A legendary happy life

In the evening, Xu Nanyu and Li Taicai appeared at the dinner table again. After eating, Xu Nanyu discussed some things with Li Lao, and returned to his villa with Li Tai after ten o'clock.The next morning I got up early to pay New Year's greetings to Professor Hou, and after lunch I went to another professor's house. In the third year of junior high, I was entrusted by Mr. Li to pay New Year's greetings to his old friends, such as Mr. Gao and Mr. Qu. It wasn't until the sixth day that I was completely free.

It's a pity that I couldn't sleep after I was lazy, so I had to get up and wander to the living room. Li Lan and Mad Bull were drinking tea leisurely.

Sitting on the sofa, hugging the pillow and still wandering.

"I said Brother Xiaoyu, it's the sixth day of junior high today, why are you so lethargic?"

Xu Nanyu glanced at her and asked questions instead of answering. "What are you looking for in such a hurry?"

Li Lan pointed at the mad cow: "I didn't look for it, he looked for it."

The mad cow hurriedly took the juice brought by the servant, handed it to Xu Nanyu and said calmly, "Brother Xiaoyu,"

Xu Nanyu resisted the urge to spray him with juice and said, "You should call me Xiaoyu." Being called 'Brother' by someone six or seven years older than him, Xu Nanyu was afraid that her life would be shortened.

The mad cow didn't dare to call that, and insisted on descending from his seniority, Xu Nanyu couldn't help but follow him.

"It will be my grandpa's little birthday in a few days. He likes to collect antiques like swords and swords, so I want to ask Brother Xiaoyu to help me pick one for him as a gift." The relationship between the mad cow and the old cow is not very good, but The relationship with Lao Niu and his father is surprisingly good. Mr. Niu loves this banished grandson very much, and often gets into trouble. The old cow wants to teach the mad cow a lesson. With a personality that is not afraid of the ground and not afraid of the earth, Mr. Niu is so eager to indulge his grandson that he once gave a thumbs up and praised the nature of Mad Cow as his "true temperament", which made the old cow spit blood out of anger.

"It's okay to keep your eyes open, but you may not be able to meet destined objects." Antiquities are all about the word 'fate'. If something is not destined for Mr. Niu, it will be useless for him to waste his thoughts.

"I also want to try my luck. If I can't find me, I can ask the prince to help me and buy one from his auction company." The mad cow scratched his head with a simple and honest face.

Xu Nanyu smiled and stood up: "Then wait for me, I'll go change clothes."

The group of three did not go straight to Liulichang, but went to participate in the temple fair near the ancient temple. Usually, at such a lively temple fair, people would come to buy and sell antiques. If they were lucky, they might actually find one or two desirable objects. , Of course, this can only rely on touch.

On the way to the temple fair, Li Lan was the most excited. She wanted to know everything she saw, and then asked Xu Nanyu. Xu Nanyu, who was born with a good temper, would usually answer her.He stopped and walked for most of the time, but he didn't see one of the ancient swords, and he saw more than half of the rest of the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, but it's a pity that they didn't catch his eye.

"Come and have a look..."

The sudden voice immediately attracted Li Lan's exuberant curiosity, Xu Nanyu and Mad Bull looked at each other, and followed helplessly.Squeezing into the crowd, a large Chinese painting of eight steeds was slowly pulled away.

The astonishing aura of a galloping horse rushing forward rushed towards him.

Li Lan looked at the drawing and frowned: "Eight Horses? How can there be such a big Eight Horses?" The width is more than one person's height, not to mention the length, which is nearly three meters.

A flash of astonishment flashed in Xu Nanyu's eyes, followed by ecstasy.Isn't he a character explosion?Why did these things hit his hand one by one? "It should be Xu Beihong's painting of eight steeds."

"Xu Beihong?" Li Lan looked at him suspiciously.

Xu Nanyu rubbed her forehead, even Xu Beihong didn't know about it, thanks to her self-proclaimed liking for antiques, although Xu Beihong can be called a master of modern painting, but his works are hard to find and the value is almost the same as that of famous historical painters. "Xu Beihong was a famous painter in the period of the Republic of China. He studied abroad with his painting skills. He held Chinese traditional Chinese painting exhibitions in France, Italy, Germany, Britain, and the Soviet Union. He has achieved outstanding results. Landscapes, flowers and birds, animals, figures, etc. , are all based on his paintings, but horses are known as the number one. He has no less than a thousand sketches of horses, has studied horse anatomy, knows horse bones, muscles, tissues, and is also familiar with horses. Personality and temper, truly know horses, see horses, and understand horses. Vividly and vividly depicts the brave and heroic posture of horses. The pen is vigorous and powerful, and the ink is used freely. The smudges are all applied according to the shape and structure of the horse. , not only expresses the shape of the horse, but also does not affect the charm of the ink color. It is recognized as the highest achievement in horse painting in the painting circle, and there is no one."

Li Lan's eyes widened: "So powerful?"

"Starting and stopping are both advantages and disadvantages. He also integrated Chinese and Western painting techniques and created unique painting techniques, which have a huge influence on modern Chinese painting theory." Pointing to the painting of eight steeds, Xu Nanyu continued: "This painting It is a near-screen product, but it is not difficult to see the astonishing momentum of the real product. The Eight Steeds Picture is taken from the horse of King Mu of Zhou, which is called "the steed of the eight dragons controlled by the king". From the fur color, it can be divided into Chi Ji, Robber Li, Bai Yi, and Yu Lun , Shanzi, Quhuang, Hualiu, and Green-eared Eight Horses, all of which have different expressions are their strengths. It is one of Xu Beihong's most famous paintings. Qi Baishi is one of them."

The more Xu Nanyu talked, the more itchy Li Lan became. Looking at Ba Juntu, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes and said: "It's a pity that this is not the real thing. It would be great if this was the real thing."

Xu Nanyu rolled her eyes and cursed, if it's the real thing, it's her turn to buy it?It was snatched back home and paid tribute to, but although the secret in this painting is not the real thing, it looks like the real thing! "Although this painting is not genuine, but the painting is very expressive, and the horse raised its hooves and raised its head. It has a great artistic value." After that, Xu Nanyu went up to discuss the price with the master, and the other party said 50 Wan, who was spat out by Li Lan and pressed down to 20. The mad cow went there with his height, and the bull stared at him and lowered the price to 15. The huge painting was bought at a price of 15.

When the money and the goods are settled, Xu Nanyu glared at the two of them: "Are you guys bargaining like this? How did you do it so recklessly?" If the two of them messed up this deal, Xu Nanyu would have the heart to beat them to death.

The two were busy being taught, Xu Nanyu smiled and waved his hands: "Forget it, since you have made great achievements, you don't care about it. What do you want for lunch? I'll treat you."

The two of them had no objection to Xu Nanyu's treat. Crazy Cow appointed an Italian restaurant, and the chef himself served the spoon to fill up the stomachs of the three of them.During the meal, Xu Nanyu received a call from Li Tai, informing her of her whereabouts and was set to return home. After the meal, Mad Cow asked someone to send the huge painting back to Li Tai's villa, and continued to visit Liulichang in the afternoon.

I don’t know who’s luck is good, but I really picked one that satisfies Mad Bull. Although the value of a KMT general’s sword is limited, the general is very famous. He is one of the people that Mr. Niu admired all his life. The significance of this sword is greater than its value. I believe Mr. Niu will like it very much.

The ultimate goal of going out was achieved, and the three of them lost the intention of shopping. Back at Li Tai's villa, Xu Nanyu invited them to dinner, but unfortunately no one agreed, so he left him at the door and walked away, even refusing to enter.

Xu Nanyu was rather baffled and didn't force her to stay. When she returned to the house and saw that Li Tai hadn't returned, she happily took out the huge picture of eight steeds, and went straight to the circle on the right.Yes, the secret of the whole painting lies in this circle of axes.

Looking at the airtight wooden shaft, Xu Nanyu began to worry again. He knew there was a leak in it, but the question was how could he get out the secret inside without arousing suspicion?Pry with a knife?No, it's too direct; throw something?If the ring shaft is broken, it is estimated that the contents inside are also dangerous.Distressed papa hair, this feeling of leaking but unable to pick it up is really depressing.

As soon as Li Tai came back, seeing Xu Nanyu's distressed look, he put down his briefcase and came over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I want to take this rotating shaft down and re-mount it into a glass frame." Although this huge painting of eight steeds is not an authentic work by Xu Beihong, it is very similar to the scene, its shape, expression, and charm are all three points of authenticity. Color, take it for a good mounting and replace it with the current fine mounting, it is possible to increase the value.

"You can leave it to the mounting company to do it."

"It's boring, I want to do it myself."

Li Tai glanced at him and squatted beside him: "I'll help you."

"Okay!" The rotating shaft is the kind that is horizontal in the drawing paper circle. If you want to take it off completely, you must either cut the drawing paper, or find the dark grooves in the big head on both sides of the rotating shaft to prevent it from falling out. Take it apart and pull out the shaft. Xu Nanyu said that it is best to keep the paper intact for re-mounting, so I chose the second, which is more troublesome.

According to Xu Nanyu's instructions, Li Tai rotated the big head part to align with the mouth of the bucket with great force, the two sides separated with a 'pop', and Xu Nanyu ran to the other end to pull out the rotating shaft.The inside of the rotating shaft is hollow, without the stopper of the big head, and when Xu Nanyu pulled it like this, the paper spinning inside immediately showed its head.

"what?"

A thin circle of paper was stuffed into the hollow shaft, Xu Nanyu looked at Li Tai, and then carefully squeezed the exposed piece of paper and pulled it out.After being pulled out, they were spread out on the floor, and there were nineteen sheets in total, all of which were Chinese painting manuscripts of horses. The galloping horses with strange expressions were vivid on the paper. Looking at the color ink, it should also belong to the manuscript series, but it is almost the same as the real Eight Horses.

"This is Xu Beihong's manuscript of Eight Steeds."

When Xu Nanyu said this, Li Tai didn't doubt it at all, not to mention that Xu Nanyu could identify it, he, a half-assed person, had already guessed it from various signs.

Every painter is a perfectionist. Before a work that satisfies him, there may be countless semi-finished handicrafts, and these handicrafts are stains for painters who advocate perfection, and are generally destroyed immediately after the work is completed, so Generally speaking, manuscripts are more rare than finished products. Of course, when faced with finished products, the value of manuscripts is naturally incomparable, but for those famous masters in the painting world, their manuscripts are also much more expensive than the finished products of ordinary painters .

In a word, Xu Nanyu missed again, but the exact number of missing can only be evaluated by the masters of the painting circle after they have seen it, but it is certain that it is far more than the huge painting.

The excitement of picking up leaks made Xu Nanyu lose her heart to eat, and she pulled Li Tai to go to Mr. Li's place to offer treasures. Mr. Li was preparing to eat, and he was still puzzled to see the two of them together, but when he heard the reason, he was speechless at the time. The look in Xu Nanyu's eyes is so weird.

Xu Nanyu's heart trembled when she was looked at, she lowered her head to look carefully at Mr. Li and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Mr. Li shook his head and said, "This manuscript is very precious, almost as good as the real one. How about this, you work hard and send the manuscript to Lao Gao tomorrow morning, and he will be responsible for repairing and framing it."

"Tomorrow is only the seventh day of the lunar new year." Mr. Gao is not only a top expert in ancient paintings, but also a top expert in ancient country restoration and mounting. However, he ran to chatter on the seventh day of the new year, Xu Nanyu seemed a little hesitant.

Mr. Li smiled and said: "It's okay, Lao Gao likes Xu Beihong's paintings very much. If you send these manuscripts, he will only be happy and will not be dissatisfied at all. If you send them late, he will have objections."

Xu Nanyu was in awe of this kind of affection for the object, and ran to deliver the manuscript early the next morning, unexpectedly, Elder Gao was already waiting in the living room.Xu Nanyu hurriedly walked over in three steps and two steps, and called respectfully: "Old Gao." He came to pay New Year's greetings on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and Xu Nanyu didn't make too many polite remarks.

Elder Gao waved his hand, staring at the brocade box in his hand, Xu Nanyu hurriedly put down the brocade box and opened it, allowing all nineteen manuscripts to appear in front of Elder Gao.

Putting on his glasses, Elder Gao almost lay down on the drawing paper. He liked traditional Chinese painting in the first place, and it was the works of his favorite painter. He would never get tired of looking at them all day long.It took a full hour before Elder Gao looked away from the drawing paper, looked at Xu Nanyu and said, "I have a feeling of disapproval, and I don't know if Xiao Xu can agree."

Xu Nanyu hurriedly responded: "Mr. Gao, tell me."

At first I wanted to buy these manuscripts, but I gave up after thinking about it, and said: "In April, I plan to hold a Chinese painting class for three months. The students I invite are the top [-] painters selected by the country. The works of traditional Chinese painting donated by friends and others. I want to borrow these nineteen manuscripts from Xiao Xu with a calm face."

Halfway through the conversation, Xu Nanyu knew what Elder Gao meant. The "Baijie Painters" represented the most famous masters of traditional Chinese painting in the country. Inviting these people to be students, one can imagine the high standard of this class, and they can do something for it. Contribution Xu Nanyu is obliged to contribute to the quintessence of 'Chinese painting'. "Mr. Gao, you said that you are the junior of Zhesha. Chinese painting is one of the most beautiful treasures in the history of our country. It is my honor to do my best in this. If you want to help, please feel free to mention it, junior. Full support."

"That's what you said. Don't shirk when I ask you for help."

"Definitely." In the study class of Baijie painters, Xu Nanyu will find a way to get in if Mr. Gao doesn't ask, one is to see the country's creative skills, and the other is for those donated and borrowed national works. .