A legendary happy life

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Nanyu went straight to the Department of Archeology of Beijing University, and went to Professor Hou, the head of the Department of Archeology, according to Mr. Li's wishes.

After thanking the student who led the way, he knocked on the door and entered the glasses-wearing scholar behind the desk and said, "Hello, Professor Hou. My name is Xu Nanyu, and Mr. Li asked me to come here." After speaking, he handed over the letter of introduction with respectful hands.When he came here, Mr. Li gave it to him, saying that it was just for Professor Hou.

Hou Zhengde took the letter, and when he saw the cursive brush script hidden behind the envelope, he was suddenly in awe.Open the letter and take out the letter paper. There are only a few rough words on a piece of letter paper. The cursive calligraphy is like a dragon soaring, flying clouds and flowing water. Nowadays, with advanced communications, there are very few people who write letters directly by phone, let alone the overall calligraphy. He blurted out the curse "Old Gu", but Hou Zhengde got to the bottom of it.Carefully put away the letter, put it in the valuables drawer, and then faced Xu Nanyu and asked, "How long have you been studying with the old man?"

Scratch your head. "A little over two years."

"sit."

"Thank you." He straightened up and sat on half of the chair, ready to be tested.

Hou Zhengde raised his hand to press down, put down his reading glasses and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I trust the old man's vision, since he introduced it, there is absolutely no problem. I just want to ask, is the old man still in good health? "

nod. "Very good. I have a routine checkup every month, and the doctor's opinion is good."

"That's good, people like the old man are our rare treasures."

Mr. Li's knowledge is so extensive that his apprentice still can't figure it out.As far as the understanding of Chinese antiquities is concerned, it is indeed a rare treasure.

Hou Zhengde's current position can be said to be single-handedly promoted by Mr. Li. In addition to his indescribable gratitude to Mr. Li, he also has a respect.Although he does not have the name of master and apprentice, he has the reality of master and apprentice. When he was not famous, it was Mr. Li who taught him in many ways that made him famous today.Today, if you reciprocate, your mentor has ordered you to do your best.Calling various departments personally, and asking the teaching assistants to help, Xu Nanyu's admission procedures were given the green light all the way, and it took only half a day to complete all the procedures.

What was originally planned to take a day was finished in half a day, which made Xu Nanyu worry about the next itinerary.Just as he was thinking whether to go to Lin Ruyu and the others or to visit Liulichang, the phone started beating in his pocket.He took it out, it was Li Tai's phone.She pouted and pressed the answer button. "I'm still in college."

"I'll come pick you up and have lunch together."

"Too much trouble."

As if knowing that he would refuse, Li Tai had already prepared his speech. "I'm almost there. I'll go to my auction company in the afternoon to see the items for this autumn auction."

Autumn auction?Xu Nanyu's eyes lit up, he had learned a lot of theoretical knowledge in the past two years, and now there is a lot of practice left, but Li Tai would be so kind to give him such a good opportunity for nothing? !Ask vigilantly: "What conditions do you want? Let me explain first, Fu Lu Shou Emerald Thousand-petal Lotus is out of the question!"

Li Tai was speechless, and said for a while, "In your heart, am I such a stingy person?"

Xu Nanyu hummed, it was an answer.What kind of stinginess is simply stinginess, geese plucking hair, iron cock!Foul predators!

Li Tai hung up the phone.Just wondering why the phone was disconnected, the black car slid to his feet, the back seat was opened and Li Tai sat in it with his legs crossed, signaling him to get in the car with his eyes.

Stepped into the car and closed the door, squeezed a little bit, lowered his body to signal him to sit over.

Li Tai looked at him, he didn't know what was thinking in his dark eyes, and he spoke for a while. "I'm a stingy person." After saying that, he squeezed forward instead of retreating. "Still stingy, plucking wild goose, iron cock, and even more vicious predator!" At the end, Xu Nanyu was almost glued to the car door.

Khan, Kuang Khan, Waterfall Khan, Genghis Khan!I don't know if it's from anger or shame, she blushed transparently, and gritted her teeth: "Who said that?! Our President Li is generous and decent, handsome, handsome, graceful, and has a prominent family background, wealth, ability, ability, broad-mindedness, and humility. , The person who said this is definitely jealous, the naked jealousy of Hong Guoguo! Mr. Li, don’t believe him! The mouth grows on others, and the famous saying is 'I will go my way, let others eat the grass'!"

Li Tai looked at him, as if studying the authenticity of his words, and asked, "Am I decent?"

nod.

"Handsome and handsome?"

Hurry up.

"The jade tree is facing the wind and is personable?"

Emphasize the expression point.

"The family background is prominent, the wealth is great, the ability is outstanding, the mind is broad-minded, and the humility is like a valley?"

Chickens peck at rice.

"I didn't expect you to think so highly of me. I really didn't know if I didn't ask. I was shocked when I asked. I always thought you hated me. It seems that this is a misunderstanding."

"It's nothing. It's too late for me to admire such an 'excellent' talent like Mr. Li. How can I hate him?" It's not 'hate', but a 'fear' that is higher than hate by an unknown number of grades!

"Really?"

"Really! It's more real than real gold!"

Satisfied with his reaction, Li Tai made room for him to sit more spaciously. "You say you admire me, so let's do it this way. Try to synchronize your three meals in the future. I'll pick you up when you go to school, and pick you up after class. Spend as much time as possible to get in touch."

"Ah?" Xu Nanyu wished she could slap herself and make her talk more. "President Li is busy with his affairs, how dare he bother? I..."

"That's the deal." Seeing that he still has meaning, he narrowed his eyes dangerously and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that what you just said was a lie?"

Now, he has suicidal thoughts.

After eating a sumptuous lunch with no taste, he was dazzled by the supervisory auction products in the afternoon, which made him feel a little better. It was already midnight when he got home, and he fell asleep.On the second day, Li Tai kept his 'promise' and sent him to school, and made an appointment for pick-up and drop-off when they parted.

Xu Nanyu crossed his shoulders and watched the car's butt out of sight, and was stunned for a long time without returning to his senses.

The Archeology Department of Beijing University is an authoritative department with independent space. There are four grades and four classes, with a total of 240 seven students. 26 teaching assistants.Xu Nanyu was taken by Hou Zhengde's teaching assistant Wei Dong to familiarize herself with the environment in the morning. There are few people in the Department of Archeology and there are no fixed classrooms, so they just follow the schedule.Thanks to teaching assistant Wei Dong, he took a pen to delineate important courses while walking, and walked to the school gate unconsciously.Put away the schedule and scratched my head. Hou Zhengde, the professor in charge, covered him. He went through the boarding-out procedures very smoothly, and was very rarely allocated a small bookcase to store textbooks.

"Would you like to go see the second brother and the third sister?" Just do it, first go to Tsinghua University to ask Lin Ruyu out, then go to Peking University to meet Lin Daiyu, drink a cup of afternoon tea and part ways, then go straight to Liulichang outside Hepingmen Culture Street.Looking at the dazzling array of antique calligraphy and painting shops, Xu Nanyu sucked her saliva hard!If he wasn't afraid that others would think him a lunatic, he would really like to stick his thumb up and give a big praise like in a certain Hong Kong movie, "Zheng A~~".

Tighten the satchel tightly, and plunge into the first store on the right. 'Kirin Ancient Wenxuan', which is mainly engaged in ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, is equipped with the four treasures of the study. Xu Nanyu turned around and found two pieces that interested him. One is the representative flower work of Zhang Zixiang, a painter in the late Qing Dynasty. Bao' has no clear price code; the second is an ancient inkstone, but it is a pity that the ancient inkstone is damaged and cannot be repaired.The rest are either imitations or from the period of the Republic of China. They have collection value, but in the eyes of his profession, the value is infinitely reduced.

Shaking his head, he stepped into the second house.The second family is mainly engaged in miscellaneous items. You will be dazzled by wood carvings, ivory, bone fans, etc. Unfortunately, Xu Nanyu is not good at miscellaneous items, nor does she like them, so she goes out after a little sightseeing.

The third shop is specialized in porcelain, but unfortunately, except for the blue-and-white porcelain of the late Qing Dynasty, which is the "treasure of the town shop", none of the others are eye-catching.When asked about the price of 'Treasure of the Town Store', Xu Nanyu was forced out of the house by the bunch of zeros.Is this a murder?They simply don't treat people as human beings!

When I went out and looked at the street, my mood was a bit complicated.In his previous life, Liulichang was like a holy place in his heart, and he didn't dare to set foot on it lightly, but now that he lifted the veil of mystery of that house, he learned that it was nothing more than that.It would be a lie to say I am not disappointed.Thinking back, it’s wrong. Liulichang has been popular since the Qing Dynasty, and it sells countless authentic products to countless tourists every day. How long can it last?

Self-consolation cheered up and went shopping. This time, I didn't go into each store, but just went to see if it was pleasing to the eye.The harvest is quite huge, but it's a pity that it's only spiritual, because at that price, you can't get a good fruit if you buy it back. Mr. Li can 'kill' him to death with his eyes!He has always been disgusted by the inflated prices of antiques, if he knew that his apprentice 'supported' in disguise, it would be easy to kick him out of the teacher's school!

During the long evening in August, Xu Nanyu took advantage of this time to visit two more stores. When he went out, he looked up at the sky and thought: Could it be that his trip to the Holy Land of Liulichang as a "virgin" ended in failure by returning empty-handed?

Just as he was thinking, there was a noise in the open space at the front door, and the two men were arguing endlessly, attracting people to surround the personal wall within minutes.Relying on her thin stature, Xu Nanyu forced her way in.

"You liar!" The man in the suit grabbed the man in casual clothes and scolded angrily.

"Who are you calling a liar?! If you drop my things, the villain will sue first!" The man in casual clothes retorted sharply.The two men were arguing endlessly about the liar, and then they looked at the porcelain rouge box that had been smashed on the ground, and the matter was clear at a glance.The man in the suit accidentally smashed the rouge box of the casual man, and when discussing compensation, the man in the suit suspected that he was a common "touch porcelain" scammer in the antique world, so naturally he refused to compensate.

Such things are common and not common. The common thing is that the antique street has always been a place where scammers and thieves gather; the uncommon thing is that scams such as "touching porcelain" have been publicized by the police and other relevant departments, and few people are fooled again. If you don't get enough money, scammers will naturally not use it anymore.

Xu Nanyu squatted down and concentrated on looking at the rouge box.The rouge box is a box for ancient women to hold rouge and gouache. It is mostly made of porcelain, with small, exquisite and bright patterns.The rouge box in front of me is an old object from its shape and patina. I carefully picked up a small piece of it and put it in the palm of my hand for a closer look. From the porcelain body, it was produced by a folk kiln.Even if it is produced by a folk kiln, it is still an old object, and the value fluctuates between [-] and [-], which is a pity.It fell to pieces.

The two men were still arguing endlessly, and Xu Nanyu didn't intend to force her to stand out. Seeing that someone offered to go to the store to support her eyes, she felt relieved and got out of the crowd.As soon as he got out of the encirclement, the phone rang and it was Li Tai's call. After telling him his location, he went to the street corner and waited for someone to pick it up.

At the corner of the street, a woman placed a few trinkets on a piece of flannelette. Most of them had a Tibetan style, so they squatted and looked at them out of curiosity.A simple wooden box caught his attention.It is one finger wide in height and one finger wide in length. It is an extremely regular square shape. I held it in my hand and studied it for a long time, but I couldn't open it. I only opened the box in a clever way after the boss instructed.It is not uncommon to see handicrafts famous for their ingenuity in the market, and he has seen many of them. He has also learned the most exquisite mechanism box under the instructions of Mr. Li.But this kind of cap screwing mechanism cleverly set up with "position" is rare.There is nothing in the box except a piece of white cloth at the base, maybe there was something in the past, but it was taken away after being opened.

Ask the boss the price, four thousand.

Originally wanted to bargain, but Li Tai's congratulations at the street corner made a urging voice, and stretched out three fingers to indicate three thousand, and the deal was completed.Back in the car and complained: "Hurry up! Hurry up! I paid at least half of the extra money."

Without answering, he asked, "What did you see?"

Rolling his eyes, he said with a smile, "It's a small thing that can't be on the table." After finishing speaking, he took out the wooden box and put it in his hand and said, "But if you open it, you will treat me to a big meal today. Otherwise, I will Please."

A big meal is a trivial matter, but this matter is related to the face of a man, and Li Tai is also concerned.But he pulls, pulls, twists, twists, picks, breaks, the box is still a box, and he has no intention of separating it.Throw it back to him, and ask directly: "Where are you going to eat?"

Xu Nanyu showed a smug expression on his face, and said: "Zhengyang Tower!" Eating a meal is a trivial matter, but if it is a lottery won by being honest and honest, it has a different meaning!

Eating the delicious roast duck and staring at the delicious Lu cuisine, Xu Nanyu opened his belly to eat, his mouth was full of oil and he was so satisfied.I ate too happily, and accidentally spilled the soup and rice, and a large bowl of soup was poured directly into the wooden box next to it. The box was fine, but the white cotton cloth fell off immediately.

A piece of cotton cloth is lost if it is lost, but after being stained with oil, it is not like cotton, yarn is not like yarn, and paper is not like paper. It seems to be a little bigger when it is spread on the table. Without doing anything, just take a spoon and sprinkle the broth on top.As the broth was sprinkled, the palm-sized thing grew to the size of two palms, and oily streaks flashed under the light. The streaks were patchwork, high and low, not natural, but man-made.

"This is?!"

Li Tai waved back the waiter in the box, locked the door and turned around to see Xu Nanyu pouring the whole bowl of soup on it. "How about it?"

"This is a map, with mountains, waters, and people. Unfortunately, because there are no landmarks, I still don't know where it is drawn." Take a picture of the entire map with your mobile phone and click Save.Cloth that absorbs grease and becomes larger and also shows grease?Such miraculous things have only been seen in novels. Regardless of whether the existence of what this picture advertises exists or not, this miraculous 'cloth' alone is enough to cause shock in the academic world!

Carefully pick up the cloth, but within a few minutes the oil evaporates and returns to the unattractive white cloth.If it weren't for the solid evidence in the phone, Xu Nanyu would almost have thought it was just a dream.The teeth were sour and he said for a long while: "I, this is a leak?!"

Li Tai looked at him with a slightly complicated look, and nodded without hesitation.

When I got home and called Mr. Li, the two masters and apprentices talked about this piece of 'cloth' for more than an hour. The next day, Mr. Li sent someone to take the 'cloth' away, along with the wooden box.

The news came a few days later.

"Treasure map?!" Xu Nanyu exclaimed.

On the phone, Mr. Li said calmly: "This is the most likely possibility. The blueprint is not of military benefit, and Zhou Zhang wasted a lot to make this picture, so the only thing that can be relied on is the treasure. It's a pity that because of too long, There is nothing to check, and if you want to find out the place, you may have to compare the maps of China one by one, and it will take time and luck."

Originally just buying something for fun, but in the blink of an eye, a "treasure map" that I don't know is true or false? !This luck is too good, isn't it?Scratch your head. "Mr. Li, you can figure it out. I don't have any opinion on whether to contribute to the country or how to deal with it." He is not short of money. It's better to try your luck and catch the leak.

"If the treasure is real, based on the confidentiality of this blueprint, it may be an extremely grand discovery."

"Mr. Li, you also know that instead of spending time looking for this icon, it is better to take time to go around Yunnan and Burma. I believe that my harvest may be richer than this 'treasure'." His talent in gambling stones It is obvious to all that according to the current market price of jadeite, a trip to the public market is enough to earn money that cannot be spent in several lifetimes.He was still very curious about that piece of 'cloth', so he asked immediately.

Mr. Li passed a copy of the materials to him, and the two masters and apprentices started a very intense discussion, but unfortunately there was no result.Because many materials have not been figured out yet, let alone copied.