Little Fujin

Gu Shaoshuai won the battle, which raised the atmosphere in the entire Forty-Nine City. Walking on the campus, almost everyone was discussing this matter, and Su Ji became a role model for the young students.

In particular, he is handsome and handsome, and he is still single.

Lin Ruan finished the final exam in such an atmosphere, packed up her things and prepared to start her winter vacation.Meng Zhen reluctantly pulled Lin Ruan, and Lin Ruan had to promise again and again that he would contact Meng Zhen during the winter vacation and ask him to go out to play together.

Compared to the students who were all discussing how to spend the winter vacation, Li Mingwen seemed out of place and just packed his books in silence.

Shining's car was parked at the school gate, and he stared intently at the passing students.These students of similar age were all wearing school uniforms, black school uniforms, carrying schoolbags and carrying things.Lin Ruan was also among them. He wore a woolen overcoat over his school uniform, which Zhan Xixin made for him, making him look slim and neat.

Lin Ruan got into the car, started the car, and slowly passed through the crowd.

There was a bullock cart parked on the side of the road some distance from the school gate, and an elderly man was squatting on the side of the road.Li Mingwen walked over carrying a large bag and a small bag, and the man hurried forward to pick it up.Li Mingwen refused, he was afraid that the man would get things dirty.

The man withdrew his hand awkwardly, and while watching Li Mingwen tidy up, he said, "It's enough for me to carry such a few things on my back, why do I need to hire a car, it costs more money..."

Li Mingwen didn't want to talk too much, he felt that everyone he came and went was looking at him, and he didn't even dare to look up to see what those people were looking at, looked down on or disgusted?Li Mingwen felt that Rumang was on his back, so he interrupted the man, "Okay, Dad, let's go!"

When Lin Ruan returned home, Zhan Xi was coming down the stairs. He was wearing a formal suit, and he was about to go out. The well-cut suit showed his superior physical condition, which made him very eye-catching.

He looked at Lin Ruan, his eyes still contained thousands of rivers and mountains, every time Lin Ruan would lose his mind because of those eyes.

"It's a holiday?" Zhan Xi walked over.

Lin Ruan nodded, and Zhan Xi took out a velvet box from his coat pocket, "A gift for you."

Lin Ruan took it, but before he opened it, Zhan Xi passed him and went out.Lin Ruan turned her head and only had time to see Zhan Xi's side face sitting in the car.

Back in the room, Lin Ruan opened the velvet box, which contained a pocket watch.The pocket watch was silver, and it felt a little heavy in the hand. The watch chain was also a thin silver chain, shining with fine luster.Lin Ruan pressed it lightly, and the watch cover popped open. The dial was inlaid with a few broken diamonds. The hands were slender and dark, colliding with a unique beauty.

On the back of the pocket watch is engraved a row of cursive letters, which are in Latin.

"By the fountain sat a boy,"

This is the first line of Schiller's poem "The Boy by the Stream". Lin Ruan recited this line several times, but still couldn't understand its meaning.

He rubbed the pocket watch carefully, bent down and put his ear close to the pocket watch, the sound of the pointer moving "click click", click again.

Lin Ruan listened, and clearly felt every second pass by her ears, and time seemed to slow down because of it.

As soon as the twelfth lunar month enters, all kinds of things come one after another.On the first day of the first day of the palace, the palace sent someone to invite them, and on the eighth day of the eighth day, they sent Laba porridge and invited them again.Zhan Xi didn't respond at all, he was busy calculating the year-end accounts of the property under his control, and had to make early plans for doing business in the spring of the coming year.

In contrast, Lin Ruan is much more relaxed, he only needs to clean Zhan Xi's room every day, and when Zhan Xi stays at home, he follows Zhan Xi.When Zhanxi is not at home, he can do whatever he wants.As long as he didn't hang out in front of Tong Bo, Tong Bo didn't have the leisure to reprimand him all the time.

In the blink of an eye, it was Xiaonian, and Zhan Xi would not go out from this day on.Because after this day, many people will come to visit Zhanxi, some are business people, some are old acquaintances of the old prince, and they all need to be entertained by Zhanxi at home.

Mama Cao made the Stove King Candy early on, with the aroma of sesame and maltose mixed together.Mama Cao kept these things out overnight, and they took shape in the morning.There is a plate of long strips, each of which weighs two liang, neatly stacked, and a plate of round melons, all of which are packed on a large plate.Mama Cao arranged them, put red paper on them, and looked very festive.

Ah Yue also froze a little yesterday, so I don’t care too much. Little rabbits and foxes come in all shapes, and they are crispy and sweet when you take a bite.

Ah Yue divided Lin Ruan, and the two of them stood together, biting and eating.

The dinner was particularly sumptuous, Mama Cao cooked a whole table of dishes, Lin Ruan helped to set the dishes, Shining brought back two bottles of good wine, and several bottles of low-alcohol fruit wine.

Men don't worship the moon and women don't worship the stove, so Ah Yue and Cao Ma have to avoid it when offering sacrifices to the stove at night.Zhan Xi led Tong Bolin and Ruan Shining to offer incense and worship.

Among the four people, three of them didn't pay much attention to it, but Tong Bo had to carefully prepare for this day every year.There are many, many important days in Tong Bo's year.Putting aside those rules, Lin Ruan felt that Tong Bo was really a person with a sense of ritual and respect for life.

On the second day of the new year, a guest came to Lan's mansion.

The man was brought in by Tong Bo. From Lin Ruan's point of view, he was a young son, a little thin, with a sick face and a very warm smile.He was wearing a long gown, and many people wore long gowns, but he had a unique aura, which brought Lin Ruan back to ancient times.This person seems to be the kind of old master, very elegant and ancient.

"Lin Ruan," Tong Bo commanded, "Xie Qingming, Mr. Xie is here, go and invite you."

"Yes." Lin Ruan glanced at Mr. Xie again, Mr. Xie slightly nodded at Lin Ruan, very politely.

Lin Ruan went upstairs to find Zhan Xi, and after a while Zhan Xi took Lin Ruan downstairs.

Lin Ruan brought tea, Xie Qingming took the cup and thanked her, Lin Ruan stepped back and stood behind Zhan Xi.

Xie Qingming took the tea, but didn't drink it. He was only looking at the teacup. The white glazed blue and white porcelain teacup had fine patterns and was as thin as jade.

"It looks like something from an official kiln."

Zhanxi took a sip of tea, and Xie Qingming continued: "Looking at the year, it's not too long, at most Wanli." Xie Qingming looked at Zhanxi, "The third master is really rich and powerful, and the antique tea set from the Ming Dynasty is just like this."

"Things are not all for human use." Zhan Xi put down the teacup in a very relaxed gesture, "How is your body recently?"

"It's still the same," Xie Qingming coughed twice, "If you don't die, you won't get better."

Zhan Xi nodded and said, "I brought some new medicines from abroad, you can try them."

"Thank you." Xie Qingming thanked politely.

Xie Qingming's father was a Hanlin scholar and Zhanxi's first teacher.Xie Qingming has congenital asthma, and almost always takes medicine.He and Zhanxi don't have much contact on weekdays, but they can be regarded as friends for the time being.

"What's wrong with you coming to see me?"

"I heard that you are back, and my father asked me to visit." Xie Qingming raised his hand, and the servant behind him approached with something in his hands, "This is a gift."

Zhan Xi frowned slightly, Xie Qingming smiled lightly, "Open it and have a look."

Lin Ruan stepped forward to open it, and saw three things in the box. Among them was a piece of porcelain, a beautifully shaped lotus leaf bowl, the color was purple and navy blue, it looked like jade but not jade, with a luster similar to agate.

Zhan Xi took it out and looked at it, "Junci?"

Xie Qingming nodded, "Northern Song Jun Porcelain Lilac Purple Glazed Lotus Leaf Bowl."

Zhan Xi glanced at him, "Northern Song Dynasty Junci, such a precious thing."

Xie Qingming nodded, "Nowadays, there are not many Jun porcelains. I vaguely remember that there are a few pieces in the palace, but I have never seen a lotus leaf bowl. There is only one of this thing in the world."

"It's a pity that it's a fake." Zhan Xi said suddenly.

Xie Qingming frowned, with a warm smile still on the corner of his mouth, "Why do you see that?"

"Earthworms walk in mud lines."

Earthworm slime pattern is the most important way to identify Jun porcelain.

"There are earthworms running through mud on it." Xie Qingming straightened his clothes and said, "Could it be that your eyesight is not good?"

Zhan Xi put the thing down, "Earthworms have mud patterns because Jun porcelain generally has two layers of glaze, the first layer of glaze is fired and cracked, and then poured into the second layer of glaze, so this kind of pattern is formed. Although there are earthworms in your things Clay pattern, but not three-dimensional, not coherent, not as accidental as Junci."

Xie Qingming frowned slightly, took the lotus leaf bowl, and looked at it carefully.

Zhanxi crossed her legs casually, her posture was very relaxed, "There is another reason, I have seen this thing more than ten years ago, it was made by a craftsman in my family, and it has been placed in my house for several years .”

Xie Qingming was slightly startled, and then smiled, "That's right, this thing is indeed fake. I was shocked when I saw it for the first time, and I asked my father to see it, but he couldn't make up his mind, so I took it Come and see."

Xie Qingming looked at the lotus leaf bowl, "Although it's a fake, but it's so realistic, it's a wonderful workmanship." Xie Qingming glanced at Zhanxi, "The remaining two things are real."

There are two remaining pieces, one is a silver sachet made of Hongyan from the Song Dynasty, and the other is a bronze mirror from the Tang Dynasty.

Lin Ruan's eyes only fell on the fake lotus leaf bowl, Zhan Xi must like this thing very much if he can put a fake one in his room.

Zhan Xi looked at Lin Ruan and asked, "Like this?"

Lin Ruan recovered, "It's not..."

He was embarrassed to say yes, but he didn't dare to lie in front of Zhan Xi, he hesitated to say a word.

Zhan Xi looked back at Shen Qingming, Xie Qingming raised his eyebrows, "I can't give you this bowl, I have to take it back and study how it was fake."

Zhan Xi sneered, Xie Qingming clearly saw that Zhan Xi wanted it, so he sat down and raised the price.Zhan Xi leaned towards Lin Ruan, and Lin Ruan lowered his head to listen to him, "Go to the study and get the documents from the first drawer."

Lin Ruan went, Zhan Xi called Lai Shining again, and said a few words to him.Shining agreed, and not long after, Shining brought back a box and put it on the coffee table.

Xie Qingming didn't know why, so he opened the box, and the Jun porcelain lilac purple glazed lotus leaf bowl lay quietly inside.

Xie Qingming's eyes widened, "The real thing is here?!"

"Exchange this for yours." Zhan Xi wrote lightly.

Xie Qingming looked at Zhanxi in disbelief, but his hands moved quickly. He pulled the box over and held it in his arms, "deal!"