"Why did you throw it away? It's an antique, after all. If we sold it, it should still be worth something..." Lin Li picked up the ancient Bronze Mirror Qi Mengdie had thrown onto the ground.
"You don't know the market value of Bronze Mirrors?" Qi Mengdie countered, looking at Lin Li as he picked up the ancient Bronze Mirror.
"I don't." Lin Li looked at Qi Mengdie in utter confusion, waiting for her explanation.
Qi Mengdie explained, "There are plenty of things like this on the market. Although they're antiques, there are simply too many of them, so they aren't worth much. There's no need to carry one all the way back."
"Huh?" Lin Li was extremely surprised. He lowered his head and glanced at the ancient Bronze Mirror in his hand before asking Qi Mengdie,
"You said there were plenty of these antiques on the market. What's that about?"
Qi Mengdie helplessly spread her hands. "Any ancient tomb with a bit of history will have Bronze Mirrors buried with the dead, and there are usually quite a few.
Over time, the Bronze Mirrors circulating on the market became worthless."
Lin Li suddenly understood, then couldn't help complaining, "Bronze Mirrors aren't fragile goods. Why bury so many of them? Were people in ancient times all obsessed with beauty?"
Qi Mengdie shook her head. "At present, no one knows why people in ancient times buried so many Bronze Mirrors with their dead."
Lin Li lowered his head again and looked at the ancient Bronze Mirror in his hand. Although it wasn't valuable, its shape was quite attractive. He could put it at home as a decoration or keep it as a gift for someone.
"Judging by your expression, you seem to like this Bronze Mirror quite a bit."
"I think