Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

People of different levels study different things. Li Zihang was still thinking about the evening banquet. Yan Fugui, who had eaten lunch at Li's house, was bragging to his wife at home.

Uncle Three: "Wife, I really made a profit today. Guess what I ate at Grandpa's house?"

The third aunt said angrily: "What can you eat? Dragon liver and phoenix marrow?"

Yan Fugui was still savoring the experience and said, "It's not as good as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, but the wine and food are real."

"Do you know what I drank at noon today?"

The third aunt also asked curiously: "Come on, don't keep me in suspense. I really want to know, what is the difference between what rich families eat and what ordinary people eat?"

Yan Fugui, his vanity satisfied, continued to brag.

"What's the difference? It's really different. I drink Moutai at 3 yuan a bottle."

"The food is even more amazing. There's Yueshengzhai's braised beef, six-month-old three-yellow chickens, and white-cut chicken. The meat is so tender! And there's also twice-cooked pork. Did you know that Yushui won't eat fatty meat anymore because it's too greasy?"

"When stewing winter melon with spareribs, people only drink the soup and don't eat the meat. When stewing lamb on a charcoal stove, it's so delicious. Even the stir-fried green vegetables are only as thick as chopsticks. The green moss is so appetizing just by looking at it."

"In this cold winter, you can go all over the city to look for it. If you can find that kind of small green vegetable in the market, I will look at you differently."

When the third aunt heard Yan Fugui's boast, she was also shocked and said, "Wow, this is even better than what the emperor eats."

"Anything else? Tell me quickly,"

Uncle Three: "If you ask me, the dish they made is really delicious. It's just a small green vegetable. It tastes better than what we make at home."

Auntie: "You keep bragging. I don't believe that the same vegetable dish can be much tastier than ours. At most, we just put more oil in it."

Yan Fugui: "You haven't eaten it, so it's useless to tell you. No, I'll go ask Sha Zhu tonight, and we can also broaden our horizons"...

When Li Zihang got home, he saw his grandfather was at home and told him what happened today.

The old man sat on the armchair in the study, looking at the old pocket watch, and sighed, "The world has changed. I didn't expect that his descendants would sell his personal pocket watch."

The old man's words aroused his curiosity.

Li Zihang: "Grandpa, which prince does this pocket watch belong to?"

The old man said, "Prince Su, Shanqi. My father took me to meet him back then. I didn't expect that after decades, everything has changed."

"Leave the watch here for now. I'll find someone to fix it and make a watch chain for it. And don't worry about what you just said. Leave the rest to me."

"Take two people to the banquet tonight."

Just as he said this, the secret guard handed over the seal that the pickpocket had given up in order to save his life.

After sending the man away, the old man returned to his study and took out the seal from the brocade box to look at and identify it.

I saw the jade seal. The whole thing was as red as the sun. It was about three and a half inches in diameter and two and a half inches high. On the top was a carving of a phoenix flying in the sky.

Li Zihang lay on the side and watched. He couldn't even tell what the seal was made of. He only knew that the carving technique was old. He couldn't tell anything else.

The old man took out a magnifying glass and turned on the desk lamp. The more he looked, the more frightened he became. The wrinkles on his forehead were all squeezed together. Time passed by unknowingly.

Li Zihang felt bored and sat on the bed in the study thinking about his problems.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man took a few deep breaths. He carefully put down the Phoenix Jade Seal and slumped down on the armchair. Even the hand holding the magnifying glass was shaking.

Looking at the old man's performance, he knew that the jade seal was of great significance.

Li Zihang asked with concern: "Grandpa, are you okay?"

The old man did not answer directly. After a while, he looked at him straight and said, "Grandson! You are blessed. You went out for a long time and you actually came across this kind of Chinese soul treasure."

When Li Zihang heard this, he became even more curious.

"Grandpa, what is the origin of this jade seal?"

The old man did not answer directly, but asked in consideration: "This jade seal is made of the top-grade golden red jade from the Gobi Desert. The carving technique is also old. The shape of the phoenix flying in the sky on the jade seal is also in line with the Tang Dynasty."

After that, he took out the ink from the drawer of the bookshelf. Then he took the jade seal and carefully dipped it in the ink. Then he placed it on a blank piece of rice paper.

The old man pointed at the rice paper and said, "Grandson, do you recognize the words on it?"

Li Zihang looked at the four characters printed on the rice paper and blurted out: "The treasure of pardoning life"

The old man smiled and said, not bad.

Old man: "Put all these together and see if you can guess who this seal belongs to."

Li Zihang studied it carefully. He thought and thought, looked and looked. He said to himself, "Looking at the size, it's at least at the level of a king. The carving craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty, if it can be used with a phoenix, it should be the queen, queen mother, etc. according to the etiquette system."

"But the seal says, 'Pardon of Life'. This doesn't make sense. It's impossible for an empress or queen mother to use the word 'pardon of life'. Unless the harem is in power, like the Empress Dowager Cixi."

"During the Tang Dynasty, there were only a few concubines who interfered in government affairs. The only one who could use the word 'treasure' was the emperor."

He then murmured to himself: "Phoenix, pardon, treasure, queen, queen mother, meddling in politics"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Wu Zetian!"

After hearing his words, the old man smiled with satisfaction. "Not bad, grandson. It seems you have made a lot of progress."

"However, whether this jade seal belongs to whom remains to be discussed. Although I can make a rough estimate, I still need to check some historical records to confirm it."

"It seems that you are really a lucky doll. I will follow you to the banquet tonight. Maybe I can also collect some valuable treasures."

Li Zihang suddenly thought of that gang of pickpockets. Since they stole this national treasure from nowhere, they probably had other cultural relics in their hands. So he expressed his thoughts again.

After listening to this, the old man said: "I will make arrangements for the rest. You don't have to worry about it. You can go out first. Give your uncle a call and ask him to come over."

After finishing the call, Li Zihang did not go to the old man's study again. Instead, he sorted out the gains from today's visit to Liulichang.

Looking at the scrolls one by one, he wondered where to find a picture framer to frame all the paintings.

North room, study. "Gouzi, keep an eye on what Wang Eryong is doing. Remember, you must pry open the mouths of those people. Make them explain to me how they got the stuff."

Gouzi: "Master, do you want to..." after this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The old man thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Tell them clearly whether it's wealth or a mass grave. It's up to them to choose."

"Choose wealth. Afterwards, you give them a sum of money. Then send them to Hong Kong. Under the second boss, make a living."

"If you don't know what's best for you, you can handle it yourself."

After listening to this, Gouzi said cautiously: "Master, you are becoming more and more charitable."

When the old man heard what Gouzi said, he raised his head and stared at him. He was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his back.

The old man looked at the uneasy dog, retracted his momentum, and said slowly: "Dog, do you believe it or not, there is karma."

Without waiting for the dog to answer, the old man asked and answered himself

"I didn't believe it before, but now I do. I have two sons and one daughter, all gone. Now, Xiaohang is the only one left. The second oldest family also has few descendants. The third oldest family is about the same."

"Even Xiao Qi's family, after giving birth to two sons, still couldn't have a son or daughter no matter how hard they tried."

"God is watching what we do. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. Just after liberation, Xiao Hangzi fell from the rockery and almost died. And there was also the time when he was kidnapped. I protected Xiao Hang with all my strength, but in the end, something always went wrong."

"If that's not retribution, then what is? A big part of the reason why I did all those things later was to bring more good fortune to my family. Now, little Hangzi, you can find treasures just by going out for a walk. Isn't this a kind of blessing?"

"Gouzi, you are almost 5 years old. You have a son and a daughter. I heard that your wife is pregnant with you again. Including this baby, you are the father of children. Try to accumulate more good karma for the children. Don't be so murderous."

"Besides, you have a house and money now, and your wife and children are by your side. So calm down."

At this moment, Gouzi's eyes were a little wet. He said with a trembling voice: "Master, everything I have is given by you. Without you, I would have been reincarnated long ago. I still have a wife and children and a warm bed. Got it, Master! I'll go and keep an eye on those bastards now."