter how bad Gao Zhinian is, he will not attack us. Their target is you. Last time it was the Lu family, this time it was the Gao family. All you offend are difficult forces!"

Zhao Qi smiled bitterly, "Grandma, it's not that I want to mess with them, it's that they have caused trouble themselves. I don't want to be troublesome yet!"

"Flies do not bite seamless eggs. After all, it is because you are not doing things safely enough. The grandmother is not saying that you are doing something wrong, but you should try to think about things as carefully as possible in the future. For example, when you go to the county town to raise funds this time, you have no brains. Even though you know that Duke Chong has left, you still hurriedly go. The Lu family and many officials of the Qingyuan Prefecture are involved, so how can you not destroy it? You will learn from your mistakes and learn from it. You must remember the lesson this time!"

"Yes, my grandson has written it down, so I will be more secure in doing things in the future!"

Zhao Qi had to admit that Old Mrs. Su was right. He was indeed too presumptuous for this fundraising. This was the Song Dynasty in the feudal era, not the civilized and legal society in later generations.

"Well, just remember, but the so-called "who is doing things straight and people are doing things straight, God is watching. You are raising military pay for the front line to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. I think someone will still see it and remember it in your heart. This time, Zhao Kui takes help, it is said that God has not let you down. Since you have done it, then do this well, it is not a big deal. And what you said must be fulfilled. Don't misappropriate the donations donated by the people!"

"Don't worry, grandma, I can naturally tell this clearly. Xiaolongwan Port is now completely on track. After the completion of the construction next year, we will get at least millions of dollars. I didn't see the money raised. I really just wanted to help Duke Chong. After all, resisting the Mongols is the most urgent thing at the moment. If the front line collapses, the Mongols will probably be able to break through Lin'an and fight to Qingyuan Mansion soon!" Zhao Qi explained.

Old Mrs. Su held the crutch tightly, her dry hands trembled slightly.

It seems that Zhao Qi's words touched some of her memories.

"Grandma, don't worry too much. Since Duke Chong has already speculated on the intentions of the Mongols, the court will definitely make some defenses. As long as the defense is properly, it will not be so easy for the Mongols to succeed!" Zhao Qi quickly resolved.

"You don't have to worry about me. Just do whatever you should do. Be careful, don't worry about the family matters. You said you want to set up a charity sale, and the old woman will give you a small item..."

Old Mrs. Su stood up tremblingly with a crutch, and after searching for a while, she came out, and had a sandalwood box in her hand.

"Grandma, what is this?" Zhao Qi was surprised.

The box has an old appearance but fine workmanship. The finely carved patterns look very exquisite. The family used to be poor, and Zhao Qi had basically seen things in Old Lady Su's room. Apart from the worn bedding and clothes, he had never seen this thing.

"This is a seal left by your grandfather before. I don't know what origins are. He has been playing with it every day as a treasure. Your grandfather has been dead for many years, and the only thing left is this thing. The old woman stays by her side as a thought. I will give him to you today and sell it at a charity sale. I can also raise more military salaries. Although this Song Dynasty is not good, if your grandfather is alive, he will not be able to bear to be occupied by the Mongolian barbarians. The people of the Song Dynasty cannot be slaves to the destruction of the country..."

Old Mrs. Su slowly opened the box while talking.

A black seal embedded in snow-white silk.

This is an antique, and Zhao Qi could tell at a glance that this was not an ordinary seal.

As a pretty introductory antique lover, he is particularly sensitive to the word patina. Antiques and antiques are only called antiques that ancient people use to read and play with. Other things that cannot be played with can only be called cultural relics or antiques.

This dark seal is not only simple in shape, but also must be held in the hands all year round. It is rubbed very smoothly, regardless of edges or edges. Although Old Mrs. Su has treasured it for decades, the moment she opened it, a familiar patina smell still came to her face.

After putting it in the box for a long time, Zhao Qi took it out gently.

But he was even more surprised when he bought it. It turned out to be an iron seal.

It is about five inches tall and has a dragon-shaped hanging button on it, two inches long and wide. It is pitch black all over and cold. The surface is slightly uneven but the edges are round and the edges are heavy and weighs at least one pound. It looks very calm and domineering.

There were several seal scripts engraved on the bottom of the seal, which Zhao Qi could not recognize after a long time of careful identification.

There are too many types of antiques, and no one can dabble in all aspects. Seals are a very special category. Zhao Qi is not familiar with them. He mainly studies porcelain, which has a large number of ordinary cultural relics, such as porcelain, and other calligraphy and paintings, but they are all for gaining knowledge. They can't afford it. As for seals, he has never touched them.

The material of this seal is iron, and it should not be particularly valuable. You should know that in ancient times, iron seals were only used by officials, and they were all officials of low rank. Senior officials used gold seals, intermediate officials used silver seals, and even lower ones used copper seals, and the worst was iron seals.

But based on Zhao Qi's scattered words from Mrs. Su, even if his grandfather was once an official from the Song Dynasty, he should never have used the level of an iron seal. Moreover, this iron seal was written in seal script, and it was definitely not an official seal from the Song Dynasty, at least it was from before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, otherwise he would not feel the familiar antique atmosphere.

What made Zhao Qi even more strange was that an iron seal actually had a dragon-shaped beast button.

In ancient times, the dragon shape was generally only used by the royal family, or to be more precise, only the emperor could use it.

And how could the emperor use iron to create a seal?

Zhao Qi flipped around the mansion and watched it while he was puzzled.

Could it be that this material is not iron?

Zhao Qi walked to the middle of the cave with the iron seal, and looked carefully from the sunlight shining from the panoramic skylight. The black and smooth iron seal surface actually had a natural pattern, and it seemed to reflect the light of stars while rotating.

"This is a meteorite..." After watching for a long time, Zhao Qi roughly confirmed his judgment.

It makes sense now. A dragon-shaped seal made of meteorite seems to be a thing used by emperors from any dynasty before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, according to Zhao Qi's understanding of the jade seal, this seal is probably not very expensive, but it is just that a certain emperor likes it.

There was only one most valuable seal in ancient China, which was the imperial seal of Qin Shihuang who was ordered to be eternal from Tianjishou. If this seal could be obtained, it would probably be a big deal...

Zhao Qi took the iron seal back to the pavilion with saliva, found paper and ink and tried to cover a black seal. After a long time of identification, it seemed to be the eight words "The Qiankun first built the imperial map and hegemony."

This is even more irrelevant. He has never heard of an ancient Chinese emperor having a seal of this style. These eight characters are domineering, but they all look like a joke. Moreover, the most seals of Chinese emperors were Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, known as the seal maniac. He likes to stamp seals whenever he likes calligraphy and paintings. The least one is, usually three or five are stamped to be satisfied. If it is a famous painting, he will be filled with dense needles whenever he sees it.

Qianlong had more than 3,000 jade seals in total. Not only did the self-created ones, they also imitated the seals from all dynasties in China, but they were not heard of a seal of "Imperial Map and Hegemony".

From this we can see that this print is definitely fine if it is an antique, but it is not necessarily very expensive.

Just like Emperor Qianlong’s seal, many auction agencies in later generations are too lazy to greet you. If you want to buy a proud show of your appearance, you can bring you a plate of Qianlong’s jade seals when you meet the seal collection.

Zhao Qi also guessed that the reason why my grandfather was holding this seal for many years was probably trying to figure out its origin.

But Zhao Qi was not interested in this. He wanted to hold a charity sale and he didn't have any collection that he could take. This seal came at the right time. Compared with the destruction of the country and the family, seals, which cannot be seen or eaten, can be exchanged for money to fight against the Mongolian devils, which is worth the best of everything!

Seeing Zhao Qi wipe the ink from the seal cleanly and put it into the sandalwood box, Old Mrs. Su nodded and said, "Qi'er, I'll hand over this seal to you. If you want to sell it, you can keep it if you don't want to sell it..."

"Grandma, go to the room and see if grandpa has left any good things!" Zhao Qi put the box on his face and said with a smile with anticipation.

"You, what you doll thinks is very beautiful. Apart from a few torn clothes, what else is there?" Old Lady Su was so amused and crying.

"Grandma, don't rush to say no. Last time you took out a gold croaker. This seal is worth a lot of money. If you have time, please read it more..."

"It's not even over. Your grandfather died early. I, an old woman, can't make money. Since your father died, I can't eat anything I can sell, and I can't do anything I can do. Where can I do it..." Old Mrs. Su walked back to her room with a crutch.

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Chapter completed!